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Overlord is disappointed that the Autobots are not a team of Decepticons sent by Megatron, and is unimpressed by the fact he's facing Wreckers. Rotorstorm counters by yelling "Wreckers combine!" before commenting that ''he'' thinks it's funny. Overlord suddenly laughs, and a nervous Rotorstorm joins in. Overlord then calmly places a gun to his head and shoots him between the optics, splashing the others in mech fluid.
Overlord is disappointed that the Autobots are not a team of Decepticons sent by Megatron, and is unimpressed by the fact he's facing Wreckers. Rotorstorm counters by yelling "Wreckers combine!" before commenting that ''he'' thinks it's funny. Overlord suddenly laughs, and a nervous Rotorstorm joins in. Overlord then calmly places a gun to his head and shoots him between the optics, splashing the others in mech fluid.


Guzzle is ecstatic that Ironfist's ammo is causing the Decepticons heads to explode. Under orders, he transforms and brings down the roof, buying the Wreckers some time. Springer realises they are in serious trouble. He orders Kup and Guzzle to find the "help" they discussed earlier, while the rest continue with the mission. Impactor reveals the the prisoners are in Cell Block 6, directly beneath them. Twin Twist offers to drill through, but Springer is worried that his injuries will make transforming too painful. Twin Twist waves it off and transforms. He suffers a wave of pain and in The Pit, Topspin groans. Overlord offers the option of surrender. Perceptor merely orders Pyro to protect Verity, as the rest attack.
Guzzle is ecstatic that Ironfist's ammo is causing the Decepticons' heads to explode. Under orders, he transforms and brings down the roof, buying the Wreckers some time. Springer realises they are in serious trouble. He orders Kup and Guzzle to find the "help" they discussed earlier, while the rest continue with the mission. Impactor reveals the the prisoners are in Cell Block 6, directly beneath them. Twin Twist offers to drill through, but Springer is worried that his injuries will make transforming too painful. Twin Twist waves it off and transforms. He suffers a wave of pain and in The Pit, Topspin groans. Overlord offers the option of surrender. Perceptor merely orders Pyro to protect Verity, as the rest attack.


Twin Twist drills through the floor and finds himself falling through thin air. Impactor and Springer follow. Springer transforms and  catches the others. They are attacked by Treadshot, who is taken out by Impactor. Landing, Springer realises they are in an energy reactor. Not far away lies the broken, destroyed body of Kick-Off. Impactor reveals that he was a Pit champion with 11 kills. After he made kill number 12, Overlord gave him a choice. Impactor doesn't know what it was, but clearly Kick-Off made the wrong one. Twin Twist reveals they triggered a defense mechanism and have been sealed in. Before they can react, a field deactivates them all.
Twin Twist drills through the floor and finds himself falling through thin air. Impactor and Springer follow. Springer transforms and  catches the others. They are attacked by Treadshot, who is taken out by Impactor. Landing, Springer realises they are in an energy reactor. Not far away lies the broken, destroyed body of Kick-Off. Impactor reveals that he was a Pit champion with 11 kills. After he made kill number 12, Overlord gave him a choice. Impactor doesn't know what it was, but clearly Kick-Off made the wrong one. Twin Twist reveals they triggered a defense mechanism and have been sealed in. Before they can react, a field deactivates them all.

Revision as of 01:57, 26 March 2010

« Last Stand of the Wreckers #3 »
Publisher IDW Publishing
Cover date March 2010
Written by Nick Roche & James Roberts
Pencils Nick Roche & Guido Guidi
Inks Guido Guidi, John Wycough and Andrew Griffith
Colors Josh Burcham & Joana Lafuente
Letters Neil Uyetake
Editor Andy Schmidt
Associate editor Denton J. Tipton
Continuity IDW continuity
Chronology Current era (2010)

Synopsis

2 years ago, in the Maximum Security Penitentiary, Overlord restores Shockwave to a fully functional state. Shockwave comments that it has been almost a year since Overlord took over The Last Resort and yet he only revives Shockwave now. Overlord fakes guilt, but quickly moves onto business; he overs Shockwave his freedom in exchange for his removal of the Achilles Virus Megatron had him implant in Overlord years ago. Overlord comments on how he could see the weaknesses of anyone, except Megatron, leading Shockwave to muse that Overlord was actually surprised he was hobbled. However, he agrees to remove this blind spot as Overlord's goals further his own. Overlord is delighted and confirms he will hand over a shuttle and a hand-picked crew. Restored, Shockwave askes what Overlord's plans are and Overlord reveals he has convinced the inmates they can fight their way free. Shockwave observes that while Overlord thinks he is enjoying his new life, it is in fact simply intended to draw Megatron to him. After all "You're not the first phase-sixer to bait Megatron". Overlord simply responds that he only needs to be the last

Springer's team is running from a massive contingent of Decepticons. Impacctor reveals that the others landed in The Pit, right into Overlord's lap. Guzzle merely yells they can look after themselves as he takes out several Decepticons. The others open fire, as Impactor yells that this is for Fortress Maximus and the others. Springer and Twin Twist realise they are all trapped, but Twin Twist confirms that the others are alive...well, Topspin is, and really, their group is the one in trouble

Overlord is disappointed that the Autobots are not a team of Decepticons sent by Megatron, and is unimpressed by the fact he's facing Wreckers. Rotorstorm counters by yelling "Wreckers combine!" before commenting that he thinks it's funny. Overlord suddenly laughs, and a nervous Rotorstorm joins in. Overlord then calmly places a gun to his head and shoots him between the optics, splashing the others in mech fluid.

Guzzle is ecstatic that Ironfist's ammo is causing the Decepticons' heads to explode. Under orders, he transforms and brings down the roof, buying the Wreckers some time. Springer realises they are in serious trouble. He orders Kup and Guzzle to find the "help" they discussed earlier, while the rest continue with the mission. Impactor reveals the the prisoners are in Cell Block 6, directly beneath them. Twin Twist offers to drill through, but Springer is worried that his injuries will make transforming too painful. Twin Twist waves it off and transforms. He suffers a wave of pain and in The Pit, Topspin groans. Overlord offers the option of surrender. Perceptor merely orders Pyro to protect Verity, as the rest attack.

Twin Twist drills through the floor and finds himself falling through thin air. Impactor and Springer follow. Springer transforms and catches the others. They are attacked by Treadshot, who is taken out by Impactor. Landing, Springer realises they are in an energy reactor. Not far away lies the broken, destroyed body of Kick-Off. Impactor reveals that he was a Pit champion with 11 kills. After he made kill number 12, Overlord gave him a choice. Impactor doesn't know what it was, but clearly Kick-Off made the wrong one. Twin Twist reveals they triggered a defense mechanism and have been sealed in. Before they can react, a field deactivates them all.

Overlord is calmly trouncing the Wreckers when Stalker reveals the other team is in Cell Block F. An amused Overlord speaks over the comm, announcing the Wreckers presence and promising freedom to any Decepticon who brings him a head. The eager Decepticons then throw themselves after Perceptor's team. He buys them some time by exploding a fuel tank, and the team escapes.

Finally having some breathing space, they realise Ironfist is having a panic attack, revealing he never expected this kind of visceral experience. Topspin snaps, yelling at Ironfist that they had a vote for the others but had no say in his presence and that people die in stupid ways. Ironfist loses his temper but Perceptor calms them down, reminding them things can't afford to get personal.

Climbing down a ladder, Guzzle wonders if whoever they're searching for will be down this far. Kup merely confirms maximum security is in the basement. He tells Guzzle to watch his step, and that dying on a rescue attempt is pointless. Guzzle comments he had some friends who died saving another Autobot. Kup asks if it was worth it, Guzzle merely says it depends on who you ask.

As they make their way through the Southern Wing, Pyro asks Topspin about his attack in The Pit. Topspin reveals that he and Twin Twist share a branched spark, a condition found in only two in a million sparks which leads to them sometimes feeling each others pain. It means he tries not to think about what happens if one dies. Topspin says he was happy as a cartographer, but found it difficult to work while his other half was with the Wreckers. This led him to join to keep an eye on him. Perceptor speaks up, saying that they are near an impenetrable chamber which must contain Aequitas. As they others question him as to who Aequitas is, Pyro realises Verity is still locked in his chest. He frees her, and seems disillusioned as to why the humans matter to Prime. Verity snaps at him, bringing up Rotorstorm and immediately regrets it. Topspin merely says that while he may not have liked him, Rotorstorm was a Wrecker and always had been, he just hadn't realized it. Perceptor orders Ironfist to keep watch as he looks for a reason why the Decepticons haven't tried to break in. In moments he realises they have as he finds the torn, comatose body of Fortress Maximus. Perceptor says Overlord has turned him into a living lock pick, attemping billions of codes in an attempt to open the chamber. Ironfist runs in, yelling the Decepticons have caught up. Fortunately, Perceptor knows the access code and the Wreckers enter the chamber, standing before Aequitas.

Elsewhere, Twin Twist is flashing to a conversation between Pyro and Topspin before he is snapped back to reality by Stalker. He is pinned to a table and has his mouth forced open. Stalker has a scalpel. As he leans in, Twin Twist begins to scream.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Humans

Quotes

"Bold words, Overlord, but you reckoned without one thing... Wreckers, combine! (beat) "Well, I thought it was funny."

-Rotorstorm. No more explanation is required.



Errors

Items of note

  • Overlord paraphrases The Master of Doctor Who fame when he requests that the Decepticons "please attend carefully", a famous line of the Master's from the original Who serial "Logopolis", notable enough to be used again in the revived series episode "The Sound of Drums".

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