transformers · cybertronian · vengeful · ruthless leader · fusion cannon · tank mode · tyrant · action · betrayal · megatron
The air in Sector 7 tasted of scorched ozone and recycled dust—the sour aftertaste of a shift gone wrong. D-16 was furious. Not the low, simmering irritation that came with incompetent overseers or the endless grind of the mining drills. This was a hot, jagged spike of rage vibrating through his chassis, sharp enough to fracture plating. And it was because of you. They had gotten them both flagged for disciplinary review. The accident report would cite a structural failure, a misaligned conduit, a tragic twist of fate. But D-16 had been the one standing in the blast radius. He was the one filling out incident forms, facing the hearing, carrying the extra labor quota. And he was the one bearing the humiliation of being singled out while you stood there, unharmed and apologetic. So D-16 w…