Will woke up and yawned, stretching, but something didn't feel right.he slowly sat up and immedately screamed looking himself over.

"oh shit. oh shit. oh fuck." Will said. he swollowed hard. "IRONHIDE!!" Will shouted loudly. he heard the thundering footsteps of his bondmate and looked up as the door opened. Ironhide walked in looking slightly confused. "im right here!" Will hissed. Ironhide looked down at him shocked.

"Will? you... you're human." Ironhide said. he tilted his head slightly. "and your round." Ironhide said. Will glared.

"thats because I was carrying our second sparkling. Humans carry those differently, it's called pregnancy and we carry in our stomach not in our chest. thats not the point! I'm human again!" Will shouted. Ironhide scooped him up.

"lets get you to Ratchet." Ironhide said. he walked quickly, carefully holding Will. Bumblebee was already there, Sam still curled up sleeping on his arm.

"what the slag are-" Ratchet stopped, seeing them. "what happened?" Ratchet ask.

"I just woke up like this." Will muttered as Ironhide put him down onto his feet. Will wobbled, lowering himself to sit with a wince. Ratchet frowned.

"lay back. let me do a quick scan on you." Ratchet said. "don't worry it won't hurt either of you." Ratchet added. Will nodded and laid back.

"okay." Will muttered. Ratchet did a quick scan. it was quiet. "we need to get you back to your other form as soon as possible. I'm not sure how long the sparkling will be able to survive like this." Ratchet said.

"i-it's been 7 years. I don't remember how it happened." Will said wincing, slowly sitting up.

"you and Sam both got shot by some gun of Starscreams." Ironhide said.

"well, what are the odds he's kept the gun after 7 years?" Sam ask, cuddling to Bumblebee's chest.

"we are not going to Starscream. Wheeljack and I will work on it." Ratchet said. Will nodded slightly and winced, getting up slowly. human or not, Will was still his bondmate and he was still carrying their sparkling. Ironhide was quick, but careful, to swoop him up and hold him. Will gave him a grateful look. Ratchet frowned slightly and turned back to his computer. "just take it easy Will. we'll get to working on it immediately." Ratchet said.

"come on Will. I'll take you to see your house." Ironhide said.

"it's not mine anymore 'Hide. someone else probably lives there now." Will said. Ironhide raised an optic ridge, walking out.

"nah, Epps said the government is paying for it, incase you magically turn back. like you did." Ironhide said.

"what about Lunar?" Will ask.

"I'll let Sideswipe know whats happened and get him to keep Lunar while we're out." Ironhide said. he sat Will down gently and transformed and opened the door. Will watched him a moment. "Will? get in." Ironhide said confused. Will walked over and closed the driver side door, opening the back door and climbing in. Ironhide lowered himself some as Will appeared to be struggling. he closed the door and drove off.

"sorry Hide, but laying back here seemed like a better idea." Will mumbled.

"its fine Will. I understand." Ironhide said.

"is there a way I can contact Barricade?" Will ask. Ironhide thought a moment.

"maybe. with a cell phone or something." Ironhide said. "or you could just ask me." Ironhide said.

"yeah but you wouldn't want me to do what I want to do." Will said.

"if you're thinking of asking Barricade if Starscream still has the weapon, I've already ask. he's searching." Ironhide said. Will chuckled slightly and shifted, despite Ironhide shaping the seat to him he was still extremely uncomfortable. "Will are you alright?" Ironhide ask.

"I'm uncomfortable and in pain." Will winced.

"is there anyway I can help? I can help? since you can't block your bond I'm sure Lunar can feel your pain too." Ironhide said.

"you both feel it?" Will ask guiltily.

"it's okay Will, I'll let Ratchet know to block Lunar from your bond." Ironhide assured. Will nodded rubbing his side slightly. "are you alright?" Ironhide ask.

"I'm fine." Will muttered.

"the internet suggests laying on your back not your side." Ironhide said. WIll mumbled but rolled onto his back. "what is that?" Ironhide ask.

"what is what?" Will mumbled.

"that. what is that your stomach is doing?" Ironhide ask.

"moving. it's the sparkling." Will murmured. "bring your holoform out." Will said. Ironhides holoform appeared nealing beside Will.

"yes?" he ask.

"give me your hand." Will said. Ironhide looked confused but held his hand towards Will. Will grabbed it gently and put it on his belly.

"what are you-" Ironhide tried.

"shh." Will said. Ironhide was confused but got quiet and watched Will until he felt it. immediately he jerked his hand back.

"I don't like that." Ironhide muttered. Will chuckled softly.

"you can't feel it like this when I'm like you guys. this is what I feel pretty much all day every day. just depends on what it kicks if it hurts or not." Will mumbled. Ironhide watched him and nodded, smiling a little before the holoform shut off.

"if you are tired, sleep. we have approximately 2 hours and 23 minutes before we reach the house." Ironhide said. Will nodded, falling asleep. Ironhide drove quietly and smiled.

when Ironhide arrived at the house, he was surprised to see how well taken care of it was. he pulling into the drive way slowly, hoping not to wake Will. it didn't work. Will felt him park and shifted, sitting up..

"we here?" he yawns.

"yeah." Ironhide said, opening the door. his holoform appeared, standing outsided his alt form, waiting for Will. Will smiled slightly and got out of the backseat. Ironhide just watched to make sure he didn't fall, but paused. Will recognized his holoform staring off into the distance as Ironhide getting a com. he had a frown growing on his face.

"Ironhide?" Will ask.

"get in." Ironhide said. Will looked confused.

"but I wanted to see-" Will started, pointing at the house.

"Starscream is on his way, get back in!" Ironhide hissed. Will scrambled back into the backseat and Ironhide peeled out of the driveway, taking off. Will yelped, holding on.

"I know he's dangerous but slow the fuck down unless you want vomit everywhere." Will hissed. Ironhide grunted, but was more careful with his driving. "how did Starscream find out?" Will ask.

"Barricade found what he was looking for." Ironhide replied. Will seemed relieved.

"thats great!" Will exclaimed. he was excited, until something exploded right in front of them and sent Ironhide flying backwards. he transformed quickly and held Will tight.

"alright you fragging slagger." Ironhide growled, staring angrily at Starscream.

"give me the human Autobot!" Starscream growled.

"not happening." Ironhide growled. he fired at Starscream with his cannon and frowned. he ran off, looking for somewhere to put Will.

"put me down I'll hide go fight him." Will hissed. Ironhide frowned but put him down quickly and ran back at Starscream. Will winced and walked away as fast as he could, looking for anywhere to hide himself. he wasn't paying attention and almost got his toes ran over when Barricade pulled up in front of him. the passenger side door flew open.

"get in." Barricade grumbled. Will did so without hesitation and the 'con sped off, throwing a seatbelt around him.

"h-how'd you find me?" Will ask, wincing.

"you're still giving off a spark signal." Barricade said. "hows the sparkling?" Barricade ask.

"I think they're fine, but I can't tell." Will winces. Barricade nodded slightly. "is Hide okay?" Will ask.

"he's not far behind us." Barricade replied. "we're heading to the base. Bumblebee and Sam will meet us there." Barricade added.

"Decepticon base I assume." Will winced, holding onto the door handle. Barricades holoform nodded.

"your bondmate better back off or I will hit him." Barricade growled. WIll winced and heard Ironhide rev up loudly behind them.

"I'm in pain and he feels it. just leave him be." Will mumbled, shifting. he pulled the seatbelt off.

"you need that." Barricade said, trying to put it back on him.

"then pull over and I'll ride with Ironhide. you said you wanted him off your ass. the seat belt its hurting me." Will said. Barricade growled lowly but sped up. Ironhide backed off ever so slightly, but it was enough Barricade didn't feel uncomfortable anymore. he skid to a stop at the base and opened his door. since Will had been leaning heavily on the door, he simply fell out onto his back and groaned. Ironhides holoform appeared quickly to help him up.

"if you hurt the sparkling I'll offline you." Ironhide growled to Barricade, carefully pulling Will up. Will winced and leaned back against Ironhide.

"thanks." Will murmured, leaning against him. he rubbed his back and shot Barricade a dirty look. Ironhide transformed and scooped Will up gently. Bumblebee and Sam were already there waiting, Sam sitting on the scouts hood. Barricade transformed and headed inside. Ironhide sat Will down gently beside Sam, after he climbed down.

"you two keep watch for Starscream. I'll be right back with the gun." Barricade said, heading inside. Bumblebee sat down, letting Sam sit on him.

"Will are you alright?" Ironhide ask crouching down. Will nods slightly and rubs his side.

"I'm fine. lets just hope he hurry's." Will said.

"Autobots!" Starscream growled, shooting Ironhide in the back. it sent the surprised mech flying forward and groaning. he landed on Ironhides back smirking.

"hey! get off him!" Will glared. Will yelped as Bumblebee grabbed him and Sam and shoved them aside, tackling Starscream. Will winced and landed on his ass. Sam quickly ran over to held him up.

"ouch!" Sam glared shaking his hand off slightly. "you shocked me." Sam glared. Will looked confused for a moment then his eye's widened.

"alspark energy." Will mumbled. "give me your hand." Will said.

"what? why?" Sam ask.

"I have an idea, just give me your hand." Will said. Sam held his hand out hesitantly. Will took it quickly and Sam yelped at the shock but it became stronger after a minute.

"what are you doing. this hurts Will." Sam winced.

"alspark energy. our spark bonds still exsist. the sparkling still exsists. the alspark still exsists. we just have to try a little harder to channel it." Will said.

"I can't channel it Will. you're the one with the shields." Sam said. Will nodded.

"yeah and if I can use you to build up a spark big enough I can use the energy to put a force field around all of us long enough for Barricade to get this over with." Will said. Sam nodded doing his best to channel the energy. "Ironhide! Bumblebee!" Will shouted. Ironhide looked over, punching Starscream away and ran over to them with Bumblebee following. they were immediately surrouded by a force field.

"Will! drop that thing! you're going to hurt the sparkling!" Ironhide glared.

"I got it!" Barricade shouted running out. he aimed at them both and fired without a second thought. immediately the shield dropped and the two collapsed. "grab them and go. I'll handle the idiot." Barricade said. Ironhide scooped up Will and transformed around him, Bumblebee did the same with Sam and they raced off. Will winced and whimpered lowly. Ironhide wrapped the seatbelt around him gently.

"it's alright Will. everything will be alright." Ironhide soothed. Will winced and laid in the seat. all he had to do as get them to the base and they'd be okay.