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[AMC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

Okay, let's see what we got here.

Seen it, seen it.

Hmm, what's this about?

That's the dog.

[SOUND]

Here we go.

At the dawn of time, there was our

gracious and powerful creator.

Primus, to protect our universe, he

sacrificed his life force.

Transforming himself

into our planet, Cybertron.

From within Cybertron's core, Primus

birthed the first

transformers known as the Primes.

The most powerful transformers appointed

to lead and protect future generations.

To assist them, Primus created an entity

of great power, the Matrix of Leadership.

Matrix, there it is, okay,

good, come on, keep going.

With the Matrix in the Primes'

possession, Cybertron's

natural power source, Energon,

flowed in abundance,

sustaining life of profit.

[MUSIC]

Attention, unauthorized

movement detected in archival vault.

Sector J, U, A.

K-12, 2K-1, reaching

archives in 10 seconds.

For generations, there was peace and

prosperity until the

Matrix of Leadership was lost,

causing Energon to no longer flow.

Why is every legend about

the Matrix end right there?

One of these has to say what happened.

Halt, criminal, prepare to be detained.

Uh...

Halt, criminal, prepare to be detained.

Uh-oh.

Freeze!

Get down!

Well, hello guys, yeah,

I'm so glad you're here.

Which way's the exit?

I must have taken a wrong turn.

Is that defective mining

pot or are you on picks?

Orion Pax.

Who cares?

We told you to never come back here.

Why are we all yelling?

I'm gonna smash you.

Hold on, whoa, hold on.

No need for violence.

How about this?

I run away, you chase

me, we play that game, huh?

Come on, you're

bigger, faster, it'll be fun.

He doesn't have a cog.

Let's give him a head start.

Why not?

It's not like he can transform.

Oh yeah?

Well, watch this.

Get him!

I... I... I...

I'm something to fly.

Uh...

I'm something to fly.

Oh, ha!

Prepare to be detained.

Oh! [Grunting]

You don't gotta finish that.

Come on, come on!

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

[Grunting]

So long, sir.

Ooh, energon.

Evening, everyone.

Pardon me.

Oh, Ryan.

Hey, fellas, thanks for the head start.

You want to give me another one?

You're dead!

I'll take that as a no.

Hey, watch where you're going, though.

What did you say, no cog?

Sorry, sir. I didn't mean you.

I was referring to the

bot who was behind you.

Where? Where'd he go?

The filthy red and

blue bot has a big mouth.

Squeaky joints gives off a

corroded metallic flinch.

Where is he?

He went that way.

When I get my hands on him.

All right, all clear.

Okay, 8D16, I may be a

little dusty, but corroded?

That is too far.

Let me guess.

Chased out of the archives?

Yeah, I had to jump out

of a window this time.

Almost died. That's wild.

And digging through

ancient data is worth dying for.

Yes, it is.

I need a new best friend.

If there are clues in

our recorded history

that can help locate

the Matrix of Leadership,

they're in the archives. Trust me.

Sentinel Prime.

The Sentinel Prime is up

on the surface right now,

risking his life for us

in search of the Matrix.

That's exactly what I'm doing.

I'm trying to help him.

Yeah. Okay.

The sooner energon flows again,

the sooner we won't have to mine for it.

Don't you want to choose your own path,

do whatever you want?

We're miners. We mine. That's all.

Oh, there's got to be

something more I can do.

I can feel it.

Oh, yeah?

Like the time that you had a feeling

you could transform without a cog?

You said you were never

going to mention that again.

Took me three days to pry you open.

Your feelings get you in trouble.

Yeah, yeah.

Just trust in Sentinel Prime.

I do trust in him.

Hey, if we did have cogs...

I'd transform into a shovel and beat you.

I don't like how fast you answered that.

But listen, if you did beat me,

I couldn't give you this awesome

Megatronus Prime thing I have here.

Let's go. I'll give it to someone else.

What Megatronus Prime thing?

Ah, it's nothing.

It's just a, you

know, the mint condition,

Megatronus Prime decal, first edition.

What?

I mean, if you don't want

it, I can just throw it away.

Throw it away. That's

not funny. Let me see.

What? Don't grab.

You're going to crease it.

You know, Sentinel says Megatronus was

the strongest Prime to ever live.

I know, buddy.

Looks good on you.

Ah, it's really cool.

Thanks.

Always got your back.

No matter what.

Approaching sub-level

station, stand clear of doors,

mining teams prepared for aid.

[MUSIC]

Metal to the pedal

drill bits, this is it.

How much energon have you

mined under my leadership?

So much, are you the one.

And how perfect is my mining record?

So perfect are you the one.

We are a mere 30 units of energon away

from my promotion to supervisor.

Are you happy for me?

So happy for the leader one.

Elita, I am the captain.

You are looking

especially shiny this morning.

New polish?

Oh, Ryan Pax, I'm sorry that I somehow

gave you the

impression that we're friends.

Apology accepted.

Light up that wall.

Let's go. Ten seconds.

Happy to take the lead today, captain.

I feel like I have enough power in me to

drill down and touch Primus myself.

You don't have the touch or the power.

Ready positions, Ross Boggins. Let's go.

She's in a good mood today.

You ready?

Always ready. Let's punch in.

Here we go. This one won't be over long.

Raise it up.

Here we go.

Raise it up.

Lower channel is open.

Don't go on that.

Hold tight.

Throw it out.

I shot the base.

I shot the stable.

Got it, though. Got it, bro.

Evacuate!

When everyone out, evacuate immediately.

The tunnel is closing.

I repeat, the tunnel is closing.

You ripped me deep.

One, two, six. Keep going.

One down.

The gas is stuck. Alita,

we've got a trap in mind here.

I'm falling back to assist.

Negative. Do not

bring protocol. Evacuate.

We're gonna need more left. It's closing.

Just grab your package. Go.

Good idea.

What? No! I didn't mean it.

Pull the flimp.

Hacks, what's happening?

Nothing much. Just normal

protocol following stuff.

It's all good.

Oh, that's not good.

Orion Pax, could you

please exit the tunnel of death?

Alita, it's about to get messy out there.

Go! Go!

Run! Run!

Where did I make it?

Come on. Go, go, go!

What the hell, Pax? I

told you to evacuate.

I did, eventually.

If I get fired because of you...

Oh, please. They're not gonna fire you.

Alita-1, you're fired.

What? Why? I followed

protocol to the letter.

That is true. I was the

one who broke the rules.

No one asked you, Darkwing. Please. I

have worked too hard for this.

You are no cog bots with limited options.

Report the waste management immediately.

Waste management?

Alita. Next time, why don't you stop and think

before you ruin someone's life?

I'm sorry.

Hey, Darkwing.

Don't do it.

I may not have a cog, but

my finger can transform.

Guess which one. I'll

give you a limited option.

Excuse me, sir. Allow me.

I apologize on his behalf for the dis-

That really hurt.

What'd you expect? He's metal.

You know you were out of line.

Talking back to a superior like that.

Darkwing was out of line. He deserves it.

How are you tired of being

treated like we're nothing?

He had every right to

hit me. I interfered.

Hey, and I appreciate you having my back.

I'm glad you were there with me to get

punched in the face.

That was fun.

Anytime, buddy.

Attention all sectors. Stand by for a

live transmission from Sentinel Prime.

He's back? He's back already?

Maybe you found the Matrix.

Is it on? Okay, thank you.

Hello, my friends. Hello, Iacon City.

Hello to our saviors, the industrious

miners who toil selflessly to maintain

our energon reserves.

I celebrate you.

Humility and presence. That's leadership.

Ah, nobody does it better.

Once again, I have narrowly returned with

my fleet after another treacherous

expedition across the desolate, dangerous

surface of our planet.

I departed with hopes of finding the

Matrix of Leadership, the key to bringing

balance to Cybertron.

I regret to inform you that we've

returned empty-handed.

This is a setback, but not a failure.

Rest assured, I will find the Matrix of

Leadership so that

energon can flow again.

But that's in the future.

Right now, I think we

all deserve a little fun.

Tomorrow there will be no work. All

shifts off because

tomorrow is the Iacon 5000.

Woo!

My favorite event. A high

octane race all across Iacon City.

Let's all see which competitor can prove

they are truly more than meets the eye.

Dee?

Hey, Dee.

Oh, good. You're up.

Come on. I have an idea.

Whatever this is, it better be good.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, listen.

Alright, what if, what if, what if,

tomorrow we ran in the Iacon 5000?

Huh? What if I kill you for waking me up?

No, no, no. Hear me out.

We don't even have to win.

No, that's good because we wouldn't.

But, but if we beat just one Transformer,

it proves we're just as good as they are.

Not only would we go down in history,

the, the mining bots

that did the impossible,

but we would show everyone that we're,

we're capable of so much more.

Or we get publicly humiliated and then

busted back to tier one.

Yeah, but at least we would have done

something, you know?

Hex. Come on, Dee-win.

Hex. We're mining bots who can't

transform. We can't fly. We can't roll.

We can't race. Come on, let's go.

Ah, fine. Yeah, maybe you're right.

Maybe.

The Iacon 5000 is finally here.

I have a surprise for you.

Come on. Where are you going?

The stadium's that way.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

Follow me.

Great. We're gonna be late now.

I wanted good seats.

We came all this way to miss the opening

ceremony. This is one.

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

Pull up.

Get caught in one of those, it'll launch

you halfway across the city.

Okay, where are you taking me?

Don't be a glitch, this will

be totally worth it. Trust me.

Hey, you don't be a glitch.

I know this is like fun for

you, like you took it around,

but if you let me miss

any part of the Iacon 5000,

I swear I will smelt your face.

Welcome to the Iacon 5000.

There they are. Put your hands together

as today's competitors

are taking the field.

Look, there's Thunderbird and Behemoth.

This is unbelievable. I

feel like I'm in the race.

You did this for me?

No, I did this for us.

And now, the moment

you've all been waiting for.

The Iacon of Iacon.

The savior of Cybertron.

Which is on Spirit, but we love it.

Our leader, the one

and only, Sentinel Prime.

I love you, Sentinel.

Hey, guys.

It feels so good to be

here with you all today.

My friends, my Cybertronian family.

It has been precisely 50 cycles since the

Quitesans attacked our home.

50 cycles since we lost

the Matrix of Leadership,

and our Energon supply dried up.

50 cycles since the battle

that killed the other Primes,

my brothers and sisters in arms.

Today, we honor the Primes

who gave their lives for ours.

We show them that the strength of

Cybertron will never be diminished.

Racers, on your marks.

I can't believe we get to watch from the

starting line for the best season out.

Why'd you bring jet bags?

It's time to show them we

are more than meets the eye.

Oh, no.

And they're off!

Are you crazy?

It sure feels like it.

The Iacon 5000 has begun.

I'm sorry. Are those miners in the race?

Miners! Those are miners! Look at us!

I can't believe we're not sitting here.

There are miners trying

to run in the background.

This is insane!

There's miners in the race!

Miners! They can't even transform!

The Ryan Pax is P-16!

This is a burst in Iacon 5000 history.

How are they going to survive?

If we survive this, I'm gonna kill you!

I accept those turns.

It's tailwind pulling into the lead down

the main stretch,

followed by straight and skywire.

Take this out!

I own the one!

More like a thousand!

I can't believe we're not in left field!

No!

I'm not in the race!

Fire!

Darkwind delivers a devastating blow!

We're not fast enough!

Improvise!

Hey! Get off!

Get off! Big Ben!

Get off!

So sorry, big friend.

Get off!

Get off!

Fire at this right!

And now!

Move!

And the miners have fallen way behind.

We can now focus on the

real contenders in this race.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I don't believe it!

The miners tinned down Darkwing!

Oh, miners!

Great effort, Darkwing!

Now work them!

It actually worked!

Is this the dumbest

thing we've ever done?

Oh yeah, it's up there!

[SCREAMING]

Move!

[SCREAMING]

Wait!

Go, go, go!

Four-bought pile up in the magnetic top,

and the two-liners are

now in first position!

This is unbelievable!

Dean! No!

Go!

Leave me!

No!

We do this together!

One miner is now carrying the other mere

steps from the finish line!

The most amazing sensational dramatic

heart-waving excited,

thrilling finish in a distinct up-

And we have a winner!

Chromia comes from kinda big surprise!

Talk about an Iacon 5000 for Jesus!

Well, second place is still pretty good!

Do not worry, you will

be fixed up in no time.

Uh... did I win?

You participated.

Yay!

So... how long do you

think we'll be here?

I'm not talking to you.

You know what?

I can't believe you made me do that.

We are so screwed!

Thought you weren't talking to me.

Hey, look, I know it's all a

big joke to you, but not me.

I was paying my dues.

I was going places, and now

they're gonna bust me down.

I don't even know how many to use.

I'm sorry, Dee.

But come on, didn't you feel it?

Even for just a second,

didn't you feel liberated?

Didn't you feel like

you were something else?

Like you could be more

than what they say you are?

Yeah, I felt it.

I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it. I felt it.

I did.

But it doesn't matter.

We're going to get punished and demoted.

Ugh, Sentinel Prime saw the whole thing.

This is so embarrassing.

It's clear.

Orion Pax.

D16.

What you two did today was one of the

craziest things I've ever seen.

Sir, this is all my

idea, and we're so sorry.

I loved it!

You did?

How could anyone not love it?

You gave my best racers a

real run for their money.

So we're not getting demoted?

Demoted?

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

The fact of the matter is, we're halfway

into the first shift

since the race ended.

And that mining crew has

already reached 150% quota.

You inspired them to work harder.

With Sentinel Prime, sir, we joined the

race to show everyone our potential.

That weak bots can do

more than just mine energy.

Outstanding.

I love a bot that can think for himself.

Perhaps you two could tour the mines,

speak to your brethren, and

help them see their potential.

Wow.

Great.

That sounds incredible.

I would love to be--

Sir, it's time.

Ah, yes.

I'm sorry, friends.

We're preparing our

next travel to the surface.

But in the meantime,

I've got a treat for you.

Hang tight.

Arachnid, have someone escort these

heroes to my personal service facilities?

Best care in Iacon.

Until next time, Legends.

Sentinel Prime.

Ha ha ha.

The Sentinel Prime.

You're still mad at me?

I am less mad at you.

I'm telling you, Dee, I got a feeling

that everything's going to change.

And we're going to go--

Argh!

You miners!

Argh!

Argh!

Darkwing.

No!

No!

No!

Wait, wait, you don't understand!

We were supposed to go to Sentinel

Prime's service pod!

You two folks aren't going

to see anyone ever again!

I'll make sure of that!

You're picking up a fake-ass Sentinel!

Ugh.

Hate that guy.

You, products of the Sentinel!

It's like our chest of the Sentinel.

There's no one to tell you

who can call it "Gumwood".

You're real!

You're-- you're-- you're others!

You're not me!

You're here!

And you're not me!

Uh, yeah?

Awesome!

I am so sorry.

That must have been weird for you.

I just haven't had a lot of company since

they put me down here in sublevel 50.

50?

But there are only 40 sublevels.

That's what I thought!

Turns out they're 10 more

and they are not pleasant.

Probably why nobody ever

really talks about them.

How long have you been down here?

How long have I been here?

Haha!

Let's see.

Somewhere between a

long time and forever.

I mean, I had other jobs,

but I kept getting reassigned,

because I'm so good at what I do.

Oh!

I'm B-127, by the way.

But you can call me "B".

I'm actually working on some nicknames.

The one I'm floating

right now is "Badassatron",

which is actually

pronounced "Badassatron".

But if you have any critiques--

Great, great.

How do we get out of here?

Great question.

You don't.

We don't?

No.

We have limited access to

the waste management area,

but the new shift manager

there does not like distractions.

No, they prefer we stay

here on the task at hand.

Which is?

Oh!

The scrap comes in from the chute there

onto the conveyor belt.

Our job is to look for anything that

might be worth salvaging

before it hits the

furnace and gets smelted.

So you watch Garbage Barn?

Yes!

It is so great that you're here now.

I can't wait to learn

everything about you

and then tell you everything about me.

I have a lot of hopes and dreams that I

am just dying to share

with one or two new best friends.

Uh, yeah.

Oh, where are my manners?

Come on.

I'll introduce you to

the rest of the crew.

Hey, guys!

We've got company!

This is EP-508.

This is A-atron.

And this fella here is Steve.

Steve?

Yeah, he's for him.

Question.

Do they talk back to you?

Um, they're not real.

What?

You think I'm that crazy?

No, no, it's just you've been down here.

I was talking to Steve.

What?

Classic Steve.

What is that?

This guy.

Who's he coming from?

Oh!

Steve!

No!

I am so sorry.

Steve!

No!

Steve!

Put this on ambush.

Pulling the high guard

for immediate support.

Immediate support!

That's Alpha Trion.

One of the primes?

Repeat.

Zeta Prime has fallen.

It's an SOS message.

Protect the matrix.

Sending location coordinates.

Sending location coordinates.

Holy primus.

Are those a coordinates to

a location on the surface?

This could be where the

primes died in the Quintesson War.

Which means this is where we could find

the Matrix of Leadership.

What are you talking about?

It's an old beacon inside

a statue made of garbage.

Or it's a clue of how we can find the

Matrix of Leadership.

No, no way.

Absolutely not.

AD, come on.

This could be our chance to

show everyone that we're not--

You already tried to

show everyone in the race.

You tricked me into running, which got us

stuck down here in this

waste hole with this, uh...

Really cool guy.

Oh, thank you.

I'm just saying.

There's a reason no

one goes to the surface.

It's dangerous.

I'm waiting right here

until Zeta Prime finds us.

Oh, okay. Yeah.

Well, we'll just stay here forever.

And cool with you, B?

Forever? This is great.

I have you coworkers and roommates.

There's plenty of room

now that Steve is dead.

I usually sleep on the conveyor belt, but

you can totally have it.

I'll sleep in the corner next to A-atron.

Plenty of room for you guys to stretch

out to, because you're taller than I am.

You know what I mean?

AD, what do you think sending those letters to?

What do you think Shennil's reaction

would be if you personally handed him the

matrix of leadership that you found?

Okay, stop.

I know what you're trying to

do, and it's definitely working.

I'm in.

Haha, yeah, buddy.

How do we get to the surface?

Pfft. You kidding me?

The surface? Easy.

I know a way, but it won't be easy.

Why is there so much trash?

It's a warning next time, please.

My mouth was open.

49 sub-levels to go.

Waste disposal trains are the only

vehicles that go all

the way to the surface.

Yeah, but they don't allow passengers.

Their trains are autonomous.

Yeah, that's the won't-be-easy part.

It's perfect. We'll be

safe inside the train.

That's the last one.

Let's drop.

Hold up. One more.]

I'll lock it down.

Heh. Thanks for being an

idiot, whoever you are.

Turning you in will definitely get me

promoted back up a rink or two.

Got him!

No, wait, wait, wait. I--

Alina, stop!

Orion?

Hold on, let me--

Security! Sound the alarm!

What's wrong?

He's headed through the engine!

Don't worry, I got this.

Hold on, let me

explain. We're on a mission.

No, am I. To ruin your life.

Alina, wait. We found a

message. You know her.

This bot is crazy! Who is she?

Dead end, Alina. There's

no way, um, um, she's gone.

Ugh.

Oh! Why? Why am I doing this, why am I

doing this, why am I doing this, why am I doing this?

Why? Why do I--

Faster!

Rock!

Run!

Ah, the surface.

It's... beautiful.

I am... speechless.

Alina, listen to me. We know where the

Matrix of Leadership is.

Oh, sure. And I'm really a Prime. I just

prefer loading crates of toxic--

Whoa. Where did you get this?

From my friend Steve. Orion killed him.

I did not kill Steve.

He was never alive.

What?

Look, Sentinel told us he was going to

the surface, and then

we found this message.

We figured that we could hand deliver it

to him or scout the locations ourselves.

Whichever comes first.

This was too important to wait. It will

change all of our lives.

No, no, no, no. I'm not going to get

demoted again because of you. I'm turning

this rig around and I'm notifying--

Hey, hey, guys, guys. What is that?

Is it getting bigger?

Or closer?

[TIRES SQUEALING]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, you're closing. Don't close. Stop

closing. It's closed.

Come on!

Oh, now I know why no

one comes to the surface.

[GRUNTING]

[SCREAMING]

Alita. Alita.

You okay?

[GRUNTING]

Please stop punching me in the face.

Aye, Connor. The

train. Where's the train?

Relax, okay. Here it comes.

There it goes. Okay, I was wrong about

that. It was going the other way.

[SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING]

Okay, so, uh, this is us, and if we

follow the path to--

Now, you listen to me, Mr. Zero Seconds,

since my last accident.

I'll go on your little quest, because I

don't have a choice.

But I carry the map, I navigate, and if

this leads to nothing,

then I'm dragging you and those two idiot

go-bots back to Iacon City

with the first supervisor depot we see,

at which point you will explain

everything that's happened using words

that reflect me in a very positive light.

Got it!

Yeah, okay. Deal. All right.

Let's go.

She's joining us? Fantastic.

Hi there. Alita, right?

Am I saying that right?

Wanted to formally

introduce myself. I'm B-127.

You need me in the

face earlier, back there.

You can call me B. Or Badassatron to

nickname some of the guys

I don't know. I didn't

give it to myself or anything.

Actually, it's pronounced "Badassatron."

In case you were wondering.

Badassatron.

You like that, right?

Badassatron.

I'm gonna need you to talk less.

Sure. No, yeah, no problem. What am I

talking less about? My nickname?

That's fine with me.

Hey, you're thinking about what you'll

say when you hand the

Matrix to Sentinel, aren't you?

I can't help it.

D, we're really doing this. So glad I'm

out here with you. This was a great idea.

I'm just having a good time. How much

further is the Matrix on this map?

We can educate against it.

This is the coolest thing that's ever

happened to anyone

anywhere. I'm telling you.

One, not two, not three, but four. Four

best friends who were

walking through the door.

There's no doors. We're outside.

Hey, look. There's more of it over here.

What is it?

It's not metal. It's like some kind of

weird nature. It's weird.

So are they.

What was that?

I think this is not right. We should go.

Yeah. Good idea.

Run!

What are we running from?

Run!

What is that?

Oh no. It's a grid design ship.

Really?

What do we do? What do we do?

Shh! Quiet.

No!

Scanning for lifeforms. Move, move!

Go, go, go!

Come on! They're not going to make it.

What were they searching for?

Someone to hug be. How should I know?

I'm not waiting around to find out.

This way. We're close.

Quinisans haven't

been here for 50 cycles.

It doesn't make sense.

There's nothing out here.

A cave with teeth.

Nothing scary about that.

Nice. Coming out of the ceiling. Amazing.

Everyone, do we have to go inside?

Okay. Yep. We're going in.

Why shouldn't we? Just walking into the

scariest place I've ever

seen in my entire life.

Ridiculous.

I don't believe it. The Primes.]

We're here.

Megatron is Prime.]

Zeta Prime.

The Matrix.

It's gone.

Let's keep looking.

Hey, guys.

It's Alpha Trion.]

He's powered down.

But he's sparked. He's still lit.

It's Alpha Trion.

You're safe.

I have eaten snuggly.

That's his reward.

Whoa, whoa. It's okay. It's okay.

You're safe now. The war is over.

I failed you, old friend.

You deserved so much

better than this. End.

Though you didn't fail.

We heard your message.

We've come to find the Matrix.

Your transformation,

Cogs. What happened to you?

Who are you?

We're Cogless miners. From Iacon.

Miners? Why?

Well, we've had to drill for energon ever

since it stopped flowing.

Impossible.

That's why we came. To fix things.

If we find the Matrix of Leadership and

get it to Sentinel Prime, he can--

Sentinel is no Prime.

What?

He's broken. Fantastic.

What are you talking

about? Why would you say that?

Sentinel Prime is our protector. He's

been saving us from the

Quintessons ever since--

You have not been saved.

You've been living a lie.

I saw the truth with my own eyes.

Come.

I will show you.

For thousands of cycles, the war with the

Quintessons had been a brutal conflict.

Until Sentinel, the principal aide to the

Primes, intercepted

an enemy transmission.

There was going to be a secret gathering

of Quintesson commanders.

Their elimination could end the war.

It was a mission so important, we Primes

took it on ourselves.

We agreed to meet Sentinel for his

sensitive intel in secret.

Here, in this cave.

But we were not alone.

Quintessons!

We're here!

We're trapped!

Quintessons!

We're fine!

For

Spider-Con!

We were outnumbered but stood as one.

Our victory was near.

Until we were betrayed.

Sentinel!

Why?

We're all the power of Cybertron.

Sentinel! Why? We're all the power of Cybertron.

But Sentinel never understood the true

power of what he desired.

The Matrix of Leadership can only be

wielded by one that

Primus himself deems worthy.

And Sentinel most certainly was not.

No!

Wait, hold on, you're saying that the

Matrix of Leadership just vanished?

No.

No, no, no, no, that is impossible!

I don't believe it!

Why would Sentinel do that?

To make a bargain.

A bargain?

With who?

With the new rulers of Cybertron.

Quintessons.

There are so many.

He's here.

Sentinel Prime is here.

They always are.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I loathe those crates.

Those are filled with contaminated metal.

I don't understand.

What do the Quiddisoth

want with toxic waste?

Our energy.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Swader!

No.

I know what I promised you, but our

minds, they're running out.

There's barely enough energy out for us.

I swear I will catch you the rest.

Triple time, every mining shift.

No miner gets a break

until I get my Energon.

All of it. Let's go.

Now you have seen the truth.

Every day, every single day

of my life has been a lie.

Oh my god, I knew it.

Deep down, I always

felt something was off.

He deceived everyone.

Sentinel bought himself power and then

put us to work, paying off his debt.

I can't believe it.

Well, obviously, I can believe it. I just

saw it, but I still--

I can't believe it.

Sentinel lied to my face.

It was all a sham. How

could we have been so gullible?

Oh, this, this, is

going to change everything.

You just had to do it, didn't you?

Me? What did I do?

You just had to go to the surface, had to

enter the Iacon 5000.

You just had to break protocol.

Who cares about protocol?

I do. I care. Because nothing bad happens

when you stay on protocol.

Sentinel Prime has been forcing us to

work in the mines until our gears strip.

And all the while, he's been giving the

energon away to our greatest enemies.

And what do you think he's going to do to

us when he finds out that we know?

I'm not thinking about what he's going to

do. I'm thinking about

what we're going to do.

Well, that's the whole thing. You're

never thinking about anything else.

Just yourself. Fantastic.

Another Orion Pax Master Plan.

I can't wait to hear this.

Don't you want to stop him?

No, I want to kill him!

I want to put Sentinel in chains and

march him through the mines

so everyone can see him for

the false prime that he is.

I want him to suffer and

then to die in darkness.

But we all know that it doesn't matter

what I want, right Pax?

The fact is, we're

just cogless bots, right?

He had limited options.

And now, now we have none.

No son or daughter of

Cybertron is born without a cog.

Oh, yeah. I've been with myself since I

came online, and this

slot's always been empty.

So what are you saying? Are you saying--

No, no way. Nobody could be

that evil. Not even Sentinel.

He removed your cogs

before you came online.

We were born with transformation cogs,

but he took them from us.

What defines a Transformer

is not the cog in his chest,

but the spark that resides in their core.

A spark that gives you the

will to make your world better.

My fellow Primes had that spark, and I

see their strength in you.

Take their cogs and

access your full potential.

Prima.

Onyx.

Alchemist.

Microns.

Warriors of noble spirit.

Loyalty.

Strength.

Their uniqueness enhanced by these.

They were one. You are one. All are one.

We have you. You gave us the

ability to change your world.

How you choose to use

that power is up to you.

They found us.

Oh, yes. Turn the fight back.

No. You must return to

Iacon City and alert everyone.

Embedded in this are the records I assume

you. Use it to reveal the truth.

We will.

This tunnel leads to the mountains.

Cybertron's future is in your hands.

We're out of time. We gotta move.

Wait, wait. We can't just leave you here.

Your fight will come, my friend. Primus

has a purpose for us all.

But this fight... This

fight is mine. Now go.

Stand down, old tire.

Old, you say?

Not too old for you.

We need to hurry.

I still think we have better odds

fighting than outrunning them.

Wait. We have cogs.

They can transform now.

That's right. Everyone ready?

I was born ready.

On three. One.

Fuck!

Why do we use these things?

I don't know. Just try.

It's working. It's working!

My hand! My hand!

Help!

This is nuts, bastard!

Come on!

Transform!

I've got two wheels! I need wheels!

Oh, wow. We're alive.

Never mind me. That was incredible. See me slide? Oh, please, I am doing this. Yes!

Hey, whoa, buddy. Are you okay?

I'm great. Are you kidding me? We can

transform. We transform.

Oh, wait. I know. We're wasting time. We

have to get back to Iacon.

Looks like the fastest way back to Iacon.

Here, I got to do that.

Whoa, hey, what are you doing?

Don't worry about it.

Yeah, but be careful.

Our proof is inside and

you're spilling it everywhere.

I...

...got... ...it.

Okay.

Follow me.

Alpha, triumph! You are still alive.

Would you look at that.

You look horrible.

Traitor.

You are a disgrace.

Primus will surely...

Uh-huh. Yes, shut up.

I seized an opportunity to

take control of my future.

Anything to get out of working for you

and that boring council of elders.

Seriously, I would watch you, Prime,

spend half the day losing a war,

and the other half sitting around waxing

poetic about loyalty and honor.

Now look at you.

Hear my words.

You will fall.

And a new Prime will rise.

Here you go again.

I don't want to listen

to any more speeches.

There were others in the cave with you.

Who are they?

They are to be your undoing.

You've lost Sentinel.

Nothing can do that.

Oh, didn't I just say no speeches?

You heard me, right?

This is what I'm talking about.

Unbelievable.

All of them are like that.

So disrespectful.

Okay, hunt down the others.

With pleasure.

Hey, buddy.

Oh, hey.

You've been a little quiet.

You all right?

All I can think about is

Sentinel's smirking face.

He must pay for what he's done.

Someone has to do something.

We are.

With Alpha's proof inside that device, we

will show everyone the truth.

You honestly believe it'll be that easy?

Iacon doesn't want to hear the truth.

They worship Sentinel.

There's got to be a

better way to bring him down.

We just have to trust that everyone will

believe what we show.

I trusted Sentinel.

With everything.

I will never trust a

so-called leader ever again.

There's only one body I know I--

Oh, boy.

All right.

Wake them up.

Now, are you spies, or

just incompetent lackeys?

We're not spies.

But he is incompetent.

Scanning electrical emojis.

He speaks the truth.

That just means he believes

himself like any spy would.

No, no, no, no.

Sit down.

Sit down.

Sit down, me.

He wouldn't stop talking.

Even when he was unconscious?

Especially when he was unconscious.

Enough.

Two options for you.

One, we slowly dismantle each of you, one

bolt and screw at a time,

and really make sure you feel it.

Or two, in exchange for a quick death,

you give us intel on the Energon trains,

access to the mines, or anything else

that could hurt your boss Sentinel Prime.

Who exactly are you guys?

The Cybertronian High Guard.

I told you it wasn't tight enough.

Prestigious defenders of Iacon.

Prestigious?

He's right.

I read all about you in the archives.

You are the most legendary

warriors in all of Cybertron.

Look, look, look.

That starscream, and your

shockwave, and soundwave.

Guys, raise your hand

if wave is in your name.

There's a lot of waves.

Silence.

The yellow annoying one is correct.

Woo!

We were once the High Guard.

We witnessed Sentinel's

betrayal, saw the Prime's fall.

Since that day, we've been

fighting from the shadows,

doing whatever we can

to sabotage Sentinel.

That's great.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Okay, okay.

We're good.

Everyone relax.

I'm just saying we're allies.

We were on our way back to Iacon,

and now with your help, we can unify

Cybertron against Sentinel Prime.

The idea of a unified

Cybertron is a myth.

All that counts is the

strength of one bot over another.

Okay, so these guys are the moon tents?

Yeah, just so I know.

Hey, what are you doing?

I tell you what I'm not doing.

I'm not cowering in some busted ship

playing king of the throne.

I'm not pretending like

I'm making a difference

by throwing one punch and

then running away to hide.

I found out that

Sentinel is rotten today,

and I'm gonna make him pay for it.

Two days!

You think you can

insult me and just walk away?

No one leaves here unless I say so.

Is that right?

Well, how can you say so?

With my head in your teeth.

Dink!

Get me!

Going!

Come on!

Yeah, boy!

You want to see the

strength of one bot over another?

Is that all you've done?

Just cut the cut!

Come on!

I make him!

Stop! D, he's not the enemy!

Bear witness!

This is the last time I show mercy.

Decide, right now!

You can stay here in hiding,

bowing before your pathetic leader,

or follow me as we march on Iacon

and I take down

Sentinel once and for all!

D, 16!

D, 16!

D, 16!

D, 16!

B, come on!

Aah!

Engage all hostile. I've got the bridge.

Aah!

I don't need it! Get down!

What the hell are you doing?

I feel like someone

dropped a cliff on me.

Or where are the others?

Sentinel's troops took as many prisoners

as they could carry.

They got D, 16 and B.

Oh, no.

And half of those high-guard nut jobs.

Our proof. It's gone.

So, what do we do now?

D was right.

About what?

Everything. Look at it, look around.

This is a disaster.

It's all my fault. I

should have stayed on protocol.

Listen to me. I really

want you to hear this.

Are you listening?

I'm better than you.

Yeah, okay. I'm hearing you.

I'm better than you in

every way, except you have hope.

You always have.

If you went back into the mine to rescue

Jaz, you snuck up to the surface to find

the Matrix of Leadership.

Yeah. And how'd that work out?

My point is that your instincts tell you

to break protocol for a reason.

This blind optimism that you have is why

you make such bold and courageous choices

that are also extremely stupid.

First time giving a pep talk?

You're inspiring. You can envision a

better future that no one else can see.

And if we ever want to see B and D-16

again, that is the Orion

packs that we need right now.

Listen to me. We can do this.

Those Energon trains will be heading back

to Iacon. If we intercepted one...

Hell yes. I can re-route

it. What else do we need?

Well, my bold instincts tell me we have

to recruit some nutjobs.

I was afraid you'd say that.

A shockwave sound wave view in the back.

In order to save our captured

friends, we have to act now.

How about I blast you back to Iacon?

She punched me in my eye!

Everyone, shut up! All

of you. Listen to him.

Most likely our friends are being held

captive at the top of Sentinel's tower.

A surprise attack would give

us a chance to rescue them.

Impossible. We do not have enough

soldiers all the way inside.

A leader will get us in,

and I will get more troops.

Why should we follow you?

We will follow you!

Attention, High God. Prepare for battle.

What is our first move?

We roll out.

What?

Louder.

Transform and roll out!

I don't understand.

Why are we still alive?

Look at this rowdy bunch! The High Guard!

You know, you guys

have been tough to find.

Every trip to the surface, I've been

searching for you...

Tracking the bots in the

cave led me right to them.

Oh, you captured Starscream!

It was too easy.

I know you ripped you apart, piece by

piece, so that your death is painful, and

you'll regret the day you went...

You sound ridiculous. It's weird.

Oh, D-16. What a tragic story you'll be.

A top the leaderboard in your

sector, and secretly a traitor.

I'm not a traitor. You're the traitor.

Uh-uh. You, all of you, are traitors.

You've been working with the Quintessons

to sabotage my expeditions.

You're the reason why I haven't found the

Matrix of Leadership yet.

None of that is true.

Oh, trust me. It'll be very true when I'm

executing you in front of all of Iacon.

Because down here, the

truth is what I make it.

Well, well. What's this about?

I'm not kneeling in front of you.

Feeling confident, are we?

You don't scare me. You

don't want to know why.

Please?

Because I don't have anything left to

lose. You took it all.

I sure did.

Oh, Megatronus Prime!

Of course you were a fan. Megatronus was

the coolest Prime. The biggest. The

baddest. The toughest.

That's why, after I killed

him, I took his cog for myself.

He was greater than you'll ever be!

I don't know. I'm pretty great.

But I can understand why you'd want to

wear his face over mine.

Here. Let's make sure

it doesn't come off.

[Music]

Okay. For my Iacon to this.

[Music]

You can't be serious. We just worked 22

shifts without a break. These miners need

rest and time to repair.

Sentinel Prime wants more energon. So get

back in the mines before

I make you get back in.

Wait, what's that? Did

you see what that was?

It can't be anything.

Is that?

It can be.

Orion?

Jazz. Is it really you?

Yeah, I know. I look a little different.

Little? There's nothing little about you.

How is this possible?

Sentinel told us you died

from your race injuries.

Sentinel is a liar.

Look, I know how this will sound coming

from me. I was never

the most focused miner.

But as you can see,

everything is different now.

[Music]

I went to the surface

and I learned the truth.

My friends, we were all born with

transformation cogs.

And then Sentinel, he stole them from us.

He took away our ability to make our own

decisions. He stole our freedom.

[Music]

But now, I'm offering

you your first real choice.

You can work a twenty-third shift and

mine yourself to death.

Or fight back against

Sentinel with me. Right now.

How are we supposed to do that?

We can't fight. We don't have cogs.

What defines a Transformer is not the cog

in its chest, but the spark

that resides in their core.

A spark that gives you the

will to make your world better.

And that spark, Sentinel

can never take from us.

There's not enough of

us. We need an army.

And we have one. Alita is bringing

troops. We are not alone in this.

If we want to be in control of our own

destiny, we will have to fight for it.

Now is the time for us to

stand up. For ourselves.

Stand up for this injustice.

I promise you, this

fight will be worth it.

Follow me. Nothing can stop

us when we stand together.

Together as one.

The riot acts! The

riot acts! The riot acts!

Alita, it's time.

You got it. Buckle up,

Blinky. We're going in.

[Music]

Not a good idea.

Dee, stay down.

Well, that's a shame. You

really were a great miner.

We've got a breach. Protect Sentinel.

But they spotted us.

It's about to get bumpy.

I call it Egypt.

[Music]

There's too many. We have to abort!

We're not going to make it.

[Music]

Let's break some fruit.

That's the mop-mop act.

That's intense.

You can't win, miner. I see everything.

That's right. You do. Except the tower

we're about to crash into.

Hey!

What has he done to you? This is nothing.

Compared to what I'm

going to do to Sentinel.

Soundwave, I'm entering the prisoners.

I know how to stop you.

Airacnet is the answer.

I'm doing this my way.

Eat!

Yes!

Whoa! I got a battle mask!

Battle mask! It appeared with this guy.

Try to... Knife

hands? I have knife hands!

Ha ha ha!

That's a draw.

Where's Sentinel?

You pathetic little twits.

Did you really think that you could knock

down everything I've built?

It's over, Sentinel. You

can't escape the truth.

What truth?

That I plucked the cogs

from your newborn chests?

Forced you to mine so that I could pay

off the Quintessons and live like a king?

None of that matters.

Because the truth is...

...is what I make it!

In color!

He's too strong.

I have a plan. We need Airacnet.

Airacnet?

You need her memory.

Where is she?

Found her!

Alita!

Do not break her. Bring her to the

broadcast station. We'll meet you there.

Easier said than done.

Argh! I said don't break her!

Relax! I'm being very gentle!

Orion! Orion, look! I have knife hands!

I can see that.

I'm gonna cut these guys. Watch!

Come in!

You can jab them later. You gotta go.

Argh!

Uh, excuse me. You can't be in here.

Hey!

Hey!

See?

These are not the bad guys.

Why did you cut the door?

No, I didn't... I

didn't... That wasn't...

It was already like that. Right?

Yes, that's right. It was...

Yeah, it was already like...

Yeah, it was already like...

Attention, I am on city.

Stand by for a live

transmission from Sentinel Prime.

What's wrong, D-16?

Rise up!

Mmm...

Ah...

That's why after I killed him. That's why

after I killed him...

I took his cog for myself.

Cog for myself.

What truth that I plucked the cogs from

your newborn chests,

forced you to mine so that I could pay

off the quittissons and live like a king?

What truth that I plucked the cogs from your newborn chests,

forced you to mine so that I could pay off the quittissons and live like a king? That I plucked the cogs

from your newborn chests,

forced you to mine so that I could pay

off the quittissons and live like a king?

If I'm working my miners as hard as I

can, I swear I will catch you the rest.

If I'm working my miners as hard as I

can, I swear I will catch you the rest.

If I'm working my miners as hard as I

can, I swear I will catch you the rest.

[screaming] [screaming]

[screaming]

Hacks, we did it.

[music]

[screaming]

[music]

[music]

[more grunting]

[music]

(dramatic music)

D-16, we can lead Cybertron together.

Don't do this.

What are you doing?

It's over, D.

Everyone in Iacon knows the truth.

So do I!

He took everything from us.

I have to do this.

No, you don't.

Rebuilding Iacon cannot

begin with an execution.

He deserves to die.

Can't you see that?

We're better than this.

Don't be like Sentinel.

Perks, you need to move out of my way.

Before I move you myself, D, listen.

(dramatic music)

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Why?

Why did you do that?

Why?

(dramatic music)

D, no.

I'm done saving you.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(screaming)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

The age of crimes has ended.

No more false prophets.

Follow me and you will

never again be deceived.

Rise up!

Orion Pax, your noble

sacrifice for the greater good

has proven you worthy

in the eyes of Primus.

He entrusts in you

the future of Cybertron

and the matrix of leadership.

I will lead us all into the future.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

I am Megatron!

Arise!

Optimus Prime.

Run it down!

All of it!

All hail Megatron!

He's gonna kill everyone.

We have to stop him, come on.

Stop, it's over.

It's over?

When every last one

of us follows, get up!

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

Impossible.

Primus gave you the matrix.

We could have built the future together.

I'll build it myself after I

tear down everyone in my way!

(yelling)

(dramatic music)

(yelling)

(dramatic music)

(yelling)

(yelling)

(yelling) (dramatic music)

(yelling)

(dramatic music)

We were given the

power to change our world

and you chose to destroy it.

Just like Sentinel, you

have betrayed Cybertron

and its citizens.

And you betrayed me.

(dramatic music)

Go, take the Highguard and leave.

You are banished from Iacon.

It didn't have to end this way.

This isn't over, Prime.

Highguard, follow me!

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

A line between friend and enemy

is not as clear as I once believed.

Once it's crossed, there's no going back

because some

transformations are permanent.

Hey, Megatron is Prime, nice.

Oh yeah, well, he's my hero.

The greatest Prime to ever live.

I'm D-16.

Orion Pax, you ever mine Energon before?

No, you?

No, I hear it's dangerous.

I'll tell you what, you watch my back,

I promise to watch yours.

All right, thanks, Pax.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

A new beginning for Cybertron.

And a new leader.

Yes, about that.

I could use some help from the bot

who is better than me in every way.

Who, me?

Oh no, no.

I have a pretty sweet gig

working in waste management.

Well, Captain, I do owe you a promotion.

How's Major Alita sound?

How about Commander?

Even better.

And I'm sorry, B, but I

cannot let you go back

to sub level 50.

I may be a Prime now, but

I'm gonna need you by my side.

Are you serious?

This is the greatest day of my life.

I get to work for the government.

Okay, so that's new.

I'm sorry, what is happening?

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

And now we stand here together as one.

Proving we all have

the power to transform,

to become who we were destined to be,

to right wrongs, to

make our world better.

Because here, freedom and autonomy

are the rights of all sentient beings.

Here, all are truly Autobots.

This message is a

warning to all quintessons.

If you dare return to Cybertron,

the Autobots will be waiting.

I will be waiting.

I am Optimus Prime.

(dramatic music)

Hey guys, great news, the Energon's back.

And I have a cog and I can transform.

It's a long story,

I'll fill you in later.

Oh, and here's the best part.

My hands are straight up knives.

Watch this.

Knife hands.

No!

(dramatic music)

Sentinel, the Betrayer is dead.

But his death has

given life to a new enemy,

a stronger enemy, a personal enemy.

We will not be blinded by his deception.

We are the ones who are.

Decepticons rise up!

(dramatic music)