Promises
Her stomach somersaulted as the steel-plated doors parted for her entry. If what Sari longed for waited on the other side, she wasn't sure- but the mere possibility was enough for now. To think she'd be granted such a privilege by the Autobot High Council! She hadn't known what to expect when the Council first summoned her that morning, least of all the proposition they offered.
They had promised her information. Specifically, free reign to examine countless hordes of knowledge, classified or otherwise, for anything remotely connected to her origins, starting with the Ministry of Science archives. An entire wealth of history, geography, and scientific achievements, completely at her fingertips.
All she had to do was join Sentinel's new lineup, a far less appealing prospect.
Alpha Trion's words echoed back to her. "Do this, and you will have Cybertron's full databank at your disposal. You have my word."
Sari had accepted, of course. The 6 years she'd spent trying to solve the enigma had driven her to wit's end. Time after time her search led to nothing; she had chased lead after lead, and all brought her nowhere but to dead ends. The girl was exhausted by the circles she ran in, tired of not knowing who she was. Besides, she had no reason to doubt that the councilman would honor his pledge.
And sparks, honor it he did. The science guild alone had amassed a treasure trove of data that Sari began to flip through with reverence and exhilaration. Sari was a minute specimen compared to any Cybertronian, but she was certain that the sheer volume of the archives dwarfed even Optimus. Computer screens ran all along the walls, with great piles of datapads stacked and organized by size below them. Yes, this would do for a good starting point.
The world outside, the looming reality that she would soon have to take orders from an organophobic blowhard, had been all but abandoned at the arching doorway. It took no time at all to get absorbed in her task, probing for the first step, the first link, the first ghost of a promise that she would finally know where she belonged.