Kane Barton stood at the edge of a cliff watching the sun set into the ocean. A large red and blue mech stood beside him.

"Aries City isn't too far away, I suggest we start there."

Kane sighed. This journey was going to be long and hard. He had been chosen to be the keeper of the Autobot leader Optimus Prime and Ironhide and now it was up to him to find the remaining Autobot Keepers before the Decepticons gathered, if they even begun to gather. Optimus made it sound so easy but to him, it seemed like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

I don't even know how many I'm looking for!

"...But I made a promise to you guys and I plan to stick to it. After all, that's why I'm here. Right?"

Optimus nodded.

"Hopefully Megatron hasn't awoken yet. We would have the advantage then."

"Hopefully no Decepticon has awoken for that matter!"

They turned around to see Ironhide approaching.

"Welcome back," Optimus greeted.

"Anything to report?," Kane asked.

"I heard Libra City was attacked last night by a huge mech."

Kane's eyes widened.

"A gestalt?," Prime asked.

"Possibly. If it's a Decepticon, we're in big trouble," Ironhide said while crossing his arms.

"Hold on. What the hell is a gestalt?," Kane asked inquisitively.

"It's a Transformer made up of four or more Transformers, a combiner basically. Their strength is much greater than ours and realistically, only another gestalt can defeat it," Ironhide informed his keeper.

"Did you hear anything else about this mech?," Prime asked eagerly but was met by a shake of Ironhide's head.

"That's all. The city is under lock down so I couldn't get passed the force field and I didn't want to get too close in case I got found out."

"I think we should stay clear of the south in case there is Decepticon activity. We'll check it out once we find the Autobot Keepers," Kane said.

If we find them.

Optimus and Ironhide nodded in agreement.



"It would be good to see the others again," Ironhide smiled as he thought back to the good times he had with his Autobot buddies.

"I just hope our friends are safe," Optimus added.

"Only one way to find out," Kane walked up to them, "let's head to Aries City and start this search."

Ironhide glowed white and disappeared into subspace while Optimus transformed into his vehicle mode. Kane stared up at the red convoy. His engine hummed quietly and wisps of smoke slithered out of his exhaust pipes. Kane opened the driver's door and clambered in. As Optimus began to drive Kane found himself thinking about all that had happened over the past few months. It was a lot to take in but he was managing quite well, it was as if he already knew he was meant to be an Autobot Keeper, it was his destiny. Unconsiously he touched his left chest. Little did he know that this was the beginning of the biggest adventure of his life and for many young Keepers all over Gaia...