Just a little work I did for the August zine thing for optiratch. I don't have a title for it yet though. I've just been calling it Sparklinghood friends. Because that's the prompt lol. Enjoy.
In the scenic park of central Iacon. Young Orion Pax was playing with the grass. Waiting for Alpha Trion to finish whatever it is he had to do. Orion wasn't paying attention when Alpha Trion told him, too happy he was going to a park. Well, this park had no playground. Only grass, a walk way, and some benches for walkers to sit. Orion sighed as he tossed a couple blades of cybernetic grass in the air. Their thin metallic bodies getting carried away by the wind. Leaving Orion all alone. He's about to just stand next to Alpha Trion awkwardly when he hears some giggles coming up the walkway.
"Ratchet slow down!" A white and pink femme yells as a similar looking sparkling runs ahead giggling and spinning. He's white and orange with a chevron, a sign that he's a forged medic, the mechling is bouncing up and down in excitement as his Carrier catches up, "keep running off like that and we won't be coming to Iacon anymore." The white and pink femme says.
Orion looks on as the mechling's faceplate falls, "No care-care, I'll be good. I'll stay super still watch!" The white and orange mechling freezes. His carrier smiles.
"Why don't you go play. I'm sure there's something you can do around here. I'll be right by the bench." She says going to sit down. The mechling smiles. Jumping up and down in happiness. Then he looks around and zones in on Orion.
Orion stands awkwardly as the mechling runs up to him. He doesn't talk much with sparkling his own age living with Alpha Trion and all.
"Hi! I'm Ratchet of Vaporex, what's your designation?" Ratchet says with a bright smile on his face.
"I'm Orion Pax of Iacon." Orion says, he doesn't know what to say next. He watches as Ratchet tries not to squeal as he jumps up and down. He sure does have a lot of energy.
"Do you wanna play with me?" Ratchet asks calming down enough to speak properly. Orion nods immediately, he's been so lonely just sitting and pulling up grass. Ratchet taps Orion's arm, "We're playing tag, your it!" Ratchet says before Running away giggling.
Orion waste no time running after him, "Get back here!" He yells as he chases Ratchet. Ratchet's fast. Orion finding it hard to keep up, but he's navagated the never ending isles of the hall of records, being able to keep up with Alpha Trion too. Orion's confident he can out last Ratchet. Soon enough Ratchet's slowing down. His giggles the same rate, Orion smiles as he taps Ratchet on the shoulder.
"Tag you're it!" Orion shouts as he starts running, giggling himself as Ratchet lunges at him. The mechling's chase each other around the little plot of grass where Ratchet's Carrier can see them. Orion having the time of his life playing tag with this sparkling he just met. Eventually they stop playing Tag as Ratchet can't really run anymore.
Orion runs up to Ratchet as he sits on the grass, "Are you okay?" He asks. His vents working hard to keep him cool. Ratchet's are working overtime too.
"Yeah, I'm just tired. You wanna just sit and talk instead?" Ratchet asks, looking up at Orion. Orion nods as he sits next to Ratchet in the grass.
It's quite for a while, neither mechling knowing how to start up a conversation. Eventually Orion speaks up, " What part of Vaporex are you from?" He asks remembering that Ratchet said he was from Vaporex.
Ratchet perks up, "I'm from zapper horse country! That's where they make all the racing zappers they sell for races!" Ratchet starts, excited to be talking about zapper horses, "have you ever ridden a zapper horse before?" He asks. Orion shakes his head no, "well it's super fun. It's kinda tricky though because like the zapper can be really judgemental and if she doesn't like you she can be mean. It's really all about making them like you. I've never really had trouble making a zapper horse like me because for some reason they all love me. Well domesticated ones anyway, wild zapper horses hate me. In fact they try to attack me all the time. My creators have to beat them up to stop them from hurting me." Ratchet says.
Orion sits and listens as Ratchet just goes on and on about zapper horses. He just absords this information like it's another one of Alpha Trion's lectures. As Ratchet laughs at his own zapper horse pun he made Orion feels something fluttery in spark. Something about Ratchet's laugh is making him all happy inside. The little archivest smiles as Ratchet keeps talking. After spending the whole afternoon with Ratchet, Orion really doesn't want him to leave.
"Do you wanna be friends." Orion says, his spark fluttering and his vents pausing waiting for Ratchet's answer.
"Yeah of course!" Ratchet says smiling. Orion smiles back. Ratchet keeps talking about zapper horses until his Carrier gets up off the bench. Walking over to Ratchet in a hurry.
She grabs his arm and lifts him up, wiping away some grass that comes up with him, "Ratchet, come on let's go, your sire is waiting with your siblings at the hotel."
Ratchet nods waving goodbye to Orion as his Carrier takes him away, Orion waves back standing up. He feels a pang of sadness as Ratchet gets taken away, it's more than the sadness he felt being lonely. He feels a servo on his shoulder plate. It's Alpha Trion, his beard getting in Orion's face.
"You have fun little one?" Alpha Trion asks taking Orion's hand leading him to the walkway.
Orion nods, "Yeah I made a new friend too. He's from Vaporex and his name is Ratchet!" Orion says, Alpha Trion just nods. Orion continues to tell the head archivest about all the facts Ratchet told him about zapper horses and zapper horse country in general. Tiring himself out before they even walk out of the park. Alpha Trion laughs softly and picks Orion up. The little archivest smiles as he falls into recharge in Alpha Trion's arms.
