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Guión: | Michael Higgins |
| Dibujo: | Herb Trimpe | |
| Entintado: | Vince Colleta | |
| Letra: | Joe Rosen | |
| Color: | Nel Yomtov | |
| 25 páginas |
Resumen:
Under Shockwave's control, Power Station Alpha begins its destructive attack on the Earth's crust. One of the ensuing earthquakes shakes the Ark, and the new Autobot/Cobra/G.I. Joe alliance (assembled between the last issue and this one) learn that the Earth will be destroyed once Alpha has traveled to a dozen key locations.
At the Decepticons' island base, Shockwave orders Bombshell to kill Dr. Mindbender, who has outlived his usefulness. Bombshell finds Mindbender sending Alpha's movements to Cobra, but is blasted by the Baroness before he can kill him. Bombshell transforms to his insect mode, but is captured by the humans, who escape from the base.
Ratchet arrives at Fort Lewis in Seattle as they start work on Bumblebee's new body, and takes over the effort. Dr. Mindbender and the Baroness soon arrive, and when Mainframe prods at the captured cerebro-shell (removed from Anthony Duranti last issue), Bombshell undergoes more transformations and gets stuck between modes.
In the Pentagon, Hawk continues to follows Alpha's progress around the world, relaying updates to the alliance members at the Ark. While the Joes and Cobra want Alpha destroyed, the Autobots are reluctant to agree, because they think it may have developed sentience.
Ratchet finishes the reconstruction of Bumblebee, who adopts the name Goldbug. Hawk then contacts them with a plan -- since the station is approaching the San Andreas Fault, Scarlett and the Baroness can intercept it and plant explosives on it. In the meantime, the rest of the alliance will attack the Decepticons' base to distract them.
The alliance soon reach the Decepticons' island; while the Aerialbots form Superion and fight Devastator, the rest of the strike force battles the flight-capable Decepticons. Meanwhile, as Goldbug drives Scarlett and the Baroness to the San Andreas Fault, Dr. Mindbender has modified his mind-control helmet with the cerebro-shell, allowing him to control Alpha once more.
When Alpha lands, Scarlett and the Baroness quickly plant explosives throughout. Hawk then orders Dr. Mindbender to send the station into Earth orbit, where it cannot harm anyone. The Baroness then reveals that she had set the explosives to detonate in orbit, and mentions that only one loose end remains.
Home again, a recovering Anthony Duranti sees Power Station Alpha explode in Earth orbit. His plans ruined, Shockwave orders the Decepticons to retreat. Serpentor ends the alliance, and the Cobras withdraw as well. Blaster, unsure if he can trust the humans, warns G.I. Joe that the humans should not interfere in the Transformers' battles.
Back in Washington D.C., Senator Larkin is assassinated, a kill arranged by the Baroness. And as Anthony Duranti and his mother recover in the hospital, Hawk privately mourns Barbara Larkin's death.
Los eventos de este número tienen lugar entre el número 26 y el 27 de la serie regular de Transformers. El funeral de Optimus Prime se celebra en el número 26, y Grimlock aún no es el nuevo líder de los Autobots (su elección como líder tiene lugar en el número 27).
No se explica como Bombshell escapa de los cuarteles de G.I. Joe, ya que Bombshell aparece en números posteriores de la serie regular.
Hay un error en la continuidad cuando Shockwave ordena despegar a Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker y otros en la lucha contra la alianza Autobot/Cobra/G.I. Joe. Los tres jets Decepticon fueron capturados por Omega Supreme en el número 19 de la serie regular, y no son liberados hasta el número 41.
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