What happens when Side swipe turns into a sparkling and Hot shot is the care taker? Expect a lot of sparkling cuteness! Armada series.

chapter 1 the change

Megatron was waiting for Starscream to finish his project. The leader wanted it to be done now! Megatron didn't have much patience with him.

"Starscream hurry up!" Megatron ordered. He was clearly losing what little patience he had.

Starscream growled. "It's almost done, I'm putting the last screw." Starscream said. He just wished his leader would be a bit more patience. it takes time to put a weapon like this together. Especially if you design the weapon from scratch like Starscream did.

"Well hurry it up!" Megatron bellowed.

"My word what a temper." Starscream whispered to himself. Starscream thought if Megatron stood next to a volcano and there was contest to see who would erupt first he bet it would be Megatron. He finished up putting in the screw then put away his tools. After that he got up and walked into the throne room.

"So this is it?" Megatron asked looking at it. He was turning from side to side in his hands looking at the weapon all over.

"Yes sir," Starscream said. Megatron lifted it up. Starscream jumped ever so slightly.

"Since did such a good job I will use it on someone else other than you." Megatron said. He fired it at Demolisher who was standing nearby. The beam was pale green. Demolisher gasped in surprised. Demolisher began to shrink. In less than a minute the loyal soldier was a sparkling.

"Whoa," Starscream said his jaw dropped. He was so shocked by this.

Megatron began to laugh. He couldn't help it he thought Demolisher looked so ridiculous. The other cons came in and saw Demolisher and began to laugh. Demolisher began to whimper and tears welled up in his optics.

Megatron regained control and ordered everyone to shut up. Everyone did even though Cyclonus was still snickering quite a bit.

"Alright Starscream change him back. We need him." Megatron said. Starscream pulled the switch and fired. The beam was bright blue. Demolisher began to grow and returned to his normal age. Demolisher looked himself over. He was angry and shocked about what had happened.

"What did you do that for?" He demanded in a loud voice. Demolisher was clearly upset about being used as a guinea pig.

"You were in the wrong place at the wrong time," Megatron said with a smirk.

"Why must these things always happen to me?" Demolisher whispered. Megatron just ignored him.

"Sir what are you planning to do with the weapon?" Starscream asked. Megatron just laughed and then smirked.

"To make the Autobot leader unable to lead." Megatron said. That thought made Starscream very nervous.

The Autobots were looking on an island. Hot shot thought this place looked like the place where they found one of the star saber minicons but a little different no volcano about to erupt. Which the Autobots thought was a good thing.

Side swipe was getting kind of tense the whole time searching he was looking pretty nervous and unsettled. Hot shot placed his hand on Side swipe and reassured him the sooner they find the minicon the better. That made Side swipe feel a little bit better but not by that much.

Megatron knew if they didn't get Optimus another target had to be chosen. He decided if Optimus wasn't found they'd do it to Hot shot or Side swipe as plan B. Starscream came in for a landing.

"Sir I found Hot shot and Side swipe." Starscream said landing next to Megatron.

"Good," Megatron said. He handed the weapon to Starscream. "Starscream you turn Hot shot into a sparkling I know for a fact Prime chose him to be his successor. Wheeljack keep Side swipe busy." Megatron said and then started to laugh.

"Yes sir!" They said. Then they both headed out to follow Megatron's orders.

Side swipe was getting worried something seemed off to him. I've been having this bad feeling all day and it is just getting worse! Side swipe thought. Hot shot could see Side swipe was feeling really uneasy but couldn't tell what was bothering him.

Then Starscream came soaring down and Wheeljack appeared.

Uh oh. Hot shot thought.

Wheeljack jumped at Side swipe and the two began to tussle. Starscream and Hot shot were fighting too.

Starscream knocked Hot shot down. Starscream pulled out the weapon. "Prepare for elimination!" He said. Side swipe was being watched by Wheeljack.

Hot shot was trying to get to his feet.

Wheeljack had Side swipe down on the ground pinned down by his right foot. Side swipe saw this and said to himself. "I got to do something."

Side swipe saw that Wheeljack wasn't paying attention and had taken his foot off of him without realizing it. Side swipe took advantage of it so he knocked Wheeljack off his feet by swinging his left leg underneath him.

Hot shot was sure he heard someone yell. "Bro!" Hot shot got pushed out of the way and saw that Side swipe was in the way and got hit then he began to shrink. The beam was so cold.

Side swipe couldn't move he couldn't feel his body and he became very tired. The light was so bright Hot shot had to cover his optics to protect them. The laser began to hiss steam and smoke came from the laser and then KABOOM! It exploded in to hundreds of pieces.

Hot shot uncovered his optics. Hot shot looked and didn't see Side swipe anywhere. He wondered what had happened to his friend.

He saw a crater. So he got to his feet and then he looked into the shallow crater. Hot shot could not believe his eyes! He didn't want to believe but it was obvious. It was clear Side swipe was in it but he wasn't an adult anymore he was a sparkling!