The Autobots arrived back at the Ark with Thundercracker.

Optimus: "Hound put Thundercracker into a holding cell."

Hound: "yessir"

Bumblebee and Arcee followed Hound into the Holding cells. Bumblebee wanted to talk to Thundercracker.

Hound put Thundercracker into the holding cell. Inside the cell Energon would be sapped from the prisoner slowly making them weaker to the point where they couldn't even transform. Thundercracker started to feel the effects of the cell. He fell to the ground. As he was on the ground, he heard the door open up. Bee entered the room. Thundercracker looked up at Bee.

"Well, if it isn't the scout."

Bee had an angry look on his face, "Where's Cliffjumper?" Thunder cracker:

Thundercracker: "Why would I tell you?"

Bumblebee: "I'm going to ask one more time where's Cliffjumper?!"

Thundercracker: "Go frag yourself."

Those words triggered Bee, he took out his blaster and aimed it at Thundercracker's head.

Thundercracker: "Do it! Show everyone how "good" the Autobots really are!"

Bee was about to pull the trigger but Hound came into the room at the last second.

Hound: "What are you doing Bee?! Don't let him get into your brain module."

Bumblebee came back to his senses he slowly lowered his blaster, "You're right, sorry Hound."

Hound: "Go cool off somewhere I'll keep an eye on him."

Bumblebee left the room, Arcee was waiting for him.

Arcee: "What happened?"

Bee: "I lost my temper, I almost killed Thundnercraker."

Arcee and Bee were silent for a moment until Arcee spoke.

Arcee: "Bee I'm going to tell you something I haven't told many people. Back on Cybertron I used to have a partner named Tailgate. He was killed by a Decepticon named Blackarachnia. When he died, I was consumed by revenge, nothing else mattered to me."

Bumblebee: "Did you get your revenge?"

Arcee: "No, I never saw Blackarachnia again."

Bumblebee: "So what did you do?"

Arcee: "I learned to let go of the hate before it destroyed me. Cliffjumper may be alive, but if he's dead you need to learn to let go of your hate."

Bumblebee was silent for a second, "I don't know if I can do that."

Bumblebee walked off leaving Arcee in the hallway.

Meanwhile Prowl talked out a plan with Optimus.

Prowl: "They have one of ours, we have one of theirs, we can set up some sort of trade for Cliffjumper"

Optimus: "The Decepticons do not share a sense of comradery that we share. I doubt they care about Thundercracker's life.

Prowl: "One of them cares, his name's Skywarp he looks just like Thundercracker but he's purple and black. I looked at their files back on Cybertron. Skywarp and Thundercracker grew up together. He would do anything to get Thundercracker back, that includes trading him for Cliffjumper."

Optimus: "Hmm this could work but how do we lure out Skywarp?"

As Optimus and Prowl were talking, Wheeljack heard their conversation.

Wheeljack: "Why rely on a Decepticon when we have Teletraan 1? If we can find parts to fix Teletraan 1 we can use its sky spy satellite to find where the Decepticons crashed and by extension Cliffjumper."

Prowl: "Why didn't I think of that."

Optimus: "Good idea Wheeljack we need to find parts to fix Teletraan 1."

Optimus gathered up all the Autobots.

Optimus: "Autobots me and Wheelajck have discussed a plan that could fix all of our problems. Everyone except Ratchet and Wheeljack will be out scouting. We are looking for parts to fix Teletraan 1. If we fix Teletraan 1 we can use its satellites to locate the Decepticons and find Cliffjumper. I will be splitting everyone into two teams. Team one will be Jazz,Prowl,Houn, and Bumblebeee. Team two will be Arcee, Ironhide, and me, Autobots transform and roll out!"

All the Autobots transformed and headed out of the Ark to look for parts.

—-Decepticon ship—-

Skywarp: "What are you doing to Lord Megatron?"

Starscream quickly put his null rays down.

Starscream: "Are you questioning your leader?"

Skywarp: "Let's be honest Starscream no one here takes you seriously as leader, the only reason you are is because no one else wants to lead, you're just a stand in until Megatron wakes up."

Starscream walked towards Skywarp, "But what if he never wakes up?"

Skywarp: "He'll wake up just as long as nobody tries to kill him." Skywarp gave Starscream a look. He knew what Starscream was trying to do. Starscream was deciding whether to kill Skywarp then and there, but Knockout entered the room. The room was dead silent.

Knockout: "Am I interrupting something?"

Starscream: "No no no no me and Skywarp were just discussing some of Megatron's greatest accomplishments. Right Skywarp?"

Skywarp: "Sure."

Skywarp walked out of the room. Starscream looked at Knockout.

Starscream: "how's lord Megatron's condition?"

Knockout: "He's doing better than he was yesterday. I say give it one more week and he'll be up in no time."

Starscream: "Thank Primus."

On the outside Starscream acted relieved but on the inside, he was fuming. If Skywarp didn't walk in, he could've killed Megatron! And now Skywarp knows he tried to kill Megatron. Starscream had to silence Skywarp by any means necessary.