I am writing this just as soon as I have posted 95 and I anxiously wait for the new comments when I have barely given 95 a chance for new comments to post. Well I will have to wait and that is something I have never been good at. I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far. I like that everyone is excited about Jolt. I have always liked him because he seems so cool.
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"Doc are you sure? I mean I am happy but at my age?" Shayla said dazed. She had come back to have the final checkup on her foot when Doc wanted to talk to her about her spark.
"You are about a week along so you were sparked just before you arrived here at the Hall." Doc said. "You may also be an older femme but we can have sparklings for quite some time. You will have to tell me how Sentinel takes this."
"Oh he will be most excited to be a sire. I am not worried about his reaction." Shayla stated dryly.
"Good, you will have plenty of support." Doc said and she turned to reset the monitor and then get it ready for the next patient. "I do want to emphasize that you must get plenty of rest and take your extra nutrients. Even though you shouldn't have any trouble carrying you are still an older femme and you will need to follow my instructions precisely. I also want to know if you want to deliver here at the Hall of if you would like to have a home sparking. If you want to deliver in your home then we will need to make arrangements to do so."
"I will talk it over with Sentinel and then get back with you on our desired arrangements. Thank you Doc for all of your help we greatly appreciate it." Shayla said. She felt happiness in her spark that she hadn't felt in a long time.
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"Mia come on, we are going to be late!" Ironhide yelled from downstairs. They had just moved out of the Hall and into a house not far from Bumblebee, Stargazer, Starscream, and Kiki; and Ironhide was enjoying the peace and solitude of not being on top of everyone around them. The only problem was that Mia tended to make him late for his patrol shifts which wasn't setting a good example from an officer.
"I'm sorry; I thought I had everything I needed for Stronghide but I was missing some items from his bag." Mia said as she ran down the stairs. She stopped in front of her mate as he took her arm and ushered her towards the transport. Stronghide had already been strapped in his seat and Mia kissed him as she sat down next to her son.
"Mia, we have to get better with our mornings. I can't be late for work." Ironhide told her as she settled quickly and wrapped her seat belt around her.
"I know but I am not used to commuting and it is taking me longer to that I thought to get used to it." Mia said contritely as she set the navigation controls for her mate and Ironhide took the controls as the transport lifted up and took to flight.
"Well we are going to have to do better. Will you be dropping Stronghide off at the care center?" Ironhide asked.
"Yes I can; you won't get into trouble will you?" Mia had to ask worried.
"No but it still doesn't look good." He stated. They drove the rest of the way in silence until the tarmac came into view and Stronghide clicked and squealed as he felt the transport dip down.
"Ironhide I will try to do better. I promise tomorrow will be a better morning." Mia told her mate softly and Ironhide smiled back.
"I love you and no matter how good or bad the mornings start that won't change." He replied.
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"Jolt, you don't have to sit with me. I am doing fine. Aura has me on clean up detail and I patrol with Ironhide and Barricade." Emalia said as she waited in the briefing room for Ironhide to appear. Jolt was with her as well as Bumblebee, Stargazer, the Command Trine, Cone Trine, and several mechs and femmes that patrol as well as infiltrate.
"I know but I thought you might want some company and I have an hour before I leave for my patrol." He was sitting next to her as she waited with a few others for Ironhide to arrive.
"Jolt please I just want to be friends. I can see what you are trying to do but I am just not ready for a relationship just now." Emalia said this very quietly careful that no one over heard her. She had enjoyed being friends and the casual relationship she had with Skywarp but it still hurt that the handsome seeker hadn't wanted anything more than just friendship and the casual romp in the berth.
"Ema you need someone to support you whether I am a friend or something more. Let me help you." Jolt said just as quietly as his optics flitted around the room to see if they were being watched. Jolt could see Ema back peddling in her CPU and regretting getting too close to him but Jolt also knew that Allie and Optimus was behind him supporting him to develop the relationship between them. Maybe he could talk to Allie to help alleviate any fears that Ema had about getting closer to a mech. He would also discreetly ask Skywarp about Ema to see if there might be more between them.
"Jolt please let's talk about this later. Ironhide is here." She whispered and Jolt turned in his seat as Ironhide began to start the day.
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"Waverly, do you have Ruby ready yet?" Cliffjumper was waiting for Waverly to finish getting Ruby fed so that they could bring her to see Optimus for her blessing. She quickly finished nursing the femling as Cliffjumper huffed clearly ready to leave but not able to. Little Ruby quietly nursed paying her sire no attention whatsoever as Waverly caressed the tiny helm that laid so trustingly in her arms as she held her so close to her spark. Waverly's labor had been difficult. It hadn't helped that she had suffered through so much depression while carrying but now that she held her darling, dear, sweet, daughter Waverly could not imagine her life without the little sparkling. She would be small just like her sire and creator and she would be very petite but Waverly didn't care so long as she was happy.
Waverly looked up at Cliffjumper and smiled at her mate. For the first time in a long time she was happy and her relationship with her mate finally reflected her mood. She was grateful that Cliffjumper had given her a chance to grow in their relationship because she had finally seen a part of herself accept growing together with another person. Now she had a beautiful sparkling that even Shalon cooed and awed over and she was so tiny and feisty and all the things that a little being should be.
She was ruby red and Cliffjumper had thought of her name which suited her perfectly. Doc had to surgically remove Ruby because she had lodged between Waverly's midsection and was turned wrong so that Ruby was unable to travel down her birthing canal. It had been difficult and painful but Ruby had been worth it.
"Cliff, Ruby is ready. Let me get cleaned up and we will be ready to go to Allie and Optimus. We are meeting them in their quarters with Megatron, Shalon, and I have asked for Arcee to join us since she will be Ruby's godmother." Waverly said as she quickly adjusted her clothing and swept Ruby up in her arms. She walked out from the nursery and Cliffjumper smiled as pride swelled in his spark. Waverly was beautiful. Her still swollen body from carrying Ruby had not returned to its slender form but Cliffjumper thought it gave her a mature look that suited her frame.
"You look beautiful." He said as he committed every detail of her frame to memory. She belonged to him and his possessive nature could not help but smile internally at how wonderful she looked. She was a vision of Prima and she was his.
"Thank you Cliffjumper, Ruby and I are finally ready." Waverly said suddenly shy as she withstood Cliffjumper's intense gaze. He walked slowly to her and kissed her fiercely as Waverly moaned and Ruby squirmed between them.
"I love you." He said possessively when he lifted his helm. Waverly was breathless from his kiss and gaze and could only smile at her mate. "Let's go and meet Prime." Cliffjumper turned his family toward the door and ushered them out.
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"Shalon, I swear by Primus if you are not ready I will punish you!" Megatron bellowed. Shalon just smiled. She was used to her mate threatening her but most of the time it was just a form of foreplay between them.
"I'm coming my lord. Don't get your rotors in a twist, sheesh!" Shalon said as she gathered Galvatron in her arms. Storm was sitting on her sire's shoulders and Shalon had to smile at her daughter as she clicked and cooed to show her pleasure at being on top of her little world.
"It's about time. We are going to be late for Ruby's blessing. Allie had it moved down into the temple at Chelsea's request and it takes a little longer to get there." Megatron gently pushed Shalon out of their quarters and quickly herded his family toward the lower sections to the temple. They quickly trotted down the corridor and then took the stairs down until they were in the cold lonely stone hallways of the large temple and Shalon took the lead to show her master where everyone was assembled.
"My lord, these are the anterooms before we enter the main ceremonial room. The glyphs on the walls are the glyphs from the original race that were once guardians of the Realm. When their infighting and civil war consumed them and caused their race to die, the oracle replaced them with us. This is what Chelsea and Shayla taught me when I was a youngling." Shalon said it quietly, reverently as if she was afraid of waking old ghosts that once roamed the Hall. Megatron looked carefully at the glyphs and was astonished to see a familiarity almost to the ancient glyphs of the Primes that adorned the temple in Iacon before he had it destroyed. Megatron was beginning to see what Prime had been alluding to. These femmes had been transformed but these planets belonged to Primus just as Cybertron did. But why would Primus fool with organic life? It didn't make sense because Primus was a creator of robotic life, life that needed metal and energon, not blood or water.
"Shalon, which way are we going?" Megatron asked. They were in a high ceiling hallway that he had never seen before.
"We are going to the ceremonial chambers, not the main chamber; and the main chamber is where the oracle is." Shalon said. "I am taking you the back way because it is quicker and we don't have to go through the main chamber.
Megatron picked up on her hesitation as she said the last part and wondered why she wouldn't want to go through the main chamber but then she turned back to lead him through the hallway and then he saw a lighted area and heard voices softly talking on the other side of the opened area.
"Lord Megatron, you have arrived. Cliffjumper and Waverly are on their way with the sparkling Ruby." Optimus said as he stood next to Allie and Chelsea chose to stand to his left. Thundercracker, Aura, Starscream, Kiki, and Skywarp made up the families of the command trine; Soundwave and Cassie stood with their sparklings and symbiotes, and Prowl, Tia, and Little Jazz, as well as Sentinel and Shayla stood waiting for the newest family to appear.
"My lord," Arcee stood behind Megatron and Shalon with Hook holding her arm protectively and Megatron escorted Shalon to the side so that they could walk into the ceremonial chambers.
"Optimus, how long will we be here?" Megatron wanted to know out of curiosity.
"The blessing ceremony will be short but then Allie and Shalon have set up a reception for pictures in the atrium." Optimus informed the Lord High Protector. Megatron liked the atrium because its ceilings were high and well lighted for the organic plants that grew there. He and most of the fliers appreciated the open spaciousness of the atrium because it made them feel that they were not closed in.
"Good, I don't care for long ceremonies." Megatron stated and Optimus laughed heartily.
"You never have brother." He replied after letting his chuckles dissipate. They turned as they heard Cliffjumper and Waverly approach from the hallway. She held Ruby close to her spark as Cliffjumper watched the floor to make sure that Waverly did not trip. Waverly still felt uncoordinated even though she had lost all the excessive weight but she clung to her mate as he directed them to stand in front of the small gathered crowd. Waverly had wanted only the lead officers and close friends and so they had chosen to do the blessing without all the fanfare and pageantry of the entire Hall.
"We are here Prime and ready for you to bless our sparkling." Cliffjumper informed them and everyone gathered around the minibot's family to hear Optimus bestow the blessing.
Optimus gently gathered Ruby into his arms. She was so tiny in his massive hands but just like her sire she displayed no fear of the Prime as she looked at him with curiosity in her crystal blue optics. Prime smiled at the little femling as she felt her tiny but strong spark speak to him through the matrix. She was indeed rare for a sparkling because she displayed such brave tendencies as well as a little stubbornness as she looked around at the crowd. She was going to be a spark breaker for sure and Optimus held pride in the fact that this was the generation that would rebuild their race from the poverty and destruction of war.
"May Primus always guide you little one, may He watch over you always, and may your life be filed with happiness, adventure, and prosperity. May you be a blessing to your family," Optimus glanced at Cliffjumper and Waverly, "may you value your friends," Optimus then looked to all the families and friends in the chamber, "and may you be an asset to them as they will be to you."
Everyone cheered softly as Ruby clicked and cooed at Optimus and he laughed. She may be new to the world but her tiny optics held a fascination for that same world and she would be a hand full while discovering it.
