Transformers Prime: Shattered Glass

By Lord Megatron Prime

Prologue

In the twilight hours of the Golden age of the planet Cybertron there existed two beings whose destinies would be forever intertwined in any universe.

One, was a Gladiator in The arena known only as the pits of the Kaon, he had never been assigned a name but took on the title D-16, (The quadrant where he used explosives during his rime in the Energon mines). As time progressed he took the name Megatronus, after one of the original thirteen primes. Megatronus had honed his skills for centuries and was only matched by the Gladiator Soundwave. Megatronus was horrified by the corruption in High places and inequality among Cybertron's masses. Using his fame as a Gladiator he made an impressive number of speeches attacking Cybertron's Caste System and calling for a reform. This act gained him a loyal following Soundwave, Chief among them. Before long the Self-proclaimed "Followers of Megatronus" were slowly becoming a serious and respected political idea. So Megatronus saw fit for a reform. He himself shortened his name to "Megatron" and renamed his party. "The Decepticon Movement" was fast growing with numerous amounts' of support.

The other being was a simple archivist by the name of Orion Pax. Orion too was angered at the lavish lifestyles of the Overseer class while labourers and miners and even Gladiators were made to live in the harshest conditions and some even died due to lack of Healthcare. Orion knew there was nothing he could do, until he heard the words of Megatronus. Orion approached Megatronus and over time the Gladiator and the Clerk became the best of friends and closest of Brothers.

Many years passed and eventually Megatronus and his Right and Left hand men, Soundwave and Orion Pax appeared before the High Council, and it was here that Megatron began to show his true colours.

-"Well today's the day Megatron." Said Orion.

"Yes, if we make an impact day you could change Cybertron forever, Lord Megatron." Said Soundwave.

"Please Soundwave, I told you not to call me that. Megatron will do." Said Megatron.

"Megatron, Orion Pax and Soundwave of The Decepticon Movement will now take the floor, excellency." Boomed a voice from the middle of the room.

"Good luck Megatron." Whispered Orion.

Megatron strolled out onto the floor and stood in the middle of the room, as he did for all of his speeches, one foot out forward, his right hand behind his back and the one that held his Fusion Cannon out in front.

"This is it. Here goes…well, everything." Thought Megatron to himself.

Megatron coughed and then he began:

"Esteemed members of the high council. I come here today not just for myself, not just for my party, but for all of Cybertron's forgotten. For all those that have no voice in this court."

As he did this he would stroll up and down the room and glance at individual council members before continuing.

"We do not seek a reform. We do not ask for changes. We DEMAND CHANGES! For too long have your people suffered in silence, well no more!"

Some of the Mechs there that day were shocked by this outburst, Orion included.

"The Golden age is dead. Gone are the years of peace and prosperity, here are the days of torment and poverty. Cybertron needs a strong leader, a new prime, not that fool Zeta! Where might we find a leader you ask: Right. Here. Cybertron is behind me, I will be the next prime! The old guard has had its day and has become ceremonial, deluded and even USELESS! A new guard of new blood is needed! The Decepticons will restore order, destroy our problems and bring back the golden days of a Cybertron past!"

"NO!" shouted out high Inquisitor Sentinel.

"You have overstepped the line…D-16, and as such the council will not, I rep-" He was cut off by a blast to the face. And all eyes focused on the Decepticon leader, smoke emerging from his fusion cannon.

"My name is MEGATRON!"

"Murderer! Traitor! Seize him! Megatron…No..Gladiatorial filth! Low level trash!" a conglomeration of voices cried out. And in it Megatron realised what he had done. He had murdered High Inquisitor Sentinel in cold Energon. It was in this moment that Megatron realised what he had done, he did not deserve to be a prime, or even a gladiator.

His trial was just a short week later, Megatron pleaded guilty and did not appeal for a lawyer. He was sentenced to 1 million years in Kaon maximum security prison. He was fortunate the judge was sympathetic to the Decepticons, otherwise he would have been executed.

Without Megatron the party fell into disarray and confusion. Orion, Soundwave and other party officials such as Air Commander Dreadwing and Energon Seeker Starscream visited Megatron in prison. They were shocked to learn that Megatron had no intention of returning to the party. He placed Orion Pax in charge stating " I have every faith in Orion, for not since Cybertron's Golden age has there stood someone worthy enough to be a prime." Megatron then returned to his cell.

For 500 years Megatron served out his sentence in the Kaon hall of records, cleaning up, playing security or managing the database. While there he learnt the entire mainframe off by spark.

Meanwhile Orion had changed. He was once a quiet, timid clerk who wanted to change Cybertron. Now? Now he was a ruthless tyrant. Running the Decepticons had turned him into a sociopath. He now saw his only goal as succeeding where Megatron had failed and getting the Decepticons into power.

1000 years later…

A ragtag group of Megatronian loyalists tried to break their former leader out of Jail. This group consisted of:

The honourable Energon seeker Starscream and the twins Thundercracker and Skywarp.

The loyal and obedient-to-the-end Soundwave,

The honest and pacifistic Doctor Knockout

The humorous and Genius Scientist Shockwave

The Self-Righteous Mercenary Arachnid

The kind and caring Breakdown

The Spark twins; the honourable Skyquake and the Faithful Dreadwing.

Many more such as Barricade, Lugnut and other loyalists joined this crusade.

It took them a brave while but once they reached Megatrons' cell he refused to leave.

As did the eight, others such as Barricade, Thundercracker and Skywarp left in a hurry. The guards, not being bothered to report this, simply moved the nine to a bigger cell.

It now seemed their fate was sealed or so they thought….

200 years later…..

"How's your low grade Energon today Air Commander?" jokingly mocked Knockout from across the table.

"How about you be quiet before I give you more injuries…..Doctor." retorted Starscream.

"Fair play to you Knockout" said the looming giant above them.

"Ah, Megatron. Power down good?" asked Starscream.

"Well I di-"

Suddenly a screen opened up in the front of the hall.

"This is Sky Eyes here reporting live from the battle of Iacon where the Guard is bravely trying to fight off a rebel attack. We've been getting reports that the Decepticons are behind this attack. We now go live to-"

There was some static on the screen and suddenly a new figure appeared on the screen.

"Orion?!" exclaimed Megatron.

"Greetings citizens of Cybertron. I was once Orion Pax, humble Clerk of Iacon. Now my name is Optimus. Well no more, no more shall the weak and poor be downtrodden on. From this day forth my army…The Autobot army. We fight for Decepticon principles under a different name. I swear to you this, Megatron once called me "one worthy of being a prime." Indeed I am, the one true prime. I am Optimus prime, last of the primes and Emperor of DESTRUCTION! I WILL find the matrix of leadership, wherever it might lie and the Autobot Alliance shall possess the power of the prime's! Join us….or face your total destruction."

He held his hand out and faded away as the new Autobot symbol came up Along with the words; "Join or be destroyed!"

Megatron could not believe what he had seen. Did he do this to Orion? Why did he place him in command? His processor became overloaded with What-Ifs and the Might-have-beens.

But one thing was for certain in Megatron's mind; this would not end well.

One month later…

Megatron (and his eight companions) were invited to the high council chambers.

Once he arrived to the centre he kneeled.

"You summoned me excellency?"

"Megatron, we are willing to abdicate the sentence of you and your Decepticon brethren." Said a voice.

"However, there is a price. The Autobot threat is too great and I fear you are the only one who can solve this. You know Ori-, Optimus. You can predict him, fight him…If need be: Destroy him." Said a second voice.

"This is our price. Command our armies, lead our troops, destroy the Autobots, restore peace, by ANY means necessary. Will you do this for us?"

"…I will accept this burden, with all that I am and ever could be or will be."

"Then rise Megatron for you are our one true leader; You are truly the last of the primes!"

Millennia of warfare and death engulfed Cybertron. The Valliant Decepticons did battle with the evil Autobots until they paid a price none of them wanted to pay. Cybertron itself.

The war had poisoned the planet to its core. The council asked Megatron for one last request. Go to the planet's core and cleanse it.

Megatron did as he was asked, and journeyed there, but it was too late. The core shut down and bestowed upon the valiant Gladiator one final gift: the matrix itself. He was no longer Lord Megatron of the Decepticon armies, But Megatron Prime, Last of the ancient lineage of Cybertronian rulers.

The news of the cores shutdown reached both Autobot and Decepticon high commands and the Offworld Initiative was activated, both sides hid their Energon spoils offworld, for later use and various missions and projects were put in place.

Megatron then promptly disappeared once the nemesis project launched all remaining Decepticons and scattered them across space.

Team prime landed on a small rocky planet in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy. A planet called Earth. The Autobot warship "The Ark" caught wind off this and followed to destroy Megatron once and for all….

*Title sequence plays*