Looks Aren't Enough

Laurentian Trench!

Located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada, this trench is well-known for its depth.

After the Battle of Los Angeles, the bodies of the Decepticon were abandoned here by the America. An expert professor who has been studying extraterrestrials for 50 years pointed out that the high pressure and low temperature of the Laurentian Trench would destroy the alien mechanical life forms buried here, leaving no trace.

Although it's unknown where the aliens came from that led these experts to study them for 50 years, or how they arrived at their theories and put them into practice, the America government did just that.

A U. S. fleet is stationed in this area and patrols it, with submarines monitoring it 24 hours a day. The only fragment of the AllSpark is locked in an underground electromagnetic chamber at the world's highest-security naval base.

Combining the two would guarantee absolute success... Yeah, right!

At the deepest part of the trench, the five Decepticon descended, having been sent by the Fallen to resurrect Megatron.

The Decepticon Chief Medical Officer, "Scalpel," lay on Megatron's corpse, looking at Megatron mangled body, and immediately felt a sense of unease. They had stolen the AllSpark fragment, but before resurrecting Megatron, they had to repair his missing arm and leg.

"Take down the smallest one..."

At the scalpel's command, the four Decepticon robots immediately began to fight, or rather, three against one, and in the blink of an eye, they tore the shortest Decepticon to pieces.

"Very good, the lower leg is fine, now for the arm." The scalpel suddenly turned its head, and its sinister laughter made the remaining three Decepticon uneasy. "Hehehe, let's do it again, take down the smallest one."

The scene from before repeated itself. The pressure of the deep sea made the battle extremely slow. In no time, the two Decepticon, which were the smallest in size, were disassembled into parts and placed in front of the scalpel.

The two surviving Decepticon exchanged a glance, becoming wary of each other, fearing that Scalpel might give the order again.

Two hours later, the scalpel was repaired. It held the AllSpark fragment to Megatron's chest and channeled its power into the AllSpark.

"Fragments are the source of energy!"

Buzzing—

Invisible ripples spread out, and Megatron, the Decepticon leader and Cybertron's most infamous tyrant, was Megatron. His scarlet electronic eyes lit up, and he looked up at the sky with eyes full of hatred and anger.

"Decepticon, attack!"

With its thrusters activated, Megatron rose rapidly from the seabed, destroying an Ohio-class nuclear submarine along the way. After breaking through the surface, it transformed into Cybertron jet fighter and headed straight for outer space.

Mars!

An uninvited guest arrived on the desolate and silent red planet: a menacing and futuristic fighter jet rushed into the gravitational field, arriving at an extremely fast speed in the shadows on the far side of Mars, and finally landing in the center of a mountain range. Directly in front of it was a metal gate on the mountain wall.

The machine transformed, Megatron, exuding a murderous aura, entered. Before long, he encountered Starscream, who had come to greet him.

"My esteemed Master Megatron, it is wonderful to see you resurrected." Starscream knelt on one knee, placed one hand on his chest, and looked up at Megatron to express his loyalty.

Seeing Starscream's all-too-familiar face, Megatron's electronic eyes twitched violently. In his memory, it was this hateful face that had shoved the AllSpark into his chest.

"Starscream!!"

Megatron kicked out, sending Starscream flying backward, then conjured a metal blade and plunged it deep into Starscream's shoulder. He knew that the 'Starscream' from the Battle of Los Angeles was someone else, but the evil fire in his heart was hard to suppress, making him unable to resist the urge to kill. If he hadn't retained some rationality, he would have aimed the blade at someone else's shoulder instead.

"Master Megatron, please calm down. That person wasn't me. I didn't kill you." Starscream was terrified and hurriedly begged for mercy.

Starscream is the type who has the desire to steal but not the courage, or perhaps it's because of Megatron overwhelming power and prestige that left an invincible shadow in his heart.

On the battlefield in Los Angeles, Starscream saw 'himself' extinguish Megatron's flame and was overjoyed, thinking that Megatron was so weak that he could have done it in his place.

Moreover, Starscream was prepared to challenge Megatron for leadership as soon as he was Megatron, but... he immediately chickened out when he saw Megatron get angry.

Looking at the trembling Starscream in front of him, Megatron was furious. Why was it Starscream's face that killed him?

This was the greatest disgrace of his life!

Megatron stomped on Starscream's chest, pulled out a metal knife and pressed it against his face, saying hatefully, "I know that person wasn't you, otherwise I would have killed you already."

"Master Megatron, you are truly wise!"

Megatron narrowed his electronic eyes and asked in a grim tone, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me, on that planet, why didn't you appear when I called you?"

Starscream's heart skipped a beat. He nervously raised his humble head and explained, "It's not that I didn't want to save you, but that person was too powerful. I was seriously injured when I fought him and lost the ability to fight. If I hadn't been lucky enough to escape quickly, I would have died in battle."

As he spoke, Starscream revealed a fawning smile, explaining that it wasn't that his subordinates didn't have Gundams, but rather that the enemy had EVAs.

Starscream's smile only enraged Megatron further. He crouched down, grabbed Starscream by the neck, and his electronic eyes flashed with fury. "Starscream, you have disappointed me greatly. This is the last time... And remember this: unless you get a new face, you are never allowed to show this expression again."

How can the powerful beings who killed me, Megatron, be so lowly and cowardly? I know they are not the same person, and even if they look alike, it doesn't matter!

In the end, Megatron spared Starscream's life. He tried to kill him several times, but gave up at the last moment.

At the end of the metal passage, deep within the massive spaceship cabin, chaotic energy pipelines were scattered throughout. On the throne in the center sat a malevolent figure, with occasional glimpses of red energy flowing across his body.

The Fallen!

Megatron knelt before the throne and said respectfully, "The Fallen, my master, I have failed your expectations. The AllSpark has been destroyed."

"The AllSpark will not be destroyed; it still exists on Earth..." The Fallen, hidden in the shadows, poked half his body out, revealing his enormous and ferocious face.

He had a long, narrow face, with sharp, blade-like iron plates extending outwards from his cheeks, trembling and undulating like tentacles as he spoke. It was a mask, an ancient and Magic Power mask, a symbol of supreme status.

"Teacher, you said the AllSpark still exists on Earth?" Megatron didn't question the Fallen, his mind filled with the hope of his race's rebirth.

"Don't limit your focus to the AllSpark, my apprentice. There's still much for you to learn. Besides the AllSpark, the Energy Cube can also replenish the energy essential for the survival of our race." The Fallen didn't mention the AllSpark much, as he lacked the power to repair AllSpark. But Megatron couldn't know this; he needed to maintain his image of being omnipotent.

"Energy Cube?" Megatron was quite surprised. He knew about Energy Cubes, but he didn't know how to make them, and even once thought that the method had been lost.

"There is Energy Matrix on Earth that can create energy cubes..."

The Fallen answers Megatron's questions: Ten thousand years ago, the seven Supreme Beings came to Earth to create the Matrix, intending to destroy the sun and create the Energy Cube. However, apart from the Fallen, the other Supreme Beings disagreed with destroying the sun because they discovered intelligent life—humanity!

A great battle ensued, with the Fallen being the most powerful. In the end, both sides suffered heavy losses, and the six Supreme Beings stole the Matrix Key. Before their deaths, they used their own bodies as graves to seal the key somewhere on Earth.

"Such a thing actually happened?" Megatron's voice trembled slightly. Earth and Cybertron were involved far too much, to an excessive degree.

The Fallen's red electronic eyes were gloomy and uncertain as he said resentfully, "To activate the Energy Matrix, we must find the key, but those bastards... they actually chose to sacrifice themselves for a barbaric civilization. They are sinners against their race."

Megatron remained silent for a moment, waiting for the Fallen's anger to subside before speaking, "Teacher, do you mean that finding the key will allow us to create the Energy Cube?"

"That's right, but it's difficult. Those bastards sealed me with their lives to keep me at bay, so an Autobots has to break the seal." As he said this, a hint of fear flashed in the Fallen's eyes. "Optimus Prime, the current leader of the Autobots, has the bloodline of the Supreme and is the only one who can kill me. He is the most suitable person to break the seal."

"Optimus Prime!!" Megatron narrowed his electronic eyes. "Teacher, he would never help us."

"I know, so do you have any good ideas?"

Megatron pondered deeply. If Optimus Prime found out the truth, he would not only destroy the Energy Matrix but also the key. He needed to devise a foolproof plan.

First, Optimus Prime must be made to go looking for the key without arousing his suspicion; second, someone must safely retrieve the key before Optimus Prime destroys it; and finally, Optimus Prime, who poses a threat to the Fallen, must be eliminated.

After a long pause, Megatron opened his mouth, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth. "My teacher, do you know Sentinel Prime?"

"Who is that? The previous leader of the Autobots?"

"Yes!"

Megatron a cold laugh and explained the cooperation agreement between himself and Sentinel Prime, concluding, "Optimus Prime will definitely go looking for the Matrix Key in order to resurrect him. After that, let Sentinel Prime clear the obstacles for us!"

"Go, my disciple, do not disappoint me..."

"My teacher, please rest for a moment. I promise that after you wake up, neither Optimus Prime nor Sentinel Prime will be a mangled corpse." Megatron bowed again. "At that time, no one will be able to stop us. The Matrix, the Power Cube, Cybertron, everything will return."