A Prime and (co) Captains

[luckyfaceplate]

Who: Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Rodimus
Where: Red Alert's Clinic
When: After his meeting with Sentinel
What: Optimus has a meeting with Megatron and Rodimus about..recent events.
Warnings: It's co-captain don't forget that please dear god


With Sentinel taken care of, Megatron and Rodimus were his next points of interest. After some questioning, he'd learned of Megatron's location in the medibay, and had asked Rodimus also to meet him there. The main thing? Optimus wants answers. He wants to know what exactly went down.

And that question becomes even more vital with Megatron in the medical bay. No one just threw up a fight with Megatron, 'special' energon or not, and a fear tugs at the back of his mind as he enters. He knows who it is, deep down, but a small...small part of him wishes it wasn't. Bee's little mishap had tipped him off, and his fear when leaving to talk to Cybertron had seemingly come true. Maybe he should have been here to help him...

Things he could worry about later.

Seeing Megatron on the medical bed certainly was...odd. It both seems like just six months ago that he was, getting his body fixed from the events of Dark Cybertron. And yet...no matter how many times it happens, Megatron always seemed too resilient for that.

Hmm.

"Megatron."

All he had to do was wait on Rodimus. But that didn't make this any harder to take.

Comments

[rodders]

"I set him on fire. Sort of," Rodimus says as if that completely negates the previous part of the encounter. But he shrugs, hand coming up to rub at the now-less shiny weld around his shoulder.

Good job on being the better bot, Megatron.

GTFO SABINE

[luckyfaceplate]

Honestly, if Megatron weren't there to...not-deny it, Optimus would have seriously thought Rodimus made it up. Sort of. It's actually the perfect thing for Rodimus to do all things considered.

Fingers go to the bridge of his nose as he vents in, air eventually venting out in a 'deep breath'.

"I see. I'll just assume it's been handled and leave it at that."

Because that's not the pressing issue. "Were there any other casualties? I have seen Nautica in the medical bay as well."

[towardspeace]

"Nautica," Megatron repeats, frowning. "What was her condition?"

[rodders]

"Stable," Rodimus fills in. "Er, well, I think she's fine. Just a bit--" He waves a hand in the air that's a gesture to indicate high out of her mind. Regardless.

"She said she was attacked by a Megatron," and it's at this point that his attention goes from Optimus to Megatron. "So unless you've been busy beating up people who don't have a chance in hell in doing any actual damage, you wanna help fill me in?"

[luckyfaceplate]

Optimus watches Rodimus a moment before carefully...imitating, as if that would somehow translate whatever he was trying to say. "I think what he's trying to say is she was...rather well medicated."

A little too well.

But Rodimus's next statement makes him thing, tapping a thumb on his faceplate. "I assume Megatron had nothing to do with it--this one, I should say. And as for his past self, I can't see her willingly taking medicine from her attacker."

That's two on the list to cross off.

"There is one I've met."

[towardspeace]

Megatron watches Rodimus and Optimus make that ridiculous gesture one after the other with a slightly uncomfortable look on his face, kind of like he feels as if he has just witnessed something he shouldn't have.

MOVING ON,

"I've met another one as well," he says, looking a little concerned, "but he seemed about as harmless as the... younger version of myself." He wrinkles his nose slightly. Somehow describing the situation is worse than actually talking to his past self face to face.

[rodders]

"Gonna repeat myself here: there are way too many of you wandering around for anyone to actually sleep well at night." JUST IN CASE ANYONE MISSED THAT. But Rodimus frowns, fingertips pressed together in front of his face for a second before they fall and he leans back in his chair.

"Did either of yours have eyebrows, no nose, and call himself Megatronus? That's the last one I've got." He's got a sneaking suspicion that's the one Megatron is talking about which means there could be a fourth one. A fourth one, and Rodimus internally groans at the idea.

[luckyfaceplate]

And in another stunning display of 'these two should never be in the same room', Optimus's own fingers reach up to pinch the bridge of his nose--just above the faceplate as he slumps back in his chair.

"I know of one by the same description, but he called himself Megatron. It seems that while we have a past and present version of Megatron as we know him, there is another. Another with a split history."

Seeing as this is coming from almost out of nowhere, he leans forward, arms on legs again as he stares at the ground. "When I arrived there, before my trip to speak with Cybertron, I was confronted by someone with that description, calling himself Megatron. He wasn't of our universe--thankfully--but he seemed to not discriminate in his...rivals. Brash, violent, crazed"--a sigh--"He called himself and myself a god. Tried to take whatever chance he could at attacking me."

A look to Megatron, blue eyes glinting with slight mirth. "You're just as theatrical, at least."

[towardspeace]

"I have never called you a god, Optimus," says Megatron, arms folded, frowning sourly. "But this one's dangerous, then? Unless there's more of them skulking around out there then that's probably our culprit."

[rodders]

"Technically you're all dangerous," Rodimus helpfully points out. "But if this one's going to go around and beat up Autobots unprovoked we've got a problem. We might as well give him what he's asking for."

Punching. Please let him punch something.

[luckyfaceplate]

Please don't start he went through round one of that and it was creepy and uncomfortable for everyone involved. Although what Rodimus says rings in his audio receptors, turning to face him.

"Rodimus."

He wants to say 'no'. Don't get him wrong, he believes in Rodimus and has never doubted his abilities. There was a reason he never sent anyone personally after Megatron during the war--he knew the outcome. But he'd proven himself against Nova. In all aspects, he had no right to really doubt him.

except the whole breaking the Matrix thing

He exvents before looking back up again at the both of them. "If you feel you can handle yourself. Nautica is part of your crew, after all." His gaze shifts, to Megatron and gives a single nod. "I will fight in your place, then."

[towardspeace]

Megatron hesitates. He wants this alternate Megatron dealt with, because of course he does, but... the idea of it being taken care of without him doesn't feel right. He doesn't like it. Some part of him wants very badly to assert that if there are more of him here, he's the top one, and the rest of them should be afraid of him.

It is very hard to remind himself that that's not who he's supposed to be any more.

"... Can you be sure that will be enough?"

[rodders]

He lets out a vent of air he didn't know he was holding, ready to defend his right to be a part of this particular fight. That's one argument he won't have to have and he looks almost surprised at the fact.

"If it's not then we'll go and beat him up again. Worked for Tarn, didn't it?" At least he's assuming it's going to work for Tarn, because he'll come after both Megatron and Tarn himself if he has to if it doesn't.

[luckyfaceplate]

Optimus looks at Megatron, knowing just what the other mech is feeling. Megatron had pride, he'd always known that, and having him go fight this battle in his stead...

"We'll certainly send a message, Megatron. And if I can defeat him, that means that he was not worth your effort."

And now to you, Rodimus. "You are to follow my lead."

[towardspeace]

Aw, Optimus, you always know exactly what to say

Megatron gives him a really? sort of look, but it's clear he appreciates it anyway.

"All right," he says, as though this is up to him. "I sincerely hope he's not worth it."

[rodders]

"No," he says, arms crossed and defiant. You should have expected this, Optimus. You really should have. "She's a member of my crew. He's a Megatron, but he's not our Megatron. Which means that whatever responsibility you think you have to beat his face in doesn't exist."

So there. He's quiet for a moment, and then turns to Megatron because, hey. He's got an idea.

"If I wanted to punch you really, really hard and wanted it to really, really hurt - where would I do it?"

Asking Megatron where to punch himself? Yeah, this is a good day, and Rodimus can't help the smirk that's spreading across his face.

[luckyfaceplate]

He somewhat did, and it's more a cause for frustration that Optimus really didn't need tacked onto his list of stress. But Rodimus had a point as well. "You're right, I have no say over what you do--but I hope you will cooperate with me, and not leap into action without a plan."

His eyes ease up at Rodimus. "I do not want to see you in the hospital because we are not on the same wavelength."

...

But the subject's changed, and Optimus is willing to give his input. "I've always found the upper abdomen to be a good bet."

Optimus...