Earth Under Siege Part Two is the twenty-sixth episode of the Max Steel (2013 TV Series), and also the season finale. This episode was written by Matthew Drdek and directed by Daniel Ife. It aired in December 7, 2013.
Synopsis[]
When alien forces invade the earth, Max and Steel finally learn the true nature of things, but will it hurt or help them in their mission to defend the planet?
Plot[]
The episode starts with Max, Steel, Berto and Forge watching a Makino ship as it destroys N-Tek vehicles at distance. Ferrus decides to take action and tells them to take cover, yet all the vehicles around are destroyed by the ship, as pointed out by Maxwell. Luckily, Jefferson appears with his jet and the group manages to enter on it. Ferrus commands the troops to go back to their main base and afterwards Max asks what was that ship, of which Forge replies that it was Steel's kind there, and that they wouldn't stop until they destroyed Earth. Meanwhile, Sydney and Kirby were walking on the streets, until they see the ship attacking the canyons and get scared.
Back at N-Tek's base, Max and Steel asks what Forge meant when he said that it was Steel's species, and he replies that they were programmed to weaponize and take over their hosts just like him, although Steel disagrees. He says that Makino wants to weaken Earth's forces so he can devour Earth, and N-Tek's true mission is to prevent that from happening, and wasn't willing to take the risk of telling that to Steel, as he could go rogue. As a result, he gets angry and says that he had lost his trust. Forge reunites with Berto. Kat and Jefferson and mentions a first Makino invasion, of which Max asks about but he is interupted by Kat, who mentions that the technology used on the ship wasn't that different from the one they faced in the past, although they had a new powerful shield of an unknown power source.
Meanwhile, the Ultralinks move to the ground assault and they proceed to find hosts to bond with. The military forces attempt to handle them, but they fail. While watching the Ultralinks linking with the objets, Max mentions that they were just like him and Steel, of which he angrily disagrees. N-Tek them decides to take action and prepare their forces to face Makino's soldiers. Meanwhile, Dread is at Makino's ship, in where Makino mentions that he had earned his mercy and that he would be spared. In the meantime, Max and Steel are heading to the ship, and the first mentions that his partner was way too quiet, of which he replies that it was due to the fact that he discovered that he was a machine built for destruction. Their conversation is interupted by an Ultralink, who bonds with one of N-Tek's tanks and proceeds to take on the forces of the organization. Max and Steel attempt to stop them, but they are easily overpowered and Jefferson sends few missiles that destroys the creature.
Afterwards, Jefferson sends a missile at the ship, but it is blocked by its shield. Upon asking for further orders of Forge, he realizes that Makino's technology has no problem in entering the shield. He commands Max and Steel to meet him at the dropzone and proceeds to escape from his ship, which is blown by the Makino deployers. The duo gets him and they successfully enter on the ship, despite the efforts of Ultimate Elementor. At the ship, Max asks more about his father, of which Forge says that him and Steel met a long time ago and they were the first Max Steel. He asks why he didn't told him before, and says that he made a promise to his father to protect him and that Steel bonding with him was never meant to happen. They are interupted by a Centipede Link.
Meanwhile, N-Tek's forces are having difficulties in facing Ultimate Elementor, and Berto sends three C.Y.T.R.O. bots to take on the creature. On the meantime, Max Steel and Forge fight against the centipede monster, who is much stronger than them. Eventually, they take down the creature by using a T.U.R.B.O. Energy blast and head to the T.U.R.B.O. Energy-Absorbing Chamber. Makino realizes that they were on the ship, and sends Dread to destroy them, who is more than pleased. Meanwhile, N-Tek are fighting against Elementor, who uses a fire cyclone to gain advantage over them.
At the chamber, Max and Steel points out that the current was attempting to absorb their T.U.R.B.O. energy, and Max asks how they were going to deactivate it, until Miles shows up and proceeds to fight against them. He absorbs the energy from the current and showcases a new, upgraded Makinian form that he got. Max and Steel go Turbo Speed Mode to fight him, but he instead goes after Forge and tosses him, and then goes after the duo. Meanwhile, N-Tek's forces are at a disadvantage, until Molly appears and uses an upgraded version of Toxzon's anti-elemental formula to neutralize Elementor.
Back at the ship, Miles is vigorously fighting against Max Steel and mentions that he no longer only wants Max's T.U.R.B.O. Energy, but he began to think bigger and decided to ally with Makino. He removes Steel from Max's chest and attempts to persuade him to ally with Makino, until Ferrus interupts him. Angry, Miles attempts to kill Forge, but Max prevents him by delivering a powerful T.U.R.B.O. energy punch. He attempts to fight back, but Dread absorbs his energy and gets much stronger. Steel then mentions that he had a plan, and asks permission to take control of Max's body, of which he agrees. The alien says that he choose to listen to Dread and submit to Makino's forces, which worries Forge. Dread says that N-Tek, Earth and its population would all fall and laughs maniacally. While distracted, Steel activates Turbo Cannon Mode and tosses him at the energy current, which causes the ship to deactivate its shield and blow up due to the negative charge of the villain's own anti-energy. Forge quickly commands Jefferson and Kat to attack the ship and the group head to the exit. Before doing so, Ferrus attempts to apologize to Steel, but he says that he no longer trusted him and that he no longer could be a part of N-Tek. Out of the blue, the centipede creature emerges and Forge sacrifices himself to save Max and Steel. The ship is blown up by N-Tek's forces before they could do anything, and later on they appear watching at distance as the ship falls. Kat, Berto, Jefferson and Molly appear and are cheering over their victory against Makino, although that Max and Steel reveal that Forge had died during the explosion of the ship. Suddenly, he appears falling by parachute and the group happily reunite with him, including Steel. He reveals that his arm had been eaten, which shocks the agents and makes Jefferson faints.
Back at N-Tek's base, Berto built a mechanical arm for him to use, which he is still adapting to. Max asks his mother why she didn't told him before, of which she says that she wasn't sure if he was ready. He wants to know how his father and Steel met, but they refuse to tell even after they defeated the Makino ship. Max misleads that they had destroyed their mothership, and Kat and Jefferson reveal that the spacecraft was just to prepare for a full invasion, surprising them. Berto then mentions that Makino's new power source rivals Max's energy and Forge says that the fight was just beginning. Meanwhile, Dread appears contacting Makino, saying that they had "a setback", but that they weren't prepared for what he had in store for them, and says that he wouldn't rest before he destroyed Max Steel and mankind.
Cast[]
- Kathleen Barr as Kat Ryan
- Michael Dobson as Forge Ferrus and Makino
- Brian Drummond as Water Elementor and Earth Elementor
- Andrew Francis as Maxwell McGrath, Air Elementor, and Fire Elementor
- Omari Newton as Jefferson Smith
- Mark Oliver as Miles Dredd
- Nicole Oliver as Molly McGrath
- Sam Vincent as Steel and Berto
Featured Characters[]
Events[]
Continuity[]
- Molly upgraded Toxzon's anti-elemental formula from Pick Your Poison to weaken Ultimate Elementor.
Noteworthy events[]
- Makino makes his first appearance.
- Max and Steel partially learn their past. It's revealed that Maxwell's father was the other Max Steel seen on the memories of Extroyer's Ultralink in Scrambled.
- Dread's armor is upgraded by Makino, now being much stronger, durable and agile than before.
- Forge loses an arm while saving Max and Steel, but gains a a robotic arm later on, created by Berto.
Trivia[]
- This episode aired first on Brazil.
- The original title of the episode was Space Invaders Part Two, likely being a reference to the game with the same name.
- After taking down the Centipede Link, Max says "I can do this all day!", which could be a reference to the titular character's line on Captain America: The First Avenger.
- According to an earlier synopsis provided by Netflix, this episode would have featured The Syndicate (a villainous group comprised of Miles Dread, Jason Naught, Ultimate Elementor, Toxzon and Extroyer) attacking N-Tek's headquarters. Ultimate Elementor would have been the one to tell Steel the truth about his past.[1]