On the planet Cybertron, a war was waged between the Autobots and the Decepticons for control of the Allspark, a mystical talisman that would grant unlimited power to whoever possessed it. The Allspark is smuggled off the planet, but Megatron goes in search of it. He tracks it to Earth and his desire for power sends him into the Arctic Ocean. The sheer cold forces him into a paralyzed state. His body is later recovered, and before going into a comatose...

Beginnings: on their home planet of Cybertron, the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS are involved in an explosive battle over the coveted ALLSpark. With the fate of the universe at stake, the AUTOBOTS send it far from the reach of the ruthless MEGATRON, leader of the DECEPTICONS. But there are even more surprises in store when it crash-lands on Earth.