Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel

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First published	May 17, 2011}}
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Screenplay	Ehren Kruger}}
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Writer	Michael Kelly}}
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ISBN	ISBN 0316186295; ISBN 978-0316186292}}
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Page count	144}}
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The Decepticons bring terror and death to Chicago for younger readers.

Synopsis

Optimus Prime stands on a battlefield on Cybertron and watches the Ark's launch and its subsequent loss. On Earth in 1961, two technicians monitoring space detect the Ark's crash on the Moon and inform the President, who tells NASA to start working on a Moon mission. Eight years later, the Eagle lands on the Moon, and the two astronauts step into the Ark to find a massive robot.

In present-day Washington, D.C., Sam Witwicky is woken by Carly. Sam prepares to go job hunting while Carly heads for her new job. Wheelie and Brains are annoyed because Carly makes them live in the yard. In Ukraine, a NEST convoy approaches Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, led there by a man named Voskhod. Within the core, Lennox's team find a piece of Cybertronian tech, but as they're beginning to extract it, Shockwave and the Driller attack them. Though Shockwave retreats as soon as Optimus starts shooting at him, Optimus manages to regain the mysterious item from the Driller, and recognizes it as a piece of the Ark's engine.

Sam's final job interview of the day is at Accuretta Systems. He has second thoughts and tries to walk out on it, but somehow Bruce Brazos gives him the job anyway. Sam drives over to find Carly and encounters her boss, Dylan Gould who is so much better than Sam in every way.

Optimus gripes at Director of National Intelligence Charlotte Mearing about the lack of information sharing, but Mearing tells him that many of the secrets were known only to Sector Seven. Buzz Aldrin explains the real purpose behind the Apollo 11 mission, and Optimus resolves that they must launch a new mission to reach the Moon before the Decepticons.

In Namibia, the Decepticons discuss the fact that the Autobots have found out about the Ark.

Optimus and Ratchet reach the Moon and retrieve Sentinel Prime and five Pillars from the Ark. Unbeknownst to either of the Autobots, they have three stowaways on their return journey.

On his first day on the job, Sam encounters Jerry Wang, who pulls him into an empty office to give him a "manifesto". Sam reads the papers and realizes they're important. He goes to visit Wang, only to find the man acting strangely, and notices that Wang appears to have two computers. Unfortunately Laserbeak has spotted that Sam is wise to him, and chases him through the building. Sam drives off in his car, picks up Carly, Wheelie and Brains, and heads to NEST's secret base. Though they at first have trouble getting in, Sam manages to call out Bumblebee who vouches for them. Within the base, Sam gives Wang's manifesto to Lennox and a hostile Mearing. As it happens, they've also arrived in time to watch Optimus resurrect Sentinel Prime using the Matrix of Leadership. After Optimus fills Sentinel in on the whole war ending thing, Sentinel stresses the importance of keeping the Pillars safe.

On the edge of the city, the three Dreads who stowed away on the Autobots' ship meet with Megatron.

Sam gets the idea to call in Simmons. Simmons is filthy rich, having cashed in on his experiences, but the promise of a fifty-year-old secret has him and his assistant Dutch on Sam's doorstep in no time. The trio visit a social club in Atlantic City, where they encounter Dmitri, an ex-cosmonaut who shows them pictures of Pillars on the Moon. Sam realizes if the Decepticons know about the Pillars, they'll know they need Sentinel, and he needs to warn the Autobots to keep Sentinel safe.

An Autobot convoy heads for NEST headquarters, but they're soon attacked by the Dreads. While the other Autobots fight the Dreads, Sentinel races ahead to Headquarters where Lennox, Ironhide and Ratchet are waiting. As Bumblebee and the others arrive, Sentinel suddenly shoots Ironhide and takes the five Pillars. Heading to Washington, D.C., Sentinel sets up the Pillars, observed by Megatron. Megatron also incidentally desecrates the Lincoln Memorial so he can sit in it. Optimus arrives, but is too late to prevent the Pillars activating, and soon hundreds of Decepticons materialize through the Space Bridge. Optimus calls a retreat.

Sam goes to Gould's house to pick up Carly, only to discover that Soundwave and Laserbeak are there. While Soundwave threatens Carly, Sam is forced to don a Watch-bot. Meanwhile, Sentinel contacts the UN, informing them that the Decepticons will not harm humanity, so long as they turn over Optimus Prime and his band of rebels. Sam returns home, only to be picked up by Mearing. The UN has decided to give the Autobots sanctuary, but US Congress has voted in response to exile the Autobot from American shores. Sam and Mearing fly to Cape Canaveral where the Xantium is being prepared for launch by the Wreckers and Epps. Sam says goodbye to the Autobots, but as the Xantium blasts off, he contacts Gould on his cellphone. Gould is happy the Autobots don't intend to fight back, and that's the signal for Starscream to blow up the Xantium. Determined, Sam goes to rescue Carly.

In Chicago, Gould tells Carly that the human race is going to be the Decepticons' labor force for rebuilding Cybertron. Carly uses Gould's telescope to spy on Sentinel and Megatron and spots them arguing over something. Sam, Epps and some soldiers arrive at the edge of Chicago. They're promptly attacked by a Decepticon fighter, which is blown out of the air by Optimus Prime. The Autobots reveal they survived the Xantium by hiding in a booster. The Wreckers repair the shot-down fighter for Bumblebee and Sam's use, and the pair soon reach Gould's apartment. Sam sneaks in but is attacked by Laserbeak. Bumblebee comes to his rescue, and after a brief struggle, Laserbeak is blasted by the fighter's missile.

At Grissom Air Research Base, Lennox assembles a team to head into Chicago. Meanwhile, Gould warns Sentinel and Megatron that the Autobots are back. Lennox's team arrives in Chicago and lands via a combination of wing-suits and parachutes, rendezvousing with Epps, Sam and Carly. Optimus kills the Driller, but is blasted by Shockwave and becomes tangled in debris. Bumblebee is taken prisoner by Soundwave. Wheelie and Brains sneak aboard a Decepticon battle cruiser and release the attack ships, which start raining down on the Decepticons. Bumblebee takes advantage of the confusion to make sure Soundwave would never trouble the Autobots again. Shockwave sneaks up behind Bumblebee, but Optimus arrives in time to finish off the Decepticon.

Sentinel activates the control Pillar, only for Optimus to blast the spire, knocking the Pillar onto the street. Ordering the Decepticons to trigger the Pillar, Sentinel goes to fight Optimus. Gould activates the Pillar, and Cybertron begins appearing in the sky. Sam knocks the Pillar from his hands, but it's too late, and Cybertron has arrived. Carly goads Megatron into getting involved in Optimus's fight, and eventually Megatron and Optimus defeat their foe. Optimus shoots Sentinel with the Cosmic Rust blaster. Lennox and Epps blow up the control Pillar, and Cybertron vanishes. Megatron asks Optimus for a truce, and Optimus tells him to leave Earth. Once Megatron leaves, the dying Sentinel croaks out some last words.

Sam promises to make up for all this to Carly, and Bumblebee coughs up a gasket ring. Sam protests he's not ready to propose yet.

Featured characters

{{#if:*Optimus Prime (1)

Wheelie (6)
Brains (7)
Ratchet (10)
Sentinel Prime (20)
Bumblebee (22)
Mirage (26)
Sideswipe (27)
Ironhide (31)
Roadbuster (33)
Topspin (34)
Leadfoot (35)|

{{#if:*Optimus Prime (1)

Wheelie (6)
Brains (7)
Ratchet (10)
Sentinel Prime (20)
Bumblebee (22)
Mirage (26)
Sideswipe (27)
Ironhide (31)
Roadbuster (33)
Topspin (34)
Leadfoot (35)|| style="background:#ffdddd;" valign="top" |
Optimus Prime (1)
Wheelie (6)
Brains (7)
Ratchet (10)
Sentinel Prime (20)
Bumblebee (22)
Mirage (26)
Sideswipe (27)
Ironhide (31)
Roadbuster (33)
Topspin (34)
Leadfoot (35) }}{{#if:*Driller (11)
Shockwave (12)
Megatron (16)
Starscream (17)
Soundwave (18)
Laserbeak (19)
Crankcase (28)
Hatchet (29)
Crowbar (30)|

Autobots }}{{#if:*Driller (11) Shockwave (12) Megatron (16) Starscream (17) Soundwave (18) Laserbeak (19) Crankcase (28) Hatchet (29) Crowbar (30)\|	Decepticons }}{{#if:*Buzz Aldrin (2) Neil Armstrong (3) Sam Witwicky (4) Carly Spencer (5) William Lennox (8) Alexi Voskhod (9) Bruce Brazos (13) Dylan Gould (14) Charlotte Mearing (15) Jerry Wang (21) Seymour Simmons (23) Dutch (24) Dmitri (25) Morshower (32) Robert Epps (36)\|	Humans }}{{#if:\|	Others }}{{#if:\|	Misc }}{{#if:\|	Misc }}
Driller (11) Shockwave (12) Megatron (16) Starscream (17) Soundwave (18) Laserbeak (19) Crankcase (28) Hatchet (29) Crowbar (30) }}{{#if:*Buzz Aldrin (2) Neil Armstrong (3) Sam Witwicky (4) Carly Spencer (5) William Lennox (8) Alexi Voskhod (9) Bruce Brazos (13) Dylan Gould (14) Charlotte Mearing (15) Jerry Wang (21) Seymour Simmons (23) Dutch (24) Dmitri (25) Morshower (32) Robert Epps (36)\|	Buzz Aldrin (2) Neil Armstrong (3) Sam Witwicky (4) Carly Spencer (5) William Lennox (8) Alexi Voskhod (9) Bruce Brazos (13) Dylan Gould (14) Charlotte Mearing (15) Jerry Wang (21) Seymour Simmons (23) Dutch (24) Dmitri (25) Morshower (32) Robert Epps (36) }}{{#if:\|	}}{{#if:\|	}}{{#if:\|	}}

Quotes

"Tell Megatron it's time to tango"

—Simmons arrives at Sam's apartment.

"There is no peace through tyranny, Megatron. I wonder if you will ever learn that."

—Optimus Prime

Errors

Notes

The center of the book includes eight glossy pages featuring stock art of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Starscream, Sentinel Prime, Shockwave, Ironhide, and Sideswipe.
Behind each chapter number is a Cyberglyphic which spell out a secret code. Spoiler: It decodes to MORETHANMEETSTHEEYE.

Differences with the movie

Unsurprisingly, a good deal of the killing of humans and/or Autobots is either glossed over or completely absent.
- Voskhod's death is missed out.
- Laserbeak simply tells Wang he's not needed any more.
- None of the other collaborators are even mentioned.
- Ironhide is "gravely injured".
- Sam merely knocks the Pillar out of Gould's hands. Gould disappears after that point.
Optimus and Ratchet use a NASA ship to reach the Moon.
Ironhide doesn't take part in the Dread fight, only appearing when the Autobots reach NEST HQ.
Wheeljack doesn't appear at all.
Sam's parents are also completely absent.
Starscream vanishes after slagging the Xantium.

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