For the first time, tears welled in Sam’s eyes. Not from fear. From the sudden, crushing weight of farewell.
As the sun rose over the cratered ruins of Mission City, the surviving Autobots gathered. Ratchet worked delicate tools on Bumblebee’s chest, a soft blue glow emanating from the wound. Ironhide stood sentinel. Jazz scanned the horizon. transformers.2007
Optimus gave one last look at Sam. Then, with a surge of blinding light, the Ark’s space bridge tore a hole in reality itself. The Autobots—carrying Bumblebee, carrying the Cube, carrying the memory of a battle fought on a strange little world—stepped through. For the first time, tears welled in Sam’s eyes