Optimus's hand reached for something in front of him. But in front of them was just empty land with nothing there.
"Okay, we can go in now!" said Optimus.
"Where... is your place?" Bulkhead asked.
Bulkhead and Cliffjumper then stepped forward into the empty land there without knowing anything there.
"Here is just empty land!" said Cliffjumper.
Then a few moments later, thousands of glowing particles gathered before them.
Bulkhead and Cliffjumper were left confused and amazed.
The particles appeared to be forming something.
Behind them, Optimus is seen showing his glowing Matrix.
And the Autobots headquarters appeared before them.
In fact, the reason why the Autobots' headquarters has never been found is because only people who have the Matrix have the key to enter.
One of the matrix powers that Optimus can use. Although actually the power that Matrix can produce is many.
"This is amazing... I didn't think the Matrix could do this!" said Cliffjumper.
"There's not much I can do, other than build weapons and hide our base with this Matrix," Optimus said.
Then they quickly entered the headquarters. But they were very surprised because the yard looked very dirty and messy.
Making Optimus, Elita-1 and Ultra Magnus very surprised.
"Guard, what's going on here?" Optimus called out to the guard.
"Look Optimus... Ughhmm... you'll find out soon enough. There's chaos in here!" said one of the guards.
Then suddenly from beside Optimus a shot shot out and hit him.
It turns out that now Bumblebee has come to his senses and he is the reason why it is so chaotic in there.
Bumblebee was diagnosed with mental changes, due to nerve damage. This made his attitude change drastically, from being a quiet Bumblebee, to being this excited.
"Wow... a large enemy entered the base!" said Bumblebee.
"Give me your hand, Bee!!" Cylob shouted.
It turns out Bumblebee shoots using Cylob's hand.
"Bumblebee is awake?" said a surprised Optimus.
Wheeljack and Hotrod then appear there and tell Optimus about Bumblebee's diagnosis.
"Whatever it is, whether it's amnesia or something. But Bumblebee looked childish after waking up!" said Wheeljack, panicked and annoyed.
Cylob and Bumblebee chase each other. Because Cylob grabs Bumblebee's hand.
"I don't really know the situation here," Hotrod said.
"Hotrod, you're here?" said Bulkhead, surprised to see Hotrod.
"Wow... You guys came here too!" Hotrod felt happy.
"By the way, the dirtier my work is, the more I get paid?" Sideswipe asked while holding a mop in his hand.
"Okay... maybe you can get two lunch boxes!" Elita-1 said to Sideswipe.
"Hore... Yeah!" sorak Sideswipe.
"Sorry, because our room is very dirty here. Let's go to the discussion room, it's cleaner there!" said Optimus to Bulkhead and Cliffjumper.
Then Hotrod brought Bulkhead and Cliffjumper into the discussion room.
***
Moving to the other side, Cylob then sat on a row of chairs around the main room.
And Cylob languished in the boredom of his life. He sat down, but it felt uncomfortable. There was always something missing, he then squatted on the chair, still uncomfortable. Nothing felt comfortable because he was the one who was stressed, because he had no friends there.
"AHHH!! Bored!!" said Cylob who was feeling very bored.
Not long after, Sideswipe came there. It was clear that they had been at odds yesterday.
Cylob pretended not to know that Sideswipe was there. Trying to look away and he continued to babble in a whisper.
"Ah... the bastard came again. He must want to insult me again!" whispered Cylob.
Eh, Sideswipe sat next to him. Cylob who didn't like it, tried to ignore him and looked the other way.
But there's something different about Sideswipe. Because Sideswipe looks awkward and a bit convoluted.
"Hey, Cylob...!" Sideswipe called.
"Huh... are you here to curse again?" Cylob asked and still annoyed, turned his face away.
"... ... ... Sigh... ... ... I... am sorry about that!" Sideswipe said.
Cylob was immediately shocked and stared at Sideswipe. Because suddenly the person who always insulted him uttered a strange sentence, an apology.
"Are you sick?... or are you looking down on me?" said Cylob in surprise.
"Tch... come on... I'm serious about this!" Sideswipe snapped.
"Say... that again!" said a confused Cylob.
"... ... Sorry!" said Sideswipe who looked serious there. He wanted to apologize to Cylob.
"...You should see Ratchet, you must be running a fever!" Cylob said as something seemed wrong with Sideswipe.
"...Ceh... whatever. Apparently you're stupid!" said Sideswipe, annoyed that Cylob took his apology as a joke.
"I knew you had a plan and were trying to seduce me!" said Cylob, who was sitting with his legs up. Feeling cool.
"... Alright... I'm caught." said Sideswipe who was also actually annoyed with Cylob.
"Tell me... Why are you trying to seduce me!" Cylob said.
Cylob instantly felt excited when someone wanted to talk to him.
"... My plan... After Optimus and Miss Elita return, I want to unite them." Sideswipe said.
"Huh?... Bring Optimus and Miss Elita together? Just give them a hangover drug and have sex in her room. Done! I don't want to get involved." Cylob said, immediately rejecting Sideswipe's invitation.
"Come on, buddy... I mean, don't you feel sorry? Hearing that a woman with her true love has to be rejected by someone she loves." Sideswipe explained, trying to persuade Cylob to unite Optimus and Elita-1.
But Cylob wondered, "Why should they love each other?"
Then Sideswipe explained, even the love between Optimus and Elita-1 meant a lot to them, and also their relationship could certainly have a deep influence between the Autobots and himself as the leader.
But then Cylob dismisses Sideswipe's explanation by arguing that Optimus once said, "He doesn't want to love anyone, he wants to love everyone!"
Sideswipe was silent for a moment, and then explained again that Optimus still had to have someone he needed to love and a lover who could accompany him.
Sideswipe spoke again and he told that he had once dreamed of what it would be like if Optimus and Elita-1 lived side by side.
He imagined Optimus holding hands with Elita-1, they married very lively, then lived until old age, until death separated them both. Seeing Elita-1 sitting next to Optimus' grave, or Optimus sitting next to Elita-1's grave. Imagine how harmonious their love was.
Then Cylob explained that what Sideswipe imagined could happen. If Optimus didn't complicate their relationship. Because Optimus was always reluctant to love someone.
Then Sideswipe changed the subject, and mentioned Cylob who seemed to like to talk.
Cylob smiled and he really liked it when there was a friend who could talk to him.
But suddenly in the middle of Cylob and Sideswipe's conversation, it was interrupted because suddenly Wheeljack came and called Cylob, because of a very serious problem.
Cylob and Sideswipe immediately followed Wheeljack who needed their help.
They went to the lab, and specifically to the incubator where someone was in intensive care specifically for Transformers who had serious injuries.
From outside the room, which was walled in transparent glass, they looked into something inside. And witnessed something unexpected inside.
Bumblebee has regained consciousness, but he is behaving strangely. This is because he was diagnosed with a severe concussion. This is because the previous defective transformation caused some cells in his head to break off and undergo abnormal recovery.
Bumblebee had already regained consciousness, and he was scratching the wall with a knife that was kept in his pocket.
Bumblebee looked very happy and thought he had succeeded in drawing the ship. Even though it was only a blurry sketch.
Then Cylob suggested to open the door and let him and Sideswipe try to enter to check on Bumblebee. Walk and step slowly while being alert that something unexpected might appear from Bumblebee.
Cylob then tried to greet as usual, "Hey, Bee... Long time no see, buddy!" said Cylob.
Bumblebee immediately glared at Cylob who greeted him. Cylob and Sideswipe also immediately felt uneasy and a little scared. Until Sideswipe suggested to go out.
Bumblebee suddenly hugged Cylob tightly and told him how much he missed him. But Bumblebee seemed much more cheerful and his hug was really tight.
Then Bumblebee excitedly showed Cylob his work of art on the wall.
Meanwhile, neither Cylob nor Sideswipe knows what the scribbles on the wall mean. Sideswipe whispers to Cylob that the drawing is obviously bad.
Bumblebee heard their whispers. Then he questioned them seriously and stared closely at Cylob's face which made them feel intimidated.
Cylob and Sideswipe quickly acted and said that Bumblebee's drawing was very good.
But Bumblebee still didn't believe it, and continued to stare seriously at the two of them.
Cylob panics, and headbutts Sideswipe to come up with a stronger argument. Then Sideswipe lies and says that Bumblebee's work is a masterpiece.
Then Bumblebee was happy after being called the scratch on the wall that he made was a masterpiece. Although actually Sideswipe and Cylob were lying so as not to make Bumblebee angry.
"Yeah, okay. Can I go out now?" Bumblebee asked Wheeljack.
Wheeljack allows it, but on the condition that Bumblebee must be accompanied by someone.
Bumblebee was very happy to hear that. Bumblebee then grabbed Cylob's hand and intended to take him away with him.
But Bumblebee, who still half-remembers, can realize that Cylob's hand is regenerating and evolving. This makes Bumblebee wonder about Cylob.
Cylob understands this because he has never been cut at all. Cylob explains that if a part of his body is cut off, it will grow back and evolve to become stronger.
"So cool!!" said Bumblebee who was very amazed to see Cylob's evolved hand.
Then Sideswipe wonders, does Cylob have a weakness to his body's regeneration ability?
The answer is of course there, but when Cylob wants to explain his weakness, he is stopped by Wheeljack. And Wheeljack warns that no one else should know.
The discussion then stopped there.
But suddenly something unexpected happened, Bumblebee suddenly broke Cylob's hand until it was cut off.
Bumblebee then looked at Cylob's broken hand.
Cylob was in pain and he was very angry at Bumblebee who suddenly broke his hand and took the piece of his arm.
"What have you done?!! That hurts so bad!!" Cylob said.
"What's so special about your hand, I wonder?" said Bumblebee.
"Give me back my hand!!" said Cylob trying to grab his hand back.
"Just borrow it for a while! Your hand will grow back anyway!" said Bumblebee.
"That will take a long time!" said Cylob.
"Then just give me your hands!"
"Give it back! Or I'll...."
"Relax, I want to test it!"
Bumblebee, who was looking at Cylob's hand, accidentally pressed a button which caused him to suddenly shoot a fist-sized bullet.
The bullets are very special, because they can bounce around the lab. But they create chaos because they can hit several patients.
"Waaaa!!! What did you press?!!" shouted a panicked Cylob.
Wheeljack immediately pressed the emergency button to handle the problem. The sensor system immediately activated and made the high-speed object immediately lose its power.
One of the technologies created by the Autobots for the security of their headquarters.
"Give me back my hand, Bee!" Cylob became very angry with Bumblebee and asked for his hand back.
But Bumblebee refused, "Come on, I just saw it!" said Bumblebee.
Then Bumblebee ran out of the laboratory room and took Cylob's hand with him.
"BEE!!" Cylob became very angry.
***
That's the story a few moments before Optimus and the others returned to the base, told by Cylob to Optimus. The incident that caused the Autobots base to look like a mess.
Cylob and Optimus were talking to each other on the balcony of the Autobots' base. Leaning on the railing, and looking at the sunset outside.
It also appears that Cylob's hand has returned.
"Bumblebee just woke up, but he's not like usual!" said Optimus.
"That's how it is, his nature and character suddenly changed," said Cylob.
"I'm sure he'll recover soon. This is only temporary!" Optimus said.
"... ... If only I had woken up back then. Maybe I could have stopped Bumblebee."
"... This isn't your fault Cylob. I should have been more careful of you guys!"
"... sorry, for not informing you at the Decepticons headquarters."
"...it's okay. I know you guys are worried too, but next time it won't be necessary. I can handle all of this, because this is my duty as Prime."
"... You... ... Are you cruel to yourself, are you convincing yourself, or lying to yourself?"
Then Bumblebee came and accidentally heard their conversation, he decided to secretly eavesdrop from behind the door there.
"... ... I convinced myself, because everyone's suffering is also my responsibility. ..."
"Optimus, stop lying. Don't force yourself, you need someone else to share the burden with you."
"...You don't understand, Cylob..."
"You still think I'm a kid?... Don't be like this, Optimus. You might die from stress."
"... ... Actually, I wanted to share this problem with some people.... But...".
Optimus remembered the worst memory Optimus had ever experienced. The memory of himself looking back with red eyes and an evil smile. A memory that would never be forgotten.
Every time Optimus remembered that memory, it was a reminder that he had to always be vigilant.
"Why?" Cylob asked, hearing Optimus's words falter.
"Let's change the subject... I want to know about that time... How did your eyes turn orange? And that's not like you!" Optimus asked Cylob.
Optimus asks a serious question about what happened when his eyes turned orange, which of course also seems to have changed drastically.
"I don't really know, but... I was shot in the head once, leaving a hole in it. I passed out, and when I woke up I was already healed. But, they saw that I had orange eyes before. It happened twice," Cylob explained to Optimus.
Optimus then thought for a moment and tried to conclude from what Cylob said.
"It seems... every time you receive a fatal head injury. You'll pass out and then recover, but... it would make sense for your personality to change for a moment. But... since when did you master the Range-chain?" Optimus asked Cylob again.
"The range-chain is exclusively for the Rangers, on Destinus," Cylob explained.
Range-chain is a magical power that can summon chains through various media, such as land, body or other objects. The chain is also easy to control according to the user's wishes.
But the Range-chain is only mastered by a group called Ranger in Destinus. Ranger is the highest achievement for the Destinies if they can reach it. There is also a shortcut to get the power of the Range-chain, which is by passing it down to their descendants.
"That's right... you're a descendant of one of them!... Honestly, I was afraid it wasn't you!" Optimus said.
"... Optimus... ... just like Megatron, what do you think about him. Do you think it's still him?"
"...He's not the Megatron I knew anymore, Cylob!"
"...You say that, but it's clear you still think of him as D-16. No matter what your story is, brotherhood is a bond that can't be broken....not just Megatron, but Optimus Prime. You yourself are no longer Orion Pax." Cylob said.
"... ... I hope you won't become like us. I brought you, not just as atonement. You are like my own little brother, Cylob." Optimus said.
"... ... But... Optimus. I'm still... curious. Even though your conversation was so frank... ... . But you... continue to distance yourself from Elita, even though you know that she loves you, why?"
"... ... I don't want to talk about this, Cylob!" Optimus was reluctant to answer Cylob's questions if they were related to Elita-1.
"You started again. Why can't I ask you about this? You already consider me your little sister, why are you still silent when asked about love?"
Cylob insists on questioning Optimus' conflicting love for Elita-1.
Optimus, was silent for a moment. Then he tried to open up, by exhaling.
Optimus then explained to Cylob in more detail about the truth of his feelings.
"...Elita is a very beautiful woman. A very gentle woman, even though she is not physically strong..." Optimus said while in his mind remembering the various moments when he looked at the cheerful Elita-1, from a close angle.
"She's the only woman with a perfect character that I've ever seen. I know she's interested in me, but... Elita is still a complicated woman. She can be down. And angry, and hateful!" Optimus said.
"I hate you!!" Elita-1's screams were once uttered and ringing in Optimus' ears.
Optimus becomes sad as he pours out his heart to Cylob.
"And I realize, I don't deserve his perfection. I'm afraid of hurting him, making him carry the same burden, disappointing him... ... and I sometimes imagine that. It's enough for me to bear all of this. I not only want to love everyone, But I also, like, harbor someone." Optimus explained to Cylob.
Cylob looked at Optimus with a sad face.
"..." Optimus pondered and was silent for a moment.
Then Optimus continued to say;
"Despite your stubborn attitude, Cylob. I still trust you to hide this and... Bumblebee who was eavesdropping from behind that door!"
Bumblebee who was eavesdropping was caught by Optimus.
"Bumblebee...??" Cylob asked and immediately looked around.
In the end, Bumblebee was forced to show himself and approach Cylob and Optimus, because he was caught eavesdropping on their conversation.
"How did Optimus know I was eavesdropping?" Bumblebee asked in front of Optimus.
"To my right, there's a mirror!" Optimus explained.
It turns out that Optimus could tell that Bumblebee was behind the door because there was a mirror that happened to point towards the entrance there.
"oh... so it's the mirror that's complaining?" said Bumblebee.
"Uhghhh... you're ruining the moment, Bumblebee!" Cylob growled at Bumblebee.
"Bumblebee... do you still remember how you fight?" Optimus asked Bumblebee.
"Fighting? Hahaha! Oh my, that's easy. Just hit them until they vomit!" replied Bumblebee, showing off.
"It seems Bumblebee's physical strength is still intact. Because he was able to break my hand easily!" said Cylob to Optimus.
"Hmmm... it seems this isn't a problem!" said Optimus.
"Not a problem? What do you mean? He's already half-crazy!" Cylob said angrily to Bumblebee and as if complaining to Optimus.
"Oy, I'm still sane, you know!" said Bumblebee.
"Look!!!" said Cylob.
Bumblebee had no idea what Cylob was saying and just stood there like an idiot.
"Oh, I think I need to go to the toilet for a moment!" said Bumblebee.
"He's not even polite!" Optimus said.
"But you were standing next to Optimus and leaning on the railing!" Bumblebee said, dismissing Cylob's remark.
"You don't get it, do you? Somehow I hate this Bumblebee more than before," said Cylob, annoyed at Bumblebee.
"Come on, you're still upset about your hand, right?" Bumblebee said teasingly at Cylob.
"Your new self is so rude!" said Cylob.
"Y-yes-yes" Bumblebee said.
But then Bumblebee slapped Cylob's butt so hard, it hurt Cylob.
"Arggg!! Damn it!!" said Cylob who was shocked when his butt was slapped by Bumblebee.
Bumblebee actually found it very funny.
But Bumblebee not only slapped him, but he stuck a sticker on Cylob's butt.
And Cylob didn't realize it, on his butt was written, "Stab here!"
"What do you mean by hitting my butt? Do you want me to kill you?" said an annoyed Cylob to Bumblebee.
"Usually you're all fussy and joking about blowjobs, handjobs, but why do you seem so serious now?" Bumblebee asked.
"The reason is because you haven't changed, and I don't recognize the new you. Besides, I like to joke about it!" Cylob explained to Bumblebee.
Optimus immediately noticed the sticker on Cylob's butt. But Bumblebee gave him a wink.
Optimus decided to just let it be.
"Come to think of it... are you serious? Is it possible that you are gay?" Bumblebee said, trying to mock Cylob.
"Why would I do that? Huh... even though there are no women around here. I will forever love a woman!" Cylob said.
"Who do you love? While you are eternally single!" said Bumblebee.
"No, you forget that I once had a girlfriend!" said Cylob.
"Then where is she? If she exists, why isn't she with you? Is it possible that she's just your hallucinatory girlfriend? Hahahaha, you're single... don't lie. Besides, is it true that you have a beautiful girlfriend? What woman would like you?" said Bumblebee.
But, Bumblebee didn't realize he had offended Cylob. Optimus knew about it, Optimus then gave a signal to Bumblebee by shaking his head.
Signaling Bumblebee not to make jokes that involve insulting his girlfriend, Cylob.
Cylob once had a lover and best friend during his childhood. In the tragedy that occurred in Destinus. He and his best friend were separated and did not know what happened next.
Cylob thought maybe she was gone. They both had promised to get married when they were adults, and Cylob still kept his heart for his lover until now. Even though he was still a teenager and not yet an adult.
After being given a signal from Optimus. Bumblebee immediately became silent, and tried to change the topic.
"Uhgg... besides, I can always do the tornado joint. My fighting style is cooler than yours." said Bumblebee.
"If your body wasn't Bumblebee... I would have whipped you! You elegantly insulted the person I care about." Cylob said, clearly angry.
The situation seemed to be heating up, even though Bumblebee had tried to change the topic.
However, Bumblebee was also provoked by his emotions.
"You've been saying that I'm not Bumblebee! I am Bumblebee and will always be Bumblebee. Why do you think I'm not him? Why?!! Because I have amnesia? And besides, who is the woman you love? You're clearly lying!" said Bumblebee, who was also angry.
"Remember in your mind, her name is Signy. Before the Destinus incident, we both promised to get married when we grow up... I don't know where she is after that, whether she's alive or dead. I won't marry anyone, but her!" Cylob explained to Bumblebee.
"What are you hoping for, she must have died in that incident, Cylob. Why should you be so offended just because of your girlfriend's honor!" said Bumblebee.
"The Bumblebee... I know, wouldn't say something like this. He always cheers me up, and knows when to joke around. You're not him. You're still him, but you've forgotten how to recognize yourself." Cylob said.
Cylob then walked away from there, passing next to Bumblebee after being offended by his actions.
Meanwhile, Bumblebee was lost in thought, thinking about Cylob's words.
Optimus still stood there and let them deal with their own problems. Because Optimus knew how close the two of them were, there definitely wouldn't be a serious fight between them.
Bumblebee then looked at his palm, and with an annoyed expression he wondered, "I'm Bumblebee... My name used to be B-127. What makes me different, I'm still the same person. Why are you considered different?!!"
Then Optimus walked over to Bumblebee.
Optimus then crouched down and grabbed Bumblebee's shoulder. Optimus would definitely give him some advice.
"You are still Bumblebee. Everyone needs time to recover. The reason you are different, you just forgot how to be friends with Cylob. The best way is to start over again. Cylob will never hurt anyone, you don't need to worry, even if you upset him today, he will soon think it doesn't exist. I'm sure, Cylob will also adjust himself to you." Optimus explained to Bumblebee.
Bumblebee then nodded.
And Optimus remembered one thing, "Oh no, you forgot the sticker!" said Optimus.
"True.... but... just leave it alone, it will make him adjust to me!" said Bumblebee.
Optimus then stood back up.
"Cylob has a hard time adjusting to his friends' personalities. Whatever it is, if he seems sad, slowly make him happy. Anyway, it's gradual," Optimus said to Bumblebee.
"huhh..." Bumblebee exhaled. "Okay, I'll go after him!"
To be continued...