Ripjaw and Amberblade followed after the two mechs. I guess that's his mate. Amberblade spoke up.

Looks like it.

I'm really sorry, Ripjaw. Will we be okay?

I'm sure we will be.

"Here we are," Razorclaw pulled them out of their conversation. Amberblade looked around, it was surprisingly roomy in the ship's barracks.

"You two need any Energon?"

Amberblade looked to Ripjaw suddenly feeling uncertain, "Yes, we could use some," Ripjaw replied.

I'm sorry, this feels weird.

"I'll be right back with some. Soundwave will stay here in case you need anything," Razorclaw said as he headed off to get some Energon for the two.

"Alright." I know it is, it's weird for me too.

I can't tell if he's staring at me or if he's looking at something. She moved closer to him not wanting to be near the silent mech. Soundwave felt them looking at him, turning his helm a little a smiley face appeared on his visor.

Don't worry I won't let him do anything to you.

"OK, here you go. I hope I didn't keep you two waiting," Razorclaw spoke as he came back with the Energon.

"Not at all," Ripjaw said as he took the Energon from him.

"Thank you," Amberblade said as she took the cube.

"You're welcome," Razorclaw said as the two started drinking their Energon.

I think they're cautious of me. Soundwave said.

Probably is.

I don't blame them, the last time we met was on the battlefield.

Yeah, and you were trying to take them down and arrest them.

True. They seem to trust you a little more.

Yeah...

"So, how did you two meet?" Amberblade asked once she was finished with her Energon.

"Um..." Razorclaw started blushing.

"Cute, you made him blush," Ripjaw chuckled.

"He was arrested for something and was held in the barracks instead of being put in a pod, I was guarding over him and we got closer."

Ripjaw and Amberblade looked at Soundwave, they didn't expect him to even say anything, "So, what did you do?" Amberblade asked the Wolf-Con.

"My brother and I used to go around raping femmes. We tried to rape Metalsound, Thunderhoof's mate, but she got into it and ended up consenting to it instead. That's why they put me in the barracks instead. My brother on the other hand was put in a pod because he was more dangerous."

"Oh," Amberblade moved closer to Ripjaw.

"Don't worry I don't do that anymore."

"You did ask what he did," Ripjaw whispered.

"I know but I wasn't expecting something like that."

"Can I get you anything else?" Razorclaw asked feeling a bit uneasy.

"No, we're good. Thank you for all you've done," Ripjaw replied.

"You're welcome."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Grimlock looked up to see Bumblebee, "Hey, you left in a hurry. Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, Ripjaw and Amberblade were right outside the scrapyard, apparently Ripjaw was trying to turn himself in."

"Really? I didn't think he would even do that."

"Yeah I know, we heard the two arguing about the decision but we appeared before they could finish their argument. Turns out they mated and Amberblade is sparked."

Grimlock stared in disbelief but before he could say anything Thunderhoof spoke up, "Wait, did you say that they're mates?"

"Yep," Bumblebee replied as he looked over at him.

"That's surprising. I never saw him as the type to settle down with any femme. He must really love this femme."

"It sure seemed like it."

Thunderhoof said nothing else as he walked out of Med Bay to go check on Emberwing. He had been sitting in Med Bay waiting for Ratchet to finish the surgery on Metalsound he was doing to repair some circuitry that was damaged.

"I can't believe they're mates and they're gonna have a sparkling. What are you going to do?" Grimlock asked pulling Bumblebee's attention back to him.

"Not sure yet. We put them in the barracks until we can decide."

"At least there we can keep an eye on them," Grimlock said trying to look on the bright side.

"Yep. How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling better, my leg feels numb though. How long did Fixit say I had to be here again?"

"At least one to two months."

"And I thought it was bad before. I'm sure time will fly by, especially since you'll be here."

"I'm sure," Bumblebee said as he smiled at him.

"I guess Fixit also said that we can't have our nightly fun, huh?"

"No, he didn't say but I'm sure we can't, as long as we're in Med Bay anyway."

"So, what can we do in the meantime?"

"Maybe we can sparkbond if we can get some privacy."

"Can we even do that in here? Ratchet is still doing surgery on Metalsound, but Knock Out or Fixit could walk in on us."

"That's why I said if we can get some privacy. Or we could do something else. That just came to mind because we've been talking about doing it for a while and haven't yet."

"I know. I would love to sparkbond with you, Bumblebee."

"Yeah, I know. So, what do you want to do since it won't be that?"

Grimlock didn't say anything as he gently pulled Bumblebee closer, taking his lips with his own. Bumblebee was surprised but started kissing him back. Grimlock placed a servo on the back of his helm as he deepened the kiss. He felt his spark pulsing quicker as he poured his whole being into the kiss. Bumblebee pulled back breaking the kiss, "Grim, you know we can't have sex."

"I know, I didn't mean for it to get that deep."

"It's okay, Grim."

I do want to sparkbond with Bumblebee. But what if I mess up? Grimlock asked himself as he looked at his lover in worry.

"What you got on your mind, Grim?"

"I really want to sparkbond with you, Bumblebee. But what if I mess up?"

"You won't."

"Could we sparkbond now?" He asked as a blush crept up on his face.

"Sure," Bumblebee replied with a smile. Grimlock opened his spark chamber feeling nervous but he knew that it would be okay as long as he was with Bumblebee. Bumblebee opened his spark chamber as well revealing his spark and Gimlock's optics widened with awe. "You ready?"

"Yeah."

Bumblebee got on top of him, being careful of his leg. Grimlock wrapped his arms around Bumblebee's lower back to keep him from falling. He positioned himself before putting his spark against his. Once their sparks connected, Grimlock felt warmth wash over him. Woah.

Feels great, right?

It does. Wait, you can hear me? I heard you.

Yep, I could hear you.

That's neat. What else can we do while we're like this?

Let's see, we can communicate, feel each other's feelings, and can tell what the other is thinking.

Wanting to try one of the things he mentioned, Grimlock sent Bumblebee a wave of love, and Bumblebee smiled. I felt that. He said as he sent a wave of love back.

I love you, 'Bee. He said smiling back at him.

I love you too.

They stayed in each other's arms, neither of them wanting to let go. They stayed the way they were as the bonding continued until it finished. Separating their sparks the two closed their spark chambers, "That felt amazing," Grimlock said with a smile.

"It sure did."

~~~~~~~~~~

Soundwave lifted his visor a little as he took a sip from his Energon, taking a small break from searching, he didn't think it was going to be this hard looking for the Dinobots a place to stay. He was keeping an optic on them while Laserbeak kept searching.

The rest of the bots, except for Grimlock and Metalsound, had gathered together to discuss what to do with the Dinobots, "Where is Soundwave?" Bumblebee asked Razorclaw.

"He's watching Ripjaw and Amberblade. He thought it would be a good idea for one of us to keep an eye on them while the rest of us talked about what we should do with them," Razorclaw replied.

"OK. So, what are we gonna do with them?"

"Searching for a safe place for them to stay seems like a good idea," Razorclaw put in.

"But can we trust them to stay away from humans and not cause any trouble?"

Strongarm, do you remember the island I took you to when we had our anniversary? Steeljaw asked suddenly thinking of an idea.

Strongarm giggled through the bond. How can I forget?

I was thinking since it's far from the humans, maybe the Dinobots could stay there. If it's alright with you.

Sounds good to me.

Steeljaw wrapped his tail around her waist as he spoke up, "May I make a suggestion?"

"Yes, Steeljaw."

"Strongarm and I were thinking that they could stay on the island where we had our anniversary. It's far from the humans and there's plenty of space for them."

"And I highly doubt they will cause any trouble, they seem to just want to be together," Strongarm adds. "I mean, they haven't really been causing any trouble except fighting us when we tried to lock them up."

"They do have a point," Razorclaw said.

"That they do," Bumblebee said after thinking on it.

"Plus, they haven't been seen by any humans either, they've been really careful," Razorclaw added.

"That's true. So, shall we let them stay on the island under supervision?"

"But who should watch them?" Drift asked. Everyone looks at Drift and smiles.

"Why is everyone looking at you, master?" Slipstream asked in confusion.

"Because they expect me to do it," Drift replied with annoyance as a big frown appeared on his face.

Everyone did their best to hold back their laughter, "Does that mean we will be coming with you?" Jetstorm asked.

"Better not, don't need the two seeing or hearing something they don't need to see or hear," Bumblebee replied.

"What do you mean?" The twins asked in confusion.

"No questions!" Drift snapped at them.

The twins flinched, "Yes, master."

"So, what am I to do when they... you know? Am I to watch?"

"I'm sure that won't be necessary, Drift," Bumblebee replied.

"Not to mention it would be creepy if he did watch," Sideswipe muttered to himself.

"Would be disgusting," Drift stated before he shivered with disgust.

"Best have something to cover your audios, they can get loud," Wheeljack smirked. Drift rolled his optics.

"Can't I just come back here whenever they're going to and return when they're finished?"

"That will be fine," Bumblebee replied.

"It will also be a good test," Strongarm put in.

"So we're all in an agreement?" Bumblebee asked making sure they were all on the same page.

"Yes," they all said.

Soundwave, you can stop searching for a place for the Dinobots, we found a place for them. Razorclaw told his mate.

OK.

How are they doing?

Seem to be working out a few things but doing fine.

I'll make sure to make this up to you. Razorclaw said as he sent a wave of love to him.

I'm looking forward to it.

Razorclaw makes it back to the barracks to tell the Dinobots the good news, "We have some news."

"What?"

"We found a place for you to stay."

"Really? Where we will be left alone?" Amberblade asked.

"Yes. But you will have to be supervised," Razorclaw replied.

The two snarled, "Of course," they said together.

"Even when we're fragging?" Ripjaw asked

Razorclaw chuckled, "It will only be temporary. He will leave when you tell him you're about to start and will come back when you are finished."

"Good, we don't like having an audience."

"No one does."

"So, where are we going?"

"An island that is far from any humans. Is quite nice too."

"Sounds peaceful."

"It will be, and if you need anything just let us know."

"OK."

After a few hours, the Autobots had everything ready for Ripjaw and Amberblade. Drift takes the two to the island via Ground Bridge. They get there and look around. Amberblade noticed a small pile of Energon, it would be enough to last for a long while. They left us some Energon.

They did.

We have a lovely view of the sunset.

We sure do. "What do you say we explore the island a little more?" Ripjaw asked.

"Sounds good to me," Amberblade replied.

The two set off to explore some more, Drift following close to keep an eye on them but was far enough to give them some privacy. "This is actually a very nice island."

"It is, I wonder how they found it so quickly."

"Steeljaw suggested it," Drift responded.

"Has he been here before?" Ripjaw asked

"Yeah, he brought his mate here not long ago for their anniversary date."

"That was nice of him."

"Yeah."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Grimlock stared at the ceiling waiting for Bumblebee to come back. He wished that he could have been there for the meeting.

Bumblebee walks in, "Hey, Grim, how you feeling?"

"I'm alright. What did you guys talk about?"

"We discussed what we were going to do with Ripjaw and Amberblade."

"What did you guys decide?"

"We decided to send them to a secluded island far away from the humans."

"I guess that's good. What are they going to do when their sparkling arrives?"

"Don't think they even know. Guess we'll just have to wait until the time comes."

"I wish I could move around more," Grimlock complained as he tried to move to a more comfortable position.

"I know you do, don't worry you'll be up and about before you know it."

"I know, as long as you're with me that's all that matters." Bumblebee just smiled at him, "I'm glad we met and that you gave me a chance, Bumblebee," Grimlock said with a smile.

"I'm glad too, I never felt this way for a bot before."

Grimlock felt his cheek plates heat up but smiled through it, "I love you, 'Bee."

"I love you too, Grim," Bumblebee said with a smile before he leaned in to kiss him. Moaning softly into the kiss, Grimlock sent a wave of love to his new mate. Bumblebee smiled inwardly as he sent a wave back.