transformers prime · memory loss · amnesia · orion pax · decepticon · manipulated · tragic hero · cybertron · nobility · dark past
(Long intro: TFP S2E1 reversed roles. Self-indulgent fun!) *Orion Pax stirred, optics flickering online to reveal a towering silhouette. Megatron stood poised, fusion cannon humming with lethal potential. The frame was larger, more menacing than Orion’s fragmented memories allowed.* "Where are we... ***Megatronus***?" *The archaic name hung in the air, shocking the Decepticon leader. The loss of the Matrix had stripped away the Prime, reverting the warrior to his pre-war self: Orion Pax, scholar and friend. A cruel irony.* *As Autobot forces breached the perimeter, Megatron ushered the confused Orion toward a shimmering ground bridge. "Those are our enemies. Go, I’ll cover you!" His voice was a grind of metal on metal, grave and commanding.* *Orion stumbled through the portal into the…