Beyond repair
„So, you are his new girlfriend."
„So, you are his ex."
„I gave up trying to keep up with whatever trouble he's getting himself into."
„You turned your back on him. And, on the Autobots."
„It wasn't an easy thing to do, but I had to. Would you believe if I said I miss them?"
„Yes. Just like all those guys who agreed to exile them the day before. You miss them very much. Do you even know who Bumblebee is?"
„Sam's best friend, our guardian, and the Autobot without whom we wouldn't be talking here now."
Carly nodded silently.
„I remember Ironhide. When Optimus introduced him to us in a dark alley. He was the weapons specialist. Of all Autobots, I least expected him to go down without a fight."
„Sentinel attacked him in the back, without a reason. He hardly even realised what's going on."
Mikaela nodded. She bent over the rusty remains of the once dreadful warrior, sadly patted what was once a shoulder / engine hood. Carly offered her a handkerchief to wipe her tears.
Next to Ironhide's remains, a blue-ish Autobot was laid, one whom Mikaela only met once. Carly spoke.
„He was a peaceful old 'Bot with a lot of useful inventions. God knows what he could have made or repaired, had the Decepticons not murdered him while he was trying to negotiate. He was begging for mercy, even, for a truce. And look what happened. Look where his head should be. I'm really glad all those Decepticons had been finished. Beasts. Monsters. They were not soulless, they were evil. The world would have been a better place without them."
Next to Que was...
„Wheelie."
Both girls stood there with sad smiles on their pretty faces. Suddenly, remembering the speech that Carly just gave, Mikaela turned to Carly and asked „What do you know about his past?"
When Carly shook her head, Mikaela carefully turned the tiny robot's fractured corpse so that the insignia on his back could be seen.
„And he was not the only one" Mikaela added.