Hi everyone, this one-shot is a bit longer than my chapters usually are and it is also slightly different than what I usually write, so I hope you guys enjoy it!
What if Optimus came to help Jack, Miko, Arcee and Bulkhead during Rock Bottom, but instead he finds Megatron?
Optimus was walking through the cave, he heard a light scraping noise and presumed it had come from Arcee or Bulkhead. So here he was, listening for the noise again. He walked slowly as he tried to quiet his pede steps so it would be easier to hear the sound whenever it next rang through the cave. He hear it again and sped up until he was met with a wall. He looked around, trying to see where else the sound came from. He heard it again, scraping from the other side of the wall. Optimus placed his servo on the wall before he gently knocked on it, he noticed how it sounded like the wall was hollow. After he knocked he heard the scraping again. Optimus placed his servo on the wall as he felt for a hollow place so he wouldn't harm his teammate on the other side. Once he found it, he smashed his fists against the wall and created a hole. After the dust from the wall had blown away, he noticed silver armour and he froze. Optimus took a few steps back.
"Megatron." His words drew the attention of the silver mech, whose red optics met his blue ones.
"Ahhh, Optimus. What a surprise." The trapped mech spoke in his usual calm tone.
The silver mech looked around and thought about his predicament before he said,
"I suppose the most logical decision would be to extinguish my spark while I'm unable to fight?" His voice never faltered.
The prime looked at the other mech for a while as he thought about the situation.
"Not today Megatron." Optimus's words came as a surprise to Megatron as he had expected his greatest enemy would've wanted to finish him whenever he had the chance.
"And why is that, Prime?" Optimus glared at him for a short time before he replied,
"There is no honour in finishing it like this, Megatron." He turned as if to walk away before he abruptly stopped, turned his head and asked, "Why Megatron?" The question caught Megatron off guard.
"What do you mean, Prime?" Optimus glared at him again.
"Why cause so much pain and destruction?"
"You had the respect of many mechs, even myself. So why?' He continued.
Megatron took a while before he answered, the Con looking like he was ashamed of himself before finally answering with,
"It was never enough, I wanted more."
Optimus scowled.
"You destroyed our planet and yet you still want more." Optimus turned back around and started walking back to the trapped mech, the sudden movement startled the Con and made him feel uneasy. After all the time he had known Optimus, he had never seen him like this. The Blue and Red mech squatted so he could become face-to-face with the silver mech. The atmosphere had grown thick from the lack of communication between the two mechs.
"Prime?" His voice faltered slightly, revealing a hint of nervousness.
"I'm wondering Megatron, is a lack of honour that devastating if it means putting an end to the suffering you cause." Megatron froze. Had he pushed the mech that far? Optimus strongly believed in honour more than any mech he had ever known, even on Cybertron. Megatron must have become such a problem for the other mech just for him to begin to question honour. The prime transformed his servo into a blade before he held it in Megatron's direction.
"It would be so much easier than having to watch everyone who objects you suffer." Optimus suddenly sliced upwards with his blade, as he destroyed more of the wall above Megatron. Megatron flinched as the prime destroyed the wall that held the Con in place. Once it was destroyed, Optimus transformed his blade back to his Servo and offered it to the Mech that was still on the floor. Cautiously, Megatron grabbed the servo and pulled himself up. Once he was standing, he stretched out his limbs. "So I suppose you want a hmmph-!" Megatron was cut off as the Prime placed his mouth against the other mechs, sliding his glossa against Megatron's denta before pulling away, leaving the silver mech stunned. The prime then started to walk away saying, "Remember how I showed mercy to you today when it would have been much easier to extinguish your spark." The other mech, still stunned, never made a move to attack the Prime as he watched him explore deeper into the cave, going back to looking for his team members. After a while, Megatron realised that he was staring at nothing and started to try and find the exit to the cave so he could go back to his ship and properly process what had happened.
