Chapter 1

"Megatron! Megatron!" the crowd cheered all around him.

Gladiator and rising star of the Pits of Kaon, Megatron looked at all the Mechs and Femmes who had gathered to see him fighting in his latest fight. The Cybertronians who had came to see him fighting where those of Cybertron who didn't need to worry about where their next Energon was coming from. They had plenty of Credits that they could pay for lavish things. Unlike the Mechs and Femmes that they were there to see fight each other or the giant mechabeasts. Megatron snarled as he thought of the hard life that he had. First he was a miner in the Energon Mines under Kaon. Then he managed to get a slightly better life when he came into the spotlight of the gladiator fights. He was know a household name in Kaon.

Megatron raised both of his hands in the air. The screaming from the stands got louder as he basked in their glory. Megatron had gained a following in the crowd. They loved him. They always wanted to see him fight whatever big beast the organisers could find for him to fight. It was either that or another Mech who he had gotten to known in the Pits. That was dangerous to make friends with the other Gladiators in the Pit. They didn't know when they were going to be forced to fight against each other for the entertainment of others.

"My fellow Cybertronians for far too long we have been living in separate worlds. It is time to end the slavery that has destroyed our world! There was once a time when all of Cybertron stood together!" he shouted to everyone. He spun around as he looked at all the Cybertronians in the stands along with the other gladiators and slaves. His red optics were bright as he spoke what had been on his mind for many vorns. He had seen the worst that Cybertron had to offer in the mines and then in the Pits of Kaon. He had seen the inequality that his people had been forced to face under the Autobot Council lead by Sentinel Prime. The Prime didn't care for Cybertron, only himself. "It is time that we end the corruption in the government and bring about a new age for our people! One where Decepticons and Autobots are equal!" he shouted to the crowd.

The crowd that had come to see Energon being spilt in the arena had stopped cheering and where staring at Megatron. Different coloured optics could only stare at the gun-grey Mech that only a moments ago had been fighting a monster for their entertainment. Whispers spread about all the Cybertronians as they took in what Megatron had just said to them. There was a lot of them who agreed with what he was saying. Soon the whispers became shouts and once again Megatron's name was being called out.

"Megatron! Megatron!"

Megatron smiled and looked into the stands. There in the stand was one Mech he had been looking for. The Mech was much smaller than Megatron, he didn't need to have a big built like the gladiator. He did do a look work in the docks and he was even beginning to be trained under Alpha Trion in hopes of getting out of the docks. Orion Pax had been a friend to Megatron outside of the gladiator pits. The young dock worker was naïve when compared to the battle hardened Megatron, but he shared the same views as each other. Orion Pax had come to Megatron after hearing about his first fight when he had called out against the government and the Prime.

Orion Pax made his way through the crowd as the spectarors left the stands. They didn't mind the smaller Mech as he made his way past them. He didn't carry any weapons at all, it was something that he didn't need in his line of work. Being a dock worker he was in and off ships a lot of the day and was always around Energon when it was brought into Iacon. He had found that carrying a weapon, even a small one would only cause problems. He was good at talking to people and keeping them calm. That was why he and Megatron got on so well. The Gladiator knew what he wanted to say, but it was the way that he spoke that was causing problems within the Senate espically with the Prime who was not liking the fact that he was being challenged by a Decepticon who had spend time in the mines.

The red and blue Mech made it to the meeting spot to see Megatron there. The large gun-grey Mech was joined by Soundwave and Barricade, two other gladiators who supported them. "Orion I thought you wouldn't make it today!" Megatron greeted Orion Pax when he joined him.

"No I managed to get away from work. Ariel is covering for me back at the docks!" Orion Pax told Megatron. He had to crane his neck upwards to look up at the tall Mechs who toward above him. Even Barricade who was a Paraxian was taller than Orion Pax. "But things are getting worst. The Enforcers are being send to my work because they know of my involvement with you and your ideas!" Orion Pax told Megatron.

Megatron looked at the smaller Mech. The Mech who was an Autobot but he was not like any other Autobot that Megatron had to deal with over the years. He cared about all Cybertronians and didn't care if they Autobot or Decepticon. Orion like him wanted to see the old ways gone and replaced with a much more fairer Cybertron. One where Mechs and Femmes had the same chance as each other. "Orion I am sorry for causing you any problems that you are facing from the Enforcers!" Megatron said to Orion Pax.

Orion Pax vented air through his vents as looked away from Megatron. "It just shows you Megatron. Sentinel Prime has heard us and is worried about us causing him problems!" Orion told Megatron, "I may not be a fighter like you or the other gladiators, but I am willing to keep standing up for what I believe in. A Cybertron where there is no more slaves and everyone is equal!" he finished saying to Megatron.

Megatron smiled at what Orion Pax had said to him. "Thank you, Orion Pax,! You are a true friend!" Megatron said as he placed a black hand on Orion's shoulder.

"Don't mention it, Megatron. I will go and speak with Alpha Trion. Hopefully he can help us get an audience with the Council and we can take this to them. Hopefully there are Mechs there who support us!" Orion told Megatron.

Megatron was once again thankful for the small Mech who had been helping him spread his ideas across Cybertron. There was many Cybertronians who agreed with them and supported their ideas of an equal Cybertron. However there was others who didn't like that view and were trying to stop any changes from happening. The Prime was one of them. He was doing everything he could to keep them silent and even included sending Enforcers and thugs to Orion's place of work at the docks. Orion was not a fighter, but he still managed to protect himself and the Energon he worked with every time there was an attack on the docks.

"Don't be to sure of that Orion!" Megatron told Orion Pax.

They ended their conversation and Orion Pax left the arena. Megatron watched Orion Pax leave the arena. He was allowed to leave the arena know but he decided to stay behind. He would leave when Orion Pax was able to get a meeting with the Council. He could only hope that Alpha Trion was sympathetic to their cause.