Ten years have passed since the fateful battle with Unicron. Many of the Decepticons who fought against Unicron have now joined forces with the Autobots to mine Energon, an alternate energy source. A new threat, Alpha Q, emerges with the goal of stealing Energon from the Autobots. He is aided by Scorponok and the Terrorcons, and he seeks to revive Megatron and Unicron to reignite the old flames of war.