(Please see all previous disclaimers)
On earth, the cons were out and about, trying to taken whatever energy that they could find. And while on the way back to their undersea base, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp barely missed objects that seemed to just appear in the sky. Unaware that the objects were two well known Autobots who were deadly to cons, the trine flew on, knowing Megatron would have their afts if they didn't appear with the energy they had managed to steal.
The objects continued to fall, and it seemed nothing would stop them from crashing to the ground. But then, from seemingly nowhere, a shuttle named Skyfire noticed the falling bots and rushed to catch them. He didn't know if these bots were Autobots or not, but he didn't want to see any bit destroyed before they had a chance. And so, after catching the falling bots, Skyfire headed back to base. He hoped someone would be able to tell him who these were, as he didn't recognize them, though since he had been frozen for millennia on earth, it was a given he wouldn't know every bot.
Hide spotted Skyfire as the shuttle flew towards the earth base of the Autobots. "Whoa, what's your rush?" Ironhide asked.
"Have two out of it bots in my form. They appeared from nowhere and were falling. I didn't recognize them and hoped someone would help them and recognize them here" Skyfire explained just before he landed.
"Okay, let's see" Hide stated as he headed over to Skyfire. The bots looked in pretty rough shape, but Hide wasn't sure who they were. "I am not sure anyone will recognize them in their current condition. We better get Ratchet." Skyfire nodded and helped Ironhide carry in the bots. Both were good sized, and so both assumed both were mechs. They didn't realize that the one that hide was carrying was actually a femme as her stature was more mech like than femme. She was also not a typically built bot. But then, the bot Skyfire carried didn't appear to be a typically built bot either.
"I hope they can be revived" Skyfire commented.
"I just hope that they are Autobots" Hide replied. Skyfire nodded. Only time would tell if both Skyfire and Hide's concerns would be alleviated.