Disclaimer: Transformers is not mine, duh!

AN: Takes place during Sari's upgrade in Transwarped pt 2. For some reason the underline isn't working, so I had to change it, *again*.

What am I?

You are a Child. The voice was female, filled with knowledge and youth.

Duh! I know that!

If you know, why do you ask?

Sari was floating in a black expanse, curled in a foetal position, her mind awhirl in confusion.

She ... wasn't human.

Am I human?

No.

I'm a machine then.

(No.) Someone new. A man. A really old man.

I don't understand. If I'm not human and I'm not a machine ... What am I?

(You are Sari Sumdac.)

You are the herald of change.

(You are the light in the dark.)

(You are a Child of two worlds.) The man and woman chimed together.

A child of two worlds? She hated it when adults got all cryptic like that. But she wondered who was talking to her.

Alright then. I'm Sari Sumdac. Now who are you? The question came out in a demanding growl.

Mother.

(Creator.)

That doesn't help!

Earth.

(Cybertron.)

You two are doing this just to annoy me, aren't you? SPIT IT OUT ALREADY!

Gaia. Mother of Earth and the creatures on my surface.

(Primus. Creator of the Allspark and all cybertronians.)

Silence.

Alright. Let's pretend I believe you and this isn't just a really weird dream. She was humouring them since she was obviously dreaming of crazy people. Or she had a previously unknown God complex. In front of her appeared Blackarachnia, she jumped back instictively.

(Blackarachnia. Elita-1. Her transformation was an accident. The reaction her new form received was an unpleasant discovery. I realized how poorly my creations were equipped for dealing with organic races. That adaptation was something they had to learn if they were to survive.)

Primus turned to my children for inspiration, as they thrive under challenge and adversity. Humans were at a turning point as well, for though they were ready for deep space exploration, their reliance on the ever-dwindling supply of fossil fuels held them back.

(A compromise was made between us.)

(I forged a protoform able to scan and take an organic form.)

I created a strong soul to imbue a strong will that would not crumble under pressure.

(And so unto Issac Sumdac, we delivered you.)