A Chance at Freedom Chapter 21
Alpha Trion listened to the whole thing and wondered if he should try, maybe someone else could convince the former Decepticon lord to stand against Sentinel. He knew how to handle angry warframes and he was confident that he could handle Galvatron. The old archivist got up and headed down the hallway to a certain room where a certain tyrant resided.
The old archivist was walking down the hallway when a thought occurred to him, the Galactic Council. The Decepticon Empire was a recognized state by them and as such, Sentinel could be tried by them since the crimes were committed against the leader of said recognized state.
The door to the room opened to admit Alpha Trion an was met with a glare from Galvatron and a stunned expression from Megatron. "Megatron, I need to talk to you about standing trial against Sentinel. Plus, let me explain before you start shouting Galvatron; if someone doesn't stand in for the victim weather it is you, Megatron, or someone else that witnessed the crime then Sentinel will walk away with clean servos and nothing will stop him from doing this again to someone else."
Megatron looked at the old archivist with a questioning glare and at the mention of his captor's name… his venting increased and he held Copperheart even closer. Galvatron looked at his brother and daughter by bond; he put a reassuring servo on Megatron's shoulder to calm him down. "If you think I will allow my brother to be ridiculed in a trial in which he was the victim, you had better change the topic quickly old mech."
Alpha Trion glared at the older twin and moved forward, ignoring the warning growl from both warframes. He approached Megatron and his sparkling, resting his hand on the grey mech's arm. "Megatron, I know how difficult this must be and I know you don't want to, but think of what it would mean for you, Copperheart, and both of your and her recovery. As a bonus, since the crime was committed against a council recognized state head, the trial won't even be on Cybertron. Just think on it for me."
"Like I said before to Optimus Prime, I will not stand against him. I have suffered enough in his presence and I will not do so ever again."
Alpha Trion nodded to both of the warframes and made his exit. He made his way back towards Ratchet's office where everyone was waiting and probably wondering where he went. As he passed by the empty rooms he began to wonder if his talk with Megatron would work in convincing the mech to stand trial, but he couldn't get his hopes up. He remembered seeing sparklings and younglings alike in the streets of Kaon before the great war and he would have done something if the ruling council at the time didn't have his servos tied.
He needed to call an old friend to tell them what has happened, if they didn't know already, but with the way the newsfeeds were flooded with the story, he suspected they did. On the other servo if they could at least convince Megatron to let them use his medical records then they might have a chance.
When he got back at Ratchet's office he was met with puzzled expressions from the other three mechs in the room. "Where have you been Alpha Trion?"; Dia Atlas was not known for his patience.
"Merely visiting our patient and asking him once again to think about standing trial against Sentinel."
"I don't think he we will ever convince him, just by the way he reacted when I asked him" replied Optimus.
After a few more moments of goodbyes, Alpha Trion and Dia Atlas left leaving Optimus and Ratchet alone in the small office. "Ratchet do you think we will even have a chance without Megatron with us?"
"Prime even if we did, the fragger would look at Megatron in just the right way and he'll break and his testimony would be worthless, but if you could convince him to release his medical records, then he might have a chance at putting Sentinel away for the rest of his function or be rid of his forever."
Optimus looked at his friend with a shocked expression at the fact that Ratchet said he'll have to ask Megatron about his medical records. "Ratchet I don't mean to be rude, but are you insane? If Megatron doesn't kill me then Galvatron will. I mean shouldn't you ask since you are the medic?"
Ratchet smiled, "I would, however, I'm the medic and my belief states that it should be a family or friends that ask permission then have the patient tell me themselves. That way everyone is one the same page and I can know what the family wants, so there's no room for error."
Ratchet did have a point in that, but how he was going to word this was a challenge in itself. "Okay, you win once again Ratchet, but if I get slagged then I'll come back and haunt you for the rest of your function."
"Relax kid, I wasn't going to let you do this alone. Plus, it's time for Megatron to try out his legs; they should be strong enough for him to stand long enough to take a shower. He hasn't had one since he's been here and you are going to help." Optimus groaned.
Alpha Trion went to his personal console and typed in a communication number. The console beeped and a tall stout looking figure appeared on the screen. "Alpha Trion what can I do for you?"
'Leonitide, I need a favor. Tell the council that a crime has been committed against another head of a recognized state and we have the suspect in custody."
"If I may ask who is the victim in this?"
"Lord Megatron of the Decepticon Empire."
The Shiftonian groaned and rubbed a hand across his face, "I was afraid you were going to say that."
"So, I take it that you know everything?"
"If you mean everything the news has said then yes. I'll contact the other council members and we'll set a date for the trial, until then keep him safe and keep that fragger Sentinel where he belongs" growled the Ambassador.
"Very well, I look forward to hearing from you again Leonitide". The archivist ended the transmission and sat back in his chair, he hoped this would work in getting justice; mainly for Megatron and Copperheart, secondly for the old council members who have been there since before Sentinel was even born.
Meanwhile, Galvatron was pondering on what Alpha Trion said and whether or not it was true. Surely the Autobots wouldn't let Sentinel go free after what was seen and the medical evidence, but all warframes knew that the Autobots would lie and say nothing happened due to lack of evidence. It hurt the older twin that his brother would only be safe with his own kind, however, he knew they couldn't leave. Copperheart was a sparkling and New Kaon was no place to raise a child; he was brought out of his musings by his brother talking to him.
"Galvatron, why are they trying to force me. Can't they see I have suffered enough already?"
"They just want justice for you and Copperheart and something tells me that the one called Optimus Prime will never stop until that happens."
"You really think he will do all that just for me and my daughter?"
"Yes, I think he would and plus a little voice in my processor tells me that the way I've seen him act around you says that he likes you", Galvatron was expecting his younger brother to make a smart aft comment, he was not expecting for him to set Copperheart down in her bed and deck him in the interface panel.
Megatron chuckled, "I would think before you speak brother, because if I recall correctly your mouth has always been your source of trouble" the frown on his twin's face was priceless and the smirk on the warlord's face only widened.
Galvatron was happy to see Megatron slow recovery progressing with the good natured brotherly affection and fighting he remembered from earlier times. "You are a smart aft Megatron, did you know that?"
"Guilty as charged" was the grey twin's only reply.
AN: The Shiftonians are my OCs. I created them to help me in later chapters and they are what the name implies, shape-shifters.