Loose Cannons

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Aqua-star's POV

It's been a couple of weeks since Bee got his T-cog back. He is fully recovered. My sparkling is growing well and is completely healthy. Ratchet theorizes I'll carry for over one Earth year, but it's still to early to determine a due date. We've gone to just weekly checks, thank Primus.

Anyway, the kids have gone home for the night and it's just us bots at base. I was contemplating calling it a night. When Fowler video calls us, looking ticked off. "Prime! What in blazes are your people doing out here?! We had an agreement! No collateral damage!" he yells.

"I am sorry, agent Fowler, but all Autobots are present and accounted for" Optimus tells him calmly.

"Then explain why I'm receiving reports of two jumbo-size bots mixing it up" Fowler demands.

"Decepticons" Ratchet suggests.

"There has been plenty of infighting lately. Megatron can't seem to keep his ranks in line" Arcee states.

"I just hope it isn't Knockout" I state.

"Well, I'm just arriving on the scene. Have a look" Fowler tells us and a video appears on screen. It shows a con behind a crashed ship firing at something.

"I don't know. Paint job beside it can't be Skyquake. You and Optimus pounded him into the ground" Bulkhead states.

"Whoever he is, what is he doing here on Earth?" I ask.

"The question still is who's the dance partner?" Arcee corrects me. The video changes to show another cybertronian. A familiar one.

"By the Allspark, it is one of ours" Ratchet states.

"Wheeljack. Jackie's back!" Bulkhead cheers.

"I don't care if Abraham Lincoln is back. We have to contain this situation before we all wind up on the eleven o'clock news!" Fowler snaps ending the call.

"Ratchet prepare ground bridge, autobots roll out" Optimus orders. They soon returned with Wheeljack alive. But with a damaged arm and Ratchet started fixing it.

"Surprised you didn't join the party Star" he states.

"I've been staying at the base again" I admit.

"Why?" he asks.

"I'm sparked" I tell him with a smile and he looks surprised.

"Who's the sire?" he asks.

"Knockout, but the cons think it's Megatron" I tell him. "It's a long story" I state.

"And the con isn't here right?" he asks.

"No, he is still with his fraction" I tell him. "It's important the cons don't find out he is the true sire" I state.

"Otherwise they'd kill him" he states and I nod my helm. He slouches and winces in pain.

"Ow! Take it easy, Doc. I need that arm" he tells Ratchet.

"Hold still and maybe you'll keep it" Ratchet tells him.

"Look commander, I am sorry for the fireworks. It won't happen again. But I tracked Dreadwing across over a hundred light years of space" Wheeljack states.

"I thought you were roving the galaxy you know, looking for Autobot refugees" Bulkhead says confused.

"I was until I found one, a Wrecker" Wheeljack answers.

"Who?" Bulkhead asks.

"Seaspray" Wheeljack answers.

"How is old barnacle butt?" Bulkhead asks happily.

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