[Optimus half-turns to watch over the partition as a handful of soldiers wrestle a full barrel the size of his hand onto a dolly to be disposed of safely elsewhere.
They can spare the time to rest, now. Any remaining Decepticons wouldn't dare to challenge them with their own forces so weak and wounded; their morale would also be pitifully low, with the death of the Fallen and Megatron's retreat fresh in mind. An attack was never out of the question, but Optimus was confident that his -their- remaining forces would be able to handle any problems that should arise. Bumblebee, Jolt and Sideswipe were ready to be deployed; if push came to shove, Optimus was battle-ready in the case of an emergency. They would be enough to protect the base while Ironhide and Arcee recovered.]
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[Optimus half-turns to watch over the partition as a handful of soldiers wrestle a full barrel the size of his hand onto a dolly to be disposed of safely elsewhere.
They can spare the time to rest, now. Any remaining Decepticons wouldn't dare to challenge them with their own forces so weak and wounded; their morale would also be pitifully low, with the death of the Fallen and Megatron's retreat fresh in mind. An attack was never out of the question, but Optimus was confident that his -their- remaining forces would be able to handle any problems that should arise. Bumblebee, Jolt and Sideswipe were ready to be deployed; if push came to shove, Optimus was battle-ready in the case of an emergency. They would be enough to protect the base while Ironhide and Arcee recovered.]