The Maximals had the Predacons surrounded; it was time to end this. "Drop your weapons, all of you," Optimus commanded, all steel and tightly leashed anger. "All of them."

The Predacons looked at each other. One by one they relinquished their weapons, all but Quickstrike, who didn't move. "Hey," Rattrap warned. "You heard the big ape."

Quickstrike looked at Rattrap, down at himself, then back at Rattrap, and in an uncharacteristically subdued voice replied, "Uh, I hope you're not meanin' for me to rip my own arm off."