Assemblage Point
by SMYGO4EVA
Ultra Magnus would have been lying if he had felt that he wasn't unprepared at times. As a commander, he had seen plenty of horrible things. He had seen countless Cybertronians die, Autobots and Decepticons alike, with many forms of machines weaponized against them. There were times when he had indirectly been responsible for many Autobots' deaths; they were screaming warriors to the bitter end. He assured himself that no more would have to perish if they followed his orders.
It wasn't easy with Wheeljack; he was a piece of work, no doubt about that. Being the leader of the Wreckers, Ultra Magnus expected better from him. But he was an outlier, having no respect for authority. The unfortunate thing was that the more Wheeljack rebelled and pried, the more upset the commander got, knowing that he had a point.
But they did have one thing in common. They were both Wreckers. They were a unit.
The Wreckers were never quitters. They never gave up. Ultra Magnus knew that all too well; he still went by their ingrained motto: 'wreck and rule'.
It was what they would live for and what they die for, far from the assemblage they both began at.