chapter 1

A femme was carrying a basket with her day old sparkling in it. She couldn't keep him. She walked up to a house and placed the basket down at the door step. The sparkling whimpered. She kissed the sparkling's head. She knocked on the door.

Kup woke up. "Who'd be knocking at this time?" Kup wondered. The femme hid. Kup opened the door. He looked around. "Hmm I was sure I heard someone knocking." He said then he looked down. It was a basket. In that basket was a sleeping sparkling. "My word," Kup said. A clap of thunder was heard. Kup knew he couldn't leave the little tyke in the rain. Kup picked up the basket and brought the sparkling inside.

Hmm he is cute little fella. Kup thought. The sparkling woke up and looked right at Kup. Kup smiled at the sparkling. The sparkling let out a yawn. The sparkling started to snuggle deeper into the basket and looked like it was trying to get cozy. Kup picked up the sparkling. He felt so warm. The sparkling cried. Kup was surprised by the little sparkling's pipes. Boy talk about a set of pipes. Kup began to rock the sparkling. It looked up at him. "It's okay you're alright." Kup said. Kup put his finger up to the sparkling. The sparkling sucked on Kup's finger. But then cried when he wasn't getting anything. "I see you're hungry," Kup said. Kup began to look around. He found what he was looking for a bottle. He kept the bottle handy because he sometimes watched his friend's sparkling. He filled it with low grade energon and put sparkling formula in it. Kup shook the bottle and warmed it up. He tested it on his wrist. "Perfect." He said and brought the bottle to the sparkling's mouth. Sparkling began to drink it down. The sparkling was really hungry.

"Not so fast, not so fast." Kup said. Then he began to laugh. "Boy you are a little spitfire," He said pulling bottle away. The sparkling cried for the bottle. Kup brought the bottle back the sparkling's mouth. "And hot head. Hmm I know what I'm going to call you Hot rod." Kup said. Hot rod yawned. "You know Hot rod with you around I don't feel lonely." Kup said. Kup saw a note on the basket. It said take care of my sparkling. Kup burped Hot rod and placed him in the basket so he could sleep. Kup took the basket into his room.

Ratchet looked at the sparkling. "He's healthy, and now your son." Ratchet said.

Kup got supplies for the sparkling. When he got home he set up the crib and put the sparkling to bed. Kup watched little Hot rod sleep. The sparkling chirped in his sleep. He's dreaming. Kup thought. Kup quietly tiptoed out of the room.

The next day who should come to visit but Ironhide. He saw Kup feeding the little guy. "Wow so you adopted a sparkling? Is it a mech or femme?" Ironhide asked. "It's a mech and his name is Hot rod." Kup said. "Wow he sure is hungry," Ironhide said. "Yep, but I think he's almost finished." Kup said. Then Hot rod let go and turned his head away. Kup knew he was full. "Yep he's full." Ironhide commented. Kup placed Hot rod up to his shoulder and began to pat his back. Then Hot rod let out big burp and began to coo.

"May I hold him?" Ironhide asked. "Sure, but be gentle he's only two days old." Kup said. Ironhide cradled the little sparkling. Hot rod looked up at Ironhide and cried. "Uh oh what did I do?' Ironhide asked. "Nothing he just doesn't know you yet. Soon he'll calm down." Kup said. Sure enough after a couple minutes Hot rod relaxed. Hot rod reached up he wanted to touch Ironhide's face. Ironhide lowered his face and allowed the sparkling to touch it. Hot rod began to coo. "I think he likes me." Ironhide said. "He does like you." Kup said.

(More sparkling cuteness ahead.)