Megatronus snarled, deflecting a blow from yet another guard and using the enemies sudden change in balance to his advantage, shoving his blade deep into the mechs chassis and kicking him off again. He turned to yell over his shoulder at his shorter companion. "Nightbeat, Run! Get out of here!"

And like that he was back in the fight, countering attacks and putting down mech after mech, determined to protect his friend.

A loud echo of blades stabbing through metal filled the air, half-masked by the sounds of battle, and suddenly there was a new weight against his back struts. He glanced around just enough to catch a glimpse of black and blue paint before kicking another guard in the faceplates. "I told you to run," he growled.

"Not a chance," she growled back, doing her fair share of spark-crushing as the guards closed in. "I left a mech behind once, and I'll live eternity in limbo before I do it again."

"You won't make it out alive if you stay and fight."

"Then at least I won't die a coward."

yaaay super short but cute enjoy