\u201c\u2026I\u2019m\u2026sorry\u2026WHAT?!\u201d Megatron\u2019s declaration of hostilities floored Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOh, don\u2019t tell me you expected us to remain partners once Primacron was destroyed, did you?\u201d asked Megatron. \u201cIf you did, then you\u2019re more foolish than I gave you credit for. We were created adversaries, Optimus, though not as Primacron intended. The only way our war can truly end is if one of us demonstrates to the other that they have the strength needed to command Cybertron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI see no need to resume our battle, Megatronus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know you can\u2019t leave this unresolved! Never! If we don\u2019t finish our war, then everything we\u2019ve done in the past, everything we ever fought for, was as pointless as Primacron said! There can only be one vision that rules Cybertron, understand?! And now that Primacron is out of the way, that leaves only you and me! Optimus, you know perfectly well we can never reign as one! Our war shall continue until one of us falls! And I shall be the last one standing after I crush you!\u201d As Megatron spoke, Optimus became increasingly frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe you want to start this all over again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor your information, Optimus, the only reason I joined you was to crush Primacron after the truth was revealed! And now that he\u2019s gone, it\u2019s time to take care of the other obstacle that stands in my way!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo! You\u2019re wrong!\u201d urged Optimus. \u201cOkay, explain why Thundercracker took the word of the ghosts of Ironhide and his family!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause he\u2019s a fool!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, it\u2019s because he\u2019s tired of war like everyone else is!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOptimus, I know you\u2019re the youngest out of the three of us Pax brothers, so I\u2019ll explain it in terms you can understand! Yes, I\u2019m tired of war, but there can only be one vision that dominates a civilization! If that involves war, so be it! And, unfortunately for you, Optimus, it\u2019s going to be MY vision that dominates Transformer civilization, right out to the colonies!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Are you saying that taking out Primacron was just a means to an end?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYes! Now you\u2019re starting to get it! I suppose you could say I used you to further my own lofty career ambitions! But tell me, is it so wrong to set higher standards for oneself? Well, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn your case, yes!\u201d Megatron arched an eyebrow at Optimus\u2019 declaration. \u201cYou once had lofty career ambitions, but they became mindless and fueled only by your greed! You\u2019ll stop at nothing to get what you want! I should never have become Optronix Prime with you! I\u2019m sick and tired of all this fighting! I thought once Primacron was defeated, things would get back to normal! The normal I once knew! A normal without us at each other\u2019s throats! I know Sonic would say that there\u2019s no good reason for us to fight!\u201d Megatron just smirked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis discussion is all very interesting, but you fail to comprehend your own argument. If you remember, didn\u2019t Primacron mention something about our dilemma? It was when he was boasting about his supposed invulnerability, how his old Unicron body was feeding off our hatred? How did he put it? Ah, yes, \u2018As long as hatred exists, I shall remain impervious to attack!\u2019 So, if that\u2019s the case, are you telling me that you\u2019re merely suppressing your hatred of me, or do you actually like me again? \u2026ADMIT IT, PRIME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots!\u201d Megatron rolled his optics at Optimus\u2019 deflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou never change, do you? Oh, you can deny your hatred for me all you want, brother, but in your Spark, you know the REAL truth! Now, you might want to raise your gun at me, because we have a little, how shall I say, \u2018business\u2019 to take care of! Unless you just want to stand there and let me obliterate you.\u201d Optimus simply looked to the ground in shame. There was something in Megatron\u2019s arguments that, sadly, rang true. He DID hate Megatron\u2026but not in the way Megatron thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Fine.\u201d Optimus then drew his gun and leveled it at Megatron. Megatron grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, it looks like it\u2019s just you and me, Prime!\u201d he chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe time for speeches is over, Megatron!\u201d Optimus\u2019 chest then opened. \u201cLet\u2019s end our quarrel right here and right now!\u201d He then took the empty Matrix out of his chest and chucked it over his shoulder. Megatron\u2019s optics flickered in confusion. He then grinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, you no longer turn back into Orion Pax without the energies of the Matrix, hm? I guess that shot from the Hydra Cannon altered that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDon\u2019t act so surprised OR disappointed! This is exactly what you wanted! I fight you, not as the leader of the Autobots, but as the leader of ALL Transformers!\u201d At that challenge, Megatron adopted his usual scowl!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf Primacron was inferior to me and I could manipulate the Goddesses\u2019 desires to my own ends, then you don\u2019t have a hope in the Pit of being superior to me, Optimus Prime!\u201d The two bots then fired their respective weapons and engaged in a beam clash! Optimus then sidestepped the beam and rushed at Megatron, driving his knee into his opposite\u2019s face. Megatron fell and Optimus leapt over him before fishing out his Cyber Key. Megatron smirked and retrieved his own. They then flicked the Keys into the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCYBER KEY POWER!\u201d they both invoked. The Keys inserted themselves into their respective slots, then turned. Optimus got his shoulder mounted missile battery from his smokestacks and Megatron activated his twin fusion lancers. There was another beam clash, but it resulted in an explosion that knocked the two warriors off their feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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