G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers 2 #4

Credits

Story - Dan Jolley / Pencils - Tim Seeley, E.J. Su / Inks - Andrew Pepoy / Letters - Robin Spehar / Colors - Val Staples

Story

In a hidden alcove beneath the surface of Cybertron, a handful of escaped humans -- the members of Cobra and G.I. Joe who escaped from Shockwave's takeover of Teletran-3 (see last issue) -- debate what to do next. Storm Shadow appears, telling them that he saw the combination Shockwave used to shut down the gates; their hope of saving Earth is to return and reverse the sequence. Beachhead notes they can escape the Decepticons' sensors if they don't have any metal -- not even a tooth filling -- which leaves only Roadblock and Lady Jaye eligible.

Later, after a nervous climb up the interior of the tower, Roadblock and Lady Jaye spy on the Decepticons as they wait for the temporal burst to destroy Earth. Roadblock sneaks up on one Decepticon and grabs his gun, then starts firing on the others as Lady Jaye races for Teletran-3. She scrambles up its surface and quickly enters the counter-code sequence, activating a time portal that brings back four prehistoric Joes and Cobras -- and five angry Dinobots! The Dinobots tear through the Decepticons with brutal speed, and soon have the city secured for the Autobots.

The next day, atop the ruined tower, Optimus Prime and the humans make their farewells. Prime and the Joes make plans to assure that no more teleportation gates can be opened between their planets, while Cobra Commander and Destro argue over the failure of their plans. As the humans leave, someone wonders where Starscream has gone, and Cobra Commander dismisses him with muted indifference.

Meanwhile, as Shockwave is undergoing repairs at hisDecepticon base, Starscream is escorted to his presence. Denying he was a traitor, Starscream begs to rejoin the Decepticons' ranks. Before Shockwave can make a decision, however, a recorded message from Cobra Commander plays; the message calls Starscream a lazy, insolent, subversive lout, one whom the Commander punishes by detonating forty-five pounds of plastic explosives lining his housing!

Three months later, back on Earth, Dr. Mindbender is transferred out of the McMath Maximum Security facility by two National Security Agents. They fly him to a secret base, then send him down by himself to level 17. He reluctantly complies, and finds a laboratory in shattered ruins. He turns to see his new captors -- the imperial leadership of Cobra-La -- who plan to unite with the dark forces of Unicron and conquer both Earth and Cybertron!

Notes and Comments

• The secret base is a reference from the end of the first G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers limited series from Devil's Due.
• Cobra-La is a secret, 40,000-year-old bio-engineered reptilian civilization first shown in G.I. Joe: The Movie.
• The members of Cobra-La who greet Dr. Mindbender are Pythona, Nemesis Enforcer, and a handful of Imperial Guards.