The Decepticons were now halfway to their base at the Nemesis. Most of them were fuming. They had missed the chance to defeat the Autobots, and now most of the Energon they had collected was wasted. However, they feared Megatron too much to speak up and voice their complaints.
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Perceptor had walked into the ammo-loading deck to see the Autobots already on it. "We'll have it fixed in a few seconds!" one of them said to Perceptor. As if on cue, the power conduits lit up, and the system was back online. Outside, the turrets activated. They were on standby mode, waiting for anything to attack before firing. "Excellent work, soldiers" Perceptor said, before returning back to the bridge.