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STORY SO FAR:As Rodimus commands the starship Lost Light in search of the legendaryKnights of Cybertron, a suspicious transmission leads Ratchet, Drift, andPipes to the Autobot medical facility Delphi. The ’bots are unwittinglyexposed to a plague that’s ravaging the hospital. The only clue to theplague’s origins is an explosion that occurred not long after twoDecepticons came seeking refuge. While the Delphi medical team of FirstAid, Ambulon, and Pharma try to save a dying Pipes, the two Decepticonsattack—but the Autobot called Fortress Maximus chooses that momentto emerge from a several-years-long coma… and he’s not happy.

COVER AART BY ALEX MILNE

COLORS BY JOSH PEREZ

COVER BART BY NICK ROCHE

COLORS BY JOANNA LAFUENTE

COVER RIART BY MARCELO MATERE

COLORS BY PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO

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