In 1961, a Cybertronian ship lands on the dark side of the moon. Known as the Ark, which was the last ship to escape a war ravaged Cybertron. Directed by Sentinel Prime, he was the "pillars", a technology that could save the Cybertronian once and for all. On land, the fall of the ship is detected by NASA, and President John F. Kennedy authorized the mission of putting a man on the moon. In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the lunar surface to collect samples of the Ark.
Today, the Autobots have forged a military alliance with the United States, but also act independently to stop humans from their own destruction. During a visit to Chernobyl, to petition the Government Ukrianian, Optimus Prime discovers a fuel cell of the ark that the Soviet Union tried to use as an energy source, as a result of the Chernobyl disaster.
Optimus is devastated by the news that people have lied to the Autobots - knowing as he does the content of the ship - and launched his own mission to retrieve and revive the pillars Sentinel Prime. Just five pillars remain on board the ship, the Autobots, who describe it as a way to fill the space between two points and mobile transport through. Charlotte Mearing, the Secretary of Defense, is horrified by this revelation, as the pillars could be used to lead an army to invade the earth,Watch Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Online.
