We gotta stop those Deceptions!
All this fuss over some stupid humans?
Stupid humans?
They only happen to be half of this planet's leaders!
From what I've been able to learn about this planet,
they wouldn't be missed.
We've got Aerialbots on our tails!
Get around the maneuver!
Defensive maneuvers?
Slingshot, he's on top of you!
I'm on him!
There's Thundercracker!
Boy, can that guy ever maneuver!
I've got him!
Those punks are all over us!
There's only one way to get those Aerialbots off our tails and that's...
to dump the chumps!
The hostages! We gotta save 'em!
Hang on tight, folks!
Boy, did you see how fast that Starscream took off?
Man, those guys are incredible.
You talk about those Deceptions as if your admire them, Slingshot.
They're well built, resourceful—
- and they're superior to humans in just about every way.
They're also evil guys,
What about those people they dumped?
Ah, maybe it was an accident.
You arrogant young punks!
If you'd been fighting those Decepticreeps as long as we have, you would'nt—
That's the point, Ironhide.
The Aerialbots were only created a few weeks ago.
They'll understand soon enough.
Alert! Potential Decepticon Activity.
What's the problem, Teletraan 1?
Recieving extremely concentrated energy readings from Cybertron.
Nature of the energy: Unknown.
Look at those energy readings.
I've never seen anything like it before.
Alert Omega Supreme, that we need him.
We've got to go to Cybertron to check it out.
Ready.
We get to go back to Cybertron? Alright!
Those stinking Aerialbots broke my wing!
Can you believe it?
You Fools!
You let those Autobot buckets beat you again!
Do you realise what this means?
As long as the Aerialbots live, my supremacy of the skies is threatened!
Attention, Megatron.
What is it, Soundwave?
The Autobots have departed for Cybertron.
They must have detected Shockwave's work on the Kronosphere.
Are the Aerialbots with them?
- Possible. - Excellent.
I may yet destroy those miserable jets.
Activate the space bridge!
What is this Kronosphere, Megatron?
A time machine.
I plan to use it to travel to the past
to steal energy from the era before the war when Cybertron had plenty of power.
But now it will make a perfect trap for those miserable Aerialbots.
Long. Fuel Reserves: Low.
Shut yourself down, Omega.
We'l trying to scrounge up some energy for you.
But first, we've got to track down those Decepticon energy readings.
Those Autobots are wierd!
Who would want to waste their time on a messy organic world,
like Earth, if you could hang out here?
You know, I'm beginning to think those Decepticons have the right idea.
You guys are nuts! Decepticons are nothing but trouble!
Wait! Hold It!
We don't want to fight!
What are you guys doing?
We just want to talk for a minute!
Are those guys crazy?
Crazy, or even dumber than I suspected.
Okay buddies, we'll talk.
What do you want to know?
I want to know why Optimus Prime thinks you're evil.
That old rust bucket doesn't know a thing about Decepticons.
Stick with me. I'll teach you some things about the Decepticons, all right.
I don't believe this!
Optimus Prime, come in! Emergency!
The other Aerialbots are going off with the Decepticon jets!
Those little twerps. They're trying to switch sides!
Ten to one for walking into a Decepticon Trap.
You see, the Decepticons are a swell bunch.
And we have fun!
Incredible. They're so naive.
Have a seat over there and I'll tell you all about it.
No, guys! Don't! Don't you see its some kind of a trap?
Now!
In two minutes, the Kronosphere will carry those idiots back to the beginning of time!
They'll be trapped forever, in eternal nothingness
before the galaxy even existed!
Thats what you think, Megatron!
The Autobots!
Take 'em!
Only one way to stop that machine,
before it takes the Aerialbots back to the beginning of time.
And thats to destroy it!
Where... Where are we?
Let's get out of here!
So much for those buzzards.
Yes, but now we've got real trouble.
The Aerilbots are trapped somewhere in the distant past of Cybertron.
How far in the past?
Judging by these coordinates,
I'd say nine million years.
Isn't there some way we can get the Aerialbots out of the past?
Our only hope is to repair these time controls.
How about it, Wheeljack?
There might be some spare parts in this dump somewhere.
I suppose it could be done.
Let's do it!
The Aerialbots nine million years in the past.
Wow...
That was before the war.
They must be somewhere in the golden age of Cybertron.
What is this place?
Obviously its Cybertron!
- In the past. - Before the war.
Before the Decepticons wrecked it.
I don't buy that story about everything being the Deceptions fault.
I mean after all, the Autobots did their share of fighting too.
Because they were had to, not because they wanted to.
And are you forgetting that its because of the Deceptions that we're stuck here?
Ah well, this place ain't so bad.
I'll say - Its beautiful!
Hey! You Guys! Are you heree to help?
No, umm... not exactly.
Never seen you guys around before.
I'm Orion. Orion Pax.
- Um... I'm Silverbolt. - And I'm Slingshot.
I'm Firefly, and thats Air Raid and Skydive.
What do you do here?
Oh, we unload energy shipments from the power plant upriver.
Oh, thats Dion.
He's my best friend.
Suckered more people into doing your work for you, Orion?
Heh, very funny.
And this is Ariel.
Keep away from her. She is my girlfriend.
Don't listen to him. He's just the jealous type.
Hey, Orion! Look!
- Do you know them? - No, but everyones heard of them.
They're some new kind of robot that can fly.
And we're actually seeing them? Its really them!
- Recognize them? - The Decepticons.
Boy, this'd be a great time to get to know 'em!
You've just got to learn things the hard way, don'tcha?
Hey, maybe we should get to cover before they attack us.
Fireflight, we're in the past!
Megatron doesn't know who we are.
How could Megatron not know who we are?
This is millions of years ago. We haven't been built yet.
Would I give to meet them.
Orion just because they have an unusual ability,
doesn't necessarily make them someone you'd want to know.
Go, get your circuits, chum! Those guys are the greatest!
I heard that their leaders put together some kind of army
and attacked one of the outer cities.
Hah, you believe anything.
Anyway, what do we care if there's a war?
There's guardian robots to take care of stuff like that.
Right now, we got fuel to unload.
Thats it! Thats it!
Little further! Perfect.
Hello there!
I'm Megatron. What's your name?
Orion. Orion Pax! It's really a thrill to meet you, sir.
That was Megatron flying over the energy docks.
- I'm sure of it. - So whats the big deal?
Phew. Are all those yours?
Yes. You see, err...
I've been looking for a place where I can store my wares.
I was hoping this hangar might be available.
Hey, who's that with Orion?
Oh wow, its one of those flying robots!
What do you store here? Raw materials or energy?
Oh, we only store energy here.
That's just what I just wanted to hear.
Decepticons, attack!
You - you can't do this!
Out of my way, fool!
Leave him alone!
Ariel, no!
You - you monster!
Deactivate the rest of them! Permanently!
Then take the fuel!
No!
Orion! Orion, speak to me!
Speak to me!
We must cut back.
If the Kronosphere falls into the hands of the Autobots,
it will be a disaster!
Megatron!
A guardian robot!
Those things give me the creeps!
Yeah, they sure used to give us a pounding back in the old days.
Even though the guardian robots were once our enemies,
we may have a use for this now.
Shockwave, could it be reactivated?
Possibly.
But the lack of a head will limit his maneuverability.
A warrior doesn't need a head! Just a good, strong body.
How much longer, Wheeljack?
I don't know. It's gonna be a while.
At least this gizmos automatic recall
will bring the Aerialbots straight back here.
If I can get it working.
Let's just hope the Aerialbots haven't gotten into too much trouble,
wherever they are.
We gotta find someone who can repair him - and his friends!
We will. Come on!
That Megatron!
I'll pay him back for this if its the last thing I do!
And he's the guy you wanted to be pals with!
Excuse me.
If that young robot needs repairs, I suggest you take him to the next city.
Oh, you gotta help!
Take a look inside. They've been pouring in since this morning.
I had been developing a way to rebuild our robots,
to fight the Decepticons, but now...
Please! Just take a look at him.
I do detect a strong spirit within him.
I tell you what?
I'm going to attempt to rebuild him entirely.
Alright!
He's not the only one!
There are others back at the hangar! His girlfriend, Ariel!
Please, please, one at a time.
Perhaps I can help him her too if my plans work.
Guardian robots!
Fall Back!
- How much longer we gonna have to wait? - Just cool out!
He'll tell us when he's done.
Well its finished. You may not recognize him.
He is no longer Orion Pax.
He is the first of our new defenders...
Optimus Prime.
I was wrong, my friends.
I admired Megatron merely because he was powerful.
I failed to see how he used that power.
Its okay. We've all made the same mistake.
Now we've got to try to help Ariel.
Yes. Can you reconstruct her as you did me?
Perhaps I can try a similar reconstruction using your schematics.
I'll send some droids out for her.
Then lets go stop stop Megatron!
A female warrior.
I'll call her... Elita One.
Destroy them!
Destroy the guardians!
Optimus Prime: You've caused enough destruction for one day, Megatron!
I haven't even started!
You, who are you?
Optimus Prime: Your worst nightmare!
Attack him! Finish him!
What are those things?
Megatron's transport drones. They've come for the fuel.
If Megatron gets that fuel now, he'll be unstoppable.
That's why we've got to make sure he doesn't get it.
Finished.
Then get the Aerialbots back to the present.
And you had better hurry!
They'll be back in two minutes!
Defend the time controls!
We've got to keep them at bay till the Aerialbots get back!
That won't be easy, Prime!
Ratchet! Ironhide! Keep it distracted!
I only hope we can hold out until the Aerialbots get back!
Thats the last energy pack we need.
Wait till all the drones are inside.
Then blow it up.
Wait! Look! The warriors are blocking all the doors!
There's no way we can get out of here before those fuel stockpile explodes!
We can't let the Decepticons win!
Yeah, if they win this battle, they win the future!
Do it, Slingshot!
Here it goes!
Lets annihilate these turkeys!
Okay, Aerialots!
Transform into, Superion!
Now, Guardian!
Megatron! He's getting away!
You'll never get away from us, Megatron!
We won't stop fighting till you're finished! You hear?
These energy packs should give Omega Supreme enough power to take us home.
Hey, what happened to you guys in the past anyway?
Ah, not much. We learned a few things about Megatron.
And about you, Optimus Prime.
Or umm should I say... Orion Pax?
You! So you five were the ones who saved me!
Would somebody tell me what in blazes this is all about?
Ask the Optimus Prime. He knows.
All right. Spill it before I go crazy!
Well, It all began about nine million years ago...
Oh, great! It's gonna be one of those long stories!"