Transformers: Sparklets

Chapter 1

"Princess Artemis, I was looking at the life signals and.... I'm sorry." Racer Manning hung her head, Artemis Titan immediately standing up.

"Which ones?" She asked, hands clenched together over her chest.

"We just got back from patrolling the area. Chromedome had to stay there longer, but from what we could see... Most of the Scout Sparklet is dead, as is your brother." Artemis's blue eyes widened. 

"Apollo is-"

"Offline."

"And none remained?" Racer bit her lip.

"There's one - a Scout. But her whole squad's toast. Wrench said she might die of her injuries." Grabbing her baseball cap and shoving it on, the Archivist ran out the door, running to the medbay 

One Titan.

A whole Sparklet, save a member.

This was it.

Artemis threw open the double doors to see the Medica sisters hard at work. A small femgirl laid motionless on the bed, covered in energonblood. Artemis swallowed. She knew that girl. 

Bumblebee Haze was laying on the bed. Bumblebee, better known as Lil Bee, was the leader of the Scouts. She was always bubbly and excited - Apollo had to teach her leadership skills. 

Apollo.

The name seemed foreign in Artemis's mind. Even as she thought about him, it felt almost wrong. Artemis bit her lip, clearing her throat.

"Wrench, what is the situation?" A pale head with a red bun and pointy red-orange audio receptors instead of ears popped up from the chaos. This was Wrench Medica, chapter leader of the Wrenchturners. The Wrenchturners were what they called their field medics - some are in Medic Sparklet while some are in Nurse Sparklet. The difference is that the nurses are trainees. Artemis knew this from the Archives that were given to her from the Video Sparklet. Wrench was special, however - she and her sister Screwdriver were born from the medic Ratchet and one of the first Medics - Pharmacy. Artemis strode over to the Medica sisters.

"Right now, we're trying to stabilize Bumblebee. Given her injuries, its proving to be quite difficult." Wrench said, taking off her blue latex gloves. Artemis nodded, and went to go to her, but Wrench's pale arm stopped her. "There's more... Bumblebee seems to be missing her voice synthesizer. Without it, Bumblebee cannot speak. I.... can't fix that part of her." Wrench's pale blue eyes looked away from Artemis's shocked sky-blue ones.

"She... she will be silent?" She asked. Wrench shook her head. 

"Worse. Do you know what happened to the patron of the Scouts?" Artemis was confused. 

"Who, Bumblebee himself? Yes, I do. Every Autokid and Nanobot does." She gasped in realization. "You mean..."

"Yes. It's a Scout Sparker's worst fear come true. She will speak in binary or through the radio." The medic explained. Artemis sighed.

"And we won't understand her?" She asked. Wrench thought for a second. Then she spoke.

"I can make a translation device for her. I would need the help of the Inventor and Science Sparklets." Screwdriver, Wrench's similar sister, ran over. 

"Sis, Bee's waking up and is freaking out with the sound of her backup voice." Sure enough, beeping and booping was coming from the medical table. Wrench sighed.

"I'll be there in a second." Screwdriver nodded and ran off. Wrench turned back to the new leader.

"I have to work. I suggest you get ready for your initiation." Artemis nodded and walked away.

"Yes. May Primacron spare you."

"May she spare us all."