... And stave off extinction for however long.

[Well, there's certainly some credence to the idea of some cosmic force to blame for all these end-of-the-world threats that have come up. Tack on Unicron, Ankaia's troubles, and as much else as you can and the Balmarians might be right about that.]

And they want you back now though; your Prime Minister deciding to go over the head of this emperor of yours.