Sherman Dam

=The Dam= Sherman Dam appeared in Pt. 2 of the first episode of Tranformers (G1).

=Plot of Episode=

The Autobots soon manage to free the humans and themselves and introduce themselves to the humans, Spike and Sparkplug. They are thankful for their rescue and offer to help the Autobots with their greater knowledge of Earth. Optimus agrees and they return to the Ark. On his way into the Ark Spike picks up Soundwave believing him to be a tape recorder and brings him inside the Ark. He drops Soundwave off near Teletran 1 and goes off to ask Trailbreaker some questions about their ability to transform. Soundwave ejects Ravage, who enters Teletran and records data of Earth's power resources. When Spike returns he notices what's going on and hits the alarm. Soundwave and Ravage make attempt a escape but Ravage is caught in a electro-net. Soundwave abandons his comrade with apprehension and returns to base with the collected information. Megatron plot's their next strike, this time on Sherman Dam. He dispatches Rumble to create a tidal wave and thus cause the energy output to increase ten fold.

The high energy levels occuring at Sherman dam are detected by Teletran, and the Autobots quickly transform to engage the threat. Most of the Autobots Head to the powerstation and begin to fignt, while Hound goes after Rumble. Meanwhile Bumblebee and Ironhide divert the overflowing river saving a residential area from the giant wave. The other Cybetronians continue to fight inside while their leaders fight atop the dam itself, Prime battling with an energy Axe and Megatron with a energy mace. Beneath the water Rumble has trapped Hound in a pile of boulders and then counters Spikes attempt to stop him when he when he returns to the surface. This results in Spike's desperate crys for help which distract Prime and grant Megatron a moment to strike Prime into the water. The Decepticons, having completed their objective, leave the dam and the defeated Autobots.

Spike dives into the water in search of Hound and finds him covered in rubble. He manages to move a few rocks which is enough for Hound to break free and rush both of them to the surface. Meanwhile Jazz fires a line across the river for Prime to grab on to and then reels him in. Some of the Autobots are beginning to have doubts that they will be able to stop the Decepticons, but Prime stresses the point that if the Decepticons acquire more energy from Earth they will become unstoppable.

The Decepticons have been using the energon to construct a new shuttle and are nearly ready to leave Earth. Megatron his surveying the progress and relishing his closeness to victory when he hears energy blasts near by. He finds Starscream firing a large megacannon connected a full stack of energon. Megatron berates Starscream for wasting enough energy that they will have to find an additional source of energy then crystal mines of Burhma. Starscream quips that before his test Megatron didn't know the energon cubes actually worked. Angered at starscreams challenge of his power Megatron punishes him by removing from his power.