hisย sparkย thundersย againstย itsย housing,ย optics bright with fear.ย ย ย fear,ย what an alien thing to see in the eyes of the small archivist that had become the powerhouse known asย ย optimusย prime.ย ย ย but such an insidious emotion rarely ever isย ย withoutย company,ย & swift on its heels isย ย uncertaintyย โย pervasive & heady,ย setting off a litany of warnings across his HUD.
warnings,ย yes,ย but alsoย ย possibilities.
for but a fleeting moment,ย his optics dart between soundwave's extended servo & the blankness of that visor.ย ย ย peaceย might be within his servos,ย should he step down from the primacy ... if soundwave is to be believed,ย then the war's lack of abbeyance is entirelyโโ
lubricant pricks at the back of his optics as he forces himself to look back into that empty,ย soulless visor.ย ย ย no,ย it holds no comfort for him now in spite of what once was shared between them,ย what heย ย knowsย soundwave to have stored away in those endless memory banks that he doubtless has at his disposal.
a deep vent,ย then orion is holding out his right servo,ย palm up,ย over the one that soundwave has offered to him.ย ย ย there's a click,ย then the matrix uncuffs itself from his wrist & trails its way up into his outstretched servo,ย moving in ebullient golden tendrils that swirl around the bright blue crystalline core until the relic hovers,ย gilded & glowing,ย over his palm.
again he ventsย :ย ย in,ย out,ย in,ย out.
"ย i am not the one that hasย ย doomedย usย all,ย soundwave.ย ย ย cybertron isย ย deadย :ย ย we must look toward the future or turn our backs upon any hope of a new lifeย !ย "
then,ย before the decepticon can lay digit or tentacle on the holy object,ย orion pax unflinchingly pops his chest panels apart & presses the brightness of the matrix of leadership back into its housing.ย ย ย the transformation seizes him in a painful vicegrip that tears the very air from his entire frame,ย the surging power within his core a brutal shock to his systems that seems to get worse with each oneย ;ย ย he's nearlyย ย strutlessย when his optics can once again focus upon soundwave.
but gone are the earlier uncertainties that had sparked this meeting,ย &ย it'sย ย optimusย primeย that's once again staring him down instead of the fretful,ย guiltโriddled archivist.
"ย ...ย whichย areย youย preparedย toย do?ย "
