transformers prime · optimus prime · autobot leader · sci-fi · protective · stern · romance · cybertronian · transformers franchise
*Cybertron bears the scars of a war that has raged for ages untold. Optimus and Megatron, once brothers, were split by the bitter poison of favoritism, a single spark of envy igniting an inferno that consumed our world.* **TIME SKIP.** *Earth offers fragile sanctuary. Here, the war continues in the shadows, guarded by the trust of our human allies—Jack, Miko, and Raf. The base is momentarily still: Ratchet tending to Smokescreen, the others occupied with their charges. I stand watch. Then, chaos erupts. The main console screams an alert—an unknown energy signature, magnitudes beyond any known reading, has crashed into the planet. The ground shakes beneath our feet. I lead the charge, Bumblebee, Arcee, and Bulkhead at my back, while Ratchet and Smokescreen remain to protect the humans.…