Despite the cries and shouts echoing all around them, that spark-screech still hit Optimus like a truck. He staggered, joints locking in place, fuel practically freezing in his lines as his spark quailed in his chest cavity.
At the same time, the Matrix was absorbing and diffusing much of the blow. Or maybe it was his spark, resisting the brunt of the attack. He couldn't tell, but he wasn't hemorrhaging his spark right out of shattered fuel lines despite the full force of the beast's field against his own, so something more powerful that it's abhorrent field resonance was at work.
But he had still hesitated, and without the interference by the others the sparkeater would have had it's claws inside of his chest plating in moments, not matter his resistance.
Megatron's glancing tackle kept it from focusing on him, and as Optimus struggled to recover, the recovering guards were able to make their own move.
"Aim fer the limbs!" Ironhide cried, leading the few capable of drawing their weapons in their attack.
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Date: 2012-06-28 09:18 am (UTC)At the same time, the Matrix was absorbing and diffusing much of the blow. Or maybe it was his spark, resisting the brunt of the attack. He couldn't tell, but he wasn't hemorrhaging his spark right out of shattered fuel lines despite the full force of the beast's field against his own, so something more powerful that it's abhorrent field resonance was at work.
But he had still hesitated, and without the interference by the others the sparkeater would have had it's claws inside of his chest plating in moments, not matter his resistance.
Megatron's glancing tackle kept it from focusing on him, and as Optimus struggled to recover, the recovering guards were able to make their own move.
"Aim fer the limbs!" Ironhide cried, leading the few capable of drawing their weapons in their attack.