Disclaimers – I do not own Transformers Hasbro does this is just for fun.
Summary – One shot- During a battle Optimus Prime is critically wounded in battle, and must learn to live with his new handicap.
Takes place during The last knight but is still AU
Blinded for life
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Optimus and Megatron were battling it out together away from the other Autobots and Decepticons, except that is for Hot Rod who was searching Optimus. The French Autobot was searching desperately for the Autobot commander and Prime.
When he abruptly heard a loud yell full of pain and realized it was Optimus and he was in agony. Hot Rod went running and froze at the sight before him. Megatron was straddled over Optimus and had ripped the Autobot commander's one optic out, while Optimus was arched up in agony.
Megatron smirked, as Energon was spilled so badly on Optimus.
"We were brothers once!" Megatron yelled with a snarl as he tore out Optimus' other optic.
Hot Rod started firing at Megatron then to get him off of Optimus before Megatron could kill Optimus. However, the damage he did after was worse, he did a mental number on Optimus that the Autobot commander believed completely.
"This was your entire fault, all of it! If you had listened from the beginning none of this would have happened, Cybertron would have been back to its glory a long time ago but you put these ridiculous flesh creatures ahead of us!" Megatron snarled.
"This war was not my fault, Megatron," Optimus remarked painfully.
Hot Rod started to fire more wildly to keep Megatron away from his leader and prime.
"You are a poor leader and Prime putting these flesh creatures first, even after they hunted down and killed your own men!" Megatron roared as Optimus fell silent to those words.
Optimus abruptly realized to his horror Megatron was right, he was a poor leader and Prime, he caused deaths on both sides of the fractions. Mostly, it was Jazz, Arcee triplets, Que, Ironhide and lastly Ratchet, plus all those who perished on Earth.
"Optimus, transform quickly, and I will tow you to a good hiding place." Hot Rod said.
Hot Rod led Optimus through the city streets by having him connected by a tow line.
"We will hide here until the others arrive," Hot Rod replied.
Optimus groaned, he was in so much agony, but he was also upset because everything Megatron had said was 100% the truth. He had blown everything it was a wonder anyone even followed him anymore or care anything about him.
24 hours later…
The other Autobots had shown up, Hound tried to help Optimus, but couldn't help him and it was later learned Optimus would be blinded for life. It was also learned Cybertron could again be revived, and Optimus had overheard this and made his decision then and there.
"My Autobots, please I must speak with you all, everything that has happened was my entire fault. I am not going back to Cybertron with you. I will live out whatever time I have left here alone, I can never see our home world again anyway. So, this is my decision please honor, my Autobots, I will be fine." Optimus replied as he noticed no one argued, no one wanted to stay with him no one.
He accepted his fate, and his troop's had obviously decided to allow him this choice or they agreed he was to blame.
He knew now Megatron was right, and that was all that mattered.
Silence…..
"Bumblebee will be getting the Matrix of leadership, and taking my place as leader and Prime," Optimus said as he gave the Matrix of leadership to Bumblebee, and the second he did he transformed and drove away hitting things as he left their lives forever.
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Several months later…
It was later discovered that Optimus Prime had offlined when NEST found Optimus Prime's body at the bottom of a cliff his spark blown out which n one knew if it was a self inflicted wound or done by Megatron.
However, Cybertron was brought back to its former glory, and no one else seemed to care or miss Optimus Prime's presence aside from Bumblebee or Hot Rod.
The End