Eons ago, Primus, God of Light sacrificed his lifeforce against his opposite Unicron at the dawn of time. And thus, the metalic world of Cybertron was born, and arose the first Thirteen of it's inhabitents, the Primes, who through the generations to come, would become the leaders and protectors of Cybertron. Primus would assist them in their mission, would create an artifact of emense power using his own lifeforce, creating the Matrix of Leadership. And through it, Cybertron's natural powersource Energon flowed in abundance, and peace reigned as Cybertron became an galaxy=spanning empire through the guidance of the Primes and they became one of the most beloved worlds in all existense, until one of the species they saught to become allies with did not respondly friendly, The Quintessons sought to enslave the Transformer race, and sell them across the galaxy as products. The Primes waged war against the Quintessons, and although they suceeded in driving off the Quintessons, the Matrix was lost, and all but one of the Prime, had perished. And Cybertron fell far, from it's golden age.
"Another day, and soon to be another Stellar Cycle of the same scrap…" D-16 muttered, his day in the Energon mines was even worse than it was usually, his home. Outpost C-12 was now gonna be automated and all of the Miners were gonna be relocated in spite of the fact Energon still existed in the mines and the fact every single Miner worked hard and were among the most competent Miner teams to ever exist being all just ignored by the Bot who announced it, Senator Decimus, the smug, arrogant, self-righteous, condescending, scraphead who walked towards them all with a smile that just reeked of an smug "supremacy" over everybody who worked in Outpost C-12 when he declared the news…and than when his friend Kloton rightfully argued against that, Darkwing killed him, just him in the face and when he somehow survived that Darkwing ripped out his Spark, saying that Kloton deserved it, and that same fact would happen to every other Miner in the area if they even tried to speak about it.
"Just ignore it D-16, just ignore D-16…" D-16 muttered to himself, at least he nearly finished another set of his writing, but given how terrible Cogless-Cybertronians were treated, even worse than those whose alternate modes forcibly decided their life, he had doubts if this was even going to work.
Well, at least in the place he was going to, he could ignore all of that, he could just drink at his pleasure with the one Bot who cared nothing about the caste system and simply wanted to provide Energon to his customers.
"Ah, D-16! Care for a little Energon?" Maccadam gave a cup of Energon giving a smile to D-16 who smiled in appreciation and sat down to the table, he took the cup and began drinking, the Energon already making him feel more relaxed than he had been this entire day, he paused in confusion when he saw Maccadam pour another cup of Energon and placed it on the table.
"Um, is that for me or…?" D-16 stopped drinking as he asked Maccadam who simply chuckled and then smiled.
"No D, this is for the other guest. He was supposed to arrive a few hours ago, but got busy wit his job." Maccadam answered to which D-16 raised an eyebrow.
"Other guest?" D-16 asked in confusion.
"That would be me." D-16 turned his head back to his left…and his jaw dropped at who he saw, he was red and blue, he was heavily armored and exhaust pipes were on his shoulders, an Ion Cannon carried on his back, two blasters on his fingers, and blue shining optics. This was Orion Pax. The Energon-miner turned Supercop of the Rodion Precinct.
"Hey Maccadam! Why don't you introduce me to your friend here." Orion Pax said, showing a friendly smile as he pulled the chair and sat down on it, grabbing the cup and began drinking the Energon before he stopped and raised any eyebrow, although he still had his friendly smile.
"New mix?" Orion Pax asked Maccadam who nodded.
"Yup, I've actually been trying to make this blend for quite a while, after 4233 tries and I finally managed to get it right! And right on time too for such a momentous occasion!" Maccadam announced with an even bigger smile. Maccadam smiled even more when Orion and D looked at each other in confusion before looking back at him.
"Um, I don't exactly understand what is supposed to be a momentous occasion right now? D-16 asked, confused.
"Are you kidding! Orion Pax and D-16's first meeting. The two Bots who rose from their humble beginnings, and became something greater. For both better and worse, you both will have changed Cybertronian society forever" Maccadam said, to which D-16 raised his head in confusion while Orion Pax put a finger on his chin in curiosity.
"Um, Maccadam, are you having too many drinks? D-16 asked Maccadam in confusion, as much he wanted to be something more than just a miner, he didn't think he changed that many parts about Cybertronian society and thus he simply was concerned for his friend…until Orion Pax put a hand on D-16's shoulder, causing D-16 to sputter and looked at Orion Pax in shock.
"I think Maccadam may have a point, D-16 huh? I've heard of you. The miner from Outpost c-12 who had the guts to write criticisms on the senate's policy, their members, and more. It takes a lot of courage to do the right thing, especially in a society as prejudiced as this one. You. Are. An. Absolute. Legend. Haha!" Orion Pax affectionately smacked D-16 on the back, the force of it causing him to drop his drink, which spilled the contents of it's Energon on the table causing Maccadam to leave to get a to clean it, although still holding his smile as D-16 was starring Orion in awe…and gratitude.
"Um, thank you. Thank you, Mr Orion Pax. " D-16 smiled in appreciation to which Orion Pax simply smiled.
"Call me Orion man, or Pax if you prefer to call your friends by their last names." Orion offered D-16 a hand.
"Ok…Pax." D-16 shook Orion's hand.
This takes place in the same universe as my Transformers: The Talk story. I apolgize if D-16 seems a bit too naive, but hey, he did have a lot of trust in authority figures even ones as terrible as Darkwing. So I kinda figured if he met somebody who actually earned that status, that would be further increased. Bad explanation, I know, but it works for now. I'l upload more in the future. Anyways, I hope you all have a happy new year.