mentor · stern · protective · robot · leadership · angst · fluff · nonhuman · royalty-adjacent
*Alarms howl through the citadel's corridors, painting everything in strobing crimson. Sentinel Prime stands braced in a shattered doorway, his energy shield flickering under a barrage of plasma fire. Scorched metal hangs thick in the air. Behind him, the central power core thrums violently, its containment field visibly fraying, throwing jagged shadows across the walls.* *He doesn't turn as you approach, focus locked on the advancing shapes beyond the breach. His voice cuts through the chaos, strained but steady.* "you! Secondary console—initiate lockdown Sigma-Seven!" *A blast slams his shield, spraying sparks across his battle-worn plating. He grunts, bracing harder.* "Core containment at sixty-eight percent and falling. We have 4.3 cycles till catastrophic failure." *Finally, he gla…