Outside of the colorful planet, in the midst of outer space, there were several asteroids that floated along side each other. At the moment, there was not much activity or cosmic commotion occurring.
But then suddenly, a huge ship flew by and blasted the asteroids out of its path. The ship was quite humongous but not as large as the Nemesis. This ship had engraved red-colored insignias that appeared as friendly-looking unlike the insignias Decepticons wore.
After successfully making out of the asteroid field intact, the ship continued to fly across the universe though unclear as to where it headed.
“All right! We made it out of the asteroid field!” shouted one of the metal giants.
“Yeah, but we still have no clue as to where we are.” another one stated. “We have been wandering in the universe we don’t know how long. I fear we may be lost.”
Then a giant metal figure with blue legs and dark red arms and chest stepped forward. He wore a faceplate and a blue helmet with two antennas. He also bore two insignias on his shoulders. He laid his hand on his comrade to assure him with optimism.
“Do not give up, Perceptor. Continue searching for any sign of the Decepticons or any planet that exists.” he said.
“I’ll try my best, Optimus.” Perceptor said.
“I can’t imagine how long it’s been since we were all sucked through that portal. I feel like we’ve been stuck here forever!” Sideswipe exclaimed.
“Yeah! I bet those Decepti-chops are going through a lot worse than we are!” Ironhide uttered. “I hope they all burn once they reach the sun!”
“You can say that again, Ironhide! If any of them still live, I will blast out their circuitry once I get my hands on them!” Cliffjumper added.
“Would you want a piece of a Decepticon, Cliffjumper, or maybe two pieces for your trophy?” Jazz asked.
“Haha, two would be great!” Cliffjumper chuckled.
“Autobots, may I remind you that while the Decepticons are indeed our fierce adversaries, we do not exercise lethal force unless all other options are expired. That is what separates us from them.” reproved Optimus. “Even when we kill them as we unfortunately have been doing to each other during our war on Cybertron, we do so without any relish or lust for violence.”
“But, Prime, look at what the ‘Cons have done to our home planet! Are you suggesting we should tone down our tactics in battle?” Ironhide questioned.
“You misunderstand, old friend. I am suggesting that we do not succumb to their level. That is why I couldn’t bring myself to kill Megatron.” Optimus said.
“But you almost destroyed him! Neither of you held back while battling each other!” Bumblebee reminded.
“True, Bumblebee, but I only stabbed his chest just an inch away from his spark. I knew he deserved punishment for his crimes against Cybertron, but the truth is, I am not like him and never will.” said Optimus.
“Optimus is right, guys. We must stick to how we deal with our enemies. But I can tell you right now that being in that type of situation is very challenging. Optimus and I can testify of that.” Ratchet added.
“Indeed. What’s even worse than fighting a common Decepticon is fighting a ‘Con you know personally and who used to be your close friend.” Jetfire spoke. “Don’t get me started on Starscream. I don’t know why he abandoned his duty of guarding the dark energon and joined Megatron!”
“Power often tends to corrupt us the moment we become power-hungry, Jetfire.” Optimus lectured. “But I am sorry that you suffered betrayal. That’s exactly how I felt when Megatron became a Decepticon and ignited a war that nearly killed us both.”
“Oh, how I wish that we can just be friends again! But I’m quite certain that’ll never happen sadly.” uttered Wheeljack.
“Wishful thinking, Wheeljack, wishful thinking.” said Air Raid.
“Speaking of wishing, I wish that the Dinobots were with us! When was the last time we’ve heard from them?” Bumblebee mused.
The Autobots then paused as they thought for a moment. The Dinobots were never heard from since the ‘Bots launched the Ark with the aid given them by Metroplex. They hoped the Dinobots were still online and still around...somewhere.
“You know...come to think of it...we haven’t heard from any of them.” Mirage recalled.
“I am mostly concerned for Grimlock. He was the one who refused my cooperation to stand against Megatron and the Decepticons together. He wanted to handle them himself.” Optimus said with a hint of sadness in his tone. He truly hoped in his spark that Grimlock didn’t die in vain.
“That’s true. I’m sure Slug, Snarl, Sludge, and Swoop are doing fine.” Warpath added.
“Red Alert, how much energon do we have left?” Optimus asked him.
“There’s little left, I’m afraid. If we don’t find a habitable planet soon, we will not survive sooner or later.” Red Alert sadly reported.
“Very well then. We’ll just have to—.” Optimus started to speak before getting cut off.
“Everyone! Listen up! There is a planet in sight!” Perceptor excitedly yelled. Optimus and the other Autobots immediately turned to Perceptor as they listened intently. “We need to know the contents of this planet and see if it has life.” he finished before speaking to Teletran-1.
“Teletran-1, analyze the atmosphere, geography, and inhabitants of the planet if there are any.” Perceptor ordered.
“Initiating analysis of the planet now” Teletran complied. Teletran brought the results of the analysis after about five minutes. It displayed the pictures of the geography, atmosphere, and lastly the inhabitants the last of which was the most surprising.
“It appears that the landscape is filled with green, blue, bodies of water, and masses of land, including grass and trees. And-wait, what is this?” Perceptor abruptly interrupted himself as he gazed on the pictures of the ponies in display. The other Autobots likewise were amazed as they beheld them.
“The inhabitants of the planet are...equine creatures?” Perceptor asked as he and the rest have never seen these creatures before.
“They look so colorful! And so cute!!” Bumblebee squealed.
“CUTE???!!! They look scary with those huge eyeballs on their heads!!” Hound shrieked. “They’re already giving me nightmares!”
“Calm yourself, Hound.” Optimus told him with an authoritative yet calm and patient tone. “Is there more to them, Perceptor?”
“Yes. These equines are divided into three main species as the following: earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns.”
“According to the findings, there are four beings that rule over them. They are called ‘alicorns’ who possess both wings and horns. This planet has many creatures that are not ponies.” Perceptor finished.
“What are these creatures?” Optimus asked.
“I’m afraid the findings didn’t reveal their species identity.” Perceptor answered.
Optimus then pondered in thought as he began to consider their next move.
“Continue forward. We will travel there and see if there is any energon we can find for survival and even visit the inhabitants if they can help us.” Optimus ordered.
“Are you sure about that, Prime? What if they’ll get scared of us because we are...y’know...aliens to them?” Jazz asked worriedly.
“We will do our best to remain as friendly and peaceful as possible. The more we maintain a peaceful and cooperative attitude, the more they help us, and thus, the better for all of us.” Optimus firmly stated.
“At least Grimlock isn’t here. He wouldn’t be content with that.” Wheeljack muttered to himself while others didn’t hear him.
“Let’s press forward!” Optimus shouted. The rest of the Autobots shouted triumphantly as they finally found a planet where they can find energon to survive and advanced towards it.
Yet none of them knew their deadliest enemies were there first and were about to release their bloody wrath on its inhabitants with Equestria’s biggest threat as their leader.