Story by Brian Ruckley. Art by Andrew Griffith, Bethany McGuire-Smith. Cover by George Caltsoudas.
Chromia and Windblade raid a Rise base in search for clues about the identity of Brainstorm's murderer, only to be discovered-and the Rise isn't happy. Meanwhile, Bumblebee sees his first bit of action as the Ascenticon Guard is called to defend a building under siege. As questions are answered, more mysteries abound. Who commands the Rise?