It has been said that some mysteries of the universe were never meant to be solved. But who were are and why we exist are not among those mysteries. Some brave souls have ventured to distance places in search of their purpose… even to the black void of space.
In that black, quiet void, one soul floats in a seemingly random direction while on its quest to find its purpose in the universe. Coming from it was a static-filled message played on a loop
"I am Opt… Prime, and this message is to my Cre… tors. Leave pla… Earth alone, because I'm… for you."
Optimus Prime had left his friends to search for those who made him and to demand answers. Now he floats through the stars in a powered down state. Three years in space had made him weaker. To preserve energy for the eventual confrontation with his Creators, Prime entered into a stasis lock. All the Knight could do now was wait until he made contact… however long that may be.
Earth
It has been three Earth years since the battle at the human city, Hong Kong, followed by Optimus Prime's departure to locate the mysterious 'creators'. In his absence, Max had taken command of the Autobots under me, with Jazz, Ironhide and Bumblebee assisting me.
During those years, Cybertronian and human relations have deteriorated even more. Deemed outlaws, a new human paramilitary, known as the Transformers Reactionary Force, has been formed and is now hunting down all Cybertronians, regardless of factions. Unfortunately, many of the members were once a part of Thr Human Resistance, well, those that were unaware of their leader's crimes. Thus, they have no problem in eliminating Autobots, as well as human allies and sympathizers. Fortunately, I had the foresight to insert a spy into their base, who has been quite useful in sending us invaluable information regarding TRF troop movements.
We have seen no new sightings of Megatron since Hong Kong, or any major Decepticon incursions. I can only conclude they are in hiding, most likely preparing for their next big offensive. So far, the only action we've seen of them are small skirmishes, mostly from Cons that decide to head out on their own or from their conflict with TRF. We have been content to let them fight one another, as no Autobots wishes to be caught in the crossfire from both sides that want us dead.
Next up, was Salvage, an Autobot that was originally a human vehicle brought to life by the Allspark. How he survived this long is unknown, but he has proven trusted a comrade. Fortunately, we had managed to rescue him before he could be offline by the Cons or TRF. He helps Wheeljack and the Wreckers with construction and engineering, with Fixit helping too.
We've also received additional flyers. Blazemaster and Tomahawk, the former a skilled bombardment expert with his corrosive gel, and the latter an anti-ground/aerial supporter, exchanging speed for firepower.