you know things are bad when MIKO of all people gets worried, but when she gets a phone call from her parents who tell her that her little sister Himiko has gone missing, she asks the Autobots to bring her to Japan. to cause even greater concern, Special Agent Fowler has just reported that there have been Decepticon sitings near the village Miko calls home in Japan. When Team Prime arrives in Japan, bumblebee stumbles upon two Decepticons who seem to be talking about a runaway Autobot of great importance. an Autobot named elita-1. in this story of family, friendship, lies, broken trust, broken bonds, and true love, what will await the humans, Autobots, and Decepticons in this reverting tale? as for Optimus prime and Megatron, are either of them ready to face Elita's return?