I hope everyone enjoyed the last chapter. I had fun writing Shayla's and Sentinel's arrival and now I get to write about their visit at the Hall. I wonder how Allie will take one of her dearest friends being bonded to an aft hole such as Sentinel. It will prove most interesting.
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"Well I think that went well." Shayla said dryly. Sentinel laughed as he sat down next to his mate. They had spent the afternoon in the infirmary where Doc x-rayed her foot and determined that it was a bad sprain and not broken.
"Did you see Allie's face? I thought she was going to gut me since I was standing next to you holding you around the waist." Sentinel stated as he remembered the leader's expression laughing.
"Yes and you are fortunate that you are still living." Shayla returned as she relaxed against his frame.
"Well you weren't kidding when you said that your quarters were small. You only have a berth and a television set and hardly anything else. Why?" Sentinel asked her as he stroked his fingers lovingly down her waist and hip joint.
"I have everything I need up in the mountains. This is only a place for recharging. I don't need anything else." Shayla said simply. She looked up over her shoulder at his face plates as he leaned down and placed a kiss on her up turned lips.
"You are such a delight. I can't wait until we rock this room tonight." Sentinel said arrogantly and Shayla rolled her eyes.
"We will not be rocking anything and you will behave." Shayla snarked at him.
"I will do as I like and no femme will tell me what to do." Sentinel stated but smiled as he felt her ire through the bond. He loved getting her heated and flustered. It just made his day perfect.
"I am not just any femme and I will put you in your place!" Shayla said just as arrogantly as her mate. He was rubbing off on her and she didn't like it. Sentinel laughed heartily at her as he rubbed her waist and stomach with his massive hands.
"You are coming along nicely my dearest. I will have you thinking like me in no time." He said with a flourish of his hands and Shayla huffed at him in reaction.
"You are a monster and insufferable." Shayla said.
"You love every inch of me and you can't deny it." Sentinel retaliated.
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"Did you hear?" Shalon said as she and Kiki let their sparklings play while waiting for their mates.
"Yes, Allie is upset about Sentinel claiming Shayla as his mate." Kiki said as she watched Storm try and boss the other two sparklings around. She was certainly her sire's offspring made over and Kiki had to smile at the oldest of the three. Galvatron was larger but his motor skills were very limited compared to the others but he stilled smiled and clicked enjoying himself among the fray.
"Can you imagine? I mean Shayla was hellfire and brimstone when she was our trainer and I shudder at what the two of them are like in the berth." Shalon said remembering all the times that she had been in trouble for not following orders exactly and having to do penance with Shayla.
"Well I wouldn't worry about it. I mean Allie is a bit upset but she isn't angry. I like to think that it was love at first sight because how else could it have happened?" Kiki said. Shalon rolled her eyes at the naiveté of her friend, but who could blame her? She was devoted to the red seeker and their family just as Shalon was enamored with her mate so that it was logical for tow bots to bond so fast that it had to been love.
"I think that they may have argued until they wore each other out." Shalon stated and laughed.
"Well no matter, they are together and Shayla would have killed him if he had tried force." Kiki said and Shalon had to agree with her.
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"TC, what are you doing?" Aura asked. She was tired from putting a full day on the tarmac and all she wanted was to watch her mate play with their sparklings. She still hated that she had lost the sparks from the last time she carried but Brightspark and Fallingstar were the gems of her life and Thundercracker reminded her every day of the love that her family had for her.
"I am reading a communication from Sunstreaker." He commented. Since the peace, the seeker and the jet Judo twins had become friends and Aura worried that Skywarp and Sideswipe might pull her mate into one of their pranks. Aura was proud of her mate and she wanted him to shine brightly among the officers that worked with the Lord High Protector and the Prime.
"What does it say?" They were living at their house again on the beach where Thundercracker could fly back and forth from the Hall. The sparklings were thriving in the fresh air and loved the beach while Aura only worked four days a week as Chief on the tarmac. Saraphina had taken the other three days and was enjoying the change of work while Knockout took their sparkling to the infirmary to play with First Aide.
"He is telling me about the latest gossip from the Hall. It seems that Sentinel has decided to bond." Thundercracker said reflectively. He knew about the trouble with Sentinel though he did not know the specific details but this latest gossip was interesting to say the least.
"Which femme did he target?" Aura asked.
"There are rumors that he bonded with a femme named Shayla." Thundercracker replied while rereading the communication.
"Well that just can't be true. She would kill him!"
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"Optimus, I am not going to bother either of them but I am her closest friend and I just want to go see her. She hurt her ankle and I want to check on her." Allie said pleadingly to her mate.
"No, you are needed here with the twins and maybe I would like to share your company this afternoon." It was rare for Optimus to be off this early and he was enjoying being with his family but Allie could not sit still.
"Optimus, she's my friend and I sent Sentinel to stay with her. I just need to talk to her. I am not going to do or say anything stupid. I just want to make sure that she is okay." Allie pleaded with her mate.
"You saw that other than her ankle she is fine and she was the one to reassure us that it was okay for Sentinel to stay with her. If they are mated then it was their choice. I just don't see her as the type that would allow Sentinel to run rough shot over her." Optimus said placating his mate so that she would settle. He stretched out on the floor with the twins and Roddy laughed and clicked at his sire. Orion seemed more subdued as he looked from Allie to Optimus wondering why his carrier would not play with them. "Allie come down and play with us. Orion needs you."
"Optimus, please…"
"No!" Optimus stated.
"Very well." Allie said meekly but she knew that she would find a way to see her friend soon.
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"Well that was most interesting!" Knockout said as Sara entered the infirmary carrying their sparkling Blaze. The little femling was cooing and clicking as she looked for First Aid and then pouted at her 'mommy' when she couldn't find him.
"What was interesting my love?" Sara asked as she put Blaze down so she could crawl over to the toys that Ratchet left for the sparklings to play with.
"I had to help Doc fix Shayla's ankle." Knockout said reflecting on the unusual visit. "Sentinel was with her and when I did a scan over her spark, I also picked up some of Sentinel's since he was sitting so close. Their pulsation patterns were identical."
"Well there is a rumor that they are bonded going around the Hall. Even Allie is trying to find out what is going on but Optimus isn't letting her interfere." Sara said as she watched her femling play with the toys in the corner designated for the sparklings. "I think that it is rather funny since Allie is itching to find out what is going on."
"Well Optimus will punish her if she interferes so hopefully she will submit to her mate." Knockout said.
"So you think that we should submit to our mates when important issues occur?" Sara asked suddenly tense as she waited for an answer.
"I think that it is important to work things out between each other. It is what being bonded means. We are two halves bonded together." Knockout replied. He walked over and rested his hands on her shoulders. "Sara we are bonded and I will stand by you no matter what but we have a duty and you have a responsibility to honor my wishes just as I have a responsibility to protect and be there for you. Allie had that same duty but she is consort to the Prime so she has to submit in a different way." Knockout looked at her in the eyes. "She has a different responsibility because of her position. You can't forget that Sara." The last he said quietly as he pulled Sara into a hug. "Be thankful that you and I are average in our relationship."
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Optimus and Allie were just putting the twins down for a nap when they heard a knock at the door. Allie knew immediately who it was but chose to stay quiet since Optimus was heading to the door. Allie wondered why he was requesting an audience.
"Optimus sir, may I come in?" Jolt asked. He had been one of the last Autobots to come to the Realm with only Bluestreak and Culp staying on earth to cover any bots arriving and directing them to the Realm. They had also chosen to keep a few to help assist the humans on earth while Optimus was getting the troops adjusted to peace after a bitter war. Allie watched the two mechs as they entered into the living area. Jolt nodded in recognition to Prime's mate and Allie nodded back.
"Sir, what will happen to the femme that had caused the bombings?" Allie looked at Jolt questioningly but Jolt chose to keep optic contact with Optimus. Jolt had always liked Allie but he was a traditional mech who preferred to keep his dealings with his commanders or his supreme commander.
"Jolt, why don't you have a seat and I will be happy to talk with you. You do know that I can't divulge intimate information concerning the femme but I can give a general overview." Optimus told the young mech and Allie could feel the curiosity emanate from her mate as they both wondered why Jolt was interested in the femme. Jolt walked over to take a seat in the chair next to the couch and Allie stood up from her seat to walk over and close the nursery. She came back but took a chair next to the table so that she could listen. Optimus sat on the couch and watched the young mech. He had taken his mask off to play with his sparklings and had not had the chance to put it back on.
Jolt looked at his supreme commander and thought he was a handsome mech for such a serious leader. Jolt had only seen Optimus once before without his mask and that was when he had come in for a checkup and Ratchet had adjusted his mask from a battle injury. He seemed so different and relaxed since the peace treaty and Jolt was glad to see the war end. He had lost his own brother and family back on Cybertron just before the final battle that had destroyed what was left of their home world.
"Sir, the femme, I really would like to know if she is okay." Jolt said softly and Optimus realized that Jolt had an interest in her.
"She is doing some time closed in her quarters while Doc has been monitoring her mental health." Optimus stated as he watched the body language of the young assistant. He was training under Ratchet and would one day be a very competent medic. "Once we are assured that she is ready to resume her duties then it will be under Aura's guidance. Why do you ask?"
"I would like to see her." Jolt said as he looked at Optimus and then over at Allie. Optimus turned his gaze to Allie giving her permission to speak.
"Jolt, Emalia is being counseled on her actions because she took it upon herself to avenge what she thought had been a wrong against her friend. We cannot allow that to happen in the ranks because it is vigilante justice that could get an innocent hurt or killed. Emalia is suffering as it is because she hurt Mia and Prowl and that was not her intention. I don't think we will court martial her or make her serve brig time but she will have punitive work that she will have to complete." Allie informed him as she looked carefully at the young mech.
"May I see her?" Jolt inquired. "I know that she is leery of mechs but I was trying to form a friendship with her."
"What are your intentions, Jolt." Allie asked him.
"I would like to pursue a relationship with her." Jolt said after hesitating for a moment. Allie was tempted to read him but she wanted to trust him without using her abilities.
"What kind of relationship?" Optimus asked him causing him to tear away his gaze from Allie.
"I am very much interested in her and I am hoping that she will be willing to accept me. I want sparklings just like the rest of the mechs here who have lost much to the war but I also want to make sure that she is the one and that we are compatible." Jolt answered honestly.
"Jolt, she is very hesitant toward any mech that might pursue her because of what happened to Waverly." Allie said.
"I understand that but I am not Cliffjumper and I will not force her into a relationship. I only want a chance, my lady." He replied to her statement.
"Then if Optimus doesn't have any objections I do not either. I do appreciate you coming to us first because it demonstrates that you are responsible and see that her welfare is important to you." Allie complimented him and Jolt beamed with pride in her observation.
"I think that it would be wise that Emalia remains in her quarters but I will talk to Aura about maybe arranging a meeting once she is back at work." Optimus said. He stood up to motion that the meeting was over and Jolt did the same. Allie stood as well and Jolt nodded towards her again out of respect.
"Thank you Optimus sir, I really appreciate this." Jolt said as he saluted and Optimus nodded in recognition as he let the young mech out. Optimus turned back and walked until he stood in front of his mate.
"What do you think?" He asked her softly. Optimus wanted to know her opinion and he patiently waited for his mate to answer his question.
"I think that he would be good for Emalia but I think he should take it slowly." She looked up at her mate from beneath her lashes. Optimus' engine revved as he took in the shy but receptive glance that his mate gave him.
"I think that you are very wise Lady Prime." Optimus said and swooped down to capture her lips with his.
