"The one thing that's never been changed or off has been the dates of the various Quintesson invasions, or the lack of them," Megatron said, shrugging. While other things may have been obscured or changed in history for various reasons and sometimes he could get an idea of what had been changed or ommitted by comparing different sources... In others he'd simply had to trust everything was correct, because he could find nothing different, or no other sources.
And he didn't have access to everything, even if he had, ah... explored some of the deeper areas forbidden to the public.
"Hn. If they remember, I suppose they could take it seriously if you could lay out... or remind them of the pattern and whatever new information you have." Megatron eyed the Prime as he said this, both because he knew he had some sort of spies somewhere, and because even if he didn't know, he'd certainly assume it.
He snorted at the mention of the younger ones; if they couldn't take potential threats underbuilt with a proof of previous pattern and current intel, then they were fools and shouldn't have the position they did have.
"... His expansion had merits but what he did to the population to get there didn't. The only thing that's not satisfactorily is the fact that it only put the Quintessons off temporarily, not permanently." Megatron paused, looking away, weighing the potential good in saying any more... Well, it'd be less... incriminating than verbally admitting when and how he was escaping or his other planned high profile targets.
"We need to be strong enough to strike them, then, and either annihilate them, or break them enough to drive them back to their own planet! Do your plans actually take into account the implied time-frame the Quintessons might be on... Or will we be standing around, not prepared to defend ourselves, when they strike?" This was frustrating; his plans for rebellion hadn't just included a shake-up and hopefully cleaning up of the corrupt upper echelons in society but particularly the government, but also plans to make the population at large ready for a Quintesson attack.
"We don't have time to sit around waiting for the senate to decide to pay attention to the state of society. If you actually are just what you seem to be, Prime, you're going to have to act." It was frustrating because he didn't just have ideas and ideals, but felt driven to fulfill them. To protect Cybertron.
Megatron might, of course, be slightly mis-balanced in what he wanted to do, and what might be the best action for their whole planet, however.
/suitably impressed
And he didn't have access to everything, even if he had, ah... explored some of the deeper areas forbidden to the public.
"Hn. If they remember, I suppose they could take it seriously if you could lay out... or remind them of the pattern and whatever new information you have." Megatron eyed the Prime as he said this, both because he knew he had some sort of spies somewhere, and because even if he didn't know, he'd certainly assume it.
He snorted at the mention of the younger ones; if they couldn't take potential threats underbuilt with a proof of previous pattern and current intel, then they were fools and shouldn't have the position they did have.
"... His expansion had merits but what he did to the population to get there didn't. The only thing that's not satisfactorily is the fact that it only put the Quintessons off temporarily, not permanently." Megatron paused, looking away, weighing the potential good in saying any more... Well, it'd be less... incriminating than verbally admitting when and how he was escaping or his other planned high profile targets.
"We need to be strong enough to strike them, then, and either annihilate them, or break them enough to drive them back to their own planet! Do your plans actually take into account the implied time-frame the Quintessons might be on... Or will we be standing around, not prepared to defend ourselves, when they strike?" This was frustrating; his plans for rebellion hadn't just included a shake-up and hopefully cleaning up of the corrupt upper echelons in society but particularly the government, but also plans to make the population at large ready for a Quintesson attack.
"We don't have time to sit around waiting for the senate to decide to pay attention to the state of society. If you actually are just what you seem to be, Prime, you're going to have to act." It was frustrating because he didn't just have ideas and ideals, but felt driven to fulfill them. To protect Cybertron.
Megatron might, of course, be slightly mis-balanced in what he wanted to do, and what might be the best action for their whole planet, however.