Chapter 6: Megatron's Plans are Beginning to Form
Megatron leaned back on his chair in his Gladiator Penthouse. He had been moved into the Penthouse district of Kaon after he became a known gladiator in the Pits and began to draw in more crowds from all over Cybertron. The Penthouse that he was put into was at the very top of the tower. Below him was the other gladiators who had been fighting in the Pits of Kaon. At the moment they were not the favourite of the crowd like he was. He gave the crowd what they wanted. They wanted Energon to be spilled in great amounts so they could feel the adrenaline of the fights without having to get into the Pits with the trained killers that they were. Also being at the very top of the tower only showed him what he already knew: he was better than them all.
He rubbed his chin as he glared at the computer screen that a moment ago just had Orion Pax's plate on it. The young dock worker shared a lot of ideas that he did. They both thought the system that the Noblemechs had created was wrong with both Autobots and Decepticons suffering because of the greed of the nobles including the Prime, who had been a noble himself before. Orion Pax may have wanted to see a change to Cybertron for all. Both Autobots and Decepticons so that there was no slavery at all on Cybertron. But that was not what Megatron fully wanted. No, his ideas differed from the young dock workers ideas that he did not see what he was truly planning for Cybertron. Megatron did not know if Orion could not see what he wanted or did not want to admit that he knew what he was planning. Megatron was the only friend that Orion had made other than Ariel when he had started to work in the docks. But of course, there had been a reason as to why he had befriended the small dock worker. He had close connections with Alpha Trion having been raised by the old Mech from a young age, along with a mystery sister who seemed to have vanished from the face of Cybertron. Making friends with Orion had been easy. The next part of his plan was to get a meeting with the Autobot High Council. That was something that he had no expected to happen so quickly, but it seemed that their peaceful protests so far had to be answered and quickly. He smirked at the thought that he could get what he wanted through the Autobot legal way.
He dimmed his optics as he thought over what his next moves were going to be. Once he meet with the Autobot High Council he would be so much closer to Sentinel Prime. Once he was closer to the Prime, he could start putting together his pieces that so far, the Prime's Enforcers had not yet put them together. He heard footsteps behind him, but he did not need turn around to see who it was. There was very few Mechs who he trusted and allowed them into his penthouse.
"Query: Has the meeting with the Council been approved?" Soundwave asked. The gladiator who had come straight to the Pits of Kaon rather than coming from the mines under Kaon had become a strong support of Megatron's cause. Both to the cause that he was sharing with the rest of Cybertron and the cause that he was keeping quiet.
Megatron's optics flashed as he fully onlined them. He still did not look around to face Soundwave. It was something that the blue and white Mech was used to and it was not something that he was going to change. "Orion Pax has done his part. He just needs to do one more thing for us before we can truly make our moves against the Noblemechs and the Prime himself." Megatron said to Soundwave. He still was not looking at the loyal Mech. Instead, he was looking out the massive window that overlooked the city-state of Kaon. Kaon was a large city but not as large as Iacon. "Are the others ready?" he asked Soundwave.
"Confirmation: They are ready for your signal, Lord Megatron." Soundwave confirmed to him. He had started to call Megatron "Lord" when he brought the loyal Mech into his plans. Soundwave saw that he was a Mech to follow and he was loyal to no fault at all.
Finally, Megatron turned and looked towards Soundwave. Soundwave as ever was standing to attention like he always done when he was with Megatron. The dark blue Mech who to many was scary and was also seen to have very little emotion always seemed to be at Megatron's side. Megatron had gotten use to the Mech at his side. There had been a few matches in the Pits when both of them had fought together against other Mechs along with the more animalistic Predacons.
Megatron couldn't help the smile that came across his faceplates. "Good. I take it you are ready to send the signal out to all Decepticons across Cybertron?" he asked the other gladiator.
"Confirmation: I am ready. I have designed a broadcasting signal to be send out and not detected by the Prime and his Enforcers." Soundwave responded to Megatron. He had not moved from his position behind Megatron and to the right of the gun-grey and red Mech.
Once again Megatron was smiling. "That's very good Soundwave. All my planning is coming together. I just need to get Orion Pax on my side until he no longer has any value to me." Megatron said to Soundwave finally getting out of his chair and standing taller than the other large Mech.
Soundwave titled his helm as he watched Megatron walking towards one of the large windows. The window may have still looked on over Kaon but the direction that the window was in was towards Iacon. "Query: Orion Pax and Ariel?" Soundwave asked Megatron. Everyone knew who Orion Pax was. He agreed with the ideas that Megatron was saying to the populace of Cybertron. He was the Mech that the other half of Cybertron's population listened to. The side of Cybertron that were the Autobots, but they all agreed that the Prime was corrupt, but they did not have the strength nor the bravery that the Decepticons had.
"Orion Pax is a means to an end. He is what I need to get a meeting with the High Council. Once I get closer to them and the Prime, I am closer to finishing off the reign of the Autobots! I will be the first Decepticon named Prime" Megatron explained to Soundwave still looking out of the window. "Once I am finished with needing him, he is no longer of value to me. The same goes for Ariel." He told Soundwave.
Silently Soundwave walked around Megatron's desk and joined Megatron at standing at the window. He was still standing to the right of the larger Mech. "Query: What if Orion Pax puts up a fight when he is no longer of use?" Soundwave asked Megatron.
Megatron snorted and glared towards the other Mech. "You haven't meet Orion Pax properly. Orion Pax is more a talker than a fighter. He does know how to use a gun but that is only to defend the Energon at the docks. He would rather hide behind a bigger Mech or hide behind a Datapad." Megatron told Soundwave. "So, to answer your question, he is not a danger to the overall plan. He may cause a roadblock early on but that is easy to resolve with a well-planned accident at the docks!" he continued to explain to Soundwave.
"Task: Assassinate Orion Pax?" Soundwave asked Megatron.
Megatron was once again walking towards his desk. His red optics narrowed as he processed what their next moves should be with Orion Pax. "Not yet. I still need him to get with the Council and allow them to lower their guard. Once that part of my plan has been completed and I get a one on one meeting with the Prime I will make my move then. Once I have the Matrix and I am the true leader of Cybertron then I will remove this dreaded Autobot caste system that has governed Cybertron for millions of years." Megatron said to Soundwave. "Now get ready! I have a feeling that after this meeting with the Council, Sentinel Prime will want to talk to me. No doubt to give me something in return for my silence." Megatron scoffed as he began to walk away from the window.
He was nearly back to his desk when he stopped suddenly when a thought came to him. What if Orion Pax became a problem? What if he did not step aside and let him win over the Council members like he planned? What if Orion Pax was using him just as much as he was using him? What if Orion was to become the next Prime rather than him? What if Orion Pax was just playing the innocent fool that everyone within the Decepticons thought that he was?
No, he could not allow Orion Pax to become a problem! Not when he was so close to getting what was his.
He turned back around to face Soundwave to see that the ever-loyal Mech was still right behind him. "Send your minions and watch Orion Pax and especially that femme, Ariel. She is just trouble to my plans. She is already beginning to worm doubts into Orion's processors that he should take a break right after the meeting. Something that I cannot allow to happen. Not with how close we are from getting to my end game!" Megatron ordered Soundwave.
Soundwave nodded his helm. "Orders: Spy on Orion Pax and Ariel at their place of work and residence to make sure that they are still of use to the Decepticon cause. Received and obeyed!" Soundwave stated back right away. He opened up his chest compartment allowing the two Cassetticons Laserbeak and Ravage to leap out of it. Ravage landed gentle on the ground on all four paws. His yellow optics looking up at his masters. Laserbeak circled around the two large Mechs before landing on Soundwave's outstretched arm. He cawed as he settled his sharp metal talons into Soundwave's armoured arm. "Task: Watch both Orion Pax and Ariel! Make sure that they are not a threat to the overall plan!" Soundwave ordered the two of them.
The two Cassetticons made a noise in confirmation that they understood what was being asked of them. Ravage transformed into his alternative form, a Cybertronian data pad. Laserbeak swopped down from his perch on Soundwave's arm to the ground and picked Ravage up in his sharp talons. His small thrusters powered up and he along with Ravage flew out of a window that had been opened on Megatron's command.
Soundwave watched as his two Cassetticons flew out of Megatron's penthouse. The two of them were loyal to both him and Megatron. He knew that they would not fail their mission. "They better not fail me with this simple task that we have given them!" Megatron snapped up from where he was standing by his desk.
Soundwave felt his Spark drop slightly that Megatron would not trust both Laserbeak and Ravage. He knew that both Cassetticons would not fail their tasks that they had been given. He hid this from Megatron as he turned back towards him. "Cassetticons: Will not fail with their tasks!" he reassured Megatron.
"They better not. At the moment I need Orion Pax at my side until he is of no use to me." Megatron snapped at Soundwave before he walked away from him. Soundwave as ever loyal to Megatron followed him like his shadow.