I'm here

Chapter 4

It was his fifth day on Earth and Jazz had been doing his best to help with Sideswipe, the young mech still recovering from his ordeal. Thankfully Jazz's efforts hadn't been in vain and slowly but surely Sideswipe was coming out of his shell. He spoke to others but not in his usual way, still the Autobots were just happy that Sideswipe was now speaking with them. Unfortunately the topics Sideswipe chose to converse in were touchy subjects, the one that was constantly brought up was about the possibility that Sideswipe was carrying.

Bumblebee still wouldn't dare share his doubt that the pumping of Sideswipe's chamber possibly failed, but he did try to be honest about what happen. If Sideswipe was indeed carrying then he would have to return to Cybertron to deal with it, no questions asked. This only drove Sideswipe's paranoia over the top and he checked himself in the mirror every chance he got. Grimlock did try to take Sideswipe's mind off the whole thing by getting the red mech to watch TV shows with him, the Earth programs assisting in making Sideswipe forget what was bothering him.

Jazz thought that maybe it would be best to talk flat out to Sideswipe about the whole thing, knowing that the young mech did deserve to know what his options were. Since the war ended and the council took over, young Autobots hadn't been getting the proper education when it came to breeding and heat cycles. It would be easy to blame them, if Sideswipe had knowledge of his first heat cycle then he would have taken precautions but Jazz knew too well that trying to find someone to blame solved nothing. So as the day drew to a close he offered to chat with the young mech in private.

"Before we begin I jus' wanna point out that if you get uncomfortable at anytime, we can stop," explained Jazz, "that cool?"

Sideswipe nodded in response. "I don't suppose you know much about the early signs of carrying, do you?" he suddenly asked.

"Sorry I can't tell wether you are or not until you get a proper scan," sighed Jazz. He did try to bring the medical scanner he had on his shuttle but it was welded tight to the deck and if he had Grimlock tear it up the council may never let him use one ever again. "We can go and get you checked out now if you want?"

The young mech still appeared uncomfortable about leaving the safety of the base and Jazz wasn't going to force him. "Just tell me what I don't know... Please," muttered Sideswipe.

Jazz was about to start when someone suddenly wheeled themselves up. "If you don't mind the delusion... seclusion... INTRUSION! I have some knowledge on the subject at hand." Fixit skidded to a halt next to Jazz, the minicon looking determined to assist. "I downloaded an entire medical data base into my hard drive so I am confident to assist you."

Though he was merely a warden for a prison ship Fixit did hold some medical knowledge in that small head of his. Jazz welcomed the help, at least having someone with qualified medical knowledge could help in this situation. "I'm cool with it, you cool with it kid?"

Before Sideswipe could answer there was a noticeable cough. Looking over his shoulder Jazz spotted Strongarm standing nearby, the enforcer trying to act casual. "I do not mean to intrude but if it is alright with all of you, I'd like to take part in this lecture."

It then dawned on Jazz that Strongarm was around Sideswipe's age, if not a little older. If that were the case, then like Sideswipe she never got the education about her own heat cycles. It was clear that no one wanted a repeat of the terrible incident and Strongarm had every right to know. Hopefully Sideswipe wouldn't mind including her. "The more the merrier," said Jazz with a smile.

Strongarm's door wings perked up upon receiving the invite and she sat crosslegged next to a bewildered looking Sideswipe. The red mech looked a little uncomfortable with all the extra company but he didn't say anything and instead focused on Jazz, his determination to understand what was happening with his body was his primary concern. Jazz could only hope he would be able to teach them all that they needed to know and that they would understand.