Shattered Expectations (BWSG)
| This article is about the chapter of Beast Wars Shattered Glass. For the April Fools story, see Shattered Expectations (SG). |
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| "Shattered Expectations" | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Fun Publications | ||||||||||||
| Published in | Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club #50 | ||||||||||||
| Writers | Benson Yee & Pete Sinclair with Matt Frank | ||||||||||||
| Pencils | Matt Frank | ||||||||||||
| Inks | Matt Frank | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Thomas Deer | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Jesse Wittenrich | ||||||||||||
| Managing editor | Pete Sinclair | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Shattered Glass | ||||||||||||
| Chronology | Earth prehistory | ||||||||||||
The Autobots race to reach their lost comrades before the Decepticons.
Synopsis
Depth Charge emerges from a transwarp portal above the prehistoric planet his targets are on. The sight of it inspires vague memories, leading Depth Charge to wonder just what else is on the planet...
At the Graviton, the Autobots find that three stasis pods, which were carrying experimental new Autobots, not yet brought online. Outfitted with transmitters, the Autobots will be able to find them...but so will the Decepticons. With their new alternate modes lacking in speed, Ultra Magnus has Prowl unload the sky-sled. Before they can even set off, however, the Decepticons fly overhead, destroying the sky-sled, and forcing the Autobots to stampede their way to the pods.
Unfortunately, the Autobots arrive to find Megatron and the other Decepticons. Megatron proceeds to activate the Autobots, having reprogrammed and reformatted them into loyal Decepticons: Scylla, Autojetter, and Autolauncher. Ultra Magnus tries to appeal to the former Autobots inner goodness, but the three unleash their combined weaponry upon him, taking him out of the fight. Grimlock refuses to run, but Autolauncher blasts him back, as Autojetter takes out the remaining three. Before they can be finished off, Depth Charge emerges from re-entry, transforming and taking down some of the Decepticons. Megatron blasts him in the back, enraged that this unknown combatant has attempted to steal his victory from him. Fortunately for him, Magnus has recovered, and uses his Blue Bolts cannon to blast the Decepticons back. Magnus orders the Autobots to return to base, and attempts to talk to their mysterious savior. Depth Charge, mistakenly believing the Autobots to be Maximals, reveals that he's here to talk about a few things, first and foremost of which is saving the multiverse!
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Decepticons | Maximals |
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Quotes
"Was that the fastest you could get here in those new fur pelts of yours? Pitiable, pathetic Autobots."
- —Megatron
"You are unknown to me, worthless little bug. And to interfere with my plans is not a welcomed introduction. Now I'll pull your spark out and show it to you."
- —Megatron is upset at Depth Charge.
Notes
Errors
- The chapter title is missing. It was later revealed on the forum site Allspark by Jesse Wittenrich.
Trivia
- So, hey, here's Scylla from Beast Wars II to replace Tentakil, who died in the previous chapter. Autorollers Autojetter and Autolauncher also hail from that franchise.
- Depth Charge mistakenly calls Ultra Magnus "Maximal." His reasons for doing so are made clear in later installments.
