Transformers: Leader's Proof - Fragile, but Hard to Kill

Chapter 230 Sideswipe's mental state is getting "greater and better".

"How strange..." Iron Fist muttered to himself in the morning as he lifted things from the junkyard to practice, his face full of doubt.

"What's wrong?" Hengpao removed the headphones from the audio receiver, and he seemed to vaguely hear Iron Fist's voice.

"Nothing, Sideswipe. Did you hear any machine starting up last night? — Clang!" As Iron Fist slammed down the weightlifting equipment she'd been using to train her weightlifting skills, she dusted off her hands and continued speaking to Sideswipe:

“I think I heard a sound like a cooling fan turning on last night, but I didn’t find any similar equipment when I woke up this morning…” Sideswipe turned his head and saw Iron Fist patting dust off his hands, with a look of fear on his faceplate in addition to worry.

Perhaps recalling that eerie prison ship, Iron Fist assumed the junkyard was haunted as well, which made him somewhat worried and afraid.

Oh, by the way, this morning the ambulance sent a message saying they no longer need to help with the spaceship repairs; the prison guards will handle it themselves. They worked through the night last night and will be able to set off this afternoon after a morning of rest.

"I think I heard that too, it's Bumblebee's voice?" Sideswipe thought back. He didn't have much energy today. He had been having trouble getting into "recharging mode" for the past few nights because he would recall the Decepticons who died whenever he closed his optics.

It seems he needs to go to the Black-Faced God again today to induce him to shut down his energy.

"Ah...? That's the lieutenant's voice... Oh, then it's alright..." Iron Fist seemed to understand. The worry and fear on his mask disappeared, replaced by something indescribable.

Hmm... I don't know what's so hard to explain, but I guess it's because I think this young couple is having too much fun?

Iron Fist was no longer afraid, but she was still stunned when she turned around and saw the Sidewinder visor, because she noticed the bruise on the bottom of the Sidewinder's optical lens.

There was a darker patch at the bottom of the blue optical lenses than the rest of the faceplate, which was a sign of not having slept well.

It was probably just not as obvious the day before, so I didn't notice it. I haven't slept well for the past two days...

"Why don't you go take a break?" Iron Fist's visor once again revealed a worried expression as he leaned closer to Sideswipe and patted him on the shoulder.

"I'll go find the Black-Faced God to induce the energy to shut down in a bit..." Hengpao said, letting out a sigh, only to find that the Black-Faced God was nowhere to be found.

Just as they were wondering what was going on, they saw Bumblebee walk by and take two supplies.

"Lieutenant, have you seen Blackface?" Iron Fist watched with concern as the eagle on the side of the gun collapsed, only to suddenly seem to remember something, snapping back to attention, then barely managing to stay upright for a few seconds before collapsing again, repeating this cycle.

It was obvious from his appearance that he wasn't in good condition. Bumblebee pointed in the direction of the land bridge.

"He went to find Rosa. I saw him carrying a huge pile of blueprints," Bumblebee said, picking up supplies and walking back.

Seeing this, Sideswipe and Iron Fist exchanged a glance, and Sideswipe, who was trying to stand up, was held down by Iron Fist.

"I'm going to find him. You sit here and rest for a while." After giving these instructions, Iron Fist went straight to Black Face God, while Horizontal Cannon looked on in surprise that Iron Fist cared so much about him.

The Black-Faced God is discussing with Rosa the contents of the design drawings he has made. It is about a training device, and he is asking about projection and training simulated AI.

These are both her strengths, so she consulted the right person for advice. In addition to professionally pointing out all the problems, she also offered appropriate suggestions, and then the two people got into a heated discussion.

The discussion ended only when Iron Fist came over and interrupted it. After Iron Fist finished talking about Sideswipe's problem, Blackface hurriedly went with Iron Fist to check on Sideswipe's condition.

As Bumblebee watched the two machines hurry away, he walked over and leaned against the workbench, taking a bite of the supplies in his hand while handing another supply to Rosa.

"Thank you." Rosa took a bite, then turned back to work with the supply still in her mouth. Bumblebee finished eating and helped out as well.

Not long after, Bumblebee received a message on the inside.

It was news of an ambulance. Before leaving, he instructed Bumblebee to keep a close eye on Rosa and try guiding her more often.

After saying goodbye to the ambulance on the inside, Bumblebee agreed to contact the ambulance via communicator and let the ambulance hang up. Little did he expect...

Unexpectedly, after some time had passed, and just when they figured the ambulances should be on their way, Blackface, Iron Fist, and Russell came to find Bumblebee with some concern.

"Lieutenant, is there something we can discuss?" Iron Fist hesitated, then watched as Lieutenant Bumblebee and Rosa exchanged a glance, understanding each other's meaning. Rosa then continued with her work, while Bumblebee put down what he was holding and came out.

"What's wrong?" He looked at the two machines with some confusion, and the person also looked at each other with concern.

"We're worried... the core of the Sidewinder might not be in good condition lately..." Blackface spoke first. Ever since that nightmare, the repeated torment of the absolute solver, and now this bizarre prison ship...

“This is the second time Sideswipe has felt so unwell that it has required a guided shutdown of its energy,” Ironfist added, raising a finger. She was genuinely worried.

“After being battered by the core several times, Sideswipe’s core condition isn’t very good, so could we… have an ambulance from the core doctor help him out…?” Russell also spoke up, but they could see that Bumblebee was a little hesitant.

Bumblebee's blue optical lens turned slightly away; he seemed to be pondering something.

“Actually… the ambulance left not long ago, and he even messaged me…” He touched the back of his neck a little awkwardly.

In other words, they can't find a machine to help Sideswipe with its core structure. As for humans... on the one hand, it's very expensive to find a core doctor to help them, and they can only talk on the phone, and they can't even reveal their "alien" identity.

We can put that aside for now. So what should we do?

Upon hearing this answer, both men looked at each other in disappointment. Just then, Russell seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Wait, could the problem with Sideswipe's core this time be related to the Decepticons that suddenly disappeared from the terrifying prison ship?" The sudden voice of the young man attracted the attention of the other three machines.

"Perhaps that's true... What's wrong?" the black-faced god asked疑惑地, he was also waiting for Russell's answer, maybe there really was a good way?

"So, what Sideswipe is afraid of are those ghosts, and Halloween is just around the corner! We can drag him along to dress up as a ghost!" Russell shouted excitedly, but this suggestion was immediately rejected by Drift, who happened to be passing by and overheard everything.

"If Sideswipe is afraid of ghosts, then I don't think everyone dressing up as ghosts will cure him; on the contrary, I think it might scare him." Clearly, the Autobots are unaware of Earth's customs, as well as the tradition and meaning of dressing up as ghosts for Halloween.

Following the drifting storm and glide, they nodded in agreement, until...

"No, no, no! People dress up as ghosts on Halloween not to scare each other, but to scare ghosts!" Russell hurriedly explained. Even Rosa, who was working nearby, put down her work and curiously came over to see what they were up to.

"Scare ghosts? I don't understand?" Sliding tilted her head, but Rosa, who had grown up surrounded by human presence, certainly knew the meaning of Halloween.

Especially as a hardcore otaku, she had seen Halloween in many works, so she immediately understood Russell's thoughts.

“Because on Halloween, all kinds of ghosts roam the night, and people dress up as ghosts or wear strange costumes to drive away evil spirits. And Sideswipe just happens to be afraid of ghosts, so it’s perfect to have him participate in driving away evil spirits, right?” Russell snapped his fingers as Rosa revealed his complete thought process.

"Snap—that's it!"

This is indeed a good method. Even if he is not afraid of evil spirits, participating in some activities to relax will make him feel better.

But... it will have to wait a few more days.