As time went on, both Autobots and Decepticons coordinated together to try and get themselves off planet. Everyone was working hard, and no one was arguing. Sure there were a few spats and insults here and there, but for the most part, things were running like a well oiled machine.

Up in the skies, they could see Omega Supreme along with the assisted aid of Flip Top, Sandstorm, and Blackout all were carrying a giant Guardian Command Center that was burrowed deep in the lakes of the Everfree Forest, and now they were in the process of carrying it all the way back to Nevada. Thankfully for them, not a problem and no issues came underway.

"Alright good, now bring it down, bring it down!" Sunny ordered as a couple of the Decepticons were raising up a pillar. "Okay, a little more... no, Squeezeplay, Fangry, Horri-bull, right there! Yes, there, perfect! Just a few more inches... Yes! You did it!"

In addition, Sunset was helping with some of the command decisions, as she tried her best to lead a few of their new Decepticon Targetmaster companions to move another engine part in place to one of their rockets.

"Okay, good, good... Just bring it back a notch guys! Spinister, to the right! No, too far. Quake, take it back a notch! Alright, now Needlenose, push forward!"

All three of their combined efforts pushed forward, and the machine part fit in perfectly. The three cheered.

"Great job guys. Now why don't you help Triggerhappy and his group, and then you guys can get some motor oil?" Sunset offered.

"Yeah! Thanks Sunset!" One of the Targetmasters called as they leaped away in a jiffy.

Sunset smiled proudly at the huge team she put together. All of them were working together as one, and she felt prepared for almost anything.

To the side, Twilight Sparkle slowly walked forward and stood next to her with a smile.

"You're doing great Sunset. If we can keep this up, we might have a chance to defeat Unicron."

Sunset smiled. "I hope so. Everything's been too good to be true..."

But they were interrupted by one of their allies rushing up to them with a concerned look.

"What is it?" Sunset asked.

He let out a few growls and snarls and pointed up to the air.

"Decepticons?"

The ally nodded.

Sure enough, from up in the air two giant cities were seen slowly hovering down only several feet away from their base. They weren't directly in front of them, but they could see them slowly coming down.

"Everybody, take positions!" Sunset ordered.

As told, everyone stopped working and they all moved on Sunset's command, staying close and getting into fighting positions. Fliers transformed into fighter modes with their weapons unlocked, foot soliders stood in one giant group as their weapons were unfolded, and Headmasters stood in the back lines, ready to charge.

But at the very front line was Sunset Shimmer and the rest of the girls, along with a handful of others including Ultra Magnus, Leader-1, Sunstreaker, Steamer, Blitzwing, and Weirdwolf.

The two cities parked, and the hatches began to open up. And walking out of them were several soldiers as part of Starscream's brigade. Each of them of them moved slowly down, and they all stood together with their own icy glares.

"So, you think Galvatron came back to settle the score?" Sunset asked. "Why did they even come back here?"

"They shouldn't have been, I never said anything to anyone when I left!" Blitzwing replied.

"Unless..." Weirdwolf looked at his Decepticon logo, clean and unscratched and gasped. "He brought them right to us! His own tracking signal brought them all here!"

"Hone your fury to yourself, defector. Blitzwing didn't bring us here, we brought ourselves." A voice said.

Stepping to the front of the Decepticon army was Surge who smirked at all of them, her eyes sparkling as she stared at them.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't my favorite group of plucky little humans." Surge giggled.

"Alright Shadowcon, why did you bring them here?" Sunset asked. "Did you come here to fight again? Autobots, Decepticons, stand your grounds!"

"Wait, you misunderstand. Noble Sunset Shimmer, intelligent Twilight Sparkle, wise Applejack, sweet Fluttershy, playful Pinkie Pie, glamorous Rarity, and quick..."

Rainbow Dash scowled. "Rainbow Dash."

"Ooh, that's too bad." Surge went back to a grin. "I've come not to fight, but to offer a deal."

"We don't make deals with those who tried to kill us in the past few days."

"You misunderstand Sunset Shimmer. But perhaps you'll be a bit more lenient if I showed you my true colors..." Surge's neck cracked, and the same familiar voice spoke again. "Does this help my case at all?"

The girls gasped.

"Starscream!?"

"But I killed you in cold blood. How are you still standing?" Overload asked.

"Well, I... Huh. Do, any of you have an answer? Shockwave hasn't found one."

Pinkie Pie flipped through several sheets of art paper, each of them having bright pink highlighted in them.

"Well you got me." She flipped her notebook around to show a picture. "By all accounts, it doesn't make sense! Even for me!"

Starscream rolled 'his' eyes. "Well, it was worth the question. Anyways, I've come here to offer a deal Sunset. And no, there are no Shadowcons around to offer the deal."

"How do I know you're not just lying your way through just so you can make the jump on us?"

One of the Decepticons from the crowd stomped up, and he sniffed the possessed body.

"Ah, he's lyin'. I can smell it..."

"Starscream is telling the truth. As hard as it may be, he's telling the truth for once." Shockwave interrupted, standing beside him, along with the other leading Decepticons.

"Well then why are you all here?"

"Several hours ago, we found video evidence of Unicron devouring the Moonbases whole. And based on past history, we know Unicron isn't here to make nice with anyone." Shockwave replied. "If he devours Cybertron, there's no telling what else will face his wrath."

Sunset blinked. "Oookay... I already know this, why are you telling me this again?"

"The point we are trying to make Sunset, is that we wish to work together, team up with you will, and rid the galaxy of the scourge that is Unicron." Starscream added. "And I know you do not trust us, but for once, we are putting our hostilities with you Autobots away so we may keep our galaxy safe from Unicron. If there's anyone who's going to conquer worlds, it better well be the Decepticons."

"How do we know you're not just lying through your teeth?" Applejack asked.

"Good question."

From one of the chest compartments, Starscream pulled out the glowing Allspark fragments that he had carried with him during possession.

"I have in my possession these Allspark fragments which I know will be of great benefit to you Autobots. They not only turned your fleshy bodies into Cybertronian forms, but they can also bring back the deceased. If you girls touch them, you might have a chance of standing against Unicron, or even revive the Autobots of your choice. And we can also open up a bridge to the Shadowzone and bring back the rest of our allies."

"What do you mean, the rest of our allies?"

"Oh come now Sunset, I'm sure you aren't blind. Are there any allies that you know aren't around? Your remaining Combiner teams? Prowl? Red Alert? Trailbreaker? Mirage?"

Everyone caught on quick.

"So that's what you all did to them. But, why are they in there?"

"It was my suggestion." Steamer interrupted with a guilty frown. "I didn't want to see any of them die, so I suggested we toss them all into the Shadowzone where they would still live."

"Exactly, my traitorous friend." Starscream nodded. "And as my final offer, this body is forged from the suit that one of your Shadowbolt friends used during battle. If you can make me a new body again with the help of Shockwave, then all of these will be yours."

"I don't trust him. He's Starscream, since when does he keep his word?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Not to mention he's a big brute! He trashed our town and our soirees whenever he had the chance." Rarity huffed. "Which is too bad, because the party was absolutely beautiful..."

Sunset focused on Starscream and she walked towards 'him' with a serious look, still keeping a good distance.

"So... are you serious?"

Starscream gave one nod. "For the fate of Cybertron, and everywhere else you call home my dear..."

"If you're serious... shake on it."

Sunset extended her hand out. Starscream was a little hesitant at first, but eventually, he shook Sunset's hand without pulling any tricks or electric attacks. It was definitely clear.

"Very well then. Starscream, welcome aboard."

"WHAT!?" Everyone shrieked.

"You can't be serious!"

"How do we know he's not lying?"

Sunset looked back. "I can see it in him. Now, if we're going to get you a new body, we're going to need some parts. And our lab."

Starscream smirked. "I thought you'd never ask."

Much later, after settling in for the meantime, Wheeljack with the assited hands of Twilight, Sugarcoat, and Shockwave were constructing a new body for Starscream to use. And with the aid of spare parts from Shockwave gave them, they were getting right underway with Starscream's new body.

"You think this is going to work?" Twilight asked.

"It should. Starscream. All you will need to do is emerge from Surge's body, and take possession of this new form." Shockwave finished.

Beside them was Surge who was strapped to another table, and rising from her body was a glowing ghost who stepped away from her body, and stood next to Twilight and Wheeljack, looking at his new body. And he also took in notice of Shockwave placing a tiny fracture of an Allspark fragment into the spark chamber to power his body.

"It looks like my old glorious self again."

"All you have to do now is possess it."

"Stand aside..." Starscream spoke. He laid down on the same table, adjusting his body to merge at the right precision and areas. Then, he slowly laid down, merging and disappearing right into the shell of his former self. Once he vanished, the body's eyes glowed red with a hum of life, and he zipped right up, stretching.

"It feels so nice to have a body again!" Starscream cheered.

"And now, for the experimentation..." Shockwave said, turning to the unconscious Surge. "I would like to request that the rest of you leave. This operation should only be moderated by my optics. I can remove her life force and whatever else powers her so your Shadowbolt friend may have a new suit again."

"Thank you Shockwave." Twilight nodded before leaving with everyone else.

Outside, Sunset Shimmer along with a handful of Autobots and a few of the girls stood by next to Soundwave.

"So Soundwave, how exactly do you suggest we open up a bridge to the Shadowzone?"

"Shadowzones can be opened up with two Groundbridges are within range. Once they emerge, a bridge to the Shadowzone will open, setting your allies free from the prison."

"Alright, if you say so..." Sunset nodded. "Ratchet. Open up a Groundbridge right here."

He did as ordered and a Groundbridge opened up.

"Okay, so now what?" Sunset asked.

"Ey, don't rush Soundwave! Groundbridges can't be open with a click of a button, you know?" Rumble complained, waving his arms around.

Soundwave stood still for a few moments, and a second portal conceived itself in the sky. For five seconds. It slowly began to move down to the other bridge that was opened, and in seconds, the clashed together and created an even larger portal. And within the confinement of the portal, it was glowing bright purple instead of green like it normally would.

But another problem came to rise. The portal was acting like a vacuum, trying to take in the few occupants that were on the outside.

"Whoa!" Rumble gasped, falling on his feet but grabbing onto Soundwave's legs.

Applejack hung onto Sunset's leg and her own hat as the wind blew around them. "How long until we can close that portal!?"

Rarity blinked as she looked at the glowing sight and her eyes widened. "Girls, what on earth is that?"

The team looked through the portal and saw glimpses of several shapes and forms that were slowly moving right towards them. But as they got closer and closer, the shapes began to look much clearer. In front of the cluster, there was a blue and white drag racing car taking the lead, with two ambulances racing beside it, accompanied by a few trucks behind them.

"Get out of the way!" Sunset yelled, ordering everyone to jump out.

Everyone quickly got out of the way and stood by watching several cars, trucks, and other vehicles race out of the Shadowzone in a jiffy. And there was even several airplanes that flew out of it as well, moving faster than fast. All of them were just darting out of the Shadowzone like cats out of a bathtub.

Once the final Autobot was out, the Shadowzone began to die down and it sealed its entryway to the real world.

"Oooh..." Pinkie said. "Shiny."

The Autobots who had finally escaped, all transformed one by one into biped forms, and their looks were short of shock. An entire barrage of Decepticons around their front base, and they were helping their friends in need.

"Well that's not something you see everyday." Mirage spoke, breaking the silence.

"Nope!" Pinkie chipped in.

After catching all of their Autobot friends up on the events that had unfolded while they were trapped in the Shadowzone, they all slowly started to get to work and help their friends who were in desperate need. But now that they were to work, Sunset had one final thing to do.

She set the six Allspark fragments down onto a table, and she started to break each fragment in half, creating twelve fragments in total. She clutched a handful of the fragments for her own hand, and passed the rest to Wheeljack.

"Make sure Twilight and the girls get the rest of these. I have a feeling we're going to need to be Bots if we're going to win this."

Wheeljack nodded. He took the tray of fragments away, and Sunset slowly started to walk towards another room that was sealed. She tapped her finger on the button to open the door, and walked inside. Tombs laid about, nameplates laminated on each and every one of them.

Sunset Shimmer stood with a worried look as she glanced at all of the tombs, and down at the clutched Allspark fragments in hand. The time for reanimation had begun. But there was just one problem.

"How am I going to choose?"

Author's Notes:

More obscure Cons!

And I'm sorry for this being a bit rushed.

Now onto a fun little question. With what you've read so far and what you know, who do you think Sunset is going to bring back from the dead with just her six fragments? Bare in mind the six.