Lost Love - A Ratchet Love Story

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Paradise

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Its been a few months since Lightning was born and I've recently grown comfortable with someone else watching my femmeling. Accelerator got away and returned to Megatron. Hardly a surprise there. I onlined my optics and looked around me.

Ratchet was gone. Most likely on patrol. I heard Lightning's happy squeal.

"Shhh. You might wake your carrier.", I heard Smokescreen's voice.

I smirked and sat up. Every morning while Ratchet is on patrol and I'm recharging, Smokescreen takes care of Lightning. He's attached to her. He returns her to her crib every morning at exactly six thirty. I swung my legs over the side of the berth and watched him.

"She's so beautiful.", Smokescreen whispered, "Too bad she's not old enough for a mate."

"Smokescreen!", I yelled causing the young mech to jump out of his armor and turn around in a split second.

"Uuuuhhhhh.", he blinked once, twice.

"If you can prove to me that you really do love her, that you will protect her with your life, and that you are willing to do anything then I will allow you to bond with her when she is of age if she chooses.", I smile.

"Thank you for giving me a chance.", Smokescreen said and started walking towards the door.

"Smokescreen.", he turned my way, "You can spend the day with Lightning."

He smiled and took her from her crib once more before leaving with her falling asleep in his arms. It seems like it was only yesterday that I gave birth to her. Even if I wasn't awake for it and that Ratchet had to perform surgery because of how damaged I was.

When he left, Ratchet walked in with a smile on his faceplate. He sat on the berth and brought me into his lap.

"Good morning.", he smiled.

"Morning.", I chuckled, "Why are you so happy?"

"I'm taking you to an island. Just the two of us. Smokescreen can spend more time with Lightning and I can spend more time with you.", he answered.

"Okay.", I smiled and we left.

When we arrived at the island, we were surrounded by water. What made me tear up though was the small picnic. I walked over to the picnic blanket and sat down.

"Like it?", Ratchet asked and sat down.

"It's beautiful.", I answered.

"Not as beautiful as you are.", Ratchet said and kissed me. 

When he pulled back, we had our Energon and talked for hours. I heard something off in the distance and had stopped talking. I stood up, trying to find whoever it was.

"JetBlaze?", Ratchet stood up and walked towards me, "What's wrong?"

"Someone is here. It sounds like-", I didn't get to finish talking when Megatron crash landed a few feet from us.

My optics widened and I ran over to him. I ignored Ratchet telling me to come back. I knelt down and I could hear his heavy breathing. It almost seemed like he was in a fight.

"Megatronus?", I called out, his optics shot open and he looked over at me.

"Help me!", he croaked out and fell on his back.

"Megatronus!", I yelled cradled his helm in my lap, "You're okay. I'll find a way to help. I promise."

"Why do you want to help him? He killed our daughter!", Ratchet growled.

"He didn't mean it! He's fighting someone in his mind. He has been for centuries. He's family. When he killed Lightning and I blacked out from the pain, he felt it too.", I explained.

"What do you mean?", Ratchet asked and knelt down beside me.

"I love him. I will do anything to save him.", I answered and stroked Megatron's forehelm.

"You love him?!", Ratchet hissed, "Why?"

"Why wouldn't I? He's my brother.", I answered, "Optimus said that they were close friends - almost like brothers - as a back up story. He didn't want anyone to know that his youngest son turned against him."

"What?", he looked over at Megatron and narrowed his optics, "We need to call for a bridge."

"Base, this is JetBlaze. We need a bridge. Now!", I said into the com link and a groundbridge powered up.

Ratchet and I picked Megatron up and brought him through the bridge. When we entered the base, the whole team stared at Megatron. The kids looked at him in fear.

"What is he doing here?", Arcee hissed.

"Whoa. Is that Megatron?", Miko asked, acting brave.

"No. Its not Megatron. This is Megatronus. Ratchet, lets go. If we waste anymore time, he may not survive this.", I said and seen sire out of the corner of my optics.

He nodded and we lifted him to the med bay with sire's help. We have to save my brother.