Chapter 1: Amnesiac Autobot

                                    

                                          
“Where are we, Megatronous?” Optimus asked, glancing around in confusion, further confusing Skyblade, the Decepticon hedgehog glancing up at Megatron as the silver and purple mech sheathed his blade and helped the Autobot leader up. 
“Don’t you remember, old friend?” Megatron asked. 
“Hold up, you never once said that your name was Megatronous, Lord Megatron.” Skyblade droned as he stepped up, eyeing Optimus in confusion, who only raised an optic ridge at him. 
“And you are?” Optimus asked. 
Skyblade buzzed a bit, still in shock. “What is going-?” he was interrupted by the sound of pounding, glancing over to see Bulkhead had broken down the door, the rest of the Autobots and Sonic following suit. 
“Optimus, are you alright?” Sonic asked. 
“Why did that being call me that?” Optimus asked, earning a look of shock and confusion from Sonic. 
“What did you two do to him?” Arcee questioned angrily. 
“Who are they?” Optimus asked, Skyblade glancing at him, then at Megatron, seeing the silver and purple mech’s optics narrowed in thought, afterwards a ground bridge opening up. 
“Our mortal enemies.” Megatron said, giving Skyblade a firm look before looking back at Sonic and the Autobots. “We’re outnumbered! Go! I’ll cover you.” he ordered, ushering Optimus towards the ground bridge and began blasting at Sonic and the Autobots. 
Skyblade waited until Optimus went into the ground bridge and glanced up at Megatron. “My liege, are you sure taking him to the Nemesis is wise? What if he recovers from his amnesia?” he questioned in concern over the blasts. 
“We’ll discuss this later.” Megatron replied before scooping Skyblade in his servo and turning and running into the ground bridge. 
Once back on the Nemesis, Skyblade wriggled free of Megatron’s grasp, glancing over to see that Optimus was far enough where he won’t hear, and glanced back up at the warlord leader. 
“Unicron’s possession has really scrambled your head gasket. Bringing him here? He’ll try to slaughter us all!” Skyblade buzzed in worry, getting flashbacks of how easily Optimus overpowered Megatron when they were at the volcano. 
“You forget that he surrendered the Matrix of Leadership, dear Skyblade. Therefore, he has no memory of his time as a Prime, and has reverted back to a clerk, Orion Pax.” Megatron replied. 
“Did you not listen when I told you of how Shadow had amnesia too? Eventually, he remembered his past, and Optimus might as well!” hissed Skyblade. 
“Only as long as nobody here refers to him as Optimus Prime. His form of amnesia is far different than the being you once spoke of.” Megatron stated. 
Skyblade’s now red optics narrowed a bit, but he vented, knowing that Megatron had something planned for Optimus, or rather, Orion Pax now, but had no clue what. Yet. 
“I hope this won’t backfire just as your plan to join with Unicron did.” Skyblade droned, glancing over at Orion Pax. 
“I would simply have to be wise in what I say and do in order to prevent that outcome.” Megatron said, once again picking Skyblade up and putting him on his shoulder plating. “If he does begin to suspect anything, it would be easy to terminate him, for he has no memory of his own fighting skills.” he stated before walking past Orion, who then followed him to the command deck, the Decepticon troops, Airachnid, Breakdown, Knockout, and Soundwave immediately bowing. 
“Welcome back, Lord Megatron and Officer Skyblade.” Knockout greeted, Skyblade giving a small nod in response, happy to see the medic despite his anxiety that an Autobot as now among them.