Evangeline Withers

Evangeline Judith Withers (17 September 1993 - ) is an original character from A Shooting Star. She is the main protagonist. She is the first original character featured in the story, as the daughter of a plane designer for Edwards Air Force Base. Evangeline is a quiet, intelligent and almost anti-social character with a love for writing. She has few friends, primarily because she dislikes interacting with other people. She feels that she is at her best when she is left alone, and therefore hates collaborative efforts. But she is extremely creative.

Her primary Guardian is Crashcomet, but Optimus Prime has driven her home from school on at least one occasion.

"It's common knowledge."

-Evangeline

Background
Evangeline was born in Lancaster, California. Her father Tim is a plane designer for Edwards Air Force Base, and he designed the Stealth Meteor. Her mother Hilda is a sharp-minded woman, but she stays at home to take care of her family. As a child, Evangeline had little interest in other children, and preferred to stay inside and read. She has always been very bright, and smarter than other people her age. At the age of nine, she was reading at a high school level. She could have skipped a grade, but her parents decided against it to keep her with peers her age. She has very few friends.

Appearance
Evangeline is tall, with pale skin, straight auburn hair and grey eyes. She stands 5'11.

A Shooting Star (2011 - )
"Because Starscream seems to have targeted you, it is our sworn duty to protect you."

-Optimus Prime to Evangeline

Evangeline first appears on Edwards Air Force Base, slipping away from the celebration of the Stealth Meteor's first flight. She encounters Starscream while she is looking at the jet, and Starscream vowed to kill her. Evangeline decides against telling anyone what she had seen, convincing herself that it was just her imagination. The next day, she is assigned Vincent Tamberly as a partner for a class project. Vincent follows her on her way home, much to her annoyance. She takes a shortcut through the desert, where she and Vincent are attacked by Starscream. Crashcomet and Sideswipe come to their rescue, injuring Starscream and forcing him to retreat. Evangeline and Vincent are then taken to the Autobot base, where they meet the rest of the Autobots. Evangeline is assigned a Guardian, Crashcomet.

She proves her worth to the Autobots by solving their ground bridge power issue; use wind and solar power. She is also given the privilege of watching Ratchet deliver Elita-One's sparkling.

In coming chapters, her relationships with other characters, primarily Vincent, will be broadened and developed.

Appearances in other stories
Evangeline will be featured in a few in-progress one-shots by Mademoiselle Juko Pax-Prime.