Descent
Optimus stood at the viewing port, watching stars go by. His optics were dim and his faceplates were wet with tears, but his posture was rigid and anyone watching at that moment wouldn't have known he was crying until they walked around and saw his face. He had his helm high as well, and so he looked like the strong mech that everyone knew, but the words echoing through his processor were not words to be shared, and they were simple, to the point, and spark-crushing.
We are lost.
Not lost, as of currently, but as lost as a ragtag team of refugees could get with no home or real distanation. They were hoping for a miracle, a miracle Optimus wasn't sure Primus would grant the Cybertronians he had seemingly abandoned.
All hope lost, murdered with so many others. Optimus couldn't help but think their names, but his grieving would have to wait. He heard Ratchet behind him and his servo shot up to wipe his faceplates of tears.
"We are seeing many sister planets, some full of life and others abandoned. How would you like to proceed, Prime?"
Optimus' voice wavered as he first spoke, and then got harder as he went on. "We find the AllSpark. That is the beginning and the end of this mission."
Ratchet nodded and unnecessarily tossed him a salute. Optimus nodded back to him, once, and he turned his attention back to space, thinking the words again.
We are lost.
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So, consider this a ficlet dump based on songs on Red's album "Of Beauty and Rage". I'm listening to each song in its respective order and then writing a fic about it, short if it's a short song and long if it's a long song. At first I wanted to make it tell a story, but eh. I'll just type whatever comes to me XD Enjoy!