In the wastelands surrounding Crystal City, the Dinobots stand watch over those wounded by the Necrotitan's death-wave. Although badly injured himself, Slag expresses his desire to have gone with the other Autobots and Decepticons into the city; Swoop talks him down, but arguing is certainly something Slag has the energy left to do, including the insistence that his name is now "Slug", after Arcee told him his old name was "offensive".?

When the Necrotitan suddenly moves, a pair of binoculars donated by Astrotrain lets Swoop get a closer look at the action, as the small surviving crowd of 'Bots and 'Cons comes running towards them, the Titan hot on their trail and heading straight for Iacon!

On an alien world, deep underwater, the Rodpod carries its small crew deeper into the eye socket of the unmoving Metroplex. With Ratchet unsure if Metroplex is either alive or dead, Perceptor scans for lifesigns and finds eight: a positive outcome, as there are only seven 'bots in the pod. Brainstorm analyzes the water on suspicion it may have reduced Metroplex to his sorry state, and, upon finding traces of what he believes to be Admium, has Getaway—struggling to cope with the enormity of the situation—call Swerve for his metallurgical expertise.?

Swerve is too busy fighting Ammonites to answer his phone, but Ultra Magnus reasons that if they can save Metroplex, he can end the battle. That prospect suddenly looks a lot less likely when the Rodpod enters the Titan's brain chamber, and the crew find his brain module to be gone, surgically removed. The pod heads for Metroplex's spark chamber to investigate further, even as the Titan's internal lights die out around it, his lifeforce ebbing away.?