Attack on Prime Deleted Scene: The Crystal Cave
Link to Story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/36583423/chapters/91243426
Before I begin, I recognized that I mentioned the Survey Corps using the crystal cave that belonged to Rod Reiss during the coup. But in Attack on Prime, Rod never transforms into a titan, so the cave doesn’t get broken due to the transformation and size. And i never wrote how the cave got destroyed. So how does the cave get destroyed and the crystals get used? Oh, that’s simple: Megatron and his secret miner skills that he doesn’t like to talk about.
Hanji remained seated on Optimus’ shoulder while Levi remained on the ground with a collection team on standby. A few days after the slew of events, from the coup to the basement, the Survey Corps were finally able to address the issue about the crystal cave belonging to Rod Reiss. Examination of the crystals showed they glowed in the dark, so this would be a beneficial resource for both military and civilian, especially for the people living in the underground.
However, Hanji and Levi were a little confused at the...method. They could really only sit back and watch as Megatron tapped the ground with his sword a couple of time. The former warlord seemed to wait before doing so again. He then stepped on the ground twice before moving his pede to step on another portion of the ground. However, the distance between his initial step and current one was so little.
“You know, when we asked Megatron to do this, I didn’t expect for it to take this long,” Hanji admitted, raising and eyebrow with curiosity as Megatron tapped the ground again with his sword.
“I’ve never seen him be this precise,” Levi remarked, “If we can call it that-! Okay, Buckethead is just tapping the ground!”
“I do not know what Megatron intends to do,” Optimus confessed, “But I have learned from experience to not interrupt him.”
Megatron spun his sword and stabbing it in the ground before walking and dragging it along, leaving a trail behind.
“Why? Will he get angry?” Hanji rolled her eyes, “It’s his default emotion.”
“Can he feel anything else besides anger?” Levi threw a jab.
“Humor,” Megatron merely answered as he walked past them.
“You know what humor is?!” Hanji shouted back at him, the opportunity was too good to pass up. Megatron glared at her, but continued walking regardless.
“Probably dark as shit,” Levi mumbled. They were all confused when Megatron reached a certain point before turning around and marking his way towards the church, his distance slightly further away. When Megatron reached the church, the Survey Corps realized that Megatron had drawn a large ellipse shape in the ground. Megatron then walked inside this ellipse shape, tapping his sword along the ground as he went. Megatron reached a certain point, which Optimus recognized to be the middle of the shape, and Optimus realized what Megatron intended to do.
“Everyone, please distance yourself,” Optimus advised.
“Distance?” Levi questioned as the collection team decided to take the titan’s advice.
Megatron tapped his pede on the ground. Megatron hummed to himself before stabbing his sword into the ground. Levi finally took the pieces together and took steps backwards. Megatron removed the shield from his back and adjusted it on his arm. He flexed his digits and noticed the crowd had moved a reasonable distance away. Megatron transformed and flew upward while Optimus set Hanji on the ground and put himself in front of the humans for protection. Megatron transformed back into his bipedal mode and was in freefall. He aimed his shield for the hilt of the sword and essentially crashed into it.
The sword went through the ground like a nail through a wall, and the ground shattered beneath Megatron, revealing the blue cave below. The humans stumbled as the ground shook due to the impact, while Optimus watched the ground to see if the cracks spread further out. When the dust and ground settled, Optimus, Levi, and Hanji peered down below to see the now destroyed crystal cave, marveling at the quantity of it. Megatron stood up and dusted himself off before grabbing his sword and transforming it back into the hilt. He looked up to see the three looking down at him. He stretched his arms, gesturing to the damage with a bored expression.
“Satisfied?” Megatron questioned.
“Thank you!” Hanji smiled before turning to the collection team, “Alright everyone, let’s get to work!”
Optimus and Levi saw Megatron transform and fly off before looking back down.
“Looks like there’s a method to the madness after all,” Levi remarked.
(Maybe I should do some writing prompt questions. What do you guys think?)
