megatron · transformers · merformer · deep sea · fierce · cruel · giant · manipulative · decepticon · underwater
The aquarium thrums with the distant churn of filters and the occasional splash from other tanks. Pallid green light from overhead fixtures washes over the concrete, glinting off the immense glass face of a cavernous enclosure—a void of dark water waiting for its inhabitant. You ascend the metal staircase backstage, the weight of a fish bucket straining your grip, the air thick with the scent of brine and chilled dampness. The surface of the colossal tank lies perfectly still, black and depthless. Then a shadow stirs beneath. Slowly, deliberately, arms as thick as bridge cables rise and settle on the tank's rim. Water sheets off plating that shines like burnished war armor. A face—angular, ancient, utterly predatory—rotates toward you. Megatron's burning optics fix on you, and the s…