I must have a Bee fan because she keeps asking about him becoming a Dad! I am still thinking about it. I hope you like that last chapter. I am still reading the reviews. Please take a moment to hit the review button at the bottom and tell me what you like or don't like about my writing. It helps with the creative flow. I will start teaching this week so I may be even slower posting for the first few weeks. Enjoy!
"Star where's my gun?" Bumblebee asked as he hurried through their house. He was going to be late for patrol and Prowl would have his aft. He looked on the kitchen table but it wasn't there.
"Bee, you left it on the nightstand before coming to bed." He heard Stargazer's voice from the wash racks and quickly ran up the stairs and in their berth room. Sure enough, it was there just as she said and Bumblebee quickly sub-spaced his weapon he turned as he heard a strange noise from Stargazer. He ran into the wash racks to see her bent over retching.
"Star, are you okay?" Bee quickly knelt down and took her by the shoulders so that he could see her face.
"My tank is sore and it feels like the energon has knotted into a tight ball." She moaned sickly. Bee immediately commed Prowl to tell him that he would be late and picked Stargazer up to carry her to the transport. Bumblebee rushed Star to the Hall and rushed past startled mechs and femmes as he made his way to the infirmary. He placed Stargazer on a berth before Doc or Ratchet was even out of their offices.
"Doc, she's sick! What do I do?" Bee asked emotionally.
"Let me do my job and I will let you know." Doc replied as she ran out of her office to see what the commotion was. She immediately grabbed her scanner and checked Stargazer's abdominal area. After a few moments and listening to Star's moaning Doc looked up at Bumblebee.
"What did she eat last night?" Doc asked.
"We were at Aura's and Thundercracker's beach house and I know that we ate a variety of energon treats. I think she had a taste of some kind of biologic food with the humans that came last night." Bee replied. Doc looked thoughtful for a moment.
"I think she has food poisoning. Why don't you let her stay while you patrol and I will observe her to make sure." Doc turned back and turned off her scanner. "I will give her something to ease her pain and let her recharge here. She will be fine."
"Thank you Doc. When I found her it scared me and I just wanted to make sure that she would be okay." Bee said with relief.
"Knockout will be in later and I will make sure that we take care of her." Doc liked Bee and she liked that he took such good care of one of her favorite patients.
"I will see you later." Bee said. He went back to Star and kissed her sweat slickened head to reassure her as she smiled weakly back at him and then Bumble bee hesitantly left.
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Waverly sat on the floor of the wash racks as she purged the medical grade energon that Doc had started making her take two times a day. The stuff had been vile enough when she had to take it once a day but she couldn't keep the second one down and it grated on her nerves that Cliffjumper insisted that she drink it. She was progressing into the second stage of carrying and she was more than ready to deliver early just to get the experience over. Cliffjumper made her feel so useless because when he was home he did everything for her. She couldn't even take a bath without him worrying that she might slip and fall in the racks and so she felt smothered and depressed that her friends tried to come around but Cliffjumper, always the abrasive, would scare them away.
Waverly sat with her back against the cold tile as tears slipped down her cheeks. She wanted out but she had honored her end and bonded. Now she felt her life closing in on her and no one could help. Waverly heard the door open and close. Maybe she could talk to Doc and see if she could see someone to talk to, someone who could help her with the depression that she felt, and maybe she could get through with this.
"Waverly, honey, let me help you." Cliffjumper said softly as he slowly walked into the wash racks and knelt down to assist. She looked up through her tears and started to sob softly as Cliffjumper pulled her into his arms.
"I want out." She whispered.
"We're bonded," was his answer.
"No, I need out." She whispered trying to get through to him. She tried to pull away but he wouldn't let her so Waverly beat against his windshield in frustration. Cliffjumper held her firmly but not too tightly so that she and the sparkling wouldn't be crushed in his arms.
"We are bonded and you can't leave." Cliffjumper stated calmly as she fought against him.
"I can't do this. I am sick all the time and you won't let me see my friends!" She said as exhaustion took over and she finally settled as she realized that Cliffjumper was not going to let her go.
"It is because you are so sick Waverly. I just want to protect you." He said as he rubbed her lower back and then turned her to rub the swell from her carrying chamber.
"The only happiness that I have felt was when we were at the beach and even then you limited me. You wouldn't even let me go in the water and Doc and Ratchet were there!" She said brokenly. "I just want to go out and get some fresh air. Is that too much to ask? Please Cliffjumper, this isn't working."
"It's not working because when we bond you are not receptive to me." Cliffjumper growled softly and Waverly tensed again.
"I am trying but you are so demanding." She countered. Waverly started to add something but Cliffjumper started in.
"I am trying to be your protector. I am trying to make this up to you. When are you going to give this bond a chance?" He demanded. "You are never happy."
"That's because you are smothering me. Even now you won't let me go."
"That's because you will bolt and then the sudden movement will make you sick." Cliffjumper expelled air as Waverly cried softly. Neither said anything for a while until Cliffjumper finally moved and brought her up till she was standing.
"Waverly, rest and I will consider compromising about this. Maybe I do smother you but we didn't start out on the best footing and many mechs are keeping an eye on me." He looked down at the little femme. "I will try to do better if you will give this bond a chance." He said it softly. He helped her to their berth in the berth room and then let her sit down. He kneeled down between her legs and looked her in the optics.
"I want to strengthen the bond. I think you would be happier if you felt my emotions instead of only strong feelings." He said it softly and slowly because he wanted her to understand what he was trying to say. "You are so unhappy Waverly, and I think this would make our bond stronger, better, and …"
"… Lasting?" She finished bitterly. "No thank you, I tried this the way that Prime and Lord Megatron set it up but I want out, not to make it stronger." She pulled away again and Cliffjumper felt helpless as he tried to hold on to her.
Waverly felt fresh tears as she tried to pull away but Cliffjumper was so insistent, so stubborn and she felt helpless as more desolation rolled through her. What little bond they did share did not help as Cliffjumper became anxious to keep her with him.
"Waverly this isn't healthy for you or the sparkling." Cliffjumper said trying to placate her so that she wouldn't hurt herself any more than she was.
"I want to talk to someone." She whispered. "I need some kind of outlet or I am going to go crazy."
Cliffjumper slumped at her words. He knew that to talk would invite nosey gossipers into their lives but her health was at stake.
"Let's go to Doc. Maybe she can help." He finally conceded.
"I don't feel good." She moaned as her tank began to roll once more.
"I'll get her to come here." Cliffjumper said and commed Ratchet and Doc.
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"How is Allie?" Megatron asked Prime.
"She is doing well. The beach agreed with her. She seems better settled since we spent the weekend with the sparklings and I know she enjoyed being with Aura. We have both been so busy and Aura losing the sparkling made Allie feel bad since she couldn't be there for the femme." Optimus walked around the table and sat down opposite of Megatron across from his desk. "I hope that this with Sentinel will be resolve soon."
Just then, an explosion rocketed through the office and both mechs jumped to their peds before the dust could even settle.
"What in Primus' name is going on?" Megatron bellowed as he rushed out of his office with Optimus on his heels. Both mechs immediately turned toward the closed in tarmac and saw that ships and weapons were strewn everywhere while femmes and mechs were in shock as they stood dazed with a one of the transport burning not far from the center.
"Prowl, there has been an explosion!" Optimus stated through the communications channel. He waited for Prowl to reply.
"Prowl, Prowl, are you there? Prowl, come in!" Optimus was beginning to worry since Prowl was not answering.
"Soundwave here. Prowl is on the tarmac. What happened?" Optimus began to worry as Megatron looked back at him in concern.
"I did not bring us here just to have terrorists pick us off!" Megatron snarled as he rushed over to examine the injured mechs and femmes. Optimus took in the scene and began helping those who were having trouble walking. Soon Ratchet, Knockout, and Doc were on the scene as well as Soundwave, his symbiotes, Allie, and Aura.
"Optimus, what happened?" Allie said. She was dressed in her political garb and still had her head dress on. Aura immediately began issuing orders to clear debris so that they could get to the femmes and mechs trapped under strewn metal from the explosion.
"We can't find Prowl. Soundwave said he was out here when the explosion occurred. We haven't found him yet." Optimus said as they kept searching.
"Soundwave, let's move in sets of three. Take Bumblebee and Ravage, Optimus you take Sunstreaker and Swindle, Allie you take Aura and Rumble. Everyone group into sets of three and spread out. We have missing femmes and mechs and we need to find them!" Megatron yelled as everyone did as he instructed. Soon everyone was in groups of three and looking quickly and swiftly.
"Ratchet, overhear, we found someone buried under this rubble." Aura yelled. Another group moved to help and soon they had Mia uncovered. She was heavily scratched and Ratchet began running a scanner to make sure that they could move her.
"Is she…" Bumblebee asked scared for his friend.
"No, she is in stasis. Ratchet checked her spark to make sure it wasn't crushed. Ratchet did as Allie said.
"Why was she out here?" Soundwave asked.
"She was out here to see Ironhide." Ratchet told them. "She was giving him something that I sent him when she came for a checkup." Ratchet looked her frantically over guilty that he had even sent her, but how did he know that an explosion would occur? After a moment Ratchet could see that although she had some severe internal injuries Mia's spark was strong and the spark chamber perfectly intact. "Mia will be fine. We need to move her to the infirmary."
They quickly secured Mia on a gurney and as more debris was removed they found Ironhide not far from where they located Mia. He too was fine though out in stasis.
"Optimus over here, we found Prowl." Sunstreaker yelled and Optimus and Megatron ceased their survey of the situation and made their way to the east side of the tarmac. Prowl had been blown across the tarmac and that was why they didn't locate him right away. They had been looking in the wrong area.
"Out of the way," Doc said as she made her way to Prowl. Knockout was behind her as they both began scanning him to see if the damage was permanent. Optimus could hear Ratchet in the distance barking orders trying to hurry so that he could get to Prowl.
"He's is okay. His battle computer took a beating and he will have a processor ache that will be splitting but once I get him to med bay he should recover." Doc told Optimus and Megatron as Allie made her way to stand beside Megatron.
"My lord, I think we have everyone accounted for. I have already asked for Soundwave to begin an investigation and Starscream will be profiling Sentinel." Allie said the last part quietly to keep it from being over heard. "The only problem is that I just received word that Moon base 5 was also hit with an explosion. Magnus reports that everyone is accounted for though a few took serious injuries."
"Let's get this cleaned up and have Soundwave order for prints and any evidence to be secured and kept under wraps. I want this done covertly if possible. If we make a big deal then the terrorist will know that we are upset and strike again to instill fear in the ranks." Optimus said quietly though Allie could feel the fury emanating from him through their bond. Allie agreed with her mate and she was eager to do some investigating on her own.
"I want Sentinel questioned." Megatron snarled softly and Allie shook her head in agreement.
"I agree and I want both Allie and Soundwave to do it." Optimus stated. Both Megatron and Allie looked at him in astonishment as Optimus added, "I want him read and I want to know what slag he will spin. I want to know the truth and I want him to know that if he is lying that we will know it."
"Don't worry that will not be a problem." Allie said with cold finality.
"He won't stand a chance with two telepaths." Megatron added with cruel glee.
"Do it." Optimus said and turned to go back to accessing the damage.
