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| - Millions of years ago, the Autobots were badly depleted of resources to combat the Decepticons, led by Megatron. In a daring move, Optimus Prime hand-selected a team of elite Autobots to join him in a search for resources on a then-uninhabited (by humans) planet. Megatron receives word of this raid and intercepts and later boards the reconnaissance craft, known as the Ark. Sensing imminent defeat, Optimus Prime chooses to crash-land the craft into Earth. The Ark slammed into Mt. St. Hilary, and the impact instantly deactivated all occupants. For four million years, both Autobot and Decepticon inhabitants remained in stasis until a volcano eruption awakened the Ark's central computer, Teletraan 1 in 1984. Within days, the craft had rebuilt all inhabitants to assume forms of common vehicles
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| - Millions of years ago, the Autobots were badly depleted of resources to combat the Decepticons, led by Megatron. In a daring move, Optimus Prime hand-selected a team of elite Autobots to join him in a search for resources on a then-uninhabited (by humans) planet. Megatron receives word of this raid and intercepts and later boards the reconnaissance craft, known as the Ark. Sensing imminent defeat, Optimus Prime chooses to crash-land the craft into Earth. The Ark slammed into Mt. St. Hilary, and the impact instantly deactivated all occupants. For four million years, both Autobot and Decepticon inhabitants remained in stasis until a volcano eruption awakened the Ark's central computer, Teletraan 1 in 1984. Within days, the craft had rebuilt all inhabitants to assume forms of common vehicles on Earth. Almost immediately, the war between Autobot and Decepticon resumed. As the Decepticons began raiding various energy resources, including an oil rig and a ruby crystal mine, Optimus Prime found himself being on the defensive, and oftentimes on the losing end as the Decepticons successfully began to collect enough energon to pilot their own craft back to Cybertron. In a hand-to-hand combat duel with Megatron atop Sherman Dam, Optimus Prime narrowly lost to Megatron as the Decepticon leader knocked Optimus Prime off the damn and into a wildly-flowing current. Even methods to trick the Decepticons were met with failure as Megatron successfully predicted Prime's strategy, which included creating a hologram of a full-scale energy facility. Megatron eventually succeeded in building a spacecraft with enough stored fuel to bring back to Cybertron. As the ship took off, Optimus Prime demanded Sideswipe's jetpack, which he futilely tried to peruse the departing craft. Its defenses caught Optimus Prime and was able to blast the Autobot leader, sending him falling back to Earth. Discouraged and angered at himself for his inability to stop the Decepticons, he was comforted by new human ally Sparkplug. However, events seemed to take a miraculous turn when the Decepticon craft suddenly and violently reentered Earth's orbit and crashed into the ocean. It was later discovered that Mirage managed to board the craft and blast a few key terminals. After many countries heard of the story of the Autobots and how they stopped the Decepticons, several agreed to donate enough fuel to power the Ark back to Cybertron.Long-Term Impacts
Too numerous to mention. The revival of both Decepticon and Autobot leaders and their elite squads changed the leadership dynamic (not to mention morale) for both sides on Cybertron. Teletraan One created the secondary vehicle modes in which the Autobots and Decepticons still use to this day. The Autobots gained two long-term human allies who still call where the Autobots live their home as well. The Ark remains a secondary craft the Autobots use, primarily for relief efforts. The wounded spacecraft the Decepticons built became their undersea base of operations.
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