Chapter Summaries

An Yang watched Sam discover that his car was Bumblebee, then approached the Autobot at the secluded factory. The chapter ended with Sam fleeing from two bullmastiffs while An Yang walked toward Bumblebee.

• Bumblebee threatened An Yang, then drove off with Sam after Sam thanked An Yang for standing up for him.
• An Yang showed Sam and Miles his heavily armored combat vehicle, then returned home and reviewed the plots of the Transformers films.
• An Yang watched Bumblebee leave Sam’s garage, saw Sam chase him to a factory, and followed them there.
• Sam witnessed Bumblebee transform into a robot and tried to record it, but An Yang startled him from behind.
• Two bullmastiffs charged at Sam but avoided An Yang, who continued toward Bumblebee.

An Yang left Sam to be arrested by the police and caught up with Bumblebee in the suburbs. He convinced Bumblebee that he was a powerful human from another world who knew where the AllSpark was, then offered to lead him to it and told him to call Optimus Prime.

• An Yang used magic to drive off the dogs attacking Sam and warned him to keep their encounter secret.
• Police arrived and arrested Sam after An Yang vanished, leaving him unable to explain what had happened.
• An Yang found Bumblebee in robot form, and Bumblebee mistook him for a threat and aimed his cannon at him.
• An Yang persuaded Bumblebee that he was not an enemy and claimed the AllSpark originated in his country.
• An Yang said he knew where the AllSpark was and told Bumblebee to call Optimus Prime.

An Yang ambushed and killed Barricade while Sam was being hunted at an abandoned factory. He recovered the AllSpark and warned Sam not to reveal his involvement.

• Bumblebee searched for Sam and pursued him to an abandoned factory, while An Yang followed and prepared to intervene.
• Barricade disguised as a police car terrorized Sam, transformed into a robot, and chased him through the factory.
• An Yang shot Barricade in the back with an energy cannon, then attacked it with a laser sword as it tried to shoot Sam.
• An Yang destroyed Barricade, cut open its chest, and retrieved the AllSpark.
• An Yang told Sam not to mention him to the police, and Sam nervously agreed.

An Yang defeated Barricade, learned that Sam’s glasses held coordinates sought by the Decepticons, and met the Autobots as they arrived on Earth. He convinced Optimus Prime that he could safely dispose of the energy cube and claimed he knew its location, leaving Optimus Prime to decide whether to trust him.

• An Yang ignored Sam’s questions, showed Bumblebee Barricade’s energy cube, and left with Sam in Bumblebee’s car.
• An Yang decoded Bumblebee’s radio messages and warned Sam that Barricade was a Decepticon assassin who had been hunting him.
• Bumblebee brought An Yang to watch the Transformers’ arrival, then took him to meet Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Ironhide, and Jazz.
• An Yang used a paper puppet to create a living Green-faced Ghost and demonstrated his mystical abilities to the skeptical Autobots.
• An Yang told Optimus Prime he wanted the energy cube to disappear and claimed he knew where it was.

An Yang told Optimus Prime that the AllSpark and Megatron were beneath Hoover Dam, then planned to reach the AllSpark before the Decepticons could exploit it. As they traveled there the next day, An Yang clashed with Optimus Prime over whether the Autobots should use force against humans.

• An Yang identified Hoover Dam as the AllSpark’s hiding place and told Optimus Prime that Megatron was frozen there and studied by Sector 7.
• An Yang returned home with Bumblebee, put Sam back to sleep with a spell, and later blasted him over the fence when he demanded his car back.
• Sector 7 took Sam away after testing his home for evidence of alien contact, while Optimus Prime left Sam’s glasses behind as a gesture of trust in An Yang.
• The next day, An Yang rode with Optimus Prime and four other robots toward Hoover Dam to retrieve the AllSpark before the Decepticons arrived.
• An Yang urged Optimus Prime to use force against humans if necessary, but Optimus Prime insisted he had sworn never to harm them.

An Yang arranged for Optimus Prime and the Autobots to attack Hoover Dam as a diversion while he infiltrated the secret base to reach Megatron. After revealing himself to the officials, he knocked Simon aside and faced down the soldiers who aimed their guns at him.

• An Yang offered Optimus Prime two plans and persuaded him to stage a fierce attack on the dam while An Yang entered the base unseen.
• Optimus Prime and the Autobots bombarded the power station, drawing Sector 7 and the military out as An Yang used enchanted bells to incapacitate soldiers and vehicles along his route.
• An Yang cut through a sealed door, killed four guards with a summoned sword, and made his way into the underground research facility.
• Minister of Defense John Keller, Tom Banajack, Seymour Simmons, Captain William, and Sam learned that Megatron had been frozen beneath the dam and that his reverse-engineered technology had shaped modern inventions.
• An Yang appeared in the laboratory and warned the group of a serious problem, then kicked Simon into a wall when Simon threatened him with a pistol.
• Captain William's soldiers aimed their guns at An Yang, who declared that he considered it a provocation.

An Yang persuaded the Minister of Defense and Sector 7 to hear what he knew about Megatron, the Decepticons, and the AllSpark, then led the group to the energy cube as the Decepticons attacked the base. The AllSpark’s power was demonstrated, and a guard arrived with urgent news.

• An Yang revealed that NBE-1 was Megatron, a Decepticon seeking the AllSpark to create an army and conquer Earth.
• An Yang explained that the Decepticons had tracked Sam through his great-great-grandfather’s glasses and were attacking the base’s power facilities.
• Tom led the group toward the AllSpark while An Yang secretly planted miniature bombs on Optimus Prime’s cooling units.
• An Yang described the Autobots and argued that humans should ally with them to stop the Decepticons and protect Earth.
• Tom showed the group the enormous AllSpark and demonstrated its ability to bring technology to life.
• A guard burst into the laboratory with astonishing news.

An Yang helped the humans ally with Bumblebee and shrink the AllSpark before Megatron awakened. After hiding the AllSpark, An Yang prepared to face Megatron while the humans evacuated and sought support.

• Tom learned that the NBE-1 hangar’s power had failed and An Yang confirmed Megatron was thawing, so An Yang urged the humans to ally with the Autobots and move the AllSpark.
• An Yang secretly told Optimus Prime’s group to cease fire and negotiate, and Captain William returned with Bumblebee.
• Bumblebee used the AllSpark’s symbols to shrink it, then handed it to An Yang, who made it disappear.
• Megatron awakened with an explosion, and Captain William ordered the soldiers to arm themselves while Simon called for Air Force support.
• An Yang warned that Megatron might threaten nearby cities, formed silver armor around himself, and vanished in blue electric arcs.

An Yang escaped Megatron with the energy body and flew to the Autobots, hoping to convince Optimus Prime to entrust it to him. He arrived as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons intensified, and an F-22 attack left Jazz and Bumblebee badly injured.

• An Yang sent Bumblebee to find Optimus Prime, then fought Megatron with a modified energy cannon and fled into the sky.
• An Yang used missiles, stealth systems, and Shushan Sect concealment spells to evade Megatron while keeping the energy body in his Portable Space.
• An Yang decided to steer events so Optimus Prime would recognize Megatron's threat and hand over the energy body for safekeeping.
• An Yang reached the Autobots as they fought the Decepticons, whose larger units and weapons put the Autobots under pressure despite human assistance.
• A Decepticon-marked F-22 Raptor fired missiles at Jazz and Bumblebee, blasting them into the air and leaving them severely injured.

An Yang joined the battle against the Decepticons and destroyed Barricade’s tank form with the modified No. 7 energy cannon. As the human forces stared at him, he stood with a greatsword in hand amid the ruined bridge.

• Starscream transformed into an F22 and shot down several human aircraft.
• Megatron entered the fight, blasted Optimus Prime through the overpass, and sent Barricade to attack the human forces.
• Barricade transformed into an M1 Abrams tank and devastated the human troops with its cannon.
• Bonecrusher charged Ratchet, but Ironhide struck him with his cannons and nearly knocked him off the overpass.
• An Yang fired the No. 7 energy cannon at Barricade, destroying a section of the bridge and leaving Barricade’s smoking remains in the wreckage.
• An Yang’s cannon shifted into a greatsword as the human forces turned to look at him.

An Yang and Ironhide defeated Bonecreacher and Grindor, but their battle left the Autobots and An Yang badly damaged. As Starscream returned in an F22 and launched missiles, An Yang’s weapons failed to intercept them, and an explosion blasted him off the overpass.

• An Yang and Ironhide attacked Bonecreacher together, and An Yang crippled him before killing him with his laser sword.
• An Yang fired on Grindor to help Ratchet, and the three defeated the Decepticon after a prolonged fight that heavily damaged them.
• An Yang urged Ironhide to support Optimus Prime or recover for Starscream’s return; Ironhide went to support Optimus Prime while Ratchet stayed behind.
• Starscream returned in an F22 and fired missiles at the group.
• An Yang’s damaged weapon systems failed to intercept the missiles, and an explosion hurled him from the overpass to the ground.

An Yang returned to the battle after surviving Starscream’s attack and helped Ironhide, Ratchet, and the others drive Starscream off. With their combined attacks, they weakened Megatron, who ultimately escaped in fighter-jet form, leaving the battle unresolved.

• An Yang assessed the damage to his armor and injuries, then flew back to the battlefield despite his faulty auxiliary thruster and scanning system.
• An Yang summoned paper Yakshas and stone giants to distract Starscream while Ironhide and Ratchet attacked; he cut a deep wound into Starscream’s head.
• Starscream escaped by transforming into an F-22 after the stone giants rose again and Ironhide and Ratchet seized his distraction to bombard him.
• An Yang joined Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Jazz, Ironhide, and Ratchet in attacking Megatron, who began to lose the fight.
• Megatron transformed into an alien fighter jet and fled, while An Yang chose not to shoot him down.

After the battle, An Yang kept the energy cube in his private space and accompanied the Autobots to Base C532 for talks with Charlotte. When Charlotte demanded the cube, An Yang refused, and both sides prepared for a possible fight.

• An Yang told Optimus Prime he would keep the energy cube hidden, and Optimus Prime agreed to entrust it to him.
• Charlotte brought Optimus Prime and the Autobots to Base C532, where Optimus Prime projected Cybertron's history and explained the threat from the surviving Decepticons.
• An Yang defended the Autobots and introduced himself to Charlotte as someone from another world who had helped protect Earth.
• Charlotte demanded that An Yang hand over the energy cube, but he refused and challenged the United States to take it.
• Armed humans readied their weapons as An Yang drew his artifacts and Ironhide and Ratchet aimed their cannons at the soldiers.

An Yang killed Charlotte and the soldiers who tried to seize the energy body, then faced the Minister of Defense and refused to surrender. He threatened the armed forces with a powerful bomb, warned the minister about the Decepticons, and left after reaffirming his alliance with the Autobots.

• Optimus Prime stood between An Yang and Charlotte's soldiers, but An Yang sent sword lights through the troops when they opened fire, killing them.
• An Yang knocked Charlotte down and killed her with his ancient sword despite Optimus Prime's objections.
• The Minister of Defense confronted An Yang, who claimed self-defense, warned that he could not be captured, and threatened to detonate a devastating bomb.
• The Minister of Defense backed down, and An Yang warned him to focus on Megatron and the Decepticons rather than pursue him.
• An Yang exchanged a friendly farewell with Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Ratchet, and the others, then escaped using the Five Elements Great Escape Earth Escape Technique.

After escaping the military base, An Yang traveled to a nearby town to recover and repair his armor. He tested the mysterious energy entity on a video player, which transformed into a small, fanatical robot that immediately attacked him.

• An Yang concealed himself among the crowds after leaving the military base, then walked toward the suburbs to recuperate instead of seeking out Optimus Prime.
• A group of high school girls picked An Yang up and brought him to town, where he bought them drinks before finding a room.
• An Yang used Seventeen to analyze his damaged armor and repaired enough of it to restore several basic functions.
• An Yang placed the energy entity on a video player, which transformed into a small robot and fired at his defensive spell before aiming its cannon at him.

An Yang tested the energy body’s ability to turn machines into Transformers, discovering that it transmitted both transformative energy and an intelligent program. He created Motorcycle, a newly awakened robot who declared himself free but agreed to accompany An Yang.

• A small, aggressive Transformer attacked An Yang, who disarmed it, dismantled it for research, and eventually killed it.
• An Yang transformed household appliances and analyzed how the energy body altered machines and gave them independent personalities.
• An Yang transformed a military motorcycle and observed that the cautious robot was not as aggressive as the previous Transformer.
• The robot burned the language chip An Yang gave him, learned to speak, and declared that he was free.
• An Yang named the robot Motorcycle and rode him along the highway, testing his improved handling and other abilities.

An Yang repaired his motorcycle’s radar, attracted Susan’s attention, and watched news reports about attacks he and the Decepticons had caused. That night, federal investigators arrived to arrest him, and he prepared to fight them.

• An Yang rode his motorcycle back to town, met Susan, and later searched the city for parts to restore its radar.
• After three days, An Yang assembled a crude radar from non-retractable components and watched a report about attacks on a fighter jet and an armored vehicle.
• Susan visited An Yang, flirted with him, and offered to become his partner, but he urged her not to make such a serious commitment so young.
• Federal investigators arrived with police officers and heavy weapons, and An Yang cast defensive spells before stabbing his Tang dao through the wall beside the door.

An Yang massacred the police force sent to arrest him, then escaped as reports of his supernatural powers spread across the United States. While Susan recognized him in the news, An Yang rode into the city and waited for Optimus Prime at an abandoned factory.

• An Yang used fire, lightning, and his blade to kill the officers surrounding his room and destroy their vehicles.
• News reports exposed eyewitness accounts that one superpowered person had fought the police in Corinne Town, despite the government calling the clash an operation against terrorists.
• Susan watched the reports and realized An Yang was the courteous tenant the authorities had ordered her not to discuss.
• An Yang rode openly through the manhunt to an abandoned factory, where Optimus Prime arrived as expected.

An Yang and Optimus Prime agreed to cooperate, with An Yang offering intelligence about the Ark, Sentinel Prime, and the Energy Matrix while securing access to Cybertronian technology. After Optimus Prime summoned the exiled Autobots and their spaceship reached Earth, the group prepared to travel to Ukraine.

• Optimus Prime criticized An Yang for killing his pursuers, but Ironhide and Ratchet supported An Yang, and the group moved on to discuss cooperation.
• An Yang asked for Cybertronian technology, and Optimus Prime agreed to share most of it while withholding secret and Transformer-related technologies.
• An Yang revealed that the Ark and Sentinel Prime were at Chernobyl, prompting Optimus Prime to order the spaceship to Earth so they could investigate.
• An Yang told Optimus Prime that the Energy Matrix was in Petra and that the Decepticons planned to seek it; Optimus Prime resolved to retrieve it before they could act.
• Optimus Prime summoned the exiled Autobots, and after their spaceship landed, he assigned Jazz to negotiate with humans for permission to travel to Ukraine.

An Yang accompanied Optimus Prime and the Autobots to Chernobyl, where they recovered the Ark’s engine components and energy pillars, then traveled to the moon. They found Sentinel Prime sealed in a stasis pod, alive but depleted of energy.

• Optimus Prime gave An Yang a hard drive containing Cybertronian technology for his civilization to study.
• The group landed at Chernobyl, where An Yang’s defenses protected him from the nuclear radiation as the Autobots found the Ark’s components and energy pillars.
• Optimus Prime learned Sentinel Prime had crashed on the moon and immediately took the group there.
• An Yang flew through a breach into the crashed Ark while the Autobots cut open its hull and entered.
• Optimus Prime found Sentinel Prime in a stasis pod alongside the control pillars, still alive after sealing himself away due to depleted energy.