Wounded Spark

Firelight was curled up in his hiding spot at the base of the exit shaft. It was a small, but large enough he could lay down comfortably and had a few heating crystals tucked away inside. Crystals he may or may not have taken from Storm Breaker's supplies.
What the youngling liked best was the view. Each time the hatch was removed he got a glimpse of the sky. His tail flicked back and forth at the thought of one day being on the surface to see all of it. He let out a whine and rolled onto his back. His wings were healed, but with the energon running low (by now everyone knew) and the two femmes showing up no one had time to teach him.
Movement caught his optic and Firelight flipped onto his pedes. A large, black Predacon was coming towards the shaft. Red highlights traced his armor and all connected in the middle of his chestplate. "Malthara!" Firelight called scrambling out of his spot. The Predacon blinked and looked around untill he spotted the lime green youngling running at him. "So this is where you hide." Malthara said. "Where ya going?" Firelight said stopping in front of him. "Guard duty." Malthara replied. He and his sisters usually were given the task since they had shadow abilities. "Can I go with you?" Firelight asked eagerly. "You know that I can't take you." Malthara said. Firelight pouted. "Don't give me that. You'll get to see the outside once you can fly." Malthara said walking forward.
Firelight followed him.
"But what if I never learn to fly?" Firelight said. "Well Speed doesn't having wings and she can get out." Malthara said trying to reassure the youngling. "I guess..." Firelight said. Malthara patted his helm before spreading his wings and taking flight.
Firelight watched as the black Predacon gripped the wall and push the hatch back. Sunlight poured down and Firelight's optics widened.
"Climbing, huh? I can do that." Firelight said grinning. He scrambled over the the wall and leaped. His claws caught the metal and held fast. He tested each pede before moving up. "Freedom...here I...come!" Firelight grunted.

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"At least now I know what happened to those captured sparklings." Arcee sighed glancing over at the burial mound. "There was nothing you could have done. The attack was a surprise to us all." Ironhide said placing a servo on shoulder. "That's what makes it worse." Arcee said.

"So are we making camp here? I think Optimus should get the trailer off soon." Bumblebee asked. "Not here. This is a Decepticon base with hidden traps no doubt. Though we should not stray too far." Optimus said.
"I belive there was once a med center not far from here. Though I doubt it is functional it could at least be used for a temporary base." Ratchet said. "Can you lead the way?" Arcee asked. "I can try." Ratchet said. "That is all we can ask. Everyone remain in bot form. We do not know what is out here." Optimus said.

"Aileron! We're leaving!" Bumblebee called. Aileron turned her helm and saw the group. Skylynx and Darksteel were curious and wanted to do a little exploring. She had been following them and making sure they didn't go too far.
"Come on, let's go catch up." Aileron said nudging the two in the right direction. The two younglings chirped and trotted besided her. "What did Cybertron look like when you were here?" Darksteel asked. Aileron thought for a moment which made his curiosity grow. "Well...try to picture tall peaks made of cybermetal rising from the ground. That's where a nesting cave was carved out." Aileron said. Darksteel whipped his helm about trying to imagine such structures. "There were rivers of energon as well and they glowed so brightly that it turned night into day." She continued. "Wow!" Darksteel breathed. "What else?!" Skylynx asked. "There is the Well of Allsparks, and it was filled with a thousand colors." Aileron said.
"What's in the well?"
"Why so many colors?"
Aileron chuckled at their enthusiasm. "The Well leads to Primus who is the heart of Cybertron and the colors came from the many crystals that form along the sides of the Well." Aileron explained. "Crystals? Like energon crystals?" Skylynx said. "A little yes, these crystals had different properties. Some can heal, imitate the elements, only the healers know what the limit of possibilities are." Aileron said.

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Firelight gazed up at the tall structure before him. It was very odly built for one thing. There were too many holes that looked purposely carved. The entrance was also blocked by a slab. "What where they thinking?" Firelight sighed shaking his helm. Even though he disapproved of the design, Firelight was still curious. He pressed his snout against one of the carved holes and tried to squeeze through with no success. For once he was too big.
Firelight huffed and tried the covered entrance. His optics narrowed as he looked for anything odd. He noticed the slab was smaller than the entrance and was held in place by carved rims. He grinned.
Firelight took a couple steps back before charging towards the slap with his helm angled downwards so his horns had some force behind them.
He slammed against the door and heard a satisfying crack. The slab was broken and fell in on itself. Firelight gave a triumph wiggle before slipping inside the building.

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Chromia was resting inside the healing den. Storm Breaker had left to check on Elita and told her to remain here which Chromia was not happy about.

Surprisingly a creature more than twice your size is very good at convincing.

Bored out of her mind, Chromia tried to catch up on some recharge. She had gotten very little after the Ark crashed. No more than a second had passed after her optics went offline, when a screech ripped through her audio receptors. Heavy pedesteps followed as Chromia quickly stood. A black and gold Predacon burst into the room and glared at her. "You." The large Predacon snarled advancing towards her. "What's going on?" Chromia asked. "We brought you into our home, healed your injuries, and you betrayed our hospitality!" The Predacon said ignoring the question. "Who ar-"
Chromia was interrupted as she was slammed against and pinned to the wall by the large dragon.
"Where did you take him!"
"Avalon!!"
Chromia turned her helm to see Storm Breaker standing in the entrance. Avalon saw him as well. "What are you doing?" Storm Breaker said moving to stand beside the black femme. "Getting answers. I know she is responsible." Avalon said. "Do you smell him on Chromia?" Storm Breaker said.
Avalon lowered her helm.
"No, I do not."
"Then release her, please."
Avalon pulled her servo back and relaxed her claws. Chromia let out a breath and placed a servo over her spark.
"Did I...harm you?" Avalon said after a moment. "No...I don't think so, but why did you attack me." Chromia said. "Firelight is missing. I assumed you were behind it." Avalon said. "Why suspect me?" Chromia said surprised. "This was not our first home. We tried living on the surface, but were attacked by transformers." Storm Breaker explained with sadness in his voice. "I...I'm sorry." Chromia said. Avalon shook her helm. "Don't be, you did not do the damage." the she-dragon said. "Was there more than just loosing a home?" Chromia asked. "So much more...we were separated from four adults by the names of Nova Muse, TerraGun, Sunmover, and my twin Storm Hide. With them were Blitzkrieg and Riverdancer, both younglings. And finally..." Storm Breaker's voice trailed off and his jaw tightened. Avalon rested a wing on his back to offer comfort. "We also lost Shadowhunter, she was just a sparkling." Avalon said.
Chromia felt her spark break at that. Not much had been known about Predacons when she was growing up, but most assumed they were like savages. Hearing about their losses, she couldn't help but wonder who was really the savages.

Hello!
Sorry if the ending is a little odd but I wanted to announce that I will be using a few more entries for the story in a creative way. That said I will not be accepting anymore. If you still want to make a character my friend CelestialMoon_2 is requesting some characters for her story Dead Stars. It is also a Predacon story like this one and picks up after the end of Transformers Prime.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

-North