2013 is The current year in the Shattered Glass universe. Optimus Prime rules the Autobots on Earth, with Jetfire as his second-in-command, while Elita-One commands the Autobots on Cybertron, with Alpha Trion as her chief advisor. Megatron leads the Decepticons on Earth, while Cyclonus commands those on Cybertron, under the strong influence of Alpha Trion. America is still held in the iron grip of President Joseph Colton, and Father Cobra and his followers have secretly fled to Broca Beach, leaving Springfield a ghost town.