Shockwave succeeds in creating the first of his new generation of Decepticons — the Constructicons. Their first mission, to accompany Soundwave on a mission to build a transdimensional radio wave scrambler with which to contact their home planet of Cybertron. Meanwhile, the Autobots show G.B. Blackrock around the Ark, and Blackrock offers the Autobots a way to spy on the Decepticons within Blackrock's aerospace plant. Using this system, they learn of the Decepticons' plans, and send a team to intercept them.