The Transformers Prime Sequel rewrite: Destiny’s Child

In the TFP sequel, Robots in Disguise 2015 (RID15) the underused concept of a corrupt Cybertronian government really stuck out to me. So what if that was a main aspect of the show? This is my personal rewrite of the TFP Sequel.

Time has passed, and life on Cybertron has thrived after Optimus’s novel sacrifice. At least, that’s what it seemed like. But life on Cybertron was definitely more than meets the eye, and it was much worse.

The high council was corrupted. Bots that worshipped Megatron and his values, even long after his death. They had taken over, and they were going to get their revenge over Optimus’s followers.

They didn’t act immediately, they weren’t dumb. They watched over each and every Autobot that fought by Optimus’s side. Even Knockout, a former Decepticon turned Autobot near the end of the war. He had committed the worst crime: betrayal of their master.

The one autobot the council had been watching the most was Smokescreen: the rookie, the one trained under Alpha Trion himself. The one that claimed he was the next prime… next prime? If the council had a prime on their side.. there was no stopping their cause. They just had to actually make him a prime.

The council had a plan. They would send what is essentially a drone to befriend Smokescreen. His name is Teletraan 1. Hand-made, he was sculpted to look friendly and inviting. Smokescreen bonded with the bot immediately, nicknaming him “Tele.” Tele watched over him, slowly getting closer with the rest of the Autobots, and eventually leading Smokescreen in the direction of becoming a prime.

Eventually, the council’s plan worked. Tele had convinced Smokescreen that something terrible was coming, and Cybertron needed a prime. So, Tele and Smokescren ventured down into the spark of Cybertron. Where Smokescreen met with the spirits of all 13 primes, plus Optimus. Smokescreen explained his situation, and to his surprise, Optimus: the previous holder of the Matrix of Leadership, had granted it to Smokescreen. The transformation was a beautiful sight, Smokescreen got bigger, stronger, and gained a new name: Moiraius Prime. Though, Smokescreen still preferred his own name, only using his Prime name in formal settings.

With this newfound power, Tele led the young prime back to the council, where he became a “figurehead” for their plan. To the civilians, this new prime had taken place as their new leader. Though, the council were the ones who really had control. Now, their takeover could really begin.

Tele’s new mission was to brainwash Smokescreen into being fully compliant with the council’s cause. Though, Tele had developed a mind of his own during his time with Smokescreen and the other Autobots, and he became hesitant. So, he prolonged it as much as possible, keeping the young prime away from civilization, locked in the council’s chambers. But eventually, the council grew tired of Tele’s stalling and took matters into their own hands.

For years, the council had been developing a version of synthetic energon that would corrupt the spark. Not like dark energon, they didn’t need to resurrect the dead. This energon took on an orange hue. When injected into Smokescreen, the young prime became aggressive, sinister, yet he listened to every command the council gave him. It was perfect.

Under the council’s control, Smokescreen proceeded to capture almost every living Autobot that served with Optimus during the war. They even went as far as snatching Ratchet all the way from earth. Ratchet was actually one of the first taken, along with Bulkhead. They too were victims of the corrupted energon. Arcee and Wheeljack were taken next, held prisoner and interrogated, eventually meeting their demise at the hands of their former teammates.

Then there was Bumblebee. He received a fate much worse. He was Megatron’s killer.. why wouldn’t he? Bumblebee was experimented on. Ruthlessly cut open and put back together over and over again. They had Ratchet find the spark extractor, reconstruct it, and fuse it to Bumblebee’s own spark. That was their worst mistake. With the modified ancient relic bound to Bumblebee’s spark, the scout went absolutely insane. He became an energon-thirsty killing machine, attacking the other scientist and almost killing Ratchet before the corrupted autobot locked him away….

So that’s essentially the starting plot of my TFP Sequel! This is just the beginning of my story. I didn’t want to put the whole thing and make this longer than it already is. I know it’s dark, but so was prime! I wished that the sequel kept the darker tone, but RID15 was definitely a lot lighter, yet the story still had so much potential! Do you think this would be a proper sequel, or a continuation of the story the way RID15 had subtly implied? Let me know that you think 🩵