not so far from now
Transformers Prime © Hasbro
Breathe Again
"…Hey, Bulk?"
"Mm?"
"Could you maybe…open the window?"
He hated leaving the window down. Not just because it could blow their cover, but it was weird feeling air rush through his body.
But the dirt from the cave still coated him inside and out, and Miko's breathing was still sounding a bit unsteady. His spark clenched. He never wanted to see her so hurt and terrified (dying) again.
"Sure, Miko." He felt her tense muscles relax and her breathing steady as wind rushed over her.
Now leaving the window up would be the problem.
Drive
He knew it was stupid, he knew he was the responsible one, but at the same time he trusted Arcee. She wouldn't let him come to harm.
Jack squared his shoulders, dropped the helmet on the side of the road, and leaned down. "Ready?"
"Of course."
And her engine roared, and they were tearing down the roads, and the cool wind was striking them both hard; it was like the sprawling star-filled sky above them was reaching down and pushing through them and making them know that they were alive, and they were home, as long as they could drive.
Insanity
"Airachnid, we needed the Autobot for intelligence, and what did you return with?"
Megatron swung his arm down, tearing into her side, but Arcee didn't feel it. Cliffjumper ran his hand over it before the claws even touched her, making yet another part of her numb.
"A pile of steaming circuits!"
Airachnid opened her mouth, but Tailgate whispered into Arcee's left audio receptor, drowning out her terrible voice (say goodbye to#) with a stream of easy quips. She couldn't help but laugh as Jack joined in on her right, somehow managing to snark about Megatron's paint job and cling to her arm tightly enough to keep from falling into the pooling blue below.
The Decepticons' both turned toward her at the sound. Even as Megatron dug his fingers into the side of her neck, she couldn't stop—why would she, anyway? He didn't know what she did. Her partners would keep her safe.
…you will, right?
Of course! Why the sudden doubt, 'Cee?
Forever is forever, partner.
We won't leave you alone again. No matter what.
krrshshshrrrrrrrrrrrr#rtt reboot sys tem/ failure###
Cat
Audio file sent to the guardians:
"Doc Knock looks like a cat!"
"What? No."
"…I can see it."
"What? He doesn't—"
"HA. See?"
"No way! He looks like…I don't know what he looks like, but it isn't a cat."
"Well, if Megatron can be a shark, why can't Knock Out be a cat?"
"Megatron is all—he's all RAARGH and bloodthirsty and evil and Knock Out isn't a cat, okay."
"Uh-huh! He's obsessed with grooming and…stuff."
"…I did not need that mental image."
"What?"
"Knock Out. Licking himself."
Text file attached:
Do not bring the children over unless they have seven hours of sleep at minimum.
—Ratchet
Heaven
"So being 'one with the Allspark' means—?"
"It means…being one again. Being together with all of our people, loved ones and enemies alike. You are…not with everyone, you simply are with them."
"…what?"
"You become…not all the same, but you are parts of a whole. As you were before. As we all were."
Pause.
"…I still don't follow."
"I…do not know how else to explain."
"Do you think we'll end up there too?"
Silence.
"That's a…no?"
"I believe…yes. You shall." I cannot imagine being one without all of you.