Issue #4

• Writer - Chris Sarracini
• Penciler - James Raiz
• Inker - Rob Armstrong
• Inker - Erik Sander
• Lettering - Dreamer Design
• Colorist - Alan Wang
• Colorist - Ramil Sunga
• Colorist - Felipe Smith

Summary

  The day begins with Miss Ruby leading her class on a boring field trip at the Allspark Power Generating Station. The trip is interupted by the sudden arrival of Optimus Prime and the Autobots; Red Alert asks the students where the Mini-cons are, causing the class to scatter in panic. Smokescreen idly suggests tearing through the city to quickly find the Minicons, which earns a harsh rebuke from Optimus Prime, and a reminder that they must not adopt the Decepticons' tactics.

  Within the city itself, Megatron is in hot pursuit of Sparkplug's antigravity sled, but the Minicons and the humans narrowly escape by flying through a tunnel. Frustrated, Megatron radios Starscream and berates him for being absent, as he, Cyclonus, and Demolishor are preparing to attack a military base. The three Decepticons tear through the base with ease, and quickly download several terran military vehicle forms for their use.

  Back at Alexis' garage, the Minicons explain to the humans about their escape from Cybertron's civil war (from issue 3). The three kids begin arguing over who's at fault, then leave the garage to confer on their next move. Carlos points out that Megatron is bound to track them to their neighborhood, just as a panicking pedestrian runs by, yelling about a "giant monster." To draw Megatron away from the area, the Minicons quickly scan several neighborhood vehicles for new transformations.

  Nearby, Megatron has reunited with the Decepticons, and Starscream stabs Megatron with a syringe -- which is revealed to be the download for a new combat-tank configuration. The Decepticons are then confronted by the Minicons, who taunt them before transforming and racing away. Starscream and Cyclonus give chase, but the humans quickly run across Optimus Prime and Scavenger, who ambush the two Decepticons. However, their victory is short-lived as Megatron and Demolishor prepare to open fire from nearby...