That was it? No witty comeback or insult? Megatron's somber response puzzled Optimus which lead to his smile slowly fading away as he hovered there listening to his deep voice."Yes I suppose so."
A truce?! Was this some kind of a joke? Was he serious? Primal slightly cocked his head and squinted one of his crimson red optics in high skepticism toward the Predacon leader."But this isn't a social visit Primal but of an important matter, a proposal of a truce. Though this is not the time nor the place to talk of it."
Optimus had to put some thought into this before answering Megatron. It could be a trap. Megatron's record proved extremely lousy when it came to honesty. He could just as easily take advantage of Primal honoring his own word, so what if the Predacon expected him to show up alone but be ambushed by all of his troops and either kill him or take him as prisoner? His Maximals might have thought him of being strong and powerful but he couldn't win a battle going solo against an entire entourage of Predacons. On the other hand, what if Megatron meant what he was offering? The Maximal leader couldn't just pass up such an opportunity and not even be open to the idea of actually having peace between their factions. Primal's thoughts reverted back to what Whitegrazer had said earlier, warning him to watch this rogue very carefully. Was this part of her premonition? Of course, Megatron was suggesting this curious turn of events after that alien anomaly had happened. Something was up. He was withholding information from Optimus. Nevertheless, as a Maximal, he felt that he had to take this seriously. He didn't have to agree to it at that moment, just agree to meet him somewhere secluded from the rest of the Cybertronians on this planet in order to discuss this sudden uprising in private. Perhaps he could also learn a little more as to what was really on his enemy's mind."We shall meet leader to leader on neutral ground but we go alone."
For a brief moment, his optics glanced past Megatron's holographic head and toward the mountain's direction. The mountain that was no longer showing any indication of alien activity. And now this. Shifting his gaze back to the Predacon, Optimus finally said in a much more serious tone than what he had greeted him with, "All right, Megatron. Alone. At what coordinates?"






