Title: City on Fire
Written by: John Barber
Art by: Andrew Griffith
Colors by: Josh Perez
Letters by: Shawn Lee
Editor: Carlos Guzman
Plot
Prowl is taken to Fixit's Med-Center for repairs after being caught in the explosion at the Decepticon pen, when Starscream walks in and tells Wheeljack to tell Bumblebee (as he knows Bee won't believe him) that Megatron has returned and is heading to the city.
Bumblebee, his security force, Metalhawk and Starscream stop Megatron from entering the city and Bumblebee gives the order to kill the heavily damaged Decepticon, who claims to be there in peace. Despite the Autobots all firing on him he doesn't fall. Needlenose stops the firing by pointing out that Megatron is unarmed, and that he was a hero during the Chaos event and should be treated that way now. The Autobots agree to stop the attack, but Bumblebee has Wheeljack place Megatron inside his forcefield bubble.
Megatron is later taken to the prison where Wheeljack confirms who he is, and that he's unarmed. Megatron keeps calling out to Bumblebee, but Bee refuses to talk to him, especially after how he affected Optimus last time they spoke. Metalhawk arrives and is worried that Megatron's return will restart the war, and endanger the NAIL's, during the conversation Bee, Wheeljack and Metalhawk realize that basically all of the heavy-hitters from the Autobots and Decepticons have been taken out lately, and that Starscream seems to be the only one who's been gaining anything...
Starscream arrives at the ruins of the Decepticon Pen to address the Decepticons, who are supposed to be looking for survivors, but finds a mob being formed, Starscream tries to convince them that they should forget about Megatron and give peace a chance, but they ignore him and start their rioting anyway. Wheeljack arrives to check up on Starscream on Metalhawk's suggestion, which disappoints him as he thought Metalhawk was his only friend, he goes off on his own.
Wheeljack receives a message from Fixit to get back to the Med-Center, back there, he finds that prowl has gone missing from his Regeneration Chamber, and that when they check the surveillance footage of his quarters, they find it as a black spot, and they wonder why. Wheeljack leaves to go find Prowl, just as the riots start to mount.
Blurr battens down the hatches at Maccadam's with some of his patrons still inside, including Tankor/Octane and Squawkbox, with Jazz also inside to help defend them in case the rioters break in. Arcee appears from a ceiling vent and offers to make a deal with Blurr.
Starscream arrive at the jail and insists on being let inside, where he goes to Megatron's cell and says they need a chat.
Wheeljack is caught up in the riots and his presence itself causes it to escalate, and he's beaten down by Cindersaur and Staxx, who plan to break Turmoil and the others out of jail and give him to Jail as a gift (as he helped arrest him before). Suddenly Staxx is blasted through his back by a fully repaired and upgraded Prowl, who invites the Decepticons to try to resist him...
Characters
Autobot
Bumblebee - Car
Prowl - Car
Blurr - Race Car
Arcee - Car
Wheeljack - Car
Jazz - Car
Hot Spot
Fixit
Sizzle
Warpath - Tank
Streetwise - Car
Sideswipe - Car
Cliffjumper - Car
Bluestreak - Car
Jetfire - Jet
Broadside
Optimus Prime - Truck Cab (Mentioned)
Mirage (Mentioned)
Omega Supreme - Rocket and Base (Mentioned) Injured
Sky Lynx (Mentioned) Injured
Ironhide - Van (Mentioned) Missing
Dinobots (Mentioned) Missing
Aerialbots - Jets (Mentioned) Missing
Decepticon
Megatron - Earth Stealth Bomber Badly Injured, In Jail
Starscream - Jet
Needlenose
Tankor/Octane
Squawkbox
Acid Storm - Jet
Motormaster - Truck
Cindersaur
Staxx Killed by Prowl
Skywarp - Jet In Jail
Turmoil In Jail
Weirdwolf
Battletrap
Mindwipe
Onslaught - Gun Truck
Squeezeplay
Cutthroat
Razorclaw
Slugslinger
Rampage
Apeface
Wingspan
Pounce
Octopunch
Submarauder
Stranglehold
Shockwave (Mentioned) Missing
Soundwave (Mentioned) Missing
Cassettes (Mentioned) Missing
Triple Changers (Mentioned) Missing
Ratbat (Mentioned) Dead
Constructicons (Mentioned) Dead
Bombshell (Mentioned) Dead
Other Decepticons
NAIL
Metalhawk - Jet
Tappet - Car
Hipotank - Tank
Zetca
Sky-Byte - Flying Shark
Other NAIL's
Other
Other injured guys in Med-Center
Sweep Heads
Guys in Blurr's Pictures
Notes
- Starscream's learned his lesson! Rather than trying the kill Megatron alone, he tells everyone else about his return and has them try as well!
- On Page 2 you can still see the Decepticon Pen on fire, nice bit of continuity there!
- Needlenose appears to be trying to take on a leadership role now
- It's pointed out here that a lot of the big players from both sides have been being taken out recently, whilst we know that Prowl was responsible for the Decepticon deaths, it makes you wonder if he does have anything to do with the Autobot disappearances etc
- Octane being fine with just hanging out in the bar instead of rioting could be a reference to his role in the G1 cartoon
- On the same note, it's mentioned that the Cassettes and Triple Changers were amongst those missing after the Pen's destruction, which also just happens to be what Slamdance and Octane are as well (the only two Decepticons seen to be content with peace in this issue)
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