"Linkage", part 2

Credits

Written and Art by - Hirofumi Ichkawa

Story

Servo discovers that "lift and separate" is not a new Minicon weapon.

Using a psychic link, the Minicons explain their plight to Stella Holley and their attempt to escape the Transformers' war to a peaceful world of their own. In return, she offers to help, and starts by hiding them in her basement. While Servo pokes through her underwear, Flat-Out explains that they're looking for "panels" -- portable circuit boards which contain the essence of a Minicon. They were lying dormant until recently reactivated by a Minicon activation call; when they came ashore, they were attacked by alien hunter machines (see last issue).

Meanwhile, in a Portland suburb, another Minicon is taken down by another hunter. The victim turns to his pursuer, a merciless Minicon in blue and black, and pleads for mercy. It's a futile gesture, as the stranger vaporizes the Minicon, then traps his essence in a panel...