Our Great Divide
By SMYGO4EVA

"Do you fear death?"

Firestar looked up from assessing her blasters when Optimus finally spoke.

She was surprised at his words, as he was indeed a Prime, and Primes shouldn't think of fear or the prospect of being offlined in the line of war, even when it would be inevitable in warfare.

"I'm sorry?"

He didn't look at her. Optimus just continued gazing up at the burning stars above them. "Do you fear being offlined, Firestar?"

They were vocalizing softly, as if so no one else would hear.

"I-I guess I do, Optimus. And yet part of me doesn't, especially during this war. I put myself out there so that we could win, but then again…to be honest, with all due respect, sir, I don't know…"

She looked away, staring at the blackened sky high above them. "All right, Prime. I am afraid. Not sure if I'm afraid to die, really, not after all the battles. But… I am afraid to fail…"

She didn't need to continue.

Because if one failed, all would fail.

And if all fail, Cybertron would be lost, and every being in the planet would then be handcuffed to a false promised land, and there would be no key to unlock in the great divide.