Master Titanium stared at the monitor, and the sight of flames erupting across Cybertron made him almost despair. He'd seen it before, he had fought on Cybertron, a war that had led to cannibalism among the Cybertrons, and had almost brought a devastating catastrophe to the planet and the fabric of their universe, the War of the Thirteen Ancestors.

Now, a similar war seems to be on the horizon again.

A display screen was showing the scene of the explosion from the city of Bupu, and it recreated the scene of Cybertron that Master Titanium had seen from a different angle—ruins, fire, smoke, mourning, and broken limbs and broken arms everywhere. A deliberately tuned voice appeared above the message, claiming responsibility for the attacks.

"On behalf of the underclass, on behalf of the forgotten, on behalf of the trampled on. We stand up! ”

Worried Orion Pikes, he stepped up the stairs and walked straight to the room where the stall manager was.

Orion Pikes argues that the bombings were undoubtedly unnecessary and outright terrorist attacks, regardless of who started them, but he also had to admit that the bombings were not at all positive, and that, as Megatron put it, at least the bombings had the whole of Cybertron talking about this new radical movement and its revolt against the entrenched class system.

For many Cybertrons, this is the first time they have awakened from the Well of Tinder that they may not need to live in a given way.

Orion Pikes was distraught and walked faster and faster, almost rushing to the door of the Recording Hall. Master Titanium was already standing by the door of the data collection area waiting for him.

"I need advice."

Orion Pikes said.

Master Titanium nodded:

"You need more than just advice."

And they went in together.

……

"It means that the war is near."

Master Titanium said as he walked.

Orion Pikes nodded.

He knows this very well.

The iron pen in the hand of Master Titanium clicked on the table:

"And you have no choice, Orion Pikes, to be at the center of the war."

Orion Pikes didn't understand some of the fatalistic elements of Master Titanium's words. After an impulse, he realized that he was completely unprepared for this, he was just a data recorder and had never been involved in combat, so what good could he do if he went to war? Will this chain reaction after the series of bombings really lead to war?

Orian Pikes stood and did not speak.

However, it was not his expectation.

Master Titanium didn't blame himself.

"It's really hard to accept to be a completely unfamiliar character." Master Titanium looked at Orion and said.

There seems to be something in the words.

"yes."

Orion Pikes nodded in acknowledgement.

Master Titanium continued:

"What do you think of Megatron?"

"Why do you ask me? You're the head of the stalls, and you've seen everything I've seen. ”

"But I haven't seen him. Don't pretend, Orion, you've seen him face to face, haven't you? ”

Orion Pikes was surprised. He hadn't tried to deceive Master Titanium, but he did wish never to mention that he had ever met Megatron.

"Yes." Orion admitted, "There's no need to pretend, I've seen him, there's no need to hide it." ”

"Then let me ask again, what do you think of him?"

Master Titanium asked.

"He's a leader and has a lot of followers."

Orian Pikes says:

"It's so much that no one can believe it. He was of the same philosophy as me, and he wanted Cybertron to get better from the bottom of his heart. That's how I see Megatron. ”

After finishing speaking, he waited for a while and didn't wait for Master Ti's response, so he took the initiative to ask again:

"What do you think?"

"Here's how I see Megatron."

Master Titanium opened the large book on the table, but closed it without looking at the pages:

"You can rest assured that he believes in what he professes. What you have to consider is that his methods may end up destroying his ideals. ”

Orion Pikes was silent.

Master Titanium was silent and let him think for himself.

After a while, Master Ti finally asked:

"What conclusions did you draw?"

Orion Pikes answers:

"Whatever Megatron's beliefs are, I have to be there for him and regulate what he does."

"Do you think he ordered the bombing?"

Master Titanium asked.

Orian Pikes shook his head and said:

"No, I don't think so."

"Why don't you think so?"

Master Titanium then asked.

"I also want to be able to argue with reason."

Orion Pikes said seriously:

"But I only have one reason, if Megatron ordered the bombing to be planned and caused, then he would let everyone know that he did it."

Master Titanium smiled and did not answer.

Instead, he changed the subject and said:

"Remember, Orion Pikes, when the war actually comes, you will be able to see the nature of those who are involved in it. Maybe you don't know about-"

"Yes." Orion Pikes scrambled to say, "I don't know what Megatron really is. ”

Master Titanium stared at him, and Orion Pikes suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and it was indeed rude to interject and interrupt others. Then the director continued in a sharp tone:

"Only a fool would interrupt the words of an elder. This war, if it comes, allows you to see yourself, your true self. Take what I said, and go down. ”

……

Orion Pikes was soon slapped in the face.

After meeting Master Titanium, he spoke to Megatron.

"Things are getting a little out of control."

Orion said to Megatron.

"Some things are bound to happen, and those things are out of your control." Megatron said calmly, "We must understand that not every Cybertron is just waiting, talking, and negotiating. Some people will take action. ”

Megatron's words alerted Orion:

"You mean to say that you know there will be an explosion?"

Megatron also carefully chose the wording:

"I mean, I heard something was going to happen."

Orion Pikes was shocked when he heard this. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he and Megatron had far less in common than he had previously anticipated. Their goals are the same, yes, but now it seems that their methods are completely different, and maybe they have never been the same.

"I'm still talking for you!"

Orian Pikes said angrily.

"Listen to me, brother."

Megatron raised his hand and reassured:

"I knew it was going to happen, yes. I didn't stop it, why? Because I can't stop it, I can't control it. What are we striving for? Isn't it for the idea that the life of any Cybertron is not controlled by others? I don't want them to carry out terrorist attacks, I don't want the flame of innocence to be extinguished, but unfortunately the truth is cruel. ”

Megatron was still trying to quibble.

Orion had already turned off the comms in a fit of rage.

……

Iron Castle, observation rooftop.

Sitting alone were two large and one small three.

Two Cybertrons and one human.

"Do you regret it?"

Sir asked, taking a sip of his wine.

"Sort of."

Orion Pikes honestly admitted.

"Pikes, what do you think he wants?"

Jazz suddenly turned around and asked.

Orien Pikes thought for a moment.

Finally, he slowly spoke:

"He wanted Cybertron back to the way he used to be. Once upon a time Cybertron, when you were born from the Well of Tinder, you were not destined to belong to a guild or class forever. At that time, Cybertron had all kinds of possibilities for everyone. At that time, Cybertron looked at the stars, dared to fight the five-faced monster, dared to challenge himself, and longed for infinite expansion. ”

"That's your ideal."

Jazz 澹澹 says:

"Don't pretend anymore."

Orion Pikes pondered for a moment.

"Yes, that's right, that's my ideal."

He agreed.

"Very well, I'm not saying you're doing it wrong, but I want to warn you that this kind of thinking is very dangerous. How do you think the Supreme Council would react to this kind of thinking? Do you think they really want to go back to a bygone era? ”

Jazz smiled self-deprecatingly.

"If I can't do the right thing myself, how can I expect anyone else?"

Orion Pikes asked rhetorically.

Sir nodded, and they looked up at the deep dark sky.

"Okay." "Don't be too surprised when you find that the others don't support you. ”

"Did I tell you that Megatron said that if he thought I was a traitor, he would come and defeat me?"

Orion Pikes asked.

"Interesting."

Sir narrowed his eyes and replied:

"That's what he said?"

Orion Pikes nodded.

"Then you can do it yourself."

Jazz said earnestly:

"Since he said this, it means that in his heart he is basically sure that you will betray."

"Master Titanium said that war is inevitable."

Orion Pikes said seriously:

"I'd better start learning martial arts quickly."

"It's a little too late for you to start learning martial arts now. But when it comes to fighting skills......"

Jazz suddenly turned his head to the side:

"You've got a great option in front of you."

Fu Qinghai was looking at the sky in a daze, when he suddenly noticed that the two Cybertrons were all staring at him, and asked:

"How?"

"You said Aoyama?"

Orion Pikes asked, confused.

"Yes, that's right."

Sir nodded and said:

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have imagined that a dwarf race less than three meters tall could have such a powerful and perverted fighting technique, haven't you seen how he played those three gladiators, the whole process can be called dancing on the tip of a knife, and he will hang up if he is not careful!"

The description of Jazz waving his arms is very exaggerated.

Fu Qinghai thought to himself, in fact, it was not so thrilling.

After all, there are very few weapons that can pierce vibranium.

"Hey, hey, watch your attitude."

Fu Qinghai interrupted dissatisfiedly:

"Who do you say is the dwarf race?"

"Aoyama, who are you in your universe?"

Orion Pikes asked curiously.

"You can understand it as...... A general. ”

Fu Qinghai shrugged and said.

"General, have you ever fought?"

Orion then asked.

"This is not nonsense, how can there be a general who does not fight?"

Fu Qinghai frowned and said strangely:

"We have wars there almost every day."

"Wow, listen, listen."

Sir was more comfortable with his advice.

Facing Fu Qinghai's puzzled gaze, Orion Pikes coughed lightly and had to explain:

"In fact, Cybertron has not fought in a thousand years, and apart from the veterans of the Predators, many other officers have served and have not seen a real battlefield so far."

"Oh......"

Fu Qinghai finally understood what the problem was.

At first, he was very cautious, thinking that the people he had defeated in the Colosseum of Caron were all mining workers from the Cybertrons, and that he had not yet encountered a professional soldier in the true sense of the word, but he never expected that since Cybertron defeated the Five-Faced Monster, it had been a thousand years since he had fought a battle. As the head of the Legion of Parliament, the Gauntlets have not commanded a single battle.

The long period of peace has almost made the Legion of Parliament forget how to fight, and it's no wonder that the Decepticons can easily blast through so many cities - the gladiators are not equipped with weapons, but they have more combat experience than the Legion of Council. This is the Transformers United Universe, in contrast to Warhammer 40k Universe, where the human empire is at war almost every moment.

War experience is very important. In the real world, the U.S. military is the most powerful military in the world, not only because they have the world's highest military spending, the most advanced military technology, and the largest standing military strength...... It is all the more because the US military is fighting wars almost every year, and despite the asymmetry of the form of war, at least it is extremely experienced in warfare, which no country can match.

Of course, Fu Qinghai also knew that the Cybertrons had a very long lifespan and a terrible appearance, and for humans, having not fought for thousands of years was almost equivalent to a lack of armament, but for the Cybertrons, maybe this period of time was not very long.

"Aoyama, teach me martial arts!"

Orion Pikes' eyes lit up.

"It's okay to teach you martial arts, I have one condition."

Fu Qinghai stretched out a finger.

"On what terms?"

Orion Pikes asked.

"You can't join him anyway."

Fu Qinghai is colorful.

"Who is he?"

"Megatron."

……

Orion Pikes is starting to learn martial arts, squeezing out time to practice every sidereal cycle. He learns to wield mechanical weapons that have been transformed from his native form, mainly the Ion Cannon and the Energy Blaster. He also practiced using swords and axes as weapons to carry with him, becoming proficient in their manipulation, ejection, and retraction. He'd always treated Megatron as an imaginary enemy in his simulated battles, and that guy had gambled his life for the vast majority of his life in every fight.

Jazz also joined in the preparations, and they fought together, learning from each other and practicing their fighting skills. Orion Pikes finds himself excited to find that he enjoys the sound of metal crashing during a fight. At the end of each practice, his circuits would buzz with the energy of the battle, and he would even start to dread returning to his silent station.

The inherent differences in his friendship with Megatron are now becoming clearer. Orion thinks that what differentiates him from Megatron is the means – that should be changed through political means: spread new ideas, watch them spread, attract enough supporters, and then bring them to the attention of the Supreme Council and the Predators.

That's Orion Pikes' claim.

But Megatron doesn't share this claim.

It was almost inevitable that the two of them would part ways.

……

On this day, Fu Qinghai used the Pym Ray pistol as usual to make himself bigger and as big as Orion Pikes, and then began to teach him his fighting skills.

Pym rays are equivalent to the monkey version of Pym particles, and they cannot shrink into the quantum realm, nor can they become large into towering giants, but only become larger and smaller within a certain range, and the advantage is that there is no need to wear special uniforms. And just like Ant-Man, although his strength doubles after using Pym rays to become larger, his body's energy consumption intensifies and his movements become sluggish, so Fu Qinghai rarely uses Pym rays to enlarge his body size - "slow movement" is very fatal to his fighting style.

"All martial arts are based on body structure, Orion Pikes. You're a Cybertron, I'm a human being, and your body structure is completely different, so I'll only teach you the most basic fighting theory, and you need to understand and learn the specific fighting skills yourself, do you understand? ”

"I see, Mr. Aoyama."

Orion nodded solemnly.

Then the two began to teach in practice.

Referring to Fu Qinghai unilaterally beating Orion.

Just then, Jazz barged in.

"It's not a good thing, two, something is wrong!"

The two of them turned their heads together:

"What's going on?"

Sir breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly:

"The Royal Enemy, the last public appearance was in Soaring Heavenly City, and then, ten minutes after his appearance, Soaring Heavenly City was attacked by unknown armed forces, and the Imperial Enemy is now gone, and the Decepticons have declared themselves responsible for this matter!"

…………