Other Visits (Part 1)

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'''A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself.'''

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==Summary==
The episode opens with Rhinox scanning the previous alien sites, with Dinobot "back-seat computering" (if such a thing exists.) Both notice a pattern, and Rhinox is concerned, as the next location looks like it is on course with Tigatron and Airrazor's scout patrol. They try to alert the pair but are unable, due to Megatron's Jamming Tower. Dinobot announces he and Rattrap will go to destroy the tower. Rhinox informs the other Maximals of the danger Tigatron and Airrazor are in, so the flyers set off to warn them.

Tarantulas is repairing his web in his lair, moaning to himself that no-one will help him as, "They're all too busy helping Megatron, even that vile..." when he is interrupted by his computer alerting him to the presense of the aliens (presumably the "vile" personality was referring to Blackarachnia.) He quickly transforms into his motorbike mode, and WAHEY! He's off!

In the Darksyde, Blackarachnia is nearlly dozing off on scout duty, as "working for Megatron sure is boring!", which doesn't please the purple guy much, as hes eavesdropping. Suddenly, she notices Tarantulas on the scanners, zipping along at breakneck speed. At the mention of the Spider, Megatron reveals himself, accompanied by Inferno, and begins giving Blackarachnia orders, with Inferno enforcing his master's wishes. Inferno gets throttled by Megatron at point by referring to him as "his Queen." Blackarachnia suggests they follow Tarantulas to see what he's up to, but Megs seems reluctant. Inferno then reports of the attack on the Jamming tower, and asks if he should back up Waspinator and Quickstrike (who left those two to guard the tower!) Megatron once again decides this to be a foolish move, and reveals to the spider and Inferno, that now is a prime time to get the golden disk back, with only Rhinox guarding the Axalon.

Tigatron and Airrazor are patrolling when, to their delight and surprise see a hint of plant life, in the form of a drifting seed. They continue and discover a clearing full of plant life, an area of natural beauty that wasnt destroyed by the alien attack. Airrazor is intrigued by the unique forms of plant life, so transforms to get a scanning. BIG MISTAKE. Tigatron also transforms. BIG MISTAKE. They both seem to be overcome by it all, and share a brief, cheesy romantic moment. But as the pair cuddle up, tendrils begin to snake up behind them, and suddenly, the two Maximals are entangled, and amidst their screams, they link hands, telling each other that their sparks will always find each other. As they are abducted, Cheetor flies up, and tries to rescue them (well he flies into the beam and gets knocked backward.) Cheetor screams a loud "NOOO!" as he realises he has lost them. He begins moaning, saying "If only we could have warned them, we could have saved them", at which point Tarantulas pops up, and rather callously remarks, "Well, you didn't!" and blasts Cheetor, knocking him out cold. As Tarantulas begins to check out the site, he realises Optimus is coming, so retreats.

Optimus and Silverbolt land in the clearing, and Optimus gets Cheetor back online. He hurriedly asks Cheetor what happened to Tigatron and Airrazor, to which Cheetor replies, "They got sucked up into that crazy plant." At this moment, Rattrap buzzes in, informing the Maximals him and Dinobot have destroyed the jamming tower. In the background, Dinobot lands a few more blows to it, causing it to topple and trap Quickstrike and Waspinator underneath it. Upon hearing about the fate of Tigatron and Airrazor, all the Maximals head back to base, all deeply moved.

Optimus Comlinks Rhinox, who too is shocked by the moment, but, being the cool cucumber like he is, goes straight back to scanning the alien abduction, and notices two distorted figures in the beam- Tigatron and Airrazor. Before he can investigate further, the base alerts go off, and he notices Megatron outside the base. Rhinox has no time for fun and games, so brings out "The Big Guns" (quite literally.) However, Megatron is merely acting as a diversion, as Blackarachnia and Inferno sneak into the base and shut off the defense systems. Now, Big Green knows hes in trouble and desperately tries to get through to Optimus. But Inferno enters the room, swings rhinox's chair up to the table, and can you believe it, Optimus finally responds when Inferno has Rhinox at gunpoint, leading Inferno to respond to Optimus with a crazy "Goodbye!", and which point he simultaneously blasts Rhinox. Blackarachnia rushes for the disk, but Inferno is more hesitant- "The Royalty said we weren't to touch it until..." But he is interrupted by Rhinox grabbing him and pulling him close to him. The Maximal groans, "That hurt." Hes not a happy chap- Inferno knows hes in for it now. Rhinox starts to punch him (like a Rock 'em Sock 'em robot), and then Inferno has a go. Then they both start punching each other, and Rhinox wins, causing Inferno's head to pop up, complete with a "ding!" But Rhinox is still not a happy chap. Blackarachnia grabs the disk, but Rhinox meances her with "The Chaingun Of Doom." He tells Blackarachnia, "You dont want to try it!" However, its not gonna be Rhinox's day. Megatron appears behind him, and informs Rhinox he believes it is his property now. Rhinox is scared, but only briefly- he quickly brings his arm back to smack Megs in the face, but the Pred is too quick; he grabs Rhinox's hand in his claw, rips it off and sends him sprawling. Megatron grabs the disk, pushes Inferno's head back down, then makes his leave.

The Maximals make it back to the base, and Optimus re-attaches Rhinox's arm. The Maximals then have a council- with Cheetor still upset about Tigatron and Airrazor, telling them they had to rescue those two. However, Dinobot says they need to stop Megatron before the aliens strike, to which Optimus agrees. They set off for the site where Tigatron and Airrazor were abducted.

Megatron is back in the Darksyde, talking about the golden disk, but is interrupted by Tarantulas, who brags that he is no longer part of the Predacon command, and also reminds Megatron he is his only chance of surviving the alien attack. Megatron allows Tarantulas to undertake his plan.

The Predacons are at the abduction site, with posts being rammed into the ground. Megatron questions Tarantulas' motives, but Tarantulas isnt telling. However, due to the fact they shared minds, Blackarachnia knows it is because "he hates the aliens." Megatron doesn't mind, "Ah, yes, hate. Thats an emotion I can trust." When the plan is complete, Megatron and Tarantulas have a laughing contest which is interrupted by Primal and the Maximals, who transform and prepare to attack. The Predacons also terrorize, ready for battle, when the aliens' beam comes down, causing a halt in the proceedings. All the transformers stare on in amazement as a spaceship materiallises in front of their very optics.

The top of the ship opens, releasing an energon surge, which blasts into everybody- have the Maximals and Predacons survived....?!!

==Quotes==

==Stats==
'''Writers:''' [[Larry DiTillio]]<br>
'''Original Air Date:''' February 8, 1998

'''Major Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters<br>
'''Minor Characters (in order of appearance):''' Characters

==Notes==
===Technical/Animation Glitches===
*Glitch

===Continuity Errors===
*Error

===Transformers References===
*References

===Real-World References===
*The fight between [[Rhinox]] and [[Inferno]] references Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, a popular fighting game.
*Waspinator says he's pinned like an "[[wikipedia:Iron Butterfly|iron butterfly]]", referencing the 1960s psychedelic rock band that gave the world "[[wikipedia:In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida]]".

==External Links==
*Link

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