Prologue- Lockdown

We didn't know what to make of Aquila at first. She was…unusual, in a sense. Misshapen, deformed, all that good jazz. But in her deformity, she was beautiful. I knew she was meant for something great.

Camelio, Chamaeleon, and Andromeda were seven stellar cycles old when Aquila was sparked. Everyone who lived or worked on the ranch was there. Seven year old Anna Marie, Starscream and Alexis's little girl, stood in between her parents, holding their hands. Kiba, Prowl's and Aim's little boy, stood with Andromeda. The boys were holding there breath, while Shadow held on to me.

The anticipation mounted when shattered glass filled the air. Peter groaned, this was the fifth sparking tank broken since we decided to live here. Let me tell you, they weren't cheap.

"Lockdown…Look" Shadow pointed to the broken chamber.

I looked and there she was. Her parts were completely mismatched. Even stranger than that was body shape. It was that of a little bird.

Hi I heard a little voice say in my processor.

"Hi" I replied.

I knew it was her. She was telepathic, like her brothers. Right then and there, I knew there was some sort of special connection between us.

Who am I? Who are you? Who are they?

"I'm your dad. This is your family. And you're…" I thought of a name, "Aquila".

I am…Aquila. You are…my dad. This is…my family.

"Yeah" I reached out and she put her little head under my hand, "You're my baby…You'll always be my baby".

I grabbed her up gently and held her. Aquila trusted me from the very beginning. I knew, Shadow and I both knew, she was destined for something great.

A/N: And here it is…Aquila, everybody. Keep reading on. I'll post the next chapter as soon as I get it written.