On the Cobra-La side of things, they've landed on the planet Quintessa in order to infiltrate the Quintessons. And...Grakula's armor is starting to come to life. Yeah...that's weird. I'm sure that's a reference to something specific, but I'm not sure what. Grakula (from WAAAY back in issue #15) doesn't seem to worried about it, and actually seems to welcome her new...pet? Maybe this is the start of the Pretenders in this universe, who knows?
Meanwhile, in Agorria, Springer and Hot Rod are in the middle of a fight with Proximus and his troops. It's not going well.
It's all out war between the Zertonians and Agorrians! It's not the best battle between two armies I've ever seen. But, I appreciate the attempt.
Solila tries to talk sense into Proximus, since they both want to achieve Unity. But, Proximus and Zalilak are both convinced that Unity can only come through subjugation. Oh, what bitter irony! Oh, what political commentary!
Also, I guess Solila's connection to Zerta gives her the backstory on everyone on the planet. Because she acts like she actually knows Proximus. Maybe it's because they've met before and Proximus just forgot. But, I think she just has access to everyone's tech specs inside her head, personally.
Meanwhile, in Skuxxoidland...Scarred Skuxxoid confronts Skuxxoid Alpha about his origins. Turns out Scar is actually the first "bud" Alpha ever created, he's Skuxxoid Beta! Alpha wants his Rockeroid back, since it's supposed to be the flagship of his armada. But, when Beta/Scar asks about what happened to their family, Alpha orders him sent away to the Divider! This is actually a annoyingly interesting scene. There's some legitimately interesting drama going on here. Alpha seems to actually be in pain due to the memory of whatever happened to their family. It's just baffling that this is happening to Skuxxoid of all characters.
Back in Agorria, the battle's not going well for our heroes. But then, EVERYONE'S forehead energon gems start glowing, and everyone on the battlefield has a massive headache. UNITY HAS BEGUN! ....Apparently. It's unclear what triggered this. Strange. Interesting, but strange.
Over in the letters page, Kirkman gets a little cagey when asked about a certain character starting with the 21st letter of the alphabet showing up, as the "enemy" the Goliant was designed to defend against. (It's "U", by the way). So...hmm...who COULD it be, who COULD it be...
Quintesson War starts in issue #25. So, this arc is probably going to be wrapping up with a few big reveals beforehand.