Written by: Georgia Ball
Art by: Priscilla Tramontano
Colours by: Priscilla Tramontano, Josh Perez and Josh Burcham
Letters by: Tom B. Long
Edits by: John Barber
In Crown City, the Decepticon Transit kidnaps a group of humans in his bus mode, and traps them inside. Luckily though, the Autobots soon intercept him, whilst Denny and Russell stop the other humans from seeing the robot battle by claiming the area is closed for renovations.
Transit goes on the run again, but is stopped by the Autobots again, which allows the trapped humans to escape. Denny explains Transit away as an experimental self-driving bus, which doesn't impress the other humans.
With the humans out of danger, the Autobots defeat Transit, and take him back to base.
Back at base, Fixit reports that he hasn't found any sign of Ultra Magnus and the others, when suddenly they appear in the base. The two teams greet each other, and Bumblebee reunites with his old team, but Ultra Magnus immediately asks for Bee's helping locating a Decepticon from the Alchemor, Clipshade.
The team briefly unfreeze some of the Decepticons to ask them about Clipshade, but don't get too much information. However they do get a name "Retrofit" who is a rookie recruit for the Cybercomrade Sect, and works for Clipshade. Since Retrofit looks like Strongarm, they decide to use her in disguise to find Clipshade.
Soon, "Retrofit" is walking through the Agave Canyon Testing Facility with Fixit as her "prisoner" when she is soon met by Clipshade, however Strongarm fails a test of Clipshade's and reveals her farce, turning the Decepticon against her.
Clipshade goes on the run, and the Autobots split up to flank him, and before long he is knocked out by the Autobots, leaving him unable to even use his shoulder cannon.
Magnus takes custody of Clipshade before Bee can, but refuses to tell Bee anything about the prisoner, or why they're there, although he does thank Team Bee for their help before leaving through a Space Bridge.
Later, the team are celebrating their success, but they do wonder why Clipshade never fired his weapon...
Elsewhere, Bumblebee is wandering the junkyard when he finds some carnival mirrors, and sees Optimus's reflection again, he tells him to trust his instincts over his distrust of his former teammate's motives.
Bee soon returns to the base, and asks the team to look into all data they have on Clipshade, and his history, so they can figure out what Magnus wants with him.
Characters
Autobot
Bunblebee - Sports Car
Sideswipe - Sports Car
Strongarm - Police Vehicle
Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Fixit
Ultra Magnus - Truck Cab
Bulkhead - Off Road Vehicle
Arcee - Motorcycle
Optimus Prime - Truck (Vision in Mirror)
Decepticon
Clipshade - Car Captured by Team Prime
Flamefeather - Fire Bird Monster In Stasis Cell
Spinhead - Helicopter In Stasis Cell
Transit - Bus In Stasis Cell
Retrofit - Off Road Vehicle (Picture Only)
Afterburner (Mentioned)
Cyber Comrade Sect (Mentioned)
Human
Denny Clay
Russell Clay
Crown City Civilians
Notes
- Optimus and Bumblebee are using their current era bodies on the front cover of this comic, rather than their Beast Hunters bodies.
- Why is no one commenting on the giant robots in the news footage of the Autobots?
- Ultra Magnus appears to have had the Forge of Solus Prime repaired after it's destruction by Predaking. Most likely it is just aesthetic, and isn't a magical artefact of the Primes any more though.
- Retrofit is a "repaint" of Strongarm, explaining how she can be disguised as her here...I wonder if this is a hint at a future toy?
- Clipshade appears to know Arcee by name on sight. I wonder if they have a past?
- One of the reflections Bumblebee gets from the carnival mirrors is of his Transformers: Animated counterpart.
- From Bumblebee's dialogue, it looks like the previous issue was set 3 weeks before this one.
- This is the first issue to not include a side-comic and/or a letter from the editor.
- Despite their appearances on the cover, Wheeljack, Smokescreen and Ratchet are no where to be seen in the comic, nor are they mentioned.
- Ultra Magnus' crew are still called "Team Prime" despite Optimus being long dead.
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