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	*Shortly after landing, Blackarachnia has a close encounter with another native organism. Much like the quasi-feline creature which attacked Nyx in [[Savage Landing Part 4\|issue #4]], it ''resembles'' an Earth crocodile or alligator at first glance, but its webbed, external "ears" don't match up with any terrestrial crocodilian, living or extinct, and it appears to bleed purple when she kills it.		*Shortly after landing, Blackarachnia has a close encounter with another native organism. Much like the quasi-feline creature which attacked Nyx in [[Savage Landing Part 4\|issue #4]], it ''resembles'' an Earth crocodile or alligator at first glance, but its webbed, external "ears" don't match up with any terrestrial crocodilian, living or extinct, and it appears to bleed purple when she kills it.
	* As Dinobot runs through the roster of Predacons aboard the ''Darksyde'', he notes that even the Maximals should be aware of Tarantulas's notorious reputation. They certainly are—when she was captured by the Predacons in [[Savage Landing Part 3\|issue #3]], Nyx immediately recognized Tarantulas as a "butcher". Rattrap cracks a bad-taste joke about his reputation for "backstabbing", which was, of course, how he nearly took out Dinobot in the previous issue.		* As Dinobot runs through the roster of Predacons aboard the ''Darksyde'', he notes that even the Maximals should be aware of Tarantulas's notorious reputation. They certainly are—when she was captured by the Predacons in [[Savage Landing Part 3\|issue #3]], Nyx immediately recognized Tarantulas as a "butcher". Rattrap cracks a bad-taste joke about his reputation for "backstabbing", which was, of course, how he nearly took out Dinobot in the previous issue.
	* Rhinox's interest in peaceful negotiation and him seeing the Predacons differently to the rest started in "[[Savage Landing Part 1]]", where he thought they should talk to "the separatists" first", and "[[Savage Landing Part 4]]" where he reminds Cheetor there's not anything inherently suspicious about Maximals talking to Predacons.		* Rhinox's interest in peaceful negotiation and him seeing the Predacons differently to the rest started in "[[Savage Landing Part 1]]", where he thought they should talk to "the separatists" first, and "[[Savage Landing Part 4]]" where he reminds Cheetor there's not anything inherently suspicious about Maximals talking to Predacons.

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Fritz: /* Synopsis */

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Synopsis

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	In the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''{{'}}s gymnasium, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] spars with [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] as the ex-Predacon recovers from the grievous injuries he suffered during their last encounter with the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s. As they spar, Optimus asks if his new ally has integrated with the other [[Maximal]]s, but Dinobot admits that he's still keeping his social interactions to a minimum—although the ever-suspicious [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] has already taken a dislike to him. Although Primal does his best to rouse Dinobot's warrior spirit, with the pair transforming into their respective [[beast mode]]s to continue their duel, Dinobot's wounded body ultimately betrays him and he concedes defeat. Primal congratulates him on a good fight as they return to the [[CR chamber\|restoration chamber]], but Dinobot growls that he doesn't need Primal's concern. Optimus retorts that he'll get it anyways; after their last battle, they've altered the ship's shields to recognize Dinobot's [[spark]] signature. As long as they stay in their ship, they won't have to worry about the Predacons—but Dinobot warns Primal that [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and his forces fight dirty, and will surely find another loophole to exploit.		In the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''{{'}}s gymnasium, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] spars with [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] as the ex-Predacon recovers from the grievous injuries he suffered during their last encounter with the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s. As they spar, Optimus asks if his new ally has integrated with the other [[Maximal]]s, but Dinobot admits that he's still keeping his social interactions to a minimum—although the ever-suspicious [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] has already taken a dislike to him. Although Primal does his best to rouse Dinobot's warrior spirit, with the pair transforming into their respective [[beast mode]]s to continue their duel, Dinobot's wounded body ultimately betrays him and he concedes defeat. Primal congratulates him on a good fight as they return to the [[CR chamber\|restoration chamber]], but Dinobot growls that he doesn't need Primal's concern. Optimus retorts that he'll get it anyways; after their last battle, they've altered the ship's shields to recognize Dinobot's [[spark]] signature. As long as they stay in their ship, they won't have to worry about the Predacons—but Dinobot warns Primal that [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and his forces fight dirty, and will surely find another loophole to exploit.

	Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite ~~Terrosaur~~'s protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.		Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrorsaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.

	Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...		Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 2''' <small>([[June 29]], 2022) ISBN 1684059038 / ISBN 978-1684059034</small>		* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 2''' <small>([[June 29]], [[2022]]) ISBN 1684059038 / ISBN 978-1684059034</small>
	** Collects ''Beast Wars'' issues #7–12.		** Collects ''Beast Wars'' issues #7–12.
	** Bonus material includes alternate covers, and an one-page sketch by Burcham.		** Bonus material includes alternate covers, and an one-page sketch by Burcham.

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 2''' <small>([[June 29]], 2022) ISBN 1684059038 / ISBN 978-1684059034</small>		* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 2''' <small>([[June 29]], 2022) ISBN 1684059038 / ISBN 978-1684059034</small>
	**Collects #7–12.		** Collects ''Beast Wars'' issues #7–12.
	**Bonus material ~~currently unknown, most likely~~ alternate covers.		** Bonus material includes alternate covers, and an one-page sketch by Burcham.

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			===Reprints===
			* '''''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' Volume 2''' <small>([[June 29]], 2022) ISBN 1684059038 / ISBN 978-1684059034</small>
			**Collects #7–12.
			**Bonus material currently unknown, most likely alternate covers.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	In the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]'''s gymnasium, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] spars with [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] as the ex-Predacon recovers from the grievous injuries he suffered during their last encounter with the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s. As they spar, Optimus asks if his new ally has integrated with the other [[Maximal]]s, but Dinobot admits that he's still keeping his social interactions to a minimum—although the ever-suspicious [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] has already taken a dislike to him. Although Primal does his best to rouse Dinobot's warrior spirit, with the pair transforming into their respective [[beast mode]]s to continue their duel, Dinobot's wounded body ultimately betrays him and he concedes defeat. Primal congratulates him on a good fight as they return to the [[CR chamber\|restoration chamber]], but Dinobot growls that he doesn't need Primal's concern. Optimus retorts that he'll get it anyways; after their last battle, they've altered the ship's shields to recognize Dinobot's [[spark]] signature. As long as they stay in their ship, they won't have to worry about the Predacons—but Dinobot warns Primal that [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and his forces fight dirty, and will surely find another loophole to exploit.		In the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''{{'}}s gymnasium, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] spars with [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] as the ex-Predacon recovers from the grievous injuries he suffered during their last encounter with the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s. As they spar, Optimus asks if his new ally has integrated with the other [[Maximal]]s, but Dinobot admits that he's still keeping his social interactions to a minimum—although the ever-suspicious [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] has already taken a dislike to him. Although Primal does his best to rouse Dinobot's warrior spirit, with the pair transforming into their respective [[beast mode]]s to continue their duel, Dinobot's wounded body ultimately betrays him and he concedes defeat. Primal congratulates him on a good fight as they return to the [[CR chamber\|restoration chamber]], but Dinobot growls that he doesn't need Primal's concern. Optimus retorts that he'll get it anyways; after their last battle, they've altered the ship's shields to recognize Dinobot's [[spark]] signature. As long as they stay in their ship, they won't have to worry about the Predacons—but Dinobot warns Primal that [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and his forces fight dirty, and will surely find another loophole to exploit.

	Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde'''s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrosaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.		Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrosaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.

	Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...		Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...

Fiction Alchemist: /* Synopsis */

2021-09-23T18:28:59Z

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	Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde'''s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrosaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.		Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde'''s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrosaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.

	Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod ~~recieved~~ in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...		Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...

	Aboard the ''Axalon'', Dinobot makes another attempt to socialize with the other Maximals over a friendly game of cards. As they discuss the personalities of the Predacons, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] is distraught by Dinobot's blunt opinions on his former allies; though he'd hoped to find some kind of peaceful resolution, [[Nyx]] argues that terrorists are terrorists. The debate means that they don't see Blackarachnia scuttling towards their ship—as the defense system doesn't recognize her spark, she can walk right through the shield and into the ship. Initially, she thinks it's abandoned... but as her Predacon programming finally comes online and her new loyalties assert themselves, Blackarachnia realizes that she's been handed a golden opportunity to cause some ''real'' damage.		Aboard the ''Axalon'', Dinobot makes another attempt to socialize with the other Maximals over a friendly game of cards. As they discuss the personalities of the Predacons, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] is distraught by Dinobot's blunt opinions on his former allies; though he'd hoped to find some kind of peaceful resolution, [[Nyx]] argues that terrorists are terrorists. The debate means that they don't see Blackarachnia scuttling towards their ship—as the defense system doesn't recognize her spark, she can walk right through the shield and into the ship. Initially, she thinks it's abandoned... but as her Predacon programming finally comes online and her new loyalties assert themselves, Blackarachnia realizes that she's been handed a golden opportunity to cause some ''real'' damage.

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	*Shortly after landing, Blackarachnia has a close encounter with another native organism. Much like the quasi-feline creature which attacked Nyx in [[Savage Landing Part 4\|issue #4]], it ''resembles'' an Earth crocodile or alligator at first glance, but its webbed, external "ears" don't match up with any terrestrial crocodilian, living or extinct, and it appears to bleed purple when she kills it.		*Shortly after landing, Blackarachnia has a close encounter with another native organism. Much like the quasi-feline creature which attacked Nyx in [[Savage Landing Part 4\|issue #4]], it ''resembles'' an Earth crocodile or alligator at first glance, but its webbed, external "ears" don't match up with any terrestrial crocodilian, living or extinct, and it appears to bleed purple when she kills it.
	* As Dinobot runs through the roster of Predacons aboard the ''Darksyde'', he notes that even the Maximals should be aware of Tarantulas's notorious reputation. They certainly are—when she was captured by the Predacons in [[Savage Landing Part 3\|issue #3]], Nyx immediately recognized Tarantulas as a "butcher". Rattrap cracks a bad-taste joke about his reputation for "backstabbing", which was, of course, how he nearly took out Dinobot in the previous issue.		* As Dinobot runs through the roster of Predacons aboard the ''Darksyde'', he notes that even the Maximals should be aware of Tarantulas's notorious reputation. They certainly are—when she was captured by the Predacons in [[Savage Landing Part 3\|issue #3]], Nyx immediately recognized Tarantulas as a "butcher". Rattrap cracks a bad-taste joke about his reputation for "backstabbing", which was, of course, how he nearly took out Dinobot in the previous issue.
			* Rhinox's interest in peaceful negotiation and him seeing the Predacons differently to the rest started in "[[Savage Landing Part 1]]", where he thought they should talk to "the separatists" first", and "[[Savage Landing Part 4]]" where he reminds Cheetor there's not anything inherently suspicious about Maximals talking to Predacons.

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
			* Megatron was revealed to have seen a secret message on the Golden Disk from [[Megatron (G1)\|another Megatron]] in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]", which told him to use transwarp and that we saw in distorted, fragmented form.
	* Terrorsaur and Waspinator are shown harvesting energon from one of the many floating islands on the planet. This might be a reference to the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Power Surge (episode)\|Power Surge]]", which centered around Terrorsaur exploiting a large energon deposit on a floating island.		* Terrorsaur and Waspinator are shown harvesting energon from one of the many floating islands on the planet. This might be a reference to the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Power Surge (episode)\|Power Surge]]", which centered around Terrorsaur exploiting a large energon deposit on a floating island.
	* It wasn't clear at the time what Tarantulas was doing in issue #6, but it seems that he's successfully uploaded a [[shell program]] into at least one of the orbiting stasis pods. Shell programs played a pretty major role in the first season of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon—they were the method by which the Predacons turned Maximal protoforms into new Predacons, including both [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]] and Blackarachnia herself.		* It wasn't clear at the time what Tarantulas was doing in issue #6, but it seems that he's successfully uploaded a [[shell program]] into at least one of the orbiting stasis pods. Shell programs played a pretty major role in the first season of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon—they were the method by which the Predacons turned Maximal protoforms into new Predacons, including both [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]] and Blackarachnia herself.
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			* Primal mixes his discussions with sparring as it "makes things less ''boring''", a sneaky nod by Burnham to the need to make a 'talking heads' scene visually interesting in comics.
	* Terrorsaur notes that Skold is strong enough to damage solid [[duranium]], a fictional metal from ''[[Star Trek]]''.		* Terrorsaur notes that Skold is strong enough to damage solid [[duranium]], a fictional metal from ''[[Star Trek]]''.

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	* [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] previously discovered the [[stasis pod]]s in orbit in [[Savage Landing Part 6\|issue #6]]. He attempted to land the stasis pods and reprogram the [[protoform]]s within into Predacons before Rattrap threw him out of the ship. That issue left it ambiguous as to whether his attempts had actually succeeded, but this issue reveals that he's managed to turn at least one unborn Transformer to his side.		* [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]] previously discovered the [[stasis pod]]s in orbit in [[Savage Landing Part 6\|issue #6]]. He attempted to land the stasis pods and reprogram the [[protoform]]s within into Predacons before Rattrap threw him out of the ship. That issue left it ambiguous as to whether his attempts had actually succeeded, but this issue reveals that he's managed to turn at least one unborn Transformer to his side.
	*Shortly after landing, Blackarachnia has a close encounter with another native organism. Much like the quasi-feline creature which attacked Nyx in [[Savage Landing Part 4\|issue #4]], it ''resembles'' an Earth crocodile or alligator at first glance, but its webbed, external "ears" don't match up with any terrestrial crocodilian, living or extinct.		*Shortly after landing, Blackarachnia has a close encounter with another native organism. Much like the quasi-feline creature which attacked Nyx in [[Savage Landing Part 4\|issue #4]], it ''resembles'' an Earth crocodile or alligator at first glance, but its webbed, external "ears" don't match up with any terrestrial crocodilian, living or extinct, and it appears to bleed purple when she kills it.
	* As Dinobot runs through the roster of Predacons aboard the ''Darksyde'', he notes that even the Maximals should be aware of Tarantulas's notorious reputation. They certainly are—when she was captured by the Predacons in [[Savage Landing Part 3\|issue #3]], Nyx immediately recognized Tarantulas as a "butcher". Rattrap cracks a bad-taste joke about his reputation for "backstabbing", which was, of course, how he nearly took out Dinobot in the previous issue.		* As Dinobot runs through the roster of Predacons aboard the ''Darksyde'', he notes that even the Maximals should be aware of Tarantulas's notorious reputation. They certainly are—when she was captured by the Predacons in [[Savage Landing Part 3\|issue #3]], Nyx immediately recognized Tarantulas as a "butcher". Rattrap cracks a bad-taste joke about his reputation for "backstabbing", which was, of course, how he nearly took out Dinobot in the previous issue.

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	"Nnnaturally. But what if you puzzzsh her too far...?" <br>		"Nnnaturally. But what if you puzzzsh her too far...?" <br>
	"At this point, she'd probably end up cowering in a corner. Big deal."		"At this point, she'd probably end up cowering in a corner. Big deal."
	:—'''Terrorsaur''' and '''Skold'''		:—'''Terrorsaur''' and '''Waspinator''' on '''Skold'''

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	In the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''{{'}}s gymnasium, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] spars with [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] as the ex-Predacon recovers from the grievous injuries he suffered during their last encounter with the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s. As they spar, Optimus asks if his new ally has integrated with the other [[Maximal]]s, but Dinobot admits that he's still keeping his social interactions to a minimum—although the ever-suspicious [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] has already taken a dislike to him. Although Primal does his best to rouse Dinobot's warrior spirit, with the pair transforming into their respective [[beast mode]]s to continue their duel, Dinobot's wounded body ultimately betrays him and he concedes defeat. Primal congratulates him on a good fight as they return to the [[CR chamber\|restoration chamber]], but Dinobot growls that he doesn't need Primal's concern. Optimus retorts that he'll get it anyways; after their last battle, they've altered the ship's shields to recognize Dinobot's [[spark]] signature. As long as they stay in their ship, they won't have to worry about the Predacons—but Dinobot warns Primal that [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and his forces fight dirty, and will surely find another loophole to exploit.		In the ''[[Axalon (BW)\|Axalon]]''{{'}}s gymnasium, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] spars with [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] as the ex-Predacon recovers from the grievous injuries he suffered during their last encounter with the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s. As they spar, Optimus asks if his new ally has integrated with the other [[Maximal]]s, but Dinobot admits that he's still keeping his social interactions to a minimum—although the ever-suspicious [[Rattrap (BW)\|Rattrap]] has already taken a dislike to him. Although Primal does his best to rouse Dinobot's warrior spirit, with the pair transforming into their respective [[beast mode]]s to continue their duel, Dinobot's wounded body ultimately betrays him and he concedes defeat. Primal congratulates him on a good fight as they return to the [[CR chamber\|restoration chamber]], but Dinobot growls that he doesn't need Primal's concern. Optimus retorts that he'll get it anyways; after their last battle, they've altered the ship's shields to recognize Dinobot's [[spark]] signature. As long as they stay in their ship, they won't have to worry about the Predacons—but Dinobot warns Primal that [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and his forces fight dirty, and will surely find another loophole to exploit.

	Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite ~~Terrosaur~~'s protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.		Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde''{{'}}s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrorsaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.

	Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...		Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...

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	Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde'''s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrosaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.		Meanwhile, inside the ''[[Darksyde (BW)\|Darksyde]]'', Megatron has taken advantage of the momentary lull to refocus on the mysterious [[Golden Disk (Voyager)\|Golden Disk]]. The Predacon leader is briefly elated when he successfully decrypts one of the messages, but is confused when he sees an image of ''himself'' on the computer screen! Megatron hears only a brief fragment of the message before the file abruptly deletes itself; when he tries to retrieve it, however, the ''Darksyde'''s computer announces that the file has been irretrievably corrupted. Outisde his quarters, [[Terrorsaur (BW)\|Terrorsaur]], [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]], [[Skold]], and [[Scorponok (BW)\|Scorponok]] overhear Megatron's scream of frustration. Terrorsaur promptly takes it as a sign that Megatron's losing his mind and won't be fit to lead for much longer, but Scorponok promptly accuses him of treachery. Despite Terrosaur's protests that they should be doing more than huddling in their ship, Scorponok reminds him that the Maximals are still hunkered behind their impenetrable shield—they won't hit first, and their hesitance will give the Predacons time to refocus on their original goal of gathering energon and conquering [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]]. Skold timidly asks if she can come too, but Scorponok brushes her off by ordering her to guard the base should the Maximals attack... when Skold points out that he just told them that the Maximals ''wouldn't'' attack, Terrorsaur bluntly tells her that she's too slow—in ''every'' sense of the phrase—to keep up before he and Waspinator take off. As they head towards one of the floating islands, Terrorsaur reminds Waspinator that Skold's stronger than any of them, and to prevent her from putting herself in charge of the Predacons, they all need to remind her of her place.

	Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod ~~recieved~~ in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...		Far above the planet, a lone [[stasis pod]] receives a transmission that attempts to upload a [[shell program]] into its system—as its orbit decays, however, the [[protoform]] within is only partially affected, and when the pod makes planetfall near a riverbank, the newborn [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]] emerges confused and disoriented. With no one to welcome her into the world, and no one to rely on except her [[onboard computer]], Blackarachnia takes its suggestion to finish downloading and installing the new program her stasis pod received in orbit. While her systems adjust, Blackarachnia sets off to explore this unfamiliar world; as she fords the river, however, she's promptly beset and dragged under the surface by a vicious crocodile-like creature and pinned to the riverbed! Despite the animal's best attempts to turn her into a meal, however, Blackarachnia successfully evades the creature's grip and lethally disposes of the creature; as she emerges from the water in her new beast mode, her systems pick up a nearby Cybertronian signal...

	Aboard the ''Axalon'', Dinobot makes another attempt to socialize with the other Maximals over a friendly game of cards. As they discuss the personalities of the Predacons, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] is distraught by Dinobot's blunt opinions on his former allies; though he'd hoped to find some kind of peaceful resolution, [[Nyx]] argues that terrorists are terrorists. The debate means that they don't see Blackarachnia scuttling towards their ship—as the defense system doesn't recognize her spark, she can walk right through the shield and into the ship. Initially, she thinks it's abandoned... but as her Predacon programming finally comes online and her new loyalties assert themselves, Blackarachnia realizes that she's been handed a golden opportunity to cause some ''real'' damage.		Aboard the ''Axalon'', Dinobot makes another attempt to socialize with the other Maximals over a friendly game of cards. As they discuss the personalities of the Predacons, [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] is distraught by Dinobot's blunt opinions on his former allies; though he'd hoped to find some kind of peaceful resolution, [[Nyx]] argues that terrorists are terrorists. The debate means that they don't see Blackarachnia scuttling towards their ship—as the defense system doesn't recognize her spark, she can walk right through the shield and into the ship. Initially, she thinks it's abandoned... but as her Predacon programming finally comes online and her new loyalties assert themselves, Blackarachnia realizes that she's been handed a golden opportunity to cause some ''real'' damage.