Sentinel Prime and Rodimus Prime VS Orion/Optimus

Orion drank a lot of dark energon…

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It was time.

All the autobots have prepared, planned and trained for a month for this rescue mission.

Everything had to go perfectly.

For Longarm's sake and for Professor Sumdac's.

Rodimus found the Nemesis floating proudly right above Earth's atmosphere and flew the elite guard ship towards it. Magnus warned them that since they found the decepticon so quickly, it means that they want to be found. When they reached the Nemesis, Magnus, Rodimus, Sentinel and most of his team jumped on top of it and begin to blast their way inside. Arcee, Jazz, Blurr, Ratchet and Sari stayed behind to protect their own ship.

Once inside the Nemesis, the team of autobots ran down the hall and was lead by Elita. She said that the torture room is the most likely place they're keeping Longarm and Prof. Sumdac and she knows where every room is.

Once they reached the torture room, there was Longarm.

And he was restrained on a table, under a single light.

He was covered in burns and bleeding wounds and his armor was dented everywhere.

The intelligence officer was conscious and seemed calm, but his optics were filled with fear.

Everyone was frozen in shock and horror at his injuries, except for one person.

"Longarm!" Rodimus shouted, rushing to free him. He unlocked Longarm's restraints with a relived smile.

But his fellow prime didn't look happy to see him, Longarm roughly grabbed Rodimus by the shoulder and softly said three words.

"...Orion...is...here..."

"Indeed I am."

Rodimus gasp at the familiar voice.

A dark figure walked towards the light, purple eyes gleaming.

Rodimus roughly grabbed a whimpering Longarm and threw him to Bulkhead.

"You guys take Longarm to the ship. I'll be back a minute..." Rodimus growled as he prepared his bow and arrows.

Before anyone could respond, they all got a com message from Blurr. "Guys we have a situation! Ultra Magnus was right in saying that they're waiting for us! It's all a trap! They're invading the ship and one of them won't stop chasing me! HELP!"

Blitzwing's laugh could be heard over the com link.

"Blurr, hang on! Rodimus, Sentinel, Elita: you handle Orion! Prowl, Bulkhead, Bumblebee: Find the human! I'll go back to the ship!" Ultra Magnus ordered.

Soon it was only the four of them…

A courageous repair bot…

A genius spider…

A vengeful prime…

And a fallen friend…

"Hello, Elita… Hello, Sentinel… Hello, Rodimus… it's been a long time since I met any of you…" Orion calmy said as he twirled his axe. "It's so good to meet all my friends again."

Rodimus glared. "We are not your friends!"

"Oh yes, that's right. I killed your real friends." Orion said with a cruel laugh.

Rodimus aim his arrow with a snarl, but was stopped by Sentinel.

"Don't start the fight, it's what he wants." the blue prime whispered.

Orion giggled insanely. "Hey Sentinel, ruined any other friendships lately."

Sentinel ignored the hurtful words to notice something. "Why are your eyes glowing purple? And why didn't you stop us from saving Longarm?"

Orion just kept on giggling. "I got a new upgrade and Longarm isn't who we're after..."

Orion locked optics with Elita. "It's her… "

Elita shrieked when Orion launched himself towards her direction.

Fortunately, Sentinel got in the way and instead of the masked demon's axe striking Elita's neck, it strikes Sentinel's shield.

"ELITA RUN!" Sentinel desperatley shouted.

Elita reluctantly ran away with tears in her eyes as she takes one last glance at the insanity and hatred swirling in Orion's violet gaze.

"Why do you need her?!" Sentinel shouted at his foe.

Rodimus aimed his arrow at Orion's head. "It doesn't matter! Let's destroy this sparkless monster!"

"NO!" Sentinel shouts, pushing Orion away with his shield to push Rodimus with it instead.

"SENTINEL! WHAT THE FRAG ARE YOU-" Rodimus didn't get a chance to finish his sentence as the shield runs him into a wall which hits his head so hard it knocks him out.

"Oh scrap." Sentinel muttered. He did not mean to do that.

"And yet another friend you betrayed." Orion laughed, walking forward almost casually.

Sentinel stood his ground. "He's not my friend, but I refuse to let you two kill each other."

"How heroic."

And then Orion pounces on him.

Their fighting went on for what felt like forever.

The training Sentinel had with the elite guard really paid off, he can properly fight back against Orion now, but he still has a decent amount of injuries from his ungraded foe.

Then the masked warrior hooked his axe under his foot to trip him. Sentinel hit the back of his back on the floor when he fell. As he shakes his head to fight off the pain, he feels a foot stomp on his chest. He looks up and gasp.

Orion removed his mask to reveal a giant psychotic grin and blazing violet whirlpools for optics.

"If I can't have Blackarachnia's head… "

The purple light in his optics shine on his axe.

"I'll settle for yours, my old friend…"

Sentinel looks up at him sadly. "Op-Optimus…"

"No."

"Optimus, please..."

"Stop. That's not my name."

"Before I die, you deserve to know the truth."

"What truth?"

"The reason why I left you and Elita behind is because you told me to."

"...What?"

"I wanted to go back for her myself, but you stopped me and then you made me promise to leave with the ship if neither of you returned in 10 kliks… And I waited for more then that… You never came back, there was a big explosion and..."

"I… I made you promise to leave?"

"That's right, Optimus. And I wish I didn't. I should've came back for you. Both you and Elita. I'm so sorry Optimus… for everything."

"I-I-I..."

"I miss you Optimus, more then anything in the universe…"

Orion's optics widened at this and suddenly they flashed… blue?

Then red.

Then purple.

Then blue again.

Blue. Red. Purple. Blue. Red. Purple. Blue. Red. Purple.

All rapidly flashing in the same pattern.

While Orion scratches his face and screams in pain.

Unaware of the red prime slowly rebooting.

"Yes! That's it, Optimus! Fight back!" he heard a voice cheer through his agony.

My name is Orion Pax/Cadet Optimus.

I am a loyal Decepticon/Autobot.

My leader is Lord Megatron/Ultra Magnus.

I was abandoned by bots I cared about./But they regret it and miss me.

I will make my enemies pay for hurting my friends./But I'm hurting my friends too.

They will pay./I must remember.

Just when it seems the blue in his tearful optics is going to stay, a burning pain pierced his audio fin.

"Rodimus, no!" Sentinel shouted.

He screamed and tore out the arrow, with the optics now just flickering between purple and red.

Rodimus aimed his arrow right at Orion's spark, only for the fiery fury in his own to melt away into a stunned state.

"…Optimus?…"

"I'M NOT OPTIMUS!" Orion roared uncontrollable tears streaming down his face, before the ship shook the entire room out of nowhere. Orion lost his balance and Sentinel was able to push him off.

"Let's go, Rodimus!" Sentinel yelled as he grabbed his confused fellow prime by the hand and fled the shaking room.

Leaving a silent Orion to mentally struggle by himself for a few moments.

"Orion!" Megatron shouted with worry as he entered the room, holding a jar that has Professor Sumdac. "The autobots destroyed the ship's fuel tank and the Nemesis is crashing! We must leave, little one!"

Orion/Optimus tearfully looked up at his sparkmate with endless love as his optics once again flickering the three colors.

"Yes, let's leave."