- Sight -
Stark horror filled the blue optics of the Autobot leader as he scanned the carnage surrounding him. There had been another attack by the Decepticons, but Optimus and his Autobots had arrived too late to prevent the wanton destruction. This should not have happened to the humans - it was not their battle, not their war. Optimus believed he should have known Megatron was planning an attack. After all, the Decepticons had nothing better to do with their time: none of them had any desire to assist the humans or leave them in peace.
No, they simply murdered senselessly and made surviving as difficult as possible. Optimus could not help but believe that each Decepticon was an evil, sparkless abomination. They deserved nothing more than to spend an eternity rotting in the Pit. And yet, if any of those abomination were to defect to the Autobots, the Prime would give them the benefit of the doubt. And that was likely to be the mech's undoing.
Optimus glanced at his surroundings once more, taking in the sight of the bodies, the blood, and the fire, all around him. The human's had not seen the attack coming, they had been unable to mount any kind of defense. Many of them were missing limbs. Others had been charred by the scorching flames. Some were covered with too much blood for their injuries to been seen.
But of the faces Optimus could see, each expression was the same: a mask of terror and pain. Their eyes were open wide, pleading for mercy and begging to be saved. Their mouths hung agape, halfway through a scream and a prayer for a miracle. But there had been no one to save them. No divine intervention, no miracle.
Optimus would never be able to erase the sight of them from his processors.
A/N: I've been working on this for a little while now. It was a challenge I found while lurking at the Review Lounge, and it seemed to fun to pass up. So this is the first in Optimus' series of senses: Sight. Stay tuned for the rest. And I hope you enjoy.
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