The Autobots were relaxing around the Ark. The Decepticons had been stopped several days before and no one worried about them popping up anytime soon except for the usual group of Prowl, Red Alert and Optimus Prime.
This day however, Bumblebee and Hound had convinced the others to join them outside at the cliff to watch the sunset. Optimus, Jazz and Prowl had readily agreed. Ratchet had taken a little more persuading but Jazz's usual charm took care of that. They all sat around, watching the sun falling and lost in their own thoughts. That was when Bumblebee broke the silence.
"Hey guys. What is that?" he asked pointing up in the sky. The group looked up to where he was pointing. Something was rocketing across the sky, headed straight for them.
They all dived for cover as the object went streaking above them. They heard the object crash into the earth. Optimus's comm. came to life.
[Optimus sir! Something just crashed not to far from the Ark! came Red Alert's panicked voice.
[I know Red Alert. I'm taking the men I have with me to investigate. Have the others on stand-by he replied standing up.
[Yes sir. It landed to the south, not very far.
[Understood. Optimus out. He looked at the mechs he had with him.
"All right men. Lets investigate what that was." The Autobots followed him. It didn't take them long to find where the object had first hit. It had dug out a trench as slid through the earth. They followed it along and came to where the object had finally stopped.
"Ratchet. Bumblebee. Stay here. Hound, provide a lookout. Jazz. Prowl. You're with me," he ordered. The CMO and the mini-bot took shelter behind a group of rocks. Hound placed himself up a little higher to see. Optimus, Jazz and Prowl waited for the tracker to give them the go-ahead.
[Looks clear Optimus Hound said after a moment. The three of them slowly left the safety of the rocks. As they approached the object, it became apparent that is was some sort of pod, meant to be able to handle entry and the crash landing. When they got next to the object, they could tell that it was a little smaller than a full-grown Transformer, though bigger than Bumblebee. It had no markings to identify a race, nor a way to open it. Jazz reached out his hand and placed it on the container.
"It's cool, so it mus' be protectin' somethin' inside," he said. Optimus studied that pod for a moment. He activated his comm.
[Ratchet. Is there room for this in the medbay? he asked.
[Yes Optimus. There is Ratchet replied.
[Good. Lets get Trailbreaker and some of the others and we'll get this back to the Ark. We should find out what's in it The Autobots brought the pod into the Ark and left it under the CMO's care.
Inside the pod, something stirred. A line of blue glowed in the darkness of the pod. It stayed still as slight humming noises were heard. The creature shifted slightly as it settled back down. Something came from its back and wrapped around its self. The line of blue began to fade and then went dark. The creature laid still and appeared to be asleep as slight sounds were heard throughout its body. What no one realized was that in about 60 breems, it would revel itself. And it would revel one of Cybertron's most ancient legends to be true.
Ratchet was beginning to ground his dental plates in frustration. Several scans brought up nothing about what was in the pod. It was as if it was empty. Ratchet knew that this wasn't the case. There was something in that pod. He could tell from the weight. And besides, why would an empty pod come crashing into the Earth? Wheeljack came up beside him as he continued to stare at the pod.
"Staring at it isn't going to help you," he said jokingly. The medic gave him an even glare over his shoulder. The scientist's fins were lighting up in mirth at the medic's frustrations.
"And what do you suggest we do Wheeljack? Leave it until it opens by itself?" he said waspishly. The scientist made the human motion of shrugging.
"Actually, yeah." Ratchet gave him a strange look.
"We aren't going to get it open by force and we obviously can't scan it to see what is inside. It might just open when the occupant wants out."
"And then it can go on a rampage throughout the base while we try to figure out what it is? No thanks Wheeljack. The Twins do that enough." Wheeljack was about to add something when the door slid open. Optimus and Jazz came in, Spike sitting on Jazz's shoulder. The two turned to face the commander and the saboteur.
"Find anything?" Optimus asked. Ratchet shook his head.
"No. Nothing can scan it and we have no clue how to open it. We haven't found anything that would tell us where it came from either."
"What is it?" asked Spike, looking down at the container.
"Some sort of pod that crashed here yesterday. We're not sure what's in it though. It could be a Transformer," Wheeljack answered.
"Isn't the container a bit small to hold a Transformer though?" Spike asked. Ratchet shook his head.
"It could be a full-sized Transformer that is built lightly and curled up. Or it could be a mini-bot. I think it is a bit too big to protect a mini-bot and keep him from sliding around though."
"Well," Prime said, "If you find…" A strange sound filled the air. All the 'bots turned to look at the container. A thin line was appearing near the top of the pod. It went all the way around and separated what they thought was the lid from the box. Ratchet and Wheeljack took a step back as Prime and Jazz brought their guns out of subspace and aimed them at the pod.
"Told ya' it would open when the occupant wanted out," Wheeljack said.
"Slag it Wheeljack, shut up," Ratchet said, never taking his optics off the pod. Slowly, the lid lifted up and slid off to the side.
A clawed hand appeared out and grasped the edge of the box. The creature pushed off and sat up, it's back to the Autobots. It tilted forward to push its self up and stood up. It was Transformer sized and had huge wings that were pressed against its back. The wings had metal feathers along the main support and a mental skin-like substance between supports in the wing that branched off the end of the main support. The tops of the wings were white while the feathers were a soft grey and the webbing was light blue towards the bottom. It seemed to glance over its shoulder somewhat, as if sensing them behind it. The creature carefully stepped out of the pod and turned to face them. The Autobots seemed to take in a lot of air at once through their coolant vents. Before them stood a femme Transformer.
She had a white body with an aqua colored visor. She was built light but looked very powerful. Claw gauntlets covered her hands and she had clawed feet. Her chassis and stomach were an ocean blue while her talons were ivory-colored. No expression was on her face as she looked at the Autobots. The Autobot symbol gleamed from its place on her shoulder.
"My name is Lunar Eclipse, soldier for the Autobot army. My designation is a fighting flyer and front-line soldier. I am under orders to help out the Autobots here on Earth." Jazz and Prime lowered their weapons.
"Then I am glad that you have joined us Lunar Eclipse. Welcome to the Ark," Optimus said.