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Magnus sends a team of ‘backup’ to Optimus on Earth finally to battle the ‘Cons. But it’s another team of ill-fit ‘wash outs’ because Magnus is horrible at taking Optimus seriously enough to care about his struggles (and THAT is the most brain dead, base line, black and white take of mine that’s not overly serious on some context for how this happens DHHFJJ Look at me making plot devices)
And old timer Kup, with his plentiful experience but high level of disregard like what they did to Ratchet, is one of the ones to get sent.
Optimus…. IS ELATED. He is JUMPING off the walls to accommodate his old drill instructor and designation giver. And Kup is chill and content as he always is and really really good at drowning Optimus in validation and returned affection to see his own student in little more than 3 words, like: There’s mah boy!
And pats his back in a big hug
And the earth gang bear witness to an actually happy Optimus for the first time in their lives- the one that earned his cheery designation.
But that ain’t all. Kup snaps Sentinel in to shape anytime he sets a foot out of line. He makes Sentinel behave and at first Sentinel is a rude ass about it, but does as he knows is respectful of him anyway. Same as with Magnus.
But the longer Kup is there issuing stern reminders on basic decency with his incredible loving grandpa vibes who adores all his little miscreant students, the more genuinely tamed Sentinel becomes.
Then he runs across Blackarachnia finally as life on earth goes on, and he knows her INSTANTLY. Is already offering a hand to help her get back on her pedes and stop this nonsense with a single: Elita, come on back, now. It’s time to take a break.
Which he doesn’t mean from her ‘evil’, errant ways, because he is disapproving of her Decepticon lifestyle, but entirely understanding of it and not degrading and punishing her for it.
No, he means, ‘take a break’ from all her fear and anxiety and hopelessness and struggle with self worth. Just come back to Kup and be the careless kid Elita-One once was and join her teammates (Optimus and Sentinel) again
And that is my thoughts on how these three finally reconcile and move past most of their hate/ baggage. It isn’t suddenly perfect, but they all our working towards falling in love with how different their personalities and strengths and weaknesses are and learning to love them again, letting go of their horrid history to finally do some healing.
Best friends five-ever