Chapter 1: More Than Meets The Eye, Part 1 of 3

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

"Uh... that space bridge was like a boom... or a tube..."

Convoy awakens.

"I can do one-handed push-ups!"

Slowly, but surely, he picks himself up.

"I wonder where I am, and where the rest of the Autobots are..."

He wonders to himself where he is, and where the rest of the Autobots are.

"Wait a minute. Why am I so short?"

Then he realises something very important is missing.

"Where is Galaxy Trailer?!"

His trailer is nowhere to be found. Nowhere nearby, at least.

"I've still got the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, but where is Galaxy Trailer?"

Without Galaxy Trailer, Convoy is stuck in his default mode of "Convoy", as opposed to "Galaxy Convoy."

"Where?"

Convoy begins to despair.

"WHERE THE FUCK IS IT?!

And he makes the web comic PG 13 with his dialogue.

L to R: Crosswise, Vector Prime, Safeguard

Elsewhere, not too far away...

The other Autobots rouse themselves off the comfortable floor.

Crosswise: "Who was that screaming?"
Vector Prime: "It sounded like Galaxy Convoy."
Safeguard: "Beep!"

Convoy: "ARGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Fortunately, Convoy is not too far away from them.

Crosswise & Safeguard sneak away.

Vector Prime: "Convoy, calm down. What's wrong?'
Convoy: "Galaxy Trailer! It's gone! Without it, I'm naked. Naked!"

Vector Prime gives Convoy a massage

Vector Prime: "That's not true. You're still the most powerful Autobot around.
Convoy: "But I'm almost your height! I'm a short wuss without Galaxy Trailer!"

Just what are Crosswise & Safeguard doing behind?

Vector Prime: "There's nothing wrong with being short. At least we made it through the space bridge safely. Our gamble paid off. We've made it back to our home dimension."
Convoy: "But without Galaxy Trailer, I'm just plain old Convoy. I'm too wussy to be the Supreme Commander fo the Autobots."

Safeguard & Crosswise have tea in the midst of the tense conversation.

Vector Prime: "Strength isn't a function of size, Convoy."
Convoy: "You wouldn't know, you don't have a trailer.

Vector Prime & Convoy's first quarrel.

Convoy: "Wait, Crosswise is a ranger! He can track stuff, and that means he can track Galaxy Trailer!"
Vector Prime: "Actually, Convoy, I think that the best thing to do now is to find the rest of the Autobots who are probably scattered across this dimension."

Crosswise likes cake.

Convoy: "Crosswise!"
Crosswise: "Yes, Supreme Commander Galaxy Convoy?"
Convoy: "It's Convoy! Without Galaxy Trailer, I'm just Convoy, not Galaxy Convoy! Can you track - "
Vector Prime: "The other Autobots who came through the space bridge with us?"
Crosswise: "Sure, just let me get their energy signatures."

From robot mode...

Convoy: "Autobots, transform and roll out!"

To vehicle mode!

Crosswise: "It's this direction. I think I've located Jetfire!"

The Autobots speed off to rescue their friends.

Convoy: "Why does Safeguard attach to you, Vector Prime?"
Vector Prime: "It's faster this way. Besides, when we Power Link, we can travel faster and we're more fuel efficient."

The Decepticon... scrap heap.

Elsewhere, the Decepticons also awaken, although not because of Convoy's screams.

"Ouch!" "Get off me!" "You're too heavy!" Woof!" "Your finger is in my eye!"

They quickly attempt to disentangle themselves and regain their dignity.

L to R: Chromia, Soundwave & Laserbeak, Starscream, Scrapmetal, Thundercracker

Chromia: "Did we do it? Did we? Are we on Seibertron?"
Starscream: "We're alive! We did it! We made it through the space bridge!"
Scrapmetal: "Woof!"

The Decepticons get to their feet.

Thundercracker: "Soundwave! What are you doing?"
Soundwave: "Scanning the area for Master Megatron."
Thundercracker: "We're alive! Hur hur. Relax! We can look for him later!"

Scrapmetal is hungry.

Starscream: "Well, it's obvious Master Megatron isn't here. And without him around, we need a leader so that we can organise a search party to look for him."
Scrapmetal: "Arf!"

First conflict among the Decepticons.

Chromia: "That's right, that's right! I think Soundwave is a good candidate! I nominate him!"
Starscream: "What?'
Thundercracker: "Hur hur, I second Chromia's nomination!"
Starscream: "I nominate myself then!"
Chromia: "But don't you, you know, need someone to second you?"
Starscream: "Eh... Scrapmetal seconds me!"
Scrapmetal: "Woof woof!"
Thundercracker: "But Scrapmetal can't talk!"

Soundwave

Chromia: "And here is our first nominee, Soundwave! Those in favour raise their hands!"

Soundwave gains four votes.

Laserbeak: "Cheep cheep!"

Voting is done in secret, so the candidates must face away.

Starscream: "What? How come Laserbeak can vote? He's just a Minicon!"
Soundwave: "I do not have to warn you to respect Laserbeak."

First round of voting is over.

Thundercracker: "Hur hur! Okay, now on to Starscream!"

Starscream's mug shot.

Starscream: "You all better vote for me, or I'm going to shove null-rays into your faces! And I'm going to vote for me, too!"

A unanimous decision.

Chromia: "Hey! You can't, like, vote for yourself!"

Starscream's solitary vote.

Starscream: "Nobody tells me what I can't do! Or can do!"

Democracy among Decepticons.

Chromia: "Well, it looks like Soundwave is officially the leader of the Decepticons now! At least until we can find Master Megatron! So where to next, awesome leader?"
Soundwave: "Sigh."
Thundercracker: "Do we have to call him Emperor of Destruction, too?

Soundwave's not too pleased to have been elected.

Soundwave: "No. That title is reserved for Master Megatron alone. Call me... the Ambassador of Destruction."
Starscream: "Hmph. You got voted in only because you're Master Megatron's little bitch."

The Ambassador of Destruction.

Soundwave: "Sigh. Why did I become the leader? Master Megatron, I hope we're reunited soon!"

Starscream muses to himself.

Starscream: "Brother, where are you? If you were here, nobody would dare to bully me. I promise I'll find you soon."

Laserbeak and Soundwave.

Laserbeak: "Cheep!"
Soundwave: "You detected faint transmission signals? There are other Transformers in the vicinity?"
Laserbeak: "Cheep!"

Soundwave can be a birdkeeper.

Soundwave: "Maybe Master Megatron is the source of them. Decepticons, let's go! Scramble!"

The Decepticons transform!

Laserbeak: "Cheep!"
Soundwave: "We'll follow Laserbeak's directions. Come on!"

Amazing how a speedboat can move on land, isn't it?

The Decepticons speed off to the origin of the signal.

L to R: Backstop, Jetfire

At the source of the signal, two Autobots begin to stir.

The Autobots are here to save the day!

Vector Prime: "Jetfire! And er, Backstop. Are you two all right?"
Convoy: "Did you see Galaxy Trailer anywhere?"

Crosswise helps an ungrateful Backstop to stand.

Backstop: "Watch that shoulder, lad!"
Jetfire: "Galaxy Convoy, sir! We didn't - "
Convoy: "It's Convoy, not Galaxy Convoy! Without Galaxy Trailer, I'm just Convoy! Are you trying to rub it in?"

Convoy & Vector Prime get Jetfire to his feet as well.

Jetfire: "Sorry, Supreme Commander sir! We haven't seen Galaxy Trailer anywhere!"
Convoy: "Sigh. Another chance wasted."

What is Safeguard doing?

Crosswise: "I think I hear some vehicles approaching."
Vector Prime: "Could they be other Autobots?"

The Autobots wonder who's approaching.

Convoy: "SHIT!!!"

The Autobots are rather shocked.

Soundwave: "What? Laserbeak! Those were Autobot signals!"
Laserbeak: "Cheep! (Translation: Oops.)"

The Decepticons decide to put on emergency brakes.

Starscream: "Why, are you scared of a little fight, Soundwave? Decepticons, transform and attack!"

Face off under a hot noonday sun.

Soundwave: "Galaxy Convoy!"
Convoy: "It's Convoy! Just plain Convoy! No Galaxy in my name without my trailer! Argh!"

Battle royale.

Soundwave: "Decepticons! Destroy the Autobots!"
Convoy: "Autobots! Take them down!"

Old folks battle it out.

Vector Prime: "Want to know what it's like to be in my shoes?"

Thunderblast takes aim at Jetfire.

Thunderblast: "I'm so going to enjoy frying your circuits!"

Backstop should be reported to the SPCA.

Backstop: "Die, you mangy cur! Die!"
Scrapmetal: "Woof!"

Jetfire returns fire at Thunderblast.

Jetfire: "Hold still! I'll triangulate a proper headshot and save as much ammo as possible!"

Duel of very big guns.

Crosswise: "I'm surprised you didn't get lost, Thundercracker."

Convoy pwns Starscream.

Starscream: "Aiiieeee!!! Help!!!"

Chromia likes to be on top.

Chromia: "Not so chauvinistic now, are you, Autobot?"

Convoy gets pwned by Starscream now.

Starscream: "I'm going to make sure you can never interface properly again!"

Giant robots beating the snot out of each other.

Decepticons: "Charge!!!"

Vector Prime shows off his swordplay.

Vector Prime: "Beware the might of my holy sword, Rhisling!"

Scrapmetal backflips off Backstop.

Safeguard: "Beep beep!"
Laserbeal: "Cheep cheep!"
Scrapmetal: "Arf arf!"
Backstop: "Doesn't anyone speak normally here?"

Another battle of the metal.

Autobots: "Get them!!!"

Crosswise parries desperately.

Thundercracker: "Not so smug when you're the floor eh, hur hur hur!"

Jetfire & Chromia drop their guns and go for a melee brawl.

Chromia: "Ow ow ow! How can you hit a lady like that?"
Jetfire: "You're as much a lady as I am a pussy!"

Double team!

Backstop: "Hahahaha! Stop it! Hahahaha! No!!!"
Thundercracker: "Keep tickling him, Scrapmetal! Don't stop!"

Royal rumble.

Convoy: "We've got them on the run, Autobots! Press on!"

Convoy overpowers Starscream.

Convoy: "How does the floor taste now, Starscream?"

The smaller dudes battle across the cracked plains of Seibertron.

Thundercracker: "Aaaahhh!"
Laserbeak: "Cheep!!"
Safeguard: "BEEP!!!"

Jetfire does splits.

Jetfire: "Hope you're not pregnant, bitch!"

Vector Prime gets ready to castrate Soundwave.

Soundwave: "I will defeat you. For Master Megatron!"

Crosswise has Thundercracker in an uncomfortable position.

Crosswise: "I suggest you surrender now, Thundercracker - while you still have vocal processors."

Summer Slam.

Starscream: "We won't be defeated by the likes of you! Decepticons forever!"

Convoy winds up...

Convoy: "Starscream..."

... and delivers a massive clothesline slam!

Convoy: "... you talk too much!"

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird!

Out of nowhere, a ship arrives and starts firing on the Autobots!

It's a plane! No it's... what is it?

From the other direction, another unidentified spacecraft fires upon the Decepticons!

Wasted.

Chromia: "Uhh... who was that?"
Soundwave: "I do not know. I have no recollection of him from my data banks.

Thrashed.

Jetfire: "Anyone knows who that was?"
Backstop: "Even I don't remember him!"

Mysterious hovering spacecraft.

???: "Autobots! I will lead you to safety!"
XXX: "Come with me, Decepticons!"

The Decepticons beat a hasty retreat...

Thundercracker: "We better run before he fires at us again!"
Starscream: "Why are even following him ?Who is he?"

as do the Autobots.

Vector Prime: "We must make an expeditious retreat!"
Convoy: "This better not be a trap or ambush or ploy or anything..."

TO BE CONTINUED