The Gloom, coupled with the Baron and his far-extending reach, have brought only shame and poverty to my name - that is, until the shadows provided me with a thief. Theft may not be a commendable crime, but this thief has done right by me. He has given me something priceless: a good deed in a bitter, merciless world.

Cassandra always feared the dark; but, even then, she had a lamp and a gun to quell the unknown. However, after she and her team of fellow detectives respond to a mass homicide at Beacon Mental Hospital, Cassandra quickly learns there is more to fear than just the darkness. Perhaps she should be scared of her own mind.

Optimus Prime has always stood by the humans and protected them from the horrors of the Decepticons' tyranny, for he did not want to see another race fall like his own. He has witnessed firsthand the fragility of a human, and he wants to ensure that he never has to see it again. But, he is not invincible - his demons will eventually come back to haunt him.