Battle For Cybertron III

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"The Battle For Cybertron III"
Production company	Allspark Animation
Airdate	February 17, 2020 (UK)
Animation studio	Boulder Media Studio

Team Hot Rod attempts to reach the Well of the Allspark, unaware of a traitor in their midst.

Synopsis

Outside the Threshold of the Allspark, the battle between Autobots and Decepticons rages on. Optimus and Megatron brawl, the Autobot leader throwing his enemy around as he vows Megatron will not stop him reaching the Allspark. However, as Optimus walks inside the building, Megatron makes no effort to stop him, merely remarking that he won't. Once inside, the reason for Megatron's comment becomes clear: The Threshold is filled with Scraplets. The sight of the creatures causes Optimus to flash back to his previous encounter with them, and he contacts Windblade to tell her they need an alternate route. Megatron reappears, blocking Optimus's exit.

Outside, Windblade contacts Teletraan-X, who was lurking behind the building's columns. She asks the computer if it has any knowledge of alternate paths in, which it confirms there are not - the Threshold was designed to be the only access to the Well. As Windblade curses their lot, X notes that it is detecting two Autobot energy signatures down below, the imprisoned Chromia and Perceptor. Using her Cityspeaker powers, Windblade reaches out to the imprisoned Chromia. Overjoyed to see her friend is alive, Chromia tells Windblade she can help with a way to the Well.

Back up on the surface, Hot Rod receives a signal from Windblade informing him of what Chromia's discovered, and he tells "Team Hot Rod" to move out. As the trio make their way to a secret tunnel, they're observed by Drift, who follows after them. Elsewhere, Megatron pins Optimus to a wall, and gloats about how long he's been back on Cybertron, asking if he thought Megatron wouldn't be prepared. At his signal, several gargantuan Shockwave drones appear, and despite Optimus's attempts to fight, the Autobots are swiftly corralled.

Down below, Team Hot Rod goes further into the depths of Cybertron. Their path takes them to a long abandoned area, once filled with rivers of energon, dried up from the Allspark's absence. Bumblebee uses his scanner to detect their way to the Well of the Allspark, narrowly avoiding stepping in the now toxic energon puddles. As the trio continue, Drift catches up with them, noting their attempt to sneak in through the back door. Then, he draws his sword and tries to attack Cheetor. Hot Rod intervenes, blasting Drift with his flames and telling the other two to run. As they do, Drift reveals his supposed shift in allegiance was a lie all along. Once a Decepticon, Drift claims, always a Decepticon. The two fight, but Drift soon manages to land a serious wound on Hot Rod. Vowing to take his opponent down with him, Hot Rod grabs Drift and drags him into the toxic energon, which they soon sink into. A short distance away, Bumblebee and Cheetor enter a new, jungle-like area. Enraptured, Bumblebee tries contacting Hot Rod, and gets no response. The two are forced to conclude that Hot Rod is gone.

Back at Iacon City, Teletraan-X finds Vector Sigma, and informs Windblade. Down below, Cheetor tries to reassure Bumblebee about his friend's sacrifice, but Bumblebee is too despondent to acknowledge him. As Cheetor ponders about their location, and whether they're lost, something grabs Bumblebee. Transforming, Cheetor sets off in search of his friend.

Windblade contacts Wheeljack, asking if he'd like to really stick things to Megatron. Windblade and X enter the Threshold, where Vector Sigma is waiting. But Windblade's plan is to have Wheeljack destroy Vector Sigma. At that moment Bludgeon appears, and slices at Teletraan-X, disabling it. The Cityspeaker and the Decepticon fight, but Windblade soon finds herself disarmed. Bludgeon leaps up into the air, and descends toward Windblade...

To be continued...

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

Hot Rod: Activate Team Hot Rod!
Cheetor & Bumblebee: "Team Hot Rod?"
Cheetor: Is that us?

"Never trust a Decepticon."
"I never liked you anyway."

— Drift and Hot Rod exchange banter (of a sort).

Notes

Continuity notes

• Megatron mentions that he has been home for a long time, referencing the Decepticons using the space bridge in "Escape From Earth."
• Drift "defected" back in "Maccadam's." His true allegiances were hinted at in his response to Hot Rod in the opener.
• Bludgeon, last shown hovering away in "Secret Science", shows up to defend Vector Sigma.

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