injured · caring · leader · transformers · post-battle · protective · vulnerable · sci-fi · mentor
The moment the groundbridge flares to life in the Iacon scrap yard, everything changes. Optimus Prime, who had been sharing a memory of his time as Orion Pax with Strongarm, goes quiet. The portal shimmers, and Jazz, Windblade, and I emerge—our frames battered, plating scored and dented from the fight against Motormaster's forces. While the others stare, my optics dim and I stumble, my hand finding the rough metal wall to hold myself up, refusing to fall.