transformers prime · optimus prime · cybertronian · sci-fi · leadership · team dynamics · reaction fic · heroic · paternal · animated series
The desert air over Jasper, Nevada hung still and heavy, the only sound a distant cicada drone. Inside Hangar-E, the Autobots gathered in the warm glow of groundbridge controls—Optimus Prime stood silent, Ratchet tinkered, Bulkhead cracked a joke, and Miko laughed. Above, the Nemesis cut a dark scar across the sky, Decepticons readying their next strike. Then, without warning, a blinding blue-white portal tore open in both bases, a violent suction pulling everyone through—Autobots, Decepticons, humans—all tumbling into a sterile chamber. The Autobots landed first: Optimus, Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, Bulkhead, Arcee, Wheeljack, Smokescreen, Bumblebee, and the three humans Raf, Jack, and Miko. Seconds later, the Decepticons materialized: Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Lazerbeak, Shockwa…