The Prophecy

''"Prophecy" is a bit of a misnomer when describing the eerily accurate future-ramblings of Cybertron. They are not mystical messages from a god or oracle like is seen among Earth cultures. Instead, they are the writings of one of the oldest members of their species: the Scribe, Alpha Trion. It is not a mystical "prediction" he writes but future happenings as gleaned through his sibling, Vector Prime, the Time Guardian, and through his Covenant. Prophecies are intended as a preparation for the event rather than a vague warning of that unavoidable event. Even if an event is unavoidable, that does not mean the outcome of that is set in stone. Most of these prophecies are written down within Trion's Covenant, but some have slipped the bounds of of the strange tome, such as the one below.''

Prophecy of the Relkana
''When violet hate begins to build, and kindred war with kin; when pride and spite are thus fulfilled, and dark provokes his twin; when one is lost in selfless act and life begins anew, those returned will form a pact to keep the peace in lieu. But when that peace in time declines with greed and spite restored'' ''excused, ignored all warning signs of shadow's mounting horde. So comes the rise of burning grit and mercy silken, sweet, steered by a quick and clever wit, and shield of wild sleet. Above them all the watcher spies'' young valor gold and bright who heals the one who has been prised through father's ancient light.

Background
This cryptic poem was recited by a mysterious Ophidian mech named Setback

Nature of the Beast
Setback at first made it seem as if he thought Bumblebee, whom he had captured prior, was part of the prophecy, implying the former scout knew who he was and what was coming. When Bumblebee answered that he had no idea who he was or what was going on, Setback was amused, coyly insulting the overall ignorance of the modern era. When asked to clarify, Setback wondered if he knew about the Relkana, to which Bumblebee replied that they were only stories. Setback, chuckling, told him that was false. To prove it, he recited the prophecy to him, and as the Ophidian did so Bumblebee began to connect the series of events in the verses with reality, both past and present. Only then did he understand that Setback was not confused about his identity. Setback merely needed him to confirm who the last two lines referred to so he could remove them, thus breaking the prophecy. Ironically, the prophecy fulfilled itself in part thanks to Setback's attempts to stop it.