50- Regeneration.

Everyone was inside the Autobot base, even the gang.

"You know, I might not be the first human on Cybertron, but I can still be the first human tourist." Bonnie proposed on Moonracer's shoulder.

"You should have seen it when it wasn't all wrecked down. It was marvelous." Moon reassured her.

"Why didn't you tell us about the Omega Keys before?" Serena asked.

"Yeah. If that was that important for you, we could have helped you." Ash supported.

"You probably didn't notice, but things have been kind of intense around here lately." Arcee answered.

"So we have been a lot busy." Hot Rod added.

"So, you guys can really be going home soon, huh?"

"Don't worry, Max, we'll come visit. Once they get their place set up, we can join them, right?"

"Uh, May…" Warpath started with a disappointed look.

"Huh? What's with that look, Warpath?"

"We will be able to go see you, right?" Dawn asked concerned.

"Let's not jump into conclusions yet. We neither have the necessary means to reach Cybertron, but Starscream now possess the means for our planet's restoration." Elita reminded.

"As far as we know." Optimus added.

"You think Starscream has rejoined the Cons?" Sideswipe asked.

"He might have used the Omega Keys to buy back Galvatron's favor." Hot Rod deduced.

Ratchet scoffed. "Without first trying to sell them to the highest bidder, that wouldn't surprise me if he had the nerve to contact us and…"

Suddenly, the computer beeped as the same way like when Starscream sent them his messages.

"Okay, that's weird." Wheeljack said.

"Is it Starscream?" Arcee asked.

"No, it is Dreadwing. And he wants to meet." Ratchet answered.

The Autobots traveled by the ground bridge near to a lighthouse of Kanto's shore, it was all fogy and fortunately it seemed like there was no one near. They arrived in vehicle form and immediately transformed with their guns ready.

"Drop your weapon!" Warpath ordered.

"Hands where we can see them!" Smokescreen followed.

"And don't try any tricks!" Hot Rod added.

Everyone aimed at Dreadwing, who emerged from the fog in front of them.

"I am not here to fight, but to give you this." He said showing them a recognizable object in the floor between them.

"The Forge of Solus Prime?" Moonracer recognized surprised.

"It could be rigged to blow." Wheeljack deduced.

Optimus deactivated his battle mask. "Dreadwing, what do you ask in return?"

"Only that you use it wisely."

"And the Omega Keys?" Arcee asked.

"In Galvatron's possession. Under heaviest guard."

"Scream did make a deal with the Cons." Sideswipe realized.

"But there is one thing we don't understand. Why are you doing this?" Elita asked as she and her sparkmate deactivated their weapons.

"A shadow of disgrace has been cast upon the Decepticons. It is a cause I no longer wish to be a part of." Dreadwing revealed.

"Then I appeal to you again: join us and help end this conflict once and for all." Optimus offered.

"Betraying my kind is not the same as accepting yours."

After all said, Dreadwing turned back with his head down, jumped down an edge and left in vehicle form. After that, the Autobots, back at base and now in possession of the forge, witnessed how Optimus activated it as he held it.

"It's no Star Saber, but I bet it can shatter Galvatron's blade, and put some dents into that ugly mug of his." Smokescreen imagined.

"Is not that kind of hammer." Hot Rod corrected.

"With the Decepticons in possession of all four Omega Keys, a more appropriate use of the forge would be to use it to replicate our own." Elita suggested.

"Even with such power their reconstruction would require a level of expertise I do not possess." Optimus objected.

"I guess we better hope Galvatron doesn't destroy the keys to prevent anyone from never going home." Arcee said.

"Galvatron may be evil, but we believe he will use the keys for their intended purpose." Elita corrected.

"Well I say we let him keep them and do all the work for us." Warpath suggested, making everyone look at him.

"Seriously, Warpath?" Sideswipe asked.

"Well I mean, what difference does it make who restores Cybertron?"

"If Galvatron revives Cybertron, he will no doubt use it to his political advantage." Optimus revealed.

"Uh uh…you lost me."

"In all likelihood, the leader of the Decepticons will portray himself as our planet's savior and brand all Autobots as war criminals." Elita explained.

"And the grand deception continues." Hot Rod realized.

"Galvatron's so called achievement could influence Cybertron for eons to come: poisoning the sparks and minds of its returning citizens. Hardly the ideal way to begin a new age." Ratchet said.

"But there is hope: for while Galvatron may have the keys, he has yet to discover the existence of the Omega Lock itself." Optimus continued.

"Omega Lock?" Wheeljack asked surprised.

"Wait, now you lost me." Moonracer said.

"That which the four relics were designed to activate. We must locate the device before Galvatron does and secure it until we can recover the keys." Optimus explained.

"There are no more Iacon entries to decode. This lock could be anywhere on Earth." Ratchet pointed.

"Actually…it is on Cybertron."

What?" The whole team asked in disbelief.

"How do you know?" Ratchet asked.

"Alpha Trion revealed its location to me during the message convey by the Star Saber." Optimus revealed as he hoped the forge on his shoulders.

"And you didn't think to tell us?" Elita asked in shock.

"Alpha Trion did not wish it so." Optimus answered as he walked to the ground bridge. "With the Forge of Solus Prime, we now possess the means of reaching Cybertron. I must work quickly, as our tactical advantage over Galvatron will not last long."

Meanwhile, Dreadwing was walking through the Nemesis's corridors, until…

"Dreadwing, I have been searching for you." Galvatron called him from behind.

Dreadwing's face showed that he was not pleased, but he had to maintain appearances, so he turned at his leader. "I am at your service, lord Galvatron."

"I recognize that Starscream's return to our ranks may be…difficult for you. Given the loss of your twin under his command, but your cooperation is essential: we Decepticons will be best equipped to rule a restored Cybertron only if we are united."

"Understood. And if it pleases you, master, I intend to reach out to our comrade…personally."

Meanwhile, in the med lab, Starscream was lying on an operational berth unconscious.

"Rise and shine." Knock Out called, waking him up. "Your T-Cog transplant was a success. Yes, I am just that good." He said proud to the Genesect, who were also present.

"Ah, finally. I can't wait to take flight and soar above the clouds." Starscream said relieved before he looked at his pokémon. "I will allow you to join me during my flights."

"Starscream, I regret to inform you that you'll not live to spread your wings…ever again." Dreadwing said from the lab's entrance, pulling out his cannon and charging it. "HYAAAAAH!"

He opened fire, but the shot missed Starscream's head. He ran to a corner, while the Genesect scattered through the room and Knock Out went near the exit.

"Knock Out, help me!" Starscream begged, but the red Decepticon simply ran out of the room.

One of the Genesect, the squad leader, talked to the others in their language before they all jumped onto Dreadwing in an attempt to stop him.

"Stay out of this, you creatures. This is between him and me!" Dreadwing shouted before pushing them aside as he dropped his cannon and pulled out his sword.

Starscream only picked up a durabyllium drill to try to defend himself.

"Dreadwing, what has gotten into you?" Starscream asked, right before Dreadwing sliced the drill easily. "No, wait! This is about Skyquake, isn't it? I thought we had put that behind us."

"So had I!" Dreadwing said before he took another swing, but Starscream dodged.

Before he could strike again, something grabbed the hand Dreadwing was holding his sword: it was one of the Genesect, using Electroweb to prevent him to hurt its master. Next, the others started to hit Dreadwing on the face from multiple directions with Aerial Ace, Shadow Claw, Extreme Speed and Blaze Kick, and gathered together as they charged their cannons for a Techno Blast attack. But Dreadwing saw it coming, and using all his strength was able to swing the Genesect which was holding his hand and send it against the others. With his hand now free, he tried to slice Starscream again.

"Casualties are an unfortunate consequence of war, but I assure you your twin met his end with great honor!" Starscream said, trying to calm him down.

"Which you disgraced, by raising him from the dead!" Dreadwing shouted as two of the Genesect tried to grab one of his legs, but he simply shook them off easily.

"Oh, you know about that. There must be something I can do! Some form of reparation I can offer to alleviate your anguish!"

The other three members of Starscream's squad tried to grab his head, but Dreadwing grabbed them and throw them aside before raising his sword again. "Your spark will suffice!"

"DREADWING!" A voice called from the entrance: it was Galvatron. "Stand down!"

"This desecrater must pay for his actions!"

"You call this loyalty, master?!" Starscream asked, which the Genesect answered denying with their heads.

"I said stand down! That is an order." Galvatron demanded again.

"One which I cannot follow." Dreadwing answered.

He was about to strike Starscream with his sword, but before he could, at the same time the Genesect were about to fire their cannons at him, he felt an agonizing pain in his chest. He looked down to see his spark chamber destroyed, made by Galvatron, who fired Dreadwing's cannon. With his spark no more, Dreadwing collapsed to the floor, dead. The pokémon went to aid their trainer.

"I'm okay?" Starscream asked to his pokémon, which nodded. "I'm okay!" He laughed in relief before bowing to Galvatron. "Lord Galvatron, you have my eternal thanks."

"Do not ever make me regret which one of you I've spared." He warned, in a very threatening tone.

Meanwhile, there was a deep silence in the Autobot base.

"Is it my imagination or has Optimus been acting differently since that message from Alpha Trion?" Arcee asked.

"(I noticed that something was being weird too.)"

"Yeah, he has been keeping things from us." Wheeljack nodded.

"Maybe that was the reason he didn't allow us to tell a thing to our friends." Hot Rod analyzed.

"Even Ratchet and Elita are out of the loop." Moonracer pointed.

"Well give me one good reason Optimus couldn't trust his own teammates." Warpath said.

"Yeah. Why he couldn't have told us about the Omega Lock?" Sideswipe demanded.

"Because if he had, Galvatron would have pulled it out of my head with his patch." Smokescreen answered wisely.

"He has a point." Moon supported.

"Like it matters. The Cons are holding all the keys anyway." Wheeljack complained.

Meanwhile, in the Nemesis's laboratory, Starscream, his Genesect and Knock Out, who was holding a scanning device, were trying to figure out what other information the keys contained.

"Tick tock, Knock Out. Tick tock! Galvatron's expecting results and given what we just witnessed, I would say that we cannot afford to disappoint our master." Starscream hurried.

"We? Unless nagging counts, I haven't seen you and your creatures lift a finger." Knock Out replied as he held a key to examine it.

"We are the ones who brought him the keys. Do we really need to prove ourselves further by deciphering on how they operate too?"

"Well, perhaps if my research hadn't been sidelined by someone's cosmetic surgery, I might be further along right now!"

"Oh, just give it here!" Starscream said grabbing his key. He tried to pull it apart; next he began bashing it on the table.

"Oh gee, why didn't I think of that?!" Knock Out joked.

Starscream ended slashing Knock Out's chest with the key, which left a mark, but enough to make him growl mad. He grabbed another key, and tried to clash it with Starscream's, but when the keys touched, they mended together and glowed a little, leaving even the pokémon impressed.

"Do you think?" Knock Out asked, suggesting what they suspected.

"Quickly, grab the other two." Starscream commanding, and two of the Genesect grabbed the keys and took position between their master and Knock Out. "Ready? Go."

When the four keys mended, they projected a hologram of Cybertron, with some coordinates.

Starscream laughed. "And that is why Dreadwing is pushing up lugnuts."

"And we are not." Knock Out added.

They immediately went to show their leader the results.

"Of course, keys are useless without something to unlock." Galvatron said before turning at Soundblaster. "Target the space bridge for Cybertron."

Meanwhile, at the Autobot base, everyone was contemplating what Optimus did to the ground bridge.

"Yet another astonishing convergence of magic and science. Courtesy of the ancients." Ratchet said checking the ground bridge control panel.

"And our leader." Smokey added.

"It's hard to believe: a few swings of that hammer and BAM!" Sideswipe admitted.

"Our ground bridge is now a space bridge." Arcee concluded.

Then, the computer started to beep loudly.

"Our sensors are detecting a massive energon burst recording outside Earth's atmosphere." Ratchet reported.

"A source of that kind can mean only one thing: activation of another space bridge." Elita realized.

"Galvatron has discovered that the Omega Lock is on Cybertron." Optimus deduced.

"It appears we have lost our advantage." Ratchet lamented.

"But with Galvatron unaware that we now possess the means of interstellar travel, the element of surprise remains in our favor." Elita reminded.

"Indeed, dear. We must embark on this mission with every resource at our disposal." Optimus proclaimed.

The Autobots went to the vault where all the relics were being held. Smokescreen readied the phase shifter on his hand, Warpath took the energon harvester, Bumblebee picked up the polarity gauntlet, Arcee took the Apex Armor, Sideswipe picked up the Immobilizer, Moonracer took the force field generator, Wheeljack took the half of the red energon they had and Hot Rod grabbed the spark extractor. At the same time, the Nemesis approached to the already open space bridge. On the top, Galvatron walked near the other Decepticons and an entire battalion of Decepticon air soldiers.

"Starscream, assume command in my absence." Galvatron instructed.

Starscream could not believe what he heard. "I would be honored, master."

"I am surprised that your pokémon are able to stay in middle of space like we do."

"That's maybe because of the fact that they are artificial pokémon. In fact, allow me to send one of them to assist you, master. Techbug, go with lord Galvatron and follow his will." Starscream instructed to one of his Genesect, which nodded.

"Techbug?"

"That's the name I put to my squad's leader. Every one of them has a name to identify better. The one with the yellow dish on the cannon is Zapwave, the one of the red one is Infernyphoon, the one of the blue dish is Waterspout and the one which has the one of ice-type is Cryotremor."

"Interesting. Come on, Techbug."

Galvatron and the Con battalion changed to vehicle form and flew right at the space bridge alongside Techbug in his alt mode. The Autobot space bridge was already open. The team was ready for departure when they heard a hammering noise.

"What's he forging now?" Warpath asked.

Elita smiled. "Something which may prove very useful."

Then, Optimus Prime arrived with a completely restored Star Saber, but now it looked a little redder, which it could only be that he used the red energon they had to reconstruct the Star Saber.

"Now we know why he took the rest of the red energon." Sideswipe deduced.

"Wow, I wonder if it will be as powerful as before." Moon wondered.

"Galvatron must be stopped, no matter the cost." Optimus proclaimed as he placed the Star Saber on his back.

The team transformed and went through the portal. Meanwhile, Galvatron was leading the battalion across the ruins of a city on Cybertron. Four soldiers held the Omega Keys.

"According to the landmarks displayed by the keys, the object we seek is located deep within the Sea of Rust." Galvatron observed on his scanner with Techbug next to him.

Meanwhile at base, Ratchet was walking to one side to another, waiting for news. Then, the monitor received a call, so he rushed to the controls.

"Optimus?"

"Uh, no Ratchet, it's me, Clemont. Is something wrong? Because we have been here for almost an hour and no one showed to pick us up." Clemont reported as he and the others were reunited outside the Cerulean gym while the pokémon played.

"That is because the entire team is rather…indisposed at the moment. I suggest you obtain an alternative method of transport."

"What he's saying?" Max asked.

"It seems the Bots are busy." May answered.

"Then tell Ratchet to come get us! It's not like he has anything else to do!" Iris suggested.

"Just go home! I will be in touch later!" Ratchet said before hung up.

"Hello? He hung up." Clemont said.

"What crawled up his tailpipe and died?" Misty joked.

"Did Ratchet tell you what's going on?" Ritchie asked.

"No." Clemont answered.

"Just like with the Omega Keys." Tracey noticed.

"They seem to be keeping us in the dark a lot lately." Ash realized.

"Pika?" Pikachu asked, only for the other pokémon to answer by shrugging.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, Galvatron and his battalion continued following the coordinates across the Sea of Rust. But the back of the battalion did not realize that Smokescreen was slowly phasing from the floor. Once on the floor, he fired at the Cons, catching them by surprise.

"What? What just happened?" Galvatron asked.

Techbug pointed at the young Autobot, who continued firing, as he ran to the left at a wall and disappeared. At the same time, something started to cut the Decepticons very hard, like a ghost. But once an entire line was down, Galvatron and Techbug saw that it was Wheeljack with his swords, moving at hyper speed.

"Smokescreen? Wheeljack? But that's impossible: the Autobots do not possess the means to…"

But suddenly, they saw a massive pile being levitated high in the air, and then it was dropped on top of some soldiers. Galvatron saw Bumblebee was the responsible one, who ran on top of a wall.

"Crush them!"

All the Decepticons fired at Bee, Techbug included with Signal Beam, but the yellow Autobot changed to his vehicle form and drove off. While they were focused on him, a blue beam started to drain the energon of some of the soldiers from the other side of the wall: it was Warpath, who fired the energon harvester to extract the energon of the Cons, one by one. At the same time, Sideswipe fired the Immobilizer from another wall, freezing some of the Cons. Next, the three Autobots jumped down and reunited alongside Moonracer, who used the force field generator to deflect the lasers. Meanwhile, Arcee and Hot Rod were firing from a tower above. Then, both partners jumped and Arcee placed the Apex Armor on her chest, activating it and joining the assault. Smokescreen came out of nowhere and alongside Wheeljack joined them.

"Defend the keys!"

Some of the Decepticons circled around the four that held the keys, while the rest charged against the Autobots. Moonracer used the force field generator to block the Decepticons from one side as she fired to the ones to the other side. Once they reached their enemies, Arcee started smashing them with the Apex Armor; Bumblebee and Hot Rod fired eliminating them one by one with their guns and jumping above them; Warpath engaged them with his hammer and firing at some groups with his chest cannon, Wheeljack continued slicing with his swords at hyper speed, the same as Sideswipe but at normal speed and Smokescreen phased again in the ground and phased behind some Decepticons and fired at them. Galvatron had enough, so he pulled out his Dark Star Saber and joined the Decepticon soldiers with Techbug, charging at the Autobots. The Autobots charged too, but this time Optimus and Elita joined too. Elita One faced Techbug, but because it was a pokémon she couldn't use her blasters with it, so she focused on dodging its Signal Beam and blocking its Metal Claw with her swords. Optimus used the Star Saber to slice the Decepticons and block their shots. He and Galvatron ended clashing their swords once again.

"I bested your little blade once and I shall do it again!" Galvatron declared.

Galvatron swung at Optimus, who blocked it. Then he kicked Optimus and swung his sword again, but Optimus returned with sidekick. After Team Prime eliminated all the scattered foes, Arcee charged at the main Decepticon defense line and crossed. The remaining Decepticons were the ones who had the keys. Sideswipe quickly froze them with the Immobilizer as Moonracer and Wheeeljack covered Bee with the shield and swords while he used the polarity gauntlet to take the keys from them. After Bee attracted them, he, Sideswipe, Moonracer and Hot Rod grabbed the keys. Galvatron noticed that, but Optimus took advantage and pushed him back before he unleashed an energy wave at him, this was now red instead of blue. Galvatron did not have time to react, so the wave sent him flying to the top of a tower. Techbug witnessed it, chance that Elita took to kick it on the head, hard enough to send it flying next to its leader. The Autobots retired in vehicle form, although some Cons tried to catch them without success. Galvatron recovered quickly and looked down at his battalion.

"I will have those keys, OR I WILL HAVE YOUR SPARKS!"

Then, Smokescreen phased through a big piece of metal and walked to the center of the battalion.

"I can help with the last part." He said, revealing what he was carrying.

"The spark extractor!" Galvatron recognized with horror.

Smokey kicked one Con against three others before he passed down the floor, leaving the spark extractor activated. It unleashed a sphere of energy that wiped out every single Decepticon. Even some of them tried to transform and fly away, but the sphere advanced too fast that it caught all of them.

Galvatron' eyes observed in horror how the sphere was getting closer. "Techbug, destroy it!"

Techbug nodded as he started to charge its cannon and fired Techno Blast at the spark extractor, destroying it and eliminating the action radius. Next, he went down alongside Galvatron, but the entire battalion was dead.

"Starscream, the Autobots have ceased the Omega Keys! Send reinforcements, immediately!" Galvatron demanded by com-link.

In the Nemesis…

"Actually, lord Galvatron, Soundblaster has been briefing me on recent developments, and we might have a more effective solution." Starscream reassured.

Back to Cybertron, the Autobots drove deep in the Sea of Rust. They transformed back to robot form once they arrived to their destination.

"Our head start won't last long." Arcee warned.

"This is where Alpha Trion said we would find it, right?" Sideswipe asked.

"These are the coordinates." Warpath confirmed.

They arrived to a nondescript object.

"Doesn't look like much." Wheeljack observed.

Optimus cleared some dust, showing the symbol of the ancient cybertronians.

"Ratchet, we have located the Omega Lock." Elita reported by com-link.

Ratchet let out a sigh of relief. "At last."

"According to Alpha Trion, the Omega Lock is a conduit to the very Allspark itself."

"Optimus, an honor like this shouldn't belong to me." Smokescreen said handing him one of the keys.

Suddenly the four keys started to glow simultaneously. Then the lock began to glow too, following the rusted floor. Next the whole area began to transform into a huge ring above them. It generated a mystical energy, revealing that it was a portal to the Allspark.

"Whoa, now this is more like a source of mystical power." Moon admired.

"It reminds me of Vector Sigma." Hot Rod pointed.

But before they could do anything, they saw Galvatron coming in his alt mode with Techbug flying next to him, so they got their weapons ready. Galvatron transformed and landed in front of them and walked towards them quietly, as the Autobots and the Genesect prepared themselves to fight.

"Autobots, I would suggest that you put a halt to your task and hand over those keys." Galvatron advised.

"And why would we do that?" Smokescreen asked.

"Yeah, what are you going to do, Buckethead?" Wheeljack added.

In that moment, a space bridge opened behind Galvatron, and from it emerged Starscream, Soundblaster, Knock Out and the other four Genesect. Each of the three Decepticons was carrying a pod. But to the Autobots' horror, they saw each pod contained their human friends: Starscream's pod contained Ash, Serena, Tracey, Misty and Pikachu, Soundblaster was carrying Max, May, Clemont, Bonnie and Dedenne, which was not visible because he was hidden on Bonnie's bag; and Knock Out had Iris, Ritchie, Dawn, Piplup, Axew and Sparky inside his. Almost all of them looked nervous and scared, except May and Iris, who looked more like mad and annoyed.

"So that I might hand over the humans and their pets." Galvatron replied.

The Autobots started to get scared, fearing for the safety of their friends.

"And if we refuse?" Elita asked.

Galvatron approached her and Optimus until they were face to face. "Then I will have no choice but to open the pods, exposing your pets to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere. And then, we can all watch them instantly perish, together."

The Decepticons took a look to their little prisoners while the Genesect aimed their cannons at the pods. Although Optimus stood firm, he was the same nervous as the rest of the team by the ultimatum.