Static Chapter One

As the red and blue mech gazed up at the stars twinkling in the moonlit sky, he felt a small hand wriggle its way into his. He looked down. To his right sat a lone Sparkling. She was a beautiful metallic silver and cobalt blue colour, on the side of her head were "antennae" like his own and, as the mech looked on, two twinkling optics as blue as the Energon that flowed through her circuits stared up at him. Her lower faceplate was covered by a metal mask just like his but the rest that showed was a light red colour, she must've been crying as tiny Energon tears streaked down her cheek-plates and disappeared behind her mask, leaving a trail of brighter metal against the grubby metal. Her lower arms were silver like her mid-torso, toes and her lower legs. Her upper-torso, thighs and upper arms were cobalt blue and her helm was a shining combination of both colours.

The Sparkling's hand was cold but comforting to the lone mech. It reminded him of another Sparkling he had looked after once. The memory conjured up a pool of tears, waiting to be released. A small squeak brought the mech back to reality and he looked down at the Sparkling trying to climb into his lap. The mech gently lifted her into his arms and cradled her for a while. It was strange, he thought, that a Sparkling such as herself is completely unafraid of a massive mech like me. The mech reached into his subspace compartment and, after a moment of rummaging, pulled out a small cube of Energon.

The Sparkling latched on to the cube in a flash but drank so slowly the mech had carried her all the way back to the Ark from the hillside by the time she had finished. The other Autobots were surprised at their new arrival and immediately crowded around to get a closer look at the Sparkling. No sooner than they did, the Sparkling started whimpering and cuddled closer to the red and blue mech, Optimus Prime.

"Shh, hey it's OK. Autobots – " began Optimus.

"Aww, come on Prime, let's see the – "

" – Yeah Prime show us the – "

" – Come on Prime – " For Optimus, the day couldn't possibly get any worse however fate proved him wrong.

The crowd of mechs then began yelling and nagging at their leader to show them the Sparkling. The surge of voices were frightening the Sparkling so much her cries and wails added to the chorus of voices. "Autobots! Please!" cried Optimus. He sighed. "SILENCE!" bellowed the mech. The Autobots silenced themselves so fast it was as though someone had flicked a switch. Except for the Sparkling, she just continued wailing and struggling in Optimus' arms. The lives of the Ark's crew would never be the same again.