TFCC - Solar Requiem

Story by: Jesse Wittenrich

Art by: Hidetsugu Yoshioka

Translation by: Andrew Hall

Plot

Blaster, still stuck on Earth's Moon with Rewind and Ramhorn encounter a strange spacial anomoly that briefly turns them all into their G1 counterparts, when suddenlly a bright, but tiny space ship appears, and heads to the Moon.

On Cybertron, the newly arrived survivors of the now destroyed Classicsverse start to make themselves at home, but Kick-Off won't allow himself to work with Decepticons, as he doesn't trust them, so he leaves.

Meanwhile, Wheeljack has just sent Soundwave's mind to a new body on Earth through his new Mental Spanner, so that he can assist Starscream in some work over there, repairing electrical systems that were damaged thanks to the energy from Classics Earth's transport. Galvatron and the others on Cybertron start working on completing the Stellar Spanner on their end.

Back on the Moon again, Rewind is scanned by the alien inside the pod, who takes on a similar appearance to him, and begins to ask Blaster and the other Autobots for help with his planet's dying star. Blaster takes advantage of this situation though and has the newly arrived Solarbot fly him and the others back down to Earth in his ship.

On Earth, Soundwave , Slugfest and Bat-Bot are working on repairs when suddenly Blaster and his crew arrive and begin an attack. During the battle, Solarbot is accidentally hit and is knocked into cassette mode. Blaster picks it up and inserts it into his chest, intending to use his solar powers to increase his own exponentially 

Unfortunately for him though, Solarbot recovers very quickly, and overloads him, before exiting his body straight through the chest. Blaster and his cassettes flee, and Soundwave greets the newcomer and asks if he needs help.

Characters

Shattered Glass Decepticon

Galvatron - Rescue Helicopter

Starscream - Jet

Soundwave - Cassette Player (Van in alternate body)

Bat-Bot - Cassette

Slugfest - Cassette

Esmeral

Reflector - Camera

Counterpunch - Sports Car

Cyclonus - Space Jet

Heatwave - Multiple Missile Truck (Mentioned)

Stonecruncher - Double Crane Truck (Mentioned)

Shattered Glass Autobot

Blaster - Boom Box

Rewind - Cassette

Ramhorn - Cassette

Autobot

Metalhawk - Fighter Jet

Kick-Off - Sports Car

Wheeljack - Race Car

Tracks - Muscle Car

Jazz - Sports Car

Perceptor - Microscope

Cliffjumper - Sports Car

Blaster - Boom Box (Dimensional Distortion Only)

Rewind - Cassette (Dimensional Distortion Only)

Ramhorn - Cassette (Dimensional Distortion Only)

Other

Solarbot - Cassette

Notes

• This story was made between Fun Publications and E-Hobby, and was made for the then new Shattered Glass Blaster vs Soundwave set.
• As such Soundwave's new body is based on this new toy, despite him having just gotten a new toy based on the more modern Universe Ironhide toy (which still seems to be around btw)
• This would appear to be set VERY soon after the end of Invasion, but Tracks, Jazz and Wheeljack are all shown in new bodies, and Wheeljack has had a chance to build a "mental spanner" since then.
• Also, why did the Classics-verse version of Wheeljack call his device a "Mental Spanner"? Shouldn't it be "Mental Space Bridge" or something?
• Bat-Bot is the crime-fighting alter-ego of mild mannered businessman Ratbat....sounds familiar!
• Cliffjumper can be seen being very distrustful of Counterpunch in the background of one panel...his traitor-hunting skills continue!
• Solarbot clearly comes from the Classics universe as he assumed the Autobots were heroic
• Sadly this also means that the dying star he was trying to save would have just been wiped out by Ultra Magnus and his plan....yikes!
• Cyclonus is shown up and about with Galvatron, meaning that he's been released from jail for Megatron's assassination.
• Blaster has been stuck on Earth's Moon since the end of "Blitzwing Bop"