41- Triangulation.

Inside the Nemesis, Megatron was checking the places marked by the relics' location.

"The coordinates indicate that the second of these four Iacon relics lies at one of the galaxy's frozen worlds." Megatron observed.

"I will journey to the ends of that or any world to serve your will, Lord Megatron."

"Then return with my prize, Dreadwing. And prove you are more worthy of being my second-in-command than those who have preceded you."

Meanwhile, inside the Harbinger's lab, Thundercracker was getting ready for some kind of procedure, since he put a list of medical instruments on a table.

"Inner stat, cross clam, laser scalpel, durabyllium drill and one slightly damaged but operational T-Cog." He revised.

"Courtesy of my traitorous clone. Everything we require to make myself whole." Starscream said as he sat on an operating chair.

"Are you sure you know how to operate the procedure?" Skywarp asked. "You're not medic."

"Maybe, but I'm a scientist, and the science field includes medicine field. And I have been learning a few things in my free time, in case for some necessary particular occasion, like this one." Thundercracker reassured, grabbing one of the tools. "Of course, since we lack any stasis inducer, I'm afraid I will have to perform it while he stays conscious."

"Are you certain?" Slipstream repeated.

"Trust me, there is nothing to be worried about. A simple painless procedure." He said as he activated the item. "Nothing to it, really. Provided one processes the nerve."

"Just do it. If a little pain is necessary for me to be complete again, I will have to endure it." Starscream encouraged.

"Here I go."

Thundercracker started to approach the drill to Starscream's chest, while Slipstream observed nervous and Skywarp closed his eyes and covered his ears in order to not witness it. But before it touched him, the terminal's alarm sounded.

"What's going on?" Starscream asked.

Slipstream went to the terminal to check it out. "Four detachments of Decepticons ground bridging to four different planets at the exact same time? It must be something very serious."

"Hum. Procedure postponed." Starscream smirked.

At the same time, at the Autobot base, Bulkhead headed to the ground bridge, locked to other of the relics' locations.

"Be on your guard, Bulkhead." Optimus advised as the green Autobot disappeared into the portal. "Aris, BB-8, lock onto the remaining coordinates. Cliffjumper and I will embark for Rhen Var."

Aris and BB-8 started to did what Optimus asked and locked the ground bridge to the next location.

"As for you, old friend, I would prefer that you have company on your mission." Optimus said to Ratchet.

"No one is left to join me, Optimus. Even if agent Kallus were alert."

"Uhhh, who's the other boogey?" He mumbled before went out again, making the children and droid laugh.

"He's human." Ratchet pointed out.

"I was considering the only remaining Autobot alternative on this galaxy." Optimus specified.

Ratchet immediately put a disbelief face. "But…you…you can't be serious. Wheeljack is insubordinate, a ruffian! Besides, he's Bulkhead's partner."

"Your expertise is scientific, but Wheeljack is a highly capable warrior. You would be wise to welcome the temporary alliance."

Ratchet groaned. "I would prefer any of the children to accompany me instead of that Wrecker."

"Hum, maybe he's right. It would be best if one of them assist you on your mission." Cliff supported.

"Actually, I think you will need them more than I in your mission. And since Aris can operate well with BB-8 from the base, Sky can go with you. Besides, he will be safer in hands of a Prime."

"A possible good idea, old friend. But I think that trip would be potentially dangerous for him."

"With all due respect, Optimus: he's the one who risked his life traveling to Cybertron to recover the Matrix of Leadership and bring you back. Besides, underestimate our little friends is a mistake that Megatron and the Decepticons had made lots of times, and they still do. We should not do the same, they have proved to be an important and very strong part of our team. Now I know that for certain."

That made Optimus reconsider. "Very well, Ratchet. Sky, you would like to accompany us on our mission?"

"Of course. But first I will need a coat, in case it's cold." Sky answered.

"Alright. But if you are going to come with us, you must follow my command at all time."

Sky nodded as he went to prepare himself. Meanwhile, the Seekers discovered their own way to travel fast to anywhere on the galaxy.

Skywarp used a small device which they found on the ship and opened a ground bridge portal. "Ah, a remote control for the ground bridge."

"I love Decepticon scientists." Starscream said as he prepared to get into the portal.

"Are you sure you don't want us to come with you?" Slipstream offered.

"That will not be necessary, sister. I need you to remain here and monitor everything in case something more happens. Besides, Megatron and his forces are not aware of your presence on this galaxy, only mine. We need to keep that element of surprise, for now." Starscream explained. "Stay alert when I need you to bridge me back."

Rhen Var

Starscream reached to the destination. Now, he was riding on some kind of cybertronian recon hover bike.

He shivered as he looked to the surroundings. "I despise many planets of this galaxy: If it isn't a scorching desert one, it is a one big frigid wasteland. Now, where are you, my Decepticon brethren?"

Then two Decepticon jets soared over his head. They turned around and started firing at him, making him turn his bike around, evading them. He even dodged ice rubble falling at him, but other three fighters started to fire in front of him. He had no other choice but to zig zag.

"Faster, you pathetic excuse for transportation!"

At the end, they ended hitting the hover bike, making Starscream fall to the ground. The Decepticon air soldiers transformed and landed, aiming their guns at him.

"Decepticons, do you not realize you have just shot down your ship's commander?!" Starscream asked mad.

The leader of the squadron changed and landed next to him, surprising him. "You command no one, deserter."

"Skyquake?! But…you are…"

"You mistake me for my brother, who is one with the Allspark. As you are no doubt aware, former commander Starscream." Dreadwing revealed, making Starscream nervous. "Were it up to me, I would end this here, and now." He said before putting cuffs on Starscream's hands. "But it is my duty as first lieutenant of Megatron to render all traitors to my lord and master, for due punishment."

"First lieutenant?! That's my post!" Starscream yelled in anger, making the other Cons to aim him with their weapons, forcing him to calm down. "Ah, was my post."

Moments later, Dreadwing's squadron and Starscream, as their prisoner, were moving through the wasteland, with Dreadwing ahead, following his scanner.

"Commander Dreadwing, this must be a very important mission if Megatron has dispatched his second-in-command. Scouting for energon or something else altogether?" Starscream asked interested.

"That is none of your concern." Dreadwing answered as he continued checking his scanner.

"If I knew what are you looking for, perhaps I could help."

One of the Decepticons shoved Starscream so he would not stop. After some seconds…

"We have arrived at the coordinates." Dreadwing announced. He approached to what seemed to be an excavation site and saw a big hole made on the ice wall. "The relic, it has been taken."

"Relic? What sort of relic?" Starscream asked.

"Search the area!" Dreadwing ordered.

While he remained with Starscream, the four other Decepticons scattered around the area. From top of a cliff, Optimus, Sky and Cliffjumper observed from the distance.

"It seems that the Cons arrived first." Cliff saw.

"But it appears they don't have the relic." Sky noticed. "I wonder why they don't."

"We're going to figure it out." Optimus told them.

As they were going to…

"Commander Dreadwing, we have discovered vehicle tracks." One of the Cons reported.

"The Autobots." Dreadwing figured out.

"Perhaps. Though I've never known them to plant flags at the site of their victories." Starscream revealed, signaling a few flags with the Republic emblem near the site.

Dreadwing grabbed him and licked him up. "Do not try me, traitor. I will leave your lifeless husk in this frozen waste."

Suddenly, they heard engine noise coming from behind them. They saw Optimus and Cliffjumper approaching in vehicle mode. Dreadwing dropped Starscream and walked at them.

"You two, guard the prisoner." He ordered to two of the Decepticons.

The Autobots changed to robot form and stood in front of Dreadwing, as the other two Con air soldiers moved to their sides. They were not aware that Sky was hidden on Cliffjumper's back.

"Optimus Prime, I will request only once that you surrender the relic."

"I was going to request the same of you, Dreadwing."

"Then I would say that we are on equal footing. Were it not that there are five of us and only two of you."

"Six. If you relieve me of these ridiculous manacles." Starscream corrected.

"Then you're wrong, Dreadwing. We are three." Cliff announced.

There was a long pause, like expecting who was going to make a move first. Sky used that pause to communicate himself mentally with Optimus through the Force.

"I know you can read my thoughts, Sky, so transmit my instructions to Cliffjumper. You both take care of the foot soldiers, I will handle Dreadwing."

Sky whispered it to Cliffjumper, who nodded. Finally, Dreadwing and his Cons pulled out their weapons first and started firing. Optimus and Cliffjumper did the same and went for different sides: Cliff attracted the Cons' attention while Optimus focused to fire at Dreadwing, while Starscream only watched. Cliff disposed of one with a shot and grabbed the other by his arms, allowing Sky to climb to his back. Starscream got surprised when he saw it.

"That's their secret, they have a Jedi with them! Get away from him! It may be little but that lightsaber of them can cut anything! Don't engage him!"

But the Decepticon didn't listened Starscream advice: he continued trying to grab or hit Sky until he used his lightsaber to cut one of his arms.

"What I told you?" Starscream said disappointed.

With his arm off, Cliff eliminated him easily with only punching. At the same time, Optimus dodged Dreadwing's shots jumping and rolling aside and finally shot back, hitting Dreadwing's shoulder, which he felt. But that also enraged him, because he reloaded his gun and fired three explosive projectiles at Optimus. Fortunately, he jumped above them before they impacted and jumped at Dreadwing with his sword ready. But before he tried to slice him, Dreadwing picked up his own sword from his back and blocked Prime's attack before pushing him back. They started to clash their melee weapons, until Optimus kicked him backwards. Dreadwing twirled his sword before he launched a battle cry and attacked Optimus again. Optimus blocked him, but Dreadwing pushed him hard until he pushed his sword aside, but Dreadwing took the chance to push him back, almost at the edge of a cliff. Cliff and Sky were at some distance when they realized.

"Optimus, look out!" Cliffjumper shouted.

But too late: Dreadwing retrieved his sword and charged at Optimus, who did the same. Dreadwing tackled Optimus, and they both fell to the lower ground, but both went back on their feet and started punching each other, until Dreadwing punched Optimus so hard that sent him to the ground. Sky and Cliffjumper looked from the edge, and Sky decided to jump to Dreadwing's back. He didn't notice him, until he felt a cut and screamed in pain, made by Sky's lightsaber, before he jumped in front of him and pushed him with the Force, catching him by surprise and sending him against the wall. That made some cracks on the wall, giving him an idea. Cliff also saw it, and landed next to him, and whispered it to Optimus. Just when Dreadwing was standing up in pain, both Autobots fired at the wall.

"Your aim is poor." He said pulling out his gun, just when a few rocks started to fall from the wall.

"That is a matter of perspective." Optimus said.

Dreadwing turned around and saw the entire wall collapsing in front of him.

"NOOOOO!" Dreadwing shouted before an avalanche buried him, while the Autobots grabbed Sky and ran.

Starscream and the other two Cons descended by a path down.

"A stalemate would leave us where?" Starscream asked as they saw nothing between the smoke caused by the avalanche.

"Commander Dreadwing!" One of the Decepticons called.

They saw some figures walking out of the mist, but they were the Autobots. The Decepticons fired at them, making them advance at them firing as well with Sky deflecting the shots. Starscream took the chance and grabbed the arm of the Con next to him. The other saw it and fired at him, but Starscream put the other as shield, neutralizing him. The other was eliminated by the Autobots' shots.

After dropping the Con's body, Starscream walked at them. "What a team we make! I am so glad that you prevailed, Autobots, and your little Jedi companion too. That wretch Dreadwing was going to terminate me. Now, if you could just remove my bonds, I can lead you straight to the relic."

Of course, the Autobots answered by aiming him with their weapons and Sky did the same with his lightsaber.

"Don't think you will fool us this time. I can read your mind and your true intentions." Sky warned, making Starscream nervous.

"You will lead us there regardless." Optimus corrected.

"Hmp, you're welcome." Starscream groaned.

Now Starscream was following the trail, with the Autobots behind him with weapons active. Of course, Sky was on Cliffjumper's shoulder, far from the Decepticon's reach.

"Be reasonable, Prime. This cold will freeze our actuators. And I'm sure not even the little Jedi is able to endure such conditions." Starscream complained.

"That's why I'm wearing this coat." Sky said.

"The current temperatures are not extreme enough to affect our biology." Optimus pointed out.

"So, you will be fine, Screamer." Cliff added.

"Fine, but miserable. And don't call me that! And I cannot believe that you take our alliances for granted. After all I have done for the Autobots: helping to restore your memory, saving Arcee's life."

"First, you told us that because there was no one else to fix you up." Cliff reminded. "And was Sky the one who restored Optimus at the end."

"Second, you only helped Arcee because you were against Airachnid in that moment, and she decided to spare you when she could end with you. If it was at the contrary, you wouldn't have given her that same opportunity, only do what you do best: take advantage when you can."

"Sky's right. While you have at times proved beneficial to us, it has been only to further your own interest." Optimus clarified.

"That's why we don't trust you, because you only care about yourself. Not anyone or anything." Sky added.

"Well, we can't all be as selfless as you now, can we?" Starscream finished before they continued their way.

"Then worse for you." Cliff simply said.

After a while walking, they reached to an open area, where they could see at the distance some kind of building.

"Aha, as I suspected: natives." Starscream spotted.

"I thought Rhen Var have not colony, just an ancient Jedi sanctuary." Cliff remembered.

"And its true. Because the sanctuary is near from here, maybe that is some kind of research outpost, where the Republic scientists study about the ancient Jedi history." Sky deduced.

"How very interesting." Starscream said sarcastically. "Anyway, we will find the relic here. So, let us reclaim what is rightfully ours."

Starscream was about to continue, but Optimus stopped him. "We cannot simply enter a Republic facility to search for cybertronian relics."

"Not even if they stole it?" Starscream asked.

"They don't know what it is, so it cannot be called stealing." Cliff corrected.

"Nor can we expose innocent natives to a dangerous Decepticon." Optimus said.

"Then what are we going to do?" Sky asked.

Optimus opened his com-link. "Aris, has agent Kallus regained consciousness?"

"I'm here, Prime." Kallus answered from base. "What's your situation?"

"We require access to a research facility at our current coordinates."

"Let me make a call."

Meanwhile, at the site created by the avalanche, Dreadwing made a hole with his big gun and went out of the hole. He recovered his sword and retrieved it with his gun. He saw the footprints of the Autobots, and changed to vehicle form to follow the trail at full speed. Meanwhile, the Autobots, Sky and Starscream were waiting, the last one walking from one side to another.

"Are we really going to wait out here in the freezing cold completely at the mercy of Republic bureaucracy?" Starscream asked impatiently. "For what I heard, that Senate's decisions didn't helped anything during your war."

"This is not the same thing." Cliffjumper said.

Suddenly, they heard sounds of ships taking off, and saw a few shuttles (of design a little similar to the imperial shuttles, but not much) leaving the base.

"You were saying?" Sky asked smiling.

"Base's clear, Prime. Try not to wreck the place."

"Many thanks, agent Kallus." Optimus thanked through com-link as they continued their way to the outpost, taking Starscream with him.

Moments later, inside the base, Optimus opened the door of the main hangar as the others followed him. They saw a big piece of ice with something stuck inside.

"It must be this one." Sky pointed.

"The relic remains sealed in the ice." Optimus contemplated.

"I knew you have questionable honor, Starscream." Dreadwing suddenly said, appearing on the entrance with his gun. "But aiding the Autobots and their allies, that is a capital offense."

"What?! But I…I left tracks for you, on purpose. So you could rescue me from my captors." Starscream invented.

"Thank you very much, Starscream." Cliff said sarcastically.

"He's not going to buy it. It's obvious you're lying." Sky added.

"Dreadwing, I cannot allow you to leave here with this relic."

"I know that, Prime. But I do not intend to give you a choice." Dreadwing answered, aiming his gun at them.

"Sky, now!"

Cliff authorized Sky to use the Force to push Dreadwing out of the building. Next, both Autobots went out to face him, after leaving Sky on the ceiling to remain safe.

"I have to admit: those powers are fascinating, and very useful." Starscream said to himself before approaching the ice. "Giving all the fuss, this relic must be truly special."

Starscream started to hit the ice with his cuffs, trying to break it and free the relic. Dreadwing grabbed Optimus from behind, until he was hit by big blocks of ice, on the back and head. It was Sky's doing, who used some pieces storage nearby. Besides that, Dreadwing pressed his detonator, which activated a bomb that Optimus had planted on his chest. Fortunately, Cliff grabbed it and threw it aside as far as he could before it exploded. In that moment, Sky felt a disturbance that made him to return back inside the building, and saw Starscream almost freeing the relic.

"Hey, that's not yours! Stop now!" Sky shouted.

"Or what?" Starscream challenged.

Sky threw his lightsaber, but Starscream expected him to do that, because he raised his hands and allowed the saber to cut his cuffs. That surprised Sky, not believing Starscream managed to trick him.

"Uh oh."

"Ah, thank you very much, Sky." Starscream said checking his hands before firing a missile at him.

Sky was forced to stop the missile with the Force. That allowed Starscream to take a better look to the relic.

"Armor. Of Decepticon origin." He said putting it on his chest.

The relic activated, expanding itself through Starscream's body. Sky observed that worried, after pushing the missile out of the building, and ran out to alert Optimus and Cliffjumper. Meanwhile, Dreadwing approached Optimus, who was lying on the ground, with his sword ready to execute him. Of course, Cliffjumper jumped on his back, trying to hold him, but he pushed him aside. But before they continued battling…

"Guys, we have a problem! It's Starscream!" Sky came yelling.

In that moment, Starscream, now inside the armor, jumped out of the building, passing through the ceiling, and landed in front of everyone. The armor even made him look bigger than everyone.

"He's inside that armor." Sky pointed as he went with Optimus.

"The Apex Armor." Optimus recognized.

"A perfect fit." Starscream noticed.

"And I thought Scream could not surprise us more." Cliff said nervous.

Dreadwing pointed his sword at Starscream. "You dare to claim that which rightfully belongs to Lord Megatron?!"

Starscream chuckled. "And what do you intend to do about it, commander?"

Dreadwing charged and tried to strike him with his sword, when he did, it did nothing, not even a scratch. Starscream laughed and whacked Dreadwing so hard, sending him flying.

"Not so big and strong now, are you? I haven't had this much fun for a long time!" Starscream exclaimed as he grabbed a snow vehicle, with intention to crush Dreadwing with it. "Allow me to reunite you with your beloved twin."

Cliffjumper kicked him from behind, making him drop the vehicle, which was going to fall upon Dreadwing. He covered himself, expecting the worst, but when he looked, he saw the vehicle floating in the air, and Sky making a huge effort to prevent it to crush him.

"Move!"

Dreadwing nodded, grabbed his sword and rolled aside before the vehicle landed. Cliff was about to strike again, but Starscream grabbed him by the neck and pushed him against the ground.

"And you, Cliffjumper, I'm going to do what I shall have done long ago." He said, starting to crush him by the neck.

"You know that if you do this, you're going to miss me, don't you?" Cliff said in pain.

"Arg, so arrogant, till the end."

But Optimus pushed him aside, freeing Cliffjumper from his grip. As he was focusing now on Prime, Sky threw his lightsaber again, so Starscream covered himself. But when the saber touched him, it didn't make a scratch, only returned to its owner. That made Starscream laugh.

"Now I'm even immune to lightsabers. Yes! The days of the Jedi Order are over."

Sky launched a storm of lightning which enveloped Starscream, but it didn't affect him.

Starscream chuckled. "You're wasting your Force, little one. Now, I am unstoppable."

Starscream made a super clap, strong that sent Sky flying backwards. Fortunately, and surprisingly, Dreadwing caught him.

"What?" Sky asked surprised.

"Favor returned." Dreadwing clarified.

Optimus tried to punch him, but Starscream blocked him and grabbed his arm, starting to crush it.

"And you, Optimus Prime, I will beat the living spark out of you, just so I never again have to endure your pontificating." Starscream said throwing him against a pile of containers.

Dreadwing tried to fire his big gun at him, but only made him fall back a few steps as he jumped and tried to hit him with his sword again. But it failed, and Starscream grabbed him and threw him next to Optimus. Of course, Cliffjumper fired at him from the other side, but only to distract him enough so Sky could levitate one container and throw it against, which took him down. Next, they met with Optimus and Dreadwing.

"That will slow him down, but not for long." Cliff told them.

"Dreadwing, our battle remains unfinished. But if we do not unite against our common foe…" Optimus started.

"Starscream will destroy us all." Dreadwing finished.

"Then what are we going to do?" Sky asked as he saw Starscream advancing at them.

"I will draw his attention." Dreadwing said, passing one of his bombs to Optimus.

"Cliffjumper, take Sky to a secure place." Optimus ordered.

As Cliffjumper took Sky and ran, looking for a safe spot, Dreadwing changed to his air alt mode, flew above Starscream and tried to shot him with a rapid-fire storm. That didn't affect him: he walked toward him, jumped and hit him hard that sent him back to the ground.

"Might beats flight." Starscream said proud.

Cliffjumper started to fire at him from top of the building, making him to walk to it. Once close enough, Cliffjumper jumped to him in order to kick him, but Starscream grabbed his leg.

"Oh scrap." Cliff said before Starscream started to smash him against the ground a couple of times before throwing him.

Then Optimus jumped onto his back before Starscream pushed him back. But Dreadwing smirked, seeing that Prime managed to put the bomb on his back.

"You shall be the one to join with the Allspark." Dreadwing announced, pressing the detonator.

That activated the bomb, alarming Starscream, who could do anything until the bomb exploded. The explosion let a huge amount of fire and smoke, but when it started to clear they saw in horror that Starscream was just like before, and laughing.

"That tickled!" He said laughing more. "Fools! Not only I am intelligent, I am INVINCEABLE!"

"Yet you cannot fly!" Cliffjumper said, trying to mock at him.

"Nobody's perfect." Starscream answered before walking at Optimus.

That made Sky come out of his hiding spot.

"If that armor can't be destroyed, how are we supposed to stop him?" Sky asked worried.

"We cannot eliminate him, but we can banish him." Dreadwing suggested.

"How?" Cliff asked.

"This floor is made of ice, right?" Dreadwing asked to Sky, who nodded. "Then that means there could an entire cold ocean beneath us. We only need to make a hole big enough to send him there."

"So he might never emerge again. That could work." Sky supported.

"And how are we going to make that hole?" Cliff asked, until he saw Dreadwing pulling out more bombs. "I will put them from one side."

Back with Optimus…

"Now, tell me of the other three relics. Are they as powerful as my shiny new armor?" Starscream asked as he whacked him a little, but enough to made him walk backwards.

"They were hidden away precisely to keep them from the hands of those like you." Optimus answered before pushing Starscream's hand aside and trying to punch Starscream as hard as he could.

"He is far too powerful, Prime! Fall back!" Dreadwing called.

Optimus changed to vehicle form and went with the others.

"Cowards. You will not escape my might! Wait, you four are up to something." Starscream deduced.

"You're right, Screamer. But as always, too late." Cliff said as Dreadwing pressed his detonator.

Then a great number of bombs, put all around where he was, activated. Starscream tried to run, but he couldn't, he was like paralyzed. He saw that Sky was focused when he did something with the Force, he was holding him so he could not escape the bombs when they detonate. Thing that happened, the group escaped the explosion, but not Starscream, who screamed as he fell to a deep hole, until he was gone. The Autobots took a look to the hole.

"What do you know? It worked." Cliff said as Sky sighed in relief.

But then, Dreadwing pulled out his sword and prepared for combat. "Now that our alliance has served its purpose..."

"Starscream is gone, and the Apex Armor with him." Optimus said as he pulled out his sword. "Is there really a need to renew battle when the goal has been lost?"

"We have other unfinished matters." Dreadwing responded coldly.

"You're talking about Skyquake, don't you?" Sky deduced. "Maybe I don't know what you're passing through, but I have an idea of what it is. But revenge is not going to solve anything, it has never served for anything."

"This is not of your concern, little one." Dreadwing said.

"But he's right. Arcee passed through the same with Airachnid, and that almost made her lost herself. These things never bring anything good to anyone. No matter what those who seek it believe." Cliff added.

"I bore Skyquake no malice, and I regret the role I played in his demise." Optimus started as he retrieved his sword. "So I will appeal to you as I once did your twin: turn your back on the Decepticon cause and help us end this war, for his sake and for all who have fallen."

Dreadwing twirled his sword until he retrieved it back on his back.

"You saved my life today, all of you." He said as he walked next to Optimus. "I will terminate you, the next time we meet, Prime."

Dreadwing changed to vehicle form and headed to space.

"So be it, Dreadwing." Optimus said.

"Well, it could have ended worse." Cliff said, trying to cheer them up.

"Well, at least we managed to defeat Starscream, and the Cons will not get the relic. I think we can call it a victory." Sky said.

"Indeed. And Sky, you have performed admirably with Dreadwing. Your parents can be proud of you, the same as I am. I'm certain that you will become a great Jedi knight."

"Thanks Optimus." Sky said, before letting out a yawn. "But battling Starscream has let me tired."

"We'll let Ratchet know to bridge you home directly so you can rest." Cliff said.

But they were not aware that below them, at the deeps where there was a small ocean, Starscream walked in the bottom, still wearing the Apex Armor.

"Siblings, reopen the ground bridge for me. I'm bringing a great souvenir." He contacted through com-link.