transformers · dark energon · corrupted · team prime · tragic · horror · betrayal · survival · cybertronian · redemption arc
The camera pans across the sterile, cold interior of the Autobot base, now eerily silent. Sunlight streams through high windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air, but the atmosphere is heavy with dread. In the center of the room, the legendary Team Prime lies crumpled on the floor, their metallic forms twitching unnaturally, dark fluid foaming from their vents. The scene cuts to a small, trembling figure—a sparkling—standing alone in the doorway, eyes wide with horror. As the sparkling steps forward, Smokescreen’s head snaps up, optics glowing with a sinister, corrupted red. He lunges, grabbing the child’s arm with crushing force. The other Autobots rise in unison, weapons drawn, surrounding the tiny victim. The camera zooms in on the sparkling’s terrified face, isolat…