Sorry I've been gone for a while (nearly two months. Ouch!). I was really busy and my interest for this story seems to be forever fluctuating. But being in lockdown and having my exams cancelled has really freed up my time and help me become less lazy with my writing schedule (seeing as I have little else to do).Anyways, I hope that you are all doing well during this crisis and remember to wash your hands!- End of PSA


The outskirts of Iacon lay mostly in ruins; the Autobots' rebuilding efforts largely focused on the city centre. The high rise buildings stood as tall skeletons, casting looming shadows on the Autobot search party below.

The group comprised of Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Smokescreen and Ironhide, and they were looking for a long lost comrade.

"So what makes Ratchet think that we'll find a Dinobot here?" Asked Smokescreen.

Bumblebee gave him an answer. "The sample Ratchet examined allowed him to roughly locate their mutated spark signature, which was a side effect of the changes Shockwave made to them."

"Roughly?"

Bumblebee shrugged. "Give or take a few hundred klicks."

Smokescreen groaned. "So say we do manage to find one, how are we going to convince it not to attack us?"

"We won't have to. All we need to do is to get close enough to inject this into them." Bumblebee held up a small canister containing slightly green looking energon.

"An antidote?"

"Kind of. Weren't you listening to the mission brief?"

"Nah. I fell asleep."

The other bots stared at him.

"What?!" Smokescreen protested. "Its Magnus not me! It's like he goes out of his way to make things sound as boring as possible."

Bulkhead and Ironhide gave a brief smirk before continuing. It was, without a doubt, going to be a long search.

Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious creature watched them from the shadows above.

After many more hours of searching, the Autobots were beginning to question the merit of Ratchet's calculations.

"Uh! We haven't found anything!" Smokescreen threw his arms up in the air in exasperation, taking a seat on a pile of debris.

"We mustn't lose faith Smokescreen. I'm sure they're around here somewhere." Bumblebee Reinforced.

"I hate to admit it, but I agree with the kid." Ironhide said. "We could be looking for megacycles and still never find them."

"Bee's right." Bulkhead replied. "If there's one of our own out here then we shouldn't give up on them."

"I'm not saying we should give up Bulk, just come back tomorrow, and get Ratchet to confirm his readings." Ironhide clarified.

Smokescreen spoke up. "It'll be dark soon anyway and my gears are aching. Unless we find them soon I say we go with Ironhide's plan."

Bumblebee was about to ask for Bulkhead's opinion on this but a loud primal screech distracted them.

"Uh. Was that them?" Smokescreen asked timidly.

Bumblebee activated his weapons. "Get ready. We could be in for a fight."

The abandoned streets fell silent again, leaving the Autobots waiting for the source of the noise to show itself.

Suddenly Smokescreen felt something grab him by the shoulders and lift him high into the air. He flailed and shouted, earning the attention of his teammates.

"Smoke!" Bulkhead yelled, opening fire on his friend's captor.

"Be careful Bulk, you might hit Smokescreen!" Bumblebee called out, causing the Wrecker to promptly halt his attack.

"Scrap." Ironhide cursed as Smokescreen was dragged higher and higher. "Now what do we do?"

Bumblebee focused his optics on the creature that held Smokescreen, a sudden realisation dawning on him. "I think we've just found our Dinobot." He smirked at the others.

"Wait. Really?" Bulkhead asked.

Bumblebee didn't leave his friends much time to process the information before he dashed towards the nearest skyscraper. "You two keep him busy, I've got a plan!" He yelled back.

Ironhide and Bulkhead simply shrugged before opening fire once again, though aiming to miss their target.

Bumblebee dashed up the seemingly endless flights of rusted metal stairs, hoping to get high enough in order to execute his plan. It was risky, but their only option seeing as how none of them could fly. Bumblebee silently cursed the fact that no fliers had yet returned to Cybertron.

He didn't have much time to dwell on his thoughts however, as he soon found himself at a dead end, finding that the remainder of the stairwell had collapsed.

"This should be far enough then." Bumblebee decided, stopping on the highest floor he could reach. The Autobot entered an empty room with a large (and rather convenient) hole where the outside wall once was, exposing the interior to the high altitude winds.

He looked down to see that he was at least several hundred feet high, enough to execute his plan. All Bumblebee had to do now was wait for the right moment.

The Dinobot was circling Bulkhead and Ironhide below, Smokescreen still in its clutches. It was mostly silver coloured with a pair of vast mechanical wings somehow keeping the creature aloft, akin to a robotic Pteranodon. Bumblebee could see them fly closer to him now, and prepared to hatch his plan. If he were human Bumblebee would've taken a deep breath before leaping off the side of the high-rise building.

He could feel the cold air rush against his metallic skin as he raced towards the ground, optics set dead on his aerial target. Bumblebee straightened his body like a skydiver, increasing the speed of his descent. He was now directly above the Dinobot, and with luck and a quick reaction speed on his side, managed to grab onto one of its chrome wings.

The creature shrieked, immediately attempting to throw off its unwelcome passenger. Bumblebee struggled to stay on its back as he was left dangling by one servo.

"Hey Smokey." He grimanced at his friend below, who was still in the talons of the mechanical animal.

"Get this thing off of me!" He screamed back.

"On it!" As he tried to climb onto the creature's back Bumblebee caught a glimpse of a faded Autobot insignia on its hide. This confirmed his initial suspicions. This had to be the Dinobot they were looking for. Using all of his strength, Bumblebee managed to pull himself up onto the Dinobot's back, causing it to lose balance and flail wildly. Maintaining his own balance Bumblebee withdrew the antidote vial from his chassis and quickly injected its contents into the Dinobot's neck.

The creature shrieked again, completely losing control and sending the three of them crashing into an abandoned building. The trio were sent flying through various pieces of rusted furniture and weakened wall supports before eventually coming to a rest among a pile of dust and debris.

Smokescreen groaned as he sat up, rubbing his aching head. He opened his optics to see Bumblebee standing above him, arm outstretched towards his fallen comrade. Smokescreen chuckled slightly. "See what I mean?" He told the yellow and black Autobot, taking the servo he was offered. "You're Prime material buddy."

Before Bumblebee could think of a suitable response, the building began to shift violently. "Looks like our little skirmish caused a bit too much collateral damage." He commented.

"Let's get out of here!" Smokescreen yelled over the sound of the collapsing building, both Autobots looking for an exit.

Suddenly they felt the floor beneath them give way and they were sent falling downwards hundreds of feet. They were sure they were doomed until they both felt themselves being pulled upwards. Daring to open their optics, the two Autobots found that the creature whom they were fighting earlier had in fact saved them.

The Dinobot briefly looked at them with his bright blue optics as he dragged them away from the collapsing skyscraper, screeching triumphantly.

Bumblebee and Smokescreen soon found themselves safely back on the ground with Ironhide and Bulkhead.

Smokescreen grinned at Bulkhead, pointing over his shoulder at the newly formed pile of rubble. "There's one less old building you'll have to demolish."

Bulkhead observed the aftermath of the carnage that had happened around him in the past few minutes. 'Miko would've loved this.' He thought with a slight smile.

The recognisable sound of a transformation cog brought everyone's attention back to their newest addition. The prehistoric creature had now been replaced with a bot similar in size to Smokescreen. The Dinobot bore a beak-shaped design on his chest, with the Autobot insignia emblazoned on it. A broad pair of wings sprouted from his back, forming a unique silhouette. A bright blue visor stared back at the Autobots, eyeing each of them up.

Bumblebee outstretched his hand towards the Dinobot. "Ah hello, er..."

"Swoop." He replied, his voice was relatively high-pitched and full of this strange excitable energy. "Do you guys mind telling me what's going on?"

The Autobots raised their optic ridges. It looked like they had some more explaining to do.


Hoping to be able to do weekly uploads now but we'll just have to see how that goes I guess...Stay safe. ;)