Earth

Skyfire was circling high above a large warehouse below, NEST had received orders that a small group of Decepticons had taken over a warehouse in Tokyo, Japan. Skyfire was the first to arrive, he was hopeful that Silverbolt would be there. He wanted to talk to his brother, but he was ordered not to land until the rest of NEST arrived. He watched at the large plane came into view. The plane was slowing down, the pilot was trying to find a place to land. The plane went pass Skyfire and landed in a large open area.

Skyfire watched as a transformed Optimus drove out of the back of the plane with his trailer and the rest of the Autobots behind him. Skyfire flew over to them and transformed, he stood beside Optimus who was still a truck and said "What is the plan ?" Optimus transformed and then said "You and Wildstrike will take the left side of the factory, Bumblebee and I will take the right, while Ratchet ,Mirage, and Sideswipe will take the center. We will cut them off from escaping." Skyfire nodded and made his way to the left side of the warehouse.

While the Autobots and NEST were setting up their trap, A Decepticon was watching them from far away. He was watching them through his large sniper rifle, He then said "Outloud and Bullseye. The Autobots have you surrounded, get out while you can." He then fired a shot at Skyfire, who blocked it with his shield and started to charge towards him when a Porsche Cayman S crashed through the warehouse window and drove off. Skyfire snarled a bit and then said to Wildstrike "lets go get him!" Skyfire transformed to his Chevy Shift form and drove after the Porsche, he was not going to let this Decepticon escape. He followed him onto the highway, it was late at night, but their were still a few cars on the road. The Porsche weaved between the cars hoping to lose Skyfire. He was fast and skilled, but Skyfire wasn't going to give up. He eventually got on the side of the Decepticon and rammed into him. When the Decepticon was going to ram him back Skyfire slowed down and watched the Decepticon slam into the wall of the highway and break through it. Skyfire transformed and followed behind the Decepticon. They were in a deserted area, it had very little light. The perfect place to sneak up on someone. Skyfire was then shot in the back, he rolled and then turned to where the shot came from, He took the shield off of his back and then grabbed his sword. He heard a second shot fire and he put his shield up and blocked it.

He was watching carefully, he then saw movement and he charged. He managed to hit this unknown Decepticon, he was small compared to Skyfire. He was about sixteen feet high, However he was quick. He managed to slip away from Skyfire and started to run. Skyfire turned around and began chasing after him. He then looked to the sky wondering if Wildstrike was going to give him a little assistance.

While The Autobots were dealing with with the Decepticons that were in the warehouse, the sniper Decepticon managed to escape. He stood miles away watching the battle unfold, suddenly a mechanical hornet that stood about three feet high landed on his shoulder. it then buzzed and said "What is your message." The Decepticon then said to it "tell Vortex that I have found the target." The hornet then buzzed and flew into the air, it then connected with Blitz, the new communications officer. It gave Blitz the message, who quickly gave the message to Vortex, who was sitting on his throne. When Vortex received the news, he nodded and then said to Blitz "tell sniperhshot he did well and he can come back to the base." Blitz nodded and went back to his station. Vortex looked around at his base, it was a research facility in Germany, he had overtaken it after his victory over the Autobots in China. He had killed a majority of the humans in the surrounding area to make sure no one said anything to NEST, but he allowed a few of them to survive as pets and for minor labor. Vortex's plan was coming together perfectly. He hadn't thought out every detail, but he knew enough to keep his plan going. And if everything went as planned the Autobots would all be dead and he would rule this planet.

Xander walked down the crowded streets doging the many people. A large bad hung over her shoulder filled with her weapons and additional things. She turned into an alley and walked a few minutes farther until she came face to face with a large facility building. She stopped and took a few breaths then pushed through the heavy doors. She had entered Vortex's base. She rolled her shoulder back and strolled through the building. A few turns later she walked through another pair of doors and stopped a few feet from Vortex's throne. She kneeled down. "Do you need anything My Lord?" she asked her voice icy calm and smooth as she bowed her head and closed her eyes.