Orion actually firing at him comes as such a surprise that Megatron neither evades nor shields himself in time; only one shot hits, but it hits hard, and Arcee is getting up in Megatron's business again before he can turn the full brunt of his wrath on Orion. He turns to meet her, unsheathing the blade beneath his cannon.

"Your lifeless husk?" he grunts, fangs bared. "So be it."