Okay, the reviews are nice and I do appreciate them. I have enjoyed reading all of them so please keep fueling the muse. I think that Shalon and Megatron are everyone's favorite so far and I like her quirkiness and fire that she exhibits but I need to keep Prowl's story going plus we have a few new bots that will be making an appearance if I can remember to write them in. We also need to update Magnus and Comm. and see how they are doing.
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Prowl walked into his quarters. He started the day two hours early and finished over four hours late and he could feel the tiredness creep into his joints. He walked into hid berth room and Tia was already laying down recharging. She had scooted to her side and it looked like she had waited for him but he had worked very late trying to get the debriefing filed and then handling a call in for the late patrol.
Prowl walked to the wash racks and proceeded to turn the shower on. He quickly washed down then dried off, buffing the light scratches that he had accumulated throughout the day. He walked back to the berth room to see that Tia had awaken from recharge and was sitting up.
"Long day?" She asked softly.
"Yes, Allie was successful. They came back and only Mia took a minor injury." Prowl said.
"That's good. I have a feeling that Lord Stephano was trying to pull a political move to try and scare us but then by Allie taking action it backfired on him. She did the right thing. Lord Stephano only respects violence." Tia said as she rubbed her back. Like Kiki Tia's carrying stage had rapidly shifted and Doc moved the birth date up a month. Something about the oracle's energy tended to do that. It had also made Tia more sensitive to her body's needs. Prowl watched for a moment as she tried to rubbed her lower back.
"Tia, let me do that for you." He said softly as he encouraged her to sit between his legs. She complied and as Prowl gently began to rub her lower back Tia moaned in pleasure as he hit the aching spots that was causing her pain in her recharge.
"Oh that feels good my lord." She whispered into the dark room and Prowl's fan kicked in as his systems heated up just from hearing her sigh in pleasure. Tia could feel him heating as he massaged her lower back and she wondered if she should offer her body in comfort. Their relationship seemed so strange because they were not bonded but Prowl had been good to her since she had moved in with him. Suddenly she felt the sparkling move and she gasped. Before it had been light butterfly movements but this one had been strong.
"Tia, are you okay?" Prowl asked his fingers momentarily stopping.
"Yes, I am fine the sparkling moved." She replied as her hand went to her abdomen. Prowl reached around and placed his hand over her and felt the growing bump that represented their sparkling. Tia looked at him as he watched their hands and she realized that she could so easily love him but would he love her? She was so afraid to voice her thought for fear of rejection and tears pooled in her eyes. Prowl looked up at that moment as if sensing a shift in her and Prowl wondered what who could have hurt her to make her so wary of him. The sparkling moved again distracting him from his thoughts as he felt it moved under his fingertips and he smiled at her with wonder and awe.
"That is our miracle." He said quietly. His voice vibrated with great emotion as she watched his face. He optics began to leak fluid as she felt his chassis shutter with suppressed emotion. In her confusion she had forgotten that he was still hurting from the loss of his bonded mate and instinctively she reached out and pulled him into her arms.
"You're right." She said softly as her own tears mixed with his fluids. "This is our miracle." They remained that way for a long time comforting each other, holding the other in support and the first tentative steps toward healing.
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"Thunder, something's wrong." Aura said as she clutched at her stomach. Thundercracker quickly rebooted their systems and reached for her as she was sitting up in their berth hunched over holding her stomach in a defensive gesture.
"Baby what is it? Are you ill?" Thundercracker tried to pull her closer so that he could help her but she cried out. Alarmed Thundercracker framed her face with his hands.
"Aura, tell me! What is wrong?" He demanded as he took in her pain filled face and trembling form.
"I don't know but I haven't felt well since yesterday but I thought it would pass." She moaned. "I think I need Doc..." She cried out again cutting her words off abruptly. Thundercracker immediately went into action.
"Warp, do you read?"
"TC, what is it?" Thundercracker's panic could be felt through the trine bond that they had and Warp immediately started running to the balcony to transform and take off.
"Can you come and sit with the sparklings for me?"
"No problem. I am on my way."
"Please hurry. It's Aura. She is not well."
"I am already out the door."
"Warp, thanks." Skywarp transformed as soon as he hit the balcony and streaked off to help his best friend.
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"Hey Doc, I just received a communications from Thundercracker. He is bringing Aura to the infirmary. He said she is in pain; that she woke up crying out and they don't know why." Ratchet said. He had been on duty for the late shift and Knockout had just left Doc had been resting in their quarters but had picked up First Aid and gone to the infirmary to what Ratchet had wanted.
"Aura is asking for you. Thundercracker just arrived with her and said that she is worse." Ratchet said. "Do you want me to take First Aid so that you can attend to her?" He asked.
"I appreciate it, yes thank you." Doc went and laid out her tools quickly. If they were already here then they would be coming through the doors any second. She finished laying them out and scrubbed her hands as Thundercracker ran in carrying a screaming Aura with him.
"Lay her in room 2." Doc said loudly over Aura's screams. He did as told quickly and taking the seat next to her to hold her hand as she whimpered in pain. Doc set to work immediately as she scanned over her form. Her systems seemed normal though a bit stressed and Doc had to check and double check. When she still could not find the problem she set about setting up her spark monitor and began taking readings.
"Doc what is wrong with me." Aura cried softly in pain. She was trying to hold herself still but it was hard not to want to double over in intense pain.
"Aura I am not sure yet. I am doing a spark check now because I can find nothing wrong with your systems." Doc said. Her spark outflow seemed normal but then Doc caught scarring and that it was very recent.
"Aura, have you been tired, or your systems feeling like they want to do a purge?" Doc asked.
"No, I felt fine until yesterday. I started feeling nauseous but I thought that it was from being exposed to the oracle." She replied.
"I think you are carrying but I am not sure." Doc said. "There is scarring on your spark case that might suggest that you are."
"What does that mean?" Thundercracker asked. From the information that Doc had given them on the care of sparklings Thundercracker knew that it was too early for her to be carrying since it had not even been a year since the twins had been born.
"It means that there is a good chance that your body is not ready for the stress of another sparkling and it is trying to over compensate for it." Doc told them. Ratchet had walked in briefly.
"Optimus and Megatron are here. They are concerned about Aura and Soundwave has commed for a replacement for her schedule in the morning." Ratchet said.
"Thank you, Ratch." Doc said as she kept scanning. The sparkling was not in the carrying chamber and this greatly concerned Doc since the spark was not attached to Aura's spark. She scanned the tube that the spark travelled through and found the spark pulsing trapped by a blockage.
"Aura, Thundercracker, I found the sparkling but there is a complication." Doc said quietly. She looked at both of them. "There is a blockage and it can't get to the carrying chamber." She looked directly at Aura. "Aura I am going to have to do emergency surgery. The energy from the sparkling is growing trying to get to your chamber. If I don't cut it out then it will cause you to hemorrhage energon thus causing corrosion to your internal systems and causing irreparable damage to your carrying chamber."
"What happens to the sparkling?" She gasped as another round of intense pain coursed through her. Doc didn't say anything for a moment.
"I'm so sorry Aura. I can't save it." Doc said quietly.
"Are you sure?" Thundercracker asked. He knew how much loved her sparklings and to lose even one would be devastating.
"I'm sure. The spark is too young to place in an incubator because it doesn't have a spark casing to protect it from any allergens or contamination." Doc told him. Aura started to cry as her words sunk in and she was losing a spark that she never had the chance to hold.
"Aura, it really is for the best. Even if you didn't have this complication you are still nursing and it is too soon for another. It would place you in a high risk stage that could cost you your life." Doc told her. "Sometimes Primus knows best in these matters." Thundercracker couldn't speak because Aura's grief was so strong coming through their bond. Lubricant leaked from his optics as he grieved the loss of life with his mate.
"I am going to give you a sedative and I will have a nurse come in to prep you for surgery." Doc said as she and Ratchet walked out to inform Prime and their Lord High Protector of the situation. Optimus walked over.
"How is she?" He asked very concerned for their friend and soldier.
"She is carrying but the spark is blocked and I am going to have to perform surgery. The spark is too young and I'm sorry but there is no way to save it." Doc told them. "She is not taking it well right now and Thundercracker is a mess."
"I understand." They love the twins and he is a seeker which is natural for them to want their sparklings." Prime said solemnly.
"I will comm. Skywarp and send someone to help him with the twins." Megatron said. "If I can't find anyone I know that Shalon won't taking them. She will see it as a challenge."
"Shalon might not be a bad idea and they will be here for Thundercracker to visit while Aura is recovering." Prime said.
"Well then, I will send a transport for them." Megatron said.
"Good. I will have Ratchet inform Thundercracker so he won't be worried." Doc said. She turned and walked back into the room. This was not going to be pleasant. Ratchet had taken First Aid to Raynie. She and the twins had offered to take the sparkling so that Ratchet could help her with surgery. She saw Aura on the medical berth, saw how devastated she and Thundercracker were, and she watched silently as the nurse prepped her for surgery. Doc nodded to the nurse when she finished and the nurse left.
"Thundercracker, I need to take Aura into surgery." Doc gently said. Thundercracker looked up and Doc's spark wanted to break from the anguish look he gave her. "I promise to take very good care of her but we need to do this quickly before any more damage is done to her."
"I understand." He replied. He looked down and kissed Aura's hand. "I will be right outside waiting for you. I love you." She kissed her head as Aura whimpered. She was out of it from the sedative that the nurse injected into her line and Thundercracker let her go as Ratchet walked in and both he and Doc unlocked the medical berth and wheeled down a sort hallway into the surgical lab.
"She will be fine, Thundercracker." Prime said. He walked over and clasped Thundercracker on the shoulder in support. "I'll wait with you. Skywarp took the twins to Megatron's quarters. Shalon is letting them stay with Storm. They are fine."
"We have an extra room if you want to use it Thundercracker but I also know that you stay with Skywarp. The choice is yours." Megatron said. "Shalon likes company but I do warn she is a handful." Thundercracker tried to smile at his attempt at humor but couldn't.
"I appreciate the support my lord, Prime but I want to wait here." Thundercracker said.
"I understand. I'll wait with you for a while." Optimus said. "Allie may come down for a while. She is upset about Aura but she couldn't leave the twins."
"I'll make sure that she will be the first to know when Aura comes out." Thundercracker said.
"I'm sure she will know even without us telling her." Prime said dryly. They walked towards the waiting area located just outside of the infirmary and true to his word Prime sat with the seeker until they were sure that Aura would be fine.
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It was late in the night and the sparklings were up and excited so Shalon let them play for a little bit. Storm was hyped up because she had someone little like her. She heard her mate enter through the hallway entrance and she stood up to greet her master.
"Shalon?" Megatron bellowed.
"Yes, my lord. I am in the nursery." She replied. Megatron walked in a moment later and smiled at her.
"How is Aura?" Shalon asked.
"She is in surgery." Megatron replied. "She had a blockage."
"Does Doc know what caused it?" She asked.
"Yes, she was carrying." Megatron said. "The spark was blocked in the tube that connects to the chamber. Doc is operating to remove the blockage but Aura will lose the sparkling." Megatron looked at the horror and sorrow on Shalon's face.
"Oh no, she will be…"
"…devastated. I know." Megatron finished quietly. "I told Thundercracker that we would keep the twins here."
"That's fine. I don't have any plans and I don't' mind." Shalon said.
"Shalon, can we… that is… I need you." He said quietly.
"I know. Let me get them to berth and I will be there in a moment." Shalon said as she looked down at the sparklings.
"I'll stay. I want to help." Megatron said quietly. Shalon looked surprised. He hardly ever wanted to be a part of Storm's care except when he played with her but Shalon sensed that his thoughts had turned inward and moody so she didn't question his motive.
"I'll nurse Storm and then I'll be a wet nurse for the twins." She said quietly.
"I'll keep them occupied while you take care of Storm." Megatron said. They worked together to get the sparklings down and then Shalon and Megatron left them to walk to their berth room.
"I love you." He said quietly as he helped her to undress.
"I know." She replied.
"He looked so lost and grieved." Megatron said. "Are we becoming weak to allow our sparks to feel like this?"
"No my lord, happiness, grief, sorrow, or joy, all of these feelings makes us stronger. They drive our passions whether in love or ambition. It is how Primus made us." Shalon told him. "Come to berth and we will hold each other."
"You have become my strength."
"As you are mine."
"I am so tired."
"I know. Sorrow and depression can do that. Let's rest together."
She laid down next to him as he held her close. They stayed like that a long time until recharge took over.
