Sacrifice, a Transformers Bayverse ficlet
so last night when hammering out my pieces for tf_speedwriting, i says to myself "self, don't spam LJ with six identical posts in two places." so i didn't. then this morning, i says to myself, "But self, one of those is members locked and not everyone on your f-list is a member!" and a few other things that rationalized a bunch of identical posts in two locations.
i apologize for the incoming spam.
Title: Sacrifice
Universe: Bayverse
Rating: PG
Characters: Unnamed Seeker
Warnings: casual discussion of the destruction of a star system
Prompt: Setting: an arroyo (any desert, any planet)
Notes: written for the May 7, 2011round at tf_speedwriting. I have no freaking clue where it came from; it was all just suddenly: Seeker! This piece is definitely a non-subtle nod to the events discussed in the “Tales of the Fallen” ROTF comics, specifically the Jetfire issue. (can’t tell you what number just now; can’t get to my comic book box). It is, however, spoiler-free for those specific events.
The remains of what had to have once been a fierce river wound their way through the blasted landscape like a scar. It was a testament to how hard the planet had worked to encourage the growth of life, but the dry and cracked wasteland surrounding it testified equally well to its failure.
Thanks to the over-hot sun baking away the atmosphere there was nothing left on this rock or any of the others like it in the system but winds hot enough to sting against his plating and dust that powdered into his joints with each step.
Ironically, that fierce heat-and the energy that generated it-made the star perfect for their needs.
With a pleased sound, he opened a space bridge back to his homeworld. His masters would be most pleased with this find, and this star would finally be able to nurture life rather than take it away.
i apologize for the incoming spam.
Title: Sacrifice
Universe: Bayverse
Rating: PG
Characters: Unnamed Seeker
Warnings: casual discussion of the destruction of a star system
Prompt: Setting: an arroyo (any desert, any planet)
Notes: written for the May 7, 2011round at tf_speedwriting. I have no freaking clue where it came from; it was all just suddenly: Seeker! This piece is definitely a non-subtle nod to the events discussed in the “Tales of the Fallen” ROTF comics, specifically the Jetfire issue. (can’t tell you what number just now; can’t get to my comic book box). It is, however, spoiler-free for those specific events.
The remains of what had to have once been a fierce river wound their way through the blasted landscape like a scar. It was a testament to how hard the planet had worked to encourage the growth of life, but the dry and cracked wasteland surrounding it testified equally well to its failure.
Thanks to the over-hot sun baking away the atmosphere there was nothing left on this rock or any of the others like it in the system but winds hot enough to sting against his plating and dust that powdered into his joints with each step.
Ironically, that fierce heat-and the energy that generated it-made the star perfect for their needs.
With a pleased sound, he opened a space bridge back to his homeworld. His masters would be most pleased with this find, and this star would finally be able to nurture life rather than take it away.