Author's note. For my birthday, my co-author wrote an AU of Servant called 'What if I have something to say to you' (by Primus_child) on Archive of Our Own. Check it out if you want to see what might have happened if Ultra Magnus had told Alpha Trion from the start about his pregnancy with Optimus. It's really good and already has two chapters.
Written by me and the-writing-mew.
Enjoy and please review.
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"Still nothing," Ratchet cursed as he received yet another negative report from law enforcement. "It's like she's vanished into thin air."
"How could this have happened?" muttered Hook "Why was she taken?"
"I don't damn well know," Ratchet snarled, grabbing something and throwing it across the room. "Those who've attacked her in the past have been checked out, none of them seemed to have anything to do with it. And that young idiot Hot Rod has been under observation, can't have been him."
Hook had to agree with this and Hot Rod's condition seemed to spur him to act if an untouched femme was in the room with him, he wouldn't plan out something like this, just act on instinct. But that sadly meant they were no closer to working out what had happened.
"What the frag is their problem?" Ratchet suddenly roared. "Why does my daughter always get this slag? She's a professional medic, bent on her carer and son, why do they only see her valve?"
"I see more than just her valve," Hook couldn't help but mutter... And that was it.
"You fragger!" Ratchet roared before jumping the ancient medic who jumped out of his way in fright...
...and out from his own medbay with Ratchet chasing him to beat the pit out of him.
It seemed the father just needed to vent his anger, sorrow and worry onto someone else.
The news of Red Alert's disappearance ran like a disease of cosmic rust all over Iacon and Kaon...
...however she was nowhere to be found.
...
...and her son cried for her everyday, all day...
"I want mama..." The once happy sparkling cried on Slipstream's shoulder who petted and caressed his wing nubs gently. "Where is my mama..."
The prince was so disturbed with his adoptive mother's disappearance that he couldn't pay attention to his lessons anymore and waited for her near the palace's door everyday and no one could take him away from there without him making a scandal.
It was the first time anyone saw the little prince like this.
"She's okay... Shh... Dun cry no more Valour...she will come soon...soon will return," Tried the femmling without results.
"Mama..." He cried hoarsely her title as his tears continued cascading from his optics.
The worst was that he felt useless because he couldn't protect her or at least see her captor.
Skyfire and Starscream passed to see the sparklings only to find Valour crying again in Slipstream's arms. The seeker felt his spark constricting in sorrow at the sight of this sparkling in such state.
"And you have no idea how she just vanished?" Whispered Skyfire to his lover who just shook his head and caressed his now bigger belly unconsciously. "It is strange indeed. Whoever did it knew what he was doing," He added.
"Yes, Red Alert is a very attractive femme in many aspects... I believe her captor planned this with anticipation until she was unprotected and practically alone," Starscream motioned. "Whoever has her, doesn't want to negotiate for her return... But why? There is a high reward on her head and for her to be returned safe!"
"I even wonder why even the bounty hunters had not yet answered," He finished making Skyfire frown.
It was strange indeed, the price on her head was risen as the weeks passed and there's still no results... Three weeks, three weeks without communication and little Valour had even almost stopped refuelling... Just as Ratchet who seemed to age in this time.
"Valuuuu!" A little voice called and both flyers could not believe what their optics were broadcasting...
...little Aurora alone, crawling towards her saddened nephew to cuddle with him and Slipstream to join him in his pain.
Alpha Trion and Ultra Magnus were also working in the case while managing the Autobots.
Everything was a mess.
...
Later...
"Hi mom," Skyfire sat on the edge of the fountain again and held his carrier on his lap.
"How do you feel today?" He asked only to not receive another response. She was flat again and her last sparkling was a grounder... Which was killed by Skyfall without mercy once this one was out from his carrier.
Skyfire shivered at the thought not wishing to recall the details. His little sibling was killed... Another son of his mother murdered.
"Everything's a mess, mom... It's like the universe is against us all of a sudden!"
No response.
"How can this...be...?" He trailed off seeing a new femme walking around in the garden, one he'd never seen before.
He frowned.
She was dressed in jewels and beautiful and expensive gems from head to pedes. Whoever is his cousin or uncle who brought her here really likes this one to give her ornamentation like that...
...most femmes here wore gems...but not like this one.
"Who's that one mom?" He tried to have no answer again...
...and he was lifting up to get to her before her owner appeared...
...his cousin Angelwings?!
He lifted up her head and kissed her softly before guiding her deeply into the garden... To mate with her near the crystals...Skyfire was sure.
He frowned not liking it at all and hating this tradition more than ever.
He couldn't help but be disappointed in his cousin, he'd hoped that as a fellow scientist, Angelwings would show more sense. Skyfire had managed to avoid snatching a femme despite his grandsire's increasingly cold hints that he do so. Thankfully, he'd met Starscream and the two of them had formed a proper relationship and produced offspring. Not the kind that Skyfall wanted but at least they were all safe and he was proud of them. But Angelwings had instead followed the path of the others and just taken a femme, no doubt against her will.
"I hate this," he couldn't help but growl to himself.
Turning his attention back to his mother, he said gently. "My new child will soon be born mom but I don't know what to think. I know that above all, I want this child and Star to live, that's the most important thing. But...I wouldn't mind having a sparkling after my frame type but if I do, grandsire will take it."
She tensed at the mention, he hated to remind her of the older Mech's existence but he could only talk to her, never his own Sire about this.
"This is probably my last chance to have a shuttle with Starscream, I can't risk him dying again. He's been doing so well but this will be his tenth sparkling, he just can't have any more. When he's recovered, I want to talk to him about how we can avoid him falling pregnant again, at least for the time being. Who knows, possibly when the children are much older it might be feasible...but I shouldn't be selfish, I already have so many wonderful children. You really would love them mom."
He held her close as he whispered. "What will I do if it's a shuttle? It would break Star's Spark, my children would hate me forever and I...I couldn't bear the thought of my son growing up to kidnap a femme just to use her as a breeder. The Emperor and the Consort are currently away, I can't appeal to them to protect my child. My children are too young and I don't suppose the Magnus and his mate will be able to do anything."
He trembled, if anyone had to stand up to his grandsire, it would need to be him, Starscream would be too weak to do so no matter how well the birth went. But the thought of trying and utterly losing filled him with dread, he could not bear the shame if he was simply brushed aside. But could he summon the strength to stand his ground and not back down a single inch?
He didn't know and that's why he hesitated.
Meanwhile, Angelwings gasped as his femme rode his spike among the beautiful crystals. His passion for her had not abated one bit and as well as mating with her at night, he often visited her once or twice a day in the gardens. He almost wished it could be more but it wasn't wise to mate too many times, it could damage her health or that of any sparkling she carried. Plus, Angelwings had to continue with his job and social obligations, he wasn't allowed to spend all his time with his new femme no matter how much he might wish to.
"Ooh, harder," he begged, gripping his femme's aft to help her ride even more. She was so good, she listened to him talk about his day and had even spark merged with him a few times. This had pleased him so much because he wasn't allowed to bond with her but wished he could. Instead, they made love, had spark merges and he showered her with beautiful silk veils and precious gems. She didn't need them to be beautiful but he wanted her to know how much he loved her and to show off to others what a femme he had.
"Oh! Angel...!" She gasped beautifully throwing her head back riding him harder and soon was opening her chest for him again.
Her moans alone pleased him to no end, her beauty was unexplainable to his optics, but her spark being bared to him was irresistible...
...and she knew it.
Maybe she was influenced by his drugs and her body refused to obey her will most of the times, but with this other formula, the one that aroused her, she could regain some of her strength back and could fight him... Somehow.
Her spark was her only weapon against him, she discovered it was out of his control and it was under her own control.
However, as a medic, a doctor and a scientist expert in sparks and processors, she was capable of reaching a deeper part of him as he was blissfully blinded by the sensations in his spike and that made him vulnerable to her subtle attacks and programings.
By merging with him she could see and change his innermost self, however the changes may take time or she can damage him permanently and even kill him...
...the second option sounded good, but after merging and talking to him for a while she just pitied him as a poor abused mechling in need of love and caring, besides, even if he did kidnap her and drugged her to mate with him, he never really hurt her and made sure she enjoyed herself too...
...as much as he could please her since he was not one of the most sensitive bots and he often came without her leaving her valve aching for more.
That annoyed her.
His chest plates parted and his spark was bared for her once again; if she could, she would have smirked in victory again before their energies met and both sparks danced together making them cry out and groan at the intense pleasure.
She only had a few seconds to act and went deeper into him and once again changed the codes that made him think or see things in a way... He will start seeing things HER way now.
The energy was so intense and the charge exploded inside them just as his spike was tightly embraced by her tightening valve that not allowed a single drop of his fluids to escape.
"Aaaahhh!" She cried feeling that burning liquid fill her insides so deliciously as he thrust once, twice more and then stopped still hugging her tightly against his bared chest.
She holds him too and vented for air against his neck while hugging him and finished the programming, then ordered both their chest to close...
...and the idiot hadn't even realized as he continued descending from his post overload haze.
"Oohh... Red..." He moaned feeling his now soft spike still trapped within her in a constricting embrace. "I love you...so much..."
She heard him and waited for him to process more.
"I'm sorry..." He started and embraced her tighter as he cried. She almost smirked, it begun. "I'm so sorry... But I love you so much... I need you... You never looked after a mate and would have never looked after me otherwise..."
She grimaced but contained herself from doing otherwise.
"Red... Its too late to let you go now... You know too much... If you escape or if I release you, grandsire will kill you and I cannot bear that idea!" He hugged her still and couldn't see her annoyed expression.
"I love you so much... I was an idiot to do this to you... I was a coward... I am a coward... Red..." He cried against her shoulder and tears escaped his optics as he sobbed.
Silence followed only interrupted by his own sobs.
"Then stop drugging me and find me a way out," She finally said in a cold voice freezing him and looked at her angered optics.
He looked so scared, so helpless, like a sparkling before being beaten for something he did... Or didn't do.
"Red..." He tried but she slapped him hard across the face shocking him.
"Shut up!" She hissed and he gulped. "Be a mech! You got me into this and you will get me out!"
He was shaking now with huge watering optics, for a moment she thought he was a little sparkling in a huge armour, but then remembered this mech's acts and couldn't help herself.
"You heard me?!" The femme hissed again.
"No one can!" Finally he cried. "Grandsire is too powerful for even the Magnus do anything! Everyone in the Autobot high class knows of this but no one stopped us in millenniums-!"
She slapped him again to his shock.
"Be a mech!" This time she roared making him flinch and that also moved his spike within her. "I don't want to frag a coward!"
He covered now from her as if she was a worse monster than Skyfall.
"I know they are looking for me, I am the prince's mother and there must be a reward for my head; I know even if you hadn't even mentioned it!" The femme roared making Angelwings shake and cover himself further. He would have run from her but he was still trapped within her and that at least was pleasing... Even if she's scary.
"You will go and inform about my location to my brother and the emperor, once they find me HERE, they will stop this pathetic tradition and Skyfall will be executed, possibly by the Emperor himself!" Declared Red Alert this time making her mate look at her surprised and considering what she was saying.
"You understand?" She added in a different, softer but still dangerous tone that caused him to gulp and nod at her.
"Y- yes ma-am."
"Good," She said frowning before rolling her hips once again making him groan and his spike re-harden. "Now this time I hope you better frag me good, touch me and learn to control yourself until I come! Got it?!" She barked and he nodded eagerly, however still scared from her...
...but he still liked her and now more than ever.
"You really are the Hatchet's daughter." He finally managed to say making her smirk.
"Shut up and frag me already, I want my valve exploding with pleasure this time or else..." She threatened and he nodded.
"With pleasure, milady," Angelwings said before she went down and kissed him while groaning as he touched her as requested.
It was done, this mech will take her out from here, she was sure... And that Skyfall will die.
...
"Star?" Skyfire called, he'd just arrived home from seeing his mother and really wanted a cuddle with his mate. He loved his mom but seeing her in that state, especially after his brother's death, really depressed him.
"Sky?" replied his tired lover's voice and he found him reclined on a berth. "You alright?"
"I've been better," Skyfire murmured distractedly, going right over to Starscream's side and lifting him gently into his arms. "Still no word of Valour's mother, I take it?"
"No," Starscream said heavily. "And the poor thing is barely eating, he needs her especially with Megatron and the Consort gone."
"Are they not coming back soon?" Skyfire asked, they'd originally gone to help settle a dispute in another system, that techno organic femme had gone with them as protection.
"They are, they might even arrive tonight," Starscream began before grimacing.
"Star?" Skyfire asked, noticing the look.
"A little...uncomfortable," the Seeker explained, rubbing his large bump. "The little one's been moving around a lot today."
Skyfire carefully placed his hand over Starscream's, he could indeed feel something. He smiled despite himself and said.
"That's our little life right there...and no one can take that away."
"No one," Starscream agreed with his own smile before wincing at a sharp pain that had shot through his body. "Ah."
"Is it getting worse?" Skyfire asked, starting to get a little worried.
"A little," he admitted, squirming in Skyfire's arms as the sharp stings of pain continued.
"Maybe we should see a medic," suggested Skyfire, his worry growing by the moment. "In case something's..."
"AH!" Starscream yelped loudly and Skyfire surged to his feet, clasping his beloved Seeker close.
"We are going right now," he told Starscream sternly and the Seeker could nod dumbly as Skyfire hurried away.
...
"What is happening?" Megatron demanded, long purple cloak swishing as he marched into the waiting room of the med bay Starscream was being treated in. All his sparklings where there, looking up at him.
"He's having a shuttle," Slipstream said in a small voice. "They confirmed it."
Megatron grimaced, that would put a lot of strain on his friend. Optimus had told him to go be by his friend's side while he went to Valour and comforted their little son. Megatron swore that whoever had snatched Red Alert would pay dearly, he'd seen his precious sparkling bawling and he refused to allow that to continue.
"He needs a hospital, now!" Laser came out with the seeker who was protesting in pain. "The sparkling's coming and his spark is suffering, I need treatment and devices I don't have here!"
Megatron and the others then hurried to Iacon's main hospital. Optimus remained with Valour as the sparkling refused to abandon the palace's entry even if he told him that they will go to the hospital and may find Red there.
And hours later it was announced, a shuttle sparkling mech. He was so little yet so big for his carrier, and so cute. But also premature, he was too big for Starscream to continue holding him.
Sadly Starscream after birthing was left in a bad shape, Scalpel and Laser were barely able to stabilize him. Ratchet was not in the mood to treat such complicated operation but assisted them nonetheless.
Megatron was horrified to see the old medic's state; his daughter's abduction went bad on his spark and the mech seemed to extinguish as the time passed, just as Valour.
With Starscream stable and the little shuttle out and healthy, everyone was looking at him adoringly and at the same time in the dark about his carrier's condition.
The Emperor caressed his own belly where his own sparkling was sleeping as he thought how he will do to find Red Alert. In that moment Alpha Trion appeared with his own sparkling daughter who, for some reason was pulling him towards the newborn shuttle.
"Its ok, Aurora, sweetspark, you can play with him later." He tried but she insisted to everyone's amusement.
However in that moment appeared the one wanted to see.
"Where is he? Where is my great grandson?" He barked making the Emperor frown in annoyance.
"G- grandsire..." Skyfire tried but the older shuttle just shoved him out of his way and went to see his great grandcreation through the glass as he slept peacefully.
"Go away!" Once again it was Slipstream the one who stood against him first. "You're not welcome so frag off!" She even used bad words to her mentor's horror.
"You again, insect...!" He started towards her but this time her brothers stood next her and took positions.
But before the big, old Mech can do something, Skyfire grabbed his arm and stopped him; however it was snatched back once the elder saw who stopped him.
"P- please...g- grandsire... Don't... Don't talk to them like that," Skyfire stuttered.
With utterly furious blue optics, Skyfall glared at his grandson. "I will let this pass, just this time because you finally did something right," Then started after the sleeping sparkling only to be stopped by Skyfire again...
...only this time he turned furious and backhanded him harshly and grabbed his wings before twisting them painfully to everyone's horror.
Skyfire was left crying on the floor and Skyfall went again for the now crying baby... But before he can take him a sword was against his neck threatening to cut off his head.
"If you know what's good for you, then leave the sparkling and abandon this place immediately," In a dark, cold voice the Emperor threatened.
Once again Skyfall and the Emperor found each other and the latter, even heavy with sparkling could still hold a sword... Or stop him.
He growled only to have that sword inches from his neck now, so, knowing what's better for him this time, walked away, but not before kicking his grandson and telling him: "Useless disgrace!"
Slipstream and her brothers were shocked and forgot for a moment everything and went to his aid as the other left.
As Skyfire was being assisted, another young shuttle looked at them worried behind a wall before deciding to help his cousin as well.
"Angel..." Skyfire tried as the other smiled sadly.
"It's time, Sky..."
"I don't...?" He tried but his cousin shook his head.
"They have to know what our family did to remain pure."
"Pure?! What do you mean?!" Megatron exclaimed saving back his sword as some medics came and assisted the big mech.
Angelwings sighed, then looked at the High Councilmech who passed his daughter to Slipstream and looked at him coldly.
"Councilmech... Would you please explain the Emperor what our family is doing to the femmes?" The shuttle doctor asked making the elder frown in confusion before realising what he meant...
The secret...
"Someone I love is in danger and is the only way to save her," He stated making Skyfire look at him.
Alpha Trion nodded in understanding. "So, you finally took a femme." It was not a question and the mech nodded.
"This must end," He just answered.
"I didn't think I could make a difference, I didn't even try," he confessed softly. "When I saw a femme I liked, I just followed tradition without a second thought. But she has convinced me that it is wrong and I can't bear to see her hurt."
"And what is this tradition?" Megatron asked, feeling very suspicious.
Angelwings just looked over at Alpha Trion who sighed and said.
"Ever since they stopped producing femmes, the family has been left with a dilemma. They believe in Mech/Femme couplings only, that's why Skyfire's relationship to the Air Commander was disproved of."
"So what have they been doing?" the Emperor asked as everyone listened. "How have they been producing offspring?"
"By taking femmes, grounder ones, with no family and forcing them to breed for them," Alpha Trion said quietly causing everyone to gasp. "The femmes are well fed and tended to I believe but that is their purpose."
Angelwings nodded sadly but didn't add anything.
"That is despicable," Megatron stated in disgust and Alpha Trion grimaced.
"It gets worse," he stated flatly. "If non shuttles are produced then they are..."
He couldn't help but glance at his students whose optics were wide as they surrounded their Sire.
"Disposed of."
"What?" Megatron growled in a cold voice. "Disposed of?"
"Murdered," Skyfire whispered, a tear falling down his cheek. "My mother gave birth to a little grounder not long ago, grandsire terminated him like all the others. I never even got to see him."
His sons gasped and shuddered in horror, huddling around him with their wings trembling as though the evil Mech might appear at any moment. Slipstream's optics were wide and she stared down at her Sire, this was the life he had been leading? Had her carrier known about it? Somehow, she did not think so.
"The Femmes are all prisoners," Skyfire continued. "My mother doesn't even respond to me anymore, I think she's too sparkbroken. And I can't even show her my beautiful sparklings to give her hope."
His wings fluttered in distress.
"How long has this been going on?" Megatron demanded furiously.
"Too long," Skyfire shuddered. "And the ratio is always higher in grounder sparklings. Oh Primus."
"Why did you not inform me of this?" Megatron suddenly said as he rounded on Alpha Trion who held up his hands.
"I forgot," the old Mech defended.
"You forgot," Megatron said flatly in disbelief.
"Yes," Alpha Trion snapped back. "I have lived a long time, I cannot instantly recall absolutely everything I know, I need nudges sometimes especially for subjects not brought up in so long. I'm old so yes, I forget things."
They both glared at each other before Megatron turned with a grumble, he supposed that was fair enough. But for this to have gone on for so long...
"Angel," Skyfire suddenly said, frowning. "Just who is this Femme? Most are too scared to fight?"
"Not her," his cousin sighed. "She's so domineering, so passionate..."
He closed his optics for a moment before opening them with a heavy sigh.
"You are going to hate me for this," he said softly, everyone's optics on him. "I...I took a femme who is not an orphan. She knows she is being looked for."
A horrible inkling entered his processor and judging by the look on a certain Medic's face, he wasn't the only one. Frowning heavily, Skyfire said slowly.
"That femme with all the ornaments," he began. "There was something familiar about her."
Realisation hit him and he shook his head. "Oh no, you haven't..."
"What is the femme's name?" bit out a rapidly growing furious Ratchet.
Angelwings looked at him, squared his shoulders before saying quietly. "Red Alert."
There was silence for a moment before Ratchet lunged with a howl, only to be held back by the others who had known what he was about to do. Angelwings just stood there as Ratchet cursed, spat and cried at him.
"You took her, you took my precious sparkling," he raged.
Megatron was just as angry but he managed to maintain control.
"You hurt my son?" he hissed.
"If he saw me, I would have had to take him as well," Angelwings admitted. "That could never work and...I only wanted Red."
Ratchet just screamed even louder before a little voice interrupted him.
"You took mama?"
The young shuttle doctor turned around to see the most sparkbroken sight he'd ever laid optics on... That was worse than receiving a harsh beating from his grandsire...
This sparkling's huge, watering blue optics looking at him pleadingly.
"Why you take my mama?"
Angelwings then fell on his knees and looked at the little prince before answering: "Because I love her, I need her!"
"I love and need her too!" Valour cried. "Why are you so mean and want mama for you only?"
"Because I was stupid and blinded in my own egoistical reasons... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... I love Red... I'll do anything for her, anything, but I just realized that no matter the gems and silk she wears, the freedom is what makes her what she is, what makes me love her... I deserve every punishment you want to put on me," The young doctor started. "I just ask one thing... please, I want to see her again at least once before I... please?"
Silence followed for a few eternal seconds.
"How dare you?!" Ratchet roared before finally getting himself free from his captors' grasp and charged after the young shuttle who did nothing at all as the old medic released his tension and anger against him. "You deserve to die, you deserve to die!"
The adults and the other sparklings looked at the scene horrified and petrified unable to move a finger to help Angelwings.
"Stop! No grandpapa! Stop!" Valour screamed suddenly and covered Angelwings' bleeding body with his own little one successfully stopping the elder from killing the kidnapper.
"Move, Valour, he deserves to die for what he did!" His adoptive grandfather barked to the crying sparkling.
"No! He loves mama, we all love mama!" Cried Valour. "Mama loves me too and not because of that sire killed her or killed you; he just wanted to be with her alone because... because he was -sorry- stupid, he believed that by taking her all for himself she will only love him."
Angelwings cried hearing this sparkling's words; he was so young, yet so wise, he will grow to become a great Emperor.
Even Megatron was shocked at his son's words.
"Dun kill him just because he loves mama, he will not kidnap her again."
Ratchet then let go of his wrench and fell on the ground, exhausted and crying. Valour ran to him and hugged him tight.
"Megatron..." Optimus started and the Emperor understood.
Minutes later they were heading towards the shuttle's palace with the Decepticon army, Skyfire leading them; among them was Soundwave.
"What is the meaning of this?!" Skyfall roared as the Decepticons invaded his lands. "Get away from here!"
"It's over, grandsire." Skyfire announced making the elder frown.
"It's over," Repeated a badly hurt but patched Angelwings.
He was about to ask what do they mean before Shockwave stepped in front of him with other two much bigger guards.
"Lord, Senator Skyfall: you're under arrest and will await your execution for your crimes in the autobot stockades until your day comes, take him!" The single opticed mech said making the elder freeze.
He was going to be executed?! Why?!
Skyfire's and Angelwings' wings were lowered and he wondered why the latter was wounded.
"On what charges?!" He demanded resisting to the arrest.
"Kidnapping, infanticide, murder," Shockwave answered as the Decepticons, and some Autobots, advanced in his residence. "Those crimes are grave enough to be punished with death under Decepticon law, and since Cybertron is part of the Decepticon empire, this law will be executed among you. You're a shame for all cybertronians," He couldn't help but add darkly. "You will be the first one executed since the Autobots joined us."
Skyfall's optics widened as the guards restrained him.
"No! You can't...!" He tried but then watched his two grandsons walking away without another word...
...and as they did, they could hear the elder's roar of anger and demanding the Decepticons to let him go.
Meanwhile the gardens were found and Valour ran towards a certain decorated femme. "Mama!" He cried in joy once he devised her before activating his thrusters and flied towards her spread arms only to be encased in them.
"Mama!" He cried and buried his head on her chest as she hugged him tight too.
As this happened, some catatonic femmes reacted at the presence of a sparkling and looked at them, lifted up from their places and walked towards him as if something was pulling her.
Valour gasped in fear at the sight of this beautiful but creepy femmes trying to reach for him. "Mama..." He tried tensing as one reached for him to touch him.
"Mom?!" A soft deep voice sounded and Red and Valour looked up to see an excited Skyfire seeing his mother react after so long.
She finally reached Valour and softly caressed his head as her inexpressive optics released big, fat and warm tears.
The other femmes did the same to Red Alert's and Valour's shock.
The other shuttle mechs were looking at the scene with also watering optics and thanking Primus that this nightmare was over.
Skyfire's sire then came closer and reached for some femmes before injecting them something, that included Moonbeam, Skyfire's mother to his son's shock.
"Sire?" He tried, but the older shuttle just shook his head. "They deserve to be free..."
In that moment, seconds later some femmes blinked and looked around like lost, some even gasped when found themselves heavy with sparkling... Is like they just woke up from something.
"Mom?" Skyfire then tried, understanding what his father did to her and the other femmes in order to keep their mind sane... But what about their sparks? "Mom?"
The aqua coloured femme however continued with a lost, haunting look caressing Valour.
Red Alert already knew about all of this since Angelwings told her and since he was the one who helped his uncle to create the drug.
"Mom...?" Skyfire tried again this time on his knees.
The femme hadn't responded.
"Mom..." Skyfire then cried hugging her middle as she continued in the same state unlike the other femmes. His sire lowered his head and wings too in sorrow.
Valour felt sorry for him, but before he can say anything, Ratchet hurried towards them calling his now found daughter before hugging her tight and speaking nonsense. It was like his spark could finally breathe after being choked for so long.
"Daddy..." She said hugging him back.
"My sweet spark," he whispered. "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too, both of you," she stated hoarsely as Valour nuzzled into her neck.
"I searched so hard," Ratchet said in a choked up voice and she hugged him tighter.
"I know, I never doubted it," she assured him.
Optimus hugged his mate, he was so relieved to see Red Alert and to know his son would now recover from his misery. He saw poor Skyfire still crying, spark broken that his mother didn't seem capable of recovering. He looked up at his mate with a question in his optics. Megatron nodded back before saying. "Soundwave, will you see if you can help?"
The masked Mech nodded his agreement and moved over to the comatose Femme who was still being hugged by her son. He gently took her face in his hands and her optics glowed white as he entered her mind. Everyone watched with bated breath, hoping that something could be done for her. They stared long enough that Angelwings couldn't help but glance over at Red Alert with his Sire and son. He was sure he'd never be allowed near her again and that fact made his spark heavy with sorrow. But he also knew that he never wanted to see her like Moonbeam, unable to react even after her mind was free and her child was hugging her.
He shuddered at the thought of his clever, vibrant Red being like that.
"You've got a lot of jewels, mama," Valour murmured to her, making her chuckle.
"I am a little overdressed," she admitted, brushing a veil out of her optics.
Ratchet growled under his breath but didn't want to let her go so sadly, he couldn't beat Angelwings some more. Besides, he didn't want to ruin Soundwave's concentration, that poor Femme didn't deserve that. So he remained where he was, mentally planning what he would like to do to that Skyfall if given half a chance.
"Uh," Moonbeam suddenly gasped and everyone tensed, what did that mean?
Soundwave let out a long sigh before releasing his hands from her face.
"Mom?" Skyfire tried as she blinked her blue optics.
"She has suffered greatly," Soundwave intoned causing Skystrike to close his optics in pain. "But despite her losses, she still feels love for her son...and mate."
"Really?" Skystrike asked as Moonbeam slowly raised her hand and rested it on Skyfire's head.
"Affirmative," Soundwave agreed as the shuttle swallowed heavily.
"Mom?" Skyfire tried in a desperate but hopeful voice. "Do you...do you want to meet your grandchildren? My little Slipstream and all her brothers, they would love to know you. There's ten of them now."
"I...," she began in a voice that sounded unused. "...would like that...son."
"Oh mom," he gasped, rising to his full height and hugging her. "I'm sorry I never did enough for you."
"It's not your fault son," Skystrike said heavily. "You were raised to fear Sire, like we all were."
"At least no one can stop you bonding to your Star now," Angelwings pointed out with a sad smile.
"Yeah," Skyfire said before saying to his mother. "You'll love them mom, they're so beautiful and clever."
"Are they free?" she asked and he nodded. "They've always been free."
She then nodded and smiled sadly.
It seemed all the femmes were here, apparently they took them out in the gardens when there was sunlight and then returned them inside when the night fell.
With a heavy spark, Angelwings turned around and walked away. He couldn't bear to be so close, yet so far from his Red Alert. He already apologized and did as she asked to save her, he was no longer needed.
Red Alert then looked at the retiring shuttle and how his wings were held low as he softly walked away. She needed to thank him.
"Where are you going?" Tried Ratchet as she passed him Valour.
"I need to speak with Angelwings," She started, but seeing her father and son's worry, she added. "Its just a special whim of mine." Then kissed them both and hurried after him.
As she passed and saluted her brother and his mate, Megatron looked at her with lifted optic ridges.
"Hmm... Hook would have killed to see her that decorated and possibly would have had a massive erection," The Emperor chuckled making Optimus to look at him with a frown. "What? Is the truth, besides, your sister really looks good now..."
Optimus' now shocked and mildly horrified face -to not call someone's attention- told him something else...
Red Alert was a virgin... And femmes are brought here to mate...
Now the Emperor shared his look.
...
"Angel?" The beautiful femme almost singed when entering the young shuttle doctor's quarters only to find him sitting on his berth with his wings held low.
However he didn't answered.
"Angel...?" She tried once again this time stepping in front of him and gently cupped his face in her hands.
"You're welcome..." He whispered unable to offer anyone a smile.
"Thanks to you I was brought here, and thanks to that I could make you see that was wrong and all those femmes are now free."
He nodded lowering his gaze...
But then she straddled his lap to his surprise and kissed him.
His optics widened for a moment before he finally reacted and he pushed her away to look into her deep blue optics.
"Red..." He tried but she silenced him again with a kiss and the sound of her panel snapping open. Dripping valve stained his thighs.
"Shut up and frag me good before I leave," She said hurriedly making him smile for once in this day.
They kissed and she impaled herself onto his hard spike before riding it softly, teasing him and arousing herself more.
"Oohhh Red..." He gasped holding her close and touched her as she liked. "I'll never clean my spike anymore...uhhh...!"
She bit him hard on his lower lip and looked straight into his optics. "You will if you ever want to frag me again!"
"Yes ma-am..." He answered between blissful sobs of pleasure.
It was so perfect... Just that this time she drowned her cry of release on his neck instead of letting it out as he liked it... She also covered his mouth so he will not make too much noise.
They cuddled next each other as her valve refused to let go of his own rod and pulsed to the rhythm of her spark.
...
"Uhhh...!" Suddenly Megatron groaned and grabbed his belly as something pinched him hard... Then it followed by a harder pinching.
"Megatron?" Optimus noticed his mate's distress before gasping as the other moaned in pain.
Then something wet started running through his tights... A lot of liquid.
This time he cried and fell on his knees in pain.
"Megatron!" Optimus cried as the other gasped: "The sparkling... Is coming...now!"
"Now?!" His mate asked horrified before all the shuttles went in alert.
"We have a medbay here with everything necessary for a birthing, besides we have good medics in the family to help assist," Skystrike offered since the Emperor couldn't even move.
"Good! Let's take him!" Ordered the Consort and the other shuttles helped him happily.
The other femmes, including Moonbeam stared in amazement at the show of someone carrying and being carried by almost all the family members as this one cried in pain and screaming that his creation wanted out NOW.
"Where's Red?!" Suddenly Ratchet cried but Skyfire reassured him.
"She's fine, Angel will not try anything... Go and attend to the Emperor... I'll go get her and my cousin to assist him too," He said before kissing his mother and walked away softly but hurriedly.
"Valour, sweetspark, why don't you stay with this nice ladies as I assist your crying sire?" Ratchet tried and Valour giggled nodding. His grandpapa recovered his usual humour... Just as him.
...
"Ang-el?" Tried Skyfire opening his cousin's door without knocking and finding something he was not expecting to see...
... Red Alert kissing the shuttle with his spike deeply buried in her valve.
His jaw hanged open before finally knocked making them gasp and jump.
"Uhh... S-sorry to interrupt but...uhhh...the...uhh... The Emperor's sparkling is coming now and...uhhh...we...we need assistance..." He tried with a deep flush and his gaze low.
"We will be there at once." She asured him in a secure and authoritative tone.
"Yes ma-am..." Skyfire said before turning and walked away.
"And Skyfire..." She added making him freeze and gulp. "Not a word about this."
The scientist shuttle just nodded before hurrying away.
"The femmes...will love...the new...sparkling," gasped Angelwings, panting heavily.
"Yes," she agreed. "I think it will help them start to recover but I might still need to examine their sparks in case there's any problems."
He nodded, she'd certainly done a good job reaching his conscience and forcing him to face reality. As he continued thrusting into her, trying to bring the overload fast so they could attend the Emperor. While he did so, loving every moment, he couldn't help but say.
"I never thought...oooh...I'd see you ever again."
"I can't change what happened," she replied calmly even though her face was one of bliss as he thrust. "I've interfaced and I've no intention of spending the rest of my life ashamed and denying myself. Optimus went through something similar but he could still find enjoyment in the pleasure his mate was given him. And now that they've worked things out, they can't get enough of each other. If I want to find someone to spend the night with, I will."
He stared in amazement, she was incredible. Despite what he'd done, kidnapping her and giving her no choice in losing her virginity, she still soldiered on. He really did love her.
"Harder," she commanded. "Faster."
He obeyed and soon they were crying their release in a burst of electricity and fluids. The shuttle felt himself pumping hard into his beautiful femme, moaning as her valve squeezed him so hard, he almost passed out. As they lay there, recovering, he groaned. "That was wonderful."
"Hmm," she agreed before moving and letting his spike pull out of her, making him whine.
"Come on," she ordered, darting into his wash room and switching on the shower to wash quickly. She didn't want to go to the med Bay smelling of interface and transfluids. He did as she said although it wasn't easy, he'd happily have made love to her several more times. But considering how lucky he was to get this much, he wasn't going to push it.
"Will...will I ever see you again?" he asked nervously.
"I'm sure you will," she said gently. "But I'll have to spend some time with my family, this really affected them."
"Okay," he said, washing his groin area and thighs, saying hesitantly. "You...you can keep everything I've given you."
"Maybe I will," she laughed, perhaps some of them would be nice for balls.
When they were done, she gathered up her veils and gems, placing them into sub space before she hurried off with her lover.
Author's note.