Search every sector till we have Optimus Prime and his traitors.
Leave them nowhere to hide.
-Lord Megatron. -What?
We've got a visitor.
Fire only on my command.
It could be a trap.
That's as far as you...
Reveal yourself now!
Starscream! Back down!
Like a coward?
Enough, both of you!
Only on my command!
Why would you be so foolhardy as to come here?
I prefer to think of it as hopeful.
As the military commander of the Autobots,
I, Ultra Magnus, in good faith,
hereby surrender to you.
Remember the battle of Tarn-Hauser Gate?
Yes,
you saved my life.
And you, mine.
Then, together, we won that battle.
And for what? To end up here for this?
The important thing is, we had each other's backs.
We fought as brothers.
And now, we're at each other's throats.
I've grown weary of endless war.
Then end it.
Convince your noble leader to stand down and end his crusade against me.
Prime won't listen to me.
But, if the three of us could sit and speak like the old days--
You have the power to end this!
That is why I came here myself
in the hopes that we can work for peace.
We will have peace
if you order the Autobots to stand down.
I won't order the others to do what they feel is not right.
Then you are just as responsible as Prime
for their deaths.
If we continue on this course, no one will be left to win.
Jetfire,
throw my old brother in one of our finest cells.
He can contemplate his peace from there.
My fellow Autobots,
I have called this meeting to inform you of an unfortunate development.
We have reports that Ultra Magnus has surrendered to Megatron.
- Wait. - Are you serious?
- Ultra Magnus? - What?
- Are you serious? -Settle down, everyone.
Why in the name of Primus would he surrender?
Ultra Magnus and I have different views of the war.
He believes that it is time to stop fighting.
That's total scrap!
And what's your view, Optimus?
I will never stop fighting for our freedom.
We need to go. We need to get out of here, like, now!
Ultra Magnus knows our location, our defenses, everything!
They could be here any nano-cycle.
I...
do not believe Ultra Magnus would betray us.
What if they hack his brain module?
He'd deactivate himself before he'd let that happen.
I can only assume that Ultra Magnus was trying to appeal to Megatron.
So, now what?
Elita-1 will take command of military operations immediately.
Is that acceptable, Elita?
I...
Of course.
We will not allow Megatron to enslave Cybertron.
We will win this war.
Till all are one.
Lord Megatron.
Yes, Shockwave?
I have teams searching the depths of Cybertron
for ancient relics and weapons.
-Get to the point.
Our source of life.
And a source of unimaginable power.
It hasn't been seen in ages.
Some think it's only a myth.
The work of Alpha Trion proves that it is real.
Are you certain of this, Shockwave?
My research of the ancient code
suggests that the Allspark can help us end the war permanently.
I'm listening.
If we can acquire the Allspark,
I can manipulate it to create a reformation wave
that will de-rez every single Autobot.
From there, I can easily reformat them
as loyal Decepticons.
That looks painful.
The war would end in an instant.
Magnus to Optimus. Megatron is looking for the Allspark.
They plan to reformat the Autobots.
Total annihilation, I repeat total...
Possessing that kind of power is appealing,
but I'm not inclined to search the entire planet for the Allspark
when our forces should be winning the war.
This is how you win the war.
Reformat the Autobots?
A clean and decisive victory.
It would be a victory without honor.
Then I am to proceed?
No, this is something I must consider.
Med-transports five and six were destroyed.
Also, we should...
It... It's from Ultra Magnus, sir.
Ultra Magnus?
Magnus to Optimus.
Megatron is looking for the Allspark.
They plan to reformat the Autobots.
Total annihilation, I repeat total...
The Allspark?
It hasn't been seen in ten thousand stellar-cycles.
Why would he do that?
With the Allspark,
Megatron would gain control over all of Cybertron.
I cannot let that happen.
How do we stop him?
We must find it first.
Gather everyone.
Wait, wait just one astro-second.
The Allspark?
You're telling us Megatron is hunting for a myth?
Yes.
Well, I say, let 'em waste time and energon looking for it.
Permission to speak freely?
-Yes, Sideswipe. Always. - Did you crack your crankcase?
You want us to hunt down an ancient artefact,
based on information sent from Magnus,
who is currently under Decepticon control.
At best, it could be a distraction. At worst, it's a trap!
Although I question Ultra Magnus' choices,
I do not question my faith in him.
We must not allow Megatron to find the Allspark.
With it, he will destroy everything we are.
Uh... it might cost us some energon,
but I can rig the Ark's long-range scanners
to try and look for it.
Thank you, Wheeljack.
Hound, Sideswipe, Elita and myself will each command a small squad.
We must cover as many sectors as possible and move quickly.
Lord Megatron.
We are in the middle of--
I detected a low frequency transmission
that was somehow sent from the holding cells.
What?
Megatron is looking for the Allspark.
They plan to reformat the Autobots.
-Total annihilation… -Magnus!
We can assume Prime is now looking for the Allspark.
Wait!
If Prime is trying to beat us to the Allspark,
perhaps we should help him find it.
What is bothering you, Elita?
Am I that obvious?
Yes, only because...
I know you.
I don't mean to question your command,
but searching for a long-lost relic?
It feels like a fool's errand.
I understand your concern.
I'm not sure you do, Optimus. We're barely surviving as it is.
If our current course does not change,
we lose.
Optimus, I'm not sure what we're even fighting for anymore.
I must ask you to trust me.
Of course I do.
This was not the life I imagined for us.
But it's a life worth fighting for.
Optimus! Incoming signal!
Optimus, found coordinates of Allspark.
Repeat, transmitting coordinates.
Allspark.
Elita, prepare as many teams as we can spare.
Optimus, found coordinates of Allspark.
Repeat, transmitting coordinates.
-Excellent, Soundwave. - Allspark.
Have your forces in place and ready to destroy them.
Megatron...
we can still find a peaceful way to end the war.
You lost any chance of working with me
when you sent that transmission to Prime.
You've actually done me a favor
by allowing us to hack your previously clandestine comm frequency.
What have you done?
I have done what I have to do
to end this war.
You should have worked with me.
Now, I can't help how much they're about to suffer.
According to Ultra Magnus, these are the coordinates.
The Autobots have reached Iacon.
All units, report.
Impactor, check.
Barricade, check.
Spinister, check.
Skytread, check.
This looks like the perfect location for a trap.
We do not have a choice.
Ultra Magnus risked his life to give us this opportunity.
Or we're being set up.
Ultra Magnus would not betray us.
You believe the best in everyone.
-That's the problem. -Is it?
Magnus is in the hands of the Decepticons.
They can never be trusted.
Hey, be light on your treads.
If the Allspark is nearby,
the last thing we want is to attract Seekers.
Keep your optics open,
and remember, retrieval is only half the mission.
We have to bring it back to base.
Optimus, I've got something. Could be our package.
Moving in to investigate.
Affirmative. Proceed with caution.
They've taken the bait!
Optimus, it's highly concentrated energon.
Energon?
Wait! Do not...
Kill them all!
Scrap!
Taking fire! Cog is down!
Ah! A set up!
The Autobot crusade ends here!
Repeat, Cog is down!
Request support!
Decepticon scrap-suckers!
Where's Chromia?
I'll rip out your circuits!
Here comes the cavalry!
Decepticons, rally to me!
Now, you die.
Ready to die, Prime?
Now, on my mark, we...
Autobots, pull out!
Retreat!
Prime, you coward!
He gonna be okay, Doc?
Get him into the repair bay!
Everyone okay?
We suffered casualties.
No Allspark. It was a trap.
And we walked right into it.
I heard something about a big cube of energon?
Tell me you at least brought that back.
Scrap.
Optimus, we're gonna need time to recover from this.
Wheeljack,
any luck finding the actual Allspark?
Optimus, the energon it takes
will start affecting our ability to stay cloaked.
Unfortunate, but necessary.
No, Optimus!
You heard him. We don't have the resources!
Keep searching.
You find Impactor?
Only what's left of him.
Let's get that energon and go.
It's not here.
Where the scrap is it?
Megatron's not gonna like this.
You're telling me
that in addition to killing one of my finest soldiers,
the Autobots got away with highly purified energon?
Who let this happen?
It would seem neither we or the Autobots have the energon.
Then who does?
Unknown.
It disappeared from sensors during the battle.
By that look on your face,
Optimus must have survived--
You will tell me the location of Optimus Prime now!
Never going to happen,
brother.
Last chance.
Where?
Shockwave, begin your preparations.
You may implement your plan
to reformat the Autobots.
Yes, Lord Megatron.
And what of honor?
Honor will not win this war.
Eliminating the Autobots from existence will.