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I was. I never asked the others, but that seemed to be the common story.

It's...complicated. Apparently there's two versions of the Decepticons, in two dimensions. Starscream and I are from one, Lugnut, Blitzwing and I'm guessing you are from the other one. I know it sounds like absolutely smelter-fodder, but so does everything else that happens around here so we might as well go with it.

Also, knowing every Decepticon ever by name? You either need to get out more or get out too much.

For Spark's sake. Recharge.

As... unlikely as I find your explanation, it unfortunately does not seem to be outside the realm of probability, judging by the technology of our captors.

...I find it quite useful to know the names of one's subordinates, don't you?

Subordinates?

Apparently.

[There are a few nervous scribbles before the answer can finally be put into words.]

Hail Megatron!

Indeed. Scourge, was it?

Yes, my lord. You have no IDEA how grateful I am that you're here, this place is full of crazy people!

...and you are apparently one of my subordinates from your supposed dimension?

I find myself unable to disagree with you there.

Sorta kinda? In my dimension you were killed by Starscream, and then reformatted into our current leader Galvatron. It's nearly the same thing.

Offlined by Starscream? Here I was to the assumption that I could not get more pathetic than my present organic state.

...Galvatron. I don't suppose there is any point in holding out hope that his reformatting made him relatively competent? I am appalled to share the same designation as an individual who had the ineptitude to be offlined by, of all Cybertronians, Starscream.

More specifically you were severely injured in a heated battle by Optimus Prime, but probably could have survived if repaired. Starscream just chucked you out of the ship and left you for dead. So it wasn't really your fault, my lord.

[There's a lot of scribbling here too. How to define Galvatron without being insulting...]

You became a lot more powerful and aggressive, yes. Perhaps a bit more chaotic, but many of us would say it was a positive change!

Who? One of Ultra Magnus’ Primes? Your Megatron had such a formidable level of inability that he was offlined by one of the barely matured protoforms from the All-Spark forsaken Elite Guard?

[Megatron is apparently quite astonished by this. There are ink-blots littering the paper.]

Your opinion on my... former leadership tactics is greatly appreciated. I will certainly keep it in mind, Scourge.

Barely matured whatnow? Optimus Prime's been the Matrix Bearer for nine million years, since before the Great War proper even started. He practically led the Autobots before there were Autobots. He was was our Megatron's archnemesis before he finally kicked the bucket. You sure you're not thinking of Rodimus Prime?

Wait, what do you mean "one of Ultra Magnus'"? Magnus is a wimp compared to Optimus, we killed him in five minutes. ...he got better, but it still counts!

...it would appear we have quite impressive discrepancies between our realties. Whether or not your words are of truth remains to be seen, but at the very least, I will take them at face value. I can assure you that my processor is not far enough in the scrapheap that I would not be well aware of my own ‘archnemesis’. Unfortunately, I am unable to recall either an 'Optimus' nor a 'Rodimus'.

Not that I have ever been one to tout the sheer idiocy of Ultra Magnus, he is the Magnus. It is highly doubtful a mere Prime could best him in battle, even if the 'bot tends to be an ignorant fool. Ultra Magnus, as tiresome and utterly infuriating that he is, has a habit of hanging on to his life-force by a thread. My condolences for your 'Galvatron'.

...Optimus Prime. Interesting.

Red, blue, and white, facemask, turns into a truck with a trailer that comes out of nowhere, Thing for making long moralizing speeches that nobody cares about? Who leads your Autobots?

If a Prime is "mere", by your standards, I'm not sure I want to visit your dimension.

...I was bested by the squalling firetruck? He must be infinitely more formidable in your dimension, as I can assure you he is little more than an exasperating youngling with a verbal loop of gibbering Autobot ideals and a vaguely sharp axe. ~~Hmm, the moralising speeches appear to be the same.~~

Ultra Magnus, as the Magnus, is the figurehead of the Autobot contingent. Unfortunately.

...you would be surprised at their collective ineptitude. They are nothing more than glorified personal guards to the Magnus, and easily subdued.

I'm starting to get the idea that the command structures are a bit different where you come from. Optimus Prime was...very formidable. ~~Back before I~~ ~~In a previous~~ I've gotten shot at and bashed around by him, he wasn't a wimp. Verbal loop's there, I've only seen the axe a few times.

Optimus Prime was well, basically the leader of the Autobots ordained by the Matrix itself. Great Autobot ever, and that's coming from a Decepticon. The Autobots pretty much worshipped him. Magnus isn't a figurehead, most people don't even like him that much, he's just kinda there.

...putting it mildly. It sounds like our little Autobot has received quite the upgrade, in more ways than one. I don not suppose your Prime is particularly partial to a grappling hook?

'Just kinda there?' Ironic. I guarantee that... 'my' Optimus' little troupe of miscreants are not nearly as obedient to his orders as he would hope.

Not that I've noticed. Optimus just had a slagging big gun, Rodimus has a slightly smaller slagging big gun. Do you want to swap Primes?

Everyone listened to Optimus. Most people listen to Rodimus, but not as much as Optimus, probably because Roddy's the new guy.

Let it never be said that I was not willing for a 'challenge'.

Inter-faction problems? How gratifying.

...a newer replacement? Then what happened to your ever-so omnipotent Optimus Prime?

You killed him. I heard it was very dramatic. Then some punk Autobot got his hands on the Matrix ~~because he was the Chosen~~

Look, if I tell you the particulars I'm going to sound crazy, but long story short they got a new guy, we got Galvatron.

Hmm. So, it would seem your Megatron was severely damaged but apparently victorious. A logical twist. (I can assure you that I am well versed in the habits of ‘punk Autobots’.)

...starting from scratch, it would seem. A faction reboot. At the very least, would I be remise in hoping that this 'Galvatron' held strong the Decepticon ideals as designated by his predecessor?

Yeah. I heard everyone was pretty surprised Megatron finally did it, but not surprised he won. ~~I was kinda dead at the time~~ Basically if Starscream hadn't kicked him out ~~and if Unicron hadn't~~ and if we hadn't had a major catastrophe on Cybertron right afterwards, we'd still be holding the place.

What, the ones about destroying the Autobots, taking Cybertron back, conquering everything that we don't destroy? Yeah, big on those.

[Megatron, for once, is slightly lost for words.]

Your intel is appreciated - I will be on the lookout for you, Scourge. May I recommend staying away from the recharging chambers of any humans in the meantime...?

Definitely, sir.

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