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What I've done – Linkin Park
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In this farewell,
There's no blood, no alibi,
'Cause I've drawn regret
From the truth of a thousand lies
So let mercy come, and wash away
What I've done
Optimus watched as Ratchet gently lifted and cradled Jazz's remains, the much smaller mech torn in two. Ratchet looked up at Prime, optics dark with pain and grief, knowing that they'd just lost one of their own.
I've faced myself,
To cross out what
I've become
Erased myself,
And let go of
What I've done
Optimus stared at the broken and torn body of one of his most trusted officers, and one of his closest friends. Ironhide stepped forward, and without saying anything, laid a comforting hand on his shoulder.
But you ask,
What you thought of me
But I clean this slate,
with the hand
of uncertainty.
So let mercy come,
and wash away,
what I've done.
How would he explain this to Prowl, Jazz's chosen – that he had let the only mech that had ever bothered to get to know the real Prowl, not the front the SIC used in front of his troops, die? That due to his own carelessness, Jazz had been caught, and killed by Megatron.
I've faced myself
To cross out what
I've become.
Erased myself
And let go of
What I've done.
While Optimus knew in his spark that Prowl wouldn't blame him, it would be a very long time before he absolved himself of the guilt he felt for not taking Megatron down earlier. There was no bringing Jazz back, and he knew it. But he would make sure that Jazz's memory wasn't forgotten.
For what I've done,
I start again,
And whatever pain
May come.
Today this ends,
I'm forgiving
What I've done.
Prime looked up, and hoped that Jazz was happy in the Matrix, and prayed that when the time came, he would have the strength to help Prowl through what was sure to be the most difficult time of his life. He also knew that because of Jazz, he was a better mech, and his team was as well. They all had benefited from Jazz's friendship, and that friendship would stay with them for all time.
I've faced myself
To cross out what I've become
Erased myself
And let go of
What I've done
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A/N: Yeah, don't ask what spawned this, I don't know. Hopefully, it isn't too depressing. Let me know what you think!