"Previously on Transformers Prime" "Freak storms unlike any the region has seen, tsunami threaten the Canadian coast while lightnings pummel the Gobi desert." "I fear that the Earth's very core is not comprised of magma but of dark energon." "By the Allspark!" "A Ñybertronian heartbeat?" "You mean, something's living down there, inside our planet?" "Unicron!" "An ancient evil, whose fossilized blood comprises the matter which we call dark Energon." "Prideful fool!" "I have no need of your lowly assistance." "I'm detecting a swell of Unicron's spark activity." "Now know me as Your Destroyer!" "Optimus?" "Have you uncovered any further sign of Unicron's emergence?" "Unicron is power incarnate!" "And you, the last of the Primes, shall perish!" "I take that as a "yes"." "We're on our way!" "Negative." "Unicron cannot be defeated by sheer force." "He wants ME, Ratchet." "This fight must be mine alone." "*Argh!" "*" "Sync by Deska" "Transcribed by Skeinweaver" "Did Ratchet not relay my command?" "Return to base." "Reinforcements will not prevent your destruction, disciple of Primus!" "Optimus!" "You're Unicron's target." "Maybe you should consider returning to base." "These manifestations of Unicron can locate me anywhere on Earth." "Even our base's shielding will only cloak my position for so long." "I will not put others at risk." "Then fall back and let us take the lead." "Just this once." "Please, listen to reason!" "If you don't survive, Optimus," "I fear neither will this planet!" "Very well." "Let's move!" "...No, not Unicron himself." "But another of his manifestations." "If we can't beat Unicron and we can't outrun him, what exactly are we supposed to do?" "All we can do — neutralise these vessels as they appear until we find a way to destroy him without destroying the very Earth upon which we walk." "Fool!" "I am this world's past and its future and as of this moment" "No-o-o!" "...all Primes are simply past." "What does that mean?" "Me neither." "Ratchet!" "What is it?" "What happened?" "I happened!" "Megatron!" "Him comes there too?" "He has allied himself with Unicron!" "Don't be so sure." "Megatron just saved Optimus's tailpipe." "It is rather ironic considering our last encounter." "If memory serves, you were desperately attempting to extinguish my Spark." "That option remains very much in play." "I would expect nothing less." "However, I have a proposal." "Join me in defeating our shared enemy," "Unicron, The ChaosBringer." "Hah!" "Absurd!" "Unicron is evil incarnate." "If Megatron was to take any side why would it be ours?" "Because Megatron's pride would never allow anyone other than himself to rule this planet." "You know me all too well, Optimus." "You lead an army of 'Cons." "Why come to us?" "Because this particular endeavour requires something beyond the realm of my command." "The power of a Prime!" "Heh!" "But I guess we don't need you." "On the contrary," "Optimus may be the only one who can defeat Unicron but I remain the only one who can guide you to him." "Unicron's lifeblood runs through me." "Only I can hear his thuds, anticipate his movements..." "Optimus!" "Our past alliances —" "Autobot, Decepticon — no longer matter, not while Unicron lives." "The past always matters!" "A truce between Autobot and Decepticon..." "How long do you expect us to believe _that_ last?" "Only as long as it's mutually beneficial." "And, when our proposed to share mission is complete..?" "I will conquer this Earth." "My way." "Bout of honesty, from a Decepticon?" "Aligning with a lesser of two evils is still siding with evil!" "Do you think you've witnessed the full power of Unicron?" "Those foot soldiers were nothing more than a taste!" "Unicron has yet to fully awaken!" "With each passing moment the Bringer of chaos evolves!" "mutating Earth from the inside out." "What we have witnessed until now is but a prelude of the utter devastation." "His rising will recombine your world." "Like your quest for power destroyed Cybertron?" "Make no mistake!" "this time there will be a planet left for me to rule." "Even if we agree," "Unicron is all the way down in the center of the Earth." "How do we supposed to get there?" "Drive?" "There's only one way." "Absolutely not!" "Ground bridging in the space or on the moving trains is difficult enough but plotting a blind jump INSIDE of a sentient being?" "!" "Besides, direct exposure to that much dark energon will debilitate you!" "You haven't built upon a military like Megatron has." "Yet another strong argument for soliciting my guidance." "You can provide Unicron's exact coordinates?" "If you transport us to this planet's core" "I can lead you directly into Unicron's Spark." "The very heart of His Darkness." "Optimus!" "Even if we survived the jump how we supposed to stop Unicron?" "With a Matrix of Leadership." "What is that?" "A vessel of pure energy." "The collective wisdom of the Primes." "Do we have time for a scavenger hunt?" "I mean, where is Optimus supposed to find this..." "Matrix?" "Optimus does not need to find it." "He carries it within him." "It was the combined power of the Primes that defeated Unicron so long ago." "The very reason he now seeks to destroy you." "It would follow that unleashing the power of the Matrix directly into Unicron's Spark would return him to stasis." "Hold on!" "If everything goes right," "Unicron can just stay down there?" "Yeah." "Can we... syphon him out, somehow?" "He's not in the Earth core, Jack." "He IS the Earth's core." "Rafael is correct." "Tampering with your core can affect the magnetic poles, trigger the very cataclysmic events we're attempting to remedy." "Tragically, Unicron is your planet's very seed." "Always has been, and always must be." "We got another one!" "Ratchet?" "Start the ground bridge." "Wait." "We're opening up a direct path into our base with Megatron standing right there?" "And seriously!" "He's gonna risk his own Spark to save us." "Hardly my nature!" "...Consider my offer." "I shall keep it busy." "No word yet from Lord Megatron?" "It appears our Leader has abandoned us while this world erupts in chaos." "I believe we must consider the possibility of a future without Megatron." "I know that desperate times call for desperate measures but... bringing Megatron here?" "How can you even think about leading that monster near these children after what he did to Raf?" "He will be closely monitored." "And only allowed to linger long enough to send us on a journey." "Not one moment more." "What's gonna stop the Con from calling in an air-strike when he knows where you live?" "By ground-bridging Megatron here, he will be unable to get a fix on our coordinates." "Optimus!" "What's gonna happen with you when all your..." "Matrix energy is released?" "The power within the Matrix has not previously been utilised in this particular manner." "But... you have an idea, don't you?" "Autobots, if human kind is to be saved" "I have no choice but to proceed." "But you do." "Oh." "I don't know about humankind but I'm willing to do it." "For Miko." "For Jack." "Megatron, we're sending transport." "You can always be relied upon to listen to reason, Optimus." "No fair!" "I've never seen him!" "Why do we have to hide?" "Because I've said so!" "So, this is where the magic happens." "Quaint." " Raf!" " Rafael, no!" "You..." "Haaa..." "You're looking much better than the last time we met, little one." "Humans... resilient." "Come on, Raf." "He isn't worth it." "And you..." "I never forget a face, even that of a human." "You devil cross anyone," "MINE is the face you'll never forget!" "NEVARR!" "oh!" "Ratchet!" "Obtain the destination coordinates from our guest." "Jack..." "Will you keep something for me?" "Sure." "What is it?" "It is... the key to the groundbridge power supply." "Oh... okay, but... shouldn't Ratchet have this?" "Perhaps." "But I've been impressed by how much you have matured since we've first met." "As such," "I feel you have earned the responsibility of safeguarding this important device." "Until I return." "I won't let you down." "Locked and ready." "You first." "As you wish." "So... how long before Unicron knows we're here?" "Make no mistake:" "he already does." "To be continued." "Transcribed by Skein." "Sync by Deska."