Vote on what you in the sequel.

1. The siege of Katolis(Early Great War)

2. Fall of the Thirteen Primes

3. Trypticon vs Luna Tenebris

4. Amaya x Janai

Origins and Mysteries

The hangar was silent, at least, for the most part it was. Autobots worked away in the background, moving crates of Energon and weapons around. Callum watched the reunion of Ethari and Runaan closely, the two Conjux Endura had embraced one another tightly. He suspected they didn't expect to see each other again.

Turning his attention, he saw Khessa speaking with the female dragon he'd saved from Kasef, Zubeia. He'd overheard the chatter, her name was Zubeia, the former senator to Silvergroove and its current Autobot commander..

He saw Rayla watching another two closely. He could tell they were elite guard, selected to protect senators. The red lines either side of their Autobot insignia gave that away. Shaking his head, he turned around, there were things he needed to do. Questions he needed answered, and reports to read.

"Commander." Marcos said, stopping Callum in his tracks. The former Seeker stood tall, optics focused upon Callum with concentration.

Callum was curious, Marcos had been by his side lately, shadowing him alongside Sabah. While he wasn't bothered by it, it did feel strange having the two constantly following him. He guessed that's what the senators felt with the elite guard. "Marcos." He began. "What is it?"

Marcos glanced back at Sabah, who seemed to nudge him forward. Callum noted that Marcos wanted to suggest something. "May I make a suggestion regarding our aerial units." He stumbled with his words slightly. Callum guessed Marcos was unsure whether his idea was suited for the Decepticons rather then the Autobots.

Callum raised an optic, he was curious as to what this suggestion was. And he'd be lying if he didn't want to find out. "Suggest away." He said, crossing his arms as he waited. Callum wouldn't forget that both Soren and Marcos had suggested the idea of refitting Autobots into flyers. They had proved to be a great advantage during the fight against Kasef.

"Can we form an elite team of flyers, like the Seekers do." Marcos was hesitant, Callum could tell that much. The former Seeker was shy. Callum guess it was due to Sabah's presence.

Callum cast a glance at Khessa, he frowned as he looked back at Marcos. Callum was a warrior, a leader who fought from the front, leading his men into battle without fear. Khessa was a leader who fought from the back, it was where she belonged. She could organise operations far more effectively than he could.

Callum reached out, resting a hand upon Marcos' shoulder. "I do like the idea." He glanced at Sabah. "But may I suggest taking this to Khessa first, she is capable of organising things with an efficiency I don't have."

Marcos nodded, he knew Callum had spent more time fighting as a leader in combat then he had behind the lines, something Megatron hadn't had time to complete before things changed for Katolis. "I understand, commander."

With that, Callum took his leave. A small nod directed towards Amaya whom had just arrived with Janai and Pyrrah.

Rayla wasn't sure what to say. Her parents, two members who were well known through the Elven Regions for their duty as guards to Zubeia. There were some of the most formidable members of the elite guard. Their duty to the senate, and their senator was unmatched.

She remembered having grown to accept that she might never have seen them again, knowing the war could take a sudden change at any point in time. She felt slightly awkward, knowing the two of them hadn't been on the front lines of battle for long, or had to experience what she did the past few days.

"Hey." It wasn't the best start to a conversation, but what else was there to say. She hadn't participated in the battle beforehand. Having had to grow used to her new form, and her new weapon systems.

Tiadrin couldn't believe her optics. Standing before her, in a new body as well. Was Rayla, she could tell that Rayla was at a loss for words as well. Seeing as they simple eyed each other with an awkward silence.

She couldn't help but notice the new aspects of Rayla's new body. While she retained her slim and athletic shape, she now had wings along her back, the cockpit of a jet resting in the centre of her torso with the sides of a windscreen either side. The signs of her Cybertronian bike and Cybertronians V-TOL fighter jet were clear.

A triple changer, her daughter was a triple changer. But she knew that neither her nor Lain had an air born form, so how Rayla came to have one was a mystery. She knew lain was just as confused as her. "You, you're a triple changer."

Rayla smiled slightly, she knew it would shock her parents. She hadn't expected to learn that she, herself was a triple changer as well. All her life, Rayla had believed that triple changers were extinct, she certainly didn't expect to have one as a foe, or one as a comrade. Nevertheless be one herself.

"Yeah, Kazi said something about my Spark rejecting my previous form." She tried to explain, this stuff about their biology was lost on her, she didn't have the luxury of school like those before the war did. She'd been brought online during the war.

"Certainly a shock, I had thought the only triple changer we going to meet was Callum." Runaan said, coming to a stop with the group, Ethari by his side.

The smith cast a glance over at Runaan, Callum's name was unfamiliar to him, though he suspected this Callum had a rather important role if Runaan had heard of him, even met him. "Who is this Callum?" He questioned, watching as Runaan and Rayla exchanged a glance with one another. The minicon, Bait, Ethari remembered, croaked in response.

Runaan rolled his optics. "Callum is, well was the air commander of Katolis." He began, optics resting upon Tiadrin and Lain. "He was a pretty big figure among the Decepticon forces, at least, from what he's revealed to us has lead us to believe so."

Lain blinked, frowning as he remembered hearing rumours that the mightily leader of the Decepticons had found a suitable successor, one that was unlike his treacherous air commander. "There were rumours that Megatron had found a successor, this wouldn't correlate would it?"

Rayla and Runaan sighed. "It does, Callum said that he spent twenty years in Kaon, a majority of them he spent in the gladiatorial pits, sparing with Megatron on a daily basis."

This sent Tiadrin and Lain into shock. "And where is this Callum now?"

Rayla smirked, as did Runaan at their question. "He's around somewhere, I suspect searching for answers to his dreams." Rayla explained, optics sweeping the hangar for Callum. "It might be a good idea if you met him in person."

Ethari narrowed his optics, arms crossed as he processed this. "And you're not bothered by the fact that he might be playing us all? Feeding information back to Megatron. You said he was to be Megatron's successor."

Janai's voice interrupted Ethari's words. "Commander Callum has shown nothing but loyalty to the Autobots upon his defection. He gave Optimus Prime sensitive information about the Decepticons, including not only tactics and strategies employed by their troops, but their leadership structure as well, going as far as to point out who's a major threat."

Janai glanced at Tiadrin and Lain. "Yes, I have my reservations about him. Mostly his primal side of things. But don't get me wrong. He has displayed a will to see the war ended with an Autobot victory, even facing off against Viren himself to buy us time to escape Cybertron."

Ethari nodded. "Forgive me, but I still find it hard to believe he isn't just using us to make Starscream a fool and give Megatron a reason to select a more formidable Air Commander, such as Callum himself?"

Runaan placed a hand upon Ethari's shoulder. "The Decepticons were hunting him down, planning to terminate him. They tore Rayla's arm off to get a location out of us." A gasp came from Tiadrin and Lain. Runaan closed his optics. "You didn't see the primal rage I saw in his optics. He was beyond peace when he learned that we had been harmed."

Janai winced slightly at the memory. "He was rather… ruthless to say the least."

"Ruthless, you say tearing your foes apart till they're unrecognisable ruthless, it was horrific. He showed them no mercy. I haven't seen anything so gruesome in my life." Rayla exclaimed.

Tiadrin and Lain sighed. "And he's still active?"

"At the time, we lacked a weapon that could harm him. He had bonded with Ununtrium. For a period of time, he led the Warriors Elite. Not to say he isn't nice and all. He was actually kind to us when he'd held us prisoner." Runaan began to explain. "He respected the sacred sits of the Thirteen, even got to speak with two Titans himself."

Ethari widened his optics. He was not as religious as many of his fellow comrades from Silvergroove were, but even he knew that being granted a chance to speak with a Titan was a once in a lifetime event, but speaking with two. That was beyond anything he'd known. "A Titan, he's spoken with two of the ancient beings that followed the Primes and Primus himself."

Runaan nodded. "He's spoken to both Sol Regen and Luna Tenebris." Runaan paused. "We have all experience Sol Regem's firepower in some form. For those of us present at Lux Aurea, we got to see Sol Regem in his glory, fighting down a Titan that had betrayed the rest."

Rayla smiled slightly. "We currently stand within Sol Regem, he takes us to Xadia, where we might hide out till Cybertron capable of housing life once more."

Tiadrin and Lain closed their optics. "The loss of our home has struck us all deeply. But why are we headed to Xadia? From what I understand, there are other, more remote worlds to hide out on."

"Because Sol Regem decided where we go. And we are not ones to defy the Titans." Janai replied, turning to leave. "I suggest you all get the time to meet Callum in person, he will be taking command during combat."

Callum's quarters was moderate, a simple recharge bed rested in the centre, a computer terminal and a few other things rested around. Callum stood before the computer terminal, reading over a single report, one that had caught his interest.

The report was fascinating to say the least. Callum was struck by the discovery made by Avizandum. He couldn't help but feel puzzled. "An ancient vault was discovered within the depths of the massive mountain. Housed inside, were hundreds of Sparks, all of them just waiting for a Protoform to call home. And at the end of the hall, was a rare green Spark, the spark of a Point one percenter." Callum read.

His optics frowned. The vault was found within the tallest mountain on Cybertron, The Storm Spire, legend listed it as a sight holy to the Thirteen Primes, with it being the throne of the mysterious Thirteenth Prime. The report went on, describing the glyphs and texts upon the walls of a massive chamber. One that housed a table with seven chairs.

Further down, the report dived into the religious beliefs of the place, of the legends surrounding it. Some believed that The Storm Spire housed seven legendary knights, the mythical Knights of Cybertron. Others believed it to be the meeting point of Cybertron's greatest warriors and protectors, others simply passed it off as an ancient structure long abandoned due to the harsh storms within the area.

Callum blinked. "The Storm Spire was attacked, out of hundreds of Protoforms and Sparks, only two survived. The Point one percenter was stolen by the Decepticons, leaving a single Spark in Autobot possession." Callum widened his optics, this gave him more questions he wanted answered.

His door made a sound, Callum turned, optics resting upon entry. "You can enter." He said, watching as Rayla opened the door, Tiadrin, Lain, Runaan and Ethari behind her. "Runaan, Rayla." He greeted with a nod, optics resting upon the other three. "I assume you are Rayla's parents, and Runaan's Conjux Endura."

Ethari blinked. "How did you?"

Callum held a hand up. "Runaan isn't as closed off as he tends to believe. As for you two, your similarities to Rayla gave me the answer." He explained, leaning back against the wall. "And to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?"

Rayla glanced at her family. "Janai believed it would be helpful if they met you in person." She answered.

Callum nodded in understanding. "I see." A croak caught his attention. "Hello to you as well my friend." He said, stroking Bait along the head.

"You are certainly not what we expected from a former Decepticon Air Commander." Lain stated.

Callum chuckled. "Oh, this is just me behind closed doors. Should you see me on the battlefield, I display my full capabilities as a warrior, which is a shame for our foes." He glance at the computer, noting that the others had also taken interest in what he was reading.

"The Storm Spire report?" Runaan wondered. "Why are you reading a report from ages ago?"

Ethari rolled his optics. "So he can report back to his lord and master that the assault wasn't a complete victory."

Callum shook his head. "I may still refer to my former mentor as Lord Megatron, but it is out of respect for the warrior he is. Without him, I would not here." He paused, glancing at Runaan and Rayla. "Had it not been for me, both Runaan and Rayla would have perished in Katolis, Khessa would've fallen to Viren, and your escape from Kasef just earlier wouldn't be without heavy losses."

Callum crossed his arms. "I have no desire to turn against the Autobots." He finished.

Ethari nodded. "I see, I suppose I should seek out a full story before making a judgement." He vanished behind Runaan, most likely to process things over.

Callum soon turned to face Tiadrin and Lain. "Elite guard, protectors of the Senate. I can see why you stand by Zubeia's side."

"You did your research." Tiadrin noted.

Callum shook his head. "More like your insignia told me your place among the Autobot ranks. Anyhow, I wonder, what were your thoughts on The Storm Spire?"

Tiadrin and Lain glanced at one another. "It was certainly massive. I hadn't ever seen anything carved from the sold metal of Cybertron before."

"And the vault of Sparks?"

"Without that vault, Rayla would not be here. Whoever stored those Sparks brought us joy and hope in the darkest parts of the war." Lain glanced at Rayla, whose optics had widened slightly.

"I was a Protoform at The Storm Spire. But I thought they were all destroyed."

Callum smirked. "Two survived, the Protoform containing the green Spark was stolen by the Decepticons of Katolis, the other survived by luck. It seems your Protoform and Spark survived the assault."

Rayla blinked. "Wait, you also said that you were forged during the war."

Callum nodded. "So I did, it seems we've solved how the forces of Katolis managed to obtain the Spark of a Point one percenter."

Lain was busy, he remembered seeing a figure that looked identical to Callum within the glyphs at The Storm Spire. "You're identical to one of the figures I saw in the glyphs."

Callum blinked, optics locked upon Lain. "Strange, perhaps it correlates to the dreams I've been having of the Thirteen, Primus and The Chaos Bringer."

Tiadrin backed up slightly. "By the Matrix, the glyphs all described a story as well. We couldn't read the text, it was too ancient to decipher. But from the glyphs alone, we learned of a fight, where the one like you was struck down."

Callum frowned. "Intriguing, perhaps we can learn somethings after all."

Alarms started to ring. Callum widened his optics. "What in the name of Primus!" He cried, racing out as he reached to his comm. "What's going on?" He demanded.

"Decepticon warship, Doomsday class."

Callum cursed, behind him, Rayla and the others followed. "What's going on Callum?" Runaan questioned.

"Decepticon Doomsday class warship." Callum replied, reaching out to the wall as Sol Regem rocked roughly. "They caught us off guard." He paused, reaching to his comm once more. "Marcos, Sabah, gather the flyers and prep for flight. We got cons to fight back."

Sol Regem rocked once more. Callum stumbled slightly. "I know whose attacking us." He muttered. "Viren, I should've known he wouldn't give up so easily."

"How did he obtain the warship?" Tiadrin wondered.

"I wouldn't put it past Viren to use the remains of Ziard as a warship." Callum replied, supporting himself against the wall. "Desecrating a Titan like that, it sickens me." He muttered.

The group arrived at the bridge, Callum glanced at Khessa. "Situation?" He demanded.

"Launch bays are down, hangar is closed off, Sol Regem's systems are shutting down." Khessa reported, cursing as she held strong. "They caught us unaware."

Callum nodded. "So getting our flyers out is pointless at this point."

Amaya nodded, holding herself still as sparks shot out form above. She signed towards Gren who translated. "I suggest an emergency retreat."

"We can't outrun a Doomsday warship." Janai exclaimed.

Callum frowned. "Weren't all Titans equipped with an internal Space Bridge?"

Khessa blinked. "Regem's was damaged early during the war, and we haven't the parts to repair it."

Callum closed his optics, a voice that wasn't his own echoed his thoughts. Soon, he found himself floating in a black void. Voices spoke, each of them echoed. He couldn't make out what they were saying, soon, two figures emerged. Sarai and Avizandum, they stood, optics resting upon him.

"Mother, Avizandum." Callum muttered.

Sarai stood tall, her optics locked upon Callum. "Do not be confused, for all will make sense shortly."

Avizandum crossed his arms. "The Midnight Star tired to kill you once before, and failed."

Callum widened his optics. "What do you mean?"

Sarai and Avizandum reached out, a single finger pressed against Callum's head. A voice soon echoed around void. "Be born anew, Azymondias Prime. Bring an end to Viren's reign and ignite the flames of peace."

Callum gasped, and all went dark.

Reveals and more. Rayla's origin is revealed, Callum's true name is also revealed. As for how Viren's forces managed to get their warship complete so fast, remember, they were using a Titan's body to create their warship, so many things were already in place for them to use.

So, yeah. Zym and Callum are merged into a single person. But more of Callum's past will come to light, and Kazi will have a blast with questioning him.

Callum's little dream/nightmare will make sense as well. The Storm Spire will get some more mentions later on as well.