Confrontation with Shockwave didn't pass without consequences, Optimus's spark began to decay, and the Matrix of Leadership decided that his successor will be... Megatron, who wants to finally end the war.
The Lost Light crew is on their way to find...
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Megatron studied all the data that Ultra Magnus... Minimus Ambus... brought him. The first thing the former Decepticon leader looked at was crew members' files, that included Ultra Magnus, Rodimus, Ratchet and Deadlock... That is, Drift. Once he came to Megatron, wishing to join the revolutionary movement. And now he decided to take the side of the enemy, return to the old name, as if there were no Decepticons for him at all.
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How to behave with him? In the old days, he wouldn't hesitate to destroy a traitor... It's Starscream whom was allowed way too much, and the slippery guy used it. It's probably better, at least for your own safety, not to remind Drift of the old days. Act neutral... Megatron still partly believes in his own righteousness. Partly... Everything in my head got mixed up... I no longer understand where the truth and where the lie is.
With some difficulty letting go of thought about Drift and Starscream, the silver mech began to study the ship's characteristics, which is now in Cybertron's orbit. A mid-range cruiser with decent hyperspeed as well as powerful armament. A perfact ship for long flights to the outer reaches of space. Looks like they have been preparing for this mission for a long time.
And, finally, he moved on to the planets they were about to visit. It is not very clear yet what will need to be done there, and how it will help in the search for that very Cyberutopia... Megatron hoped that Prime would tell him about this personally as he is the captain of this ship now. Not only Rodimus should know everything, otherwise what kind of team is this in Unicron's name? On the other hand, Megatron understood that sabotage was inevitable, someone from the crew would definitely try, if not kill him, then set him up, and it didn't matter that the common cause could be failed. Well, only after getting to know the entire crew personally, the silver mech will be able to draw at least some preliminary conclusions. Now the main thing is different.
So, there are four main planets to visit. Two of them are inhabited by intelligent life forms, Cybertronians also visit them from time to time. As for the other two... One is too close to its sun, which has turned into a red giant (probably before that there was life on it too), the other is a kind of accumulation of various kinds of anomalies, expressed in the form of rather unusual funnel-shaped thunderstorms that occur quite often there. You can land there, but stay for a very short time, because when the element strikes, it is better to find a shelter, otherwise you may simply not survive.
"I hope I'm lucky enough... to see such a thunderstorm..." Megatron grinned sadly. One of the ways to avoid enemy reprisals on yourself... The team will return to the ship, and he will rush right into the heart of the storm...
'You shouldn't allow yourself such thoughts,' the inner voice reproached.
"The alternative is no better," Megatron objected resignedly to himself. Rodimus and Prowl in the past enthusiastically talked about what fate awaits him as a war criminal. Execution or life imprisonment. What awaits Megatron at the end of this quest is unknown, but he is sure that nothing good.
