Transformers The Hatchling

Storm chaser

Optimus POV
The next morning the femme squawked loud waking me up I open  my optic to find the femme double the size she was yesterday. She leapt off my chest running more solidly to the door chirping. I opened the door quickly to see her run to the wastage room I opened that door and she circled the large drain before doing her business. It seems we have a routine. Her growth was alarming this small bunker in Washington would be too small one day I would need to speak with fowler about relocating to somewhere bigger. Everyone seemed to still be recharging so I got some work done while the hatchling played on the floor with bulkheads lobbing ball until Cliff jumper came in ran in.
"Is it true we have a predacon!" He shouted and she dived behind my pedes.
"Lower your voice and yes we found a predacon egg which hatched." I say the small poked her head out to look at the red bot she looked up at me waiting for reassurance.
"It's okay he won't harm you another member of the team." I tell her she chirps before coming out to get a better look.
"It's is so adorable what's it's  designation." He asks watching her edge closer to cliff jumper sniffing the air before coming at his pede she nugged it before biting it. Cliff jumper jumped back.
"Ouch." He shout she jumped back in shock. I picked her and held her face level.
"No that was bad there was no need for that." She lowered her head not looking at me I put her down and she dragged herself to the corner of the room sulking making a mechanical whining sound which I think was her crying but she kept her back to us facing the corner. Now I felt bad and was about to apologise but ratchet walked in.
"And where have you been you know you had a routine check up." Ratchet shouted at cliff jumper.
"Found a new mine last night not a lot but enough to line the cave floor got a piece stuck in my pedes that needs taking out later if you please hatchet." He reported and ratchet growled.
"Stop calling me that." Ratchet complained.
"Wait cliff jumper would the pede she bit was the one with crystal piece stuck in." I asked.
"Yes it is why?" He answered confused.
"That is why she bit you she eat raw crystals and must smell it." I looked to the hatchling that still whined in the corner. I walked to her.
"What you did was mean but I understand why you can smell the energon can't you?" She wouldn't look at me I picked her up she hung limp but still avoided looking at me.
"Your not in trouble anymore just do not bite anyone again." I tell her sternly before raising an energon crystal to her she took it quickly and ate quickly. She no longer sulked and returned to playing with the lobbing ball.
"So cute." Cliff jumper blurted out and ratchet groaned at him.
"Optimus she seems to be growing quite quickly in over twenty four hours we're going to need a bigger base." He advised.
"I will talk to fowler later at the moment this will have to do." There was a sizzle sound and we looked at the small predacon shoot a weak fire ball at the lobbing which blasted away and off a wall making a loud bang.
"No fire near the ground bridge." Ratchet hollered and the femme squawked in response before pouncing on the lobbing ball.
"The next base needs somewhere spacious for her to play she'll soon have the base come down around us if we don't watch her close enough. And Optimus you need to give her a designation I want to know what to shout when she causes another mess" Ratchet chuckles watching the femme chase her tail.
"I'm thinking Storm chaser. For her tendency to get into trouble and for her level of energy." I smile.
"I couldn't have thought of a better designation hopefully with a few years she'll turn her Storm of destruction from us onto the decepticons." Ratchet chuckled before beginning his rounds in the medbay leaving us alone.
Looking through the archives for the research into Predacons which was scarce as finding their remains was rare. From research on a number of bones a small number of predacons had excellerated growth rates by studying the thickness and number of rings inside the metal bones like in the rings of a tree. There was no indication on when she would reach maturity with the growth rate at this moment but they seemed to live very long lives even with their quick development. I jumped at a touch that brought me out of my thoughts looking down the femme curled around my pede tired.
"That is not a safe place to sleep little one." I muttered she chirped and rested her head on the ground. I picked her up gently placing her a the table next to the screen she curled up and begun to recharge.