


Hot Shot was savagely beaten by the Decepticons. He switched Mini-Con heads, revealing his allegiance to the Decepticons. Sideways suddenly attacked Hot Shot, knocking the Star Saber out of his hands and kicking it to Starscream. At first, Hot Shot did follow through, but reneged at the last moment by calling the Mini-Cons back to him. He would pretend to be Megatron's hostage and in exchange, no matter what, Hot Shot would turn over the Star Saber. Though both robots fought well alongside each other, with Sideways expressing concern over Hot Shot's well-being, he eventually betrayed the young Autobot, by striking a deal with Megatron. To Hot Shot and Megatron's surprise, the Mini-Con panel was a fake, made to convince Megatron to retreat so that Hot Shot, spurred on by Sideways's encouragement, could defeat the Decepticons once and for all. As the Decepticon leader began to warp away, both Autobots grabbed onto Megatron and all three were teleported to the Moon. In the following battle, Megatron faced Sideways and Hot Shot alone, and managed to force the Mini-Con panel Sideways had (apparently) found out of his grasp.
