Predacon Wars

by benderjam

Set after "Predacons Rising". Cybertron is fully restored and is now capable of creating new generations of life, but all is not as peaceful as it seems. Old enemies return, as well as new ones, and the Autobots must call upon the help of their human allies to save their world and all other worlds. Rated for safety. Please read and review.

1. Chapter 1

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters

Predacon Wars

Chapter 1

It had been one Earth month since the Autobots had saved Cybertron and imprisoned Unicron in the container that once held the Allspark. Since then Cybertron had slowly begun to repopulate; hundreds of Autobots had already returned and many more were on their way. There were now hundreds of Autobot vehicons in the city; they were all painted either red, blue, both, or red and yellow, but they all had some silver parts of their bodies. The edges of their heads and bodies were more curved and rounded than the Decepticons, and they had red optic visors like the Decepticons. They had no visible mouths and their heads were shaped as though they were wearing round helmets with thick crests on the middle of the top. The troopers had thin yet slightly muscular bodies with wheels on the sides of their legs and in the backs of their shoulders; they also had three silver pistons along the center of their backs. The flyers looked exactly like the troopers, but they had wings coming out of their backs instead of pistons. All of the Autobots gathered in the center of Iacon; in the middle stood Ultra Magnus, Bumblebee, Smokescreen, Arcee, Bulkhead, and Wheeljack. They all stared at a statue of Optimus Prime, which they had just recently finished. Ultra Magnus stood on metal podium as he spoke proudly and gave a speech.

Ultra Magnus looked up at the statue with his hands on his sides as he proudly said, "We are gathered here today to honor our noble leader and the sacrifice he made for us all."

Ultra Magnus turned around smiled proudly as he put his claw out and then put it down while he continued and said, "Optimus Prime saved our world from the evil of Unicron, now locked up in the vaults of Iacon, and then gave his life so that future generations of life could exist on Cybertron. And though he is now one with the Allspark he will forever live on in our memories and the history of Cybertron."

He stopped and all of the Autobots waved their arms in the air as they cheered ecstatically at his speech and in honor of their leader.

They all stopped and Ultra Magnus showed a serious expression as he said, "However we still cannot let our guard down. Though Megatron has left Cybertron and declared the end of the Decepticons, his forces remain at large. And though the three Predacons aided us in our battle against Unicron, I feel they are still not ready to call themselves our allies. And new threats will emerge in our future, and I feel that old enemies from the past may return and endanger our future."

Meanwhile

Shockwave was in his lab, pushing buttons on a computer, when the doors opened and Starscream limped in. He had his right hand over his chest, showing that he was in pain, and he had scratches all over his body. When Predaking, Skylynx, and Darksteel attacked him to "settle scores" they did not kill him.

Starscream walked to the center of the lab with an angry expression as he looked at Shockwave and said, "Hello partner! I see you found it logical to summon me when I was recovering from the wrath I received from your old clones! Explain to me why you have chosen to interrupt my rest!"

Shockwave turned to him and spoke indicatively as he said, "Because, after tireless working, I have managed to bring back a valuable and much needed asset."

He turned around as a Ground Bridge portal opened and Starscream narrowed his eyes at it and then showed a shocked expression as he let out a gentle gasp. Out of the portal emerged Soundwave, Shockwave had managed to use a Ground Bridge to free him from the Shadow Zone.

Starscream's shocked expression turned into a happy expression as he said, "Soundwave. Welcome back."

As he continued he walked up to him and the reflection of his face appeared in Soundwave's visor (or screen) as he said, "You are just in time to help us with our plan to conquer Cybertron."

Soundwave showed no emotion (as if he could) and merely stared forward at Starscream, with no visible response.

Meanwhile

A large Autobot transport ship landed on the outskirts of Iacon; no Autobots were aware of its landing as it did not signal them. The door opened and Airachnid walked out of it and onto the landing platform as she smiled evilly. She had her three spider legs behind her as she looked around deviously; her Insecticons emerged from the ship and followed her as she continued to walk.

She stopped with an evil smile as she said, "So, the rumors are true. The Autobots did manage to restore Cybertron."

She then stared forward and squinted her eyes with a sick and devious smile as she said, "No matter, we will destroy them all!"

She then split her spider legs to form six of them (I think that's how she does it) and continued, "And they will help quench our thirst."

Her eyes then widened and she hissed as her lower jaw split into four mandibles with veins of Dark Energon on the inside and her bladed metal chord emerged from the back of her throat and snapped. The screen then turned black and showed the title, as listed above, with "Predacon Wars" in fire orange. The screen then went back to Airachnid and she retracted her chord and her jaw transformed back to normal.

The Insecticons stared forward as they mindlessly said, "Energon!"

Then Airachnid smiled evilly as she stared forward and said, "Now come my servants, let us destroy…"

She suddenly stopped as her eyes widened and she flinched and held her head as she groaned in pain with her eyes closed. It then appeared as if she was standing in an endless dark void with her eyes closed.

She then heard a voice address her as it said, "Witch, I demand your ear."

Airachnid opened her eyes and looked up and showed a surprised and confused expression as she saw the source of the voice and said, "Unicron?"

She saw the enormous dark god Unicron standing in front of her with an enormous purple light behind him.

She looked at him with confusion as she said, "I don't understand, how do you speak to me? Am I one with the Allspark?"

Unicron showed a serious expression as he answered her indicatively and said, "No, you still live, but my blood now flows through you, binding you to my Anti-Spark."

Airachnid showed a surprised but understanding expression as she said, "Dark Energon!"

Unicron continued, not changing his expression or tone, as he said, "I recently possessed the body of Megatron and traveled to Cybertron so that I might destroy Primus. But I was thwarted by the Prime, who imprisoned my energy form in the relic that once contained the Allspark."

Airachnid understood everything and she smiled deviously as she said, "So, you wish for me to free you from your prison so that you may use my body to destroy Primus."

She then flinched in fear as Unicron exclaimed, "Arrogant worm! Your material form is not fit to house my Anti-Spark!"

He then calmed down as he continued and said, "However you and your undead army may be of use to me."

He showed a serious expression as gave her an order and said, "Find me a great instrument of destruction that I may use to destroy Primus and obliterate this world!"

Airachnid smiled evilly as she bent down and said, "I would be happy to serve you, Lord Unicron."

Airachnid opened her eyes and saw she was still on Cybertron; she stared forward as she stood on her spider legs and transformed her legs into her abdomen as she said, "Come servants, we must find an appropriate vessel for our master."

She then started walking forward as the Insecticons followed her.

Meanwhile at Iacon

Ultra Magnus showed a serious expression as he said, "We must apprehend our fugitives at all cost. But we cannot let this distract us from rebuilding Cybertron. We must divide our forces."

He looked at Wheeljack as he gave him an order and said, "Wheeljack, you will monitor for Autobot transmissions, to see if any more Autobots may be returning."

Wheeljack smiled as he said, "You got it chief."

Ultra Magnus then turned to Smokescreen and Bumblebee as he said, "Bumblebee, you and Smokescreen will lead patrols through the city, to make sure no Decepticons have infiltrated the city."

Bumblebee smiled as he said, "Yes sir."

Ultra Magnus looked at Bulkhead as he said, "Bulkhead, you will lead the construction teams in rebuilding Iacon."

Bulkhead showed a serious expression as he said, "You can count on me."

Ultra Magnus turned to Arcee as he said, "Arcee, you and I will lead the Autobot search teams to find Starscream and Shockwave."

Arcee smiled with a determined expression as she said, "I was hoping you'd say that."

Ultra Magnus turned his head to his left to look at three Autobot flyers: Silverbolt, Air Raid, and Jetfire (they looked pretty much the same as they did in "War for Cybertron").

Ultra Magnus ordered the three of them as he said, "Silverbolt, you, Air Raid, and Jetfire will lead the aerial search teams across Cybertron."

The three of them talked simultaneously as Silverbolt said, "You got it."

Air Raid spoke at the same time as he said, "On it."

Jetfire also spoke at the same time as the rest of them as he said, "Yes sir."

Ultra Magnus then stared forward with a serious expression as he said, "Now, let's get to work."

He and Arcee transformed and drove off with a couple dozen Autobots following them while all the others began walking to perform the jobs they were assigned.

A few hours later

Bulkhead was supervising the reconstructing effort; the Autobots were working on a curved Iacon building while Bulkhead pushed buttons on a holographic screen he was holding.

He turned his attention to a red Autobot vehicon, who walked up to him and said, "Sir, we've finished the framing structure."

Bulkhead showed a blank expression as he said, "Good, now get to work on the Energon fuel line."

The Autobot nodded his head as he said, "Yes sir."

He turned around and walked away, then Bulkhead turned around as Wheeljack drove up to him and transformed.

Wheeljack looked at the Autobots working on the building and he smiled at Bulkhead as he said, "Construction's looking good."

Bulkhead looked at him as he asked, "Any news on refugees?"

Wheeljack smiled as he pointed his left thumb behind his shoulder and said, "Me and some techheads got the communications in the Decagon working. We received word that two Autobots are on their way."

Bulkhead showed a curious expression as he said, "Any idea who?"

Wheeljack smiled like he was keeping a secret, he showed that he wanted to surprise Bulkhead as he said, "Some old friends."

Meanwhile

Bumblebee was talking to a few Autobot vehicons with a curious expression as he said, "Anything?"

A red and blue Autobot answered him as he said, "No, so far no sign of any Decepticons in the city."

Bumblebee narrowed his eyes in thought as he put his right finger on his chin for a moment, then he looked at them with the same expression as he said, "Then scout around the Hall of Records."

One of them responded firmly as he said, "Yes sir."

They transformed and drove off; Bumblebee turned around when Smokescreen drove up to him and transformed and said, "Anything yet?"

Bumblebee shook his head as he said, "Nothing so far. What about you?"

Smokescreen showed a slightly worried expression as he said, "We found an Autobot transport ship on the landing field."

Bumblebee showed a confused expression as he said, "But we didn't receive any calls from a transport."

Smokescreen did not change his expression as he said, "I know. We investigated it and the entire crew was killed."

As he continued his eyes widened with slightly scared and confused expression as he said, "But the weird thing is their sparks were destroyed, but there wasn't a single drop of Energon in them. It's like someone just sucked the Energon out of them after they killed them."

Bumblebee's eyes widened in shock as he wondered what this could mean.

Meanwhile

Ultra Magnus and Arcee were leading the Autobot search teams through the ruins of Kaon; they had just split into small groups to cover more ground.

Ultra Magnus and Arcee drove through the streets of Iacon while Arcee spoke with a happy tone and said, "Now that we've restored Cybertron we should probably give Kaon a new look along with a new name."

She continued with a slightly sad tone as she said, "Although I have to admit that I do kind of miss Earth, and Jack."

Ultra Magnus drove next to her as he said, "The humans are brave warriors but are needed on their own planet, soldier. And like Optimus Prime, even though they are not with us we will never forget them. They are all safe in the care of Ratchet."

As they continued driving Arcee spoke with a serious tone as she said, "I just hope Knockout is behaving."

As they kept driving a red light went out on Ultra Magnus' screen and he said, "Wait, a nearby Autobot life signal just went offline."

They drove around a corner and transformed with their hands transformed into guns.

They narrowed their eyes as they walked with suspicious expressions as Ultra Magnus said, "Be on guard."

They walked between some buildings until they found something; they both gasped in shock as they saw a red Autobot vehicon lying on the ground dead. Arcee transformed her left hand back to normal as she ran to the Autobot and kneeled down next to him as she put her hand down on his chest.

She stared at him with a serious expression as she said, "He's dead."

Ultra Magnus put his claw out with a serious expression as he said, "A Decepticon attack?"

Arcee's serious expression turned into an unsure expression as she transformed her right hand back to normal and said, "I don't think."

She took her hand off the Autobot and looked at Ultra Magnus as she continued and said, "He's been completely drained of Energon."

Ultra Magnus lowered his weapon and showed a confused expression as he said, "How is that possible?"

Arcee got up and walked to him as she said, "Don't know. Energon Harvester?"

She stood in front of him as he looked down at her and said, "Possible, but not likely. Where would the Decepticons find an Energon Harvester?"

As they continued the Autobot vehicon slowly got up while Arcee said, "There was one on Earth that was hidden by ancient Autobots. They could have hidden another one somewhere on Cybertron, or some other planets."

When she stopped talking the Autobot was standing up, staring at them; their eyes widened as they realized something and they turned their heads to look at the vehicon.

He stared at them as he mindlessly said, "Energon!"

His mouth then transformed and split into four mandibles with Dark Energon veins and a bladed metal chord came out of the back of his throat.

They both showed shocked expressions as they gasped; the Autobot hissed at them as it walked toward them and Ultra Magnus quickly shot him in the spark, knocking him over dead.

He transformed his hand back to normal as he showed respect and said, "My apologies soldier."

Arcee stared at the body with a shocked expression as she said, "What could have caused this?"

Ultra Magnus showed a serious expression as he said, "I do not know, but I intend to find out."

He put his finger on the side of his head as he said, "All units, return to base. We have a situation."

A Ground Bridge opened and Arcee walked toward it while Ultra Magnus held the Autobot's body over his shoulder and walked with her. They both walked through the Ground Bridge, unaware that Airachnid was watching them as she stood on the side of a building. When the Ground Bridge closed she chuckled evilly and then transformed into her helicopter form and flew off.

A few hours later

The Autobots were gathered in the Ark, which had recently returned to Cybertron with Autobot refugees; it hovered above some buildings in Iacon. It was curved all around the front and the sides with five large engines, and it was all gold. They were all in the infirmary room as they stared at the Autobot body.

Arcee looked at Jetfire, who served as a medic's assistant, as she said, "What can you tell us Jetfire?"

Jetfire had examined the body and he showed an unsure expression as he said, "I-I don't know. All I can tell is that his Energon has been drained and replaced with an unstable mixture."

They all looked at each other and Bulkhead said, "We need Ratchet."

Bumblebee then spoke as he said, "…And Knockout."

They all looked at him with surprised expressions and he put his arms up as he said, "Two medics are better than one."

Meanwhile on Earth

Ratchet was observing a sample of Energon he had acquired from an Energon mine, using a microscope to examine it.

He turned his head up to the bridge where Agent Fowler was standing as he said, "Ratchet, what are you working on?"

Ratchet showed an indicative expression as he said, "I believe I may have found a way to use Energon to power Earth technology."

Fowler showed a surprised expression, which changed into a curious expression while he said, "Really? Do you think that could solve our planet's energy crisis?"

Ratchet shook his head while he turned his head to a holographic monitor as he said, "No, though there are Energon mines here on Earth there are still limited amounts of it. However Synthetic Energon may be able to solve that problem. Unfortunately, due the limited capability of Earth technology, I am currently only able to produce small amounts of it."

Fowler smiled confidently as he said, "I'll bet Raf can help with that."

Ratchet stared at the screen as he said, "Perhaps, but I think Knockout might be a better option. He may have some of Shockwave's scientific expertise."

Fowler showed an expression of disapproval as he said, "I still don't get how you can trust that guy so easily."

Ratchet scrolled through some things on the screen as he said, "Knockout is here so that we may keep a close watch on him. And Optimus would agree that he has the potential for change."

Fowler showed an agreeing expression, which changed into a serious expression while he said, "I can't argue with that. But just because Megatron's changed and Unicron isn't in the Earth's core anymore doesn't mean the danger's over. If it weren't for the Autobots we would have been scrapped a long time ago, and new threats could still come from Cybertron, or even other planets. We still need to be able to defend ourselves if anything ever comes."

Ratchet looked up in surprise and then he smiled as he turned to Fowler with a reassuring expression and said, "Come with me."

He turned around and started walking while Fowler showed a confused expression; they were walking through the hallway where they stored valuable technology.

As they walked Ratchet stared forward while he said, "In addition to my experiments with Energon, Knockout and I have been working on something that will give mankind a fighting chance over any future threats that may arise."

They stood in front of a garage door, which opened, revealing two large robots standing in a metal room. They looked like Cliffjumper and Bumblebee (with his old paint job) but they did not have faces, instead they had clear glass visors, revealing the inside to be hollow.

Fowler showed a surprised expression as he said, "What are these?"

Ratchet stared at them proudly as he said, "I call them the 'Hemobots'. I designed them with the strength, speed, and durability of the average Cybertronian."

Fowler looked at him curiously as he asked, "Why only two?"

Ratchet moved his eyes downward then back at them with a slightly disappointed expression as he said, "Well, due to the limits of Earth technology and our current lack of resources, I've only been able to complete these two."

Ratchet then smiled again as he continued and said, "But I made these two specifically for Jack and Rafael. I feel that when they are ready they will make good use of these."

Fowler then curiously looked at the one that looked like Cliffjumper and said, "Why does Jack's look like Cliffjumper?"

Ratchet smiled proudly as he said, "I based it on him to help carry on his spirit."

Fowler then smiled as he turned and looked up at Ratchet with a proud and congratulatory expression as he said, "Good job doctor."

Ratchet smiled at him; then they both showed surprised expression as they heard the computer beeping. They both hurried into the other room and Ratchet answered the message.

They heard Bumblebee's voice as he said, "Ratchet, it's Bumblebee, we need you and Knockout on Cybertron now!"

Ratchet and Fowler showed surprised expressions as their jaws dropped.

Meanwhile

Jack, Miko, and Raf were driving through Jasper in Knockout, who had just picked them up from school. Jasper had been rebuilt and repopulated since Megatron's fortress of Darkmount was destroyed. Jack was holding Knockout's wheel while Miko sat in the passenger seat and Raf sat in the back right seat.

The lights in the center of Knockout's wheel went on and off as he complained and said, "Remind me again why I am here babysitting human children when I could be on Cybertron soaking in an oil bath!"

Miko smiled arrogantly as she said, "Actually, we're watching you."

Knockout groaned with an annoyed tone as he said, "I turned against Starscream and helped the Autobots defeat Unicron; what else do I have to do to prove myself?!"

Raf looked at his steering wheel as he said, "Trust is something you have to earn."

Knockout spoke with an angry tone as he said, "If I wanted to betray you I could have easily done that already!"

Miko looked at his wheel and spoke threateningly as she said, "Watch it Knockout! I'll scrap your tailpipe if you turn on anyone!"

Knockout chuckled in an amused manner as he sarcastically and gloatingly said, "I hate to be the one to tell you this, Miko, but you're not exactly wearing the Apex Armor right now!"

Miko did not change her expression as she pointed her right thumb at herself and said, "I wasn't wearing that armor when I snuffed Hardshell!"

Knockout then spoke with grateful tone as he said, "Oh that reminds me, thank you for doing that. I hated that bug."

Jack focused on the road as he smiled and said, "Miko's right, she doesn't need the Apex Armor to do great things."

Knockout teased them as he said, "Oh that's so sweet of you to take the side of your little girlfriend."

They both showed confused expressions as they looked at each other out of the corners of their eyes as they simultaneously said, "Huh?"

They both looked away from each other with expressions of denial as Miko waved her hand and said, "Ugh, no way!"

Jack looked down at the wheel as he honestly said, "Yeah, we're just friends."

Knockout teased them again as he said, "Mmmhmm, that's what they all say."

As he continued the three of them showed annoyed expressions; Jack stared at the road with his eyes half closed while Miko held her head up as she leaned against Knockout's window with the same expression and Raf just stared up with the same expression.

Knockout spoke with a mocking tone as he said, "Kids like you never just admit to liking each other, so you deny it and say that you're only friends, but deep down you know it's true."

They came to a stoplight and Jack took a glance at Knockout's rearview mirror and his eyes briefly widened and he showed an annoyed expression as he let out a weary sigh and said, "It's Vince."

Raf showed a sympathetic expression as he gave him advice and said, "Just ignore him Jack."

Jack stared forward with his eyes half closed as Vince pulled up next to him; Vince rolled down his right window and smiled mockingly as he looked at Jack.

Vince spoke mockingly as he said, "Hey Darby, taking your girlfriend for a drive?"

Jack groaned and showed an annoyed expression as he looked at Vince and said, "Vince, she's not my girlfriend."

Vince did not change his expression as he chuckled and sarcastically said, "Yeah right! And she just rides around with you all the time because it's fun."

As he continued he pointed at Knockout with a mocking expression as he said, "'Course, I can't see why anyone would want a ride in that piece of junk."

Jack let out a weary sigh as he rolled his eyes; Vince took a sip of his shake through a straw and then pointed it at him as he spoke mockingly and said, "I mean it, you buff that thing so it always looks so shiny, but it's just a rolling scrapheap. With a lousy paint job!"

He smiled mockingly as he through his cup out the window and it hit Knockout's door, smearing the chocolate shake from top to bottom.

Vince smiled in mean way as he sarcastically said, "Oops."

The light turned green and he drove off; when he was gone Knockout looked at the mess on his door using his side view mirror and angrily exclaimed, "He messed up my paint job! Let's teach him a lesson!"

Knockout quickly drove off and Jack looked at his wheel as he said, "Whoa! Take it easy Knockout! Let him go!"

Knockout spoke with an angry tone as he said, "What?! He insulted us! And he littered his fowl beverage on me!"

Jack looked at him with a serious expression as he said, "Let it go Knockout! It'll wash off. And besides, Vince is a jerk but he's not worth it."

Knockout let out an angry groan as he said, "(Groan) Fine!"

Later at the base

Bumblebee had just finished telling Ratchet why they needed him and Ratchet stared at the screen with a worried expression as he said, "Alright Bumblebee, stand by, we'll be there momentarily."

He and Fowler turned around as Knockout drove into the building; Jack, Miko, and Raf climbed out of him before he transformed and pointed to the stain on his left arm and said, "Can you believe what some immature bully did to me?!"

Ratchet did not care as he said, "Knockout, we are needed on Cybertron."

Knockout showed an excited as he said, "Finally! I can return to our true home!"

He then looked down at Jack, Miko, and Raf and smiled a bit jokingly as he said, "It's been fun kids, but it's time for me to take my leave."

Raf showed a slightly hurt expression as he said, "You're… You're leaving?"

Ratchet looked at him with a serious expression as he said, "They need our medical attention."

Knockout clinched his fist thankfully as he said, "Yes, a chance to put my talents to good use!"

Ratchet smiled reassuringly as he took a few steps toward them and said, "But not to worry, we'll be back as soon as we're done."

Knockout hung his head in displeasure as he sarcastically said, "Oh joy."

Miko showed a requesting expression as she said, "Take us with you! I wanna see Bulkhead again!"

Jack smiled at them as he said, "And it would be nice to visit Arcee."

Raf showed a happy expression as he said, "And Bee."

Knockout walked out from behind Ratchet chuckled in an amused manner as he said, "Sorry kids but humans can't breathe Cybertron's atmosphere."

Jack did not change his expression as he pointed his right thumb at himself as he said, "That didn't stop me from downloading the Matrix of Leadership from Vector Sigma."

Raf still smiled as he said, "And maybe we can help you guys with whatever's going on."

Ratchet showed an unsure expression, which soon changed to a warm smile and he said, "I see no reason why you should not be allowed to come."

The three of them showed excited expressions and Miko pulled her right fist down as she closed her eyes with an excited expression as she exclaimed, "Yes!"

They all turned to Agent Fowler as he showed a serious expression and said, "Hold on doc! If you're gonna bring the kids with you to help the Autobots on Cybertron then it is my job as a representative of the United States and planet Earth to lend you my services."

They all stared at him blankly for a moment and he turned his eyes to his right, then back to them with a slightly annoyed expression as he said, "Well, plus June would kill me if I let anything happen to Jack."

They all showed mildly amused expressions and Ratchet smiled as he turned from the kids to Fowler while he said, "Very well, put on your space suits."

The four of them started running as they hurried into another room.

Ratchet turned to Knockout, who hung his head in displeasure as he groaned and said, "Wonderful, a human field trip!"

Ratchet looked up and shook his head from side to side with an annoyed expression.

Later in the Ark

Ultra Magnus and the other Autobots were waiting for Ratchet and Knockout when suddenly a Space Bridge portal opened. Ratchet and Knockout emerged from the portal and smiled at everyone and they stopped and stood in front of the portal.

Bumblebee showed a friendly smile as he said, "Good to see you again Ratchet."

Ratchet smiled as he said, "The feeling is mutual Bumblebee. And I've brought a little surprise."

He and Knockout stepped out of the way and the others showed shocked and happy expressions as they saw what came. Jack, Miko, Raf, and Fowler emerged from the space bridge with smiles as the main theme played in the background. They were all wearing space suits that allowed them to breathe; Jack looked just like he did when he and Arcee journeyed to Vector Sigma, Raf's suit looked the same but in his size, Miko's looked thinner, and Fowler's looked larger.

They stopped and the Space Bridge closed behind them and Fowler saluted them as he said, "Good to see you soldiers."

Ultra Magnus showed a warm smile as he saluted him with his claw; they walked up to them and started talking with them.

Arcee kneeled down in front of Jack and smiled as she said, "Jack? Didn't expect to see you."

Jack smiled as he said, "I kept in touch."

Arcee did not change her expression as she said, "How's your mom?"

He did not change his expression as he said, "Pretty good."

Bumblebee kneeled down and smiled at Raf as he said, "Raf! It's been a while."

Raf smiled with a slightly surprised expression as he said, "Wow, I almost forgot you had your voice back."

Bumblebee briefly chuckled and said, "It's nice to see you out of the base for once."

Bulkhead looked down at Miko and smiled as he said, "Miko? What are you doing here?"

Miko smiled excitedly as she said, "We came to get the band back together!"

Wheeljack stood next to Bulkhead and smiled as he said, "Welcome back kid. Now we've got one more Wrecker to cover our backs."

Ultra Magnus looked at Ratchet with a curious and slightly strict expression as he said, "As moving as it is to see familiar faces, I must ask why you brought the humans."

Ratchet showed a reasonable expression as he said, "They offered to lend their assistance and I did not see any reason to decline."

Ultra Magnus understood and he smiled with hospitality as he looked down at them and said, "Well then, as the current leader of the Autobots, it is my honor to welcome you Cybertron, and to Iacon."

Bulkhead then showed a slightly sad expression as he said, "I just wish Optimus could be here to see you guys."

Fowler showed a mournful expression as he said, "Ratchet told us about what he did."

Ultra Magnus showed a serious expression as he said, "We must not mourn his loss, for he gave his life for all of Cybertron. And we shall always remember him and his honorable sacrifice."

He then turned back to Ratchet as he said, "Now come doctor, we need your medical expertise."

A few minutes later they were walking through the halls of the Ark, which had golden walls that were somewhat shiny. As they walked they passed some Autobot vehicons, who stopped and stared at the humans with surprise and curiosity.

The humans looked around as Miko said, "What is this place?"

Raf showed a curious expression as he looked around and said, "Yeah, this doesn't look like the Decepticon warship."

The Autobots stared forward as they kept walking and Arcee smiled as she said, "This is the Ark, it brought the first wave of Autobot refugees. We've fixed it up and made a few changes to it."

Wheeljack smiled as they all kept walking and he said, "It's no Jackhammer but it flies like a pro."

Agent Fowler turned his head to his right as he looked up at two Autobot vehicons staring at them and he smiled proudly as he said, "Now I know how Neil Armstrong felt."

A few minutes later Ratchet was examining the dead Autobot vehicon they encountered earlier. He scanned it with his right forearm while Raf stood on the controls for a computer as he looked at the holographic screen.

As Ratchet continued scanning the vehicon Jetfire stood behind him and whispered, "Ratchet, I fail to see how these 'humans' can be of any help to us."

Ratchet continued scanning the vehicon as he said, "Don't be fooled by their size or fleshiness; they have exceeded their limitations and proved themselves capable of holding their own."

Raf looked at the screen and then turned around to look at everyone as he said, "It's laced with Synthetic Energon, but it's unstable."

Ratchet stopped scanning and showed a surprised expression as he said, "Correct. And it seems that it has somehow mixed with Dark Energon."

Knockout then showed a shocked and worried expression as he held his head and panicked as he said, "Oh no! Not this again!"

They all looked at him as Ratchet said, "Again?"

He showed a nervous expression as he realized he said it out loud and he looked around as everyone gave him ugly looks.

He then put his hands up as he said, "Alright! Alright! When I served aboard Megatron's ship Starscream and I used Cylas as a test subject for the Synthetic Energon formula. Then we infused him with Dark Energon so Megatron could control him, but it transformed him into a mindless monster."

Arcee showed a shocked and angry expression as she said, "You experimented on Cylas?!"

Agent Fowler showed a surprised expression as he said, "I was wondering what happened to that cyborg."

Knockout showed a stressed expression as he put his hands out and said, "I saw it as payback for what he did to Breakdown!"

As he continued he narrowed his eyes in displeasure as he put his hands on his hips and said, "Besides, it was Starscream's idea to inject Dark Energon into him. I warned him it was a bad idea but he wouldn't listen."

He then showed a nervous expression as he continued and said, "Anyway he escaped and turned half the crew into undead Energon sucking zombies."

Miko smiled with an excited expression as she said, "Whoa, Decepticon vampires!"

Knockout looked at her and raised his eyebrow with a confused expression as he said, "Excuse me?"

They all turned to Ratchet as he spoke with a serious expression and said, "A vampire. It is what the humans refer to the monster as. It is best described as an undead warrior that survives by feeding on the blood of the living. It bites the necks of its victims and drains all the blood from their bodies, thus turning them into the same form of monster."

They all looked at him with surprised and confused expressions and he showed a nonchalant expression as he said, "Um… I have been studying Earth legends and popular culture."

Knockout then showed a serious expression as he put his left finger up and said, "Anyway, this is serious. The mutation can be passed with a single bite, so the entire population is in danger."

Bumblebee showed an alarmed expression as he said, "Wait, you're saying this could spread!"

Knockout showed a nervous expression as he put his left hand up and said, "It's possible."

Ratchet showed an alarmed expression as he stared forward and said, "There could be more of them! And the mutations would ravage this city like Scraplets!"

Ultra Magnus turned to Silverbolt and Air Raid as he said, "Sound the alarm. Advise everyone to keep watch for anymore mutations. Tell them to keep their distances and destroy them on sight."

Silverbolt saluted him as he said, "Yes sir!"

Arcee walked up to Knockout with a demanding expression as she said, "I don't suppose you could tell us where these things came from?"

Knockout showed a baffled expression as he said, "I honestly don't know. I thought they were all destroyed on the warship. I don't see how any of them could have possibly survived."

Ultra Magnus stared at them with a serious expression as he had his knuckles on his hips as he said, "Either way, it is paramount that we find the source of these mutations and destroy it."

They all turned to Jack as he said, "We have to help you guys!"

Miko smiled as she said, "We don't run on Energon."

They all turned to Ratchet as he thought and said, "Given these undead mutations are mindless and feed on Energon, the children and agent Fowler would be helpful in this situation."

Air Raid showed a skeptical expression as he said, "They may not run on Energon but they're still small and squish easily."

Ultra Magnus showed a serious expression as he said, "Which is why they will each be assigned Autobot protection. We will divide into groups as we search for the source of these monsters."

Miko showed an excited expression as she said, "Sweet! Let's go vampire slaying!"

Meanwhile

Airachnid flew in her helicopter form through the skies of Cybertron; she flew to the wreckage of the Nemesis. She transformed and entered it; she looked around curiously as she walked through the halls. She made her way to the Energon fueling room where there were old containers of Energon and Dark Energon. She searched the room and eventually found the Dark Energon crystals, she looked around and found a small shard.

She picked it up and smiled deviously as she stared at it and said, "Soon, Lord Unicron, you be free from your prison and have the power to destroy this world as you please."

She then put her hand down as she held it and turned her head to her right in thought as she said, "Now, I just need to find a suitable vessel."

Meanwhile

Jack was riding Arcee through the ruins of an ancient Autobot city, searching for any sign of more vampire Autobots.

As they drove Jack looked around curiously and smiled as he said, "Wow, Cybertron sure looks a lot better than when I first came here."

Arcee spoke with a happy tone as she said, "I'm glad you could see it now that it's been restored. I just wish there was a little more to see now that it can sustain life again."

Jack stared forward and smiled and said, "At least Megatron's gone and Unicron's stuck in that container, now there's not as much to worry about."

Arcee spoke with a slightly depressed tone as she said, "Except for these vampires and Shockwave and Starscream."

Meanwhile, Raf was riding in Bumblebee, sitting in his passenger seat as they drove on a highway through Iacon. Raf smiled with an amazed expression as he looked out Bumblebee's window and saw Autobots flying overhead and rebuilding the buildings of Iacon.

Raf spoke with an amazed tone as he said, "Wow, this is so cool!"

He turned to look at Bumblebee's wheel as Bumblebee said, "You should have seen what it looked like before the war. It had a lot more Cybetronians and it was a lot more bright and shiny."

Raf looked back out the window with an amazed expression as he said, "It must have been cool to see."

Bumblebee then spoke with a friendly tone as he said, "So Raf, how you been doing in gym class?"

Raf showed a slightly embarrassed expression as he said, "Okay I guess."

He was silent for a moment as he said, "I wish I brought a video game or one of my cars with me."

Bumblebee spoke with a happy tone as he said, "Don't worry Raf, I bet we can find something here that you'll have fun doing."

As they kept driving Raf looked out the window in awe and then turned back to Bumblebee's steering wheel as he said, "Did I tell you I finally made Warrior class?"

Raf showed an excited expression as he exclaimed, "Whoa! Awesome!"

Meanwhile, Miko was riding in Bulkhead as Wheeljack drove ahead of them past a giant metal tunnel that once served as an Insecticon nest. The walls of it were lined with rows of either destroyed or empty stasis pods.

Miko smiled as she held her phone up and took a picture of the Insecticon nest; she then turned to Bulkhead's wheel as she said, "So Bulk, are you ready to beat the scrap out of those vampire-cons?!"

Bulkhead spoke with an excited tone as he said, "You bet! But first we gotta make a quick stop."

Miko showed a curious expression as she said, "Where we going?"

Bulkhead spoke with a happy tone as he said, "Jackie said some old Autobot friends landed somewhere around here."

Miko smiled excitedly as she said, "Who?!"

Bulkhead did not change his tone as he said, "He didn't say. He wants to surprise us."

Wheeljack drove around a huge piece of metal debris and transformed as he stood next to it and smiled at Miko and Bulkhead. They pulled up in front of him and Miko climbed out right before Bulkhead transformed.

Bulkhead showed a curious expression as he said, "Alright, so who are these refugees you told us about?"

Wheeljack smiled as he said, "A couple of old friends, Wreckers."

Bulkhead then showed an excited expression as he said, "Who?"

Wheeljack turned to face his right and moved his right hand in a gesture meaning he wanted someone to come.

He took a few steps back as two Autobots emerged from behind the metal debris, smiling at them, while he said, "Leadfoot and Topspin."

Leadfoot was an Autobot who had a torso that looked like Bulkhead's but he was shorter than him, yet taller than Wheeljack. He was red and grey with two white stripes stretching down the center of his torso. Two of his wheels were sticking out of the backs of his shoulders; his legs looked almost exactly like Bulkhead's but they were thinner in the sides. His hands and forearms were shaped like Breakdown's but were red and grey. His head and face was all grey, his optics and eyebrows looked just like Bulkhead's but his head was shaped differently. He had six thick strips of metal running down his cheeks and his chin, resembling a metal beard. His forehead had a metal crest with three small points, similar to Breakdown's.

Topspin was a blue and grey Autobot who had a body similar to Wheeljack's, but he was slightly taller than him. His torso was shaped exactly like Wheeljack's but he had shoulder pads like Ultra Magnus', but they were trapezoidal with two of his wheels in the sides. His hands and forearms were shaped like Cliffjumper's but his legs looked more like Bumblebee's, with the wheels in his heels. His face looked similar to Wheeljack's but he did not have large ears on the sides like him. He had a curved blue metal forehead with a thin pointed crest in the middle like Knockout and he had a small metal sheet on his chin resembling a beard, like Starscream.

Bulkhead smiled ecstatically as he exclaimed, "Ha! Good to see ya!"

He went up to Leadfoot and gave him a huge hug while Leadfoot grunted in pain and then Bulkhead did the same thing to Topspin as he said, "Where you two been?"

Topspin showed pain as he spoke with a voice similar to Wheeljack's as he said, "Exploring the universe!"

Bulkhead put him down and Wheeljack pounded their knuckles as they all smiled while he said, "Welcome back to the old home planet."

Leadfoot smiled as he spoke with a deep voice and said, "The Wreckers are back!"

Wheeljack smiled as he turned from him to Topspin while he said, "Yeah, now we got five Wreckers to handle the dirty work!"

Topspin showed a surprised expression as he said, "Five?!"

They looked at Leadfoot, who showed the same expression, as he said, "Where's the fifth?"

They all looked down at Miko standing in front of them as Bulkhead pointed to her and said, "You're looking at her."

Miko took a picture of the four of them with her cell phone and smiled as she said, "One more for the scrapbook!"

Wheeljack and Bulkhead smiled while Leadfoot and Topspin showed shocked and unconvinced expressions and they looked at them as Leadfoot said, "This little… whatever? You're kidding right?!"

Topspin moved his right hand to refer to her as he said, "She's not a Wrecker! She's not even an Autobot!"

Wheeljack smiled with a serious expression as he said, "Hey! She may be small but she's got spunk! She saved me from an Insecticon: Hardshell."

Bulkhead smiled with his eyes narrowed as he said, "Yeah and she kicked Starscream's tailpipe!"

They both looked back at her with surprised expressions as she said, "I can handle myself."

They still showed unconvinced expressions as they turned back to Wheeljack and Bulkhead and Leadfoot said, "Sorry, I'm not seeing a Wrecker here."

Bulkhead then narrowed his eyes with a determined expression as he started walking and said, "Anyway, come on! We've got a mission to do."

Meanwhile

Ultra Magnus was driving through the Sea of Rust with several Autobot vehicons following him; Silverbolt, Jetfire, and Air Raid were flying over them in triangular formation. Silverbolt transformed into a Cybertronian jet that was shaped like an Earth jet. Jetfire transformed into a Cybertronian jet that looked like an Earth jet but was wider in the back with different shaped wings. Air Raid transformed into a Cybertronian jet that resembled Decepticon vehicon jet forms but had a nose cone on the front and had smaller wings that stretched backwards.

As they drove Agent Fowler rode inside Ultra Magnus, holding his wheel as he said, "This isn't exactly what I expected when you mentioned a place called the Sea of Rust."

As he continued he stared forward with a happy and determined expression as he said, "Though I gotta say this brings back memories of when I was patrolling for enemy spies."

Ultra Magnus spoke curiously as he said, "When were you patrolling for enemy spies?"

Fowler looked down at Ultra Magnus' wheel, not changing his expression as he said, "You know, Cybertron's not the only planet that's had wars. I was an army ranger; we'd fight and do whatever it would take to defend our country."

Ultra Magnus spoke with an admiring tone as he said, "You remind me of myself during the turning point of the war."

Ultra Magnus' computer started beeping and Fowler looked at the screen as he asked, "What is it?"

Ultra Magnus answered him as he said, "Movement. Four contacts at point 97."

They pulled up near a large metal structure, Agent Fowler climbed out of Ultra Magnus and he and the Autobot vehicons transformed while Silverbolt, Jetfire, and Air Raid flew down and did the same. They all had their guns ready to fire. Air Raid had large cylinder-shaped Energon cannons come out of the backs of his forearms, while Jetfire had his hands transformed into long silver Energon guns, and Silverbolt held a long plasma blaster in both hands like Dreadwing. All the Autobot vehicons had their arms transformed into cylinder-shaped Energon guns with two thin triangular metal crests on the bottom of the back and the sides glowed blue.

They all walked around the structure as Ultra Magnus said, "Stay close."

They stopped as they saw, standing on top of a large metal bank were four Cybertronians, one of which was female. The four of them turned around and looked at them with hostile expressions.

They showed suspicious expressions as Ultra Magnus said, "I am Ultra Magnus, the current leader of the Autobots."

Fowler took a few steps in front of them as he said, "And I am Agent William Fowler of the planet Earth. Identify yourselves!"

They walked forward and stepped into the light, revealing their appearances; they all had parts of their body that glowed yellow and they all had the same symbol somewhere on their body and yellow eyes. The female was green, red, orange, and light blue; she had a girlish figure with the chest similar to Airachnid's with the symbol in the center of it, though she mostly resembled Airachnid. She was tall and thin arms and legs, along with a built in metal skirt exposing her midriff. She had built in armor over her shoulders and her feet resembled high-heel shoes. Her face looked similar to Airachnid's but two small curved metal crests stuck out of the sides of her forehead. She also had green wings with red metal membranes sticking out of her back with two talons attached to the tops of them.

The second Cybertronian was green, grey, and blue and resembled Dreadwing in many ways; his face looked similar to Dreadwing's and he had similar metal eyebrows, but his head was more round shaped. He had broad shoulders and muscular arms like Dreadwing, with sharp fingers; his torso was grey and blue, with green metal plates over his pelvic muscles. On the left green plate was the same symbol that the others had. His shoulders had curved "V" shaped crests on the sides, and stretched above the tops. He had curved green metal crests over his knees, and three metal toes on his feet, which were blue, along with his hands. He also had grey and green wings sticking out of his back with metal feathers on them.

The third Cybertronian was blue, white, silver, and yellow; his arms were thin but muscular, like Smokescreen's. His shoulders and knees were yellow and his upper body was wider than his lower body. His torso was shaped like Smokescreen's but had six blue and white rows of metal on the sides of it, almost like a ribcage. His hands and feet were white with four sharp fingers and three toes; his forehead was shaped like Skylynx's but his face resembled Breakdown's. He had two light blue wings sticking out of his back, they were lined with shards of metal (almost like feathers) and they had circular holes near the ends, like Skylynx.

The fourth Cybertronian was purple, grey, and yellow, with a body similar to that of an Insecticon's, but without the crests on the shoulders and the hunched, pointed back. His hands had thicker and rounder fingers that were also shorter than an Insecticon's. His forearms did not have the armor plating that Insecticons had and their shoulders were more round shaped. His feet had three thick sharp toes; his torso was mostly grey with the front of the bottom half of it and the tops of his pelvic muscles were yellow. His arms and legs were mostly purple with a little bit of grey. His face resembled a mixture of Breakdown's and Smokescreen's; it was green and shaped like Breakdown's but it had small sheets of metal covering the sides of it like Smokescreen's. His forehead was shaped a round helmet with a thick crest on top like Bulkhead's.

As the four of them walked forward the purple and blue Cybertronians showed sick and evil smiles while the female and the third male showed serious and hostile expressions.

The purple, grey, and yellow one spoke with a deep voice as he said, "We are your extinction!"

Ultra Magnus then noticed he symbol in the center of the female's chest and recognized it as he showed a shocked expression and said, "Predacons!"

They all showed shocked expressions, especially Agent Fowler; the four Predacons were Ripclaw, Grimwing, Skystalker, and Cindersaur. The four of them then transformed into their beast forms and were ready to fight. Ripclaw transformed into a metal dragon with a sharp nose and razor-sharp teeth; she had short metal horns on her head and her legs were thinner than Skylynx's and she still had a girlish figure with a lizard-like tail. Grimwing transformed into a metal gryphon like Darksteel, but he was not as muscular, his head was smaller, his horns were shorter, and the crests on his shoulder were smaller. Skystalker transformed into another metal dragon with razor-sharp teeth with a thinner tail and legs than Skylynx's and he had five fingers on his front legs. Cindersaur transformed into a bipedal metal dragon with arms and legs like a dinosaur's but muscular and longer with three sharp fingers and three large toes; he had five huge curved spikes along his spine and the back of his neck and a lizard-like tail. Cindersaur crouched down with his hands on the ground then he roared as he jumped through the air towards Agent Fowler with his hands out.

Agent Fowler turned around and started running when Ultra Magnus slid behind him and punched Cindersaur in the face with his claw, knocking him away while he exclaimed, "Agent Fowler, take cover!"

Fowler ran behind the metal structure and had his hands on it as he poked his head out from behind to watch them. Ultra Magnus aimed his cannon at Cindersaur, who had just gotten back on his feet, but Grimwing pounced on him and pinned him to the ground. Ultra Magnus grunted as he struggled to break free; Grimwing raised his head high in the air and lunged it down to bite him. But before he could bite him Silverbolt fired a blue plasma blast at him, which knocked him off Ultra Magnus.

He quickly got back on his feet and Ultra Magnus stood up and stared intently at the Predacons as he said, "Autobots, be ready for anything!"

Ripclaw then breathed fire toward them but they scattered and dodged the attack; she then roared as she flew straight forward and tried to attack a few vehicons. The vehicons got out of the way and she flew straight up; Jetfire and Air Raid watched her before transforming and flying after her. Ultra Magnus and two vehicons fired at Grimwing as he charged toward them, but their shots had little effect on him. He rammed one vehicon, knocking him down, and then he quickly grabbed him by the leg in his beak and shook him through the air. Ultra Magnus and the other Autobot vehicon charged forward with their shoulders out as they tackled Grimwing in his left side, causing him to drop the vehicon and fall to his side. He quickly got back on his feet while Ultra Magnus helped the Autobot vehicon up, then the three of them turned back to Grimwing.

Silverbolt and three other vehicons battled Skystalker; they fired their weapons at him but missed most of their shots. Silverbolt then fired a plasma blast at Skystalker's face, causing him to flinch and cry in pain then he angrily turned back to him. He roared ferociously as he charged toward him, he pounced on Silverbolt and knocked his plasma blaster out of his hands. Silverbolt slid on the ground and pulled himself up, but Skystalker bit down on his upper left arm and shook him through the air. An Autobot vehicon then jumped on his back and put his arms around Skystalker's neck and held on tightly. Skystalker released Silverbolt and roared loudly as he shook his neck, trying to get the vehicon off him. He stood on his hind legs and waved his front legs through the air as he shook his body all around; Silverbolt quickly got up and tackled Skystalker's underbelly with his arms out as he grabbed him. He caused Skystalker to fall over onto his back; the vehicon fell off his neck and briefly slid on the ground. Skystalker quickly got up and got Silverbolt off of him and he roared ferociously at them as he flapped his wings and hovered off the ground.

Four Autobot vehicons fired their weapons at Cindersaur, but he showed little pain as he roared with his hands up and his fingers out. He charged toward one of the vehicons and rammed him as he jerked his head up, knocking him onto the ground. Cindersaur then immediately spun his body around, hitting another vehicon to his right with his tail, knocking him onto his front. Cindersaur then quickly jumped on his back and put his hands down on his shoulder to hold him down. Then he moved his head up with his mouth open as he got ready to bite the vehicon. But one of the vehicons grabbed his tail and pulled on it; Cindersaur turned his head around and roared threateningly. Then another Autobot vehicon charged toward his head and tackled it, knocking him off the vehicon he was standing on. The third vehicon helped him up while the other two held onto Cindersaur as he roared and tried to shake them off. He whipped his tail out, sending the vehicon holding onto it flying through the air, then he grabbed the other one in his mouth and threw him toward the other three. He roared threateningly but then showed pain as the four of them rapidly fired all their weapons around his face.

Jetfire and Air Raid flew after Ripclaw high in the air as they fired missiles at her, most of them missed her and the ones that hit her did not harm her. She turned around and hovered in the air as she looked at them as they flew toward her. She moved her head up to her right diagonally as she breathed a long stream of fire. Jetfire and Air Raid barrel rolled in opposite directions, avoiding her stream of fire, and then fired two missiles at her head. They blew up and she roared in pain and then flew higher into the air. Air Raid pursued her while Jetfire flew down and curved up; before long Jetfire was above her and he flew down toward her. She shot a fireball at him but he dodged it and transformed as he let himself fall behind her back, but then he grabbed her tail and held on tightly. He showed a nervous expression as struggled to hang on as she wiggled her tail. He was able to weigh her down some, allowing Air Raid to catch up to her. He transformed and grabbed onto her back; he showed a determined expression as his cannon came out of his right forearm and he shot her back three times. Then he retracted his cannon and punched her in the face four times. She flinched and roared in pain as she began to fall; Air Raid and Jetfire jumped off and transformed as they flew after her. She crashed in front of the wall of a large metal structure then Ultra Magnus jumped up and kicked Grimwing in the face, causing him to fall down next to her. Then Skystalker hovered off the ground and Silverbolt quickly picked up his plasma blaster and shot him in the chest, sending him flying towards the other two. The four Autobot vehicons fired at Cindersaur and then the four of them charged at him and each punched him the face, causing him to turn and fall near the other three.

They all stared at them and Ultra Magnus looked at his comrades with proud expressions as he said, "Exemplary teamwork Autobots."

Agent Fowler showed a happy expression as he punched his right fist in the air as he said, "Yes!"

Ultra Magnus showed a threatening expression as he looked at the Predacons and said, "I recommend that you surrender. You are outnumbered."

Suddenly all turned to their right as they heard a sound; on a large metal bank a Ground Bridge portal opened and two more Predacons emerged from it: Lazerback and Vertebreak. They looked exactly the same, for they were twins, but they had different color schemes. They both had grey faces but Lazerback was red, purple, and yellow while Vertebreak was a tanner yellow, black, and orange, with a little silver here and there. They were shorter than most other Predacons, they were about as tall as Bulkhead, but compared to other Predacons they were the same height as Bumblebee. They both had torsos and forearms shaped like Smokescreen's but the armor on their shoulders was pointed at the top and curved like shoulder pads. They had hands with four clawed fingers like Darksteel; their legs were the same shape as Smokescreen's, except for the feet which had three short metal toes sticking out of the front. Their foreheads and faces looked similar to Bumblebee's but the sides of their heads were straight and small thin crests on the front of their foreheads that stretched up, like Starscream's red one. They both also had six small spikes on the insides of their shoulders, near their necks.

Air Raid narrowed his eyes in displeasure as he said, "Scrap!"

They both smiled deviously as the Ground Bridge closed behind them and Lazerback chuckled as he said, "This should be fun!"

Large Energon cannons emerged from their arms and they fired them at the Autobots as they ran forward; in proportion to their arms they were about the same size as Megatron's fusion cannon but were curved with five corners and three small spikes along the center of the top. They retracted their Energon guns and jumped off the metal bank as they transformed in the air. They landed on the ground in their beast forms; they looked like metal dragons without wings. Their hind legs were now thinner and "Z" shaped, like a dog's, with three long toes on the front and one on the heel. Their front feet were still hands and they had small spikes along their spines and the backs of their tails. They had reptile-like tails with blades on the ends like Predaking's. Their heads were lizard-like with large snouts and spikes on the sides of their foreheads, sticking up and backwards. They were smaller than the other Predacons in their beast forms but were still very large compared to the Autobots.

Ultra Magnus showed a determined expression as he said, "Hold your ground!"

They fired at Lazerback and Vertebreak charged toward them, but their shots had little effect on them. They both shot fireballs at them but they dodged them as they blew up; then Lazerback pounced on an Autobot vehicon and bit down on his upper left arm. Vertebreak charged toward a few Autobot vehicons as he roared ferociously, suddenly Ultra Magnus ran to his left and punched his claw into the side of his face, sending him flying through the air. He hit Lazerback and caused him to drop the vehicon he was holding and they both fell to the ground near the other four Predacons. They all got up and roared ferociously, but then Silverbolt, Jetfire, Air Raid, and all the Autobot vehicons fired all their weapons at them. The Predacons flinched in pain and when they stopped they all stared at them with hostile expressions.

The Autobots showed the same expression when they all heard a loud roar above them; they all looked up and saw a seventh Predacon flying toward them as it shot a fireball toward them.

Ultra Magnus narrowed his eyes as he exclaimed, "Scatter!"

They all jumped out of the way as the fireball hit the ground and blew up; Agent fowler covered his face and helmet with his arms as he closed his eyes from the light, then he looked back at them as the Autobots got back together. The Predacon landed in front of the other six and roared with hostility; it was orange, silver, and black, with a large yellow horn on its snout, curving backwards. It looked very similar to Predaking in his beast form and was just as big; its wingspan was just as wide as Predaking's and his wings looked very similar. The wings were black with orange metal membranes and they had small spikes on the top (whatever you call that area).

His legs were more muscular and robust than Predaking's; his fingers and claws were silver and his front paws resembled five fingered hands. The backs and palms of his hands were black and so was the armor on the insides (or bottom) of his forearms. His hind legs were mostly black with some orange on the lower halves of his thighs. His tail looked exactly like Predaking's but was all black with silver blades at the end. He had broader shoulders with spikes sticking out to his sides and curving backward. His neck was as long as Predaking's and his head had a similar shape. The curved spikes on the back of his head were not as long as Predaking's. His snout was slightly longer with the yellow horn on top of it; he had four fangs protruding from his mouth. His top fangs stuck out between his bottom fangs when his mouth was closed.

He then transformed into his robot form; he was as tall as Predaking but his physical appearance resembled a mixture of his and Megatron's. His legs looked like Predaking's but two of his claws stuck straight out of the front corners of his feet like Megatron's toes. His thighs were orange and his legs from his knees down were black. His shoulders were adorned with his spikes, which curved upward like Predaking's. His upper arms were orange and his forearms were black, muscular, and armored like Megatron's but his hands were shaped like Skylynx's, with five fingers. His wings were now smaller as they stuck out of his back like Predaking's but the membranes were still visible and the tips of them curved downwards. His face looked like a mixture of Predaking's and Megatron's; his eyes were yellow with white irises but he had metal eyebrows like Megatron. He had sharp teeth like Megatron as well as flat curved spikes sticking out of the sides of his head, curving toward each other in front of his face. He had two black spikes sticking out of the sides of his forehead, curving up, and a yellow thicker spike pointing up out of the center of his forehead, higher than the other two; their position looked like some form of a crown.

The Predacon spoke with a voice that sounded like Megatron's, but deeper (like Megatron in "Fall of Cybertron"), as he said, "I am Dragotron, ruler of all Predacons!"

Ultra Magnus showed no fear as he remarked, "I thought that title belonged to Predaking?"

Dragotron spoke furiously as he said, "Predaking is weak! I exist only to rule!"

He continued as he transformed his right hand into a fusion cannon that resembled the head of a black metal dragon with the mouth open and the throat as the nozzle, which glowed yellow as he said, "And I will destroy anyone who resists me!"

He fired at them but they jumped out of the way, though the blast caused an explosion. He fired several times but missed every shot; they stood in fighting stances as they waited form to make his next move. He snarled as he gritted his teeth furiously, then he turned his eyes and noticed Agent Fowler watching them by the metal structure. He then showed an evil grin as he got an idea; he fired a blast toward Agent Fowler, and Ultra Magnus turned as he saw the blast was not aimed at them.

He noticed Fowler and showed an alarmed expression as he started running toward him as he exclaimed, "Agent Fowler look out!"

Fowler showed a scared expression as he turned and ran away; the blast hit the metal structure and caused an explosion that sent him flying through the air. Ultra Magnus hurried to him and picked him up after the explosion. The blast did not kill him but he was unconscious as he was still in close proximity of it.

He groaned and then showed a delusional expression as he said, "The bird says momma has doggies."

He passed out and they all turned to Dragotron as he chuckled evilly and said, "You are as weak as your alien pets!"

Ultra Magnus put his claw up to his head as he said, "Ratchet, we need an emergency Ground Bridge immediately."

The Ground Bridge then opened and the Autobots turned around and ran through the portal, and as it closed Dragotron stared forward and grinned evilly and victoriously. He was much like Megatron before he changed; he had a low tolerance for failure, a massive desire for power, and a great taste for oppression. He turned and started walking while Laserbeak flew overhead, having seen the whole thing.

Author's note: I originally intended for this to be a one-shot fanfiction but it turned out to be longer than I thought it would be. I liked "Predacons Rising" but I think they should have ended the series differently. I think they should have put Jack, Miko, and Raf in it and showed more Predacons. Please review.