Second Story Arc: Episodes 15-27
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 15 | "Race" | |
| The entire Autobot force is on Speed Planet, Override, Dirt Boss, Ransack, and Crumplezone all try to gain victory in the first round of the Great Race. As Ransack and Crumplezone use every dirty trick they know on Speed Planet, back on Earth, Starscream and Thundercracker convince the Autobot Mudflap to defect to the Decepticon side by playing off his dislike of humans. Meanwhile, Bud, Lori and the Mini-cons take a trip to the city where they attempt to locate a recovered Cybertronian artifact, and meet Dr. Lucy Suzuki in the process. The race on Speed Planet ends with Override first, Hot Shot second, and Dirt Boss third. On Jungle Planet, Overhaul challenges Scourge for the Cyber Planet Key. | ||
| 16 | "Detour" | |
| On the Jungle Planet, Overhaul does battle with Scourge, only to take a terrible beating. Scourge was about to deliver the final blow when Snarl interferes, saving Overhaul. On Velocitron, the second round of the Great Race commences, bringing obstacles such as stairs and tunnels to the course, as well as more interference from Ransack and Crumplezone who switch the signs. Meanwhile, in a volcano, Overhaul is bathing in lava, training to withstand Scourge's heat attack while Snarl tells him a lesson learned from Backstop. Back at the race, Ransack and Crumplezone's cheating incapacitates Override, leading Hot Shot to save her, much to her confusion. When the race is finished, Dirt Boss is in first place and Hot Shot in second. Meanwhile, Overhaul returns to fight Scourge again. Unfortunately, Snarl is attacked in the course of the battle, and when he and Overhaul are both defeated, Scourge intends to eliminate Snarl for treason. However, Overhaul tries to save him at the risk of his own safety, and manages to channel the power of the Jungle Planet's Key. He scans a carving of a lion, transforming him into Leobreaker! | ||
| 17 | "Savage" | |
| Optimus Prime and Vector Prime arrive on the Jungle Planet to meet up with Overhaul who sent a distress signal, but find that he has become Leobreaker. Red Alert theorizes that Cyber Planet Keys can turn a planet into a mirror image of Cybertron, and reformat Autobots. Optimus and Vector Prime discover that neither Leobreaker, Backstop, nor Snarl sent the distress signal. The trio are forced into battle alongside their new allies Snarl and Backstop against Megatron, Scourge, and their minions. During the course of the fight Optimus and Leobreaker awaken a power from within, combining into Optimus Prime, Savage Claw Mode! Meanwhile, Coby and the Mini-cons sneak off to Speed Planet, where Hot Shot is in preparation for the semi-final round of the Great Race. | ||
| 18 | "Sand" | |
| The second last round of the Great Race begins, taking Hot Shot and the other contestants through the course in the Diablo Desert. As Hot Shot becomes trapped in sinking sand, Brakedown attempts to help him at the cost of compromising his own participation in the race. Dirt Boss is disqualified when Ransack and Crumplezone abandon him, leaving only Ransack, Crumplezone, Hot Shot, and Override in contention. On Jungle Planet, the Autobots and their new friends battle the allied Decepticons after being tricked by threats and a friend trapped under a rockslide. Sideways tells them he is working undercover to compromise Megatron's organization, but his true allegiance is unclear. Landmine contacts Optimus to tell him he found Coby and the Mini-Cons on Speed Planet. Hot Shot convinces Optimus and Jetfire to let Coby stay. | ||
| 19 | "Champion" | |
| The final race to determine who wins the Planet Cup, and thus the Cyber Planet Key, begins with Override, Ransack, Crumplezone, and Hot Shot as the participants. Coby races with Hot Shot because Hot Shot suffered extensive damage to his internal systems. Ransack and Crumplezone are virtually eliminated early on when they try to steal the Planet Cup, making the race a struggle between Hot Shot and Override. Unfortunately, Hot Shot's links are breaking down. Coby hot-wires him and Hot Shot wins the race and claims the Planet Cup. Megatron arrives to steal the cup, resulting in a brawl between the Autobots and Decepticons. The cup is returned to Hot Shot by Override, who pledges her allegiance to the Autobots after benefiting from Hot Shot's selflessness during the race. The Speed Planet Key is placed in the Omega Lock which results in a lot of data and sends a golden wave across the galaxy. Then a signal of coordinates comes from the Autobot base, alerting them to something strange in the Arctic. | ||
| 20 | "Ice" | |
| While investigating strange phenomena at the North Pole, the kids run into Professor Suzuki, who is taking part in a government project to research the same phenomena. Seeing her as a possible ally, Bud and Lori want to tell the Professor about the Transformers’ existence, but Coby isn’t so sure. Unfortunately, an attack by Starscream and Mudflap may make the discussion moot! Then Scattershot saves them. | ||
| 21 | "Honor" | |
| In a confrontation with Megatron and Scourge, Leobreaker lets his temper get the better of him, and, against Optimus’ direct orders, attacks Scourge. Scourge defeats him easily, but seems to have developed a grudging respect for the Autobot. Backstop tells Optimus about Scourge's past as well as Snarl and Leobreaker. Long ago, Jungle Planet had no leader until Scourge stepped up. Leobreaker then tells Snarl about his past. Back when he was Overhaul, he was a reckless lone wolf and no one wanted to partner up with him. On one mission, he was trapped under rocks, and was rescued by Optimus who tried to give him cover. Leobreaker realized that Optimus and the team had always looked out for him. Surprisingly, Optimus arrives. Optimus explains that he has been wrong about keeping their mission a secret. Every planet was different and had many customs, and wherever they go, they find people who wanted to help - valuable allies and friends. Optimus realizes that the only way to obtain the Jungle Planet Key is to fight Scourge. He sends Backstop to deliver his message. Megatron is infuriated and Sideways whispers a plan to Starscream. | ||
| 22 | "Primal" | |
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The stage is set for the final confrontation between Scourge and Optimus Prime. The Autobot team arrives on the Jungle Planet, with Override representing the Speed Planet, and Lori representing Earth. The Decepticons plan a 'welcome party' for the Autobots, which only delays the inevitable confrontation. Later, Optimus Prime and Leobreaker team up to defeat Scourge. Scourge asks Optimus to kill him as he was the loser, but Optimus refuses, claiming that Scourge was a worthy opponent. After receiving the Cyber Planet Key from Scourge, Lori talks him into understanding the merits of teamwork. He apparently agrees, and calls Lori his little sister, which infuriates her. Later, an angry Megatron is seen ranting, raving, and blowing things up. |
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| 23 | "Trust" | |
| In this episode a colossal battle spans all the terrain of the Jungle Planet. The Decepticons try to track down the Jungle Planet Key hidden among several decoy boxes protected by Autobots. When opening boxes, Ransack gets punched by a boxing glove and Megatron and Sideways find rocks. Megatron determines that the Key is in the hands of Leobreaker and Snarl. Snarl distracts the Decepticons while Leobreaker beats a tactical retreat. Megatron gloats that Leobreaker is a coward who always has others to back him up. Optimus tells him not to let Megatron get to him. Optimus tells Leobreaker that he trusts him the most. Just as Megatron is about deliver a final blow to the downed Optimus Prime, Optimus's Matrix of Leadership activates the Jungle Planet Key to open a space bridge to Earth, bringing in Autobot reinforcements. Optimus defeats Megatron and gets the Jungle Planet Key. On the way back to Earth, Vector Prime asks how the "secret mission" was going. Jolt says they have an adviser named Suzuki but Coby tells him to keep his vocabulator quiet. Meanwhile, at Earth’s North Pole, Professor Suzuki makes an astonishing discovery -- a being trapped in ice! It scans a nearby car and breaks free. Suzuki realizes it is another Transformer. Afar, Colonel Franklin sees his first "robot in disguise". | ||
| 24 | "Trap" | |
| With the awakening of the monster-hunting Autobot Crosswise, the secret history of Earth begins to be revealed. Starscream sends Megatron after a false lead on the third Cyber Planet Key, while Starscream searches for the Earth Planet Key. Sideways and Starscream follow Crosswise, thinking he will lead them to it. Sideways chases after Crosswise while Starscream finds out what Crosswise was hiding. Meanwhile, the Autobots put the Jungle Planet Key in the Omega Lock and are drawn into the essence of Primus. Using the Mini-cons as mediums, Primus says, "Maintain the balance until all are one." The Polar anomaly draws the Autobots to a hidden cavern filled with terrifying ancient Decepticons, and into a deadly trap set by Starscream! In space, Megatron and his henchmen are trapped by Starscream's booby-trapped fake Planet Map, with Crumplezone outside. | ||
| 25 | "Invasion" | |
| Starscream has his Decepticon army in sight of Earth looking for its Planet Key. Crosswise requests assistance from his friend Evac to again imprison the Ancient Decepticons. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots manage to escape, thanks to Jetfire's help. They head to stop Starscream and the Decepticons from terrorizing Earth, but end up being attacked by the Earth military forces! Evac and Crosswise come to their aid. Meanwhile, the Mini-cons, the children, and their families are taken in by Colonel Franklin and the military. | ||
| 26 | "Retreat" | |
| While the Mini-cons rescue the kids from military custody, Sideways learns the location of the Autobots’ base. Soon every Decepticon in North America is descending on Coby’s home town. The Autobots realize that to protect the Cyber Planet Keys and the humans of Earth, there’s only one option: take the Omega Lock and abandon the Earth base. Evac returns with the Earth Planet Key but is ambushed by Starscream. Evac manages to get away but Starscream keeps coming, despite all the Autobots can throw at him. During the fight, Leobreaker manages to bite off one of Starscream's Energon blades, and Savage Claw Mode finally defeats Starscream. But Starscream reactivates and shoots at the kids. While Optimus is distracted, Starscream steals the Omega Lock. With the Autobots swearing to get it back, Colonel Franklin demands a talk with them.Also they destroy each other in the process. | ||
| 27 | "Revelation" | |
| With the help of Scourge, Megatron and the Decepticons are finally freed from captivity. They decide to head to Earth, and Scourge joins them. Meanwhile, Starscream places the Earth Planet Key in the Omega Lock, and a space bridge is formed, revealing the black hole to Earth and the entire universe. A transmission is received by the Autobots, and is deciphered by Red Alert and Vector Prime. The message says to bring the Planet Keys and Omega Lock to Cybertron, but does not indicate what will happen. However, the Decepticons appear at Niagara Falls, and the Autobots rush to challenge them. In the battle, Megatron is challenged by Hot Shot, Red Alert, and Scattershot. In the process, Megatron gains a new weapon from Earth's Cyber Planet Key - a gatling gun! Megatron promptly uses his new weapon to seemingly wipe out the three Autobots. |
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