Spychangers to the Rescue
Hot Shot, Crosswise, W.A.R.S.,
Race Exertion Vehicle,
Ironhide, Mirage
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Original airdate:
Written by: Richard Epcar
Characters (in order of appearance): Slapper, Gaskunk, Darkscream, Prime, autobot brothers, Koji, Koji's Friend, Koji's Friend's Dad, Megatron, T-AI, Hot Shot, REV, Crosswise, WARS, Ironhide, Mirage, Sky-Byte
Detailed synopsis
Under the cover of darkness, the Predacons trio try to steal the Plutonium Energy Generator - but Optimus Prime and the Autobot brothers stand in their way. So the Predacons retreat. Don't worry, there's more to the episode than just that.
Koji wakes up to the sound of a honking horn. He rushes outside and greets his friend (Karl?) and his friend's father. The three leave for a biking trip.
The plutonium energy generator is loaded onto a truck and transported across the city. The Autobot brothers follow closely behind the generator. Sideburn develops a mild fear of the elements inside the generator that would be harmful to Transformers, but Prowl keeps his brother in line. Traffic slows down due to Slapper's hacking the systems used to control the highways. The Autobots suspect something is afoot, but stay in position.
Koji and co are also stuck in traffic, as is Kelly.
The Predacons leap through traffic, approaching the truck carrying the precious generator. The Predacons steal the energy generator off of the truck while the present Autobots are busy transforming. Because the traffic prevents the Autobots from firing, T-AI deploys the Spychangers. Hot Shot, R.E.V. and Crosswise reveal themselves to the Predacons, who decide to retreat with the generator instead of stay and fight. Naturally, the Spychangers give chase.
The Predacons leap off the highway and into the water, and the three Spychangers follow and transform on the beach. The Predacons knock the three down using their lasers, but help comes to the three Autobots from the arrival of W.A.R.S. The six soldiers dizzy the Predacons by literally running circles around them. But in the fight, the generator is dropped and rolls out of the sea into the grasp of Sky-Byte. Slapper and Gaskunk retreat with the generator, but the battle escalates further by the arrival of Prime and the Autobot brothers, but Prime decides to let the Spychangers handle the Predacons on their own.
On the verge of being beaten, Sky-Byte decides that he can at least prevent the Autobots from getting the generator- by destroying it. The Spychangers leap to block his Tsunami Canon. With all six Spychangers harmed by the blast, the Predacons grab the generator and get away. As the four regular Autobots regret the loss, the Spychangers laugh and reveal that in the confusion, they hid the generator under a piece of cloth and left the Predacons to run off with a...
In the Predacon base, Megatron is pleased. But his pleasure turns sour when he tries to activate the generator and instead finds a mocking statue.
Koji and Carl, having finally gotten out of traffic, enjoy a bike race together.
Notable quotes
- "You know sometimes that Autobot worries me." - Optimus Prime, on Side Burn
Other notes
- The Spychangers, unlike the other Autobots, don't recognize Sky-Byte.
Real-World References
- X-Brawn mentions that he's travelling down "Osaka Boulevard"
