One day, twelve hours later…
The grate to the Well of All Sparks…
Megatron paced back and forth, on edge with the whole situation. It had been thirty hours since Stripes had went through the grate.
"What's taking him so long?!" Megatron snapped suddenly. "He has been in there for over a day! Why must he delay?!"
Indominus Rex folded his arms with a snide look. "Oh, Megatron. Your patience is an example to us all..."
Megatron tuned to face Indominus with a glare that could have melted titanium alloy, when the grate suddenly opened.
Out walking through the grate, was Stripes in vehicle mode! Everyone noticed there was a difference in his form! His vehicle mode was a mix between his old BMW M3 form and a Cybertronian Hovermaster MK VI hovercar! His paint had changed as well, the silver and blue colors of his paint changing from a standard gloss to a more metallic shine!
"With all due respect, friendly fire isn't going to get us very far right now."
Megatron turned to Stripes, and was surprised. "Ah, Stripes! You look more properly Cybertronian now..."
"Well, there is little time for formalities." Stripes said as he transformed to robot mode. "We need to prepare for the Chaos Bringer... I am ready to start my combat training, and to learn how to focus and use my powers. I also believe this is a good time to introduce me to this 'other teacher' you mentioned on the Nemesis."
"Indeed." Megatron agreed. He got a piece of what appeared to be a helmet out of his subspace pocket. "It's time to resurrect the last prime. With your proximity to Cybertron's core, it shouldn't drain you as much this time, if at all."
Stripes took the helmet fragment. He focused on his revival process, his optics glowing gold as dust and debris from days gone by whirled into a cyclone around him. The dust and debris began to transmute, and take form. It was an Autobot close to Megatron in height, with a blue, red, and silver paint scheme. The dust settled after the Autobot's spark started to beat, and everyone was taken aback by who was standing there.
It was Optimus Prime, back from the dead!