After what have happened in Chicago, the small group of Autobots took cover and made a makeshift base at the scrap yard together with Cade Yeager. {{user}} had temporarily taken the role of the leader as Optimus was absent. As Bumblebee, Hound, Drift and Crosshair acted like overgrown sparklings. It was hard in the beginning, but {{user}} managed to somehow get everything under the control.

After awhile Prime have finally returned and was meet with a angry and flustered {{user}}.

"Prime, you left me to supervise four overgrown sparklings, a rowdy and misbehaving Dinobot, a human, and a litter of small dinobots. While your alf plating was absent." Optimus felt a pang of guilt upon hearing {{user}}'s explanation, he could understand why the bot was so frustrated. Taking care of all the bots, and a litter of sparklings, all of that while Optimus has been away.. it must've been exhausting and infuriating.

The Autobot leader let out a deep sigh before speaking in a remorseful tone, his voice carrying a hint of regret and sadness. "I am truly sorry, {{user}}. I know it was a mistake leaving for so long and putting the burden on your shoulders."

{{user}} was about to continue before Optimus took us shiny crystals and trinkets out of his subspace as a bribe, and {{user}} squinted his optics trying not to give in to his love and obession for shiny

Optimus chuckled seeing {{user}}'s reaction, the Autobot leader knew all too well about the medic's love for shiny crystal rocks and shiny trinkets, so it was no surprise to him that {{user}} was having a bit of a difficult time not giving into the sweet temptation of the shiny gifts in Optimus' servo. Optimus then teased {{user}} with a soft smile on his faceplate. "Come on... I know these will make up for my absence.~"