Powerful Alliance

A Star's Scream

After everyone came through the ground bridge they noticed Optimus was nowhere in sight. And there were signs of a struggle. They didn't know if he had been captured by Order of Gray or the Decepticons but knew they had to find a way to save their leader.

"What do we do?" Asked Arcee. "We know Optimus has been captured but by who?"

"And more importantly where did they take him?" Starscream questioned.

"We need to find out and save him." Said Bumblebee.

"I think the Decepticons have him." Shayna told them pointing out some footprints that were close to the same size as Optimus's mixed with the Prime's showing there had been a struggle.

"Good eye." Knock Out said to her. Then they went to look for the Decepticons to save Optimus.
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Meanwhile Optimus woke up in the Decepticon base in chains. He had been looking for where Order of Gray had taken Bumblebee to save him not knowing the yellow Autobot had escaped and was safe.

When he had encounter Megatron and they had fought but Optimus had been blindsided by the other Decepticons and captured. Optimus tried to break the chains but they were to strong. He would have to think of another way to escape. But just then Megatron entered accompanied by Quintessa.

"Who are you and what is it you want with me?" Asked the Prime.

"I am Quintessa leader of the Quintessons and I wish to free my master Unicron so we can destroy Cybertron then take over the universe and rule it with an iron fist." Quintessa explained. "I just need you to tell me where the container that holds Unicron's spark is so I can release him."

"Never!" "I will not doom Cybertron nor the rest of the universe." Optimus told her. "Megatron why are you helping her I thought you had given up on your old ways?" "And even if you have not why are you helping her doom Cybertron?"

"He doesn't have a choice you see he is under my control just as you are about to be." Quintessa told Optimus as she put him under her control just like she had done to Megatron.

Optimus fought it for a few minutes but he ended up being brainwashed like Megatron was.

"Now you will lead me to the container." Quintessa order Optimus.

"Yes master." Optimus replied his optics now purple. "It is in the Arctic but I do not know where."

"What do you mean you don't know where?" Quintessa asked.

"Starscream is the one who knows where the container is hidden." Optimus explained while under Quintessa's mind control. "I told him to put it where no one would find it not even me."

"Clever have the lest trustworthy member of your team hide it." Quintessa mused. "Now go find that seeker and bring him to me."

Then she sent Optimus and Megatron to bring back Starscream.
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Meanwhile the team had split up to find Optimus. Bumblebee and Sideline went to one location that Steeljaw had once used for a base to see if Optimus was there.

While Starscream, Arcee and Knock Out went to get the container to move it knowing there was a chance the Decepticons had learned it's location. And everyone else stayed at the scrap yard on stand by in case of an emergency.

Bumblebee and Sideline arrived at the old steel mile that had once been the Decepticon's base and found Optimus there as if he was waiting for them.