Spark Holder

Chapter 1: Prologue Part 1

Summary: Brigette and Ginger have a secret that can change the tides of war, can the autobots get to them in time before megatron? What's this about Ironhide's love interest? What? Barricade, you too? Since when do you care about anything besides yourself?

This is an idea that has been floating around in my head for quite some time now. After much thought on how to begin to form this idea into a flowing story, I have hopefully come up with something that you will enjoy.

This is my first transformers fic, so please go easy. I would; however really love to hear your thoughts and/or HELPFUL advice on how to improve my writings.

So now that I've got that out of the way, on with the show...er...story.

ENJOY!

How do I begin, there is so much to tell. Centuries in fact. I suppose it's only proper that I begin when we first arrived at this back water planet. My fellow Primes and I were in search of suns to harvest in order to save out beloved planet from extention. We made a vow to never destroy a planet that sustained life. A vow that would be broken by one of our own. Forgive me, I'm rushing ahead, where was I? Ah, yes. I remember. When we first arrived on this back water planet, we had no idea how the privative race that dwelled here shared so many similarities with our own. Needless to say I was intrigued.

These carbon based life forms, known as humans, had created cities in which they had a hierarchy much like our own. It was within one of these cities that I met her. A charming young femme with long black hair and bright green eyes. While others of her kind ran frightened, she stood brave and beautiful. I will never forget the day I laid optics on her.

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Birds chirping off in the distance signaled the start of a brand new day. The air was crisp as a young woman merged from her home made of mud brick, and chopped straw. She wore a simple Lenin sheath dress that had two wide strips criss-crossing to form a "x" in front and back. The length of the dress reached her ankles. Her sandals were made of leather and adorned with assorted jewels. Using a tanned hand to rub the sleep out of her bright green eyes, she turned grabbing a pleated shaw before making her way into the city.

She took her time, enjoying the sights as the world around her woke up. A soft smile graced her lips as she hummed a tune, giving a nod to those who passed her by. Heading to a cart of fresh picked fruit, she was greeted by the the owner, an older man with gentle brown eyes.

"Good morning, Kartek." he said as he finished setting up for the day.

"Morning, Pentu." Kartek replied, her green eyes searched for her favorite fruit. Taking a few dates, she paid for them and continued on her way. It didn't take long before she reached the edge of the city. Pausing for a moment to take in the beauty around her. Kartek slowly made her way down an old dirt path that led to a rocky hill side, overlooking a small dense forest. Picking out her favorite rock to sit on, she began taking small bites of her recent purchase. For the most part everything was quiet, she could faintly make out a few people conversing near the city, the singing of a small child near a running stream. With a contented sigh, Kartek finished her dates and leaned back into the rock facing. Closing her eyes, she let the warmth of the sun caress her like a gentle embrace.

A distant roar brought her out of her relaxed state. Opening her eyes, she gasped as large object fell from the sky. Flames engulfed it as it tumbled toward the earth. Rising on shaky legs, Kartek could only watch in horror as several more joined the first in their decent to the ground. A sudden scream erupted somewhere behind her, made Kartek turn to the city. It's people gathering to watch the flaming objects crash into the Earth. The ground trembled and shook from the impact, making the young woman tumble to the rocky ground beneath her. Dirt and smoke filled the air, causing it to become thick. Some people stood in horror, others ran back to the safety of their homes. While a few cautiously made their way to the crash.

With her heart pounding, Kartek pulled herself up, unsure of what to do. She wanted to run away, while apart of her was curious as to what these strange objects could be. Going against her better judgment she quickly made her way down the rocky terrain and towards the crash site.

Pushing her way through dense vegetation, Kartek almost fell in one of the many craters that now littered the ground. Screaming she flailed her arms trying to gain her balance. Falling ungracefully on her bottom, she heaved a sigh of relief. A few others from the city soon joined her, gathering dangerously close to the edge. The sound of grinding metal, and shifting gears was echoing its way up from the massive crater. Nervously, the humans backed away from the sound. A large metal hand reached its way up to the edge of the hole, long slender digits gripped the earth. Screams echoed through the humans as the giant being stood to its full height. In a rush of panic the humans ran for cover, leaving all but one.

Kartek stood unmoving in the shadow of the giant being before her. Raising a slender hand, she gripped the fabric over her heart in a tempt to control the shaking of her limbs. Bright red eyes stared down at her. Shaking uncontrollably now, the young woman took a step back. Her grip tightening on the Lenin of her dress. The large metal being bent, shifting his weight on one foot as he kneeled before the terrified woman. Grinding gears echoed around them. The metal giant, regarded the young woman before him with growing interest. 'Why is it that she stands before me, while others of her kind run in terror.' With the a mechanical sound, the metal alien parted his lip plates to speak.

"Why do you not run like the others?" startled, Kartek jumped at the sound of his voice. Swallowing thickly, she loosened the death grip on her dress. Taking a small, tentative step forward she steeled herself to respond. "I-I don't know." Despite, trying to sound unafraid her voice trembled more than what she had liked. Licking her dry lips, she lowered her hand to her side.

"W-who are you?" Her voice trembled. The giant shifted, tilting his massive head slightly to the side. His optics whirled, focusing on the small creature before him. Leaning forward onto one hand to become eye level with the human female, he regarded her for a moment. "My name is Prima, I come from the planet Cybertron. My brothers and I are in search for energy to save our world." Furring her brows in confusion, Kartek shook her head. Sudenly feeling lightheaded, Kartek took a step back closing her eyes. 'This has to be a dream. That's it, this is just a bad dream. I should really stop eating so many dates.' Taking a deep breath, she opened her eyes only to let out a frightened whimper. 'It's not a dream, he's still here.'

Sensing her building fright, Prima lowered his voice to a gentle whisper. "You have nothing to fear little one. My brothers and I will not harm you." Prima's words must have eased her fear some, for she stood a little taller.

"What is your name little one?" Prima asked, making an effort to keep his voice gentle. "...Kartek."

"I suppose we owe your leaders an explanation as to why we are here." With that said, Prima lowered his large hand to the ground before the little human. Hesitating for only a moment, she climbed her way onto the Primes hand. Slowly he righted himself, careful to keep his hand close to his chest plating, long fingers curling gently to help keep the young human from falling. Shifting to glance over his shoulder to his gathering brothers, Prima gave a nod to them before turning to make his way to the human city.