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JanuaryClick to see all pages from January 2005
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Fun PublicationsClick to see all pages published by Fun Publications
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Science-FictionClick to see all Science-Fiction pages
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Story Title: Descent into Evil
Writer:
Ben YeeClick to see all pages written by Ben Yee
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Virulent ClonesClick to see all pages from issues with Virulent Clones
DirgeClick to see all pages from issues with Dirge
DeathsaurusClick to see all pages from issues with Deathsaurus
BuzzclawClick to see all pages from issues with Buzzclaw
FlamewarClick to see all pages from issues with Flamewar
BumblebeeClick to see all pages from issues with Bumblebee
RatchetClick to see all pages from issues with Ratchet
IronhideClick to see all pages from issues with Ironhide
FlareupClick to see all pages from issues with Flareup
RicochetClick to see all pages from issues with Ricochet
FallbackClick to see all pages from issues with Fallback
ChromiaClick to see all pages from issues with Chromia
PredaconsClick to see all pages from issues with Predacons
DecepticonsClick to see all pages from issues with Decepticons
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Sea ClampClick to see all pages from issues with Sea Clamp
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Issue Synopsis:Aboard her ship, Tripredacus agent Flamewar reports in to her overseers, the Tripredacus Council, regarding events in the Ceti Alpha Seven system....
The Autobots have sent in a team of six to destroy General Deathsaurus's Insecticon cloning lab, where a first batch of clones has already been created. Four Autobots on the ground (Chromia, Ricochet, Flareup and Fallback) come under attack by Dirge and a squadron of clones. At first, the Autobots fare well against the fragile clones, but then Deathsaurus himself joins the battle.
Aboard the orbiting Autobot ship, Ratchet and Ironhide observe the battle not going well and head to the surface. They soon find the battle site and several of their comrades' abandoned weapons, then come under attack by Buzzclaw and more clones. Ironhide defeats Dirge, but then finds himself up against Deathsaurus. He orders Ratchet to go find the others while he holds off the General. Though he fares well against the larger Decepticon, Flamewar chooses that moment to intervene, shooting Ironhide in the back. The Tripredacus Council wishes to speed up events. Deathsaurus and Flamewar argue briefly over the role of politicians vs. warriors, and Flamewar departs, informing Deathsaurus that she took care of Ratchet as well.
Ironhide and Ratchet awake to find themselves bound inside the lab. Deathsaurus informs them that the lab is rigged to explode, as a second batch of clones has been generated and they contain all the information he needs to create more. Deathsaurus signs off...and Ricochet pops in through an air duct to set the two free. Ratchet notes that he was able to gather the others before getting knocked out. The team makes a hasty exit as the lab obliterates itself.
The Tripredacus Council is pleased by the report, but the transmission is interrupted by a mirthful Bumblebee, who informs Flamewar that Ricochet planted a virus into the second batch of clones. Flamewar has given the Autobots a good chase, but now she's compromised. The Council tells her she has exposed herself to the enemy and is now a liability, and with a touch of a button, they destroy her ship.
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