With melody jack and arcee

" Tighten your grip, Jack." Arcee said, Melody was in the front while he was in the back " woah!" He exclaimed when they took off, at fast speeds "H-Hey! What's with you, Arcee?" He chucked " melody" she said the girls named insinuating her to say " we thought you might actually enjoy the ride if we weren't getting shot at" she said with a smirk behind her helmet

"Oh, bring it!" He smirked back

Milo and bulkhead

Those two were currently on top of a rocky hill somewhere in the desert "Ready, set-" miko started counting, till she was cut off "Miko, I'm supposed to be protecting you." Bulkhead said

"Bulkhead, I'm strapped tight inside ten tons of metal muscle." She patted him from inside "I'm protected." She said, he starts moving forward and speeding down the hill " whoa-ho-ho-ho!" She cheered

Raf and bumblebee

Raf and bee were racing each other on a game, raf sat inside bee with a controller while bee turned his stirring wheel, raf's car then crashed " awwww!" He groaned, while he buzzed, his stirring wheel spinning "No fair, Bumblebee! You've been driving a lot longer than I have!" He laughed

At base

"Thank goodness for peace and quiet." Ratchet looked into the microscope
"Houseguests can be such a bother" he then heard a metal clanking "Wha?" He looked up but heard nothing, as soon as he did, there was a metallic tapping

"Optimus?" As soon as he saw what he did, his optics widened "By the Allspark!"

It was the little robotic spider, it jumped and ratchet barley dodged it,

He trying to squish it, but it was fast dodging his every move. It then jumped and ran behind the green, yet semi-transparent, computer screen.

It then went over to Ratchet's overly large microscope and snapped it in half.

Ratchet's eyes filled with rage as he stepped forward to it. "I NEEDED THAT!" He yelled, trying once again to squash the bug-bot before being pushed back to the computer as the thing got ready to attack. Nova was about to help him as The thing then jumped up and was about to attack him, when a ball of light hit the bug-bot and it fell down onto the floor.

S Optimus retracting his gun. Ratchet sighed and moved forward slightly as she got down from the stairs and she stared in shock, eyes wide and mouth agape. The spiderbot sparking on the floor, limbs jumbled and body twitching, the arrival advanced. It was about to get back up if optimus hadn't crushed it with his foot "and stay broken! Now, what could have caused that?" Ratchet grumbled, staring at the heap on the floor as the pair drew closer.

"I have a grave suspicion, Ratchet" the two looked down at the crushed creature "Dark energon"

Decepticons

"Lord Megatron?" Starscream called out to his master

"It's as if the blood of Unicron the Destroyer flows through my veins! As if I hear his very thoughts. I now know what I must do."

"And what can I do to assist you, Master?" His servant asked

"Quit groveling. And wait my command."
Megatron leaves the ship and starscream watches from the bridge, not noticing Soundwave behind him "Soundwave!" He exclaimed as soon as he turned around

"I fear that when our Master reached for the stars he came down with a touch of space madness." He said "Lord Megatron has not sound on his judgment since his return." He turned to face him "Increase global surveillance!" Soundwave then replayed his masters words "Quit groveling.And wait my command."

"I'm not deaf!" Starscream snapped "But if Optimus Prime lives I believe it is in Lord Megatron's best interest that we ensure his enemies destruction.

Back at base

The broken spider boys pieces were collected and stashed away " If the residue Arcee found on Cliffjumper brought your broken equipment to life, it would stand to reason that the very same substance brought Cliffjumper back from the dead." Optimus said as he closed the container, then turned to ratchet

Ratchet hummed at that "That would account for his life signal inexplicably coming back online, but Dark Energon?" He asks "It's so scarce seems to be virtually non-existent. What would it be doing on Earth?" He questioned

"It was transported. By Megatron."optimus answered

"For what purpose?"

"To conquer this planet, by raising an army of the undead."

Ratchet stared before He chuckled "Well, Megatron would need to break quite a few toaster ovens. I mean, where on this world would he find that many cybertronian dead?"

The sounds of engine revving caught they're attention and saw the others with Jack, Melody, Miko and raf

"That was awesome!" Jack says " well I do that all the time" Menlo day says taking of her Helmet

"Can we do it again?" Raf asked bee

"Sweet!" Miko cheered,

There was a rumbling sound coming from bulkhead " uh.." he opened himself up and pulled out a guitar case which he handed to Miko "Sorry! Must have left that in the back seat

"Autobots, prepare too---," Optimus paused, and looked at the four. "Roll out?" Arcee asked, impatiently. "Remain here," He ordered, turning back to Ratchet. "Ratchet, you'll come with me. Arcee, we'll be out of communication's range for some time, so I'm putting you in charge."

"Dude!" Miko shouted, looking up at Bulkhead. "You're biggest. You should be the boss." Bulkhead gave her a look. "He...never picks me." He admitted.

Ratchet was on the computer, probably typing in coordinates, and Optimus was walking towards him, but stopped halfway as Arcee spoke. "Optimus with all due respect, playing bodyguard is one thing baby sittings is another!" Jack very loudly sighed in frustration, retreating from the scene

"Besides, Ratchet hasn't been out on the field since the war." She said that quietly. Ratchet must have heard her because he turned to her and glared

"My pistons maybe rusty, but my hearings as sharp as ever!" He half growled, half yelled.

"For the moment, it's only reconiscence." Optimus sighed. "Then why do I hear an edge in your voice?" Arcee retorted. "Arcee, much has changed in the past 24 hours, and we all need to adapt. Ratchet, bridge us out." Optimus and Ratchet walked into the ground bridge, disappearing, to wherever they were going

"So, chief, what's on the activities list?" Jack smiled, looking at Arcee.

Melody snorted

looking at them all. "I'm going on partrol." She made her way to the side to where the boxcrates are. " but optimus told us to stay" bulk head protested

" when your in charge, you can call all the shots" she said " bee with me" he buzzed whiningly and walks over to her " bulkhead, your in charge" she says, the two transform and drove out of the base

" so, uh...what's on the activities list?" He asked trying to lighten the mood

A screeching filled the air which hurt their ears and turned to see Miko, who was hooking up a guitar to a large speaker. "How about...band practice?" She suggested

"But we're not a band," Raf told her."Why so antisocial?" she mocked before changing tactics

"Come on, Raf. You play anything?"

"Um, keyboard?" he said, probably nervous of what she would do if he said no."Laptops and samples, good! Jack?"

"I...sometimes mess around on the harmonica," he admitted, running a hand through his hair in a nervous habit. Miko looked offended. "Do I look like I do country? Just– cover yourself in fake blood and jump around screaming." She turned away before he could argue.

"Bulkhead: Percussion! We'll go for big, industrial sound."

"What about melody?" Raf asked.

"Sorry, I'm busy," She said holding up one of her hand in a warding off gesture while working with her back turned " with what?" Jack narrowed his eyes at her from behind

" sorry, can't say, step-dads ordered..." she grumbled when she said step-dad

"It's okay, she can be...security!," Miko said

Melody shook her head playfully " alright...focus" she was currently holding a light bulb in her and was trying to focus enough energy to make it light up, while at the same time, not to explode

She also tried to block out miko's loud guitar playing, but she was doing well, the light bulb started glowing

Suddenly a green light started flashing and an alarm like noise came on

" whoa-whoa-whoa!" Bulkhead said stopping her " come on! You can't handle raw power?"

" gah!" Melody became surprised and the lightbulb exploded " Aww...again?!" she complained, while the others stared shocked " wow..." Jack mutttered

"Proximity sensor. Quick! Hide! Now!" He instructed. Miko, Jack, and Raf hid behind Bulkhead's giant foot

Melody stood up arms crossrd

Moments later, the elevator doors opened and out came a very upset Agent Fowler. "PRIME!" He shouted.

"Agent Fowler! He's not here, nobodies here... except me of course....and melody" Bulkhead said laughing awkwardly.

Melody metals facepalmed

"Well, where did he go?" Fowler asked but held up his hand to stop Bulkhead from answering. "Wait! Don't tell me. He's out pancaking a mini-mall!" Bulkhead looked slightly confused as he didn't know where Optimus was.

"Now I don't know what language you speak on your planet but Prime promised you would handle the Decepticons!" As Agent Fowler went on and on with his little complaints fest, Bulkhead and melody tried their best to make sure that Jack, Miko, and Raf remained hidden from their unhappy liaison.

However, the fact that Miko still had her electric guitar that was STILL plugged into the amp made it an impossible task."And blowing a crate in the middle of Nebraska is NOT what the world 'handle' means in English!" Fowler shouted.

"So you tell Prime-!" Fowler trailed off when he heard the sounds of the electric guitar coming from somewhere within the proximity of Bulkhead, Melody and himself.

Fowler knew for a fact that Bulkhead couldn't play guitar. That was when he noticed the amp, Raf's laptop, and the chords that were connecting Miko's guitar to the amp. "Since when are you bots electric?" Fowler asked curiously " melody?" He looked and his step daughter for answers and she was actually about to crack " uhh..."

Bulkhead jumped when he noticed the cord.

Knowing the jig was up and can't hide no more, Jack, Miko, and Raf stepped out from behind Bulk's leg

."Hey, how are you doing?" Jack said.. "Contact with civilian's! Team Prime has really gone off the deep end this time. Wait, don't tell me. You're running a day-care center!" He exclaimed

"O-kay" Bulkhead nervously said trying to figure out an explanation " melody! You didn't even intend on saying anything? Did you?" He turned to his step-daughter, not very happy she kept it secret

" I...l uh" jack quickly jumped in

"We're interns..." He explained striking a pose. "Student interns!" added Raf. "Earning extra credit in auto shops..." Jack said. "Robotics!" Miko said in unison with Jack.

Melody physically facepalmed

Agent Fowler did not buy their story. One bit. "Ooookay, let's move." Fowler said walking down the steps passing by melody and towards the three

"I'm taking all three of you into federal custody, it's for your own protection." Then Bulkhead put his foot down blocking the gap between Fowler and the others,

"we're protecting them" he stated."Is that so then maybe you can explain that to my superiors at the pentagon." Fowler said, reaching for the phone until melody stood between the phone and him. He said, "move melody"

"Sorry dad, but no...."She said with a not very happy tone

"Look I'm in a serious matter young lady so move aside...."as he was about to reached the phone instead without warning melody curled her fist and punched through the phone causing it to break.

She pulled away her fist with wires snapped from the line which made Fowler stunned by her reflexes even everyone as well " I'm sorry....Its out of order.", arms crossed, She said mockingly,

"This isn't over! Not by a long shot! " He shouted, while walking away into the lift " and you missy, we are going to have a long talk about this" he points at melody

The doors shut and he going back up to the top of the base.

Miko mimicked what he was saying while rolling her eyes, raf looks at Jack shrugging, while Jack shook his head.

Bulkhead then groaned as melody chuckled nervously, "Well, he really has a big mouth, doesn't he?" Bulkhead then sighed really loudly.

Miko run to her and said, "Dude, your awesome the way you stand up to that your step dad and broke the phone with your bare hand, you are officially the coolest person I've ever met!"

" uh...thanks...I'm not sure I'm out of this yet..." she said looking towards the lift her step dad left in

Jack said concern, "Are you ok? Your hand got hurt...."

"Eh, I'm alright, I'm used to it."melody said lifitng her hand, now with bruised and scratches.

Jack brought out his first aid as he wrapped the bandage around her hand. She looked at him and said, "Do you always carry with you?"

"In case of emergency..."Jack said with a shrug, and small smile which she smiled back

With optimus and ratchet

Optimus and ratchet were currently in the middle of nowhere, in the mountain trenches, the only thing that could be heard was the wind howling

"Optimus, what do we hope to find here?" Ratchet asked "The site of the largest cybertronian battlefield on this galaxy." Optimus answered

"On Earth? You must be jocking!" Ratchet said "Do you recall the period late in the war, when both sides began hiding their energon spoils off-world?" Optimus asked

"Of course, that's the reason energon deposits exist on planets such as this one."

"It is also the reason battles came to be waged on planets such as this one. And I fear Megatron's memory is as long as history."

At base

A helicopter was leaving the roof, carrying a very unhappy agent fowler, still also made at his step daughter, he flew off and stared contacting his supervisor

"Sir! Agent Fowler. We have a situation. I'm en-route from the Autobot base. I'll brief you in person." He said

Meanwhile someone picked up his transmission

"Agent Fowler, I'm en-route from the Autobot base. I'll brief you in person. Autobot base" someone was intrigued " auto bot base, eh?" Starscream inquires

"Humans. Always the weak link. Fetch me this 'Fowler'" starscream turned to Soundwave "So that he may brief us instead."

Soundwave released his so called, robot bird( I don't know what to call it) and sent it after fowler

Back on the air

The agent was still in the air, when he relieved something big coming at him on his sensor "Hey! Big bird, I'm flying here"

He saw something fast heading his way and saw the robotic bird "What in uncle Sam's beard!?" He barley dodged it in time

"First the freeways aren't safe, now air travel?!" He exclaimed, as he flew to her away, the bird con bumped him from behind, he turned into a different direction

Looking back for the con, once looking back forward, he saw the wall and quickly pulled up

And the con followed, he had a plan, as soon as he felt the con was behind, he smirked and flew down once the opening appeared and was now behind the con "You wanna dance," he said, holding the stick and finger over the trigger button "Con? I'll lead!" He started rapidly shooting at it, He continued to follow the con still shooting, when he ran out of ammo, the con then flew up, behind him and cut the tail of the helicopter

"Never an Autobot around when you actually need one!" He grunted while trying to stabilise the helicopter, so it wouldn't crash, the con grew grabber arms and soon as it could, after the struggling, it pulled him out

But he managed to send a signal to the base before he was pulled out

At the base

The alarm once again went of " oh now what?!" Melody complained after another training motion for her was ruined

"It's an SOS from Fowler!" Bulkhead said which Made melody's heart drop " what?!"

he then tried to figure out what to press on the control panel. "Uh...ugh...Um." From what the group could tell as they looked at each other he had no idea what he was doing.

Then Raf spoke up "did you trace it?" he asked. "Location scan was incomplete, oh well." Bulkhead shrugged " excuse me?!" Melody glared

"Oh well? Seriously?" Jack repeated raising his eyebrow. "Fowlers a jerk". Bulkhead replied " bulkhead!" The girl snapped making him flinch

"Whoa! Whether you like the guy or not the decepticons may have him! And he's melody's dad!" Jack started

"And Agent Fowler knows you're location! Uhh, OUR location!" Raf gulped fearfully.

"And did we not just witness how fast Fowler backs down from a bot? The cons will totally make him squeal" Miko finished. "But we lost the transmission, Fowler could be anywhere!" Bulkhead argued. "Maybe I could narrow it down" Raf suggested getting onto the floor as he opened up his laptop.

"About 5 years ago the government started chipping their agents, you know, like owners do with their pets." Raf briefly explained.

They all just stared blankly at him, like witnessing the next evolution of human beings or something. "What? I saw it on TV!" He protested, before continuing to type. "Anyway, if I can hack into the feds main frame, then maybe I can pinpoint Fowlers coordinates." Raf said

"Huh your smart for a kid." Melody commented.

Jack nodded in agreement. "You know how to hack? But you're like 2 years old." Miko jested, slight exaggeration on her part.

"12, and a quarter" Raf corrected as he tapped away at his computer

Meanwhile

Fowler was lead into the room he was to speak with a certain someone, then pushed over, he looked up and saw starscream with his back turned "Welcome, agent Fowler." He turned to him, he sat up, brushing dirt off his sleeve "You treat all your guests this nice?" He asked, starscream chuckles "Any friend of the Autobots."

"Autobot? That one of them coin operated wash-my-own-car places?" Fowler asks mockingly, which starscream frowns "Oh, so that's how it's going to be, hmm?"

"Apparently no one has told you I have no appreciation for human humor." He glared "Make our guest comfortable." As star arena walked away, fowler turned to Soundwave, turning nervous

At Base

"Latitude 35.5, longitude 116.9." Raf announced. Bulkhead typed in the coordinates and opened up the ground bridge. "Ok, wait here." He ordered while walking towards the portal. Miko started pouting. "Awwwwh, don't break up the band!" She exclaimed.

Bulkhead was just about to walk through when he turned back around."Uhh, melody, you're in charge." He said and then ran into the portal.

They walked up next to it."Guess we four have the run of the place." Jack mumbled looking at melody. She shrugged, and then Raf looked around.

"Miko?" He called

"Oh you've got to be kidding me. What is she even thinking?"melody exclaimed

Other side of the ground ridge

"Fowler?" Was the first thing to come out his mouth, his optics slightly widened at what he saw " uh oh...The whole Decepticon shipbay." There it was, hidden in the trench, and of course, it was guarded

He snuck behind a giant bolder before any could see him "Alright!" He turned and saw a small pigtail girl hiding behind a small rock, giving a thumbs up "What's the plan?" She asked "Miko!" She got the cons attention and to her dismay, it pointed its laser at her "Unwise." She scolded herself

"Miko, get down!" Bulkhead yelled " woah!" She jumped over the small rock just in time before she got shot

It was gonna shot again but bulk head tackled him, punching it repeatedly, but it elbows him, but he hold his ground, he eventually got him on the ground, and miko holding a heavy rock "Hold him still!" She threw it at its head, which didn't effect it at all, bulk lifted her and moved her, and went back to wrestling with the con

"Miko, look away!"

"But-

"Turn your head away!" He snapped, ripping out the cons wires, but she hadn't looked away " woah..."

With arcee and bee

"Arcee, Bumblebee, do you read?" Bulkhead contacted

"Loud and clear, Bulkhead" arcee said, he was currently hiding behind a rock" I have a situation..."

"Bulkhead, they're children Humans, just do whatever." It wasn't until she heard the rest they both stopped and pulled over "You are where?! She is where??!!"

At base

"What should we do? Bulkhead probably doesn't even know she followed him!" Raf panicked. "Miko hasn't see the cons in action like we have....she has no idea." Jack stated.

"Those are the co-ordinates there destination is still locked in!" Raf as he looked at the screen as he reactivated the ground bridge. "You're in charge!"melody said as she raced for the ground bridge

" what?!" Jack exclaimed, Raf said, "In charge of who?"

She marches to the groundbridge as it Activated, two then run over beside her " what are you doing?!" She exclaimed " not letting you go alone, and there's nothing you can do about it" jack says arms crossed

" ugh! Fine! But your sticking with me!" She says as the three walk through, not hearing the arcee on the coms "Arcee to base, come in. Melody? Listen up, we need you to bridge us back." Still no response "Hello?"

She sighs "Bumblebee, metal to the pedal!" The two sped off

Inside

Fowler was hanged up by chains, with cons surrounding him

"Agent Fowler, I have one single request that would save your family the pain of grieving." He tilted his head up "Tell me the location of the Autobot base." Starscream ordered

"No problem." Fowler lowered his head for a second then lifted it up "But I need to ask you something first.

"Yes, I'm listening?."

"I've got an issue with the customer service around here. Can I speak to the manager?" Fowler smirked, Starscream growled "I make the decisions here. I am in charge!" He snapped "Bring the prod" starscream ordered

Outside

"What's taking Arcee and Bumblebee?" Bulkhead grumbled

"Dude, the cons could be putting the clamps on Fowler right now. Let's just storm the joint!" Miko said Just then the ground bridge opened "They're here!" Instead of bee and arcee, Melody, jack and raf jumped through

"Why don't those guys hang with their own 'Bots?" Miko asked "This isn't one-on-one time." She crossed her arms pouting while bulk groaned

"Woah, Are your bones vibrating?" Raf in a shaky voice " you get used to it" melody said, they stopped when they saw the ship "You there!" The cons aimed their guns at them

"Scrap!" Bulk and Miko said

Inside the ship

"I'll ask nicely one last time." Starscream said, Steph g forward loudly- The Autobot base!" He snapped "Sure thing buddy right after you eat my star-sequined shorts!" Fowler yelled, starscream held up some kind of taser and fowler yelled out as he tapped him with it "As I imagined. Energon and human nervous systems don't mix." The con smirked

With Optimus and ratchet

After a few hours of walking, they come across something, they didn't expect, cybertronians, dead cypertronians, lots of the

"For the first time in my life, Optimus I had hoped that you were wrong." Ratchet said, they then hear the sound of a jet, and it transformed, landing on one of the mountains next to them, it was megatron, with that purple arua

"Optimus! Been well? I see you brought your trusty watchdog. I could certainly be condolencing in a scrapt yard by now." He mocked

"Why don't you invite him down here for a chat?" Ratchet growled, clenching his fists together

"I know why you're here, Megatron."

"Hardly a surprise, Optimus. After all, you and I have been at this a long time. And your time has come to an end!" Megatron holds out the dark energon and throws it amongs the dead cybertronians

The ground started crumbling, and then dark purple aura started to show "Rise, my army!" Megatron roared, an dead cybertronian's eyes lit up dark purple
And it stared rising up

"By the Allspark!" Ratchet muttered in shock, even Optimus was as in shock, more stared to arise, growling,

"Behold!...the power of Dark Energon!" Megatron roared

As the zombie bots growls and limped towers the two bots