nliochristou yeah there is aspects of the Prime verse in the story but it will be taken place in the G1 universe. And I am glad that you are liking it so far.
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Chapter 2: The Iacon Hall of Records and Alpha Trion
Orion Pax transformed at the bottom of the stairs of the Iacon Hall of Records. It had been a long drive from Kaon on one side of Cybertron to Iacon on the other side of Cybertron. He didn't mind the drive between the two city states, it allowed him to think on what he was going to say to Alpha Trion. He knew that the old Mech agreed with what he and Megatron wanted to do, but the old Mech was fearful. He had been around when the Quintessons had enslaved their people and then during the revolution that saw them being freed from their slavers. Between that and present day Cybertron he had seen many wars that had torn Cybertron a part from the inside. Orion could only agree with the fear that Alpha Trion was feeling.
He didn't want to see a war being raged between them and the Prime's forces, but that seemed to be where they were heading. Sentinel Prime was arrogant with his position as the Prime of Cybertron. He used his position to his benefit rather than the benefit of all of Cybertron like the Primes of old had done. The same could be said for the Autobot Council. The only Mech who was on the Council that was trying his hardest to make Cybertron be equal was Ultra Magnus. He was a Mech that Orion and Megatron needed to get on their side. Hopefully with a meeting with the Autobot Council they could get more Mechs on their side and the government could make the changes that where needed to make Cybertron be the planet that he and Megatron wanted.
Orion Pax looked at the golden staircase that lead up to Iacon Hall of Records. There was many Mechs and Femmes about this area. All of them had no problems with their lives. They had plenty of Credits to buy Energon so they never had energy problems. Not like the Decepticons in Kaon and the other Decepticon cities of Cybertron. These Cybertronians also had the Credits needed to go to the best Universities in Cybertron, mainly the ones in Iacon and Parxus. Orion felt his Spark churn at the thought of the poor Cybertronians who couldn't do anything to better their lives like the rich could.
He may have been a simple dock worker like his girlfriend Ariel, but he had been spending more time at the Iacon Hall of Records that he was seeing more problems with the system. The system that had been in place when the Autobots won the last war against the Decepticons after they were freed from the Quintessons. The time that he had spend in the Hall of Records he had been with Alpha Trion who had taken him under his wing to better read everything that the Hall had to offer them.
Walking up the stairs he passed all the Autobots who had made Iacon their home. Younglings and Sparklings played with each other as their creators talked with their friends. There was a few Decepticons but the Autobots where keeping their distance from them. This may have been the Golden Age of Cybertron, but only the Autobots where reaping the benefits of it. That was something that Orion Pax a dock worker of Iacon wanted to change. He wanted all Cybertronians to be equal.
Finally coming up to the doors that were always opened for those who wanted to look to the past, he walked in. He was not the smallest Mech in the Hall of Records. There was a few Minibots walking around with a few Seekers who acted as Defenders for Alpha Trion. They were the only Decepticons that the Autobots seemed to tolerate, even though they bragged a lot about their flying skills. Orion kept to himself as he walked through the busy corridors of the Hall of Records. He watched as many of the Nobles sneered down at him. They knew who he was. They knew that he was just a dock worker, who should be at the docks rather than in the Hall of Records. They also knew that he supported Megatron and his ideas of making Cybertron equal. That was something that those Cybertronians didn't want to change. They made a lot of Credits out of the Decepticons, mainly in Kaon where the Energon mines where located.
Finally after ten minutes of hearing whispers behind his back and feeling optics staring at him, Orion Pax made it to the private quarters of Alpha Trion. The old Mech stayed at the Hall of Records all the time. He had told Orion as the head archivist, it was his duty to note down everything that was happening on Cybertron. Too bad it was only what Sentinel Prime wanted. He saw the Golden Age of Cybertron as the Age of the Autobots. That was what was causing many problems with more of the Decepticons joining Megatron or doing something even more drastic rather than holding speeches. These groups where making it hard for them to make the Prime and the Council listen to what they had to say.
Orion Pax entered the private chambers of Alpha Trion. The much larger Mech was standing at the large window that over looked Iacon. He had his hands behind his back as his blue optics looked over the city that he had called home for many centuries.
"Orion so glad that you could join me today!" Alpha Trion said to the smaller Mech. He was still looking out of the window. Outside a group of Seekers flew past their loud afterburners could be heard even when they were out of sight. "I have heard that Megatron was once again victorious in the Pits of Kaon. He is gaining quite a following!" he continued to speak to the small dock worker.
Orion walked away from the door that had closed and cut him off from the outside world. He kept walking until he was standing behind Alpha Trion. "Yeah, he is doing well in the Pits, but that is not what he wants to do. He wants all the suffering to end for all the slaves that Sentinel Prime doesn't care for in the Pits and down in the mines!" Orion responded to Alpha Trion.
Alpha Trion vented air through his vents as he turned around to face Orion Pax. The young dock worker had become a sort of apprentice to him in his spare time when he was not working on the docks or helping Megatron. He had been helping him in the archives for a good year now and had read a lot of the files that was in the Hall of Records. "I know that you are concerned that there is a war going to break out, Orion. I have seen you talk with Ultra Magnus, a noble Mech!" Alpha Trion said looking at Orion.
"He may be the only way that we can get the rest of the Council on our side and to talk to the Prime. Only they can help us in making the changes that Cybertron needs to survive without a war brewing!" Orion Pax said to Alpha Trion.
The old Mech studied Orion much closer. "You are not a politician, Orion Pax yet you are doing more politics than any other Mech. You are going between the Autobots and Decepticons in trying to make changes. Do you know how dangerous this is?" Alpha Trion asked. He had seen how paranoid Prime had been getting over the recent few months with Megatron gaining more support and also the pressure that Orion was putting on him for getting a meeting between him and Megatron. There was also the small terrorist groups that were attacking Autobot nobles and demanding that they make changes. All of this would go back to Orion Pax, who was not a fighter but a dock worker who could not defend himself. Not from the Enforcers that Sentinel Prime send his way.
"I have read to many of the records here Alpha Trion to see the damage that has been done to our society. If we don't make the changes and soon there will be civil war. A war that could result in millions being killed! We need to make changes when there is peace on Cybertron and the colony planets!" Orion Pax told Alpha Trion. His optics looked past the older Mech and out to Iacon that was just beyond the glass. "I know the risk. I know that there are Autobots who don't want to see the changes that we are talking about. From ending slavery to the Gladiator fights in the Pit. I know that the thugs that have attacked me are being send by the Prime himself to deter me from helping Megatron, but I will stand by the need to help him!" he finished explaining to Alpha Trion.
Alpha Trion once again vented air through his vents. He looked back out to the city that he had called home after he had lead their people against the Quintessons. "Very well! Inform Megatron that the Council had agreed to talk with him and you. They wont talk to him unless you are present since you have been playing a big part in his movement. The meeting is tomorrow in the Council Building at midday! Don't be late, Orion or the meeting wont be held!" he told Orion Pax.
Orion couldn't help but smile. He had been trying to get a meeting with the Autobot council for some time now, and here was Alpha Trion he just approached them last week. Now they had a meeting with the leaders of their world who could help them in getting the Prime to make the changes that was needed for Cybertron to thrive for another thousand years.
"I will tell Megatron right away! And thank you once again Alpha Trion!" Orion Pax said. He bowed his helm in respect and thanks to old Mech. He turned around and was walking back to the door.
"And Orion?!" he heard Alpha Trion say behind him. Turning around he saw that Alpha Trion was looking at him worry in his blue optics. "Watch yourselves. Politics can do many things to a Mechs mind! Just like power!" was what Alpha Trion told him before looking back out of the window.
Orion took that as his cue to leave Alpha Trion's private chambers. Once again he found himself being stared at by the Autobots who had been in the Hall of Records. They all went about their business once they had given Orion Pax a good stare at. They didn't want to have an angry Gladiator coming after them when word got out that they had threatened the dock worker.
/Orion? Orion are you back in Iacon?/ came a voice in Orion's communicator.
/Ariel I have just got back to Iacon. I was talking with Alpha Trion there. What's the matter?/ he asked his girlfriend. At the start of this she had supported his work with Megatron but as the attacks from the thugs got worse and worse she started to lose her conviction. She was scared for them and he couldn't blame her for that. Mechs in power hated change and they would do anything to keep the system their way.
/The thugs are back and this time there is more of them. They are demanding to speak to you. You better get here fast!/ came Ariel's response came.
Orion feeling his Spark turn cold ran out of the Iacon Hall of Records. He pushed past a group of Minibots who shouted at him to slow down. Ignoring their angry shouts he kept running out of the Hall of Records. Bounding down the stairs outside the building he transformed into his vehicle mode and raced back towards the dock. The thugs had not yet attacked Ariel, but there was always a first for these things. They were only getting paid to go after him since he had connections with Megatron and his ideas of changing Cybertron.