Meanwhile, in a dark room, a beautiful yet serious looking woman with her hair tied back in a professional bun walked into a dark room carrying a tray with a purple glowing martini. 

“My lord, they finally found the AI assistant.” she informed the man in the shadows while showing a picture of that same owl wearing the flight suit. 

The man in shadows grinned revealing he had fangs and glowing red eyes “Excellent. He finally came home. I want him caught and brought to me undamaged. I need him to help me make the Matrix whole again.” he looked at his clawed robotic hand which had a ring with a blue gemstone just like Ariel’s pendant. 

“Do you have a specific man in mind for the job?” the lady asked. 

The swirled his drink before sipping it “Yes. Put Steeljaw in charge of this. He was the best tracker and stalker in my ranks, and before that, a big game hunter. It’s only fitting that he is on this.” 

“As you command, Lord Megatron.” she bowed smiling before heading out. 

Once alone, the man in the shadows looked at his ring again while chuckling “I knew waking up early would pay off. These last few years were long, but worth every second of the wait. I now have the resources and manbotpower to get what I want. With the Matrix of Leadership, I will reawaken Cybertron and remake it in my own image.” 

The man laughed even harder before downing down his drink and licking his fangs in a predatory manner. 

The scene changes to Ariel seeing off her kindergarten class as it is the end of the day for them “Remember to practice your reading and writing, children. Every little bit helps.” 

“Hey there, Ariel. Congratulations on surviving yer first year of marriage!” a woman in a cobalt blue top peered over before gasping “Whoa! That there rock hangin’ wasn’t hangin’ from her neck yesterday!” 

Ariel blushed “It’s from Orion. He gave it to me this morning. I suddenly wish I did more than get him luxury chocolate covered coffee beans, Mia.” 

“It’s damn gorgeous! Is it sapphire? Blue diamond?” Mia kept her eyes glued on it. 

“I am not sure. According to him, it was a rare unknown stone he one found years ago as a teenager, but never knew what to do with it until now. For all we know, it came from the stars!” she giggled. 

“It looks like it’s made of stars. Never seen a jewel with a finish or shine like that. It’s almost as if it’s makin’ its own light.” Mia could not stop looking at it “Oh, by the way. I suggest gettin’ that thing insured. I heard about some strange jewel thefts goin’ on lately. Shops and homes have been a target for robberies lately and if ya could believe it, what goes missin’ are blue crystals and stones only.” 

“Oh my...” Ariel holds her pendant “But why only blue ones?” 

“Beats me. The culprit must be a nutjob with a weird fixation.” Mia shrugged as they walked out together. 

As they walked together, that same owl was watching them from a tree scanning Ariel’s pendant now with his eyes. Later that night, Orion was dressing in a nice shirt and pants while Ariel was doing a once over in her dress one more time as Roller watched them. 

“You be good while we’re gone, Roller. No accidents on the floor as the papers are right there, ok? And no shopping off of MeriShop, ok?” he scratched under his chin. 

Once in the pickup truck together, they were on their way to the city on the now empty highway with the sun setting when suddenly, the owl Orion had saved jumped onto the windshield with its wings outstretched looking panicked. 

“STOP!! STOP THE CAR!!” the owl cried as Ariel stifled a scream with her mouth and Orion lost control of the car swerving right into a ditch with the owl still hanging onto the windshield. 

Behind them, lasers could be heard and seen. For a moment, Orion looked at the side mirror and saw the outline of an armored humanoid figure with glowing red eyes before it got shot off. 

“TREE!!” Ariel screamed pointing as the car approached it. 

The owl’s big eyes widened more as he turned his head “Nope!” he then hooted in an echoing manner which opened a portal made of light that the car rolled right into. 

At the top of the road, a man was standing and his eyes were glowing bright red as he groaned in frustration. Meanwhile, Orion and Ariel were embracing in the car bracing for impact when the owl got their attention by tapping on the windshield. 

“It’s ok. We’re safe from Steeljaw.” the owl said to them. 

Orion looked around in confusion “... Is this heaven? Did we die in the accident?” 

“It’s much more futuristic than I imagined though these mile high ceilings remind me of a cathedral.” Ariel commented as she touched the mechanical wall of the huge hall and looked up. 

The owl’s eyes narrowed “This isn’t heaven. It’s the Ark. The last remaining functional and intact Autobot headquarters.” 

“So we got knocked out and we’re dreaming.” he looked at his wife and the owl rolled its eyes “And I’m sure I am because YOU are talking. Parrots can talk and so can ravens from what I heard, but owls, no.” 

“That’s because I’m not owl. This is just a disguise.” the owl explained. 

“A disguise? What are you saying? That you’re actually a creature from another planet on a mission or something?” Ariel crossed her arms. 

“Precisely. Except I’m not a creature.” the owl then curled up and morphed into a floating orb with a single glowing blue eye “I’m a super mobile computerized artificial intelligence from the planet Cybertron. My mission is to find all the scattered pieces of the Matrix and the new Prime before the Decepticons do. Teletraan-2 at your service, ma’am.” 

Orion and Ariel looked at the bowing orb and then at each other. 

An elderly man’s voice was then heard through the speakers “Pardon my personal data assistant. When he gets focused on something, he can overload you with information. With that said though, we need to talk. Please, follow the illuminated path, Mr. and Mrs. Pax.” 

Not knowing what else to do, they did so with Teletraan-2 hovering in front. When they came to what looked like a command center right out of a science fiction movie, it was filled with other little orbs like Teletraan-2 and several holograms, screens displaying various parts of the Earth and in the middle was a holographic avatar in the likeness of the symbol on the orb’ backs. 

“Welcome to the Ark. I am the main super computerized artificial intelligence and super computer of the Ark.” the avatar introduced itself. 

“Dear Lord... you’re aliens?!” Orion gasped. 

“Yes. Well, technically, we were built by an alien by your standards. An Autobot. Alpha Trion.” the avatar chuckled. 

“Are you here to invade the Earth?” Ariel asked. 

“Oh, good gracious no. In fact, we’re here to free it from an invasion that happened many years ago right under your noses and save it from the Decepticons.” Teletraan-1 then turned towards the screen “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you because our mission is now yours too. It was since the very day you touched that Matrix fragment and part of its data got into you, Mr. Pax.” 

“... I think we’re going to need to cancel our reservation tonight, honey.” Orion stared at the giant red avatar.