chapter 2
The Predacons now had a home on Cybertron. Predaking was the leader of the Predacons and they've grown in numbers. Shockwave mainly spent his time studying their behavior.
Predaking was out hunting with the other Predacons. He brought back their kill. Predaking took off a big chunk and brought it to Star-queen his mate. Star-queen was pregnant. Star-queen began to eat her share.
Ratchet and Knockout would examine her sometimes.
Star-queen normally stayed at the nest. She was going to have her baby Predacons soon.
Today was the day the baby Predacons were going to be born. Ratchet and Knockout were assisting just in case something went wrong. Shockwave was helping out as well.
The first Predaling born was a little girl. It had tiny little wings and it's optics were closed. It was squeaking. Ratchet cleaned up the little thing and placed it at the mother's side. Star-queen licked it and the Predaling began to nurse.
Later the rest of the Predalings were born the last one a little girl was white and had gentle blue linings on it's wings.
Shockwave picked up the Predaling to look at it. Star-queen growled. "Calm down I only wish for a closer look to observe." Shockwave said. "I need some samples of their scales or energon for study especially this one due to her unusual coloring." Shockwave said.
"I need samples as well so I can make sure they grow up healthy." Ratchet said.
Knockout agreed with Ratchet the Predalings couldn't have health problems.
"Okay but be careful when you do it!" Predaking said.
The others nodded in understanding. Shockwave took energon from the base of the tail that is the least painful and stressful. Ratchet did the same. They labeled all of them. So they knew whose energon they were looking at.
The predalings has finished nursing. Star-queen then licked them clean. Then she went to sleep curling her tail around her babies. Predaking stood guard of his new family.
The predalings optics were still closed their audios were closed too.
The little things were completely dependent on their parents.
Ratchet and Knockout came about a week later. "Okay come here you." Ratchet said picking up one of the predalings. He was just checking on the little one. "I can see they still haven't opened their optics." he said.
"We don't know how long they will be closed." Predaking said.
Star-queen stayed in beast mode most of the time to care for her predalings.
Shockwave came over to observe the predalings. "I see the optics are still closed. Once they open them I will know more about Predacon development that way I can study further about Predacons." Shockwave said.
The the white Predaling started squeaking it was at the very edge of the nest. Star-queen carefully picked up her baby and placed her safely next to her siblings.
After about two weeks time Shockwave returned. "I think they are about to open their optics." Shockwave said.
"They sure are cute." Bumblebee said.
"Yes they are opening their optics. Bumblebee stand right there." Star-queen said.
"Why?" Bumblebee asked.
"Predaking and I decided you would be the first thing our babies see." she said.
The little predalings opened there optics and looked right at Bumblebee. The vision was a little blurry at first and they saw the Autobot warrior. All the predalings but one had golden optics the white one had soft blue optics.
They were shocked at this the little predaling had shiny blue optics that were like little stars. Shockwave explained it was genetic mutation.
Star-queen nursed them again. The predalings were squeaking.
A few later they could see as well hear. They could walk too. But they were still a little a wobbly on their legs. Their babies all had names. There were eight of them. The oldest girl was name Firelight, the oldest male was Blazeheat, the other three males were Markshot, Killclaw, and Ripfang, two of the female were Smokewing and Sharpclaw, the youngest female the white one was named Stardust.
The young predalings still had much growing to do.
To be continued.