Spike and the Autobots throw a surprise party for Daniel, but are soon attacked by the Decepticons. After Ultra Magnus saves Wheelie's life, he and Daniel decide to throw a surprise party for Ultra Magnus' birthday. since neither of them knows when Ultra Magnus was created, the two set out to find the long-lost storage records hidden on a distant asteroid. However, Daniel and Wheelie quickly find themselves lost and hunted down by the Decepticons.
Tropes
- Batman Can Breathe in Space: Daniel doesn't seem to have any problem breathing without wearing a spacesuit when he and Wheelie are on the storage asteroid.
- Colony Drop: Cyclonus hijacks the storage asteroid and sends it on a collision course with Cybertron in the hopes of sabotaging the intergalactic peace conference being held there.
- Never Had a Birthday Party: Daniel and Wheelie decide to throw a birthday party for Ultra Magnus since he's never had one before and nobody really knows when his "birthday" is. The plan goes awry as the records containing the date of Ultra Magnus' creation are destroyed, but Spike ultimately declares that today shall be the day they celebrate his birthday.
- Peace Conference: Cybertron is getting ready to host the first intergalactic peace conference with delegates from many different worlds preparing the show up. The Decepticons are planning to ruin the conference, first by launching an attack before it starts, then by sending the storage asteroid towards Cybertron as it's underway.
- Sadistic Choice: Cyclonus holds Daniel and Wheelie hostage as he pilots the asteroid towards Cybertron. Spike and the Autobots are torn between destroying the asteroid at the cost of sacrificing the two, or letting the asteroid hit Cybertron and ruin the peace conference. They go with a third option by sending Ultra Magnus and Sky Lynx to rescue Daniel and Wheelie.
- Self-Destruct Mechanism: The storage asteroid contains an auto-destruct button that Wheelie activates, which manages to destroy the asteroid before it collides with Cybertron.
- "Shaggy Dog" Story: After nearly getting themselves killed trying to figure out when Ultra Magnus' birthday is, the asteroid containing the only known records of his creation are destroyed. Everyone just decides to just celebrate Ultra Magnus' birthday today, since not even Magnus himself knows when that is.
- A Simple Plan: Daniel and Wheelie plan to throw a surprise party for Ultra Magnus. The only problem is that they don't know when his birthday is, and nobody else seems to know either. A trip to the Hall of Records yields no answers, with the only hint being that the information they seek was stored on an asteroid that has since lost contact with Cybertron. The two decide to hijack a garbage scow to find the asteroid, and the plan quickly goes downhill from there.
- Surprise Party: The episode begins with Spike and the Autobots throwing a surprise party to celebrate Daniel's birthday. After Ultra Magnus saves Wheelie, Daniel wants to throw a surprise party for Magnus to thank him. Since Daniel doesn't want to spoil the surprise, he doesn't want to ask Ultra Magnus when his birthday is. Instead, he and Wheelie head off to find out his birthday himself.
- Two Scenes, One Dialogue: As Cyclonus interrogates Daniel and Wheelie about the purpose of the asteroid is, it cuts back to Ultra Magnus the two have gone off to find the storage asteroid.Cyclonus: You will answer now. What is this place?
[scene transitio to Ultra Magnus talking with Perceptor]
Perceptor: The Hall of Records. At least, that's where I sent them.
Custodiobot: Oh, yes-yes-yes. They were here, alright. I gave them some information about the old—
[scene transition back to Cyclonus]
Cyclonus: Storage asteroid? - The Unreveal: By the end of the episode, Daniel and Wheelie are no closer to learning when Ultra Magnus was created than when they started. Nobody else seems to know either, as Ultra Magnus himself admits that even he doesn't know when that is.
- Villainous Rescue: Daniel and Wheelie are cornered by sentry drones guarding the storage asteroid, who mistake the two for intruders. Before they can be blasted, the drones are destroyed by Cyclonus and the Sweeps, who interrogate Daniel and Wheelie about the asteroid and hold them hostage.
