I think that the last chapter went exceptionally well considering that everyone was either excited about the twins or excited by Shockwave coming "home". I am glad that all of you liked it and I did enjoy writing it though the last part became rather difficult. I really do have a new story but I don't like starting them until I have finished one and it is driving me crazy. Should I go ahead and post and leave this one running or should I continue this story until it is finished? I would love for someone to email me and give me an idea.

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"Allie how is one a mech and one a femme?" Shalon was asking as they headed back to her quarters.

"I don't know but I intend to research it because Roddy and Orion are challenging enough but Ratchet said that they would be intimately aware of each other even before being sparked. That's scares me a bit because I am both telepathic and empathic but they will feel everything meaning that if something happens to one then the other may not be able to recover from the loss." Allie said very seriously.

"Allie you can't think like that or you will go crazy as their carrier." Shalon countered softly. "You need to concentrate on increasing your nutrients like Ratchet said. He informed Doc that you are going to only medical grade energon from now until you spark them and you need to put your energy into making sure they are healthy."

"I know but what about Stargazer? She needs me too and I can't let her down when she could still be in danger." Allie said frustrated and tired. She looked at Shalon almost as if she was pleading with her to understand the balance she endured to keep everyone happy and cared for.

"I will take over sitting with Stargazer so that you can get more rest." Shalon told her.

"No, I still need to be there for her and I will worry if I am not so I will decrease my stays if you will make time to read to her so that I can rest." Allie said. "If you can't get Kiki since she is closer to her if Starscream will let her and the sparkling stay a while at the Hall."

"I'll talk to Kiki and Starscream and I will even see if Ratchet will let Aura and Thundercracker as well as a few others. I know that Prowl and Mia took little Jazz to see her today." Shalon told her as she brought Allie some medical grade with the nutrients for her.

"Good, they need to be there for her. Optimus is so busy and you have your sparklings to take care of. We need to rotate seeing her so she doesn't become depressed any more than necessary." Allie stated and then changed the subject. "Has Optimus talked to you?"

"No but Megatron did communicate with me and said that they are still with Shockwave. He also said that he took the news well on the surface but they will have Soundwave monitor him during his working hours and Prowl has talked to Perceptor about slowly integrating him into the science team." Shalon informed her as she watched Allie sip her cube.

"Shalon, would you help me with a bath? Ratchet gave me orders that I am not to bathe alone since my body has not adjusted yet to carrying twins again." Allie asked her as way of changing the subject. Allie was nervous about Shockwave being added to their family of mechs and femmes and stories that she had heard gave her good reason to be concerned but now she knew that she had to regain her strength since finding out that she was carrying twins once again. Both femmes came over to help her as they made their way to the wash racks and Aura began filling the massive tub with hot water and bath salts that would soothe Allie's tension away. Shalon helped Allie as all three undressed and stepped into the hot water. Allie could see Aura's slight shadow from where she was carrying her sparkling and smiled. Once again they were both adding to their family as was their part in the scheme of life that was playing out for them.

Allie loved Optimus with everything she was but sometimes she felt like she was a slave to their love. She had learned to adjust to being second next to her mate and even to Megatron who she had given her military empire to. It was hard adjusting to being Prime's consort; to having her friends, who were strong fighters, to being nothing more than hand maidens who helped her and swapped schedules for sparkling sitting.

"Aura, you are starting to show." Allie murmured as she touched Aura's stomach where her carrying chamber was located. Aura smiled pleased that Allie was excited for her and Thundercracker.

"Allie you are showing too." Aura said dryly as both femmes laughed softly. Shalon smiled at her friends as she walked down into the water and curled around to Allie's backside. Shalon picked up a sponge and soaked it with solvent and water and started rubbing it down Allie's back. Aura had brought her hands to Allie's stomach and hips as she traced over the new curves and felt the tight skin that protected the chamber that Allie's sparklings were nestled in.

"Aura," Allie whispered as she felt pleasurable sensations course through her body. It had been so long since she had been with just her friends and her love for them was warm and comfortable compared to roller coaster love that she felt for her mate. They were steady, loyal where Optimus was all consuming and demanding. For a well thoughtful Prime Optimus had a way of being possessive over her that the femmes did not feel and it was different. It was not something that she would want permanently because she would become bored with it but it was nice to have a closeness, a bond, with her friends and Shalon and Aura shared it better than anyone else.

"Let us ease the tension that you have Allie." Shalon whispered in her ear as her arms wrapped around her waist and she petted her lower abdomen and pelvic region. Allie convulsed under the attention and Aura braced against her to keep her from falling. Both femmes held her as they touched and stimulated her quietly, not the all consuming passion that she had with her mate, but very peaceful and pleasurable as Aura leaned in a kissed Allie gently and then Shalon joined in as both femmes kissed, licked, and caressed Allie until she whimpered for release.

Shalon reached down and gently inserted her fingers into Allie's valve and began to very slowly pump them in and out as she kissed all the little whimpers and moans from Allie's mouth. They wanted to overload her gently so that she would recharge peacefully. Shalon kept her gentle pace as Aura continued to touch and stroke her skin as her glossa darted in and out of Allie's mouth. Allie continued to whimper and moan until she couldn't hold in the charge any longer and overloaded feeling her fluids coat Shalon's hand.

The femmes gently brought her down from her high as Allie surrendered to them completely and Shalon giggled at the doe eyed look that came over her friend and commander.

"Can anyone join?" Optimus asked from the doorway and the femmes squealed in surprise and Optimus laughed as he and Megatron walked in. His optics took in Allie's skin and body as she glowed from her overload and Megatron quickly inhaled her heady scent as well as his mate's scent of arousal.

"I think I will dress and return to Thundercracker." Aura said lowering her gaze downward in submission. Lord Megatron always made her nervous when in his presence in an intimate setting. Aura quickly left the bath and gathered her clothes. She walked out and dressed in the berth room and Megatron and Optimus joined their mates in the huge bath. Optimus had taken off his outer armor as did Megatron as they nuzzled the femmes. Shalon moaned as she arched into Megatron and he quickly turned her around and entered her from behind. He gave her no time to adjust and Shalon cried out in pain as he began to thrust harshly into his mate. Allie tried to stop him but Optimus held her back.

"My lord… no," Allie cried out but her pleas fell on deaf ears as Shalon started to moan from her mate's pleasure.

"He's not hurting her." Optimus whispered as Allie watched Shalon's moans turn to pleasure as Megatron continued to thrust quickly into her body. "She will never deny him as you will never deny me." Allie moaned as Optimus turned her head and kissed her hungrily. She belonged to him body and spark and Optimus was right, she would never deny him.

Optimus continued to kiss her as he explored her mouth and his hands roamed her body. Allie moaned as she allowed her mate to explore her. Optimus continued to stimulate her as he felt his spike pressing against his interface panel. He retracted it back as he bent Allie over like Megatron had done to Shalon but where Megatron forcefully entered his mate Optimus was careful not to hurt her or their sparkling. He gently placed her hands against the edge of the tub so that she could brace herself and Optimus fingered the rim of her valve. He noticed that she was already stretched and ready and he spread her legs and carefully entered her.

"Optimus please," Allie cried out as he slowly moved in her. Allie's body was already very sensitive and she immediately went into overload as her valve constricted to the point that Optimus thought that he would go numb from the shear tightness of her body. He sped up as he heard Allie's cries until he too overloaded since watching the femmes and then hearing Shalon's cries of pleasure had already heated and stimulated him. He cried out as he overloaded into her holding her tenderly so that she could take his transfluid without collapsing in the bath water.

Optimus looked over at his brother who was stroking and stimulating his mate for a second round of love making but Optimus knew that Allie would not have the strength so he gently picked her up and carried her out of the bath. He wrapped her in towels drying her while cleaning her from their overload and then carried her bridal style to their berth room.

"Rest my darling." Optimus told her and she went into a deep recharge finally succumbing to the tiredness that had plagued her all day. She hated that she had not told him yet of the twins but she was just too tired.

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Raven had snuck into the Hall like many times before. She was too tired after being in the field for over six months but she had to make up for Sarah coming out of the field until Allie had a new femme trained in covert affairs. Things were quiet since Lord Stephano's death but she knew that another overlord would rise to take his place and Allie always wanted to be prepared. She walked down the quiet hall to her quarters that Allie always had ready for her when she came home. It was good to be back even if no one knew she was back. Raven flicked back her white shoulder length hair as she walked into her room and quickly stripped down and fell on the berth. She pulled the only blanket that she kept around her and quickly fell into recharge never hearing the shower running in the wash racks.

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Shockwave ran the water just as hot as he could stand it. It was strange feeling the water run down his protoform. It was so different than the energon baths that they used on Cybertron but it was also pleasant. He took his time using the solvent and cleaning all his systems as well as making sure all of his seams and circuits were scrubbed clean. Once clean he turned the shower head so that he could wax and polish himself. It had been so long being in space since he had last given himself a good polish though Shockwave was not a mech that was vain.

As he finished he brought up the day's revelations and played them again through his CPU. He had been shocked to see Prime standing next to his lord and master and further shocked to learn that the war was over. Once the shock wore off he realized that he was relieved that he would no longer have to fight but that Prime of all mechs wanted him to pursue his love of science by joining the team that they had put together in the Realm. It would be a long time but Prime had set a goal for their race to return to Cybertron, a Cybertron that was renewed and once again thriving. Tomorrow he would meet Wheeljack and Skyfire and be brought up on their progress.

Now he wanted a soft berth and a warm blanket after being in cold space for so long. He walked out of the wash racks and stopped suddenly. He didn't remember unfolding the blanket and as he zoomed in to have a closer look he saw white organic hair sticking out at the top.

Megatron had sent him a download of the femmes and what they looked like here in the Realm but this one was the first he was seeing in the flesh as an organic might say. He slowly approached the berth and pulled back the blanket to have a closer look and scan her. It was just as his master had told him. The organic was just a cover for the Cybertronian systems that lie beneath it.

All Shockwave could think about was that she was here in his berth in recharge and he was not going to end up on a cold floor after spending so long in space. He gently moved her over as she shivered in the cold night air and then he spooned against her as he lay down and pulled the blanket around them both.