New Life, New Obstacles

Chapter 26

Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus were looking at the gate wondering where Strongarm and Steeljaw were, they had been gone for a long time, "Any sign of them yet?" Grimlock asks as he and the others walk up to them looking at the gate.

"Not yet, I hope they're okay," Bumblebee replied with concern.

"Yeah, me too," said Arcee. A few moments later the two come driving in. They all go running up to them.

"Where have you two been!?" Magnus asked in both concern and anger.

"We got held up by the rain," Strongarm replied with a little hesitation, feeling bad for making them worry. She wasn't lying, it was raining when she first woke up. But the main reason it took them so long was because they were fragging in the cave.

"The rain ended a while ago," Magnus pointed out.

"There was a landslide, we had to take the long way back."

"We're just glad you're both safe," Bumblebee says with a comforting smile.

"Thank you, sir."

"How come you didn't call?" Optimus asked.

"We tried but the storm was interfering with the signal," Steeljaw replied.

"I see."

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"I am still confused as to how you can get the sparklings clean when they're still inside their carriers," Grimlock said, "And how can they open their gift if they're not here?"

"It's just what it's called, it's where the females get together and have like a party to celebrate the new life that's fixing to come. We open the gifts and they are given to the sparkling when it comes," Arcee explains to him.

Metalsound was lying on a blanket beside Strongarm. Strongarm and Arcee are currently at eight months while Metalsound is at seven months, and the sparklings have moved to their abdomens where they're pretty much fully grown now. Everyone had gotten the femmes a gift for their sparklings. Shockwave stood beside Predaking keeping their distance from the Autobots.

"You guys do know that this is for femmes only, right? No guys allowed," Arcee explained to the fellas.

"But we wanted to see you open the gifts," Jetstorm replied slightly disappointedly.

"The twins can stay since they're young ones," Strongarm points out.

"Aww, I wanted to see the looks on your faces when you opened my present," Grimlock whined.

"Sorry, Grimlock, but rules are rules," Strongarm tells the Dinobot.

Grimlock walked away slowly as he joined Shockwave and Predaking, "You're going to love it!" He called to them.

"I'm sure we will!" They call back to him.

"You girls stay safe you hear," Bumblebee tells them out of concern.

"'Bee, it's a baby shower. What's going to happen?" Metalsound asked with a chuckle.

"There are still 'Cons on the loose."

"And you guys will make sure that we stay safe. Now shoo so we can open these," Arcee says with slight annoyance.

Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, and Wheeljack were hesitant about leaving their mates but they all went anyway.

"OK, who should open their gift first?" Strongarm asked as she looked at the small pile of presents.

"Why don't we all just take one and open it," Arcee replies.