Transformers 3: The Official Adaption

Transformers 3: The Official Novelization is the official novelization of the third Transformers film written by Greg Cox.

Plot
In 1961, humanity learns of alien life when a space ship crashes on the dark side of Earth's moon. John F. Kennedy, the President of the United States, decides it is time to put man on the moon, and so the space race begins. When the Apollo 11 lands on the moon, the astronauts use a few minutes of radio silence to investigate the crash site and find the Cybertronian Ark.

In the present day, the Autobots continue to work in conjuction with the humans as MECH. On mission to Pripyat, Optimus Prime discovers an alien fuel cell responsible for the Chernobyl disaster. Suddenly, the team is attacked by Shockwave although Optimus fends him off. Optimus is angry because the humans did not keep their promise to disclose all of their knowledge of Cybertron. He recognizes the fuel cell as being part of the Ark and the humans subsequently reveal what they know to him. Optimus takes Ratchet to the moon and they recover four space bridge pillars as well as a comatose Ultra-Magnus. On Earth, Optimus revives his old friend.

In spite of earning a medal for bravery from President James Keller, Daniel Witwicky cannot find a job. He manages to land a job as a mail carrier for the telecommunications company Prometheus Systems. While at work one day, he is visited by Carlos Lopez who informs him of a rumour that humans are working with Decepticons. Laserbeak arrives and attacks them, causing Carlos to fall through a window before he can tell Daniel anymore.

Worried, Daniel contacts Seymour Simmons and they learn that the Decepticons have already visited the moon and removed several bridge pillars from the Ark, although leaving Ultra-Magnus untouched. They figure out that the Decepticons knew that only Ultra-Magnus could use the pillars but only Optimus could awaken him, so they left him behind. They then realise that Ultra-Magnus is in danger.

Soon enough, Decepticons appear. The Autobots form a convoy to get Ultra-Magnus safely to a MECH base, where Ultra-Magnus explains that for the sake of Cybertron, he made a deal with Megatron. Suddenly, he executes Ironhide and steals the pillars before escaping. Optimus gives chase and follow Ultra-Magnus to Washington, where he activates a space bridge which allows an army of Decepticons, having been hiding on the moon, to arrive and attack the capital.

Daniel encounters his boss, Prometheus Black with his own girlfriend Carly Spencer. Black explains that he is one of the humans who is working with the Decepticons while Daniel tries to escape with Carly in her car. The car reveals itself as Sideways and Carly is captured.

The Decepticons leave the humans no choice but to order the Autobots to leave Earth. After saying goodbye to Daniel, Optimus and his crew board a ship and take off. Starscream then emerges and destroys the ship. Daniel is distraught as it appears that the Autobots are dead.

The Decepticons invade Scramble City and activate multiple pillars. Carly learns from Black that Ultra-Magnus is going to transport Cybertron into Earth's atmosphere. Daniel teams up with some MECH soldiers to rescue Carly from Scramble City. As they arrive, they are cornered by Decepticons, but Bumblebee appears and takes them down. The other Autobots then arrive and Optimus reveals that they had hidden themselves in a rocket and escaped before Starscream's attack.

Daniel saves Carly while Bumblebee kills Laserbeak. Daniel begins to chase Black through the rubble. Starscream attacks Megatron, telling him that he will kill him and take over the Decepticons. Megatron fights him off and Starscream is subsequently killed by a MECH rail gun. Optimus kills Shockwave by ripping his eye out and destroys the pillars. Black corners Daniel but Daniel knocks him into a pillar, killing him. The space bridge collapses and Cybertron dissappears.

Carly confronts the battered Megatron and tells him that he shall become obsolete now that Ultra-Magnus is in power. Meanwhile, Optimus confronts his former friend and is defeated. As Ultra-Magnus is about to slay Optimus, Megatron appears and brutally attacks Ultra-Magnus. As Optimus gets up, Megatron challenges him for leadership of all Transformers. Optimus charges into him and manages to impale him through the head. Ultra-Magnus then tells Optimus that he only wished to save Cybertron, and Optimus reminds him that thanks to him Cybertron is gone. Ultra-Magnus then dies of his wounds.

Daniel and Carly profess their love for each other and Bumblebee plays wedding music. The Autobots accept that Earth is now their home with Cybertron gone, and Optimus states that they will continue to work with MECH.