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Aquaformer could only wait and watch as Optimus was still in the med bay. Aquaformer was worried, as she knew in her spark that if Optimus went, she and the little ones developing inside her would perish as well. She felt like she needed to talk to someone, but Ratchet was busy and Optimus had been placed in temporary stasis lock so he could recover. She wasn't sure who else to turn to. Aquaformer sighed in frustration, unaware that she had drawn the attention of Bumblebee and Spike.
"You okay, Aquaformer?" Spike asked, seemingly unafraid of the femme. Aquaformer merely nodded and turned away, still not sure if she trusted these two yet.
"Are you sure? As you seem a bit off, Aquaformer" bee carefully said, as he didn't want to upset the possibly volatile femme.
"I'm fine" Aquaformer answered tersely as a mood swing hit her. She wanted her mate, but that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. She wanted to be left alone yet she wanted to talk to someone, so she felt stuck between a rock and a hard place.
"Optimus will make it" spike stated, having seen Optimus survive nasty wounds like this. Aquaformer turned back to the human, tears in her optics. "I've seen him survive nasty wounds before."
"I have too, Aquaformer. And keep in mind, you are not alone. We Autobots always try to help our fellow bot" Bee added, trying to convince the reluctant femme to talk as bee could sense she needed to talk.
Aquaformer swallowed hard and sighed. "What do you know of Optimus and I?" She asked, texting the waters.
"You are a soldier under his command" Spike answered, unaware that there was more to it than that.
"You two are spark bonded" Bee revealed, as Aquaformer hadn't realized Optimus had told Bee and trusted Bee.
"What's a sparkbond?"Spike asked, trying to understand.
"It's when one transformer links their spark with that of another transformer. In a sense, it is much like human marriage, though not quite, as only forced bonds can be broken and when one mate goes the other usually follows, though not always" Aquaformer explained. Bee nodded, as he knew that.
"So you are intimately linked to the leader?" Spike asked.
"Yes, but there is more" Aquaformer revealed.
"More?" Bee and Spike asked at the same time.
"Yes" Aquaformer answered. She sighed and hoped her trust was not misplaced before revealing the rest. "You see, when we linked our sparks, we not only became a bonded pair…I ended up sparked."
Bee then realized what that meant. "You're secret is safe with us, Aquaformer. We will help you anyway we can" bee answered, barring Spike from asking what the femme meant. Bee would explain to Spike later.
Just then, Ratchet came to the trio. "He's asking for you" Ratchet informed Aquaformer.
"I thought he was in stasis lock" Aquaformer replied.
"No, his systems seem to be repairing themselves faster than I've seen before. So, seeing that he was healing, I brought him out of temporary stasis lock. He wants to see you."
"Then I best not keep him waiting. Thank you Spike and Bee" Aquaformer said and hurried off.
And once the femme left, Spike had one question for Bee. "What did she mean by sparked?" Spike asked.
Bee accessed Hines processor to try and find the best way to explain it. Then he found it. "In your terms, she's pregnant" bee revealed. Spike passed out as it was more than he could handle. Bee just shook his head. If this was how Spike reacted to Aquaformer carrying, bee could only wonder how Spike would react when the sparkling or sparklings came. Bee pealed Spike off the floor and headed out.
Meanwhile, Aquaformer soon arrived near the berth where her sparkmate was. She could see that he was awake. She could only hope he would stay online.
"Aquaformer" came the soft call from her mate,
"Yes, sir?" She answered, not sure how he wanted her to respond, so she chose the safer option.
Optimus sighed, as he had hoped she felt safer with him than that. "I'm not a sir, right now" Optimus answered. Aquaformer slowly walked over to her mate. She hurt, but realized he was more hurt. "I'm sorry that I hurt you."
Aquaformer lowered her head. Even though she was still hurt, she had one thing to say, " I forgive you…love." She hoped she was right in trusting him again, as the developing sparklings were relying on her to keep them safe.