An unexpected surprise

Last checkup

-A couple weeks later-

"Alright! Today is your last weekly checkup! At the end of this week, the sparkling will be developed enough to be removed from your spark chamber and placed into a special container." Ratchet announced, walking over to Wheeljack with a data pad in his hand.

"Oh thank primus, I was beginning to get worried.." Wheeljack said as Ratchet ran the scanner over him one last time.

Nodding his head slowly, he checked off each of the things on the checklist to make sure everything was in order. "Okay, looking great as usual. Are you excited?"

"Do you even have to ask?! My spark feels like it's going to pound out of my chest! Of course I'm excited!" Wheeljack exclaimed, throwing his hands up in the air.

Ratchet laughed, hopping up on the berth beside Wheeljack. "I'm excited too, I wonder what the sparkling is going to look like.."

"So many possibilities. I hope it's a femme, but it doesn't matter to me."

"Yeah, a sparkling is a sparkling no matter the gender."

They hugged each other, radiating happiness through their bond.

-End of the week, removal day-

Wheeljack lay on the medberth, fear coming off him in waves. Sure he was excited and all, but he was also beyond terrified. "Is this going to hurt?"

Ratchet opened up Wheeljack's chest panel and inspected the sparkling one last time. "It shouldn't hurt at all, I promise I would never hurt you." He smiled, grabbing a tool from the nearby table.

Wheeljack took a deep breath and sighed, trying to calm himself down. It was just a simple procedure and the sparkling would be fine. Ratchet was also the best medic he's ever known, so there's no way this could go bad.

"Just think about what the sparkling is going to look like while I work.." Ratchet said soothingly, beginning to carefully cut the sparkling's attachment from the spark chamber.

Wheeljack shut his optics and began thinking about what their sparkling would look like. If it were a femme, she would be absolutely beautiful. If it were a mech, he would make a handsome one. He was snapped out of his thoughts when Ratchet said "done!"

"Already? Let me see!" Wheeljack said, sitting up and closing his chest panel.

"Take it easy, the sparkling took a lot of energy from you. Here." Ratchet held up a decent sized glowing capsule that held the sparkling inside.

Wheeljack's optics widened and he gasped. "Woahhhh, that was inside me?!"

Ratchet nodded. "Mhm, now I need to hurry and put it in the container so we don't lose any growth progress." He quickly walked over to where the special container was stationed, opening the hatch and laying the capsule inside. He closed the hatch and gazed at the sparkling before walking back over to Wheeljack. "How do you feel?"

"Great, actually. How long does it take for the sparkling to finish developing?"

"A few days, not too long. It did most of its developing when it was still attached to your spark chamber."

"That's good to hear, I just can't wait to see it!" Wheeljack said, sliding off the berth and leaning against Ratchet.

"Me either, Jack." Ratchet sighed, wrapping his arm around him.

"I love you, sweetspark." Wheeljack mumbled, laying his head on Ratchet's shoulder.

"I love you too." Ratchet said, blushing madly as he hugged Wheeljack close to him.

They both gazed at the sparkling inside the special container, enjoying the moment and speculating what was to come.