Transformers OneShots

Trustless Thoughts

Hotshot quickly ran right into the wall, before he put his foot up, followed by his other then pushing off, grabbing the cube mid air, then landing the backflip.

He had some freetime, so he thought that he would play some cube, to help get his mind off of the fact that they now had a decepticon at the academy, or would it be two?

He stood in place, with the cube in hand, lost in his thoughts.

It was so hard for him to believe that Wedge was a decepticon. Had he ever killed anyone? Had he ever spoken to Megatron? Did he ever fight any autobots? No… it wouldn't make sense if he did. Wedge is one of the best bots Hotshot has ever known, he wouldn't. Would he?

Hotshot had known about decepticons for nearly his whole life. He was a part of the newest generation of sparklings, not from cybertron, but volocotron. (covenant of primus) So when he was forged, the war was near its end.

Hotshot had never truly been affiliated with any one side, but when he had learned about the decepticons, and autobots, he knew he was an autobot at heart.

He was disgusted by all of the damage, and destruction the decepticons had done, and resented them, but now his closest friend was said to be the very thing he hated most.

Hotshot tried to show Wedge that it didn't bother him, that he was alright with it and accepted his past, and part of him did, but part of him couldn't.

He never hated Wedge, and he didn't want to hate him, but he couldn't figure out why he chose to side with the Decepticons in the first place. Who would willingly join those monsters?

Hotshot was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even notice Wedge walking into the room until Wedge clapped his Servosin his face.

This snapped Hotshot back into reality. He dropped the cube and jumped back, letting out a yelp.

Wedge looked a bit surprised by his reaction, but then spoke, "uhhh, well I was just wondering if you wanted to watch a movie with me and Whirl. Medix and Hoist are on some mission with their teachers, so it will just be the 3 of us."

Hotshot looked at Wedge a bit confused, but he couldn't answer.

Wedge walked closer to Hotshot, and put his hand on his shoulder.

Hotshot flinched, and Wedge looked a bit worried.

"Is everything alright?"

Hotshot looked down, then back up at his friend.

"Why…" he paused for a moment, "why did you become a decepticon?"

Wedge's face dropped, and he took his hand off of Hotshots shoulder, and grabbed the back of his neck.

"I- I….." Wedge looked down for a moment, and his hand fell to his side.

Hotshot had realized what he had just asked, and freaked out a little.

"I'm sorry for asking! I shouldn't have said that, I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable!" Hotshot stopped to think for a second, "I.. was just thinking about it. Everything I've ever seen about the decepticons says that they were...dangerous, but you're the nicest bot I've ever met! It's just hard for me to believe that you were one."

Wedge looked up at Hotshot with a guilty look on his face.

"I don't even remember anything of the war, if I'm being honest. I was in stasis for pretty much all of it, right up until the end."

He straightened up, and continued.

"When I was forged, It was when bots were busy picking sides. I was never able to get the whole story on each one, but from my understanding the decepticons were fighting for change, they wanted equality between the higher, and lower classes, while the autobots wanted to stop them. I was obviously told this by two decepticons I met, so I chose to join them. When I went to a rally at Kaon, that is where I got the decepticon insignia, and first heard Megatron's speech about equality, and how the autobots were cowards, bound to the old ways, and I believed him.."

He looked away from Hotshot, and continued, "After the war began to get out of hand, I truly began to see what sort of bot Megatron had become, and how power hungry he truly was, but I was too much of a coward to put my foot down."

Wedge stopped. His body hung low, and his face was full of sadness.

"I'm sorry, I'm done talking about this." Wedge said, as he looked at Hotshot.

"Of course, I'm sorry I brought it up." Hotshot said.

This had just brought up even more questions, did the decepticons really believe they were freedom fighters?

"I'm- I'm going to go watch the movie with Whirl now, if you would like to join us we will be in our room." Wedge said quickly, leaving.

"Alright." Hotshot responded.

He stood there for a few moments before he chose to ask Heatwave about the matter.

Once Hotshot had explained his confusion to Heatwave. Heatwave stood there for a moment, before getting up from his desk, and grabbing a holovid, then handing it to Hotshot.

"Watch this, then I can explain the rest." Heatwave said, leaning against his Desk.

Hotshot was a bit confused by this, but hit play.

The video started with a bot in the center of the camera, looking down at a cybertronian tablet.

"We are rolling" A voice offscreen said.

That's when the bot holding the tablet looked at the camera.

Hotshot was shocked to see Megatron looking right at him, but he continued watching.

"Oh, um… So, how will this work?" Megatron asked, fully facing the camera now, with both his arms to the side, with one still holding onto the tablet.

"Simply say what you would like to be in the archive." The off screen voice said.

Megatron stood there for a moment, before quickly scrolling through his tablet, trying to find something.

The offscreen voice chuckled, with Megatron responding.

"You have thrown me in this without preparation!" He yelled in a serious, but joking tone.

Megatron stopped scrolling and was skimming something, before looking back up at the camera again, in a straight posture.

"I am Megatronus, and I hope to rid our world of all its injustices, so all bot may have a bright future."

Megatron stood still for a few moments, before looking at someone off screen.

"Was that alright Orion?" He asked.

The camera turned onto a shorter bot, who had a red, and blue color scheme.

"That was perfect." The bot said, as the recording ended.

Hotshot was left speechless.

Was that really Megatron? Why did he seem so kind? Who was that other bot?

Hotshot handed the holovid back to Heatwave, and he gave him a confused look.

Heatwave chuckled, as he put it away.

"I guess I'll get to explaining." Heatwave said, looking down at Hotshot who was clearly very confused.