IDW - Beast Wars #2

Title: Savage Landing, Part 2

Written by: Erik Burnham

Art by: Josh Burcham

Letters by: Jake M. Wood

Assistant Editor: Riley Farmer

Editor: David Mariotte

Supervising Editor: Tom Waltz

Plot

Rhinox is studying the layout of the planet they're found themselves crashed on, but can't understand how this world works and ends up having an argument with Rattrap over his consumption of some of the local fruit. Unknown to thyem however, they are being watched by a trio of Vok, who are themselves trying to figure out what is going on. The trio transport themselves to the Predacons next, and realize that they are rival factions and could cause damage to their experiments on the planet.

In lieu of cleansing the planet of the invasion, the Vok decide to watch the newcomers to see what happens...

Terrorsaur thinks someone is watching them, but decides he's just going stir-crazy so he goes out for a flight. Scorponok goes to see Megatron to see if he needs help deciphering the stolen Golden Disk, but the Predacon leader flat-out refuses, stating he doesn't want to be disturbed.

Elsewhere, at the Axalon's crash site, Nyx is working on the hull, when Optimus approaches her to say she should take a flight break, which she eagerly accepts, having wanted to try out her new wings since she got them.

Back at the Predacon ship, Dinobot tries to get a situation update from Tarantulas about the local environment and any dangers it contains, but the scientist tells him that it's not his job, and he's more interested in the globules of Unspace that Skold detected on the ship, much to Dinobot's annoyance.

Out on her flight, Nyx is exploring the environment. She tries contacting the Axalon to report the strange landmarks etc, but is soon attacked by Terrorsaur, who easily out-manoeuvres her, shooting her out of the sky in the process. Later, Megatron is still trying to decrypt the Golden Disk when he is interrupted by a returning Terrorsaur, carrying the uncious Nyx in his arms, saying he'll be interested in this.... 

Characters

Maximal

Optimus Primal - Gorilla

Rhinox - Rhino

Cheetor - Cheetah

Rattrap - Rat

Nyx - Bat Shot and Captured by Terrorsaur

Predacon

Megatron - Tyrannosaurs Rex

Dinobot - Velociraptor

Tarantulas - Tarantula

Waspinator - Wasp

Terrorsaur - Pteranodon

Scorponok - Scorpion

Skold - Alligator Snapping Turtle

Vok

Pakak

Tokaani

Tonrar

Notes

• Continuing from last issue's remake of the first episode of the Beast Wars cartoon. This issue continues the story, leading up the end of the battle between Waspinator and Cheetor, but now retold with Terrorsaur and Nyx (and ending with Nyx being captured instead)
• The Predacon's ship hasn't been named in the series yet, so I'm just going to assume they haven't named it yet (since it was stolen anyway)
• Whilst the reveal of the Vok was left for the finale story of Beast Wars Season One, and their real forms were left until the finale of the series in general. Here we see them in full early on.
• The planet's patchwork environments are a direct reference to the original series' varied landscapes, all within easy walking distance of eachother.
• Megatron's rubber ducky returns, though he's using it as a stress toy, rather than a bathtub toy here.