Finding A Name

It's been a solar cycle and all the Vehicons got their new schedule. The ones who dread the thought of taking care of the sparkling were the ones who had that day on the same week. And the unfortunate soul was a drone known as T4-R63. He retrieve the sparkling from the original drone who found her and went to start his day with the child.

"Let's see, what should we do today?" he asked, knowing that no one will answer him.

The sparkling look around, as though looking for something that will entertain her. T4-R63 felt weird holding the child, he didn't even know if he was holding her right! Then he began to think.

That drone didn't give her a name. Nor did our boss.

He look at her. "You don't have a name."

The sparkling look up him and he thought he saw sadness in her optics. He scratched his head in thought. "What should we name you? Pit, I don't have any ideas. Maybe the other drones might have some ideas. But most of them are working. Maybe during recharge time. But until then, what should we do?"

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T4-R63 decided to go outside, an area that wasn't in the heat of battle and decided to let the sparkling to roam around. He put her down on the cool floor and watched her. She looked around and began to crawl down the destroyed road. The sparkling didn't find anything entertaining so she just crawled around, A wind passed by and some pebbles-rocks began to roll pass by her. She stared after them and she began to laugh and crawl after them. T4-R63 was pretty surprised to see how fast she crawled after them. He had to follow her to make sure she wouldn't go too far. But when he look back at the base, he noticed that they were pretty far off.

T4-R63 pick up the sparkling though she began to squirm a lot, showing him that she wants to chase the pebbles some more. "Sorry kiddo but it's time to head back."

She pouted a bit but then her stomach grumbled a bit and she had a sour look on her face.

"I'm guessing you're hungry. Come on, let's get you a bite to eat."

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Instead of liquefying the Energon, he made it more like an apple sauce substance. She was real excited to see the Energon and she couldn't wait to eat it. But T4-R63 felt REALLY uncomfortable sitting at the lounge, feeding a sparkling with a spoon, and having your brethren watching you as they walk pass by. But they didn't snicker or laugh at the sight, instead they just ignore mostly.

I guess they too will be feeding her like this sooner or later.

He took a spoonful and put it close to her lips. She opened her mouth wide and he put the spoon into her mouth. He slowly pull it out, making sure that she had the Energon in her mouth. But some began to ran down her lips to her chin.

"Eww! Don't do that. Keep the Energon in your mouth." He used the spoon and scrape the Energon and put it back into her mouth. This time it didn't spill out. She swallowed and clap her hands in joy. T4-R63 got another spoonful and she chomp down and swallow the Energon. The nearby drones stared at their fellow drone feeding the sparkling. They tried to imagine themselves feeding her the same way or playing with her or making her sleep. They never thought they'll see the day that they'll take care a sparkling.

The sparkling ate everything in the bowl and she was full. She look kind of drowsy but a bit ill but T4-R63 didn't pay any much attention, just thinking that she's just breaking down the Energon. He pick her up and left the dining room. As he walk down the hall, still wondering what to do next, the sparkling had a painful look on her face. Her stomach hurt a lot and she began to cry. T4-R63 pulled his head away from her because his ears began to ring in pain.

"Now what's wrong!?"

But all she did was kept on crying. He didn't know what to do! I just fed her so what could be causing her to cry?! He began to panic. What to do! What to do!

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Soundwave was showing Megatron the process of how T4-R63 was doing with the sparkling and by the look on Megatron's face, he was not happy.

"Not even halfway through the day and he's already messing things up! That idiotic drone would end up killing that sparkling if he doesn't think quickly."

Soundwave stayed quiet but in his processor, he began to think; why is Megatron so interested in the sparkling?

The image displayed the drone running towards the medical center. "At least he's thinking now." The image showed the drone talking to Knock Out, who was very annoyed with all the crying.

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"Alright, let's see what's the problem." Said Knock Out in a slightly anger tone. He grab the scanning tool and scan the sparkling's body. It flashed red on her stomach area. "Scanners show that she has....a stupid stomach ache. When you finish feeding her, did you softly patted her back?" He said while glaring at the drone.

"No I didn't. Why?"

Knock Out place his hand onto his face and cursed under his breath. "You always have to make the sparkling burp after feeding."

"For what reason?"

"Oh Primus, because they can not get the gas up by themselves so you have to do it for them. If you don't help them get the gas out, they will be very uncomfortable and their stomach will get upset and cause them to either spit up or be very cranky. That's why! You're lucky she didn't vomit all over your body."

"Well geez! How was I supposed to know that!? I never took care a sparkling before!"

"True but still, the next time you feed her, make sure you help her burp. And you should start right now."

The drone looked at the crying sparkling and pick her up. He placed her head over his shoulder and began to pat her back. No burp. He keep on doing it until she let out a loud burp. She soon stopped crying. He cradled her and saw that she still look sick.

"It would be best to give her a nap, that way she will feel better once she wakes up."

T4-R63 nod his head and left the medical center. He entered the recharge room for the drones and saw that some of them were already sleeping. He found his berth and softly settled the sparkling down, but at the far corner of the berth so that won't fall over the edge. She look at him with lazy optics and soon went to sleep.

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T4-R63 had a long recorded lecture from Soundwave by Megatron. He was lecturing him how stupid he was to make the sparkling ill in a short period time but gave a very small congrats when he went to the doctor for help. T4-R63 felt ashamed and embarrassed about all this. After the recorded lecture was over, he decided to go check on the sparkling. Once he reached the recharge room, he saw that a lot of drones has surround his berth and the child.

"What are you guys doing?" He ask them.

One of them turned around and shushed him. "She's still sleeping."

"Ah yeah, I can see that. What I wanna know is why all you guys are surrounding the sparkling like that."

"We wanted to get a closer look of her." said another drone.

"Ya know, she looks cute when she's sleeping." said another drone. All the drones looked at him and he just looked down, embarrassed. "Please don't tell anyone I said that."

"Whatever," said T4-R63 then he just remembered something. "Say, now that most of us are here, why not we all name her?"

All the drones looked at each other but all thought that it was a good idea. And so, the quest for looking a name for the sparkling began.

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The sparkling woke up by a bunch of clamour. She saw all the drones in one room, and they were yelling at each other. Some even smack one other behind the head, showing that their victim was being stupid. She gazed at them in curiosity.

"She should be name Sandstorm!" One suggested.

"That's a stupid name! Besides, she looks nothing like the color brown!" Another yelled out.

"She doesn't have to be brown!" The other argued.

"How about Impulse?" Another suggested.

"Nah! Sounds manly for her." A far drone disagreed.

"Gah! This isn't working!" One complained.

"Okay okay. Let's rethink this and not throw out names." said T4-R63.

While the drones were thinking, Megatron and Soundwave were observing them from the Command Center. "At least they're being useful and trying to name the sparkling. But it seems that they're failing at it.. Hmm..." He too began to think.

Her protoform is all white and some black and gray. Reminds me of the moon. But moon doesn't sound right for a name. And it"s too short.

"How about 'chase'?" said T4-R63 through.

All of the drones groaned in disagreement. "That's stupid!"

"Just hear me out! When we were outside, she began to chase some rubble when a wind passed by, and she found that entertaining."

"Well, I guess it suits her but it sounds incomplete and short."

"True."

Megatron raised an eyebrow. "Chase..Moon Chase. Now that has a ring to it. But I still don't like the 'moon' in it."

"Lunar" Soundwave said, more like he recorded a anonymous voice and played it back.

"Hmm...that's better. The sparkling shall be named Lunar Chase. Go tell the drones so that they could stop all this clamour."

With a nod, Soundwave left the Command Center and into the Recharge Room. The walk was short but along the way, he bumped into Starscream whom had nodded the loud voices from the Recharge Room.

"Soundwave, do you know what the drones are causing all this ruckus?"

With a static, Soundwave replayed what Megatron said. "The sparkling shall be named Lunar Chase."

"I see. So the drones were wanting to name the child and Lord Megatron finally found one and sent you to tell them."

Soundwave nodded and continued walking. He entered the room and all of the drones looked at him. Even the sparkling looked at him. Again, he played back what Megatron said, "The sparkling shall be named Lunar Chase."

The drones were quiet for a few seconds until Lunar Chase, the sparkling, began to laugh and clap her hands. She liked the name and how the Decepticon was a big recorder.

"That's a nice name." One drone said.

"I like it!" A second drone said.

"I bet he took the 'chase' part from me." said T4-R63 but got a little scared since Soundwave was still in the room. He knew that Soundwave was a very loyal soldier to Megatron and he would report ANYTHING that goes against their leader. He hopes that what he said won't reach to Megatron's ears.

Soundwave stared at Lunar Chase as she reached her hands towards him but he just turned around and walk away. Lunar Chase titled her head in confusion and lowered her hands. One of the drones looked at her and picked her up.

"Ah pay no attention to him. He's just like that. So don't get upset about it."

"Do you really believe that she understands a word you're saying?" said another drone.

"So? She will soon. She'll be speaking words and then walking. Isn't that right Lunar Chase?" He ask in a childish voice and began to softly tickle her. She burst out laughing.

The other drones just chuckled but saw that most of them had to go to work and they left.