A transformation most childish

Chapter 1: what happened this time?

Optimus marched down the halls of the Ark, curious of the outcome of Wheeljack's latest experiment. He heard the boom that was for sure. Who was affected by this week's explosion and what happened to them was yet to be decided. Optimus reached Wheeljack's room and entered.

"Wheeljack?"

Suddenly, Optimus felt something climbing up on him. He looked down. He saw a miniature version of Prowl jumping up and down with arms above his head. Optimus leaned down and picked the little Prowl up with one hand. That's when Prime noticed the others. He felt the gnawing of Grimlock on his leg and the light feeling of Bumblebee of his other foot. He saw Wheeljack hanging onto his knee. He eventually noticed Jazz dangling on one arm and Ironhide dangling on the one that held Prowl. When he felt Starscream, who'd been in the brig, pulling of his head and Ratchet sitting on the other side of his head was when Optimus blew it.

"Wheeljack?" Optimus repeated automatically.

"It's mine Sunny!"

"No, it's mine Sides!"

Optimus looked down once more to see the twins, also sparklings, pulling on an energon cube. They growled and hissed at one another till finally Sunstreaker was in possession of the cube. Sideswipe soon was bawling, sobbing for the cube to be his. Optimus groaned, realizing his new mission.

"Alright," Optimus gulped, "Let's try this out."

He set Prowl down on the table. He shook Wheeljack and Grimlock off his leg and gently lifted the slumbering Bumblebee also onto the table. He pulled Starscream off and set him next to Prowl. Ratchet sat by Wheeljack. Optimus gently and carefully pulled Jazz and Ironhide off him and set them down also. After quickly making sure they all were still sitting, he snatched Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. After the entire sparkling team sat on the table, Optimus looked them over.

"Alright so," Optimus counted over the group. "Ten in all."

Sideswipe was still sobbing, shouted over Optimus. Optimus groaned, digging into one of Wheeljack's energon holding boxes and giving it to the small red twin. He cheered and began sucking on it. Sunstreaker then began bawling. Eventually, all the others began sobbing too including Sideswipe who'd lost interest in the cube he had been given.

"This going to be a long," Optimus paused, listening to the echoes, "LONG couple of days."