To Eyrmia and anyone else who was wondering: Optronix was Optimus Prime's original name in the Shattered Glass universe(a universe where the Autobots are evil and the Decepticons are good, I'm writing a story about that check it out if you wish). So I hope that clears that up.
Orion was still frozen in terror as the the Sharkticon's massive claws came closer to his faceplates. Then the Sharkticon pulled back as Chromia came running into the room, shooting her tonfa blasters at the beast.
"Orion! Run!" Chromia shouted.
That snapped Orion out of his stupor. He shook his helm and ran over to Chromia and Dion.
"Hey Orion. What's with the giant...no, what's with the giant?" Dion asked.
"It's after the tool! But I don't know how it got here!" Orion replied.
"After the tool? You mean Foneques?" Chromia yelled.
"Yeah! Maybe! Where is he?" Orion replied.
"In a safe place! Duck!" Chromia exclaimed as the Sharkticon came over and swiped at the three younglings helms.
"The passage! We have to get to the passage!" Dion exclaimed as he ran past the Sharkticon.
It growled and began to move towards him.
"Dion! Behind you!" Chromia warned.
Dion got up from the passage entrance, turned around and dodged the Sharkticon again. He took out his bo staff and hit the Sharkticon's head. It growled in frustration.
"I opened the passage but now we have to get past this guy!" Dion exclaimed.
"Yeah...he'll go after me if I run, so when he does, you guys get out." Orion whispered.
"What? What kind of scrappy plan is that?" Chromia demanded.
"Too late!" Orion replied as he ran out of the room. The Sharkticon growled and charged out after him.
"Wait! Orion! Wait! Scrap!" Chromia cursed. "C'mon!"
Chromia ran towards the passage entrance. Dion looked at his sister go. Then looked back at the broken doors that Orion and the Sharkticon had run through. Then back at his sister.
"Coming?" She asked as she lowered herself down into the passage. Dion sighed and ran over to her.
Orion ran through the halls of the massive mansion with the Sharkticon not far behind him. Orion turned the sharp corners while the Sharkticon hit them, crashing through the walls. As they ran, there were still several mechs and femmes in the halls. Orion saw them jump out of the way of the monster. Some weren't so lucky and the Sharkticon slapped them out of it's way.
Orion tried his best to ignore it. He kept his focus on what was ahead of him and that's when he realized that he had no idea how to navigate through the mansion.
"Idiot!" He groaned to himself as he turned another corner and was met by several flights of stairs.
Orion groaned again as he began to run down the stairs. When he finally reached the bottom he ran through the two large doors. He opened them as quickly as he could and found himself outside.
He took a chance to look behind him and...didn't see the Sharkticon.
"Where'd it go?" He wondered aloud.
"You there! Freeze!" A voice commanded from behind him.
Orion turned around slowly. Two large security mechs came running towards him, blasters out and ready to fire.
"Who are you?" One demanded. "What are you doing here?"
"Uh...um, I'm..." Orion stuttered.
"Say something now boy, or else you will held responsible for the attack on the estate!" The other claimed.
"What? That's not fair!" Orion replied. "I am so obviously not responsible for this! Look at me! I'm a fragging runt! Aww man."
"Looks can be deceiving!" A bright white mech exclaimed as he stomped over to Orion. "Tell me where my daughter is!"
"W-What? Who, Ariel? I dunno! Last I saw a couple of guards took her!" Orion replied.
"So you admit that you saw her! How did you find a way into my house?" He continued.
Orion opened his mouth to answer but paused when he felt the ground around him shaking. Then a nearby wall seemed to explode when the Sharkticon rammed right through it. It's arms,servos, and part of its chassis and mouth were coated with Energon.
In one servo it held the tool and Foneques. In the other, it held...
"Ariel!" Her father cried. "What are you all just standing there for? Get my daughter out of that–that thing's grip!"
All of the nearby guards came running towards the Sharkticon, blasters at the ready.
The Sharkticon roared and held out the servo holding Ariel's tiny frame.
"Halt. If you want this female to continue living, Optronix, you will come with me." The Sharkticon rasped. "The choice is yours."
Orion clenched his fists. He looked at Ariel and felt a distant, painful memory tugging at his processor.
"The choice is yours." That's what she had said as well.
"Alright. Fine. Please, just let her go. Let everyone here go." Orion answered.
"Very well." The Sharkticon replied as he set Ariel down.
Ariel stumbled as her pedes touched the ground. She looked up at the Sharkticon as she slowly moved out of its reach. She looked at Orion sadly as she passed by him. Her father took her in his arms as she came close enough, then turned towards the large gates of his estate. The guards hesitantly turned and followed.
"How is it that you are here? All of the inhabitants of Quintessa were locked away!" Orion questioned.
The Sharkticon cocked its helm to one side. "Well, not all of them. Optronix."
"Don't call me that. My name is Orion Pax." He told the Sharkticon.
"Very well. As for your question, the seal is now weak. I awoke and am now seeking to free our masters from their prison." The Sharkticon continued.
"They're not my masters either." Orion spat.
"Regardless. I am more than certain that others will soon awaken and join me in this quest. With the eight tools we will release our masters from their accursed prison!" The Sharkticon finished.
"No. I can't let that happen. I'll stop you!" Orion declared.
The Sharkticon glared at him before picking him up in its massive servo.
"I hardly doubt that." The Sharkticon replied.
It began to turn but stopped when it felt the shot of a blaster hit its back. It was from Chromia's tonfa blaster. She was standing in front of the estate's gate with Dion and Ariel.
"I'm only gonna say this once! Let him go!" Ariel shouted.
So is Orion's identity getting clearer?
Let me know what you all think! Comment and review!