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Upon receiving the urgent comm from the medic, Optimus headed for the med bay. He didn't quite run, but walked at a fast clip. He knew his mate Aquaformer had gone to the med bay for a check up. He hoped and prayed that she and the little ones developing inside of her were alright. Aquaformer had mentioned nothing of any problems or just how many she sparklings she was carrying.
Optimus was soon at the med bay. He noticed his mate was asleep on a berth, and while she appeared peaceful, he had a feeling that something was off. He didn't know what, but something felt off. Ratchet, finally realizing that Optimus had arrived, quickly and quietly pulled the Prime aside. Optimus followed Ratchet, now even more concerned.
"Sorry to pull you away from your mate, but I felt I needed to speak with you before you go see her" Ratchet quietly stated, not wanting to wake Aquaformer yet.
"I demand to know what is going on" Optimus stated, in a hushed but commanding tone. He didn't like not knowing about his own mate, especially after all that had happened.
"And you will, Prime" Ratchet answered before explaining the bizarre findings that Ratchet had found as he had thoroughly examined Aquaformer. Ratchet informed the leader of Aquaformer' strange anatomy with having two sparkling development chambers coming to one valve and her now carrying two sets of identical triplets. "She must be careful. I've never heard of any bot carrying so many sparklings. She is at extremely high risk of things going not as we wish them to go."
It took Optimus a short time to process all that he had been told, as it was quite a bit of overwhelming data. He was very worried, and it showed. "Is there any way I can help her directly with the sparklings?" Optimus asked, unsure if he even possessed a sparkling chamber in his abdomen, as some mechs did and some didn't. He would do anything to help her, as he loved her so much. That much, he did know.
"Even if you had a chamber and one that functioned as it should, I don't think it can be done. 1) she would refuse for a multitude of reasons and 2) it is too late to safely transfer them even if I knew if you had a chamber that could hold at least three developing sparklings" Ratchet explained. "The best thing you can do is help her and support her. Do allow her some freedom, but make sure she gets plenty of rest."
"I will do my best" Optimus agreed, knowing how stubborn his mate could be when she needed freedom and independence for a bit. "By the way, did you happen to find out what gender they were?"
"Optimus, I tried, but she has too many to tell what gender any of them will be" Ratchet replied. Optimus merely nodded and headed for his sweet mate. He just hoped that she would be able to handle this. Heck, he hoped they would both survive this. Aquaformer kept sleeping, as she was that tired.
"May I take her home?" Optimus asked, worried that she would be required to stay in the med bay.
"Let her rest for now. I'll comm you when she wakes and then you can take her home" Ratchet answered. Optimus nodded and then left. He would be back when she woke, to help her get home.