The Matrix takes its rightful place, and his spark chamber slides closed, swallowing the bright lights of his spark that had been bathing the clearing a moment before. There is a moment of silence, as his processor shifts, adjusting to this new flood of information.

And then Optimus Prime opens his optics, and the power of that light is now there instead. Instantly, Orion Pax's fear and uncertainty is gone, replaced with millenia of determination and a hot, controlled fury.

"MEGATRON-" he roars, and lunges forward, punching him across the face with a strength and speed far exceeding the limits of his exhausted and broken body.