Haven

Summary.

Detailed synopsis
The Autobots need to establish a base on Earth. Lori offers up a chunk of canyon that her father was going to use for a housing development, but is currently going unused. Optimus approves the site, and the Autobots begin going over the blueprints. The kids all offer constructive criticism, resulting in a design that is more workflow-efficient (Lori), mechanically sound (Coby), and way cooler (Bud).

The Autobots begin construction, using their special attacks to excavate and clear rubble. Nearby, Vector Prime initiates a search for the Omega Lock. The kids ask him to turn off "that racket", which A) is the transsonic signal given off by the lock, that B) only they can hear.

In space, Starscream urges Megatron to forget the Autobots and initiate the search for the Cyber Planet Keys. Megatron, however, is concerned that the Autobots are up to something, and is determined to find out what.

Back on Earth, the Autobots have begun applying stealth-beam coating to the walls of their base. Once this is complete, their base will be undetectable from outside.

Stats
Written by:  ??? Original airdate: September 2005???

Featured Characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes
Bud: Whoa! Would you check out all that sweet gear?! Hot Shot: Yeah, it's probably way beyond human technology, so whatever you do, don't touch the equipment, you got it? The kids are all touching the equipment. Hot Shot: Hey! C'mon you guys, stop that! Coby: Hey, ahh, Hot Shot? How come you use a crystal oscillator? Hot Shot: That's, uh, kinda technical. . . Coby: 'Cause, I just thought that, a phase-locked loop would be, ah, much more stable. Hot Shot: Hmm. Hey, uh, how would you like to help me set up the transmitter? Coby: You got it!

Bud: You can't just fly out of here. You gotta go ktik, ktik, then pshooow!

Pain count

 * "Cyber key power!":

, plus a half-dozen special dirtmoving attacks.

Animation and/or technical glitches

 * None known.

Continuity errors

 * None known.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * In the shot of Optimus's back at 6:06 in the episode, you can see two toy details that probably wouldn't be present on a "real" giant robot, namely the lever used for sliding his head up out of his torso, and the smaller lever on the back of his head that moves his faceplate into position.