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Meanwhile, Optimus, who had briefly stopped at his office, went outside the base on an exploratory mission. He wanted to see just how devastated the planet was thanks to the destructive power of Megatron and the crazed bot's anger. Ironhide went with the Prime, refusing to leave the bot alone in case of rogue decepiticons that had yet to be caught. Hide knew Optimus wasn't going to like what he saw. The first place they stopped was the former kingdom of Iacon, as it was close by. It looked like it had survived, but barely.
"It seems they didn't flatten Iacon" Optimus stated, a bit surprised.
"Most likely cause the used it as a base" Hide stated, especially seeing all the debris around.
"I never realized that they were so close to us. But it would explain a lot" Optimus answered. He moved into the former kingdom and found many remains, bots he had known when he was younger. Optimus sighed hard, as this was a part of war that he hated. "Each and every bot who was lost during this war will receive a proper entombment, regardless of what their status in life was or anything else."
Hide saw what Optimus did. "Are you sure that is what you want, Optimus. As these will not be the only ones we find" Hide asked, knowing that their would be more the further they explored the planet.
Optimus glared at Hide for that, feeling like Hide was trying to be classist again. "I don't care what kingdom they were from of what their former status was. Now that Cybertron is freed, all shall receive a proper burial, as their sacrifice was as vital to our win as us who fought and lived to tell about it."
Hide smiled at that. He knew Optimus was a different type of Prime and this proved it. "Your father would be so proud of you and what you have done for Cybertron and the bots who sought you out for refuge" hide stated, unaware that the loss still affected Optimus.
Optimus only nodded. He didn't want to think of his parents, as they had been a casualty of the war and he knew if he dwelt on that, he wouldn't be able to be as effective of a Prime, as it would make him too focused on mourning and not on rebuilding. The pair soon left the former kingdom, neither having gone into the castle and seeing the remains of Optimus' parents that Megatron had stuck on the ceiling of the castle. For now, they needed to see just how much damage had been done to Cybertron and how much effort it would take to repair the planet. Optimus just hoped it wasn't too much or bots might start to rebel at the level of work required.