Transformers: Leader's Proof - Fragile, but Hard to Kill

Chapter 194 Congratulations to Hengpao on board! What ship? A pirate ship!

While they were preparing to leave, Sideswipe, in an attempt to distract from the rambling, started talking about things like Rosa and Bumblebee being former members of the Leader's Guard, and Bumblebee's later attraction to Rosa...

Although sometimes those cores are useless, after all, Rosa cannot be measured by the logic circuits of a normal machine. If you say you want to see her heart (heart), she will really take her heart out.

These sidesteppers didn't say anything, but instead used Bumblebee and Rosa's story to steer the conversation back to the interesting stories Bumblebee and Optimus Prime had told them about the war.

You can say whatever you want, but to gossip about Rosa to her face is like asking for trouble.

The chatter continued until Rosa led Sideswipe to the land bridge marker. They'd had their fill of exploring and should be done with their thoughts by now, so it was time to leave.

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With a smile on his lips, Hengpao said goodbye to the rescue team, then turned around and his expression instantly fell, his face full of exhaustion.

God knows how tiring and nerve-wracking it was for him, bearing the psychological pressure of having just buried a machine, and having to deal with several other machines while pretending he was fine.

If he were to accidentally be noticed, he had no doubt that Rosa, who was walking in front, would turn her head 180 degrees and stare straight at him.

"hiss....."

Imagining that scene, Hengpao rubbed his arms, and then, before entering the land bridge, under Rosa's gaze as she gently turned her head to look at him.

Sideswipe took a deep breath, and the fatigue on his visor disappeared, replaced by a normal, but slightly disappointed expression.

"Don't look disappointed, just look a little regretful..." She turned her head away from Hengpao and stepped into the land bridge's light, which was a mix of blue and green.

Upon hearing this, Hengpao froze on the spot, then suddenly realized what was happening and immediately put on the corresponding expression before entering the land bridge.

What gives Sideswipe such amazing acting skills? Is it the desire for an Oscar? No, it's the instinct for survival, the desire for life.

If anyone notices something is wrong, it means the ant's mother has died, and there is no queen ant.

The previous statements came in handy, and they learned that no prisoner had been caught. No one said anything, since failures are common. They also comforted Rosa and Bangpao.

Everyone believed Sideswipe's explanation. In their view, Sideswipe had no reason to help Rosa hide anything, and their relationship wasn't as close as Bumblebee's with Rosa.

So no one thought of anything else, and they believed what they said. They couldn't guess that the Decepticon prisoner had "escaped forever."

Bumblebee watched as Rosa obediently removed her own armor, then went over and put his arm around her shoulder, his hand moving up to touch the side of her head. Rosa cooperated by resting her head on his shoulder.

As for why she didn't touch the top of her head, that crown-like thing of hers had too many sharp points, so she couldn't touch the top of her head because it would be prickly.

Besides, Rosa actually dislikes anyone touching the top of her head.

Hengpao, who had just returned and was unaware that the two were already dating, stood by looking completely dumbfounded.

He slowly turned his head and stared blankly at Iron Fist, as if asking what had happened during the time their expedition was away.

"Let's put this aside for now, there are other important things to do..." Iron Fist's lips twitched, he turned his gaze to the side, and then went over to explain the situation to Sideswipe.

Hengpao's expression grew increasingly serious as he listened, but upon hearing the end, he seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Then what about us?" He knew this was a big deal, but now he was more interested in what they were going to do.

"Wait for news from the ambulance. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee told us to proceed according to the original plan for now." After Iron Fist finished speaking, he saw Sideswipe's bored expression again and went straight up to twist his audio receiver.

"Just you wait! We'll definitely have our work to do then." Hengpao struggled as the audio receiver was gripped by an iron fist, frantically explaining as he spoke.

"Hey hey hey! I'm waiting, aren't I? Let go, let go!" Bangbang yelled, and Iron Fist finally let go. Bangbang covered the audio receiver pitifully.

“We need to wait for definitive news.” Optimus Prime glanced at the group around him, his authoritative voice ringing out. “This will help us formulate a plan to crush the Decepticons infiltrating Cybertron in one fell swoop.”

That's right, everyone agrees with this idea, and it was a decision made after Optimus Prime and Bumblebee discussed it together.

There's really no other way right now, is there? We can't exactly have Rosa manually build spaceships or space bridges and send them all straight to Cybertron, can we?

If we don't understand the situation, we might run into a hole and be in big trouble. We can only send an ambulance to scout the way and get a quick overview of the situation inside.

Unexpectedly, the ambulance called that very night, saying that he would likely be dispatched to Earth soon, and even if it was delayed, it would only be delayed for a maximum of two days, and it was not certain that he would be able to wait until his people finished their investigation.

...it might not even last two days.

“We did our best…” The ambulance sat in the empty conference room, its back to the windows reflecting the dazzling lights of Cybertron.

The advertisement lights continuously projected various colors, then switched to the next colorful advertisement, the changing colors making the city of Cybertron shimmer with all sorts of hues.

The colorful lights from the windows behind the ambulance shone on the back of the vehicle, and the dark conference room was also bathed in the dazzling lights and colors from outside.

The walls and countertops were painted in different light colors as the advertising lights changed, and the shadow of the ambulance was stretched long by the lights behind it.

The shadow was cast on the table, and the ambulance, with its hands supporting its chin, continued to maintain communication.

"This might not be enough time to get the results. We'll have to wait until we meet up with you on Earth before we figure out how to sneak back to Cybertron," the ambulance driver said, rubbing his temples.

"I might send another ambulance with me. We'll discuss the details of the plan after we meet." With that, the ambulance slumped into its chair, letting out a deep sigh. Finally, it was over, and Xin felt a little relieved.

"Put your heart out, old friend, we'll be here waiting for you to come back." Hearing the familiar voice, the ambulance suddenly froze; it had been years since it had heard that voice.

Since Optimus Prime jumped into the well, he has never been seen again, and naturally, his voice is no longer heard... except for a few records of past images...

Oh, Rosa, that child, she imitates so well.

"Thank you, Rosa, but you don't need to comfort me with Optimus Prime's voice..." the ambulance said helplessly, also somewhat resigned. Back then, she had also made him angry; this kid was quite mischievous.

But she's still very well-behaved.

"Pfft..." Rosa's laughter suddenly came from the other end of the communication. The ambulance was a little confused until then, when Rosa's laughter could be heard in the background, along with Bumblebee's voice trying to persuade her to keep a low profile.

Of course, there's also... Optimus Prime's voice.

"It's true, Ratchet, I'm back... You'll see me when you come to Earth." Optimus Prime smiled helplessly, ignoring the two noisy young machines behind him.

Although Bumblebee is already an adult, as a machine raised by Optimus Prime, Bumblebee is still, in Optimus Prime's eyes, that boy machine he found on the battlefield.

The boy hid behind the ruins, trembling. He was still injured, and his optics were filled with fear and confusion. They had never seen Cybertron's glorious era, nor had they ever seen what life was like without war.

They don't like war either; nobody likes war.