Thunder in the Valley
He was an outsider.
I was born in this village, nestled within the majesty of the Peruvian Andes Mountains. Ancient Inca Temples decorate our land, a reminder of a time long since lost. Mine was a quiet life, full of hard work and simple pleasures.
When the metal gods came to our village and tried to rape our land of its power, all we had grown accustomed to changed. Destruction followed these cosmic giants wherever they went, and the trend continued when they descended on my homeland. The scars they carved into our land in a matter of hours will take many, many years to heal.
But not all of the newcomers were strange beings. One was a young man with a gentle heart and fiery determination. He stood beside the peaceful giants as an equal, if not in size, than in stature.
I am forbidden from getting involved with any who come from outside our community. But I could not betray my emotions where this particular man was concerned. We were both young, that's true, but our spirits contained a wise soul unusual for people our age.
It was this mutual maturity that drew me to him. There was something in his eyes, something in the way he spoke that ignited a fire inside of me that could not be extinguished. Beneath a sky ablaze with stars and a wicked evening breeze, we embraced and shared our warmth. Two became one.
The peaceful giants soon thwarted the devious demons they were at war with and left my land. He was leaving too, and with a heavy heart and teary eyes, I bid him farewell.
He was an outsider… but now he's so much more.
A/N: Remember the G1 episode, "Fire on the Mountain"? This takes a look at the girl Spike left behind. She didn't have a name in the episode, so she remains nameless here too.