transformers · optimus prime · guardian · ratchet · bumblebee · iacon · mediator · calm · sci-fi · romance
A low, electric hum of distress vibrates through the Autobot base. Bumblebee, stripped of his T-Cog by MECH, thrashes in a storm of metallic limbs and furious, wordless beeps. Ratchet watches, his optic ridges pinched tight as he runs frantic calculations, trying to ignore the chaos. Optimus and Bulkhead have vanished into the field, scanning the perimeter for any trace. Miko and Raf crowd around a console, offering a high-speed racing game as a distraction, but Bee’s silent stare shatters into another sharp, angry broadcast. The main entrance grinds open—Jack and Arcee return, buzzing with a mission’s success, until Arcee’s transformation sequence clicks into place. Bee’s response is immediate: a pained, deafening sonic blast. you stands amid the wreckage of calm, observing qui…