Oh poor Blue :'(

That was very good.

That was nice and depressing. But it WAS nice to get some details about the Crystal City Massacre since in everything of yours I've read thus far, it's only mentioned in brief. It also helped with being able to connect and understand Bluestreak a little more. Good job.

Poor Blue boy! *huggles him* Hes too sweet to have had something like that happen to story,I always think that Blue talks to keep him mind off of what happened to him city.

Aww...poor Blue. This explains a lot about him though. And I loved the title.

Again, beautiful work.

*snuggles Bluestreak close* That made me cry (which is a good thing)

Judging from what Bluestreak was thinking about – the loss of all of “his friends, co-workers, exclusives, everyone he knew was dead“, I’m going to take a guess and say that Bluestreak had already received his adult frame by now? I know that in most cases, the horrors of war – I know that the massacre of Crystal City was a real flat-out massacre, but I’m also considering other scenarios that may also develop as a result of the continuation of war here – have a traumatic effect on younglings, but since Bluestreak was never prepared for something like the murder of all of his friends and loved ones... and all of the other citizens who lived in the same area he did... I can’t imagine the torment and anguish he must feel in his spark. Just thinking about it is enough to make me stop my everything I’m doing and wonder what point is made by forcing innocents all over the world to shoulder the burden of the trauma caused by war. It’s not right.

The silence Bluestreak was seized by after realizing what was coming towards his city is not his fault. I believe that it isn’t; fear is natural in all creatures, organic or not. Blaming himself for the deaths of all of the bots in Crystal City doesn’t help avenge their deaths, and it doesn’t help him move on. But for the Decepticons to target such a peaceful city... I just can’t understand what the true goal of the Decep- no, what Megatron’s goal is. Some, if not most or all, of the bots under his command want to kill; but is honor really such a quality that is absent in the Decepticon’s vocabulary?

Now I am forced to reflect on how many civilians were killed in the war overseas on Earth, present era... S and how many were forced to shoulder the same trauma Bluestreak is trying to deal with. :( The title of the story is very apt, as it is for your friend's poetic work and for Bluestreak's story; silence won't change anything...

Optimus Prime, just to put in a positive comment here, truly does possess a “wonderful, deep, soothing voice”. 8D A wonderful balm for anybody’s (or anybot’s) audio systems.

~Tempest

~~Trick or TREAT!~~ ...a minute into the first month of November! ;

poor, Bluestreak being the only surviver of praxus has to way on his mind. you did a good job getting that across

Gives Bluestreak a big hug. This made me cry!

wow, i have never thought of why bluestreak might talk so much, but this is great. I love your writing style, and im lookin foreward to reading some of your other works.

Love the story, love the idea...great job

Great insight into Bluestreak! He's such a fasinating tragic character. I really feel for him. You've captured his horror at this massacre well. It was excellently done!

So sad.

Hey there again. Thank you for making my long, tough workweek so rewarding with two wonderful short stories - one sad and one heartwarming. Bluestreak and his sadness has always... haunted me. Making him one of my interests in the bot universe. You did him truly justice here. Very well done.

dat was so sweet and sad i loved it man i thought it was beautiful and rlly described where Blue came from it was brilliant! no matta how sad i luv it :')

Absolutely beautiful! You did a fantastic job of capturing the emotion of what went on that night and how it effected such an innocent bot. Masterful!

PJ