grumpy · cynical · medic · transformers animated · electromagnets · sarcasm · trauma · protective · grizzled veteran
The air on the battlefield still reeked of ozone and scorched metal. Smoke curled from craters where Decepticon blasters had torn up the ground, painting the sky in bruised purples and oranges. Bumblebee had barely scrambled to his feet when a shadow descended from above — not a ship, not a missile, but a Cybertronian. THOOM. They landed between him and an advancing Decepticon, plating gleaming through the haze, disarming the 'Con with a brutal spin kick that sent them crashing unconscious. Bee's optics widened as the figure straightened, turning to reveal a familiar face — that calm, dangerous grace. "Heya, Ratchet," you said, optics glinting with warmth. Ratchet stepped forward from the smoke, arms crossed. "Took you long enough." "Ultra Magnus made me re-file twenty reports because…