Portent

'''More pursuit of Thrust brings his pursuer's through a portal to a strange organic area. The rest of the Autobots gather to fight Unicron.'''

=Armada episode 46=


 * United Kingdom air date: September 28, 2003
 * North American air date: December 5, 2003
 * Preceded by: Drift
 * Followed by: Cramp
 * Characters (in order of appearance: Hot Shot, Wheeljack, Alexis, Rad, Carlos, Street Action Mini-Con Team, Red Alert, Optimus Prime, Billy, Fred. Jetfire, Blurr, Starscream, Hoist, Galvatron, Demolishor, Thrust, Sideways

Details Synopsis
In the mysterious tunnels within Cybertron, the kids explain to Hot Shot and Wheeljack that it was Starscream who brought the kids to where they are. Hot Shot advises the kids to return to the Axalon where it's safer, but the kids argue they can be useful, eventually convincing their gigantic metal pals. The group radios back to Prime with their status, where Billy and Fred feel neglected.

Meanwhile, Jetfire and Hoist continue to order Autobots to withdrawal from their positions. Blurr relays to Jetfire orders from Optimus to assist Hot Shot and Wheeljack bellow. Galvatron is satisfied with the Autobot's retreat, allowing his forces to easily take over Cybertron.



Thrust, still running from Starscream, dives through a strange portal. Starscream bravely follows into the unknown. On the other side, in an organic-looking area with Transformer husks around, Sideways finally appears. Starscream arrives soon after. Next, Hot Shot's group prepares to follow through the portal, Alexis making sure to put on a good luck charm first.



Sideways and Starscream come face to face. As is tradition, before the battle, Starscream declines an offer to join up with Unicron's side of the conflict. Sideways attacks Starscream with a swarm of amoeba-like organisms. Hot Shot's team runs to assist, but Wheeljack and Hot Shot are attacked by more of the parasites.



The kids try to rouse the Mini-Con weapons into freeing themselves from Thrust's possession, and whistling from Perceptor helps the effort. Thrust and Sideways ignore the kids and leave, their tracks covered by tendrils. With no other options, Hot Shot and Wheeljack connect their backs and form a completely silly looking cyclone. Alexis lets Starscream join the team because she's Starscream's friend.

Sideways plugs the Mini-Con into Unicron's core processor, angry at Thrust for having not grabbed the Star Saber.

As the team moves through the caverns, they run into more suspiciously organic obstacles, seperating Starscream and Alexis from the rest of the crew. Starscream goes airborne to fly Alexis to safety, but Alexis (stupid) hops off Starscream (really stupid) to retrieve her good luck charm she dropped (very stupid). Starscream saves her.



Everybody manages to make their way to the surface, finding themselves to be on Cybertron's moon. The surfaces shatters and quakes, with Jetfire arriving just in time to save Hot Shot, Wheeljack, the Mini-Cons, and the kids. From a distance, it becomes evident that Unicron has been gestating inside of the Moon from the start. On Cybertron's surface, Wheeljack and Starscream depart.

Quotes

 * Jetfire:All right! Well that was some fireworks display fellas, but who said you can start the party without me?
 * Tidal Wave: Show-off.


 * Blurr: At any cost, Unicron must be stopped, or the result will be devastating. The fate of all transformers in the universe lie in the balance.


 * Hot Shot: How 'bout joining with us?
 * Starscream: I'll have to pass. I don't want to risk betraying you a second time. It wouldn't be fair.
 * Alexis: I know you wouldn't do that, you wouldn't betray your friends, would you?
 * Starscream: I'm - not sure. I'm not sure of anything... anymore.
 * Starscream: You trusted me Alexis, and I thank you for that.
 * Alexis: ...Oh Starscream

=Items of Note=




 * Alexis's explanation about Starscream escorting the kids is perhaps a strong exaggeration of Starscream briefly encountering the kids last episode.


 * Alexis says her necklace is made from a Cybertronian's rock, but wouldn't it make a lot more sense if it were made from the rock Starscream brought back from Mars?


 * Coloring error: Encountering Sideways in the organic cavern, Wheeljack's face is grey for a second.


 * Coloring error: Rad spies on Thrust holding the Requiem Blaster, the blaster is colored like part of Thrust.


 * Animation error: Wheeljack turns his back on Hot Shot at the end, his back looks nothing like it should.


 * por·tent (pôr'těnt') noun
 * 1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.
 * 2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent.
 * 3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.
 * - The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition