Authors Notes: Nibblix, Slasher Red, Tracker and Lightning are my characters. The rest belong to Mainframe and Hasbro. My stories are for enjoyment and not for profit.
******Nibblix hamster leaves the Axalon very early in the morning. She needs time to think over the latest things that have happened at the Axalon. She is slightly worn out from her ordeal with Inferno, saving Slasher Red and Dinobot. The femme realizes that she has not had a break for many cycles. Nibblix transforms into her hamster form and rides the manlift down to Maximal Beach.
Nibblix looks around and sniffs the air, she smiles because the air smells fresh. The tiny femme skitters into a burrow not far from the Axalon. It is her home away from the base. Nibblix yawns in hamster mode then falls into a badly needed recharge. She curls up into a fur ball.
******Nibblix has a dream related to her former life as Star Ruby. The hamster sighs happily in her sleep when she sees Megatron her husband. Nibblix giggles when Megatron is affectionate to her. She smiles lovingly up at her partner. �Megatron, I hope our child will be special.� Megatron smiles at Star Ruby, �I am sure he will be. Do not worry about it.� Star Ruby rubs her belly and smiles.
Nibblix shreaks when she dreams about what happens next. There is a major battle where she is fatally wounded. Megatron has no choice but to store her in cold storage in order to save her life. The last thing Star Ruby hears is a fusion cannon firing a tear rolls down her cheek. She knows that Megatron has been destroyed by Galvatron. She will always love Megatron no matter what. Star Ruby goes into stasis lock for the next few vorns.
Thunder wakes Nibblix up. The femme whimpers because she remembers who she is and that her Megatron died many vorns ago. She hisses at the idea that the Predacon Megatron is an ancestor of her Megatron. Nibblix has no regrets being a Maximal.
Nibblix returns to robot mode. She does a self diagnostic check. She nearly faints because her sensors detect a spark within her. She is still pregnant after all these vorns. �By the Matrix, how is it possible that I am pregnant?� Nibblix smiles and makes a promise, �Megatron, I promise you that our son will be special. He will be your true name sake.�
******Slasher Red wakes up when she hears the thunderstorm. She snarls since she does not like the annoying noise. Dinobot continues to sleep ignoring the storm. Slasher Red wonders how her mate can sleep through such happenings. Slasher Red snarls because something about the storm is really bothering her. To her it feels so unnatural.
Slasher Red goes to the Lab for answers. She is surprised when she notices that Nibblix is not there. �Why would Nib�s leave her post?� Slasher Red checks with the computer where Nibblix has wandered off to. �Computer, where is Nibblix?� The computer tells her that Nibblix is not in the base. Slasher Red looks at the storm and sighs because she must make sure her best friend is all right. She noticed that Nibblix had been exhausted these last few cycles. That has Red really worried since Nibblix is fuel efficient. Nibblix can go for many cycles without energon or a recharge.
Slasher Red rides the manlift to the ground. She growls when lightning nearly strikes her. Red sniffs around for Nibblix�s scent but the rain has made it disappear. �Where can Nibblix be? It is not like her to leave the base at night.�
Tracker returns from a scouting mission. He pauses when he spots Red sniffing around. This puzzles the fuzor since he knows that Slasher Red does not like to be in storms. �Red, why are you outside in the storm?�, Tracker asks with concern in his voice. Slasher Red looks up, �Tracker, Nibblix is not in the base. I am really worried about her. She has not been herself these last few cycles. I want to make sure that she is all right. I will not rest until I find Nibs.�
Tracker lands next to Red, �Fear not because I will help you find Nibs.� Tracker sniffs the area, �Hmm, I cannot detect her scent. The rain has washed it away.� Red rolls her optics, �No kidding, I could have told you that.�
******Nibblix eats some energon goodies she has stashed away in her burrow. It helps her feel a little bit better. She wonders how she is going to tell her friends that she is pregnant. She is afraid that they might think differently of her since she is pregnant and she did not mate with a Maximal. Nibblix curls up and falls back to sleep.
******The storm becomes more intense. Nibblix wakes up sweating she feels a sharp pain. She reverts to robot mode and screams because her pain is intense.
Slasher Red and Tracker hear Nibblix scream. They run non stop all the way to Nibs burrow. Slasher Red is small enough, so she enters Nibblix�s burrow. Her optics widen in horror when she spots Nibblix in pain. �Nibblix, what is wrong with you?� Nibblix looks up at Slasher Red, �Take me back to base, Rhinox will know what to do. I think I am in labor.�
Slasher Red carries Nibblix very carefully out of the burrow and hurries back to the Axalon. Slasher notices that the storm is very intense now. She dodges lightning on her way back to the Axalon. �Remind me to never go out in a storm again.�, Says Slasher Red to Nibblix. Nibblix looks up at the sky, �The storm is being caused by something and I have a feeling that I am related to this somehow.� Slasher Red gives her friend a blank look.
Nibblix screams again and lightning strikes a tree. Slasher Red realizes that Nibblix may be onto something. �Nibblix, there is no way I should take you into the Axalon. Lightning would damage the ship pretty badly. Maybe we should try and deliver the baby away from the base.�
******Optimus Primal wakes up, �Hmm, that is funny, the storm seems unnatural.� Primal heads to the Lab. �I am sure Nibblix knows what this might be all about.� Optimus Primal blinks when he notices Nibblix away from the Lab. �Now that is just Prime.�
Optimus Primal wakes Rhinox up. �Rhinox, I would like you to find out what is causing this unnatural storm. It is really concerning me.� Rhinox watches the sky and nods his head, �Yes the storm is being caused by something or someone. I will investigate this immediately.�
Rhinox enters his Lab and creates a device for finding the source of the storm. �This should work.� Rhinox leaves the Axalon.
******Nibblix manages to control her pain. �Slasher Red, the child I am carrying is causing the electrical storm. I can just sense it. Please put me down since I do not want to see any harm happen to you.� Slasher Red lays Nibblix onto the ground gently.
******Rhinox follows a homing signal coming from his gadget. He pinpoints the location of the storm source. Rhinox gasps when he detects it coming from inside of Nibblix. Rhinox lays the instrument down, �Nibblix, are you all right?� Slasher Red drums her fingers on her arm, �Rhinox, Nibblix is in labor and the child she is carrying is causing this tempest.� Nibblix nods her head weakly.
Rhinox quickly makes sure that Nibblix is comfortable. �Do not worry Nibs I will help you deliver your baby. I have a hunch that the storm will leave you alone.� Nibblix looks up at Rhinox, �Big Green, I can handle this. Please do not put yourself in danger.� Rhinox is about to protest when lightning nearly zaps� him.
******Nibblix does not scream when she is struck by lightning. The lightning helped to ease the pain. Nibblix blinks surprised by this. She does some breathing exercises and relaxes some more. Nibblix feels the baby leaving her body. She gives birth to a baby boy. Rhinox helps Nibblix clean her son.
******The storm ends the minute Nibblix gave birth to her son. Tracker, Rhinox and Slasher Red look up and see stars. The unnatural storm has ended. Rhinox looks at the beast mode of Nibblix�s son. The little rodent is yellow, with two brown stripes on his back. The most striking feature is the lightning bolt he has for a tail. Nibblix smiles because her son is cute. �What are you going to call your son, Nibblix?�, asks Rhinox.
Nibblix smiles at her friends, �I will call him Lightning.� Lightning looks up at his Mom and the other Maximals and yawns. The Maximals smile since that was cute.
******The Maximals return to base. Nibblix introduces Lightning to her team mates. They find the baby Maximal adorable. The female Maximals melt at the sight of Lightning. They throw a baby shower for Nibblix. Nibblix smiles because the Maximals have accepted her son.
THE END. :)