(A/N): I know! I know I said I was gonna take a break from this but I am so excited for this storyline, that I couldn't tear myself away from it. Hope you all can forgive me. Enjoy!

3rd Person POV

Teams RWBY and JNPR are on an elevator to see General Ironwood, Winter is waiting for them at the top. The Dinokids were told to stay in the Autobot base beneath Atlas Academy.

Ren: So, how do we go about the lamp and our new Salem problem?

Ruby: I'm not sure, but we should be careful with what we say, at least we know for sure that Ironwood can be trusted.

Blake: We'll follow your lead Ruby.

The elevator beeps and opens it's doors at the top of Atlas Academy, the large group steps off the elevator and as soon as they do, Winter is there to greet them.

Winter: Perfect, the General is just finished with a council meeting. Come on.

Weiss: ....How have things been since Beacon? We saw the ships surrounding Atlas when we flew in.

Winter: The General will explain rest assured. Where are the children?

Ruby: We asked them to stay with the Autobots while we talked, they can get a little.... destructive when they're bored.

Winter: I saw how they performed in the field, you seem to have raised them well.

Weiss: Thanks. We're trying our best.

The group walks in with Winter, inside sits Ironwood at his desk and next to him is another familiar face.

Penny: Salutations!

Penny rushes forward and tackles Ruby in a tight hug, everyone is still surprised that Penny is even alive.

Meanwhile, the Dinokids are down in the Autobot's secret base beneath Atlas. An Atlas soldier appointed by Winter, because she's currently busy upstairs, drove into the base with a vehicle for Optimus to scan as an alternate form.

Soldier: Commander Optimus. What we have here, is an experimental All-Terrain Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. Developed by our finest engineers in our Mask Division.

Optimus: Thank you. This will most certainly do.

Optimus proceeds to scan the vehicle and take it as an alternate mode.

Ratchet: Optimus, I've detected Decepticon activity. It seems drilling equipment is needed, hopefully they found an Energon deposit.

Optimus: Hmm, *looks at Dinobots* Grimlock?

Grimlock: What?

Optimus: It might be nothing, but I could use your assistance with some Decepticon activity.

Slag: Why is he the only one who gets to go?

Optimus: For the moment, it is only reconissance.

Sludge: What that?

Slash: I'll explain later Sludge.

Optimus: Ratchet will get you to us should we need backup.

Optimus picks up Grimlock and put him on his shoulder, he then walks out and activates his jetpack and flies off towards the Decepticon activity.

Grimlock: What is Energon? Why it important?

Optimus: To answer both your questions, Energon is the fuel and lifeblood of all Autobots and Decepticons alike. The war between our two races erupted between us when the Decepticons wanted more than their fair share and horde all of the Energon for themselves. Although, Megatron did preach the ideaology that things on Cybertron were unfair to some, he merely used that as a ploy to gain more power.

Grimlock: So, without it...

Optimus: We would rust away and die. Which is why we must stop Megatron from whatever he has planned on this planet. Today though, the Decepticons control most of the Energon mines on this planet, and the Autobot supply is always precarious. *checks scanner* We are close to the dig site, hopefully the Decepticons have discovered Energon.

Grimlock: Just stay out of my way and I'll destroy any 'Con that gets in our way.

Optimus: Duely noted.

Optimus dives and lands at the dug out entrance. The entrance however is too small for him to fit through.

Optimus: Hmm. *transforms and opens door* We'll drive until we find the Decepticons.

Grimlock, begrudgingly, gets in, and Optimus drove into the mine shaft.

Back at base, Ratchet has opened a Ground Bridge and both Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack drive through. Bumblebee grabs the lone crate of Energon, Ultra Magnus then transforms and informs the others.

Ultra Magnus: We didn't find much else in the ruins of the former base.

Wheeljack: You call this nothing?

Wheeljack indicates a big ball made of bent scrap metal about as big as his torso, he then lobs the ball at Bulkhead, who was too slow to react and the ball bounces off him and careens towards Jack and Miko, but is suddenly caught by Sludge's Robot Form with one hand without so much as a flinch of recoil.

Sludge: You okay?

Jack: Yeah, thanks Sludge.

Ultra Magnus: What were you thinking soldier?

Wheeljack: I was thinking, Bulk would catch that lob.

Ultra Magnus: *firm* Allow me to be clear. I have no intention of tolerating Wrecker behaviour.

Wheeljack: Some things never change.

Bulkhead: *concerned* Jackie....

Ultra Magnus: Need I remind you, that it was Optimus Prime himself that assigned me to command your Wreckers back on Cybertron and get you loose cannons under control? An effective combat unit begins with discipline. If you won't accept that, then you can choose the path of least resistance, as you did before.

Wheeljack: If my ship weren't a twisted wreck at present, I'd do that, Sir. *walks off*

Ultra Magnus: *frustrated sigh* So, any word from Optimus?

Ratchet: He and Grimlock are checking out recent Decepticon activity, hopefully an Energon mine.

Back at the mine shaft, drilling is seen for a few seconds, before the drill stops and pulls out of the hole it created. An Insecticon then looks into the hole, then tells other Insecticons that it's with-

Insecticon: There, I can see it.

The Insecticon reaches in, but before it can grab said object, a loud voice announces.

Optimus: Abandon the excavation! *the Insecticons turn to him* Now! *revs engine*

Optimus floors it towards the group.

Grimlock: Launch me.

Grimlock climbs on top of Optimus, then is shot at the Insecticons, before he makes contact he transforms into his robot mode and tackles the first Insecticon into a somersault and the throws the 'Con at another Insecticon. Grimlock whips out his massive sword and slices down three more Insecticons in quick succession. He then reaches onto his back with his free hand, grabs his rifle and as soon as he points it at the Insecticon, fires a hole straight through it's chest. Optimus then drives past Grimlock and charges the last Insecticon who just grabs a piece of what they came for and flew away. Optimus stops at the site, then Grimlock comes uo behind him frustrated.

Grimlock: Why didn't you go after that bug! He has what he came for! We gotta get him!

Optimus: He's too fast for me to catch up, besides *looks into hole* it looks like he left evidence behind. It may clue us into what they were here for.

Back with Ruby and the others they have gone through everything they've been up to on their journey as Ruby would allow, she didn't tell Ironwood the full story about how Ozpin hasn't been there for them and she also neglected to tell about Salem's immortality, at least not until she feels it neccessary. Ironwood told the group about his plans to turn Amity Stadium into a high orbit satellite that can broadcast to the entire world, he is then going to tell everyone about Salem and his reasoning for pulling his military back to Atlas. Ironwood approaches Ruby and hands her the lamp.

Ruby: You're, giving it back to me?

Ironwood: After what happened with the Autobots and other recent events, I don't want you to think I'm keeping anything from you, especially something as important as this. For the time being, I believe the safest place for the relic is with the people who brought it here safely.

Ruby takes the relic as it's handed to her.

Ruby: Thanks.

Ironwood: *walks back to his desk* We must work together if we're to fight Salem and win.

RWBY and JNPR look at each other and nod.

Ruby: Tell us how we can help.

Ironwood: Good, because getting Amity Tower ready to launch won't be easy. But first, we need to get your weapons up to our standards.

Ironwood then shows footage of Blake's broken katana during the fight at Darkmount. Blake, understandably blushes in embarrassment.

Winter: Remember, this is Atlas. While assisting the military, we will provide you with the best equipment our scientists can provide. And seeing as how you all can go toe to toe with Decepticons, it will be even more important if we are to defeat them.

Nora: Ooh!

Ren: Really?

Yang: *pumps fist in the air* Yeah!

After the group, and Winter, leave Ironwood's office, they meet the Ace-Ops, Atlas' elite military operatives. Afterwards, they all go back down to the Autobot base.

Nora: We're back!

Slam: *excited grunt*

The other kids greet their parents like they've been gone for a long time. Ruby though uses her Semblance to whoosh down to the other bots.

Ruby: Hey guys. Where's Grimlock?

Ratchet: He's with Optimus on a mission right now, but- *monitor beeps*

Ratchet looks at the monitor and opens a Ground-bridge, much to the amazement of the Ruby. Optimus and Grimlock then walk through.

Weiss: So, how does that work?

Ratchet: It's a scaled down version of Space-bridge technology that allows us to teleport to anywhere on your planet.

Ruby: Hey, Grim!

Grimlock: *frustrated* Hey.

Ruby: What's the matter?

Grimlock: Optimus let an Insecticon get away after it got what it wanted.

Optimus: It was already too far away for me to catch up.

Ruby: Take it easy Grim. You did your best.

Grimlock: *huffs in annoyance*

Ultra Magnus: Did you find Energon, Sir?

Optimus: No, but we did uncover this.

Optimus then lays a old metal thing on the table nearby and the Autobots are all shocked at what it is.

Ratchet: It cannot be.

Rafael: What is that?

Optimus: The ancient remains of a Predacon.

Snarl: A what?

Ratchet: A Predacon. Though it remains unclear why such a skull would be on your planet, it's presence reveals all to much about the Predacon which Megatron recently sent in pursuit of us.

Swoop: You mean that robo-dragon we put on ice?

Ratchet: Except, that Predacons have been extinct since, well...

Smokscreen: Since before most life began on Cybertron.

Pyrrha: So, they're kinda like Remnant's dinosaurs.

Ren: Which means for you guys, running into one of these would be like us meeting a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Grimlock: Hey.

Ruby: Not you specifically, your bestial half.

Grimlock: Oh.

Ratchet: With Megatron seeming new interest in the excavation of prehistoric skeletons, and a certain scientist back amongst the Deceoticon ranks...

Optimus: It would stand to reason, that Shockwave cloned the beast from one such find.

Slag: *growls* Shockwave.

Yang: Easy, Slag, we'll get him one of these days.

Ultra Magnus: But right now Megatron is looking to clone another Predacon.

Wheeljack: What makes you think Buckethead would stop at just one.

Bulkhead: We could have Beast Wars on our hands.

Ratchet: And if Shockwave only requires a single strand of CNA to clone a beast.

Optimus: He already has what he needs to engender this one.

Grimlock: Told ya to stop that Insecticon.

Optimus: Autobots. We must become Beast Hunters.

Jaune: One thing still doesn't add up. You guys said Predacons went extinct on Cybertron, so what would their bones be doing here?

The camera cuts to the Decepticon Warship, Nemisis.

Starscream: On Remnant? I mean don't you think it's a little preposterous?

Megatron: They are not the remains of Predacons, but rather the remains of Predacon clones. For you see, our recent Autobot Hunter wasn't the first beastial super soldier, Shockwave ever attempted to create. During the war for Cybertron, I sanctioned the dispatch of a small army of these beasts to Remnant to attack unwitting Autobot forces stationed here. After they accomplished their mission, the surviving Preda-clones held sentinal for eons over the Energon they managed to stockpile, while awaiting my arrival. Of course our reunion was much delayed and it seems we lost the beasts to the ravages of time.

Shockwave: But not their endomatter. From which I am logically able to extract their very CNA.

Starscream: Pfft. Another scavenger hunt. How logical would it really be to scour the planet in search of the remains of your former pets.

Shockwave: You are not suggesting that I sent them to a distant planet without first having them microchipped?

Starscream: *bewildered* Well, uh, well, I was. But, seriously, you did?

Back at the Autobot base, Ratchet has pulled up pictures from Cyberton about Predacons.

Ratchet: From our historical texts.

Blake: But those look like metal versions of creatures from our greek mythology and medieval literature.

Nora: Not dinosaurs.

Optimus: It would seem that Predacons did indeed walk amongst your planet in ancient times as they seem to have been the basis of Humankind's folklore. Illustrating once again that the pasts of Cybertron and Remnant are inextricably linked.

Later that night, Grimlock was about to head up to the dorms that Ironwood set aside for them and team RWBY when he saw Ratchet and Optimus talking.

Optimus: Synthetic Energon?

Ratchet: Indeed. I am concerned that without access to any Energon reseves of our own, our ability to deal with impending crisis will be severely hampered.

Optimus: A wise decision old friend.

Ratchet: Just, please, manage your expectations. I am working with even more rudamentry hardware than before.

Grimlock tries to think and manages comes up with a temporary solution. *YAWN* To be revealed tomorrow....

(A/N): And Cut! Great work everyone.

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