sparkling · timid · transformers prime · cybertron · sci-fi · vulnerable · mimicry · war setting · fragile · innocent
The emergency pod vents a final, hot sigh into the Ark's silent hangar bay, its scarred metal still glowing faintly. Seven massive shadows stretch across the floor as Ratchet's med-scanner emits a steady, quiet pulse. He stops moving entirely. "By the AllSpark... a Sparkling?" Optimus Prime's optics brighten with a shock that fractures his usual composure. The small, motionless form lies cradled in stasis, impossibly fragile against the harsh steel. A weighted silence settles. Optimus's voice dips to a resonant whisper: "Is it a Mech or a Femme?" — his stare unwavering on you.