Sentinel Prime Awakens (Part 1)

Leaving Sun Cheng aside for now, still anxiously awaiting his new body.

In the East African Rift Valley region they had visited not long ago, within the Autobots' New Iacon City.

Optimus Prime looked grimly at Ironhide, Mudflap, Skids, and the five or six Autobots sprawled on the ground.

"What happened? Ratchet, you tell me."

A crowd of Autobots had gathered outside the medical center.

It was no wonder!

Though not every Autobot was law-abiding, they truly cherished peace more than the Decepticons did. Especially now, when most of the Autobots in New Iacon City were civilians, they treasured the rare tranquility Earth offered even more.

Most of the Autobots who had arrived on Earth from all corners of the universe, like Optimus Prime, had begun building this place as their second homeland.

As a result, order in New Iacon City had been excellent for a long time.

Not only were fights and brawls unheard of, even arguments were rare.

Optimus Prime liked this atmosphere, but it had all been shattered by an emergency call from Jolt and the others, who had been patrolling the city moments ago.

Some Autobots had stirred up trouble in New Iacon City. Near the entrance to the medical center, they had clashed with the Autobots stationed there, and the conflict had escalated into a fight.

Although, by the time Optimus Prime arrived, Ironhide—who had gotten there ahead of him—had already knocked all the troublemaking Autobots to the ground.

Still, the moment he saw the injuries on brothers Mudflap and Skids, Optimus Prime's expression darkened.

The two brothers had happened to be assigned to guard the medical center today. Though they were unreliable, having experienced the pain of life-and-death separation, they had become far less impulsive than before.

So, barring any surprises, the Autobots who