The story had the G.I.Joe team and the Autobots joining forces to stop the Decepticons and Cobra from destroying the world. The story featured Bumblebee being destroyed by G.I. Joe forces and rebuilt as Goldbug. The Joes, the Autobots, and Cobra (after being betrayed by the Decepticons) must join forces to stop the Decepticons from activating an energy drill device to suck up energy from the Earth's core, which would destroy the planet in the process.
