Author's Notes:

I should warn you, this chapter is a bit discombobulated. Not really well written, too much is happening at once, and its highly confusing. Hopefully the next chapter won't be like this. I would have shown off the other OCs that were submitted in the blog post, but with how this production's moving, they won't make their debut in this chapter.

But to say this anyway:
Overload belongs to Shadowmane PX-41
Keihatsu belongs to Gravestone
Zoomer belongs to optimusprime142

The very next day, peace was restored back into the city of Canterlot. But little would anyone know of the new Decepticons that had came to the surface...

Each of the Decepticons that had crash-landed on Earth had a task assigned to each one of them. All of them needed to go to a specific area to go and search for the items that they were asked to search for. But each part was in a different area. Luckily for this team of Decepticons, it wasn't going to be an issue.

The first location was over at a junkyard where one Decepticon jet was sent to. As the jet began to descend to the ground, it began to change its shape and convert into its alternate form. one lone alien jet flew down towards the ground converting into its alternate form. Its body was feminine and sinister, both blending in one horrific mixture.

The figure was colored in a majority of dark pink, with a few shades of green. The arms were flat and long, extending down right to the feet, and they looked like they formed into wings. The hands on the arms had long fingers with sharp talons. On her chest, appeared to be a little cassette compartment with the Decepticon logo branded on it colored in gold and purple. But the face... there was no face. No eyes, no nose, no mouth. All that the face shown was a visor that one could see their own reflection in. And the only other features on the head were two horns that were in the middle almost close to each other, and the two other horns that were poking off to the left and right of the head.

The figure stood for a moment to look around, thinking about what she was going to do. Then after a few moments, she turned around and began walking through the junkyard, staring at all of the piles of junk around. And all the while she looked around she never said a word. She stayed silent the entire time, the only sound being made were her footsteps and the little sonar beeping sounds as the small radar on her back began to spin around as it kept on surveying for what it was searching for. On the figure's face, a small map like screen with a grid and a blinking dot was displayed as it continued its sweep of the land searching for what it was after.

The sonar began to beep more rapidly as the figure continued to search. She paused for a moment and gazed towards the right. She found her objective. She walked forward and paused for a moment to see what was displayed in front of her. There laid a giant head bigger than her own body. The head was mostly black, with a red visor, white skin, and horns on the side of the head. And the jaw was stretched out like it was screaming its last scream before being obliterated.

The figure stood for a moment, and a pair of tentacles began to sway out from her back with little claws on the ends of them. It began to move and wiggle and writhe towards the head unit as a few of the tentacles touched it, analyzing the piece that laid.

Her scientific discovery was quickly put on hold when she heard a sound of a group of engines revving behind her. Turning her body around, she was met with the sight of 6 vehicles, all of which were colored in blue and red. One was a firetruck, two more were cars, another was a motorcycle, and the last two were matching helicopters. Once they all halted, each one of them began to convert into their real forms, exposing themselves as Autobots.

"I don't know who you are Decepticon, but you aren't getting your hands on Scorponok's remains. So step here quietly and put your hands up where I can see them," the leader of the fembots barked.

The Decepticon turned herself around, looking at the group of six, their own reflections bouncing off in the visor. The screen that displayed on her visor began to change, revealing what appeared to be a map set with a grid-like pattern. There were a few dots on the screen, and a few arrows, along with blinking circles.

What was she doing?

From out of nowhere, a portal manifested out of thin air, and a figure stomped on through the portal. But this figure wasn't like anything they saw before. This figure's helmet had many horns spiked up. And with the way the helmet was displayed, it was almost like it was a spirit's hair that was floating in the air without end. She was colored in dark shades of purple and magenta, there were blasters on her arms, rockets on her heels, and wings that were pointing down on her back.

"Greetings, Torchbearers."

The Torchbearers gave a gasp of shock.

"Twilight? Is that you?", one of them asked.

"Here's a little hint for you, Dust Up."

The female Decepticon raised an arm up towards the Autobot which began to glow with energy. Before the Autobot could respond, everything went by in a flash. There was a blinding piercing bright, followed by a few seconds of static, and then everything became black.

On another side of the city, another Decepticon was on the search for remains of the Decepticon giant. This Decepticon was a sports car colored in a majority of blue with purple racing stripes sped along the streets of Canterlot until it came to a halt. Looking in front, two more cars were halted right in front of her blocking her path. One was a white muscle car with a blue cockpit, and the other was a red and blue sports car.

"Halt Decepticon ruffian!"

The two forms transformed to reveal their identities. The first one was a white body with a blue cockpit over the crotch and a pony head split into her chest, and a indigo helmet piece with horns with a white-skinned face. The other transformed to reveal another Autobot with mostly cyan-blue metal plating, car doors on his arms, wheels built in his heels, and tires out his back.

"Stand down, right now you brute!" Rarity barked.

"Lets not rush into things dearie...", the female slyly.

Rarity's eyes widened, "Sunny Flare?"

"Oh... you wish it was Sunny Flare. But Sunny Flare wouldn't be here to exterminate you!" The female charged at Rarity and rammed her down onto her back. Rarity didn't stay down for long. She made a jump onto her feet, and stood in a fighting stance with her fists clenched tightly.

"Maybe its high time I pull out the big guns," Knockout grinned as he readied his long staff. But something else came with his staff. From the sides of his arms, two small circular devices emerged, and out projected blue circular force shields.

"K-Knockout... you... you have, s-shields?" Rarity sputtered

Knockout paused and glanced to his arms and his eyes bulged.

"I... I didn't have shields before. I don't recall ever having shields," Knockout said. Knockout and Rarity glanced back ahead to see the Decepticon still staring down at them.

"Lets worry about this new update later, we've got a Decepticon to battle," Rarity growled.

In another part of town, three Decepticon warriors found themselves over in another part of town. One singular tank was hauling a collection of parts and materials right behind her in a carrying flatbed. And right beside the tank were two other Decepticons. One was with a Seeker body colored in Indigo with a feminine build, and the other was a mini-bot that had a similar protoform close to Bumblebee and Wasp. And each of the three figures that were moving had a gold and purple Decepticon logo on each one of them.

The Seeker Decepticon moved her finger and hit the side of her ear, activating a com unit.

"Black Spark. This is Surge. We've found the rest of the parts needed to fix up the remains of Scorponok. The last thing we need is Scorponok's head and then we move over to our spot back in the desert to finish building," The Seeker said.

"Excellent Surge. Any report from Earpierce?" the evil voice on the other side said.

"Yes. Right now her hands are full with an Autobot combiner team and a Decepticon refugee living here on Earth. She's found sight of Scorponok's head unit but she can't pull it back on her own, and we're in dire need of a Groundbridge to get us out of here before any Autobots arrive," The mini-bot said.

"Do not fret my companions... soon enough we will get the rest of Scorponok back together, and we will meet with him.I will contact Rush to tell her to meet up with the rest of you. Send Tremors in to give me and Earpierce a hand, and then bridge all of yourselves out here at once."

"Yes Commander Jet Black Spark!" All three girls cheered.

From the sidelines, there stomped in an orange metallic horse and a yellow metallic horse. And on their backs were two Autobots, one with red and another with yellow. Ironhide sat on the back of Applejack's horse form, while Bumblebee sat on Fluttershy's pegasus form.

"Stand down, right now!" Bumblebee snapped.

"Allow me to crush them," the tank said with joy.

"No Tremors, we will handle this, you will go help Earpierce transport the special package," Surge snickered.

Before Bumblebee could say anything, a portal opened up from out of nowhere, glowing in bright green. Surge and Hypermind stared down at the tank giving a nod, and watched as the tank moved itself backwards, and sped itself to go right through the portal. Ironhide and Bumblebee stared for a few moments and snarled at the Decepticons.

"Well I'm sorry to say this ma'am, but you aren't going to be going anywhere until you deal with us," Ironhide said.

"It'll be my pleasure, Autobot," Surge said as she charged towards the group of Autobots.

Applejack's horse form stood on its hind legs and gave out a loud whinny, Ironhide clutched on tight and pumped his fist.

"Yippie-ki-yay!" Ironhide cheered.

"Hang on partner!" Applejack called out as she hit the controls of her power suit to charge forward. Ironhide clinged on tight as Applejack began the charge, followed by Fluttershy and Bumblebee close behind.

As Applejack began the charge, Ironhide forced himself on his feet on top of Applejack's back, ready to make a pounding jump. Applejack came to a screeching halt, her hooves sliding against the ground, sending Ironhide flying through the air with his body ready to deliver a smackdown. The Decepticon Seeker stood for a moment, watching as his body was sent flying through the air... right over her. She watched as Ironhide went through the sky going right over her, and going smack through the road several feet past the two Decepticons. Smoke emanated from the hole, making the two Decepticons snicker.

They gave a smug look back to the Autobots and the girls that stood in place who were shocked beyond all belief. Bumblebee who was on Fluttershy's back he slowly pulled himself off of Fluttershy, getting on his feet backing away from Applejack. He didn't want to be given the same force.

Applejack had an embarrassed look on her face as she chuckled nervously, "Sorry about that."

The tank Tremors crossed to the other portal, entering in the same junkyard. She watched as Earpierce and her commander continued to engage in battle against the Rust Renegades.

Tremors transformed herself into her alternate form and she banged her fists against her chest acting macho.

The others stopped fighting when they gazed who stepped out of the portal. There standing was a female Decepticon with a tank turret on her back, treads for arms, along with some more treads on the backs of her feet, glaring red eyes and a mask. She was colored mostly in a yellow shaded color, with a few splotches of maroon and a few streaks of cyan on her body. And emerging from her shoulders were a few rocket weapons that were aimed towards one of the Rust Renegades.

"Bye bye," Tremors chuckled as she fired the two rockets.

The leader jumped back, avoiding fire from the two rockets just in time and she landed on her feet still holding her weapon in hand. She growled when she saw the third Decepticon come into her sight. How many of these guys were here today?

Before she could make another move, Tremors was bashed down onto her back by a strong kick to her chest, making her crash into a pile of junk. Earpierce stared back at the source and was met with a smash to her face by a fist, making a big crack in her visor, followed by more cracks emerging. She looked back and saw sight of the Autobot who smashed her in the face.

Before she could make her strike again, she felt a big surge of electricity zap right through her body sending 5000 volts of pulsating pain. What she didn't notice was that a pair of tentacles from Earpierce jabbed into his body, zapping her circuits.

Once she finished sending a jolt of electricity in her body, the Autobot fell on her back, knocked out. Earpierce got back up on her feet, and rubbed at her non-existent face feeling the cracks and dents the hammer made. She stared back at the other Autobots with one glare, but Overload could tell she was giving her a death glare.

Tremors got back up on her feet and looked at Earpierce's wounds.

"Can you still move?"

Earpierce nodded. But her taloned hand moved to the lower corner of her faceless face, exposing a wire that was sizzling with a few yellow sparks.

"They damaged your vocal processors? Well, we'll have to fix them when we depart. Commander, Earpierce is hurt. Her vocal processors are damaged and her visor has been cracked," Tremors said to her commander who stood by.

"Summon the rest of our allies. This time we finish this fight head on!"

"Yes Jet Black Spark!" Tremors called. She looked to Earpierce who was trying her best not to fall to her knees.

"Earpierce, summon the rest of our allies!" Jet Black Spark ordered. She looked back forward to see three more of the Rust Renegades remaining. A smirk grimaced her face as she knew how to strike.

She lunged into the air and shoved her blaster into the first one's face and fired a shot which blew her head up into nothing but metallic pieces and shards, scrapes of metal flying everywhere like confetti.

"Skyburst!" the leader cried.

Now there were two remaining. The leader, and another soldier were all that was left. What to do now?

"Alright. No more this time. Contact Sunset Shimmer and the rest of her friends at once!"

Back at the Autobot base, Sunset stood at the control console looking on a map above Canterlot City. But her search came to a pause when the alarm went off on it. She hit her finger on the console, responding to an alarm.

"Rust Dust, what is it?" Sunset asked.

"We're getting fragged out here! We need help, please!"

"That's our cue! Autobots, lets roll and revolt!"

"You really suck at battle cries you know!" Sugarcoat yelled from off-sides.

"I'm working on it!" Sunset protested.

Sunset's power suit began to take shape. The legs folded up, the front arms transformed into the sides of the car, the cockpit slided itself up tucking the head in, and its engine began to rev with power. Sunset sat in the driving controls and waited for the rest of her allies to show up. Eventually other Autobots began to appear. Strongarm, Tracks, Wasp, Road Rage, and Shadow Flame all converted into their vehicular forms and all of them zoomed on through an open Groundbridge ready for them. Their friends needed help, and they had to get there fast.

While Sunset and the others were on their way, it was too late for them now. Only one Rust Renegade remained, and she was heavily wounded. There were scraps and cuts everywhere on her body, an eye was now gone, and there were circuits sizzling and frying on the outside of her body.

And as Jet Black Spark eyed the Autobots wounds, she let out an evil chuckle.

"What a failure. Two Shadowcons against a six-manned Autobot combiner team, and you couldn't even stand against us. Its such a pity for you Pyra," Jet laughed.

"The Autobots are on their way, they'll... they'll stop you!"

Jet chuckled, "Oh... I'm afraid they won't my dear. Earpierce, activate a Groundbridge. I know a Decepticon hiding on this planet that would love to feast on her Energon."

Pyra's one working eye widened in fear. She knew just who she was talking about. She knew... him.

"No... no..."

A Groundbridge opened up from out of thin air, glowing in its bright green colors. Pyra just moaned and coughed in more pain as she tried to lift herself up to take a look at it.

"Tremors, escort our guest over to... him."

"Yes Commander," Tremors laughed. She grabbed Pyra Magna and clutched her tightly. Pyra didn't even have the strength to try and fight back. She was far too wounded and she felt no motivation to try and fight back. But she knew her own doom was about to be met.

Tremors walked on through the portal still holding a wounded Pyra Magna. Once they passed through, Tremors and Pyra looked around in the surroundings they were in. The area they entered was very dark with only a few sources of light being bright red. Around them were more piles of metal, all of them being nothing but piles of metal trash and scraps. But there were other things to be seen in the piles of garbage. There were a few arms sticking out... metallic arms. Arms the size of Transformers, many of them belonging to different Decepticons and Autobots.

"He may have disabled his tracking mechanism, but we Shadowcons have other methods to find missing bots. I'm sure he'll absolutely love the gift of your blood. He's what these humans call... a Kyūketsuki. Sayōnara ōtorobotto", Tremors called as she dropped Pyra's hurt body onto the ground walking through the portal.

But before she walked on through, she turned to gaze at the downed Autobot one last time.

"Scorponok shall be reborn, and you Autobots won't stand a chance against him. Bye bye...", Tremors finished.

Pyra turned her head back and watched as the portal closed right behind her. Now she was stuck with no way to move or get out. She looked around herself, no signs of danger or enemies nearby. So far so good. Maybe she could get a signal out to her friends?

Pyra hit the side of her ear and coughed, "S-Sunset... I'm stuck out here in the smelting yard. I'm all alone and I think he might be here. Please, help!"

No signal. All she received was a large amount of static. She was stuck all alone out in the smelter's yard. Maybe she would have to just crawl back. Maybe she could find materials to help her escape. Maybe she could--

CRASH

Pyra looked around, where did that come from? Maybe a slip of metal fell from some of the piles? Maybe something was here... or someone?

She turned her head to the left and blinked for a second. A pair of glowing red eyes shimmered in the darkness.

"Autobots, Decepticons. Always fighting, never winning... you serve a battle purpose yes, but you lack the will to destroy; to rip the Energon out of your opponents and feast on it themselves. Weak-minded and powerless baby toys like them have no place in this world, and as such belong in the scrap heap... much like the piles here in this smelting yard."

Pyra felt herself beginning to hyperventilate as the source moved closer and closer to her. She tried to move herself but she had no luck. She was too hurt to move a muscle.

"Don't be afraid... I'm not gonna hurt you... I'm going to feast on your very Energon. And from a Torchbearer, what a stroke of luck..."

Pyra's breathing intensified even more as she watched the source move closer.

"O-Overload... I heard stories about you back on Cybertron..."

"Then you know how powerful I am... I leech more Energon than the vampire Nightstrike... I feast one more of your blood than that of the Terrorcon zombies... and I'm more intelligent than the poor warriors who tried to battle those who were expose to the Shadowbot plague..." Overload said.

"B-But I thought you stayed on Cybertron!", Pyra panicked.

"Cybertron is nothing but a wasteland now... your own war made sure of it. And now you're going to pay the price of destroying our home..."

And they were getting closer. And closer, and closer, and closer. They were moving right towards her, followed by the sound of stomping feet that clanked with every step.

"No, please!" Pyra begged as he moved closer.

"Say goodnight, Torchbearer."

Pyra's scream would have send echoes all throughout the land, but instead, her own screams stayed muffled inside of the smelter's yard. No one even knew what had happened to her...

Sunset and the rest of her group finally arrived over to where the Rust Renegades had battled, but by the time they arrived, it was too late. All of them converted into their alternates ready for battle, and Sunset positioned herself for a fight. But when she looked around, there was nothing to be seen. The enemy was not here, and the only things that were in sight were the bodies of the other 6 Rust Renegades which were all lying on the ground dead; with shots through their hearts, hunks of metal torn off, and a few limbs torn from their bodies.

Sunset stood silent, looking at the aftermath of what had happened.

"Road Rage. There are only 5 bodies here. Check for Pyra Magna's life signal. Is she anywhere nearby?"

Road Rage pulled up her wrist which displayed a small heart rate monitor, each line connected to a different face belonging to the Rust Renegades. 5 of them were on the flat lines, but the one above them all showed a few zig-zags in the heart rate. But before she could deliver the news, the zig-zags came to an end, revealing a blank flat line.

Road Rage lowered her head somberly.

"Pyra's life signal is... gone."

Sunset's face remained neutral, unsure of how to react. She was no stranger to seeing her Autobot friends being killed now. Ever since she joined Optimus's crew, she had grown to seeing the sight of metallic warriors being slaughtered. But the thought alone did bring a sadness into her heart.

"Do what you can to get their remains. I wonder how Rarity's doing on her end. Rarity, did you find anything?" Sunset asked.

"I'm afraid not darling. She only stayed to fight us for half an hour, and then she disappeared through a Groundbridge," Rarity replied.

"Same with the Decepticons on our ends. They just fought us for a bit, then fled the scene like a bunch of coyotes not wanting the taste of Granny's shotgun," Applejack spoke up.

Sunset sighed, "Okay. Was there anything else you noticed during the fight? Because I think our Decepticons were after something, and I think I know what."

"Well they left in a hurry, that's for sure. And I don't know what, but I think my suit's too dangerous if it can toss Ironhide like a wrecking ball," Applejack said.

"Wait, what? What happened?" Sunset asked.

"I halted in a charging run, and Ironhide was sent flying into the air like a swift kick with a soccer ball," Applejack replied.

Sunset paused for a moment. Her suit was this powerful? Surely maybe sent him falling off her, or unable to cling to her suit, but to the point where he was thrown into the air like he was riding a wild horse?

"Okay. I'll give that report to Optimus. But right now we'll have to go back to base to give out our report. Ratchet, open up a Groundbridge. We're coming back."

A green portal manifested in the air, making the gateway for them to walk on through. Sunset waited for the rest of her comrades first, all of which were carrying the remains of some of the dead warriors. First walked in Tracks, then Shadow Flame, then Wasp, then Road Rage. Strongarm was the last one who hadn't stepped through, who gave Sunset a concerned look.

"Ma'am, I don't think we can just go back. Can't we look around for evidence? Maybe find out who did this?" Strongarm asked with a concerned look.

Sunset looked at Strongarm with a sympathetic look, "Strongarm, there's nothing we can do. Besides, I think I know just what they were here for. But we'll have to discuss it back at base."

Strongarm gave a nod and walked on through the Groundbridge, followed by Sunset. When they passed through the other side, they were met with the sight of a few Autobots who were all giving looks of shock and distress. They could only guess what had happened to their combiner allies.

"Sunset. What happened?" Optimus asked.

Sunset sighed, "Optimus... we were too late. The Rust Renegades, they're... they're gone. Pyra Magna's the only one missing but I believe its too late for her too. Her life signal vanished before we could react. I'm sorry..." Sunset put her head down.

She waited for anyone to yell at her, scream at her, flat out scold her for the failure. But no one did. Not a single bot. Not even Ultra Magnus or Leader-1 said anything of that remark.

Optimus simply walked over and put his hand on the shoulder of Sunset's power suit, getting her to look back at him. Optimus just gave a friendly face. It wasn't smiling, but it was friendly.

"We may not have had success today Sunset, but there is always tomorrow," Optimus replied. "Have you or any of the others learned anything that may tell us of our attackers?"

"There is. From what I saw, the head of Scorponok that was kept in the junkyard was taken. And from what Rarity and Applejack described, it would seem their attackers were keeping them occupied, and then once they got the head, they were gone. I don't know who these Decepticons were, I'm not even sure if it was planned by Cy-Kill or any of the Renegades, but one thing's for sure. They're planning on rebuilding Scorponok," Sunset replied.

Optimus stayed quiet for a moment, taking in what was said.

"Understood Sunset," Optimus said. "Autobots. Open up our burial resting chambers."

A few Autobots gave nods accepting the order, and carefully grabbed the remains of the bodies from the new recruits. They stood and watched as they carried the dead warriors off to a hallway, presumably to the burial chambers. And off to the side, Ratchet hit a few buttons to a control console, activating the code to start up the Groundbridge to let through Applejack and the others to get them back to base.

"So... what do Autobots do now?" Wasp asked with worry.

Sunset turned around and offered a friendly smile, "We'll do what we can Wasp. We're not gonna let these Decepticons win."

Strongarm however wasn't taking this too lightly as shown by her fists clenching tightly and her teeth gritting together.

"Strongarm? Are you alright?" Sunset asked.

"No, I'm not. Ma'am. We just lost six of our soldiers. This is all our fault...", Strongarm said.

"Strongarm, we didn't know how these Decepticons were gonna move. You can't blame yourself" Sunset replied.

"But it is! We were supposed to take them down and we couldn't even do that! If we can't even succeed in one mission, what chance do any of us have in the war?" Strongarm said.

Sunset paused for a moment, letting what her recruit had said sink in. But Sunset didn't show any signs of distress. But instead faced her young trainees.

"Listen. All of you. I know things seem bad now that we've lost six more of our soldiers, but we're not gonna give up. So we have failed one mission. We've had success with some missions and we've failed some missions. Do you know how many times we've failed to capture any of Airachnid's pack, or even herself for that matter? Dozens. Hundreds of times in the one year you've all spent on this world. But we haven't given up. None of you gave up when you were in the war, or even on your own lives did you? Like, Wasp. You never gave up on trying to rekindle your friendship with Bumblebee, did you?"

"Wasp never give up," Wasp replied with a nod.

"Exactly! Road Rage, in all of the times you tried to take down Fracture back when you were a bounty hunter, many of your attempts weren't successful, but you didn't give up, did you?"

"Several defeats isn't what matters, what matters is the end result," Road Rage grinned while crossing her arms.

"Right there! Shadow Flame, when you were turned into this Cybertronian form, you didn't give up on finding a new family, did you?"

Shadow Flame shook his head, "After a bit of searching, I found the family I belong with. And as far as I'm concerned, I'm never leaving the Autobots."

Sunset gave a nod to the newbie with a smile before turning back to Strongarm.

"You see? We're not at a total loss. We may have lost some soldiers today, but we don't back down. We haven't backed down yet. You just need to have hope," Sunset said, lifting Strongarm's chin up with her suit's hand.

Strongarm said nothing, and her eyes were turned away.

"Strongarm," Sunset sternly. "We'll be okay. Just have faith in yourself. Okay?"

Strongarm was quiet for a few seconds, and then eventually she came up with a response.

"Understood ma'am. I'll try to have more faith," Strongarm said.

Sunset gave a smile, "Good. Now if you'll excuse me, I better lend a hand around here."

Sunset walked off, and the new recruits went their separate ways as well. The only ones standing near the entrance of the base were Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Leader-1. Optimus had a proud smile on his face, while Ultra Magnus's and Leader-1's faces was neutral.

"Sunset's good with your new recruits, isn't she?" Leader-1 said.

"Indeed she is Leader-1," Optimus replied.

"She reminds me of how Turbo and Scooter were back on Gobotron. They always made me proud with how they were with our new recruits," Leader-1 said. "Alas, those days are now over."

Optimus turned his attention towards Leader-1 with concern, "I am sensing some concern from you."

"I am. That monster who destroyed Gobotron is still out there. But I'm not sure as to what has become of it. But I can only hope it won't do to Cybertron what it did to Gobotron."

Optimus gave a nod, "I assure you Leader-1, we won't allow anything to happen to Cybertron as long as we stand."

Leader-1 smiled to the Autobot leader, "Thank you Optimus. And I'm very grateful that you've given a place for the remaining Guardians to call home."

Optimus smiled.

"I think I'll go train. Its been a while since I've been out in the field. Need to get the old circuits jogging up some more."

With that, Leader-1 walked away, leaving Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime alone by themselves.

"The earthling seems to do... adequate with the troops, sir."

Optimus turned back to Ultra Magnus, "Sunset has learned a lot since she joined our team. And she has shown how strong she is in the heat of battle ever since she and her friends joined us to help to defeat the Decepticons."

Ultra Magnus just gave an agreeing grunt, "Forgive my judgements sir, but part of me isn't sure of having her as your second in command. She's young, she's only served with you for a year, and she's a human."

"You have every right to be concerned Ultra Magnus. But Sunset is strong. I have every faith in her as my second in command. Her decisions along with her courage and wisdom have been quite valiant."

Ultra Magnus took a second or two to take in what Optimus had said. While he had never met any of the humans on this planet, and while he hadn't met Sunset Shimmer personally, it did seem like Optimus had every faith in her. Maybe he was right, he was Optimus Prime. He was wise and courageous, and maybe he was right in having Sunset take second-in-command post.

"If you say so sir."

From out of nowhere, a Groundbridge opened up in the entrance. And coming through the entrance was Bumblebee and Fluttershy, with Knockout and Rarity behind them, and Applejack helping a limping Ironhide on through. Ironhide was covered in tons of gravel, scrapes, and a little bit of a few rocks that were lodged in his body.

Ironhide slowly gazed up at Optimus and spit out a small pebble, "So... what did I miss?"

Day quickly changed to night. After Sunset and the rest of their friends came back to the base, they wound up staying for a little longer to try and help repair Ultra Magnus's ship to get a signal out to Cybertron and to try and get off of Earth. But their yawning made a clear sign it was time for them to go home.

So once their Autobot guardians did what they could and simply took them home by themselves and stayed to guard them as per their usual job. But even while the girls were going to sleep, there was one thing going on everyone's mind. Who were these new Decepticons? Where did they come from? Why were they taking the remains of Scorponok?

But that was gonna be a question to remain a mystery for a little while...

While everyone calmed down as the day went on, none of them got a look to see what their mystery Decepticons were doing. All throughout the rest of the day, they were going around Canterlot searching for every part that had blown up, any Allspark fragments that had been shattered, basically anything that could help them rebuild Scorponok. Luckily for them, it wasn't a hard task. Their brains, their intelligence, their skill was higher than before. They had found just the right parts they needed, and the equipment they required to fix him up from the ground up.

Their construction took a while, taking all the way to night to finish the construction. By the time they were done, the full moon was up in the desert sky, illuminating the ground around them. The Decepticon Titan had been finished. He was restored, he was refurbished. All they had to do now was insert the Allspark fragment that they had collected.

"Alright, the final component... everyone, stand back," Hypermind said as she held it tightly in her hand. She moved forward, and placed the fragment into a holder, and watched as a burst of energy began to flow through the cords and lines all through. Once it began to glow, she closed the hatch shut and backed away, waiting for the giant to begin moving its limbs.

They listened to the sound of clanking metal, and gears cranking and turning inside the machine. The giant was functional once again. The giant claws began to snap, the tiny legs began to pull itself up to stand, and a growling voice began to speak.

"Scorponok lives again... I only serve one true master... Lord, Megatron!"

"Greetings, mighty Scorponok. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Jet Black Spark. And it brings me the sad pleasure to say that Lord Megatron is no more..."

"Then... why I am back?" Scorponok boomed.

"We have summoned you to bring us to the location of your fallen master... we know he is going to be revived...", Jet Black Spark replied with a devious smirk.

"Excellent... we must go!" Scorponok yelled.

Scorponok's scorpion body began to change its shape. The claws were folding up, the legs were moving into its under-side, and a towers were beginning to slide out into place, formed from the scorpion body. In a matter of seconds, the giant was now transforming into its alternate mode, creating a giant city.

"Well now that's just marvelous...", Tremors said with some excitement.

"Exactly Tremors. Exactly...", Jet Black Spark said. She turned around to face all five of her allies. "Shadowcons, our time has come. Our master calls for us, and we will answer. All hail Unicron!"

All five of them raised their fists up in the air.

"Now, we must leave at once!"

The hatch door opened up, and all of the Shadowcons began to pick up their feet to run on through the door to go inside. Once they were in, the door closed and the ship's engine began to rumble and shake. But it didn't stop there. The platform began to rise up in the air, taking the entire city up into the air off the ground. A burst of flame was ignited from underneath the city as it rose up into the air, going higher and higher and higher up into the sky heading into the atmosphere.

Rush hit her keys against the control console, creating their coordinates.

"Next stop, Unicron."

"I can't wait to see what our master has seen of our success...", Jet chuckled.

Once the ship was high above the atmosphere, a larger burst of flame came from underneath the ship from the thrusters and it zoomed off into hyperspace, going halfway across the galaxy to their lord and master.