In the Ark's bridge, Ratchet has brought up a map of the planet Earth with three dots pointing to other locations. "I have tracked down the Energon signatures to three locations." Ratchet explained.
"Alright let's get the Energon before the cons do!" Warpath said.
"Hold on, I don't think going to those places one at a time is a good idea." Lincoln said.
"Lincoln is correct. We must divide into three teams in order to secure the Energon quicker." Optimus agreed.
"Not to mention I doubt you all know these locations like we do." Lisa pointed out.
"Can you identify them for us, Lisa?" Wheeljack asked.
"Glady. The locations are the Amazon rainforest, Mount Everest, and Finally the Gobi Desert." Lisa said.
"Have any of you kids been to these places?" Ultra Magnus asked.
"None of us have been there." Ronnie Anne replied.
"But, I'm sure we can help you navigate through them." Clyde said.
"That is out of the question." Ultra Magnus said.
"We're collecting Energon. Not on look out duty." Sideswipe said.
"Come on, what're the chances those Decepticon jerks are gonna show up?" Lynn asked with her arms crossed.
"Besides, you guys don't even know how Earth operates. We do." Lana added.
"What do you think Optimus?" Sideswipe asked,
"Should we bring them or not?" Mirage questioned.
"If they know more about this planet. We shall bring them, but if the Decepticons attack. They must stay hidden." Optimus Prime said.
"If you say so, Prime." Ironhide said. "So which one of us is going and where to?"
"Mirage, Jazz and Cliffjumper will go to the Amazon rainforest with Ronnie Anne, Luna and Lola." Optimus said.
"Ugh there's no way I'm going to the Amazon." Lola cringed in disgust.
"You're coming with us or we'll drag you there." Mirage said.
"Yeah, Lols. Would you rather go to a freezing mountain or a scorching desert full of rattlesnakes?" Luna asked rhetorically.
"Amazon rainforest it is." Lola replied.
"Just don't be a pain in my tailpipe." Cliffjumper muttered.
"The mission to Mt Everest will be given to Arcee, Ironhide, Hot Shot, Lori, Lynn and Bobby." Ultra Magnus said.
"How cold is it going to be over there?" Arcee asked.
"Really cold." Lynn said. "Colder than 10 hockey rinks."
"I'm not afraid of a little snowstorm." Ironhide replied.
"That's what I like to hear." Lynn said with a smile.
"I'm glad we're gonna be together, babe." Bobby said while holding Lori's hand.
"Same here, Boo Boo Bear." Lori replied kindly.
"Man, those two a pretty good together." Bumblebee said before he looked at Lincoln and Ronnie Anne. "I bet you two are a pretty awesome pair, as well."
"We're nothing like them." Lincoln and Ronnie Anne both replied.
"Right." Bumblebee said smugly.
"And finally, Ultra Magnus and I will embark for the desert with Bumblebee, Drift, Prowl, Lincoln, Clyde and Lucy." Optimus announced.
"Sigh I hate sand." Lucy said.
"Don't worry Lucy. We're just gonna be in and out." Lincoln said.
"You had better be right, brother." Lucy replied.
"I hope so too." Lincoln said.
"Do not worry, my friends. United, we shall all stand." Drift proclaimed. "Staying together as one is what makes our goals become accomplished in the darkest of moments."
"What the slag are you talking about?" Blurr asked in confusion.
"It's a haiku." Drift said.
"Then speak something that makes sense!" Blurr shouted.
"Take it easy, Blurr. Let's just get this mission over with." Prowl said.
"And how are we supposed to get to those places?" Mirage asked.
"Well I doubt your ship has teleporters?" Ronnie Anne asked.
"I was able to make something that will allow us to travel anywhere on this planet." Ratchet said before he approached a terminal and typed on some buttons.
"Whoa way to go Ratchet." Bumblebee said.
"Heck I wish I thought of that." Wheeljack said.
"Thought of what?" Leni asked.
Suddenly, a green swirling vortex appeared behind everyone.
"Holy moly! What is that?" Luan asked in surprise.
"I call it a Ground Bridge." Ratchet said. "It's not exactly like a Space Bridge, but it still operates in the same way. It should allow us to travel to any location on Earth."
"So anywhere in the world. Like which company is hosting the Olympics?" Lynn asked.
"Or even Hollywood with all its fabulous stars?" Lola asked with a smile.
"Mick Swagger's house?" Luna questioned hopefully.
"This will be used to teleport Autobots across the globe." Ratchet said. "Jetfire can't fly us all around the Earth."
"Yeah, I need to be able to fly freely." Jetfire added.
"Alright, it's time for us to go." Mirage said to his team.
"Ready when you are, bruh." Luna replied.
"The coordinates has been set for the Amazon." Ratchet said.
"Thanks for that, Ratch." Jazz said.
"Alright, let's go." Mirage said before he transformed and opened his door. "Would you like to get in, ragazza?"
"Sure thing." Ronnie Anne replied before she leaned over to Lincoln. "Don't you think it's weird that Mirage has an Italian accent?"
"A little bit. But I think he had that a long time ago before he came to Earth." Lincoln whispered back.
"You kids ready?" Jazz asked.
"We sure are." Luna answered.
"Good. Let's move." Cliffjumper said as he transformed into a red mini car while Jazz transformed into a white sports car with blue and red highlights.
"I'm going to regret this." Lola said with a grumpy expression as she got into Cliffjumper.
"Something we can both agree on." Cliffjumper grumbled.
"Fine by me." Lola huffed.
"Why don't you two just get along?" Ronnie Anne asked annoyingly as she strapped herself in Mirage.
"It's not my fault this hunk of junk doesn't like doing what I say." Lola replied.
"I'm not your servant, you little brat!" Cliffjumper stated.
"What did you call me, you stupid robot?!" Lola asked angrily.
"You're a brat not a Disney princess. Whatever those are." Cliffjumper said.
"This is gonna be a long mission." Luna groaned.
"You're telling me Luna." Jazz groaned as well.
"Come on. Let's get this over with." Mirage said before the first team drove into the Ground Bridge.
"Do you think Lola and Cliffjumper will ever get along?" Leni asked.
"I'm not sure, Leni. Lola's always bad at making friends." Lincoln admitted.
"That's not completely true. She's still got Roxanne, Meli, Cricket and those three regional pageant girls." Lana said.
"True." Lucy agreed.
"But, Cliffjumper isn't exactly a ray of sunshine himself." Bumblebee said.
"We're literally have to wait." Lori said with a sigh.
Meanwhile on the Nemesis, Megatron was standing on the main bridge and looking out for front window.
"I wonder what surprises we'll be met with on this new world?" Megatron asked.
"Lord Megatron, I've detected three Energon signals." Shockwave said at one of the terminals.
"This planet has Energon?!" Megatron asked as he walked towards Shockwave.
"It's hard to estimate the amount of Energon on this planet has." Shockwave replied.
"Don't you think it's worth investigating, my liege?" Starscream asked while approaching them both.
"Of course it is. We don't want that Energon in the hands of the Autobots." Megatron said.
"I'll go to the first location to retrieve the Energon for you." Starscream declared.
"Very well, Starscream. Do not return empty handed, or you shall suffer the consequences." Megatron said firmly.
"As you wish." Starscream siad as he placed a hand on his chest and bowed.
"Thundercracker and Skywarp will assist you on this mission, do not fail me." Megatron said.
"I won't." Starscream said before he walked away.
"Shockwave, assemble the rest of the Decepticons we have Energon to find." said Megatron
"As you wish, Lord Megatron." Shockwave replied.
In the Amazon rainforest, the Ground Bridge appeared in the middle of the area and Mirage, Jazz and Cliffjumper drove out of it.
"Alright, is this the place?" Jazz asked.
"Yep, this is the Amazon." Ronnie Anne answered as she, Luna and Lola exited their respective Autobot guardians. "Man, it's hot out here."
"Yeah it's pretty hot." Luna said.
"I rather stay in Cliffjumper." Lola said.
"Not happening, brat." Cliffjumper replied firmly.
"Scrapheap." Lola insulted.
"Knock it off, you two. We have Energon to find." Mirage said while holding a scanner device.
"Alright let's find some Energon." Jazz said.
"There's no way I'm walking through this episode with my shoes or dress." said Lola.
"Why don't I just leave you hanging in one of these trees?" Cliffjumper asked with an annoyed glare.
"I'd like to see you try!" Lola shouted.
Cliffjumper picks up and placed her on a branch. "There you're on lookout duty. Look at something other than a mirror." Cliffjumper smirked.
"That does it! When this mission is over, I am leaving you stupid robots!" Lola yelled in anger. "I'm never seeing your stupid metal face ever again!"
"Fine by me!" Cliffjumper spat before he turned his back on Lola and sat far away from her.
"Uh, Cliff? I think you're being a bit too harsh." Jazz admitted awkwardly.
"She had it coming to her." Cliffjumper said. "And I'm absolutely fine with that brat leaving us. We're better off without her."
"She could be captured by the Decepticons." Mirage said. "Optimus gave us orders to watch over these kids."
"I'm a soldier, not a babysitter. I fought many cons and even survived the Sea of Rust." Cliffjumper said.
"Lola, come on. Can't you try being nicer to Cliffjumper?" Ronnie Anne asked.
"Only if he quits being a meany!" Lola replied.
"Says you!" Cliffjumper argued.
"This isn't getting us anywhere. Let's leave these big babies alone, dudes." Luna said in annoyance.
"Perhaps we can ask Ratchet to open a ground bridge and get either Blur or Warpath." Mirage suggested.
"Nah. The four of us can handle it." Jazz assured. "We'll see you two later."
He, Ronnie Anne, Luna and Mirage then walked away and left Lola and Cliffjumper to themselves.
"You can't leave me here!" Lola shouted. "Get back here!"
"For the love of Primus, why did we get stuck on the is planet?" Cliffjumper asked while shaking his head.
"I don't care! I'm finding a way out of this stupid jungle and then I'm finding a way home!" Lola stated as she managed to get herself down and started walking away.
"You're gonna get yourself killed!" Cliffjumper called out.
"As if, metal head!" Lola shouted before she was out of sight.
"Good riddance you brat!" Cliffjumper said as he walked in the other direction. "Scrap, Optimus is gonna blow a fuse if I let her die."
On the other hand, Lola was walking her way through the rainforest while holding up her dress.
"Stupid Cliffjumper. Who needs him?" Lola asked with a scoff. "Definitely not me. I can handle myself just fine." But then, she began to hear a hissing noise nearby and stopped in her tracks." Uh, Luna? Please tell me that's you." Lola said nervously.
The hissing continued until Lola turned around and it was a black scaled Python and Lola screamed at the sight of it.
"Get away from me! Get away!" Lola yelled in fear as she picked up a nearby stick and swung it around.
However, the snake simply slapped the stick out of Lola's hands and she backed away in worriedness.
"Please don't eat me. My make up will make you gag!" Lola begged.
Cliffjumper was still walking his way across the Amazon while looking for any of the others.
"Where the slag are they?" Cliffjumper asked.
"Somebody help me! Please!" Lola's voice screamed.
"That must be her!" Cliffjumper exclaimed and followed the source of that sound.
When the red Autobot arrived at the source, he saw Lola being coiled and squeezed by the python as her face was turning blue.
"Can't… breathe…" Lola gagged as the python was about to digest her.
Cliffjumper grabs the Python by the neck causing it to lose it's grip on Lola, Cliffjumper then threw the Python a long distance. "Lola are you okay?" Cliffjumper asked.
"Cliffjumper?" Lola asked as she coughed a bit. "You… you saved my life."
"Of course i did. I'm an Autobot and we're supposed to protect other beings." Cliffjumper said. "Plus, I kind of knew that Optimus would scrap me if I didn't come back with you."
"Well thanks for saving me. Lana would have been upset if anything bad happened to me." said Lola.
"She means that much to you?" Cliffjumper asked.
"Most of the time. We are twins." Lola said with a small smile.
There was an awkward silence between the two of them as they awkwardly looked away.
"I've been a real jerk, haven't I?" Lola asked with a guilty look.
"Yeah. I guess I have, as well." Cliffjumper admitted.
"Guess we have been jerks to each other." Lola sighed.
"We sure have, but we can start a new." Cliffjumper said.
"Good idea. Friends?" Lola asked while holding her hand out to her Autobot guardian.
"Friends." Cliffjumper said as he shook Lola's hand with his finger. "We should probably catch up with the the others."
"Yeah, they might've found that Energon stuff by now." Lola said.
But then, the two of them began hearing some strange noises in the air and they looked up to see a white and red fighter jet flying over them towards a different location.
"Was that a jet?" Lola asked.
"I don't think so." Cliffjumper answered with a glare.
Meanwhile, Ronnie Anne, Luna, Mirage and Jazz kept following the signal to where the Energon was.
"Are we close, Mirage?" Ronnie Anne asked.
"We should be. The signal is starting to get stronger." Mirage answered.
"That's good to hear." Jazz said as he looked back. "You think we should go back for Cliffjumper and Lola?"
"No. They can work out their issues." Mirage said.
"Yeah, my and my fam prefer to just leave Lola alone until she's let out all her rage." Luna added.
Just then, the scanner Mirage was holding began to beep rapidly and he looked ahead to see a nearby cave that had a light-blue glow within.
"I think we've just found our Energon." Mirage said.
"In that cave?" Ronnie Anne asked.
"Looks that way kido." Jazz said.
"Then I say we go in and get it." Luna replied.
However, they all began hearing the same noise that Cliffjumper and Lola heard before and they all looked at the sky to see the same fighter jet soaring above them.
"I didn't know there were jets in this rainforest." Ronnie Anne said.
"That ain't no jet, kid." Jazz replied in concern.
"What?" Luna asked confusingly.
"It's Starscream!" Mirage exclaimed before forming a sniper rifle on his wrist.
Mirage shoots down Starscream's wing, causing him to transform to the ground and glares at the group. "So you're the Autobots' new pets?" Staracream asked.
"We're not pets!" Ronnie Anne shouted.
"Leave them out of this, Scream!" Jazz said as he brought out a pair of robotic nunchucks.
"Just give me the Energon and I will let you live." Starscream said as his left wing turns into a sword.
"That Energon is ours Starscream." Mirage said.
"Besides, it's two of us against one of you." Jazz said.
"Think again, Auto-fools!" A voice called out before Thundercracker and Skywarp suddenly landed behind them.
"Thundercracker and Skywarp." Mirage glared.
"Well things just got unfair." Ronnie Anne said.
"Really wish Cliff was here, right now." Jazz muttered.
"Destroy these Autobots and their human friends!" Starscream ordered.
"With pleasure, Starscream!" Thundercracker replied before he and Skywarp aimed their blasters at their enemies.
"We can take on three." Mirage said
"Take cover, girls!" Jazz ordered.
He swirly moved in front of Thundercracker and Skywarp before smacking them both with his nunchucks, while Mirage used his wrist blades to block Starscream's sword.
Ronnie Anne and Luna quickly took cover behind a large tree as they watched their Autobot guardians battle the three Decepticons. Mirage jumped back as Starscream relentlessly swiped his sword at him before knocking it back with a swipe from his wrist blade. Mirage attempted to kick Starscream in the face, but the Decepticon air warrior grabbed his leg and slammed him into the ground.
"You can't defeat me, Autobot! My power is far superior compared to yours!" Starscream said.
Mirage disappeared right in front of Starscream. "There's a reason why they call me Mirage." Mirage's vice can be hear as Starscream looks around.
Starscream used his sword to slice Mirage, but got nothing but air. "Show yourself." Starscream shouted.
"As you wish." Mirage replied before he appeared behind Starscream and slashed him in the back.
"Alright, Mirage!" Ronnie Anne cheered.
Thundercracker and Skywarp fired their blasters at Jazz, who avoided all of the shots with blazing speed.
"Hold still, Autobot!" Skywarp shouted.
"Not a chance creeps!" Jazz said as he smacks Thundercracker and Skywarp with his nunchucks.
The two Seekers recovered and then noticed Ronnie Anne and Luna in their hiding spots, causing them to smirk.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Skywarp asked.
"Definitely." Thundercracker answered before they both immediately grabbed the girls.
"Hey!" Luna exclaimed.
"Put us down!" Ronnie Anne ordered.
"Stand down and let us get the Energon, Autobots! Or these two humans pay the price!" Thundercracker threatened while aiming his blaster at their hostages.
"A bargaining chip? Excellent thinking Thundercracker." Starscream replied.
"Even we did give you the Energon. You'll go back on your word." Mirage said.
"These humans aren't very interesting to us and we don't have a desire to exterminate them." Starscream said. "Give us the Energon and you two can have them back."
Mirage and Jazz looked at each other and were considering lowering their weapons to make sure Ronnie Anne and Luna wouldn't get hurt. But then, Cliffjumper suddenly drove out of the woods in his vehicle mode and rammed straight into Thundercracker and Skywarp. Ronnie Anne and Luna were able to escape from their grips as Cliffjumper transformed and tackled Starscream into a tree.
"Miss me Starscream?" Cliffjumper smirked as he placed his hands on his hips.
"Hardly." Starscream growled.
Just then, Cliffjumper heard a tapping noise from inside himself and his chest plate shifted open to reveal Lola inside as she had an exhausted look.
"Sorry." Cliffjumper said.
"It's alright. But a heads up would have been nice." Lola said as Cliffjumper puts Lola down.
"Got it. Get to safety. This could get ugly." Cliffjumper said.
"You don't need to tell me twice." Lola replied before running towards Ronnie Anne and Luna.
"So now you and Cliffjumper are now buds?" Luna asked.
"What happened between you two?" Ronnie Anne asked.
"Long story. I can tell you about it when we get back to the Ark." Lola said.
"Whatever you say." Luna said.
"Kill any Autobot you want. Mirage is mine." Starscream said as he readies his sword.
"I wouldn't want it any other way." Mirage replied as he bared his wrist blades.
He then brought out a cybernetic assault rifle and shot many rounds at Starscream, who blocked them all with his sword and then used his thrusters to charge straight at Mirage. Mirage quickly blocked the attack with his blades and the two of them began trading strikes with each other.
Mirage still managed to keep up his blocks and tried to find an opening on Starscream's strikes and same can be say for Starscream.
Thundercracker tried to shoot Mirage from behind, only for Jazz to then grab his arm.
"I don't think so!" Jazz said before kicking the Seeker away.
"Get off of me!" Thundercracker shouted as he shot at Jazz.
The white Autobot backflipped and avoided the shot as Cliffjumper pinned Skywarp down and repeatedly punched him in the face.
"I've had enough of you, Autobot! I'll make sure your death is quick!" Skywarp stated before grabbing Cliffjumper by his throat and tossing him away.
"I'm not dying at all!" Cliffjumper replied as he fired a pair of twin rifles at him.
"Gah!" Skywarp cried out as he got hit by the shots. Skywarp then disappeared with an orange light and appears again behind Cliffjumper and gives him a roundhouse kick.
"That dude can teleport?!" Luna questioned.
"That's totally cheating!" Ronnie Anne said.
Just then, Lola saw something glowing beneath her feet and she picked it up to see that it was a small blue crystal.
"Ooh, now this is a pretty crystal." Lola said with a smile.
"That's an Energon crystal, kid!" Jazz replied while keeping Thundercracker at bay with his nunchucks. "And they're pretty explosive!"
"Explosive?" Ronnie Anne asked before an idea came to her mind. "In that case, fire in the hole!"
She grabbed the Energon crystal from Lola and tossed it into the open, which Mirage immediately noticed and he quickly punched Starscream away.
"Everyone, take cover!" Mirage ordered as he fired his rifle at the Energon crystal.
The kids all ran behind a tree at a far distance as the Autobots took cover right when the Energon crystal began to get unstable.
"Oh scrap," Thundercracker said as the Energon crystal explodes blasting the 3 seekers away,
When Ronnie Anne, Luna, Lola and their Autobot guardians emerged from their hiding spot to see that Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp were no where to be seen.
"You think they're blown to bits?" Ronnie Anne asked.
"I doubt it. Skywarp would have teleported away." Jazz said.
"And Starscream is too stubborn and arrogant to be killed." Mirage added.
"I feel like Thundercracker ran away like a coward." Cliffjumper replied.
"At least those bad dudes are gone." Luna reminded.
"Yep. And all that Energon is ours for the taking." Jazz added.
The gang soon made their way into the cave and found some big Energon crystals inside.
"Alright, let's grab it and get back." Mirage ordered before he began slicing the crystals into smaller pieces with his wrist blades.
"You wanna keep a few tiny scraps for your room, Lola?" Cliffjumper asked.
"Definitely. I'm sure they'd look fabulous on some of my dresses." Lola said.
"Yeah I bet you will." said Cliffjumper.
"Anyone else is weirded out by Lola and Cliffjumper getting along?" Luna asked.
"Actually, I'm glad those two are fighting anymore." Ronnie Anne replied.
"Yeah, Cliff, I guess you two are gonna be a good match after all." Jazz said.
"I guess so too." Mirage said as he sliced an Energon crystal. "Just make sure Lola makes you look good for your battle against Megatron." He snickered.
"That position it better suited for Optimus." Cliffjumper said, earning a chuckle from the others.
"Do you think the others are doing okay on their missions?" Luna asked.
"Let's hope so." Ronnie Anne replied.
Further away from the cave, Starscream groaned in pain as he stood up and his body had smoke emitting from it. Thundercracker and Skywarp were beside him in a weakened state.
"I can't believe those three Autobots beat us with a single Energon explosion." Starscream scowled.
"And to make things worse, we didn't get one scrap of Energon." Skywarp said.
"Megatron's not going to like this." Thundercracker admitted worriedly.
"Unfortunately, Thundercracker, that is true." Starscream replied before he transformed and flew away, causing the two Seekers to do the same thing.
