#Jack being the child of other Primes should be explored tho

[witchofthesouls]

Your "June Darby is Megatronus AU" is really neat! Do you have any new thoughts about/for it?

Oh God, I have so many thoughts about the concept of "June Darby is Megatronus Prime."

Honestly, this idea boils down to this thought : What are other Aspects and traits of Megatronus Prime that could have been explored?

I have talked about Megatronus Prime and his possible roles and Aspects: Chaos, Wild, Instincts, Passion, Ritual Madness, and Death. The Thirteen Primes seem to pull a lot of inspiration from the Age of Antiquity and creation myths.

In the canon information, these Primes would form triads amongst each other to complete a mission or goal. The curious thing is there isn't much about Megatronus and his triads, besides the hints of him, Solus, and Liege Maximo.

I bring this up because by the same information, he's viciously ruthless, delusional, paranoid, and incredibly hot-tempered. But yet he was once trusted by Prima (his dark counterpart) and the lover of Solus (the tragedy that surrounds the two lovers)?

History is formed by its victors, so after Megatronus' self-exile, Liege Maximo's death, and Solus' transformation into the Well of Allsparks as well as the death or travels of other friendly Primes, there aren't any to vocally oppose his characterization.

(Prima did not trust Solus either. Read into that as you will.)

I am a proponent that there was something else behind the scenes of the Death of Solus. I think she had something in her mind and Megatronus was key to making it come true...

And then he was gone and everything was off the rails.

Why was he the only confidant of her plan? Because he was ruthless to carry out everything and anything if he was convinced it was the only way.

When Megatronus Fell and became a Primordial deity of Earth, the old chains and broken perceptions of the old pantheon were gone. The once Megatronus could follow their own instincts without anyone deriding their placement. Earth sings of Conflict and Chaos, so its inhabitants follow its call.

The process of Megatronus to June would be a slow one over eons in the making.

In one world where "Megatronus is June," she had forgotten who and what she was. I'm thinking of a cataclysmic event caused by Quintesson invasion that stripped much of herself as a way to defend the planet from them: think of it as a pyrrhic victory. Hiding the planet at the cost of the decline/sealant of magically-inclined Others.

They are still essentially a War deity of the ocean, and War takes on many Aspects. That June is active in the medical field would make sense since it's still her Calling, medicine finds a lot of progress when it comes to warfare: innovation and advancements, both good and terrible. Plus, medical practice tends to be highly chaotic: case-by-case as each patient can show a variety of symptoms and behaviors depending on health and conditions.

In addition, it gives her a form of comfort since Solus and Liege Maximo would have been active in the works of medicine and alchemy as well as her old devout followers.

As for being in the middle of the desert, I think something deeply regrets how everything turned out. That's why she's so fussy, overprotective, and agitated over her son. Deities are territorial creatures. When he was a child, she had far more control and Jack loved spending more time in her lap and by her side. As a teenager, he chafes over restriction and her smothering and needs more space to grow into himself.

Here, she can explore other parts of herself, softer ones, gentler ones. Cybertronians will always remember the bloody wrath of Megatronus, but none of the records will ever describe his laugh, nor his fondness towards bitlets.

I was thinking to make Jack the son of Solus and Liege, but I scrapped that and made him a child of Earth, like another tether binding the once Megatronus to his new home, another separation between him and Cybertron.

Until Jack gets involved with the Autobots...