User blog:Spikewitwicky/January 11, 2018 - Spike's Journal Entry



Wow, kids know exactly what to say to strike you in the feels. I'm still at the Ark, with Carly. Last night, Dust Devil (he's actually kind of cool when he's offline) came in, still banged up from fighting Scourge. I repaired him enough to get some astroliters of energon in him.

Anyway - this morning, Megan was fed up with the Ark. It contains none of the memories for her that I hold. Instead of the warm, safe, and connected confines of Autobot City, she now has to sleep on a cot, and not a bed. The place is crumbling and drafty in some places. This morning, she yelled "I hate this place!"

Ouch.

I can't say I blame her. This isn't home to her.

I have to admit, given that Carly and I are pretty much on our own (Autobots stop here just enough to get repaired, and then are sent back to fight), it's given us a lot of alone time to think about stuff. And I have to admit...I'm worried. For the first time in awhile, I'm worried about the Autobots. It seems a few months ago, they were routing the Decepticons left and right. Now, in the span of a few short months, Optimus Prime was almost blown to bits by Megatron. Autobot City sustained a direct hit, scattering the Autobots all over the place. I know Autobot City is still in battle mode, which makes it a formidable structure that pretty much would guarantee a few Decepticon deaths, but at the same time, with this new weapon, it's not so hard to envision Metroplex permanently offlined with one more devastating attack.

I'm trying to keep my spirits up, and more importantly, keep the spirits of any Autobots who come in needing repairs. But it reminds me of the times when Hussein Dunham was president. It seemed that he was going to be the trajectory of where the country was going - with the possible shift to the right (there's always a reaction to the previous president in an election) - but I never expected such a turn to the right. Now, it's possible to envision a country where our president has an active disdain to the Autobots.

I know the Autobots have endured other lows - given their timeline, this entire year would account to like a spec of sand in a sandcastle. But with the Autobots so spread out, it's not heard to envision the Decepticons easily dispatching the Autobots on Earth. In my heart, I know this can't happen, but I wish my head was aligned with my heart.