I've done it! Optimus Prime lives!
Our leader is back.
Yes, Sky Lynx, and this time, no force in the universe can stop me.
How long have I been gone?
Too long. We're all in grave danger.
Tell me all that has happened.
It all started, when you are rescued by Jessica Morgan and Dr. Swofford.
Their experimental spaceship shielded your body when the star went nova,
but their spaceship was covered with solar spores.
Swofford brought you back to his laboratory,
where he and his partner discovered that spores induced hate.
They sought to infect your lifeless body with the virus,
and when that failed, they used you to lure the Autobots to their lab,
and there they infected Ultra Magnus and the others.
It was Autobot against Autobot, and then Decepticon against Decepticon!
Even the Quintessons were not safe from the madness.
I rescued this Quintesson to try to revive you.
That was Rodimus' last instruction before—
Rodimus! What happened to him?
I'm afraid that he has been infected as well.
You're our last hope, Optimus.
You rescued me? You? A Quintesson?
I had no choice! The entire galaxy is threatened!
Have any of the Autobots avoided contamination?
Not many. And those that have were injured battling Superion.
They may be damaged beyond repair.
Who? Tell me!
Kup and Wheelie, Blurr and Steeljaw, Bumblebee.
Then lets find them and get them into the repair bay.
We'll need your help.
I'm finished. They're all restored.
I see you're no worse for wear than I was.
Optimus? Optimus, you're alive, you're alive!
I don't believe this, I don't believe this! You guys believe this? It's Optimus!
Optimus Prime! By gosh, is it really you?
I'm must be dreaming!
No, this is real. I'm back, and now so are you.
Back? I'm better than ever!
Look at this new paint job!
I've gone beyond being just plain old Bumblebee! I'm a Goldbug!
Haha! That you are, Bumblebee,
so from now on thats exactly who you'll be, Goldbug!
I can't begin to tell you how great it is to have you back, Optimus!
It's great to be back, Kup.
Yeah! Let's go kick come Decepti-tail!
I'm ready willing and able! You can't keep a good robot down,
know what i mean? Let's go, let's go, let's go! What are we waiting for?
Chill out, Blurr! We need a plan!
Okay, Optimus, what's the plan?
I... have no plan.
What? No plan no plan? But if we don't have a plan, Optimus, how we gonna fight plague?
Because we can't fight the plague, we're all doom doom doomed!
Without the Matrix of Leadership, I no longer possess
the accumulated wisdom of our ancient leaders,
but, if I can regain the Matrix, perhaps and answer can be found.
But the Matrix, is within, Rodimus!
If you try to take it from him, you'll be infected too!
There must be a way to get the Matrix.
I believe I have the answer.
You, must be Jessica Morgan.
I hear I owe you my life.
I did what I had to do. I'm just happy to have you here.
The metal my father Dr. Swofford and I have been working on
is impervious to heat and radiation.
Then, if i were to coat myself with that metal,
it might protect me from the infection and enable me to reclaim the Matrix.
Yes, but the Decepticons raided my father's laboratory
and stole all the metal we had.
No problem, sister, we'll just take it back!
You said it! Thats it! Right Right Right!
Let's go show those Decepticreeps!
Not so fast! You've got to take me with you.
Sorry, Jessica, it's too dangerous.
Anymore than rescuing you from an exploding sun?
You've made your point. Welcome aboard.
Why, we even have an exosuit that'll fit her!
Autobots, transform and roll out!
Fools, I am your leader!
It's no use. You're all crazed!
Lost them!
Have I no friends left?
Well, well, what have we here?
Looks like something the cat dragged in.
Autobots!
The Autobots are trying to save me! What madness is this?
Galvatron! It's Optimus Prime! Can you hear me?
Optimus! How is it possible that you live?
No time to explain now!
We must team together to save ourselves!
What? Against those lunatics?
I have no choice. Very well, Optimus!
We combine forces! For now!
Think we can trust him?
No, but what choice have we?
I got you!
Decepticons, retreat!
They'll be back as soon as they recharge. Follow me!
We'll be safe here... for a while.
Why are you on Chaar?
You are in possession of a precious metal,
which holds the key to the cure for this horrible plague.
Without it, we will all be destroyed.
So, you need the metal?
Very well. I'll take you to it.
Can he be trusted?
Not for an instant!
Be warned though. This is not an easy trip!
Wow!
The path is clear. Lets hurry!
I don't like this!
Oh my! It looks like I was wrong!
A spider!
Autobots can't fly!
Thanks, Blurr! I'll remember this!
Don't mention it! It was really nothing! You don't have to thank me, any
self-respecting Autobot would have done the same thing, so no worry, it was nothing!
No! No!
Heeeeelp!
You set us up!
Don't be absurd!
I was ready to help, but I knew you didn't need me!
Come along!
Why I oughta—
Forget it, Kup. Its the mission thats important.
Come on, Optimus, tell me! Why do you want this metal?
How will it be used? Why is it so precious?
I've explained it to you.
You told me it was important, but you didn't tell me why!
That's because I know you too well, Galvatron.
Galvatron, they are sucking the very energon from us!
Destroy them!
Oh alright!
What's taking you so long? Hurry!
Leave them alone!
We have to get out of here!
Galvatron! Which way?
This way. But first...
We do not need these fools following us!
Now, let's go!
We're almost there.
This is it!
Now, tell me what the cure is and how the metal is used to make it!
You'll learn soon enough, Galvatron.
Tell me, or you'll never get what you need!
We haven't much time!
This is it! There's enough here to coat you and make you impervious, Optimus!
So you planned to coat yourself with it!
Who's the fool now, Optimus?
Oh no!
I don't need you anymore, Optimus.
So much for your resurrection!
You jerk! He's trying to save us all!
Good work, Sky Lynx!
Now we're going to put you to work.
That oughta do it.
No!
What are you doing?
Join us, Galvatron! Join us now!
Die, you worthless piece of slag!
Noooooooooooo!
It's too late, Galvatron.
We're getting out of here!
Hurry up!
Don't rush me! We must cover every square inch, or it could be useless!
We've got to find Rodimus Prime, Sky Lynx! Hurry!
I'm doing my best, Optimus!
- Trash Rodimus! - After him!
You want a race? I'll give you a race!
Nobody messes with me!
Okay, who's next?
Let's talk, Rodimus.
Huh, Optimus! I thought you were... dead!
The preservation of our very existence is at stake.
Madness has infected the entire galaxy!
The Autobots, the Decepticons, the Humans!
They threaten to wipe each other out!
We've got to fight the madness! You've got to help me, Rodimus!
H-help the u-universe?
Listen to what I'm saying.
All right.
Look out, Optimus, he's crazed!
I don't want to hurt you, Rodimus!
Don't worry, Optimus, you won't!
Rodimus! You're wasting precious time!
Many lives are in danger!
The only one who is in danger is you, old timer!
Sorry, Rodimus! Theres no other way!
Let go of me!
I have to do this, Rodimus!
No! I won't let you!
I think Optimus needs a bath!
No more games, Rodimus! Innocent lives are at stake!
No one is innocent!
Gotcha!
Rodimus infected Sky Lynx!
Come out, come out, wherever you are!
I know you're in here! Can Optimus Come Out And Play?
I asked you nicely. Now I am telling you!
If I'm ever gonna save you, I need the Matrix!
You are so anxious to remove the Matrix from me,
let's see what I could cut from you!
I'm protected from heat, Rodimus!
Please, let me help you!
Sorry, Rodimus. This seems to be the only way!
If any cure to this plague exists,
only the ancient leaders within the Matrix could possibly know it.
I must travel into the Matrix.
Optimus... why have you returned?
To find a cure for the spore plague.
Can you help me, Alpha Trion?
If there is a cure, I know nothing of it.
Then I must journey farther back.
Be careful! For if you travel too far,
you may become lost and never find your way back!
If I do not try, There may be nothing to return to.
Oh no! Infected transformers!
They're looking for Optimus Prime!
I must stop them! They'll destroy us both!
Hurry, please hurry!
The plague you speak of has visited us once before.
A wise man was able to contain the spores and send them into the sun.
But no one was able to destroy them.
No one had the power to do that.
The only way to fight such madness is with wisdom.
Unfortunately, no one person now has the wisdom to contain the spores,
much less destroy them, Now that they are spread across the galaxy.
Perhaps there does exist a source of wisdom powerful enough to destroy the spores,
and cure the entire world.
The accumulated wisdom that resides within the Matrix.
Stop! Please stop!
Never, Quintesson! This world is ours!
Optimus Prime shall die again!
What? What is this?
Now, light our darkest hour!
- Gregory? - Jessica...
I can't say what I'm feeling and I'm so terribly sorry.
We had no right to do what we did with the spores,
and for what we thought and believed of you...
We... I deeply apologize.
Does this mean the fighting will continue?
Hard to say.
There will be no war today, Optimus Prime.
You have earned Galvatron's respect.
The wisdom of the ages! It's lost!
No, not lost. We're all a little wiser now.
But the Matrix is empty!
It's up to all of us to fill it again—
with the wisdom we accumulate from this moment on.
Autobots, transform and roll out!