Transformers Prime- Secrets Part 5

Part 5

It had been awhile since the incident back at the forest, about three months. I didn't know if it was starting to become visible or not. Hopefully not that much. It was past midnight, and I was alone at the base with Ratchet. The others went on a mission. I have no idea where. I was in Autobot form. Ratchet was looking over me carefully.
"It's almost time…" he murmured. I clearly wasn't ready for what was ahead. I set my hand on my stomach.
"I'm afraid, Ratchet," I breathed. He grabbed my hand.
"I know. The sooner you get this over with, the better…" He looked at the computer screen and then back at me. "The readings say that he is healthy and ready to come out." I could feel my body start to shiver. It was time. I squeezed Ratchet's hand tightly. I could feel my chamber open up, and weight was lifted off me. I didn't want to open my eyes. I was afraid for what I would see. Ratchet tapped my shoulder.
"He's here." I opened my eyes and looked at Ratchet. He was holding the little Autobot that I had just given birth to. Ratchet handed him to me. I cradled him in my arms. He looked a lot like Optimus. I smiled.
"He's so handsome…" I murmured to Ratchet.
"He sure is." Ratchet touched the top of his head and smiled. "He's a perfectly healthy one." I laughed and touched his head.
"He looks just like his father…" I murmured under my breath. I'm glad Ratchet didn't hear that.
"What are you going to name him?" Ratchet asked. I looked at Ratchet and smiled.
"I'm going to name him… Orion…" Ratchet grew a smile and then let out a chuckle.
"After Optimus, I presume?" I nodded my head. Orion opened his eyes and looked at me. He had the eyes of an Autobot, for sure. He let out a small laugh. Of course I had to laugh back, cause it was so adorable. I then immediately thought in my head, what am I going to do when Jack and the others see him? I looked at Ratchet.
"What will I do when the others get here?" I asked desperately.
"I had never really thought of what we could do…" He looked around. "We can't just hide him. Who knows what would happen to him!" I looked around the base. There had to be some way that we could hide him, or something.
"What if you told Jack and the others that you found him in an abandoned Autobot ship?" I suggested. "Couldn't that work?" Ratchet was in a thinking stasis for a couple seconds, but then looked at me.
"You know… that could work!" I looked at Orion and sighed.
"Hopefully it will…" Just then, Ratchet's headset went off. I listened carefully to the message.
"Ratchet, we are ready for a bridge back to base," I heard Optimus say. Ratchet nodded his head and pulled the lever. The groundbridge lit up, and Optimus, Arcee, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee walked out.
"Last time I'm going to fumble around with Breakdown," Bulkhead growled. "He's a big pain in my undercarriage." Optimus looked at Ratchet.
"How is she?" he asked. Ratchet pointed to me.
"Why don't you see for yourself?" Optimus turned his head so that he was looking at both me and Orion. A grin immediately appeared on his face. He walked up to me and knelt down.
"He's here," he murmured. I smiled. We both kissed each other on the lips. I looked out the corner of my eye and saw Arcee roll her eyes. I bet she liked Optimus before I came.
"What did you name him?" he asked me. I let out a laugh.
"I named him after your old name. I named him Orion." Optimus smiled and sat down next to me.
"He's going to be a great warrior when he is older." I smiled and leaned against him. Orion tried to struggle out of my arms. I set him down on the ground. He already knew how to sit up! He then looked back at me and Optimus and stood up. I couldn't believe it! He walked over to Ratchet and hugged his leg.
"Daddy," he spoke. I gulped. This wasn't right. Optimus was his father, so why did he think that Ratchet was his father? Ratchet looked at Orion curiously and moved his leg a little.
"Okay, young warrior, please let my leg go." Ratchet looked as if he were more happy then upset. Wait! I think I figured it out! I think Orion called Ratchet his daddy because he saw him first! He knows that I am his mother, but he doesn't know that Optimus is his father! I stood up and picked Orion up.
"No, no, Orion. Your daddy is over there." I felt so bad that I had to say that in front of Ratchet. I carried Orion to Optimus. I set him down on Optimus' lap. Optimus looked at Orion and smiled.
"Are you going to be a brave warrior when you are older?" he asked. Orion looked at Optimus in confusion.
"Warrior?" Optimus laughed.
"Yes. You will become a great warrior when you are older." Orion looked at me and then back at Optimus.
"I will be a great warrior!" he shouted. Both me and Optimus laughed. I wrapped my arms around Optimus.
"He truly will, won't he?" Optimus laughed.
"Of course he will. First he'll have to train as a scout. Then he'll soon become a warrior." I glanced over at Bumblebee. To think that he was still a scout, but Optimus had told me that he was soon to become a warrior. I moved my gaze over to Ratchet. He steadily moved his gaze over to me. I smiled at him. He presented a smile, but then looked away.
"Marisa, I need to talk to you for a second…" Ratchet had mumbled. He's lucky I heard him, otherwise I wouldn't have never came to his calling. I took one last glance at Orion and walked over to him.
"Yeah, Ratchet?" He let out a long sigh. I really felt bad for him. I could tell that he wanted a child of his own.
"I've been wondering… what is it like… to still be young and adventurous?" I carefully set my gaze on his. I didn't know what to say to him. The words just wouldn't come out of my mouth.
"I can't really explain it, actually…" I murmured. "I guess it's okay…" I spotted Ratchet smile.
"Yeah, I remember those days… Being able to do whatever I pleased… those were the days…" I smiled and gently grasped his hand.
"You can do whatever you want, Ratchet. Nothing has changed since then." I carefully looked out the corner of my eye and watched Optimus gently grab Orion's tiny hind. He looked so happy with his son. I looked back at Ratchet and started walking away.
"I'm going to go to Orion now. I'll see you later." He nodded his head and I walked over to Optimus.
"I have a feeling…" Optimus spoke. "Orion may be the one to hold the power of The Matrix of Leadership." I looked at him in shock. Our son, the next Prime? How could that be?! I smiled.
"That's great!" I sat down next to them. I looked inside Orion's blue eyes. I had to admit, he did look a lot like a Prime. So would that really be his future?
"We're going to go pick up the kids, Marisa," Arcee had interrupted my thought. "You might want to Transform back into human mode." I took one last glance at Orion.
"Mommy has to transform into her disguise now. Don't tell anyone who I am." Orion smiled.
"It's like a game of hide-and-seek!" he shouted. I nodded my head.
"Yes." I transformed into human mode and looked up at Optimus.
"This is going to be a difficult secret to keep now…" I laughed. "With Orion born now, and all." He nodded his head.
"Yes, it will be." He looked over at Ratchet. "Help us make sure the kids don't find out about this, alright?" Ratchet nodded his head. Arcee, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee all drove out. I looked up at Optimus.
"Well… thanks…" I murmured.
"Why are you thanking me?" he asked. I smiled and set my hand on his foot.
"For creating this new Prime." He smiled and nodded his head. I smiled back at him and looked over at Ratchet. He was looking at me with a rather sympathetic look. I looked away before I could see anymore.
"Hopefully he will grow to be a great Prime," Optimus said. He looked down at me. "No, he will be a great Prime." Just then, the three Autobots came zooming in and out popped Jack, Miko, and Raf.
"Hey!" Jack came up to me and kissed me on the cheek. I giggled.
"How are you?" I asked, carefully glancing back at Orion through the corner of my eye.
"I'm great, now that I get to see you again." He then looked behind me and widened his eyes. "What on Earth is that?!" I swerved behind me and then I realized… he was talking about Orion. Optimus carefully looked at me and then at Jack.
"We found this little Autobot stranded in the middle of nowhere. We brought him back here to be cared for." Raf and Miko both ran up to Optimus and Orion.
"Wow! It looks just like you!" Miko shouted. For the first time, I realized that he looked a lot like Optimus more than I had thought. He was red and blue, just like Optimus, and muscular, even though he was just a little Autobot.
"Don't you think he's cute though?" Tayo had asked when she walked up beside Miko. Miko glanced at Tayo and shook her head.
"You know, you still freak me out a little. To believe that you were a cat, and you turned into an Autobot!"
"Actually," Tayo cleared her throat. "Both me and Kayo are Autobots. Not cats. So… did you say that wrong… or are your brains fried?" Miko stomped her foot and turned her back on Tayo.
"I hope you weren't calling me stupid," Miko growled. Tayo laughed. I rolled my eyes. I looked over at Optimus. He was still holding Orion in his lap. Orion looked over at me and winked. He was so smart, for his age. I mean, he was just born! I couldn't imagine what he will be like when he gets older.