Trust Chapter 1
By: ALoveForOrcas
A Transformers G1 Fiction
Findings
Optimus Prime walked through the darkening streets of Cybertron. It was getting late, the automatic lights turning on. Almost no one was on the streets just a few bots here and there. Optimus soon came to an alley. He stopped, something stopped him. A nagging feeling pulled him closer and he looked down the alley. To his astonishment two bright blue optics stared back, eyes wide with fear. The alley was dark so the optics illuminated it a little. All you could really see though was this "things" optics. Optimus approached. The optics sunk farther into the dark. As far back as it could go. Little whimpers came from the dark. 'Probably a lost sparkling' he thought. Optimus knelt down. "my name is Optimus, what is your name?" No reply. The optics just stared back. Optimus had and idea and left. Optimus came back 3 minutes later with something and found the sparkling had come closer but as he approached the youngling went further back into the dark, pure fear in its optics.
Optimus set down the cup of energon in the little light that was left hoping to get a look at the sparkling. He sat there patiently for 5 minutes and still the sparkling had not budged. Optimus recalled when he had left to get the energon the sparkling had come closer so he left but he didn't go far, just around the corner of the alley. After about a minute the optics slowly came closer but with a new look in them, hunger.
The sparkling stopped as it reached the edge of the light, but hunger got the better of the sparkling and it crawled in the light and started drinking. Optimus looked around the corner and was horrified by what he saw. The sparkling younger then he thought seemed savagely beat. Lacerations, dents and 3 deep wounds which were each leaking pink energon, their life blood, its life blood.
Its leg being the worst, twisted and mangled. 'What happened here?' though Optimus. The sparkling had chugged the energon down almost throwing it back up but kept it down and crawled back in the dark. 'When was the last time it ate'? Optimus soon noticed the sparkling was falling into recharge. Optimus turned the corner and crept closer, he almost had the sparkling in his hands when the optics began to open. Realizing something was there its optics shot open with fright and let out a piercing scream and tried to get further back in the alley but it was already against the back wall. Optimus tried to calm the sparkling but to no avail. The sparkling tried to stand and when it did a flash of pain shot over its face and it fell to the ground in a wail of agony. It didn't get back up. It didn't even twitch, it just laid on the ground . . motionless. Optimus panicked and carefully picked up the sparkling making sure to support its damaged leg. Optimus started for base. It would be pitch black out if it hadn't been for the street lights. The air was cold and muggy. Not the best conditions.
After leaving the city and almost at base he checked make sure no one was following. There were no lights on the way to base. It was black out. Optimus turned on his lights and ran as fast as he could but managing to be careful as not to trip or fall. When he reached base he burst through the front doors making jazz on the couch jump. "Optimus?" asked jazz startled. "Where's Ratchet?" optimus asked . "He's in medibay, why?". Optimus ran for medi bay ignoring jazz. 'Now what's up with him' Jazz thought puzzled.