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A/N: A bunny that I adopted a long, long time ago. If you see any errors or mistakes, please feel free to tell me.
Chapter 2: Adoption
When Megatron brought the sparkling to mess with his second in command's head, he didn't think of what the rest of his soldiers would think.
He was the one to be surprised when Soundwave informed him the troops were calling the soon-to-be-scrapped thing the Decepticon heir. A title that was absurd. Megatron had no plans of handing his power to anyone.
Of course, Soundwave was soon to point out that the arrival of the sparkling appeared to have boosted the troops' morale. Which only served to reaffirm the gray mech that his troops still retained soft sparks. His Communications Officer advised him to keep the sparkling or else he risked angering his troops.
He could care less if he angered them or not, but his plans were already in motion and he could not risk failure now when he was so close. At least he had the satisfaction of ordering the Decepticon Army for psychological conditioning (which was, of course, not called that). He could already see them fighting amongst themselves to be the firsts to get in the brand new Advanced Training.
He was still stuck with Shockwave for the time being.
He stared at the sparkling, who was in turn watching its new gun. Apparently the medic that had treated him had followed his orders. Not that Megatron cared at all that the sparkling now had a gun where his left hand used to be. The Decepticon leader only cared to know if the gun was active.
An accidental shot to the wall answered his question and he made a note to find who the medic that repaired the sparkling was. Idiocy like that had to be punished.
Soundwave, who'd been silently watching everything, stepped forward and grabbed the sparkling. If he didn't know the blue mech was busy rearing up what would become the Decepticon's espionage team, Megatron would've ordered Soundwave to take care of it until they could dispose of it.
At least Soundwave could help him. Megatron knew many things. He knew tactics and warfare. He knew several hand to hand fighting styles and was a master of melee combat. He was one of the best shots. He knew everything there was to know about mining and how to find a good energon vein in near total blackness. But he had no knowledge on how to care for a sparkling…
Soundwave merely glanced at him and silently handed him a data pad with the information. Megatron casually glanced at it, noting that Soundwave seemed to believe the sparkling was worth the trouble. The gray mech was the first to admit Soundwave's opinion and advice were held in high esteem. After all, Soundwave had been the one to help him organize the Decepticon Army.
Maybe he was right and he could make the sparkling into a Decepticon. At least it seemed like a nice challenge.