Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. Shootingstar, Slugbug, Kryptonight, Sparkles, Shimmer, Afterburner, Sidestreaker, Sunburn, Sunscream, Starstreaker, Blaze, Bluebonnet, Sunstar, Viking and Bomber are my little creations. This is a sequel to Sunstreaker's mistake. If you have not read that story, I highly suggest you do so before reading this story. This story has implied slash. No like – no read. This is strictly a fan fic. No flames or harsh comments. Constructive criticisms welcome. Enjoy!
Sunny and Starscream could not have been happier with their lives. Their little brood was healthy even though they often got dirty or caused a ruckus. But even with that, Starscream and Sunstreaker would not have changed a thing. And even though Slugbug and Kryptonight were not Sunstreaker's sparklings, Sunny welcomed them into the whole mess, which actually made the mess a little less messy as Slugbug had a wonderful way of working with all of the little ones. And it helped that the three little holy terror seekerlings listened to and admired little Kryptonight dearly. Afterburner, Sidestreaker, and Sunburn were enthralled by Kryptonight, and loved to follow the little one around, despite that it got them into all kinds of trouble.
Sunny was amazed at how well all eight of their sparklings behaved when Slugbug was around. He could not figure it out. Sunny tried to catch Slugbug at different times, but nothing seemed to phase the little bot. And Starscream was surprised by how well even the "girly" femmes took to Slugbug. He would be as willing to play tea with them as he was willing to roughhouse with Sunstar and the mechs. Both Starscream and Sunstreaker were amazed how gentle that Slugbug and Kryptonight were even when roughhousing with Sunstar who despite her small size was a little firecracker in terms of personality, though she had a large dose of compassion as well.
Hotshot (armada) and Skywarp watched as Slugbug and Kryptonight always had fun when going with their "dad" Starscream. Hotshot was pregnant with his and Skywarp's sparklings, though you would not know as the young bot did not show yet. Skywarp and Hotshot had remained quiet until they were sure that the sparklings were real and Hotshot was not going to have a miscarriage. Thundercracker and Jetfire (armada) were happy as they had they had twin sparklings, both seekerlings. One was a purple and yellow named Viking and the other seekerling mech was red and black named Bomber. The two were cute and adorable, as they did not have Starscream's loud vocal processors. All the little sparklings got along, thanks mostly to Slugbug and Kryptonight.
Even Sparkles and Shimmer enjoyed joining in, especially in playing energon tea with Blaze and Bluebonnet. Sunstar loved little Sparkles and Shimmer dearly and would do her best to protect them when roughhousing was going on. And though Sparkles and Shimmer could not understand why Sunstar was such a tomboy, they still loved her dearly as well. Sparkles could tell that for all her roughness, Sunstar truly had a soft side to her that she hid for some unknown reason, but no one wanted to ask. Her "birthmark" bore her name for all to see, but she was not going to be treated as a weak femme. She was out to prove that femmes could be just as tough as mechs.
Things were going well for the sparklings, but the threat of the Decepticons attacking had not gone away. And an evil presence loomed around the base. Optimus had first picked up on it, and thought he had scared it off, but somehow it kept returning, but in different spots. They never knew when or where it would come from. All the Autobots knew was that they had to protect the young sparklings at all costs.
Then there was a bright sunny spring day and Jazz (G1) and his sparkmate Prowl (G1) had been assigned to watch the sparklings while they played outdoors. Slugbug and Kryptonight watched as the younger sparklings were absolutely amazed at seeing the outside as for all of them, this was their first trip outside, since all were wary of Decepticons coming and taking or killing the sparklings. No one, not even the perceptive Prowl was aware of the evil presence that lurked hidden out here in the open. The evil presence smirked like a Cheshire cat, this looked too easy.
Slugbug and Kryptonight did their best to keep all the sparklings in one area, which was easier said than done, as there was so much new stuff for the little ones to explore. Starstreaker had to have his head removed from the open end of a log, Sunscream had to be rescued after climbing a tree, and all the seekerlings, both Starscream's and Skywarp's, were trying to use their alt modes and fly. Prowl and Jazz as well as Slugbug and Kryptonight finally got everyone to play in one area, but the evil presence kept a sharp optic out.
Suddenly, Slugbug sensed something wrong, and before Jazz and Prowl knew what was going on, Slugbug had sent Kryptonight in with the young sparklings while Slugbug watched. The evil presence, realizing his presence had been detected, left as he was biding his time. After the evil presence left, Slugbug gave the all clear signal to Kryptonight to bring the other sparklings back out. The evil presence laughed sinisterly as he may have been stopped this time, but a time would come when he would be able to capture the little sparklings, the only two questions were how and when.