Chapter 4: The Battle

POV Megatronus

I guided Neonna and Shadowwave far away from Arron as possible until we came to the garden. We stopped in front of a fountain as I turned around and asked my friend, "Umm Shadowwave, could Neonna and I have some privacy, please?"

"Of course. I have to pick up Laserbeak from the repair shop anyway" he said to me as he turned to walk away from us.

"Oh Shadowwave" Neonna called out to him.

Shadowwave turned towards her and asked, "Yes?"

"Just so that you know, your sparkmate, Aura Light, just left to go back to work" she said to him.

He nodded in reply before he left.

Once he was far away from us, I turned to Neonna and asked her, "So, what did you want to see me for exactly?"

Neonna looked down slightly as she shyly replied, "Well for starters I wanted to thank you again for saving me last night from those crooks."

"It was nothing, really" I replied while rubbing my head nervously."

"And," she said before she paused for a moment, "I wanted you to know that I'm going to come to your battle tonight" she finished as she blushed a little.

I was shocked and glad at the same time that I asked, "Wait, you're actually coming tonight to see me battle against Arron?"

She nodded as she looked at me and replied, "Yes, and just so that you know, Arron is no honorable, honest mech like you are."

I looked at her curiously as I asked, "I was just wondering, how do you know Arron? And why did he say that you were his girl?"

She groaned loudly as she replied, "It's a long story."

"I don't mind" I replied to her sincerely.

She sighed as she said "Alright, but let's first find a place to sit down."

I nodded as I lead her to an empty bench by a beautiful patch of Cybertronian flowers of a variety of color. We both sat down on the bench so that I could listen to her story of how she knows Arron.

POV Neonna

I sighed as I told Megatronus my story of how Arron and I were a couple once. "Twenty years ago, I was working outside of my flower shop like usual when Arron came up to me and asked me out. I rejected the offer four times before I finally went out with him."

"Why did you reject the offer?" Megatronus asked me. I looked at him curiously before he rephrased, "I mean, why did you turn him down four times? Did you two knew each other from school or something?"

"Frist of all, I turned him down because he was a complete stranger when he asked me out the first time. And second of all, I heard from my girlfriends who went to school with him told me that he is a womanizer."

"Oh" he replied.

"Anyway, our first date didn't go so well at all. We went to this sports game to watch the Blue Legend play against the Red Nightmare" I said as I continued my story.

"Not much of a sports player I see" he said out loud.

I shook my head as I replied, "No, it wasn't that I didn't like to watch sports games. It was ruined when one of Arron's exes showed up hopping mad. Hehe, I can see why she was so furious at him."

Megatronus nodded in reply.

"So after that, he kept on asking me out on dates, which I wasn't too pleased about but I had no choice because if I don't, he would keep on asking me and annoying me with his pleas. Then one day, he and I were supposed to go out to a concert that I like. I honestly thought for a second that he has finally figured out what I like and disliked, but I was mistaken." I paused for a second before I continued, "I caught him red handed with another femme."

"How did you know that the femme wasn't like his spark sister or cousin?" he asked me.

I turned to him and replied, "Do you see spark siblings making out with each other? Besides, I checked with my friends and they said that he only has two brothers."

He nodded in reply.

"He tried to make it seem that it wasn't what I thought it was, but I just walked on away from him. Then I told him that if he ever sets foot in my flower shop again, I would call the police. So that's my story of how I know Arron" I said to my friend.

Megatronus was silent for a few seconds before he said, "I can see why you were furious with him from earlier, now."

"Yeah" I said as I folded my arms as I continued, "He practically begged me to come back to him, but I'm not a fool to fall for that old 'you're the only one for me' trick with him."

Then Megatronus got up from the bench as he said, "Well, I must get going, now. I promised Shadowwave that I would practice with him today."

"Oh, okay" I said.

"I will see you later tonight" he said to me as I nodded in reply.

He then turned and walked out of the garden and towards the building. I watch him disappear inside before I decided to see if dad had bought the tickets yet.

It didn't take me long to see my father still standing in line to buy the tickets for the battle tonight.

"So, how'd it go?" he asked me.

I groaned as I replied, "He's here."

"Who?" he asked as we walked further up the line.

"Arron" I replied while a grumble.

"I see" said my father as he saw my sour expression. He sighed as he asked, "What did he do this time?"

"Well he made a bet with Megatronus that if he wins the battle tonight, he would claim me as his girlfriend again. But if Megatronus wins, Arron would have to leave me alone" I said to my father as I noticed that his jaw twitched at the bet that Megatronus and Arron made.

"Why would they make a deal on who gets you and who doesn't? Don't you have a choice of who you want to spend your time with?" he asked.

I sighed and replied, "Well, Arron didn't give us much of a choice. Besides, I have confidence that Megatronus wouldn't let that creep win tonight."

My father nodded in reply.

Once we were finally at the ticket booth, we bought the two tickets to the game tonight and started to head on home.

POV Megatronus

It was mere minutes before the most important battle of my life could happen. I thought about what would happen if I lost to Arron and what would become of Neonna. That's why I can't afford to lose this battle.

"Megatronus, it's time" said a mech in the doorway of my room.

I nodded in reply as I followed the mech towards the entrance of the battle field.

Just before I entered the field, the mech that guided me here said, "Good luck."

"Thank you" I replied as I entered the battlefield.

A roar of cheer erupted in the air as I slowly walked onto the field. I looked around the arena to see the arena filled with spectators for tonight's match. I tried to see if I could catch a glimpse of Neonna sitting in one of the stadium seats, but I couldn't find her.

"Ladies and gentlemen are you ready for the biggest battle of all?" said the referee in the microphone.

A loud roar from the crowd sounded again in anticipation of the battle.

"Tonight, we bring to you two of the strongest gladiators that haven't lost a match in years together. In this corner we have a young gladiator who may still be a rookie, but still packs a powerful punch. Megatronus!"

The crowd cheered even louder as I waved my servo at them.

"And in the other corner, the challenger for tonight's match is the baddest of the bad. Arron the Terrible."

A loud cheer sounded when Arron came on to the battlefield with a smug look on his faceplate. I narrowed my optics at him as I walked to the center of the field.

We met face to face in the center of the field. The crowd cheered even louder as the battle that they'd been waiting for was about to begin.

"Just so that you know, Megatronus. I'm not going easy on you" Arron said to me.

I narrowed my optics as I retorted, "Wasn't counting on it."

We both then started to walk seven paces from each other before we could begin our battle.

"Gladiators, are you ready?" the referee asked us before we both nodded in reply. The referee then said in the microphone, "The battle will begin in three….two…"

I brought out my wrist blade as I prepared for the first attack. Arron in turn, brought out his wrist blade that had two blades instead of one.

"One. Fight!" said the referee as we both charged at each other. We locked blades in the first attack. Then Arron kicked sand into my optics as I backed away from the burning pain in my eyes. He then punched me in the face as I flew backwards towards the ground.

I opened my eyes to see Arron coming at me with his wrist blades. I blocked the attack with my shield as I delivered a powerful kick in his abdominal plate. He winced in pain as I regained my footing.

Then we both charged again as we sucker punch each other in the faceplate with immense force that sparks literally came off our faces. Arron slid a bit in recoil from the attack as he tried to blast me with his blasters. I blocked his attack with my servos so he blasted away from me.

We did hand to hand combat with each of us using our blasters to try and fire them at each other. Arron then tried to dragon kick me, but I manage to duck away just in time to side kick him in the back. He turned around and looked at me with hatred in his optics before he charged at me.

I blasted him with my blaster but he manage to block each and every one of them with his wrist blades. He then leaped into the air with his wrist blades and came down right at me. I lucky manage to block the blades with my own blade as we stared hatefully at each other.

He laughed evilly at me as he said, "If you think that Neonna would ever be with someone like you, well think again! She belongs to someone like me who is stronger and better than a wimp like you."

I leered at him with disgust as I retorted, "You think of her as some kind of trophy. I on the other hand, think of her as a friend, as a person, and as a kind fellow femme. That's what sets us apart, Arron. And I doubt that she will ever be truly happy if you treat her not as the person she is, but as the person you want her to be. This is why I have to win this duel for her sake! So that she is free to choose who she wants to be with and who she doesn't want to be with. And I swore on this day that I will protect her from mechs like you that would only use her for your own game!"

Arron furrowed his brows as we broke away from each other and began swinging our blades at each other. I dodged out of the way to swing my own blade at him, yet he manage to dodge out of the way as we both continued this sword dance. After a few minutes of fighting with our blades, Arron kicked me in the abdomen as I flew a few feet back.

Then he used his blade to make a deep gash in my right leg as I cried out in pain. He then punched me in the face and abdomen multiple times before I fell back in pain. Energon was leaking from my wounds and from my mouth as I tried to get up and fight.

The cheer of the spectators were ringing in my auto ceptors as I saw Arron walking up to me slowly as he pick me up like a rag doll and threw me in the air. I was in the air for what felt like eternity when gravity pulled me back down to the ground. Arron then jumped up into the air and cut my right shoulder with his sharp blades.

I crashed on the ground with a loud thud as Arron made his way towards me. I was too weak to get up off the ground.

"What was it that you said before? 'This is why I have to win this duel for her sake'" he said mockingly at me. He then continued as he said, "After I end your life right here, right now, I will be with my Neonna once again while you rot in the pit."

My optics widened in horror as I was prepared for the end as I lost all hope in winning this battle for Neonna.

He was looming above me as he raised his blades in the air to end my life. Arron then said, "Goodbye, Megatronus."

~To Be Continued~