You're Not Alone, My Friend Time takes a handful of despair, and puts it in your lungs, and the clock on the wall forces the racing melancholy into your brain. You never knew just how alone you could be, until this happened to you, but, my darling, you're not alone! Give me your hand, know that I need you, know that I love you, know that you're not alone! The walls closing in on you drive the anger deeper inside you, as the stars disappear too fast from the sky. You never thought your mind could be so shattered, until this happened to you, but, my dear, you're not lost! Give me your hope, I can nurture you, I can help, I can show you the path
One is the Loneliest NumberOptimus Prime wasn't sure why he had come here. The journey to "Dinobot Island" and Black's laboratory had an almost dream-like quality in his memory banks and he had only gotten here five cycles ago. He'd managed to avoid the Dinobots during his journey, thankfully - he didn't want to be bothered. But now he was here and wondering just what force had compelled him to make this expedition.He stood motionless as he recalled the last time he had been here, some weeks ago. Blackarachnia had extorted him to fetch a component for Prometheus Black so he could experiment on her and the scientist had, of course, betrayed her. Optimus had acted with
This Timeless Turning, ShortSHORT VERSIONThis Timeless Turning"I don't want you to worry."The gruff yet kind voice managed to penetrate through the fog of fear and confusion that clouded the recruit's senses."How can I not worry!?" Skids asked.Ironhide leaned closer to the frightened bot. "I don't want you to worry." he repeated again as he helped the somewhat smaller and decidedly less aggressive recruit to grip his plasma pistol in the proper way. "You'll get used to this soon enough, I promise.""That is a scary thought. I don't want to get 'used' to this." Skids hissed under his breath. "I don't want to fight a war. I don't want to shoot a gun. I just wan
The First Day"It's hot...""Really?" Scoop looked at his fellow recruit with interest. "My internals say it's standard planetary temperature."Topspin threw the back of Scoops head a dirty look before following him up the ramp and into the waiting ship. Aside from the heat, the floor seemed unsteady too. Topspin felt like he was skunked on tainted 40-weight... He shook his head in an attempt to clear it.Topspin looked about him with interest. He'd been surprised that his request to join the Wreckers had been accepted, and he'd been imagining just what the Wreckers famed mobile base of operations, the Xantium, would look like. But he'd never have
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