The Ultimate Doom, Part 2

Writer: Earl Kress

Cybertron's arrival causes disasters on Earth, leaving the Autobots to battle both the Decepticons and nature.

Major Characters (in order of appearance): Characters

Minor Characters (in order of appearance): Characters

Original Air Date: Date

Summary

As Cybertron arrives, storms and earthquakes begin in ernest. The Autobots try to fight the Decepticons, but Soundwave causes a distortion wave, causing Optimus Prime to order a retreat. Starscream berrates Megatron for allowing the Autobots to escape, but Megatron brushes off the criticism...with a mere choke of Starscream's throat. Doctor Arkeville notices that the disruption wave interferes with the hypnochip's control signal, and works to correct it, but will need more "materials" (human) to modify the chips. Laserbeak is dispatched to find more.

Heading back to base under severe weather conditions, Bumblebee and Spike get separated from the group. Spike is still in a bit of a funk over his dad working with the Decepticons. An earthquake causes a fissure in the groun, which Bumblebee falls into, while Laserbeak arrives and takes Spike. Hound, Bluestreak, and Windcharger arrive, rescuing Bumblebee and Spike. Returning to the Autobot base, the Autobots send the Dinobots to try and prevent as much destruction as possible.

At the Decepticon base, Megatron begins sending Seekers to transport Energon cubes to Cybertron. Doctor Arkeville is displeased, as they are using humans as shields against Autobot aggression. At the Autobot base, the volcano becomes active. Ironhide manages to cover the lava with an avalance. Meanwhile, Prime learns that Sparkplug was taken to Cybertron during Energon shipments. Spike overhears it, and asks to go to Cybertron. Skyfire, Wheeljack, Brawn, Trailbreaker, and Bumblebee head to Cybertron, where they try to find any information on the humans. Sneaking into Shockwave's fortress, they discover information about the hypnochips, but Sparkplug arrives and sounds an alarm.

To be continued...

Notes

• This episode is subtitled "Search" in scripts and other official materials.

Technical/Animation Glitches

• On Cybertron, the font in which the words "Hypno Chip Control" are written changes between shots.

Continuity Errors

• Error

Transformers References

• Why would choking Starscream get him to shut up?

Real-World References

• Reference

External Links

• Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.