Disclaimer:Transformers belongs to Hasbro, Takara, etc . The only thing in this that belongs to me is Arcee's sister.
Ratchet was looking into a cybertronian microscope to look at the incomplete formula of Synthetic Energon he has created transcribed from Bulkhead, when he had data from the data cylinder in his brain module. "Hmm. Surprisingly stable."
Raf looked at him leaning on the railing of the catwalk, "Hey, Ratchet. Is that Synthetic Energon?"
"Well, yes," Ratchet answered. "In fact I'm preparing to test a sample," Ratchet answered as he prepared a syringe filled with Synthetic Energon and turned to face Raf, "I see that you come equipped with protective goggles."
"I can watch?" Raf exclaimed excitedly, not caring that Ratchet mistook his glasses for goggles.
Ratchet chuckled before ejecting the green substance into the test engine, "We just add some to this test engine."
"It works!" Raff cheer before calling his guardian, "Bee!"
Ratchet stopped him before saying, "This iteration of the formula requires further trial before we can even think about using it for fuel, ammunition or first aid, which is rather unfortunate, since our own Energon reserves are at an all-time low. Our severely outnumbered warriors have been rapidly burning through our stockpile of late as the Decepticon army continues to run us ragged and grind us down. Natural energon is in such short supply on your planet, and Megatron seems to have his oily claws buried deep in all of Earth's deposits. But if we can successfully produce a synthetic form, we can manufacture all the energy we'll ever need."
As Ratchet finished his speech, the alarms started going off. Optimus, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette were in the room in the matter of seconds. Immediately, they knew the cause of the alarm.
"More energon on the move," Arcee observed.
"Again?" Bulkhead said.
"Their recent activity suggests a familiar pattern. The Decepticons are desperately scouting for new deposits to mine," Optimus proclaimed, "Autobots!"
"Optimus!" Ratchet stopped him short, "If one of you comes back wounded this time, well our energon reserves are nearly depleted."
"Understood. Activate the Ground Bridge," Optimus requested, "Autobots, roll out!"
Optimus transformed and drove through the portal followed by Arcee, Chromette, Bulkhead and Bumblebee.
"Sometimes, I wish I could do more," Ratchet sighed before thinking of an idea.
He grabbed another large vile of Synthetic Energon and placed it on the syringe. As he raised his arm, he prayed to Primus that his idea would work perfectly. Then…he took the plunge. He placed the needle inside his systems where his arm bends. He grunted in pain as he felt the Synthetic Energon leak into his system. He began gagging as his eyes turned green. The process he had to go through was not a pleasant one. But at least the outcome would be worth it.
That was the thought Ratchet held onto as he dropped the syringe in shock and fell to the floor unconscious.
"Ratchet! Wake Up!"
Ratchet slowly came to from the effects of the process he had to undergo when he injected the Synthetic Energon into his own systems. When he woke up, he found Raf sitting on top of his chassis with a worried expression on his face. He had been yelling at him the entire time for him to wake up. Raf immediately climbed down as Ratchet began to sit up. Something Raf also noticed is that Ratchet's optics were a vibrant green rather than their usual vibrant blue.
"How is it that such small beings can be so loud?" Ratchet groaned as he slowly stood up.
"Are you hurt? You fell," Raf recalled.
"I'm fine. I'm…more than fine," Ratchet answered happily as he checked his own readings, "Energy efficiency is up 30%? Motor functions optimal? Any word from the others?"
Raf only shook his head. Immediately, Ratchet knew the answer was no.
"Knockout, can't we just Bridge out of here? This cube's putting some serious drag on me," Breakdown whined to Knockout who was driving in front of him.
"The more we give the Autobots a workout, the more fuel they burn and we win the energon race," Knockout retorted, "Besides here comes air support."
Arcee was right when she spotted the Energon find. The Energon is on the move. Safely secured on the roof of Breakdown's vehicular mode. Knockout drove ahead of Breakdown as the two lead Optimus, Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Chromette on a wild goose chase, one that would benefit the Decepticons.
Jet Vehicons suddenly appeared behind the Autobots and fired missiles at them and all Autobots evaded the missiles, the missiles hit the cliff face above them, causing the rocks above them to come raining down. Arcee accelerated onto the rocks before jumping into the air in her robot form and jumped from rock to rock before transforming back into her alternate mode and continued to chase Knockout and Breakdown.
Optimus, Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Chromette came to a stop as they saw their path blocked. They immediately transformed, flipped and skidded to a stop. Immediately, they saw the Jet Vehicons went to shoot them with their blaster until the Vehicons flew over the blocked path,
"Arcee, fall back," Optimus said activating his comlink, "you're outnumbered."
"We're always outnumbered. We need that energon," Arcee retorted.
"Ratchet, lock on to Arcee's coordinates and prepare an emergency GroundBridge," Optimus requested.
"I'm locked on. Arcee, decelerate and prepare to return to base," Ratchet instructed.
"Save it,Ratchet. I'm too close," Arcee retorted.
"Don't be a fool!" Ratchet pleaded.
The Vehicons above started shooting missiles at her, she dodged them until one of the missiles hit her on the side, causing her to transform and fall unconscious.
"She's hurt," Ratchet gasped before activating the Ground Bridge, "Man the Ground Bridge," he requested Raf before transforming and driving through the portal.
Arcee regained consciousness as the Vehicons transformed and surrounded her, they approached her and aimed their blasters at her.
A Ground Bridge portal opened near the top of the canyon. Ratchet came out of it, with his blades deployed and landed on top of one of the Vehicons ready to kill them and then throw him into another Vehicon, completely not phased by the fall at all. Another Decepticon ended up losing his arm. Ratchet crazily moved from Vehicon to Vehicon inflicting all kinds of damage on the enemy. Nothing seemed to be capable of stopping the Autobot medic on his intense high.
"Ratchet," Arce gasped with shock as her jaw dropped.
Ratchet was performing moves he had not performed since his younger years. Arcee couldn't help but be impressed by the breakdancing moves Ratchet was performing to avoid shots and cause harm to Decepticons.
"Looks like the Autobots brought in a ringer," Knockout remarked as he saw how Ratchet was fighting.
"Well, then I'll ring his bell," Breakdown declared as he edged closer.
Just as Breakdown finished his sentence Optimus, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Chromette started firing at Breakdown and Knockout as they jumped off of the rocks and ran towards the scene, Breakdown then immediately reconsidered.
It'll have to wait," Knockout said as he and Breakdown drove away while Ratchet sliced and diced the Vehicons.
Arcee groaned as she got on her knees and saw Ratchet beating up the Vehicons. Chromette approached her and helped her up, "Sis are you okay?" The pink and white femme asked her sister.
"I'm okay, Chromette," Arcee answered.
Ratchet remained standing where he was with one foot on a fallen Vehicon. He didn't even need to turn around. He simply raised his fist and it immediately came in contact with a deceptive approaching Vehicon. The grunts and the sounds of metal falling to the floor were music to his ears.
"Hoo-ah!" Ratchet cheered.
"What happened?" Raf asked as he saw the others returning.
"I only saw the gory aftermath. But I hear the doc was one-bot wrecking machine!" Bulkhead remarked as the portal closed behind them.
"Whoa!" Raf exclaimed as he suddenly found himself scooped up by Ratchet.
"Hey, little fella," Ratchet said to him before putting him back on the catwalk, walking away.
"All right, what's your secret?" Arcee asked.
"Is it the form of energon Bulkhead transcribed from the data cylinder, awhile ago," Chromette asked.
"No secret, Arcee. Just a little something I like to call Synth- En, which means Chromette your right it is the form of Energon, Bulkhead transcribed from the data cylinder,"
Ratchet explained, handing Arcee a vial of the Synthetic Energon.
"But I thought the formula was-" Arcee started.
"Incomplete?" Chromette agreed, finishing her sister's question as Arcee handed her the vial who looked at it before passing it to Bumblebee.
"Not anymore," Ratchet replied, chuckling and Bumblebee looks at the vial and buzzes.
"So, Ratchet makes a better tough guy than I do a smart guy?" Bulkhead scoffed as Bumblebee passed the vial to him.
"It seems so, Bulk," Chromette told the Wrecker as Bulkhead Passed the vial to Optimus.
"Ratchet, I question the wisdom of using yourself as a test subject," Optimus confessed as he looks at the vial.
"Optimus, you didn't see Ratchet out there. He was in overdrive. We should all try this stuff," Arcee suggested excitedly.
"Or give Ratchet more so we can take a vacation," Bulkhead added.
"I agree that the ignition results seem promising," Optimus said, approaching Ratchet with the vial, "but I recommend that further testing be confined to machines, not Autobots. Outnumbered we may be, old friend, we need a warrior in the laboratory right now more than we need another in the field."
"And then he came right at me. And I…" Ratchet trailed off his recollection of events as he jumped away from Bulkhead and stood in a fighting stance, "Well…come on, Bulk. Come at me."
"I don't want to hurt, Ratch," Bulkhead said only for Ratchet to slap him in the face.
"I said come at me!" Ratchet repeated.
Bulkhead activated his mace and charged at Ratchet and took a swing at him, only for Ratchet to evade the attack with ease and grace. With ease, he picked up Bulkhead and threw him with force. Force hard enough to make him smash through the wall of the training room and into the hallway outside.
"Hoo-Ah!" Ratchet cheered yet again.
Arcee, Chromette and Bumblebee happened to be nearby when they heard the crash and went to investigate.
"What was that?" Arcee immediately asked, earning a groan from Bulkhead in response as they saw Bulkhead on the ground in front of the broken wall.
"You've got competition, Bulk. I'm a bit stronger than I used to be," Ratchet declared as he came out with a bounce in his steps, "Also a bit faster!"
He went to punch Bumblebee, "Think you can take me, muscle car?" Ratchet challenged the scout.
Bumblebee buzzed as he put his hands in front of him in a gesture that said 'No way!'
"Wimp " Ratchet told him before walking past Arcee and Chromette and winked at them, "How's it humming?" He asked them flirtatiously.
"Did he just…" Arcee started.
"Flirt with us?" Chromette finished her sister's sentence, startled at the fact that Ratchet just flirted with them.
"Stronger, faster, studlier," Bulkhead said as he got up.
Ratchet peered into one of the storage cupboards that happened to be nearby. A green glow greeted him happily. Unable to resist, he opened the cupboard. He began to feel like a drug addict staring at a syringe full of heroin. The temptation was becoming far too great and he couldn't take it anymore. He reached in and took the syringe full with a fresh dose of Synthetic Energon.
"I need to be at the top of our game. Our survival depends upon it," Ratchet declared as he injected more Synthetic Energon into his system.
And that was when the inner person that made Ratchet who he is found themselves comatose.
In the main room of the base, a beeping suddenly rang on the Cybertronian Computer system's alarm, Arcee was present in front of it, looked at it as the rest of the Autobots came in "Looks like the 'Cons hit another vein," she said, turning to the others.
"Autobots, roll out," Optimus said.
"Hey, hey shouldn't we wait for our secret weapon?" Bulkhead asked Optimus.
This mission is unlikely to require medical expertise," Optimus shook his head.
"But you may never know when you require additional firepower," Ratchet retorted, from behind them, leaning on a wall. "Bumblebee can handle Ground Bridge duty."
Bumblebee buzzed a reply when Ratchet walked towards where a Ground Bridge Portal appears from, "Time to put some hurt on those Decepticons!" He declared.
Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette were tempted to yell at Ratchet to slow down as he raced ahead of the group, eager to kick some Decepticon tailpipe. However, with the Decepticons, covert is the best option…most of the time. And this time certainly fits in the category. Although, they couldn't help but be eager as well. They have been following Energon breadcrumbs for several weeks now. Their own Energon reserves were close to being depleted with recent injuries. And this has been the closest they've been to a fresh Energon trail since their Energon supply began running low. So every effort they made contributed.
"Signal's weak. They may have hit a vein, but they won't find much of an Energon pulse," Bulkhead observed as he glanced at the readings on the Energon scanner, "Not here."
"I take some comfort in the fact that Megatron seems to be as desperate to find the stuff as we are," Arcee remarked.
"Agreed, but for all we know he might be planning something big," Chromette added.
"Do you three always talk this much during these missions?" Ratchet snapped before transforming into his SUV ambulance form and drove down the hill.
Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette immediately followed. Normally, they wouldn't race in on the action as rashly as Ratchet just did. However, they also frown upon taking the enemy on their own…well, Optimus does, the others just do as they believe in doing what is necessary.
"Autobots!" One of the Vehicons called as they noticed Ratchet approaching them in his alternate mode and started shooting at the autobots, Ratchet avoided the blaster fire before jumping and ran into the Vehicon leading the battle. Before hitting the ground, Ratchet transformed into his robot form and stood on top of the Vehicon.
"It's all right, I'm an emergency vehicle," Ratchet reassured him before deploying his blades and killing the Vehicon instantly.
Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette were still racing down the hill as they returned blaster fire on any Vehicons that tried to shoot them in their path, some of the blaster fire hit the Vehicons, while others missed.
Ratchet removed his blade from the dead Vehicon, saw another Vehicon who climbed out of the Energon Drill controls, attempting to retreat. The other autobots were busy battling the other Vehicons while he chased the retreating Vehicon up the cliff face, picked up a boulder next to him and threw it at the Vehicon, which landed on the Vehicon's head.
The Vehicon groaned and rolled over onto his back, his senses swimming from the hit from the falling rock. However, when he tried to sit up, Ratchet pinned him down with his foot.
"Why the big rush?" Ratchet asked him.
"Just trying to get as far as I can from the Autobot stink," the Vehicon answered.
"Does your boss know you have a potty mouth? Maybe I should pay him a visit and tell him," Ratchet decided.
"Get melted, wheel grinder!" The Vehicon snapped at him in anger.
"Melted? Now there's a concept," Ratchet said as he activated his blowtorch, "I won't ask you a second time. Where is Megatron?"
Back in the battleground below the Autobots just finished defeating the Vehicons, when they suddenly hear a Vehicon saying "No, no, no!" As he begged for his life from above, they all climbed and saw Ratchet pinning a Vehicon to the ground and torturing the Vehicon with his blowtorch at his face, near his optics.
"That's all I know really," the Vehicon said.
"Now, was that so difficult?" Ratchet asked rhetorically he replaced his blowtorch with his blade.
Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette stared at each other in shock. That is not the Ratchet they know. Ratchet wouldn't do something like this to anyone unless it was absolutely necessary. And it wasn't necessary. Something had to be done. Quickly.
Optimus ran up to Ratchet to stop him from murdering the defenseless Vehicon, "Ratchet! What are you doing?"
"Getting results," Ratchet answered as he deactivated his blade while the Vehicon escaped.
"And breaking protocol. That was a Decepticon Miner, Servant class, not warrior class," Optimus said reminded him.
"Oh, and let me guess. I'm just the medic," Ratchet said, rolling his optics.
"Autobots do not inflict harm unless all other options have been exhausted. It is what separates us from Decepticons," Optimus added as he went on reminding him.
Ratchet scoffed in frustration and disbelief,"Is this really the time for another lecture, Optimus?" He asked him, "You didn't just happen to discover Megatron's current location did you? Well, I did! And do you know where there's a stockpile of raw energon right for the taking? I do!"
"Come on, Ratchet. Calm it down," Bulkhead pleaded him.
"Calm is the last thing we need! Calm is what lost us cybertron! The 'Cons have a warship, an army. All this energon scouting, you think Megatron isn't gearing up for something big? We're squandering our resources chasing after his crumbs when we really need to be hitting him hard and hitting him now, exactly precisely where it hurts!" Ratchet declared as he punched his fists together.
"I said something about Megatron planning for something big," Chromette mutteredZ
"A direct assault on the Decepticons would only provoke retaliation and lead to incalculable losses. I will not endanger innocent human lives," Optimus objected.
"Yet you have no problem endangering ours. Just ask Cliffjumper. Oh, I forgot. He couldn't be here today!" Ratchet retorted.
"That's it!" Arcee said as he said that comment which made Arcee lose it as she went to charge at him, but Bulkhead held her back.
"Arcee it's not worth it, Sis," Chromette told Arcee as Bulkhead grabbed Arcee's hands.
"You know your problem Optimus? For such a big, strong bot, your soft. You didn't pound Megatron into scrap when you had the chance, many chances, in fact even you let your own wife, Elita one get killed on a mission during the beginning of the war!" Ratchet snapped.
That comment caused Optimus to lose it and punch him in the face, "Don't you dare mention her!" Optimus shouted, "I'm afraid that the synthetic energon has impaired your judgement, old friend. I am confining you to base until further notice," he then decided after calming down, "Bumblebee, Bridge us back."
It was only when the Ground Bridge opened that Bulkhead released Arcee. He knew that she was still pretty pissed at Ratchet for tormenting them with the deaths of Cliffjumper, saying it was Optimus' fault for Cliffjumper's death as well as His wife's. Bulkhead was also pretty pissed. But he barely managed to keep his cool and restrain himself from pounding Ratchet.
"Fine," Ratchet sighed as he went to walk through the portal.
Bulkhead began to follow Ratchet through the portal, when Ratchet suddenly can back through, pushed him out of the way with force and threw him, sending him flying back towards Optimus. They all watched as he transformed into his alternate mode and raced away from his fellow Autobots.
There was no time to waste. That much the other Autobots knew. Immediately, Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette raced through the open portal and towards the computers. Arcee immediately typed in the necessary codes and commands needed to use the computer in an attempt to locate Ratchet and end his madness. However, their journey to a successful finish of their plan wasn't without a few bumps on the road.
"Can't get a fix on Ratchet's coordinates," Arcee signed with frustration.
"That bogus energon must be scrambling his signal," Bulkhead grumbled.
"Yep, definitely the Synthetic Energon's fault," Chromette said, having a feeling that Bulkhead was correct.
"Keep trying," Optimus pleaded, "we've got to find Ratchet before he finds Megatron."
Inside an Energon mine, Vehicons were working nonstop. Drilling. Collecting. Teleporting. It was all an endless cycle for the Decepticon miners. Breakdown didn't seem to be phased by it as he walked with one of the Vehicons.
"Yeah. She's kinda domineering and the extra arms are weird. But…I find myself intrigued by her," Breakdown confessed.
Suddenly, he heard the familiar sound of a whistle coming from the cavern. Immediately, they raced over and couldn't help but be surprised at who they saw. Ratchet. He was just casually strolling in. Expecting everything to be easy. Well, it won't be. Because Breakdown won't allow it.
"I was wondering when you might show," Breakdown remarked.
"You call yourself a scientist? You were supposed to locate a fresh energon source by now!" Megatron said with Anger to Knockout, who was quivering in fear.
"My apologies, Lord Megatron. We got distracted by the new Autobot who attacked us," Knockout defended.
"Really? And what new Autobot would that be?" Megatron asked impatiently.
Knockout and Megatron were distracted by the thudding sound of footsteps. Footsteps that echoed around the cavern as they approached the two of them. They saw Breakdown…surprisingly dazed. Then Breakdown fell to the ground. Now standing before them was Ratchet.
"Hoo-ah!" Ratchet cheered.
"Well, uh…" Knockout stumbled in fear.
"That is your fearsome new adversary?! He's Optimus Prime's medic," Megatron scoffed in disbelief.
"Oh, no, Megatron. I am your Doctor of doom," Ratchet corrected before he jumped up and punched Megatron hard in the face, causing him to be sent flying backwards into a wall nearby.
Megatron was shocked at what he just witnessed, Ratchet wanting to fight him, Knockout was shocked as well. It was like watching a robot on Cybertronian steroids! And he wanted to know… What is it? And where can he get some of that?
"All right, then," Megatron said as he found himself in actual pain from the punch.
"For Cybertro-" Ratchet began to yell as he charged towards Megatron.
Megatron grabbed Ratchet's fist and twisted his arm awkwardly, relishing in Ratchet's gasps and cries of pain. While Ratchet is now stronger and faster than he used to be, Megatron had Dark Energon flowing through his veins. Which was stronger than the Synthetic Energon Ratchet had engineered from an incomplete formula.
"Ratchet is rather more spirited than I recollect," Megatron observed.
"Chemical enhancement, perhaps?" Knockout guessed.
Megatron seemed to like the idea of Ratchet using chemical enhancement. Knowing fully well that Knockout would need a sample of his Energon to study for any enhancements, Megatron came up with an idea on how the Decepticon medic would obtain the sample he would need. He raised his sharp claws and struck Ratchet on the right side of his chassis, inflicting a stab wound much like the wound Starscream had inflicted on Arcee before declaring his neutrality. When Megatron removed his claws, Ratchet nearly stumbled backwards. But Megatron's hand on his arm kept him upright. Ratchet's free hand immediately went to apply pressure to his wound, trying to stop the Energon – including the Synthetic Energon – from leaking from his system. Megatron threw Ratchet to the ground before turning to Knockout.
"There's your laboratory sample, Doctor. Find out. If a chemical can do this for Optimus Prime's Lao dog, imagine what it could do for our troops," Megatron remarked as he walked away chuckling.
"Optimus. I've been a fool," Ratchet said as he realizes what he's done and as energon began to surround him.
Back at base, the cybertronian computer signal began to pick up Ratchet's signal as the alarm started beeping and showed a diagram of him on the monitor.
"Optimus, Ratchet's signal. It's back online," Arcee cried as she pointed to the screen.
Optimus turned to the scout, "Bumblebee," he began buzzing as Optimus said his name, locked onto Ratchet's coordinates and activated the ground bridge.
Optimus ran towards the Ground Bridge portal as it opened,"Autobots, roll out!" He commanded as he transformed into his alternate mode, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette followed him and drove through the portal and transformed as they exited the portal and started battling the Vehicons and had to be quick.
"Doctor to Doctor, I must say, your contribution to the Decepticon cause is very much appreciated. I'll be sure to boast of your accomplishment when you're gone, which will happen in three, two, one…" Knockout smirked as he activated his circular saw and approached Ratchet's head with it.
However, an explosion distracted him. That was when he realized the events that were unfolding. The Autobots had found them and arrived to rescue their teammate.
"Scrap!" Knockout hissed.
Taking his chance Ratchet kicked him sending him flying into the wall nearby. The vial of Synthetic Energon he was holding did not shatter upon coming into contact with the wall than the floor. The showdown between the two medics began, with knockout pushing the weakening Ratchet against the wall and moving the saw towards him, despite Ratchet putting up a fair fight.
That was when the two began to hear the echoing sounds of gunfire and metal clanging. That was when Ratchet realized just what it was. The others had arrived. They had used his life signal to locate him and save him from death. The news alone gave Ratchet the strength to continue fighting against Knockout. He began to push even harder when he felt the saw begin to graze his helm. With a head butt, Ratchet knocked Knockout back, taking the Decepticon medic by surprise. He went for the Autobot medic again, but he ended up with his saw stuck in the wall as Ratchet dodged his attack. While Knockout struggled to free himself, Ratchet stumbled towards the fallen vial filled with Synthetic Energon and picks it up.
"What are you going to do, drink it?" Knockout said after laughing at him.
Ratchet had considered taking Knockout's words to heart and drink it again. When he had the Synthetic Energon in his system, he was stronger. Faster. Studlier, even. But when he glanced at his wound, he knew it wasn't worth it. Especially not after everything he had said to Optimus and Arcee earlier. Sure. They'd have a way of gaining an advantage over the Decepticons in the race. However, he knew that it wouldn't be worth it if he winded up losing his friends.
"No. I'm going to destroy it," Ratchet declared and then threw the vial at the wall, next to knockout, shattering it on impact.
Knockout then took his saw out of the wall, "You idiot! Megatron will have my head!"
Ratchet then fell on his back, falling unconscious. His horror only grew as he saw the last Decepticon miner fall and Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee and Chromette come closer to him. He knew he was screwed. Besides, he and Megatron attempted to murder their dear medic for his Energon. He transformed and retreated, while Optimus approached Ratchet.
The next day Ratchet was hooked up to a medical machine, regaining consciousness and groans, "Easy, old friend. You lost a lot of energon, good and bad," Optimus told him gently.
"I didn't intend to hurt anyone. I just so badly to…" Ratchet trailed off.
"Help us," Optimus finished his sentence, "We know. But you nearly caused the loss of something irreplaceable, our medic and a most trusted friend. You did lead us to a much needed energon supply. An for that, we should all be thankful," Optimus said, gesturing to the Autobots moving Energon cubes nearby.
"The Synthetic Energon formula clearly needs refining before it can be tested again. on machines, not autobots," Ratchet said, earning a nod from Optimus.
"Let us take comfort in the fact that you were able to dispose of the quantity that remained," Optimus said.
Inside the mine, Knockout returned to where he almost killed Ratchet for the Synthetic Energon flowing through his veins and where the vial was destroyed. He looked intently at the one drop of Synthetic Energon that remained, but not enough to test and research the sample.
Next is One shall rise
Note: This is one of my favorite episodes, my favorite scene was when Ratchet flirts with Arcee and in the original version of the episodes script Ratchet was supposed to mention Elita one's death, saying that it was his fault, leading him to lose his cool and punch Ratchet in the face.