Hidden Spark on Earth II (TFP)

Chapter 16

The next morning Saphira awoke on the familiar chassis with a smile on her face. She had grown very accustomed to waking up like this, and she loved feeling the warmth of his body surrounding her. She looked up groggily to see Optimus was still in recharge. She did wonder how much recharge was considered too much. But Ratchet has not really said anything to Optimus about it, and she knew it was good for her and his sparkling to be near Optimus anyway.

However, her happiness was cut short by a sudden feeling of nausea. And she could not control like she wanted to. She wanted to get up and grab a bucket, but she moved to the side as quickly as possible and heaved heavily, coughing loudly as she heaved. It was enough to disturb the sleeping mech, and Optimus looked at her in surprise. He glanced down at the side of his chassis to see vomit along it, but it didn't make him angry.

He placed a gentle hand on her back to caress. "It is alright, Saphira. Let it out, we can clean this up easily." His cooing was soothing to Saphira's ears, but that didn't make her feel less guilty about it. Saphira heaved more and Optimus got the sense this was worse than it has been before. "We can have a nice shower once your stomach has emptied itself."

Saphira just nodded, tears fall from her eyes from the pressure of heaving. She felt awful. She hated morning sickness, and hoped it would go away. Though as she knew she had no control over the morning sickness, she could only attempt to manage it. She was already thinking about the anti-nausea tablets. But she could only take them once she was not actively throwing up.

Once she finally finished heaving, she let out a sob as she felt guilty and embarrassed for throwing up over the side of Optimus's chassis. "I'm sorry..." She choked out with a sniffle. "I...I didn't...I didn't mean to..."

Optimus was still caressing her back gently and he smiled at her, gently placing a finger under her chin to turn her head to look at him. "I am not angry, Saphira. You can't help it. It is an unfortunate symptom of human carrying. Do you feel okay for a shower?" She nodded and he helped her to undress as Saphira was still feeling a little nauseous. "At least we both can be happy knowing that you can have white energon and it will help soothe your nausea."

She nodded as Optimus stood up carefully, he did not want to drip any of the mess to the floor. He would clean it up regardless. He walked into the shower and turned it on, allowing the water to wash off the vomit from his side. Saphira still felt guilty for it, though the water felt really nice on her body. She watched Optimus grab some body soap to gently scrub into his body. She wanted to do that for him as she knew it was her fault he had to wash it off. Optimus had no complaint at all, and she felt rather special to know that he didn't get mad at her.

Once the mech was completely clean, he turned off the shower and got themselves dry. Saphira was surprised when Optimus pulled her in to give her a kiss. She kissed him back, melting into the kiss as he held her against him. "Don't ever feel guilty about something like that, Saphira." His voice rumbled as he spoke to her. "I know it makes a mess when not contained properly, however it should not be something to feel guilty about."

He walked over to the energy shelf and grabbed one of the vials to give to Saphira. She sipped the white energon slowly, not wanting to tempt upsetting her stomach even if the energon didn't make her feel sick. He grabbed her pyjamas for her to slip back on due to not having fresh clothes to wear. She was lucky her pyjamas were not stained from the vomit, or she would be less than pleased about putting them back on. Optimus moved her to his shoulder while he cleaned the berth. She watched quietly as she sipped the white energon.

She grimaced as she gagged a little, making Optimus glance at her with worry. "Hmm...it seems this morning sickness has gotten worse. I might take you to speak with Ratchet, maybe he can give you some anti-nausea stuff. Hearing you almost purging the white energon is concerning."