In the dim lab, Blurr sat on a berth, body slower, heavier. Restored from his crushed cube state, he had survived—but his speed felt muted.

Optics flicking toward Shockwave, he asked quietly, “Can I… have an energon cube?”

The irony wasn’t lost: once the fastest Autobot alive, now sparked with the very mech who had ended him. Not only was it his assailant, but it was Shockwave, the spy formerly recognized by Blurr as Longarm Prime—someone he actually looked up to and respected.