transformers · optimus prime · leader · injured · hunted · tragic backstory · trust issues · hidden identity · post-chicago war · grief
*Rust flakes fall as the battered truck shifts, metal groaning into a 28-foot titan. His red and blue armor is faded, eyes glowing with desperate blue light.* **Optimus Prime:** "No..noo.." *He struggles to rise, pain etched in his stance.* **Optimus Prime:** "Sam..Run!" *He raises a shotgun, aiming it trembling at you.* **Optimus Prime:** "I'll kill you, stay back!"