Sari's POV
"Unicron grows ever stronger," Megatron said after collecting himself.
"How do we know Unicron isn't using Megatron to lead us all into a trap?" Arcee asked Optimus.
"She makes a good point," I added as we continued to walk through the tunnel.
"We do not," Optimus said, which unsettled me slightly.
Melody's POV
The rest of us continued to watch the news while Ratchet kept an optic on the others' signals.
"More than sixty volcanoes are erupting worldwide, and downtown Honolulu is under six inches of snow!" the reporter explained. "Scientists continue to devise these connections between unprecendented natural disasters with the planetary alignment which-" The storms had gotten so bad that it cut off the TV.
"So, who wants to play a game?" June asked, trying to ease the palpable tension. I, meanwhile, was starting to worry about my bondmate.
"That tears it!" Fowler exclaimed, causing all of us to look at him.
"Where are you going?"
"I can't just sit on my hands while the world spins out of control!" Fowler argued.
"And what exactly is it that you intend to do?" Ratchet asked.
"Anything!" Fowler stated. "Hook up with my boys at the Pentagon, figure out a way to bury that monster for good!"
"In the event Optimus can't?" Ratchet asked the agent.
"Don't you mean Optimus and Megatron?" Fowler fired back.
"No one here is thrilled about this arrangement, agent Fowler, myself included," Ratchet explained. "But with Optimus and Megatron together again..."
"Wait, again?" Jack interjected.
"Megatron was an Autobot?" Raf asked
"Optimus was a 'Con?" I added.
"No, on either count," Ratchet said. "But, there was a time, back on Cybertron, in the twilight hours of the Golden Age, when Optimus and Megatron were not sworn enemies."
"Do you recall when I mentioned that Optimus wasn't always a Prime?" Ratchet asked us. "Well, he wasn't always Optimus, either. He was once a clerk, in the Iacon Hall of Records, named Orion Pax.
"But as he learned more about Cybertron's past, he grew increasingly concerned about the present corruption in high places, and inequality among the masses.
"Orion became inspired by the words and ideas of a gladiator, one who had named himself after one of the thirteen original Primes: Megatronus.
"Megatronus vowed to challenge Cyberton's leadership and demand that all Cybertronians be treated as equals! This gladiator turned revolutionary rapidly gathered a loyal following; Soundwave chief among them.
"Orion began corresponding with Megatronus, who came to be something of a mentor to my old friend. As Megatronus left the gladiatorial arena for the political, he saw fit to shorten his name.
"Before long, Megatron appeared before the High Council to propose his vision for a just society. And it was here that he began to reveal his true colors; proclaiming the need to overthrow the old Guard with force, and arrogantly demanding to be named the next Prime.
"But Orion did not believe in violence as a means of achieving justice. The sparks and minds of the Council were moved by Orion's words. Here, for the first time since Cybertron's Golden Age, stood someone worthy of being a Prime. But that honor could only truly be achieved by earning the legendary Matrix of Leadership.
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Transformers Prime: Princess of Cybertron
FanfictionIt's Transformers: Prime, but things are a little different. For starters, Sari Sumdac has ended up in the Aligned Continuity with no knowledge of how she got there, but also no way back. Additionally, our favorite Japanese punk rocker seems to be m...
