The Autobots are preparing to return to Cybertron and will have to leave the kids behind. Feeling loyal to both his home and the Transformers, Rad tells his parents about the Autobots. His mother reacts coldly, but his father later confides about his own dreams of space exploration when he was Rad's age. Although he doesn't believe his story, he tells his son to follow his dream and to promise to return home someday. All the Mini-Cons volunteer for the return mission to Cybertron and the kids have decided to join, but Commander Hot Shot doesn't allow the humans to come, for their own safety. Perceptor leads the other Mini-Cons to stage a protest until the Autobots give in. All the kids board the ship and Alexis tells Rad she's sending her parents an email, but she really alerts his father at the Cosmo Scope research center! The Axalon surfaces from the river and blasts off. It's detected at the research center where Rad's father considers the authenticity of Rad's story. In space, the