Transformers Energon: Reboot/Defense

Defense is the first episode premier of the Transformers Energon Reboot series 
Fifteen years after the Unicron Battles, the Autobots and Decepticons continue their new alliance, however, they learn that with new challenges come with new foes.	
== Synopsis ==
The episode begins with an very extended flashback to the previous series, transformers armada, showing montages of the minicons crashing on the moon, followed by the transformers coming to earth, autobots teaming up with humans, discovering the minicons and then Unicron. Following Starscream's demise, The transformers had to align in order for Unicron's defeat, as Optimus and Megatron enter inside Unicron they learn from the double crosser Sideways, that Unicron feeds off their hatred and lust for battle, the final flashback ends with Optimus and Megatron dueling, for the destruction of hatred throughout the universe which resulted in Megatron giving his life to end Unicron. Optimus leaves the transformer matrix, to Hotshot, as Prime begins a soul search believing he cannot continue as the leader of the transformers. 
For the next 13 years, the autobots and decepticon begin an alliance, united as one, without the need to enslave minicons or the control of cybertron, without Megatron or Optimus Prime, Hotshot and Tidal Wave become the leaders of both factions. The minicons were given amensty, and their abilties to combine with their transformer partners somewhat removed, and decided to help rebuild their planet, at some point during the 10 years, the minicons of the requiem blaster, star saber, skyboom shield had departed to new planet, along with the entire minicon race, but only a few handful of minicons stayed on cybertron. Eventually the transformers learn their energon resvoirs have become dangerously low, and have began a space wide search to learn of planets to help preserve, however the autobots learn earth, their former establishment has the right push to return Cybertron's to its former glory, Hotshot and the autobots and decepticons travel to earth and make a deal with the earth's federation group, by this time Rad, Alexis and Carlos are inducted into several earth goverment programs and become ambassadors for the transformers, as such the transformers return to earth as full fledged earthlings, and create 4 additional bases across the planet, one in the US called Ocean City, another in south america called Jungle City and several around desert areas, Jetfire becomes the leader of the autobots while Hotshot continues to lead on cybertron.
In present day, Ocean City begins to emerge from the waters, as Demolisher emerges from a door, he mutters to himself how it has been boring since the final battle against Unicron, as he says this, he  notices a motorcycle drive pass him, Demolisher tries to stop him, but instead Jetfire in vehicle form stops him from leaving the biker is named Kicker Jones, and as Kicker tries free himself from Jetfire, his hair glows green, where he dectects energon. Kicker naviagates several autobot units to the new energon pulse, as the autobots find the source, they begin to unearth it, showing a new rare powerful ore of energon different than any they have seen. 
On Cybertron, the humans can now live on Cybertron, in a construction facility, a much older Rad White is helping build addtional equipment, and learns from several autobots that the "new exosuit suits" are near in completion Kicker's sister that the autobots on earth have discovered energon and tells Rad they should call his dad. Brian Jones the father of Kicker Jones and his human team continue designing additional weapons and energon protective equipment for the transformers, with Hotshot intrigued of their concepts, and tells them the equipment and hardware for their miltary is helping well, according Hotshot record on earth indicates, earth's violence, riots, famine, wars have dropped down, Brian tells him its all thanks to his people and believed that the universe had brought the transformers to our world for a reason. Rad tells him and Hotshot that Kicker has found a new source of energon, to which Brian is estatic and happy, Hotshot thinks however he should go back to earth soon, with Brian telling Rad and Hotshot that he will be once all of the transformer equipment is finished. A while later Hotshot and Rad dicuss about Brian's relationship with Kicker, Rad explains Kicker and Brian have not gotten a long in a while, as Hotshot feels that he and Kicker are somewhat similar, he reminds Rad when he yelled at prime, for letting Starscream into their team. Even both somewhat losing their predecessors, Rad asks how Prime is doing, Hotshot admitted Prime had visted Cybertron, but admits it was roughly 5 years ago, with Rad believing Hotshot should contact Optimus, Hotshot agrees.
In a unknown region of space, shows a strange room, lights flickering, a mysterious looking arm charges a familiar looking core as it prepares to create strange pods, where machinal beasts emerge, the mysterious figures begins to activate new various cameras seemly space wide surveillance cameras capture feeds and this figures eyes glow and laughs.
On another planet, which is actually turns out to be Dabola, formally a planet that the decepticons took over once. Tidal Wave a giant decepticon, stays on guard, watching the skies, with several residents taking notice of Tidal Wave, and a child goes by to ask what is he doing, with Tidal Wave not saying anything but snarling, leaving the child somewhat puzzled, as he runs away, a strange portal emits, with a giant laser beam crashing down on a city, Tidal Wave then opens fire, then in the same village city, there is smoke where alien residents notice glowing animals. The transformers led by Tidal Wave attempt to fight back, one of the animals eyes glow in a 3D HUD scene targets Tidal Wave is an objective, and in unison these animal Jaguar drones begin to lunge at Tidal Wave. 
On earth, various transformers, autobots and decepticons are being trainned by Scavenger (now with yellow and black colors), one of the trainnes is an autobot named Ironhide who is determined to be the one to defeat Scavenger. Scavenger is impressed by his efforts but believes he is way over his head, Ironhide charges in vehicle mode at Scavenger, but he is ready and catches Ironhide and lifts him up, as Ironhide quickly transforms and is hit by Scavenger's heavy punch, Ironhide falls, with Scavenger lifting him up, Scavenger tells the other autobot and decepticon cadets that Ironhide failed to find a pinpoint with his enemy thus why he could not succeed, he admits his plan to transform into vehicle mode was unique but there needed to be another follow up, a sequence of attempts, the class ends, with Ironhide being told by Scavenger that he must continue to stragize, with Ironhide somewhat, as will continuing trying, Scavenger asks Ironhide what exactly is his purpose, Ironhide would to be either a great warrior, or a tech builder admits his attitude reminds him of Hotshot as he remarks to him that once trainned the young autobot of what he is today. Suddenly an alarm emits, with the transformers reporting to the meeting room.
In the meeting room, Hotshot from cybertron reports planet Dabola was nearly trashed, and somehow Tidal Wave is missing, the victims report "strange robotic animals" have raided Dabola of its energy resources. Demolisher wonders if these strange robotic animals are former decepticon grunt jobs, however the victims report there was not symbol to tell autobot or decepticon. Hotshot is telling Jetfire that he needs to send Red Alert and a couple omni-cons to find out how much energon was stolen and to help with any wounded transformers, around this time Kicker in a shadowly room notices scoffing how he can't live a normal life because of the transformers. Then his hair glows again, in a very blue color, Kicker suddenly senses a possible attack coming, he tells Jetfire to man the defenses, at first Jetfire questions what is the grand purpose of this warning, but Kicker tells him he needs to trust him. The humans begins to activate city turrets, with everyone looking at Kicker like he's gone nuts, the turrets automatically blast at the sky, which shows a blurry but then pieces of robot parts, as the remains of bird like robot falls to Ocean city's water, all are shocked, except Kicker, Jetfire orders all autobot and decepticons to ready themselves in case more, and there is says Kicker, as a large pack of Jaguars, charge into Ocean City's bridge. 
The bridge from Ocean City to the urban area separates, as the jaguars all stop, Ironhide celerbrates, but it is too soon as the jaguars begin to transform into robot mode, and leap to the city, Jetfire leads, Demolisher, Red Alert, Scavenger, Skyblast, to lead an assault on the invaders. With Ironhide pleading to go, instead Scavenger tells Ironhide and Inferno to guard the interior of Ocean City if these enemies get inside, with Ironhide displeased. The autobot and decepticons attempt to stop these new invaders, as Kicker's hair glows blue again, and then figures out how to stop him, Kicker rushes outside with Ironhide noticing and gives chase, Kicker tells Jetfire that the main leader is holded up with the pack, and tells him to fire within the crowd. The Eagle bot fires at Kicker and Ironhide saves him in time, both trade barbs, but Kicker tells him to fire behind him, Ironhide argues as doesn't take orders from a human kid, as he kicks Ironhide's turret cannon saving him from the eagle bot. Scavenger and Demolisher help destroy the bots, while Jetfire flies to find the main jaguar, the main jaguar lunges at Jetfire disabling him in vehicle mode, but then the jaguar is heavly damaged when Ironhide fires at him, the jaguar pack attempts save the main leader from the transformers, and then they all remain in stand by mode when they are forced to return by a mysterious voice, a portal emits transported the eagle and jaguar robots. 
The day is won, but Jetfire believes there's more to this than meets the eye he says, he orders Red Alert, Strongarm to take a look at one of the dismembered remains of the jaguar bot and eagle bot too, as a voice narrates the closing episode remarking after Unicron's defeat it seems evil finds a way to return and only time will tell if the transformers continue to succeed against this new threat again!
== Characters ==
Optimus Prime (Appears in flashback)
Hotshot (voiced by Brian Miller)
Ironhide
Scavenger
Jetfire
Red Alert
Sideswipe (Appear in flashback)
Hoist (Appear in flashback)
Megatron (appears in flashback)
Starscream appears in flashback)
Demolisher 
Tidal Wave
Barricade
Whirlwind
Council of Iacon
== Notes ==
This is the first episode of the series.
This is the first episode of the Energon arc, that will last for the next 11 episodes.
Unlike the original series, the narrator, Jim Conrad returns to voice in Energon.
15 years have passed since Mortal Combat, which was the final episode of Transformers Armada.
Starscream's and Megatron's death is mentioned and seen.
According to the timeline of Armada, in several dictionaries based on the show, it took place around 2010, the current year for energon should be around 2024 or 2025
The flashback to armada is longer compared to the original, where in this version, the minicons and their future with the transformers are mentioned and seen unlike the original whereas they are never heard of or seen, it is actually confirmed the minicons, specifically the special teams that make the Star Saber and Reqiuem Blaster will return a future season.
Tidal Wave lives on Dabola, which according to another individual in armada that Tidal Wave led his "troops" to victory, more of his mission on Dabola will be seen in future episodes.
Hotshot refers Starscream's role in joining the autobots and yelling at Optimus in Transformers Armada of Crisis.
Optimus Prime doesn't return to the autobots, like he did in the original offscreen, he is still voyaging on his soul search, it is also confirmed in later episodes Optimus will embark on long storyline to return to leadership status.
Scavenger mentions to Ironhide that he taught Hotshot and Optimus Prime, which was seen in Transformers Armada.
Red Alert and Scavenger are present in this episode, they were absent in the original series.
In the original anime, Kicker's hair would turn golden to indicate the energon being around his location, here his hair turns emerald green and blue.
The Terrorcons are the very first antagonists of the series, rather than the decepticons.
Whirlwind makes a cameo, he will a bigger role in episodes 10 & 11 and the second arc.
The Terrorcons alternate forms are based on Falcons, Panthers, Eagles, Ravens, and Pumas.
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