A Story Of Sparklings

Lullabies

"So you'll watch them for us? Are you sure?" Kade asked, looking at Graham through wide blue eyes.

"Sure, it can't be too hard." Graham replied, pushing Boulder higher on his hip. "I took care of them for an hour before you all got here."

"That's one hour, not five." Chief replied.

"If you're sure that this rescue won't require my expertise, then I'm sure I can take care of four rambunctious bots. I've got this." He told them a smile on his face.

"Okay, good luck. We'll be back in a few hours." Dani replied wearily.

The Burns family headed out the door. The storm that had passed set fire to the Market. Dani, Kade, and Chief Burns would be going to help put out the fire with Kade's old truck while the rescue bots where out of commission. Cody would have been taking care of the bots for the older Burns siblings, but he was on a camp out with his class. So the burden would fall with Graham.

The rest of the family where worried. Graham was soft-spoken and kind-hearted, the younger bots where loud and downright crazy when they wanted to be. Well, Blades and Heatwave where. Chase only went along for the ride and Boulder was too shy to really "cut loose" as Kade would say.

Ever since the accident with the Baby-Bottler, that was supposed to be able to let you see your younger years, that turned the bots into Sparklings again the Burns where working overtime to make sure the city stayed as safe as it could be. They didn't have much downtime and Graham's schedule was stretched thin enough as it was with his homework and projects from school. The fact that he was offering to take care of all four bots while doing his homework and fixing his projects, the fact that he was offering at all, was crazy but Chief trusted him to get it done so Kade and Dani would too.

"Okay, guys. What do you want to do?" Graham asked as the Burns left.

"Can we watch a movie?" Blades asked.

"Sure, you all pick the movie, I'll set up the TV." Graham replied, setting Boulder down and moving to the Living Room.

The bots picked an older movie called The Princess Bride. Graham internally questioned their pick, but put it in anyway.

60 minutes into the film, Blades and Boulder where hiding behind a pillow at some of the gruesome parts, but both where really liking the movie. Heatwave was asking why the movie even existed because it was "stupid" and Chase was wondering why rats-the-size-of-giants where real, but Graham was assuring them it was just a movie and they quieted down.

Another 30 minutes and Graham checked the clock, it was well past 9:30, the designated bedtime for the bots. "It's 10:30 guys." He told them.

The bots groaned, not liking the bedtime, but Boulder climbed up to Graham's shoulder and Heatwave took his usual spot on Graham's leg. Blades pulled himself onto the engineer's back and Graham scooped up Chase, making the former rescue bot squeal in delight.

Heatwave yawned. "I still don't think we need a bedtime." He growled sleepily.

Graham could only smile at his irony. "Tell you what, you guys be good this whole week, and I'll ask Dad about moving your bedtime back a bit or, if you're really good, get it removed completely." He replied.

The bots readily agreed, making promises to be good as they possibly could and pleaded with him to ask as Graham stopped by Kade's room and dropped off Heatwave in Kade's bed.

Chase yawned as Graham put him on Chief's bed. "Night Graham!" he called as Graham closed the door.

"Good night, Chase." The second youngest Burns replied, closing the door with a soft click.