Prologue
The suburbs just outside the once proud city of Vos were never very desirable places to reside. Since the war between the Autobots and Decepticons escalated into chaos, however, the condition of the area had degraded tremendously – it became a slum. Trash scattered the streets and blew away in the wind; energon was scarce; electro-rats nested anywhere and everywhere; and many residents had become homeless due to the nearly ceaseless bombings. They roamed the streets and alleys in search of shelter from the elements… and from each other. Some of the stronger and more selfish mechs banned together and overtook any homes that were still standing – the families that resided there were forced out onto the streets, if they were lucky. The not-so-lucky were murdered or, in the case of femmes, enslaved and tortured as pleasure bots. In the areas most affected by the war, bodies could be found splayed amongst the collapsed buildings and piles of rubble, slowly rusting away or being devoured by the electro-rats. Mechs, femmes, and sparklings alike who were completely innocent had gotten caught in the crossfire of the battles of the war and paid with their lives. A living hell had been made on the outskirts of this once proud and prestigious city, and it slowly spread into the heart of the city as well, like a rust disease slowly consumes and destroys the spark casing of an unlucky transformer. War had a high price, and the cost was in lives.
This was certainly no place for a young sparking femme.