Info: Cybertronian

Three and a half years later

How is it possible? Selena is only half Cybertonian Spectra wondered, her optics move from left to right as she thought about it, and then it hit her. Even though Selena is half Cybertonian, her Cybertonian side is much more dominant in relation to her human side. She may look like a human, but that was it. Her teeth and bones were strong like Cybertronian metal which makes it impossible to break unless you imply super human strength at them, and because she was a mixture of both her creators she had full access to their sparks; at every moment she knew what her creators were feeling for each other. And despite the fact that Sandra and Ironhide were not bonded, they shared a bond much stronger than sparkmates bond. A bond that could never be broken; they shared Selena, and that bond between Selena and her creators allowed her to manipulate with Ironhides spark, implanting it false feelings, making him realize he could not live without them.

"Are you alright?" Ironhide's rough voice wince her from her thoughts.

Spectra turned her helm toward him. She could see the concern written all over his face plate.

Funny, Spectra thought to herself as he watched him standing in front of her. Ironhide the right arm and trusted friend of Optimus Prime; the mighty Autobot weapon specialist; the Autobot with the highest Decepticon kill ratio after Optimus Prime has gone soft. But, then again that is the purpose of love, to make you soft; to do stupid things which defy common sense. Yes love. Primus greatest gift to the Cybertronian she thought.

"Yeah I'm fine," she replied. "Please continue."

"As I was saying I was speeding down the highway," Ironhide continued.

Flashback starts

Ironhide was speeding down the road ignoring every stop sign on the way; it was a miracle he didn't crash somewhere yet. He didn't even know which street he was on, but that didn't matter. All that did matter was getting to the hospital. He needed to get to Sandra. His spark was pulling him to an unknown location. Finally, after hours of driving he parked in the hospital lot.

Activating his holoform, he stepped out of his alt mode and closes the driver's door behind him; he gave a quick look in the rearview mirror. It's been a while he thought to himself watching his reflection in the rearview mirror. His holoform appearance was the same as nine months ago. The same messy jet black hair that fell across his forehead; a closely cropped beard that accented his strong jaw, his high cheekbones and full lips. He was still dressed in a black T-shirt with a black open jacket over it; dark blue jeans with a black belt, and black combat boots. Around his neck was a dog tag with an Autobot symbol engraved on it.

Maybe I should change my holoform, he thought.

No time find her …NOW!

He felt his spark burning inside his chest plate.

He quickly entered the hospital and walk toward the desk where the nurse was sitting. The nurse at the desk asked him the usual questions before telling him she was in room 439. He rushed into the room as fast as his legs would carry him. But at the moment he arrived at the end of the hallway and in front of the room door, he froze; he couldn't force himself to enter the room.

What would he say to her? He wondered. Nine months has passed since the two of them last saw each other. He felt his spark burning against his spark chamber doors. This time much more aggressively demanding to be let out; it sense his sparkmate was near and it wanted to bond with her, it took everything Ironhide has to keep the door of the chamber closed.

"No, I can't. I just can't," he whispered, shaking his head sadly. As he turned around and began walking away. His audio suddenly picked up a strange sound coming from inside the room. The sparkling was crying. Barging into the room Ironhide saw Sandra recharging and the sparkling was lying in the crib next to her bed. Ironhide narrowed his optics in anger at her. What kind of carrier is she? She does not hear her own sparkling cry? He wanted to wake her up and give her a piece of his mind when his sensors detected something strange in her bloodstream; a drug. He immediately connected to the internet searching for the name of the drug he detected in her bloodstream. And he quickly found it.

Sedative: A drug which has a calming or tranquilizing effect on the user.

They gave her a sedative, but why? he wondered as he walked toward the crib. Stopping in front of the sparkling's crib, he looked down at the sparkling with a smile.

"Shhh…. " he whispered softly. "I'm here now sparkling," he said as he gently picked her up and cradled her to his chest. The warmth of his holoform body made her stop crying.

"Oh, you like this don't ya little one?" Ironhide said as he held her tightly walking up and down the room. The sparkling purred in response before slowly drifting into recharge. He gently put the sparkling back to her crib when the nurse came in.

"Can I help you, sir?" the nurse asked.

"No. I was just leaving," Ironhide said, turning around.

"Are you the father of the baby?"

Ironhide nodded.

"Yes. Can I ask you something?"

"Of course," the nurse said.

"Why did you give a baby's mother a sedative?"

"Because Miss. Jones had not slept for two days, and she needs to rest if she wants to be strong for the baby."

Ironhide nodded again.

"Well, I have to be going now. Can you do me a favor?" he asked.

"Yes."

"Please don't tell Miss. Jones I was here."

"Why?"

"It's complicated. Can you do that for me?"

The nurse nodded her head in response.

"Thank you."

But before he went he approached Sandra's bed and bend down his head. "I promise I will never leave you again," he whispered in her ear before kissing her lips softly. And with that promise he walked away.

End of flashback

"And that's how it happened," he said, finishing his story.

"And that's when you made up Derek?"

"Yes," he admitted, as he sat next to Spectra. "I knew she would never take me back after all I have done, and I also knew you would offline me the moment I get close to them. So I needed a plan."

"Does Optimus know about this?"

"Primus no," he quickly said. "He would offline me if he would ever find out about this."

"And what do you want from me?"

"I only want from you not to stay on my way. Nothing less, nothing more."

"You know I can't do that. It's my sparkling we are talking about."

"I know, and I understand you" he said, rising up to his feet. "But there is something you should see."

"What?"

"This," Ironhide said, opening his spark chamber.

Spectra's optics went wide in pure horror when she saw his spark. She tried to speak, but the words wouldn't come out.

"Wha….wha… what have you done?" she barely managed to say as she back up against the wall.