Transformers: Autocracy #12

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Synopsis

As the battle of the Citadel rages on, Megatron orders Blitzwing's armored division to keep the Autobots pinned down in preparation of a surprise he has in store. Optimus Prime and his followers are saved from the tank barrage by the arrival of the Dynobots and other Autobots, only for Megatron to reveal the "vamparc annihilator"—a giant vamparc ribbon which he fires on his enemies from the top of the Citadel. Having anticipated a secret weapon, Prime calls in Metroplex who decimates the Decepticons' positions. The vamparc annihilator has no effect on the ancient giant, who effortlessly rips the entire Citadel in half, destroying the weapon and sending Megatron falling to the streets where Prime is waiting. The two leaders fight it out and Megatron loses, but he spots a discarded gun in the rubble and tries to distract Optimus Prime with pleas of mercy. His trick nearly works as Prime still has hope that they can work together to unite Cybertron, but Hot Rod sees him reaching for the gun and intervenes. He is grabbed and held hostage by Megatron, but gets out of his grasp by suddenly transforming and driving off, allowing Prime to shoot and injure the Decepticon leader. Megatron is taken to safety by Soundwave, but not before warning Optimus Prime that he hasn't won, he's only started a war of unparalleled proportions. After the Decepticons have retreated, Metroplex becomes Iacon's new capitol by placing himself in city mode over the ruins of the Citadel. The survivors of Nyon tell Bumblebee that they have chosen to become chroniclers, cataloguing the past. In the Undergrid, Prowl shows Optimus Prime a newly discovered storehouse of illegal weapons stockpiled by Zeta Prime and the Senate and suggests they use them against the Decepticons. Not wanting to make the same mistakes as Zeta, Prime instead orders him to destroy them before visiting Hot Rod to thank him for saving his life. Hot Rod doesn't believe he deserves any gratitude due to his part in destroying Nyon, but Prime tells him he stood up for what he believed in like a hero and should hold his head up high... after all, someday he might be the one holding the Matrix.