TFP One Shots (Requests Open)

The Last Goodbye

I listened to this song and thought of this.

Takes place when they are bots on Cybertron.

Enjoy.

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I saw the light fade from the sky
On the wind I heard a sigh...

Optimus watched the last few rays disappear as he stood on a hill. He stared at the battlefield and the fallen Cybertronians, con and bots alike.

As the snowflakes cover
My fallen brothers
I will say this last goodbye...

Ash fell from the sky and covered the dead like a blanket. The cities were still smoldering from fires. He stared at the scene with a blank expression.

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must go away....

He watched the ash fall and the light completely dissappear. He had to leave this world. There was nothing left.

Over hill and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone.... by silver streams that run down to the sea

Under cloud, beneath the stars
Over snow and winter's morn
I turn at last to paths that lead home...

He turned and slowly walked away from the scene. He made his way through the rubble and ruins. He was taking a few Cybertronians to a different world. A place called Earth. Possibly their new home.

And though where the road then takes me,
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell...

He didn't know what lied ahead of them. What to expect. He paused and gently set a servo against a crumbling wall. He sighed quietly as his spark ached for his home. For those he once knew. He stared at the ground as he let a moment of silence pass. He looked around at the ruins and continued on.

Many places I have been
Many sorrows I have seen
But I don't regret
Nor will I forget
All who took that road with me...

As he walked he gazed to the heavens and thought of the bots he had met. Fought beside, only to watch them fall. The cons he had fought and tried to change. His brother being one.

Night is now falling
So ends this day
The road is now calling
And I must go away...

He saw the others... the survivors. He walked to them and made sure they were alright. Their face plates were solemn. As expected, they were leaving their home, and everyone they knew was gone.

Over hill, and under tree
Through lands where never light has shone
By silver streams that run down to the sea

To these memories I will hold
With your blessing I will go
To turn at last to paths that lead home...

Optimus looked at them sadly and then turned back to gaze at the dead landscape. He felt lost on what to do. Primus was gone and their world was dead, but he couldn't dwell on that. He looked at them and realized they couldn't stay here, not anymore. He walked over to them.

And though where the road then takes me,
I cannot tell
We came all this way
But now comes the day
To bid you farewell

The Prime nodded once and the bots made their way to the ship. Optimus slowly followed behind, and stopped by the door. The others had already gotten on the ship and he stood there quietly. The bot gently set a servo on the side of the ship and stared at the ground. He turned back one more time and stared at the landscape. Ash continued to fall and cover the ground. The air was silent and eerily still. It was as though time itself froze to morn over the fallen. Optimus hung his helm for a moment. Silently saying goodbye. Eventually he slowly turned and went into the ship.

I bid you all a very fond farewell.....