Chapter Summaries

Yinsen and Tony encountered Bumblebee at the Used Car Lot, where Tony bought the Camaro before Yinsen revealed that he knew about the Allspark. Bumblebee accepted Yinsen’s invitation to talk, and the three drove away to discuss working together.

• Yinsen recognized Bumblebee entering the Used Car Lot without a driver and told Tony that the Camaro was a Transformer.
• Tony became curious about Bumblebee and offered Bobby Bolivia five thousand dollars for the car, outbidding Sam and his father Ronald.
• Yinsen quietly told Bumblebee that he knew the Transformer’s identity, origins, and what he was searching for.
• After Tony completed the purchase, Yinsen asked Bumblebee to take them somewhere quiet to talk.
• Bumblebee responded to Yinsen saying “Allspark” by starting the engine and driving away with Yinsen and Tony.

Yinsen and Tony met Bumblebee and learned that he was trying to protect Sam from the Decepticons. After Bumblebee left to contact Optimus Prime, Yinsen decided to wait for Frenzy to appear near Sam and Mikaela so Tony could study the small Transformer.

• Bumblebee transformed in an abandoned factory, and Yinsen told him he knew where the Allspark was and warned that Megatron was stored with it.
• Bumblebee said he was going to protect Sam, then drove away to send a message to Optimus Prime.
• Yinsen proposed capturing a small Decepticon for Tony to study, and identified Frenzy aboard Air Force One as their target.
• Yinsen explained that Frenzy would go after Sam and eventually lurk near Mikaela, so he and Tony checked into a hotel instead of searching for them.
• Yinsen planned to wait for Optimus Prime and the other characters to come to him, though he regretted that Sam might get to Mikaela first.

Yinsen watched Sam and Mikaela’s story follow the expected course, then joined Tony as Bumblebee fought Barricade. Tony defeated Barricade and Yinsen revealed that Frenzy was under his control.

• Yinsen used the marking spell on Bumblebee to observe Sam’s actions and saw Sam meet Mikaela without the original plot’s interruptions.
• Tony and Yinsen anticipated the Autobots’ arrival, then watched Barricade chase Sam, Mikaela, and Bumblebee.
• Yinsen opened a portal to the fight, and Tony entered the battle just as Barricade swung at him.
• Tony fought Barricade while Yinsen greeted Bumblebee, and Sam and Mikaela watched in disbelief.
• Tony destroyed Barricade, then Yinsen used magic to reveal Frenzy trapped in a ball of blue energy and said he was under control.

Yinsen and Tony joined Sam and Mikaela as Bumblebee took them to meet the Autobots, where Optimus Prime explained the search for the Allspark. Yinsen revealed his interest in seeing it, then challenged the Autobots to stop him if he truly intended to take it.

• Yinsen used spatial magic to crush Frenzy's head and stored the Cybertronian's corpse, then introduced himself and Tony to Sam and Mikaela.
• Bumblebee led the group away, changed his vehicle exterior to a Camaro, and Yinsen explained that Cybertronians could only scan vehicles matching their basic templates.
• Optimus Prime explained that Sam's auctioned glasses contained a map to the Allspark and that both Autobots and Decepticons were seeking him.
• Optimus Prime questioned Yinsen about his identity and purpose, while Ratchet sensed immense energy within him.
• Ironhide aimed his weapon at Yinsen, but Yinsen used Blue Energy to turn Ironhide's arm toward himself before Optimus Prime stopped the Autobots.
• Yinsen said he only wanted to see the Allspark and bluntly noted that the Autobots did not know its location or have it in their possession.

Yinsen told the Autobots that Megatron and the Allspark were inside Hoover Dam, then realized he had killed the Decepticon spy who would have led them there. He proposed that Optimus Prime approach the US government officially to negotiate, leaving the group to work out how to make first contact safely.

• Yinsen assured Optimus Prime that he did not want the Allspark, and the Autobots told him it and Megatron were hidden inside Hoover Dam.
• The Autobots hesitated over how to retrieve the Allspark without provoking a conflict with humanity.
• Yinsen realized he had crushed the Decepticon intelligence-gathering Transformer, leaving the Decepticons without a lead to Megatron.
• Yinsen rejected the idea of alerting the Decepticons because it would endanger people, and proposed contacting the US government officially.
• Optimus Prime considered treating the approach as a formal exchange between civilizations, while Yinsen warned that they needed time to plan the first step.

Yinsen and Tony contacted the US government through a hacked Department of Defense system, and Optimus Prime explained the Decepticon threat and requested negotiations. The Pentagon agreed to meet, but Tony warned that the chosen location could be an ambush, while Yinsen vowed to ensure the meeting stayed peaceful.

• After discovering that Maggie and the computer expert had been taken by the FBI, Yinsen asked Tony to hack the Department of Defense.
• Tony used his Nano Armor to send Optimus Prime's image and message to the Command Center, where Optimus explained the Allspark, Megatron, and the Decepticon attacks.
• Tony warned the authorities that they would release the information publicly if they did not respond by morning.
• The Autobots decided Sam had to stay under Bumblebee's protection, while Mikaela chose to remain with them.
• The Pentagon agreed to meet Optimus Prime at a location Tony recognized as suitable for a military encirclement.
• Yinsen promised Optimus Prime that the face-to-face meeting would proceed smoothly and would not become an ambush.

Yinsen joined Optimus Prime’s first negotiations with Secretary of Defense John Keller and revealed his alien origins by using magic on Agent Simmons. He left the humans with the claim that people like him had once been called gods.

• Yinsen, Tony, Sam, and the Autobots arrived at the meeting site, where John Keller and a military force waited.
• Optimus Prime and the other Autobots transformed before John Keller and introduced themselves, but the initial negotiations went poorly because humans distrusted the Transformers.
• Yinsen identified himself as an alien from a resource-scarce ocean world, prompting John Keller to wonder whether his people might seek to seize other planets.
• After Simmons mocked and questioned Yinsen, Yinsen used magic to lift him into the air and lower him back down.
• Yinsen told the gathered humans that beings like him had once been called gods.

Yinsen demonstrated his power to Secretary of Defense John Keller, Simmons, and the soldiers by creating light, rain, plants, and fruit, convincing them that beings like him could have been worshipped as gods. He withdrew most of his magic and left the humans frightened and the Transformers stunned, giving him an advantage in the negotiations to come.

• Yinsen explained that humans in the past would have called beings with abilities like his gods.
• Yinsen created a radiant orb that turned night into day, then summoned rain and transformed the barren land into grassland with trees.
• Yinsen made vegetables and fruit, and John Keller, Simmons, and the soldiers tasted them and realized they were real.
• Yinsen floated in the air with glowing wings, then reclaimed most of his magic, causing the fruit, trees, and grass to wither.
• John Keller asked whether Yinsen's claims were true, while the humans feared him and the Transformers marveled at his power.

Yinsen impressed the officials and Autobots with his powerful magic, then explained to Tony how he had created the rain, plants, and food. After John Keller left to brief the president, Simmons stayed behind to question Yinsen’s companions and recognized Tony Stark’s suspicious identity.

• John Keller made Yinsen his priority and invited him to a military base, while the Autobots sensed the immense energy Yinsen could wield.
• Yinsen privately told Tony that his display combined Holy Light, Water Element, druid Nature Spell, and knowledge from the Reality Gem.
• Yinsen explained that his magically created food could fill a stomach but was not necessarily nutritious or absorbable, and that he was working toward creating lasting real objects.
• The convoy reached a military base, where the Autobots and their companions settled into a cleared warehouse as John Keller left for Washington D.C. to report to the president.
• Simmons stayed behind to entertain the group and questioned why Sam and Mikaela were with Yinsen and the Autobots.
• Simmons recognized Tony’s name as Tony Stark and challenged whether he thought he was Iron Man.

Yinsen and Optimus Prime planned to go to Hoover Dam to recover the Allspark, while weighing the danger of humans keeping it. The military decided to relocate Megatron to lure out the Decepticons, setting up a confrontation at a barren, open site.

• Tony dismissed Simmons's suspicion that he was Iron Man and discussed Transformer bodies with Ratchet.
• Yinsen told Optimus Prime they would go to Hoover Dam the next morning instead of waiting passively for the government.
• Yinsen warned Simmons that Decepticons might intercept communications and explained why humans would resist handing over or destroying the Allspark.
• Simmons reported that the Secretary of Defense would personally accompany them to Hoover Dam the next morning.
• Simmons said the military planned to relocate Megatron and use him as bait to draw out the Decepticons.

Yinsen learned that the US government was preparing an ambush against the Decepticons and planned to offer help, hoping to demonstrate his power and avoid conflict. As the group waited to head to Hoover Dam, a conversation about lifespans left Sam and Mikaela shaken by the vast differences between humans, Yinsen, and the Transformers.

• The US president ordered preparations for an operation against the Decepticons and instructed the Secretary of Defense to receive Yinsen's group and the Autobots.
• Yinsen questioned Simmons about the military plan and decided he could offer help when he met the Secretary of Defense at Hoover Dam.
• Sam asked Yinsen about his nature and lifespan, and Yinsen estimated that he could live for five to ten thousand years.
• Mikaela asked how long Transformers lived, and Yinsen explained that some powerful Transformers were nearly immortal while ordinary ones could live for centuries.
• At sunrise, the group prepared to leave for Hoover Dam, and Mikaela joined Yinsen in the vehicle Ironhide had transformed into.

On the convoy’s way to Hoover Dam, Mikaela asked Yinsen for a chance at a better future and said she wanted to work for him. Yinsen offered her a temporary assistant position, leaving open the possibility of hiring her longer-term while considering another human contact in the Transformers world.

• Mikaela told Yinsen she wanted a better future and asked what kind of help he could offer.
• Yinsen asked what future she wanted, and Mikaela said she hoped to join his crew as a worker or assistant.
• Yinsen explained that his ship recruited people but that not everyone could join, then offered Mikaela work as his assistant while he stayed on Earth.
• Yinsen considered needing a human representative in this world and thought he could recruit the human who had secretly worked with the Decepticons.

Yinsen met with human officials and the Autobots at Hoover Dam as they prepared to move Megatron, then demonstrated that he could freeze Megatron with magic. The three sides formed a temporary alliance against the Decepticons, while Yinsen proposed learning more about one another before pursuing broader cooperation.

• Yinsen arrived at Hoover Dam and learned that Sector 7 planned to move Megatron after freezing him, with the transfer limited to a nearby desert ambush site.
• Yinsen assured John Keller that Megatron would not awaken early, and the Autobots entered the secret base to see the frozen Decepticon.
• Optimus Prime and the Autobots considered killing Megatron, but Yinsen urged them to wait, and humanity and the Autobots agreed to a temporary alliance against the Decepticons.
• Optimus Prime presented himself as the Autobots' leader seeking help for Cybertron, while Yinsen warned human officials that killing both factions' leaders could invite retaliation.
• Senator Kevin Smith asked what Yinsen wanted, and Yinsen proposed deeper understanding and future cooperation before casting a spell that encased Megatron in ice.

Yinsen froze Megatron and impressed the humans with his power, while Tony revealed his magic and advanced nanotechnology. As the convoy carrying Megatron left Hoover Dam, a Decepticon fighter appeared, and Tony prepared to intervene.

• Yinsen used the Arcane Spring’s energy to encase Megatron in thick, magic-infused ice, frightening Senator Kevin Smith and the soldiers.
• Tony demonstrated his Nano Armor to Robert Epps and the others, who mistook him for an alien fan of Iron Man comics.
• Optimus Prime accepted humanity’s proposal for joint safekeeping of the Allspark, and the convoy departed with Megatron in a special container.
• Yinsen arranged for the convoy’s cargo to be leaked as bait while Major William Lennox took command of the frontline.
• A Decepticon Raptor fighter appeared before the convoy reached the ambush zone, and Tony stopped Yinsen from acting as he prepared to make his entrance.

Tony fought Starscream in the sky, then used a high-speed armor transformation to destroy him after Starscream tried to flee. Tony landed beside the convoy to the soldiers’ cheers, while Yinsen warned the others to keep their distance because Tony’s armor was still hot.

• Tony suited up in his Nano Armor and flew after Starscream as Yinsen showed the battle to John Keller and Kevin Smith with a magical broadcast.
• Tony and Starscream traded attacks in the air, with Tony’s agility and Energy Protection Layer keeping Starscream from gaining the advantage.
• Starscream fled after realizing he was taking damage, but Tony transformed his armor and accelerated after him.
• Tony pierced Starscream with a blue-white burst of speed, destroying the Decepticon and sending his wreckage falling from the sky.
• Tony landed beside the convoy and joked that he needed to cool down, while Yinsen stopped John Keller and Kevin Smith from approaching.

Tony explained how his armor combined technology and magic to create a powerful but unstable high-speed attack, while Yinsen demonstrated that he could fly naturally. Yinsen then claimed Thor and Ares were from his civilization and revealed that Ares had been beaten to death, leaving Kevin Smith desperate to know who had killed him.

• Tony explained that his armor used preset Magic Structures to combine Arc Reactor energy and magic in a high-speed attack, but the move overheated the armor and could not be sustained.
• Yinsen reassured Tony that his attack was a promising direction, though space manipulation could counter it, and Tony returned to the Command Vehicle after cooling his armor.
• Sam and Mikaela questioned how Yinsen had flown, and Yinsen said he had recently discovered that flying came naturally to him.
• Kevin Smith asked whether any known gods came from Yinsen's civilization, and Yinsen named Thor and Ares, saying he was closer to Ares by bloodline.
• Yinsen told Kevin Smith that Ares had died after being beaten to death, prompting Kevin Smith to demand the killer's identity.

After the Autobots and US Military defeated the Decepticons, Yinsen killed Megatron and helped shape a more equal understanding between humans and Autobots. He discussed future trade with Kevin Smith, who asked him to collect water-rich meteorites that could provide safe drinking water.

• The US Military and Autobots overwhelmed the Decepticons, while Yinsen destroyed the immobilized Megatron.
• Yinsen persuaded Optimus Prime to let humans study the Decepticons’ remains as part of the Autobots’ relationship with Earth.
• Optimus Prime said all the Autobots were on Earth and agreed to help humanity fight any Decepticons who arrived later.
• Yinsen told Kevin Smith he could visit Earth and trade, suggesting minerals as an initial commodity.
• Kevin Smith asked Yinsen to collect water-rich meteorites, and his adviser specified that their water should be safe to drink.

Yinsen negotiated a water trade with Senator Kevin Smith, agreeing to provide a nearby water-bearing meteorite for testing in exchange for legal status and a company on Earth. Smith left for Washington to report the agreement, while Yinsen and his companions went to say goodbye to Optimus Prime.

• Yinsen recognized that Smith wanted water because future shortages in the American Southwest could give him political support.
• Yinsen agreed to supply one nearby water-bearing meteorite for testing before any larger freshwater purchases.
• Smith granted Yinsen legitimate interstellar merchant status and agreed to establish a Los Angeles company as his Earth branch office.
• Tony considered how Howard could handle Stark Industries' political dealings after seeing Yinsen negotiate with Smith.
• Smith flew toward Washington D.C., while Yinsen, Tony, Mikaela, and Sam went to bid farewell to Optimus Prime as he discussed military cooperation with the Secretary of Defense.

Yinsen returned to Los Angeles with Sam, Mikaela, and Tony through a portal, then agreed to hire Sam and kept Mikaela as his assistant. After the government gave Yinsen an office building for his company, he recruited Dylan Gould to help build its staff and operations.

• Yinsen opened a portal to a hotel room in Los Angeles, and he, Tony, Sam, and Mikaela passed through it.
• Sam asked Yinsen for a job, and Yinsen agreed to let him work at the company during vacations and apply again after college.
• The next day, Mikaela learned that her assistant role meant carrying out Yinsen’s errands.
• Kevin Smith’s report led the White House to give Yinsen control of a company and an office building in Los Angeles.
• Yinsen rejected the government’s proposed staff, found his company nearly empty, and recruited Dylan Gould to establish its basic framework.

Yinsen captured Dylan Gould, a human agent of the Decepticons, and forced him to work for him instead. After Dylan pointed out the danger of the Decepticons retaliating, Yinsen decided to have the Autobots distract them and provide Dylan with protection.

• Yinsen restrained Dylan Gould, dismantled Soundwave and Laserbeak, and took Dylan to his newly acquired office building.
• Yinsen explained that he had killed Megatron and recruited Dylan, who recognized he had no choice but to accept.
• Yinsen placed a magical tracking mark on Dylan that could locate him anywhere and pull him to Yinsen.
• Dylan agreed to work for Yinsen but warned that the Decepticons would soon come after him.
• Yinsen decided to send the Autobots to distract the Decepticons and give Dylan items to help him survive.