Jazz arrives at a warehouse on the outskirts of Mexico City, where he is met by Sof?a Orozco, the woman he recently befriended, and her boss, journalist Hector Ramirez, who will be conducting the interview Jazz has been invited to give. After signing the requisite paperwork, Jazz is led inside the converted warehouse and is positioned in front of the cameras, as Hector gets to work...

Flashback: Four million years ago, Jetfire continues to find life working for the security forces hard, as his partner in the science lab, Nosecone, continues to insist on giving him the silent treatment after nearly a week. Jetfire storms out and goes flying to clear his head, but he is soon approached by Orion Pax, who has heard about his angry departure and hopes they can talk about it. Jetfire has little time for Pax, blaming him for pulling him into the world in which he now finds himself; Pax tries to remind Jetfire that the Decepticons are the "bad guys," but Jetfire dismisses the black-and-white morality Pax has recently begun to espouse, pointing out that the governmental stranglehold that the Senate subjected Cybertron to is not getting better under Zeta Prime, and that the Decepticons' desire to see it ended is not an immoral one. Pax insists that their use of violence to make their point is the problem, but Jetfire retorts that Pax meeting that violence with more violence is no better. Pax asks him a final question: if they all laid down their guns, what would he do to effect change?

Present: At the "Little Cybertron" refugee camp on Bikini Atoll, the Autobot colonist soldiers help the Junkions reassemble a collapsed building. The Junkions are very grateful, but the colonists are bored and somewhat annoyed that they have been stuck with duty on the island, and are quick to transform and drive off to find something else to do. Unfortunately, they all forget that, since the death of her parnter Oiler, Slide cannot transform, and she is left behind in their dust. Pyra Magna appears behind the dejected Slide to continue sowing dissent, reminding her that though others may do so, she will not forget Slide and her pain.

Aboard Autobot City, the president informs Optimus Prime that she has intel on the "top secret" location where Jazz's interview is being filmed. Having previously expressed misgivings about the whole thing given Jazz's history with human law enforcement, the president knows there will be blowback, and urges Optimus to take himself off the board for the moment, to distance himself from the proceedings. Weighing his options, Optimus follows the president's advice and decides to withdraw to Cybertron for a short while, sending a message to Little Cybertron to request that Pyra Magna accompany him so they can talk out their differences. Stormclash is immediately suspicious of Prime's motives, thinking he is trying to keep the Torchbearers separate and vulnerable, but her sister Skyburst disagrees; Pyra appears to share Skyburst's view, but nonetheless makes sure Marissa Faireborn is told exactly where she is going before she leaves, just in case. Aileron has concerns of her own about Prime's leave of absence; she is starting to feel very alone, unsure if anyone shares her feelings, so Jetfire tells her about a time he felt the same, and how he found someone to talk to...

Flashback: Four million years ago, Jetfire visits a Decepticon bar, where he is immediately met with hostility from the patrons. Despite this, he finds the person he is looking for: his old friend Deluge, who recently beat him up for selling out Needlenose and Horri-Bull to the police. Deluge shows remorse; he just wants to help Cybertron be a better place, and as a scientist, he appreciates and respects the efforts of Decepticon scientists like Thunderwing and Bludgeon—he didn't join up to bust heads, and had no idea that the other two 'Cons were running guns. Jetfire just wants to do some good too, which is why, despite everything, he'll still be going bac

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