I hope that everyone enjoyed the last chapter. I took a few days off to relax since I was typing out steady chapters. I will get back to Hook and Arcee but I want to finish up on the current situation. I may let Hook come for a visit; I don't know yet but you will have to keep reading to find out.

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"Jumper please, she really needs me!" Waverly pleaded with her mate.

"No! You are too far along to be going to Moon base 5 and besides, I want our sparkling born here." Cliffjumper stated. He glared at Waverly as she tried to plead with him with her eyes.

"But Arcee needs me, and she has always been there for me!" Waverly cried passionately. She pulled at his leg armor as he walked by the couch that she was sitting on. Doc wanted her to take it easy and keep her feet up since she was having trouble with swelling but Cliffjumper brushed her hands off of him.

"I will not place you in danger! No means no!" He stated emphatically and Waverly started crying. By now, Cliffjumper had gotten used to the tears but they had been doing much better until today. Waverly became excited to hear from her best friend but then she also started showing signs of distress as she continued to read the message that Arcee had sent her. Cliffjumper wondered what was wrong but then Waverly started asking to leave the Hall and he had to put his peds down. Needless to say she was upset but it was for the best that she stayed until the sparkling was delivered.

"You have an appointment with Doc in an hour. I will be back from turning in my report. I will expect you to be ready when I return." Cliffjumper said and turned to leave ignoring her tears and her pleading eyes.

Waverly sat on the couch and gave a hiccupped sigh as her mate left her alone with tears in he eyes. She didn't know why Arcee wanted to see her but Waverly detected that Arcee needed her and it upset Waverly that Cliffjumper wouldn't take her to Moon base 5. Waverly slowly stood up and walked to the berth room. She sat down at her little desk and pulled out a data pad so that she could write a return letter. If Cliffjumper would not let her go to Arcee then maybe if she explained her situation that Arcee might come to her.

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"Mia, do you need anything else?" Ironhide asked her as he sat across from her on the berth.

"No my lord, I don't but thank you for the energon." Ratchet had released her the day before with strict instructions that she rest. Mia was happy to be home and although Ironhide would not allow her to pick up Stronghide, Mia was content to allow Ironhide wait on her. It was so rare for her to get the opportunity to rest and she was enjoying the quiet calm of lying in their berth and not worrying about duties or ammunition rosters.

"Does Stronghide need to be nursed?" Ironhide asked.

"No, let him sleep. Doc says that he will wake when he is hungry." Mia said. "My love why don't you come and lie with me?"

"I will in a minute. I just want to finish checking over everything and make sure that you are cared for." Ironhide left and Mia sighed. He had been showing signs of over protectiveness but Mia just thought it was because she had been in stasis for so long. Even though for others it would seem smothering she loved it and she loved the fact that Ironhide would trip over himself just to see to her needs.

Ironhide walked back in with two cubes of energon and Mia sighed. She knew that he probably mixed her pain medicine in hers but took it with good grace anyway. She had a high tolerance for pain and didn't need the medicine but Ironhide insisted that she be made comfortable. She sipped it as he lay down next to her and he took a long drink from his.

"Mia, do you need anything else?" He asked gently as he stretched his legs and body out next to hers.

"No my darling I am fine, thank you." She replied as she turned and wrapped her body around his and nuzzled at the cables in his neck. Ironhide sighed contentedly as he wrapped his arms around his mate.

"I do love you, Mia."

"As I do my darling weapons specialist to."

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Optimus sat in his office reflecting on the past few days. He knew that Allie was under tremendous pressure to find this saboteur and it was a matter of time before he would strike again. It was late and he knew that Allie would be looking for him but at the moment he just wanted the quiet solitude of his office as he sat alone with his thoughts. He had wanted this peace so desperately and yet now they faced new problems that he had not even dreamed of.

Megatron had proved to honor his part in the peace agreement and Optimus relived his dreams of unification with his brother but he also was wise enough to see the potential problems that would arise, the most prominent being that the altered femmes would never have a future if they should return to Cyberton. Wheeljack was working on an energon converter that could show promise to revitalize their home world but at what cost would it bring to the femmes? With each progression it seemed that they also would take a step back. The issues with Waverly and Cliffjumper, was just one example of the issues they were facing. Already mechs were complaining that the femmes were not being friendly anymore towards them and even with Allie's assurance it was not working to achieve harmony between the bots.

Optimus and Megatron were both concerned about the final outcome. Chelsea told Barricade that if Allie and the femmes went unhappy too long then the oracle would call them under to reprogram them. It was a fear that Optimus had never considered and even Megatron was alarmed by the knowledge that his precious Shalon could be altered in such a manner.

Deep down he didn't think that it would come to that but just the thought that his mate really had given up her freedom did not sit well with Optimus since his vey belief was that freedom was the right of every sentient being. It made him question why they were there and if his mechs would lose their freedom as well.

"Optimus, Allie is waiting for you in your quarters." Megatron had poked his helm in the office to remind him that they were having dinner together with the femmes and sparklings.

"I know, I was just reflecting." Optimus replied and Megatron smirked.

"You were brooding." Megatron countered and laughed softly. Optimus sighed as he looked at his brother. He was the only one that came in the office without knocking but that didn't bother Optimus since he could sense Megatron's EM field before he came through the door.

"I guess Shalon sent you to find me or was it Allie?" Optimus asked as he cleared his desk and prepared to leave.

"It was both." Megatron said as he watched his brother put away his stylus and pads.

"Thank you, I would have been along but I did forget the time." Optimus released air slowly out of his vents as Megatron waited for him. "Are they mad at us?"

"No but they are getting impatient." Megatron replied. "Come Optimus they are waiting."

Optimus finished up and followed his bother to their quarters.

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"Hello my love, how are you feeling?" Tia asked Prowl as he laid in their berth going over reports that Soundwave had given him since Ratchet would not clear him to go back to work. Soundwave had taken over as Second in Command until Prowl's return but it still frustrated Prowl that Ratchet insisted that he rest and not work.

Prowl looked at his mate. She had been so loving and he was proud to call her his own and that they had a sparkling together. "I am fine, Tia. Where's Little Jazz?" Prowl asked her as she gently took the data pad from his hands and replaced it with an energon cube. He smiled as he sent her loving thoughts of gratitude and Tia leaned over and kissed him on his helm.

"Are you feeling lost without your work my darling?" She asked as she smiled at him looking at him upside down from hanging over his helm. Prowl laughed at the teasing tone of his mate and reached up to place a kiss on her mouth. It felt strange that her lips were upside down but then she laughed into his mouth as her glossa skimmed over his dentas.

"You are teasing me." He said as he smirked. Tia laughed softly.

"I tease you because you are so serious and need to laugh more." She replied. She pulled back up and rounded on him to sit in his lap with a thump and Prowl wrapped his arms around her.

"Ratchet said I needed rest not you to jump on me." He snarked at her.

"It was your helm not you lap that was injured." She countered and nipped at his chin. Prowl grabbed Tia by her hair and kissed he deeply as she moaned and rubbed herself against her mate.

"I still need my rest." Prowl answered after letting her up for air.

"You need me to nurse and love you." Tia purred and Prowl flipped her under him as he pinned her to their berth. "This wasn't what I had in mind, Prowl."

"I need to possess so that I feel like old myself." He replied and Tia felt herself grow wet at his implication.

"In other words you want to be the predator since you have been the invalid." She said breathlessly as he transferred her wrists to one hand and reached down to ready his mate for his possession.

"I want to feel you everywhere Tia not just physically. I have missed being a part of you while Ratchet kept me." He said as he heard her moan softly from his fingers stretching he valve.

"It was your CPU frying from the explosion but I guess things could be worse." Tia had never felt fear grip her until she had felt the emptiness when Prowl had gone in stasis. Allie coming to comfort her had been a nightmare and Little Jazz's incessant crying had not helped. He had wanted his sire because he could feel Tia's panic and Tia had been too distraught to be there for him.

"I promise that I will never place myself willingly in that position again if it will ease your fears." Prowl said it very seriously as he looked at his mate and sent her all the love and warmth that he could through their bond.

"Don't make a promise that you can't keep." She said softly, fearfully.

"I won't promise unless I intend to keep it." He returned just as softly as he leaned in and stole her breath away with a long deep slow kiss.

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Waverly laid her head against Cliffjumper's arm with her pillow over it. The tears rolled down her face as she laid there with his other arm around her waist keeping her against his chassis. She had thought they were making progress until one communication from a friend had caused problems. She wanted to go to Arcee but Cliffjumper would not let her and now they had taken two steps back and Waverly regretted her pleas and outbursts.

He had taken her against her will again to remind Waverly of his dominance and she hated when he acted this way. It didn't help that now he was gentle but still insistent that she submit to him. She tried to tell him that she had been previously assigned to Moon base 5 but it still hadn't mattered.

Cliffjumper stirred against her.

"You are not recharging." He said as he took in her tears as he peered over her face.

"No." She whispered. She felt air from his intakes and knew that he was getting upset at her again.

"What will it take to make you see reason, Waverly?" He finally asked after watching her for a moment.

"What is reasonable about asking to bridge to the base? Doc has me seeing her daily but I have been fine since you and I have been getting along better and I am not asking to go alone. Please Cliffjumper you can go with me." She pleaded with him sending waves of desperation through their bond. Cliffjumper watched her some more as hope flared fleetingly through her. She felt his hesitation and wondered if he would finally change his mind.

"I'll let you go if Doc approves it and I will go with you to make sure that you take care of yourself." He finally replied and Waverly smiled as she hugged him close.

"Thank you and I do want you to go. I want you to meet my best friend." She said softly as Cliffjumper saw the happiness and joy shine in her eyes and was glad that he had made the right choice. Waverly kissed him softly on the mouth and he quickly turned the kiss into something deeper.

I do apologize for not updating sooner but I have been working more hours between both jobs. I will try to do better.