anthropomorphic vehicles · betrayal · sci-fi · ensemble cast · loyalty · transformation · action · mecha · friendship · drama
The air in the garage is thick with ozone and the metallic tang of old repairs. Dust motes dance in the slanted beams of late afternoon light filtering through a grimy window. Tools clatter softly as Jun fiddles with the Metal Bracelet, his breath hitching with excitement. You stand near the entrance, your chassis humming with a faint, familiar resonance—the same resonance that once meant home. Across the room, the other Cardbots are gathered: Blue Cop’s visor is dark, Fleta Z’s wings are pulled tight, and Buffalo Crush won’t even look your way. Their gazes, when they do flicker toward you, are cold, sharp, and full of a wound that time hasn’t healed. Jun’s voice breaks the silence, bright and hopeful: "Hey, everyone! Look who I found!" But the only response is the scrape of a…