The Transcendants and the Autobots walked through the ground bridge and into the base.

Demetrius whistled in amazement as his eyes scanned the large room. "Pretty cool," he chuckled.

"Thanks," Smokescreen smiled. "More humans?!" Ratchet exclaimed, making the Transcendants look at the Autobot medic.

"Easy, old friend," Optimus said, "their ship was shot down by the Nemesis."

Gregory sighed deeply and he rubbed the back of his head. "I guess we should introduce ourselves, huh?"

"Yes please," Elita One chuckled, crossing her arms over her chestplates.

"I'm Gregory Parker." "I'm Harry Haddock." "I'm Paige Kendrick." "I'm Natalia Grey. Lovely to meet you."

"I'm Demetrius Bright." "I'm Charlotte Valentine." "I'm Marley Moon." "I'm Shiloh Cross." "I'm Kaitlin Swan."

"I'm Thomas Runner." "I'm Joanna Owens." "I'm Ivan Black." "I'm Brenda Landry." "I'm Osiris Carter." "I'm Eric Winchester." "I'm Anastasia Moretz."

"I am Optimus Prime. This is my first lieutenant, Ultra Magnus and our medic, Ratchet," Optimus introduced. Ultra Magnus nodded in greeting and Ratchet huffed softly.

"This is Elita One and Arcee. Autobot warriors." "Nice to meet you," Arcee chuckled. Elita smiled softly.

"Wheeljack and Bulkhead are the wreckers of the group," Ratchet stated, "known to break things." "Hey, mine are all accidental," Bulkhead huffed.

Shiloh snickered and Charlotte shook her head with amusement.

"Meet Bumblebee, Hot Rod, Smokescreen and Cliffjumper," Elita One chuckled, "the younger Bots." "Bee's a scout," Cliffjumper noted and he laughed when the latter swatted at him.

"What are you guys?" Smokescreen asked curiously.

Marley, Anastasia and Eric looked at Shiloh who grinned. "We're humans who surpass Earth's limits. We live in the vast corners of the Universe," the Dovateran explained excitedly, "we have magic powers too! We can also transform into animals!" "In other words... we're Transcendants," Thomas chuckled, placing a hand on Shiloh's head.

"That's impossible," Ratchet frowned, raising an optic ridge, suspicion in his voice.

Gregory chuckled before he transformed into his dragon form and he spread his wings wide. Hot Rod, Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack widened their optics.

Natalia chuckled as she waved her hand and magic, fire and stars swirled around her.

Joanna and Demetrius disappeared into the shadows before they reappeared next to Bumblebee's pedes. "Whoa!" The scout exclaimed.

Joanna grinned as she threw out her hands and snow flew from her palms. Paige lifted her hand and fire flew into the snow, melting it.

Shiloh transformed into his raptor form and he jumped up into the air with a happy screech. Brenda put her hands on her hips, raising an eyebrow at Ratchet, "believe us now?"

"That's awesome!" Hot Rod chirped excitedly. The Transcendants laughed.

"So we've been told," Charlotte chuckled, remembering Jolene's amazement when the Protectors first introduced themselves to her.

"Wait, so what are you guys doing here?" Elita asked. The Transcendants's smiles fell and they looked at each other before Paige let out a sharp exhale.

She stepped forward. "We were... sent by the Universe- our creator- to help someone," she said carefully, trying to think of the next words that didn't sound crazy. "And... I think we were sent to Gaia to help you guys in this war."

The Autobots blinked in surprise.

"The... Universe sent you to help us?" Elita repeated in confusion.

"It sounds crazy but we've been to Earth so many times that this is the first time we've actually been asked to help someone," Brenda said before she paused and she looked at Harry and Gregory, "...is it the first time?"

"This is the first time the Universe asked us to come to Gaia," Gregory reminded gently, "remember, Starsong lost power and we ended up crashing in Theia's Kentucky in the farmland where Jolene was living."

"Ohhhh," the Spiritusian nodded. Paige patted her shoulder and she looked at Optimus.

"I know it may sound hard to believe but... maybe we can help you all in this war. If the Universe somehow knows about you, then this may be the reason why we're here," the Evaran said with a small smile.

Optimus stared at her for a moment before he nodded and he knelt down.

"We would appreciate your assistance, Paige," he said.

"Can we really trust you guys though?" Wheeljack asked, raising an optic ridge.

"Depends on what happens," Anastasia chuckled, placing her hands on her hips, "but with time, we'll all start to trust each other. Let us prove ourselves."

Ultra Magnus looked at Optimus. The Prime smiled softly. He couldn't explain it but he knew that the Transcendants were good and they were being honest with what they wanted to do. And they wanted to help the Autobots in this war.

"I believe you," he said with a smile before his expression turned stern, "but if you are going to be staying with us then you must abide by the one rule we have."

"And what rule is that?" Ivan asked curiously. "Do not show your powers or your animal forms to normal humans," Ratchet said, "just as we do not show our bipedal forms to them."

"Humans aren't exactly thrilled at the idea of encountering something that isn't, well... normal," Hot Rod chuckled.

Charlotte inhaled sharply and Shiloh rocked back and forth on his feet. Elita raised an optic ridge, "please don't tell me you guys-"

"It wasn't on purpose!" Shiloh exclaimed nervously, "we... might've... mmmaybe destroyed London during one of our chaotic adventures."

"WHAT?!" Ratchet, Smokescreen, Elita and Ultra Magnus shouted. Shiloh, Paige and Ivan jumped and the Protectors hid behind Optimus's pedes.

"It's hard to explain!" Shiloh exclaimed, "but far away from the actual Solar System, there's an alternate Earth! We call it Theia!"

"And London was an accident- kinda!" Joanna piped up defensively, "one of our friends got possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian god and he was used to summon bird-like zombies!"

"Don't forget Washington," Demetrius chuckled, "that journey was scary." "Washington wasn't destroyed," Paige huffed, "it was only shrouded in darkness and a sleeping spell was put on all the Theians who were living there."

"What about Egypt?" Eric asked, raising an eyebrow. Paige flushed, remembering what Callista and Jason had told her about the zombie demon that Ahmanet had summoned to try and kill them.

The Dual-Blooded girl cleared her throat. "The guys were stuck in a pyramid, they had to blast a hole through it somehow," she huffed.

"Not to mention the rampaging Kaiterans," Natalia piped up and the Transcendants grimaced at the memories.

"And all of this happened on an alternate Earth," Eric huffed with a nervous frown. Gregory looked at the Autobots.

"The fact that you all are talking about an Alternate Earth is... shocking, to say the least," Ratchet said, his optic ridges furrowed.

"Well, we've had our own collateral damage here," Hot Rod chuckled, "I like these kids." "Kids?!" Ivan, Osiris, Brenda, Eric and Anastasia exclaimed, offended.

Thomas snorted, earning a glare from Eric.

"You guys have had quite the adventure, huh?" Wheeljack chuckled.

"Yeah," Gregory chuckled, scratching his head, "in the morning, we can answer whatever questions you all have." "It is getting late," Ratchet sighed, "and I assume the other children will come to base tomorrow after school."

"Children? What children?" Demetrius asked, startled.

"Oh, uh, way before you guys arrived, we were discovered by three other kids," Bumblebee said with a sheepish smile.

Brenda blinked in surprise before she laughed and smacked her knee. "Well, things just got even more interesting!" Then she yawned. So did Paige.

"I'll show you guys to one of the spare rooms we've got," Arcee chuckled.

"Thank you," Natalia sighed as she stretched, "I need my sleep!" "Don't we all," Charlotte rolled her eyes with a smile as the Transcendants followed Arcee into the hallway. Everyone except Optimus, Ratchet, Elita and Ultra Magnus leave the main hangar.

Ratchet looked at Optimus, "do you honestly think that the Universe is a creator for them?"

"They were truthful with their words," the Prime replied, "and as some humans would say, the Universe does work in mysterious ways."

"They could possibly help us in the war then," Elita said, looking at Optimus, "it can turn the tides." "That is true," Ultra Magnus agreed.

Optimus hummed softly, "we can discuss it tomorrow. We will have to inform Agent Fowler as well."

Ratchet huffed with a smirk, "he's going to throw a fit, no doubt."

Ultra Magnus and Elita looked at each other before they walked into the hallway with Optimus following. Ratchet dimmed the lights and he followed them.

***

In one of the spare rooms, the Universal Protectors were quick to decorate their new bedroom. They had made a huge blanket and pillow fort, having grabbed their blankets and pillows from Starsong. The walls were decorated with every flower and crystal flair that represented each Transcendant. There were even colorful night lights hanging up on the walls and ceiling.

Brenda laid back with a contented sigh.

"Everyone in their jammies?" Shiloh asked. Marley giggled, "yeah." "What are we, twelve?" Demetrius questioned playfully. Eric smiled and Anastasia rolled her eyes.

Charlotte and Shiloh snickered.

"I'll call Tempest and Albert in the morning," Gregoey chuckled as he yawned, "goodnight, everyone."

"Good night." "Night night." "Nighty night."

Slowly, everyone fell asleep. Paige looked at the ceiling, the lights dimming just a bit where it wasn't too dark but not too bright either.

Ivan peeked one eye open and he looked at her, "you okay?" "This is just... really unexpected," she said with a small smile, "it feels like everything is just changing right before my eyes."

Ivan smiled, "yeah... I know the feeling. But we'll figure it out. We always do."

Paige smiled softly and she slowly closed her eyes. Ivan closed his eyes too.