"I... never imagined it would end like this," said Ratchet sadly as he stepped into the Groundbridge portal and vanished. The portal soon shut down, leaving Optimus Prime alone in the evacuated Autobot base.

"Neither did I, old friend," answered Optimus, the base shaking as another blast structure the outside. The Autobot leader then turned to the Groundbridge controls, clenching his left hand as he steeled his resolve.

The Decepticon ship, the Nemesis hovered over the Autobot base, its main cannon deployed with crimson energy coiling around the barrel. At the tip, a bright orb of energy collected, growing brighter and brighter as the seconds passed before the weapon fired. A shining beam of crimson blasted down onto the base, tearing through stone, concrete, metal, and supports like tissue paper. Colossal explosions ripped through the decommissioned missile silo as the ship's weapon tore its target apart.

Once the beam ceased firing, all that was left was a smoldering wreck. Standing on top of the Nemesis, at the fire nose of the ship was the leader of the Decepticons, Megatron, who was missing his right arm.

Leaping from the ship, he transformed into his vehicle mode and flew down to the wreckage with his Second-In-Command, Starscream also in his own vehicle mode. The two transformed and landed in a small clearing, surrounded by fire, smoke, and ruins of the destroyed base. The two gazed down at the symbol of the Autobots that was etched into the floor.

"This is the place, alright," confirmed Starscream smugly.

"This was the place," corrected Megatron smiling wickedly looking at his second, the Seeker returning the evil grin.

"United; we stand," stated Starscream, clenching his right hand before looking down at the Autobot symbol, "Divided; they fall."

Little did either of the two Decepticon's know, not far from them was the injured and barely functioning Optimus Prime, left arm poking up into the air while his body was buried under some debris. His body sparking wildly as the Autobot struggled to maintain consciousness, but suddenly, a gentle glow of azure light covered Optimus's body before vanishing from sight.

Music: Killer Tracks - Nation Rises

"Am I one with the Allspark?" asked Optimus prime as he stood in an empty plane that was covered by fog entirely while the sky showed a clear view of the cosmos. He was looking up to see several of the 13 Original Primes and his very creator, Primus.

"No, my child, you are not one with the Allspark," spoke Primus, his voice calm and gentle, but more powerful than anything Optimus had ever heard, "In fact, your work has only just begun."

Optimus opened his eyes and raised his hand in front of him, immediately, he noticed that his hand appeared to be similar to that of a human. Sitting up, he looked down at himself and found that his body had been transformed into a human.

"In this war, a danger there is," said Master Yoda to the Jedi council, bowing his head as he closed his eyes, "Of losing who we are."

"Who are you?" asked Aayla Secura, as she, Ahsoka Tano, Commander Bly, Cameron, and Flash watched as Lucky escorted a stranger to them.

He was wearing heavy red, blue, and silver armor, a grey muscle shirt underneath, a black belt with a silver buckle, grey pants with metal silver knee pads, black combat boots. He also wore what looked like mechanical red metal gauntlets and black fingerless gloves. To top it all off, he wore a blue, grey, and silver helmet on his head with a mouth cover. The cover retracted with a metallic shink of metal sliding against metal. The stranger removed the helmet, revealing he had onyx hair with some shades of blue in it and the brightest blue eyes they had ever seen. He also appeared to be around thirty years old.

"My name is Optimus Prime," Optimus introduced himself with a polite bow.

"Much there is, we do not know, about Optimus Prime."

Optimus was sparing with Anakin aboard the Venator Class Star Destroyer, the Resolute, the two both had Lightsabers drawn. The Prime was borrowing Ahsoka's for the moment so that he may spar with Skywalker. A crowd of clones was watching as the Hero with No Fear and the Last Prime dueled each other, but it ended very quickly as Optimus defeated Anakin, knocking the Jedi Knight to the ground and pointed the green lightsaber at his throat.

"But can say, without doubt, an enemy," Anakin smirked as Optimus deactivated the Lightsaber and held out his right hand for the Jedi to take, which he gladly took, "He cannot be at all."

"Optimus, you will be given command of the 84th Clone Legion," informed Obi-Wan, as he and Optimus boarded a Star Destroyer similar to a Venator. The Jedi and Autobot were then approached by a clone wearing advanced armor with some red paint here and there.

"General Kenobi," greeted the Clone.

"Captain, it's good that we ran into each other," began the Jedi Master as he then gestured to Optimus, "This is your new commander, Optimus Prime."

"Greetings, Captain," spoke Optimus as he extended his right hand, "May I ask what is your name?"

"My designation is ARC-77, sir, Captain 'Fordo' at your command," spoke the clone.

"I sense a great disturbance in the force, Tyranus," spoke Darth Sidious to Count Dooku.

"I have sensed it as well, my master," replied the Count as he knelt before the Hologram of his master, "I suspect it has to do with the Republic's new commander I have been receiving reports of."

"Yes, there is more to this 'Optimus Prime'..."

Optimus charged at the front of the group of Clones as he and the 84th Clone legion rushed the Geonosian forces. The Autobot had both gauntlets transformed into his signature chrome blasters, both weapons thundered as he fired at the Separatist forces. Quickly, the Prime vaulted up an AAT, changing his left blaster back to normal as he reached for his belt. He grabbed a thermal detonator and primed the explosive.

Reaching the top, Optimus fired his blaster at the hatch of the tank, his weapon powerful enough to punch a hole right through the armor. With an opening, he threw the detonator inside the tank before leaping off. As the tank exploded behind him, Optimus changed his left gauntlet back into a blaster and continued firing. While still in the air, the new leader of the 84th Clone Legion took out a Geonosian to his right, blasting it in the chest before killing another to his left.

The Autobot landed on top of another Geonosian, his boot crushing the insectoid alien's head as he spun around, firing at two other Geonosians before changing his right gauntlet into a sword and stabbed the weapon straight into the stomach of another foe. He lifted the bug into the air following his momentum and slammed it down into the ground while firing his left blaster at more Geonosians, gunning them down.

"Then what he has revealed."

"The more we learn about Optimus Prime, the more mysterious he seems to become," noted Obi-Wan Kenobi in another Council Meeting.

"But you cannot deny that he has never given us a reason to doubt his word or his actions," spoke up Aayla Secura, coming to Optimus's defense.

"He has shown to be more selfless and courageous than some within our order."

Optimus was holding a small device in his hand. He was floating in space, his armor being modified to be able to withstand the pressure of the empty void. Not a second passed before he let go of the device and watched it drift away from him.

"And is more than willing to set aside his interests and wellbeing for all innocents, regardless of their allegiance,"

Optimus then transformed his right hand into his blaster and fired at the device, destroying it and causing a burst of light to shoot out and two rings of pale blue energy to sweep through the cosmos. He closed his blue eyes as he bowed his head.

"even at the greatest of personal cost."

"Whatever the case may be, what is clear; is that we have only scratched the surface to Prime's history and his identity," spoke up Mace Windu, turning to Aayla with a hard look in his eyes.

Optimus picked up an extremely large rifle. The massive weapon was almost as large as Optimus, painted a dark purple, with hints of black and silver. Magnenta filaments glowed as they crisscrossed the device, meeting at the muzzle of the weapon. The Prime looked down at the weapon in his hands.

"While he has proven himself, there is still so much more to him than what we already know."

"Optimus claims to have worked as an archivist who was forced to take up arms due to his people entering into a civil war...,"

Optimus was taking on General Grevious and four Magna guards. The Autobot leader was easily holding his ground against the Cyborg general and the Droid Jedi Killers. The former Archivist stabbed one of his swords through the shoulder of a Magnaguard and swung it around into another Magnaguard, before blocking a strike from the third guard with its electro staff. Quickly counter-attacking, Optimus broke the droid's guard and sliced off its right arm.

Grevious then went in to attack Optimus, but his attacks were easily blocked and countered by the Prime, his arm and weapons easily able to withstand the intensity of a lightsaber. Optimus kicked Grevious in the stomach before blocking an attack from behind, courtesy of the fourth Magnaguard.

"But his skill in combat far exceeds any of our own, and he will not reveal specific details to the nature of his people's conflict."

"With such little information regarding who he is, it is difficult to trust him," concluded Master Windu.

The majority of the council agreed, however, the ones who did not have personally fought beside Optimus and learned a great deal about who he is and where stands in the galaxy.

"Where one herald falls, disciple of Primus, another shall take his place," growled Thunderwing as he held his chest, trying to keep the escaping energy from leaving, his gaze fixed on Optimus who stood before him, "The Fallen shall rise again!"

"War and bloodshed are never the first answer to peace, Senator," spoke Optimus, standing beside him was Senator Amidala, "And while I believe your efforts have made some headway towards a harmonious resolution to this war; I fear, there is more going on in the shadows of this war than what we already know."

"Even across dimensions, Optimus, we remain at odds with each other," a man addressed Optimus.

He looked like a thirty to forty-year-old man with taupe gray color long hair that reached to the top of his spine. He was wearing gray gauntlets that covered from his wrist to elbows and gray chest armor with a little bit of purple on it. The armor also covered his shoulders. He wore gray pants and gray shoes. His eyes seemed to glow a bloody scarlet. The stranger had multiple scars on his face. Tucked under his right arm was a silver helmet, and attached to his right arm was a massive cannon that had a dark violet coloring with a gunmetal grey sight at the muzzle.

"Forever meant to be fighting on opposite ends of conflict," continued the man as he placed his helmet on and a long grey sword suddenly ejected from his right gauntlet and underneath the cannon.

"So it would seem, Megatron," replied Optimus as he ejected his own sword from his right gauntlet.

"Hmmm," hummed Master Yoda bowing his head and shut his eyes, "Much there is, we do not know of Optimus."

A swirling green portal droned on while Sidious and Count Dooku stood at the opening, gazing into the portal's vortex. The two sith could just discern the silhouette of an extremely well-armored individual.

"Secrets, he may carry; but not with malice or ill intent towards the Jedi, does he keep them."

Optimus, Aayla, Anakin, Ahsoka, and several clones climbed up the edge of the crater to look down and see what was at the bottom of the massive impact zone. A dark, malevolent violet glow blazed across the area. A sense of dread and darkness was draped across the entire crater, it was so intense, it actually caused the three Jedi to hold their heads in pain as their senses were bombarded.

The source of the darkness, a metallic medallion that gave off the dark glow. One could hear faint whispers, coming from the device. Optimus narrowed his eyes as he recognized the object.

"But to protect and defend us from harm; a threat beyond what even the Sith looms from shadows."

"You have nowhere to escape, Skakoan," stated Optimus as he, Fordo, and several other Clone Troopers cornered their target. A colossal Skakoan male mercenary wearing a powerful mechanical suit that had a chain gun for a right arm, rocket launchers on both shoulders and jet boosters on both feet and on the back, "Should you surrender peacefully and return what you have stolen; I vow that you will receive a fair trial for your crimes."

"A greater purpose, Optimus does have in this war," continued Yoda opening his eyes and looking to the council, "Powerful he is; change the outcome of this war he will, and alter the futures of those around him, he will also."

Optimus made his way through the Jedi Temple, sprinting down the halls to the research wing within the sacred building. He rushed passed several Jedi, who called out in alarm, seeing him sprinting through the Temple.

"Bring peace to Skywalker, he will."

Anakin and Optimus were both speaking to one another, the Prime resting his hand on the Jedi Knight's shoulder as the two looked back to see Padme speaking to a few other senators in a party.

"Guide him, help him; bring closure for young Skywalker, he will."

Optimus rushed into the research wing of the Jedi Temple and made a beeline right for one specific door. When he got close to the door, he raised his right leg and kicked the metal door. The door buckled underneath his strength as Prime forced the door open.

"A symbol to the all he is, in this war," concluded Yoda, grasping his wooden cane as he stood up from his chair in the council room and made to leave, "Separatist and Republic alike."

The Jedi Masters glanced at one another for a moment before Ki-Adi-Mundi addressed the Grand Master of the Jedi, "A symbol of what, Master Yoda?"

The old master paused before turning back to the other masters, resting both his hands on top of his cane.

"Hope."

Several Temple guards rushed into the chamber Optimus had broken into, however, all of them froze in place, shocked at what they saw. Standing before them was Optimus Prime, and in his hands was the Star Saber, the massive sword humming with power as its electric blue glow shined across the entire room. His eyes seemed to glow brighter as the Prime held the legendary weapon in his hand.

"A symbol of Hope, he is."

Transformers Prime: The Clone Wars

Optimus charged forward, the Star Saber drawn from his back and clutched tightly in his right hand. The Saber's blade awash with cyan energy, casting him in an electric blue glow. Meeting his charge was Megatron, the Dark Star Saber also drawn as the former Gladiator of Kaon let out a colossal battlecry. The Dark Energon forged sword meant to be the antithesis to the Star Saber reeked with dark violet energy while the sword pulsed hungrily for battle. The two longest rivals both raised their weapons and clashed with each other.

The result: a massive blast of energy erupted from the point of contact. Around the two warriors, the ground began to crack and buckle. From space, one could see a brilliant glow on the planet's surface, and watch as the world these two fought on began to crumble.

"Your power is impressive, Sidious," complimented the armored figure, his back to Darth Sidious as the Dark Lord of the Sith had his crimson Lightsaber drawn. Suddenly, Sidious began choking, dropping his saber and clawed at his throat as he was then raised into the air. The armored figure turned back just enough to look over his shoulder so that Sidious could see the front of his mask. Four vertical facing gaps that glowed blue was all he saw of the figures face, "But you have no idea what true power is."