The blaster bombarded the Autobots with a stream of foam that hit them like drills while they complained.

"Watch the foam!" Ratchet barked.

"They're earthlings not space barnacles!" Prowl pleaded.

"Hey tiny!" Sentinel pointed at Bumblebee, "Step out from behind your overgrown pal!" Bumblebee walked out from behind Bulkhead then coughed and sputtered when he took a foam blast to the face.

"I don't think he remembers us," Bulkhead whispered to him.

"And that's just how I wanna keep it," Bumblebee said glumly.

"This is completely unnecessary Sentinel!" Optimus blocked his eyes from a stream.

"Can't risk an infestation old buddy," Sentinel sneered, "Take it like a real man!" Jazz shut off the decontamination chamber before Sentinel could continue.

"Cool it Sentinel. Whatever went down between you and Optimus, you don't need to hassle his crew," Jazz frowned.

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"Mr. Fanzone! They're trapped! Held against their will!" Sari tugged on Fanzone's shirt, "We've gotta get em out!"

"Nah, no no no. I ain't about to provoke an 'intergalactic incident'," Fanzone shook his head.

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"I cleaned them up as best I could sir, but you know how it is with these aliens," Sentinel snorted.

"That will be enough Sentinel," Magnus motioned, "We've already wasted enough time and resources tracking down these stragglers. So if it's all the same to you, we'll just retrieve the AllSpark and be on our way."

"Yeah, about that," Bumblebee rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably, "Funny story. It kinda…uh—"

"Blew up," Bulkhead finished.

"The AllSpark was destroyed?!" Magnus gasped.

"Not exactly destroyed," Optimus corrected, "More like its energy was 'dispersed.' At least that's what I think."

"Wow," Sentinel raised a brow, "You have made some pretty bad blunders in your time. But this! Haha! Has gotta top em all!" He laughed.

"He's a slaggin hero for keepin it from Megatron and the Decepticons!" Ratchet barked.

"Stand down Doc Senile. Your boss is a lot of things, but hero ain't one of em. We did a full sweep of the entire planet and haven't found a single trace of any Decepticons."

"That's cuz we kicked their sorry cans!" Bumblebee injected.

"You expect us to believe that a bunch of worthless repair flunkies could beat Megatron?"

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"Gah! Why do we hide here like cowards?! We should stand and fight the accursed Autobots!" Lugnut shook his fists in the air. His arm then popped off at the shoulder and clanked on the ground.

"Patience Lugnut," Megatron said, "These carbon deposits shield us from detection while we recover from our last encounter with them." Megatron looked around the mine then walked to the computer panel. "Besides, I have my sights set on a far bigger prize:" Megatron pulled up an image of their home planet, "Cybertron itself."

"Oh! Zat sounds crazy! Aha even to me!" Blitzwing chuckled. Lugnut slapped him to the floor with his disembodied arm.

"How dare you doubt the word of our glorious leader?!" Lugnut demanded, "But uh, master? How will you pull off this uh stunning victory?"

"Two things led to our defeat in the Great Wars: the AllSpark, and the Autobots' space bridge network," Megatron explained, "The AllSpark, as we all know, is no longer a factor. but during my battle aboard the Autobots' ship, I was able to download a schematic for one of their space bridges."

"Intriguing," Blitzwing eyed the schematic, "If we can reverse engineer their schematic, we can construct our very own space bridge. Zen beam ourselves to Cybertron and conquer the planet from within!"

"Though there is but one problem," Megatron said, "The specs are incomplete. We will need an assistant filling in the gaps. And who better than the master of reverse engineering?" Megatron turned his gaze to the man sitting in a small lab that was sealed off by thick glass walls. "Professor Isaac Sumdac."

"You cannot trick me into helping you this time Megatron," Sumdac said defiantly, "The Autobots will come for me."

"And yet thus far they have not. Why do you suppose that is? Could it have something to do with the fact that you resurrected their worst enemy? Right now, the only thing keeping you alive is your usefulness to me."

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"Hmph, I'll give you points for creativity on your bogus story Optimus, but where's your proof?" Sentinel Prime crossed his arms and smirked, "Show me one shred of evidence that the AllSpark wasn't completely destroyed on your watch."

"You have my word," Optimus said.

"Ha! And we all know what that's worth? Don't we?"

"Come on Boss-man," Bulkhead nudged, "Why don't ya stand up for yourself?"

"Because he knows his place."

"HOW BOUT I PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE?!" Bulkhead charged, but Bumblebee, Optimus, Prowl, and Ratchet stopped him, while Jazz held back Sentinel from attacking.

"Stand down! all of you!" Magnus slammed his hammer down on the ground. The room became quiet. "These are serious charges and they will be investigated. Optimus Prime, show us where this supposed Decepticon battle took place. Your crew will stay with jazz until this matter is settled."

"We can take the Auto-Rover to avoid detection," Sentinel suggested.

"Excellent. Autobots roll out."

"Oh yeah," Bumblebee whispered to Bulkhead, "No one's gonna notice that."

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Outside, the shield dissipated. The hatch opened up on the ship and Optimus stepped out.

"Look! Prime's okay!" Sari exclaimed.

"It's alright! They're on our side!" Optimus assured. A large blue and white Auto-Rover rolled out. Optimus stepped inside. The Auto-Rover drove towards Fanzone's perimeter. most of the officers had to jump out of the way of the rover which smashed through two police cars and Fanzone's car.

"That's good. I was worried they might you know. Destroy something!" Fanzone frowned.

"Wait! What about the others?!" Sari exclaimed. She ran towards the ship, but the shield reappeared, and she bonked her face against it. "Oh man." She rubbed her nose.