The Air Defense Mini-Con Team rushes to intercept a plummeting satellite set to crash ind downtown Chicago, Illinois. The succeed in doing so, steering the satellite towards Lake Michegan. but Runway notes that the damage to the satellite looks deliberate[[Subst:m-}} just as Starscream attacks! He shot the satellite down to lure them out, attracted by their recent string of good deeds rescuing humans. He manages to grab Runway, admitting rather sheepishly, he's not sure what to do, since he's not yet powerful enough to claim the Mini-Cons for his own... but if he hands them over to Megatron, the Decepticon leader will become too powerful for Starscream to ever challenge!