IDW - Regeneration One #92

Title: Destiny Part Two

Writer: Simon Furman

Penciler: Andrew Wildman

Inker: Stephen Baskerville

Colorist: John-Paul Bove

Letterer: Chris Mowry

Editor: John Barber

Editor-in-Chief: Chris Ryall

Plot

Optimus goes to talk to Circuit Smasher/Spike Witwicky, but is attacked by the super powered human, however Optimus refuses to fight back and insists that he wants to talk. Soon more humans arrive in their battle suits and Spike is ordered to stand down by his wife, Linda Chang who wants to let Optimus have his fair say for now.

On Cybertron Prowl and Trailbreaker are watching over the formerly Nucleon-infused Autobots in the Garage to make sure they're safe to leave, and the "inmates" aren't too happy about the situation. Prowl and Trailbreaker soon leave to help calm down a few recent flashpoints of activity across Cybertron.

Across Cybertron the Decepticons are causing havok for the Autobots, who aren't able to keep calm so easily, which is secretly due to Soundwave spreading a red mist that causes unrest. He is receiving a report on this from Spinister when he notices he has an eavesdropper - Blaster in the Garage. He sends out the Mayhem Attack Squad to take him out before he can reveal this to the Autobots.

Back on Earth Optimus has been taken to Little America in Wyoming where he suggests that the remaining humans be taken to planet Nebulos, so that they can live on a more stable planet, and can help to repair the native, still braindamaged Nebulons. The humans seem to be considering the proposal, but Spike looks furious about it since it would require them to be reliant on Cybertronians to do it.

At the Garage again, Blaster breaks free from his tank, followed by the others and learns about Soundwave sending his troops to get to him for eavesdropping on his plans. Roadgrabber, Snarler and Carnivac attack the exterior of the Garage and take down the guards.

Down below Hot Rod is leading the remaining Dinobots through the catacombs, not realizing that the Demons are following them in secret.

Back in the Garage Snarler smashes through the door and goes to ram Huffer, who just smashes him to the floor due to his innate strength, next Carnivac goes to attack the small Auotbot, but Inferno and SIlverbolt blast him with a massive gun recycled from an Energon Siphon. Next Roadgrabber takes aim to kill the Autobots, but keeps missing due to Blaster sending out scrambling signals, Huffer then pummels him a bit, and the other two blast him with the cannon. Carnivac breaks out of his Pretender shell and fires off a flame at Silverbolt, but is soon defeated himself by Blaster. Inferno puts out the fires on Silverbolt.

Later Prowl and the others return to arrest the defeated Decepticons, and Prowl says he's impressed with them, and confirms that the flashpoints seem to be dying down outside, however they've lost most long range communications and surveillance during the attacks.

This leaves them unknowing of two approaching ships, the War World and the Ark, with Bludgeon and Galvatron inside them, planning their own attacks on Cybertron.

Characters

Autobot

Optimus Prime - Truck

Hot Rod - Car

Prowl - Police Car

Trailbreaker - Van

Huffer - Truck

Inferno - Fire Truck

Silverbolt - Jet

Blaster - Boombox 

Swoop - Pteranodon

Snarl - Stegosaurus

Sludge - Apatosaurus

Slag - Triceratops 

Kup - Pick Up Truck

Whirl - Helicopter

Roadbuster - Jeep

Sandstorm - Buggy/Helicopter

Rack 'N' Ruin

Red Alert - Car

First Aid - Ambulance

Other Autobots

Sky Lynx - Space Shuttle (Flashback)

Grimlock (Mentioned) Presumed Dead

Springer (Mentioned) Dead

Decepticon

Galvatron

Bludgeon

Soundwave 

Spinister - Helicopter

Roadgrabber - Jet Defeated by Silverbolt and Inferno - Arrested

Snarler - Boar Defeated by Huffer - Arrested

Carnivac - Wolf Defeated by Blaster - Arrested

Needlenose - Jet

Battletrap - Tank and Jet

Ruckus - Baja Buggy

Windsweeper - Jet

Fang

Other Decepticons

Scorponok (Mentioned) Presumed Dead

Human

Circuit Smasher/Spike Witwicky

G.B. Blackrock

Linda Chang

Gordon Kent

Little America Civilians

Other

Cybertronian Civilians

Demons

Primus (Mentioned)

Nebulons (Mentioned)

Notes

• Looks like Optimus wasn't on Earth with the human's permission after all huh?
• I love how whipped Spike is by his wife
• The formerly Nucleon-infected Autobots are shown here to be still in quarantine, however Inferno was shown doing crowd control last issue...maybe that was Artfire?
• Sky Lynx's feet appear to be extendable
• So they use the already angry Wreckers team as a police force? Not a wise choice...
• It's a bit of a coincidence that Hot Rod keeps going into the tunnels below Cybertron during all these big violent battle events huh?