Prologue
"Long ago, a terrible war consumed the five major galaxies including the Milky Way; it ravished the main planetary systems like a plague and wiped countless species from existence. Only a few lived o, but our planet seemed to be one of its primary targets. However, as you know, we were facing our own war.
The Fallen, a lost prime, made our wars collide. Behind our backs, he cut a deal with the Dark One and her abominations that had a tendency to destroy anything in their path. Little did he know that when he struck the truce, his life would forever change, and his downfall would be inevitable.
Most tried to warn him of the powers he had entangled himself in, but he did not listen. The Dark One he made the deal with, honored her side of the bargain and attacked the major cities as well as the Energon storages. The Fallen blamed us Autobots for the destruction and gained supporters by each passing day.
His end of the deal was that he would give the Dark One Energon and well needed supplies, but his reign revealed his dark nature and he refused. The Dark One started to lose her patience as the weeks rolled by without payment; she finally commanded her army to hunt and kill the Fallen.
Outraged by her "betrayal", the Fallen decreed that whoever brought the Dark One's head to him would get riches beyond one's comprehension. The Dark One, however, grew repulsed by his treachery. She ambushed every Cybertronian that stood in her way, and finally cursed the Fallen so that he would die in agonizing pain by an unknown force.
When she left, the Fallen dissed her threat and continued his rule over Cybertron. Later on, he figured out what she had meant and suffered greatly, for he realized she left a majority of her army beneath Cybertron's surface and they tortured him endlessly via telepathy until he no longer could take it. He disappeared off the face of the planet soon after and no one saw him again.
Legends about him as well as the Dark One are now found in Cybertron's ancient texts, but no one has ever been able to prove they actually happened the way the authors had described.
Despite the lack of evidence, some still believe the Fallen is alive but trapped under the Dark One's will," Optimus finished.
Bumblebee gave him a confused look while Raf, who sat on his lap, began drowning the Autobot leader in questions.
June, Fowler, and Dexter weren't listening to the story, but they acknowledged parts of the "legend". They continued to bicker about personal things as Raf gave his mile-long list of questions.
The rest of the Autobots followed Raf's lead and asked a million questions about different parts of the story.
Optimus gave a motion that he wanted to plug his audio receptors, but he remembered that in order to do that, he would have to shut down his entire form. He scowled at the group and finally replied, "I understand you have a ton of questions but please, one at a time. My hearing is going to burst and all of you are going to pay for it!"
Raf raised his hand warily, "Were you there when the Fallen overran the Autobots and made the agreement?"
"No, I'm afraid I was not. If I recall correctly, I was created right after his fall from power. Ratchet, however, may have been there. Perhaps if you were to ask him…" Optimus was cut short as Ratchet typed in the background on the monitor and said, "No! I'm busy right now!"
Suddenly, an alarm screeched with Megatron's comm. link appearing on one of the screens.
"Optimus, I need your help! Strange creatures are attacking my warship, and my men are dropping left and right. For some reason they are heading straight for the Energon stockpile near the engine room as well as the floor where I keep some of the relics I gained from our previous encounters. Please hurry!"
The message ceased and Optimus stood up with only one thing to say, "Autobots, although the Decepticons are our worst enemies, we must go to their aid and figure out why these 'creatures' are attacking their vessel. Transform and roll out!"
Arcee, Bumblebee, Smokescreen, and the Wreckers (Bulkhead, Wheeljack, and Ultra Magnus) prepared themselves while Ratchet traced the coordinates of the ship's location. The ground bridge activated and the Autobots transformed into their alt. modes.
The humans waved good-bye as Optimus lead his team through the swirling vortex.