(Please see all previous disclaimers, m preg mentioned/alluded to)
Several weeks later, Optimus was staring at himself in a mirror. He usual form being slightly changed due the sparking bump he was sporting. He felt so off balance now that the bump was starting to show. Aquaformer helped out as much as she could, but it didn't always feel like enough to the Prime, knowing he only thought that way due to being sparked. He knew in his spark she did as much as she could to help him.
He was alone right now as he had had a massive mood swing, a dangerous one that caused Aquaformer to feel threatened and feel scared for herself and the lives of their little ones. Optimus sighed. His mood was over, but he was still locked away in the med bay as Ratchet had not yet come back to check on the Prime to see if his systems had returned to normal.
Soon though, Ratchet entered the special room in the med bay. "How are you feeling?" Ratchet asked, to gauge Prime's mood.
"Like I'm trapped in here when I really need my mate and I know I should apologize to her" Optimus replied, clearly displaying that the aggressive, angry mood was long gone, replaced by a sad, somber mood.
"Well, you scared the tar out of your mate" Ratchet responded bluntly. He knew he should have phrased it better, but he was a "to the point" type of bot.
Optimus sighed yet again. "I know. I messed up. She has been so good to me and yet I messed up again" Optimus replied, a little less confident than usual thanks to being sparked.
"She knows you didn't mean to be aggressive towards her or the sparklings. She just didn't want your hormone induced rage to do any harm" Ratchet informed the Prime.
"I'm glad that she recognized the signs before I could do any harm" Optimus answered, knowing he would never forgive himself if he hurt her or any of their little ones.
"You can thank her training for that. But seeing that your mood has dissipated, I will release you to your mate" Ratchet stated, making a motion that Optimus didn't understand until he saw another bot come in the door. It was Aquaformer, his mate.
"I know that being sparked does a number on one's systems, my love" Aquaformer stated, "but if you are ready, I can take you home."
Optimus looked at his mate. She was so quick to forgive him, even though he hadn't even had a chance to apologize to her. "But what of the little ones we have?" Optimus asked, worried about all of this.
"They are being safely watched over by Jazz and his mate. Jazz understands and he said he will watch them as long as we need them to" Aquaformer replied, carefully approaching her mate so she could gently hug him. Optimus embraces her gently and nuzzled her. Ratchet just smiled as he watched the two head out and head home. He just hoped that this was the worst things got while Optimus was sparked. Only time would tell.