A Blinding Future

Chapter 1

In the city of Detroit, Michigan, it is always busy no matter what day it is. Technology has advanced, greatly, in the past 50 years. Each day is another day, but now with the Autobots and Decepticons a part of the city, things just got a lot more interesting.

A young girl with raven-black hair runs across the rooftops. Her feet pitter patter against the roof before jumping to the next. The girl's round sunglasses gleam against the rays of the sun.

A crow flies next to the girl and gives her a concerned expression. "Lilith, slow down. You're going to get hurt like this," it warns.

The girl chuckles at the crow's words. "Marquis, have you forgotten who I am?" she questions, jokingly. Lilith jumps onto the next roof with a soft thud.

Marquis sighs, deeply. "You know, for a blind witch, you're very reckless," he says.

You see, Lilith is a witch, who is blind, and Marquis is her familiar and guardian. Now, you're probably wondering, how is Lilith doing parkour if she's blind? Well, during her time of being blind, Lilith learned an ability that helps her navigate her surroundings.

Lilith runs across a few more rooftops, enjoying the breeze flowing through her dark hair. Her familiar then suggests, "Lilith, why don't we go get some food?"

The young witch stops in her tracks and hums in thought. "Fine, but only because I'm getting a little hungry," she grins, crossing her arms.

She climbs down the building by using the fire escape. When she reached the ground, Marquis transforms into a doberman. Lilith unravels the red leash around her hips and latches it onto Marquis' collar.

"How about we get some sandwiches?" Lilith asks.

Marquis barks in agreement as he guides her into the busy streets. Lilith can hear the conversations around her. Her grip around the leash tightens. Time seems to slow down for the young witch as she maneuvers through the crowd.

She closes her faded brown eyes, allowing Marquis to guide her. Lilith's lace-up boots tap against the concrete sidewalk. She is, abruptly, pulled back into reality when Marquis barks. She can practically feel him glaring at her.

Lilith giggles from embarrassment. "Sorry, I spaced out again," she says. Marquis rolls his eyes and guides Lilith into the sandwich shop.

Lilith orders her food then pays the robotic cashier. As they wait, a few people come in and ask Lilith if they can pet her dog in which she allows them to. Once the young witch received her food, she and Marquis leave to go to the nearby park.

She hums a soft tune. Her tune is cut off when she bumps into someone short. "Sorry, I didn't see you there. Literally," Lilith apologizes, mumbling the last part.

"It's alright. I should've been looking where I was looking," the girl's voice speaks. The girl then asks, excitedly, "Your dog is really cute. Can I pet him?"

Lilith nods. "Sure. Go ahead," she says, kindly.

The red-haired girl pets Marquis, who happily wags his stubby tail. She giggles, "Thanks for letting me pet him, but I have to go now."

"Alright, see you around," Lilith replies, jokingly.

"Yeah, see ya," the girl says before running off.

After that, Lilith and her familiar continue walking towards the park which wasn't long. Marquis leads Lilith to her favorite spot which is under a large tree. Lilith sits down and leans against the tree trunk. Her familiar rests his head on her lap. The young girl pulls out her sandwich then splits it in half. She gives one half to Marquis, who, happily, accepts the food.

The young witch closes her eyes as she eats. 'What a peaceful day,' Lilith thinks to herself. On days like this, it allows Lilith to let go of her worries and fears for a few moments. Those moments remind her of the good old days. The days when she had her eyesight.

BOOM

Both, Lilith and Marquis, jump at the sudden explosion in the distance. Marquis' immediate plan is to take Lilith back home, but she has a different plan. She runs out the park with a determined expression. Knowing that there was no convincing her out of it, Marquis growls in annoyance and runs after her. As they ran closer to the destruction, Lilith can hear more explosions and people screaming. Her ears start to ring from the noise, but she ignores it.

Turns out, Starscream is attacking the city. "AHAHAHA! BOW DOWN TO YOUR NEW RULER!" he shouts, shooting a missile down the road. Lilith and Marquis, quickly, take cover behind a car. Marquis peeks from behind the car as Lilith picks up a large rock. She couldn't allow Starscream to destroy the city, so she swiftly jumps onto the hood of the car with the rock in her hand.

"Lilith Caroline Rosenberg, get down, now!" Marquis barks.

The young witch ignores her familiar as she takes aim at the decepticon. She takes a deep breath and flings the rock towards Starscream which hits him right on the helm.

"OW! WHO DID THAT!?" he hisses. He turns towards Lilith with a death glare. "You..." Starscream growls, angrily.

'Oh no,' Marquis says.