p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"It was a time of peace on Cybertron. Both factions, Autobots and Decepticons, have put down their weapons. Both sides realized that no one was going to win the war and decided to call a truce. Those that wanted to continue the war were either put in the brig or exiled from the planet forever. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Starscream was such that got exiled from the planet. He refused to live in peace and Megatron was tired of his constant usurping. No one blamed him for wanting the traitor exiled. Even Optimus agreed to have Screamer exiled. No one else tried to pull the stunts Screamer did to keep the war going. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I was glad for the ceasefire on both sides. I definitely know that my adopted brother, Sunstreaker, was too. He got tired of his paint getting scratched and tired of getting repaired after every battle. Sideswipe, on the other hand, likes to see our brother's paint get scratched after a prank goes awry. He can be a sadistic asshole, but we love him. Sunny is the same way, too./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Some of the Autobots chose to stay on Earth. Sunny, Sides and I are among those that decided to stay on Earth. For as much as Sunny hated the seasons cause of the weather, he loved painting the scenery. His paintings are so beautiful. I even asked him to teach me to paint like he does./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Prime wasn't happy that I chose to stay on Earth instead of going back to Cybertron. It was my home, but Earth is where I was created. I'm of Autobot parentage. I love my parents dearly. They were glad when Sunny and Sides adopted me as their sister. It was also a way for me to keep Sideswipe out of trouble and away from Ratchet and his med bay. Not even my dad likes to go in there, unless he absolutely has to. My mom is no different./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"While I was enjoying some TV time, my comm. buzzed. I had wrote a code so I can use it like a caller ID to see who is calling me. I was surprised it was my dad. I hadn't heard from him in a week or so. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey dad. How's everyone?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""This isn't a social call, Wolf."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Oh boy. What did I do now?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Now, what makes you think I'm calling about you?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Who else would you call? I'm your only child, dad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Fair enough."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""So, I will ask again. What did I do?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Its what you're going to do for me. I need you to go to my old office and send me files on the Autobots that are there with you."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Can I ask why? And you do know that without hacking the control pad, I won't be able to get in there."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That's why I'm asking you to do it. You have great hacking skills. That's how we always got the upper hand on a lot of the battles with the Decepticons. I think you impressed Megatron with your hacking skills during war time. He had Soundwave piggyback on your firewalls while you were hacking their systems."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm not surprised. I learned a lot from Wheeljack. I'll get right on it, dad. When are you and mom coming to visit? I miss you both."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""We miss you too, sweetie. I'll talk to your mother and find out. I really wish you would come home to us, instead. It would make your mother and I happy."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I know, but someone has to keep Sideswipe out of trouble. You can't split them up without Sunny causing problems for everyone."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That's very true. I tried that during the war. That was a mistake on my part. Sunstreaker was about to tear my head off 'til I told him that I would get his brother back there."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Sunny can be dangerous, that's for sure. I better get those files to you, dad. Let me know when you get them, ok."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I will, sweetie. I love you, Wolf."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I love you too, dad. Tell mom I love and miss her."/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I will." Then I cut the comms. I headed for my dad's office to get those files sent to him./spanbr /span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"While I was hacking the control pad to my dad's office, Ironhide came walking by. He stopped and asked me why I was hacking into my dad's office. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He asked me to. He needs some files sent to him. Can I ask you something, 'Hide?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Sure. What's on y our mind, kid?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""When you were given a choice of staying here on Earth or going back to Cybertron, why did you pick Earth? I thought you would have been happy to go back to Cybertron and be with Chromia?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""What makes you think I didn't go back to her?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I haven't seen her here, so I'm guessing she's still on Cybertron. Am I wrong?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Before he answered my question, Chromia walked up to us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Guess I'm wrong. My bad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Chromia looked between Ironhide and I then asked what was going on./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Wolf thought that I would have chosen to stay on Cybertron and with you, but I chose Earth instead. I also chose to bring you here, too."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""And now I feel stupid for assuming you left her there. I'm sorry."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Don't be. I honestly never thought I'd leave Cybertron. I also never expected the war to be over after so long."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I hear ya. I'm just glad that my dad is happier now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He has you and your mother in his life. He'll always be happy."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You know, you're right, 'Hide. Thanks."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Before we head out, Ratchet is looking for you, Wolf. You're due for your annual checkup."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I groaned in irritation. They both chuckled. They knew I hated going to med bay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""After I get this done for my dad, I'll head over there. I thought he would have retired after the war was over."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He did. He helps out at the local hospitals. This is his day off. He came back here for everyone's annual checkup."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I groaned again in irritation. They chuckled again. I glared at them. They laughed even harder. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm betting you're next, 'Hide."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Actually, he is. Right after you, Wolf."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I turned and saw Ratchet coming towards us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey Chet. How's civilian life?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Not bad, actually. When you're done there, come to med bay for your checkup. Ironhide can come with me now for his."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"It was my turn to laugh at him now. He glared at me. I smiled in return. Then I walked into my dad's office after I heard the door open./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I walked around his desk and opened his drawer where all the digipads were. There were about 10 of them. He wanted all of them, so I sent them to him. All 10 of them. I do as he wants. If I wanna stay in his good graces, I do as I'm told./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"A few mins. later, he called me and told me he got them. He didn't realize how many there were. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You said you wanted all of them, so that's what you got. Since I'm still in your office, would you mind if I grabbed a few things for my room, dad?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Of course I don't mind, sweetie. I also talked with your mother while I was waiting for those files. How do you feel about a visit tomorrow?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You and mom are coming back to Earth?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""We want you to come to Cybertron to visit. We have a few surprises for you."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You know I don't feel comfortable there, dad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I know, sweetie, but your mother can't be traveling on the space bridge right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Why? What's wrong with mom?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""This is why we want you to come see us for a change. Please Wolf?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I sighed and gave in. "Fine. What time tomorrow?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""How's 9a sound?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Fine with me. I'll see you and mom at 9a. I don't wanna hear that she's dying, dad. Hear me."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Loud and clear, sweetie." Then I cut the comm. I grabbed a few things from my dad's office then headed for mine to put them away before seeing Ratchet for my annual /%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Med bay. I just walked in as Ironhide was just leaving. He didn't look happy about something./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I nod my head towards Ironhide. "What's his problem?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He didn't like the result of his checkup. Him and Chromia were planning on starting a family and now they can't."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He's what they call being sterile, huh?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yeah. I told him I can break the news to Chromia if he wasn't up to doing it. I don't have a problem with it."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I think it would be better if it came from him instead of you, Chet."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That's true. I heard you were left in command of the Earth based Autobots."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yep, but not liking to go to Cybertron tomorrow morning."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Why? Isn't that where your parents are?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yeah, but I'd rather they come see me here. This is my home. I feel uncomfortable on Cybertron. I didn't grow up there, remember?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""And you told him that you feel uncomfortable there?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yep, but he told me that my mom can't be traveling on the space bridge right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Neither will you tomorrow."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""What are you talking about? I'm in perfect health, Chet."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You're also pregnant. 2 months along."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Now, I have to call dad and tell him I can't make it. I know my mom was looking forward to seeing me tomorrow."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Want me to call him? He's due for his annual checkup today, too. He needs to be here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Just tell him he needs to be here for his checkup. I'll tell him about my surprise after he gets here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""In the meantime, you will be doing light work 'til the baby is born."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""But Ratchet…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""No buts, Wolf. Doctors orders."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I growled. "Fine. Am I free to go now?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yes, you can go. I meant what I said. Light work only."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yes Ratchet."br /%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"'Jazz is going to be ecstatic when I tell him the good news,' I thought. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I decided to head for my office to do some work. I had taken Prowl's office after he left the team. He decided to work for the police department in the city. The only time he comes by is for his annual checkup. In fact, he was due to come by today. It's gonna be nice to see him again. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"On my way to my office, Jazz was heading for med bay for his annual checkup. He saw me heading for my office and stopped me in the middle of the hallway./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey beautiful."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey yourself, handsome. I have good news."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Oh? What's that?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""We're gonna have a baby. I'm 2 months pregnant."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Jazz stood there in complete shock. I waved my hand in front of his face. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Earth to Jazz. Anyone home in there?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"He finally snapped out of it and hugged me. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That is the best news I've heard all day. I'm so happy right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Unfortunately, I'm on light duty 'til the baby is born. I hate it already."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Ratchet is just being cautious, babe. You should listen to him."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I am, Jazz. He won't let me do anything else BUT light duty. I also told Ratchet to call my dad and tell him that he's due for his annual checkup."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Before Jazz said anything more, I got a call on my comm. link. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hold that thought, J-dawg. My dad is calling me."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I answered my comm. "Hey dad. What's up?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Looks like I'm coming to see you afterall. Ratchet called me and said I'm due for my annual checkup. He wants your mother there, too, but I told him that she can't be traveling right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm guessing that he still wants her here, right?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yes, he does."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I think I know why she can't travel on the space bridge. Mom's pregnant, isn't she, dad?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""How did you know?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Cause I am too. I was told I can't be traveling on the space bridge as well."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""How far along are you?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""2 months. What about mom?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""4 months. We want to be surprised. Any idea what you're having?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Not yet. Its probably too soon to tell right now, anyway. Jazz is so happy to be a father."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I bet he is. After his annual checkup, would you mind sending him to the space bridge? I have something for him from Blaster."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Sure, no problem. Why is Blaster on Cybertron? I figured he would have stayed here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Magnus wanted him here, so…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm glad Magnus is there and not here. I can't believe that you made me go through his rigorous training and made me go through the academy."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm glad I did make you go through the academy. You and the twins were the best frontline warriors out there. Megatron and I were talking about your Jet Judo with the twins. He found it a bit funny when you would take down Starscream."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""It's hard to believe that you and him are friends now. Did you ever think that would happen?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Honestly, no. I have to get going. I have to go get your mother. We'll see you soon, sweetie."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I can't wait. I love you, dad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I love you too, Wolf." Then I cut the comm. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Dad wants you to meet him at the space bridge after your annual checkup, Jazz."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I was just on my way to see the doc. I'll head to the space bridge right after." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I gave him a kiss on the cheek then headed for my office. I had some paperwork to take care of./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Starscream was such that got exiled from the planet. He refused to live in peace and Megatron was tired of his constant usurping. No one blamed him for wanting the traitor exiled. Even Optimus agreed to have Screamer exiled. No one else tried to pull the stunts Screamer did to keep the war going. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I was glad for the ceasefire on both sides. I definitely know that my adopted brother, Sunstreaker, was too. He got tired of his paint getting scratched and tired of getting repaired after every battle. Sideswipe, on the other hand, likes to see our brother's paint get scratched after a prank goes awry. He can be a sadistic asshole, but we love him. Sunny is the same way, too./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Some of the Autobots chose to stay on Earth. Sunny, Sides and I are among those that decided to stay on Earth. For as much as Sunny hated the seasons cause of the weather, he loved painting the scenery. His paintings are so beautiful. I even asked him to teach me to paint like he does./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Prime wasn't happy that I chose to stay on Earth instead of going back to Cybertron. It was my home, but Earth is where I was created. I'm of Autobot parentage. I love my parents dearly. They were glad when Sunny and Sides adopted me as their sister. It was also a way for me to keep Sideswipe out of trouble and away from Ratchet and his med bay. Not even my dad likes to go in there, unless he absolutely has to. My mom is no different./span/p
div style="mso-element: para-border-div; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"While I was enjoying some TV time, my comm. buzzed. I had wrote a code so I can use it like a caller ID to see who is calling me. I was surprised it was my dad. I hadn't heard from him in a week or so. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey dad. How's everyone?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""This isn't a social call, Wolf."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Oh boy. What did I do now?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Now, what makes you think I'm calling about you?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Who else would you call? I'm your only child, dad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Fair enough."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""So, I will ask again. What did I do?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Its what you're going to do for me. I need you to go to my old office and send me files on the Autobots that are there with you."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Can I ask why? And you do know that without hacking the control pad, I won't be able to get in there."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That's why I'm asking you to do it. You have great hacking skills. That's how we always got the upper hand on a lot of the battles with the Decepticons. I think you impressed Megatron with your hacking skills during war time. He had Soundwave piggyback on your firewalls while you were hacking their systems."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm not surprised. I learned a lot from Wheeljack. I'll get right on it, dad. When are you and mom coming to visit? I miss you both."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""We miss you too, sweetie. I'll talk to your mother and find out. I really wish you would come home to us, instead. It would make your mother and I happy."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I know, but someone has to keep Sideswipe out of trouble. You can't split them up without Sunny causing problems for everyone."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That's very true. I tried that during the war. That was a mistake on my part. Sunstreaker was about to tear my head off 'til I told him that I would get his brother back there."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Sunny can be dangerous, that's for sure. I better get those files to you, dad. Let me know when you get them, ok."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I will, sweetie. I love you, Wolf."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I love you too, dad. Tell mom I love and miss her."/span/p
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p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I will." Then I cut the comms. I headed for my dad's office to get those files sent to him./spanbr /span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"While I was hacking the control pad to my dad's office, Ironhide came walking by. He stopped and asked me why I was hacking into my dad's office. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He asked me to. He needs some files sent to him. Can I ask you something, 'Hide?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Sure. What's on y our mind, kid?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""When you were given a choice of staying here on Earth or going back to Cybertron, why did you pick Earth? I thought you would have been happy to go back to Cybertron and be with Chromia?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""What makes you think I didn't go back to her?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I haven't seen her here, so I'm guessing she's still on Cybertron. Am I wrong?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Before he answered my question, Chromia walked up to us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Guess I'm wrong. My bad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Chromia looked between Ironhide and I then asked what was going on./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Wolf thought that I would have chosen to stay on Cybertron and with you, but I chose Earth instead. I also chose to bring you here, too."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""And now I feel stupid for assuming you left her there. I'm sorry."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Don't be. I honestly never thought I'd leave Cybertron. I also never expected the war to be over after so long."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I hear ya. I'm just glad that my dad is happier now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He has you and your mother in his life. He'll always be happy."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You know, you're right, 'Hide. Thanks."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Before we head out, Ratchet is looking for you, Wolf. You're due for your annual checkup."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I groaned in irritation. They both chuckled. They knew I hated going to med bay./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""After I get this done for my dad, I'll head over there. I thought he would have retired after the war was over."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He did. He helps out at the local hospitals. This is his day off. He came back here for everyone's annual checkup."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I groaned again in irritation. They chuckled again. I glared at them. They laughed even harder. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm betting you're next, 'Hide."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Actually, he is. Right after you, Wolf."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I turned and saw Ratchet coming towards us./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey Chet. How's civilian life?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Not bad, actually. When you're done there, come to med bay for your checkup. Ironhide can come with me now for his."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"It was my turn to laugh at him now. He glared at me. I smiled in return. Then I walked into my dad's office after I heard the door open./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I walked around his desk and opened his drawer where all the digipads were. There were about 10 of them. He wanted all of them, so I sent them to him. All 10 of them. I do as he wants. If I wanna stay in his good graces, I do as I'm told./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"A few mins. later, he called me and told me he got them. He didn't realize how many there were. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You said you wanted all of them, so that's what you got. Since I'm still in your office, would you mind if I grabbed a few things for my room, dad?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Of course I don't mind, sweetie. I also talked with your mother while I was waiting for those files. How do you feel about a visit tomorrow?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You and mom are coming back to Earth?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""We want you to come to Cybertron to visit. We have a few surprises for you."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You know I don't feel comfortable there, dad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I know, sweetie, but your mother can't be traveling on the space bridge right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span"Why? What's wrong with mom?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""This is why we want you to come see us for a change. Please Wolf?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I sighed and gave in. "Fine. What time tomorrow?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""How's 9a sound?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Fine with me. I'll see you and mom at 9a. I don't wanna hear that she's dying, dad. Hear me."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Loud and clear, sweetie." Then I cut the comm. I grabbed a few things from my dad's office then headed for mine to put them away before seeing Ratchet for my annual /%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Med bay. I just walked in as Ironhide was just leaving. He didn't look happy about something./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I nod my head towards Ironhide. "What's his problem?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He didn't like the result of his checkup. Him and Chromia were planning on starting a family and now they can't."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""He's what they call being sterile, huh?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yeah. I told him I can break the news to Chromia if he wasn't up to doing it. I don't have a problem with it."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I think it would be better if it came from him instead of you, Chet."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That's true. I heard you were left in command of the Earth based Autobots."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yep, but not liking to go to Cybertron tomorrow morning."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Why? Isn't that where your parents are?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yeah, but I'd rather they come see me here. This is my home. I feel uncomfortable on Cybertron. I didn't grow up there, remember?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""And you told him that you feel uncomfortable there?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yep, but he told me that my mom can't be traveling on the space bridge right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Neither will you tomorrow."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""What are you talking about? I'm in perfect health, Chet."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""You're also pregnant. 2 months along."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Now, I have to call dad and tell him I can't make it. I know my mom was looking forward to seeing me tomorrow."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Want me to call him? He's due for his annual checkup today, too. He needs to be here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Just tell him he needs to be here for his checkup. I'll tell him about my surprise after he gets here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""In the meantime, you will be doing light work 'til the baby is born."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""But Ratchet…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""No buts, Wolf. Doctors orders."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I growled. "Fine. Am I free to go now?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yes, you can go. I meant what I said. Light work only."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yes Ratchet."br /%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"'Jazz is going to be ecstatic when I tell him the good news,' I thought. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I decided to head for my office to do some work. I had taken Prowl's office after he left the team. He decided to work for the police department in the city. The only time he comes by is for his annual checkup. In fact, he was due to come by today. It's gonna be nice to see him again. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"On my way to my office, Jazz was heading for med bay for his annual checkup. He saw me heading for my office and stopped me in the middle of the hallway./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey beautiful."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hey yourself, handsome. I have good news."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Oh? What's that?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""We're gonna have a baby. I'm 2 months pregnant."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Jazz stood there in complete shock. I waved my hand in front of his face. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Earth to Jazz. Anyone home in there?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"He finally snapped out of it and hugged me. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""That is the best news I've heard all day. I'm so happy right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Unfortunately, I'm on light duty 'til the baby is born. I hate it already."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Ratchet is just being cautious, babe. You should listen to him."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I am, Jazz. He won't let me do anything else BUT light duty. I also told Ratchet to call my dad and tell him that he's due for his annual checkup."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"Before Jazz said anything more, I got a call on my comm. link. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Hold that thought, J-dawg. My dad is calling me."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I answered my comm. "Hey dad. What's up?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Looks like I'm coming to see you afterall. Ratchet called me and said I'm due for my annual checkup. He wants your mother there, too, but I told him that she can't be traveling right now."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm guessing that he still wants her here, right?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Yes, he does."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I think I know why she can't travel on the space bridge. Mom's pregnant, isn't she, dad?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""How did you know?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Cause I am too. I was told I can't be traveling on the space bridge as well."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""How far along are you?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""2 months. What about mom?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""4 months. We want to be surprised. Any idea what you're having?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Not yet. Its probably too soon to tell right now, anyway. Jazz is so happy to be a father."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I bet he is. After his annual checkup, would you mind sending him to the space bridge? I have something for him from Blaster."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Sure, no problem. Why is Blaster on Cybertron? I figured he would have stayed here."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Magnus wanted him here, so…"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm glad Magnus is there and not here. I can't believe that you made me go through his rigorous training and made me go through the academy."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I'm glad I did make you go through the academy. You and the twins were the best frontline warriors out there. Megatron and I were talking about your Jet Judo with the twins. He found it a bit funny when you would take down Starscream."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""It's hard to believe that you and him are friends now. Did you ever think that would happen?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Honestly, no. I have to get going. I have to go get your mother. We'll see you soon, sweetie."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I can't wait. I love you, dad."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I love you too, Wolf." Then I cut the comm. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""Dad wants you to meet him at the space bridge after your annual checkup, Jazz."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;""I was just on my way to see the doc. I'll head to the space bridge right after." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"I gave him a kiss on the cheek then headed for my office. I had some paperwork to take care of./span/p