The next day for Team Orion\u2026did NOT fare well. They were beset upon by Transformers resurrected by Dark Energon. The one who did such a deed in order to test his new powers was Thunderwing. The day was another rainy one and Team Orion nearly lost their lives. They holed up in an old garage for a small town that was long destroyed. Orion, Jazz, and Blackarachnia were pointing their guns outside at strategic vantage points while Sonic and Amy searched the whole building for any nasty surprises. The rain was pouring down hard and caused Orion\u2019s Spark-rate to spike rapidly. He was getting more scared by the second. \u201cIt\u2019s time to end it, don\u2019t you think?!\u201d snapped his own voice. He was alone, so no one else but him could see a spectral version of himself when he was Optimus Prime. Orion pieced together what this apparition was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026It\u2019s not time,\u201d replied Orion. \u201cThey\u2019re just mindless zombies led by a two-bit terror. We\u2019ll find a way. We always have. I<\/em> always have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen you had the Matrix!\u201d argued the apparition. \u201cBut now, it\u2019s no longer useful to you! There\u2019s no hope!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve been doing fine without it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Well, listen to you! And what are you gonna do when Tower puts two and two together and realizes you aren\u2019t as powerful as you once were?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTower doesn\u2019t know. Besides, he\u2019s not a guy who shows himself on the battlefield. He\u2019ll throw more zombies at us thinking that one of them will bring me down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaybe he\u2019s right! You haven\u2019t faced so many before! How much longer can you keep this up?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt always seems bad at first, but then I find a way. They\u2019re just soldiers that were robbed of their rest. There\u2019s no reason to hold back against them.\u201d The specter then revealed its desperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWHO GIVES A RETRO-RAT\u2019S AFT ANYMORE?!\u201d it finally shouted. \u201cThere\u2019s no way to beat Unicron! There\u2019s nothing to fight for! There\u2019s no more honor! \u2026Come to think of it, the only honorable thing to do is\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cQuiet!\u201d hissed Orion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNO! I WON\u2019T SPEND THE REST OF MY DAYS ON A PRIMUS-FORSAKEN ROCK!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026What do you want from me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want it to end!\u201d pleaded the apparition. \u201cAren\u2019t you tired? Wouldn\u2019t it be great to be free of all of this? Ironhide\u2019s waiting for us. He wants you to join him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGuys!\u201d hissed Blackarachnia over the comms. \u201cThere\u2019s a clear path northwest of us! Trouble is, that window\u2019s gonna close soon!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEveryone, gather to the northwest,\u201d ordered Orion. \u201cWait for my signal, then make a break for it.\u201d Orion closed the channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYOU\u2019LL NEVER MAKE IT! THEY\u2019LL GET YOU!\u201d shouted the apparition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll make it. I\u2019LL make it!\u201d declared Orion. The specter disappeared as Orion and his team gathered at the northwest. There was a path between the zombie-bots. Orion held a hand up, then swung it down as he transformed. Blackarachnia and Jazz followed suit as Sonic scooped up Amy and followed them when they barreled out of the building. The noise attracted the zombies and they lumbered towards them. They poured on the speed and made it out of the town, then Orion transformed and threw a grenade at the zombie-bots. The explosion took out the whole town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSWEET PRIMUS!\u201d yelped Jazz. \u201cDID YOU PACK A LEVEL 5 GRENADE?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI ONLY PACKED A LEVEL 4, I SWEAR!\u201d replied Orion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSCRAP! TOWER!\u201d shouted Blackarachnia. They all swerved out of the way as Thunderwing landed. Orion, Jazz, and Blackarachnia then transformed back into robot mode, and everyone got into a combative stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ve stooped!\u201d snarled Orion to Thunderwing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI did what was necessary to survive!\u201d replied the former MECH leader. He leveled his gun at the group and fired. Everyone scattered and fired back. Thunderwing transformed and took to the air so he could fire missiles. Orion then leapt up in front of the nose cone and, in a fit of primal instincts, sliced through the fuselage with his axe. Thunderwing then came down hard, crashing and skidding into the remains of the town. Orion was catching his breath as he landed near the crash. As he looked at the remains, he saw that the pilot, Abraham Tower, was covered in blood and not moving. The blood looked a little too excessive for a simple bump. He then glanced at his axe\u2026and saw a red liquid on the blade. It took just a few seconds for a horrible theory to form in his mind. His theory was confirmed as the jet faded from blue, toner gray, and orange\u2026to gunmetal gray. He dropped the axe in horror and stared at his hands. Abraham Tower, the former Silas of MECH, the former Commander of G.U.N., and the former Unicron ally called Thunderwing, was dead. Orion Pax had finally taken a life\u2026and he felt sick to his fuel pump. His friends then came up to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey! The zombies!\u201d called Sonic. \u201cThey all fell down! How did it\u2026?!\u201d He then saw Orion staring at his hands. \u201c\u2026Orion?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrion, are you all right?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe isn\u2019t,\u201d replied Blackarachnia as she picked up the axe. She pointed out the blood on it. Sonic and Amy were confused as to why it was significant when Jazz pointed their attention to Thunderwing\u2019s corpse. They looked into the cockpit and saw the dead Tower in there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe corpse color clued me in,\u201d remarked Jazz. It then dawned on Sonic and Amy what Orion had done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, Orion!\u201d called Sonic. Orion made no attempt at moving. \u201cOrion, he was gonna kill you! It was you or him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSonic, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s helping!\u201d hissed Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOrion! Orion!! OPTIMUS!\u201d Jazz\u2019s sudden use of his old name snapped Orion out of his trance with a yelp. \u201cDude, we gotta get out of here! Unicron\u2019s gonna send someone to investigate, I\u2019m sure!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cR\u2026Right. Everyone, roll out!\u201d ordered Orion as he got a semblance of command together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone made it to another cave. The rain had stopped, much as Orion wished it would go on so his thoughts could be drowned out. Sonic, Amy, Jazz, and Blackarachnia were outside the cave, keeping watch and making sure nothing fractured Orion\u2019s psyche anymore than it was already. He was curled into a ball and clutching his head. As he rocked back and forth, Pacemaker and Blade Dancer appeared. \u201cOrion, it\u2019s okay,\u201d soothed Blade Dancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026I killed\u2026!\u201d whimpered Orion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve seen this before,\u201d sighed Pacemaker. \u201cWe WERE used to kill a couple of times in our existence. You\u2019re probably the only one who hated it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLook at you!\u201d hissed a third voice. It looked like the Optimus specter had returned, but the face was not one of desperation. It was one of bloodlust!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBegone!\u201d hissed Pacemaker as he and Blade Dancer got into a defensive stance. The specter merely waved his hand and approached Orion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019ve survived worse!\u201d snarled the apparition. Orion simply whimpered in reply. The specter continued. \u201cThis isn\u2019t about those pathetic zombie-cons! It\u2019s about Tower! \u2026We\u2019ve never killed anyone before, have we? Sure, mountains of Eggman\u2019s robots! This\u2026this was the first living being! A living machine\u2026with a soft center of flesh and blood!\u201d The apparition then turned to the cave entrance. \u201cWhat happens when Unicron finds out and sends the Terrorcons after you? You will have to kill them too. \u2026Can you? \u2026Will you be able to when the time comes? Maybe THEY will kill YOU\u2026or is that what you WANT?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo!\u201d whispered Orion. The specter grunted before vanishing, leaving Orion to his thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The next day for Team Orion\u2026did NOT fare well. They were beset upon by Transformers resurrected by Dark Energon. The one who did such a deed in order to test his new powers was Thunderwing. The day was another rainy one and Team Orion nearly lost their lives. 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