Recap

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For those who missed out on my rewrites of the first two movies and decided to jump right into this one (I don't know why you would tho) here's a quick recap to get you caught up:

Long ago on the planet Cybertron a war broke out between the Autobots and Deceptions over control of the mystical relic that devastated the planet. Optimus Prime, heroic leader of the Autobots, launches the Allspark into space to keep it out of the hands of the Decepticons who intend to use it for evil before Optimus and his Autobots consisting of himself, Bumblebee, Jazz, Ratchet, and Ironhide flee their dying world. in the present day a military base located in the jungles of Vietnam is attacked by the Decepticon communications officer Soundwave who raids the base for data pertaining to the Allspark's location. Colonel Irving Witwicky and a squad of commandos led by Captain Lennox try to hunt down the alien robot but are then attacked by Soundwave's pet Cybertronian panther Ravage who kills several soldier including one of Lennox's men leading to Colonel Witwicky developing a prejudice against transformers. meanwhile Spike Witwicky the Colonel's teenage son gets a present for his 16th birthday by his mom: an old beat-up 1980s VW beetle which Spike tries to use to impress his high school crush Carly Spencer who is dating the school bully Chad "Kicker" Jones leading to Spike challenging Kicker to a race for Carly's affection which ends in Spike winning. however the three teens are attacked by the Decepticon Starscream followed by Spike's car transforming into a robot revealing it to be the Autobot Bumblebee who gets in a fight with Starscream that ends in Bumblebee losing his voicebox along with the ability to speak. Spike and Kicker are forced to put their rivalry aside and become reluctant friends along with Carly to help the injured bot. Spike becomes Bumblebee's partner along with developing a blossoming romance with Carly. Bumblebee eventually reunites with his fellow Autobots Jazz, Ironhide, Ratchet, and Optimus Prime on Earth who befriend the three human teenagers with Carly partnering up with Jazz and Kicker partnering up with Ironhide while Bumblebee scans a new Camaro alt mode. the Autobots are then hunted by the top-secret alien hunter organization Sector 7 who are working with Colonel Witwicky and Lennox's commandos who capture Bumblebee and take him and Spike to Sector 7 HQ which is located beneath hoover dam. The other Autobots plan a rescue mission with the help of Carly and Kicker who disguise themselves as Sector 7 Agents to sneak in and free Spike and Bumblebee. eventually they are caught and Spike ends up reasoning with his father causing Colonel Witwicky to see the error of his ways and have a change of heart and the soldiers then turn on Sector 7. it is then revealed that Sector 7 has both the Allspark and the frozen body of the Decepticon leader Megatron (who was discovered by Spike's great-grandfather Archibald Witwicky who turned out to be a founding member of Sector 7) in their custody and Bumblebee's voice is restored upon coming into contact with the Allspark thanks to its mystical properties. the Decepticons then free Megatron from his icy prison allowing the Decepticon leader to make his escape and re-unite with his minions which includes Starscream, Soundwave, Barricade, Demolishor, and Blackout. due to the dire circumstances Sector 7 agree to let Spike and Bumblebee go and the five Autobots are re-united just in time to put a stop to Megatron's plan which is to use the Allspark to rebuild Cybertron with himself as the planet's new leader. Optimus and Megatron confront each other atop Hoover dam while the other Autobots with the help of their new human allies transport the Allspark out of mission city to lure the Decepticons to a more secure location away from any civilians to prevent casualties which ends up being Death Valley. one by one the Autobots end up destroying Demolishor, Barricade, and Blackout however Jazz ends up getting killed by Megatron sacrificing his own life to protect Carly. Optimus and Megatron clash one last time before Bumblebee manages to get his hands on the Allspark and destroys the mystical artifact dooming Cybertron in the process but also saving Earth from sharing the same fate as Cybertron and Bumblebee chooses to stay on Earth and live with the Witwicky family while Megatron, Starscream, and Soundwave retreat escaping into space. After the battle is over, a funeral is held for Jazz along with the many soldiers and Sector 7 agents who died in the battle for the Allspark. Meanwhile Optimus Prime uses his skills as a diplomat to form a treaty between Earth and Cybertron that grants the Autobots safe haven on Earth and live amongst the humans as part of society while Sector 7 is disbanded and a new organization called N.E.S.T. is formed in its place to assist the Autobots in protecting the Earth should the Decepticons ever return. meanwhile in space Megatron and the surviving Decepticons come across a crashed Decepticon spaceship known as the Nemesis on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan where they find and wake up a dormant Decepticon which turns out to be Megatron's old master the Fallen who was the one that sent Megatron to earth in search of the Allspark. Two years later, seven more Autobots have responded to Optimus's message he sent into space calling for any Autobots refugees scattered among the stars to seek asylum on earth: Arcee, Blurr, Wheeljack, Mirage, Cliffjumper, and the twins Sideswipe and Sunstreaker and have been helping N.E.S.T. hunt down remnants of the Decepticons who are looking for pieces of the shattered Allspark. during a mission in Shanghai to apprehend the Decepticon Soundwave, Cliffjumper is killed in an explosion leaving the now-expanded Team Prime one member short. Marissa Faireborn the director of N.E.S.T. puts pressure on the organization to find a replacement for the recently-deceased Autobot, and all eyes are on Bumblebee who has since left the team to live with the Witwicky family. Spike, Carly, and Kicker graduate high school and are all off to college, but Spike would rather join the military than spend his time at some crummy University and his parents won't have it not wanting their son to put himself in harm's way. Spike and Bumblebee go their separate ways, with Bumblebee re-joining team prime and getting himself acquainted with the new recruits pretty well while Spike gets enrolled at Princeton University where he meets new roommates Chip Chase and Elise Presser along with Chip's man-made robotic companion Wheelie. meanwhile the Decepticons under the command of Megatron and The Fallen have been expanding their numbers, recruiting the Decepticon jets Skywarp, Thundercracker, Ramjet, and Slipstream who serve under Starscream and the seven Constructicons Dirt Boss, Scrapper, Mixmaster, Long Haul, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, and Hook along with the Decepticon archaeologist and Starscream's former friend Jetfire, who's knowledge of ancient technology ends up helping the Decepticons uncover the Star harvester, a powerful device capable of destroying suns. however Jetfire's pacifism and newfound love of Earth and its lifeforms makes him start to question his allegiance. however Spike has become a target for the Decepticons due to his pendant being made from a shard of the Allspark and he is captured by Megatron leading to Carly and Kicker joining forces with Chip and Elise to rescue him. however when the Autobots arrive on the scene to rescue the five human teenagers, Optimus is mortally wounded during a fight with Megatron and the Constructicons putting the Autobot leader into a coma. Prime is put on life support, but that won't keep him alive forever and the Autobots split up to embark on a world tour in search of the five remaining shards of the Allspark located in New York, Greece, Japan, Peru, and Egypt bringing with them the five humans teenagers whom Bumblebee smuggled into N.E.S.T. HQ to keep them safe from the Decepticons. during this world tour the Autobots befriend Jetfire who chooses to defect from the Decepticons after learning that he's been fighting on the wrong side of an unjust war. meanwhile Optimus's spirit ends up in the Astral Plane where he is visited by the ghost of Alpha Trion, one of the 13 primes who shows Optimus the history of the primes, revealing The Fallen's backstory as a brooding tragic warrior who fell from grace after being manipulated into betraying the other members of the 13 by the black-hearted prime known as Liege Maximo (who ended up being killed by The Fallen after learning of his treachery) leading to him being exiled and stripped of his rank. we also get to learn Optimus and Megatron's origins as former brothers-in-arms under the tutelage of Sentinel Prime before becoming enemies after Megatron was seduced to the dark side by The Fallen leading to the formation of the Decepticons. once the Autobots have gathered all the fragments, they re-assemble the Allspark and use it to revive Optimus. once their leader is revived, team prime head out to Egypt to stop the Decepticons from activating the Star Harvester. thanks to Wheeljack's invention of Powerlink technology, Optimus and Jetfire unlock the ability to combine into Jet Optimus to take on both Megatron and The Fallen. Megatron then turns on The Fallen, helping Optimus slay his master. however their alliance is short-lived, as Megatron uses the Star Harvester nearly destroying the Earth. however the other Autobots decide to pitch in and help Jet Optimus take down Megatron. once The Fallen's scepter is destroyed, the Star Harvester starts to crumble forcing the Autobots to fall back to avoid getting crushed by the falling debris. our heroes lost many friends Autobot and Human alike during the final battle, including Spike's father General Irving Witwicky who gave his life to help take down Devastator and Jetfire who sacrificed himself in a kamikaze-style attempt to take down Megatron once and for all. after the battle is over, Director Faireborn makes Spike, Carly, Kicker, Chip, and Elise junior N.E.S.T. agents as a reward for their bravery. meanwhile the Decepticons hold a coronation ceremony for Starscream who has been promoted to Decepticon emperor of destruction after the losses of both Megatron and The Fallen. however Megatron turns out to have survived the exploding Star Harvester and scans a Chinook Helicopter in order to hide on Earth from the Autobots and N.E.S.T. meaning he is still at large.

With that out of the way, let's move on.

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