Chapter Summaries

Mark arrived at Hoover Dam during the battle for the AllSpark, where Sector Seven’s forces were being overwhelmed by the Decepticons. After Sam handed him the AllSpark and asked him to save Jazz, Mark attacked Megatron, melting his armor with Heat Vision.

• Mark tracked the Decepticons to Hoover Dam and found the Autobots and human soldiers losing the battle against the awakened Megatron and the Decepticons.
• Sector Seven’s soldiers gave the AllSpark to Sam and told him to take it to another military base for safekeeping.
• Mark appeared before Sam, accepted the AllSpark, and agreed to rescue Jazz, whom Megatron was beating on a rooftop.
• Megatron fired his ion cannon at Mark, but Mark’s Biological Force Field stopped the attack.
• Mark struck Megatron with Heat Vision, forcing him to dodge as his armor melted and exposed the conduits inside his body.

Mark killed Megatron by destroying his Spark, forcing the Decepticons to flee, then used the AllSpark to create a Transformer from a Cadillac at Payne Manor. The newborn Transformer attacked those nearby until Mark subdued it, though he had not yet gained complete control over it.

• Mark battered Megatron, burned through his chest, and destroyed his Spark with Heat Vision.
• Starscream announced Megatron's death, and the Decepticons fled while Mark left with the AllSpark.
• Mark went to Payne Manor and used the AllSpark to transform a Cadillac into a new Transformer.
• The newborn Transformer attacked the people at the manor, and Mark pinned and struck it until it calmed down.

Mark used Alice to reprogram a newborn Transformer named Kitty to obey Rosalie and protect her, then created Transformers from two private planes and a yacht. After monitoring them for half a month, Mark found them stable, but Sector Seven director Tom Banachek arrived at Payne Manor with a group seeking him and Rosalie.

• Mark connected a data cable to the newborn Transformer and had Alice replace its behavioral logic with directives to protect its master and obey her.
• Mark designated Rosalie as the Transformer's master, and she named it Kitty after it followed her command to transform into a car.
• Mark brought two private planes and Obadiah's yacht to life as Transformers and had Alice install the same directives.
• News spread that Superman had killed Megatron and taken the AllSpark, while the Autobots allied with the Federation to hunt the remaining Decepticons.
• After monitoring the Transformers for half a month, Mark concluded they were stable, and Kitty grew attached to Rosalie.
• Tom Banachek arrived at Payne Manor with a group and asked to see Mark and Rosalie.

Tom Banachek visited Mark to demand that Sector Seven regain custody of the AllSpark, but Mark refused and sent him away. Mark then urged Rosalie to run for mayor of Los Angeles and decided to organize her campaign.

• Mark explained that Sector Seven handled alien matters and admitted to Banachek that he had the AllSpark entrusted to him by Superman.
• Banachek asked Mark to hand over the AllSpark for safekeeping, but Mark refused and reminded him that Superman had saved it from the Decepticons.
• Banachek threatened Mark with consequences, but Mark stood firm, and Banachek left without the AllSpark.
• Rosalie worried that Sector Seven would continue causing trouble, and Mark said the Payne Group needed greater political influence.
• Mark suggested that Rosalie run for mayor of Los Angeles, and he decided to organize her campaign after she showed interest.