It had been nearly twelve weeks since the Decepticons had taken you. You knew your sparkling was due soon, and it was making you more and more tired. You wished your sparkmate would be able to find you in time for the birth of the sparkling, but you knew that wouldn't happen. The Autobots can't locate the warship, and therefore, cannot locate you.

You were shaken out of your thoughts when you heard a strange sound. You looked to your right, and see a surprised Smokescreen.

"Smokescreen?" you whisper. "How did you get aboard the warship?"

"I was kidnapped. Apparently there was an omega key in me the entire time! Alpha Trion must have put it there. And I managed to steal the other two keys from Megatron, so now I have three keys and the fourth one is at base", Smokescreen says. You nod, before getting back in track.

"Well, you better get out of here before you get caught", you say sharply.

"Come with me! We can sneak off this dark warship, and get you back to Bumblebee. He misses you deeply."

You wince, knowing that Bumblebee misses you. You could feel it over the spark bond.

"I know... but I can't leave, lest I risk harming the sparkling. Right now, the safest place for me is right here. Megatron won't kill me because he wants my sparkling, and he will need me to take care of it once it is born. That is why I am in this room. I am locked here. But you need to go, right now! There are cameras in this room and so there are probably guards on their way here now!"

"But-" Smokescreen starts, but you cut him off.

"GO!!" you shriek. Smokescreen bolts, sending one last glance over his shoulder before disappearing through a wall. You lean against the wall, before sliding down, crying to yourself softly. You wanted to go back home so desperately. You wanted to see your sisters, your friends, your sparklings grandsire, and most of all, your sparkmate. And you could feel that they wanted you home too.

You had tried to close the bond a while ago, but it nearly killed you and the sparkling, so you couldn't hide the feelings of longing, and sadness from your family.

You heard the door open, and saw Starscream. You glared at him. This was the first time you had seen him since he first betrayed you.

"Starscream", you hiss. Starscream gives you a small, nervous smile, but you don't move, you just glare at him. His smile drops and he closes the door, watching you in sadness.

"Sist-", you cut him off.

"Don't you dare call me 'sister'", you growl. "You lost that privilege when you betrayed me."

Starscream's wings wilted, and he looked down at the ground.

"(Y/N), please let me explain", he said. You shake your helm, and he sighs, but continues to speak.

"Megatron threatened to kill my sparkmate if I didn't trick you", he whispered, turning to leave. Your optics widen.

"Sparkmate?" you ask. Starscream nods.

"She's not on the warship, but she was. She's in hiding now, and I'm scared for her."

"What's her name?" you said.

He smiles as he thought about her. "FireSpray", he answers. You can't help but smile at the name. You couldn't wait to meet her at some point.

"Well, I hope I get to meet her at some point. But for now, I want to be left-" you stop as your spark feels sharp pain coming from where you knew your sparkling was nearly, or even completely, formed. You recognized this pain from your first sparkling, and you knew that your sparkling was coming.

"Starscream", you breathed out, clenching your servos into fists. "Get Knockout here..."

He instantly had a digit to his audio receptor and you barely heard him speaking. You dragged yourself over to your berth, knowing that Knockout would need you there during this procedure.

A few moments of painful clenches of your spark, you could feel your sparkling trying to escape from your chest. You knew the procedure was pretty simple to get the sparkling out, but you also knew that in order for the sparkling to come out safely, you needed a doctor there to watch.

The door burst open as Knockout came running in. He let out a deep breath and moved quickly to your side. He nodded at you, and in three quick breaths, you opened your spark chamber, the blue glow lighting up the room a bit. Knockout stayed focused on the task at hand, and gently reached in with his servos to take hold of the sparkling. He found the back of its neck as well as it's back and gently pulled it out. The armor was mostly black, with bits of silver mixed in. You instantly closed your spark chamber, patiently waiting for Knockout to tell you how the sparkling was as he scanned it.

He turned back to you, sparkling in his arms. He smiled at you.

"Congratulations, (Y/N). It's a very healthy femme. If you can sit up, I can give you her", Knockout says. You sit up carefully, leaning against the wall, and preparing to take your sparkling into your arms for the very first time.

Once the sparkling was securely in your arms, you started to cry happily. You had another sparkling. Another femme. She would never replace your little Stardust, but maybe she would help you move on from losing your first sparkling. You could feel the sparklings calm emotions through the bond and you sent a loving feeling through the bond towards her.

"What's her name?" Knockout asks. You thought for a moment before smiling at the small being you held in your arms.

"Her name will be EmberStar", you whisper. Knockout smiles.

"A beautiful name for a beautiful sparkling", he says. "Now, I need to scan you to make sure you are perfectly alright. Do you think you could pass your sparkling off to Starscream for a moment?"

You nod, and Starscream walks to your other side, obviously nervous. You smile at him before looking down at your sparkling.

"Don't worry, Emberstar. Your uncle just needs to hold you for me for a bit", you whisper to her. Starscream gently takes her and Knockout scans you. He reads the information and smiles.

"Well, you are perfectly healthy and welcome to move around, though I wouldn't suggest it just yet. I'll come check up on you and Emberstar tomorrow morning."

You nod as Starscream gives you back your sparkling. Smiling softly, you don't even notice your brother and the medic leaving the room. You sent happiness and love through the bond your shared with Bumblebee, along with a silent message.

'Our daughter has been born. Our little Emberstar.'
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I was talking with Raf when I received feelings of happiness and love through the bond I shared with (Y/N). And then I heard a message, and my optics widened. I let out a happy, choked cheer as it registers. Raf had a surprised look on his face and I can only smile at him as I continue to think about my sparkmate and sparkling. I'm a father now. In my spark, I could feel a small bond within, and I knew it was my sparklings. My little femme.

"Bumblebee, are you well?" Optimus asks. I can only nod excitedly as I gently grab Raf and move out to the main room, Optimus following me. I see my sparkmates sisters, and they share the same excitement I do. They're aunts now, no doubt excited about that. I couldn't wait to tell the team.

"Bee, what's got you so excited?" Arcee asks.

"He's not the only one who's excited", Smokescreen says, looking at the sisters. I smile as Sunflower laughs.

"Yes, we are happy and excited, but it's Bee's news to share", she says. I grin gratefully at her and she nods.

:Guys...: I say. :Guess what (Y/N) told me through our bond!:

It was silent as everyone waited for me to continue and I did so happily.

:I am now the father of a healthy femme!: I exclaim. There was silence for a moment before cheers rang throughout the base. I turned to my sire, who was smiling happily. I walked over to him and talked to him quietly.

:That means that you are now a grandsire, Optimus: I tell him.

"Indeed, Bumblebee", he replies. "Do you know your femmelings name?"

It was silent at that, and I smiled happily.

:Emberstar. Her name is Emberstar.: