IDW - Windblade #2

Written by: Mairghread Scott

Art by: Sarah Stone

Letters by: Chris Mowry

Editorial Assistance: Rebecca Huard

Editor: John Barber

Plot

Following the explosion, Circuit and Longtooth are going around to get reactions from the people of Metroplex, but just annoy Blurr, who tells them to leave his bar if they don't stop annoying his clients. Meanwhile, Rattrap and Rattrap visit the medical facility to check on Windblade, who was injured during the explosion. During the visit, Starscream seems to threaten Windblade's life again, and she tells him to leave.

After the leave Windblade confides in Chromia that she thinks Rattrap caused the explosion on Starscream's orders as she found a detonator switch in the aftermath, but it's gone missing now. Unfortunately she realizes too late that she's been recorded by Longtooth and Circuit this whole time, but Chromia "escorts" them out of the room, with her axe. Windblade starts to freak out about what has happened, but Chromia warns her not to say anything else until she has concrete evidence against Starscream.

Soon, the duo leave the medical facility to visit Ironhide, who has been looking after Metroplex's brain during Windblade's injury. Windblade asks him about Starscream, and he says that she needs evidence as well, but he can't think of a reason why he'd want her dead, since she's helping to repair their city.

Windblade starts to think that the explosion MAY have actually been due to Metroplex's faulty systems, and tries askking him what is wrong, but she can't get a clear answer from him about it. Meanwhile Chromia and Ironhide have been looking into Circuit's news reports and find a clip of Waspinator saying that someone had warned him not to go too far into Metroplex. They decide to pay him a visit to find out who did so.

Chromia and Windblade soon arrive at Maccadams and find Waspinator, but he runs at the sight of the duo, Chromia quickly catches him, and he reveals that he ran because EVERYONE tries to hurt him, not because of guilt. Windblade tells Chromia to go back to the bar for a drink, whilst she talks to Waspinator alone. Waspinator refuses to tell her what he was told to stay away from, for fear of injury, but she convinces him to SHOW her instead.

The two head to Metroplex's filtration systems, and they find it being mined out by someone, which Windblade realizes must be being used to try and gather some of the Ores used by Shockwave during Dark Cybertron, which were in his systems. She assumes Starscream is involved of course.

Windblade and Waspinator fly out, unaware that they were being watched by someone. on the way back to the bar he ha Chromia gather up a posse, and calls Circuit to give him and exclusive story.

Back at the bar, she tells everyone what she's learned, and leads them back to the filtration systems, where the group is immediately attacked by what appears to be the Terrorcons.

Characters

Autobot

Windblade - VTOL Fan Jet

Chromia - Speedbike

Ironhide - Van

Slug - Triceratops

Metroplex - City/Space Ship

Nautica - Submarine (Flashback)

Optimus Prime (Mentioned)

Decepticon

Shockwave (Mentioned) Dead

Rippersnapper - Shark Monster

Sinnertwin - Two Headed Beast

Cutthroat - Winged Dragon

United Cybertron

Starscream - Jet

Rattrap - Mole Rat

Blurr - Race Car

Waspinator - Wasp

Circuit

Longtooth

Fat Tankor - Tank

Tall Tankor - Oil Tanker/Cargo Plane

Other Maccadams Patrons

Notes

• This story begins JUST before the last part of the previous issue
• Chromia' alternate mode is revealed here to be a speedbike of sorts, unlike her usual car alternate mode, and what was assumed of her, since she was revealed to have a toy being released soon that is a repaint of Arcee.
• Waspinator's still convinced that everyone wants to hurt him...not surprising after all that's happened to him in the continuity so far huh?
• The Decepticons seen at the end of this issue appear to be the Terrorcons using the Prime Abominus team Predacon toy's designs.
• Chromia has a shield that appears to be formed from the windshield and roof of her alternate mode
• Waspinator likes to drink the used Energon from Metrioplex's filtration systems.....ew....
• Due to him being amongst the group rolling out in the end, we can assume that Circuit has an alternate mode, unlike his toy counterpart, but we can't determine which one it could be due to the size of them, he's probably a car though (base don his TFCC toy maybe?)