Atonement

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"Atonement"
Publisher	Dreamwave Productions
First published	July 8,2004
Cover date	June, 2004
Story	James "Brad Mick" McDonough,Adam Patyk
Pencils	Don Figueroa
Inks	Elaine To
Colors	Espen Grundetjern
Letters	Ben Lee
Continuity	Dreamwave continuity
Chronology	Modern era

Sunstorm hitsGalvatronlevels of crazy.

Synopsis

Deep withinAlaska...

In Dreamwave, Transformer religious fanatics are always on fire.

Bumblebeethinks a eulogy for the insane and now departedSunstorm,whose power was matched by his insanity, but Bumblebee hasn't ruled out that Sunstorm might have been unbalanced, but not deluded. Currently Bumblebee has to worry aboutStarscream,pointing hisnull-rayright in Bumblebee's face.

In the war room of theAutobaseonCybertron,Prowlannounces to his comrades thatEarthis in potential danger, and over the objections ofMirageandHuffer,it's decided that a return trip is in order.

Inside of a mobile containment unit,Warpathwakes up besideBumperand the still-deactivated bodies of theAutobotsdragged from the bottom of a lake. As the two Autobots wonder about the mess they're in, their transport moves into a hidden underground establishment.

In Alaska,CliffjumperandOmega Supremeare both worried about their Autobot comrades.

Inside the pit...
Starscream, still poised to finish off Bumblebee, gloats about what the departed Sunstorm has revealed, when suddenly—Sunstorm returns—pissed! Knocking away the blasphemous Starscream, Sunstorm turns his attention towards Bumblebee—whom the preacher claims to hold the favor of theOracle.Sunstorm attempts to execute Bumblebee using his glowing touch, but the activation of this ability causes Sunstorm's wrists to explode—the power within Sunstorm no longer controllable. Blaming Starscream for his malfunction, Sunstorm unleashes his fire against his brother, who is saved only at the last moment by a dive fromJetfire.

Beyond any sense of rationality, Sunstorm announces his new goal—to burn the corruption of the planet out of the universe. A concerned Jetfire chases Sunstorm out of the cavern. And Starscream, hauling Bumblebee out as a means of paying back Jetfire for the earlier save, leaves the cavern as well.

While Starscream abandons Bumblebee on a beach, Jetfire and Sunstorm grapple at high altitudes. As Sunstorm deteriorates, Jetfire admits to himself that something within Sunstorm must be beyond science. Jetfire drags Sunstorm higher, until Sunstorm explodes magnificently. But thanks to Jetfire's sacrifice, the explosion is high enough so as to not harm anything or anyone on Earth.

Below, in the light of the detonation, Bumblebee abandons his blaster.

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Quotes

"Iknowyou like to switch sides, butthisis ridiculous! "

—Bumblebeeto Starscream.

"You cannot thwart my destiny!"

—Sunstorm

"Sorry, Sunstorm. I don'tbelievein destiny. "

—Jetfire

Notes

• By this issue, author Brad Mick had switched to his real name,James McDonough.
• On Cybertron, one of the buildings reads "TFW2005",the name of a popular transformers fansite.
• Inside one of theIaconbuildings are theBrainmasters.
• TheAutobaseis in the shape ofFortress Maximus'sword,or at least the hilt and base of the sword, upside down.
• Oracle light inside of Bumblebee? What's that about?
• The "Wavelengths"page features an article from the desk ofAlex Milne.
• On the "Prime Transmissions" page, the winners of the MEGA-MEGATRON FAN-ART CONTEST are announced. Robert "Shumworld" Shum won first place with a picture integrating 19 different incarnations ofMegatroninto a single robot.

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