History Recap / InkCityS3PrimeDeception

* [[HasTwoMommies Has Two Daddies]]: Jetstorm gets Starscream and Soundwave acting like his 'parents'.

* PoisonousFriend: [[WesternAnimation/ElTigre Manny]] sort of realizes that Trevor's bad news, but still wants to trust his word.

* NotSoDifferent: For all intents and purposes, Optimus regards Trevor as a human Decepticon, thanks to his worryingly similar methods.

Unbeknownst to him, however, [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Belldandy]] wasn't the ''only'' new arrival to InkCity that weekend... and amongst the newcomers was Optimus Prime. Among his 'welcoming' wagon were several stitchpunks -- so many that Optimus initially thought they were the dominiant species in this new area! While most were wary of him at first, given their poor experiences with other robots, Optimus's nobility managed to strike a chord with them... as did his promise to protect them.

Shortly afterward, another ally arrives: Soundwave, one of his fellow Decepticons. However, this is a mixed blessing, as Soundwave's ultimate loyalty is to Megatron... and while their leader isn't there, he intends to follow ''all'' his orders, including a standing command '''not''' to attack Optimus Prime. Soundwave also recognizes a bit of familiar coding in the young [[TransformersAnimated Jetstorm]], and is startled to learn the young bot was given part of Starscream's code in an experiment to create an Autobot who could fly.

Thanks to the handy-dandy free standing portal device she constructed from GLaDOS' notes, freeing him's a simple affair. Starscream immediately puts [[FromACertainPointOfView his own spin]] on the Decepticon-Autobot war. Though Caroline's GenreSavvy enough to recognize who the villains are, she regards him as too valuable an ally to lose.

Meanwhile... [[WesternAnimation/AeonFlux Trevor's]] [[Recap/InkCityS3Aftershocks temporary 'truce']] with his usual victims wasn't keeping the MadScientist from continuing his experiments. Having immediately taken an interest in [[TheSecretOfKells Aisling]] upon her arrival, he has one of his robots capture her so that he can run tests on her unusual blood. Unfortunately for him, she manages to get her hands on his communicator... While he tries to play off the broadcast as one of his new security cores acting up, nobody buys it -- particularly not Optimus, who storms the compound and breaks her out immediately.

* CurbStompBattle

* PoisonousFriend: [[ElTigre Manny]] sort of realizes that Trevor's bad news, but still wants to trust his word.

Though taken off-guard by Optimus showing up, Starscream tries turning the tables the only way he knows how: fighting dirty. Once he spots the miniature army, he tries aiming at ''them'' instead -- but misses. He only gets one shot before he winds up strapped to his own medical bed. After Optimus safely carries the others away, he's left to contact the only ally he can think of: [[VideoGame/{{Portal2}} Caroline]].

* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: Occurs the ''second'' time Optimus encounters Soundwave at the Well. In sharp constrast to their first meeting when the Decepticon arrived, the mood is more somber and introspective, with Optimus pointing out that as much as Soundwave admires Megatron, his arriving in Ink City would throw the Decepticons back home into a SuccessionCrisis.

* DealWithTheDevil: She'd already struck deals with GLaDOS, Starscream and Trevor by the time Optimus arrived... so really, what was one more promise made to the Decepticon after all of that?

* HasTwoDaddies: Jetstorm gets Starscream and Soundwave acting like his 'parents'.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Starscream attempts to exploit this when he sees how several of the stitchpunks hitched a ride on Optimus and got carried straight to his lab. [[AvertedTrope Not that he's able to do much about it]].

Meanwhile... [[AeonFlux Trevor's]] [[Recap/InkCityS3Aftershocks temporary 'truce']] with his usual victims wasn't keeping the MadScientist from continuing his experiments. Having immediately taken an interest in [[TheSecretOfKells Aisling]] upon her arrival, he has one of his robots capture her so that he can run tests on her unusual blood. Unfortunately for him, she manages to get her hands on his communicator... While he tries to play off the broadcast as one of his new security cores acting up, nobody buys it -- particularly not Optimus, who storms the compound and breaks her out immediately.

* AllTheMyriadWays: If Starscream succeeds in finding a way to kill off Optimus Prime, that will surely lead to millions of innocent deaths... but that's okay with Caroline, since it won't be '''her''' world paying the price for her scientific curiosity.

Before she can leave, [[MassEffect Cabra]][[OriginalCharacter kan]] arrives. The Reaper comments on the oddity of their partnership, pointing out Starscream's usual hatred of 'organics'. To both their surprise, Caroline plays it off by painting herself as his loyal servant, nothing more than a 'pet' to the mighty Decepticon. While Cabrakan isn't fooled, he lets the lie stand... for now.

When [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Tengu Shredder]] [[Recap/InkCityS3SquidInkWell set the City on fire]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Nine}} Three]] was seperated from his twin brother and the rest of the stitchpunks. Unfortunately, [[TransformersPrime Starscream]] found him first -- a lucky break in the Decepticon's eyes, as he was very interested in figuring out how the little non-organics functioned.

When [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Tengu Shredder]] [[Recap/InkCityS3SquidInkWell set the City on fire]], [[Film/{{Nine}} Three]] was seperated from his twin brother and the rest of the stitchpunks. Unfortunately, [[TransformersPrime Starscream]] found him first -- a lucky break in the Decepticon's eyes, as he was very interested in figuring out how the little non-organics functioned.

Unbeknownst to him, however, [[AhMyGoddess Belldandy]] wasn't the ''only'' new arrival to InkCity that weekend... and amongst the newcomers was Optimus Prime. Among his 'welcoming' wagon were several stitchpunks -- so many that Optimus initially thought they were the dominiant species in this new area! While most were wary of him at first, given their poor experiences with other robots, Optimus's nobility managed to strike a chord with them... as did his promise to protect them.

Though taken off-guard by Optimus showing up, Starscream tries turning the tables the only way he knows how: fighting dirty. Once he spots the miniature army, he tries aiming at ''them'' instead -- but misses. He only gets one shot before he winds up strapped to his own medical bed. After Optimus safely carries the others away, he's left to contact the only ally he can think of: [[{{Portal2}} Caroline]].

Meanwhile... [[AeonFlux Trevor's]] [[Recap/InkCityS3Aftershocks temporary 'truce']] with his usual victims wasn't keeping the MadScientist from continuing his experiments. Having immediately taken an interest in [[TheSecretOfKells Aisling]] upon her arrival, he has one of his robots capture her so that he can run tests on her unusal blood. Unfortunately for him, she manages to get her hands on his communicator... While he tries to play off the broadcast as one of his new security cores acting up, nobody buys it -- particularly not Optimus, who storms the compound and breaks her out immediately.

Afterward, Optimus asks the other residents for more information about Trevor. The more he learns, the less he likes. While hearing [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle's]] proposal of a city guard is encouraging, he also agrees that they need a jail as well -- they just need to figure out somewhere to put it.