Bulkhead and Bumblebee quickly clicked and clunked into their vehicle modes and drove off at high speeds. The drove across many roads that were now slowly being rebuilt. They first arrived at the landing field.
Bulkhead drove off a ramp and transformed in mid-air. Bee did the same. Both now on top of the nearly ready landing field, they helped move everything back into place.
At last the landing field was activated. There was no immediate reaction, but with this large project out of the way, Bumblebee and Bulkhead drove to the Iacon Hall of Records.
In the distance they could see the new base was nearly done, and the walls and new pillars protruded from the ground.
They arrived, and walked through the new, much larger entrance way. Work inside the Hall had already commenced. Clerks were filing records from old into new databases, and the new mainframe database was nearly up and running.
Bee and Bulkhead walked through and marveled at the work soon to fully start. They entered another paired doorway, which lead to the Iacon Vault where the ancient relics were stored.
At this point in time there was only one...Unicron. His energy form was secured in the ancient reliquary of the Primes, forged by Alpha Trion himself. Bulkhead and Bumblebee watched and heard Unicron moaning and quietly repeating something to himself. After a few minutes, they left the Vault.
"Man, that guy creeps me out." Bulkhead said as shivers went up and down his body.
"I'll say," replied Bumblebee, "Let's just hope we'll never have to deal with Unicron ever again.
After the rest of the team had departed, Knock Out went over and picked up the Immobilizer. To test that it was functional, he threw a piece of rubble and shot it with the relic. It had been successfully repaired.
Knock Out, already proud with himself, turned his attention to the formula. He began working on it, trying to remember how they completed the formula before to synthesize the Cybermatter. He picked up different tools, and began measuring different liquids and constantly writing down notes. Unaware to him, Knock Out was being watched by an old friend...an ally...a beast.
Wheeljack and Ironhide arrived at the designated coordinates and changed forms. They walked cautiously through the area, one of the areas not currently being rebuilt on Cybertron.
"You've missed a lot of the fighting since we left Cybertron, Ironhide." Wheeljack remarked.
"All I can remember were those final days of the war." Ironhide replied. "When Megatron launched his final assault, causing Iacon to fall, I remember we were trying to launch the Ark. Then, out of nowhere, this bug-like Decepticon shot me, and I fell off the boarding ramp, far down below street level. The next thing I knew, my lights were turned back on from old friends, who came back for me."
"That bug was Airachnid. She could be dead now for all I care. No one knew what happened to her after Buckethead blew up our base."
Out of nowhere, the two of them heard something coming...fast. They dove behind a column, blasters ready, and peered above to see what they could.
The treads slowed to a stop, and the stranger they thought they heard was no stranger at all, but an old enemy known for his logic.
"Shockwave...alive?" Wheeljack whispered.
Shockwave made his way over to a wall. He entered a code into a locking mechanism and a secret entrance was revealed. Wheeljack and Ironhide both watched as Shockwave disappeared within seconds, inferring it was one of his many secret laboratories.
"Commander Magnus!" Wheeljack spoke through the Comm, "I would advise you to turn your direction of search towards Darkmount."
"And what is your reason for this, soldier?" Ultra Magnus replied.
"Because Ironhide and I just have received confirmation that Shockwave is still alive. Get to Darkmount and download the database so we can find out the locations of all of Shockwave's labs."
"Excellent work, both of you. Be on your guard. For all we know, Shockwave could be planning something big. Approach and proceed with caution. Commander Magnus out."
"Ultra Magnus to Arcee and Smokescreen."
"Commander?" Arcee answered.
"I have just been informed from Wheeljack that Shockwave still lives. We must head towards Darkmount to download the database of his secret laboratories Knock Out provided to us."
"Yes sir!" Arcee and Smokescreen responded.
Both of them quickly transformed and met Magnus at his current position. Ultra Magnus transformed into his truck mode and the three of them headed to Darkmount.
Before long, they arrived. Switching forms, Smokescreen activated his Phase Shifter. Arcee pulled out her two twin blasters, and Magnus did the same with his good hand.
"Split up." Magnus commanded. "We'll be able to cover more area and find the database quicker."
Smokescreen quickly ran and fused through the wall. Arcee ran through the entrance, and the commander followed.
They tirelessly searched and searched for the database. It could not be found. The three of them regrouped in a large hallway.
"Still nothing?" Smokescreen complained.
"No, soldier. Still nothing." Magnus replied.
"Wait a minute. There is still one place we haven't checked..." Arcee interrupted. "I remember now. When Bee and the rest of us came here before, we were about to download the data on the roof when we were ambushed by Unicron."
"To the roof then. Forge ahead!" Ultra Magnus commanded.
He and Arcee began bolting down the highway to the roof. Smokescreen stayed behind. He slowly glanced around, and felt like he was being watched. He heard a noise from down the hall, opposite the way the others were going.
Smokescreen went to investigate. As he came closer, he stepped in something. He looked at his foot. It was drenched in Energon...fresh Energon. Smokescreen took a few steps back and before he turned to run, he felt a hand clasp his ankle.
He let out a terrifying yell. Ultra Magnus and Arcee without hesitation turned around and headed back for Smokescreen. They found him and asked what was wrong.
Arcee looked at the hand grabbing Smokescreen's ankle. It looked too familiar. She walked around him and her optics widened. The thing grabbing onto Smokescreen's ankle...was what was left of Starscream.