A chance meeting leaves Lyra and her parents in the hands of a slave trader on another world. Another chance meeting finds Lyra under the protection of a clone commando gone rogue, who vows to return her to her home.
Unicron awakens, threatening Cybertron's existence. Galvatron refuses to see the truth, however, and Starscream sacrifices himself to unite the warring factions. But instead of death, Starscream is gifted with continued life in a new land.
The Republic discovers that the CIS is involving itself with a planet outside of their galaxy, and as a response, they send Victor Squad to investigate. Little do they realize that their actions could determine the outcome of the Clone Wars.