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PREVIOUSLY ON
"TRANSFORMERS PRIME"...
BULKHEAD, PREPARE FOR
DEPARTURE.
RAFAEL AND AGENT FOWLER WILL BE
YOUR COMMUNICATIONS AND
TRANSPORTATION HUB.
WHO IS THE FIERCEST AMONG
YOU?
I AM HARDSHELL.
YOU WILL RETRIEVE SOMETHING
FOR ME.
TOX-EN.
You're carrying it?
I thought that stuff was toxic.
YOUR SPARK IS MINE, WRECKER.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
THAT'S RIGHT, SOLDIER.
COME ON HOME!
THE WRECKER LEFT ME ALIVE.
THE LAST MISTAKE HE WILL EVER
MAKE.
NO.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ IMITATES ELECTRIC GUITAR ]
♪ WE GOT THE PHASE SHIFTER, AND
WE MESSED UP KNOCK OUT'S
FA-A-A-A-A-A-CE! ♪
OH, YEAH!
♪ NA-NA, NA-NA-NA ♪
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
HEY!
[ BEEPING ]
LET ME GUESS -- YOU AND RAF
SPEND ALL YOUR DRIVE TIME
LISTENING TO CHIP TUNES.
[ BEEPING ]
WELL, IT'S BEEN FUN, BUT I'M
READY TO GET BACK TO MY
REGULARLY SCHEDULED PARTNER,
BULKHE-- AAH!
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
BULKHEAD, RESPOND!
BULKHEAD?
[ BEEPING ]
BULKHEAD?
WHAT HAPPENED?
TOX-EN EXPOSURE, AMONG OTHER
THINGS.
BULKHEAD HAS SUFFERED A COMPLETE
SYSTEMS FAILURE.
HOLD ON. TOX-EN?
[ BEEPING ]
HELP ME GET HIM INTO THE
MEDICAL BAY...NOW!
[ METAL SCRAPING ]
NO! [ GRUNTS ]
IF I HADN'T GONE TO NEW YORK --
THERE'S NOTHING YOU COULD
HAVE DONE!
HARDSHELL SUCKER-PUNCHED THE BIG
LUG WHILE HE WAS DOWN.
WHO?
SOME INSECTICON.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
POINT IS, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!
YOU GOT THAT?
GOT IT.
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!
FOUR RELICS, EACH WITHIN OUR
GRASP.
AND YET, ONLY SOUNDWAVE HAS
RETURNED WITH SOMETHING OTHER
THAN AN EXCUSE!
TELL ME, HARDSHELL.
WHAT IS YOURS?!
I HAVE NONE, MY LORD.
WE FAILED TO RETRIEVE THE
TOX-EN.
BUT THE GREEN AUTOBOT HAS
BEEN...TERMINATED.
THEN PERHAPS THIS DAY IS NOT
LOST AFTER ALL.
IF THAT IS TRUE.
IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE ANYONE
HAS EXTINGUISHED AN AUTOBOT'S
SPARK.
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE
SINCE AN INSECTICON WARRIOR HAS
BEEN PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DO SO.
REALLY NOW?
BECAUSE THE BUG UNDER MY RECENT
COMMAND WAS UTTERLY USELESS.
[ ROARS ]
ENOUGH!
HARDSHELL, ARE YOU CERTAIN THE
ONE CALLED BULKHEAD WAS
EXTERMINATED?
BY MY VERY OWN HAND,
LORD MEGATRON.
[ BEEPING ]
YES, SIR.
TURNS OUT, HIGHLIGHTS OF YOUR
BIG APPLE ADVENTURE GOT CAUGHT
ON SECURITY TAPE.
THE PENTAGON NEEDS ME TO RUN
INTERFERENCE WITH THE MAYOR.
I TRIED TO STALL, BUT...
GO WHERE YOU ARE NEEDED,
AGENT FOWLER.
THERE IS NOTHING MORE YOU CAN DO
FOR BULKHEAD AT THIS TIME.
KEEP ME POSTED, PRIME.
I MEAN IT.
WHEELJACK'S ON HIS WAY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GIVING
UP ON BULKHEAD ALREADY!
ALL I MEANT WAS WHEELJACK AND
BULKHEAD ARE CLOSE.
I THOUGHT HE'D WANT TO BE HERE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT.
MIKO, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
HOME!
WHILE AGENT FOWLER CAN STILL
GIVE ME A LIFT.
SHE NEEDS TIME.
[ BEEPING ]
[ SIGHS ]
BULKHEAD IS STABLE, FOR THE
MOMENT, BUT I'VE HAD TO INDUCE
STASIS.
[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]
WHAT'S THE DAMAGE, DOC?
BULKHEAD SUFFERED MASSIVE
TRAUMA TO HIS CENTRAL NEURAL
CONDUIT.
I'VE WATCHED YOU WORK.
YOU'RE A MAESTRO.
THE TOX-EN EXPOSURE HAS
CAUSED SYSTEM-WIDE SHUTDOWN ON A
SUB-MICRONIC LEVEL.
I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO OPERATE
UNTIL BULKHEAD REGAINS SOME
STRENGTH.
YOU GONNA TELL ME WHO DID
THIS TO HIM?
AT THE MOMENT, I BELIEVE IT
IS BEST TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION
ON BULKHEAD'S RECOVERY RATHER
THAN REVENGE.
YOU DO THAT.
WHEELJACK WILL MOST LIKELY DO
SOMETHING RASH, YOU KNOW.
AND I AM NOT SURE WE COULD
STOP HIM IF WE WANTED TO.
[ BEEPING ]
[ CLANK ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
GOING AFTER THE CON WHO HURT
BULKHEAD.
YOU IN?
I'M TAKING YOU BACK.
NO. WAIT!
KID, I GET IT -- YOU WANT
PAYBACK.
YOU AND ME BOTH.
BULKHEAD'S MY PARTNER, TOO!
TRUST ME, WHEN I FIND OUT
WHICH ONE OF MEGATRON'S GOONS
JUMPED OUR BOY, I'LL TAKE CARE
OF HIM...MY WAY.
I KNOW WHO DID IT.
WHO?
TAKE ME, AND I'LL TELL YOU.
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE
WRECKER'S FACE AS HIS SPARK
EXPIRED, KNOWING THAT HE
PERISHED AT THE HAND OF A TRUE
WARRIOR.
LORD MEGATRON NOW UNDERSTANDS
THAT THE DIFFICULT TASKS ARE
BEST ASSIGNED TO AN INSECTICON.
PIT-BOUND SCAVENGERS.
SCRAP EATERS.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
[ DEVICE WHIRRING ]
[ GRUNTING ]
DETAILING WAS SO MUCH EASIER
WHEN BREAKDOWN WAS AROUND.
[ LASER FIRING ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ CRASH ]
WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE?
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CONCENTR--
[ GASPS ]
[ GASPS ]
I JUST BUFFED THAT!
YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND
DECEPTICON MINES?
YOU DIDN'T THINK I'VE JUST
BEEN SITTING ON MY CAN SINCE
I'VE BEEN ON THIS ROCK?
BUT SHOULDN'T WE BE AT AN
INSECTICON HIVE?
THE BUGS ARE BOUND BY A
SINGLE MIND.
TRYING TO DRAW JUST ONE OF THEM
OUT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, SO
WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME NOISE.
AND GET THE CONS TO HAND OVER
HARDSHELL.
NOW, YOU CAN SNEAK IN THERE
AND SCOPE THINGS OUT A LOT
EASIER THAN I CAN.
WE GOT FIVE, MAYBE SIX
TROOPERS IN THE MAIN CAVERN AND
TWO MORE KEEPING AN EYE ON
THINGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR.
GOOD JOB, KID. KEEP GOING.
[ GASPS ]
There's another chamber.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE JUST USING IT
FOR STORAGE.
[ BEEP, STATIC ]
WHEELJACK, YOU THERE?
[ BOOM! ]
[ ROARS ]
AAH!
NOW WHAT?
WE GIVE MEGATRON A SHOUT.
JUST LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
SPARE ME THE DRAMATICS,
KNOCK OUT.
IT'S MERELY A SCRATCH.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME,
LORD MEGATRON.
THE INSECTICONS ARE CREATING
DISSENSION AMONG THE RANKS.
THESE SAVAGES ARE A THREAT TO
THIS WARSHIP AND ITS CREW.
THEY SHOULD BE CONFINED --
RESTRAINED, EVEN!
YOU COULD NOT PRODUCE
RESTRAINTS STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD
US!
LORD MEGATRON.
WE'RE RECEIVING AN EMERGENCY
TRANSMISSION FROM
MINE TVC15.
WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM?
UNCLEAR, MY LIEGE.
THE CALLER WILL SPEAK ONLY TO
YOU.
WHAT IS IT?
Nice operation you got here,
Megatron, although, technically,
you might say it's under new
management.
WHEELJACK, THE ONE WHO ENJOYS
EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.
What can I say, chief?
I'm uncouth.
And right now, I'm sitting on
top of one of your big, juicy
mining ops.
THE LOSS OF ONE ASSET IS
HARDLY A BLOW TO THE DECEPTICON
CAUSE.
MAYBE, BUT I'M GONNA KEEP ON
HITTING THEM, ONE BY ONE, UNTIL
YOU GIVE ME WHAT I WANT.
AND WHAT, PRAY TELL, WOULD
THAT BE?
The Insecticon *** who tried
to frag Bulkhead.
TRIED?
ARE YOU SAYING THE AUTOBOT
LIVES?
HE IS BLUFFING!
Wouldn't bet on it.
So, here's the deal.
I'm gonna transmit the
coordinates of my next target.
If Hardshell cares to meet me
there, maybe he can save you
from another loss.
AND, MEGATRON, JUST IN CASE YOU
EVER WONDERED WHAT 3 TONS OF
EXPLODING ENERGON SOUNDS LIKE...
[ BEEPING ]
YOU ALLOWED THE AUTOBOT TO
LIVE?!
HMPH! BUGS.
NOT ALL THEY'RE CRACKED UP TO
BE.
LORD MEGATRON, I SWEAR UPON
THE ALLSPARK, THE AUTOBOT COULD
NOT HAVE SURVIVED HIS WOUNDS!
THEN YOU OWE ME A SPARK.
AND IF IT'S NOT THE ONE
BELONGING TO BULKHEAD, IT HAD
BETTER BE WHEELJACK'S!
[ SIGHS ]
[ YAWNS ]
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO POWER DOWN
FOR A WHILE.
I'M GOOD.
HE'S GONNA MAKE IT, RIGHT?
NO QUESTION, KID.
BULKHEAD'S THE TOUGHEST WRECKING
BALL I'VE EVER KNOWN, AND
RATCHET'S A GREAT DOC -- THE
BEST.
YEAH.
THERE'S NO WAY BULK WOULD MISS
ALL THE STUFF WE HAVE PLANNED --
CAR SLEDDING, WORLDWIDE
SMASH-A-THON.
WE'VE BEEN MAKING A LIST.
LIKE I SAID, BULKHEAD'S TOO
STUBBORN NOT TO PULL THROUGH.
I KNOW IT, AND I BET YOU DO,
TOO.
[ SNORES ]
[ GASPS ] I'M UP!
WHAT'S THE PLAN?
KID, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO
ME, PRESS THIS.
I'VE PRESET THE AUTOPILOT TO GET
YOU BACK TO PRIME'S BASE.
WHAT? NO WAY!
WE HAD A DEAL.
YOU SAID I COULD HELP!
AND YOU DID.
BUT IT ENDS HERE.
THIS IS MY FIGHT, TOO.
SORRY, KID, BUT BULKHEAD'S
GONNA WAKE UP.
AND HE'LL FILE OFF MY RIVETS IF
YOU'RE NOT THERE WHEN HE DOES.
WHEELJACK!
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
YOU IN THERE, BUG?!
[ WHIRRING ]
[ ROARS ]
[ EXHALES ]
THANKS TO YOUR CRIPPLED FRIEND,
I AM ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH YOUR
WRECKER TRICKS.
[ SHING! ]
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HARDSHELL?
NOT USED TO FIGHTING A BOT WHO
HASN'T BEEN DOUSED IN TOX-EN?
TALK DURING BATTLE IS A SIGN
OF WEAKNESS.
ONLY WHEN YOU'RE TOO
PRIMITIVE TO DO TWO THINGS AT
ONCE.
GO FOR THE GRENADE!
WHEELJACK!!
[ GROWLS ]
NO.
[ Weakly ] GO, KID.
GET OUT OF HERE.
YOUR SPARK WILL NOW BELONG TO
MEGATRON.
[ ENGINE POWERS UP ]
[ GROWLS ]
[ SCREECHES ]
[ GRUNTS ]
[ ENGINE WHIRRING ]
NICE WORK, KID.
[ THUMPING ]
WHEELJACK, RUN!!
[ ALL SCREECHING ]
I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO HIT
AUTOPILOT.
BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO BOTS
WHEN I LEAVE THEIR SIDE.
TOO MANY TO PICK OFF.
I'LL NEED SOMETHING WITH A WIDER
BLAST RADIUS.
BUT I THOUGHT YOU --
I ONLY CARRY ONE AT A TIME.
WELCOME TO THE WRECKERS, KID.
YOU DID BULKHEAD PROUD.
THEN WHY DON'T I FEEL ANY
DIFFERENT?
[ METAL SCRAPING ]
MIKO, YOU OKAY?
SHE'S FINE! KID'S A PRO.
I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU.
HOW IS HE?
[ WHIRRING, LOW BEEPING ]
BULKHEAD WILL SURVIVE.
HE MAY NEVER BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL
AGAIN.
MIKO, I DON'T THINK IT'S WISE
FOR YOU --
I'M...NOT SURE I WANT TO SEE
BULK RIGHT NOW.
NOT LIKE THIS.
I'M NEVER LEAVING YOU AGAIN.
[ CRIES ]
THE AUTOBOT DID THIS?!
NO, MY LORD.
IT WAS...A HUMAN GIRL.