"Look at Beachcomber!" said Hoist the maintenance truck, as the frightened Autobot roared into camp. "What's bitten him?"

"Optimus Prime! Optimus Prime!" cried Beachcomber. "Where are you?"

"I'm right here, Beachcomber," said the Autobot leader, stepping out from behind a tree. "Whatever is the matter? You look as though you've seen a ghost!"

"Worse!" said Beachcomber. And he told the Autobots what he had seen and how Grapple had attacked him. "It was terrible!" he said. "It was as if Grapple was following someone else's orders! Why did he attack me? I was only trying to help!" Beachcomber transformed into his robot mode and sat down, dejected.

"It's not your fault," said Optimus Prime. "I smell a Decepticon plot here. Autobots, transform! We're going to rescue Grapple!"

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