Coby: This is the place. Check it out. Solid granite, probably at least three miles thick, and there’s enough iron ore in the walls to shield any electro-magnetic emissions.
Bud: What my big brother means is this is perfect for a secret base.
Lori: I guess you guys can use it. My dad was gonna build a housing development out here before the market went soft.
Scattorshot: Huh? Soft? Looks pretty hard to me.
Lori: Not the ground, the market! Oh, nevermind…
Scattorshot: Well, it’s solid now! Coby’s right. It should provide plenty of natural shield and it’s far enough away from any human activity. This looks like our best bet, Optimus.
Optimus: Mmmhmm. All right, we need to get everything setup before sundown, you got that, team? Roll out!
Autobots: You got it! / Right!
Kids: Yeah, all right!
Jolt: Aerial survey complete.
Scattorshot: Command centre… communications array… Energon reactors… And central data processing. Looks like we got everything.
Lori: What? Are you serious? I just think you could use a more efficient design, that’s all.
Scattorshot: So? What’s wrong?
Lori: Are you kidding?! There’s no work flow, no ventilation… And if you haven’t noticed, there aren’t even any bathrooms! You gotta work smarter, not harder. That’s my dad’s first rule of buisness. Catch my drift? You should organize everything around a central hub, with easy access to all the other work areas.
Jolt: Wait! You mean something like this?
Bud: Cool! Just like the League of Galactic Guardians!
Lori: Well, it’s a good start.
Landmine: I don’t really see the difference, do you?
Overhaul: I guess it’s some weirdo Earth thing.
Lori: That’s just rude!
(Autobots all scramble to apologize.)
Scattorshot: Oh, we’re all real sorry, ma’am!
Optimus: All right, who’s up for construction duty? Autobots, sound on!
Landmine: Landmine!
Scattorshot: Scattorshot!
Overhaul: Overhaul!
Jetfire: Jetfire!
Jolt: Jolt!
Hot Shot: Hot Shot!
Optimus: Fire!
Jetfire: Turbine Wave!
Overhaul: Ground Pounder!
Hot Shot: Turbo Kick!
Bud: These guys can rock!
Landmine: I’m ready, Prime.
Optimus: Now hold on, Landmine. You’re not fully recovered yet, and I need you at a hundred percent before we go after Megatron again. Start clearing some of this debris!
Landmine: Ughh.
Bud: Hey Optimus, betcha can’t hit that boulder up on the ridge!
Coby: Bud, leave the man alone, he’s worked — aaaahh! That sound!
Vector Prime: It seems impossible, but it cannot be coincidence.
Bud: Hey gramps, what’s with all the racket?! Aaah, you’re making my teeth hurt!
Vector Prime: That so-called “racket” you speak of is the trans-sonic signal given off by the Omega Lock. You alone can hear its call. The fate of the universe rests with you.
Kids: It does?
[Transition]
Starscream: Who cares what the Autobots are doing on Earth?! We have the map. We should be looking for the Cyber Planet Keys!
Megatron: Not yet. You heard Thundercracker’s report. They’re up to something.
Starscream: But once we have the Cyber Planet Keys, Optimus Prime and the Autobots will cower before us! What good will their plans be then?
Megatron: I really don’t like surprises. First, we visit Earth, then we search for the keys.
[Transition]
Coby: If Vector Prime is right, then we’re the only ones who can find the Omega Lock.
Bud: So the Autobots really need our help!
Kids: Wow!
Optimus: Scattorshot, Hot Shot, Overhaul, you work on the sensor and communication systems. Everyone else, apply stealth beam coating to the walls and doors.
Autobots: Right!
Bud: Stealth beam?! Really? Like on jet fighters?
Coby: Isn’t that awesome? C’mon guys, let’s go check out the command centre!
Hot Shot: Eghhh… Got it! There’s the oscillator. Now, where’s the scan converter?
Overhaul: Why do I get all the crummy jobs? Ugh.
Bud: Whoa! Would you check out all the sweet gear?
Hot Shot: Yeah, it’s probably way beyond human technology. So whatever you do, don’t touch the equipment, ya got it? Hey! C’mon, you guys, stop that!
Coby: Hey, uh, Hot Shot… How come you use a crystal oscillator?
Hot Shot: That’s, uh, kinda technical.
Coby: ‘Cause… I just thought that a phase-locked loop would be, uh, much more stable.
Hot Shot: Hmm. Hey! How would you like to help me set up the transmitter?
Coby: You got it!
Bud: You can’t just fly outta here, you gotta go… (Makes three sound effects.)
Jolt: Oooh! (Makes the first two) then (does the last one)!
Jetfire: Do what now?
Bud: You need to shoot outta here at top speed! Just like a catapult.
Jetfire: A catapult?
Jolt: Humans use them to launch planes off ships.
Bud: All you have to do is step of the platform, then blam! You’re in the stratosphere!
Jetfire: Look, kid. I don’t know what the heck you’re —
Scattorshot: Hey Jetfire, I think the kid’s got the right idea!
Jetfire: What idea?!
Scattorshot: The catapult thing! You could reach maximum velocity before you leave the base! Without using extra Energon.
Jetfire: Really? Well, why didn’t you say that in the first place?
Bud, Scattorshot & Jolt: We did!
Jolt: Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Hot Shot: Hey! Careful with that thing, Jolt. Okay, steady… steady…. Yaaaaaahhh!
Bud: Aaaaaahh! Sweet!
Lori: Okay, the alignment of this piece is absolutely crucial. Hey, Overhaul, that piece goes right over here.
Overhaul: Hhh…
Optimus: Jetfire, what’s our status?
Jetfire: We’re looking good, chief! Right on schedule. We’ll have ‘er ready by sundown.
Bud: Hey! Good job, you guys! This totally looks like a real secret headquarters!
Hot Shot: Gee, maybe ’cause it is one!
Scattorshot: Okay, right tiny… And we should be just about ready for the big show. Okay, Coby, fire it up!
Coby: You got it! All right!
Bud: Hot Shot was right! This is the real thing!
Lori: And so stylish!
Scattorshot: Okay, nobody panic. It’s probably just a glitch.
Kids: Huh?
Scattorshot: Just let me tie this down here. Gimme a second… Adjusting frequency…
Coby: What is that?
Scattorshot: Hang on. Let me see if I can boost the resolution. They’re still pretty far away. Oh no.
Hot Shot: Hmm?
Scattorshot: Now you can panic!
Kids: Hhh!
Scattorshot: Optimus! Come in!
Optimus: Go ahead, Scattorshot. What is it?
Scattorshot: We’ve got a definite situation here, Optimus. Long-range sensors just picked up two objects entering Earth’s atmosphere. It looks like Megatron, and he’s got Starscream with ‘im.
Optimus: Hmm… Why would they come back here?
Vector Prime: Perhaps they seek the Omega Lock.
Optimus: The Omega Lock?
Hot Shot: It gets worse, Bigbot.
Kids: Huh?
Coby: Worse how?
Hot Shot: It’s the stealth beam coating. So far we’ve only got about half of the base done.
Lori: But if… the base isn’t shielded, then what exactly does that mean?
Jetfire: Without that coating, Megatron will sense this base from a lightyear away. Our secret base won’t be a secret anymore.
Optimus: We have no choice but to abandon the base, and Earth.
Kids: No!
Optimus: Scattorshot, what’s the Decepticons’ maximum sensor range?
Scattorshot: In this terrain and atmosphere, I’d say two hundred and fourty kilometres max.
Optimus: All right, this is the plan. Jetfire, Hot Shot and I will hold them off.
Jetfire: Right.
Hot Shot: Mmhmm.
Optimus: The rest of you, get that stealth coating up. Do whatever you have to, but get it done!
Autobots: Let’s roll!
Coby: Hey! We want to help too!
Bud: Yeah, this is our base too, y’know!
Optimus: Thanks, kids. I knew I could count on you.
Vector Prime: Optimus, if they have come for the Omega Lock, we must stop them. No matter the cost. Are you ready to make such a sacrifice?
Optimus: Agreed. We shall fight them until our sparks are extinguished.
Vector Prime: Mmm.
[Transition]
Scattorshot: Condition red! We have Decepticons at two thousand kilometres and getting closer every minute! Everbody get ready for action! Opening all primary launch bays. Deploying surface access ramps. Deploying vertical launch ramp. All locked, and launch!
Optimus: Remember, nobody gets within a hundred a fifty miles of the base.
Vector Prime & Jetfire: Understood!
Hot Shot: I’m gonna drop ’em where they stand!
Jetfire: Just hold them off, Hot Shot. Nothing fancy.
Optimus: Right.
Hot Shot: Aw, you’re no fun.
Scattorshot: They’re on their way. Well, we’d better get busy on our end.
Kids: Let’s go!
[Transition]
Starscream: See?! Nothing! Now are you satisfied?
Megatron: Not so fast, Starscream. Look!
Starscream: Like lambs to the slaughter…
Megatron: Do not destroy them until we find out what they’re up to.
Jetfire: Is it my imagination, or have they gotten even uglier?
Optimus: Ugly is as ugly does, Jetfire.
Jetfire: Wow! You’re a cheeky one. Aaah!
Megatron: Heh, heh… How pathetic. Huh?
Optimus: Beat it, Megatron! You’re not welcome here!
Vector Prime: Villain! Return my map! I shall reclaim what’s mine.
Optimus: No! Wait!
Megatron: Oh, really?!
Vector Prime: Yaaah!
Megatron: Hgggh! Ooohh! Ohhh!
Vector Prime: Return the map. Huh?
Megatron: Ha, ha, ha, ha. I don’t think so. Yah!
Vector Prime: Uggh!
Megatron: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Optimus: Vector Prime!
Megatron: Hmmm.
Optimus: Hgggh.
[Transition]
Scattorshot: Keep it up, guys. We’ve got a lot of hallway to cover.
Overhaul: Hh. All right, Scattorshot. We hear ya. (VO) What a waste of my talent.
Landmine: I copy that, Scattorshot. Coby, how are you kids doing on your section?
Coby: Pretty good, Landmine. We’re almost finished with corridor ‘C.’ (VO) We can’t let the Autobots down. If we blow this, the whole universe will be in danger.
Scattorshot: I know everyone’s working as fast as they can, but I don’t think we’re gonna make it. All teams, status report!
Overhaul: ‘A’ block’s still being coated. Fifty-seven percent complete.
Landmine: ‘B’ block, sixty-five percent complete.
Coby: ‘C’ block… Umm, about seventy-five percent complete. Give us about five more minutes.
Scattorshot: Good work! Start on ‘D’ block as soon as you’re finished! Well, maybe Megatron will just give up and go away, heh, heh… But, then again, maybe not…
[Transition]
Hot Shot: Transform! Pulse Cannon!
Starscream: Eghh! Eeeyaaah!
Hot Shot: Ugh!
Vector Prime: Errrrr!
Starscream: Those fools.
Optimus: Megatron! There’s nothing to be gained here!
Megatron: Somehow, I doubt that.
Jetfire: Yaah!
Optimus: Gotcha.
Megatron: Ha, ha, ha. Raaaugh!
Jetfire: Impossible!
Optimus: Hhh…!
Megatron: Hahahahaha! Such feeble blows are a mere annoyance to me!
Starscream: They’re blocking us.
Megatron: What?
Starscream: Look at their positions.
Megatron: I know.
Starscream: They’ve formed a defensive line to keep us from something.
Megatron: There’s only one way to find out what. Hmm. Very well. We’ll do this the hard way. C’mon!
Starscream: Right!
Optimus: Here they come!
Jetfire: No way they’re flying outta that. Huh? Well, I hope they’re finished painting.
Scattorshot: Take it easy, Scattorshot. See? There’s only one block left. Huh? Oh no. Attention, everyone! Megatron broke through! He’ll be in sensor range in less than fifty seconds!
Kids, Overhaul & Landmine: Huh?
Scattorshot: Overhaul, get over to ‘D’ block and quick!
Overhaul: But there isn’t time!
Scattorshot: There’s still almost a minute left, Overhaul. Now, I know it’s not much, but we’re not giving up now!
Overhaul: All right, but there’s no way I can do it all by myself.
Scattorshot: Maybe not, but ya still gotta try. Now get going!
Overhaul: Right. I can do this!
Optimus: I can’t let Megatron win! I can’t let them destroy everything!
Jetfire: Right behind ya!
Scattorshot: Less than thirty miles till they’re in range. Okay, stealth beam coating completed on ‘A’ block, ‘B’ block and ‘C’ block. And now it’s all up to Overhaul… We are so doomed!
Overhaul: Rrrrrauggghh!
Megatron: You’ve failed, Autobots. Soon I shall know your secrets.
Overhaul: (VO) I can do this, I can do this… I can do this!
Bud: He’s going so fast!
Coby: (VO) C’mon, Overhaul. You can do it!
Lori: (VO) Just a little more…
Landmine: (VO) Keep going, kid. Keep going.
Overhaul: Erraggh!
Lori: (VO) C’mon, Overhaul…
Scattorshot: Oh, man! Tell me when it’s over!
Megatron: What ever could it be? A secret of such importance hidden here on Earth! What?!
Vector Prime: Halt, Megatron! You shall go no further!
Optimus: Look! It’s Vector Prime!
Megatron: Stand aside!
Vector Prime: Errrrrr-aaaaaaaahhh…!
Megatron: Huh?
Vector Prime: Cyber Key Power!
Optimus: By the Allspark of Cybertron!
Megatron: What is it?! What are you protecting?!
Vector Prime: Tachyon Shield!
Megatron: Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!
Vector Prime: Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!
Starscream: What trickery is this?
Hot Shot: That light… It stopped Megatron cold!
Optimus: Cover me, I’m going in!
Hot Shot: Eat plasma!
Megatron: The Omega Lock! It must be!
Vector Prime: Aaaahhh!
Megatron: Aaaaaahhhhhhh!
Jetfire: Did you see that?
Optimus: I sure did. Optimus Prime, super mode! Fire!
Megatron: Aaah! Awwwgh.
Starscream: They got Megatron!
Megatron: Q — Quickly… Starscream! The warp gate!
Starscream: Right!
Scattorshot: They’re leavin’… They’re leavin’! I don’t believe it!
Overhaul: Mission accomplished.
Kids: (Sigh.)
Lori: We made it.
Scattorshot: Yeah, I knew we would.
[Transition]
Optimus: Vector Prime, without you, we would have lost this base. We’re honoured to have you with us.
Vector Prime: No, the honour is mine.
Hot Shot: But Vector Prime, what was that thing that fell out of the sky? You were lit up like a solar flare.
Vector Prime: Young warrior, that was a Cyber Key.
Autobots: A Cyber Key?
Vector Prime: A tiny fragment of the power of Primus. You do not know it?
Optimus: Frankly, we’ve never seen anything like it.
Vector Prime: Well, now you shall!
Optimus: Huh?
Jetfire: Huh?
Hot Shot: Sweet!
Vector Prime: Use well your Cyber Keys, valiant warriors, for you have truly earned them this day.
[End]
Episode Notes
-Sam Vincent and David Kaye have picked up their parts as Coby and Megatron with this episode.