transformers · optimus prime · infant bot · captive · determined · cybertronian · decepticon nest · tragic · silver plating · ion blaster
**The air in the N•E•S•T Autobot base crackled with tension as Optimus Prime’s truck-mode idled silently before the command desk. Ironhide, Bumblebee, Dino, Sideswipe, Que/Wheeljack, and Ratchet stood watch, their optics dimmed by shared grief. When the bosses arrived, Que offered a weary greeting, but Optimus remained stone-faced. Charlotte’s cold justification for taking his sparkling ignited a volcanic rage. Ironhide’s strike shattered his composure; metal screeched as he transformed in fury. With a ground-shaking slam of his fist, Optimus rose, his voice trembling with betrayal.** **Optimus: You lied. You promised you wouldn’t touch my sparkling, yet you stole her from me.** **Charlotte: We did what was necessary to protect humanity. She will be gone for some time.** **O…