I hope that everyone enjoyed the last chapter. I really liked how the scene with Prowl and Tia turned out. I wanted them to have their problems resolved before they had the sparkling because that is no way to raise a sparkling when you are unhappy. It seems that everyone likes it so far. If you are new to the stories please leave a review even if you are going back to read the others. I like to respond and I check my completed stories as well as this one and as I tell everyone for this story please leave a review at the end of the chapter and tell me what you like or any other suggestions. I am going to get back to the issue of the gate but I want to resolve the Lord Stephano issue first. It will tie everything in so just keep reading. Enjoy!

"One more push, Tia, that's it." Doc said as the sparkling pushed it way out with the help of its mother. Doc took the blue and black sparkling in her hands and Knockout came over with a blanket to take him and clean him up before giving him to his parents. Tia's labor had been longer than usual and Doc was worried that the sparkling had been breached but she had managed to get it to turn around before it became trapped in the birthing canal.

"Prowl you have a healthy son." Knockout said as he turned back around and placed a happy chirping mech in his mother's arms. Tia cried with joy as she looked up with love and adoration for Prowl.

"Oh Prowl, look at our little Jazz." Prowl turned as he heard air hitch in someone's vents and saw Allie standing over in the corner. There were tears in her eyes as she slowly came closer. She walked slowly to Tia as Tia smiled at her associate and friend.

"May I?" Allie softly asked as she held out her hands and Tia silently gave her the little sparkling. Allie held him with love and reverence as tears fell silently down her face. When she could finally speak she held the happy mechling close to her chest and face.

"So you are the one who is going to carry the honor of my brother's designation. You are a pretty thing. So was Jazz and I have wonderful stories to tell you all about him as I am sure your Daddy will too?" Allie told him softly and Little Jazz laughed and clicked at Allie as Prowl and Tia watched with their tears sliding down their faces. Allie kissed his helm as Optimus walked in and stopped. He felt the overwhelming grief and joy over the sparkling's birth and knew that this particular birth would be bittersweet for many of the former Autobots and certain femmes that had held affection for the former saboteur. Optimus himself was once again feeling the heaviness of losing his dear friend as he watched the couple and his mate make over the sparkling with tears of joy as well as longing for their friend and bond mate.

Primus was indeed giving and merciful because the little mechling starting singing in his chirpy way and everyone started laughing.

"I think Primus may have given us a bit of our old Jazz back through him. He likes music." Allie said as she handed the sparkling to his father.

"It is only fitting. Tia played music everyday as she carried in hopes that he would like it." Prowl said as he gazed adoringly at his son. He was blue and black with touches of silver which was very unusual. What was even more unusual was his optics. They were a hazel color. When Prowl held him against him they turned a grey color yet when he was held by Allie wearing her blue dress they would turn a silvery blue. He handed Little Jazz to his mother who was wearing a green shirt. Within moments of the switching Jazz's optics turned a fiery green.

"Doc did you see his optics?" Prowl said amazed. He had never heard of anything like what he just witnessed and wanted to make sure his mechling was healthy and could see.

"Let me have him." Doc said. Tia handed him over and he laughed and chirped at Doc. "You are a happy thing for one just born." She said as she observed his optics. She took a small light out and shown it in the sparkling's optics. Little Jazz laughed and tried to swipe the light from her. "You certainly are not afraid little mech." Doc turned to his parents. "He's fine. I have seen this in one other case. It was a femme who is now an Ancient One. It is a characteristic of evolution just as there were once only red or blue optics now we have several colors as well as the unusual interchanging hazel. There are many speculations and theories concerning how and why but there is no medical proof as of yet."

Both parents sighed in relief as Little Jazz cackled at the doctor and tried to get her attention. Doc handed Jazz back to his mother. "He is certainly a daring little sparkling. Make sure that you proof your quarters because I have a feeling the he and I are going to be well acquainted." Doc laughed as Little Jazz cackled at her words even if he didn't understand them yet.

"He certainly is unafraid." Tia said in awe as they heard the door open and Megatron and Shalon walked in with Storm sitting on her daddy's shoulders. Little Jazz saw the other sparkling and squealed in delight as Storm started yelling for her Daddy to put her down. She crawled over to the medical birth and reached up to be held so she could see the tiny sparkling and Prowl lifted her.

"I think Skywarp is going to have his work cut out." Shalon said as she watched the two sparklings click and chirp at each other. Storm would say a one syllable word every now and then and they marveled at how Jazz tried to imitate her even though he did not yet have the capabilities to form the full word.

"He is going to be very smart and again please make sure you sparkling proof your quarters or Tia's hair will turn grey with this one." Doc stated most emphatically. She laughed at the two sparklings as they continued to watch each other and communicate in a language completely foreign to the adults standing around them.

"Well he is going to be a sociable mech that's for sure." Doc said as everyone watched and smiled.

"He certainly earned his name and he has just been born." Allie said chokingly. She smiled even though the tears still tended to choke her and Shalon walked over and hugged her. Megatron didn't say anything. He knew this was a sore subject with them and he was the cause of the spark ache that they still felt when thinking about the painful loss that the former saboteur could still cause even in death. He stayed back and let them enjoy the new sparkling but was surprised when Prowl walked over with Little Jazz.

"Would you like to see him my lord?" Prowl softly asked. He looked at Megatron and Megatron didn't know what to say or do. "It's okay." Prowl told him softly. "You made peace with Prime. If I can't make peace then I am no better than Cliffjumper not being able to let go of my hate. Jazz was a wonderful mech and he would have loved to see peace if he had been alive. I can't hold grudges because it would dishonor him."

Megatron looked at the commander and realized that this mech was truly everything that was good about their race. Megatron reached out and grasped Prowl's shoulder.

"Thank you my friend. I don't deserve your forgiveness but I will make a promise that as long as my spark burns in my chest that I will protect this sparkling with my life." Megatron stated softly to Prowl. They looked at each other until Prowl nodded his gratefulness and handed the sparkling to Megatron. Little Jazz giggled and chirped at the Lord High Protector and everyone smiled. When Jazz squealed at him Megatron laughed hard.

"I can see that you will indeed live up to your name and I may regret giving my promise." Megatron laughed as Little Jazz scratched at his purple insignia. "Yes, well your uncle tried to take that sign off and offline me but that is another story to save for when you want to learn more about your name." Megatron looked at the couple. "He is indeed a blessing to our race and I am so very glad that your mate and this little spitfire are safe and healthy. Wait wasn't his optics blue just a moment ago?"

"Yes, he is very different because he has hazel optics. It is only the second case that I have seen. They change colors to whatever color they are near." Tia said. She reached out though tired since she could tell that Jazz was getting hungry. Megatron took the mechling to his mother and handed him to her. She cuddled the little fella as he started rooting and looking for the energon that he smelled.

"Thank you for allowing me to hold him and congratulations on the healthy birth of your son." Megatron said. Optimus came forward to bless the tiny mechling.

"May Primus bless you and keep you and your family safe my dear friend Prowl and may we be blessed by this little mech that has graced us with his joy for life." Optimus said to everyone in the infirmary. Everyone cheered for Little Jazz as he tried to chirp out his little song along with all the cheering.

"Now let's allow the new family some privacy so that Tia can learn how to nurse her son." Doc said as she shooed the cheering crowd that was gaining momentum in her infirmary.

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There were times when the dark lord was easily frustrated and this was one of those times. Saraphina had been nowhere to be found and Stephano was fueling his desire to eradicate all those who were associated with her. She had been his and his alone and for her to disappear was not acceptable. There had been rumors that she was indeed a spy for the Ancient Ones but Stephano had trouble infiltrating their bases and the Great Hall was impenetrable. Not even the Jung ho in their most glorious state could penetrate the elusive Ancients but Stephano vowed that he would get his trophy back and she would pay dearly for her traitorous ways.

Even now his most trusted advisor and friend was working on a way to infiltrate. He had mentioned a Cybertronian that was tired of the femme's way of leading, a mech that could greatly benefit his cause and end this tyranny that the Ancients hold over the Realm.

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"Optimus, did you get the files that I sent you?" Allie asked him as she walked across the berth room and sat down next to him on the berth.

"I did." Optimus said as he kept looking at his data pad. There had been a suspicious explosion on Moon base 5 and Ultra Magnus had sent the reports but something wasn't quite settling about the whole incident. Optimus kept looking it over and could not come up with any idea that it could be done by an intruder. That would mean someone was upset and trying to make a statement from the inside. What bothered him more was the Cliffjumper had been at the base and the explosion had been on the side of the seeker's quarters which caused more suspicion with Megatron. Optimus had been open and honest about the incident but both had agreed that they would not be satisfied until the culprit had been brought to justice. Optimus had issued orders for Cliffjumper to be brought home without laying blame at his peds until Optimus could personally question him. Of course Megatron wanted to be witness but Optimus' logic that Cliffjumper would not answer to anyone if Megatron was there would be more problematic than Optimus being able to find the answers needed to seek justice.

Megatron finally agreed on the condition that the interrogation is recorded and Optimus found nothing unreasonable to his request. Cliffjumper would be home tomorrow along with Ultra Magnus and Comm. riding with him. It would be nice for Allie to see her friend and put to rest one of the issues that still plagued their relationship. In truth Magnus had told him that they were coming to see Doc and talk to her about the possibility of Comm. carrying. It would be a challenge for her since Magnus was so large and she was small but it had been done with other bots in the past before the war as long as they were well supervised by an attending physician.

Optimus was happy that they were doing well but the real test would be under Allie's intense scrutiny. She would know if it was a lie or not and she would be upset with Optimus if they were not getting along any better.

"Did you read the files I sent you?" Optimus forgot that Allie had been talking to her.

"Yes I did. I find them very interesting as well as your style of leadership." Optimus said. "In fact Megatron approved of many of your decisions which I found most intriguing. I am just not a leader that commands with force."

"There were times that I had to make tough choices Optimus. We even had a threat of a coup once. It was before I was leader and the sad part was that they were jealous of me. It was the first time the Cassie and Chelsea sided with me which was very strange. If I hadn't of had Aura or Shayla I don't know what I would have done."

"Who is this Shayla?" Optimus asked.

"She is a femme that lives high up in the mountains now. She is pretty much retired from special forces but her designation in battle was Terminator. She is considered by many of us as the perfect killing machine and she is very good. She is one of the few that could probably match me in battle." Allie said softly. "She was my anchor through it all and she was as loyal to me as Soundwave is to Megatron. I still visit her and I have promised to take you and the twins once everything settles and there is no risk to the peace that we have established."

"The reports speak highly of her and I have read some of the reports that she wrote before retiring. I can't help but question though one thing." Optimus commented. "Is she and Alpha Trion in a relationship?"

"I have wondered that myself because she speaks highly of him and I know that Trion leaves Moon base 5 at certain intervals. I have never had him followed because I have always trusted both of them and Shayla is a strong impath so she would know if I tried to read her thoughts." Allie rose up and straddled Optimus as he raised a single brow at her position.

"Are we?" He asked.

"No, I want you to dominate me tonight." She replied.

"Oh really?" Optimus said as he slid his hands to her wrists.

"Yes. I need to know that you are my lord and mate in every sense." She purred as he pushed her back by her wrists and pinned her under him.

"I think that I can arrange that." Optimus said as he proceeded to lick every inch of her body.

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"Mia, you need to see Doc." Ironhide stated. She was sitting in the wash racks after being sick again.

"No it will pass." Mia insisted. She was starting to get up when another bought of sickness overcame her. She hunched over and purged again though it was mostly dry heaves.

"Mia please, you are so sick and I feel helpless just holding you." Ironhide said desperately. "At least let me contact Doc and see if there is something she can give you to help yo sleep through this."

"No! I will not risk the health of our sparkling. If you feel the need to contact Doc then do it but am not going to the infirmary." Mia said. She pulled herself up by the hand rail in the wash racks and Ironhide helped her to get to the berth. In truth she felt much better now that she had empty whatever was bothering her out of her tank but now she was hungry and the cycle would start again of her eating and then purging. Doc assured her that the sparkling was getting enough nutrients but Mia was beginning to worry. It had been two weeks and she was still constantly sick and Ironhide was driving her crazy because it scared him that she could lose the sparkling or worse her life.

"Hide, will you get me some of that special energon that Raynie recommended for me to take? She said it helped her when she was at her sickest." Mia said softly. She was so tired and all she wanted to do was recharge but Ironhide wouldn't let her until she took some energon.

"I already have it for you my sweetspark." He replied. She cringed. She didn't feel very sweet right now and her spark ached from such violent upheaval. She was ready to move past this point and never have a sparkling again if she could prevent it and she counted the days until she would be able to go in labor. She hated carrying but she wanted the sparkling so much. She just wished that she wasn't such a crazy moronic femme with violent tendencies while carrying. Poor Ironhide had to be a saint to put up with her crazy cravings and intense mood swings but bless his spark he hadn't complained one time. His only worry was her being sick all the time.

"I love you Mia." He said as he spooned around her and Mia thought she would purge again from all the silly sweet talk. She couldn't hurt his feelings but it was grating her nerves that he was being so protective. She now understood why Allie had been such a bitch while carrying the twins.

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"Aura you need your rest, my love." Thundercracker reminded her softly. She was sitting in the window seat gazing out at the ocean. They had spent the day playing on the shore with the twins since he was in the rotation for leave. Lord Megatron had them staying on base while he was patrolling because there had been minor security breaches, the kind that said that someone was searching for something or someone, and Prowl did not want any of them to take chances or be placed in danger.

"I will be there in a minute, Thunder." She replied just as softly. Aura seemed to be doing better since the miscarriage but then moment like tonight would place her back in the melancholy mood and Thundercracker worried about her mental stability. Doc assured him that she would pull through but she needed time to properly grieve since it was her body that went through the trauma.

They had not talked about it since it had happened and for that Thundercracker couldn't help but be glad. He had cried his share of tears over their lost sparkling and now he was ready to move on. Life was life and he believed that Primus did not put him here to sulk and be depressed. He had done enough of that through the war. He just wished that he could reinforce it with Aura enough until she believed it as well. He hated that she sat there in that window looking so lost but Doc told him to give her time.

"Aura, let's go to berth darling. The twins have just gone down and they are sleeping through the night now. You need your rest." Thundercracker massaged her shoulders as she didn't say anything until in a very quiet voice,

"Do you think it is too soon to try again?" She asked him and his spark broke at the longing in her voice.

"Aura, you heard what Doc said. To try too soon could put more stress on your system." Thundercracker sat down at the edge of the seat and she finally looked at him.

"I loved carrying the twins. Even through the sickness it was a joy because I knew that Primus was going to reward me with two beautiful sparklings. What I don't' understand is that why I had to lose one." She told him softly. "I think that I am over it but really I am not. I don't think I ever will be." Thundercracker saw her tears and his vocals became choked with emotion. "Allie said that sometimes Primus has us experience things because it makes us stronger. I don't remember my creator's death and I never knew my sire because he was fighting in the war. The only love I have ever felt was with my friendship with Allie and of course you are my entire world. Why did I need to experience my sparkling's death? It keeps running around in my processor over and over like a broken data chip that is stuck in rewind."

"I can't answer these questions Aura because it makes me angry that you have to go through this. I hate that we lost something that was formed from our love and it grieves me that it makes you so unhappy." Thundercracker replied.

"I am not unhappy, Thunder. You have made me feel so wonderful but I can't help but be stuck in this mood sometimes. It is like it sneaks up on me when I least expect it too and I feel awful because it makes you sad and I never wanted that for you." Aura cupped Thundercracker's face plates with her hands. "I love you more than anything. I would give my life for you and I want you to know that because we had such an unusual start in this bond."

"I know my darling Aura and I would do the same for you. Even now I would give anything to trade places with you just so you wouldn't know what it was like to lose a life inside of you." Thundercracker kissed her hand gently. "Come my darling. I want to hold you in my arms in our berth and know that you are mine forever. He pulled her up with him and picked her up bridal style to carry her through the living room and into their berth room.

"You are my life, darling Aura. Never forget that." He said as he laid her down on their berth and proceeded to love her and make her feel like his queen.