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Aquaformer and Optimus were happy to head home. Aquaformer was relieved by the fact that Bee and Mirage didn't hate her for her overreaction regarding the sparklings. Aquaformer could be tough, that was for sure, but there were times when she had anxiety as well, wondering if she had done the right thing. Optimus, sensing how his mate felt, gently wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close. Aquaformer didn't fight it, which showed just how anxious she had felt about all this. "No one blames you for reacting as you did. Most creators get very protective of their sparklings" Optimus offered up, wanting to reassure his mate.
Aquaformer sighed. "It's just hard to learn how to be protective without going overboard" Aquaformer replied. She too often had been on the wrong side of Pranks and jokes, with other bots making fun of her and embarrassing her when she took it wrong or fell for the gag.
"I'm not sure what happened to you in the past, but trust me when I say Mirage and Bumblebee, like many other bots around here, are not ones that go out of their way to hurt others" Optimus replied, wanting Aquaformer to feel better.
"I know they aren't like many bots I met on Cybertron, but it is still hard to not react like I used to due to not knowing how else to react" Aquaformer responded, snuggling close to her mate. Optimus just held her close, pulsing love as they headed for home. Aquaformer was glad her mate was so supportive.
Meanwhile, in the rec room, Bee and Mirage were talking. As they talked about watching the precious sparklings, hound soon brought a new mech into the rec area. "Hey guys, looks like we have yet another Autobot who survived the war. His name is Stealth" Hound stated. The others greeted the new bot, except for Mirage and bee, who were talking to each other. They were mentioning about the Sparklings of the Prime.
"The Prime has sparklings?" Stealth suddenly but in, puzzled, for as far as Stealth knew, Optimus was single.
"Yes, and a very strong mate" Mirage answered, getting a bad vibe off this arrogant new bot.
"Who would be good enough for the Prime?" Stealth asked, a bit angry that the Prime was taken.
"Well, she…" was as far as Bee got before being cut off.
"A femme? He bonded to a femme? They are such weaklings" Stealth replied. This was when Bee and Mirage knew there would be trouble.
"His mate is no weakling and you better be careful, as Aquaformer is not one to mess with" bee revealed.
Stealth began to laugh, and not in a good way. "That worthless bucket of bolts. She couldn't harm a fly" Stealth boastfully stated. Bee and Mirage looked at each other. This was so not good. And things were going to possibly get worse. Little did anyone realize that Aquaformer knew this bot and hated him for all the verbal and emotional mistreatment he had put her through while on Cybertron while toying with her spark. What would happen when she and he met was anyone's guess.