A/N: So, yeah, I dug myself out of a comfortable but creativity-free rut, I hit the big three-zero, and I met Simon Furman aka THE Transformers writer/guru himself. I managed not to gibber like a complete moron, so I'm quite proud!

Disclaimer: I own Nightraider, Dreadnought and Crossfire; all other Transformers are the property of TakaraTomy and Hasbro.

Hora Spissisima - Prologue

Deep Space monitoring station, Imperial City State of Iacon...

Listening Outpost Gamma, Sector 4, Quadrant 1.497

/Unidentified object registered 0.6 parsecs from Lithone system. Passive heat scan, high metal ore content registered.../

Listening Outpost Gamma, Sector 4, Quadrant 1.495

/Unidentified object registered in orbital range of Lithone VI.../

Listening Outpost Gamma, Sector 4, Quadrant 1.490

/Unidentified object registered 0.006 parsecs out of Lithone system.

Location of Lithone VI – confirmed.
Existence of Lithone VI – unconfirmed.../

Listening Outpost Gamma, Sector 4, Quadrant 1.487

/Unidentified object registered 3.2 parsecs from Proxima Centauri, course change noted.

Unidentified object will enter orbital range of Cybertron in 0.87 metacycles.../

TBC