Chapitre 40: The Beauty of Chaos Part 2
Megatron entered a soundproof room, a place used to strategize during the final stages of the war on Cybertron, before the planet was evacuated. There was only Soundwave in the room, almost a ghost to most due to his indecipherable silence.
"As always, Soundwave, you're never late for a meeting." Megatron praised, his hands clasped behind his back. He knew Soundwave wouldn't say a word because of the oath he had faithfully followed since leaving politics on Cybertron, but it was his way of showing the minimum respect and friendship they both had.
Strange as it may seem, Soundwave began his life as an ordinary Cybertronian with big dreams and expectations, his biggest dream being to participate in politics to bring equality and justice to all Cybertronians, regardless of social class.
Soundwave was not ignorant of the crisis Cybertron was going through, so he had decided to save Cybertron from within the system by becoming a politician and fighting for his ideas through words.
It is a shame that such a righteous and noble heart slowly realized that his words did not carry enough weight to be heard. There came a point in his frustrating story where he became disillusioned with the hope of saving Cybertron from the greed and corruption of high politics, not knowing what to do to reverse the situation from such a dark time.
It was then that he slowly stopped using his own words and began to do more than just talk. Slowly, he took on the personality he is known for today, someone cold and calculating who simply stopped being influenced by his once pure emotions. Even though he was at a stage where his efficiency was much greater than before, he was unable to save Cybertron alone, until one day a young gladiator of great promise lit the hearts of Cybertronians with his revolutionary words, which even captivated him.
Soundwave, after first hearing Megatronus' speech as he beheaded a 40-foot robot monster in Kaon's arena and defied the Supreme Command, needed to be assured that it was not a mere facade or illusory theater. And so, one dark night on Cybertron, Soundwave contacted D-16, then known by the pseudonym Megatronus, who had taken that name in honor of the most powerful Prime of the original thirteen.
It was in an honest and sincere conversation with D-16 or Megatronus that Soundwave finally saw the way to save Cybertron, a way where it would be more necessary to use force to hypnotize and capture the hearts of so many Sparks disillusioned with the government. This was the night that Soundwave spoke for the last time, fully assuming his silent role in bringing Megatronus to the government, taking him out of the gladiatorial arenas and becoming his main supporter, causing Megatronus to shorten his name and take the name Megatron.
"Soundwave, what information have you been able to gather from the forest in the last few hours?" Megatron rested his arms on the table and saw dozens of holograms with dozens of information about the Metal Forest.
Soundwave summoned his robotic tentacles and connected them to the table, altering the images of the holograms to show what looked like an extremely dense radio signal.
"A radio signal, why are you showing me this?" Megatron looked seriously at the patterns, quite confused, needing a few seconds of silence to notice something strange. "Wait, that's not a radio signal, that's a completely different frequency... but what would it be?"
Soundwave changed the image he had chosen to make it easier for his leader to understand, making him see it from a different perspective.
"This is not a radio signal, is it Soundwave? That sounds like... High frequency brain waves. That should be impossible, the only thing in the universe that can do that is..." Before Megatron could finish speaking, Soundwave displayed an electrocardiogram on his face screen, emitting an imposing pulsing sound.
TUM - TUM!
TUM!
TUM - TUM!
TUM!
TUM - TUM!
"A Titan... A Titan here on this planet." Megatron whispered, taking a few seconds to rationalize the discovery. "This forest... by Allspark, what kind of monster is sleeping there? Why would a Titan be on this planet? What is your connection to Energon Singular?"
Megatron looked at the holograms, thinking about everything he knew so far, the first step was to understand all the facts of this place, such as the vast amount of Energon and the animals that fed off of it. He quickly had an idea that this titan was probably resting under an Energon mine, but he quickly discarded it as it was impossible not to have noticed a Cybertronian of that size, even if he was inactive.
"Titans can transform into large cities or large spaceships, perhaps it is an undocumented titan that went into space and landed here. The technology of the Ancient Era is very advanced compared to our current era, the Ancients were far ahead of us in the technological transition, perhaps this implies a camouflage ability that allowed this Titan to remain hidden for so long." Megatron said, steeped in his wisdom accumulated from his studies before and during the war. "However, it does not justify why he has awakened now... or this human is the culprit... I should have caught him when I had the chance". He whispered, growing angrier at the human who had caught his attention.
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METAL FOREST TERRITORY
Suddenly, a blue portal appeared in front of the titanic metal forest, and from it emerged a large Cybertronian, ten meters tall, with blue and red colors, who was the leader of the Autobots.
"Optimus, are you sure this is necessary?" Ratchet asked, not having much faith in his friend's strategy as it was extremely risky.
"If the forest is indeed a sentient being, then the only way to end this crisis is to talk to the forest itself." Optimus explained, taking a few steps toward the barrier without intending to draw his weapons. He noticed the great destruction around him, seeing smashed cars and people's clothes with blood on the ground.
It didn't take long for some giant wolves to emerge from the barrier, the pack beginning to cross the barrier as if it were nothing, all of them snarling and showing their sharp teeth that reflected the shine of the metal.
"I'm not here to fight, I came to talk! Please, I came in peace." Optimus raised his arms, making it clear that he had no intention of fighting, which made the wolves' growls less aggressive.
The wolves circled Optimus, all in perfect position for a deadly attack on the Prime, but none dared attack, not until the Alpha gives the order to attack the possible threat. The Alpha, his body still scarred from Megatron's attack, watched from a distance with his analytical gaze, as if waiting for an order.
[[Bring him to me.]] A female voice said in an inaudible whisper to the Alpha wolf, causing him to howl at his pack, instructing them to get into formation.
The wolves began to form a line, leading Optimus into the forest as the barrier itself began to open wide enough for him to pass through. The moment Optimus took a step into the barrier, a bubble of transparent energy covered his body, protecting him from the large amount of Energon that could compromise his life support. Obviously impressed, he felt protected from the excessive Energon radiation Ratchet had warned him about.
This little demonstration confirmed Optimus' suspicion that it was still possible to have a dialogue to resolve the situation without spilling blood or Energon unnecessarily, but that didn't mean he was naive enough to let his guard down in such a dense and complex environment.
Before, the forest had been covered in metal at every turn, with Energon fruit scattered on the branches to provide food, but now the flora and fauna seemed to have leapfrogged years of biological evolution in a matter of hours. Now, everything was covered in fluorescent vegetation, illuminating the environment with different colors like red, green or blue, giving every step a mystical immersion, as if the forest was somehow magical.
Optimus was completely stunned, for a few moments he let himself be influenced by the beauty of the place, seeing how the trees were more beautiful, how the ground itself was organic, full of plants, but at the same time fused with a harmonious contrast with the metal. Because of the beauty of the place, the last Prime did not realize how far he had walked in that forest, losing his sense of time, until he reached the center of that place, where the concentration of energy had accumulated, becoming the pillar and heart of the forest.
Optimus studied every detail, seeing that the vegetation around this giant tree was more dense, but unlike the other trees, it seemed to be some sort of Cybertronian resistance, encased in pure gold, with an energy flow rising to the top that fed the barrier, with several cyberglyphs drawn on its structure in a language difficult to translate.
As he approached the Master Tree, the leadership matrix within Optimus' chest began to glow, emitting its characteristic blue light, like a torch in the dark. Part of the tree's dense trunk began to transform into an entrance, revealing a door with several unfamiliar symbols that would lead to the chief protector of this almost mystical forest.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
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