The spate of disappearing ships in the region prompted an international fleet to assemble and investigate. At the town, they battled the God's Decepticon servants, but found themselves helpless against the Elder God himself. Fortunately for all else involved, Optimus Prime attacked the Elder God so severely that it sank back to the abyss from whence it came, taking its fish people servants with it and releasing its hold on the minds of the humans and Transformers. Optimus Prime could not be certain it was dead, but promised to protect against it should it ever rise again. Infestation 2: The Transformers #2Evidently, the eldritch horror hadn't resurfaced decades later, as Optimus Prime recounted this encounter as the last time he or his Autobots faced the Elder God. The X-Files: Conspiracy