A Heroic Battle

Megatron activates Unicron's body, which moves to reclaim its head.

Summary
From his control throne deep within Unicron, Megatron declares: "Next stop Unicron."

Unicron is heading toward Alpha Q; Prime orders the energon grid activated. Megatron simply laughs. Kicker questions Omega Supreme about how he defeated Unicron before, but Omega says he's simply a soldier, here to follow Prime's orders. Kicker finds this less than satisfactory.

The Autobots attack the surface of Unicron. Megatron intends to crash Unicron's body into the energon grid. The 'bots and 'cons fight on his surface.

The humans note that Unicron is trapped inside the energon grid, which could cause the whole planet to explode. The Autobots attempt to retreat; Ironhide finds a way in, but Omega Supreme forces him to retreat.

Megatron commands Unicron to power through the grid. The other Decepticons have their doubts, but in the end, Unicron breaks through and heads toward Alpha-Q's energon orb.

Kicker tries to warn Alpha-Q, who refuses to run -- he's "come to terms with our fate". AQ does lament failing to help all his planets. Prime intends to enter Unicron to go after Megatron, but the heat repels Rodimus and Wing Saber, leaving him on his own. They send Omega in after Prime, who's been brought to a standstill by the sheer heat.

Kicker refuses to give up on Alpha-Q, who finally relents and tells him to head toward a newly formed planet near Ocean Planet. Misha sends the Miranda 2 on its way.

Unicron grasps the energon orb, but Alpha-Q resists. As Unicron is peppered with hellfire and brimstone, Omega locates the damaged Optimus. With Unicron on the verge of exploding, the other Autobots retreat.

Kicker and Misha arrive on the planet and land. Kicker contacts Alpha-Q for the next step, only to receive a romantic reminisce about the past, as AQ quietly accepts his fate. The energon orb dies out, restored to Unicron's head, which the titan soon restores atop his shoulders. Unicron is whole again!

As the Autobots work to restore Prime, Megatron orders Unicron to go forth and feed. But Unicron simply remains stationary, to Megatron's frustration. Rodimus suspects he's repairing damage, providing them with another chance. Omega reveals that he can link up with Optimus, and so the Autobots prepare to attack.

Aboard the Miranda 2, Kicker refuses to accept that Alpha-Q is dead, and vows to find him.

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Featured characters
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Quotes
"It's time to rebuilt Unicron once and for all!"
 * -- Megatron

"IT'S ALIVE!! The almighty planet Unicron survived and is still alive!"
 * -- Megatron

"You've gotta make a run for it! Unicron made it through the energon grid and is heading your way." "We know... but we will not run." "We must nurture our planets!" "You may be their sun, but if Unicron gets you there won't be any planets!" "Attempting to escape would be futile. We don't stand a chance against Unicron." "But you gotta try!" "We haven't given up, Kicker. We've simply accepted our fate."
 * -- Kicker gets three contradictory statements in a row from Alpha Q

Other Notes

 * Unicron's growls and grunts are hilariously pathetic, sounding a bit like he's having a difficult bowel movement.

Pain Count

 * "Uh?": 0, amazingly
 * "It's time to": 3
 * "We've got a mission": 3
 * "Let's do it!": 3
 * Stock footage: 4

Continuity errors

 * Unicron isn't "trapped in the grid", as the dialog indicates; he's about to ram into it.
 * "The third planet to the north of Ocean Planet"? Wha??