Transformers: The Movie
(Ik Moven den Toyen Kulen)
As told to Garrett Gilchrist
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Based upon the original screenplay
NOTE: You may be wondering what a transcript of "Transformers: The Movie"
is doing at PythoNET. It's not exactly Monty Python, is it? But as it
happens Eric Idle has an interesting cameo in it as Wreck-Gar, king of the
Junk Planet, so as it was already out there in some form we thought it
was worth tossing in. The film seems to have come out in several different
versions but it's mostly the same, and available on video, though actually
rather rare as such. My version seems to have come from Canada. It includes
a curse word from Spike cut in some other versions, and does not include
two additional voiceovers at the beginning and end included in some other
versions. The film came out in 1986 and also had a soundtrack album
released. Action figures of pretty much all the principal characters,
including our own Wreck-Gar, were made, of course. In many cases, also of
course, the figures came first. So here, then, is a full, unofficial
transcript, based upon the original screenplay, of the smashingly violent
full-length feature starring everyone's favorite mutant robots, THE
TRANSFORMERS! Enjoy.
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THE TRANSFORMERS
THE MOVIE
The Dino de Laurentis lion logo whirls up, followed by those for
Sunbow entertainment and Marvel Productions.
SUNBOW PRODUCTIONS INC., 380 LEXINGTON AVE. SUITE 1105
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10168 (212) 687-2500
FADE IN
EXT. SPACE
A small planet glows in the light of its twin suns.
A large, evil-looking sphere (Unicron) moves into view and screams
by our POV.
PUSH DOWN TO:
INT. PLANET SURFACE
Shot of the planet. Happy, prosperous. Populated entirely by robotoids.
ANOTHER ANGLE
Two robots walking along corridor; they enter a lab and a third robot
takes some beakers from them. The robot is KRANIX. We will meet him
later on in a very different context, but for now, he is setting the
beakers on a table.
Suddenly, we hear a loud rumble.
The beakers smash on the floor.
EXT. NEAR THE PLANET
We see a thick, electronic wall rise behind the planet...
INT. PLANET
As Kranix gasps, he calls out to another, ARBLUS.
KRANIX
Arblus, look - It's Unicron!
EXT. NEAR THE PLANET
The 'wall' is now clearly identifiable as Unicron, whose massive size
dwarfs the planet itself. It rises then ...
Its electronic claws begin to engulf the planet, and we
hear horrible sounds of destruction.
Almost like the planet is being eaten.
EXT. THE NEAR SIDE OF THE PLANET'S SURFACE
Strange robotic creatures scramble around the planet in a wild panic.
It looks like Pompeii must have looked as Vesuvius erupted.
EXT. ANOTHER ANGLE - THE PANIC
Kranix, and all the planet in fact, is now running.
KRANIX
The ships! Get to the ships, it's our only chance!
An escape attempt is made.
Suddenly, Arblus is surrounded by Unicron's strange energy cloud and
it looks like his body has simultaneously caught fire and been doused
with acid.
ARBLUS
Kranix! Aaaaargh!
ANGLE ON KRANIX
The cloud threatens to engulf him too.
He transforms into a small rocket ship and...
TRACK WITH KRANIX AS...
He takes off.
As we rise higher and higher in the atmosphere, we see the horror
wrought by the hideous and still mysterious Unicron.
The planet cracks like an egg and rivers of lava leak out.
The energy cloud surrounds it and...
Dissolves everything...
... And when the smoke clears, we get a good look at the quenched
Unicron. It is horrifying.
A massive, metal orb with a gaping maw and a field of electricity.
PUSH OUT TO:
TITLES
Music plays, an impressive version of the Transformers theme by the
rock group Lion.
TITLE: "THE TRANSFORMERS"
TITLE: "THE MOVIE"
Roll credits over space background. Credit given to some of the
stars of the film, in odd alphabetical order.
ERIC IDLE as Wreck-Gar
JUDD NELSON as Hot Rod
LEONARD NIMOY as Galvatron
ROBERT STACK as Ultra Magnus
LIONEL STANDER as Kup
ORSON WELLES as Unicron
Co-starring JOHN MOSCHITTA as Blurr
Main theme ends. Credits continue over next scenes.
MOONS ORBITING CYBERTRON IN DEEP SPACE
There are TWO MECHANISTIC MOONS orbiting the huge planet Cybertron,
but we are most concerned with a small, greenish metal one.
CLOSER ON GREEN MOON
At first, we see nothing unusual or suspicious. Then, pulling
closer, we see that the top of the moon is covered with moon
camouflage "netting" and underneath it is a huge cache of
futuristic weapons.
This is the Autobot staging ground for an assault on Cybertron.
Catch sight of Laserbeak as he comes closer. Follow Laserbeak
to moonbase one where we see a small glimpse of the base there.
He then starts spying on the complex.
NARRATOR
It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have
conquered the Autobots' home planet of Cybertron. But
from secret staging grounds on two of Cybertron's
moons the valiant Autobots prepare to retake their homeland.
DOLLY THROUGH THE COMPLEX until we arrive at a Command Center
where several Autobots peer into monitors, running constant
surveillance on Cybertron.
ANGLE ON OPTIMUS PRIME
The Autobot leader is as always tall and simply-colored, and as always
has an air of leadership about him.
OPTIMUS PRIME
Ironhide, report to me at once.
ANGLE ON IRONHIDE
He peers into a monitor.
As he speaks, we see the monitor PAN to an area where a huge
Decepticon Symbol is emblazoned on Cybertron.
IRONHIDE
Every time I look into a monitor Prime, my circuits sizzle. When
are we gonna start bustin' Deceptichops?
ANGLE ON OPTIMUS PRIME
He stands over a holographic map which shows various invasion
plans for Cybertron.
OPTIMUS PRIME
I want you to make a special run to Autobot city on Earth.
IRONHIDE
But Prime!
PRIME
Listen Ironhide, we don't have enough energon cubes to power
a full scale assault. Ready the shuttle for launch.
ANGLE ON IRONHIDE
IRONHIDE
Your days are numbered now Decepticreeps.
A SMALL MOON "MOUNTAIN"
Ironhide transforms and races towards a mountain, which stands
about a half mile from the secret Autobot facility.
OPTIMUS PRIME (V.O.)
Jazz, report security status.
COMMAND CENTER - ANGLE ON THE CONSOLES
JAZZ
No sign of Decepticons here, Prime!
PRIME
What about Moon Base 2?
JAZZ
Jazz to Moon Base 2. Jass to Moon Base 2.
PAN UP and through the sky to -
ANOTHER MOON
This is the second moon. It is much closer to Cybertron than the
first one. This is where Bumblebee and Spike are stationed.
JAZZ (V.0.)
Jazz to Moon Base 2.
ANGLE ON BUMBLEBEE AND SPIKE
They stand together a communication console. Spike, the human, is now
35 years old. Bumblebee hasn't aged.
BUMBLEBEE
Bumblebee and Spike here.
JAZZ (V.0.)
We're about to send up a shuttle.
Any Decepticon shenanigans in your sector?
BUMBLEBEE
All clear, Jazz.
(pause)
SPIKE
Hey, Ironhide, tell my son Daniel I miss him,
and tell him not to worry - I'll be coming home as soon as we've
kicked Megatron's tail across the galaxy.
CUT TO:
INT. THE SHUTTLE
Ironhide and Prowl sit at the controls, running a series of
pre-launch tests. Ironhide gives the thumbs-up.
IRONHIDE
Will do, Spike.
ANGLE ON PRIME, CLIFFJUMPER, AND THE OTHERS
Standing at the Command Center, watching:
PRIME
Cliffjumper, Commence countdown.
CLIFFJUMPER
Five...Four...Three...Two...
THE LUNAR "MOUNTAIN"
Suddenly, smoke starts pouring out of the mountain.
CLIFFJUMPER
One ....
Then, the "mountain" which must be made of paper mache or
something blows away revealing --
The shuttle!
CLIFFJUMPER (V.0.)
Blastoff!
Suddenly, the shuttle rips out of the ground in a ball of fire.
As it takes off, we realize this isn't any dinky shuttle, but a
massive ship, capable of carrying all the energon needed to
fight a war and an army to boot.
The screen is bathed in smoke and fire which slowly clears.
ANGLE ON PRIME
As he watches the shuttle shoot into the distance.
PRIME
Now, all we need is a little Energon and a lot of luck.
ANGLE BEHIND PRIME
We see a bank of computers. Suddenly, a small tape deck pops
open...
a cassette pops out and transforms into...
...Laserbeak who flies away unseen.
Laserbeak, the Decepticon spy, returns to the Decepticon base on
Cybertron. The base is dark and a bit squalid-looking in comparison
to the relatively pleasant Autobot base.
SHOCKWAVE
Laserbeak returns, Megatron.
Laserbeak perches briefly on the arm of Megatron, the Decepticon
leader.
MEGATRON
Welcome Laserbeak! Unlike some of my other warriors you
never fail me. Soundwave, play back Laserbeak's findings.
SOUNDWAVE
As you command.
Soundwave replays parts of what Laserbeak saw in the Autobots
moonbase. Different angle than seen earlier.
PRIME (on tape)
I want you to make a special run to Autobot city on Earth.
IRONHIDE (on tape)
But Prime!
PRIME (on tape)
Listen Ironhide, we don't have enough energon cubes to
power a full scale assault. Ready the shuttle for launch.
PRIME (on tape)
Now all we need is a little energon, and a lot of luck.
MEGATRON
(smiling slyly) More than you can imagine, Optimus Prime.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SPACE - LATER
The shuttle hurtles through a massive asteroid field.
CUT TO:
INT. THE SHUTTLE
Brawl, Prowl and Ratchet are aboard, and Ironhide is at the controls.
Suddenly, there is a terrible BANG! on the side of the ship, and
the Autobots are thrown from their seats.
There is a blast of light and they turn to see...
ANGLE ON THE SHIP
The most powerful laser light anybody has ever seen cuts a gaping
hole in the side of the ship...
Then, when the light clears, a panel of the ship falls in and we
see -
BRAWN
Megatron!
In all his glory.
MEGATRON
Die Autobots!
He transforms to Gun Mode, spins into STARSCREAM'S arms and
Starscream fires.
BRAWN
is cut in half by Megatron's blast.
ON PROWL
as SCAVENGER MELTS HIM DOWN.
THE INSECTICONS
...eat away at the hole in the shuttle to make way for...
...an ARMY of other Decepticons including Laserbeak who enter,
firing.
IRONHIDE AND RATCHET
While FIRING back are FUSED TOGETHER...
then blasted apart and fall in smoking, glowing fragments.
ON STARSCREAM AND MEGATRON
As they enter the now empty ship, a number of Decepticons flood
past them, taking positions and searching for other living
Autobots.
MEGATRON
This was almost too easy, Starscream.
STARSCREAM
Much easier, oh mighty Megatron, than attacking
the real threat: the Autobots' moon base.
MEGATRON
You're an idiot, Starscream. Once we slip past their early
warning systems in their own shuttle and destroy Autobot city,
the Autobots will be vanquished forever.
We see Ironhide's arm, on the floor, twitching and grabbing for
Megatron's leg. Ironhide is fighting with his dying breath...
IRONHIDE
... No!
MEGATRON (contemptuously)
Such heroic nonsense.
Megatron coldly shoots Ironhide.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. EARTH
Zoom in slowly on the third planet of Sol.
WIDEN SHOT to show Daniel, a classic twelve year old American boy, and
Hot Rod, an "adolescent" Autobot. They are at an old fashioned "fishin'
hole" on Earth - surrounded by weeping willows, assorted trees and
shrubs.
HOT ROD
Fish are jumping today huh Danno?
DANIEL
(sadly) Guess so...
HOT ROD
Hey, what's the matter?
DANIEL
Ah, I dunno Hot Rod.
HOT ROD
Come on, you can tell me.
DANIEL
Guess I just miss my dad.
HOT ROD
Don't worry, Spike will be back soon. Oh hey! I caught something.
Show a feisty fish thrashing about. It is caught.
DANIEL
Whoa, look at the size of it!
Hot Rod holds up the fish to his own enormous robot body and it
seems but a speck.
HOT ROD
Yep it's a whopper alright.
Something starts to beep. The something is Daniel's communicator
device, designed like a boy scout compass.
DANIEL
Hot Rod! The shuttle's coming - let's watch it land!
HOT ROD
Talk about dull, Daniel.
DANIEL
Hurry, or we'll miss it!
As Daniel runs to a small skateboard-like device, hits a button,
and watches, it transforms into a hoverboard. He rides it, like a
surfer, up a steep, grassy hillside - we change angle to feature...
HOT ROD
Who lopes up the hill after Daniel.
Hot Rod catches up with Daniel, who loses control and crashes the board
...
Hot Rod scoops him off his hoverboard, TRANSFORMS to automotive mode
and RIDES OVER THE CREST OF THE HILL with Daniel in the front seat.
HOT ROD
If you're gonna ride, Dan-O ...ride in style!
ANOTHER ANGLE - ON AUTOBOT CITY
FOLLOW Hot Rod up and over a roadway leading around the perimeter
of Autobot City which becomes visible the instant Hot Rod clears
the rim of a hill. As they travel, we SHOULD also be getting a
sense of what Autobot City is all about.
(DESIGN NOTE: Autobot City look like a federal energy project
gone mad. Here, the Autobots are trying to exploit every known
means of getting energy. The mountain is covered with solar
panels, windmills spin in the valley, oil derricks pump, and not
far away a hydroelectric dam catches millions of volts. Near all
of these various things are energon compressors, which turn the
raw energy into energon cubes.
IN THE BACKGROUND of these scenes, we should see various panel
truck-type Autobots cruise up in auto mode to stacks of this
energon, convert to humanoid mode, load up their vans, then
convert to Auto mode again and drive the Energon into Autobots
City.
In short, it should be clear that the purpose of Autobot City is
to harvest energy.
All the while, Hot Rod and Daniel are riding recklessly out from
the Autobot City and up into neighboring hills for an overview of
the -
CIRCULAR LANDING AREA
which resides within the "bowl" created by the City structure and
natural surroundings.
DANIEL
Hey! Let's stop here.
HOT ROD
Why settle for a peek Daniel, when you can see
everything from Lookout Mountain?
ON KUP AND OTHER AUTOBOTS
KUP - a grizzled, "old Soldier" of an Autobot - is directing the
positioning of a large metal road barricade.
Hot Rod barrels through a sign which reads: "STOP -THIS AREA OFF
LIMITS", almost knocking Kup over in dust and wind
KUP
disgustedly watches Hot Rod drive up the mountain and through a road
block.
KUP
(to sound like swearing)
Turbo revvin young punk, I'll straighten you out yet!
CUT TO:
MOUNTAIN ABOVE AUTOBOT CITY- LOOKOUT POINT
Hot Rod arrives at a viewing platform carved in mountainside and
TRANSFORMS back to humanoid mode.
Daniel grabs a set of BINOCULARS and peers
into them.
DANIEL
Hot Rod, look! There's a hole in the shuttle!
HOT ROD
What!?
DANIEL'S P.O.V. - BINOCULAR MATTE - THE SHUTTLE
The hole Megatron blasted in order to get into the shuttle mars
the otherwise perfect exterior of the ship.
ANGLE ON DANIEL AND HOT ROD
Hot Rod looks up through the binoculars.
HOT ROD'S POV - THE SHUTTLE
Hot Rod's vision, now,. infinitely better than human vision, spots
something truly disturbing --
-- Starscream, and several Constructicons inside the ship!
HOT ROD (0.5.)
Decepticons!
ANGLE ON HOT ROD
Drawing his gun, he starts FIRING on the shuttle.
CUT TO:
ANGLE ON KUP, CONSTRUCTION CREW
Kup and the Autobot Construction Crew watch Hot Rod shooting at
the shuttle.
KUP
What's that darn fool doing?
ANGLE ON THE SHUTTLE
Suddenly it cracks open, and Decepticons shoot out of the
wreckage like toys from a pinata.
CLOSE - MEGATRON
In mid-air
MEGATRON
(shouting to forces)
Attack!
(he looks down and FIRES)
HOT ROD AND DANIEL
Hot Rod pulls Daniel back as Megatron's BLAST SHEARS OFF the
VIEWING PLATFORM which crumbles and falls down the steep
mountain!
HOT ROD
Daniel!
DANIEL
Aaaaaah!
Putting Daniel under one arm, he pivots and kicks up at...
...Hook and Scavenger who are descending on him in humanoid
mode...
...causing them both to crash against the mountainside which
starts a...
...landslide which Hot Rod "rides" down the slope, pursued by...
... Decepticon FIRE.
ANGLE ON BOTTOM OF MOUNTAIN SLOPE - BLITZWING
Blitzwing flies down in jet mode, transforms to robot
mode, looks up at the "slide riding" Hot Rod and Daniel,
transforms to tank mode and takes aim.
BLITZWING
(amused)
Come on down, Autobrat!
ON HOT ROD AND DANIEL
as Hot Rod tumbles, he covers Daniel with his arms and tries
unsuccessfully to slow his fall.
HOT ROD
Yiiiiiiiiii!
ON BLITZWING
about to fire, when...
...Kup's arm descends into SHOT, spinning Blitzwing's turret
around.
Blitzwing's blast, scorches...
SHRAPNEL
who is flying nearby.
BLITZWING
transforms to robot mode and turns as...
Kup comes flying, feet first, into Blitzwing knocking him off the
mountain ledge.
FOLLOW Kup as he lands in front of Hot Rod, who is just coming to
a stop at the bottom with Daniel.
HOT ROD
Not bad for an old timer!
KUP
(gruffly)
Old timer?! That's something you'll never be if
you don't get back to the city.
HOT ROD
(interrupting)
Save it Kup, let's burn rubber.
STARSCREAM
transforming into jet mode, fires on them with laser bursts
which...
... chew up the ground beside them.
HOT ROD AND KUP
with Daniel race toward Autobot City, transforming into vehicle
mode as shots gouge the terrain around them.
CUT TO:
PERCEPTOR IN MICROSCOPE MODE ON "BATTLEMENT" OF AUTOBOT CITY
he watches...
PERCEPTOR'S POV - THE DECEPTICON ATTACK
Megatron, Insecticons, Constructicons, and other Decepticon
forces attack the city from the sky and ground.
PERCEPTOR
transforms to humanoid and runs toward......
... four new Autobots - ARCEE, a lovely female Autobot of about
Hot Rod's age, SPRINGER, a very muscular and bantering "Indiana
Jones" type Autobot, Blurr, a blue Formula One who speaks at light
speed throughout, and ULTRA MAGNUS, the large and soldierly
City Commander.
PERCEPTOR
Ultra Magnus...... a cursory evaluation
of Decepticon capability indicates a
distinct tactical deficiency!
ULTRA MAGNUS
In other words, Perceptor...
SPRINGER
(translating)
We're outnumbered!
He turns and FIRES from his hip.
DIRGE IN JET MODE
Zooms in to strafe as...
SPRINGER'S BLAST...
...Explodes on his wing tip.
SPRINGER, ULTRA MAGNUS AND OTHERS
as Decepticon BOMBS AND LASER FIRE pour in on the City.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Springer, you and Arcee transform Autobot city. Perceptor,
tell Blaster to radio Prime for reinforcements.
BLURR
WhatAboutMeMagnus,WhatAboutMe?muhmmmmhmmmmm. ICanHelp,
IWannaHelp,WhatAboutMe?
ULTRA MAGNUS
Blurr, you can help me alert the others.
BLURR
AbsolutelyPositivelyDefinitely,NobodyCanGetTheJobDoneFasterThanI
Can, NobodyNobodyNobody!
SPRINGER
Come on Arcee, lets go!
ARCEE
But Hot Rod and Kup are still outside the city!
SPRINGER
We can't wait, they'll have to take care of themselves, come on!
HIGH ANGLE - LOOKING DOWN ON COURTYARD - TRACKING SPRINGER AND
ARCEE
STARSCREAM (V.0.)
Pathetic fools!
STARSCREAM
TRANSFORMS and hovers in robot mode, firing all around
them as they...
..dive for the switch and pull it down.
STARSCREAM
There's no escape.. .Uuuuh!
Just then, the floor of the courtyard STARTS TRANSFORMING -
- the center line of the floor snaps shut like the halves of a
gigantic steel shelled clam, trapping Starscream's foot.
STARSCREAM
Agggggggh! My foot!
ANGLE ON SPRINGER AND ARCEE
as they make it through an archway which TRANSFORMS INTO A STEEL
SHIELD as they run through
ON STARSCREAM - HIS FOOT STILL CAUGHT IN "CLAM" OF COURTYARD
He struggles to get free before he is crunched by the still
transforming city.
In the nick of time, he shoots a "shoe horn" like projection from
his wrist and pulls his boot free, then...
...dodges away.
... The "clam" shape RETRACTS COMPLETELY and more armored
shielding SLIDES INTO PLACE TO COVER where the Courtyard was.
He winces in mid-air and flies away as the city continues to
transform to a fortress below.
CUT TO:
ANOTHER ANGLE - THE TRANSFORMING CITY
The towers and buildings of the city pivot and retract...
... withdrawing like periscopes, turning and vanishing into
steel shield coverings.
ON MEGATRON
as he FLIES OVER SCENE, BLASTING this way and that, shouting
MEGATRON
Breach their defenses!
ON INSECTICONS
who are trailing Megatron, attack the fast CLOSING CITY, trying
to GNAW AND DEVOUR their way through the PORTS and BRIDGES
leading inside.
KICKBACK
(Chewing on jamb of doorway near bridge)
Delicious, eh Shrapnel?
SHRAPNEL
(CHEWING on draw-bridge to City)
A little heavy on the electrons. Electrons.
ZOOM UP TO:
KUP, HOT ROD AND DANIEL
as Kup and Hot Rod are racing down mountain toward the
transforming city's drawbridge.
KUP (V.0.)
The Insecticons are in our way.
HOT ROD (V.0.)
Wrong! They're our way in! Yaaaaaaay-hah!
ANOTHER ANGLE
Hot Rod speeds up, passes Kup and...
... rides up and over Kickback's back, using it like a stunt
driver's ramp to...
... hurtle across the open space between Kickback and the doorway
into the city.
ON SHRAPNEL
As Shrapnel looks up and reacts...
...Kup hurtles up and over Kickback's back just as Kickback is
starting to rise to see what knocked him face down onto the
bridge in the first place.
... Kup goes SAILING OUT OVER OPEN SPACE between Kickback's back
and the doorway into the city -
- clobbering Shrapnel, who is in the way and landing on the city
doorstep, driving in as...
THE DOORWAY
transforms, shutting down with metal shields with a "clank" sound
as Kickback and Shrapnel both leap at it to...
... bite Kup and Hot Rod and instead BREAK THEIR TEETH on steel
door, falling face down with a grunt as LAST BITS OF CITY
TRANSFORM.
CUT TO:
BLASTER ON FORTIFIED "CROWS NEST" LOOKOUT TOWER
The "Crow's Nest" has windows all around and Blaster's
seat rotates so he can watch action and broadcast battle reports
like a Top 40 Deejay.
Perceptor climbs up ladder into "Crows Nest" from lower level.
As Blaster speaks, we see Decepticons FIRING at the windows of
the Crows Nest but the bursts explode harmlessly against the
glass
BLASTER
Lookout and shout! Yow!
Explosions rock the Crows Nest.
Blaster swivels around and tilts to see...
BLASTER'S POV - INSECTICONS
Chewing on armor plating at the lower edge of the fortified,
transformed city.
BLASTER
activates turret type LASER CANNON
CANNON SWIVELS
LASER BLAST cooks out and we FOLLOW IT OFF SCREEN to...
THE INSECTICONS
as a Laser BLAST hurls Bombshell up and out of sight and causes
Shrapnel and Kickback to get sucked into the vacuum.
BLASTER
Perceptor joins him.
BLASTER
Hey, Perceptor, what's shakin' other than
this fortress?
BLASTS of enemy fire continue to rock the crows nest as Perceptor
answers
PERCEPTOR
Blaster, Ultra Magnus sends orders to contact
Optimus Prime on Moonbase 1.
BLASTER
All right! Cover your receptors, Perceptor!
Blaster transforms to ghetto blaster mode and broadcasts VISIBLE
waves...
THE WAVES
rise and expand into space
BLASTER
Optimus Prime... Do you read me? The Decepticons
are blitzing Autobot City. We're really takin' a
pounding. Don't know how much longer we can hold out.
ON WAVES SPREADING THROUGH SPACE
CUT TO:
MEGATRON LEADING ASSAULT ON TRANSFORMED AUTOBOT CITY
He is FIRING at ARMORED DOOR, trying to melt through when he
reacts to SOUND of Blaster's broadcast for help, stops, and looks
up at CROWS NEST.
MEGATRON
Soundwave! Jam that transmission.
ON SOUNDWAVE
SOUNDWAVE moves forward and starts heaving CASSETTES upwards
toward Blaster's Crows Nest position.
SOUNDWAVE
Rumble! Frenzy! Ravage! Ratbat! Eject!
Operation:interference.
ON CASSETTES
as they transform and attack the crow's nest.
BLASTER
Optimus Prime, do you read me, the Decepticons are blitzing
Autobot city, we're really taking (static; he is cut off as Frenzy
etc. rip out the satellite dish.)
ON RUMBLE
as he starts PILE DRIVER MOTION on Crows Nest windows
RUMBLE
First we crack the shell. Then we crack the
nuts inside.
INSIDE CROWS NEST
as Blaster and Perceptor see Rumble and others and react.
ON RUMBLE
as he CRACKS THROUGH GLASS and he and others swarm in and
attack Perceptor who tries to beat them away
PERCEPTOR
Run, Blaster! Save yourself!
BLASTER
No way. Two can play!
ON BLASTER
as he spews out CASSETTES which TRANSFORM into CUBBIE, a lion,
STRIPES, a tiger, STINGER, a scorpion and BOLTS, a small, tough
robot.
BLASTER
Sic 'em!
ON RUMBLE
as Cubbie takes him down by the foot, turning him over and over
ON STRIPES
as he SNAPS at Ratbat who screams and darts, trying to escape as
we move to
STINGER AND BOLTS
as Bolts swats Frenzy into Stinger who JABS Stinger into Frenzy
making him yowl and run.
PERCEPTOR AND BLASTER
As they fight Decepticons.
PERCEPTOR
You think you got through to Prime?
BLASTER
Let's hope so! Cause if I didn't we're
gonna look like burnt out toaster ovens!
CUT TO:
LONG SHOT -AUTOBOT CITY BESIEGED
The city show gaps, dents, smoking holes and Decepticons continue
to pump fire into it and get back sporadic return fire from
inside...
ANGLE - BLURR
BLURR
We'veGotDecepticonsAtTheGate,DecepticonsInTheAir,Decepticons
InsideTheWallsDecepticonsDecepticonsDecepticons.IfWeBeatThemOnThe
Walls,They'reStillInTheAir,WeShootThemOutTheAir,They'reStillAtThe
Gate.SoWhereDoesThatLeaveUs?NowhereThatsWhere!
IN "PILLBOX" LIKE GUN EMPLACEMENT IN CITY'S ARMORED WALL
Where Springer and Arcee clear the twisted remains of Autobot
defenders away from a CATAPULT LIKE TORPEDO LAUNCHER.
Springer: Come on Arcee, we've gotta get this launcher into place,
Megatron's making his big push, and we got to push back.
THE HUGE CATAPULT
moves slowly as we CHANGE ANGLE and Kup, Hot Rod and Daniel ENTER
SHOT.
KUP
Keep at it, Springer, my boy! Help's at hand!
(to Hot Rod)
Together now!
Hot Rod joins the others in pushing the huge Catapult into firing
position.
DANIEL
also leans against it, his small legs churning.
THE CATAPULT
starts moving easily now.
ON ARCEE BESIDE HOT ROD
Pushing on the busted catapult.
ARCEE
(pushing, manages to speak to Hot Rod. She likes him
but doesn't want to go too far)
I was afraid you'd be caught outside the city.
HOT ROD
(likes her, too, but tries to
be cool and collected)
Hey, I wasn't worried for a micro-second!
ARCEE
(enjoying letting him have it)
Then you probably didn't understand the situation.
Before Hot Rod can react, Kup steps back from repositioned
Catapult.
KUP
That did it!
DANIEL AT LAUNCHER PORT (Opening in "pillbox" through which the
Catapult will fire)
DANIEL
Kup, Hot Rod! Look!
(he points)
THEIR P.O.V. - THE CONSTRUCTICONS
as they start linking themselves together into enormous
DEVASTATOR.
KUP (V.0.)
Devastator!
ON DEVASTATOR
as he rises up and starts FIRING, HAMMERING, TEARING AWAY at
metal shields which create armored walls of the transformed City.
WIDEN SHOT TO INCLUDE MEGATRON, STARSCREAM, DIRGE, ET, AL.
as they line up behind Devastator, FIRING INTO THE CITY, ready to
follow Devastator inside when he has torn the "roof" off.
DEVASTATOR
Prepare for extermination.
ON SPRINGER , ARCEE, HOT ROD, KUP AT CATAPULT
as Springer LOADS TORPEDOES ONTO CATAPULT LIKE SLING
SPRINGER
I got better things to do tonight than die.
(he FIRES Catapult)
ANGLE ON CATAPULT
as it HURLS FLAMING TORPEDO BOMBS one after the other out the
launch port and we FOLLOW THEM TO
MEGATRON AND OTHER DECEPTICONS
waiting for Devastator to open the way as a succession of
torpedo-bombs explode, knocking them aside, some of the
Torpedo-Bombs strike...
DEVASTATOR
and explode harmlessly as Devastator continues to grunt and tear
off armored layers of the city.
It looks hopeless for the Autobots.
MEGATRON
Their defenses are broken. Let the slaughter begin!
CUT TO:
EXT. THE EDGE OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
as Optimus Prime's Space Shuttle hurtles in.
INSIDE THE SPACE SHUTTLE - OPTIMUS PRIME WITH DINOBOTS
OPTIMUS PRIME
Dinobots. Destroy Devastator!
GRIMLOCK
Uhhhh! Me Grimlock, love challenge!
Dinobots, transform!
DINOBOTS
transform into humanoid mode, and, with Grimlock at the front...
...fly out of the shuttle in wedge formation, blasting in unison.
FOLLOW DINOBOTS
In as they transform again and, in dino mode, swoop over to
Devastator...
DEVASTATOR
Roars towards the Dinobots.
THEIR BATTLE
shakes the Earth...
...buckling City walls, menacing the Autobots inside. Hot Rod and
Kup are released during the struggle.
ANGLE ON THE DINOBOTS
As they try to destroy Devastator..
... Their strength is more than matched and soon
they are overwhelmed by him.
CUT TO:
EXT. THE BATTLEFIELD - MOMENTS LATER
Prime stands outside the dented shuttle with Sunstreaker and
Hound. As he talks he shoots at a swarm of Decepticons who
battle their way towards him.
PRIME
Megatron must be stopped.
(pause)
PRIME'S POV - MEGATRON
The Decepticon leader stands a hundred yards away, vanishing and
reappearing with the shifting waves of Generic Decepticons that
charge back and forth.
PRIME (V.0.)
No matter the cost.
PRIME'S CHARGE:A SERIES OF SHOTS
PRIME'S CHARGE
Optimus Prime, leader and hero of the Autobots, is now a huge
tractor trailer truck as he charges into certain doom.
Prime plows through, charging headlong into the Decepticon forces which
separate him from Megatron.
Decepticons fire on him, but he takes the shots, and...
Spinning and whirling like the Sundance Kid, he takes a lot out.
Then, Decepticons attempt to block his charge and Prime, like a
powerback, barrels into them, sending Decepticons flying around like
shards of glass hit by a .45.
... finally, he is engulfed by an incoming swarm, and it
looks like his attack is foiled.
MEGATRON
as he commands his troops.
Then he turns and sees...
MEGATRON
Prime!
PRIME
smashing through a wall of lesser Decepticons.
PRIME
One shall stand, one shall fall.
CLOSE ON MEGATRON
his eyes blazing with hatred.
MEGATRON
Why throw away your life so recklessly?
ON OPTIMUS PRIME
Dirge takes a sneaky leap at him...
Optimus stiff-arms him with a shuddering clank...
...then turns him upside down with one hand and...
...drives him headfirst into the rocky ground, letting him
crumple and fall.
OPTIMUS PRIME
That's a question you should ask yourself.
MEGATRON
No! I'll crush you with my bare hands.
MEGATRON
hurls himself at Optimus Prime...
... both tumble into the walls of the City...
...denting the walls and causing the electronic panels inside to
short circuit, surrounding them with a fiery nimbus of crackling
electrical energy.
Ultra Magnus in car carrier mode barrels out of city carrying
several Autobots. He and the others transform into robot mode
and fire lasers at the Decepticons.
INTERCUT TO HOT ROD, KUP, DANIEL, ARCEE, BLASTER, PERCEPTOR,
fighting their way to the battle of the titans.
HOT ROD
I've got to help Prime!
Punching...
KUP
Stay away lad, that's Prime's fight.
Shooting..
...And charging.
ANGLE ON OPTIMUS AND MEGATRON
Megatron attempts to kick Prime in the throat...
...Prime catches his foot, twists it...
... and hurls Megatron backwards into a metal pile.
MEGATRON
grabs a jagged, spear-like piece of steel and hurls it at
PRIME
The steel "spear" pierces his side and sticks in him as...
... he charges Megatron,
...dodging shots from Megaton's gun to...
...deliver a huge UPPERCUT which...
...lifts Megatron into the air so high that...
...his head butts sharply against overhanging concrete balcony,
mashing him down...
MEGATRON
lands and stealthily slips a laser dagger from his boot, turning
and slashing at...
PRIME
as he comes for him, tearing...
...a gash across Prime's midsection, which spews smoke and
sparks and...
... dropping Prime to one knee.
MEGATRON
(gloating)
Farewell, Prime!
As Megatron hurls the laser dagger as we CHANGE ANGLE to -
OPTIMUS PRIME
as he lifts chunk of broken concrete and catches the laser dagger
on it, tossing it aside as he lunges at-
MEGATRON
who claws his fingers and digs them into Prime's eyes.
MEGATRON
I'll rip out your optics!
Optimus grabs Megatron's clawed hand in one of his hands, twists
it in see-sawing test of strength which...
Optimus wins in a judo toss which sends Megatron -
- skidding face first through steel rubble, in a shower of sparks
until he crashes into the side of the city.
ANGLE ON HOT ROD
He dispatches a Decepticon and turns to Prime.
KUP
knocks two Decepticons on their tails and turns.
KUP
Finish him off, Prime! Do it now!
ON MEGATRON
as he spots a gun on the ground ahead of him
MEGATRON
No more, Optimus Prime! Grant me mercy,
I beg of you!
ANOTHER ANGLE FEATURING OPTIMUS PRIME AND HOT ROD
as Optimus Prime warily moves out to look down at the cowering
Megatron, keeping him in his gun sights.
OPTIMUS PRIME
You who are without mercy now plead for
it? I thought you were made of sterner stuff.
ON HOT ROD
as he sees Megatron go for the gun and leaps out to grapple with
him
HOT ROD
No you don't, Megatron!
MEGATRON AND HOT ROD
as Hot Rod grabs for the Blaster -
- Megatron quickly gets Hot Rod in a headlock and using Hot Rod
as a shield, gets the gun and...
BLASTS PRIME IN THE WOUND HE'D MADE WITH HIS LASER DAGGER
ON OPTIMUS PRIME
his midsection now glowing and smoking, a huge hole where the
Blaster has struck.
ON MEGATRON
firing blaster again and again
MEGATRON
Fall! Fall!
Megatron tosses Hot Rod aside like a rag doll and stands above
the dying Prime.
MEGATRON
I would have waited an eternity for this.
It's over, Prime!
ON OPTIMUS PRIME
as he gathers his remaining strength and smashes Megatron with
both fists clasped together.
OPTIMUS PRIME
(gasping painfully)
N-never!
He bashes in Megatron's torso casing, fracturing the sides which
split, spilling wires, fuses, lights, circuitry. Megatron falls!
Prime falls to his knees, tries to rise, collapses to his side
and falls slowly back.
HOT ROD runs over to him.
HOT ROD
Optimus! Forgive me!
ANOTHER ANGLE- MEGATRON
Starscream and other Decepticons stand over the smoking body.
STARSCREAM
(sarcastic, filled with false sympathy)
How do you feel now, Mighty Megatron?
(he kicks Megatron)
Astrotrain, transform and get us out of here!
MEGATRON (weakly)
Don't leave me Soundwave!
Soundwave bends to help his master.
SOUNDWAVE
As you command Megatron.
ANOTHER ANGLE- ASTROTRAIN
as he MOVES ONTO SCENE in Humanoid mode, showing battle burns
and scars.
Then, he converts to train mode, and rolls through a crowd of
generic Decepticons, crushing many under his wheels, as he makes
his way towards Starscream.
ANGLE ON THE EXODUS
Ramjet, Thrust, Dirge, the Constructicons, Soundwave and his
cassettes, et.al. run towards Astrotrain.
ANGLE ON KUP AND ARCEE
They fight for a moment, then they notice their attackers are
beating feet...
ARCEE
The Decepticons are retreating.
KUP
Prime did it. He turned the tide!
He shoots (O.S.) into...
A CROWD OF DECEPTICONS
Who fight each other for a place on the shuttle.
ANGLE ON STARSCREAM
dragging Megatron by one leg, callously disregarding the way
Megatron's head and upper body BUMP AND GET KNOCKED from
dragging.
THE AUTOBOTS
fire after them, closing ranks on the shuttle, and pouring shots
into the melee.
ANGLE ON ASTROTRAIN
Decepticons make way for Starscream as he tosses the nearly
lifeless Megatron into the shuttle and gets in.
Then, standing at the door, he kicks other Decepticons away.
STARSCREAM
Astrotrain, take off.
ANGLE ON ASTROTRAIN
The shuttle takes off, leaving a number of generic Decepticons
behind, who immediately raise their hands upon realizing that
they are surrounded by Autobots.
DISSOLVE TO:
OPTIMUS PRIME
as he lies on an improvised bier-like platform, a profusion of
electrically discharging tubes and "plasma" bottle devices hooked
up to his arms and into his gaping middle wound.
SCANNERS
emit bleeps and show oscilloscopic patterns but sounds and wave
patterns are steadily growing weaker and weaker.
PERCEPTOR
is bent over Prime, in microscope mode, examining him... He then
transforms and straightens up, his voice strained and cracking
with emotion.
PERCEPTOR
I fear the wounds are fatal.
INTERCUT TO HOT ROD, KUP, ARCEE, DANIEL AND OTHER AUTOBOTS as
they react.
Daniel: Prime, you can't die.
OPTIMUS PRIME
(using remaining strength to make himself heard)
...Do not grieve.... Soon, I shall be one with the matrix.
HOT ROD
Prime!
(looks off at Prime)
HIS P.O.V. - OPTIMUS PRIME
His head is turned so all assembled can see. His eyes flicker
weakly, his voice RUMBLES with overtone of vast weariness and
resignation
OPTIMUS PRIME
(reaches up with right hand with great effort)
Ultra Magnus -- It is to you, old friend,
that I shall pass the Matrix of Leadership, as it was
passed to me...
ANOTHER ANGLE FEATURING ULTRA MAGNUS
as he steps forward unwillingly, mixed grief and surprise on his
face
MAGNUS
But Prime, I'm ... I'm just a soldier, I am not worthy.
OPTIMUS PRIME
(gasping)
Nor was I, but one day, an Autobot shall rise from our ranks and
use the power of the Matrix to light our darkest hour.
TIGHT SHOT - ULTRA MAGNUS AND OPTIMUS PRIME
Ultra Magnus grasps his hand with great emotion
OPTIMUS PRIME
(voice failing, pressing
on with it)
Until that day...
Until all are one...
TIGHTEN SHOT ON ULTRA MAGNUS AND OPTIMUS PRIME
On Prime's chest, a small, secret doorway
opens, and we see something extremely bright glowing in there.
Ultra Magnus, nearly blinded by the intense light, reaches in,
and lifts out --
THE AUTOBOT LEADERSHIP MATRIX,
-- and holds it for a moment in his hand.
ANGLE ON ALL
The bright light, which emanates from the perfect crystal, seems
to blind everybody and washes all color out of the shot.
Then, slowly, Ultra Magnus moves it into his own chest, closes
the door, and the light is gone, save for a momentary, and
extremely powerful glow from his eyes.
ON KUP, HOT ROD, ARCEE AND PERCEPTOR
They are all full of great sorrow.
ON PRIME
Prime's vital signs are fading. His eyes flicker out as he dies.
All is grey.
ON DANIEL
He is crying.
DISSOLVE TO:
UNICRON
Rotating satellite dishes on the surface spark with electricity.
Dissolve inside Unicron to reveal scenes of Prime's death and the
passing of the Matrix to Ultra Magnus playing on various monitors.
Some of the scenes are in slow motion, others are sped up. The
effect should be eerie.
Unicron screams ...
CUT TO:
EXT. ASTROTRAIN
As it whizzes through the Solar System.
ASTROTRAIN
Jettison some weight, or I'll never make it to Cybertron.
INT. ASTROTRAIN
The ship is packed with living, dead and wounded Decepticons.
Starscream addresses them like an Athenian Orator.
STARSCREAM
Fellow Decepticons, Astrotrain has requested we
lighten our burden!
ANGLE ON BONECRUSHER
BONECRUSHER
In that case, I say it's survival of the fittest.
STARSCREAM
Do I hear a second on that?
ASSORTED SHOTS
HEALTHY DECEPTICONS
Aye!
STARSCREAM
And against?
NOT HEALTHY DECEPTICONS (weakly)
Nay!
STARSCREAM
The ayes have it!
A robotic hand flips a switch, and chaos ensues. Strong
Decepticons start heave-hoing the weaker ones out into space.
DECEPTICONS
(AD LIB)
Beat it! Spare me!
ANGLE ON STARSCREAM AND MEGATRON
Starscream picks him up and holds him up by the door.
STARSCREAM (sarcastic)
Oh, how it grieves me to do this.
MEGATRON
Wait, I still function!
Starscream kicks him out.
STARSCREAM
Wanna bet?
MEGATRON IN SPACE - TRACKING
MEGATRON
Starscreeeeeeeam !
Megatron becomes one with the blackness...
INT. THE SHIP
The last of the weak Decepticons is tossed, and the others dust
off their hands.
STARSCREAM
Well, as Megatron has, how shall we say -
departed, I nominate myself as the new leader.
ON THE CONSTRUCTICONS
SCRAPPER
Wait! The Constructicons form Devastator, the
most powerful robot. We should rule.
SOUNDWAVE
Constructicons inferior. Soundwave superior.
BONECRUSHER
Who are you calling inferior?
HOOK
Nobody would follow an uncharismatic
bore like you.
The five cassettes: BUZZSAW, FRENZY, RUMBLE, RAVAGE AND
LASERBEAK pop from his chest transform, and prepare to attack.
RUMBLE
Hey, nobody calls Soundwave uncrazmatic.
FRENZY
Yeah! Let's kick tailgate.
THE CONSTRUCTICONS
try to form Devastator, but...
HOOK
Constructicons, unite!
RUMBLE AND FRENZY
quake the ship so hard with their pile-driver arms that, with the
help of Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Ravage, they keep knocking the
Constructicons off.
RUMBLE/FRENZY
No way!
A nasty battle.
EXT. ASTROTRAIN - SAME TIME
He is flying a very wobbly course past Pluto...
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SPACE - LATER
Megatron and the other dented, dinged and dead Decepticon bodies
float through space.
we follow the wailing Megatron and the others down to:
THE SURFACE OF UNICRON
littering the otherwise beautiful technological expanse.
UNICRON
Megatron ... Welcome, Megatron.
MEGATRON
(looking around)
Who said that?
UNICRON
I am Unicron.
MEGATRON
Show yourself!
UNICRON
I have summoned you here for a purpose.
MEGATRON
Nobody summons Megatron!
UNICRON
Then it pleases me to be the first.
MEGATRON
State your business.
UNICRON
This is my command, you are to destroy the Autobot matrix of
leadership. It is the one thing, the only thing... that can
stand in my way.
MEGATRON
You have nothing to fear. I have already
crushed Optimus Prime with my bare hands.
UNICRON
You exaggerate.
MEGATRON
The point is, he is dead! And the Matrix died with him.
UNICRON
No, the point is you were a fool. The Matrix has been passed
onto their new leader Ultra Magnus. Destroy it for me.
MEGATRON
Why should I? What's in it for me?
UNICRON
Your bargaining posture is highly
dubious ... but very well, I will provide
you with a new body, and new troops to command.
MEGATRON
And...
UNICRON
And nothing. You belong to me now!
MEGATRON
I belong to nobody.
UNICRON
Perhaps I misjudged you. Proceed
on your way to oblivion.
The Mist appears and starts to dissolve Megatron.
MEGATRON
(pleading)
Aaaaagh! No, no, I accept your terms, I accept!!
UNICRON
Excellent! Behold - Galvatron!
X-ray images: wiring, circuitry, etc. flash on and off as a new
and larger being starts to form, changing from the dented Megatron to
a new creation: Galvatron.
THE TRANSFORMATION - CREATION
ends in a blinding flash and Galvatron - who still resembles
Megatron - flexes his muscles and stretches.
UNICRON
And these shall be your minions....
ANGLE ON OTHER DECEPTICONS
Their bodies are turned from battered Decepticons to...
SCOURGE
SCOURGE (Sweep character) is bearded, fanged and ferocious
looking and as soon as he has been CREATED, he roars and
stretches and an ARRAY OF SIMILAR CREATURES - smaller and all
wearing dark and matching uniforms - are INSTANTLY CREATED
FROM OTHERS behind him
UNICRON
Scourge, the tracker....and his huntsmen....the
Sweeps....
ON CYCLONUS (NEW DECEPTICON WITH PLANE TRANSFORM ABILITY)
CYCLONUS is CREATED and then his "armada" of similar; but smaller
and similarly colored and clad creatures are formed.
UNICRON
Cyclonus, the warrior...and his armada ... And
this shall be your ship.
ANGLE FEATURING GALVATRON
He roars with a mad power-rush, gets into Cyclonus and, leading the
armada, takes off for the distant stars.
UNICRON
(loudly proclaiming over
the scene)
Now go, destroy the Autobot matrix of
leadership!
DURING UNICRON'S COMMAND we CHANGE ANGLE TO SHOW
LONG SHOT OF UNICRON
as Galvatron and his newly created force FLY UP AND AWAY with
great speed.
GALVATRON
I will rip open Ultra Magnus and every other Autobot until
the Matrix is destroyed. To Cybertron!
CUT TO:
THE DECEPTICON HALL OF HEROES - STARSCREAM
This is the closest thing the Decepticons have to a throne room.
It is a massive, circular room with tombs of old leaders, and a
raised area where Starscream stands.
STARSCREAM AND OTHERS
The Decepticon plane looks slightly ridiculous with cloak on his
shoulders and Thrust and Ramjet at his side, weapons held high,
but ready for action should anybody question Starscream's rule.
In front of him stands Astrotrain holding a huge Metallic CROWN
over his head.
OTHER DECEPTICONS
in neat ranks but their grim expressions show their displeasure.
The TRUMPETERS blare loudly, causing Starscream to become impatient
with their interruptions.
STARSCREAM
(preening)
Get on with the ceremony!
The trumpets are blasted to small bits.
STARSCREAM
My fellow Decepticons, as your new leader, I...
Dirge and others react to SMALL EXPLOSIONS and look up and off.
Starscream looks where others are looking and reacts.
HIS P.O.V. - GALVATRON AND HIS FORCES
as they descend in Hall of Heroes and Galvatron moves out to
confront Starscream
ON STARSCREAM AND GALVATRON
STARSCREAM
Who disrupts my coronation?
GALVATRON
Coronation, Starscream? This is bad comedy!
STARSCREAM
Megatron, is that you?
GALVATRON
Here's a hint!
HIS P.O.V -GALVATRON
as Galvatron transforms into cannon, FIRING A HUGE BURST
ON STARSCREAM
as BLAST hits him. For a moment, he retains his shape then piece
by piece, he falls apart.
STARSCREAM melts horribly into a pile of shards and dust, as his crown,
covered with ruby, almost bloodlike shards, clatters to the ground.
Silence.
GALVATRON
He transforms back to robot mode and confronts other Decepticons
boastfully.
GALVATRON
Will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?
ON DECEPTICONS - THRUST, DIRGE, ASTROTRAIN, BONECRUSHER, ET. AL.
PAN for their reactions as they ponder for a brief beat and then
exchange looks.
FRENZY
What'd he say his name was?
GALVATRON
Galvatron.
DECEPTICONS
LONG LIVE GALVATRON! GALVATRON!
CUT TO:
UNICRON
Bit by bit, we see new sections of the planet being generated.
Then, his claws open, and the sinister cloud pours out.
He's about to do the big munch on...
THE FIRST MOON OF CYBERTRON -
PUSH IN TO - JAZZ AND CLIFFJUMPER
Standing outside the "netted" complex, looking off at...
UNICRON
A strange, LOUD HUM fills the air and the ground heaves and
SHAKES beneath their feet
JAZZ
Where'd that come from?!
CLIFFJUMPER
Who cares? I'm more worried about where it's going!
JAZZ
(on communicator device)
Talk to me, Earth! We got a situation
out here!
CUT TO:
AUTOBOT CITY- EARTH -LONG SHOT
Autobot City is almost rebuilt, and we see Kup and Hot Rod working
with other Autobots to move large panels into position. In the
background, two huge SPACE SHUTTLES are almost completed and
Ultra Magnus is directing the work. During this ESTABLISHING
SERIES OF SHOTS, we HEAR JAZZ'S VOICE OVER
JAZZ (V.0.-FILTER)
Roger Me. Wilco me. Anything? Hello.
Hello Earth.
CUT TO:
OUTSIDE OF LARGE SPACE SHUTTLE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Springer and Arcee fit a hull section in place with Daniel
motioning to them, directing the action.
BLASTER
He reacts to muffled transmission from Jazz.
BLASTER
I'm pickin' up a faint signal!
BLASTER TRANSFORMS to blaster mode and Jazz's VOICE is broadcast
loud and clear causing Springer, Arcee and Daniel to react
JAZZ (V.0.-ON FILTER)
This is Jazz. A gi-normous weird lookin'
planet just showed up in the suburbs of
Cybertron.
CLIFFJUMPER
And it's attacking Moonbase one ...
STATIC obscures the message
ULTRA MAGNUS
Jazz! Cliffjumper!
CUT TO:
THE FIRST MOON
it is covered by Unicron's energy field, and slowly seems to
dissolve.
ANOTHER ANGLE FEATURING UNICRON
as great maw works more intensely crushing bits of the planet.
CUT TO:
JAZZ AND CLIFFJUMPER ON THAT MOON
as quakes, tremors and cyclonic winds toss and tear at all
structures on the moon and the energy field closes in on Jazz and
Cliff jumper - who, using handholds every step of the way - get
into
AN ESCAPE POD VEHICLE
as Unicron looms larger, larger, the energy field seems to
dissolve the landscape.
JAZZ
Got ... to ... blast free ... if we can ...
They get in and start retro blasters, the flame of blasters
whirling in wild winds as moon is engulfed.
CUT TO:
CLIFFJUMPER (V.0.)
Ignition and....
SOUNDS of torrential winds, quakes, etc as moon is quickly
becoming Unicron's lunch.
JAZZ (V.0.)
Hit it!
ON ESCAPE POD
as it BLASTS OFF and away from Unicron with an EXPLOSION.
For a moment, it looks like they are going to get clean away,
but...
ANOTHER ANGLE
Suddenly it is pulled deep into Unicron.
ANOTHER ANGLE- THE MOON
as Moon shatters like a hollow egg and is sucked completely into
Unicron's maw which closes around it with a snap.
CUT TO:
EXT. AUTOBOT CITY -- ULTRA MAGNUS
He has a portable communication device. Spike and Bumblebee can be
seen on it. Springer, Kup, the Dinobots, Blurr and Hot Rod
look on amid general gathering of Autobots. Arcee holds Daniel
up on her shoulder so he can see. Blaster is in b.g.
SPIKE
This is Spike and Bumblebee up here on moonbase 2.
BUMBLEBEE
This... thing, this monster planet just ripped the first moon
to shreds.
SPIKE
And it's heading this way.
BUMBLEBEE
We'll try 'n slow it down...
SPIKE
But you'd better get here fast, cause we're not gonna....
Suddenly, static obscures the transmission.
DANIEL
Dad!
Cut to moonbase 2 with Spike and Bumblebee. Rumbling is deafening.
SPIKE
Bumblebee, activate the explosives. If this doesn't stop it,
nothing will.
BUMBLEBEE
The explosives are activated, lets get outta here. Hurry,
it's gonna blow!
The moon is eaten and explodes; the shuttle is rocked by the explosion.
BUMBLEBEE & SPIKE
All right! Hooray. We've done it. Way to go. Ha ha....
BUMBLEBEE
Look!
Shot of Unicron, not even dented.
SPIKE
It isn't even dented. Oh SHIT, what are we gonna do now?
BUMBLEBEE
We're being sucked into it!
CUT TO:
GALVATRON IN DECEPTICON HALL OF HEROES
Silence. No more winds. No more movement.
GALVATRON
How dare Unicron?!
(defiant)
Cybertron and all its moons belong to
me... Aaaaaaaaaargh!
ANOTHER ANGLE ON GALVATRON
Galvatron is struck down with pain as Unicron uses his variety of
psychic attack on him. His body starts to twist, making him writhe in
agony, powerless to resist ...
SCOURGE
But remember we belong to him!
GALVATRON
I belong to nobody!
He falls painfully down a LARGE FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
GALVATRON
(gasping for breath, writhing, nods)
I....will obey, Unicron! Decepticons, to Earth!
The torture stops and Galvatron clutches his throat and tries to
regain his composure as we...
CUT TO: EARTH.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Autobots, prepare to board the shuttles.
This new menace is more dangerous than all the
Decepticons put together. Somehow we must
destroy it before it devours Cybertron.
DANIEL
But what about my dad? He-he's on the moon
between that monster and Cybertron.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Daniel, we'll do everything we can for Spike.
SPRINGER
And what do we do when we get there? If that thing crunches
moons it's gonna make short work of us.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Maybe the Matrix can stop it.
HOT ROD
You're right! It can.
KUP
What do you know about it lad?
HOT ROD
I just got this feeling...
Hot Rod looks up and sees something.
SPRINGER
Look!
THE AUTOBOTS TURN TO SEE
POV - ANGLE ON ATTACKING DECEPTICONS
Decepticon ships seem to dive from nowhere to attack the
Autobots.
ULTRA MAGNUS
To the shuttles!
ANGLE ON DECEPTICON JETS
Galvatron is in the lead.
GALVATRON
I, Galvatron, will crush you just as Megatron
crushed Prime!
ULTRA MAGNUS
And you'll die trying just like Megatron!
Ultra Magnus fires Laser and hits Galvatron.
GALVATRON
Aaaaaaaagh! Autobot scrap!
SCOURGE
You want me to gut Ultra Magnus?
GALVATRON
There are plenty of Autobots for you.
Ultra Magnus is mine!
THE BATTLE - QUICK CUT
Decepticons dive on fleeing Autobots.
ANGLE - ARCEE AND DANIEL
As Daniel looks up and Arcee moves over to him protectively.
Hot Rod looks at Arcee in the same way she is looking at Daniel.
ARCEE
Stay close to me, Daniel...
HOT ROD
(to Arcee)
And you better stay close to me...
Arcee pulls Hot Rod toward her before he gets hit by a laser.
ARCEE (smiling)
No, you'd better stay close to me.
Blurr is trying to get Grimlock into Shuttle with the rest of the
Dinobots as Decepticon FIRE COMES IN ALL AROUND. Grimlock is like
a "spooked horse" refusing to be shut in the barn
BLURR
(pleading with him, shoving him, talking very, very rapidly)
NiceDino,GoodDino,SweetDino,WontYouStepIntoTheNiceSpaceship,
Please,PrettyPlease,PrettyPrettyPlease,NiceDino,GoodDino,
WithSugarOnTopAndACherryAndSomeWhippedCream,NiceDino,
GoodDino,SweetDino?
GRIMLOCK
(sticking head out past struggling Blurr)
Me, Grimlock, not "nice Dino!" Me bash brains!
HIS P.O.V. - SEVERAL DECEPTICON JETS COMING AT HIM
GRIMLOCK
He gives FIRE BREATHING BLAST AT JETS as they go by STRAFING THE
SHUTTLE, SHOTS RICOCHETING AROUND GRIMLOCK AND BLURR
THE DECEPTICON JETS
as Grimlock's BLAST SETS THEM ALL ON FIRE and they spin into one
another as we CHANGE ANGLE TO
ULTRA MAGNUS
as Kup, Hot Rod and Arcee MOVE INTO SCENE BEHIND HIM
MAGNUS
Blurr, get the Dinobots in the shuttle.
BLURR
I'mTryingToGetThemInTheShuttleUltraMagnus,CauseIKnowWeCan'tLaunch
TillIGetThemInTheShuttleButICan'tSeemToGetThemInTheShuttleCause
They'reImpossibleImpossibleImpossible!
ULTRA MAGNUS
Okay forget it. Kup, Hot Rod, you guys get the Dinobots aboard
and get out of here!
HOT ROD
Come on you big bozo, get in the shuttle.
KUP AND HOT ROD
as they run into Dinobot Shuttle, retracting their entry ramp in
HAIL OF FIRE FROM SCOURGE AND HIS SWEEPS.
ON SCOURGE
as he TRANSFORMS to Humanoid mode and shouts orders, FIRING AT
Blurr who BLURRS PAST and then at Arcee who also WHIPS BY
IN DINOBOT SHUTTLE
as Hot Rod squeezes past Sludge Swoop, and Slag to join Kup who
is already at control deck where Grimlock sticks his head down to
look out the window. Kup shoves him aside.
KUP
This reminds me of the battle on Alpha 9 - the
Petro-Rabbits were...(annoyed) Grimlock, get your
noodle out of my face!
(starts throwing switches)
GRIMLOCK
Me, Grimlock, love Kup's war stories!
KUP
You're living one now!
(to Hot Rod)
Engage the boosters for Cybertron's sake!
Hot Rod nods and quickly passes his hand over bank of SWITCHES
all of which GLOW AND PULSE with the action.
ANOTHER ANGLE
as DECEPTICON FIREBALL COMES UP and SPLATTERS AGAINST WINDOW,
sending tongues of fire running across the glass behind Hot Rod's
head
BACK TO KUP AND GRIMLOCK
Grimlock still trying to stick his face in the control panel as
Kup works furiously and more DECEPTICON FIRE HITS THE SHIP
GRIMLOCK
(to Kup)
Tell Grimlock about Petro-Rabbits again.
KUP
(muttering, using joystick)
I'll give you Petro-Rabbits. Contact!
The Shuttle lurches and shakes
ANGLE ON SHUTTLE WITH DINOBOTS
It takes off amidst a hail of Decepticon fire.
ON CYCLONUS AND HIS "WING" OF PLANES
as they bank down toward RISING SHUTTLE FAR BELOW.
Jets streak down toward upward rising Shuttle as we
CUT TO:
ANOTHER PART OF SHUTTLE LAUNCH AREA
Springer springs onto scene with Daniel, Ultra Magnus and
Perceptor are guarding the entry ramp, firing at Decepticons.
SPRINGER
(to Daniel)
Looks like we're shipmates, squirt!
DANIEL
All right!
SPRINGER
But if you get space sick, you're gonna
walk home.
ANOTHER ANGLE FEATURING ULTRA MAGNUS AND PERCEPTOR
Blurr blurs up ramp. Arcee reaches the ramp as the shuttle takes
off horizontally.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Hurry!
DANIEL
Wait Ultra Magnus, Arcee's still out there.
Show her running alongside.
ON BOARD THE SHUTTLE- ANGLE ON SPRINGER
as he reaches down for Arcee.
SPRINGER
Jump!
ON ARCEE
still going up the ramp while the shuttle slowly leaves the
ground.
Just as the wind and gravity are about to knock her off, she
jumps up and...
INSIDE THE SHUTTLE
Springer grabs her hand and pulls her in, narrowly avoiding a
barrage - She makes it only through an incredible feat of strength and
luck.
Daniel is watching, terrified.
DANIEL (sighs)
That was close.
Concussion of Decepticon hit rocks the shuttle
SPRINGER
Believe it or not, this is the fun part.
ANGLE ON RUNWAY
The Shuttle's rockets surge, melting the pursuing Sweeps as the
Shuttle hits the sky and soars upwards.
DISSOLVE TO:
DEEP AND SERENE SPACE - ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE AND DINOBOT
SHUTTLE
ULTRA MAGNUS (V.0.)
Congratulations Autobots, we've lost
them, so rest while you can.
INT. DINOBOT SHUTTLE - KUP
Kup sits spinning yarns, leaning back in chair as Grimlock,
Sludge, Slag and Swoop lie, lounge, sit with chin on hands, all
listening like little kids to a bedtime story - in rapt attention
KUP
Yep, I remember the dust was so thick off Beta 4 you
had to use windshield wipers on your optic
fibers....
GRIMLOCK
(impatiently)
Me, Grimlock, know all about wipers!
Want to hear good part of story!
SWOOP (beating wings rapidly, excitedly)
Good part, come Kup! Tell Swoop good part!
KUP
Okay, okay, so the dust was really thick. And then this gigantic
Ickyak came tromping and stomping down the mountain, flame
spewing out of its nostrils, and I thought for sure...
ON HOT ROD
He is practicing sparring with a SPINNING AUTO-COMBATANT.
HOT ROD
Hey Kup, don't you think we have better things to do now
than tell old stories?
KUP
Like what?
HOT ROD
Like maybe figure out how we're going to rescue our friends
and save Cybertron?
GRIMLOCK
No, tell story!
DINOBOTS (various)
Shhhh. Quiet. Tell story. We want to hear story.
Tell story!
Hot Rod looks briefly at the Auto-Combatant, sees its opening, and
kicks hell out of it.
AUTO COMBATANT
(mechanically, quickly)
Time out, time out, time out!
Suddenly, the shuttle rocks from impact and SPARKS and flames
shoot out of a large hole in the wall ...
ON ULTRA MAGNUS AT CONSOLE INTERCOM
Steeled.
ON GALVATRON ON "BRIDGE" OF FLAT TOP
as he presses firing button
ANGLE ON GALVATRON'S CARRIER
particularly deadly looking missiles shoot out.
ANGLE ON THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE
It zooms towards a whopper of a planet, surrounded by several
small moons. We will later learn that this planet is Quintesson,
but for now, it's mysterious.
The moleculon missiles streak after it like sidewinders.
INT. THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE
Kup and Hot Rod pilot the thing for all it's worth.
HOT ROD
They're closing on us!
KUP
Yep, like the shrikebats of Dromedon!
HOT ROD
How'd you beat them?
KUP
I'm trying to remember...there were an awful
lot of casualties that day...
ANGLE ON THE SHUTTLE AND MISSILES
The missiles streak toward them.
KUP (O.S.)
Oh yeah, we inverted polarities.
With that, the ship seems to stop, on a dime, in mid air!
The missiles zoom past it.
INT. THE SHIP (KUP AND HOT ROD)
Hot Rod watches wide-eyed, as Kup watches ahead warily, hands on
the controls.
ANGLE OUT THE VIEWSCREEN
Suddenly, the moleculon missiles reverse course and start coming
back.
HOT ROD
They're coming back!
ANGLE ON THE MISSILES
The missiles sidewind towards them, then their paths cross and
BOOOM!
Everything flashes white.
ANGLE ON THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE
They have detonated harmlessly.
INT. THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE
Kup and Hot Rod look forward, their eyes, blinking, as if
strained.
HOT ROD
Alright, we survived that.
KUP
Yeah, but will we survive this?
EXT. ANGLE ON THE SHIP
It sits next to a gigantic alien-made moon. Suddenly, a hatch
opens and a massive grabber that looks like a lobster claw
shoots out at it.
ANGLE ON HOT ROD
He sees the claw coming out of the viewscreen.
ANGLE THROUGH THE VIEWSCREEN
The claw snaps on the front of the ship, smashing the window
and...
ANOTHER ANGLE
crushing the area between Hot Rod and Kup.
CUT TO:
GALVATRON PURSUING ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE.
GALVATRON
Cyclonus, transform and attack.
He does, into a jet, and nicks the shuttle.
The other shuttle, is, of course, faring even worse.
DINOBOT SHUTTLE - CRASHING
KUP
I can't control it.
HOT ROD
We're gonna crash!
SPACE - ANGLE ON THE SHIP
As it explodes, flinging the Autobots inside down toward the
Quintesson's planet.
CUT TO:
INT. ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE - ULTRA MAGNUS, SPRINGER
as they man control panel in cockpit. In the background, Blurr
and Arcee work to patch other holes in hull and Daniel helps
them.
Perceptor slowly plots coordinates on light-up table, oblivious
to
SHAKES AND ROCKINGS of their ship.
SPRINGER
Kup and Hot Rod just bought it!
ULTRA MAGNUS
I can't deal with that now.
SPRINGER
Face it, Magnus, the Decepticons 're
gonna dog us until they see us dead!
Ultra Magnus nods solemnly.
ULTRA MAGNUS
(cryptic)
Then that's exactly what they're gonna
see. Prepare for emergency separation.
PERCEPTOR
That's too dangerous.
ULTRA MAGNUS
What choice do we have?
CUT TO:
THE DECEPTICON FLAT TOP AND CYCLONUS' ARMADA
ON GALVATRON
as he works controls which eject more Moleculon Missiles.
HIS P.O.V. - ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE
electrical outline envelopes it and there is a...
... blinding flash after which...
... remnants of the hull and superstructure explode toward camera
and past camera accompanied by explosive sound and then, silence!
... Where the shuttle had been there is now...nothing! just loose
asteroids and clouds of space dust
CYCLONUS
The Autobots have been terminated!
GALVATRON
Excellent, and the Matrix with them.
Suddenly, Galvatron's body begins to twist, and he writhes in
pain.
GALVATRON (CONT)
No, Unicron, why? Take me to Unicron, take me now! Aaaagh!
LONG SHOT ON THE HUGE FLAT TOP
as it veers off and away from the space cloud, followed by
Cyclonus' Armada.
Hold for a beat, and then CLOSE IN on the dust cloud as...
... part of Ultra Magnus' shuttle flies into the clear.
ANGLE ON THE COCKPIT
Arcee, Perceptor, Springer, Blurr are crowded together in cramped
remnant of cockpit as Daniel and Ultra Magnus sit at the control
deck
ARCEE
Did we have to let them detonate 3 quarters of the ship?
SPRINGER
Seeing how they would have detonated
four quarters, I think it was a good choice.
ARCEE
But how are we going to get there in this wreck?
ULTRA MAGNUS
Perceptor, can you locate a place to set down for repairs?
PERCEPTOR
Gamma waves in this region of space create marginal
navigation probabilities ...
(looks at Ultra Magnus, realizes he's overdoing it again,
clears his throat)
however, ahem, yes I believe I can - the planet of Junk is in
this vicinity.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Then let's go for it.
LONG SHOT- SHUTTLE CHANGING COURSE TOWARD LARGE DISTANT PLANET
which we see as dim shadow on the edge of space
CUT TO:
A small, falling object appears high above Quintesson and hurtles
down, down, over and over until it is in view and we see it is...
HOT ROD
still cart-wheeling down toward the planet below, trying to change
the angle of his fall
HOT ROD - TRACKING
He plummets down through layers of atmosphere and continues to
fall past shiny rock pinnacles of unusual construction as we
CHANGE ANGLE TO
AERIAL VIEW OVER A VAST SEA OF LIQUID ENERGY
as Hot Rod falls into the sea, we CUT TO
THE SILVERY ENERGY SEA
Hot Rod sinks to the bottom where he collides with...
... a metallic reef, bounces, manages to right himself, shaking
his head as he regains equilibrium , and...
Then he transforms into auto mode modified for undersea action
and starts riding off as he calls through intercom.
HOT ROD
(bubbling, filtered voice)
Kup....Grimlock? Slag!.... Anybody?
WE FOLLOW him through undersea world as he rounds a "corner" of
the Reef Wall and reacts
HIS P.O.V. - A HUGE, MECHANICAL - SQUID CREATURE
The ROBOTOID SQUID is tearing Kup to pieces and tossing the
pieces across the ocean floor with its silvery metal tentacles
ON HOT ROD
KUP
Hot Rod! Help me!
He transforms and blasts...
THE SQUID
angrily streaks toward Hot Rod.
HOT ROD
Fires at the Squid, but not stopping him.
ANOTHER ANGLE
Hot Rod's shot plinks off a couple of tentacles, but the squid
keeps coming...
... Wraps his tentacles around Hot Rod and starts crushing...
... Hot Rod looks like he's about to be crushed, but he...
... Shoots
... Its hideous Optical Sensor.
THE SQUID
releases a laser print ink stream which boils out in the water in
a series of dots and "x" shapes and retreats.
HOT ROD
lowers his head and blows blast of air through head-piece. The
air blast clears the water , revealing Kup.
ON HOT ROD AND KUP
as Hot Rod kneels
HOT ROD
Kup, Kup!
KUP
Help ...
HOT ROD
Kup, talk to me.
CLOSE ON KUP'S HEAD
KUP
(bubbling as he speaks)
F-f-f-fix me.
HOT ROD
Sure, Kup....right away!
Hot Rod gathers up Kup's parts and carries him off and above water.
DISSOLVE TO:
THE EDGE OF A HUGE, SHADOWY PLANET IN SPACE
as Ultra Magnus' Shuttle is BUFFETED BY WINDS AND STORMS as it
enters the atmosphere of JUNKION.
INT. THE SHUTTLE
as it SHAKES AND RATTLES VIOLENTLY
ULTRA MAGNUS
Brace for impact!
ON SHUTTLE - TRACKING
It plummets through the mountains and canyons of junk, narrowly
avoiding crashing, but frequently hitting junk pinnacles or sides
of junk walls, and causing avalanches of junk.
By the time the ship lands, it is nearly indistinguishable from
the junk.
INT. THE SHUTTLE
Everyone is in a jumbled tangle - Ultra Magnus beneath Blurr,
Perceptor upside down and hanging from torn end of stairway,
Arcee crouched over Daniel and Springer with half his body
sticking through the hull.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Say something, anybody!
Longish pause.
SPRINGER
(pulling himself free of hull wall)
Remind me to give the Auto Pilot a raise...
ARCEE
Daniel?
Daniel creeps out from under Arcee and shakes bits of broken
metal and dust off his shoulders.
DANIEL
I... I'm okay.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Let's try to salvage this thing.
Ultra Magnus starts for door followed by Blurr who takes up a saw
and tool belt and Perceptor who rolls up Shuttle Plans as Daniel
moves out to join them.
DANIEL
Can I help?
SPRINGER
It's rough out there, kid.
ARCEE
as she steps forward with a smile, a strange GRID LIKE "SUIT" in
her hand
ARCEE
I think Daniel can make himself useful
with this. It was Spike's exo-suit.
DANIEL
Dad's exo-suit, he told me all about it!
ARCEE
Here, try it on.
She starts helping him into the exo-suit.
ON DANIEL
as he gets inside the "suit" which fits over his body like a
grid-work metal "cage."
Daniel clips "cage" of Exo-Suit shut and stands up inside the
gridwork which makes him taller and broader.
ARCEE
Now try to walk, come on you can do it.
He suddenly starts moving rapidly backwards, then sideways, then
forward, then bounces off
walls...
SPRINGER
Just think about what you want to
do before you do it!
DANIEL
It's kinda tricky, whoa, uhh!
He suddenly flips back and forth oddly then regains his feet
and leans way over against Arcee for support.
She laughs and pats his shoulder.
ARCEE
Keep on practicing, you'll get the hang of it.
ON MAGNUS AT DOOR
as he sends down RAMP and motions to the others curtly
ULTRA MAGNUS
Come on, showtime's over, we've got work to do.
(he starts out)
EXT. THE SHUTTLE
as Springer, Arcee, Daniel et.al. come down the ramp and look
around at the lush "vegetation" of growing junk clumps all around
them and a long vista of junk mountains and spires of weathered
junk-rock.
DANIEL (V.0.)
(whistles)
This must be the junk capital of the
universe!
LONG SHOT- DANIEL AND THE OTHERS
as they start DIGGING for parts to repair their ship, dozens of
sinister JUNKIONS begin to emerge from the junk to watch them. The
leader, WRECK-GAR, is a great evil-looking type with a long red beard
and moustache. He talks quickly and with an English accent. Scary
fellow, and the weapons don't help either. He speaks to his fellow
Junkions:
WRECK-GAR
Stop thief! No welcome wagon "hello stranger!" with that good
coffee flavor for you.
OTHER JUNKIONS
(in guttural, rusty, metallic rumble)
Yeah, yeah, or your money back!
WRECK-GAR (murderously)
Offer expires while you wait. Operators are standing by...
ZOOM IN on Wreck-Gar's big evil grin.
DISSOLVE TO:
KUP AND HOT ROD ON THE RED DESERT SHORE OF THE ENERGY SEA
Kup stands impatiently while Hot Rod reassembles him.
HOT ROD
That does it. Well, what do you think?
Kup feels his elbow joint, twists his neck side to side and gets
creaks and squeaks and moves legs in odd, creaky way as he is
trying himself out.
KUP
(a beat, then grimaces)
Of all the circuit glitched diode blowing dim wittery... you left
a piece out!
HOT ROD
No way, you're just a little stiff.
Kup cools off and tries to walk.
KUP
(moving up and back, bending arms and hands, CREAKING, CLUNKING,
SQUEAKING)
Anyway, all things considered you did an amazing job lad. Amazing.
HOT ROD
(brightening)
Really?
KUP
(rotates arm rapidly)
Yeah, you even got rid of a nasty burr on my rotator! Now, let's
find the Dinobots and get off this twisted planet.
They transform.
DISSOLVE TO:
ANOTHER PART OF QUINTESSON
Kup and Hot Rod drive along a swampy, marshy area.
Suddenly, there are several loud gurgles, and we can see the
shapes of something terrible emerging through the muck. They are forced
to transform back.
Hot Rod spins to fire, but Kup bats down his arm.
PAN TO SHOW
EIGHT SHARKTICONS (in humanoid mode) surrounding them. The
Sharkticons are smaller than the Autobots, but they look ugly and
vicious.
KUP
Don't act hostile. I'll use the universal greeting.
HOT ROD
Universal Greeting?
KUP
Watch. I'll have them eating out of
my hand.
Kup holds out his hands to show that he has no weapon. Then, he
addresses them...
KUP
Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong...
HOT ROD
(mocking, mimicking)
Bah-weep-Graaagnah wheep ni ni bong?
The Sharkticons look interested.
SHARKTICONS
(GROWL VERSION OF THE SAME
THING)
Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong...
KUP
See, the Universal greeting works every time.
(pause)
Now, without making any sudden moves,
give them an Energon goody.
Kup reaches into his belt, presses a button and pulls out an
Energon cube. Hot Rod, somewhat suspicious of the whole process
does the same.
They hold out the cubes and two of the Sharkticons take the
Energon cubes, like dogs getting a treat.
Then, the other six show up looking for cubes.
HOT ROD
This is getting expensive!
KUP
Don't worry, they'll reciprocate.
They each hand out three Energon goodies to the remaining six
Sharkticons... The Sharkticons eat them happily.
Then, they back off, eyeing the two Autobots with menace.
HOT ROD
I thought they were supposed to reciprocate.
The Sharkticons glare hungrily at them.
HOT ROD (to Sharkticons)
No more.
KUP
(gesturing)
Empty.
Suddenly, the Sharkticons transform to their vicious mode and
lunge at them.
The two robots, taken by surprise, fall backwards.
PAN FROM the fallen robots to an area behind a tree. For just a
moment, we see a small yellow Autobot in robot mode. There, then,
as quickly as we realize what it is, it transforms into auto mode
and vanishes in a flash.
It was Wheelie.
THE SHARKTICON CAMP ON QUINTESSON - KUP, HOT ROD AND SHARKTICONS
Sharkticons march Kup and Hot Rod into a HOLDING PEN within a
walled compound.
As we FOLLOW THEM INTO PEN we PULL BACK and PAN to establish that
entry procession is being watched by...
THE QUINTESSONS
slender, spindly framed robotic creatures with oversized five
sided heads, each side bearing a different mechanistic face with
a different expression on each - smiling, angry, grimacing,
suspicious and the fifth face is not yet to be seen.
As Hot Rod and Kup are led to certain death in the Quintesson
dungeons, harsh, dissonant, metallic and terrifying music plays,
underscoring the brutal evil they face.
KUP (V.0.)
Reminds me of the Niter Slave Mines on
Golgonath Seven....
HOT ROD
Every place reminds you of some place
else.....
KUP (V.0.)
Experience, lad. You should learn to appreciate
it.
HOT ROD
A lot of good it's done us so far!
KUP
Hey, what's going on over there?
ON HOT ROD AND KUP
as Hot Rod looks around and reacts sharply
HIS P.O.V.- THE QUINTESSONS
INQUISITOR
Has the imperial magistrate reached a verdict?
Show the judge, a mechanical construct made up of several rotating
heads, none pleasant. Actually there are five of them, giving the
Quintesson name some actual significance.
JUDGE
I have.
INQUISITOR
Guilty or innocent?
JUDGE
Innocent.
INQUISITOR
Feed him to the Sharkticons.
VICTIM
(as he is thrown off the plank) Aaaaaaaagh ...
JUDGE
Hahahahahaha(change faces)hahahahahahaha
(change faces)hahahahahaha(change faces)hahahahahahaha...
RESUME ON HOT ROD AND KUP
as Sharkticons shove and prod them, JOLTING them into the holding
pen and locking the gate.
HOT ROD
(looking around)
We've got to get a new travel agent.
SHARKTICONS
Ba wheep graaaghna wheep ni ni bong.
They are thrown into a dark cell.
HOT ROD
What is this place?
PAN FROM HIS P.O.V. - CELL
as a figure moves forward slightly and speaks in a harsh, bass'o
voice. It is KRANIX. We saw him in the first scene, escaping
from his planet when Unicron ate it.
KRANIX
The world of the savage Sharkticons and their cruel masters
the Quintessons. I am Kranix. My planet was destroyed by
Unicron.
HOT ROD
Unicron? Who's Unicron?
KRANIX
A planet that devours everything in its path.
KUP
So that's the monster's name.
Suddenly, the Sharkticons roar in...
KRANIX
No please, I'm the last (gagged by Sharkticons) No, no!
All turn and look off, reacting as they grab
Kranix and pull him back out the door.
HOT ROD
Let him go! (runs into electrified bars) Aaaagh!
ANOTHER ANGLE - INCLUDING THE LEAD QUINTESSON (INQUISITOR)
as he points at Kup and Hot Rod
INQUISITOR
Soon, you too shall receive your sentence.
THEIR POV - OUT THE WINDOW THE ARENA
Kranix stands on what almost looks like a wide diving board over
a watery (or oily) pit teeming with Sharkticons.
INQUISITOR
Has the imperial Magistrate reached a verdict?
JUDGE
I have.
INQUISITOR
Guilty or innocent?
KRANIX
Spare me this mockery of justice.
INQUISITOR
I repeat, guilty ... or innocent?
JUDGE
Innocent.
ON KRANIX
Suddenly, the Robot is dumped into a pit of teeming Sharkticons
and there is a mad frenzy.
KRANIX
Aaaagh ... !
In moments, he is no more.
ANGLE ON KUP
He watches grimly through the bars.
KUP
Not the end I'd wish for, lad.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. THE PRIMROSE PATH
The Dinobots are attempting a search party. They step along the
primrose path, not noticing as sinister things start to happen all
around them.
SWOOP
Me Swoop no see nothing.
GRIMLOCK
Me, Grimlock, positive Hot Rod and Kup close!
ANGLE ON THE GROUND - IN FRONT OF SLAG
Suddenly, a section of stones drops away in front of Slag
revealing a spiked pit...
SLAG
Me, Slag say you are full of beryllium balony.
He is just about to fall in when...
ANGLE ON GRIMLOCK AND SLAG
Grimlock, in dino mode, slaps him with his tail, knocking him
away an instant before he steps into the hole...
GRIMLOCK
Me, Grimlock, say you full of cesium salami!
Slag gets up...
SLAG
Beryllium balony!
ANGLE ON GRIMLOCK
He is about to pounce on Slag when a SQUEAKY, ODDLY CHILDISH VOICE
speaks from 0.S.
SQUEAKY VOICE (WHEELIE)
Friends find. Look behind.
HIS P.O.V. - WHEELIE
WHEELIE is the Wolf Boy of Quintesson - an Autobot who's been
evading the Sharkticons since his parents' ship crashed, killing
everybody else in his party. He wears a necklace of Sharkticon
teeth, packs a three bladed laser knife and a special SLING which
hurls FIRE STONES.
He fears nothing, especially the Dinobots, and he cockily struts
into the clear...
... walks right up Sludge's tail onto Sludge's back and then
shinnies up his neck and jumps onto...
... Slag's head where he stands eye to eye with Grimlock
WHEELIE
You go wrong way, you fool I say!
GRIMLOCK AND WHEELIE
GRIMLOCK
(eyes blaze, furious)
Me, Grimlock, "fool?"
WHEELIE
(smiling breezily)
Picture you got. Now fool you not!
(he laughs in a wild, metallic cackle)
Grimlock raises a claw to swipe Wheelie off Slag's head.
GRIMLOCK
Me, Grimlock, no like you!
ON WHEELIE
as he scowls and quickly loads FIRESTONE IN SLING and slings it
onto Grimlock's nose where it EXPLODES making Grimlock yowl and
pull back, feeling his reddened nose and speaking through his
nose angrily
GRIMLOCK
(continuing)
Doooooooow! Why boy hit by dose?
WHEELIE
(folds arms across his chest)
Wheelie say, find friends today!
(nods defiantly)
Grimlock and Slag react.
GRIMLOCK
Me Grimlock say, we on our way!
The odd team walks toward the chamber as we cut to ...
EXT. UNICRON
Galvatron stands upon the demonic planet, in an extremely
contorted position.
GALVATRON
Unicron, why do you torture me?!
VARIOUS ANGLES ON UNICRON
We have no idea where this godly voice is coming from, but this
place sure is spooky.
UNICRON
You have failed.
GALVATRON
No, Unicron. Ultra Magnus is dead, and the matrix destroyed!
UNICRON
The matrix has not been destroyed.
(pause)
And Ultra Magnus lives, on the planet of Junk. Stalk him.
Tear him apart. And destroy the Matrix.
CUT TO:
DEEP SPACE - THE PLANET JUNKION
ANGLE ON ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE
as Arcee and Springer work on the ship, while Perceptor watches.
PERCEPTOR
Make sure the fittings are securely welded.
ANGLE ON BLURR
as he uses FLAME JETS FROM FINGER TIPS TO WELD joints where new
"canopy" is fitted
BLURR
(very fast, as usual)
AbsolutelyPositivelyDefinitly,IWouldn'tHaveItAnyOtherWay,AnyOther
WayAtAll!
WIDE SHOT TO INCLUDE DANIEL
carrying something enormous and heavy
DANIEL
Whoa, this exo-suit's fantastic! I think I'm starting to get
the hang of it.
WRECK-GAR AND JUNKIONS IN HIDING
Wreck-Gar starts to motion them to the attack, and the Junkions
ready their weapons.
WRECK-GAR
Forward, avanti, and like, go for the
gusto....
(stops as OMINOUS ROAR comes
from overhead and he looks up)
HIS P.O.V. - GALVATRON AND HUGE DECEPTICON FORCE
WRECK-GAR (V.0.)
Hold on ...
ULTRA MAGNUS
as he, too, hears and then looks up and sees the Decepticon force
ULTRA MAGNUS
Decepticons!
(to Springer)
We've got to draw them off and double back to the shuttle.
ANGLE ON CYCLONUS
with Galvatron piloting, races up and launches a particularly
nasty looking missile which streaks INTO SHOT and...
ANGLE ON ULTRA MAGNUS' SHIP
... BLAMMOLA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Turns it into junk.
Springer FIRES UP at INCOMING JETS, calling to the others
SPRINGER
There goes the shuttle!
ON ARCEE, DANIEL, BLURR
as Arcee transforms and moves off in one direction. Daniel looks
at Blurr who is starting to transform
DANIEL
What do I do?
BLURR
Transform,Transform,YouCanDoIt,IKnowYouCanDoIT,YouCanDoIt!
(TRANSFORMATION complete, he blurs off)
Blurr GOES OFF past HAIL OF LASER FIRE from Ramjet
scorching by overhead
ON DANIEL
as he reacts, looks around, thinks, brows knitting, looking off,
reacting
DANIEL
Transform....
Nothing happens.
HIS P.O.V.- SCAVENGER
Coming at him from one side , Shrapnel coming from other side
ON SCAVENGER
as he starts reaching for Daniel
SCAVENGER
Human germ!
ON DANIEL
DANIEL
Transform ...
His Exo-Suit SUDDENLY TRANSFORMS INTO auto mode and takes off
and drives through...
... SCAVENGER AND SHRAPNEL, knocking them over.
DANIEL (V.0.)
Yeah! (laughs)
GALVATRON
flies up to a ridge in advance of his forces, motioning to them
to split off and follow...
EXT. JUNKION - THE CHASE
BIRD'S EYE VIEW - THE AUTOBOTS
They dash through the maze-like walls of junk, pursued by Sweeps,
who strike them from above...
SWEEP
He lets out a rayblast...
ANGLE ON PERCEPTOR - TRACKING
... Hitting Perceptor and spinning him around...
... Until he stumbles to the ground.
ANGLE ON PERCEPTOR AND ULTRA MAGNUS
... Perceptor lies on the ground, stunned.
... Ultra Magnus stops next to him...
... Suddenly, shots tear into the junk all around them as...
ANGLE ON A SWEEP
ROARS towards them...
ANGLE ON PERCEPTOR
He suddenly transforms to cannon mode and fires!
... Blowing the sweep to protons.
ANGLE ON PERCEPTOR
He takes off.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Stays behind, taking a few shots at...
SWEEPS
which streak over in deadly formations.
ULTRA MAGNUS
He stands and shoots. Ultra Magnus turns to see...
THE OTHER AUTOBOTS
several yards down the junk-lined corridor.
ANGLE ON ULTRA MAGNUS
He shoots at the junk walls.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Make a break for cover. I'll try to unleash the power of
the Matrix.
ALL AUTOBOTS
Till all are one!
MAGNUS
Till all are one.
THE OTHER AUTOBOTS AND JUNK WALLS
Ultra Magnus' ray hits the walls and they tumble down, separating
him from the other Autobots.
ANGLE ON ULTRA MAGNUS
His back to a wall of fallen junk, he pulls out the matrix.
ANGLE ON GALVATRON IN CYCLONUS
Galvatron pops out of Cyclonus and both transform, to land in
front of Ultra Magnus.
ANGLE ON ULTRA MAGNUS
Struggling to open the leadership matrix. He puts his hand
inside of it and gets a powerful shock!
He pulls his hand out quickly.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Open, damn it OPEN!
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
He laughs.
ON ULTRA MAGNUS
He still struggles.
ULTRA MAGNUS
(baffled)
Prime, you said the Matrix would light our darkest hour.
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
GALVATRON
Magnus, I want the Matrix.
ULTRA MAGNUS
Never!
Four sweeps fly TOWARD CAMERA in formation. Galvatron pops out
a communication device from his helmet.
GALVATRON
Sweeps, terminate him!
ANGLE ON THE SWEEPS - TRACKING
Four rays shoot out of them and...
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
GALVATRON
Die, die!
ANGLE ON ULTRA MAGNUS AND THE SWEEPS
He struggles for one last moment, then...
ON ULTRA MAGNUS
Magnus staggers briefly and then explodes.
ANGLE ON THE MATRIX
It tumbles from Ultra Magnus' hands to...
... Galvatron's hands!
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
He holds the Autobot Matrix.
GALVATRON
Unicron, my "master", with this I shall
make you my slave!
Galvatron gets into Cyclonus and flies off.
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE - UNICRON
Unicron is screaming ...
CUT TO:
THE QUINTESSON "COURTROOM"
Kup and Hot rod stand on the platform over the Sharkticon pit.
They are "bound" by restraining bolts.
ANGLE ON THE QUINTESSON INQUISITOR
INQUISITOR
Before his imperial magistrate delivers a verdict, would
you like to beg for your life? It sometimes helps, but not often.
ANGLE ON KUP AND HOT ROD
Kup turns to Hot Rod.
KUP
I can't transform!
HOT ROD
Keep trying.
INQUISITOR (V.0.)
Silence, or you will be held in contempt of this court.
HOT ROD
I have nothing but contempt for this court.
ANGLE ON THE QUINTESSON JUDGE
INQUISITOR
Guilty or innocent?
JUDGE
Innocent.
ON KUP AND HOT ROD
The platform drops away and they tumble...
KUP AND HOT ROD - TRACKING
Suddenly, Kup in double-jointed fashion slips out of the
restraining bolt...
Then, he transforms to humanoid mode and shoots off Hot Rod's
bolt.
ANGLE ON THE SHARKTICON PIT
In full humanoid mode, they land, their weapons drawn.
ANGLE ON ALL
Kup and Hot Rod fire, driving some Sharkticons back.
HOT ROD
They've got more Sharkticons than we have
photon charges!
Kup transforms to Auto mode.
KUP
Then let's hold a demolition derby.
Then, he roars into a bunch of them, slamming a massive stack
into the wall.
ANGLE ON HOT ROD
He transforms, too and does the same thing.
ANGLE ON THE SHARKTICON PIT
As fast as the autobots can run the miserable things over, new
swarms of them come out.
ANGLE ON KUP AND HOT ROD
They zoom round the tank of water they are in
and are soon out of the water zooming around amongst the Sharkticons
above.
HOT ROD
Ha ha! Didn't even bend a fender.
KUP
Yeah, but look. There's a lot more of
those cam dingin, grill-crackin' things.
WHAT HE SEES
is a wave of larger, more powerful Sharkticons.
HOT ROD
We can't hold out forever, but we
can give them one humongous repair
bill.
ANGLE ON THE SHARKTICONS
They charge Kup and Hot Rod.
KUP AND HOT ROD
fire into them, destroying several, but are....
...Soon overrun.
The Sharkticons crawl all over them, munching on their metal.
Inquisitor: Execute them!
SUDDENLY --
DINOBOTS (O.S.)
(WAR WHOOP)
ANGLE ON THE DINOBOTS
They fly down and knock the door down over the Inquisitor.
SLAG
'Scuse me.
ASSORTED SHOTS OF DINOBOT CARNAGE
SLUDGE swats several around with his tail,
while stomping them with his feet.
GRIMLOCK
Lowers his teeth to devour a much smaller Sharkticon, the
Sharkticon bares his teeth, realizes that he's a second stringer,
and scampers away.
GRIMLOCK
Me Grimlock want to munch metal!
Slag barrels into sharkticons, making a quick shishkebab out of
them, while...
Swoop picks two up with his claws, flies in the air and drops
them on other Sharkticons.
THE SHARKTICONS
suddenly back off and begin transforming (bowing) to the
dinobots.
ANGLE ON ALL
Kup and Hot Rod dig themselves out of a pile of Sharkticon parts.
HOT ROD
Ha ha! I never thought I'd be so glad to see those bozos ...
ANGLE ON GRIMLOCK
He turns to Hot Rod.
GRIMLOCK
Me Grimlock no bozo. Me king!
ANGLE ON QUINTESSON INQUISITOR
He looks down angrily.
INQUISITOR
Sharkticons! Execute them.
ANGLE ON GRIMLOCK
He growls and stomps his foot.
GRIMLOCK
Me Grimlock say execute THEM.
THE SHARKTICONS
for a brief instant, don't seem to know what to do.
Then, they charge the Quintessons.
THE CHASE
The Quintessons start to flee, but it's clear that the
Sharkticons, who climb over the stacked bodies of other
Sharkticons, are going to catch them.
KUP
I think the problems on this planet
will soon be solved very shortly.
ON HOT ROD
HOT ROD
Yeah, but what about our problem? We need a ship.
WHEELIE
You get ship, if I get trip.
ANGLE ON HOT ROD
He turns to the little, feral, robot.
HOT ROD
Who are you?
SLAG AND WHEELIE
The dinobot lifts up Wheelie.
SLAG
Him Wheelie, him friend.
HOT ROD
He'll be mine too, if he can find a ship.
ANGLE ON WHEELIE
WHEELIE
Give stare over there.
He points into the distance...
WHAT WE SEE
is the strangest looking corkscrew ship we've ever seen
sticking out of the ground. They had assumed it a dilapidated building.
KUP
That's a ship?
HOT ROD
Who cares, as long as it flies.
DISSOLVE TO:
JUNK
The Autobots on Junk go up to the remains of Ultra Magnus.
Devastation.
ARCEE
(devastated)
Ultra Magnus...
ANOTHER ANGLE - BLURR, SPRINGER, DANIEL AND PERCEPTOR
as they move up beside Arcee.
BLURR
WithoutTheMatrixThereIsNoHope,NoHope,NoHopeAtAll.
ARCEE
First Prime, now Ultra Magnus. What do we do?
DANIEL
Look!
WRECK-GAR AND AN ARMY OF JUNKIONS
as they are moving in battle array towards the Shuttle.
Junkions are an interesting species. They ride themselves. That
is, the Junkions ride transforms of themselves, so that if their
vehicle breaks down, the driver will become the vehicle, and the
vehicle will transform to become the driver.
ON WRECK-GAR
as he roars into the lead and shows his teeth
WRECK-GAR
Don't look behind door number two, Monty.
It's time to play "End of the Line My
Valentine!" Geroni-doo-ron-ron-ronny-mooo!
(he charges)
ON SPRINGER AND OUR FRIENDS
as they react
Springer leads the way and Blurr, Arcee, Daniel and Perceptor
follow and we MOVE TO
A ROAD WARRIOR STYLE CHASE
as Springer and Arcee ride on either side of Daniel and Perceptor
with Blurr bringing up the rear-
- zig zagging back and forth to keep the Junkions from getting
at Daniel.
A JUNKION
roars alongside Springer on his motorcycle and throws out laser
barbed grappling hook, trying to hook Springer.
Springer ducks first pass of hook.
ON JUNKION
as he hurls GRAPPLING HOOK AGAIN
ON SPRINGER
as he catches HOOK BY THE CHAIN AND YANKS IT
THE JUNKION
goes flying off his motorcycle...
He transforms into a motorcycle as
The motorcycle transforms into a rider and hops on the new
motorcycle and then...
... turns around to come back.
ON SPRINGER
He looks over, astonished.
SPRINGER
It's not hard to knock 'em down. It's
getting them to stay down that's the trick.
ON ARCEE
as she fires at a Junkion who is trying to swerve her off the
road knocking him off the motorcycle...
The Junkion looks down at his missing arm, digs around in the junk
for a minute, comes up with another, and then transforms to a
motorcycle.
ANOTHER ANGLE
as Junkion rides over to her, starts belting her with junk sword
ARCEE
They're indestructible!
ON DANIEL
as he skids, stopping his Exo-Suit as he reacts to what's ahead
DANIEL
And they're everywhere!
HIS P.O.V. - PILES OF JUNK
as Junkions arise out of every junk pile in sight and, gibbering,
start moving in.
Music is "Dare to Be Stupid," by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Why this is I
can't imagine. The fight gets medieval and continues until a certain
corkscrew-shaped shuttle starts to land, drilling into the planet.
Wreck-Gar balks and stops his troops.
WRECK-GAR
Steady as she goes mob, snoopy visitors get mud in the eye
by and by. Film at eleven.
ARCEE
It's Hot Rod!
DANIEL
And Kup and the Dinobots!
ON DOORWAY
as Hot Rod steps out with big smile and hand full of energon
sticks followed by a very wary Kup, and the Dinobots with Wheelie
riding Sludge's neck.
INTERCUT TO SPRINGER, DANIEL, ARCEE ET. AL FOR REACTIONS
ON HOT ROD
as he steps up beside Kup and gently pushes Kup's rifle aside
HOT ROD
Guns aren't exactly friendly.
KUP
(through his teeth to Hot Rod)
Neither are they in case you haven't noticed.
HOT ROD
What was that Universal greeting again? Never mind, I remember.
Bah weep graaaagnah wheep ni ni bong?
WRECK-GAR AND OTHER JUNKIONS
They look at one another.
WRECK-GAR
Bah weep graaaahnah wheep ni ni bong?
HOT ROD
(nodding, smiling)
Bah weep graaaahnah wheep ni ni bong?
(presses energon sticks forward)
As Hot Rod says this...
... Wreck-Gar takes the energon sticks and ...
WRECK-GAR
(to all Junkions)
Bah weep graaaahnah wheep ni ni bong!
... all the Junkions smile and cheer and start chanting the
universal greeting phrase, laughing, clapping their hands and
dancing around, a square dance type gathering, moving back and forth
with them dancing happily ... Music, now at crescendo, is again
"Dare to Be Stupid." Oh, now I get it. Never mind.
ON GRIMLOCK
as he reacts to Junkion kissing his nose
GRIMLOCK
Yuck! Me Grimlock, not kisser! Me, Grimlock, king!
WRECK-GAR
as he stands and BANGS METAL CRATE CEREMONIOUSLY
getting silence and smiling as he waves hands all around
WRECK-GAR
Have a nice day! And please, close cover
before striking, friends! Breep drit, aw rootie!
So say the Junkions!
(holds hands over his head)
ANGLE ON HOT ROD
He looks at them, strangely.
HOT ROD
Where did you learn to talk like that?
ANGLE ON WRECK-GAR
He reaches into his body, and about where a heart or some other
organ would be, he pulls out a Watchman.
THE WATCHMAN
On it is a snippet of Japanese television ... puppets, a sort of ninja
show, some music videos ...
WRECK-GAR
T.V.! We talk T.V. You talk some T.V.?
KUP
I talk some TV. Er, "and now the news, don't touch that dial."
JUNKIONS cheer wildly while the Dinobots react with uncertainty
ALL JUNKIONS
Ba weep graaaghna wheep ni ni bong!
RESUME ON WRECK-GAR
as he points off and shouts happily.
WRECK-GAR
By George kimosabes, your smashed up friend soon like brand new
with ninety day warranty!
HIS P.O.V.- JUNKIONS WITH ULTRA MAGNUS
The Junkions move Ultra Magnus' mangled body into place, quickly
piecing together his body parts.
They lube him, dust him, spray him and polish him.
Then, Wreck Gar hits a switch, and Ultra Magus' eye lights go on.
WRECK-GAR
Happy motoring! Cock-a-doodle-do!
ON ULTRA MAGNUS
as he steps away from Junkion line of reconstruction and into
group consisting of Hot Rod, Kup and Springer.
DANIEL
Look, he's alive!
ULTRA MAGNUS
You're all alive...
HOT ROD
The matrix ...
All turn to Ultra Magnus.
ULTRA MAGNUS
It's gone...
KUP
And with it, all hope.
HOT ROD (inspired)
No.
ARCEE
Galvatron has it.
HOT ROD
Where's Galvatron, where is he?
WRECK-GAR
And the answer is ... Unicron.
HOT ROD
Then we've got to destroy Unicron.
ON WRECK GAR
His eyes light up.
WRECK-GAR
Yes friends! Act now - Destroy Unicron. Kill the grand poobah.
Eliminate even the toughest stains.
The Quintesson ship is in the BACKGROUND.
WRECK-GAR
No fuss, no muss. Hurry hurry hurry. Sale must end! Rush
right on down and test drive latest model with no obligation!
ANGLE ON JUNK
Suddenly, boosters fire from the back side of the junk, and
somewhere under all of the junk, we realize are real space ships.
WRECK-GAR
New, improved Junkion planet, is sleek
sexy import with turbo handling.
ANGLE ON JUNKIONS
They begin to chant, marching.
JUNKIONS
Yes! Destroy Unicron, kill the grand poobah, eliminate even the
toughest stains!
The Junkions and Autobots board the shuttles, which then
leave Junkion.
DISSOLVE TO:
LONG SHOT- UNICRON
as Galvatron stands on the surface of Unicron, holding the
Matrix.
GALVATRON (V.0.)
Unicron! Unicron! Answer me! See this, the Matrix - I
now possess that which you most fear! You will do my bidding
or taste my wrath.
ANOTHER ANGLE - FAVORING GALVATRON
IN THE BACKGROUND, we see Cybertron getting closer.
Galvatron struggles with the Matrix, but gets a big shock.
UNICRON
You underestimate me Galvatron.
ANOTHER ANGLE - GALVATRON ON UNICRON
He desperately struggles to open the matrix.
The planet suddenly starts shaking.
Galvatron is bathed in a reddish light, and looks up in horror.
ANGLE ON UNICRON
A hideous transformation is beginning. The surface of the planet
in front of Galvatron opens up, and we see that the hideous
light comes from eyes set on a hideous head!
GALVATRON AND UNICRON
Galvatron is maybe the size of a single tooth on the horrible
head before him.
UNICRON
For a time I had considered sparing your wretched little planet
Cybertron, but now you shall witness its dismemberment!
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
Suddenly, the ground he stands on drops away, and he falls
through space...
... Landing on a protruding plate which sticks out of Unicron's
chest.
ANGLE ON UNICRON - LONG SHOT
The massive planet transforms, arms and legs fold out of the
enormous body, hands unfold from the arms, jets from its back
propel it towards...
... Cybertron, which, now looks lonely and vulnerable in space.
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
He stands on a ledge on Unicron and desperately tries to open
the matrix, but no cigar.
GALVATRON
No!!!
ANGLE ON CYBERTRON
Unicron enters shot and grasps at Cybertron with a hideous
claw...
ANGLE ON A TOWER ON CYBERTRON
Shockwave talks into a communications device, as alarms sound and
troopers run everywhere.
SHOCKWAVE
Decepticons, we're under attack, scramble!
Then his voice is cut off as...
SHOCKWAVE'S POV - OUT HIS WINDOW
Unicron's hand reaches towards the window, squeezes, and the
walls crash in.
SPACE - UNICRON AND CYBERTRON
Unicron tears off the tower and crushes it as...
A FLEET OF DECEPTICON SHIPS
streak out of Cybertron and begin firing on the enormous planet.
Here, we see the true scale of Unicron. The fighters are the
size of bees as they attack.
As yet more Decepticon fighters rip out of the planet, it
looks like Unicron is going to have a field day tearing it apart.
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE - SAME TIME
The Junkion ship and the corkscrew cruiser piloted by Hot
Rod and Kup race through the dark void
INT. THE QUINTESSON SHIP - SAME TIME
Hot Rod, Kup, Springer, Arcee and Daniel as they also look
through canopy, astonished
THEIR P.O.V. - UNICRON Destroying CYBERTRON
HOT ROD (V.0.)
Doesn't this remind you of anything, Kup?
RESUME ON KUP, DANIEL AND HOT ROD
as they MOVE CLOSER STILL. Kup is glassy eyed
KUP
(entranced)
Nope, never seen anything like it before.
DANIEL
What happened to Moonbase 2? Where's my dad?
HOT ROD
That's what we're going to find out.
LONG SHOT- HOT ROD'S CRUISER AND THE JUNKION SPACE SHIP
as hatches open and the Dinobots start FLYING OUT.
INT. - CRUISER
Hot Rod shoves joystick forward and Cruiser DRIVES TOWARD UNICRON
whom we see turn to take a swat at it through glass canopy
ON JUNKION SPACE SHIP
as it pulls up beside Hot Rod's Cruiser so they are both in a
line ... The Dinobots behind both ships ... all diving toward
Unicron's nose
INT. JUNKION SHIP - WRECK-GAR AT CONTROLS
As Wreck-Gar also has joystick shoved down and watches Unicron's
face loom closer, closer, closer
LONG SHOT- CRUISER, JUNKION SHIP AND DINOBOTS IN FORMATION
as Unicron smiles and cups both hands together, preparing to
catch the lot of them as soon as they get within reach
UNICRON'S CHEST
Galvatron, the matrix hanging around his neck. Transforms to
Cannon and fires up at...
... A bright panel on Unicron's chest...
BLAAAM!
He hits the panel and lights and sparks fly out, causing the
gigantic robot to flicker momentarily.
ANGLE ON UNICRON
The monster lets out a ROAR!
Then, reaches down, picks up Galvatron and drops him into his
mouth like a raisin.
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
He drops into the deep pit of Unicron's mouth, narrowly avoiding
both a torrent of fire, and his sharp, crushing teeth.
EXT. THE SPACE BATTLE - SAME TIME
As the Junkion cruiser comes close, Unicron lets out a burst of
fire...
... Flames lick the ship, but when the fire subsides, nothing has
happened.
WRECK GAR (V.0.)
Junkion enamel. Resists fire, rain, and corrosion for up
to 5 years, satisfaction guaranteed.
OTHER JUNKIONS
Or your money back!
The ship fires back, dumping rays into...
... Unicron's face, but not really doing any damage.
UNICRON AND JUNKION CRUISER
Unicron grabs the Junkion cruiser with both of its hands and...
CLOSER
... tears it in half.
EXT. SPACE
Both halves of the Junkion ship act as independent space ships.
EXT THE SPACE BATTLE
As the Quintesson ship shoots toward Unicron's face.
THE CRUISER
Is suddenly struck by a flame from Unicron's eye, and half of it
is knocked off.
INT THE CRUISER
Lights go off, and the Autobots are thrown around like toys.
ANGLE THROUGH THE VIEWSCREEN
They are heading right to Unicron's eye.
ANGLE ON UNICRON AND THE CRUISER
Unicron swipes at the cruiser, but misses.
The Cruiser crashes right through Unicron's eye like a corkscrew!
(Well, it couldn't crash through his eye any other way, being one,
but an odd image for anyone who's ever had a corkscrew crash through
their eye .. hopefully no one reading this now has, as it feels like
this:)
UNICRON (V.0.)
Graaaaaaaaaaa!
INT. UNICRON'S HEAD - SAME TIME
The cruiser rips through the eye socket and smashes through
several electrical membranes that are, in fact, Unicron's brain.
ANGLE ON THE SHIP
As the ship tumbles through, it dumps off the various Autobots
like rubbish and disintegrates.
ANGLE ON HOT ROD
He tumbles out of the rubbish and down a deep pit (which we can
assume is a robotic sinus or something)
EXT. THE BRAIN AREA
Kup, Springer, Daniel and Arcee are scattered about the floor in
the giant, flickering chamber.
DANIEL
Where's Hot Rod?
SPRINGER
Sees something in the distance.
SPRINGER
I don't know, but I hope they didn't get him.
WHAT HE SEES
He indicates an immense bank of tentacly ropes with pincers.
ANGLE ON THE AUTOBOTS
ARCEE
Quick! This way.
They run into a long, cave-like chamber which looks like the
central nervous system or something.
CUT TO:
INT. ANOTHER CHAMBER - LATER
Hot Rod drops through the darkness and lands in a pile of
miscellaneous junk.
ON HOT ROD
He slowly gets up and looks around the chamber.
WHAT HE SEES
Pan as Hot Rod looks over various different bits of junk, until
he sees the glowing shape of the Autobot Matrix apparently
suspended in mid air.
HOT ROD
The Matrix!
Then, suddenly two red, burning eyes light up above the matrix,
and we see the form of Galvatron.
GALVATRON
It will do you no good, Autobot. It
cannot be opened.
ON HOT ROD
He stands up and walks towards Galvatron.
HOT ROD
Not by a Decepticon.
ANGLE ON HOT ROD AND GALVATRON
Hot Rod steps towards Galvatron.
GALVATRON
Like it or not, we are allies now, against a common foe.
ON GALVATRON
Suddenly, his body is violently twisted, and his arms are almost
broken off.
GALVATRON
Uhhhh...
UNICRON
Destroy him Galvatron, NOW, or you yourself will be obliterated.
GALVATRON
Of course, my master ...
ANGLE ON GALVATRON AND HOT ROD
Galvatron takes a shot at Hot Rod.
Hot Rod dives away, as electricity seems to flash
everywhere.
ON GALVATRON
He peers into the gloom.
GALVATRON'S POV - PANNING THE ROOM
Hot Rod is nowhere to be seen amidst all of the junk.
ON GALVATRON
Weapon drawn.
GALVATRON
Puny Autobot, you lack even Prime's courage.
There is no response.
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE - THE BATTLE
ASSORTED SHOTS
Unicron now stands atop Cybertron, fighting the various ships
that swarm around him like bees.
... Rays streak from his one good eye.
... His hands smash fighters...
... Fire shoots from his mouth.
THE DINOBOTS
Now reaching Unicron's butt, start kicking.
GRIMLOCK
Me Grimlock kick Butt.
ANGLE ON UNICRON
Suddenly, he looks down, sending down a crushing fist.
ANGLE ON THE DINOBOTS
They transform to robot mode and fly away.
GRIMLOCK
Me, Grimlock, need new strategy.
CUT TO:
INT. THE CORRIDOR IN UNICRON -- SAME TIME
Kup, Arcee, Springer and Daniel dash down the corridor.
Suddenly, Daniel's foot is caught in a maze of wiring.
ANGLE ON THE OTHERS
Not noticing, they keep running.
ANGLE ON DANIEL
He tries to pull his foot out.
No luck.
Then, he looks up.
WHAT HE SEES
The Robotic Antibodies are drawing very close to him.
DANIEL
He looks 0.S. towards the others.
DANIEL
Help, help!
ANGLE ON KUP AND ARCEE
They turn around and see Daniel about to be munched by the
antibodies.
ARCEE
Daniel!
ANGLE ON SPRINGER, KUP AND ARCEE
They dash down the corridor firing on...
THE ROBOTIC ANTIBODIES
Their shots hit some, knocking them to scrap, but there are so
many of them, that they can't hold back the tide as it...
ANGLE UNDER THE ANTIBODIES
Daniel, unscathed by the things, which hover over his head,
munching their way towards the Autobots, gets his foot free.
DANIEL
Arcee, Kup!
ANGLE ON THE AUTOBOTS
It looks like Custer's last stand as they are surrounded by the
vicious antibodies.
Arcee fires...
HER SHOT - TRACKING
Misses the Antibodies, but strikes a large tube.
ANGLE ON THE TUBE
When it is hit, it pours forth a torrent of liquid which..
... Goes over the swarm of Antibodies, but hits Daniel...
... Carrying him away in a flood of glowing liquid.
ON DANIEL - TRACKING
He shouts as he finds himself in a river of flowing goo.
CUT TO:
INT. UNICRON - A FLOWING TUNNEL
Daniel rips through what seem to be endless caves on the torrent
of liquid, until he is dumped down a high waterfall into...
... A glowing lake.
... He stays under for a moment, and then bobs up to see...
UNICRON'S STOMACH
This is the central processing area for Unicron's "food" and
energy." A long conveyer belt drops junk into a clear, bubbling
vat, where it is separated into raw material and energy.
The energy, which comes out in raw form, goes into a machine and
is crunched into energon cubes, while the solid material, is
separated into its component metals and plastics, formed into
ingots and sent elsewhere in an assembly line fashion.
DANIEL
watches this with awe until he sees...
ANGLE ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE
... Several Decepticon troopers hanging from cables like shirts
at a dry cleaners are dropped into the bubbling vat, and in
moments converted to nothing...
... Then, Spike comes rolling down, along with Spike, Jazz, Bumblebee
and Cliffjumper!
DANIEL
Dad!
SPIKE
He looks down, but can't move because he is held by massive
pincers.
SPIKE
Daniel! ... Knock down the acid cover!
DANIEL
How?
ANGLE ON SPIKE - TRACKING
He looks down.
SPIKE
Blast it, son!
DANIEL
But I don't have a gun!
SPIKE
Use your exo-suit. Hurry!
ANGLE ON DANIEL
He fires. The vat cover is crashing down.
ANGLE ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE
Spike and the rest drop into the vat.
DANIEL
turns around and sees this. He turns away, crying.
Then...
SPIKE
Daniel, you did it!
DANIEL
(shuddering, astonished) Yeah, I-I did it...
CUT TO:
INT.THE DARK CAVERN WITH GALVATRON AND HOT ROD
Galvatron, the Matrix at his neck, stalks around the room.
Looking everywhere for Hot Rod.
GALVATRON
Come out, Autobot. We all must die someday.
Suddenly, shockingly, Hot Rod jumps out of the floor and grabs
Galvatron, sinking his fist into the Decepticon's face.
HOT ROD
Not today Galvatron.
GALVATRON
stumbles backward.
ANGLE ON GALVATRON AND HOT ROD
Galvatron jumps at Hot Rod...
... Hot Rod transforms to a car and races away...
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
He transforms to cannon mode and fires...
... Hot Rod transforms to humanoid mode and the shot goes through
his legs.
... Then, he fires back at Galvatron...
... Hitting him as he transforms back to humanoid mode and
angering him.
... Raises his gun, then lowers it.
GALVATRON
I will crush you with bare hands!
Hot Rod transforms back to car and tries to race away...
... Galvatron jumps after him and catches him...
... Hot Rod, nearly pinned by Galvatron transforms to humanoid
mode.
... Galvatron wrestles him to his back..
... The adolescent robot tries to fight back, but the other is
stronger.
... Galvatron puts his hands around Hot Rod's neck and starts
squeezing.
... We hear the crunching of metal.
GALVATRON
Die Autobot!
Hot Rod desperately gasps and pulls at Galvatron's hands...
EXT. SPACE - THE BATTLE
Unicron shoots down more Decepticons with his remaining eye,
while he crushes the Junkion ship.
INT. THE JUNKION SHIP
The walls crush in. The Junkions and the Autobots are being
smashed together.
INT. THE DARK CAVERN
Galvatron still strangles Hot Rod.
GALVATRON
First Prime, then Ultra Magnus, now you! It's a pity you
Autobots die so easily, else I might have a sense of
satisfaction now!
ANOTHER ANGLE
On Hot Rod, his hands, nearly dead, spring to life for a moment
and grasps the Matrix which hangs from Galvatron's chest.
ANGLE ON THE MATRIX
Suddenly, it lights up.
ANOTHER ANGLE
A miraculous transformation takes place.
... Hot Rod begins to grow at an alarming rate.
... He is shimmering with light ...
OPTIMUS PRIME (V.0.)
Arise, Rodimus Prime.
HOT ROD
Optimus...
ANGLE ON GALVATRON
He fires at Hot Rod as...
GALVATRON
No!
... The shot flings the Matrix away ...
... But as for Hot Rod the shot doesn't even dent him.
HOT ROD
This is the end of the road, Galvatron.
With that, he picks up the Decepticon and throws him through...
EXT. UNICRON - SAME TIME
... Unicron's side...
CUT TO:
INT. THE DARK CAVERN
Hot Rod, bathed in the glow of the matrix. Sticks his hand in
the way we saw Galvatron and Ultra Magnus try earlier.
There is no shock.
RODIMUS
(Opening the Matrix) Now... light our darkest hour.
Now, like pulling the pin on a hand grenade, he unleashes the
spiritual equivalent of a bomb!
ASSORTED SHOTS - INVASION OF THE MATRIX
The matrix rips through Unicron's body, blowing up wires causing
floods and generally causing havoc.
EXT. SPACE - THE BATTLE
Unicron suddenly lets out a scream and lets go of the Junkion
ship, sending it hurtling.
INT. THE JUNKION SHIP
It tumbles through space.
AUTOBOTS AND JUNKIONS
(THEY SCREAM WITH EXHILARATION)
ANGLE ON UNICRON
Suddenly, he starts tearing into his body.
EXT. SPACE
Unicron writhes in space, tearing himself apart, ripping off a
leg, and sending out sparks like a roman candle.
CUT TO:
INT. THE CORRIDOR WHERE KUP ET AL. ARE TRAPPED
They are overrun by the antibodies.
One takes a whopper bite out of Springer's chest.
Suddenly, every antibody in the wall begins exploding, and through
the carnage, we see Bumblebee, Spike, Daniel, Cliff jumper and
Jazz.
ANGLE ON THE BATTLE
The last of the antibodies is blown away, and Kup, Arcee and
Springer sit up amidst a pile of antibody bodies.
SPRINGER
Spike, Daniel!
SPIKE
Springer! ... What's going on?
ANGLE ON ALL
Suddenly, an entire wall vanishes as Unicron's hand tears at
things.
SPRINGER
No time to answer that now, lets get outta here!
ANGLE ON THE TUNNEL
They transform.
The humans jump in.
THE CHASE - TRACKING
They race up the tunnel, one step ahead of Unicron's hand which
shoots after them, pulling apart what we know must be pieces of
his brain...
Then, they reach what seems like a dead end.
In fact, it is the back side of Unicron's good eye.
The hand comes in after them!
ANGLE DOWN THE CORRIDOR
An unbelievably fast and powerful robot races towards the
Autobots. We realize that it is Rodimus Prime.
DANIEL
Look.
ANGLE ON RODIMUS PRIME
RODIMUS PRIME
Autobots, transform and roll out.
KUP
I knew you had potential, lad!
Rodimus Prime transforms into a huge hot rod car as the others
also transform. Daniel and Spike jump into him.
Then, in a continuous line, he shoots off, the other autobots
racing behind him.
SMASH CUT:
EXT. UNICRON
Rodimus Prime shoots out the second eye... Followed by the
others.
ANGLE ON UNICRON
An arm and a leg dangle uselessly as the Autobot essence spreads
throughout the body, blowing circuits.
Suddenly, Unicron lets out a loud agonized ROAR.
SPARKS seem to shoot out of every part of his body.
Then, he spins in space like some kind of a fireworks display,
shooting off sparks. He slips into his final destruction. We get to see
and hear Unicron lose all power...
UNICRON
Destiny... you cannot destroy... my destinyyyyyy ......
And then...
BANG!
Unicron shatters and explodes into atoms.
PAN to Cybertron where and PUSH IN on Rodimus Prime, Arcee,
Kup, Springer, Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar, Daniel, Perceptor,
Blaster and Spike watch construction being done on Cybertron
below.
RODIMUS PRIME
Let this mark the end of the
Cybertronian wars as we move forward to
a new age of peace and happiness.... Till all
are one!
ALL
Till all are one!
Till all are one!
Till all are one!
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SPACE - MUCH LATER
The shattered head of Unicron orbits around the planet. (LOL)
Roll metal Transformers theme again. Dance if you like.
VOICES (in alphabetical order)
------------------------------
Kranix Norm Aldene
Astrotrain Jack Angel
Prowl
Scrapper
Swoop
Junkion Michael Bell
Grimlock Gregg Berger
Arcee Suysan Blu
Devastator Arthur Burghardt
Spike
Brawn
Shockwave Corey Burton
Cyclonus
Quintesson Leader Roger C. Carmel
Narrator Victor Caroli
Quintesson Judge Rege Cardic
Optimus Prime
Ironhide Peter Cullen
Jazz Scatman Crothers
Dirge Bud Davis
Inferno Walker Edmiston (where the devil did Inferno
feature in the movie, or Dirge for that fact?)
Perceptor Paul Eiding
Blitzwing Ed Gilbert
Bumblebee Dan Gilvezan
Wreck Gar Eric Idle
Blaster Buster Jones
Scourge Stan Jones
Cliffjumper Casey Kasem
Starscream Chris Latta
Daniel David Mendenhall
Scavenger Don Messick
Blurr John Moschitta
Hot Rod
Rodimus Prime Judd Nelson
Galvatron Leonard Nimoy
Shrapnel Hal Rayle
Kickback Clive Revill
Bonecrusher
Hook
Springer
Slag Neil Ross
Ultra Magnus Robert Stack
Kup Lionel Stander
Unicron Orson Welles
Soundwave
Megatron
Rumble
Frenzy
Wheelie
Junkion Frank Welker
Original Concept by Floro Devy
Transformers, Autobots, Decepticons, the Autobot & Decepticon insignia,
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