Waverod's Corner Table

"Welcome back," Alpha Trion greeted Waverod. "Are you ready?" "For what?" Waverod wasn't sure what Alpha Trion had in mind. "We're going to look at the Covenant of Primus. In particular, the post-Unicron stories. To understand the present, you must understand the past. Character types come back, transformed, of course. First, the end of the Alliance of the Primes." 一一一 The Fallen stood among the ruins of Unicron's body. "Is he dead?" Prima shook his head. "Unicron can't die. But his body is destroyed. He is not a threat, at least for now." "We should prepare for his return, however long it may be," The Fallen noted. Prima agreed. "Let us each think about how best to do so." Prima left. It was your powers combined which fell Unicron, The Fallen heard. "Who said that? Liege Maximo, is this one of your jokes?" But Liege Maximo was nowhere to be found. The voice returned. I am quite r...

Optimus left Alpha Trion's office. His mentor gave him the data he needed, and he was going to meet with his senior staff. They needed to plan a course for the Ark before it launched. But his beginning conversation with the old bot still turned over in his head. It was difficult to make sense of much of the ancient lore, but there were certainly some anchor points, things that everyone would agree upon when discussing the stories. Primus the creator. Unicron the destroyer. Thirteen primes. The names of some of them: Prima, Solus Prime, Liege Maximo, Micronus Prime, Amalgamous Prime, Quintus Prime, Onyx Prime, Vector Prime, Nexus Prime. These all disappeared as the Age of Primes ended and the Well of All Sparks was ignited. Some of them went into the well to ignite it. Some of them were killed. Some went into a kind of exile, and simply were never heard from again. There was no consensus on which ones had which fate. Even if the ones who went into exile were still alive was debated....

 "Sorry, Alpha Trion, but that is all the time I have for today. I need to refuel briefly, then return to my patrols." Waverod was reluctant to leave -- to be in Alpha Trion's presence was deeply comforting for some reason, like his spark resonated unconsciously with the old scholar. "I understand. You have done well. Contact my office when you can come again. I have another passage that I think you will find most interesting." Waverod walked out. As she did she passed Optimus Prime. The Autobot leader, recently made Prime, was Alpha Trion's protégé back when he went by Orion Pax. Waverod gave a nod in greeting, which Optimus returned. He walked out of the office. Outside, she transformed and took off, her elongated aerial form akin to a tetrajet, but stretched. "Are you sure you want Waverod to know, Alpha Trion?" Optimus Prime's concern was not with trustworthiness, but with the difficulty that could result when either secret came out. "...