The war for Cybertron is over - and the civilians are coming home. The Autobot commander, Bumblebee, tries to forge a coalition government with the neutral's representative, Metalhawk - but Starscream has made a public bid for power. As part of his scheme, he gave (accurate) information to the Autobot's security head, Prowl, that would-be Decepticon warlord Ratbat was planning an assassination. Prowl stopped the murder, and Arcee - his secret accomplice - killed Ratbat, telling Prowl it was self-defense. Later that night, the fallout begins...