Transformers Prime: Joining The Battle

by bigvic150

After being transported to the reality where Transformers Prime takes place, a shipload of people are reformatted by Primus to help the Autobots. Relationships and friendships will be tested, enemies will become allies, and allies will become confidants. Join Corvowing Prime, the Autobots, and their crews as they each discover their true heritages. Rated T for violence and death.

8. Masters & Students

Transformers Prime: Joining The Battle.

Chapter 8: Masters & Students.

(Author's notes: HELLO, everyone! I'm BACK! I just couldn't wait to get things started from where I left off while I was still ahead. Let's get down to business, shall we? Just so we're clear, the Decepticon Seeker in this chapter of the story is NOT Skyquake, as he's with the Autobots in THIS story. Instead, the Decepticon Seeker in this story is Torrentwreckage. He's an Autobot Seeker sharing design elements of Skyquake, Dreadwing, and the WFC/FOC Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker, but in the colors of Skyquake, the Generation 1 combiner Wreckage and the Transformers 2007 Wreckage toy.

Just so we're clear, Transformers Prime does not – I repeat – DOES NOT belong to me. These fanfiction stories are non-profit. These are made based on my imagination and my dreams of various wacky timelines. And, for various elements of my story that are inspired by my favorite Transformers Prime stories, the elements of their stories go to the story authors with full credit. I'm not trying to steal anyone's work. If I accidentally did, I wouldn't know about it until someone points it out to me.

Next-to-last, Soundwave's companions include the Generation 1 Beastbox, but since Soundwave is with the Autobots in my story and to avoid confusion with the Robots In Disguise 2015 Autobot Beastbox, the Generation 1 Beastbox in this story will be called Demonbox.

Lastly, starting from this point forward, the depicted opening credits of this story will be similar to the Transformers Prime opening credits, but with something new. You'll see it when you read it.

Here's chapter 8. Enjoy!)

(The Nemesis, 3rd person POV...)

Snarescream is reviewing the archival footage of Megatron's demise on the bridge of the Nemesis.

After pausing the footage, Snarescream remarks, "Such a shame, but I applaud you, Megatron. You certainly made a grand exit. Hehehehehe."

Just then, one of Snarescream's Seekers, Helistop came up to the bridge and stated, "Judging by the tone of your voice, it sounds like you wanted Lord Megatron to die."

Without looking back, Snarescream says in response, "I tried to warn him about the Space Bridge exploding, but he didn't listen. His only concern was his Terrorcon army. So, to put it like that, he made the wrong choice. Megatron brought this upon himself."

Before Helistop can say anything further, the Seekers Shockscream, Twinway, Aqualane, Wreckbite, Thunderdagger, Virtuewreck, Pummelshock, Heliback, Bluelift, Widefoot, Rotorshift, and Pesttorrent walked up to the bridge.

Snarescream mutters out loud, "Report."

Shockscream replies, "My lord, we've managed to increase our Energon stores through our new cloning machine. It works perfectly! We've even taken to cloning the Vehicon Troopers and Fliers to severely outnumber the Autobots."

Snarescream praises with an ending question, "Excellent. But what about the Tank, Helicopter and Tanker Truck Vehicons?"

Shockscream replies, "We're getting to that, just as soon as we make sure that there's enough Energon to power the machine, and enough water to keep it cooled so as to prevent overheating. And we've even taken to cloning the water supply to make these things easier."

Snarescream replies boredly, "Hmm. Very well. You may proceed."

The twelve Seekers depart for the laboratory.

Helistop asks, "So, with Lord Megatron out of the picture, presumably for good, then that means you're the leader of the Decepticons now, correct?"

Snarescream replies, "Yes. After all, in Megatron's absence, someone has to take command."

Helistop grumbles angrily in his thoughts, "There is no command but Lord Megatron's, you arrogant fool." But to prevent getting struck, Helistop states, "Can't argue with that, Lord Snarescream."

Just then, Soundblaster comes up to the bridge.

Snarescream remarks, "Ahh, Soundblaster. Cue the audio/visual. I wish to address the troops of recent developments."

Soundblaster replies, "Activating the audio/visual now."

As Soundblaster activates the audio/visual, Snarescream's face appears on every computer monitor aboard the Nemesis, attracting the attention of every Vehicon Trooper.

Snarescream states to the entire crew of the Nemesis, "The loss of Megatron, leader of the great Decepticon uprising, is most certainly a blow to our cause. Yet, we mustn't despair over his tragic demise, but instead, embrace his ultimate sacrifice and build upon the foundation he laid, with an even mightier hand. And with our new cloning machine, we can easily clone all of our troops to give us an advantage over the Autobots. But bear in mind that the cloning machine runs on Energon to keep it powered up and lots of water to keep it cooled so as to prevent overheating."

Just then, one of the Vehicons speaks up, "With all due respect, Commander Snare—I mean, Lord Snarescream."

Snarescream looks at the Vehicon and asks, "Yes, yes. What is it?"

The Vehicon inquires, "If we failed to conquer Earth under Lord Megatron's command, what hope do we have now while the Autobots still defend it?"

Snarescream sighs and replies, "Hhhhaaaa. Allow me to be crystal clear. I have studied meticulously for millennia under our former master. Thus, I am equipped to lead you. I, Megatron's true heir, Lord Snarescream, Emperor of Destruction!"

This causes the Vehicons to whisper and debate amongst themselves.

Snarescream stops and scoffs at the Decepticon army doubting his speech.

Just then, Shadowsword and Earthstorm appeared and said sarcastically in unison, "Wow. That was some speech, Lord Snarescream."

Snarescream snaps back, "Quiet! What use are troops who can't rise to the task of inflicting unspeakable destruction in my name?"

Just then, Snarescream has a thought.

He remarks, "Ahh, but wait. Legend tells of one capable warrior, one who exists here upon this very planet... one who can be student to my master."

(The Transformers Prime: Joining The Battle introduction begins. The scenery shows Cliffjumper, Tailgate, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ratchet, Arcee, Chromia, Elita One, Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Slipstream, Skyquake, Dreadwing, Knock Out, Breakdown, Airachnid, Dark Crow's family/team and Optimus Prime driving and flying on the scene before Optimus transforms to robot mode. As the camera spins around him, the Autobot army stands tall with Dark Crow deploying his claws. The scene changes to show Rafael assuming his Songshot form and transforming to his vehicle mode. He's followed by Miko assuming her Hawkbomb form and transforming to her jet mode and Jack assuming his Nightfire form and transforming to his ground vehicle mode. The three of them drive/fly through the base Ground Bridge/Space Bridge portal before the scene changes again. The scene shows Megatron walking forward while firing off shots from his Fusion Cannon. Snarescream runs forward, transforms into his jet mode, and flies forward. He shoots his missiles at Optimus and Dark Crow, but he misses. As the two Autobot leaders run forward, Optimus fires his Ion Blaster at Megatron while Dark Crow fires his own Fusion Cannon at Shadowsword in precise synchronization. Megatron and Shadowsword run forward towards their benevolent counterparts and fire off shots of their own. As the foursome clash fists, the title Transformers Prime: Joining The Battle appears.)

(Autobot Outpost Omega One, Dark Crow's POV...)

About a week has passed since the Space Bridge battle.

But what troubles me is the fact that we all knew Megatron barely survived, thanks to the Dark Energon.

I knew that if the Decepticon leader were dead, Optimus would be privately mourning Megatron's death due to their past friendship.

Don't get me wrong, I know what it's like to lose someone to depravity and a fall from grace.

When my paternal grandfather relapsed into his past life of crime when I turned ten years old, my father was inconsolable over the fact that he got his hopes up.

That cemented my personal belief about specific types of bad people: once a criminal, always a criminal. Once a corrupt cop, always a corrupt cop. Once a drug dealer, always a drug dealer. Once a monster, always a monster. Once a villain, always a villain. Once a demon, always a demon. Once a fallen angel, always a fallen angel. And of course, once a Decepticon, always a Decepticon.

However, Primus managed to shake that belief when he revealed that Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Slipstream, Skyquake, Dreadwing, Knock Out, Breakdown, Airachnid, Soundwave, Laserbeak, Ravage, Rumble, Frenzy, Buzzsaw, Ratbat, Slugfest, Overkill, Squawktalk, Wingthing, Enemy, Sunder, and Demonbox were all Autobots in this timeline.

Anyway, I was standing in front of our new Space Bridge, completely lost in my thoughts when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

I didn't need to look behind me to see Optimus standing there.

I asked before he could, "Is something bothering you, Optimus?"

Slightly surprised, Optimus answered, "I was about to ask you the same thing."

I chuckled in response, "Hah. I guess you and I know each other all too well to determine what the other is thinking."

Optimus stated in agreement, "Indeed."

I explained to Optimus, "What's bothering me is the fact that Megatron could easily be coming back sometime soon. I mean, I know how it's going to happen and when it's going to happen, but I'm not quite sure if I should do something about it or let the events play out as they should."

Optimus looked at me with an optic ridge raised as I turned around to look him in the optic.

I continued, "Don't get me wrong, I know you and Megatron were friends on Cybertron before he murdered High Councilor Halogen just because he was denied the Matrix Of Leadership that he delusionally believed was his, but the bitter truth I had to face in my dimension many years ago was this: once someone we know and care about turns bad, especially someone of Megatron's caliber, the chances of them seeing the error of their ways are nearly impossible. Unless they were to experience something extremely traumatizing, like getting demonically possessed and getting demonically tortured for refusing to submit."

Taking my words to heart, Optimus asks me, "Dark Crow... will Megatron see the error of his ways?"

I answered as honestly as I could, "Not until after he's been continuously tortured by Unicron while demonically possessed, thanks to the Dark Energon. But we have to make sure that it does happen, otherwise the war will continue even after Cybertron has been restored. I know how much you want Megatron to change, Optimus. But bear in mind that unless what I told you does happen, let's just say we'd need a miracle to end the war between Autobots and Decepticons. Besides, the Megatron you fought alongside perished eons ago the day he chose to become a Decepticon."

Optimus states in response, "Agreed. The Decepticons may be in disarray, but they aren't without leadership. And while Snarescream is no Megatron, he is far from predictable. Like how Starscream was in the original timeline."

Of course, I didn't even need to look to the side to know that Ratchet was listening to our conversation.

Then I asked Optimus, "Optimus, if you don't mind me asking, how do you keep your emotions in check when the world is coming to an end? Seriously, that's something that takes great skill and practice."

Optimus replies, "That it does. And, to be honest, keeping my emotions in check is not something very easy to do ever since I became the last of the Primes. As you may already know, I was an archivist in Iacon's Hall Of Records before Alpha Trion petitioned for Halogen and the High Council to make me a Prime. But Elita One was the one person who brought out the emotions that were buried deep inside. She always did, and she still does to this day."

I then asked, "I know I shouldn't ask this, but I have to know... if Megatron murdered Elita One in front of your own optics, what would you have done?"

Optimus pondered this with a thoughtful expression before answering, "That, I'm afraid, is a scenario where I wouldn't be able to keep my emotions in check."

Then I stated, "I see. But look at the bright side. You have more new Autobots, and Elita One is alive and with you on this Earth. So, whatever the odds are, I know everyone would do what it takes to make sure that you don't lose control. Don't worry, Optimus, I'll try my hardest to make sure your nightmares of Elita's death don't come true."

Optimus smiled at me and the next unexpected thing happened: he hugged me.

As I returned the hug, I could see Ratchet was just as surprised as I was. Optimus was never the type to engage in physical contact, but then again, neither was I before I met my future wife/Sparkmate.

Just then, as Optimus and I broke the hug, we heard an explosion ring out in the base.

Ratchet shouted, "Decepticons! We're under attack!"

We ran over to the disturbance, only to see Rafael's volcano for the science fair smoking.

As Ghostflier blows out the smoke, Raf clarifies, "It's no attack, Ratchet. (Cough, cough.) It's my volcano. (Cough cough.) Or was."

Ghostflier looks inside the model volcano and states, "Uh, Raf, I think you put in too much baking soda. That's what caused the volcano to explode like that and deflate afterwards. Try to go easy on the baking soda next time so this doesn't happen again, okay?"

Rafael replies, "Got it."

Just then, we see Miko painting a replica of the solar system, with a paint-proof tarp underneath the wet-painted planets to prevent any paint from spilling on the floor. And Bulkhead was holding the solar system model.

Miko says, "Hold still, Bulkhead. Jupiter needs its red spot." She dips her paint brush in the red paint and spills a drop of it on the tarp as she goes to put the red spot on the Jupiter replica.

As soon as she sees the red paint spill on the floor, she states, "Whoopsie."

Bulkhead points out, "I think that's exactly why Ghostflier and Sierra insisted on having the tarp there, Miko. So as to prevent the paints from making a mess. Besides, who knows if those paints were permanent paints?"

Miko remarked, "Good point. I'll make sure to keep that in mind next time around."

Ratchet asks, "What in the Allspark is going on in here?!"

Jack answers, "Our science projects are due tomorrow."

Arcee picks up the exhaust pipe for the motorcycle she and Jack are building and says, "Maybe it needs one of these doohickeys."

Jack asks, "You're a motorcycle, Arcee. Shouldn't you know how to build a motorcycle engine?"

Arcee retorts, "You're a human, Jack. Can you build me a small intestine?"

I just burst out laughing.

Everyone looks at me with an eyebrow/optic ridge raised while Arcee looks at me with an incredulous expression.

I laughed out loud, "Ahh hahahahahahahahahahahaha! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Seriously, Arcee? That's the motorcycle's exhaust pipe, and it always goes last to prevent complications during assembly!"

Arcee looks at the exhaust pipe and back at me. Then she asks me, "Then what's so funny?"

I answered, "The fact that you didn't know what a motorcycle exhaust pipe is and just called it a doohickey, AND you asked Jack if he could build you a small intestine is FLIPPING HILARIOUS! AHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Everyone just shrugged as they knew I had a small flawed view on humor.

Once I composed myself, Ratchet states to the children, "Well, you can't work on these projects in here! You're making a mess!"

I pointed out, "Um, I believe the kids are doing their best to clean up anything they might've left behind, Ratchet."

Rafael protests matter-of-factly, "But the science fair is a big part of our grade."

Miko adds, "Yeah, if Bulkhead doesn't help me finish this model of our solar system –"

But Ratchet interrupts her with, "Oh? And what does Bulkhead know of your solar system, or Bumblebee of your volcanoes, or –"

Jack finished for him, "Arcee of our motorcycles?"

This prompted Arcee to give Jack a dirty look.

Ratchet replies, "Precisely! We're not Earthlings. And they're not scientists."

Optimus states, "But the Autobots are their guardians, Ratchet. Would it hurt to learn more of Earth by helping out our young friends with their schoolwork?"

Ratchet answers, "Well, maybe our young friends should try learning more of Cybertron."

I stated, "Um, actually, they've been asking me about Cybertron for days ever since the Space Bridge Battle. And let me tell you, I've gotten bored with explaining to them everything about Cybertron, mostly because I only know so much from the Transformers franchise in the Quadwal cluster. But it was worth it in the end."

Ratchet just scoffed as he went back to work.

As everyone was working, I took the time to greet more of the new Aerialbots.

There were about sixty-six more new Aerialbots that had been named so far.

The first Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Cyclonus, but in the colors of Weirdwolf and Sixshot. The Aerialbot identified himself as Wolfthing.

The second Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Blades, but in the colors of the Energon and Primeverse Bulkhead. He identified himself as Bulkblades.

The third Aerialbot looked like the Fall Of Cybertron Vortex, but in the colors of Meltdown from the Transformers Universe video game. He identified himself as Meltrotor.

The fourth Aerialbot looked like the Fall Of Cybertron Blast Off, but in the colors of Soundwave, Soundblaster, Fisitron and Ironfist. He identified himself as Ironblast.

The fourth Aerialbot looked like the War For Cybertron/Fall Of Cybertron Jetfire, but in the colors of Grand Slam, Hardhead and Bulkhead. He identified himself as Slamhead.

The fifth Aerialbot looked like the War For Cybertron/Fall Of Cybertron Starscream, but in the added colors of Chainclaw and Flash. He identified himself as Chainflash.

The sixth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Wingstun, but in the added colors of Air Raid and Slap Dash. She identified herself as Airdash.

The seventh Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Delta Seeker, but in the added colors of Scrapper and Stormclash. She identified herself as Scrapclash.

The eighth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters R-Blade, but in the added colors of Gears and Push-Button. She identified herself as Gearblade.

The ninth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Star Saber toy, but in the colors of Topspin. She identified herself as Topboom.

The tenth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters X-Gunner toy, but in the colors of Solus Prime. She identified herself as Retrowing Prime.

The eleventh Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Air Hunter toy, but in the colors of Lightspeed and Sparkcrusher. He identified himself as Lightcrush.

The twelfth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Gigant Bomb toy, but in the colors of Gunrunner and the RID 2015 Saberclaw. He identified himself as Gunclaw.

The thirteenth Aerialbot looked like the Primeverse Dreadwing, but in the colors of Shadowstriker and Topspin. He identified himself as Shadowtop.

The fourteenth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Smokesniper toy, but in the colors of Flamefeather and Dreadbot. He identified himself as Flamebot.

The fifteenth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Wind Sheer toy, but in the colors of Sunstorm and Thundercracker. He identified himself as Sunthunder.

The sixteenth Aerialbot looked like the Robotmasters Wingstun toy, but in the colors of Lockdown, Shadelock, Sparkcrusher and Bonecrusher. She identified herself as Shadecrusher.

The seventeenth Aerialbot looked like the Car Robots Scoutjet toy, but in the colors of Heavytread and Quickswitch. She identified herself as Heavyswitch.

The eighteenth Aerialbot looked like the Car Robots Stealth Bomber toy, but in the colors of Crankcase, Crankstart and Topspin. She identified herself as Topstart.

The nineteenth Aerialbot looked like the Car Robots Stealth Saber toy, but in the colors of Freezeout and Glacius. She identified herself as Frostfoot.

The twentieth Aerialbot looked like the Masterforce Metalhawk, but without the Pretender shell, and in the colors of Crankstart, Crankcase and Air Raid. She identified herself as Crankraid.

The twenty-first Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Skywave, but in the colors of Rippersnapper and Chromedome. He identified himself as Chromesnapper.

The twenty-second Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Chain Gun, but in the colors of Depth Charge and Slap Dash. He identified himself as Depthsweep.

The twenty-third Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Falcon, but in the colors of Steeljaw and Powerglide. He identified himself as Steelglider.

The twenty-fourth Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Flanker, but in the colors of Chainclaw and Darkstream. He identified himself as Darkclaw.

The twenty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Missile Run, but in the colors of Snow Cat and Thrust. He identified himself as Snowthrust.

The twenty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Raker, but in the colors of Steeljaw and Thrust. She identified herself as Steelthrust.

The twenty-seventh Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Supersonic, but in the colors of Leobreaker and Dreadbot. She identified herself as Leobot.

The twenty-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Dark Jet toy, but in the colors of Megatron, Megazarak and Flamefeather. She identified herself as Megafeather.

The twenty-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Flare Jet toy, but in the colors of Darkray, Darkstream and Stormclash. She identified herself as Darkclash.

The thirtieth Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Moon Jet toy, but in the colors of Silverbolt and Air Raid. She identified herself as Silverraid.

The thirty-first Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Shadow Jet toy, but in the colors of Longarm and Cloudraker. He identified himself as Longcloud.

The thirty-second Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Shuttle Gunner toy, but in the colors of Beast Machines Savage and the Energon Overcast. He identified himself as Savagecast.

The thirty-third Aerialbot looked like the Operation Combination Target Hawk toy, but in the colors of Boulder and Dreadbot. He identified himself as Boulderbot.

The thirty-fourth Aerialbot looked like the Studio Series KSI Boss toy, but in the colors of Scrapper and Brawn. He identified himself as Scrapbrawn.

The thirty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Blackout, but in the colors of Jolt and Shadow Raker. He identified himself as Shadowjolt.

The thirty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the Bumblebee movie Blitzwing, but in the colors of Horri-Bull and Groundspike. She identified herself as Bullspike.

The thirty-seventh Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Scourge, but in the colors of Blitzwing and Bombshell. She identified herself as Blitzvolley.

The thirty-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Revenge Of The Fallen Soundwave, but in the colors of Overcast. She identified herself as Grizzcast.

The thirty-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Studio Series Thundercracker toy, but in the added colors of Aero Raid and Quickswitch. She identified herself as Aeroswitch.

The fortieth Aerialbot looked like the Studio Series Starscream toy, but in the colors of Smokescreen and Divebomb. She identified herself as Smokedive.

The forty-first Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Agoraptor, but in the colors of Hangnail and Counterpunch. He identified himself as Counternail.

The forty-second Aerialbot looked like the Transformers 2007 Divebomb toy, but in the added colors of Airachnid. He identified himself as Helibomb.

The forty-third Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Dreadwing, but in the colors of Volt. He identified himself as Voltboom.

The forty-fourth Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Gunbarrel, but in the added colors of Silverbolt and Aerobolt. He identified himself as Grizzbolt.

The forty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Overcast, but in the added colors of Acid Storm and Fastlane. He identified himself as Acidlane.

The forty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Overcast, but in the added colors of Ion Storm and Fastlane. She identified herself as Ionlane.

The forty-seventh Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Overcast, but in the added colors of Nova Storm and Fastlane. She identified herself as Novalane.

The forty-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Incinerator, but in the added colors of Vortex. She identified herself as Lunarvortex.

The forty-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Energon Quickstrike, but in the added colors of Razorclaw. She identified herself as Razorstrike.

The fiftieth Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Vortex, but in the added colors of Razorclaw. She identified herself as Helirazor.

The fifty-first Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Wingblade, but in the colors of Weirdwolf. She identified herself as Wolfblade.

The fifty-second Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Starscream, but in the colors of Astroscope and Hydradread. She identified herself as Hydrauscope.

The fifty-third Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Fireflight, but in the colors of Smokescreen. She identified herself as Smokeflight.

The fifty-fourth Aerialbot looked like the RID 2015 Starscream, but in the colors of Shadow Raker and the Tyran cluster Autobot Flash. She identified herself as Flashraker.

The fifty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the RID 2015 Skywarp, but in the colors of Freezeout, Glacius and Bomb-Burst. She identified herself as Frostburst.

The fifty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the never produced RID 2015 Thundercracker, but in the colors of Crosshairs and Shadow Raker. He identified himself as Crossrake.

The fifty-seventh Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Windblade, but in the colors of Fangry. He identified himself as Fangcycle.

The fifty-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Sunstorm, but in the colors of Mechatron and Slap Dash. He identified himself as Mechadash.

The fifty-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Hotlink, but in the colors of the Beast Wars Dinobot and the ROTF Skystalker. He identified himself as Dinostalker.

The sixtieth Aerialbot looked like the Bumblebee movie Blitzwing, but in the colors of Roadburner and Roadtrap. He identified himself as Roadblitz.

The sixty-first Aerialbot looked like the WFC/FOC Starscream, but in the colors of Skyblast. She identified herself as Starblast.

The sixty-second Aerialbot looked like the WFC/FOC Skywarp, but in the colors of Firedrive and Drivetrain. She identified herself as Fierydrive.

The sixty-third Aerialbot looked like the WFC/FOC Thundercracker, but in the colors of Jolt and Powerglide. She identified herself as Joltglider.

The sixty-fourth Aerialbot looked like the WFC Slipstream, but in the colors of Bulletbike and Topspin. She identified herself as Bulletspin.

The sixty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the Primeverse Skyquake, but in the colors of Flash and the Generation 1 Windsweeper. She identified herself as Windglow.

And lastly, the sixty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Quickslinger, but in the colors of Leobreaker and Victory Leo. He identified himself as Leoslinger.

I decided to name more of the Aerialbots later.

Right now, I needed to focus on the emergence of Torrentwreckage.

(Meanwhile, in the valley where Skyquake was originally at in the original timeline, in third person...)

Helistop and Shadowsword were standing beside Snarescream.

Shadowsword's robot mode consisted of the following: the Energon Seeker chestplate from Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker. The Stalker Seeker wings from Slipstream. The Skyraider Seeker helm from Air Raid. The Retaliator Seeker arms from Shockwave's original body. The Air Defender Seeker legs from Jetfire. And the Interceptor Seeker shoulders from Silverbolt. Shadowsword's jet mode is a combination of a Berkut Su-47 fighter jet and a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Shadowsword's color scheme comes in silver, yellow, scarlet red, sky blue, black, purple, teal, royal blue, green, cream white and orange.

Behind them, Soundblaster had a small satellite dish coming out of his back compartment as he tries to pinpoint the Decepticon signal in the area.

Slightly peering down from her newfound height to look at Snarescream, Shadowsword asks, "Umm, my lord, exactly why are we here?"

Snarescream replies, "Because, Shadowsword, during the Great War, so many quantities of Energon was hidden on this forsaken rock that our departed master sent some of Cybertron's greatest Decepticon soldiers to guard it. True Decepticon warriors, now lying in stasis, waiting for the day where they will be reawakened. (Scoff.) Such folly that, late in life, Megatron searched deep space for warriors, rather than here, beneath his feet."

Soundblaster states, "Snarescream, I am unable to pinpoint the Decepticon life signal."

Snarescream snarls, "What do you mean, you can't pinpoint his signal? I know we are close. Boost the power to your sensors!"

Soundblaster boosts the power to his sensors, and sure enough, the Decepticon signal appears on his visor.

Snarescream states, "Yesss. There."

Soundblaster's visor beeps and he says, "The Decepticon signal is 25 feet ahead of us, in that direction."

Briefly looking in the direction where Soundblaster was pointing, the four Decepticons switch to their vehicle modes, Helistop being a helicopter, and fly off in the direction of the Decepticon life signal.

(Meanwhile, back at the Autobot base, in Dark Crow's POV...)

As I was making preparations, I heard Bumblebee saying to Raf, "So, there I am, in the battle zone, surrounded by Decepticons with no way out and I only had my wrist cannons, my Energon Battle Pistol, my Plasma Cannon and my Energon blade. But the drones, they didn't stand a chance. I was one of the best fighters and I had very good aim. When I spotted one of the fuel cells, I got an idea on how to lessen the Decepticon forces and buy myself time to escape. So, I blasted the fuel cell and the resulting explosion destroyed the Decepticon drones. And in the confusion, I managed to escape. It was incredible! But I haven't been promoted to warrior class just yet."

Rafael asks, "Really, Bumblebee? Then how do you make warrior class?"

Bumblebee replies, "Well, the thing is, Raf, it takes a lot of work and battle experience to achieve warrior class."

Rafael states, "But I've seen you in action! You're awesome!"

Bumblebee replies, "Thanks, pal."

Just then, Optimus joined in the conversation.

He said, "I second your opinion, Raf. But Autobot life cycles are much longer than those of humans. Though it may be hard to believe, our young scout still has much to experience."

Just then, the base's computers beeped to inform us that Energon was on the move.

Ratchet stated, "Exposed Energon, and it's on the move."

Bulkhead adds, "And since we ain't movin' it, guess who must be."

Arcee guesses correctly, "Decepticons."

Miko asks confusedly, "Without Megatron?"

I replied, "There's still Snarescream and Soundblaster, among many other Decepticons who wouldn't hesitate to take Megatron's place as Decepticon leader. But bear in mind that would be nearly impossible because Megatron's still gonna be put on life support, thanks to Soundblaster. Besides, my foreknowledge has not failed me yet."

Optimus says in response, "Unfortunately, I'm afraid Dark Crow is right. Megatron's legacy will indeed live on as others rise to take his place. Autobots, you have projects to complete. Ratchet, I may require aid."

However, Ratchet had other ideas as he states, "The science fair is a big part of the kids' grades. Since I happen to have studied Earth science for thirty-three years thanks to Dark Crow, perhaps I'm more suited to remain behind and advise."

Elita One jumps in and says, "I'll stay behind, too, just in case Ratchet forgets something important about Earth science."

Optimus declares, "Very well. Bumblebee, Dark Crow, let us see about this Energon in transit."

(Meanwhile, back at the canyon, in 3rd person...)

Snarescream, Soundblaster, Shadowsword and Helistop finished dragging out of the rock face a giant stasis pod.

Snarescream states, "Excellent work, everyone. Soundblaster, the cube."

Soundblaster takes out a boxed Energon cube and opens the lid.

Snarescream takes the Energon cube out of the boxed container and slides it into the provided cube hole on the pod.

As the pod slowly starts to open, it also starts to glow.

Snarescream points out, "The Energon infusion – its working!"

The four Decepticons were soon briefly blinded by a glowing blue light.

At that moment, Optimus arrived with Dark Crow and Bumblebee.

Suddenly, we heard a loud noise the equivalent of a big stasis pod opening, like heavy machinery clanging against stone without actually breaking it.

Bumblebee pointed out, "There doesn't seem to be any Energon around here." He hears the clanging sound and continues, "That doesn't sound good, does it?"

Optimus replies, "No, Bumblebee, it does not. You two hold your positions and await my command."

Dark Crow saluted as an affirmative.

As the pod doors slowly opened, Snarescream says out loud, "Awaken, warrior! Rise and serve your new master!"

As the doors slide open, a big Decepticon Seeker emerges, stretching before clanging his fists together.

The Decepticon Seeker, as far as Snarescream can see, looked like Skyquake, but in various colors.

If Snarescream didn't miss his guess, this Seeker was the most colorful of them all.

The Decepticon Seeker bent down to Snarescream's eye level and bellowed, "Torrentwreckage serves only one master."

Smirking, Snarescream replies, "Excellent. Your loyalty and devotion will set a fine example for the troops. No need to be timid, Torrentwreckage. You may bow."

Helistop and Shadowsword say separately, "Um, sir." "I don't think it's you he's talking about. You truly didn't understand what he meant."

Slightly glancing at the two Decepticon fliers, Torrentwreckage states in acknowledgement, "These two are correct, you fail to grasp my meaning, Snarescream. I am here on a mission assigned to me by my one master... Megatron."

Slightly scowling, Snarescream responds, "Yes. Him. Sadly, Lord Megatron is no longer with us."

Torrentwreckage says in disbelief, "Impossible."

Helistop clarifies for the giant Seeker, "It's true. He perished in a Space Bridge explosion an Earth week ago. The only evidence we have of his demise is archival footage."

Snarescream states in a peeved tone, "Why is this so difficult for everyone to accept? Torrentwreckage, I located you. I awakened you. Thus, I, Lord Snarescream, am now your new master!"

Torrentwreckage growls and gets in Snarescream's face, causing him to slightly back away.

Helistop and Shadowsword jump out of the way in fear, knowing their new leader had dug his own grave.

Just before anything can happen, Optimus Prime calls out, "It has been a while, Torrentwreckage."

Now looking at the source of the familiar voice, Torrentwreckage pushes Snarescream to the side and says, "Optimus Prime. I haven't seen you since the Battle of Technar. Megatron ordered me to annihilate you."

Optimus replies, "That was a long time ago."

Unfazed, Torrentwreckage retorts, "That may be, Prime, but my orders still stand unless Lord Megatron says otherwise."

Optimus questioned, "Is this ancient war still worth fighting when so many comrades have been lost and worlds destroyed? Because I sure don't."

Focusing on Snarescream, Optimus continues, "If you want to be a true leader, Snarescream, then stray from Megatron's path and lead the Decepticons toward peace."

Snarescream replies, "I would be willing to consider a truce, if you would be willing to bow before me, Optimus Prime."

Angered, Torrentwreckage bellows, "Again?! Bow to THIS!"

Torrentwreckage bashes Snarescream into a rock wall.

Snarescream briefly moans in pain before getting back up and jetting out of there.

With a snarl in her voice, Shadowsword stated, "This isn't over, Torrentwreckage. Remember that."

Shadowsword, Helistop and Soundblaster also bolted out of there.

Unbeknownst to everyone else, Dark Crow was planning on forcibly showing Torrentwreckage his future, the same one that would've been Skyquake's fate.

He just had to wait for the right time.

As Snarescream transforms back to robot mode on top of a canyon ceiling, Snarescream says to Shadowsword, Helistop and Soundblaster, "Pbbbhhuuuaaa. What need have I for peace when I have Torrentwreckage? With some discipline, he will learn to respect his new master. And once it becomes known that Torrentwreckage destroyed Optimus Prime under my command, all Decepticons will gratefully bow to me."

Taking two steps forward, Optimus tries to appeal to the big Seeker. Optimus states, "Torrentwreckage, this is a new era on another world. Side with the Autobots and help me end this conflict forever."

Torrentwreckage snarls, "I will never side with a Prime!"

Before he could even charge, Dark Crow appears, restraining the big Seeker with electrified Energon chains.

The electricity coming from the Energon chains were really doing a number on Torrentwreckage's systems, but he was still conscious, as Dark Crow planned.

Snarling, Torrentwreckage demands, "Release me, Autobot!"

Dark Crow replies in his demonic voice, "Not until you have been properly shown the consequences of your actions and your true fate."

To say the least, when Torrentwreckage heard Dark Crow's demonic voice, he started whimpering in fear.

Turning on his hologram projectors, Dark Crow shows Torrentwreckage footage of the aftermath of his death.

In the footage, Optimus Prime states to Bumblebee and Dark Crow, "Had Torrentwreckage chosen to stray from his master's path, we might not be burying him today."

Switching to the day Torrentwreckage would be revived as a Terrorcon in Skyquake's place, Snarescream is shown with scratches and dents here and there, and holding Megatron's shard of Dark Energon.

Snarescream states aloud, "Ahh, the gravesite of the mighty Torrentwreckage. So quick to reject my authority while you lived, but as the first of my reanimated warriors, you shall bow to my command!"

Snarescream breaks the shard in half and tosses half of it into the grave while infusing himself with the other half.

Snarescream announces to himself, "Ahhh, yesss! Power of Dark Energon, be MINE! Grrrrraaaaaahhhhhh! SYMBIOSIS! HEHRHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I CAN FEEL IT!"

Then the footage shows the Ground Bridge malfunction leading to the discovery of the Shadowzone.

Which resulted in Torrentwreckage losing his right arm and getting stuck in the Shadowzone as a Terrorcon.

Next-to-last, the footage shows Snarescream undergoing a cortical psychic patch interrogation by Megatron's orders.

The footage shows Megatron advising Starscream to keep the details on a tight lip plate around the Nemesis, enraging Torrentwreckage's twin brother, Striketrap.

Finally, Striketrap is shown attacking Snarescream.

The dialogue is as follows: "Wait. This is about Torrentwreckage, isn't it? I thought we had put that behind us!" "So had I! Hrrah!" "Ahhh! Casualties are an unfortunate consequence of war, but I assure you, your twin met his end with great honor!" "Which you disgraced by raising him from the dead!" "Oh, you know about that. There must be something I can do, some form of reparation I can offer to alleviate your anguish!" "Your spark will suffice!" "Striketrap! Stand down!" "This desecrator must pay for his actions!" "You call this loyalty, Master?!" "I said stand down! That is an order!" "One which I cannot follow."

Finally, the footage showed Megatron terminating Striketrap to save Snarescream's life.

To say the least, Torrentwreckage was shocked and not so happy with what he had seen.

For him, to think his true fate was to become a zombie stuck in a shadow dimension and his brother's true fate was to die by Megatron's hands in Snarescream's favor was unsettling.

Thankfully enough, Dark Crow had the foresight to project a force field of invisibility to prevent the four Decepticon fliers upstairs from ever finding out about Dark Crow's foreknowledge.

Once the show was over, Dark Crow's force field of invisibility dissipated as soon as he snapped his fingers.

Optimus walks over to Torrentwreckage and asks, "Now, will you join us so you can prevent your true fate from occurring, as Dark Crow has shown you?"

Upstairs, Soundblaster was recording the interaction.

And the four Decepticon fliers were not happy one bit.

Torrentwreckage takes a deep breath and exhales his air intakes.

He replies, "Very well. If you can eradicate my Decepticon programming, consider it a sign of a new friendship blooming."

Dark Crow immediately went to work and disposed of Torrentwreckage's Decepticon programming in no less than a minute.

Bumblebee buzzes to Torrentwreckage, "Can you transform, big guy?"

Torrentwreckage replies, "No, I'm afraid not. I've been in stasis lock for a long time, and my systems have forgotten what my vehicle mode is. Therefore, I'll need to scan a new vehicle mode."

Dark Crow states, "I have an idea. I'll punch up a hologram for your new vehicle mode."

His optics shoot beams of light that reveals Torrentwreckage's new vehicle mode: a McDonnell Douglas F-35 fighter jet.

Torrentwreckage smiled and scanned the hologram of the fighter jet.

The former Decepticon Seeker turned to face Optimus and declared, "Optimus Prime, I am yours to command."

Smiling slightly, Optimus replied, "Rendezvous with us back at the base."

Nodding, Torrentwreckage jumped into the air, transformed to his new jet mode, and flew off.

After calling for a "Ground Bridge," Optimus, Bumblebee and Dark Crow went back to the base.

(Meanwhile, back at the Autobot base...)

With the others back at the base, Ratchet was wielding Rafael's new volcano together while under Elita One's strict supervision.

Rafael asks Ratchet, "So, you're sure that this will be sturdy enough to contain the fake lava with the right amount of baking soda?"

Ratchet replies while still working on his welding, "Absolutely. Dark Crow told me that this will work. He seemed sure of himself. He also says, and I quote, 'Be patient, have faith and take heart in knowing that you'll get a good grade on your permanent record.' "

Rafael smiled and soon enough, the kids finished their projects with the help of the other Autobots, as they also studied Earth science thirty-three years ago.

Of course, Ratchet had to occasionally be reminded that Earth science fairs were more for show to get children interested in science and to get them good grades.

And the fact that Ratchet's ideas for Raf's volcano blowing a hole in the school's ceiling would arouse suspicions definitely made Ratchet cringe.

Meanwhile, Torrentwreckage was explaining to the rest of the base's human occupants, including Agent Fowler, the real reason why he switched sides in the canyon.

To say the least, they were surprised that it took such a big piece of foreknowledge to convince a Decepticon of Torrentwreckage's caliber to switch sides.

Of course, Dark Crow made sure to point out that he, Torrentwreckage, Optimus and Bumblebee had tracking devices placed on them.

Thankfully, the silo walls and the electronic jamming shorted them out, thus enabling Dark Crow to reprogram them for the Autobots' own purposes.

(Meanwhile, back at the canyon...)

Snarescream snarls, "They've Ground Bridged and our tracker devices aren't working. Soundblaster, why aren't you trying to track them?"

Soundblaster's visor screen reveals his answer.

Snarescream asks, "What? What is it?"

Soundblaster replies, "I have detected a second Decepticon life signal."

Snarescream inquires confusedly, "A second Decepticon life signal? But Torrentwreckage was the only sleeper buried in this area. I don't get it."

Soundblaster's visor displays the destroyed Space Bridge as he replies, "Observe the displayed coordinates."

Snarescream guesses, "The site of our destroyed Space Bridge. You're not telling me... that life signal belongs... to Megatron?"

Soundblaster responds, "Affirmative."

Snarescream sputters, "Bu-bu-bu-but he was microns from the detonation point! Nothing could've survived that blast! Your sensors must be faulty! Ignore the contact! Delete the coordinates!"

However, Soundblaster answers, "Negative. My sensors are operating at normal capacity, and I will not delete the coordinates. This cannot ever be ignored."

Snarescream replies, "Oh, what am I saying? Of course this – heh – must be investigated. If Lord Megatron is truly up there, I shall bring him home."

Soundblaster only slightly nods, knowing Snarescream's true motives.

Snarescream states, "Remain here until I report back my findings. Once you have found the Autobot base, I must bear witness to its destruction."

Snarescream jumps off the edge, transforms to his jet mode, and blasts off to his destination.

As Soundblaster watches, he plays back part of Snarescream's words, "Must bear witness."

Soundblaster says to his chestplate, "Nightlazer, eject. Operation: observation."

The front part of his chestplate detaches and transforms to a Mini-Con resembling Laserbeak, but in the colors of Nightstrike, Nightflight and Lazerback.

Nightlazer flies after Snarescream while making sure to stay hidden from even him.

At the destroyed Space Bridge out of Earth's orbit, Snarescream switched to robot mode and landed on a large piece of debris.

Looking from side to side, Snarescream remarks, "No one could've survived this. Hhhhaaaa. As I suspected – faulty sensors. The last thing I need right now are rumors that Megatron is still –"

But Snarescream didn't get to finish as he heard a familiar voice moaning in pain.

Snarescream floated towards the source to see what he had been dreading: Megatron was still alive, but just barely.

Approaching his leader, Snarescream states in disbelief, "Megatron."

Snarescream places a servo on Megatron's chestplate.

Doing this caused Megatron to suddenly jolt awakened, grab Snarescream's arm and say, "Die!"

Still in pain, Megatron went back into stasis.

Snarescream asks to no one in particular, "But how?"

He got his answer when he looked into Megatron's open spark chamber to see the source of his life signal: the shard of Dark Energon the Decepticon leader infused himself with several days ago was now barely keeping him alive.

Smirking, Snarescream remarks, "Ahh, Dark Energon." He leans to whisper into Megatron's audio receptor, "Everyone believes you are deceased, including Shadowsword. Who am I to disappoint them... Master?"

With that, Snarescream reaches into Megatron's spark chamber and rips out the Dark Energon shard with minimal effort.

Megatron jolts awake again and tries to reach for the shard, but he ultimately succumbs to death as it takes hold, his ruby red optics fading as they close.

Gleeful, Snarescream pushes Megatron with his pede and declares, "And this time, stay dead!"

Snarescream's gleeful satisfaction quickly turned into dread and fear as he heard the unmistakable droning sound of Nightlazer's buzzing as the Mini-Con flew to where the treacherous Decepticon Air Commander was.

Snarescream knew Soundblaster was so loyal to Megatron that if Soundblaster knew what Snarescream had done, Soundblaster would try to retaliate and expose Snarescream's misdeed to the crew of the Nemesis at the same time.

Praying that his rant wasn't heard at all, Snarescream quickly hid the Dark Energon shard in his subspace and placed an untraceable counterfeit Dark Energon shard in Megatron's spark chamber.

Thankfully, it didn't even reactivate Megatron, as its intended purpose was to throw Soundblaster off his trail.

Quickly composing himself as Nightlazer drew closer, Snarescream calls out professionally like he had been rehearsing, "Soundblaster, if you're listening, I've indeed found Lord Megatron, and he's offline. The Dark Energon was the reason why his life signal was detected. We must transport Lord Megatron to sickbay immediately."

Soundblaster's reply through Nightlazer was, "Affirmative. And do not be afraid, you are not in trouble. Nightlazer was unable to witness or hear whatever it is that happened."

Snarescream mentally sighed in relief, knowing that Soundblaster never lied.

(Meanwhile, back at the Autobot base...)

Dark Crow was examining the latest protoform when Bulkhead's honking horn sounded.

Ratchet exclaimed, "Ah-ha-ha, there you are!"

Once Bulkhead, Arcee and the kids switched to robot mode, Ratchet asked excitedly, "Well? How were our projects received?"

The kids replied in unison with smiles on their face plates, "Well, I think you're in for a doozy of a story."

After five minutes, the kids finished their story. The fact that they got A's on their grade papers made Dark Crow cry Energon tears of joy.

Arcee notices and asks, "Dark Crow, you alright?"

Wiping away his Energon tears, Dark Crow replies shakily, "I'm so proud of these kids."

Ratchet states, "Well, either way, Elita One was right when she said my original ideas would've aroused suspicions if Rafael's volcano blew a hole in the school's ceiling."

White Vulture came up and said, "Yeah, and I'm positively sure that the ceiling repairs would've cost a lot of money."

Just then, Optimus asks Dark Crow, "Dark Crow, did Megatron get put on life support yet?"

Dark Crow answered, "Yes. It just happened."

(Meanwhile, onboard the Nemesis...)

In the medical lab, Snarescream, Helistop, Shadowsword and Soundblaster were looking at Megatron hooked up to the life support machine.

Snarescream remarks with a scowl on his face plate, "The troops will be pleased to hear of our success in rushing Lord Megatron into stasis. Let us hope that our master pulls through."

(Autobot Outpost Omega One, Dark Crow's POV...)

I got around to naming another ninety Aerialbots.

Of course, to my surprise, they actually named themselves.

The first new Aerialbot to name himself at this time looked like the Generation 1 Sweep Three, more specifically the Timelines repaint of Cybertron Sideways. The Aerialbot before me told me his name was Flatsweep.

The second new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Cromar, but in the added colors of Depth Charge and Space Case. He informed me his designation was Depthcase.

The third new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Sandstorm, but in the added colors of Topspin and Skyblast. He let me know his identification was Skyspin.

The fourth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Blackout, but in the added colors of Crackback and Bulkhead. He said his name was Crackhead. Hahaha. That's hilarious.

Anyway, the fifth new Aerialbot looked like the Transformers Victory Leozack, but in the added colors of Quickswitch and Thrust. He told me he wants to be called Switchwing.

The sixth new Aerialbot looked like the Energon Starscream, but in the added colors of Wreckage, Wreck-Gar and Powerglide. She identified herself as Wreckglider.

The seventh new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Powerglide, but in the added colors of Leadfoot and Slingshot. She said she chose the name of Leadsling.

The eighth new Aerialbot looked like the Revenge Of The Fallen Breakaway, but in the added colors of Sideways and Sideswipe. She identified herself as Breakside.

The ninth new Aerialbot looked like the Aerialbot Scout, but in the added colors of Kickback. She identified herself as Kickwhip.

The tenth new Aerialbot looked like the Aerialbot Warrior, but in the added colors of Starscream and Slugslinger. She identified herself as Starslinger.

The eleventh new Aerialbot looked like the Tyran cluster Starscream, but in the added colors of Crackback, Shadow Raider and Gatoraider. The new Aerialbot identified himself as Crackraider.

The twelfth new Aerialbot looked like the Armada Thundercracker, but in the added colors of Rapid Run, Drivetrain and Shockdrive. He identified himself as Rapiddrive.

The thirteenth new Aerialbot looked like the Cybertron Thundercracker, but in the added colors of Mechatron and Scrapper. He identified himself as Mechascrap.

The fourteenth new Aerialbot looked like the Power Core Combiners Darkstream, but in the added colors of Meltdown and High Beam. He dutifully named himself as Meltbeam.

The fifteenth new Aerialbot looked like the Power Of The Primes Blackwing toy, but in the added colors of Sideways, Sideswipe and Heavytread. He identified himself as Heavyside.

The sixteenth new Aerialbot looked like the Power Of The Primes Dreadwind toy, but in the added colors of Cliffjumper and Flywheels. She identified herself as Flyjumper.

The seventeenth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 season 1 Seeker body-type, but in the colors of Beast Wars Air Hammer. She identified herself as Zephyr Hammer.

The eighteenth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Cyberjet Air Raid toy, but in the added colors of Chainclaw and Hot Shot. She identified herself as Chainshot.

The nineteenth new Aerialbot looked like the Combiner Wars Airazor toy, but in the added colors of Rhinox and Shadow Raker. She identified herself as Rhirake.

The twentieth new Aerialbot looked like the Combiner Wars Alpha Bravo toy, but in the added colors of Shockwave, Shockblast, Shockdrive, and Space Case. She identified herself as Spacedrive.

The twenty-first new Aerialbot looked like the Titans Return Alpha Trion toy, but without the lion mode and without a Titan Master. This guy also had the added colors of Grimlock and my own Sparkmate, Redsight. He identified himself as Grimsight.

The twenty-second new Aerialbot looked like the Universe Blaster repaint of Cybertron Soundwave, but in the added colors of Killswitch and Rapid Run. He identified himself as Rapidkill.

The twenty-third new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Brainstorm, but in the added colors of Freezeout, Glacius and Icepick. He identified himself as Frostboom.

The twenty-fourth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Broadside, but without the aircraft carrier mode, and in the added colors of Meltdown, Rattrap and Roadtrap. He identified himself as Melttrap.

The twenty-fifth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Cloudburst, but without the Pretender shell, and in the added colors of Afterburner and Kick-Over. He identified himself as Afterkick.

The twenty-sixth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Cloudraker, but in the added colors of the Twintwist, Slugslinger and Quickslinger. She identified herself as Twinslinger.

The twenty-seventh new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Cosmos, but in the added colors of Kick-Over, Kickback and Dreadbot. She identified herself as Kickbot.

The twenty-eighth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Deftwing, but in the added colors of Bonecrusher, Quickswitch and Killswitch. She identified herself as Boneswitch.

The twenty-ninth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Devcon, but in the added colors of Armorhide and Killswitch. She identified herself as Armorkill.

The thirtieth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Dogfight, but in the added colors of Hydradread and Flash. She identified herself as Hydrauflash.

The thirty-first new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Starscream, but in the added colors of Doublecross/Twinferno, Moonracer and Lightspeed. He identified himself as Lunarlight.

The thirty-second new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Doubleheader, but in the added colors of Weirdwolf and Hot Shot, and without the Pretender shell. He identified himself as Wolfshot.

The thirty-third new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Eagle Eye, but in the added colors of Longrack, Longarm and Quickstrike. He identified himself as Longstrike.

The thirty-fourth new Aerialbot looked like the Power Of The Primes Elita One toy, but in the added colors of the Generation 1 Windblade, the Beast Wars Quickstrike, the Energon Quickstrike and the Tyran cluster Wingblade. He identified himself as Quickblade.

The thirty-fifth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Fireflight, but in the added colors of Grotesque. He identified himself as Photonline.

The thirty-sixth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Cyclonus, but in the added colors of Magmatron and Drift. She identified herself as Magnadrift.

The thirty-seventh new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Battleslash, but in the added colors of Crosswise, Crosshairs and Skystalker. She identified herself as Crossstalker.

The thirty-eighth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1/Victory Black Shadow, but in the added colors of Fireflight and Doubledealer. She identified herself as Flightdealer.

The thirty-ninth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Blast Off, but in the added colors of Grand Slam and Snarl. She identified herself as Grandsnarl.

The fortieth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Darkwing, but in the added colors of Kick-Over, Kickback and Groundspike. She identified herself as Kickspike.

The forty-first new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Dreadwind, but in the added colors of Deftwing, Cloudburst, Cloudraker and Storm Cloud. He identified himself as Clouddread.

The forty-second new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Eagle Eye, but in the added colors of Gears. He identified himself as Gearstop.

The forty-third new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Falcon, but in the added colors of Boulder and Brawl. He identified himself as Boulderbrawl.

The forty-fourth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Fearswoop, but in the added colors of Brushguard and Overflow. He identified himself as Brushflow.

The forty-fifth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Jhiaxus, but in the added colors of Doombox, Doomshot and Nightbird. He identified himself as Doombird.

The forty-sixth new Aerialbot looked like the Timelines Megaplex toy, but in the added colors of Skyquake and Dreadwing. She identified herself as Pyrolock.

The forty-seventh new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1/Machine Wars Megaplex toy, but in the added colors of Misfire. She identified herself as Autowise.

The forty-eighth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Misfire, but in the added colors of Autoclave and Wing Dagger. She identified herself as Autodagger.

The forty-ninth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Needlenose, but in the added colors of Botanica and Scrapper. She identified herself as Botaniscraps.

The fiftieth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Nightflight, but in the added colors of Fireflight and Bluestreak. She identified herself as Flightstreak.

The fifty-first new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Rotorbolt, but in the added colors of Broadside and Topspin. He identified himself as Broadtop.

The fifty-second new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Scourge, but in the added colors of Apeface and Scrapper. He identified himself as Apescrap.

The fifty-third new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Predator Skydive, but in the added colors of Aero Raid Topspin. He identified himself as Aerotop.

The fifty-fourth new Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Skyhopper, but in the added colors of High Wire and Sideswipe. He identified himself as Wirelight.

The fifty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the War For Cybertron/Fall Of Cybertron Starscream, but in the added colors of Bonecrusher and Makeshift. He identified himself as Boneshift.

The fifty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the WFC/FOC Skywarp, but in the added colors of Moonracer and Flashbang. She identified herself as Lunarbang.

The fifty-seventh Aerialbot looked like the WFC/FOC Thundercracker, but in the added colors of Hyperdrive, Windblade and Wingblade. She identified herself as Hyperblade.

The fifty-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Animated Starscream, but in the added colors of Magmatron and Shadow Raker. She identified herself as Magmaraker.

The fifty-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Animated Starscream clone #2716057, but in the added colors of Overcast and Flamewar. She identified herself as Overwar.

The sixtieth Aerialbot looked like the Animated Starscream Clone #3370318, but in the added colors of Blazemaster and Evac. She identified herself as Heliblaze.

The sixty-first Aerialbot looked like the Animated Sunstorm, but in the added colors of Bonecrusher and Pinpointer. He identified himself as Bonepoint.

The sixty-second Aerialbot looked like the Animated Skywarp, but in the added colors of Crackback. He identified himself as Crackcycle.

The sixty-third Aerialbot looked like the Animated Thundercracker, but in the added colors of Cloudraker, Cloudburst and Storm Cloud. He identified himself as Widecloud.

The sixty-fourth Aerialbot looked like the Animated Ramjet, but in the added colors of Grimlock, Grimstone and Slide. He identified himself as Grimslide.

The sixty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the Animated Dirge, but in the added colors of Rapid Run and Shadow Raker. He identified himself as Rapidrake.

The sixty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the Animated Thrust, but in the added colors of Starscream. She identified herself as Starsight.

The sixty-seventh Aerialbot looked like the Universe Skyfall toy, but in the added colors of Longarm, Longrack and Crackback. She identified herself as Longcrack.

The sixty-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Skyquake, but in the added colors of Groove and Lightspeed. She identified herself as Groovelight.

The sixty-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Slugslinger, but in the added colors of Darkray, Darkstream and Junkheap. She identified herself as Darkheap.

The seventieth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1/Armada Spacewarp, but in the added colors of Doubledealer. She identified herself as Doublecycle.

The seventy-first Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Quickslinger, but in the added colors of Slingshot and Rhinox. He identified himself as Rhinosling.

The seventy-second Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Red Wing, but in the added colors of Blowpipe. He identified himself as Blowwing.

The seventy-third Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Spinister, but in the added colors of Wideload. He identified himself as Widebite.

The seventy-fourth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Acid Storm, but in the added colors of Megatron and Galvatron. He identified himself as Acidtron.

The seventy-fifth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Ion Storm, but in the added colors of Megatron and Galvatron. He identified himself as Iontron.

The seventy-sixth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Nova Storm, but in the added colors of Megatron and Galvatron. She identified herself as Novatron.

The seventy-seventh Aerialbot looked like the Universe Stormcloud toy, but in the added colors of Flywheels and Chainclaw. She identified herself as Flyclaw.

The seventy-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Skyscorcher Terradive, but in the added colors of Turbofire and Flamewar. She identified herself as Turbowar.

The seventy-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Generations Thunderwing toy, but in the added colors of the Beast Wars Dinobot, the Beast Machines Dinotron and the Generation 1 Chainclaw. She identified herself as Dinoclaw.

The eightieth Aerialbot looked like the Timelines Ferak toy repaint of Cyclonus, but in the added colors of Roller and Counterpunch. She identified herself as Rollpunch.

The eighty-first Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Afterburner, but in the added colors of the Cybertron Brakedown and the Age Of Extinction Shadow Raider. He identified himself as Brakeraider.

The eighty-second Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Blackout toy, but in the added colors of Chainclaw and Roadburner. He identified himself as Chainburner.

The eighty-third Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1 Cyclonus, but in the added colors of Topspin and Flashbang. He identified himself as Topbang.

The eighty-fourth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1/Universe Darkwind toy, but in the added colors of Growl and Slingshot. He identified himself as Growlsling.

The eighty-fifth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Dreadwing toy, but without the tank mode, and in the added colors of Lazerback and Backstop. He identified himself as Grizzback.

The eighty-sixth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Eagle Eye, but in the added colors of Quickmix, Quickstrike, and Space Case. She identified herself as Quickcase.

The eighty-seventh Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Eagle Eye, but in the added colors of Electro, Meltdown and Landmine. She identified herself as Meltmine.

The eighty-eighth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 2 Hooligan toy, but in the added colors of Stormcloud and Counterpunch. She identified herself as Stormpunch.

The eighty-ninth Aerialbot looked like the Generation 1/Timelines Generation 2 Ramjet toy, but in the added colors of Blitzwing and Steeljaw. She identified herself as Blitzsteel.

And finally, the ninetieth Aerialbot looked like the Beast Wars Dirge toy, but in the added colors of Ramjet and Thrust. She identified herself as Doomfang.

I took all of our fliers onto a flight training course.

Thankfully, nothing bad happened, but even I could be so vigilant for so long.

Of course, when we returned, Optimus told everyone that on the off chance Torrentwreckage wasn't the only former Decepticon buried on Earth, we would have to get to the others first.

I just hope that we aren't too late.

To be continued...

(Author's notes: The next Decepticon Seeker to be convinced to switch sides in chapter 9 is Battleshriek. He's a Decepticon Seeker sharing Skyquake and the WFC/FOC Starscream's designs, but in the colors of Shadowstriker and Soundwave.

Just for more excitement, here is a short list of additional Autobots that will show up in chapter 14: Savagecharge. An Autobot soldier inspired by the Generation 1 Windcharger, but in the colors of the Beast Machines Savage. Turbosnarl. An Autobot wolf inspired by the Cybertron Snarl, but in the colors of the Dinobot Snarl and Turbofire. Steelline. An Autobot tank soldier inspired by the Power Core Combiners Steelshot, but in the colors of Astro-Line. Botanikick. An Autobot intelligence officer inspired by the Generation 1 Kick-Over, but in the colors of Beast Machines Botanica. Dunespike. An Autobot Dinobot and Guardian Knight inspired by the Age Of Extinction Scorn, but in the colors of Dune Runner and Groundspike. Doomdome. An Autobot soldier inspired by the Generation 1 Chromedome, but without a Headmaster, and in the colors of Doombox and Doomshot. Botaniwave. An Autobot communications officer inspired by a combination of the Generation 1 Soundwave and the Cybertron Soundwave. Ripscrap. An Autobot Constructobot inspired by a combination of the Generation 1 Scrapper and the Transformers 2007 video game Scrapper. And Aceharness. An Autobot weapons specialist inspired by the Tyran cluster Ironhide, but in the colors of the Generation 1 Crosshairs, the Dark Of The Moon Crosshairs, and the Age Of Extinction Crosshairs.

See you in chapter 9.)