Sideways hauled him out, but with the Decepticon leader too damaged to continue fighting, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. Starscream was right, and thanks to Scavengers' superior tactics, Megatron was gravely injured and tossed down a crevasse on the Decepticons' next mission. He put on a front of being especially spiteful towards Scavenger, stating that no one should get away with betraying the Decepticons. When Starscream voiced his concerns that Scavenger might have went and joined the Autobots after deserting the Decepticons, Sideways stood in agreement with him. Hot Shot managed to knock Sideways off his wheels on their second of such races, which allowed the Autobot to regain some confidence in himself.

Instead, he took to taunting him as the Autobot gave him chase. Even when Demolishor turned to him specifically for support, Sideways claimed he wasn't one for 'taking sides.' On their next Mini-Con hunt, Sideways crossed paths with Hot Shot, though he avoided fighting him. Credulous Sideways watched with indifference as the Decepticons became divided over Starscream's possession of the Star Saber. They stopped short of destroying him on the advice of Scavenger, who teleported the young 'bot back to the Autobot base. 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.

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