(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."