sentinel questions orion about the ascenticons' actions while chromia checks a list of possible suspects in the murders. megatron is furious about barricade passing information directly to shockwave, regarding the location of the voin witness when rubble was murdered. orion asks bumblebee not to return to the ascenticons' headquarters, following what happened to windblade, but bumblebee refuses, insisting he needs to honor rubble's memory. megatron and shockwave organize a false attack during a meeting between the ascenticon guard and security operations, where the risers retrieve barricade. megatron takes advantage to deliver a new speech, blaming the autobots for the current disasters and announcing the ascenticons' new campaign.