Scorponok and the Destrons are on the way back to Earth, but they are heading towards an asteroid belt. Sixshot suggests going around them, but Scorponok says that will take longer than just going straight through them. MegaZarak heads through the asteroids.



Not far behind, Fortress and the Cybertrons arrive at the asteroid belt. Fortress says it will be faster to go around them, so Battleship Maximus is put on a path which will avoid them.



Meanwhile, MegaZarak is being pounded by the asteroids, and the Destrons inside are tossed around. Sixshot says they should have done it this way, but Scorponok tells him to shut up -he's had enough of him.



Meanwhile, Wheelie leads Daniel to one of the ship's laser cannons, despite Daniel saying they aren't supposed to go there. Wheelie reminds him he wanted to "feel like a warrior" and opens the door. Daniel moves inside the room and takes a look at the impressively large gun. Highbrow picks up that something is wrong with one of the doors in the laser block, but before he can do anything about it he and the others notice that MegaZarak has appeared!



Fortress orders battle stations, which has all the doors lock up, including the ones in the laser block -Daniel is trapped! Wheelie tries to get the door open but can't, as MegaZarak and Battleship Maximus fire on each other.



One of MegaZarak's shots happens to strike the cannon Daniel is in. Scorponok demands that Sixshot goes out himself to attack, and he reluctantly does, striking at the same cannon that was just hit. But before he can do any more damage, two strange tornadoes made out of asteroids come out of nowhere.



Sixshot transforms back to his robot mode, but is hit by an asteroid and is sent spiraling out of control, sucked into one of the tornadoes. Meanwhile the sheer amount of asteroids start to hit Fortress' ship, including the already damaged laser cannon. Highbrow says that it is in danger of exploding, so Fortress orders for it to be detached from the ship. The laser cannon detaches and is also sucked into the asteroid tornado.



The Destrons move out of the tornado they were stuck in, and Scorponok says that they'll head straight to Earth. Weirdwolf asks if they should go and look for Sixshot, but Scorponok says they will leave him behind. He always intended to dispose of him at some point, anyway. The Cybertrons also move out of the tornado they were in and are about to continue following MegaZarak, but Wheelie then runs in. He explains that Daniel was in one of the laser cannon rooms...the one that got detached from the ship! Not wanting to leave him behind, Fortress says they must go and rescue him at once. The Cybertron Targetmasters say that they'll go keep track of the Destrons whilst the rescue operation takes place, and fly after them. The Trainbots are sent out to find Daniel. Meanwhile...
 



DAIRA

"It is called planet Daira, and it is actually a living being. The atmosphere is very similar to Earth's."



Sixshot has crashed onto Daira. He sees the damaged laser cannon and runs over to it, and rips open a panel.



Inside the cannon is Daniel, who is alarmed at Sixshot's appearance. But Sixshot says he doesn't go around killing children. Daniel refuses to trust a Destron, but Sixshot is fine with that -he can just suit himself, then. He gets up and walks off.



Seconds later, a large rock monster appears and almost grabs Daniel, but Sixshot blasts it to pieces before it gets the chance. Sixshot returns to Daniel and says that the presence of these rock people must mean that they are on the fabled planet Daira. Daniel then notices a rainbow, but Sixshot actually says it is a barrier.



The barrier is a strong shield which can reflect fire power, and Sixshot cannot break through it. Meanwhile the Cybertrons are still searching for Daniel, and Highbrow figures out where he must be. He shows the others an animation of the two tornadoes they encountered earlier, and that the two of them created a third one. Daniel was sucked into the third one, so the Trainbots return to the ship, and the ship then heads back towards the tornadoes.



Sixshot and Daniel are marooned on Daira. Sixshot asks if Daniel has any food, and he reveals some space rations his mother made him. Sixshot tells him to eat up, but Daniel doesn't feel like eating. Sixshot says that he'll need to grow strong to fight the rock monsters. Daniel eventually starts to eat, and asks Sixshot if he is all right. Sixshot tells him not to worry, as he has plenty of energon stored inside his body. Daniel mentions that Sixshot seems like a different person from before, as he saved him earlier. He wonders why someone as gentle as him would join the Destrons.



Sixshot then senses trouble, as several rock people burst out of the ground. Sixshot takes most of them out, and Daniel destroys one himself. Whilst Sixshot tells him he did well, he also says that they need to find a way to get past the barrier.



The Cybertrons arrive at the tornado and the only choice they have is to fly directly through it. As they begin to move inwards, Wheelie blurts out a question he's been thinking about: what if they find Daniel, and he's dead? What are they going to tell Spike and Carly back on Earth? Fortress tells him to calm down as he's sure Daniel is okay.



Meanwhile, Sixshot and Daniel are looking for a way past the barrier and end up seeing a large crater. Several rock people take pieces of debris and throw it onto an energy fire. Sixshot explains that Daira is a living planet, and the rock people are literally feeding the planet things such as wrecked spaceships or fallen meteorites. If they get caught, the rock people will thrown them into the fire also. Daniel wonders why Fortress hasn't come yet, but Sixshot says MegaZarak hasn't come either and they have both been abandoned. Daniel maintains Fortress will come, but Sixshot says they need to find their own means of escape. Daniel starts to cry but Sixshot tells him to pull himself together, in times like this, one needs to stay calm. He's a Destron, and Daniel is a Cybertron. Isn't it strange two sworn enemies are together like this? He starts to laugh and says it is strange, as Daniel is like an old friend to him. Daniel says he feels the same way, and Sixshot says he is the first one to ever think of him as a "friend".



Daniel then notices that the rock people are no longer at the fire -and Sixshot sees that they are instead all around them. He begins to fight them off by smashing them apart, but one grabs Daniel and runs towards the fire. Before he can toss Daniel in, Sixshot catches up and jump kicks him, ending his life when the flame rips him apart.



The Cybertrons are still making their way through the asteroid tornado, but at the rate they are going the ship is in danger of being torn apart. Fortress tells Chromedome to use the freezing beam, which freezes all the gas and rock in the tornado. The ship then batters through a wall of ice and they finally arrive at planet Daira.



Sixshot and Daniel see that several rock people pull themselves together and then all run towards and leap into the energy fire, resulting in them creating a huge rock monster. Sixshot transforms and tells Daniel to get on him. They then fly straight towards the rock monster.



But the rock monster can use his fists as a projectile and knocks the two down. Sixshot tells Daniel to take cover, whilst he goes back in to fight the rock monster. Transforming into his gun mode, he starts blasting it.



The rock monster swipes him away, so he creates multiples of himself and attacks in most of his transformation modes. The monster is still strong enough to take his shots, and smacks him back again. Daniel jumps out from his cover and takes a shot...



...which hits the monster's head, hurting it. Sixshot sees where to strike now, and transforms into his wolf mode. He smashes right through the rock monster's head, and it cracks apart. Sixshot picks up Daniel and the two watch...



...as Battleship Maximus appears. The ship crashes through the barrier, destroying it. The Cybertron Headmasters and Wheelie jump out and tell Sixshot to release Daniel, but Daniel explains that Sixshot saved his life and begs them not to fight.



Sixshot bids Daniel farewell, and transforms to his jet mode. He leaves the planet, and later on, the Cybertrons do the same. Daniel tells Wheelie that Sixshot will be going back to the Destrons, and if there wasn't a war on, he and him could still be friends. He begins to question the war, something the Cybertron Headmasters also have to think about. But in the end, to protect the Earth, they must fight the Destrons. Blanker then contacts Fortress and tells him that MegaZarak is definitely heading to Earth, so the Cybertrons head there as fast as they can.