Disclaimer: I do not own the Transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. This idea was in response to an inspirational survey/poll I had done. While I will try my best at many of the ideas, one had to be first, and after another little push, this idea was born. The sparklings need to be protected as Sentinel is now more of a factor in the horrible war but now Megatron will be royally pissed. Sparkdemon, Dumpster, Spooks, Acer, Skyburner, Lowrider, and Openroad are my creations. This contains slash and M preg. No like – No read. You are warned. This is strictly fan fic, based off transformers animated. No flames or harsh comments. Constructive criticisms welcome. Enjoy!
Sparkdemon woke under a pile of sparklings. He laughed as he tried crawling out from underneath them, something that seemed to happen every morning. He felt loved and cared for in this new family of his, but he still did not forget the beatings and neglect he had suffered under his original creators. And while he was still skittish at times, he was slowly coming around and being the special little sparklings his new parents knew he could be. Starscream was particularly protective of Sparkdemon, as out of all of them, Starscream was the only one who truly knew just how sadistic Megatron could be.
Sparkdemon, having realized that his new family had figured out that he was born a Decepticon decided to reveal the rest of the truth – his creators were sentinel and Megatron. This set all the Autobots on edge as they now realized the real story behind this little sparkling finding them. He had crawled away from his family only to find a new one. Sparkdemon, though still young, told of neglect and abuse, though most was not from Megatron, but from Sentinel. Sparkdemon, not knowing his "mother" creator had formerly been an Autobot, did not understand the even more concerned looks one the Autobots faces, until Ultra Magnus, who had healed enough to be online but not leave the med bay, told Sparkdemon that sentinel at one point had been an Autobot, but had been lured to the darkside. It was then that Sparkdemon realized why his new family was so concerned about the little one, as Sentinel was bad as an Autobot, never mind what he was like as a 'Con.
Sparkdemon took an instant liking to Ultra Magnus. Not knowing why, but Sparkdemon just felt like the Autobot commander was someone important in his life.
Optimus, after learning about Sparkdemon's origins, was shocked to learn that Sentinel and Megatron were sparkmates and not only were sparkmates, but also had three other sparklings. Optimus learned from Sparkdemon that his original brothers, Acer, Spooks, and Dumpster always picked on him, as they all had red optics. They were mean and nasty, just like their creators. Optimus felt bad for the little one, as Optimus could still see the scars on the little one's black chassis. But now optimus knew why Megatron and the other bots had appeared nearby, they were seeking little Sparkdemon.
(a few months down the road)
Sparkdemon was still with his new family, and had been happily adopted by the three sparkmates. Sparkdemon was amazed when he learned that Prowl and Jazz were both expecting more sparklings. Sparkdemon, sick of being the youngest, loved the idea that he was going to get more loving brothers and/or sisters. It did not matter to him, as he already had all he needed and more. The Autobots had been very generous to the little one, and over time he became more and more Autobot, to the point where he was beginning to lose touch with his old, painful memories. All thought this was good.
Meanwhile, Sentinel was heavily pregnant and having complication upon complication with this, his second pregnancy. The sparkling was far bigger than even the medic was expecting. Sentinel was now placed on bedrest, though his spark still burned with rage about being unable to find the "mistake" that he and his sparkmate Megatron had created. Oh well, Acer, Spooks, and Dumpster were all doing well and loving their Decepticon training, none of them yet realizing that the worst was yet to come. They easily excelled in their learning, but soon they would be put to the physical test, and that truly would break them in if it did not kill them first.
Sentinel was 8 months along, so he knew at any point, he could go into labor, and it just so happened that the larger than expected sparkling wanted to come now. Sentinel, having had his port damaged in a fight with the Autobots, would have to undergo a dangerous C-section. Dangerous only because the medic, Hook, had not down the procedure is many millennia and was rusty about how it would need to be done. Sentinel lay down on the berth, no pain meds or sedatives given as Hook had forgotten to give them. Then Hook, after preparing the room like he thought it should be, set to work. He quickly and roughly removed sentinel's abdominal covering, causing the bot to strain against the restraints that had been placed around his legs and arms. Then Hook dug into sentinel's systems in an unsterile fashion, and introducing a deadly virus the medic had just worked with into Sentinel's systems. Hook managed to get to the larger than expected sparkling, only to find the little one was born with a mounted gun on one arm, causing more damage to Sentinel's internal systems.
Soon, Hook managed to get the sparkling untangled from its mother creator, and was startled at the shiny silver with blue trim mech that had emerged. And though sparkling was huge, its alt mode was a gun, a very powerful gun. This was the most complicated birth of all, as giving birth to gunformers was deadly to the mother creator, though that was usually when the mother was a neutral party. Little did Hook realize that he had already sealed Sentinel's fate by removing the sparkling. Hook handed the sparkling off to Megatron, who had been standing by while Hook went back to repair the mother creator. Upon arriving, Hook noticed something was wrong. The look in sentinel's optics showed fear, and his wrists and ankles showed damage from fighting against the restraints, but he had stopped fighting now. Hook thought it was a prank at first, and banged Sentinel's chest plate hard enough that it would have woken any bot faking an injury, but Hook got no response. Suddenly Megatron's optics were on Hook, as Megatron felt that his mate was slipping away. Hook, though known to be a good medic, had failed. Sentinel's last few moments had been spent in agonizing pain as the medic ripped the sparkling out of Sentinel's poisoned body.
The sparkling was safe, but Sentinel had paid the ultimate price. Hook, scared of Megatron's look, cowered in the corner, never having realized just how important Sentinel was to Megatron. Megatron felt the emptiness. But Megatron did not blame Hook for the death, he blamed the Autobots, who must have been protecting the mistake that neither Megatron nor Sentinel had been able to find. And this made Megatron mad. Sentinel's poisoned spark floated away and the look in the offlined bot's optics gave a scared look as Sentinel's spark was not heading for the matrix, but the pit.
Megatron looked at the brat in his arms, and smiled sinisterly. The little gunformer was perfect for what Megatron was looking for, red optics and all. Megatron named the little gunformer Gunner. Megatron was not going to let on that he was saddened and angered that his sparkmate was killed. The Autobots had damaged the oaf, and they would pay, oh yes they would pay.
Meanwhile, at the Autobot base, Jazz and Prowl were both 5 months along, just big enough that they both required bedrest unless they had to be up. Openroad and Sparkdemon were both very protective of the unborn sparklings. Little did the Autobots know that soon they would have more than just little sparklings to deal with, as the Decepticons were just biding their time, waiting to attack the bots not realizing that the longer they waited, the stronger not only Sparkdemon and his bonds to his new family were but also the stronger Ultra Magnus was becoming. It was only a matter of time before the two sides clashed yet again.