"It was Megatron who told you this, wasn't it?" Realization dawns on Arcee like a lead weight in her fuel tank, and she rocks back on her heels like she's reeling from a blow. Megatron's gotten into his head. Forget the injuries, forget the mind control -- this is the single most devastating thing that could have happened to Optimus. When had this happened? "It was Megatron. Does he have the Matrix? Is he here?"
It'd make sense. She'd been wondering how Optimus's quest to defeat Unicron had led him to this strange corner of the galaxy. If Megatron is here, though... All of this is so much worse than she'd thought. They're not prepared for this. They are nowhere near prepared.
"Was Megatron bringing freedom and justice to Cybertron when he poisoned its core with dark energon?" There's anger rising in her voice now, mixed with the anguish of someone who'd watched thousands of years of civil war destroy her home. "You're not that much older than I am, Orion. I remember how it started. I remember the speeches and the rallies. But it didn't stay like that for long. I don't know what Megatron's been telling you, but it is not the full story."
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It'd make sense. She'd been wondering how Optimus's quest to defeat Unicron had led him to this strange corner of the galaxy. If Megatron is here, though... All of this is so much worse than she'd thought. They're not prepared for this. They are nowhere near prepared.
"Was Megatron bringing freedom and justice to Cybertron when he poisoned its core with dark energon?" There's anger rising in her voice now, mixed with the anguish of someone who'd watched thousands of years of civil war destroy her home. "You're not that much older than I am, Orion. I remember how it started. I remember the speeches and the rallies. But it didn't stay like that for long. I don't know what Megatron's been telling you, but it is not the full story."