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Megatronus looked at her in confusion. How did this femme know his name? He never met her, only saw her once when she was being brought back to her cell the other cycle.
"How do you know my name?" He asked her curiosity and he saw panic in her lilac optics. Huh, the color lilac is a rare color but it suits her.
"Well, uh, it's because… I've seen you before. In the arena, you're an amazing gladiator. The best one there is." She said as he raised an optic ridge at her.
"So you've seen me fight before?" Megatronus asked her curiously and she nodded.
"Yeah." She said with a nod.
Megatronus looked at her more closely. He can definitely see that she's a flight frame but for some reason, seeing the wheels on her leg struts makes it appear that she seemed to have a grounder frame. Would she be a triplechanger? Those were rare but she's a strange one. From how she stands and holds herself, she carries the air of a leader or a co-leader.
"Where are you from? I haven't seen you around here before." He asked curiously.
"Well, I'm from... Iacon." She said and he blinked.
He has never seen her before whenever he gets the chance to visit his friend and brother there. So she must be new?
"Iacon? And how did you end up here?" He asked her curiously as she rubbed the back of her helm.
"Well… I got into some sort of trouble. I gave a few guards a lesson and, well, you can imagine." She said as she had a sheepish smile which made him grin a little.
"Yes, I can. Now I see why they want to make you fight." He deduced as she rolled her optics in amusement.
"No kidding. You know what? I would rather let go of the shield." She said as she threw the shield away.
"I'm more of rushing into battle femme." Luna said as she held the sword in front of her.
Megatronus looked at her incredulously. How can someone fight with just a sword without a shield? Does she not know how to fight properly in the Pits of Kaon?
"Don't be too hasty. The guards you fought are nothing compared to the warriors that fight in the pits. They will snuff your spark out, along with your engine block." Megatronus warned her as Luna gave him a look that practically told him that she's not scared of them.
"I've seen scarier than that." She muttered and that was true.
She faced off against the Insecticons when they were under Airachnid's control, the Terrorcons that both Starscream and Knockout did by experimenting in Nemesis, Predaking, the Attack in Darkmount, the final stand for Earth and the fight against Unicron on Cybertron.
Megatronus then makes Luna fall to the ground with a swift kick as it causes her to drop the sword and when she's down, he switches out his blade from his fusion cannon and points it down at her as she looks up to him in surprise.
"You may be strong, but it would be wise for you to not let your arrogance and pride get the best of you." He told her before slides his blade back into his fusion cannon.
He then offers Luna his servo so she can grab it to get up which she did and stood back up while dusting her frame a bit.
"Nice to see some bots here are nice. Thank you." She couldn't help but smile as he smirked a little in amusement.
"Don't thank me yet. Come with me." He said while he started to lead her somewhere.
"Where are we going?" She asked curiously as she followed him.
"To see what you're made of." He said and he couldn't help but glance at her to see that she was just a bit shorter than him but taller than the average femmes on Cybertron.
"What I'm made of?" She asked in confusion as he looked at her.
"Just because you can take care of yourself, it doesn't mean you know how to fight. The Pits of Kaon are known to have the most ruthless gladiators and the most dangerous beasts a warrior could face. You'll have to be prepared for any eventuality." He told her and she felt a bit offended that he thought she can't take on opponents. Well, looks like she'll have to prove to him that she can.
"And how do we do that?" Luna questioned.
"The best way we can." He simply said.
Megatronus takes Luna to a place where she can show what she's made of before entering the arena. It was a training field and in the middle were two gladiators fighting each other in a spar.
"A training field?" She voiced her confusion.
"Precisely, the only way to see how well you fight is for you to show me what you can do." He told her as she smirked a bit. This should be fun.
"If you say so." She shrugged in amusement.
The two mechs sparring were finally done with their training session as they got off the training area.
"It's our turn." Megatronus said as he started to head to the training area.
"You mean, you want to spar with me?" She asked curiously but it didn't stop the familiar playful tone from mixing with her curiosity and Megatronus seemed to have picked up her playful tone as he looked at her in amusement.
"Yes, I wanna see how well you do with my own optics." He replied with equal playfulness in his voice only for an arrogant voice to be heard.
"Ha! Look at that. The famous Megatronus, best gladiator of the Pits of Kaon training a rookie." Both Luna and Megatronus turned to see that it was Rim Shot that spoke with his two lackeys, Rotor Cut and Shift Blade.
"Oh, how the mighty have fallen." Rotor Cut snickered.
Luna rolled her optics and turned around to face them as they stopped in front of her and Megatronus.
"Hey there, wrecked junk. Back for some more?" She said with a smirk as Rim Shot looked at her angrily and arrogantly.
"I told you we would get back at you." Rim Shot said as he smirked.
"Now it's payback time." Shift Blade added and Luna could sense a challenge in their voice.
"Is that so? Alright then, I accept your challenge." She accepted as Megatronus looked at her in surprise as the trio looked at her as if she grew a second helm.
"You? Against us? You don't even stand a chance." Rim Shot laughed as Luna narrowed her optics with a smirk.
"Says the one who got his servo almost half broken. How is it by the way?" She taunted.
What Luna said seemed to crack the massive ego the mech have and it made Rim Shot angry to the point that he decided to accept the challenge
"Fine. We accept." He said confidently as Rotor Cut and Shift Blade agreed.
"Very well. We'll go one by one. And be sure that your friends try not to cheat." Luna told him.
"We don't need to cheat. Because there's no way you can win. Be sure to pray to Primus, maybe that way you won't end up with the other useless junkyard you belong with." Rim Shot warned her and she had to hide a smirk.
She dealt with mechs with the size of his ego. So beating him would be easy plus she was also looking forward to that spar with Megatronus but it looks like it will have to wait.
Megatronus stood beside her as he narrowed his optics at Rim Shot.
"Okay, that's quite enough. It would be a good idea for you three to walk away and let her prepare and I suggest you prepare as well." He advised them.
The three mechs walk away so they could properly prepare for the fight that's about to happen. Once they're out of audio receptor shot, Megatronus turns to Luna in worry.
"Are you sure of what you're doing?" He asked her
"Those three act as if they're the best warriors. I'd say it's time to slap a muffler on them." Luna said as if it wasn't a big deal.
"Didn't I tell you to not let your arrogance get the best of you?" He reminded her as his spark couldn't help but worry about this femme for some odd reason.
"True, but that doesn't mean I should let random jerks treat me like junk. Plus you also said you wanted to see what I could do. What better way to find out then with a friendly fight?" Luna reassured him with a small smile. It eased his spark a little but he still can't but be worried for her safety.
"Very well then. Just try not to get hurt too much." Megatronus told her.
"Trust me, you shouldn't worry about me. Worry about what I'll do to these jerks." She said with a playful smile.
"Your doom." He rolled his optics in amusement.
"I've been through worse." She told him.
"Hey! Are you coming or are you scared?" Rim Shot shouted as he and his lackeys came over as Megatronus stepped in front of Luna.
"Not so fast. First we'll need someone to make sure all the rules are followed." He said as the trio just looked at him with disdain.
"Buzz off, Megatronus. This has nothing to do with you." Rim Shot told him.
"Perhaps, but that doesn't mean I'll let mechs like you hurt others whenever they want. We should all be treated equally." He said as Shift Blade rolled his optics.
"Save that equality scrap for someone who cares." He said and what he said made Luna mad. She's not just gonna stand by and let them talk down Megatronus for trying to keep the peace between them.
"Save that rage for when we fight. But just so you know, you'll regret what you've just said." Luna said as she stepped around from behind Megatronus and glared at the three.
As both sides were eager to start the fight right here and now, strange and familiar cables suddenly came between them and separated them.
'What the...?' Luna thought in surprise before she blinked in surprise at the sight.
Luna had recognized those tentacles and she knew who those cables belonged to. She turned and saw the very familiar mech she came to know in the future. It was Soundwave from long before the war started.
"Soundwave…" She whispered in relief but was surprised at how robust he is compared to how he looked when she got to know him.
"Enough fighting. Time for training. Separate now." He said to which Luna couldn't agree more.
"Sure." She nodded as Rim Shot glared at him and huffed.
"Whatever." He scoffed.
Both sides then went to their respective places on either side of the field as Luna glanced at Soundwave again who was in the outer area at the middle of the field.
"Well, that was surprising." She said as she stood beside Megatronus who looked a bit worried and confused.
"I don't think it's a good idea to fight them. But since you're not backing down, I guess all I can do is hope you won't get hurt too much." He told her as she just gave him a dismissive wave. She's got this and there's no need for him to worry.
"I got this." She reassured him as Soundwave stood outside the field.
"Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak: Eject." He said as Luna blinked as she recognized the Minicons immediately.
Soundwave called out his mini-cons Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy and Laserbeak to help him. Ravage was the first one, Rumble and Frenzy followed and then lastly Laserbeak came out from Soundwave's chest who flew above the field to get a view.
"All right, y'all ready to rumble? Or is one of you gonna crumble out of fear?" Rumble announced which got the attention of some gladiators.
"This will be a friendly fight, both sides must keep it cool but not too cool." Frenzy added.
"Well, I'll be." Luna muttered in surprise and amusement but Megatronus looked at her in confusion.
"What's that?" He questioned and Luna quickly covered her slip up.
"Oh, nothing, nothing. Just... getting mentally ready for the fight." She said as Megatronus looked at her strangely but let it slide.
"In that case, good luck." He nodded as she
"Both fighters approach." He said.
Rim Shot gets in the field and so does Luna as they both walk to where Soundwave is as they size each other up.
"Both fighters must obey the rules. Is that understood?" He said as Rim Shot rolled his optics with an arrogant smirk.
"I got it." He said smugly.
"Me too." Luna replied as she crossed her arms.
"Very well, both back to your sides." Soundwave said as both walk away after being given proper instructions to each side of the field and facing each other.
Well, you think that you can take me on
You must be crazy.
Rim Shot starts to do some stretching and so does Luna and she even makes her neck crack from shaking it side to side while shaking her servos to loosen up a bit.
There ain't a single thing you've done
That's gonna phase me.
Soon both fighters get in their fighting stances, walking in circles and keeping an optic on each other while waiting for the first chance to make a move
Although if you wanna have a go
I just wanna let you know.
Rim Shot is the first one to charge toward Luna who shifted her stance a little.
Yeah, get off of my back, and into my game.
Rim Shot tried to go for a direct punch but Luna stopped his servo and as she held a grip, Rim Shot started to wince in pain from it as she smirked.
Get out of my way, and out of my brain
Luna sent a punch and kick at Rim Shot so much that he couldn't strike back, she even headbutt him. Then she grabbed him from the legs and started to slam him to the ground hard on his back as those watching winced.
Get out of my face, and give it your best shot
After that, she started to spin him around while not letting go of his leg struts before letting go as she threw him out of the field. Rim Shot hits the wall as Rotor Cut and Shift Blade get out of the way as they look at him in shock. After the hit, he tried to get back up but his frame was shaking as Luna just stood tall.
I think it's time you better face the fact
When he got on pedes, he fainted and fell on his faceplate painfully. Without Luna knowing, someone was watching the fight. It was Clench. He heard Soundwave's mini-cons shouting something and he grew curious and when he saw one of his best fighters taking on the new one, he was a bit surprised when she easily beat him and he decided to watch how this fight would go.
Get off of my back
"My turn now." Rotor Cut said as he was next.
He got in the field, ready to show what he could do and beat Luna who was just standing on her side. The first fight had caught the interest of the other gladiators who decided to watch what would happen in this second fight while some were even betting on who would win. To psych Rotor Cut out, Luna gave him a sly wink which surprised him and lowered his guard but Megatronus caught sight of the wink and he couldn't help but feel a bit jealous that it was directed at Rotor Cut.
You know it's all just a game that I'm playin'.
Luna was quick and delivered quick and swift punches and kicks in the middle which knocked the breath out of him and with a right uppercut, she knocked him down to the ground. With him down, Luna started to walk back to her side only for Rotor Cut to open his big mouth.
You think that you can find a way in.
"Is that all you got, you walking pile of wasted metal?!" He shouted at her.
Luna heard what Rotor Cut said and called her and it made her really angry which everyone noticed and were glad they weren't him right now.
It's what I'm sayin'
She ran towards Rotor Cut who shouted in shock and jumped on him. She attacked him brutally before grabbing him by his arm struts and threw him out of the field towards the direction Rim Shot was sent to. Rim Shot was just getting back up only to get hit by Rotor Cut and they were both sent down in a heap.
"Yeah!" Luna raised her arm to celebrate her win as she smirked.
Oh, if you wanna have a go
I just wanna let you know
The gladiators were cheering for Luna as she kept winning even Rumble and Frenzy were the loudest on cheering her on. As Clench looked at what was going on, he felt intrigued at how Luna was becoming a sensation among the fighters and as he started to formulate a plan on how to get her to go down easy on a real on. Luna started to walk out of the field to refuel with a bit of Energon that Soundwave gave her.
Oh, get off of my back, and into my game.
On her way, some looked at her in admiration at how she easily defeated Rim Shot and Rotor Cut while others looked at her in fear due to how she brutally attacked Rotor Cut for what he said.
Get out of my way, and out of my brain
Get out of my face, and give it your best shot
Shift Blade was next and he was looking as if he was gonna bring the pain as Luna got back in the field. She attacked first as she charged forward and gave a roundhouse kick that hit Shift Blade on the chin. She kicked him so hard that he was spitting most of his dentals out and it didn't give him enough time to deliver a counterattack as he was sent flying out of the field. Amongst the crowd, two familiar guards grew intrigued about the fight and wanted to have a go.
"Stand back. I got this." Screwbolt said confidently as he stepped up next.
I think it's time you better face the fact.
Screwbolt was the next one and Luna was looking forward to some payback. Screwbolt tried to attack but she managed to avoid each strike and with some punches of her own and a kick to the faceplate, Screwbolt was out for the count and he needed to be dragged out of the field.
Get off of my back.
Steam Jet was next and Luna was able to deal with him easily. She jumped over him and landed behind him and knowing where to beat him, she grabbed a hold on his wings before she spun him around and sent him flying while he screamed like a femme which made Rumble and Frenzy laugh even louder.
Oh, if you wanna have a go
I just wanna let you know.
As Clench watched the fights, he paid close attention to how Luna would fight against the mechs and was thinking of a plan and had an idea.
Get off, get off
The mechs Luna had defeated started to get back up and they had the same idea. Charged towards her and attacked her all at once. They all rushed toward her so they could finish her easily but Luna, she wasn't letting any of them win as she was quick to attack them first.
Yeah, get off of my back, and into my game
One by one, she hit them hard and fast and none of them even had the time to land a single hit on her. To help out, Soundwave sent out Ravage, Laserbeak, Rumble and Frenzy to help out. Ravage began to bite one of the mechs right on the back which made them scream and tried to get him off. Laserbeak hit one of them multiple times while Frenzy and Rumble each jumped into one bot and hammered him over and over with their double hammer arms.
Get out of my way, and out of my brain
Get out of my face, and give it your best shot
Luna had dodged so far every hit was sent to her and suddenly she vanished much to her everyone's shock and disbelief The mechs she was fighting against started to form a circle back to back as they looked around for her when suddenly one of them noticed a huge shadow coming down towards them and they made a mistake of looking up. It was Luna, she had jumped high enough to land on them and will finish the fight for good.
'Cause you know this train is coming off this track
Get off of my back
Shift Blade got punched along with Rim Shot at the same time. Rotor Cut and Burst Rod both got kicked while Steam Jet took one on his tanks.
Yeah, get off of my back
Get off, yeah
Uh, get off
Luna threw Shift Blade out of the field first once he was disoriented.
Get off
She grabs Rotor Cut and throws him out of the field next.
Get off, get off
Luna then grabs both Rim Shot and Burst Rod by the helms and slams their helms against each other hard and throws them out of the field after.
Get off (get off), get off (get off)
Get off (get off), get off (get off)
And finally, Luna grabs Steam Jet and makes him spin on top of her. She then throws him off the field towards where Megatronus and Soundwave are and as he was getting up, Megatronus knocked him out with a hard punch to the helm.
Get off of my back
Get Off My Back from Spirit: The Stallion of the Cimarron
