Everything was silent in the Autobots' base. All were still horrified by what Shockwave had told them: Unicron was still at large and had destroyed Cybertron, their home for which they had fought so hard. All those battles, all those sacrifices, all those losses... everything was rendered meaningless.

While Optimus was talking with Shockwave in private, the other Autobots were grieving.

Ratchet, Prowl, Red Alert, and Jetfire sat in the medbay, their sparks fractured. Bulkhead sat in a corner, filled with sorrow, while Miko clung to his shoulders, hugging his head.

Windblade tried to comfort Bumblebee but he was too sad to listen to her, holding Rafael close to his chest, the young boy hugging his best friend tight.

Moonracer was crying her heart out, sobbing on Jack's shoulder. The young Prime hugged her tightly, while Arcee, who was trying to fight back her own tears and failing, stood beside them. Jack opened his other arm, inviting her to come closer. The dam broke, and Arcee rushed into Jack's arms, crying into his shoulder while he hugged both sisters tightly. June was also there to comfort her son.

Then Optimus and Shockwave came back into the main hall.

"Team Prime, I understand your pain and grief, but we cannot allow it to stop us. We, along with all Cybertronians throughout the universe, have lost our home on Cybertron. We must fight with all we have for our new home on Earth. Unicron must be stopped, no matter the cost." He stated

"How Optimus? From what Shockwave told us, he is now controlling the Nemesis. And if we weren't in mission, Megatron and his soldiers would be on board that ship; we could not ask for an alliance." Ratchet said, in despair

" And unless one of us is powerful enough to bring down a warship, we have no chance in a direct confrontation. " Prowl added

"We still have time. It's logical that Soundwave did everything he could to prevent Unicron from coming back through the Space Bridge." Shockwave stated.

" That's true, our readings told us it self-destructed. " Jetfire added

"Omega Supreme is on his way here. We must prepare to hold back Unicron until Omega's arrival. " Shockwave said

" We have no time to waste : We must find the rest of the Iacon relics and secure an alliance with Dreadwing and his soldiers. " Durerus stated

" How ? We lost the chance to have the Iacon database when that Starscream clone damaged the ship. " Bulkhead reminded him

"You don't think Megatron wouldn't have given me a copy of this database after we attacked it?" Shockwave asked, showing a device that he plugged into the base computer.

" Thank you, Shockwave. Rafael and I will decode the database while you prepare the rest. " Optimus responded

" I'll go to see Dreadwing, I'm the only one he'll listen to. " Durerus stated, going to the groundbridge

" I'm calling Wheeljack. " Bulkhead stated

" Tell him to bring as much explosive as he can, we'll need them. Arcee, come with me. " Jack said

" But where will you go ? " Moonracer asked

" The harbinger, that's the only place that can house them. " Jack responded as Ratchet opened the groundbridge

" I will come too, Dreadwing will be more willing to listen if a fellow decepticon is at your side. " Shockwave stated

" If you double-cross us, I'll finish what I started in your spacebridge. " Arcee threatened him

" Double-crossing you would be illogical. " Shockwave responded

( Harbinger )

The four arrived in front of the ship and were ambushed by Skywarp and Thundercracker.

"Don't move any further, Autobots," Skywarp threatened them.

" Yes, do move, the hard way is funnier. " Thundercracker countered

" We aren't here to fight, we are here to see Dreadwing. It is urgent. " Jack said

" Well, if it is urgent, tell us and we'll relay the message. " Thundercracker said, with sarcasm

" Enough ! I want to know what Durerus Prime is doing here. " Dreadwing ordered them, having just arrived with Sunstorm, Ramjet and Nightscream

" Dreadwing ! Something terrible for all of us just happened. " Arcee said

" I read Megatron's departure from the solar system on the Harbinger's computers, albeit with a lot of dark energon readings, but I fail to see why you would be upset by it. " Dreadwing responded

" Because Megatron was not in command, Dreadwing : Unicron has returned and took control of the Nemesis. He used it to destroy Cybertron. " Shockwave added

For the first time, Dreadwing's stoic face fell apart.

" No, that's impossible. You lie, Shockwave ! " Dreadwing denied

"He doesn't lie, Dreadwing," Jack said. "Optimus and I felt it in our sparks. Cybertron is gone."

Dreadwing would never trust an Autobot, but Jack had proven time and time again that he was an honorable warrior. Dreadwing could no longer doubt his word. The old warrior looked at the ground.

" How ? " He asked

" It's his fault ! " Arcee accused, pointing her finger at Nightscream

" Me ?! " The seeker asked

"Careful, Fembot," Ramjet warned her. "That's our brother you're accusing."

" Arcee, stop. " Jack ordered her

" When you fired your proton cannons on those insecticons and you struck the Nemesis, there was a lot of explosions. Some of it must have been dark energon, that could now insert itself in the ship's fuel ! So yes, it's his fault. " Arcee argued, while Nightscream could only look ashamed

" If what you said is true, two-wheelers, then the fault is not Nightscream's but mine. I was blinded by vengeance, I created the clones with my CNA and Starscream's corspe. I pushed them to attack Megatron and his soldiers. I ordered them to destroy our enemies. I am the responsible of everything. " Dreadwing stated

" No, pointing fingers at ourselves is wrong. The true responsible is Megatron. He brought Dark energon on his ship, he thought he could control it for his thirst for power. He thought he was a god playing with forces he couldn't understand. " Jack stated

" Sir, what do we do now ? " Sunstorm asked

" There is but one choice for us : We must ally with the autobots. " Dreadwing said, extending his hand

Jack and him then shook hands, sealing their alliance.

( Autobots base)

The three returned with their new allies in tow. Wheeljack had already arrived and was listening intently to everything.

"Oh great, I'm allied with Dreadwing. If Seaspray could see me now, he wouldn't let me hear the end of it." Wheeljack said sarcastically.

" Excellent. Now that we are all here, it's time I show you something that will help us. " Shockwave stated, before plugging something in the computer

It was a folder called "Project Predacons".

" Predacons ? Don't tell me they survived the great cataclysm. " Jetfire moaned

" They didn't. Those are clones, made from Cna found in fossils, and sent to Earth to guard energon deposits. But Time defeated them and they all died. " Shockwave responded

" Hum, Hello. There are Humans here having no Idea what you are talking about. " Miko snarked

" Predacons are creatures which lived on Cybertron millions of year before civilisation. They were wiped out by a cataclysm unlike anything the planet had ever seen. " Windblade explained

" Oh so, they are your own dinosaurs. " Rafael understood

" History aside, how do you expect us to find the remains of your pets ? " Thundercracker asked

" I micro-chipped them. But there is one problem. " Shockwave said

" Which one ? " Moonracer asked

" Some of them were growing too fast and were more resistant to anything I did to dispose of them so I plunged them into a powerful stasis and exiled them. " Shockwave answered

" Then let's hope that they won't break out of it. " Bulkhead said

" it is better not to count on our lucky star; rather than shine, it tends to spit on us. " Miko added

Soon they all went to rest but Jack and Arcee stayed to observe the predacons. Some looked like dragons or griffins or other monsters from mythology but the ones Shockwave mentionned were very different.

One was a moth, another a pteranodon covered in flames, a giant gorilla, a giant lizard, and a three-headed dragon. The notes said that the latter two harbored an absolute hatred for each other and fought to the death the first time they saw each other.

That's the end for now.

I plan to write a sequel to this fic called " TFP : King of the predacons."

You probably guessed who will be in it.

See you next Time, my friends