y of Beast Wars II Manga in Comics Bon-Bon, December 1998: Here's the short summary for those who want to decide if it's worth reading the whole thing: Apache (B'Boom) and Kid (Snarl) get in a fight over a misunderstanding, and Kid runs away. Meanwhile, the Destron jets get knocked into toxic waste by Gigastorm and turn into their Cyborg Beast selves. They capture Kid and threaten to dip him in the waste as well, and it's up to Apache to eave Kid. And it's all pretty silly in execution. [Thanks to Takeuchi Shouichi for corrections and extra notes.] {And a few more from Drew Dederer} 250: It's a new morning at the Cybertron (Maximal) base, and Apache turns on his portable radio to listen to his morning exercise music. ["Radio exercise" is very popular in Japan, as it once was in the U.S.] 251: Transforming between robot and beast mods, Apache dances about to the music. Then he turns off the radio and heads out into the crisp morning air. 252: Apache picks some radishes or something (daikons?) from his garden patch and merrily heads back inside. Where he finds his room is a disaster area! {Yes, daikons.} 253: Apache finds his room in disarray, books and toys scattered all over, his family picture knocked over...then he finds a clue. A long brown hair. He suspects Kid. Kid denies it. {Additionally, his other daikons are missing.} 254: Apache literally goes ballistic and blasts the wall around Kid, then repeats his accusations. Kid swears blind he didn't do it. 255: Apache produces the damning evidence...the hair. Kid has no good response. 256: Others hear the arguing and come to see what's up. Apache presents his accusation and evidence, and it seems to sway the others. Scuba, Bighorn and Diver seem to be ready to believe Kid would mess up Apache's room. A tear forms in Kid's eye. 257: Kid runs off in tears. "And don't come back!" Then Lioconvoy comes in and says Apache may be in error. 258: Cut to Gigastorm...lounging in a giant recliner. Mere words cannot describe how silly this is, so I'll probably scan this panel. He's drinking from giant mugs, each the size of a regular Destron. In fact, the jets are down below, fetching him fresh drinks and generally getting terrorized by their gigantic leader. Something's wrong with one of the drinks, and Gigastorm bellows in anger. The jets try to make excuses, but Gigastorm will have none of it, and stomps the ground in anger. ("The jets" are Dirge, Thrust, Starscream and BB.) [Gigastorm ordered the drinks to be oil mixed with Argonmoa energy, and one of the mugs was oil only.] 259: Gigastorm makes some more threats and then smashes the jets off a cliff with his tail. 260: The jets fall in what appear to be volcanic hot springs, and set about enjoying the relaxing hot water. 261: Meanwhile, Kid continues to stomp through the forest in a huff, imagining ways he could get back at Apache for this affront. Perhaps eat his vegetable garder, or dig a tunnel under him so he falls in, or draw on his face when he's asleep, or spike his drink with wasabe. 262: Back at the "hot springs," the jets begin to notice something odd, despite the heavy steam which obscures their features. They look around a bit and see a warning sign left by one of the Autorollers. THEN they notice the toxic waste discharge pipes. They've been swimming in industrial waste! 263: Kid comes upon the waste pond, and is greeted by the sight of the Cyborg Beasts rising from the waters! Starscream has become the shark Hellscream, BB the hound Max B (and he's still BB-sized), Thrust the raptor Thrustol and Dirge the wasp DirgeGun. 264: Hellscream stares down Kid, very scarily. Then he starts to strangle the big-headed Cybertron, when an idea comes to him. Hostage! 265: Back at base, Lioconvoy explains what happened. Apparently he drank from the wrong bottle and got a little out of control in lion mode, trashing Apache's room. The hair is his. [To clarify, Lioconvoy intended to drink. "Drank from the wrong bottle" is an old excuse used when one gets roaring drunk...claiming you meant to drink something milder. The brand of oil Lioconvoy got drunk on is "Convoy Killer," a reference to "Demon Killer," a really strong brand of sake.] {Lioconvoy was having trouble sleeping, so he had a little drink. And another little drink. And then he transforms and doesn't remember much after that. He thinks he trashed Apache's room.} 266: Lioconvoy (and his lion head shoulder!) apologizes, and Apache realizes with shock that he's falsely accused Kid. He rushes to the communications room. 267: Once there, he tries to contact Kid to apologize, but instead he gets the ugly pug of Hellscream on the monitor. Hellscream has suspended Kid in a cage over the toxic waste. 268: Hellscream threatens to dip Kid in the waste if the Cybertrons don't acceed to his demands by the time an hourglass runs out. Cut to a rather silly picture of Kid as a Cyborg Beast. 269: Tense negotiations follow, and Kid gets worried that Apache will just go to tending his garden and leave Kid to fry. 270: In his garden of lethal weaponry, Apache kits himself out for total assault. M-16, pistols, nasty combat knife and bazooka. 271: Time to kick skidplate! Cut back to the cage, where the sands of the hourglass are running out...and now gone. 272: Well, a threat is a threat...Hellscream orders Max B to lower the cage into the waste pool. 273: Down, down Kid falls, clinging to the roof of the cage as the toxic fluids start to rise up. Then, BOOM! Max B reels back, knocking the lever into reverse and bringing Kid up just above the water level. "Nani?" 274: Full page splash of Apache with smoking bazooka. 275: Kid is ecstatic, Apache didn't abandon him! Apache makes macho pronouncements, Hellscream follows suit, and the battle is joined. 276: In true stupid action movie villain style, they're coming at Apache one at a time. Thrustol is first, transforming into cyberraptor mode and leaping at Apache. Apache stands his ground, pulls out a Desert Eagle or other big nasty automatic pistol, and emptie the magazine down Thrustol's mouth. 277: Thrustol reels back, smoke coming from his throat. Then Max B attacks, a giant wolf (a wolf the size of a longnose semitractor). Apache opens up with the M-16 and Max B is forced back a bit. Then he pulls out his tail mace (he's still in wolf mode, oddly) and charges again. 278: Apache dodges, and Max B transforms to look around. Then Apache lands on his back and grabs Max's huge head. Apache pulls out his combat knife and rams it into Max's neck. 279: Kid is impressed. Hellscream is pissed. And DirgeGun is coming in out of the sun, but Apache sees his reflection in the knife blade. Apache pulls off Thrustol's tail to use its gun mode. 280: BOOM! DirgeGun is blown out of the sky by Thrustol's weapon. In the distance, the other Cybertrons hear the noise as they rush to the scene. [As they rush in, Lioconvoy explains to the others that Apache was once known as "The Blue Death," a real one-man army corps. But he was as dangerous to his own side as to the enemy, and after killing a comrade he forsook his Rambo-like ways and became the hard-drinking buffoon we know now.] 281: Seeing no other opposition, Apache heads to rescue Kid. Kid warns him not to step into the toxic waste, and that there's still another Destron to cope with. Then Hellscream does his Jaws impression and leaps out of the water. 282: Unfortunately, his attacks don't seem to work well on land, and he can't move. He tries firing his nose spear, but it jams. Apache kicks him in the head. When he comes to, a huge bump on his head, he sees that Kid has been rescued and all the other Cybertrons are present. He runs the heck away. 283: Apache and Kid apologize to each other. Then the apologies start to get a little out of hand, as they start apologizing for things the other didn't know were their fault. And it degenerates into a fistfight. The others make presumably humorous asides, and Lioconvoy comments that he probably shouldn't have messed up Apache's room. The End. {Actually, Kid points out that of course he didn't take the daikons, he hates daikons. "So, you don't like what I grow?" Apache accuses. And THEN it degenerates into a fight. Lioconvoy's comment is probably "I think I need a drink." Wah-wah-wah-waaaaaah....} Dave Van Domelen, wonders where Gigastorm got the recliner....