Sideswipe learns its important to know your history when the Bee Team finds a Decepticon and his reluctant MiniCon partner scavenging for artifacts in the Autobots first base on Earth. Later, Starscream comes to Earth with Bounty Hunters in tow, searching for the Scavengers Mini-Cons, who can confer on him the ultimate power he craves for his revenge. His quest leads him to the Bee Team, where he takes Bumblebee hostage. Before Starscream can use his near unmatchable power, the Autobots succeed in freeing one of the MiniCons Starscream has absorbed, and the Mini-Con powers up Optimus instead. Optimus, with the aid of the Bee Team, is able to end Starscreams threat once and for all.