Title: Too Late
Characters: Optimus Primal, ?
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
By the time they reached the pod, it was far too late. One protoform-grey arm, splattered with fluids, protruded from the side of the shattered vessel. It had crashed into the side of the mountain and tumbled down the slope, hitting everything on the way down.
Optimus stared at the mangled heap with blank optics, not even reacting when a hand gently touched his shoulder.
"This… is my fault."
"There was nothing you could do about this, Optimus."
He turned a bleak gaze to the other. "I initiated the jettison of all the pods. They're all dead because of me."