Orion Pax, Chromia, and Security Operations have almost cracked the case of the Rise terrorists who killed Brainstorm and Rubble. But they aren't the only ones worried about the Rise and with a bolder Ascenticon faction behind them, Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave seek to save Cybertron from all threats--the Rise, the Nominus Edict, and the Autobots! Meanwhile, in Cybertron's colonies, other bots find themselves dealing with the fallout of the rising tensions on Cybertron as they seek new avenues of Energon... and a way home. Collects Transformers #13-18 and Transformers- Galaxies #1-6!