2015-04-05T18:07:16Z

JaneDoe001: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 1
|image=RID2015Bumblebeefacepalms.jpg
|caption=You kids these days don't understand, you weren't around to see Starscream dancing to ''Saturday Night Fever''!
|prev=Predacons Rising (Prime)
|next=Pilot (Part 2)
|title="Pilot (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[February 21]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[March 14]], 2015 (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Adam Beechen]], [[Duane Capizzi]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[David Hartman]]
}}
'''Assigned on a solo mission to Earth, Bumblebee unexpectedly finds himself saddled with a team.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:PilotPart1 ghost Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You see? He lives ''in you!'']]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is once again a populous, thriving planet. Among its inhabitants is Lieutenant [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] - now on street patrol duty - and his new cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. While Strongarm is slightly awed at getting to work with the great hero Bumblebee, she's surprised that he didn't get a better position than street cop. The duo receives an alert about an in-progress 211. They find [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] driving around a park with huge statues, scratching up the ground. While Bumblebee is in the middle of telling his partner that Sideswipe's not actually dangerous, he's suddenly distracted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] in a reflecting pool. Strongarm leaves him to his vision and heads off to deal with Sideswipe, and Optimus points Bumblebee to a diagram on a nearby building, indicating something to do with [[Earth]]. After an abortive attempt to stop Sideswipe, Strongarm manages to bash the renegade Autobot into the statue of Optimus Prime, and then slaps the cuffs on him, but to her horror, the damaged statue topples over, almost crushing Bumblebee. Snapped out of his trance, Bumblebee orders Strongarm to take the perp to the station while he heads towards the building Optimus pointed to.

On Earth, [[Denny Clay]] is moving a train car around his scrapyard when his son, [[Russell Clay]] arrives to stay while his mother's in [[Copenhagen]]. Russell is less than enthusiastic about this arrangement, but Denny shows off the 14th Street diner which he's recently had moved to the yard. Their discussion is interrupted by a loud boom from somewhere. Not far away in the woods, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] crawls from the shattered hulk of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''.

[[File:PilotPart1 Strongarm checks regs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)| Ultra Magnus']] daughter, folks.]]
On Cybertron, Bumblebee enters the [[Cybertron History Museum]] and pokes around the back rooms, where he finds a [[space bridge]] with Earth co-ordinates already input. Optimus speaks to him in a another vision, telling him he's needed on Earth. In the middle of the vision Bumblebee's found by Strongarm, who's followed him there as per a regulation which means she has to accompany him at all times. Naturally she also still has Sideswipe handcuffed to her, and after Bumblebee explains he's received a mission from Optimus, he tells Strongarm to try to get the space bridge working while he distracts the guards.

A news report about a meteor piques Denny's interest, and he suggests he and Russell go look for it, though first Denny has to talk to a man who wants to sell him some [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver]] figures. Russell opts to go look for the meteor instead of helping with the deal. At the crash site, Fixit attempts to send a mayday to Cybertron Control, reporting that he's lost most of the [[stasis cell]]s the ship was carrying.

[[File:PilotPart1 Bumblebee Strongarm find Fixit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"No I'm not playing hard to get, I'm telling you, it's not that kind of phone line!"]]
Bumblebee manages to distract the museum guards for a brief time until they catch on to the fact that he's up to something. He's forced to deal with the pair, disabling them just as Sideswipe gets the bridge working. Ordering Strongarm to remain behind, Bumblebee charges through the open space bridge to Earth. Naturally Strongarm follows him with Sideswipe still cuffed to her, and though Bumblebee destroys the cuffs and orders Sideswipe to return to Cybertron, the punk runs off. Wandering through the woods elsewhere, Russell completely misses a set of giant footprints. Bumblebee and Strongarm find Fixit working on the wreckage of his ship, and he explains the situation with the missing prisoners. As the tracking systems come back online, Fixit detects a nearby Cybertronian signal. Figuring it's Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Strongarm head off to recapture the rogue Autobot.

[[File:PilotPart1 Underbite and Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The legend exists. A tasty one, too!]]
Sideswipe is testing out the acoustics in a nearby rock formation when he bumps into Russell. They're both recovering from the shock when [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] strolls up. Sideswipe introduces himself, but is none the wiser when Underbite reveals his name, though Underbite clarifies that he's the Decepticon who ate [[Nuon City]]. Sideswipe and Russell run for it, and Underbite consumes a nearby derelict van for energy. The fleeing pair find a clearing where Sideswipe transforms. As Underbite catches up with them, Sideswipe's able to speed off with Russell, and eventually finds Bumblebee and Strongarm. The Decepticon chases all four of them back to the crash site, where Fixit and Russell hid behind the last intact stasis cell, shortly before [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] pokes his head out of the end of it. After Underbite knocks the Autobots aside, Grimlock manages to goad Underbite into wrecking the stasis cell he's trapped in, freeing him. This only keeps Underbite busy for a short time, and the Decepticon spots the scrapyard through the trees, driving off to investigate. As the Autobots recover from the fight, Fixit tells them that Underbite is a [[Chompazoid]], and gains power by eating metal. The Autobots realize that the scrapyard has enough material to make the Decepticon unstoppable.

[[Pilot (Part 2)|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Matronly Docent]] (8)
*[[Museum Guards]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (10)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (5)
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)

}}

==Quotes==

"I--we have everything we need, right here!"
:—Meet '''Denny Clay''', the TF universe's first human horder.

"It's kinda weird. Like living in a scrapyard." 
"Please, vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist."
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny Clay'''

"Bumblebee, I knew you would understand." 
"Optimus, is it really you? Where are you?" 
"I need you on Earth, Bumblebee, a new mission, a dire threat." 
"Me." 
"Go there and we shall speak again."
:— '''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"PLEASE take me to jail. This place is so much worse!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' on his trip to the Cybertron Museum

"You're a punk, you know how to take out security systems don't you?" 
"NO!" ''[pause]'' "Maybe"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"Now, I've reconned the crash site and we're missing most of our stasis cells. Several nearby have ruptured, their inmates are presumably at large." 
"How many is several?" 
"Oh, a couple of hundred."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Strongarm'''

"This isn't happening. Nothing happens here. Nothing like this happens anywhere!"
:— http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kelly_(RID)[Kelly] would like to have a word with you, Russell.

"You ever been to Nuon City?" 
"Nooo." 
"THAT'S CAUSE I ATE IT!"
:—'''Underbite''' tells '''Sideswipe''' of his over eating habits.

"Yeah transformin' into a car will make a huge difference. HELLO? I ATE A WHOLE CITY!"
:—'''Underbite'''

"I hear fighting. Who's fighting? I wanna fight!"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Hey, aren't you Underbite, the 'Con who ate that city?" 
"Finally! What gave it away? The muscles?" 
"The smell."
:—'''Grimlock''' and '''Underbite'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The opening shot of Cybertron is identical to how it looked in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' games.
*It's later revealed in the episode "[[Can You Dig It?]]" that Bumblebee and Strongarm are patrolling in [[Kaon]] City.
*In this and part 2, the capsules holding the Decepticons are referred to as "stasis cells", whereas in later episodes they're referred to using the more standard name "stasis pods".

===Transformers references===
*The statues in the park depict the [[Thirteen]] Primes.
*Sidewipe's use of 'No...maybe' is rather similar to what Bulkhead sometimes said.

===Real-world references===
*211 is actually Earth police code for a robbery. Sideswipe just seems to be causing a public nuisance though.

===Trivia===
*As with the following dozen episodes, this first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*Unlike ''Prime'', Strongarm and Sideswipe have unique Cybertronian robot and vehicle forms.
*Before even scanning an Earth vehicle, Sideswipe's Cybertronian alt mode has a normal vehicle interior, including seats and seat belts, even though these would serve no practical purpose on Cybertron. Maybe it's a holdover from the [[Age of Wrath]]?
*Fixit states his favorite color is Red.

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nouvelle mission sur Terre'''" ("New Mission on Earth")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission Erde - Episode 1'''" ("Mission Earth - Episode 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 28]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 16]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Più di quanto non sembri, parte 1'''" ("More than how it looks like, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 28]], 2015 (preview in select cinemas); [[March 7]], 2015 (TV airing)

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aratana Bōken no Hajimari'''" (新たな冒険のはじまり, "Beginning of a New Adventure")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 15]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 2]], 2015

'''Spanish (Latin American)'''
:''Title'' "'''Piloto. parte 1'''" (Pilot, part 1)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]] (Along with Pilot-part 2)

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Pilot (Part 1)

2015-04-05T18:06:51Z

JaneDoe001: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 1
|image=RID2015Bumblebeefacepalms.jpg
|caption=You kids these days don't understand, you weren't around to see Starscream dancing to ''Saturday Night Fever''!
|prev=Predacons Rising (Prime)
|next=Pilot (Part 2)
|title="Pilot (Part 1)"
|airdate=[[February 21]], [[2015]] (Australia) [[March 14]], 2015 (US)
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writers=[[Adam Beechen]], [[Duane Capizzi]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|directors=[[David Hartman]]
}}
'''Assigned on a solo mission to Earth, Bumblebee unexpectedly finds himself saddled with a team.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:PilotPart1 ghost Optimus.jpg|thumb|left|250px|You see? He lives ''in you!'']]
Years after the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], a rebuilt [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] is once again a populous, thriving planet. Among its inhabitants is Lieutenant [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] - now on street patrol duty - and his new cadet [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]. While Strongarm is slightly awed at getting to work with the great hero Bumblebee, she's surprised that he didn't get a better position than street cop. The duo receives an alert about an in-progress 211. They find [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] driving around a park with huge statues, scratching up the ground. While Bumblebee is in the middle of telling his partner that Sideswipe's not actually dangerous, he's suddenly distracted by a vision of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] in a reflecting pool. Strongarm leaves him to his vision and heads off to deal with Sideswipe, and Optimus points Bumblebee to a diagram on a nearby building, indicating something to do with [[Earth]]. After an abortive attempt to stop Sideswipe, Strongarm manages to bash the renegade Autobot into the statue of Optimus Prime, and then slaps the cuffs on him, but to her horror, the damaged statue topples over, almost crushing Bumblebee. Snapped out of his trance, Bumblebee orders Strongarm to take the perp to the station while he heads towards the building Optimus pointed to.

On Earth, [[Denny Clay]] is moving a train car around his scrapyard when his son, [[Russell Clay]] arrives to stay while his mother's in [[Copenhagen]]. Russell is less than enthusiastic about this arrangement, but Denny shows off the 14th Street diner which he's recently had moved to the yard. Their discussion is interrupted by a loud boom from somewhere. Not far away in the woods, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] crawls from the shattered hulk of the prison ship ''[[Alchemor]]''.

[[File:PilotPart1 Strongarm checks regs.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)| Ultra Magnus']] daughter, folks.]]
On Cybertron, Bumblebee enters the [[Cybertron History Museum]] and pokes around the back rooms, where he finds a [[space bridge]] with Earth co-ordinates already input. Optimus speaks to him in a another vision, telling him he's needed on Earth. In the middle of the vision Bumblebee's found by Strongarm, who's followed him there as per a regulation which means she has to accompany him at all times. Naturally she also still has Sideswipe handcuffed to her, and after Bumblebee explains he's received a mission from Optimus, he tells Strongarm to try to get the space bridge working while he distracts the guards.

A news report about a meteor piques Denny's interest, and he suggests he and Russell go look for it, though first Denny has to talk to a man who wants to sell him some [[Billy the Breakfast Beaver]] figures. Russell opts to go look for the meteor instead of helping with the deal. At the crash site, Fixit attempts to send a mayday to Cybertron Control, reporting that he's lost most of the [[stasis cell]]s the ship was carrying.

[[File:PilotPart1 Bumblebee Strongarm find Fixit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"No I'm not playing hard to get, I'm telling you, it's not that kind of phone line!"]]
Bumblebee manages to distract the museum guards for a brief time until they catch on to the fact that he's up to something. He's forced to deal with the pair, disabling them just as Sideswipe gets the bridge working. Ordering Strongarm to remain behind, Bumblebee charges through the open space bridge to Earth. Naturally Strongarm follows him with Sideswipe still cuffed to her, and though Bumblebee destroys the cuffs and orders Sideswipe to return to Cybertron, the punk runs off. Wandering through the woods elsewhere, Russell completely misses a set of giant footprints. Bumblebee and Strongarm find Fixit working on the wreckage of his ship, and he explains the situation with the missing prisoners. As the tracking systems come back online, Fixit detects a nearby Cybertronian signal. Figuring it's Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Strongarm head off to recapture the rogue Autobot.

[[File:PilotPart1 Underbite and Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The legend exists. A tasty one, too!]]
Sideswipe is testing out the acoustics in a nearby rock formation when he bumps into Russell. They're both recovering from the shock when [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] strolls up. Sideswipe introduces himself, but is none the wiser when Underbite reveals his name, though Underbite clarifies that he's the Decepticon who ate [[Nuon City]]. Sideswipe and Russell run for it, and Underbite consumes a nearby derelict van for energy. The fleeing pair find a clearing where Sideswipe transforms. As Underbite catches up with them, Sideswipe's able to speed off with Russell, and eventually finds Bumblebee and Strongarm. The Decepticon chases all four of them back to the crash site, where Fixit and Russell hid behind the last intact stasis cell, shortly before [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] pokes his head out of the end of it. After Underbite knocks the Autobots aside, Grimlock manages to goad Underbite into wrecking the stasis cell he's trapped in, freeing him. This only keeps Underbite busy for a short time, and the Decepticon spots the scrapyard through the trees, driving off to investigate. As the Autobots recover from the fight, Fixit tells them that Underbite is a [[Chompazoid]], and gains power by eating metal. The Autobots realize that the scrapyard has enough material to make the Decepticon unstoppable.

[[Pilot (Part 2)|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Matronly Docent]] (8)
*[[Museum Guards]] (9)

|c2=
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (10)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (11)

|c3=
*[[Denny Clay]] (5)
*[[Russell Clay]] (6)

}}

==Quotes==

"I--we have everything we need, right here!"
:—Meet '''Denny Clay''', the TF universe's first human horder.

"It's kinda weird. Like living in a scrapyard." 
"Please, vintage salvage depot for the discriminating nostalgist."
:—'''Russell''' and '''Denny Clay'''

"Bumblebee, I knew you would understand." 
"Optimus, is it really you? Where are you?" 
"I need you on Earth, Bumblebee, a new mission, a dire threat." 
"Me." 
"Go there and we shall speak again."
:— '''Bumblebee''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"PLEASE take me to jail. This place is so much worse!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' on his trip to the Cybertron Museum

"You're a punk, you know how to take out security systems don't you?" 
"NO!" ''[pause]'' "Maybe"
:—'''Strongarm''' and '''Sideswipe'''

"Now, I've reconned the crash site and we're missing most of our stasis cells. Several nearby have ruptured, their inmates are presumably at large." 
"How many is several?" 
"Oh, a couple of hundred."
:—'''Fixit''' and '''Strongarm'''

"This isn't happening. Nothing happens here. Nothing like this happens anywhere!"
:— [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kelly_(RID)[Kelly] would like to have a word with you, Russell.

"You ever been to Nuon City?" 
"Nooo." 
"THAT'S CAUSE I ATE IT!"
:—'''Underbite''' tells '''Sideswipe''' of his over eating habits.

"Yeah transformin' into a car will make a huge difference. HELLO? I ATE A WHOLE CITY!"
:—'''Underbite'''

"I hear fighting. Who's fighting? I wanna fight!"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"Hey, aren't you Underbite, the 'Con who ate that city?" 
"Finally! What gave it away? The muscles?" 
"The smell."
:—'''Grimlock''' and '''Underbite'''

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
*The opening shot of Cybertron is identical to how it looked in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'' and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' games.
*It's later revealed in the episode "[[Can You Dig It?]]" that Bumblebee and Strongarm are patrolling in [[Kaon]] City.
*In this and part 2, the capsules holding the Decepticons are referred to as "stasis cells", whereas in later episodes they're referred to using the more standard name "stasis pods".

===Transformers references===
*The statues in the park depict the [[Thirteen]] Primes.
*Sidewipe's use of 'No...maybe' is rather similar to what Bulkhead sometimes said.

===Real-world references===
*211 is actually Earth police code for a robbery. Sideswipe just seems to be causing a public nuisance though.

===Trivia===
*As with the following dozen episodes, this first premiered in Mandarin on Chinese streaming video site M1905.
*Unlike ''Prime'', Strongarm and Sideswipe have unique Cybertronian robot and vehicle forms.
*Before even scanning an Earth vehicle, Sideswipe's Cybertronian alt mode has a normal vehicle interior, including seats and seat belts, even though these would serve no practical purpose on Cybertron. Maybe it's a holdover from the [[Age of Wrath]]?
*Fixit states his favorite color is Red.

===Foreign localization===
'''Chinese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[December 31]], [[2014]]

'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Nouvelle mission sur Terre'''" ("New Mission on Earth")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 9]], [[2015]]

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Mission Erde - Episode 1'''" ("Mission Earth - Episode 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 28]], 2015

'''Hungarian'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 16]], 2015

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Più di quanto non sembri, parte 1'''" ("More than how it looks like, Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 28]], 2015 (preview in select cinemas); [[March 7]], 2015 (TV airing)

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Aratana Bōken no Hajimari'''" (新たな冒険のはじまり, "Beginning of a New Adventure")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 15]], 2015

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 2]], 2015

'''Spanish (Latin American)'''
:''Title'' "'''Piloto. parte 1'''" (Pilot, part 1)
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 31]] (Along with Pilot-part 2)

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

2013-08-25T20:05:56Z

JaneDoe001: /* Quotes */

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 63
|prev=Minus One
|next=Synthesis
|image=Persuasion-Ratchetalone.jpg
|caption= "Now would probably be a bad time to mention that I have a phobia of cliche lighting..."
|title="Persuasion"
|airdate=[[July 12]], [[2013]]
|written by=[[Michael G. Stern]]
|directed by=[[Todd Waterman]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
}}

'''Megatron appeals to Ratchet; Optimus takes on Predaking.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] struggles to his feet after having been knocked out of the sky by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who transforms to robot mode and lands nearby. The [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] charges up his blaster, but Optimus rebounds with a flurry of punches.

Inside the Solaris building, a firefight between [[Autobot]]s and [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s is brought to a swift end by one of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack's]] grenades. The Autobots make their way into the next room, where [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] is overseeing the theft of the particle collider, and begin fighting the [[Decepticon]] forces there.

Outside, Optimus continues to hammer away at Predaking, temporarily keeping him on the defensive, but the Predacon lashes out with a savage kick that sends Optimus sprawling. Predaking transforms back to beast mode and is about to unleash a blast of flame at the prone Autobot when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] contacts him over the comm, ordering him to help secure the collider. Frustrated, Predaking fires his flame into the night sky.

[[File:Grumpy Ratchet.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Little known fact: Ratchet doesn't like eating his vegetables.]]

Inside, the Autobots finish mopping up the Vehicons as [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] beats Shockwave to his knees. He offers the Decepticon a chance to surrender before Predaking bursts in, makes short work of the Autobots, and flees with Shockwave and the collider. Outside, Optimus Prime rises shakily to his feet, just in time to see Predaking [[GroundBridge]] out.

[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] radios [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to return them to base. [[William Fowler|Fowler]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] are just coming to after being knocked out by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]], and Bulkhead reports that Ratchet is gone.

Aboard the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Megatron informs the captive Ratchet that he requires his assistance. Ratchet defiantly refuses to cooperate. Megatron says that cooperation isn't required, as Shockwave approaches the Autobot with a [[cortical psychic patch]].

At the Autobot base, Arcee examines the piece of [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak's]] wing that Smokescreen shot off while the young Autobot laments his poor aim. Ultra Magnus and Bulkhead confirm that Ratchet is nowhere on the premises, and that he didn't leave via the Autobot GroundBridge. Because there have been no ransom demands, Optimus reasons that Ratchet has something the Decepticons want.

Predaking learns that an Autobot is aboard the ship, and states that he's going to do to him what he failed to do to [[Prime (rank)|the Prime]]. Megatron explains that the captive is necessary for the restoration of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but once that's no longer the case, he will be turned over to the Predacon.

While Fowler barks orders for increased surveillance and satellite monitoring into the phone, Wheeljack theorizes that the Decepticons took Ratchet for his [[Synthetic Energon]] formula. Smokescreen asks why that would be necessary when the Decepticons already control most of the planet's [[Energon]]. Optimus remembers Ratchet's belief that Megatron is attempting to rebuild the [[Omega Lock]], and deduces that Synth En could be a necessary component. Fowler, now off the phone, relays his concern to the Autobots; if the Decepticons found Ratchet, it means they know the location of their base.

Shockwave reports that the psychic patch only confirms Ratchet has not yet stabilized the synthetic energon formula. Megatron tries a different tactic, waiting for Ratchet to revive and telling the Autobot directly that he wants to help him complete the formula. Ratchet rejects the idea outright, until Megatron reveals his intentions; that the Synth En, when combined with [[CNA]], forms the basis for an alternative [[cyber-matter]] that can be used to restore Cybertron. Ratchet refuses to collaborate with Megatron, calling him a barbarian responsible for destroying Cybertron in the first place and crushing [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee's]] [[voice box]]. Megatron offers him a choice: the first option is to complete the formula. The second option is represented by an image of [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]], and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] displayed on [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave's]] visor. Ratchet tries to feign disinterest in the humans, but the image on Soundwave's visor changes to that of the Autobot base. Megatron tells Ratchet that if he agrees to cooperate, the humans and the Autobots will not be harmed. The Decepticons leave him to ponder the offer, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] asks if Megatron was being serious. Megatron says of course he wasn't, and tells Starscream to assemble his armada and destroy the Autobots' base once again.

At the base, Fowler and the Autobots are uneasy about the lack of Decepticon activity. Optimus notes that since the Cons aren't stealing Predacon bones or [[Earth]] technology anymore, there's no way to track them. Ultra Magnus suggests splitting into teams for some "old school" searching, but is interrupted by alarms signaling an incoming attack. As Starscream and a fleet of Vehicons emerge from the skies, soldiers rush to their jets to prepare a defense. Starscream commands his troops to concentrate their attack on [[Hangar E]] as the military jets open fire. Starscream evades the humans' artillery and lets loose a volley of missiles that hit Hangar E and reduce it to a fiery ruin. He reports to Megatron that the mission has been accomplished, and the Decepticons depart.

[[File:Persuation attack afterman n.jpg|thumb|300px|Anyone got any marshmallows?]]

The Autobots watch as soldiers put out the flames amidst the rubble that used to be the mess hall, and Ultra Magnus muses that the Decepticons were fooled by a simple paint job. The actual Hangar E, now repainted to say F, is still in one piece.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', Megatron has Ratchet released to give him a tour of the ship. Ratchet's first instinct is to attack, but he finds himself reluctantly impressed by the Decepticon technology. Megatron uses the opportunity to convince him that Autobots and Decepticons share a common goal in the restoration of Cybertron. Ratchet says that bringing back Cybertron would not stop Megatron's ambitions, which the Decepticon leader doesn't deny, but at least they would have a world worth fighting over. Ratchet asks what assurance he would have that Megatron would leave Earth alone. Megatron simply replies that no assurance is being offered, confident that Ratchet's desire to restore Cybertron will overpower his reservations.

At their base, the Autobots have realized that the piece of Laserbeak which Smokescreen shot off is his transponder. Raf hooks it up to his laptop and says that it's trying to communicate with the Decepticon warship. Jack asks how Raf can understand [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian code]], and Raf says that Ratchet used to teach him in his free time. Fowler asks if they can triangulate the signal, but Ultra Magnus reminds him it's going to a shielded ship. Arcee notes that if the transponder was still attached to Laserbeak, they could follow it. Wheeljack proposes giving it wings, and he and Raf start putting the idea into action.

Jack sees Fowler staring thoughtfully at the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]] and asks if anything's wrong. Fowler admits he's been thinking of humanity's close calls at the hands of the Decepticons, and that technology like the armor could give their military agents a fighting chance even when the Autobots aren't around to protect them. He also suggests that Jack could be one of those agents himself someday, an idea he's apparently discussed with [[June Darby|Jack's mother]]. Jack isn't thrilled to hear they've been talking about him, but his protest is interrupted by the result of Raf's work: [[Chip]], a small flying device built to house Laserbeak's transponder, which will lead them straight to the Decepticon warship.

Ratchet posits that even if the Omega Lock could be reconstructed, there's no way to scientifically replicate the device's mystical properties. Megatron says they won't know until they try, and shows Ratchet their progress: an almost-completed Omega Lock, attached to the underbelly of the ''Nemesis''. Realizing just how close they really are to being able to restore Cybertron, Ratchet agrees to complete the Synth En formula.

==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (4)
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (5)
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (6)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (7)
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (10)
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (12)

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*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (2)
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s (3)
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] (8)
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (13)
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (14)
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (15)

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*[[William Fowler]] (9)
*[[Raf Esquivel]] (16)
*[[Miko Nakadai]] (17)
*[[Jack Darby]] (18)
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==Quotes==
"This is no place for a one-handed Autobot." 
"I'll take one bum hand over one good eye any day."
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Ultra Magnus''' trade politically incorrect barbs.

"Collaborate with the barbarian who essentially destroyed our planet in the first place... who sadistically crushed Bumblebee's voice box, while looking him in the eye? No thank you.
:—And these are the things '''Ratchet''' remembers '''Megatron''' doing on Cybertron.

"Humans. Always the weak link."
:—'''Starscream''' showing that he still doesn't quite get it.

"Ratchet didn't think this new hand he built for me was good enough. But I'll tell you what truly isn't good enough: giving up."
:—Keep practicing those speeches, '''Ultra Magnus''', profundity will come someday.

'''Ratchet''': Megatron, you would just try to conquer Cybertron all over again, and enslave anyone who refuses to pledge allegiance to you. 
'''Megatron''': Of course I would!
:—Decepticon or not, '''Megatron''' has little use for guile.

'''Ratchet''': What assurance do I have that you would leave humankind be, and that you wouldn't instantly terminate me once you get what you need? 
'''Megatron''': None whatsoever. After all, we both know that as a Decepticon, any assurances I might offer would be worthless.
:—Seriously, '''Megatron''' is crazy honest about lying.

"Miko, I needed that!"
:—'''Raf''' hangs around Ratchet entirely too much.

'''Megatron''': It will not take long for this Omega Lock's drives to be fully operational. All that is still needed to restore our home is the cybermatter to launch through it. 
'''Ratchet''': Which requires a stabilized formula for the production of synthetic energon. 
'''Megatron''': I have every confidence in you, doctor. 
'''Ratchet''': I'll do it. But then you already knew that, didn't you? 
:—Ratchet makes a deal with the [[The Fallen|aptly named]] Megatron, after which one can only hope that he has [[wikipedia:The_Devil_and_Daniel_Webster|Daniel Webster]] on speed dial.

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
* Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus are shown to be the same height when standing behind the hanger after the Decepticon attack. In "[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]" and every episode since, Optimus has been depicted at least a head and shoulders taller than Ultra Magnus.
*In the same scene Bumblebee is not present.

===Continuity notes===
* Megatron persuades Ratchet into completing the synthetic energon formula that he created in ''[[Stronger, Faster]]".
* Megatron tearing out Bumblebee's vocoder is again referenced, this time explicitly. It was first detailed in "[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]" and the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''.
* Soundwave's picture of the children was taken way back in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".
* Starscream has previously described humans as "the weak link" in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]".
* The Decepticons already destroyed [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|one Autobot base]] in "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]".
* Miko obtained the Apex Armor in "[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]".
* Fowler mentions being stuck in [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out's]] trunk with June Darby, which occurred in "[[Plus One]]".
* The Decepticons successful reconstructed the Omega Lock aboard the Nemesis spaceship underneath. The Lock was first seen in "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]", then in "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]".

===Transformers references===
*"Chip" the flying drone is a reference to [[Chip Chase]].

===Real-world references===
* Fowler's dazed ramblings about there being "a man on the wing of this plane" refers to the famous ''[[Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[wikipedia:Nightmare_at_20,000_Feet|Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]".

===Trivia===
* Though Predaking named himself in "[[Evolution]]", this episode marks the first instance of him giving it to the Autobots.
* Shockwave mocks Ultra Magnus's bad hand during their fight, even though he likewise only has one functional hand and a permanently affixed cannon.
* This is the first episode to lack a title sequence since "[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]".

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