From Teens to Sparklings

Chapter 9 Dreams and energon cubes

Jack blinked. He was floating in the air, but he wasn't flying. Light grey and blue sparkles moved around him, light trailing behind them. He giggled when one brushed across his muzzle. When he opened his optics again, someone was floating in front of him. It was a femme. She was light green with swirls of silver and gold. Her optics were two different colours, one green and one blue. But the most striking thing about her was the wings on her back. They were not see through like his or flat like Raf's. Instead, they were feathered. Thin silver melted into a shimmering white tipped with black. The femme smiled softly and extended a wing, pulling Jack closer to her.

Jack perched on her wing, gripping the metal slightly so that he couldn't float away easily. He looked up at her optics, and frowned when he saw that they were sad. He cocked his head and patted her wing, trying to comfort her. The femme started gently petting Jack, soft, cool servos smoothing down his spines.

"Oh Jack, i wish i could make it so that you and your friends would never come to harm." she said sadly.

Jack perked up. He knew that voice! That was the voice that had spoken to him before. He climbed onto her hand, climbing up her arm. He sat down on her shoulder, pressing against her face. Her face was cold, and Jack couldn't help the shiver that ran through him. The femme chuckled.

"Sorry about that. You tend to be fairly cold when you're dead." she said, picking Jack up.

Jack tilted his head. What was 'dead'? He wiggled slightly, wanting to move. The femme smiled again and let go, letting Jack float. The predacon flapped his wings, squeaking happily as he propelled himself around, tumbling in the air. The femme flapped her wings once, sending a gust of warm air over Jack. 

"Come small one, i shall gather your friends and teach you about your world." she said, snapping her fingers.

 The sparkles began swirling around, melting together. The femme gathered Jack in her arms, flying into the mass of sparkles.

Miko jumped again, cheering. This place was so fun! She flipped through the air, twisting around. Pink sparkles zipped around, flicking past her. She chirped in surprise when something tackled her, sending them spinning. Piercing blue optics stared into her own and she cheered again. 

|Jack! You're here to? Cool!| she said excitedly.

Jack smiled and jumped back, tiny wings beating swiftly. It was then that Miko noticed the femme behind Jack. Her optics lit up. She was huge! And she had awesome things on her back! 

The femme laughed. 

"Glad to see you aren't afraid of me, although i suppose none of you know true fear yet. Come, let's go see Rafael." she said, curling one of her wings around Miko. 

Raf floated quietly. Small yellow sparkles appeared and disappeared, flashing in the inky black space. A cool breeze gently wrapped around him, softly blowing over him. He watched the sparkles flicker, and he tried to match them, flickering the lights on his wingtips. He closed his optics, settling in the silence.

|HI RAF!|

Raf jolted up, head snapping to the source of the noise. 

Miko was waving her hands, peeking out from behind a giant wing. Jack was flying around, captivated by the flashing sparkles. Raf's attention, however, was held by the large femme holding Miko.

|Who are you?| he asked quietly.

The femme smiled softly. "My name is SparkStarter. I am a spirit from a time long past, and i am here to guide you and teach you what your guardians cannot." she explained.