At a huge mansion, a man brags to Colonel Daniel Witwicky about the hybrid car he just purchased. Daniel retorts with his 1968, gas guzzling muscle car. Daniel's wife interrupts and worries that her husband is being looked down upon by the snobs at the party, but he tells her not to worry, that it's her day... When they are interrupted by a military helicopter landing. Daniel has been ordered by the President to deal with an emergency in New York City - It's being trashed by Decepticons!