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Chapter 1- Beginning
It’s hard to think all of this began with a single, stupid decision. Then again, that’s probably how most wars started.
According to the historical records, corrupt Senate members reigned over Cybertron for hundreds of years. They raised taxes and fees to astronomical rates, oppressed millions on our planet, and made life difficult for anyone in the lower class just trying to survive. Many mechs and sires were forced into the mines to provide enough energon and credits for their families, and all too often lost their lives.
Until two mechs rose from the gutters of society, taking a stand against the corrupt rulers and spreading their campaign across the planet. The Senate called them “Deceptive Constructs” or “Decepticons” for short, accusing them of trying to undermine the peaceful way of life.
One of the mechs, a gray-armored miner bot named D-16 allied with the Seekers of Vos and Kaon. He renamed himself Megatron after the great Prime; Megatronus, and offered a direct, rapid plan to remove the Senate from their throne. The other mech, a lowly accountant named Orian Pax took a different approach, gathering the minor bots and other lower-class ground-alt-modes at his side. He sought to peacefully remove the Senate by using the power of the people, and spoke out against the spilling of energon.
It was at that point the two mechs began to separate from each other. They couldn’t agree on a plan of attack and Orion’s delay cost valiant mechs their lives. Somewhere in the mix, Orion’s allies took on the title; Autobots. Megatron initiated an all-out war against the Senate and all who opposed them. The war quickly spread to the rest of the planet, and Orion turned his back against his ally.
In a shocking turn of events, Orion sought out the last prime, destroyed him, and ripped the Matrix of Leadership right out from his chest. The Matrix signified the right to rule over Cybertron, a right that clearly belonged to Megatron.
The Matrix changed him, both physically and mentally into the War-hardened criminal we know as Optimus Prime. With the power of the Matrix, he stole the Allspark and Vector Sigma, hid them away somewhere, and fled the dying planet Cybertron. Enraged, Megatron pursued his enemy across the universe. The Decepticons hoped to find an energon-rich planet to harvest enough resources to send back to Cybertron and finally win the war. But with each passing day on a mud ball Planet called Earth, I can’t help but wonder if this war will ever truly come to an end.
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