Darkness Rising Part 2/The Return of Megatron

**Darkness Rising Part 2** (or **The Return of Megatron** or **Return of Megatron** for short), is the second episode that happens in the series Transformers: Sonic Prime. This is also the second part of the Darkness Rising Arc.

## Plot

Starscream shows off the massive energon deposit that the Decepticons have located. After Megatron reminds his subordinate who's boss, he shows off what *he's* found — Dark Energon, the blood of Unicron, which Starscream claims is said to have the power to resurrect the dead. Megatron inquires if Starscream is willing to volunteer to try it out, but it turns out they still have Prowl's corpse handy.

Back in the Autobot HQ, Optimus reveals that since the Decepticons know about them, they might go after them. Jack said they'll call 911 and asked if they can go now. Miko, Sonic and Tails objects it with Miko saying that she's not anyone shattering her life, staying on 'Bot-Swana', while Sonic and Tails didn't want to have the police involved like last time. As such, Optimus told them that the Autobots will stay on their watch until further risks are made. A proximity alert lets the Autobots know that Agent Fowler, their liaison with the US government, is paying them a visit. The human kids, Sonic and Tails went to their hiding places so the Agent wouldn't see them. Fowler is not happy with the Autobots' antics during the recent freeway chase, but Bulkhead points out no humans were hurt. After Prime's assurances that the Autobots will take care of things, Fowler leaves, ordering them to perform under the radar, or he will wake up the Pentagon. Sonic and Tails felt bad for them but understood Fowler's concern, stating that Abraham Tower would've done the same thing.

Back at the Energon Deposit, Megatron successfully revived Prowl into a wild beast by using the Dark Energon. The terrorcon destroyed numerous Vehicons. Starscream fearfully asked Megatron if the plan was to bring Autobots back from the dead to attack them. The Warlord coldly states *"That is no longer an Autobot. Just a mindless beast, its only instinct to destroy anything in its path."* before he sliced Prowl in half, as he knew that the results were promising.
Ratchet reports that he's detected Prowl's signal, and the chance that Prowl's alive is too much for the Autobots to resist. Leaving the kids, Sonic, and Tails with Ratchet, they take the GroundBridge out. Ratchet explains the ground bridge to the amazed kids, blue hedgehog and two-tailed fox and threatens to send them to Tokyo. Meanwhile, the rest of the Autobots arrive in the energon mine and start fighting Decepticon drones. Starscream alerts Megatron, who feels he needs more time to prepare to face Optimus and orders the ship made ready for departure. He also orders Starscream to blow up the mine. As the battle rages, Arcee and Cliffjumper spots Prowl. The other Autobots cover for them, and the two reach for their fellow Autobot, or what's left of him, only to discover what the Decepticons have done. Starscream stops by to drop off a bomb before making a rapid exit. The Autobots race through the mine ahead of the explosion, back to their entry point, as Optimus radios Ratchet to order the opening of the ground bridge.

After the team arrives back at base, Arcee and Cliffjumper tells the others what they saw She becomes dizzy, and Ratchet scans her and finds contamination on her wrist. While Arcee goes and gets cleaned up, the kids explain to Optimus that they really need to get home, or their relatives will send the cops out looking for them. Prime assigns Bulkhead to take Miko home, Bumblebee to take care of Raf, and Arcee to Jack. While he understood that Sonic and Tails have un-earthly powers, he assigns Cliffjumper to protect them, just in case.

Arcee and Jack arrive home shortly before Jack's mother hauls up in her car. Mom's less than impressed that Jack appears to have bought a motorcycle, but Jack talks her around. The next morning, despite Jack's protests that it's a Saturday, Arcee insists that they need to get to HQ.

On the Decepticon ship, Megatron is skeptical that Optimus perished in the destruction of the energon mine. Starscream is concerned that Megatron is being affected by too much exposure to the Dark Energon, but Megatron responds by taking a sliver of the substance and plunging it into his own spark.

Ratchet's analysis of the Dark Energon sample he retrieved from Arcee is incomplete due to his lack of the necessary technology. As he moves the sample to another part of the lab, some of it drips on the manipulator arm Bulkhead broke earlier. Unseen by Ratchet, the arm twitches into life, turning into a one-eyed, spider-like creature.