No 'Bot or 'Con moved. They all stayed silent. Miko banged her foot on the canister. "Not how I wanted to spend my first trip to Cybertron," she muttered. "Starscream," Megatron ordered. "Jack~ It's time to come out and play~," Starscream said in a sing-song voice, running his sharp digits on the glass. Jack flinched from the sound before turning back to Starscream. "Go ahead. The Autobots were prepared to sacrifice themselves for my planet, I'll do the same for theirs," Jack said. "Me too! Creepy!" Miko added as she glared at Knockout. "Mm-hmm," Raf nodded fearfully. "Perhaps we should oblige them," Megatron said. "If my decision dooms the future of the Autobot cause on Cybertron, so be it. But I will never forsake our human allies," Optimus replied, stabbing his sword into the ground before backing up. The other 'Bots lowered their weapons and threw the Iacon relics on the ground with the Star Saber. "Now, if you please, the Omega Keys. One at a time," Megatron said, holding out his servo.

Knockout walked forward until he was standing next to Megatron. "You first, big boy," Knockout said to Ironhide. Ironhide walked forward and handed over the key before grabbing Miko's canister. "Get scrapped," she said as Ironhide walked back to the others. Drift walked forward and handed Soundwave his key before grabbing Raf's canister. He walked back to the others. "If this human was important enough to trust with the Matrix of Leadership, he's worth two Omega Keys," Megatron said, motioning to Jack. Arcee and Smokescreen walked forward and handed over the two keys to Starscream before taking Jack back to the others. "I thank you for your cooperation. I also thank you for the keys, and a new recruit to the Decepticons," Megatron said. "New recruit?" Jazz asked. Megatron smirked as he nodded. A Spacebridge opened up and vehicons ran out, surrounding the Autobots. Breakdown walked through the Spacebridge after the vehicons, holding a fourth canister. Smokescreen's optics widened in horror.

"LET ME OUTTA HERE YOU STUPID PIECE OF SCRAP DECEPTICON!" Zoey shouted at Breakdown as she banged on the glass. "It was so easy to capture her and the humans. A simple run off the road made her vulnerable to the point where she couldn't fight back," Megatron said. Zoey glared at Megatron. "I swear Megatron when I get outta here I am going to kick your punk aft all the way back to Earth," she growled. "Feisty, isn't she?" Starscream asked. "She has the spirit of her carrier. And the tongue and strength of her sire," Megatron said. "As if you know who they are!" Miko shouted. "Ah but that is where you are mistaken. After Knockout's experiments on her revealed she was a Techno-Organic, he ran a scan to discover her true lineage. Perhaps to discover why she was a Techno-Organic," Megatron replied. "It truly will support our cause to have the daughter of Optimus's weapons specialist and his deceased sparkmate as the newest recruit," Knockout said.

The optics/eyes of the 'Bots and humans widened. Ironhide's were the widest. "L-Little Spark?" he asked. Zoey's eyes widened as they filled with tears. "S-Sire..." she whispered. "How touching. The first time her sire sees her, knowing she's his sparkling, is right before her sire is executed," Megatron said. Zoey glared at Megatron. Her eyes held a deadly glint that made Megatron flinch. And that's saying something! She transformed and her servo turned into a machine. She aimed it at the glass and, surprising everyone, the canister started to shrink. It got to the point where it was squishing Zoey so much, it was very weak. With a punch to the glass, the canister broke. Zoey formed an orange orb and she flew up away from the Decepticons. She aimed her blasters at the 'Cons and shot at them. The Decepticons quickly took cover as the dust around them swirled even more to the point where they couldn't see. She flew down and disappeared in the cloud of dust. Occasionally they heard a shriek, shout, or clanging of metal. Almost half a minute passed before Zoey flew out of the cloud. She flew over to the 'Cons surrounding the Autobots. She aimed her blasters at the 'Cons. "Move away or I will shoot," she threatened. The 'Cons ran away as soon as she said that.

Zoey flew down to the Autobots and flew into Ironhide's arms. They hugged, tears falling from their eyes. They pulled away after a moment. "After all this time my Little Spark was right in front of me the moment I landed on Earth," Ironhide whispered. The two were about to hug again when some orange-yellow thing formed around Zoey. She then was pulled away from the 'Bots. Soundwave was using the gravitational device to try and get Zoey back. "Ugh, SCREW YOU SOUNDWAVE!" she shouted. Smokescreen quickly ran forward and grabbed Zoey. He held the girl to his chassis, planting his peds on the ground. Smokescreen was losing his grip on Zoey, but he refused to let go. Four small things flew out of Zoey's pocket and Soundwave grabbed them. They grew to their normal size, revealing they were the Omega Keys. Soundwave turned off the gravitational device, making Smokescreen fall backward. He landed on his back and quickly jumped up. Zoey clutched Smokescreen like a lifeline, despite the fact she was safe from the Decepticons' grip.

The 'Cons walked over to the machine and placed the Omega Keys in the respective slots. "Behold the Age of the Decepticons!" Megatron said. He had the Omega Lock shoot out a beam that hit a building. After a few moments, the building was repaired, good as new. "By the Allspark," Optimus whispered. "Wooooow," Bee gasped. "Whoa," Miko whispered. "Shiny," Knockout said. "You have what you want, Megatron. This conflict is between Autobots and Decepticons. Allow me to return the humans to Earth," Optimus said. "Oh I wouldn't recommend it. They'll be far safer here," Megatron replied. Optimus narrowed his optics at Megatron. "Is the Spacebridge locked on target?" Megatron asked. "Per your instructions, Lord Megatron," Starscream replied. "Excellent. Why rule one world when I could rule two?" he asked. A Spacebridge opened up above the Omega Lock. He pressed a button and a blast shot out from the Cybermatter and went through the Spacebridge.

The 'Bots glared at Megatron. "I'm not letting Megatron transform my world into a second Cybertron. I was raised there, and he isn't going to destroy everything I remember," Zoey growled. She escaped Smokescreen's grasp and flew at Megatron. "ZOEY!" Smokescreen cried. Megatron turned around to see Zoey coming straight for him, and he growled as he smacked her aside. She landed on the ground about fifty feet away from Megatron, not moving a single muscle. "As they are stated to possess: Extreme will to do what they believe is right, even if it might lead to death," Megatron said. Ironhide and Smokescreen narrowed their optics at Megatron and transformed their servos into blasters before blasting Megatron. Optimus ran forward and grabbed the Star Saber before running at the machine. He leaped up and, with a little push off of Starscream's helm, brought his sword down on the machine, creating a small explosion. A Spacebridge opened up and the 'Bots started to make their way to the vortex. Smokescreen quickly grabbed Zoey in his servos before running to the Spacebridge after the others.

They ran through to see Ratchet. "The children? What happened?" Ratchet asked. Smokescreen ran through and came to Ratchet. He held out Zoey to the 'Bot. "Is she okay?" Smokescreen asked. Ratchet quickly scanned the girl. "She's fine. Just unconscious. Now can somebody say something?" Ratchet asked, looking at the silent 'Bots. "Optimus... destroyed the Omega Lock," Bulkhead said. Ratchet's optics widened. "What? You did-" he cut off. "What was necessary. There was no time for another prolonged battle. Not with Earth in imminent danger," Optimus intercepted. "So you destroyed the only device in any universe capable of restoring our home? Optimus... We needed that," Ratchet said. "You weren't there Doc. And it's not your place to second guess a battlefield decision," Ironhide replied. "It most certainly is! There had to be another way!" Ratchet exclaimed. "I-It wasn't that simple, Ratchet," Jack said. "Megatron was using the Omega Lock to attack the Earth!" Raf exclaimed. "Optimus saved our planet!" Miko added. "What about our planet?! All of our struggles and Energon spilled and countless sacrifices for NOTHING!?" Ratchet shouted. "Right decision or wrong, what's done is done. But we have another problem here on this world. The 'Cons just changed the rules when they put Jack, Miko, Raf, and Zoey into play," Arcee replied.

"PRIME! The Pentagon's preparing to go defcon one. I need to know what we're dealing with," Agent Fowler said. "To what do you refer, Agent Fowler?" Optimus asked. "Maybe you should step outside and see for yourselves," Fowler replied. "Ratchet, watch the children," Optimus said. He and the other 'Bots, excluding Zoey and Ratchet, used the elevator to go to the top of the base. Outside was a large fortress of metal that was never there before. "Megatron has managed to accomplish the first phase of his Cyber-forming of Earth. The construction of his fortress," Optimus said. "In Jasper, Nevada. I don't get it. I already had the town evacuated, why here?" Fowler asked. "Wait! Look!" Bee exclaimed, pointing at the fortress where the Nemesis appeared from the clouds. "Because the Decepticons have discovered the location of our base," Optimus said.