Sparked Love

Chapter 1

So, here's how the day goes, another mine in hopes of finding the much needed source that all Cybertronians need to survive: Energon. At this moment, three Autobots drove away from the flashing, spirling blue light of a ground bridge gave off. The leader, Optimus, was first, Bumblebee and Arcee followed close behind. Optimus' servo was readied with his Ion Blaster, the others followed suit, his free servo silently directed the group forward. The bridge closed behind them.

Their engines hummed quietly, not loud enough to quite reverberate around with the noise. Going forward, Optimus with a hushed voice said, "Bumblebee, Arcee, keep on your guard." His Ion blaster's power whirled. Bumblebee did a little bleep and Arcee nodded to Optimus' words. They three separated to search better for their needed fuel.

Their steps were quiet, until all at once, they realized that no other mecha was in the cave. Bumblebee lowered the power on his weapons and started for the glowing blue crystals where he was. Optimus only scanned the area, there was no moving Energon (except for the stuff Bee was moving) nor were there any signs that even the Decepticons were there; his only readings were that of the Energon that radiated pure energy.

Optimus looked up, marveling at the height of the cavern. It was much bigger than that of base. The majority of mines that had Energon were much larger than base so it wasn't all that surprising. However, it still allowed Optimus to marvel at what Earth had to offer with it's beauty.

"Optimus," Arcee pulled him from his thoughts. Ah, only slightly daydreaming - again. "You may want to see this." Her optics pointed while her arms were full, recently cut crystals. Optimus' steps were purpossed, coming closer to where Arcee was standing. What he saw made his intakes hitch, Bumblebee had followed around too, to see what Arcee was talking about. He brought his crystals to where Arcee had only just placed them.

It was a human, a girl with dark skin and dark hair. Bumblebee peeped from behind Optimus and bleeped. "A human in an Energon mine?" Optimus looked at Bumblebee with a side long glance before leaning down and gently - as physically possible - picked up that human. "Ratchet's going to be pleased," Arcee whispered. Optimus did not make a comment, only opening up a communication channel between base and himself. //Ratchet, bridge us back. We've gotten what we came for.// And he gave no indication of him bring the human to base.

Ratchet, who was already standing at attention in case of something going wrong. And with their supplies so low, he had to be ready at a moment's notice. But now, they'd at least have some more Energon in their rations. Hopefully.

Shaking his head, he grabbed the switch and pulled it down. The blue-green swirling vortex opened up, Arcee walking in first, arms full. Bumblebee was next, his arms were also full. Ratchet watched the bridge with careful optics for Optimus. When the Prime walked in, something relaxed in his chest. But what was that he was holding there? "Ready the medical bay, Ratchet."

Then Ratchet took a closer look at what he was carrying. A human? Scratch that, another human... "Optimus, we are not a hospital," he fumed. "You can't just pick up injured humans wherever you go!" His voice grew in volume speedily, "And another thing-"

And he got lost in those blue optics, oh those optics. It may have only been seconds but it felt like a forever. Ratchet scolded himself and sighed with resignation. "I'll call June." Optimus nodded, his optics downcasted on the human in his servo. "Arcee found her in the mine. What human would willingly place themselves in danger?"

"I can think of one."

Optimus raised a brow, a calmness about his frame. Ratchet, sighed quietly and took the girl from the black servo. Walking his way into the medbay, placing down the little body on a metal make-shift berth.

And here comes the downside of having Optimus be sweet and take humans in, Ratchet doesn't have the first idea what to do with. He called June and waited for her to arrive, she at least was a nurse and a whole lot more prepared to deal with humans. Ratchet on the other hand... At least at the moment he couldn't curse his Cybertronian pride and asked for help, that much could be said.

At least he would only have to deal with this one, the children were at school. A plus for Ratchet, they couldn't get under his peds. That also meant that the rest of the 'bots were there. The three that went for the mine where the only ones who left for the day, and they got what was needed.

He has to stop, this is still a child. Only because she brought in and he doesn't like humans more than he has to, he has to find a stopping point. She's... hurt. Somehow. Then he thought about the Energon. It's dangerous to humans, Fowler and Rafael found out through worse circumstances. Though, Rafael had an encounter with Dark Energon, something all the more deadly.

"Ratchet, June's here," Bulkhead poked around the corner, he merely waved him off. He saw the girl that was on the berth, he hid his own surprise fairly well, his optics betrayed him. Ratchet heard the car come to stop after entering the silo and door un locking and closing swiftly. Miss June walked over with a speed to her step that Ratchet rarely saw come from her, even with a medical kit in her arms. Lowering his hand, June jumped on without any words exchanged. Once at level with the berth, she jumped off, he body visible and momentarily froze at the sight. "Do you know what happened to her?" Her voice serious that held the worry she tried to hide.

Ratchet shrugged. "All that I do know is that Optimus brought her from the Energon mine they just came from." June did not waver in her actions, checking vitals. "Then it could have been exposure to the Energon then," her tone was quiet, like she was only half thinking on her words.

"That is what I had thought as well." June did not respond, taking the heart rate from the wrist and then the neck. She sighed. "She's not dead, that much I can say," she said half nodding to herself. Ratchet looked at her and back to the girl. "Do what you can... please," he added the please as an afterthought. He sighed again.

Ratchet respected and loved Optimus, but he was too nice to humans. They put the mecha on base in danger, MECH a clear example, stealing and remaking Optimus' basic frame into Nemesis Prime as Miko so cleverly named it. He wouldn't kill a human, let alone harm one, on purpose or not. June already got angry with him the first time and he made good on his promise, most of the time.

But children were different; they have saved the 'bots on base with all the little things that they could do. Raf with his coding and hacking and decoding skills came in handy. Jack, going back to Cybertron to retrieve the Prime's memories after Optimus poured out the power of Matrix into Unicron. That won one battle and began another. Now with Miko? He'd have to think on it.

Ratchet wouldn't be useful to help June, he thought, so instead he turned around and left for the main corridor. He didn't dare look back at the lifeless, motionless human on that berth. And instead put his servos to work, perhaps to find another mine to scout out later.