Okay I hope everyone enjoyed the last chapter and yes I wanted Shockwave and raven to go right into a relationship because they are both lonely. I took at two day sabbatical so I could just relax and read other fanfics. Now I am ready to write again. I may not be able to post twice a week because I am starting my programs with both chime choir and we have a big concert at school coming up in December. Also, we are trying to get my son in a Christian school and he really wants to go since he hates public school.
I have been thinking about this story a lot and how I want it to go; also I would like to make sure I end it very upbeat since I feel so sorry that the Cybertronians had witnessed so much civil war and strife. I do hope that you like how I have paired them with femmes in the Realm.
Please take a moment to comment because I really enjoy reading them. I see that there are more that read this story but don't comment. I would love your input and suggestions. Enjoy!
The fresh, bright, air of the mountains was exhilarating for Allie. She seemed more upbeat though tiredness still plagued her. Ratchet had taken a transport and visited her while checking her and the twins she carried to make sure that her body was adjusting to the extra requirements of nutrients.
Allie sat in her window seat up on the second floor of her home watching Optimus and the twins play outside in the sunshine below. He looked magnificent with the red and blue of his armor gleaming in the bright natural light of the Realm's sun while Roddy and Orion play chase and tag with their sire. Her little Hot Rod was so fast even with his first upgrade and Orion was not slow either as he agilely dodged his father's arms with quick fluid movements of a natural ground pounder. Both mechlings would bring pride and joy to their family and Allie was proud that she had carried them. Even Roddy loading his first gun with rock salt and blasting the basement was testament to their legacy as future Primes even if Optimus had severely reprimanded him and made him clean the nursery until it sparkled as punishment. Allie couldn't help but laugh at his antics. His curiosity he had inherited from his mother while Orion had taken after Optimus with his serious expressions and quiet ways.
Megatron thought it hilarious when Optimus had commed him and told him about Roddy as he said that his nephew took after him. Optimus only scowled back and Megatron laughed harder. Allie still found humor in the entire situation as she watched poor Roddy fulfill his punishment.
Allie looked out over the mountains that shadowed the lake as she heard Doc's transport approaching. It was time for her checkup and Doc did not want her traveling to the base for a short while only to turn around and come back so Doc agreed to come to her. Optimus looked up as Allie watched him and the sparklings spot the transport but Allie stayed in her seat as she pulled the blanket around her legs and waited for Doc to land and come to her.
Optimus greeted the femme as Allie noticed that Doc brought First Aid with her. She let him down so that he could play with the twins in the backyard safe from the lake as she instructed Seaway, who was the next off the transport, to watch all three sparklings as she and Optimus walked towards the lodge house.
The house was a massive two and a half story stone and wood lodge style house. Allie had carefully built it with the natural landscape in mind so that it would blend instead of standing out since she liked to observe wildlife without alarming it. She had made sure that the house had many large windows and the third floor was a massive one room loft with a private bath and wash racks. Optimus had marveled at it when she had shown him their private quarters and later they had installed the sparkling monitor for the twins so that they could recharge in their own room while she and Optimus would be upstairs in the loft. The berth was massive and anchored where it looked out over the mountains from the valley. Allie had it specially designed so that when she woke from recharge she could see out the huge corner windows that surrounded the berth and made her feel part of the scenery rather than confined to a building.
"Allie, where are you?" Doc asked as she heard her and Optimus make their way into the house.
"I am up here sitting in my reading room." Allie replied smiling as she saw her mate and Doc make their way up the stairs to the landing. The landing was designed as an open study room that was situated between the berth rooms that were just off the stairs and landing. Allie loved the open spaciousness of the house and she loved that seekers felt comfortable when visiting as well.
"You seem better just by your voice." Doc commented as she took in the healthy glow that radiated from Allie. "I trust you are feeling better."
"I am. Optimus won't let me do anything strenuous and I have been recharging comfortable since I have come home." Allie replied to her comment.
"Good. I will just set up my equipment and then we will get started." Doc stated.
"Don't you think that it would be wise to conduct this in our berth room?" Optimus asked. He was happy that Allie was feeling better but still concerned that she recharged mostly through the mornings and then retired early in the evenings with cat naps throughout the day.
"No, she is happy here in her sitting window and I can conduct everything with my equipment from here." Doc told him as she finished setting everything up. Allie smiled in triumph at her mate and he sat back in the other chair across from the window seat. Doc smiled ruefully at the couple as she began to run the scan over Allie's carrying chamber. After several minutes she replaced the scanner back in its place on her equipment as looked at Allie.
"They are doing fine and their growth is normal for the length of time that you have been carrying it." Doc told them. "I want to increase your nutrients again which would bring you up to the normal amount for carrying twins. You need to take only medical grade from now on and I will have Starscream fly in some more if you choose to stay here for the rest of your trimester. If you do choose to stay, I can help with a home sparking if that is what you want and both Shalon and Aura are trained as well. I also have Ratchet that can deliver if that is your choice but I will give you and Optimus time to talk it over."
"Allie, we are here for only ten days. I have to get back and relieve my brother." Optimus stated. Allie looked at him for a few minutes as they evaluated each other's emotions. "Doc we will need more time to talk this over in private." Optimus finally told her as Allie looked at him pleadingly. They would haggle over Doc's suggestions later. Optimus stared at Allie for a moment as he took in the color of her skin and the flash of life in her eyes. He had not realized how stressed she had been at the Hall until they had come here to the mountains and Optimus had seen how reviving it was for her.
"Let me know what you have decided." Doc said as she packed her equipment away. She turned back and smiled at Allie and then turned her head to the left to look at Optimus. "Optimus, do you mind if I talk to Allie alone?" She asked very politely and Optimus smiled.
"Go ahead. I will check on the twins and First Aid." He patted Doc on the shoulder as he rose and smiled at them one last time before turning away and walking down the stairs.
"What's on your mind, Casey?" Allie rarely called her Casey unless she knew that Doc wanted to talk as friend or colleagues.
"Star is not improving Allie and we every time we think we have the viral strand isolated it mutates. Perceptor is stressed because he is very worried that we will lose both the sparkling and Stargazer. I have her quarantined from the rest even though there have been no other cases but we just don't know what caused the virus. Bumblebee is going crazy with worry because he can't even lie with her at night and comfort her." Doc crouched in closer sitting on the edge of the chair that Optimus had given her when they had arrived. "I have an idea but I needed to talk to you about it first." Doc placed her hands on Allie's knees to support her balance as she leaned toward Allie. "The oracle had always removed any viral infections or defragged our processors when we have done a ritual. Do you think it might remove this from her system?"
"I don't know… have you discussed this with Chelsea? She would have a better idea of what the oracle could do. I am just a political figure while she is more spiritual." Allie looked concerned and in truth she was almost fearful of what might go wrong but she trusted Doc and even though she and Chelsea butted heads from time to time, Chelsea never lied to her about the oracle's abilities. "I will talk to Optimus and if you need me we will come back to the Hall early. I advise that we sit down with the top officers that hold key positions in the ritual and discuss this as a team." Allie looked at Doc's worried face. "I am not going to make a direct decision until we have looked at every possibility. This is Star's life we are dealing with and I want to make sure that we look at all factors as well as discuss possible scenarios in case something goes wrong. Do we have time or is she too unstable?"
"Her life signs are stable or I would have come sooner but I am afraid that delivering the sparkling could cause irreparable damage thus causing her to go in a deep stasis or even losing her processor faculties until she would be nothing but vegetable as humans would call it." Doc told her very gravely and Allie couldn't help but force down the lump that had started developing in her throat. Stargazer had been part of her team before she had become Leator of the Ancient Ones and Star was one of the few that had supported her without question when any trouble had come up between her and any of the other femmes.
"Like I said, I will talk to Optimus and we will come back before the new week. Please be ready with all information when I return and we will go from there." Allie told her. He voice grew rough with emotion but Allie held it back the best she could. It was hard dealing with femmes that she had nurtured and supported for so long. She had not felt this heavy sparked since they had retrieved Kiki from forced slavery when the Jung Ho had captured her. "I will support whatever you think is best and I trust you Casey. I always have and I know that you will not make a decision until you have looked at every possible angle." Allie laid her hands over Doc's and gently squeezed them. They had been friends a long time and Allie had trusted her so many times with her life and the lives of her team.
"Thank you Allie, I don't know what I would do if you were not my friend." Doc said it softly, gratefully as they held each other in support and comfort.
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"Shockwave, please…." Raven moaned helplessly as she was pinned beneath his massive weight as he pumped deeply into her valve. He held her wrists above her head with one hand as the other pushed erotically against her pelvic plating beneath the skin. Raven hooked her ankle around his hips and met each thrust with an up tilt thrust of her own.
"Raven you feel so… ohm!" Shockwave moaned softly as her valve tightened around him and she whimpered and then cried out as overload washed through her systems. He joined her as she collapsed on the berth. They stayed like that for a while as Shockwave's fans whirred and Raven felt hot air blow gently across her sensitive skin.
"Will it always be like that for us?" She asked quietly when she regained her voice.
"It would be better is we were bonded." Shockwave replied.
"How do you know?" She countered with another question.
"I was bonded before the war. I lost him because he refused to heed to the senate's biased laws and they quietly got rid of him." Shockwave said lowly almost growling his revelation.
"They killed him?" Raven asked shocked to the core that something so corrupt could exist but then she remembered her family's own hurdle concerning the government in Iacon.
"The conveniently exiled him and on the way his ship exploded. The Senate ruled it as an accident. I know the truth even if I can't prove it." Shockwave said bitterly. "I couldn't join the Autobots when it was they who had headed the investigation."
"So Megatron's speeches of a better life and equal opportunities for all mechs and femmes appealed to you and you joined." Raven concluded.
"Yes and now we are one once more." Shockwave ended.
"Yes but that was because of Optimus and Allie compromising and Megatron learning to trust again. It also didn't hurt that Shalon played a big part of it too as well as she was carrying his sparkling." Raven added and Shockwave nodded though he was still shocked that Megatron had given in so easily. "It isn't so bad and Allie said that Megatron and Optimus were even starting to use the sibling bond that they once shared as younglings."
"I know but have you noticed that other than Wheeljack and Perceptor no one talks to me." Shockwave said to her. It seemed strange to walk among mechs that were once his enemy but even a lot of the former cons weren't talking to him.
"They are busy with their lives here so don't let it bother you." Raven said. They had only discussed bonding but Raven was already picking up on his emotions with her empathy.
"I know but even Soundwave…" He started.
"…Soundwave is extremely busy and rumor has it he is pushing for Cassie to carry again." Raven finished.
"What, they have nine and he wants more?" Shockwave's voice rose in pitch as he looked at her with horror and Raven laughed.
"It is not that bad really. I came from a large family and I loved every moment until the war started killing my siblings." Raven said softly. She tensed as she looked at Shockwave suddenly. What if he didn't like sparklings? She had heard the rumors and the gossip mill running with all kinds of crazy stories since Shockwave had come and Raven knew that he had a reputation for strict discipline and torture.
Shockwave started massaging her back as he felt her tension. "Raven what is it?" He asked her softly.
"I won't bond with you if you don't like sparklings." She said. She wasn't afraid of voicing her fears and dreams and she would not mince words over having a family. She always wanted one and she would not bond with a mech unless he wanted sparklings too.
He held her for a while as she waited for his response. Finally Shockwave spoke with a confident, reassuring voice. "I would never ask you to bond unless you wanted a family. I don't know if you noticed but I will never be popular with most of the mechs and even some of my own former faction. I am not a pretty mech nor do I waste time on pretty words but if you want a family I will never deny you." Raven felt relief from his words and she pulled up from laying her head on his chassis and kissed him tenderly as she looked into his optics.
Shockwave felt that Raven could see every little fear and insecurity within him and Shockwave realized that he was sinking fast into her while his spark was falling in love with her. She was so accepting of him and gentle; the absolute opposite to everything he had seen through the war. He held her tenderly as if she was a precious gem or an unattainable star that glowed brightly in the night sky.
"I will wait forever if that is what it will take to hear you express your desire to bond." He said quietly reverently as he gently cradled her head in his hands.
"And I will try not to take forever to give you an answer." She replied smiling into his optics, into his spark.
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"Isis, put that down, Frenzy where is Firefox and Shadow?" Cassie asked as Frenzy ran around with no purpose in his processor.
"I don't know. They keep escaping from me." He whined as he heard a giggle and Cassie had to smile because they were playing a joke on poor Frenzy and it seemed that all of the years of his jokes were now being turned on him. They were probably hiding in the air ducts, which was their favorite game, so Soundwave placed a screen over them so that they couldn't get outside. Cassie turned and continued placing energon petit fours on little plates so that the younglings would have a snack when they came out of hiding. As she set the last one on the breakfast nook she felt Soundwave in her spark as he let her know he was pulling into the driveway with the rest of the cassettes.
"Frenzy you better hurry up and find them. Soundwave is here from work." She said as she laughed. Frenzy groaned as he crawled through the air duct trying to coax them out. Cassie heard the transport cut off and the door open as a loud shout, growl and, and squawking was heard from the cassettes. Ratbat was the only one that was usually quiet being the youngest of the young adults when coming in and Cassie just loved hearing all of them as they trounced up and down the stairs as they made their way through the door and threw their work tools and junk in their rooms only to run back down to greet their mother. Cassie still rolled her eyes as they had decided to call her mom rather than carrier but she loved every one of them with all of her spark.
"Hello my spark." She heard as arms pulled her against a warm chassis and lips touched the nape of her neck with tender affection. "I missed you today, and I long to be inside of you. Do you think we could ditch the sparklings and cassettes now?"
Cassie laughed hard as she heard in the distant a crash and glass breaking somewhere in the house. "I don't think that is possible but I will be more than happy to give you a rain check on it." Cassie turned as she said that and watched as Soundwave processed her words. His optics dimmed and she knew he was looking up the words rain check to reference the meaning before he laughed with her.
"We never have time for each other anymore Cassie." He said softly, his optics burning holes into her spark as he looked longingly at her.
"I know but we have nine younglings and cassettes that need us and I have my job along with wayward youth that need me." Cassie said sighing as she leaned into Soundwave and returned the love she felt through their bond.
"Why don't we plan a little getaway? I can ask around and find someone to take the younglings and I am sure that Blaster would watch over the…"
"No, Blaster is a carrier and I will not take a chance!" Soundwave said harshly and Cassie flinched as she stepped back.
"Soundwave what are you talking about?" Cassie exclaimed startled by the harshness of his words.
"Blaster is a carrier and I will not take a chance of him stealing away my cassettes." He said emphatically.
"Blaster wouldn't do that. He has his own cassettes, even Steeljaw, so why would he want ours?" Cassie said baffled. He was a great friend to Magnus and Blaster had always been very good to her but if Soundwave did not like the idea then she would seek another solution. Cassie looked at Soundwave contritely as she walked back into his arms.
"I am sorry for suggesting it. If you have an idea then I will support it." She said softly. They heard shouting and then something rolling around upstairs and Cassie groaned. "I would appreciate that idea right about now."
"I wanted it about two weeks ago." Soundwave said as they heard another crash and a heavy thump as something fell upstairs.
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I apologize for not posting but I have had a harrying month. I have started my Christmas rehearsals as well as been sick with Bronchitis and a nasty stomach bug that went two rounds in our house hold. I hope that this satisfies everyone. Thank you for your support and I will try to get back on schedule. Oh, please review before you skip out. Thanks!
