Chapter 2, Cybertron Unification Day

The Next Day somewhere near Kaon, after Sentinel’s Prime speech back in Trypticon.

(From Optimus’s point of view)

It wasn’t along after the long speech, my step-brothers and I decided to spend the rest of the afternoon in Maccadam's Old Oil House and talk things through.

“I think a toast and congratulations are in order Megatron.” I said raising my glass of High-Grade Energon.

“To Megatron, Optimus and the future of Cybertron!!” Ultra Magnus cried in joy as we drank.

The old male bartender who was listening in turned his attention to us and asked. “What are you three celebrating about?”

So we told him about the Sentinel Prime’s speech in Trypticon but half-way through the bartender put his hand up to stop us talking and said. “Say no more, I know what you’re talking about. And let me guess, you two boys,” He pointed at Megatron and I. “Are the new leaders everyone’s talking about.”

“Yes,” Megatron growled, “I’m the head of the Defence Force; my goodie-two-shoes-brother here is leading the Science Division...”

“And may I ask brother, what is wrong with leading the Science Division?” I asked him.

“Oh come on. All your team does is digging up rusty old relics.” Megatron droned.

“And, control the main politics of the planet with the help of the Defence and the Security Force of course.” I informed him.

Ultra Magnus then asked the bartender. “How did you know about all this?”

The bartender took a minute to remember something, and then as the piano-bot started playing that dreadful tune he said. “One of those old Thetacons came in here not long before you three came in, he was talking about something like this was the start of bright new future for Cybertron and its people. He told me about the speech and all that. He left just a few minutes ago.”

“Wait did this mech look old, have two large guns attached to each arm and have a scar across his right eye?” I asked.

The bartender nodded his head and said, “I never forget a face that walks through that door.”

“Ironhide...” I mumbled.

So with that subject over we took another drink and changed the subject.

“So, I saw you were talking to Elita-1 earlier again.” Ultra Magnus said.

“Yeah she was introducing me to her sisters, Chromia and Arcee. She asked if Arcee and herself could join my Science Division.” I said.

“And??” Both brothers said waiting for me to continue.

“Well, I said that they would be welcome to join.” I answered.

“What about Chromia?” Megatron asked.

“I think she’s joining up with the Defence Force.” I said.

Ultra Magnus started chuckling to himself then said to me. “I think Elita might have crush on you.”

“No... You think??” I asked him.

“Primus yeah. I think she was Sparkbroken when you married her best friend. But in my opinion you married the right female.” Magnus said.

“Wasn’t it Elita that introduced you to Ariel in the first place?” Megatron asked.

Yeah it was now that I think of it, which was ages before we found the Allspark during the war against Thetacons. I nodded my head in response.

The bartender stopped polishing the Energon glasses and said. “You’re married??”

“Yeah, married and expecting Sparklings.” I said proudly.

“Congratulations mate.” The bartender said with a smile.

I was taking another drink of Energon when I suddenly remembered something.

Oh Damn, oh damn!! I forgot Ariel’s hospital appointment!!!

Oh man she’s going to kill me for this!!!

I slammed my glass on the table, causing both my step-brothers and the bartender to look at me in surprise.

I let go of the glass, got up quickly and said. “I’ve got to go. Ariel’s waiting for me at the hospital for her scan and I’m late!!!”

I ran out the door and transformed into truck mode.

An Hour and a Half a Later, in Iacon General Hospital

I walked in and headed for the cafe.

Ariel and I agreed sometime after we first found out she was pregnant, that if I got called into work on a day she was having her hospital scan, we’d meet in the hospital cafe before or after the scan.

Hopefully she should still be there.

As I got there the cafe was mostly empty, a few medics were sat at a table talking and sitting at a nearby table was my dear Ariel.

She was sitting there on her own, sipping a cup of hot Energon and reading a data-pad book.

She looked up at me and her face said it all.

Anger and disappointment.

“Where were you?” She asked coldly as she turned her attention back to her book.

“I was with Sentinel Prime, speaking to him about politics and I lost track of time.” I lied.

I really couldn’t say that I was drinking with Megatron and Magnus in Maccadam's Old Oil House, she’d go absolutely crazy.

“No you weren’t, I phoned Sentinel just half an hour ago. He said you went to Maccadam’s Old Oil House to have a few rounds with Megatron and Magnus...” She said narrowing her optics.

Damn, ratted out by the old-timer, harsh.

“In my defence,” I said before she could continue. “Megatron suggested the idea to celebrate Cybertron Unification Day and to talk ideas and that through. And when we voted on the idea, I was outnumbered.”

“No excuses dear, my scan’s in fifteen minutes. You were almost late!” She snapped.

It was clear that I had put her in foul mood so she got up and we made our way to the ward, all the way I kept my mouth shut.

When we got there I talked to the receptionist and we were asked to sit down and wait.

While we waited, Ariel didn’t say a single word to me. She was that angry at me.

Just then Nurse Beta called us and she led us to Doctor First Aid.

"Ah Ariel, Optimus, nice to see you two again. How are the Sparklings?" He asked.

"Restless.” She said as she lied down on the medic table.

The scanner came out and scanned her whole body, and then centred at her chest.

First Aid then typed in a command on the keyboard, this made an image appear on a screen.

The picture was of the Sparklings and by the looks of things, they both looked healthy.

"You're a perfect weight Miss Ariel, and your Sparklings are very healthy." The doctor admitted.

“When are they due?” I asked the doc.

“If you want my opinion, by my calculations they should be born on... Cybertronian New Years Day which is still a month away.” The doc-bot said.

She smiled, and then she asked, "What happens if I can't make it to the hospital at all?"

"Then just call Beta, she'll get a delivery team together and they'll come to you." He said, looking at the nurse in question, she nodded her head.

"You mean I can have a home birth?" My wife asked.

"If that's what you want and you feel comfortable with it." First Aid answered.

She then said she'd do that and it was something nice and natural.

Then I asked a question, "What happens if I get called into work that day?"

"Well I doubt that will happen since it's a holiday, but if you do, then Ariel will tell us to phone you."

That was good to know I thought. I often get called in for work in the middle of the night.

My wife got up and dusted herself off, shook the medic's hands and we left.

On the way back to our home we started talking again. The bad mood must have past and she was quite happy again.

"So what do you think the Sparklings will look like?" She asked.

"I'm not sure. Maybe they'll look like you, or me." I replied.

"Or both of us."

We were quiet until... "OW!" My wife yelled and came to a sudden halt.

I asked her what was wrong, her reply was, "Well, if anything's to go by then one of them is a fighter like you."

As arrived at our apartment, we opened the door and the phone went, "Hello?" I asked as Ariel went into the kitchen to make dinner.

"Oh Optimus it’s you,” Said the voice on the phone. “It’s Arcee, is Ariel home?”

“Yes she’s here.” I said.

I put my hand on the speaker and yelled. “Honey, it’s for you!!”

“Who is it!?” She called back.

She always asks that when somebody calls for her, in case it’s Megatron...

“It’s Arcee!” I answered.

She came out of the kitchen, took the phone of me and said. “Hello Arcee. How was the speech?”