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A short time after laying down to rest, Aquaformer felt like something was very off. She tried to get comfortable, but nothing she did seemed to work. When she tried to move more, she realized that something wet and sticky was on her form. Then it hit her like a ton of bricks – the sparklings were coming and they weren't going to wait any longer.
"Optimus, wake up" Aquaformer called out, but Optimus was deep in recharge, as it had been awhile since he had fully recharge. Optimus continued to rest. Frustrated and in pain, Aquaformer shook her mate hard.
"What…" Optimus suddenly cried out, still half asleep and a bit annoyed.
"Sorry….uh…but…ow ow…I…I think….the sparklings are coming" Aquaformer managed to get out, uttered as painful contractions hit her.
Optimus instantly made himself fully online. He was going to ask if she was sure, but when he felt the sticky oil on the berth, he knew. "Let's get you to the med bay" Optimus stated, trying to help his mate up out of their berth.
After several failed tries, Optimus was finally able to get his mate up and out of their quarters. Aquaformer was in tremendous pain as the contractions grew closer. Thankfully for the pair, no one stopped them between their quarters and the med bay. Aquaformer barely made it, and wouldn't have made it in time if not for her mate's help. Optimus helped Aquaformer onto a med bay berth before going to find Ratchet or First Aid or possibly both.
Aquaformer, while waiting, was trying not to scream in pain as her body prepped to pop out the sparklings. She hurt like hell, but she knew that once the pain was over and she laid optics on her little ones, all the indignities she had suffered while sparked would seem inconsequential. Aquaformer felt like she waited for hours for the medic to come, but really it had only been a few minutes when Optimus returned with both Ratchet and First Aid, as Aquaformer's case was complicated, thanks to both her chambers being sparked.
"Breathe Aquaformer and listen to me" Ratchet told her as Optimus made his way back to his mate. Optimus hoped that at least being near her and encouraging her would make her feel like he was supporting her. "Here comes the first one." Aquaformer pushed hard, screaming as she did so. It was loud and painful as the sparkling emerged. Ratchet soon figured out why as the little one had wings like it's mother. Ratchet checked over the little one, "it's a femme flyer."
"A femme flyer?" Optimus asked.
"Yep, just like her mother, only red and white in color" Ratchet quickly replied, as the next one was coming right behind the first. Aquaformer screamed again as she pushed. Ratchet noticed this second one looked like an exact copy of the first sparkling, except being a soft blue and white. "Another femme flyer. An exact twin of her sister except for coloration."
"2 down, 4 to go" Aid stated. Aquaformer shot the medic a dirty look. She didn't need that reminder.
"Focus on pushing them out Aquaformer" Ratchet uttered, trying to distract the sparking femme from Aid, who chose to check on the sparklings. It wasn't long before the final triplets of that chamber emerged. He was bigger than his sisters and a triple changer like his mom. The mechling seemed to be indignant as he was held and shook to send his sparkling fluids everywhere. "Ok, ok, give me a minute and I'll set you down."
Aquaformer just breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her body would give her a break between the two chambers being sparked. "Are they healthy?" Aquaformer asked, very winded.
"Yes, they are. Now let me scan you" Ratchet stated before scanning the femme. "Ok, one of your sparkling development chambers is empty and the other still has three in it."
"Will you have to remove them by C-section?" Optimus asked, concerned.
"I doubt it. Her systems are just work8ng on switching from sparking one chamber to the other. I suspect, she will start sparking those ones soon." No sooner had Ratchet said that when Aquaformer let out another cry of pain. The rest of the sparklings were starting to come.
The first two, though very good sized, were mech sparklings with Optimus' alt mode. Aquaformer, after sparkling flyers, had a slightly easier time sparkling those two, one of which was aquamarine and silver while the other was royal blue with silver and gold trim. "Alright, one left" Ratchet announced after setting the two look a like mechs in the special berth. Aquaformer gave a few final pushes, weaker than her first ones as she was exhausted, a precious femme a soft rose and white in color came forth, also a grounder bot.
"It's a femme" Ratchet announced. Aquaformer smiled softly before passing out in exhaustion. She was also dangerously low on energon. Ratchet hooked her up to an energon drip.
"Is everyone ok?" Optimus asked, a bit worried, especially about his mate,
"The sparklings are healthy, all 6 of them" Aid replied, knowing as he had personally cared for the little ones.
Optimus looked to Ratchet, who scanned and checked over Aquaformer. "She is tired, but she will be fine" Ratchet revealed. Optimus was relieved and he studied his six little ones for now, waiting to name them until Aquaformer could participate.
"My precious children. I will love you and protect you with all I am and all that I have" Optimus stated as he pulsed love to each little one. He felt their little sparks attach to his, as all sparklings did. Optimus smiled. He finally had a family of his own.