Hotshot: A short one because I had no idea what else to put in this chapter. Anyways, enjoy.
Side Burn and the Predacon Sparkling
Chapter 2
The name came to Side Burn when he was looking through a catalogue of random human books. The little Predacon was napping in the crudely made nest on his berth and he was sitting at his desk, datapad in hand, optics going over each and every title.
His brothers had gone on their patrol, Optimus was staying in the control room and Koji...Koji was off playing with a friend of his. The other Autobots that were usually around the base were doing their jobs. Side Burn was itching to get back into action again but he knew he couldn't. The sparkling still didn't trust anyone BUT him, even after a week with the Autobots.
His thoughts paused, his optics scanning a particular line on his datapad.
"Dagon" by H.P. Lovecraft.
Dagon…
He glanced over at the slumbering Predacon who was twitching his tail as he dreamed of something.
Side Burn had to admit, the name does have a nice ring to it the more he thought about it. Perhaps…
A small yawn sounded and he looked over at the Predacon sparkling who was stretching, shaking his long neck and helm before looking up at Side Burn and let out a small beep. The mech reached over and trailed his digits over the back of the sparkling's neck as he thought for a few more seconds.
"Dagon." he tested the name and the sparkling seemed to perk up at the name. "...Dagon."
The sparkling chirped, wiggling his tail as he stared up at Side Burn.
"You want that to be your name, huh?"
The sparkling stood on his hind legs clumsily and tried to stretch out his wings but it didn't last and he landed right onto his front with a small noise.
"Alright, Dagon it is." Side Burn chuckled before picking up the Predacon and walked out of his quarters and to the control room and medbay. He took out one of the cubes that had low-grade energon and moved it to Dagon's helm and the little wyvern went to town on the energon.
"TA-I, you can change his designation in the database."
"And what shall I change it to?"
"Dagon."
"I've never heard that designation before." Optimus stated from his spot.
"That's because it's a human one." Side Burn explained. "Erm, not for a human persay. I mean it's a human word that I found from browsing some catalog of human titles."
"Ah, I see. Well, a fine designation nonetheless."
Side Burn glanced down at Dagon, who had his whole snout in the energon, drinking it up. When he was done, he lifted his helm, licking the energon from his snout before looking up at the mech and let out a chirp.
Dagon suited the Predacon just fine.