"We are Autonomus Robotic Organisms from the planet Cybertron. Also known as Autobots," Optimus proclaimed.

"Why are you here?" Jack asked.

"To protect your planet from the Decepticons," Optimus answered.

"The jokers who tried to bump us off last night," Arcee reminded Jack and Raff.

"OK. Why are THEY here?" Jack wanted to know.

"A fair question, Jack," Optimus complimented as he knelt before the humans. "In part, they are here because our planet is uninhabitable; ravaged by centuries of civil war."

"Why were you fighting a war?" Raff questioned.

"Foremost, over the control of their world's supply of Energon, the lifeblood of all Autobots and Decepticons alike. The combat was fierce and indured for centuries. It all started LONG before you and I were even...you know, MADE. In the beginning, dad fought alongside one he considered a brother. But in war, ideals can be corrupted. And it was thus that Megatron lost his way," he explained.

"Is there gonna be a quiz?" Miko sighed.

"So what does Megatron or any of this have to do with us?" Jack demanded.

"Megatron has not been seen or heard from in some time. But if his return is iminent, as I fear, it could be catestrophic," Optimus answered.

"Those transmissions are aminating from deep space. I would hate to waste the Energon," Starscream sighed, "Unless you are absolutely certain."

Soundwave nodded his head in confirmation. That was definitely a signal worth checking out.
"Then lock on transmission coordinates and activate the space bridge,"

A Decepticon drone nodded obediently and typed in the transmission coordinates. Within moments, the space bridge was activated.

In deep space, another space bridge was activated. Popping slowly from the swirls of green, blue, purple and white was a fighter jet who immediately transformed as soon as he was out. Sharp build. Flaming red eyes. Vengeful personality. Yep. This Decepticon is no ordinary Decepticon. He is the LEADER of the Decepticons.

"DECEPTICONS I HAVE RETURNED!" Megatron proclaimed.

Some in the energon mine.

Nightmare was walking around the mine, think about the space-pod he found and what was inside of it.

"Of all the Energon deposits we have located while you were away, Lord Megatron, this one, by far, is the most significant," Starscream boasted to Megatron.

"The drones have been mining without pause during your absense and have massed quite a stock pile, beside me and troops kind in touch Big boss ," Nightmare piped in.

"You there! Fetch me sample!" Starscream requested.

"Starscream! Now that I have returned, I shall issue the commands," Megatron proclaimed.

"We understand,my liege ," Starscream nodded obidiently.

"And Nightmare nice see you. How is your training after three years my boy" Megatron asked

"First glad taking a three years off from Decepticon to my training master, second I found something outside of Jasper Nevada is a space-pod, place in the war ship , but what is inside of it right Megatron." Nightmare said in way how the master please it.

"Then as your humble servants, shall we ready the space bridge to bring forth the Decepticon Army you have surely gathered during your three years in space?" Starscream offered.

"My army will come. But my time away has yielded a more…intriguing means of materialising them. The solidfied form of the matter the Ancient Texts refer to as the Blood of Unicron," Megatron announced as he held up the purple flaming crystal for Starscream and Nightmare to see.

"Unicron the Destroyer?" Starscream and Nightmare gasped.

But it is said that his blood is the anti-spark," Starscream added.

"Plucked from Cosmic Shores. Gaze upon Dark Energon," Megatron said.

"Legend tells that it holds the power to revive the dead plus there is another legend go by the 6 sisters who destroyed Unicron and his army ," Nightmare recalled.

"You mean Nerotron home planet of the sisters who gave us pink enegron every once a years on Cybertron," Starscream added.

"You are right of the legend Nightmare and require only a cadaver to be certain," Megatron nodded before turning to Starscream, "Are you willing to make the ultimate sacrifice?"

Starscream laughed nervously at Megatron before bravely replying to him, "That may not be necessary. If I may, Lord Megatron…"

He gestured to the body of the fallen Autobot, Cliffjumper, as Decepticon drones brought him down on an electronic stretcher. The stretcher was brought forward towards the threesome. And let me just say…Cliffjumper looks worse for wear. Especially considering the hours he's been dead.

"Consider it a homecoming present," Starscrem offered to his master.

Meanwhile in Jasper, Nevada at Autobot Outpost

Still inside was Optimus Prime, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Arcee, Jack Darby, Raff Esquivel, and Miko Nakadai. They had just dropped the bombshell of the existance of Autobots and Decepticons.

"And since now you know of our existance, I fear that as of last night, the Decepticons know of yours," Optimus announced to Jack, Miko and Raff.

"Got it. If we spot any strange vehicles, call 911," Jack summised.

"If only it were that simple, Jack," Arcee sighed.

"Can we go now?" Jack asked.

"Are you insane? I'm living a dream here in Botsuana! And I'm not gonna allow you or anyone else to shatter it!" Miko screeched.

"It is best that you three remain under our watch. At least, until we can determine our enemy's intentions," Optimus interrupted the little chat between Jack and Miko.

"Optimus, with all due respect, the human children are in as much danger here as anywhere," Ratchet warned Optimus quietly.

"Children?" Jack repeated in offence.

"They have no protective shell." Ratchet went on.

Raff was laying down on the floor, close his eye for a seconds. Then he hear a young woman voice say to him. "Please save her before the chaos binger get her first." Raff open his eye and get up from the floor.

"What's that?" Jack asked nervously.

"Proximity sensor. Someone's up top," Raff translated Bumblebee's beeps and bleeps.

"It's Agent Fowler," Ratchet announced as he checked the security screens.

"I thought we were the only humans who knew about you guys," Jack recalled earlier conversations.

"Special Agent Fowler is our designated liason to the outside world. As he tends to visit when there are…issues, it may be best if you do not meet him at this time," Optimus advised.

Immediately, Jack, Miko and Raff scrambled around the place looking for somewhere suitable to hide from this Agent Fowler. Especially when Agent Fowler makes his regular visits. Speaking of the man himself, Special Agent Fowler stepped out of the elevator. Did he look happy? No.

"7 wrecks. 34 fender-benders. A 3-hour traffic jam. And a particular note: numerous reports of a speeding motorcycle of unknown make," Fowler began listing his complaints. Wow. So he's a down-to-business kind of guy.

" My bad," Arcee apologized sheepishly.

"And a black and yellow custom muscle car. So anything you'd like to get off your tin chest, Prime?" Fowler asked.

"We have the situation under control, Agent Fowler," Optimus reassured the agent.

"They're back, aren't there?" Fowler realized.

"If you're referring to the Decepticons, we have doubts they ever left. Earth is much too valuable," Talida answered.

"Then it's time to wake up the Pentagon," Fowler proclaimed.

"Hear me, Agent Fowler. We are the best – possibly, your only – defence against the Decepticon Threat," Optimus retorted.

"Says you," Fowler shot back.

"Hey, fleshy! Did anyone get splattered on that freeway? Team Prime knows when to use force. And how much to use," Bulkhead interrupted as he grabbed one of Ratchet's inventions, ripped it off the console and crushed it, much to Ratchet's dismay.

"BULKHEAD! I NEEDED THAT!" Ratchet exclaimed.

"Then do us both a favour and handle this, Prime. UNDER the radar," Fowler requested before leaving, "Or I will."

"Pretty big bearings for a human," Bulkhead remarked.

"Agent Fowler is concerned for his world, Bulkhead. As he should be," Optimus told him.

"Let us see if power born of darkness can ignite the spark," Megatron proclaimed before stabbing the shard of Dark Energon into Cliffjumper's chest.

Back to the mine

Starscream and Nightmare slowly backed away as they saw the shard shine brightly and slowly disappear into Cliffjumper's chest as his spark was reignited…after being quenched by Starscream in the first place. All of his circuits changed to a bright glowing open. When he opened his mouth to speak, he didn't sound like the Cliffjumper he once was. Instead, he sounded like a beast from anti-spark but more like monster . A baby monster, to be exact. When his eyes snapped open, they were amythyst purple instead of being their usual sky blue. With his newfound strength, Cliffjumper broke free of the holds pinning him to the stretcher. The Decepticons nearby activated their guns, ready to shoot the reborn Transformer in the case of him attempting a means of escape. He did. He tackled one guy to the ground and started beating the absolute scrap out of the could only watch on pleased with the results of Resserection by Dark Energon.

"That's your plan? Bring Autobots back from the dead to attack us?" Starscream screeched.

"Like a undead zombie wicked cool master but more faster and deadly as will ." Nightmare told his master

"That is no longer an Autobot. Just a mindless beast. It's only instinct is to destroy anything in its path a else Nightmare get it ," Megatron corrected Starscream.

Hense that when Cliffjumper charged at Megatron, but Megatron sliced the 'mindless beast' right across the middle into two pieces. Did it kill him again? No. Did it limit its abilities? Yes. Both halves of Cliffjumper tumbled over the edge into the Energon mine below.

"See, Starscream? Rise the indestructible seed of my army. The ultimate weapon," Megatron proclaimed as he kicked Cliffjumper back down towards the mine,

"I will give you a thump up for it master, when we used this dark stuff the undead will rise and use it against the puny Autobots." Nightmare smirked.

Oh okay back to Team Prime

"Cliffjumper's life signal popped back online!" Ratchet announced.

"Who's Cliffjumper?" Miko asked.

"An Autobot like us. He was patrolling for Energon in New York when he was attacked and kidnapped by Decepticons after he found an untapped Energon deposit. By the time we got there, the Energon deposit was completely destroyed and Cliffjumper's life signal went offline. All we could find of him is one of his horns," Arcee explained to Miko.

"How is this possible?" Optimus asked.

"It isn't. Another bug. The system's shock full of them," Ratchet grumbled.
"If there's any chance Cliff's alive," Arcee trailed off. Everyone, especially Talida and Optimus, since they are her closest friends, knew what she was going to say.

"Ratchet, prepare sick bay. We may need it," Optimus remarked, "Ratchet, I need you to stay here and control the GroundBridge."

"Hey! What can we do?" Miko asked.

"Remain with Ratchet," was the answer that came from Optimus.

"Awwww…," both Miko and Ratchet moaned in disappointment as the GroundBridge was activated.

"Autobots, roll out!" Optimus instructed as they transformed into their vehicle modes and they rolled out into the GroundBridge.

"What just happened?" Jack asked in worry.

"I transported them to the designated coordinates via the GroundBridge," Ratchet answered.

"What's a GroundBridge?" Raff questioned.

"A scaled-down version of Space Bridge Technology," Ratchet explained with the 'You-kids-know-nothing' attitude.

"Since we don't possess the means or Energon required for intergalactic travel…"

"You're stuck here on Earth," Jack realized.

"With the likes of you, yes. But I constructed the GroundBridge to enable travel from here to anywhere on your planet," Ratchet boasted.

"Does it work for humans?" Raff asked excitedly.

"Naturally," Ratchet nodded.

"You mean we could just shoot on over and visit my parents in Tokyo?" Miko questioned.

"Within moments. In fact, allow me to send you there immediately. All three of you," Ratchet offered hopefully.

"Watch it, Ratchet," Miko warned.

The GroundBridge arrived in the Decepticon Energon Mine and coming out of it were Optimus, Arcee Bumblebee,, and Bulkhead. Immediately, they transformed and activated their guns in case they were attacked by Decepticons upon arrival. However, that's not the case.

"Energon mine," Bulkhead observed.

"Judging by its scale The Decepticons have been tunnelling here for some time," Optimus told his team

They found a whole bunch of rocks to hide behind so they could observe what's going on. It was horrible. Inhumane, even for them. The drones just kept on working on the Energon non-stop.

"Let's find Cliffjumper," Optimus proclaimed as they prepared to fire.

Together, they all approached the Decepticon dones. As soon as they did, a fire battle started. One took his drill directly towards them…until it got smashed in by Bulkhead. As they fired shots, they advanced. They were driven by their desperation. They desperation to find Cliffjumper before the Decepticons did something horrible to their comrade. Arcee avoided shots and fired their own back, taking down a few Decepticons with their good old hands and feet in the process. What? No reason why they couldn't go back to old school fighting tactics on occasion. Basically, they never stood a chance against the Autobots.
to be continued