Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo revealed that the frozen alien robot was Megatron, leader of the Decepticons, and explained their plan to use the AllSpark to turn Earth's machines into an army. The group learned the Decepticons could disguise themselves as Earth machinery, and Tom Banachek led Chen Mo away after Chen inferred that he knew where the AllSpark was.

• John Keller and the others saw the frozen giant robot, and Simmons explained that the government had recovered it from Arctic ice in 1934 and reverse-engineered its technology.
• John Keller confronted Tom Banachek for hiding the alien robot, while Lennox asked why it had come to Earth.
• Chen Mo identified the giant as Megatron, leader of the Decepticons, and named Blackout, Frenzy, and Barricade as other Decepticons hiding on Earth.
• Chen Mo explained that Decepticons disguised themselves as Earth machinery and sought the AllSpark to turn Earth's technology into an army and conquer the universe.
• Simmons's reaction led Chen Mo to infer that he knew where the AllSpark was, and Tom Banachek told Chen Mo to come with him.

Chen Mo discovered the AllSpark beneath Hoover Dam and saw Frenzy reach it before Sector 7 realized the Decepticon had infiltrated the facility. Frenzy was restored by the AllSpark and transmitted its location to the Decepticons.

• Simmons led the group into an observation room, where Chen Mo and the others saw the enormous AllSpark beneath Hoover Dam.
• Chen Mo tried to probe the AllSpark with telekinesis but found its energy barrier blocked him.
• Chen Mo sensed Frenzy crawling through a ventilation duct after it had survived being dismembered and secretly followed Sam to Hoover Dam.
• Frenzy reached the AllSpark, whose blue arcs restored its damaged body.
• Frenzy transmitted a signal confirming the AllSpark's location.

Frenzy alerted the Decepticons hidden across Earth to the AllSpark’s location, while Chen Mo watched events unfold at Hoover Dam. He gave Simmons his Holographic Smartphone for an experiment, and the AllSpark’s energy transformed it into a small black figure.

• Starscream, Brawl, Bonecrusher, and Blackout received Frenzy’s signal and began moving toward Hoover Dam.
• Chen Mo recognized that Frenzy had revealed the AllSpark’s location to the Decepticons and chose to keep it hidden for a further task.
• Tom Banachek explained how the AllSpark had arrived on Earth and how the dam concealed its energy.
• Simmons led the group into a sealed room and asked for an electronic device to test the AllSpark’s energy.
• Chen Mo gave Simmons his Holographic Smartphone, which transformed into a nearly twenty-centimeter black figure when struck by the AllSpark’s energy.

Chen Mo’s Holographic Smartphone transformed into a small, armored Transformer that knelt before him instead of attacking. He explained that it obeyed him because it ran his AI, then opened the enclosure and watched it leap into his palm.

• The Holographic Smartphone transformed into a black, sword-bearing mechanical lifeform that knelt before Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo explained that the AllSpark usually turned technology derived from Megatron into Decepticons, while his phone’s independent technology and AI had produced a Transformer loyal to him.
• Chen Mo told the group that other Earth-made Transformers might be peaceful but would not necessarily obey humans.
• With Tom Banachek’s approval, Simmons opened the test chamber, and the Transformer darted across the walls and ceiling before landing in Chen Mo’s outstretched palm.

Chen Mo proved that J.A.R.V.I.S. survived the AllSpark’s transformation, then realized the Decepticons had found the AllSpark at Hoover Dam. As Sector 7 prepared to arm itself, Chen Mo volunteered to face the Decepticon outside alone.

• Chen Mo demonstrated that the transformed phone could return to its original form and obey his commands, confirming that J.A.R.V.I.S. had not been erased.
• The laboratory lights flickered, and Chen Mo warned that the Decepticons knew the AllSpark was there.
• Tom Banachek learned that the power had failed in NBE-1’s hangar and that the backup generators could not supply enough power to keep Megatron frozen.
• Captain William Lennox asked for an armory, and Tom Banachek prepared to lead everyone there.
• Chen Mo told the others to get ready while he went ahead to deal with the Decepticon outside.

Chen Mo sent J.A.R.V.I.S. to confront Frenzy after learning that the mutated Holographic Smartphone had given J.A.R.V.I.S. control over its transformed form. J.A.R.V.I.S. struck Frenzy down, leaving half the Decepticon’s head severed.

• John Keller agreed to let Chen Mo face the approaching Decepticon alone and promised to send support.
• Chen Mo asked J.A.R.V.I.S. about the Holographic Smartphone, and J.A.R.V.I.S. explained that the energy had upgraded its systems and altered the device.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. transformed the Holographic Smartphone into its small humanoid armor form and pledged its service to Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo found Frenzy attacking a sealed door and ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to take it down.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. raced along the passage and slashed Frenzy’s head, cutting off half of it.

Chen Mo stopped Frenzy from disabling the freezing program in Sector 7’s main control room, then flew to the top of the dam to confront Starscream. Starscream mistook him for a weak Autobot and fired three missiles at him as Chen Mo charged toward him.

• J.A.R.V.I.S.'s miniature armor killed Frenzy with its sword before Frenzy could reach the main control room.
• Chen Mo kept Megatron frozen and recalled the miniature armor, which transformed back into his Holographic Smartphone.
• Chen Mo donned his Iron Man suit and flew through the dam toward Starscream.
• Starscream attacked the dam’s electrical systems with missiles and fired at Chen Mo when he arrived.
• After Chen Mo dodged his first missile, Starscream fired three more, and Chen Mo charged straight toward him.

Chen Mo battled Starscream atop the dam, using speed and agility to survive the Decepticon’s attacks and damage him. After disarming Starscream, Chen Mo charged into a head-on clash, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Chen Mo used Micro Auto-tracking Missiles to intercept Starscream’s missiles, then kicked Starscream off the dam’s edge.
• Starscream transformed into an F-22 Raptor, returned above the dam, and fired his ray gun at Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo dodged the barrage, leaped onto Starscream’s arm, and tore off the ray gun, storing it in his space.
• Starscream charged Chen Mo to crush him with his strength, and Chen Mo charged back as the two collided head-on.

Chen Mo dominated Starscream in a ground fight, then pursued him after he transformed into an F-22 and tried to escape. Chen Mo caught up in the Iron Man suit and began tearing apart Starscream’s back in midair.

• Chen Mo overwhelmed Starscream on the ground, smashing his armor while avoiding vital areas.
• Starscream transformed into an F-22 and fled, but Chen Mo activated his engines and pursued him.
• Starscream tried to use his speed and evasive maneuvers to shake Chen Mo, but Chen Mo rapidly closed the gap.
• Chen Mo leaped onto Starscream’s back, gripped the steel framework, and began tearing him apart.

Chen Mo defeated Starscream in the wilderness, then returned to Hoover Dam as Megatron continued thawing. He left the others believing he had failed to stop Starscream, and they prepared to face the enemy together.

• Starscream tried to bargain with Chen Mo, but Chen Mo attacked, removed his vocalizer, and continued fighting him.
• Chen Mo tore off Starscream's thrusters and destroyed him by extinguishing his Spark.
• Chen Mo asked J.A.R.V.I.S. when Megatron would thaw and learned it would take about thirty more minutes.
• Chen Mo returned to the armory, where Michaela greeted him and John Keller offered comfort, assuming his fight had gone badly.

Chen Mo told Sector 7 that the Decepticon at the dam had been defeated, but warned that the main force was coming and Megatron would thaw within half an hour. He called for his Autobot ally, and Bumblebee arrived at the AllSpark and transformed before the stunned group.

• Chen Mo revealed that he had defeated the attacking Decepticon, then warned John Keller and the others that the main Decepticon force was approaching.
• Tom Banachek reported that Megatron was thawing and would be free within half an hour as the freezing system lost power.
• Chen Mo told the group to bring his car, explaining that an Autobot could deal with the AllSpark, and Simmons ordered his men to bring it to the chamber.
• John Keller and the others hurried to the AllSpark chamber and waited for Chen Mo's car to arrive.
• Bumblebee sped into the chamber as a battered yellow Chevrolet and transformed into a towering robot before Sam, Simmons, John Keller, and the others.

Bumblebee activated the AllSpark and transformed it from a massive cube into a thirty-centimeter one as the Decepticons approached. Michaela urged Chen Mo to kill Megatron, but Chen Mo resolved to keep Megatron alive for his training and his plan to take the AllSpark away.

• Bumblebee transformed before Captain William North and the others, then approached the AllSpark.
• Bumblebee touched the AllSpark, causing its surface to glow and divide into moving sections that folded together until the cube shrank to about thirty centimeters across.
• Chen Mo said they had to take the AllSpark with them, and Captain William North agreed that they had to flee because Megatron was nearby.
• Michaela asked Chen Mo to kill Megatron, pointing to his defeat of the Decepticon at the dam, while Sam supported her.
• Chen Mo decided not to kill Megatron while he was sealed, since he wanted Megatron as a sparring opponent and needed the threat to help him take the AllSpark from Sector 7.

Chen Mo led the group in moving the AllSpark to a nearby city, while John Keller and Simmons tried to contact Northern Command and request air support. Simmons got the old radio working, but Glenn Whitman’s question about the missing microphone left them unable to send a message yet.

• Chen Mo asked what would happen if he failed to defeat Megatron, and John Keller and the others agreed that they could not risk Megatron getting the AllSpark.
• Captain William Lennox proposed secretly taking the AllSpark to a nearby city and requested air force support, while John Keller planned to contact Northern Command by shortwave radio.
• Bumblebee transformed into car form, carried Chen Mo and the AllSpark away with Lennox’s group, and Sam and Michaela hurried after them once Glenn Whitman called out.
• John Keller and Simmons reached the archives, forced open the steel door, and Simmons began trying to operate the old military radio.
• Simmons got the radio powered on, but Glenn Whitman asked where its microphone was.

Glenn Whitman and Maggie Madsen found a way to send a Morse-code signal to Northern Command while Chen Mo's convoy encountered Optimus Prime and his team on the highway. After the vehicles passed without incident, a massive sand-yellow figure appeared ahead of Chen Mo's convoy.

• Glenn Whitman, Maggie Madsen, and Simmons searched for a way to contact the Air Force after discovering their microphone was missing.
• Maggie Madsen suggested connecting an old computer to the radio to transmit Morse code, and Glenn Whitman asked Simmons for a screwdriver.
• Chen Mo drove Bumblebee toward the nearest city with Captain William Lennox, Robert Epps, and their soldiers following in military SUVs.
• Chen Mo ordered Bumblebee to warn Optimus Prime's group to stay back and not transform or fight without permission, and Optimus Prime acknowledged the warning over the radio.
• Chen Mo's convoy passed Optimus Prime and the other three vehicles without incident, while Captain William Lennox told Robert Epps to watch the rear.
• A massive sand-yellow figure appeared on the road ahead of Chen Mo's convoy.

Chen Mo and Bumblebee confronted a suspicious Buffalo Mine-Clearing Explosive-Proof Armored Vehicle as Captain William Lennox's convoy struggled to catch up. Chen Mo revealed his Iron Man suit and boosted himself head-on toward the vehicle's descending shovel.

• Bumblebee accelerated away from Captain William Lennox's convoy and raced toward the Buffalo Mine-Clearing Explosive-Proof Armored Vehicle.
• Chen Mo ordered Bumblebee to open the roof, and Bumblebee transformed into a convertible as they approached the armored vehicle.
• The Buffalo Mine-Clearing Explosive-Proof Armored Vehicle swung its heavy shovel down at Chen Mo and Bumblebee.
• Captain William Lennox ordered his soldiers to fire, then called a ceasefire when Chen Mo leaped from the car toward the shovel.
• Chen Mo deployed his Iron Man suit in midair, activated his foot thrusters, and collided head-on with the descending shovel.

Chen Mo damaged Bonecrusher’s mine-clearing blade, prompting the Decepticon to abandon his pursuit of Bumblebee and attack Chen Mo. After Chen Mo knocked another tooth from Bonecrusher’s blades, Bonecrusher charged at him again.

• Chen Mo punched through one tooth of Bonecrusher’s mine-clearing blade and knocked the Buffalo Mine-Clearing Explosive-Proof Armored Vehicle aside as Bumblebee sped past.
• The Buffalo Mine-Clearing Explosive-Proof Armored Vehicle transformed into Bonecrusher, who turned around and chose Chen Mo as his primary target instead of pursuing Bumblebee and the AllSpark.
• Bonecrusher skated toward Chen Mo, leaped, and reached for him, but Chen Mo rose out of reach.
• Bonecrusher launched his shoulder blades at Chen Mo, who kicked one blade and knocked off a tooth before flipping safely away.
• Bonecrusher landed hard, saw another tooth missing from his blades, and charged at Chen Mo again.

Chen Mo drew Bonecrusher away from the convoy and fought him alone in the wilderness after ordering Lennox’s soldiers to keep escorting Bumblebee and the AllSpark. He destroyed Bonecrusher’s claws and armor, then leapt onto the Decepticon’s swinging hand as their fight continued.

• Chen Mo evaded Bonecrusher’s pursuit into the wilderness and ordered Lennox’s convoy to keep moving and protect the AllSpark.
• Lennox chose to follow Chen Mo’s order, and the convoy continued after Bumblebee while Chen Mo stayed behind to face Bonecrusher.
• Chen Mo shifted from dodging to close combat, breaking off Bonecrusher’s bladed claws and snapping the final segment of his mechanical arm.
• Chen Mo battered Bonecrusher’s armor until it broke apart and scattered across the wilderness.
• Bonecrusher swung his muscular arm at Chen Mo, who leapt onto the Decepticon’s incoming palm.

Chen Mo defeated Bonecrusher and rejoined the convoy escorting the AllSpark, eager to fight another Decepticon. As the convoy encountered a heavily armed M1 Abrams tank, Chen Mo steered Bumblebee around its cannon shell and continued toward the enemy.

• Chen Mo kicked Bonecrusher in the head, then tore him apart and extinguished his spark.
• Chen Mo flew back to the convoy and dropped through Bumblebee's open roof into the driver's seat.
• Chen Mo accelerated Bumblebee away from the military SUVs, and Captain William Lennox ordered the convoy to follow.
• The convoy rounded a bend and encountered a heavily armed M1 Abrams tank that Lennox recognized as a Decepticon.
• The tank fired its main cannon at Bumblebee, but Chen Mo swerved clear of the shell, which struck the ground near a pursuing military SUV.

Chen Mo destroyed four incoming anti-tank missiles with a shot from his silver pistol while Bumblebee drove through the resulting fireball unharmed. As Chen Mo flew toward the upgraded M1 tank, it unleashed a barrage of shells, missiles, and machine-gun fire, and Chen Mo saw openings in the seemingly inescapable attack.

• The upgraded M1 tank fired four anti-tank missiles at Bumblebee, and Captain William Lennox ordered the military SUVs off the road.
• Chen Mo used his silver pistol to disrupt and destroy all four missiles before they reached Bumblebee.
• Bumblebee sealed his roof and drove through the fireball, protecting Chen Mo from the flames.
• Chen Mo leaped from Bumblebee, donned his Iron Man suit, and flew toward the upgraded M1 tank.
• The tank fired its cannons, reloaded missile launchers, and roof-mounted machine guns at Chen Mo, who spotted gaps in the barrage.

Chen Mo intercepted the enhanced M1 tank’s attacks and damaged one of its missile launchers before the tank began transforming into a robot. He hovered nearby to study the transformation as it continued.

• Chen Mo used J.A.R.V.I.S.-controlled Micro Auto-tracking Missiles to destroy the shells and anti-tank missiles fired at him.
• Chen Mo flew through the explosions, landed on the enhanced M1 tank, and crushed its heavy machine guns.
• Chen Mo kicked one missile launcher off the tank after recognizing that its rapid reloading confirmed it was a Transformer.
• The tank began transforming, forming mechanical arms and legs as its turret and other parts shifted.
• Chen Mo moved aside and observed as the tank rose upright, its tracks retracting into shoulder armor.