Author's Notes:

Okay, so this just like everything else today was rushed. Terrible apologies. But don't worry, I'm gonna take my time and we'll get some nice stuff for the next chapter.

As the morning went by, Sunset and her friends (which included the Shadowbolt students) were all summoned to come to Autobot headquarters. But as they were called, none of them were told a thing about why they were called. This left a big mystery running rampant in their minds, except for Sunset's. What could be so important that they had to come all the way over there?

"Sunset, aren't you going to tell us what you and the Guardians uncovered?", Twilight asked.

"No. I want you girls to see it for yourselves. Trust me, you're gonna love it," Sunset said as she walked with them.

The girls and their Autobot companions walked towards the Groundbridge portal for they would be teleported to where they were asked to go to. The 10 girls stood together, with their Autobot companions near the entrance , and with only a few other Autobots near the portal controls.

"Silverbolt, why did we have to come all the way out here? And why do we need to go through a Groundbridge?" Rainbow grumbled, "Its too early."

Silverbolt gazed back to the rainbow-haired girl.

"Well you'll have to ask that to Optimus Prime, he's the one who requested you all come to where he is. And don't worry about your suits, they've been transported to where he is," the Aerialbot leader replied.

"But if they're out there, how come you're just sitting here in the base?", Rainbow asked.

"Because Optimus needs some bots to stay here and monitor the area while he and some of the others are away. Besides, we've got defenses and we've got enough Autobots here in case of an emergency."

Silverbolt moved a lever up on a control console, and a green portal started forming in the gateway, spinning around creating spirals and streams of light.

Sunset walked forward, standing in front of the group.

"Autobots, hit the road standing strong and bold!" Sunset said, raising a fist in the air.

The others just stayed in awkward silence, not amused by her battle cry. Ironhide rubbed his face, just cringing from hearing her call. Hound shook his head.

"That's what you're going to go with?", Hound asked.

Applejack's fingers scrunched at her eyebrows, "Sunset, can't you just use 'transform and roll out'? Its simple, effective, and catchy. That one... is not."

Sunset stayed silent and huffed, "Okay fine, just transform please."

The Autobots drove on through and appeared on the other side of the portal, this time driving over a rocky terrain. And from where they were, it looked like they entered another part of the continent. There were lots of trees, rocky roads and plenty of grassy terrains that were lush and green.

The portal closed right behind them, and the Autobots transformed into their robot forms. The girls now out of the vehicles, took a look around to see where they were.

"Are we another another part of the United States?", Rarity asked.

Knockout nodded with a grin, "Correct my dear. And with what we've uncovered is something you girls will want to see."

"But what's so important that we had to get up early?" Rainbow asked.

Sideswipe looked in another direction, and raised his arm up, pointing in front of him. The girls turned around and gasped at what they saw. It wasn't anything like they've seen. The sight in front of them was... amazing.

Right in front of them, was a giant orange base. There were tons of buildings around, there were a few gunners and turrets surrounding some of the tops of the buildings, bridges connecting the base going over some crystal clear lakes over to the mountain plateaus. There rested a few landing pads for cruisers and jets, there were some radio towers, and even spots for those to gaze at the land that surrounded them. From all of what they saw of the building, it looked like it had been made over many years and years.

"Whoa...", the girls gasped.

"Girls, welcome to Autobot City," Punch said.

The girls couldn't believe their eyes. The Autobots... had a city?

"Well what are we standing around for? Come on, lets go!", Sideswipe called out.

The Autobots converted back into their vehicle modes and the girls climbed back in. The Autobots tires kicked the dirt as they raced off to the bridge for a crossing.

Their engines roared as they made it down to the bridge, and their loud noises got the attention of the others that were on the platform of the city. Once the Autobots had crossed over, the girls exited the vehicles with big grins, allowing the Autobots to transform back into their real forms.

"This is awesome!" Rainbow cheered.

"Just wait til you see what we've uncovered," an Autobot said, "come on, follow us."

The group walked together, and all throughout their walk to where they were led they were too busy gazing at the city they were in. How did they manage to build this city when they were new on Earth? How did they even make it in the few years they were on Earth? Where did they get the materials to make it? Or even how did any of them avoid being spotted by humans while building it?

Up ahead, they could see some Autobots working. But it wasn't on regular machines, they were attempting repairs on the Renegade cruiser that they pulled out of the Everfree lake.

"Whoa... what's that?" Twilight asked.

The Guardian Pathfinder turned around to face Twilight, standing with a few black marks on her body. It looked like she stood a little to close to a spark that blew up.

"Its a Renegade Thruster. All Renegades piloted these ships during the war for Gobotron. But as of today, I believe all of us have a way to get off this planet to let the Autobot authorities on Cybertron know about the Decepticons in possession of the Allspark remains."

The girls gave each other different looks.

"Interesting... do you know... who's gonna be going to Cybertron?", Pinkie asked hesitantly.

Pathfinder gazed back to the big blue eyes of Pinkie Pie. While her face didn't show any emotions (since she had a visor for eyes and a mask), she was smiling inside.

"Well me and some of the Guardians are going. Flip Top, Smallfoot, Bolt, Mr Moto, Royal-T, Man-O-War...", Pathfinder droned off.

Sunset scratched her chin for a moment and gave a pleading look to Pathfinder, "Can we come with you?"

Pathfinder was caught completely off-guard she banged her head underneath a wing of the Renegade Thruster.

"OH!"

Pathfinder backed away from the cruiser and rubbed the top of her head, feeling the little dent she had made.

"Um... I'm not too sure about that..."

"Aw, come on, please!" Rainbow pleaded, "We'll have your backs, besides you'll need an extra hand in case the Decepticons try to attack you. Come on, please?"

Pathfinder really wanted to say no. She didn't want to endanger the girls by taking them into space. They get into danger with any regular Decepticons, but taking them into space where a majority of them are? No way she would put them in more harm. But on the other hand, they did have their Autobot suits which were made to breathe in space. And it wouldn't hurt to have some extra hands. But what would Optimus Prime say about this?

Pathfinder sighed for a moment, scrunching her eyes. She looked back to the girls, "Okay. If its okay with Optimus Prime, I'll take you girls with us."

The girls all had excited grins on their faces. They were going to see Cybertron for the first time. This was an opportunity of a lifetime and they had to go see their home planet.

The girls stood in front of Optimus Prime in one of the base buildings, discussing their idea of going to Cybertron. Needless to say, some of the other bots weren't that thrilled.

"You're saying you girls want to go give our reports to the Cybertron Elite Guard, while turning in the prisoners we're in possession of?", Ironhide asked.

"Exactly Ironhide," Applejack said.

"I'm not too sure if that's a good idea...", Punch droned off.

The girls all groaned, feeling very annoyed.

"What's so wrong with that? We just want to see your home planet and at least possibly get some help back here on Earth if they come back again," Twilight argued.

"Well I'm just not too sure if you girls will be safe. If any of you were harmed out there, and if any of you were lost I... I don't even know what I'd do. How do you think Sideswipe would feel Rainbow? Or you Rarity? How do you think Knockout would feel if he knew you were going out into uncharted space without any idea with what you were doing?" Punch asked.

The girls looked at each other with some acknowledging looks. There was some concerns about what could happen if something went wrong.

"We're not gonna be going alone. We've got the Guardians with us, and we could bring some more with us. Maybe we could take the Dinobots?", Fluttershy asked.

Optimus looked to Sunset who's eyes were still pleaded.

"Please Optimus, I promise we'll be okay. We'll just make the short trip back, and we'll be back here on Earth before you know it," Sunset pleaded.

Optimus thought for a moment, staying in silence. He wanted to say no, but he couldn't find it in himself to do so. With all of the times he had worked with Sunset, she was strong enough to lead on her own. And she had led the team by herself tons of times, surely this would be okay.

"I suppose if you want to, you may. But you must not stray from your task at hand. Just turn in the prisoners and give our reports to the Autobot Elite Guard."

The girls all stood straight and they gave salutes with big grins, "YES SIR!"

The girls decided to give a hand to the Guardians and the Autobots in preparing the shuttle. If they were going to go leave for another planet in space, they might as well lent a hand in getting the Thruster ready. It took some time, but they were making more progress.

Fluttershy along with the Dinobots helped move some supplies and materials over to load onto the shuttle to help provide aid for their trip like fuel tanks, guns, weaponry, and other supplies. Rainbow and Applejack offered their hands with reconstruction and putting stronger material onto the shuttle to make their trip last longer, Pinkie Pie tossed some more decorations onto the shuttle.

For Twilight and Punch, the two of them worked on the interior of the shuttle with some other Guardians. They were focused on making it habitable for the girls to rest for a bit and to provide every comfort for them. This journey wouldn't be a few hours, this was a journey that would take a few days, so it was needed that the girls have some comfort provided to them. They installed a room for the girls that had beds, their clothes, and they even installed a small bathroom and shower into the ship as well. With all of the supplies available to them, they were beginning to have use for the shuttle.

"Okay, beds are in, a kitchen's in, and all we need left in is our Autobot suits."

Punch nodded, "Not to worry Twilight, we went ahead and put them inside. They should be in there already, all folded up into their luggage cube forms."

Twilight gave a grin, "Yes!"

Back outside, Sunset and Optimus stood as they watched the others work on the shuttle. Both of them were in deep thought, and in deep conversation.

"Sunset, I understand you want to do the task for us, but I have concerns that you will not be able to handle it out there, should the Decepticons make their move to strike you or any of your friends," Optimus said.

"Optimus I know it's not gonna be easy, but sometimes we have to take risks. And one of them being that we're not going to risk the leader of the Autobots to go out on this mission when the Decepticons are in possession of the Allspark fragments," Sunset replied in a stern voice.

"Sunset--"

"Optimus." Sunset interrupted, "I promise we'll be okay. We've survived before haven't we? If we've survived before, we'll survive now."

Optimus sighed, "Very well Sunset. But you should know, you don't have to do this if you don't want to."

Sunset nodded, "I understand Optimus. But believe me, I want to. I've wanted to visit Cybertron ever since you and everyone else told me about it."

Optimus understood Sunset's excitement, but he couldn't help feel worried for her safety. She was going to be going out into space by herself with only a few Autobots for a long space mission and he wasn't even sure how safe she would be with just the few warriors she had with her. But... this was something she wanted to do. If she wanted to try and do it, then she could give it a shot.

The very next day, everyone that was leaving for Cybertron packed their things and belongings to go. The girls all packed clothes and provisions they needed to take with them, and the rest of the Guardians and Dinobots packed their things as well.

The girls stood near the front entrance of the shuttle, giving their goodbyes to their Autobot companions.

Applejack stood, looking at Ironhide.

"You promise you'll stay safe out there?", Ironhide asked.

Applejack nodded, "I promise Ironhide. We'll make this short, and fast."

Ironhide gave a smile, before pulling Applejack in for a hug, patting her on the back.

"If you ever see Bulkhead or Sureshot out there, tell them I said hello," Ironhide said.

Applejack grinned, "I promise."

Knockout took a knee down as he was saying his goodbye to Rarity.

"Rarity, I... I'm not sure how long I can wait here for you," Knockout said.

"Knockout, darling...", Rarity stroked the side of Knockout's cheek, making him blush, "I'll be alright. We'll be back soon enough."

Knockout gave a warm smile, "I'll be waiting."

Bumblebee gave Fluttershy a big hug and a few pats on her back. She felt warm on the outside, and on the inside. Jazz gave a big hug to his human friend/partner as well, feeling the warmth and happy spirits in her heart. Rainbow ended up giving a fist bump, but she was caught by surprise by the red Autobot.

"Promise me you'll stay safe out there... sis?", Sideswipe gave a silly expression on his face, eyebrows wiggling.

Rainbow chuckled a bit, "I'll be fine... bro."

Twilight gave her hug to Punch, who gave a few pats on the back.

"Just stay safe, keep an eye out for Decepticons, and keep your friends out of trouble. Oh and do say hello to our personal... friend, if you can. You know what I mean, right?"

Twilight nodded, "I'll be sure to stop by and give a hello. He is on the high council, right?"

"I think so, but I'm not too sure. Head of science yes, but on the council, I don't know," Punch shrugged.

"I'll give my hellos to him," Twilight giggled.

Smallfoot, since she had to go as well, took a knee down and gave Sour a big hug, and a few pats on the back.

"I'll be okay Sour, just stay here and you'll be safe," Smallfoot said.

"Are you sure you want to?" Sour asked.

Smallfoot nodded, "I do. Don't worry, I'll be coming home as soon as we've finished unloading our prisoners."

Smallfoot leaned in, and gave a small peck on Sour's cheek, making her blush, and she could hear the other girls giggle. Smallfoot just rolled her eyes around, and gazed up to the Autobot that stood next to Sour.

"Road Rage, do you promise you'll look after her while I'm gone?"

Road Rage gave a warm smile and nod, "She has my attention, and I promise to keep her safe while you're gone."

Smallfoot smiled back, and began her walk into the shuttle. The last person left to get on board was Sunset, who stood talking with Optimus Prime.

"Good luck out there Sunset. But be aware, there's no telling what Starscream's next move is," Optimus said.

Sunset gave a nod, and moved in to give Optimus a hug. Optimus gave a smile back and patted Sunset's back, giving a few rubs. Sunset pulled from the hug, and walked into the upgraded Renegade Thruster, standing with the rest of her friends near the shuttle door.

Sunset gave a fist pump into the air and cheered, "Til all are one!"

The Autobots all gave their salutes and cheered as well, "Til all are one!"

The shuttle door closed, and everyone outside backed off from the shuttle and watched as it began to rise up. As it did, everyone could see the new upgrades that the shuttle possessed. The wings on the sides were now longer and sharper, the thrusters were fixed up and now retained four instead of six, and there was a red Autobot logo blazed on the top of the shuttle.

Inside of the shuttle, sitting in chairs working the controls were a few Guardians.

"Okay, thruster jets activated...", Flip Top said.

"We are clear for launch," another Guardian named Mr Moto replied.

A burst of flames ignited from the back and the shuttle fired off into the sky, leaving a trail of smoke covering the buildings and the ground behind them.

The shuttle soared through the atmosphere, continuing to give thrust and speed as it kept on zooming up further and further up. A burst of wind flew right past it, like a speeding bullet it, not stopping to slow down.

"Preparing for hyperspeed...", Smallfoot said readying her hand over the lever controls.

"Ready, and... now!", a Guardian named Bolt shouted.

The thrusters ignited a big burst of flame, and the ship zoomed off in a flash across the galaxy. There wasn't even a trail of anything left behind.

Optimus and the others stood on the ground and watched as the shuttle left the sky.

"Good luck, Sunset Shimmer..."