'New Generations.'

By Phoenixfire90 and Dark Primus.

Chapter 1, Shock.

(From Ratchet's point of view)

Not again, Phoenixfire is on my medic table......
But this time not for injuries, but for some odd illness.
Bumblebee's just turned up, "Hey Bee, where's the fire." I said.
"Oh ha ha. Very funny, I was just looking for my dear wife." He replied.
Hold on, I know what your thinking, how did this come about in the first place.
Well, I can't tell you about that, but Bee might.....

Earlier that day. 2 months after the marriage.

(From Bumblebee's point of view.)

Boy, being married to Phoenixfire is good, one the best things that have happened in my life, besides meeting Sam and Mikeala for the first time.
But I thought married life would be a breeze, I was wrong.
Don't get me wrong, at first it was fine, but the last 2 weeks have been crazy.
Nothing's wrong with me, it's Phoenixfire.
She keeps waking up in the night and going outside, or sitting in the living room.
What was she doing I wondered, so last week I started following her.
When she went outside, she was being sick, really, just like a human.
But when's she was inside, she was eating...... Chocolate dipped pickles, strawberry jam dipped pickles and, sometimes both together..... EWWWWWWW.....
Maybe that's why she's being sick.
But a few days ago her mood started changing, when I mean changing, I mean she keeps changing her mood every... 5... minutes!
I can't take it anymore unless I know what's wrong with her.
Maybe I should talk to Optimus, you know bot-to-bot, Father-in-law to Son-in-law.

In Optimus's room/office.

I knocked on the door three times.
"Come in." A voice said as the door slided open.
I walked in and saw the Autobot Leader at his desk, reading a newspaper.
He looked up at me and asked if I wanted to sit down, I replied that I would like to.
I did, he smiled and asked, "So...... How's my favorite Son-in-law?"
"You mean your only Son-in-law." I replied.
This made Optimus laugh, a nice deep laugh.
I got back to the question when he stopped laughing, "I'm fine thank you, you?"
"I'm fine myself, still alive if that's what you mean. What about my daughter, how's she?"
"Well, that's what I've came to talk about, you see; over the last two weeks, Phoenix was been acting odd, really odd."
"What's new..." He answered.
"No Optimus, you're not getting it. She's been acting odder than normal." I replied.
"In what way?"
"Well...."
I told him everything I had seen, every new thing I told him, his smile slowly disappeared, when I had finshed he hadn't interrupted really except the occasional question every now or then.
But his smile had completly disappeared.
He put his fingers on his mouth and said, "I think you need to get her to Ratchet.... Now. And tell him to do a scan, my orders, if he finds anything, tell him to phone me at once."
I obayed him and ran to around the HQ looking for my wife.
Until....

Now we've caught up with the beginning again. Ratchet's office.

(From Ratchet's point of view)

"Yeah, Optimus told me take Phoenix to you for a scan. Oh and if you find anything to phone him." Bumblebee said to me.
"Thanks Bee." I said, as I got the scanning machine out and put it over Phoenixfire.
All the while Bee was telling me everything.
When the scan was done I looked at results and was shocked about what I found.
At first I couldn't say anything, then I said, "Phoenixfire, you're pregnant..."

(From Ratchet's point of view)

At first there was silence, a shocked silence.
Bumblebee and Phoenixfire kept looking at each other, then me, then at each other, then me again.
They thought I was joking, but I wasn't.
"I'm what!?!" Phoenix asked.
"Well, there's nothing more to say. You're pregnant."
I then saw Phoenix hug her husband, they looked so happy, shocked but happy.
"What about the eating, the changes, the sick?" Bee asked.
"Oh that, well, part and parcel of the whole thing..
All that may stop about month to 2 weeks before the birth... Not sure myself..."
She then sat herself up and asked, "How long till the birth?"
"Well, a normal transformer pregnancy is 4 to 5 months, if you want my guess then you're looking about New Years Day as the due date."
Again the pair looked at each other, Phoenix then started counting using her fingers then shouted, "Holy Primus, that doesn't give us much time at all!!!!" She got up and started walking around, "We've got to plan nursery, build the cots, etc.!!!!!"
I grabbed her by the arm and said, "Woah girl, I don't even know if it's a girl or a boy, I don't even know how many Sparklings there are. Give me two weeks, come back in and I'll scan you again. Then I'll know."
She then hugged Bee, this time lifted him off the ground.
I picked up the phone and called Optimus, "Hi commander... Yes... Well could you get down here please, I've got something to tell you."
No sooner had I said, "could you get down here" Optimus was at my door, boy, he moves fast.
"What.... isitRatchet!! *panting*" He said.
He talks fast too.
"Can I talk to you away from other Autobot ears." I said leading him into a waiting room.

5 minutes later......

"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!!"
Optimus yelled at me.
"Face it Prime, you're going to be a grandfather!!" I said as I sat across from the standing Autobot Leader.
"But... But..." Prime muttered.
I showed him the picture from the scan, it showed a fuzzy image of what looked like a little robot or two, the sparks glowed on the scan.
This was too much for the commander to bear, so he sat down.
"Look, your daughter's 2 weeks pregnant, in 2 weeks time I should able to tell if it's one or two, a girl or a boy. In 4 to 5 months she's going to give birth."
I got no answer from him.
I headed back out to the happy couple and I could hear them talking about baby names, a bit early I thought.
"Right, here are some things you need to do." I said, passing a list that had just printed, she read out:
"12 new wheels.
More windshield cleaner.
1 new steering wheel.
Etc."
I then realised my mistake, I took the list off her and said, "Opps, that's Perceptor's shopping list. Ah, here it is." as I handed her a new list, she again read out:
"To the wife.
No fighting,
Eat half-a-ton of metal,
Eat half-a-ton of circuts,
Gain no more than 2 tons,
Don't over do yourself.
Keep calm, no stess.
Do not transform into other robot modes, stay in the one you're in (which was Cheetah robot mode in this case).
To the husband.
Be supporting and understanding......

Why do I have to eat that?" She asked me.
"Because, right now the robot is just plasma, the metal and the circuts you eat will help it develop/grow it's own metal etc., then it will take the form of the parents, taking on the characteristic's and appearance aswell."
Optimus then came out, went upto her and gave her a hug.
It was quite sweet to see this.
It's times like this when I feel the need for my own family.....
"Right I want to see all three of you down here, in my office in 2 weeks time at 12 o'clock sharp."

2 weeks later.

(From Optimus's point of view)

Phoenixfire was excited about having Sparklings, Bee was too.
Over the course of the last 2 weeks, she has been turning Bumblebee's old room into a nursery.
I helped of course, I had to.
Personally I couldn't wait either, I wanted to take care of her children.
You know, to make up for the past (see 2; Family and Friends, Love and War or 00; A Gift From Above for more details).
By now all the others had heard about it.
The 2 weeks came quite quickly, Bee and I took her down to the medics office.
When we had arrived Ratchet was doing paper-work.
He turned around and smiled, saying, "Ah, Phoenixfire. How's my godchild or children in your chest?"
"Fine, fine Ratchet."
"Come and lie down then, lets see how they are." He said, going ga-ga over her.
She lied down and relaxed, Ratchet got a cybertronian ultrasound and put it on her.
All the time he was asking about things, things like, "Have you eaten enough metal?", "Have you been building the nursery?" stuff like that.
She said yes or no as answers.
Bee, during the scan, held her hand.
Then, after 10 minutes, Ratchet said, "Oh this is perfect. Phoenix, Bee you're going to have twins."
I looked at my daughter, she looked like she was going to cry, so did Bee, she then said, "Well, are they two boys or two girls?"
Ratchet went back to looking at the ultrascan, 5 minutes later he said, "Ummmm... A boy... AND a girl. Both!! Here look for yourselves!!"
He turned the screen towards us, we saw 2 Sparklings moving, optics closed.
It was clear who was male and who was female.
"Do you think they can hear us?" Bumblebee asked.
"Yes, I remember just before you were born Phoenix," I said, "Ariel and I were talking about baby names and I suggested your name, you kicked and punched like there was no tomarrow. You loved the name and so did Draco......"
"Really?"
I nodded my head, Ratchet nodded his head too and said, "In Transformers, tests have been done and it shows that, yes, they can hear you and others around you. They can also hear your spark-beat since they're right next to it, aswell as your Sparkmate's, if they're close enough. So they know from birth who are the parents"
The to-be parents smiled at each other, my daughter asked, "Can we have a picture of that scan, please Ratchet?"
He nodded and typed something into the computer, then it printed and he gave it to her.
She put it in her strap bag and got up, the doc-bot then said, "Look, if you want anything built for the kids, or anything else, tell us and Whitefire, Perceptor and I will do it."
"Well, I was hoping you were going to ask that."
She then presented a HUGE list of things to build, like cots, playpens, a rocking chair, etc.
"Me and my big mouth...." He muttered.
This made me think, what should I get them?
Phoenix got up, turned to the medic, bowed and walked off with Bumblebee, all the time talking about baby names.
When they came out of the room, nearly every Autobot was there, boy, news speads fast around here.
They were asking things like, "Well, is it a boy or girl?" and "What did the doc-bot say?"
She then told everybody that it was twins and it was a boy and a girl.
Ironhide came up to her and said, "Nice one Bee, didn't think you had it in you."
Bee thanked him and Hide's attenion turned to Phoenix, he said, "Well, how's my godchildren?"
Her responce said, "Don't know about yours but mine's alright..."
Ironhide pulled a sour look at her responce, cheeky girl he must have thought.
She walked off with her husband, back to their room.

(From Phoenixfire's point of view)

2 months in, due date, 1st of January.

November 15th.

Early morning.

OW!
That's how I woke up..... OW! Not again.
I felt my pregnant spark Chamber, they were kicking and punching, this woke me up, oh well, no point in getting back to sleep....
"OW!!" I yelled.
This awoke my sleeping Sparkmate, Bumblebee, who was behind me, he (like I) was on his side, I had my back to him.
I felt his hand coming round to my chest, rubbing it, feeling them.
At the same time he started kissing my neck (yes I know he doesn't have a proper mouth) and holding me closer to him.
He muttered, "Good morning Phoenix." I said morning back.
"OW!!!" I yelled, they kicked again.
This time Bee felt it aswell, "One of them's a fighter, just like it's mother."
I turned my head, kissed him and said, "Shut up Bee."
We stayed like that for 10 minutes, but it was work day so we both had to get up, Bee was first.
I stayed in bed while he freshed up in the shower.
I couldn't help but smile when he came out, I got up, walked over to him and kissed him when he came out.
*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*
I didn't notice this nosie till I heard, "Leave the poor girl alone Bee, you've already got her pregnant, I think she's had enough of you."
Ironhide, that son-of-a-cyberweasel.
How did he get in here without Optimus seeing?
"Get out Ironbutt!! This our bedroom, you're not allowed in." I yelled, gritting my teeth.
"Just came to see how you and my godchildren are and this is the thanks I get." He said, shaking his head.
I made a grab for the nearst vase and held it up, don't think I wouldn't whack him.
"GET OUT IRONHIDE OR I'LL..." I yelled louder.
"Or you'll what?" He asked.
Well, he was warned, I threw the vase at him in anger.
It narrowly missed him and he started to run, I grabbed a second vase and threw that aswell.
That missed him as well, ashame...
"IS A LITTLE ALONE TIME FOR OURSELVES TOO MUCH TO ASK!!!! AND AS FOR IRONHIDE THINKING HE'S GOING TO BE THE GODPARENT, FAT CHANCE!!!" I shouted at the top of my voice.
Bee told me to calm down, think about my children, I knew he was right, just then Optimus appeared at the door.
"Anything wrong?" father asked.
I then marched out of the room.

(From Optimus's point of view)

"What's eating her?" Bee asked.
"Ah mood swings, Ariel was the same." I muttered..
Bee looked at me and nodded his head.
I then walked off and headed outside to talk to Ariel (if you know what I mean).
I sat down and looked up into the sky, it was early dawn, you know light green and dark blue sky, only a few stars left.
"Hey Ariel, got some news to tell you.
Our little baby going to have babies *sniff*, I think she said it was going to be a little girl and boy.
The father? Oh it's that nice Bumblebee.
Yeah he's going to be a good father.
Well, the due date's Earth New Years Day, so if you're not busy on that day, could you watch over Phoenixfire when she gives birth, I mean, if you don't mind.
It's just I want you to see them and keep an optic on them."
I got up and thought about our home, Cybertron, there are times when I think about home.
I walked back to the HQ and headed for my room, on my way I saw Phoenixfire having a check-up.
Ratchet was the doctor on duty today and he was asking her stuff like, "So how are things?"
I listened in.
"Not bad, I mean it was moving around all night." She said.
"Yeah he's always like that after a diesel energon cube..."
"NO, not Bee I mean the sparklings you idoit!!!.... Oh sorry."
"No no no, I understand. Heard you through the book at Ironhide earlier."
"A vase, not a book, how?"
"He came in about half an hour ago, said your aim was off."
I then continued my way back to the office.

Later that night.

(From Phoenixfire's point of view)

I had been fishing for most of the day.
Yep, cravings.
Well actrully, it isn't bad at all, trout's nice.
I would eat it after I've had the children.
I was sitting up in bed, waiting for Bee, I need to talk to him about the names for the children.
And no doubt he's going to notice the smell of fish from me.
Ah, here he comes now.
"Oh I see you're already waiting for me my dear, how are OUR sparklings?" He asked as he sat down beside me.
"Well, that's what I want to talk to you about my dear." I said.
"You're not having second thoughts, are you!?!" He said in worry.
"No no, it's too late for that anyway, no I just want to talk about names for them."
He put his hand on my chest to feel them.
"Names! Oh yeah, we haven't decided yet have we. Ok, how about for the girl, we call her Honeybee. For the boy, Hornet." He asked
"I like the boy's name, but not the girl's. It's got to be like mine, only different."
This caused us to think for a while, then Bee got up and yelled, "I'VE GOT IT, WILDFIRE!!!"
I jecked up my head in happiness, that was very good name, with that I hugged Bee, and I swear the girl kicked extra hard in my chest.
"Now come on, we need our recharge." He muttered to me.

(From Bumblebee's point of view).

New Years Eve.

That day we had just finshed building the nursery, Ratchet had built the cots, Whitefire had made the cot sheets and Perceptor helped us paint the room.
All of us were on our toes (if we had any), because tomarrow is the due date, but my children might make their appearence tonight!!
*Sigh* Calm down Bee, you're going to give yourself a headache even before the kids are born.
Phoenixfire's chest was quite bulged now, not by much, just noticable, the last scan was a few days ago.
I hope, no pray to Primus that everything is going to be alright, that everything is going to go as planned.
There was a New Years Eve party that night, at 10.30 p.m. Phoenix headed for bed early, 10 minutes later I joined her, but as a opened the door I saw a shocking sight.
My wife was standing up, looking down at her opened chest, on the floor was, what looked like, water and her Spark (which I could only just see because of the phoenix mask) was beating wildly.
She looked up at me and said, "My energon's (water's) broke, I'm giving birth...."
My optics went wide, at first my mind told me to panic, but I told myself to keep calm, I had to get her down to Ratchet now!!
I put her arm around my head and we started walking slowly, half-way there we ran/walked into Optimus, he looked down at Phoenix's chest.
He said, "It's time isn't it?"
I nodded, she nodded, being the dad he grabbed the other arm and did the same as me.
When we got to the Medic/Deliverly Room, Optimus let go of her and sat down, he muttered, "Sorry, I can't come in, but you can Bee, she'll need you...."
I nodded my head, Phoenix yelled, "RATCHET!!!!! GET OUT HERE NOW!!!!!!! I'M GIVING BIRTH OVER HERE!!!!!!!"
Out came the Doc-bot, Whitefire and Perceptor, the three midwifes.......
They'd just got back from party, no doubt they must have been with friends.
I laid her on the bed and I held her hand.
Ratchet asked her about the contractions, she replied, "Every 5 minutes and my energon's already broke!"
The doc-bot looked at the clock, it was 11:15 p.m.
"Last stages of labour. Well Bee, prepare for a baby new year, oh by the way, have you decided on the names?" He said.
"Yes, *Heavy sigh* the girl's going to be called Wildfire, the boy's going to be Hornet. But don't tell anybody, I know the others would have placed bets." Phoenix said.
"Nice names, really nice names. We won't." Ratchet muttered.
Perceptor attached something on Phoenix and looked to a monitor, I had to ask what it was, he replied, "It's a Spark monitar, I've put it on in case the Sparklings are in distress."
"And what happens then!?!" My wife yelled.
"Then we'll have to do surgery to get them out."
"WHAT!!!" We both said, "I don't want that!!" She yelled, grabbing Ratchet by the neck and shaking him back and forth like a rag doll.
He pulled away from her grip and went back to front of the table.
He tried to give her pain-killers to help, but she didn't want any because it wasn't natural, that the pain was a good thing.
I thought she was mad, so did the others.
Whitefire gave instructions to help both my wife and my Sparklings and removed the phoenix mask/chestplate.
It was half an hour later that it started, the screams were loud and would have frightened any Decepticon away.
She yelled at me, "DON'T YOU DARE COME NEAR ME EVER AGAIN BUMBLEBEE!!!!!"
I backed off a bit and said to Whitefire, "She doesn't mean that..... does she?"
"Highly doubt it myself." Her reply was.
Phoenix screamed again, she asked me to hold her hand again, I did, but her grip was sooooo strong that she nearly crushed my hand.
She let go and said, "Did that hurt?"
I nodded my head, her reply was, "GOOD, NOW YOU KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE!!!!"
After half an hour of screaming, I heard noise that I thought I'd never hear.
"WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! WA! WA WA WA!!!!!!"
I turned around from looking at Phoenix to Ratchet holding a newborn baby...... girl!!
My wife also looked, she had stopped screaming, for now...
She smiled at me.
I followed him to the table and had a closer look at my child.
She looked just like her mother in phoenix robot mode, wings, tails and all, but with my hands, she still had her wire cord attached.
I also noticed that she had the same birthmark, on the same arm as her mother.
I went back to my wife and told her what I saw.
She was more than pleased, 15 minutes of goaning later the second one was born.
I looked at the clock, it was 12:30 a.m. 1st of Janurary.
Phoenix's chest then closed, she reattached the Phoenix mask and sat up, Whitefire and Ratchet handed both Sparklings to my dear wife.
Almost as soon as she had them in her arms, her breastplates opened.
The sparklings started feeding off her.
The second one was a boy, he looked just like me, the only difference was it had Phoenix's mouth, colour and hands, but oddly he didn't have a Dragon birthmark.
The three medics put my wife on a nice, clean bed.
She was then moved to a private ward/room, while that was happening........

In the Waiting Room.

(From Optimus's point of view)

A crowd had gathared, I was pacing around the room, keeping an optic on the clock.
Ironhide, Prowl, Havana and Blackfire just to name a few, were here waiting...
We had all heard Phoenixfire screaming, some of the grown mechs had to leave because of it.
Worse part was that it continued for half-an-hour. straight.... twice.....
Reminds me of the night my children were born, but that was a home-birth, this was in a medics room, with the best experts on Cybertron and her caring husband by her side.
At 12:40 a.m. Ratchet came out of the room with a holo data-pad in his hands, I started asking questions, the doctor put his hands up for silence, he then said, "Phoenixfire and Bumblebee's children were born 10 minutes ago. Both mother and children are fine, but they need their rest so no visitors till morning."
With that he went back into the room, this gave me sometime to get something done. 

Back in the Private Ward/Room.

(From Bumblebee's point of view)

Phoenix was lying down on her side, facing me with the children in her arms.
They had calmed down and stopped feeding.
I couldn't help but look at them, the clock nearby said 1 o'clock.
I gave my wife an embace of love, giving my kids a hug at the same time.
"We did it, all that effort we put in, 2 months of trying and we did it." She said, then handed me one of the children, the female in the pink blacket.
She started stirring, her tiny hands grabbed one of my large finger, I felt the tail and the wings moving in the blacket.
Her optics were still closed, so was her brothers.
I handed her back to her mother and she then later put them in two seperate little side beds.
5 minutes later they all fell asleep, all through the night Ratchet kept checking on us, offering energon to me, but I said no, that I didn't need it.
He then pulled out a ciger, gave it to me and he continued, "It's a human way to have or give a ciger to a friend, when the babies are born."
"Well, I can't have one, a; because I don't smoke and b; I can't." I said, tapping my voice box and I handed it back, "But, you can have it, knock yourself out, just do it away from my dear Phoenixfire."
"Of course Bumblebee. Of course."

1st of Janurary, 8:30 a.m.

(From Phoenixfire's point of view)

I awoke to some pain, I couldn't remember the night before at first, then I heard crying.
I then remembered I gave birth last night.
I sat up and looked at my children. I started clicking back, this made them stop crying, they wanted fed, so I picked them up and put them to my breasts and they started suckling.
I then noticed Bumblebee was awake and looking at me, he said, "Good morning dear, how are you feeling?"
"Fine for someone who gave birth last night. Have you been awake all night?"
He nodded his head, I sighed and the babies stopped feeding.
Their optics then opened, they were a lovely sea blue colour.
They looked at Bumblebee and I, then Hornet put his thumb in his mouth and sucked it.
Wildfire saw her father and put her arms out to hug him, I passed her over to him.
Just then Ratchet came in and said, "Aw, how sweet."
"Good morning Doctor Ratchet." We both said.
"Good morning you... four. How are we today?"
"Fine fine." He came round and checked on my spark monitor, I continued, "Ratchet can we ask a favour from you?"
"Why yes, what is it?"
"Well, we need to know something first, are you getting married to Whitefire anytime soon?" Bee asked him.
There was silence, then he said, "How did you know, I only just asked her last night and she said YES! So why do you need us to be married?"
"Well," I said, "Bee and I want you two to be the godparents."
"Really?" I nodded my head, "Oh thank you Phoenixfire, I would love to be the godfather for these two lovely children." He started tickling their chins, Wildfire loved this.
Then the doc-bot said, "Oh by the way, you have a visitor."
"Who?" We both asked.
"Me." A voice said nearby, I turned my head and saw Optimus.
"I'll leave you alone then." Ratchet said as he walked off.
Optimus came and sat down beside me, his optics couldn't stop looking at me and the children.
"So, these are my grandchildren." I nodded my head, Bee passed Wild back to me.
"What are their names?" He asked.
"I'll tell you, if you haven't already placed bets on the names."
"I haven't place any bets, I don't believe in betting.."
"Okay then, Wildfire and Hornet, that's what we've called them."
Optimus couldn't help but smile, I then handed them over to him.
He started to rock them in his arms, it was clear that they liked him.
He was just as glad as I was.
"Oh I almost forgot, I brought you some stuff." He said handing the children to Bee and bringing out a huge box.
I sat up and he put it on my lap, I opened it.
It was full of baby stuff, human and cybertronian.
The first thing I pulled out was a rattle, no, two rattles; one was blue and one was pink.
They were both bigger than humans versions which was odd, but I had a feeling father super-sized them with one of Wheeljacks inventions.
Wildfire (who was in my husband's arms), started to reach for the pink rattle, getting really excited about it.
I handed it over to her, at first she looked at it, then shook it, but then she whacked it on the head of her brother on purpose.
This made poor Hornet cry, so I started digging for something to calm him down.
I then found a teddy-bear. It was also super-sized, so I handed it to Hornet, as soon as he saw it he grabbed it and started chewing it.
Wildfire looked jealous, but I found the matching one for her.
But I put it back in the box as Wild was playing with the rattle.
Optimus then asked about the nursery, I said it was ready and rearing to go.
He then told us that we wouldn't get any sleep for... 2 months.
I knew that already, so did Bee.
I could tell that Optimus was falling in love with my sparklings, even breaking his heart/spark.
Then he said, "Ariel would have loved to seen these two, right little heartbreaks they are."
"Who knows," I said, "maybe she's watching us right now."
Yeah, that would be good, Primus blessed us with children and we were glad.
Then...
"Attention all Autobots, Phoenixfire is awake and doing fine, her children are doing fine also. Oh by-the-way, they're names are Wildfire and Hornet."
At this point I swear I heard some groaning outside, somebody had lost a bet, the voice on the inter-con continued, "Vistors are allowed, but please don't crowd her, 2 or 3 at a time. Oh and I'm proud to annouce that Whitefire and I are getting married next summer. Thank you."
Ratchet, being a peacock and telling everyone about him and MY medic officer getting married, just like he did when Bee asked me, every Autobot and his granny knew about it by morning.
Over the course of the day, Autobots kept visting.
Even Ironhide (who hates me), came down to see them, he seemed sparkbroken when I told him about the medic and the nurse being the godparents.
And besides, Wildfire bit him on the finger.
He now hated them and he stormed off muttering, "Stupid kids, glad I don't have any..."

2 weeks later, 2.30 a.m.

(From Phoenixfire's point of view)

"WWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"
"PHOENIXFIRE!! WILDFIRE AND HORNET ARE CRYING AGAIN!" Bee yelled in my ear.
I got up and grunted, "Your turn....".
"Nope, I changed, fed and put them to bed 2 HOURS AGO! IT'S YOUR TURN!!" He said..
"Alright, alright I'll be back in an hour...." I said as I headed out of the door.
As I headed to the children's room, I could hear Autobots yelling, shouting and even cursing Bee and I's name for having kids.
Shouting included, "THAT'S THE THRID TIME TONIGHT!" and "WHY DID THEY HAVE TO HAVE TWINS!?!"
Clearly the ones who were shouting had never had children.
I opened the door and rushed in.
They were both crying.
Oh great, what was it Ratchet said, "Have kids they're a joy." yeah right, I thought.
I picked up one but they were big so I couldn't hold both of them without dropping one of them.
Then I heard, "Do you need any help with that?"
I turned around with Wildfire to see Optimus... father, now grandfather.
He came in and hugged me, I thanked him, told him to pick up Hornet and calm him down.
While I sat on a rocking chair and fed my daughter, I opened my breastplates so Wildfire could get fed, she calmed down and started suckling.
Optimus saw this but looked away to respect my privcy, then after a some quietness he said, "Isn't this the thir....."
"Yes, I know. Was it like this when I was born." I asked.
He looked back a me, then Wildfire and a small smile appeared on the commander's face
"Yes it was, even the landlord complained, then he knew what we were going through. But it was worth it for you, and now to see your Sparklings, it's a blessing to both you two and me from Primus."
I smiled, then we both heard...
"BURP!!!!! *Girly giggle*" From Wildfire.
Optimus started laughing as we switched Sparklings.
He sat down on the floor and said to her, "Who's got a big Energon storage unit, you have, you have!"
I was shocked to see this, once a hard, battle-scarred commander, now a bit of a baby-sitter.
It was also heart-warming too.
Hornet started feeding happily off me.
"I'm sorry about the children father." I said.
"Don't worry about it, it's been a while since I've heard a Sparkling cry, and I'm glad I heard one before I go offline." He said.
"You maybe hearing one more Sparkling cry in this HQ if Ratchet has his away with Whitefire!!" I said.
His optics widen, we knew about the medic's reputation with female robots, just as bad as Ironhide.
We both put that thought out of our minds.
And he decided to change the subject, "Do you think Wildfire will learn how to fly." He said looking at the small yellow wings.
"Yes, I do and I'll teach her." I said.
He then put her back in the cot and got her the teddy bear he had brought.
She fell asleep within seconds.
When Hornet was done feeding, he fell asleep in my arms.
I put him in his cot, turned off the lights and closed the door.
Before I entered Bee and I's bedroom, father grabbed my shoulder and asked, "You and Bee ain't planning any more little bundles of joys, are you?"
"No, but if it happens, it happens." I answered as I entered the room, I got into bed and got back to sleep.

A month and a half later, in Wildfire and Hornet's room.

(From Optimus's point of view)

"Goo goo goo gaa gaa."
I still can't believe my daughter, the crazist woman I've ever met, has had such lovely Sparklings.
They looked up at me and giggled at me, what were they laughing about I wonder?
I picked Wildfire up and brought her to my face, she was about 8ft, maybe a bit bigger, Phoenix was bigger when she was born (only because my wife and I were quite tall).
She grabbed my helmet, climbed it and perched herself on top of me, her three little tails tickled my nose causing me to sneeze and nearly making my grandaughter fall off, she had to hold my antennas to stop herself from falling.
Hornet tugged my leg armor, I grabbed him, brought him to up to my shoulder and he grabbed a piece of neck armor to hang on to.
I got up and they hung on to me as I walked out of the room.
I know what you're thinking, where the parents and what am I doing with the kids.
1: I'm babysitting them for the day, 2: Phoenixfire and Bee are having a pirvate moment to themselves, if you get what I mean about 'pirvate'.
So they had told everyone to leave them alone for the whole day.
As I closed the door I reminded both of them, "Remember what your mother said, I'm in charge for the whole day, you two need to do what I say, got it?"
Wildfire nodded and giggled, oddly I could hear her thoughts in my head in a girly voice, "Yeah, but we all know who's really in charge right?"
I laughed to myself at the thought, she was right, it's going to be like bring-up Phoenix all over again.
"So," I asked her, "where do you want to go?"
I stopped walking as she thought about it, then she tried to say, "Ra.... Ra...."
Ra? What did she mean...... Oh, Ratchet!
"You want to see the doc-bot?" I asked both of them.
They both looked at each other and nodded.
So I took a left at the next hallway and headed down to the medic ward.
On the way Autobots stopped and stared at the children climbing all over me, some smiled, some frowned, others just stared with a blank face, but many just laughed and made fun of me.
They were shouting things like, "Hey Optimus can I have an energon bottle please!" and "Goo goo ga ga!!" and also, "Grandpa Optimus, could you please carry me!"
At this last comment I spun around (nearly making the twins fall off) and yelled, "Look I don't care what you all say!! My daughter asked me to look after my grandkids for the day and I'll do it with pride!!"
That made everyone quiet and with that I continued on my way to Ratchet's office.

5 minutes later.

*KNOCK KNOCK*
"Come in." A voice said.
The doors slid open and we walked in.
Ratchet was at his desk writing something, maybe a patient report, he looked up, smiled and said, "Wildfire, Hornet, Optimus... Where's Phoenix and Bee?"
"They're having a private moment to themselves." I answered as I put the twins on medic table nearby.
"You mean they're..?" He started, but I cut across him by nodding, he shook his head and said, "If they're not careful, Wildfire and Hornet will end up with another litte brother or sister!"
"Hey, by the way, I've been hearing from the other Autobots, that you and Whitefire have recently been trying to have a Sparkling and by recently I mean within the time my daughter had her's and her getting married! You two aren't even married!"
"YET!" He said back, "And so what if we are, we're both want one."
I looked back to where I put the children and they were gone.
OH NO!! Not again! I really should keep a better optic on Sparklings.
We started looking for them everywhere, under desks, tables, etc.
Ratchet sniggered and said, "Just like old times.
We searched everywhere, but they were nowhere to be seen, then I came across a vent, which had recently opened by what looked like tiny claws.
Ratchet saw this too, started laughing and tried to say, "Haha, they've done the same thing your kids did 1,200 years ago, like mother like daughter!!"
Then I asked, "Where does that vent lead to?"
"Wheeljack's lab, why?"
Then we both realised and we both yelled, "WHEELJACK'S LAB!!!!" and Ratchet said, "PRIMUS KNOWS WHAT HE'S GOT IN THERE!!"
With that we ran out of the doors and into hallway.

10 minutes later.

The doors slid open as we ran in and the scene that met us was nothing short of chaos.
There were flasks on the floor, broken, unbroken and they're contents spilled.
Microscopes and other lab equipment either broke or thrown of the tables.
Glass, glue, goo, liqud and tools were chewed and dragged everywhere.
Wheeljack's going to kill me for this.
In the middle of the room was a table with nothing on it except for......
"Hornet!!" I yelled.
The Sparkling in question was trying to open a flask which had a green fluid by chewing the cork, he looked at me and waved.
I went over and picked him up, while Ratchet went looking for the second, then we both heard from another room, "Shush little Sparkling don't say a word,
White's going to buy you a little doll,
And if that doll does not speak,
White's going to buy you a new blacket
And if that blacket is not warm,
White's going to buy you a diamond ring,
And if that diamond ring does not shine.......
Good girl, now where's your little brother?"
Then another door opened on the other side of the room and out came Whitefire with Wildfire cradled fast-a-sleep in her arms, she looked up and said, "Oh Hornet, where were you?" she ran towards me and took the Sparkling off me.
"Where were you more to the point?" Ratchet asked her.
"Sorry, I was feeding Wildfire, she was crying when I found her, but I couldn't find her brother, so I took her to my room to feed and put her to sleep."
I moved closer towards Ratchet while her back was turned and whispered, "Ratch, what have you done to her, I've never seen her act like this before."
"Sorry Prime, I slightly changed her programming so she would be a bit more..... motherly?" He whispered back.
Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt if White became more like a mother and got some hands on experience.
In fact....
"Hey Whitefire, I think I can do you a favor," She turned around to face me, "next time I see Phoenix I'll ask her if you could babysit these two to next time."
She walked towards me, handed back my grandkids and kissed me on my face.
I blushed slightly as she ran off around the room to tidy, then I said good-bye to both and we left.
I then looked at the clock, it read; 3.30p.m.
I started to make my way to office to finsh some reports with my grandchildren hanging off me...

2 months later, just outside the Autobot HQ, near the lake, early afternoon.

(From Phoenixfire's point of view)

Bumblebee and I are settling into family life very well, in fact, it seems that little surprises await us everyday.
Besides the poop in the diapers of course.
Like just last week, Bee and I went into the children's bed room and standing there, holding on to the cot, was Wildfire wagging her three tails, waiting for us.
Then about 2 days after that, she fell into my hands as she learned to walk.
I've never felt so proud in my life.
Hornet's still crawling, bless him, but he'll have the hang of it soon.
Then yesterday, we took them both down for a check-up with Ratchet and he said that Wildfire was growing her first baby tooth.
Bee was a bit shocked at first, but then he was over-the- moon.
Today we're at the lake, relaxing, enjoying ourselves, the children were playing nearby and my father had given us the day off.
Bee was lying against a tree, while I had my head on his chest, listening to his beating Spark.
He brought his left hand to my left arm and he hugged me.
He was soo warm, so gentle.
We both watched the children play with each other, Optimus gave them a ball with a bell in it to play with when they were born.
Everytime the sister rolled it, it rattled, which in turn scared her everytime, this made Bee laughed.
Then the ball got thown into the water, Hornet knew at once he shouldn't done it.
Wildfire on the other hand looked at where the ball had landed, it was quite close to the shore but out of reach of there small arms.
She sat at the edge of the bank and thought, then she turned her back and used her long tails to grab the ball, she got it back without trouble and threw it back to her brother.
I knew from the start that these Sparklings would be different, I knew since I was mutanted that they would get it too, but I didn't think they'd get our brains.
Bumble did a recorded whistle and the children came running.
I took the ball off them and gave them a new toy.
It was a frisbee, I threw it and it went flying, Wildfire, looking excited then....... TRANSFORMED!?!
She had transformed into a baby cheetha with gray little eagle wings and bounded after the frisbee.
For a minute she disappeared, then she ran back with it in her mouth.
For a while we didn't speak, we were shocked, not even I learned how to transform this early, Bee was on the same line of thought.
Hornet started to pet his sister on the head, then, when was he done, she transformed back into baby phoenix mode.
We must have looked shocked because Wildfire said, "Mama?"
I picked her up and hugged her, Bee stroked his son's head.
We were shocked about how fast our daughter's mind was developing, Hornet was surprised at his sister's new look and voice.
We picked them both up, and took them to Ratchet.
When we found them, Whitefire was in the middle of kissing the Doc-bot.
I cleared my throat and said, "Put the nurse down Ratchet!" they looked at us and they stopped kissing.
Then we proceeded to tell them about what had happened outside.
They looked stunned but pleased, then Ratchet suggested a test to see her Cybertronian IQ.
Bee laughed saying that she was too young to take the test, that smile was quickly wiped off his face when the results came back and they were through the roof.
"Same IQ as Optimus Prime himself now, now I am impressed!" Ratchet said.
Hornet then stood up and looked at the results too, we tested him aswell and his IQ was identical to his father's, no surprise there.
I then asked Wildfire to transform and she did so, I told the Doctor how she bounded after the frisbee.
"Hmmmm, she's a little bundle of energy, her brother on the other hand seems to be quite, what's the word... humble." Ratchet said.
"Just like his dad, that's the reason I fell in love with in the first place." I said, after I said that Bee hugged me, he must have liked what I said.
Before we left, Whitefire asked when she could babysit next, I answered that I'd get back to her on that.
Later on, I told my father what happened he just smiled and said they were gifted with knowledge, now what they do with that, is up to them.
We both agreed that this was true and we also wondered what they'd be like when they're older.
We took them back to they're room and we headed back to ours.

Phoenixfire's diary log 45,697, July 21st;

Dear diary.
Today Hornet learned to transform and speak, right infront of my father.
His transformation is an Remote Control Camaro car toy, odd but very nice.
Wildfire and Hornet had a both footraces and tranformation races, in which Wildfire won 3-1.
Hornet learned how to walk about a week after his sister learn how transform, I guess it's in the blood really.
The only problem is that her brother doesn't know how to use the brakes, this caused him to crash on race #5 into a tree and start crying.
I guess my children have a lot to learn.
But Bumblebee and I are up to the challange, and with the help of Optimus, Ratchet and Whitefire, nothing's impossable!
Phoenixfire..

THE END!