Transformers: Armada
“Conspiracy” – Episode 17
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

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Narrator: The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on as they struggle to retrieve the prized Mini-Cons. The side who wins is the side that collects the most. And if the Decepticons prove victorious, then Megatron and his corrupt Mini-Cons control the universe. The Earth’s only chance for a peaceful cosmos is for Optimus Prime and the Autobots to destroy their enemy. Now, get ready for a new battle…

[Transition]

Rad (VO): The Autobots began losing battles ever since the Star Saber was stolen from them by the Decepticons. They tried to hide it, but I knew it was taking a toll on all of them. (Out loud) Are you all right, Optimus?

Optimus: Yes. All my systems are nominal.

Smokescreen: Yep, I’m as good as new. I feel terrific. Ugh!

Billy: Well I guess that’s it. The Decepticons have got the Star Saber and they’ve got the Autobots outnumbered aswell. There’s no way they can beat.

Fred: Too bad Hot Shot couldn’t hold onto the Star Saber.

Billy: I know.

Starscream (flashback): I’ve got it! The Star Saber is mine!

Rad: Billy! Fred!

Billy & Fred: Sorry.

[Transition]

Starscream: Hehhahaha! I never dreamed it could be so easy to defeat the Autobots.

Cyclonus: And it was pretty easy snagging these Mini-Cons. It used to be such a struggle finding them. Heh, heh.

Demolishor: You’d better not be blaming Megatron for that.

Starscream: If anyone’s to blame, I think it’s — you, Demolishor! You haven’t been much help to us at all.

Demolishor: What did you say? Aahh!

Starscream: Don’t you even think about it.

Megatron: Starscream’s right, Demolishor. Your work’s been a bit sub-standard recently. You should watch your back.

Starscream: With these three Mini-Cons we have nothing to fear anymore. When they combine, they create the Star Saber sword! Ahahahahaha!

Scavenger: What an arrogant cretin. I bet he’s the one that causes the downfall of the Decepticons.

Demolishor: Let me download the strategic manual from your mainframe, pronto.

Scavenger: As a rule, I don’t allow others access my files. And if you’re planning an attack on Starscream, I want no part of it.

Demolishor: But he could use the Star Saber against me.

Scavenger: You’ll have to deal with that yourself.

Cyclonus: Oooh my, look at the time. I’d better get to work!

Sideways: Don’t look at me. I’m not taking sides.

Demolishor: Ah. They’re all cowards anyway. Are you going to stand for Starscream’s insolence, Megatron?

Megatron: Drop it.

Demolishor: But sir!

Megatron: Don’t worry. The Star Saber will be in good hands soon enough. I guarantee it.

Hot Shot: If Sideways was not a traitor, the Star Saber would not have been knocked out of my hand.

Rad: Hot Shot.

Hot Shot: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! You guys are crazy!

Carlos: We made ya laugh!

Kids: We gotcha!

Billy: Hey Hot Shot, we’re sorry about what we said earlier.

Fred: Yeah.

Hot Shot: Hey guys, you don’t have to apologize to me. I feel a hundred percent! And a one, and a two, and a three! Ahaha!

Carlos: I’m sure glad you cheered up, dude.

Hot Shot: Well I was just thinking about how to get the Star Saber back. It’s gonna be really difficult.

Fred: Yer not kiddin’.

Billy: Keep your opinions to yourself, doofus.

Optimus: Come in, Hot Shot! We’ve detected a new Mini-Con signal.

Rad: What’s going on?

Hot Shot: I gotta go to work.

Alexis: Good luck!

Kids: Go get ’em, Hot Shot! / You can do it, man!

Hot Shot: Heh, heh. Thanks a lot, guys.

Smokescreen: The visibility out here is virtually zero.

Rad: This area’s famous for its year-round fog. You’ll get used to it.

Alexis: Don’t sweat it, Smokescreen. We’re picking up the Mini-Con signal loud and clear.

Smokescreen: Well, fog or no fog, we gotta keep looking.

Optimus: Let’s split up. Smokescreen and Red Alert, you go to together. I’ll search with Hot Shot. We’ll rendezvous later.

Red Alert & Smokescreen: Yessir, Optimus.

Rad: And we’ll search from here.

Cyclonus: I can’t see a thing around here.

Megatron: Stop your complaining. Split up and search for that Mini-Con. And try not to get lost.

Starscream: You can count on me, sir. I’ll keep the Star Saber close in hand. I’ll handle everything. And if the Autobots show up, I’ll deal with them.

Demolishor: Would you get with the program, Starscream? You are really starting to bug my system.

Starscream: Process this. You’re finished.

Demolishor: That’s it. I’ve had enough of you. You wouldn’t talk so tough if you didn’t have that sword in your hand, Starscream.

Megatron: Get back online, you two. Finding that Mini-Con is our number one priority right now.

Starscream: Right. As you wish.

Cyclonus: Ah, I’m going this way.

Demolishor: One of these days, Starscream…

Megatron: What are you waiting for, Demolishor? Start searching.

Demolishor: Yessir.

Megatron: Leader-1… Put the plan in motion.

Starscream: I can see that my power is starting to make Megatron nervous. He’d better watch his back. You know, it might just be time for a new leader for the Decepticons. Huh? What’s that?! (VO) The Autobots must be on the attack. (Out loud) Mini-Cons! Powerlink Star Saber! Show yourself, Autobots! There you are.

Scavenger: It’s me. Stop.

Starscream: Scavenger!

Cyclonus: What’s with you?

Starscream: Someone started firing at me.

Demolishor: Wha?

Megatron: So, the Autobots are close by, then.

Scavenger: Megatron, I don’t think the Autobots would attack then retreat.

Megatron: Yes, that’s not like them at all. We’ll continue the mission, but keep your eyes open. If you see anything unusual, report back immediately.

Scavenger, Cyclonus, Demolishor & Sideways: Yessir.

Megatron: Careful with that sword, Starscream.

Starscream: ‘Cuse me? I’ll be all right.

Megatron: Oh, yes. That was perfect. Let’s begin phase two of the plan.

Red Alert: Optimus, did you hear that shelling? It was way too close.

Optimus: Yes. No doubt the Decepticons are in the area. This fog is getting thicker, so stay in contact and head for the rendezvous point.

Hot Shot: Optimus. Hello? Anybody? Oh, there you are, Sideways.

Sideways: Hot Shot. I was wondering who was making all that noise.

Hot Shot: If you’ve come back to double cross us again, you’re not welcome.

Sideways: It’s not my fault the Autobots are so gullible.

Hot Shot: Not anymore, pal.

Sideways: Transform!

Hot Shot: Nice try. Transform!

Optimus: Hot Shot!

Cyclonus: Aw, this is too perfect. I’ve got Optimus right where I want him.

Smokescreen: You hear that?

Red Alert: Let’s go.

Smokescreen: Oooh, no. That looks like trouble.

[Commercial]

Hot Shot: I’ll get you now, Sideways. What? He geared down. Where’d he go? There he is. Transform! (VO) That isn’t Sideways.

Scavenger: Only you would be so reckless in this kind of weather. What’s wrong, still bent out of shape over the Star Saber?

Hot Shot: Scavenger.

Scavenger: I saved you last time, but this time you’re on your own.

Hot Shot: You must’ve blown a circuit. You never saved me!

Scavenger: Don’t thank me. I just can’t bare to watch the annihiliation of an amateur because they have no skills in combat.

Hot Shot: Give me a break. I can handle myself just fine in combat. Huh? Man, I can’t even hit him.

Scavenger: How you made it this far, I’ll never know. But I think you owe Optimus a lot of gratitude. I can predict your every move, so you’ll have to do a lot — better.

Hot Shot: Aw yeah? Predict this if you can!

Scavenger: Let me know when you’re finished. You still have a lot to learn.

Hot Shot: Shut up! Shut up!

Scavenger: You must first know yourself and only then will you have a chance of defeating your opponent.

Hot Shot: C’mon! Quit your babbling and fight me already, would ya?

Scavenger: There’s nothing I could possibly gain by defeating you.

Hot Shot: Huh!

Cyclonus: You dented my armour, you creep! I don’t have to hang around here and take this. Smash ya later.

Red Alert: Smokescreen. Let’s go get ’em. It’s operation deacon.

Smokescreen: Affirmative. Yah! We gotcha now, Starscream! What?

Starscream: You saved me…

Demolishor: Don’t flatter yourself. It was the Star Saber that I saved. Now let’s blast these Autobots.

Megatron: Excellent. Everything is right on schedule. You know what to do now.

Scavenger: It sounds like a fierce battle. It’s time to show my allegiance. Hmm? Leader-1? That’s strange, a Mini-Con acting on its own.

Starscream: I’m gonna hack you into matrix! Who’s that? You’re mine! What? No!

Megatron: Aaahh!

Demolishor: Megatron! Megatron!

Sideways: What happened?

Demolishor: I was just standing here and Starscream attacked me from behind with the Star Saber!

Megatron: What… happened to me?

Demolishor: Don’t move. You had a severe shock to your system, sir.

Megatron: I’m… fine. That is, as long as I know that you are all right. I did it for you.

Demolishor: Oh, Megatron, sir. Starscream! How could you!

Starscream: I thought I was attacking the enemy and Megatron appeared and got in the way.

Cyclonus: Oh really? So you’re saying that Demolishor is your enemy now? Well whose side are you on anyway, huh?

Demolishor: He’s right, Starscream. What are you up to?

Sideways: Let’s not jump the firewall here. Maybe he got confused by all this fog.

Demolishor: But I had my back to him when I sensed something behind me. Then he was on me. If it wasn’t for Megatron, I might be half the fighter I am now.

Cyclonus: One thing’s for sure. The Star Saber is dangerous in Starscream’s hands. We should take it away from him as punishment for what he did. What do you say? Heh, heh, heh…

Sideways: Good idea. But I don’t wanna be his next victim!

Cyclonus: Whew! Somebody grab it! I’m getting nervous with him standing right behind me! I think that the Star Saber belongs with Megatron and not in the hands of some maniac.

Demolishor: I agree. Our leader has the right to hold onto it. So hand it over, Starscream.

Megatron: That’s enough, Demolishor. If you want me to, I will take the Star Saber. I… only want what’s best for the Decepticons. I promise I will keep well-hidden until my wounds heal. If you want to stop all this petty in-fighting, Starscream, I think you’d better hand over that sword.

Starscream: …but…

Megatron: I’ll return it to you… Sometime in the future.

Cyclonus: Give it up, Starscream.

Demolishor: You don’t have any other choice.

Starscream: As you wish, Megatron.

Megatron (VO): Yes, I’d say the sword is befitting the supreme ruler of the universe. (Out loud) Heh.

Rad: Hey, what’s that? Zoom in closer, Laserbeak.

Billy: There it is.

Fred: It’s a Mini-Con.

Carlos: All right! Let’s tell the Autobots!

Demolishor: Megatron, sir. Blackout has detected a Mini-Con in the mountains.

Megatron: That’s good. Let’s go.

Smokescreen: It’s over there, Optimus!

Optimus: Red Alert, can you get up there?

Red Alert: I’m on it. It’s secure, Optimus.

Optimus: Go for it.

Megatron: Don’t take another step. Look what I’ve got here. This will put an end to all of you.

Smokescreen: Oh no! He’s got the Star Saber!

Red Alert: Are you serious?

Optimus: Go! We’ll keep them busy down here. You get that Mini-Con.

Red Alert: Right.

Cyclonus: Transform!

Optimus: Jolt! Optimus, super mode! Transform! Powerlink! Maxi Blast!

Cyclonus: Heh, hah, ha!

Hot Shot: Sideways, this time you won’t get away from me.

Sideways: You’re spinning your wheels if you think that you can keep up with me. I’m ready when you are, turbo nerd.

Hot Shot: Errrghh… Transform!

Sideways: Transform! Like I told you, you should quit while I’m ahead.

Hot Shot: Not a chance, two-wheeler.

Sideways: Go park yourself, Hot Shot. The open road is no place for a reved up scrap heap like you.

Scavenger (flashback): You must first know yourself and only then will you have a chance of defeating your opponent.

Hot Shot: Heh, I knew you were gonna do that.

Sideways: What the… Aaaaahhh!

Hot Shot: Bet you wish you had a seatbelt now, huh? Ha, ha!

Cyclonus: Hahahaha! Have a nice fall! Aaaaahhhh!

Red Alert: Oh no!

Scavenger: Megatron, I’ve got the Mini-Con. Let’s go.

Megatron: Good, then let’s return to base. Let’s have a look at our latest acquisition.

Scavenger: Here ya go.

Demolishor: Megatron, look! The new Mini-Con has been activated. It’s coming to life!

Megatron: What? How can this be? Then this must be the second of the mystery Mini-Cons. You have done well, Scavenger!

Scavenger: Mmm, yessir. And now that my work is done, I believe it’s time for me to leave.

Megatron: Scavenger, where will you go?

Scavenger: Does your wound still cause you pain?

Megatron: What?

Scavenger: It’s amazing how fast you’ve healed.

Demolishor: Megatron, are you gonna let him just walk away like that?

Megatron: Yes, let him go.

Demolishor: What, let him go?

Megatron: That’s what I said. Now drop it.

Demolishor: Yessir!

[Transition]

Smokescreen: Someone has breached our secruity!

Rad: It’s Scavenger!

Hot Shot: What does he want with us?

Smokescreen: If he came here looking for a fight, then I’m ready!

Optimus: Red Alert, let Scavenger inside!

Red Alert: Yessir!

Hot Shot: Huh?!

Smokescreen: You’re letting him inside, Optimus?!

Optimus: I’ve been expecting you, Scavenger. It’s good to see you. Welcome.

Scavenger: As we planned, I’ve severed all ties with the Decepticons. And now, I’ll join you.

Smokescreen: This has got to be some kind of trick.

Optimus: Scavenger has been working undercover for us as a spy.

Rad (VO): Even though the Decepticons still have the Star Saber, and two of the new mystery Mini-Cons, we had Scavenger on our team. And now, we were ready to plan our counter-attack.

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Credulous” – Episode 16
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

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Narrator: The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on as they struggle to retrieve the prized Mini-Cons. The side who wins is the side that collects the most. And if the Decepticons prove victorious, then Megatron and his corrupt Mini-Cons control the universe. The Earth’s only chance for a peaceful cosmos is for Optimus Prime and the Autobots to destroy their enemy. Now, get ready for a new battle…

[Transition]

Hot Shot: You’ll have to get through me first if it’s the Mini-Con you’re after!

Megatron: Where is Scavenger when you need him?

Demolishor: There’s no sign of him anywhere, Megatron, sir.

Cyclonus: Probably ran away with his tail between his legs. Hehehe!

Starscream: I wouldn’t put it past him.

Hot Shot: Are you gonna have a tea party or fight? Sideways, move!

Sideways: On it.

Starscream: This game is far too unbalanced. Leaving one choice. Transform!

Megatron: I never issued any orders to evacuate, you fool! Fire. Snap out of it, men. Strafe that Autobot.

Demolishor: We don’t stand a chance against the same sword that inflicted so much damage upon you.

Cyclonus: Aw, give him a break. He’s still licking his wounds from the last battle.

Megatron: Is absolutely everyone trying to undermine me?

Sideways: Surprise.

Megatron: Follow me!

Optimus: Smokescreen, Hot Shot and Sideways can take care of the Decepticons. Meanwhile, we’ll go after the Mini-Con.

Smokescreen: Roger, sir.

Sideways: Transform!

Hot Shot: Looks like I gotcha cornered. We shut ’em down hard and fast.

Carlos: Serious thrashin’, Hot Shot!

Fred: I love that save the universe stuff — I mean, way cool!

Rad: Hey Red Alert, all that training you did really paid off.

Alexis: Yeah, now he seems totally in control when he’s using the Star Saber.

Rad: Hot Shot’s ultra stoked now.

Red Alert (VO): Perhaps. But Hot Shot still has a long ways to go. As long as he doesn’t place to much confidence in the sword, he shouldn’t get himself into trouble.

[Transition]

Megatron: Nothing matrix. Today’s the the day I will finally exact my revenge for the humiliation you have caused me.

Sideways: Found it, Hot Shot. The Mini-Con.

Hot Shot: Nice job of multi-tasking.

Megatron: The Mini-Con! It belongs to me.

Hot Shot: Oh no you don’t, Mega– Ahhh!

Cyclonus: Hahaha!

Hot Shot: Hyperdrive! What’s your status back there?

Megatron: I’ll take this, thank you.

Sideways: Not on my internal clock.

Megatron: I’ve taken the Mini-Con, men. Now, let’s move out on the double.

Sideways: No chance.

Megatron: Let go. Release me at once or I’ll freeze your startup disk for eternity.

Sideways: Hot Shot!

Hot Shot: Sideways! I’m coming for ya! Hyperdrive! We’re going for a ride!

Scavenger: An interesting turn of events.

Smokescreen: Hot Shot, where are ya?! I can’t see him anywhere, sir.

Rad: Hot Shot and Sideways warped with Megatron?

Alexis (VO): Seeing Hot Shot and the others disappear was like a scene from an old sci-fi flick. And there was nothing any of us could do about it.

Megatron: Release me at once, you intrusive virus.

Hot Shot: You all right?

Megatron: Awaken, Mini-Con. I command you!

Hot Shot: We’ve gotta stop him!

Sideways: We have nothing to fear.

Megatron: Obey my command. Hurry and awaken for me! Oh, curse you. Let this serve as a warning. I will not be deceived.

Sideways: I told you your chance to defeat them would come.

[Flashback]

Sideways: As long as you hold the Star Saber, you will be invincible.

Hot Shot: Ha. It works for me.

Sideways: Invade the Decepticon base and you can annihilate your enemy with one strike.

Hot Shot: Yeah, the problem is finding out where their base is.

Sideways: You’ll learn soon enough. Then you’ll have your chance.

Hot Shot: Yeah?

[End flashback]

Hot Shot: I remember now. Lucky day for me, unlucky for you. C’mon, Star Saber. It’s time to shut down this user’s passed due account.

Megatron: Hahaha.

Demolishor: How’d an Autobot get in here?

Megatron: Enough talk. Open fire, men.

[Transition]

Rad: Hot Shot and Sideways must’ve accidentally warped back to the Decepticon base.

Billy: Meaning… Where [are] they at now?

Carlos: At the Decepticon base, doofus. Where else?

Alexis: Sure hope they’re okay. I’m getting worried.

Carlos: They’ll be fine. We’re talking about Hot Shot here. Nobody can touch him when he’s armed with the Star Saber.

Billy: Yeah and let’s not forget Sideways is there with him, too.

Fred: They probably have those Destructicons trashed from one end of their base to the other by now.

Carlos: Probably? Hot Shot’s definitely broken them down into microchips already.

Fred: I think I can smell burning alloy from here.

Billy: Me too.

Fred, Billy and Carlos: Hahahahahahaha!

Smokescreen: (Laughing) Optimus, I say we go to Decepticon Base at once.

Alexis: I’m with you, Smokescreen. They need our help.

Red Alert: We don’t know where their base is, so pursuit is hardly an option.

Rad: We’re supposed to just sit here and wait?

Optimus: Red Alert, can’t you use all the data we have to triangulate the approximate co-ordinates of their base?

Red Alert: I’ll give it a try, Optimus.

[Transition]

Scavenger: Hmmm… Looks like they had quite the little battle here.

Hot Shot: Sideways, over here.

Cyclonus: Taste laser, virus breath!

Megatron: Now!

Hot Shot: Those cowards got out of their town, but they left us the run of their base.

Sideways: Ya think? I wouldn’t be so sure of that.

Hot Shot: Check it out. Wait till I tell Optimus. Hey, we’re on the moon. So that’s where their base is located. Lucky us. They left us a trail.

Sideways: I dunno, Hot Shot. Could be a trap.

Hot Shot: Hey, who cares if it’s some kind of trap? The Star Saber will be able to handle things. C’mon.

Sideways: He’s gonna regret placing all of his confidence in the sword.

Megatron: Hahahaha! Welcome, you foolish Autobots. We have you completely surrounded. Now, the Star Saber if you don’t mind. Hand the sword over at once, and you might be able to escape with your miserable lives!

Hot Shot: The sword’s stayin’ with me, pal. Now get your microprocessors out here!

Megatron: Hahahaha. Want to play the hard way, do you? Well, suits me just fine. I’d love the chance to initialize your disk.

Hot Shot (VO): Huh? What’s the deal? He’s talking like he’s holding all the cards.

Sideways (VO): I gave you fair warning, Hot Shot.

Hot Shot (VO): Sideways was right. This is a trap. (Out loud) Sideways, over here! They’ve got us outnumbered and surrounded. I guess these creeps do have a brain between them.

Sideways: We don’t stand much of a chance.

Hot Shot: You said it. Let’s bolt out of here and re-calculate our options. I’ll take out the two behind me, you blast out the others. Now! Hyperdrive, comin’ through! Drop or be dropped, SCSI breath! Optimus, heh, heh, heh… Hope you didn’t take it personally.

[Commercial]

Red Alert: I’m drawing blanks. I can’t calculate where the Decepticons warped to.

Smokescreen: Now what, Optimus?

Optimus: We don’t have any other option, except to wait.

Carlos: I tell ya, there’s nothing to worry about.

Fred: Yeah, chill out. You’re making me nervous.

Billy: Quit stressin’.

Hot Shot: Heh, heh, heh… Hehhh… What are you doing here, Optimus? Yo Sideways, hold your fire. It’s Optimus and the guys from the base.

Sideways: Think again, Hot Shot!

Hot Shot (VO): What’s that supposed to mean? Why is he firing on our own guys? (Out loud) Optimus, watch where you’re aiming! (VO) Am I losing it, or is he trying to pop me? (Out loud) Hey, I told you I was sorry.

Sideways: Hot Shot, these are just holograms.

Hot Shot: The Decepticons are using the images as a front! Me and my bright ideas…

Sideways: Quick! Down here!

Hot Shot: They might be holograms, but their lasers sure are real.

Sideways: Must have a simulator in the core.

Hot Shot: So all we gotta do is knock out their simulator and put an end to this movie.

Sideways: Check it out. Looks like the fake Optimus can’t get enough of himself.

Hot Shot: I’ll go over the top and keep them busy. You stay back and find that simulator.

Sideways: Gotcha. Watch your back, though. Wouldn’t want to see you get hurt.

Hot Shot: I’ll be fine. Come on, boys. Follow the white light. Maybe nothing more than a light show, but it still feels good to take out the enemy. This is officially getting freaky. And I sure hope this doesn’t hurt.

Sideways: Right. Thank me later.

Hot Shot: I’m almost done with these holograms. Although I did think that last guy was kinda cool…

Megatron: I must find a way to take the Star Saber from that annoying Autobot.

Demolishor: Yeah, but the sword’s so powerful, we’ll never be able to get close to it.

Megatron: What are you suggesting? That we allow that amateur to keep the Star Saber for himself?

Cyclonus: Do we have any choices here?

Megatron: Without the Star Saber, Hot Shot is nothing more than a mediocre — no, a less than average soldier. He’s only the most powerful because he possesses the sword. Wouldn’t any of you want to trade places with him?

Starscream: So the one that takes it from Hot Shot gets to keep it?

Demolishor: Starscream!

Cyclonus: What moonrock have you been hiding under?

Starscream: What do you have to say… Megatron?

Megatron: The warrior who is strong enough to take the Star Saber is certainly worthy of keeping it himself.

Sideways: Hop on, Hot Shot.

Hot Shot: Right. Let’s do it!

Cyclonus: The Star Saber’s gonna be mine! Woohoo-hahaha!

Starscream: Not if I can help it.

Hot Shot: Sideways, you go after Megatron. I’ll take out the others.

Sideways: Right.

Hot Shot: What do you say to a little mono-e-mono?

Starscream: Yeah. Whatever it takes to get that sword back from you. And I will get it back!

Sideways: Megatron! Game’s over.

Megatron: No one humiliates Megatron and lives to tell the tale.

Sideways: Oh no? That’s not what I’ve been hearing. (Mocking himself) Nyeh, that’s not what I’ve been hearing.

Starscream: Hahahahaha. You’ve defeated me for the last time, I’m afraid.

Hot Shot: Trust me, Starscream. The Star Saber belongs to me alone. Making me invincible.

Megatron: Think again!

Starscream: Megatron! …What?

Hot Shot: Sideways! He’s taken you prisoner?

Megatron: I’m sure you realize the implications.

Hot Shot: Why you SCSI…

Megatron: Stand down. You’re in the way, Starscream. Hot Shot… Over here nice and slow. Hand over the sword, and don’t think about pulling any stunts. After all, you wouldn’t want anything to happen to your precious friend over a little hardware, would you?

Hot Shot (VO): Oh, great. The old sacrifice your partner or lose the weapon gag. Now what do I do? Star Saber… I vowed to work with you to preserve peace and justice across the universe. But what about Sideways? I can’t sacrifice him — or anyone. I hope you can understand. (Out loud) Forgive me… For breaking my promise.

Sideways: Don’t do it, Hot Shot! You’ll regret it!

Hot Shot: Nothing’s worth a partner’s life. I can’t do it.

Megatron: Oh, what a sublime show of courage and sentiment. I can hardly wait to see what happens in the next act. That’s far enough. Drop the sword and back away. I warn you, don’t try anything foolish.

Hot Shot: You have my word. Now release my partner.

Megatron: Back away, I said. Go to your precious friend. You’ll have an eternity to re-live this picture perfect moment.

Hot Shot: You’re not hurt, are you, Sideways?

Sideways: I’ll live. Why’d you give up the sword for me?

Megatron: Heh, heh, heh…

Hot Shot: Return to me, Jetstorm, Runway, Sonar! Over here! Powerlink Star Saber!

Starscream: At last, the Star Saber is mine once again! Ahahahaha!

Hot Shot: What did you betray me for, Sideways?

Sideways: I told you you’d regret it.

Hot Shot: You were a Decepticon all along. I trusted you and you’ve been deceiving me all this time. How could I have been so stupid? I should’ve known it. AAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Starscream: No you don’t.

Hot Shot: I’ve lost my Star Saber!

Sideways: Heh, heh, heh.

Starscream: Meet the new unparalleled power of the universe! It’s mine. The sword’s back with its rightful master.

Hot Shot: It was a trap. I can’t believe I didn’t realize it until now.

Megatron: Which is why you of all bots don’t deserve to possess the sword.

Demolishor: Gotcha. Still reeling from the shock of it all, are you now? Why don’t I help bring you back to reality.

Cyclonus: I’d be glad to lend a hand!

Megatron: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Give the Autobot some special Decepticon attention.

Demolishor & Cyclonus: Hahahaha…

Megatron: Congratulations are in order, Starscream.

Starscream: What are you looking at, anyway?

Megatron: One guess.

Scavenger: Don’t tell me you’re going to let him go.

Megatron: Ha, ha. Don’t be absurd. Now hand it over.

Starscream: But — you said I could keep it…

Megatron: Yes, I suppose I did. Of course. Then do me a little favour. I need you to put that punk out of his misery.

Starscream: Yes, sir.

Scavenger: Stop right there. There’s no need to finish him off.

Demolishor & Cyclonus: Hahahahahahaha!

Starscream: Hahaha…

[Commercial]

Smokescreen: Hot Shot!

Optimus: Red Alert, he needs tech support!

Red Alert: Right.

Alexis (VO): We’d never seen Hot Shot so badly damaged before. It was quite a while before he was back online and could tell us what happened with Sideways and the Star Saber.

Starscream: Hahaha. Now that I have this sword in my possession, I am undeniably the most powerful warrior in the universe!

Sideways: Heh, heh, heh… Hahahahahahaha!

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Gale” – Episode 15
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

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Narrator: The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on as they struggle to retrieve the prized Mini-Cons. The side who wins is the side that collects the most. And if the Decepticons prove victorious, then Megatron and his corrupt Mini-Cons control the universe. The Earth’s only chance for a peaceful cosmos is for Optimus Prime and the Autobots to destroy their enemy. Now, get ready for a new battle…

[Transition]

Rad (VO): Ahhh, life in the big city. Where every day there’s another traffic jam… or another Decepticon causing trouble. And that’s what happened just outside our city on the mountain freeway. Wait till you see what happens next.

[Transition]

[Flashback]

Scavenger: My Star Saber, he’s undefeatable!

[End flashback]

Hot Shot: This isn’t over yet, Scavenger!

Billy: Totally awesome.

Fred: Wicked cool!

Carlos: And I’ll bet you didn’t realize that sword’s the most powerful of its kind in the universe.

Fred: So I guess that makes Hot Shot the most powerful Transformer in the universe, right?

Carlos: Hmmmm, I don’t know about that.

Billy: Of course it does, Carlos.

Hot Shot: Ha, ha, ha! You’re absolutely right, Billy. And if I keep working at this, I’ll be numero uno.

Red Alert: Hot Shot! We’ve got work to do. Let’s move out!

Hot Shot: Oh yeah. Right.

Red Alert: Especially since Scavenger joined up with the Decepticons, remember?

Hot Shot: Yeah… But don’t you worry. I’ll get even.

Red Alert: Possessing the Star Saber sword is useless unless you’re able to maximize its full power.

Hot Shot: Would you get off my back, Red Alert? I’ve got things under control.

Rad: Yeah, we’ve been watching him practice and he’s pretty smooth.

Carlos: And don’t forget we’re here for backup, okay?

Billy: That includes me.

Fred: Hey, and don’t forget me.

Hot Shot: Hey, that’s really nice of you guys. It’s good to know I’ve got you all covering my back. But I’ve got a score to settle with Scavenger.

Rad (VO): We all knew it was kind of lame offering to back up Hot Shot. I mean, we’re just a couple of kids and he is one of the greatest warriors in the universe. I guess it’s the thought that counts.

[Commercial]

Optimus: Alexis! Co-ordinates, stat!

Alexis: It’s coming from grid sector 29365. The signal’s from the freeway tunnel!

Optimus: What?

Hot Shot: Looks like we’re back in business, Autobots!

Smokescreen: Haha, yeah! Mini-Con, here we come!

Hot Shot: So is my backup ready?

Boys: Yeah! All right!

Alexis: Hey, you guys, where do you think you’re going?

Carlos: We promised Hot Shot we’d cover him in battle, Alexis.

Rad: A promise is a promise!

Alexis: But you’re just gonna get in the way.

Billy: Come on.

Fred: Hot Shot needs us.

Hot Shot: Well they’re just coming along for moral support.

Smokescreen: Well, I guess she does have a point.

Optimus: Well, what do you think, Red Alert?

Red Alert: Mmmhmm.

Optimus: It’s settled then. They can come along. But Hot Shot, they’re your responsibility, understand?

Hot Shot: Yessir!

Optimus: Now let’s roll!

Boys: All right!

Alexis: I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

Demolishor: This is the most useless assignment I’ve ever been ordered to carry out. Ha, stand guard over a deserted tunnel.

Cyclonus: Ah, quit your bellyachin’.

Demolishor: What the? Are you sensing Autobots? You’d better be right this time. Cyclonus, get ready! We’re about to have visitors. And here they come now. You know what to do, Cyclonus.

Cyclonus: Would you relax, Demolishor?

Megatron: Hahahaha. Lucky for us, Scavenger is here to do all the digging. Don’t you think, Starscream? Otherwise you’d be in there getting your hands dirty.

Starscream: Right. There’s no way you’d catch me playing in the dirt like that.

Scavenger: If I’d known I’d be the only one doing any work down here, I never would have left Cybertron.

Megatron: Ah yes, but think about the award that awaits you, Scavenger. Your very own personal Mini-Con.

Demolishor: Megatron, bad news. The Autobots and closing in, and fast.

Megatron: Keep them busy!

Scavenger: Now I can take care of a little unfinished business.

Megatron: No. You keep digging, Scavenger. We mustn’t let anything get in the way of our mission.

Cyclonus: Transform! Hahahaha! That should keep those loser Autobots busy for a while. Hahaha!

Red Alert: Gridlock dead ahead, sir.

Hot Shot: And look! It’s Cyclonus!

Smokescreen: That means we must be close.

Optimus: It also means the Decepticons haven’t found the Mini-Con yet. And wouldn’t you know it, a traffic jam.

Hot Shot: Don’t worry, Optimus. I’ve got an idea. Jolt, powerlink.

Optimus: On your guard, Hot Shot.

Hot Shot: Don’t worry about me. I can take care of myself.

Scavenger: I’ve been waiting for you, Hot Shot.

Optimus: Billy, Fred… Sorry, but it looks like things may start to get a little dangerous out here. I think it’s best if you stay put up here for a while.

Billy: Aw, gee whiz. But I thought we were backup.

Optimus: Yeah, well — you can back us up from here… Oh, and stay put.

Fred: Boy, this really bites, big time.

Billy: Well I told you we should’ve gone with Hot Shot. But no, you wouldn’t listen. Would you, doofus?

Sideways: You looking to hitch a ride? I’ve got room for one. That’s it.

Fred: Hey B-billy, that b-bike.

Billy: …talked to us… Wait a sec, Autobot or Decepticon?

Cyclonus: Hehehe. Oh goodie, goodie.

Hot Shot: You’re going down, Cyclonus.

Rad: Hey Hot Shot, you sure you know what you’re doing?

Carlos: Don’t sweat it. We’re riding with the number one Transformer, remember?

Alexis: Watch out behind you. You’ve got company, guys!

Rad: Hot Shot!

Hot Shot: I see him. No problem. I’ve got it covered.

Rad: Well do something and do it quick. He’s gaining on us.

Hot Shot: I’m on it. Transform!

Scavenger: Transform!

Hot Shot: Star Saber! You’re battling days are over.

Scavenger: Haha, I like a bot with a sense of humour.

Carlos: Don’t look now, Rad, but any minute this whole place is going to be littered in chunks of titanium.

Scavenger: What’s a matter? Are you afraid of me? Or are the batteries going dead in that little sword of yours?

Alexis: Rad! Come in, Rad.

Rad: Alexis. Hey, what’s up?

Alexis: Tell me what’s going on out there.

Rad: We got us a Transformer showdown.

Carlos: Go for it!

Optimus: Rad, transmit visuals.

Rad: Right! I hope you’re getting this.

Optimus: Yes, but I don’t like what I see.

Alexis: Rad, link in Red Alert to your video feed, stat!

Red Alert: Got it!

Carlos: C’mon, Hot Shot! Smoke ’em!

Alexis: How come they’re just standing there?

Smokescreen: Good question. Look!

Demolishor: Oh no, what do I do now!

Smokescreen: Optimus! There’s the tunnel dead ahead, sir.

Optimus: I see it. All right, Red Alert, Smokescreen, follow me. We’re going in.

Red Alert: Sir, we have a problem.

Optimus: Hot Shot!

Red Alert: A Decepticon has locked onto him.

Alexis: And it’s Cyclonus!

Optimus: Hot Shot, listen up. Retreat at once.

Cyclonus: Hahahahaha! Oh joy! This is as easy as shooting bots in a barrell! Hahahaha!

Rad: Heads up, Hot Shot!

Carlos: Hey, he’s right behind you!

Hot Shot: I know, I know. But there’s no way I’m going to turn my back on Scavenger.

Scavenger: Hahahaha.

Cyclonus: You’re history.

Scavenger: You idiot. That Autobot was mine.

Rad: Hot Shot, nooo!

[Commercial]

Hot Shot: All I can say is I’m glad he’s a lousy shot.

Billy: Somebody please help me! Help! I’m being kidnapped now!

Rad: Billy!

Scavenger: Now what? Can’t I destroy him in peace?!

Sideways: Yeah!

Billy: He’s a Transformer, but I don’t know if he’s a good guy or bad.

Rad: So what do we do?

Optimus: Hmmm… A motorcycle, eh? That’s strange. I wish I had an answer for you, Rad. But I don’t recall a Transformer like that. Right now our priority is retrieving that Mini-Con. Grindor, Sureshock, High Wire, stay here with the kids.

Alexis: Come on! Let’s follow them, guys!

Billy: Save me.

Rad: Yeah. Right.

Carlos: Whose bright idea was it to get on that bike anyway?

Billy: It wasn’t my idea. I swear.

Rad: So what happened to Fred?

Billy: Fred… Oh no. I left him back at the bridge.

Fred: …Billy?

Rad: Man, whose side is he on?

Hot Shot: Now what’s going on here?

Cyclonus: Ahh, a moving target. I love moving targets. Hahahaha! Time to short circuit that annoying little buzz rocket. You gotta be kidding! I’m hit! I’m hit! And I’m going down!

Hot Shot: Well that takes care of him. Now where was I? Oh yeah. It’s just you and me, Scavenger.

Carlos: Yeah, you show him who’s boss, Hot Shot!

Alexis: Hey guys, fill me in. How ’bout a status report? Oh, and I brought our Mini-Cons just incase. Uhhh, yeah. And thanks a lot for ditching me back there. Try it again and you guys are history!

Scavenger: Bring it on!

Hot Shot: Hey, what are you doing?! That move’s getting old, Scavenger.

Scavenger: Then how about this one? Was that move a little more original for you?

Hot Shot: Why you…

Scavenger: Hahaha. Having fun yet? Now hand over your toy sword, soldier.

Carlos: Are you okay, Hot Shot?

Rad: C’mon. Please, say something.

Alexis: What’s the deal with that motorcycle? It’s like the only thing he’s interested in is Hot Shot’s battle.

Rad: Yeah. It’s weird.

Alexis: And… it doesn’t make any sense.

Rad: C’mon Hot Shot, don’t let that oversized CPU scare ya.

Hot Shot: I’ve gotta think of something. That’s it! Transform!

Scavenger: Hey, come back here. Transform!

Rad: Come on. Remember, we’re still his backup.

Scavenger: Haha, you can run until your circuits overheat, but you can’t hide.

Hot Shot: Oh, you think so, huh? Well give it your best shot, SCSI breath!

Fred: Hello? Rad? Carlos? Billy? Anyone? Hey, they heard me! I guess they must need my help now. Hey guys, it’s me! Over here. Hey, wait… Where ya going? Remember me?! I’m Billy’s friend!

Optimus: I warned you not to get in my way.

Megatron: Put your back into it, Demolishor, and dig out that Mini-Con.

Demolishor: I’m trying, I’m trying!

Megatron: Enough of your insolence, you pathetic overgrown excuse for a warrior.

Demolishor: Ohhh, I really hate it when he yells at me like that.

Starscream: You will never get past me, Autobots!

Optimus: We’ll see about that.

Hot Shot: Coming through.

Optimus: Hot Shot.

Hot Shot: Don’t worry, Optimus. I’m just causing a little diversion.

Red Alert: You need any help, Hot Shot?

Hot Shot: Help? Hey, who’s got the sword around here?

Cyclonus: Oh, now what? Do I have to do everything around here myself?

Megatron: Cyclonus! Return to your post immediately!

Hot Shot: That’s it… Keep following me. Transform! I’m counting on you, Jolt.

Scavenger: Wait a minute… Where did he disappear to? Uh oh, I think I smell a bot. What the?

Hot Shot: Hellloooo!

Scavenger: I don’t think that’s too good for the blade, Hot Shot.

Hot Shot: Watch this.

Cyclonus: Transform… Hey, let go, you idiot! You’ll destroy us both.

Hot Shot: Y’know, for a great warrior, you’re not half as tough as you think you are. So just keep outta my way or else.

Scavenger: Hahaha.

Hot Shot: What’s so funny?

Scavenger: I was laughing at your incompetence. You may have won this little skirmish, but you’re still a rank amateur. So don’t let this victory swell up your power core, because I’m not finished with you yet. Hide behind your little sword, but remember this. You don’t have what it takes to use it to its full potential.

Hot Shot: Oh yeah?

Scavenger: You’re just a waste of wires. Hahahahaha!

Hot Shot: Errrrgh! Hey, come back here!

Sideways: Ha, ha, ha, ha. He sure told you, didn’t he? Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Hot Shot: You know for someone who’s afraid to show himself, you sure think you’re pretty tough. Don’t you, punk?

Sideways: I’d sure like to show you a thing or two. But the problem is I’m on your side, and I wouldn’t want to beat you.

Hot Shot (VO): Aw man, what’s the story with this guy?

Megatron: Any word yet from Scavenger or Cyclonus as to their whereabouts?

Demolishor: No, sir. Not yet.

Megatron: Because of those two bots, we’ll have to retreat.
Demolishor: But sir–

Megatron: So then, you haven’t had enough digging yet?!

Demolishor: Well maybe we should withdraw.

Megatron: We’ll meet again, Optimus Prime.

Optimus: Stop. Go ahead and run, Megatron. But the day will come when there’ll be no place to hide from the Autobots.

Rad: Optimus! Over here. Is everybody okay?

Hot Shot: I was really starting to get a little worried about you guys.

Carlos: Ohh, I suppose you’re going to tell everyone you defeated Scavenger all by yourself, huh?

Hot Shot: Uhh…

Sideways: Heh, heh, heh. Heh, heh, heh, hahaha.

Optimus: It seems we owe you one, friend. But first, who exactly are you, anyway?

Sideways: Transform! Back on Cybertron they call me Sideways. I guess I’m a bit of a drifter. Maybe that’s why I’m here.

Smokescreen: Optimus, sir! I’ve found the Mini-Con!

Fred: Whoa, check it out!

Billy: Cool… This is so incredible.

Alexis (VO): There’s something strange about Sideways.

Billy: Whoooaaa!

Fred: How come Billy gets to ride all the time?

Billy: This rocket rocks!

Fred: Hey, Optimus said we’re supposed to be taking turns, you know! Aw man, this really stinks big time.

Carlos: The Mini-Con said he’d take you for a ride.

Fred: Yeah? Seriously? Okay, transform into something seriously cool, all right?

Hot Shot: Boy. Just when you think you’ve got a fan club, they up and leave you high and dry.

Red Alert: Oh, don’t worry, Hot Shot. You must remember they’re only human. And probably in a couple days or so they’ll be all over you again.

Hot Shot: Hey Red Alert, you think Sideways is on our side or what?

Red Alert: I’m not sure. But we’ve got much bigger things to worry about than that. Remember, everything becomes clearer with time.

Alexis: Hey, how come you’re not outside with Sideways?

Rad: Hmmm… There’s something about him that bugs me.

Alexis: I hate to admit it, Rad, but I’m getting the same vibe.

Sideways (flashback): I guess I’m a bit of a drifter. Maybe that’s why I’m here.

Alexis: Why would a drifter want to go all the way to Earth and get involved in a war?

Rad: No idea.

Alexis: Well I think we should keep this to ourselves. And I hope we’re wrong, but let’s keep our eyes peeled just incase.

Carlos: You having fun, Fred? Just remember it’s my turn next, okay?

Fred: Hey Carlos, if you really want you can have my turn! Where’s the bathroom?

Rad (VO): It seems everyday our side is growing, which is good news for the Autobots. Yet, I still can’t shake the feeling that not everyone on our team can be trusted. But is it just a feeling?

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Overmatch” – Episode 14
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

Rad (VO): Hi, my name’s Rad and I wanna tell you about the Transformers, two races of mechanical beings from another world. There’s the Autobots, the good guys and then, there’s the Decepticons, a bunch of greedy bullies. They’re all fighting over a smaller race of robots called the Mini-Cons. The Mini-Cons crash landed on Earth thousands of years ago and they’re scattered all over the planet. The Decepticons want to enslave them and use them to increase their power, but the Autobots will put a stop to that evil plan.

[Transition]

Starscream: Come in, Demolishor! We’ve found a Mini-Con!

Demolishor: How I can look for Mini-Cons in this place? It’s all I can do to move around here.

Starscream: You’re such a fool…

Demolishor: I don’t see you doing any better.

Starscream: Sounds like a personal problem.

Cyclonus: Ha, ha! I’ve found one! Something’s glowing in the rocks above ya, Starscream. I’ll bet you dollars to brain chips it’s a Mini-Con.

Starscream: Got it! I’m going in.

Cyclonus: Huh? Enemy closing in below, Starscream. Watch yourself.

Hot Shot: Transform! Sorry to interupt this little search party of yours. Sonar! Runway! Jetstorm! Star Saber!

Smokescreen: I’m here for ya, Hot Shot!

Hot Shot: I’m gettin’ warm and fuzzy. Snag the Mini-Con, would you, Smokescreen? It’s planted in the rocks.

Smokescreen: Say no more!

Starscream: I’m not giving up after making it this far.

Demolishor: Look out, Starscream!

Starscream: I lost my sword!

Cyclonus: You can run, but you can’t hide!

Smokescreen: Ooh. That was a little too close for comfort.

Megatron: Ergh! That sword is destroying us again. Demolishor.

Demolishor: Yes! At your service.

Megatron: Charge!

Demolishor: Who would you send in as my backup, sir?

Megatron: No one, you fool. You’re on your own.

Demolishor: What about you, Megatron?

Megatron: Don’t worry, I’ve got things to do.

Optimus: I’ll take you on!

Hot Shot: Ha. What a pity. Looks like your friends have all let you down. C’mon. I’m feeling generous. It’s your move. Hey, you wanna go again?

Demolishor: No, uh, thanks. I’ve had enough punishment for one day.

Megatron: Decepticons, withdraw at once.

Demolishor: Wait for me. Don’t leave me all alone here.

Hot Shot: They never stood a chance.

Smokescreen: Hot Shot! You all right?

Hot Shot: Better than just all right. Cool. Ya pick up a little hitchhiker?

Smokescreen: Heh. Meet my new partner here. I call him Liftor.

Hot Shot: How’s it going, Liftor? Welcome aboard.

Smokescreen: Whoa, that Star Saber sure took care of the enemy.

Hot Shot: This baby’s only getting warmed up! Wait till you see what it’s really capable of doing in battle.

Optimus: Hot Shot!

Smokescreen: Optimus.

Optimus: Don’t let your guard down. We can’t trust those Decepticons.

Hot Shot: I’ve got it under control. We’ve been battling them for a long time, but this sword will put an end to the combat.

Scavenger: Hahaha! You wish.

Rad: What’s this? Who put all these tools in the fridge? I spent all that time fixing up the fridge, and do people use it for food? No. They stuff it full of hammers and wrenches and junk.

Carlos: Yo Rad! Don’t look so bummed out about the food situation. Alexis has gone to buy a bunch of stuff for us.

Rad: You sure about that? ‘Cause I just saw her taking off with Grindor somewhere.

Carlos: Yeah. They went grocery shopping together.

Alexis: Detergent with bleach or without? And maybe some degreaser so that Optimus and the others can get cleaned up. Hey, I hope this stuff doesn’t cause you to short circuit. Ah, what the heck, we’ll get it anyway.

Boy: Mommy! I just saw a robot in the store!

Mom: That’s nice, dear.

Carlos: Whoa, look at all the grub you guys bought!

Alexis: This time how about slowing down on the midnight fridge raid.

Rad: You nuts, Alexis? What’s the deal? Why’d you take Grindor to the store?

Alexis: No harm done. He helped me out and no one even noticed.

Red Alert: Rad has a point. You’ve got to use more discretion in that.

Alexis: Hey there, Red Alert!

Red Alert: If someone finds out about us, there’ll be some serious implications.

Rad: Hey, where is everyone?

Red Alert: They’ve located a Mini-Con. Don’t worry. They should be back shortly.

Carlos: Awww, why do we have to sit here while they have all the fun?

Red Alert: That’s quite enough. They’re half-way around the world, and it may be daytime here, but it’s night time there. Kids can’t be walking around after dark, right?

Carlos: What kind of lame excuse is that?

Alexis: Defending the base is as important as finding Mini-Cons. Isn’t that right, Red Alert?

Carlos: Yeah, I know. Spare me the lecture.

Red Alert: Well, I’ve got something here that might cheer you up.

Carlos: You mean Laserbeak? What about him?

Red Alert: I’ve amped it up a bit. Now he can pick up your voices from anywhere. So even if you’re on the other side of the world, kids, it’ll detect your voices and move in response to your commands.

Carlos: Too cool!

Alexis: Kind of like a spycam, only without the visuals.

Megatron: What is the meaning of this? I have never seen such a pathetic combat.

Cyclonus: But Megatron! It was that Star Saber, honest! Otherwise, we would’ve crushed them.

Megatron: Unfortunately, that is precisely why you must go and steal the sword! Now we’re left with no choice but to infiltrate the Autobots’ base once more.

Demolishor: No, no, anything but that! We’ll never make it out of there alive, Megatron.

Scavenger: It seems you’re surrounded by incompetence, Megatron.

Megatron: What’s that? Who’s there?

Scavenger: So much for your reputation as the Lord of Destruction.

Cyclonus: How did you get in?

Demolishor: So what do you want?

Megatron: Ahh, Scavenger. I’m glad to see you’ve made it, my loyal minion.

Demolishor: You know him, Megatron?

Cyclonus: What’s going on?

Megatron: I called for him to come to my side. This mercenary can assist us.

Cyclonus: He’s a merc?

Scavenger: I wasn’t sure until just now that I would respond to your request. I made up my mind after witnessing that battle, and seeing how pathetically you performed. You need all the help you can get. Still, I’m impressed that you would have a base here. It’s perfect for a warp facility. Nice work, Megatron. Sometimes your intelligence surprises me.

Megatron: Spare me the cynicism. Calling you was a last resort, believe me. We must have that Star Saber. Can we count on your assistance, my friend? I’ll be certain to make it worth your while.

Starscream: Megatron! We don’t need help from the likes of him!

Scavenger: Megatron, I’ve heard the rumours about these three assistants of yours. Some claim they are among the most fearsome of the Decepticons. Ha, ha, ha, ha. So much for believing everything you hear.

Starscream: That’s enough! I won’t stand for these insults!

Megatron: Enough! Stand down, Starscream. That’s enough, Starscream. Unfortunately, you pale in comparison to Scavenger.

Scavenger: Admirable. You wanted to stand up to me even though your arm is severed. You seem to have much more courage than even Megatron himself. I’ll take you on in battle, once your arm is healed, of course. Hahahaha!

Starscream (VO): I cannot allow him to cut us down like that and get away with it…

[Commercial]

Scavenger: Excellent. Come to me. Hahaha. Pathetic fools…

Hot Shot: Let’s get this show started!

Optimus: Hot Shot! Stay focused.

Hot Shot: I can handle it myself. This Star Saber wants to go to work so bad, it’s practically begging for it.

Hot Shot: It’s showtime.

Cyclonus: Escape this! Hahaha! My butt! What have you done to my poor butt!

Starscream: Stop! I’ll take you on.

Hot Shot: Yeah? Bring it on, big guy.

Smokescreen: Watch yourself, Hot Shot!

Megatron: Crush him, Starscream! Grind that insignificant Autobot into the ground.

Starscream: Thanks for the instructions.

Hot Shot: I’m waiting.

Scavenger: Hahahahaha! This seems to be getting more and more interesting. A perfect way for me to kill some time if you know what I mean.

Hot Shot: Who’re you?

Scavenger: I go by the name Scavenger. Hmmm… It’s been a long time, Optimus.

Hot Shot: What’s the deal? You know this creep?

Scavenger: I’ll spare you the details. But if it weren’t for me, Optimus wouldn’t be spending his life caught up in these battles.

Optimus: It’s true. You were the one who taught me to fight. A long, long time ago.

Starscream: Enough stalling. Your trip down memory lane has nothing to do with me or this battle.

Scavenger: You’re right, Starscream. On with the battle. I’m looking forward to witnessing your little performance.

Starscream: Oh, this’ll be more than just a performance! And when I’m finished with him, I’m gonna do a little surgery on your mouth.

Scavenger: Hahahaha! I can hardly wait to see if you live up to your word, Starscream.

Megatron: Do it, Starscream. Steal his Star Saber and bring it to me immediately.

Scavenger: Megatron. You butt out of this, too.

Cyclonus: Shall I get him, Megatron?

Megatron: Silence! Make yourself useful for once and start searching for a Mini-Con!

Cyclonus: Yes, sir.

Starscream: Let’s begin, Hot Shot!

Hot Shot (VO): My attack didn’t even phase him.

Optimus: Hot Shot, be careful!

Hot Shot (VO): No biggie. I’m just getting warmed up.

Smokescreen: He’s in trouble.

Optimus: Starscream is more determined than Hot Shot.

Starscream: (VO) He’s mine. (Out loud) No! It’s not over!

Scavenger: That’s quite enough.

Starscream: How dare you interrupt me, Scavenger!

Scavenger: Starscream, you’ll never make a good warrior until you know yourself.

Starscream: What?

Scavenger: Hot Shot, you think you’ve won, don’t you? Well, you didn’t win on your own merits. That sword won the match for you.

Hot Shot: Sure about that? I’ll take you on next if you’re brave enough.

Optimus: Hot Shot, stand down!

Scavenger: Haha, okay. I’ll have some fun with you.

Hot Shot: Don’t hold back on my account.

Scavenger: Haha, I’d stay focused if I were you.

Hot Shot: Hey, what was that?

Optimus: Hot Shot!

Hot Shot (VO): He’s got me.

Scavenger: Oh, that’s not too shabby for a mere amateur. We’ll meet again. Hahahaha!

Megatron: Move in. Retrieve the Star Saber.

Cyclonus: Megatron! Guess what? I just found a Mini-Con!

Megatron: Then let’s move out.

Cyclonus: Yes, sir!

Smokescreen: Hot Shot, are you all right?

[Commercial]

Megatron: Why? Why won’t it revive?

Demolishor: I think I might know. Perhaps the Mini-Con is similar to the Star Saber. It won’t awaken until three Mini-Cons are united.

Megatron: What?

Scavenger: Haha. Don’t you know the legend?

Megatron: What legend?

Scavenger: The legend of the shield that blocks the Star Saber, of course.

Megatron: A shield? Hmmm… Haha. Hahaha. Hahahahahahaha!

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Swoop” – Episode 13
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

–
Narrator: The war between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on as they struggle to retrieve the prized Mini-Cons. The side who wins is the side that collects the most. And if the Decepticons prove victorious, then Megatron and his corrupt Mini-Cons control the universe. The Earth’s only chance for a peaceful cosmos is for Optimus Prime and the Autobots to destroy their enemy. Now, get ready for a new battle…

[Transition]

Megatron: Have you found it yet?

Cyclonus: No, not yet, sir.

Megatron: Are you even looking? What have you been doing out there? I have ordered you to search the area, Cyclonus, and I mean it. I’m certain the Autobots’ base is out there somewhere.

Cyclonus: Of course, sir. Ah, what’s the big deal? If I find it, I’m just gonna blast it to pieces anyway.

Demolishor: What? Cyclonus has been out there all day and he still hasn’t found their base?

Megatron: He’ll find it, or else. It was Sonar who detected the Autobots in that area, Demolishor.

Demolishor: You mean you can understand the Mini-Cons’ language?

Megatron: Of course I can. You mean you don’t understand them yet?

Demolishor: Uh, uh… sure. Sure I can.

Starscream: I bet he’s lying!

Cyclonus: Hey, I’ve detected a signal. Lock on to these co-ordinates, Starscream.

Starscream: I’ve got it. I’ve secured the co-ordinates of their base, Megatron.

Megatron: Now I’ve got you, Optimus Prime. Hahahaha…

[Transition]

Billy: You mean this place has been here the whole time?

Fred: Yeah, that’s kind of hard to believe.

Carlos: It’s totally awesome, isn’t it? But it’s nothing compared to what’s inside.

Fred: Huh? What do you mean? I’m really not a big fan of surprises, you guys.

Rad: Whoa. Chill out. You haven’t seen the inside of the base yet.

Billy: So what are we waiting for?

Carlos: Hey, look. The Autobots shut off the forcefield. Follow me, guys.

Billy & Fred: Okay.

Alexis: Well what do you know? Carlos is a tour guide now.

Rad: Heh, heh, heh.

Fred: Look at the pretty lights and buttons…

Billy: …Some kind of high-tech gizmo…

Carlos: What’s going on?

Rad: I think we’d better get to the command center right now.

Fred: Uh, I don’t think you should be playing with that, Billy.

Billy: Would you butt out, Fred? Hey… Where’d everybody go? That’s weird. Hey you guys! We’re waiting for the rest of the tour now!

Fred: What should we do?

Billy: We go exploring on our own, of course.

Fred: Yeah, sure. But I hope you know I have a phobia to getting lost.

Billy: As if that’s gonna happen.

Fred: I dunno, Billy. You’ve got a real nack for getting lost, remember?

Billy: What are you talking about, Fred?

Rad: What’s going on, Optimus?

Optimus: A warp gate has opened inside the base.

Alexis: So what does that mean?

Carlos: Well, Alexis, I think he means we’ve got company.

Megatron: So, this is the Autobot base.

Cyclonus: Heh, they could use a better secruity system, don’t you think?

Megatron: There’s no time for your mindless jokes, Cyclonus. Get to work.

Cyclonus: Yeah, I know…

Megatron: It’s time to go, Sonar. Find those Mini-Cons so I can create the Star Saber.

Smokescreen: How did they find out where our base is?

Optimus: Red Alert, initiate the internal defense system.

Red Alert: Yes, sir.

Carlos: Whoa, that’s slammin’!

Rad: So, when did you put that in?

Hot Shot: That? That’s just a little invention of mine. You know, incase we run into an emergency.

Carlos: You see, Fred, this place has everything. Huh? Billy? Fred? Hey guys, where is everyone? Oh, great, they’re lost.

Fred: Where are we, Billy?

Billy: Hey, you got me.

Fred: You see, it’s happening again. We’re lost, I’m hungry and I want to go home. Why does this always happen to us?

Billy: Ugghh…

Fred: Go on, say it.

Billy: Uhh… Okay! I don’t have any idea where we are!

Fred: I knew you’d say that. Well, at least things can’t get any worse than this, I guess.

Billy: It’s – it’s – Megafrog!

Megatron: Have you located it, Sonar?

Carlos: Aw, yeah! Blast those Decepticons!

Rad: Hey, what’s wrong, Alexis?

Alexis: Sureshock, zoom in on that quadrant over there. Hurry.

Rad: Oh no, it’s Billy and Fred!

Optimus: What? Cease fire.

Demolishor: Hey, what’s up?

Cyclonus: They’re out of ammo?

Starscream: Lasers don’t run out of ammo.

Megatron: Ah, yes, a system malfunction, no doubt. Move out.

Fred: It’s a lucky thing they didn’t see us down here.

Billy: Let’s beat it. While we still can.

Fred: Yeah.

Smokescreen: Optimus, they know where we are. They’re heading straight for the command center!

Hot Shot: All right, get ready. Here they come and they want to fight.

Red Alert: No, Hot Shot. It’s not us they’re after. Do you see that Mini-Con?

Hot Shot: You mean it’s tracking its own kind?

Red Alert: That’s what it has to be. That’s why they’re here. They found us — by simply tracking our Mini-Cons’ trail.

Smokescreen: What’s your battle plan, Optimus?

Optimus: Ugh, I’m working on it.

Hot Shot: Oh, great. I can’t just sit here and wait for them to steal our Mini-Cons. You watch. I’ll show them what it means to break into our base.

Optimus: Hot Shot! Rad, you kids stay here and sit tight. It’s there Mini-Cons here that the Decepticons are after. And as long as I take them with me, they won’t come into this room. Move out.

Red Alert & Smokescreen: Yessir.

Carlos: So, uh, Rad… What are you guys doing?

Rad: We’re, uh, lending a hand.

Alexis: I’ve just figured out which way Billy and Fred are headed.

Carlos: That’s cool. Maybe we can save them, huh?

Rad: Yeah.

Demolishor: What did Sonar say, Megatron?

Megatron: He said that the Mini-Cons have moved.

Cyclonus: They’re scared and they’ve decided to run for it. Heh, heh, what a shame.

Hot Shot: Man, that laugh of yours is really annoying. We take tresspassing very seriously around here. So I suggest you all better leave right now.

Megatron: Try and make us, if you dare.

Hot Shot: Hey, it’s a tough job, but, uh, somebody’s gotta do it. Heh.

Megatron: You’ve got some nerve.

Hot Shot: Try and download this!

Megatron: Full attack mode. There must be a mix-up in your matrix if you think you can attack me on your own. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Optimus: Hot Shot!

Megatron: There it is. Tell me, Optimus, do you have the Mini-Cons?

Red Alert: Now, Smokescreen.

Smokescreen: Right!

Megatron: I believe you have something I want.

Cyclonus: We gotta blast ’em!

Demolishor: Don’t shoot me… Shoot them!

Megatron: Hold your fire! You’re firing on us, Cyclonus!

Smokescreen: Hey, you okay, Hot Shot?

Hot Shot: Yeah.

Smokescreen: In here. Quick!

Hot Shot: Sorry, this is all my fault.

Optimus: It’s all right, Hot Shot.

Demolishor: Megatron, I think they went that way.

Megatron: Then go after them!

Demolishor: Yessir. Hey, it’s closing!

Optimus: Hot Shot, I want you to take the Mini-Cons and hide them. Understand?

Hot Shot: What?

Optimus: I have a plan. Red Alert, Smokescreen!

Red Alert & Smokescreen: Yessir.

Megatron: Out of my way.

Demolishor: Great idea, Megatron.

Starscream: Give me a break, Demolishor. You mean you didn’t even think of blasting the door? I guess your weapons are just for show.

Demolishor: What?

Megatron: Silence.

Cyclonus: Hey, look over there.

Demolishor: He’s getting away!

Cyclonus: Hehehe! I’ve got him! Transform! I can’t transform in this place.

Starscream: Let me handle this. I’ll show you how it’s done.

Cyclonus: What?

Starscream: It’s a trap!

Cyclonus: So what do we do now?

Starscream: We blast our way through.

Cyclonus: I’ll cut them off on the other side.

Demolishor: Okay, stand back.

Starscream: Go on, try it again! (VO) While those two are busy, I’m going to grab those Mini-Cons for myself…

Demolishor (VO): Why do I have to do all this work? (Out loud) What’s going on?! What is this?

[Commercial]

Starscream: You give me that Mini-Con! What kind of trick is this?! Show yourself. You can’t escape. That Mini-Con is mine, buck. Transform! Curses, you Autobots!

Red Alert: It’s too bad this is just a fake!

Fred: Those bad guys won’t come back, will they?

Billy: I hope not. Please don’t let them take me away!

Rad: What are you guys talking about?

Fred: Carlos?

Carlos: Ha, ha, ha, ha…

Alexis: Hey, sorry we left you guys behind. Are you all right?

Billy: Yeah. We’re fine. But don’t ever leave us alone again like that, all right?

Carlos: Hey, I told you. If you hang around with us, you’re guaranteed a few surprises. But you gotta stick with us from now on, okay?

Rad: I think we should get outta here.

Carlos: You’re right, Rad. There could be trouble right around the corner.

Cyclonus: Hahaha! This must be my lucky day. Truer words have never been spoken, my little humanoid friend. Now come here. Megatron wants to see you.

Billy: Cyclobutt!

Fred: That’s Cyclonopus!

Cyclonus: It’s Cyclonus!

Fred: Thanks for clearing that up, mister.

Billy: You have a nice day.

Cyclonus: Ha, ha. If I capture this bunch of brats, I can trade them for the Mini-Cons. Ooh, this is working out perfectly.

Rad: Hurry, everybody, find a place to hide.

Cyclonus: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Now it’s time to play. Come out, come out, wherever you are… No use hiding from me, children. My sensors can detect the heat from your bodies. Or maybe you wanna play hide and go squish? I’ve gotcha. Huh? What is that thing? That’s strange, I feel kind of funny, like I’m going to pieces of something. Whooaaa!

Fred: You caught him!

Billy: Way to go.

Alexis: He got sucked into the warp gate, but where in the world did he go?

Rad: Some place where he can cool off for a while.

Hot Shot: Transform!

Megatron: There’s nowhere left for you to run.

Hot Shot: Heh, what makes you think I was running from you?

Optimus: Megatron! Once again your greed has clouded your judgement.

Megatron: Huh? What? This is some kind of trap.

Hot Shot: Time for a system crash! All right!

Optimus: It’s all over, Megatron. Surrender your Mini-Con and leave here immediately.

Megatron: I don’t give up that easily. I’ll destroy this place, and you aswell! Yes, this is more like it! I’m going to pixellate every one of you Autobots!

Optimus: He’s out of control…

Megatron: Now you will do as I say. Hand over all of your Mini-Cons to me, or I’ll have no choice but reformat your friend’s memory bank.

Hot Shot: Won’t… get anything from me.

Optimus: Hot Shot!

Megatron: Then I’ll have to execute your program. I know you Autobots are loyal to one another but this is ridiculous. Sonar, it’s time. Wake up the other Mini-Cons. That’s it! At last, the Star Saber is mine! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Give that back, it belongs to me! Megatron, soon to be most powerful Transformer in the universe!

Optimus: Good work, Hot Shot! Get him!

Megatron: Leader-1, powerlink. Attack, destroy them! Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Hot Shot: You are going down, Megatron.

Megatron: You’re only fooling yourself. You don’t have the skill to handle the Star Saber.

Hot Shot: Oh, you wanna bet?

Megatron: You can’t beat me. But if you join with me, I’ll show you what real power is.

Hot Shot: No way.

Megatron: All you have to do is give me the Star Saber.

Hot Shot: For the last time, access denied! He’s so powerful… Must… resist.

Carlos: Hot Shot!

Fred: Blast him, Hot Shot!

Alexis: You can beat him!

Hot Shot: Thanks, guys.

Rad: Focus on the power of the Mini-Cons. Then, powerlink with the Star Saber.

Hot Shot: Huh? Concentrate on the Mini-Cons?

Megatron: Don’t tell me you’re actually going to listen to those pathetic humans. Drop the Star Saber or I will make you pay. You had your chance! Curse him!

Hot Shot: I’ve got the hang of this now!

Megatron: He’s controlling the sword on his own. But how?

Hot Shot: Yeaaah!

Megatron: Your luck will run out soon, Autobot! Just you wait. I shall return. Withdraw!

Cyclonus: Ugh, where am I?

Hot Shot: That was intense.

Smokescreen: Hot Shot…

Red Alert: Optimus, are you going to be all right, sir?

Optimus: Yes, it’s nothing serious.

Rad: Aw man, that swod is really powerful.

Billy: I’ll say. I bet it can cut through almost anything.

Fred: Megatroy got really upset when his horn got cut off.

Carlos: It’s Megatron! Megatron, okay, you got it?!

Fred: Huh? …It is?

Kids: Hahahaha!

Optimus: Good work, Hot Shot. I’m putting you in charge of the Star Saber.

Hot Shot: Yes, sir! Thank you.

Alexis: You rule, Hot Shot.

Rad: Congratulations! Good going.

Hot Shot: As long as I have the Star Saber, I promise to use it for peace and justice in the universe!

Rad (VO): And that’s how the Star Saber, the most powerful sword ever created, fell into the hands of one very proud Autobot.

Megatron: In all my days, I have never been humiliated by such an annoying Autobot! Mark my words, I will have my revenge. Somewhere, somehow, I will make them all wish that we had never crossed paths again. AAAAHHHH!

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Prehistory” – Episode 12
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

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Rad (VO): Hi, my name’s Rad and I wanna tell you about the Transformers, two races of mechanical beings from another world. There’s the Autobots, the good guys and then, there’s the Decepticons, a bunch of greedy bullies. They’re all fighting over a smaller race of robots called the Mini-Cons. The Mini-Cons crash landed on Earth thousands of years ago and they’re scattered all over the planet. The Decepticons want to enslave them and use them to increase their power, but the Autobots will put a stop to that evil plan.

[Transition]

Rad (VO): I knew it. So that’s what happened to the ancient city of Atlantis. Those people couldn’t control the power of the Mini-Cons and it destroyed their civilization.

[Transition]

Megatron: Why won’t this Mini-Con wake up? I’ve been waiting for it to scan my image, but it hasn’t done a blasted thing. Activate, now! Ha, ha, ha, ha… What’s wrong with this pathetic thing? I need the other two Mini-Cons to make this thing work.

[Transition]

Rad: Huh? Yeah? What’s that? (VO) What are the Mini-Cons doing here, anyway? It’s just like the girl said, nothing good can come from a war with the Decepticons.

Alexis: What’s with you, Rad? Is something on your mind?

Rad: Hey, uh, Optimus. Isn’t there anyway of stopping the battles with the Decepticons?

Alexis: I knew it. Something’s been bothering you, hasn’t it?

Carlos: Hey, what’s wrong, Rad? Is it what the girl from the ruin said?

Rad: The Autobots and Decepticons are all Transformers, aren’t they? So there has to be some way all of you can get along wtihout fighting.

Optimus: It’s true we’re all Transformers, but our goals are radically different. The Decepticons use fear and violence to get what they want. They want to rule not only our home planet of Cybertron, but the entire universe aswell. They created an army capable of crushing anything that stands in their way. For a time it looked like they would succeed in conquering Cybertron. Their massive fighting force was methodically taking over the planet one sector at a time. But that’s when the Autobots sprang into action and decided to put an end to their evil plans. We realized the only way we could end their reign of terror was to face them at every turn. The battles became more and more fierce, and finally intensified to the point where the planet was divided in two. Then there was a cataclysmic upheaval. That was when the new type of Transformers known as Mini-Cons made their first appearance. I don’t know when they were created, but they had a power that was beyond belief. The Decepticons realized they could use the Mini-Cons’ power to their own evil ends, and we Autobots knew we had to stop them before it was too late.

Megatron (flashback): Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Optimus: In order to gain the upperhand against the Decepticons, the Mini-Cons agreed to powerlink their forces with us. And so, we combined our powers and we went into battle together. But the Mini-Cons soon realized that they were the cause of the war. They made the decision to leave Cybertron and seek a safer existance somewhere else in the universe. We gave them our full support. The Mini-Cons were put on one ship to make their journey in. Most went into hibernation, while a skeleton crew was left incharge to pilot the ship. We said goodbye to our friends, excepting never to see them again, and they quietly slipped away under the radar. Unfortunately, it was only a matter of time before the Decepticons discovered them and went on the attack. We did our best to create a diversion so that the Mini-Cons could escape safely. Luckily, the Mini-Con ship made it past the Decepticons, and it was able to make a clean break into the cosmos. But passing through a number of warp gates caused a lot of damage and their ship crashed here, four million years ago. Considering after all this time they are awakening now, your meeting with the Mini-Cons could be a strange twist of fate, or maybe it’s destiny that you found the Mini-Cons, Rad.

[Flashback]

Carlos: What is that thing?

Rad: Aaaaahhh!

Carlos: Aaaahh!

Optimus (Out of flashback): You didn’t know it at the time, but you activated a beacon signal inside that Mini-Con. That signal reached us at the planet Cybertron, and we immediately tracked it to Earth. Unfortunately, the beacon signal also reached the Decepticons. We knew the Decepticons were out to capture the Mini-Cons and we quickly organized to intercept them. (In flashback) Thrust, I’ll leave things in your hands.

Jetfire: Yes, sir!

Red Alert: Optimus, sir, we’d better hurry if we’re going to make that warp gate.

Optimus: Move out, Autobots! We may call on any one of you for help, so stand by.

All Autobots: Yes, sir!

Smokescreen: Hang on!

Hot Shot: Smokescreen!

Smokescreen: I’m coming too!

[End flashback]

Alexis: Another Mini-Con has woken up.

Smokescreen: Oh, this is great. And look, it’s in the ocean.

Optimus: Red Alert, can you get me a visual?

Red Alert: Yes, Optimus.

Carlos: Look, it’s a volcanic island.

Rad: I can see a bunch of buildings down there.

Carlos: Is that some kind of a rollercoaster?

Alexis: It could be. But it looks abandoned to me.

Rad: You mean it’s a theme park? That volcano is really blowing smoke.

Optimus: And it could erupt at any time. We’ll have to hurry if we want to find that Mini-Con.

Demolishor: Good news, Megatron. We detected a signal from a Mini-Con.

Megatron: Haha, ha, ha, ha…

[Transition]

Rad: Hey, Optimus. Isn’t there anyway to avoid getting the Mini-Cons involved in this battle?

Optimus: We consider the Mini-Cons our friends too, Rad. We’ll do everything we can to keep them safe and out of harm’s way. But the only way we can stop the Decepticons from using the Mini-Cons is to use them ourselves. It’s the only strategy that will work.

Rad: But isn’t that the reason the Mini-Cons fled your planet?

Carlos: Must be. They didn’t want to be used as weapons of war.

Alexis: But we still need them to defeat the Decepticons.

Rad: Then nothing has changed in four million years.

Optimus: It might appear that way, Rad. But we’re going to save the Mini-Cons this time, no matter what. After all, Mini-Cons are Transformers like us. I understand how they feel.

Rad: You do?

Optimus: That’s why we must defeat the Decepticons. So we can finally live in peace.

[Commercial]

Rad: Optimus!

Optimus: There’s no time to lose. Go take cover.

Hot Shot: No way they’re gonna ambush us.

Smokescreen: And they’re not getting the Mini-Con either.

Megatron: Fire away, gentlemen. We’re not leaving here without that Mini-Con.

Optimus: Decepticons! Get off this island!

Alexis: The Decepticons aren’t giving up. I bet they don’t know the location of the Mini-Con.

Rad: I hope so.

Alexis: Hey, why don’t we go find it?

Rad & Carlos: Ugh…

Alexis: Come on guys, this is our chance to help out.

Rad: Nuh-uh.

Carlos: Uhhh, nuh-uh.

Alexis: Are you scared?

Rad: Of course not. Let’s use Laserbeak.

Megatron: Hurry up. Destroy those Autobots. You will not escape my wrath.

Demolishor: We can’t do that, Megatron. If we do, it’ll give away our position.

Starscream: Ha! Then let’s send in a Mini-Con. Go, Swindle! Get them. Powerlink! I’ll blast ’em with the Null Laser Cannon!

Red Alert: Optimus!

Megatron: Very impressive, Starscream. Now I can finish them off. It’s time, Leader-1. We’ve got some work to do. Powerlink!

Rad: High Wire!

Carlos: Sureshock?

Alexis: Grindor?

Optimus: Sparkplug!

Red Alert: Longarm?

Hot Shot: And Jolt?

Rad: Hey, what are they trying to do out there?

Carlos: They’re fighting back, Rad.

Megatron: Those Mini-Cons are firing at us.

Optimus: We can leave things in their hands. Now let’s find that other Mini-Con.

Carlos: I wonder how deep that tunnel goes.

Rad: It doesn’t seem to be finished yet, so it probably only goes half-way into the mountain.

Alexis: Hey, look! A light! Inside there. Hey guys, it’s the Mini-Con!

Rad & Carlos: All right!

Carlos: Yeah!

Rad: Optimus! The Mini-Con is in the tunnel that goes into the mountain.

Optimus: Good work, kids. Autobots, cover me. I’m going to take a look.

Red Alert: Powerlink!

Hot Shot: Powerlink!

Smokescreen: …Nice!

Megatron: You will not escape my wrath. What are you doing? Don’t let them get away.

Rad: The volcano!

Optimus: That must be the place. Oh no! The Mini-Con!

Alexis: No, Optimus is up there… And the lava! He’s in trouble!

Rad: I hope he didn’t get washed away by the lava…

Red Alert: Hot Shot, take care of the kids. Better get them to higher grounds, stat.

Hot Shot: Consider it done!

Red Alert: Smokescreen, can you dig a trench? We need to change the lava’s flow.

Smokescreen: Transform!

Carlos: Thanks, Hot Shot.

Rad: I sure hope Optimus is safe.

Alexis: Look! Do you see that?

Kids: The Mini-Con!

Demolishor: Megatron, down there! The Mini-Con is trapped in the lava!

Megatron: Go get it, men. Before that Autobot does.

Starscream: I’ll stop him!

Red Alert: Hot Shot!

Megatron: What do you think you’re doing? You almost hit the Mini-Con with that lousy shot!

Red Alert: Hang on.

Cyclonus: Hehehe, heh, heh, heh!

Megatron: I thought I’d finished you off!

Optimus: Not this time, Megatron. Now get off this island.

Carlos: It’s Optimus!

Alexis: He made it back and he’s okay!

Rad: Optimus, how did you do it?

Optimus: Luckily, I fell into a chasm and the lava passed right over me. I had to dig my way out, but I’m all right. Where’s the Mini-Con?

Megatron: Hurry up, Cyclonus! Would you grab that Mini-Con and let’s get out of here at once!

Cyclonus: I’ve almost got it, boss! Gotcha. Ha, ha, hahahaha! Heeyyy! Watch where you’re aiming those things. I said — cut that out! Take this.

Carlos: Sureshock!

Alexis: Grindor!

Rad: High Wire! Look out! Quick, take cover. Hey, they’re gonna stay and fight.

Carlos: They’re protecting their own kind.

Alexis: And they want to save the planet.

Kids: They’re fighting to protect the universe!

Cyclonus: Oh no! Ahhh!

Red Alert: Optimus! There goes the Mini-Con.

Megatron: Cyclonus failed me again. That figures. Retreat.

Cyclonus: I was robbed!

[Commercial]

Carlos: Has that Mini-Con cooled down yet?

Rad: He says it’s okay.

Carlos: Well then how come it doesn’t wake up?

Alexis: Grindor’s not sure.

Rad: Think it might be broken?

Kids: Whhhooaaa….

Rad: I’m still trying to figure out exactly what the Mini-Cons are.

Red Alert: I’ve heard that they’re the most special beings of all Transformers.

Alexis: Just how special?

Red Alert: It’s believed they alone own the hidden ability to achieve peace in the universe. That is their mission, and that is what makes them so special.

Rad: Yeah, okay, but how are they going to achieve peace in the universe?

Red Alert: No one knows but them. They alone hold the key. The Mini-Cons have the answer to that.

Optimus: The only way to solve this riddle is to recover all the Mini-Cons. Then we’ll know.

Rad: Those three want to help out, Optimus.

Optimus: I know.

Rad: And we’ll help too.

Optimus: Thank you, but it’s not really necessary, Rad.

Rad: Yes it is. We have to do our part because our own future depends on it. And if the Autobots and Mini-Cons need our help, we’ll be there to lend a hand.

Carlos: Yeah, you can count on us!

Alexis: I guess we’re all in this together now, right?

Kids: Yeah!

Optimus: Heh, heh, heh…

Demolishor: Megatron, can you activate that Mini-Con?

Megatron: Yes, even though the Autobots have the other two that I need, it should still work. Time to reveal yourself to me. So at last you’ve finally awoken, yesss… You will take me to the other Mini-Cons, hmmm? And you will become my saber sword, understand? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Hahahahaha!

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Ruin” – Episode 11
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

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Rad (VO): Hi, my name’s Rad and I wanna tell you about the Transformers, two races of mechanical beings from another world. There’s the Autobots, the good guys and then, there’s the Decepticons, a bunch of greedy bullies. They’re all fighting over a smaller race of robots called the Mini-Cons. The Mini-Cons crash landed on Earth thousands of years ago and they’re scattered all over the planet. The Decepticons want to enslave them and use them to increase their power, but the Autobots will put a stop to that evil plan.

[Transition]

Carlos: Aw man, this is totally driving me nuts! Okay, in here. Hey Rad! You figure it out yet?

Hot Shot: Hey, guys. I’m working on it.

Carlos: Aw man.

Rad: C’mon, Carlos. You know these things take time.

Carlos: We don’t have time! We gotta do something. I can’t take this!

Optimus: Hahaha. So much for patience. He’s certain anxious.

Red Alert: Is this about the girl on the monitor?

Hot Shot: ‘Cause she’s just a hologram.

Rad: …So what?

[Transition]

Carlos: Is she there?

Alexis: Yeah. See?

Carlos: Ahh, she’s back.

Girl: Please listen. We desperately need your help immediately.

Carlos: So where do you think that signal’s coming from?

Alexis: No clue. But that girl’s obvious in some kind of trouble.

Carlos: That’s what I’ve been trying to tell everyone. We gotta hurry up and find her.

Rad: Hey, are you guys coming or what? We’re ready to launch.

Optimus: Final sequence initiated. All systems go for ignition. Launch in three… two… one!

Hot Shot: We have lift off! Yahoo! We’re outta here!

Carlos: Hey guys, check it out. Do you think it’s safe down here?

Rad: I wouldn’t worry about it, Carlos. The Autobots wouldn’t take us down here if it wasn’t.

Carlos: Hey, Optimus, that girl wasn’t underwater in her transmission, so what are we doing down here?

Optimus: We’re homing in on a Mini-Con signal, Carlos.

Carlos: Boy, do I ever feel stupid right now. I thought we were going after the girl, but nobody listens to me.

Alexis: There it is! And it looks like we’re closing in on it.

Carlos: It’s real close. Maybe we can spot it.

Rad: Yeah!

Carlos: Ah, nothing out there. Oh, hang on. Ah, forget it. Just a couple of dolphins. I say this is a waste of time.

Alexis: Where’d those dolphins come from?

Carlos: I dunno. Back there, I guess.

Rad: Optimus!

Optimus: Right. We’ll sit down here, men.

Hot Shot: Time for a little recon mission. Don’t wait up for me, boys! Ahh! I almost bought it.

Alexis: You okay, Hot Shot?

Hot Shot: I’ve had better days. Wait! Wait!

Alexis: You see something?

Hot Shot: Whoa… You’re not gonna believe this.

Rad: C’mon, tell us.

Hot Shot: There’s a city down here.

Carlos: Okay, guys, it’s official. Hot Shot has finally gone off the deep end.

Rad: You serious?

Carlos: I don’t believe it. This place is totally freaky.

Alexis: It looks like the ruins of some sort of lost civilization, like Atlantis or something.

Rad: Whoa… I wonder who built all this.

Carlos: You think anybody still lives down here, Rad?

Alexis: I kinda doubt it. It looks deserted to me. My guess is it was built thousands of years ago and over the centuries it began to sink, because of the movement of the Earth’s crust.

Carlos: Hey guys, you think that girl’s from down here?

Red Alert: Megatron!

Megatron: Let’s give ’em a warm Decepticon welcome, men. They’ve arrived. Finish them off.

Decepticons: Yessir!

Megatron: And you two, find the entrance to this dump.

Hot Shot: It’s an ambush!

Red Alert: What do we do, sir?

Optimus: Smokescreen, let’s head down and find the entrance. Hot Shot and Red Alert, you back us up.

Red Alert & Hot Shot: Transform!

Red Alert: Hot Shot, fire up a flare, stat!

Hot Shot: You got it.

Megatron: It’s time to get serious.

Optimus: Hang on, kids!

Carlos: Wake me when this is over!

Rad: Aw, man. Optimus can’t fire back in vehicle mode and he can’t transform when we’re inside.

Carlos: Oh, no! We’re sunk!

Alexis: And how are we supposed to plug that giant leak?

Rad: We’re drowned rats!

Carlos: Give me a hand!

Rad: Optimus!

Optimus: Hold your breath. We’re going up.

Carlos: No way, we’ll be all right.

Alexis: Have you lost your mind, Carlos?

Carlos: Betcha that girl’s from down here. And if she can survive underwater, then there’s no reason we can’t.

Optimus: Hang tough, kids, I think I see a reason up ahead. Cover me, Hot Shot!

Smokescreen: Don’t worry. I’m already on it, Optimus!

Alexis: No!

Rad: We’re doomed.

Carlos: C’mon, hurry up and do something, Optimus. We’re running out of time.

Megatron: Hmmm… There you are.

Smokescreen: Hurry, this way!

Megatron: Thanks for your help, metalhead. Remind me to destroy you later.

Optimus: I see an air pocket, kids! We made it.

Rad: Nice work.

Alexis: Thanks, Optimus.

Carlos: See? What’d I tell you guys? Ha, I knew we’d make it.

Optimus: Transform! Try to find the Mini-Con while I look after the Decepticons.

Carlos: Consider it done.

Rad: Let’s do it. High Wire!

Megatron: Why you little!

Alexis: No wonder the air’s so fresh. It’s like a rainforest down here.

Rad: Hey… What’s that?

Alexis: A fountain. Why, what’s wrong?

Rad: No. Can’t you feel the ground shaking?

Carlos: Ah, it’s just all the Transformers trancing around outside.

Rad: No, it’s not that. It’s like there’s something underneath us.

Alexis: Don’t worry, Rad. It’s probably just the seabed shifting a little.

Carlos: Yeah, I agree with Alexis. And besides, we still gotta find that girl!

Alexis: Forget her. We’re looking for a Mini-Con.

Rad: Right.

Megatron: After them, men!

Girl: Welcome. I’ve been expecting you.

[Commercial]

Carlos: It’s her!

Rad: No! Carlos, hang on! What’s going on?

Alexis: Everyone here is a hologram.

Rad: A hologram?

Alexis: Yeah. Somehow this civilization was advanced enough to preserve its images in holographic form.

Rad: And that girl we saw was —

Alexis: — It’s just a hologram. I hope you’re not disappointed.

Rad: No, of course not.

Alexis: Yeah, like I’m buying that one, Rad.

Rad: Hey, would you just get off my case already?

Alexis: Hmph!

Carlos: Hey guys! Over here, and hurry!

Alexis: Boys, huh.

Rad: What is she talking about?!

Carlos: They call me Carlos. So what’s your name? Huh? What the?

Rad: She’s not real, Carlos.

Carlos: W-what are you saying?

Girl: He’s right. I come from a great civilization that was lost centuries ago, after the arrival of the Orihalcons. But please, do not be afraid.

Carlos: This isn’t making any sense to me.

Alexis: A Mini-Con!

Girl: Yes, Mini-Cons as you call them, were the instigators of a great war that devastated all my people.

Alexis: One of them must be the Mini-Con we detected on the Autobots’ radar.

Girl: When the Mini-Cons joined together, they became a formidable sword of fire. A weapon that had no equal.

Alexis: I get it now! The only way those Mini-Cons could power up is when they combined!

Girl: Eventually, my people found a way to harness the Mini-Cons’ energy and control it. It became our one passion, our obsession. And eventually, it led us to battle other civilizations on continents far away. The sad truth is, it was the beginning of the end for my people.

Alexis: So is she telling the truth?

Girl: Why can’t people ever learn that trying to gain power over people always ends in their own destruction. We thought the sword would protect us, but over time we became the enemy of the entire planet. Our cities were destroyed, and our people — well, they did not survive our enemies’ wrath.

Carlos: Man, that’s harsh…

Girl: It became clear that this was a war we could not win, and we were resigned to our fate. In the end, our cities were destroyed, and sent to the bottom of the sea.

Rad: That’s terrible. I mean, I never would have thought that the Mini-Cons controlled so much power on their own.

Girl: Our civilization survived for years, but just barely.

Megatron: You incompetent oafs. I thought I’d asked you for cover.

Cyclonus: Give us a break. We’re fighting underwater.

Starscream: Ah! This just isn’t my day.

Megatron: I’m getting sick and tired of playing this mindless little game of Chess. Time to bring out the heavy artillery. Evolution Transformation!

Red Alert: Uh oh…

Optimus: Smokescreen, be careful.

Smokescreen: Don’t worry, Optimus. I’ll take care of him personally.

Girl: My city lay in ruins here on the ocean floor and then, without any warning, the Mini-Cons fell into a dormant state. Eventually, we preserved our images as holograms, in order to warn future civilizations not to disturb these Mini-Cons for fear that if they had ever reunited, they too would be doomed to the same fat as ours.

Rad: Oh wow.

Alexis: There’s no way she’s gonna tell us where those Mini-Cons are. What in the world is going on out there?

Rad: Forget that, we’ve gotta find those Mini-Cons.

Carlos: Hang on, youse guys, didn’t you just hear anything she just told us?

Rad: You mean the part she said about the Mini-Cons falling into the wrong hands, Carlos?

Alexis: We’re working for the Autobots, not the Decepticons.

Carlos: Yeah, I know, but —

Girl: I implore you to heed my warning. You do not know the powers the Mini-Cons possess. And I must caution you against finding them. Please leave here and forget about them. It’s your only chance to survive. Don’t make the same mistake that we have. Save yourselves and this planet.

Carlos: C’mon guys, let’s get outta here!

Girl: If you retrieve the Mini-Cons, then all that I have done here has been in vain. History repeats itself and you are doomed.

Carlos: No! We’re not doomed and neither are you. You’re coming with us.

Alexis: Hey Carlos, have you lost it? She’s only a hologram. She doesn’t even exist anymore.

Carlos: What are you talking about, Alexis? She’s standing right infront of us.

Rad: I get it. Carlos is saying he wants to save her image.

Alexis: What do you mean?

Rad: I mean we don’t let the Decepticons destroy the holograms.

Megatron: Hahahaha. Is that the scent of a Mini-Con I smell in here? Oh, so you pathetic little runts think that you can gang up on me, do you?

Optimus: Mini-Cons, stand down!

Alexis: Oh no, we’re surrounded.

Carlos: Do some damage, Optimus!

Megatron: Listen, Leader-1. Search out the Mini-Con while I take care of this outdated circuit board.

Girl: Be warned that you retrieve them at your own peril.

Megatron: You lose, Prime. Ah… Ha, ha, ha.

Girl: The mistake you’re about to make can never be reversed.

Megatron: Interesting. This is one of those Mini-Cons that will remain dormant while one of its own —

Rad: An earthquake!

Demolishor: Megatron!

Megatron: Our work here is done! Retreat!

Cyclonus: Hahaha, I’d love to stick around and chit chat, Autobots. But it looks like this party is about to crash! Hahaha!

Alexis: Come on, we’ve got to get outta here.

Hot Shot: Transform! Get in, kids.

Rad: Hey, Carlos! Now what?

Girl: The mistake you’re about to make can never be reversed.

Carlos: I’m sorry. I really wish we could’ve helped you.

Alexis: C’mon, Carlos! Forget her, she’s just a hologram.

Rad: Hello, reality check, Carlos. We’ve gotta get outta here, fast. So forget about her.

Carlos: I can’t just leave her.

Optimus: We’re running out of time.

Rad: You coming or what, Carlos?

Carlos: See you around, kid.

[Commercial]

Megatron: Hahahaha! Gentlemen, do you realize the significance of our victory today? We have captured one of the most powerful Mini-Con combinations in the universe.

Alexis: So, Megatron only captured one of the three Mini-Cons that had to combine to form the sword?

Red Alert: Yes. He still needs the other two.

Optimus: Which would be our demise.

Hot Shot: Yeah, that means that we’re gonna have our work cut out for us trying to get to them first.

Smokescreen: Yeah, no kidding.

Alexis: Yeah, I know. I’ve never seen Carlos and Rad go so gah-gah over a girl.

Rad: Hey Carlos, I think I know how you feel, buddy. And it’s okay, really.

Carlos: It doesn’t matter.

Rad: You just gotta remember, she was only a hologram. She doesn’t really exist. You do understand that, don’t you, Carlos?

Carlos: Yeah.

Rad: Good.

Carlos: You gotta admit, she did look real. At least to me she did. And I guess I let my heart get in the way of my head.

Rad: Yeah, when you think about it, she did look pretty life-like.

Carlos: Even when you got up close she was. Did you think she was good looking?

Rad: Uh, sure. I guess.

Carlos: Hey, you know what? I bet you she was a princess, no question. A princess, definitely. And when she grew up, she became their queen!

Rad: Haha. Oh, you’ve got quite the imagination, buddy.

Carlos: I don’t think I’ll ever forget her.

Rad: Yeah, and maybe one day, we’ll see her again. I gotta feeling her hologram still exists. And maybe one day, it’ll come to the surface.

Carlos: Yeah! It could happen, couldn’t it?

Rad: Hey, forget about her. What about us? Buds for life, right?

Carlos: Buds for life!

Rad: Haha!

Carlos: Yeah.

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Underground” – Episode 10
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

Rad (VO): Hi, my name’s Rad and I wanna tell you about the Transformers, two races of mechanical beings from another world. There’s the Autobots, the good guys and then, there’s the Decepticons, a bunch of greedy bullies. They’re all fighting over a smaller race of robots called the Mini-Cons. The Mini-Cons crash landed on Earth thousands of years ago and they’re scattered all over the planet. The Decepticons want to enslave them and use them to increase their power, but the Autobots will put a stop to that evil plan.

[Transition]

Carlos: I don’t believe it.

Rad: Yeah, you guys have been doing a great job digging this place out.

Alexis: Found anything new, Red Alert?

Red Alert: Mmmm-mmm.

Hot Shot: Oh, I give up. I’m not getting anywhere with this.

Red Alert: Stop whining, Hot Shot. We’ve got work to do.

Hot Shot: I’m not whining, and I know this job is important. I really do. But I’m just not good at sitting at some desk, it’s way too boring for me. I need to be out on the front lines, ’cause that’s where I belong. Yep, I figure I should just rest a little while until I’m really needed out there, guys.

Rad: Hey, I’m pretty good with computers. Maybe I could cover for ya.

Optimus (over intercom): A Mini-Con has been detected. All personel report to the command centre on the double.

[Transition]

Optimus: Computer, zoom in on the Mini-Con location.

Rad: You mean there’s a Mini-Con in a big city like that?

Red Alert: Apparently. That’s where the signal is coming from.

Hot Shot: Let’s not stand around talking about it, Red Alert. C’mon, let’s roll.

Optimus: Right!

Alexis: Wow.

Optimus: Launch!

Carlos: Hey, if these people only knew that Optimus is a Transformer, not a truck, they’d freak out.

Rad: For sure.

Alexis: Yeah, who would ever guess that we’re riding in a highly-developed being from outer space? I’m not sure I believe it myself.

Optimus: Any sign of that Mini-Con?

Hot Shot: I’m detecting a signal, but it’s really weak, sir.

Optimus: I’m homing on that signal, Hot Shot. Got it. And that signal must be coming from somewhere underground.

Hot Shot: Ohhh, great. More digging, I can hardly wait.

Red Alert: If we start excavating, that could draw a lot of attention to us.

Alexis: Hold on a second. Aha!

[Transition]

Carlos: What is this place?

Alexis: Looks like an entrance to the city’s subway system.

Optimus: Let’s just take a look.

Hot Shot: Sure are enough tunnels down here.

Red Alert: Got enough room, Optimus?

Optimus: Yes… But barely.

Hot Shot: Huh? We’ve got company.

Carlos: Is that a train?

Alexis: Impossible. This line hasn’t opened yet.

Rad: Uhhh, it could be a test.

Carlos: Whatever! It’s coming right at us!

Red Alert: Optimus!

Rad: Optimus, you’ve gotta get off the track. Hurry!

Carlos: Oh no, it’s gonna hit us!

Train Operator: What is that thing?

Red Alert: Look out!

Hot Shot: What’s he doing?

Train Operator: What’s a truck doing out here in the subway? Was that for real?

Carlos: Ahh, I’m sure glad you were here to protect me.

Alexis: Would you mind moving over a bit? I can’t breathe.

Red Alert: Are you all right, Optimus?

Optimus: Yes, luckily I found the track switch.

Hot Shot: We thought you were a goner, sir.

Optimus: We don’t have time for chit-chat. Let’s split up and look around for that Mini-Con.

Red Alert: Right!

Rad: Come on, let’s get to work.

Alexis & Carlos: Sure!

Hot Shot: Later.

Red Alert: Be careful.

Hot Shot: Always. Man, haven’t they seen a car on the sidewalk before?

Boy: Mama!

Mom: Mmmhmm?

Boy: Um, There’s a truck on the track.

Mom: A truck? Oh, that’s nice.

Optimus: It’s like a maze in here.

Alexis: Hey! Look over there!

Carlos: Hey, a staircase.

Rad: Let’s check it out, guys.

Cyclonus: You mean there’s a whole planet out there and this Mini-Con has to end up in this place? I can’t even fly in here. What a rip-off.

Starscream: Quiet. (VO) If I see that Mini-Con, I’m going to grab it before Cyclonus gets to it.

Megatron: Ah, curses. It’s impossible for me to maneuver in here. These tunnels are too small, just like everything else on this planet.

Demolishor: It’s going to be difficult to find the Mini-Con, sir.

Megatron: Then we’ll make the Mini-Cons we have search for their own kind.

Demolishor: That’s an excellent idea.

Starscream: Time to get to work.

Rad: What happened to this place?

Alexis: This line is out of commission.

Rad: What?

Alexis: I guess it’s been scrapped because it didn’t fit into the new plans for the city, or it was abandoned to make way for a new subway line or something. Once I become President, I’ll change all that, you’ll see!

Rad: …Alexis…

Alexis: I’ll put an end to the misuse of public property and then I’ll work on saving the environment and I’ll end world hunger.

Rad: Alexis… Hey, Alexis…

Alexis: Oh sorry, guys. I guess I got carried away. Hey, where ya going?

Carlos: Hey, it looks like they found something.

All three kids: Whoa…

Alexis: Look, it’s the Mini-Con.

Carlos: Come on, Perceptor, you can do it. You’ve almost got it, man.

Alexis: Oh no, he can’t reach it. His armour’s getting in the way. What are we gonna do?

Rad: Come on, guys, we’ve gotta lend him a hand.

Alexis: But how?

Carlos: We need to find a ladder. Huh? Aha.

Rad: You can do it, Carlos.

Carlos: Okay, man.

Alexis: Hurry up and grab it.

Carlos: I’m trying. I’m trying…

Rad: Hang in there, dude!

Carlos: I got it, but it’s really wedged in there tight.

Rad: Carlos!

Carlos: I’m falling, I’m falling, I’m falling, man! Ahh, thanks a lot. You saved me again.

Alexis: Do you mind if I put you down? You’re not exactly a lightweight!

Rad: Wow. It’s stuck in there good.

Alexis: And we gotta figure out some way to get it out of that rock.

Rad: Let’s take it to the Autobots. They’ll know what to do.

Alexis: Look up there!

Carlos: What is that?

[Commercial]

Carlos: Was that a Decepticon?

Rad: I don’t know, Carlos.

Alexis: Rad, it’s chasing us. Of course it’s a Decepticon.

Carlos: Oh no!

Alexis: That’s no way to trash an old railcar. When I’m President, I’ll change all that, too.

Rad: Save the speeches for later, okay?

Carlos: Oh, dudes, it’s getting closer!

Rad: Huh? I’m going for it, you guys.

Alexis: Wait, Rad!

Rad: Here goes nothin’.

Carlos: Nice move.

Alexis: Okay, Carlos, Now it’s your turn.

Carlos: Sureshock, Grindor, we’re gonna need your help quick. Hey Rad, I think we better call Optimus for some help.

Rad: No can do. We’re too far out of range.

Alexis: We gotta get outta here.

Carlos: Whoa!

Rad: They won’t stop until they get their hands on this Mini-Con, Alexis.

Alexis: Oh no, we’re trapped. Uh, we’re goners.

Rad: No, not yet.

Alexis: No, Rad, don’t!

Rad: C’mon!

Alexis: Oh no, they’re coming!

Rad: There! High Wire, give me a hand. What do you know, I think we lost ’em.

Carlos: Where are we now?

Alexis: By looking at it, I’d say this tunnel was created by erosion from an underground water system.

Carlos: This is amazing. It’s like a whole different world exists underneath the city.

Alexis: Hey, what are you doing, Rad?

Rad: I’m recording our co-ordinates for Optimus Prime. You know what to do, Laserbeak. And good luck.

[Transition]

Demolishor: Those little brats have got the Mini-Con we’ve been looking for, Megatron.

Megatron: Ahhh… Then it’s time to get moving.

Cyclonus: Uhhh, nice work, boss.

Megatron: Let’s go. We’ve got work to do.

Optimus: Did you find them?

Red Alert: No. Nothing.

Hot Shot: Me either.

Optimus: I don’t like this. What could’ve happened to those kids? Laserbeak!

[Transition]

Rad: This is our location, Optimus. And we could use your help right about now.

Hot Shot: He’s got the Mini-Con!

Optimus: Red Alert, can you analyze Laserbeak’s data and determine their co-ordinates?

Red Alert: No problem, Optimus.

Rad: Hey guys, I think we should move to a safer location.

Carlos: I don’t know if that’s such a good idea. If we move, they might not be able to find us. What’s up?

Alexis: Uh, did you just feel the earth shake?

Red Alert: What was that?

Optimus: Let’s move it.

Rad: Oh no, they found us. Let’s get outta here.

Megatron: Hahaha. So there you are. Now hand over that Mini-Con before you get hurt.

Cyclonus: Hello kids. Looks like you picked a… dead end, if you know what I mean. Hahaha.

Demolishor: You can’t escape.

Starscream: Give up, humans. There’s no way you can get away from us now.

Demolishor: Hand over that Mini-Con, punk.

Rad: No chance. You’ll never get it. I’m giving it to the Autobots.

Megatron: That’s enough. I’m tired of your games, children.

Cyclonus: You kids wanna see how the big boys play?

Starscream: What the?!

Demolishor: Let’s see how you like this.

Smokescreen: Transform!

Carlos: That dude is so amazing.

Rad: Yeah, sure. But whose side is he on?

Starscream: Combat is not a spectator sport.

Smokescreen: C’mon.

Demolishor: Have a blast of this!

Megatron: You’ll pay, uh, whoever you are.

Rad: There goes the Mini-Con!

Megatron: Ha, ha. Look at those pathetic fools. They’ve all been buried alive.

Cyclonus: Uh, that’s great, sir, but the Mini-Con is buried too.

Megatron: Then why don’t you go and dig it up, you numbskull. Why is it I have to spell everything out for you?

Optimus: Transform!

Red Alert: Transform!

Hot Shot: Transform!

Megatron: It seems you’re a little too late, Optimus Prime. The Mini-Con is already in my posession.

Optimus: Then let the children go.

Cyclonus: Haha, I’d love to, but I can’t find them in all this rubble.

Optimus: What?

Cyclonus: I guess you should’ve gotten here a little earlier, ’cause you missed your little friends. They really brought the house down.

Hot Shot: Hey, you better tell us where they are, or else.

Cyclonus: Or what, you’ll blow a circuit?

Hot Shot: Why you!

Demolishor: Stay where you are and nobody gets hurt. Once we have the Mini-Con, we’ll be on our way. Then you Autobots can dig in the dirt all you like.

Cyclonus: Woohoo! I found it! Go on, scan my image! That’s it. Now show me what ‘cha got! It’s time to Powerlink! Let the good times roll! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Oh yeah! A hole-in-one!

Megatron: This exercise appears to be a waste of a Mini-Con, but at least the Autobots didn’t get it. Return to base, immediately.

Cyclonus: Hey, Optimus, sorry about the mess. I hope it doesn’t wreck your recovery operation! Hahaha!

Hot Shot: That rat…

Optimus: Hot Shot! Snap out of it. We’ve got work to do.

Smokescreen: Hi. Looking for the kids? Don’t worry, they’re safe and sound right here.

Hot Shot: Smokescreen!

Kids: Smokescreen?

Smokescreen: It’s really nice to meet you kids. So, Hot Shot, how ya been, pal?

Hot Shot: I’m doing just fine, thanks. So where have you been hiding, under a rock or something?

Smokescreen: Very funny. I came through the warp gate and ended up in a tunnel all by myself. Luckily, I found my way out and ran into these kids and I decided to start following them. Did I scare you guys?

Carlos: Nah. I knew you were on our side the whole time.

Alexis: Are you saying you were trying to help us all along?

Smokescreen: Sure. Of course I was. Hahaha!

Red Alert: You’re still a wise guy, Smokescreen.

Optimus: Smokescreen.

Smokescreen: Optimus.

Optimus: We’ve been waiting for you to arrive for quite some time.

Smokescreen: Yessir. And I’m really sorry for the delay, but now I’m ready for duty.

Optimus: Glad to have you on the team.

Hot Shot: Hey Smokescreen, it sure took you long enough.

Rad (VO): So what if we didn’t get the Mini-Con. The important thing was that Smokescreen was reunited with the other Autobots. Now we have another friend we can count on in tough times.

Hot Shot: Excuses, excuses.

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Confrontation” – Episode 9
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

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Rad (VO): Hi, my name’s Rad and I want to tell you about the Transformers, mechanical beings from another world. There’s the Autobots, the good guys, and the Decepticons. They’re all fighting over a tiny race of robots called the Mini-Cons, who crash landed on Earth thousands of years ago and they’re scattered all over the planet. The Decepticons want to collect them and use them to increase their power, but the Autobots will put a stop to that.

[Transition]

Fred: Aw, I bet they’re from the future.

Billy: I say they’re from space. And I bet there mission is to take over the world, too.

Fred: I don’t know, they don’t seem that evil to me. And did you see that one that turned into a car? It was so cool.

Billy: That’s just a disguise so they fit in, doofus.

Fred: Hey, look at that.

Billy: C’mon. Let’s go.

Fred: Hey… Wait up! Errrgghh!

Billy: Hurry up, Fred!

Fred: Yeah, I’m coming. Hey, wait up!

[Transition]

Billy: Hey you guys! Wait for us.

Alexis: Carlos, did you invite those two?

Carlos: No way. Not a chance.

Rad: They’ll never catch us, anyway. Let’s move it.

Billy: Hey! You won’t get away from me.

Fred: C’mon, Billy. Do you have to ride so fast?

Cyclonus: Hehehe. Well, what do we have here? Yeehaw!

Rad: Quick. Let’s split up.

Cyclonus: Hahaha!

Fred: This is a good spot… to stop and rest.

Billy: Aw, zip it, you slowpoke.

Cyclonus: Hello there. Go on, make a move. I dare ya. Whoopsie! Try again! Oooh my, you must be getting tired. Oh, goodie. You wanna play hide and seek? Hahaha! Come out, come out wherever you are. Awww, don’t be shy. I won’t bite. You little brat! I’ll show you. You need an attitude adjustment, punk.

Rad (VO): I was in deep trouble, but I’d totally forgotten that Billy and Fred were in the same area.

Cyclonus: Hmmm… Where’d he go?

Billy: Aw, wow. A helicopter.

Fred: Yeah, neat. Hey look, there’s no pilot in there. Aaaahhh! Help me!

Cyclonus: Hahaha!

Fred: Heeelllp meee!

Rad: No! Not Billy and Fred!

Cyclonus: Hey kid, you tell Optimus Prime I’ll trade him these little punks for the Mini-Cons! Hahaha!

Carlos: That creep! He’s taken them both hostage.

Alexis: What do we do?

Rad: K, Laserbeak. Go follow ’em.

Optimus: What? He’s taken the children hostage? Only Cyclonus would do something like that.

Hot Shot: What a dirty trick. Now what do we do?

Optimus: We have to rescue them. As soon as we’ve got their position, we’ll move out.

Hot Shot: This time they’ve gone too far.

Alexis: Laserbeak’s still on their trail.

Red Alert: Optimus, sir! I’ve locked onto the co-ordinates.

Optimus: Good. Launch!

Demolishor: For your sake, they’d better show up.

Cyclonus: Oh, they will.

Starscream: If they don’t, then it’s on your head.

Cyclonus: Aw, relax. I’ve got a plan. I told ya.

Fred: I knew I should’ve stayed home. I hate bicycling.

Billy: I told you they’d come to take over the world. And I guess they need us to carry out their plan.

Fred: So what are they gonna do?

Billy: Well, what do you think? They’re gonna drain our brains, doofus.

Fred: They can’t! I – I need my brain.

Billy: What about me? I’m smarter than you are.

Fred: Okay, but let’s get outta here.

Billy: Right. Hmmm… This must be some kind of old warehouse. I wonder what this thing is. Huh?! Yikes! That was close!

Fred: Hey someone’s up there.

Billy: It’s another robot. It’s spying on us. Come on, let’s try and make a run for it.

Fred: Uhhh, let’s not.

Billy: I guess you want your brains sucked out, huh, blockhead?

Fred: Uh, well, I guess we could set a trap.

Demolishor: Here they come.

Cyclonus: I told you the Autobots would show up, didn’t I? Heh, heh, heh, heh. I’ll handle this one.

Starscream: Go ahead. Be my guest.

Rad: Our best bet is to split up, you guys.

Optimus: Be careful out there.

Carlos: Hey, we’ll be just fine.

Optimus: Let’s move out, men!

Hot Shot: You bet! Transform!

Red Alert: Transform!

Optimus: Transform!

Rad: Hey, Laserbeak! Let’s go! We need you to show us where Fred and Billy are.

Fred: At least I still got some potato chips left. Hey, wanna try one? Here.

Optimus: For your sake, those children had better be safe, Cyclonus.

Cyclonus: Hahaha, they are for now, at least.

Hot Shot: If something happens to them, you’ll be very sorry. Trust me.

Cyclonus: You’re in no position to be threatening me, pal. Now hand over the Mini-Cons and back off.

Optimus: No. Give us the children first. You won’t get the Mini-Cons until we know they’re unharmed.

Cyclonus: No, you’ll get the brats when I get the Mini-Cons.

Hot Shot: We can’t trust ’em.

Cyclonus: What was that?

Billy: Aaahhh!

Fred: Don’t you eat my chips!

Hot Shot: Hey, I bet the kids are in there.

Cyclonus: Oh no you don’t. Let’s blast them.

Starscream: It’ll be my pleasure.

Alexis: They’re in trouble.

Carlos: We’ve got to get them outta there right now.

Rad: And we’re gonna need your help, Mini-Cons.

Billy: What’s going on out there?

Fred: You tell me.

Cyclonus: Time to transform! Just try and get away from me now.

Starscream: Hand over the Mini-Cons.

Red Alert: Give us those children first.

Starscream: So you want to do things the hard way. All right, then.

Optimus: Where’s your leader Megatron?

Demolishor: Hey, what’s the problem, I’m not good enough for you?

Billy: Look, those robots are fighting eachother.

Fred: No, they’ve come here to save us!

Billy: I sure hope you’re right.

Both bullies: Oh no!

[Commercial]

Both bullies: Who are they?

Billy: Now what’s going on?

Fred: Uh, I – I think they’re talking.

Rad: You guys okay down there?

Billy: Yeah, but what’s with the costumes?

Carlos: Nevermind. That’s not important now. We came here to save you guys.

Fred: You’re gonna save us?

Alexis: Aren’t you glad to see us?

Both bullies: Sure, Alexis!

Fred: Hehehe.

Cyclonus: It’s such a shame Optimus won’t hand over the Mini-Cons. Now you’re paying for it. Hahaha.

Hot Shot: Wish this whirlybird would give it a rest for a while. Let’s do it!

Cyclonus: Ooh, I don’t like the look of that! You’re the most annoying Autobot I’ve ever met.

Rad: So, what’s he saying?

Billy: What’s going on?

Megatron: Transform! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Kids: Aaaaahhh!

Megatron: It’s better than I expected. Not only do I have the Mini-Cons, but I have hostages. How perfect. Ha, ha, ha.

Red Alert: Optimus, sir…

Optimus: Megatron.

Megatron: Quite a handful, isn’t it?

Hot Shot: No way!

Cyclonus: You Autobots fell right into our trap.

Hot Shot: Transform! That’s it. That’s one down and three to go.

Megatron: Stay right here, or I’ll put the squeeze on your friends.

Optimus: Megatron, release those children! This has nothing to do with them.

Megatron: Oh, I was just thinking of keeping them as pets.

Red Alert: No way.

Optimus: Easy, Red Alert. All right! If you let the children go, we’ll turn over all of the Mini-Cons.

Megatron: Yes, now we’re talking. If that’s the deal, I agree.

Rad: No, don’t! Don’t give him the Mini-Cons!

Alexis: Don’t do it, Optimus!

Carlos: If you do, they’ll become too powerful!

Optimus: I’m sorry, but I will not allow you kids to be harmed.

[Kids yell to try and get Optimus to change his mind.]

Megatron: Be quiet, you brats!

Rad: Don’t do it! Don’t give in!

Optimus: Red Alert, Hot Shot, give your Mini-Cons to Megatron right now. That’s an order.

Red Alert: Yessir, Optimus.

Hot Shot: Ohhh, what a rip-off.

Carlos: Oh no! Hey dudes, we’ve gotta do something.

Rad: Hey, Laserbeak.

Demolishor: Send those Mini-Cons over here.

Optimus: I’m sorry, my friends. Go on.

Starscream: Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh.

Optimus: We’ve come through with out part of the deal. Now release the children, Megatron.

Megatron: Oh no, I don’t think so.

Optimus: What?

Hot Shot: You double-crossed us!

Megatron: I might need these humans to bargain with in the future. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Rad: This’ll teach you to break your promises, you rat!

Megatron: Quick, go get him. Enough! You will do what I say… Or this kid is history. Now give me the rest of the Mini-Cons.

Fred (VO): I’ve gotta do something now. (Out loud) Hiyaaaa! You rotten liar! You broke your promise. Put down my friend right now!

Megatron: What? That little brat. Go finish him off.

Fred: Don’t you hurt my friend!

Billy: Run for it, Fred!

Carlos: Get out of there, now!

Fred: Remember me? Why can’t we be friends?

Megatron: What?! What are you doing?

Hot Shot: It’s lights out, Megatron! Transform and combine!

Red Alert: Transform and combine!

Demolishor: Megatron, sir. Are you hurt?

Megatron: Of course not.

Cyclonus: Transform!

Megatron: Cyclonus! I should’ve known better than to trust you with the plan.

Cyclonus: Please forgive me, Megatron.

Megatron: We’ll discuss this back at the base.

Alexis: Rad! You’re okay!

Carlos: You’re not hurt, are ya?

Rad: No, I’m fine. Hey, thanks a lot, Hot Shot. You saved my life.

Hot Shot: I’m just glad you’re safe.

Red Alert: Yes, me too.

Carlos: Well hey, Fred deserves some of the credit.

Alexis: Yeah. Thanks a lot, Fred.

Billy: I don’t believe it. You’re a hero, Fred.

Fred: I was just trying to help.

Rad: I guess I owe you one, Fred.

Fred: You don’t owe me anything. You guys came here to save us, so that makes us even. Here, I think this is yours.

Rad: Thanks. Hey, I haven’t introduced you guys yet. This is Hot Shot, that’s Red Alert and Optimus Prime, the commander.

Fred: Wow. Hi, my name’s Fred.

Billy: And I’m Billy. Nice to meet ya.

Optimus: It’s nice to meet both of you, too.

Fred: See, I was right, Billy. These ‘bots aren’t evil at all.

Billy: I guess those other ones were the bad guys. Hey, where are you guys from, anyway?

Hot Shot: We’re from planet Cyberton.

Billy: Told ya. I knew they were from outer space. And they’re really cool, too.

Fred: Yeah, super-cool! Heh!

Rad (VO): The secret was out. Fred and Billy met the Autobots and realised they didn’t have anything to be afraid of. As long as the Decepticons stayed out of the picture, everything was gonna be all right.

[End]

Transformers: Armada
“Palace” – Episode 8
Written by Terry Klassen and Ward Perry
Transcription by Brandon Williams

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Rad (VO): Hi, my name’s Rad and I want to tell you about the Transformers, mechanical beings from another world. There’s the Autobots, the good guys, and the Decepticons. They’re all fighting over a tiny race of robots called the Mini-Cons, who crash landed on Earth thousands of years ago and they’re scattered all over the planet. The Decepticons want to collect them and use them to increase their power, but the Autobots will put a stop to that.

[Transition]

Rad (VO): There’s a story about a tribeswoman who was crossing the Sahara Desert years ago when she saw a strange metal object sticking out of the sand. She stopped and picked it up. Then, she travelled for miles, carefully storing it with her other belongings on her pack-camel. She brought it back to her village, and rumours started to go around about this strange metal object; rumours like it had special powers. Well, that story is said to be centuries old. But now, the race is on the find the desert Mini-Con.

Demolishor: Incoming bogey at ten o’clock. Locked on and firing.

Cyclonus: You idiot. Transform!

Demolishor: Halt! Who goes there? Ohhh… Cyclonus… It’s you.

Cyclonus: Yeah. What’s wrong, your sensors fried?

Demolishor: Did you locate the Mini-Con?
Cyclonus: Negative. I tell ya, I’ve got sand in my mouth, sand in my joints, I even have sand in places I’d rather not mention. But no Mi–

Demolishor: Well keep looking!

Cyclonus: Transform!

Demolishor: Hey, ya moron! What do you think you’re doing?

Cyclonus: Just giving you a little camoflague. You stick out like a sore thumb. Heh, haha. Later!

Demolishor: Errgh, I won’t forget this. Huh? Ugh! What in the world’s going on here?

Alexis: Haha.

Carlos: When the alarm sounds, that means a Mini-Con has been spotted.

Optimus: Begin launch sequence. Lift off!

Hot Shot: I’m right behind ya!

Red Alert: We have ignition.

Carlos: Ha, ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, hahaha!

[Commercial]

Hot Shot: Come on! C’mon! Can’t a ‘bot get a little traction here?

Carlos: No, dude. You are never gonna get outta there in vehicle mode.

Hot Shot: Thanks, I needed that.

Optimus: Hot Shot! Our friends know more about the desert than we do. I think we should be well advised to take their advice in the future. Now let’s get to work, shall we?

Hot Shot: Yeah… right.

Carlos: And he says you better listen good!

Hot Shot: Yeah, whatever.

Demolishor: Oooh. I think I’ve got a clear shot.

Hot Shot: Oh, this is just great! Where are we supposed to start in this sandbox?

Red Alert: It looks like that we’ll have to start up a grid system, Hot Shot.

Optimus: Hit the deck!

Rad: High Wire!

Alexis: Vehicle mode won’t work out here!

Rad: Run!

Demolishor: Curses. I missed.

Red Alert: No Decepticons detected yet, sir.

Hot Shot: Keep your heads down.

Rad: Okay, guys. Let’s get moving. And find out who fired those shots.

Carlos: All right! Kick some ‘bot butt.

Hot Shot: Hey, I think I got it. I’ll bet you guys anything it’s Demolishor.

Optimus: Keep it down, Hot Shot! Do you want him to lock onto us?

Hot Shot: Hey, who cares? Grindor!

Optimus: Stay put, Hot Shot!

Demolishor: You’re mine, Autobots!

Hot Shot: Holy cow! He’s got us pinned down, sir.

Alexis: Huh? Over there!

Rad: Okay, I’ve got an idea, you guys. Someone we have to set up a diversion.

Alexis: Okay.

Carlos: You bet.

Rad: Carlos, no! Hold on, buddy!

Carlos: Relax.

Rad: Oh no, Carlos! We’ve gotta hurry. The dune’s sinking into a pit.

Alexis: Carlos, no!

Rad: Come on, High Wire.

Demolishor: Help me, Megatron!

Starscream: Megatron, Demolishor just relayed an SOS.

Megatron: What?

Hot Shot: Hey, listen. Do you hear that?

Red Alert: What happened to the kids?

Rad: Laserbeak… Go get help!

Optimus: I think it’s over. But let’s wait to be sure.

Hot Shot: I’m tired of waiting.

Optimus: No!

Red Alert: I’m with Hot Shot, sir. We must go find those kids.

Optimus: I have a bad feeling about this. Hot Shot, what is it?

Hot Shot: It doesn’t look good, sir. They’re in trouble.

Alexis: Where am I?

Carlos: Check this out. We’re in, like, a pyramid or something.

Rad: You okay, Alexis?

Alexis: Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.

Rad: What is that?

Cyclonus: Hahaha! Yaaahooo!

Optimus: Megatron. What an unpleasant surprise. The Mini-Con will have to wait.

Hot Shot (VO): Yeah, but taking care of these Decepticons shouldn’t take too long.

[Commercial]

Rad (VO): The Autobots’ quest for searching out the Mini-Con led us to the Sahara Desert. That’s where they had picked up a signal. Not a very strong one, but at least they knew it was out there somewhere. But it’s weird how vast a desert is until you get there. And boy, the Sahara is one big sandbox. And where that Mini-Con was hiding… Well, let’s just say your guess is as good as mine. Meanwhile, back to our problem. A sand whirlpool had pulled us down into some kind of old Egyptian palace, or something. Our first course of action was to try to find a way out of this maze. That is, if there was a way out.

Carlos: Man, this place gives me the willies.

Rad: Yeah, no kidding. It’s freaky.

Carlos: You think any mole-like dudes live down here?

Rad: Boy, Carlos. With your imagination, you should write comic books. You are one strange guy.

Alexis: Make that two strange guys. And I hope you realise who’s leading the way.

Carlos: Your point is?

Alexis: My point is you men are to scared to, that’s all.

Carlos: Hey, who you calling chicken, girl? I’m not afraid of nothing. You hear, nothing at all.

Rad: Hey, Alexis, how come you’re stopping?

Alexis: Up there.

Rad: Too weird.

Alexis: Yeah, that’s the symbol of the Mini-Cons.

Carlos: But the question is, what’s it doing way down here?

Alexis: Maybe some ancient civilization found the Mini-Con panel. And maybe they found it held strange mystical powers or something and built a palace to honour it.

Carlos: Now she’s an archeologist. Nice! What’s next, Alexis? Is Harrison Ford gonna come swinging out of the wall on a vine?

Rad: Hey, knock it off, Carlos. Okay?

Alexis: Uh, guys, keep your eyes peeled for Decepticons, okay?

Carlos: Wha?

Alexis: Remember, they’re looking for the Mini-Con, too.

Rad: Hey, we’ll beat ’em.

Cyclonus: Yaaaahhhoooooo!

Megatron: Optimus, what have you done with Demolishor?

Optimus: No clue, Megatron!

Megatron: Ha, ha, ha. Any last words before I send you to the scrap heap, Optimus? Hahaha!

Carlos: Man, that was freaky. Now I’m starting to see things. I just thought I saw this eye appear on the wall. Huh? Uh, please tell me I’m seeing things.

Kids: Aaahh!

Demolishor: Huh? What was that? If there’s anybody here, you better speak up now!

Rad: Hey! You guys… It looks like we’ve got company! This… is it! It was nice knowing you guys!

Demolishor: What the?
Carlos: Whoa, that dude is really —

Rad: C’mon, bud, let’s get outta here.

Carlos: Hope you’re not afraid of spiders!

Demolishor: Hey, you kids come back here!

Megatron: Where is Demolishor?!

Rad (VO): While Optimus Prime was taking care of the always obnoxious Megatron, Alexis, Carlos and me stumbled into this incredibly beautiful chamber. It was lined with these awesome statues and the place was covered in jewels. And then, we saw it. The Mini-Con… Up on a throne. Man, it was something to see. I don’t know how long we stood there staring at it. But I tell ya, if a picture’s worth a thousand words, boy, this picture was worth a zillion.

Carlos: Sweet… It’s incredible.

Alexis: No. Not again.

Demolishor: Where can that Mini-Con be?

Rad: Carlos! Look out!

Demolisor: Yes. I’ve found you. My own Mini-Con.

Carlos: Hey, back off!

Rad: Don’t. Hey, come back!

Carlos: Oh man!

Rad: Carlos!

Demolishor: Ha, haaa! Heh, heh… Heh, yes. Come to papa. Gotcha! Hahahaha! Transform!

Starscream: Sir… Move back.

Megatron: Look over there, men. It’s Demolishor.

Demolishor: Mega — uh, Megatron, sir. I got the Mini-Con. See? And I found it by myself. All by myself.

Megatron: Stop blubbering. Just hook it up, Demolishor, and use it at once.

Hot Shot: Hey, you. What did you do with the humans?

Demolishor: I ate them. And they were quite tasty, too. Mini-Con, come to life!

Optimus: Hot Shot, stand down!

Demolishor: Transform, now!

Megatron: Hey, watch where you’re aiming!

Demolishor: Uh, sorry about that, sir. I guess I got caught up in all the excitement.

Megatron: We got what we came for. It’s time to head home.

Demolishor: Yes, sir!

Cyclonus: Sayonara!

Red Alert: We forgot the kids!

Rad (VO): I know we looked in pretty bad shape back there, but things could’ve been a lot worse if it hadn’t been for Hot Shot coming to the rescue. And you know, it amazes me how, even in the heat of battle, even if they don’t always get the Mini-Con, they always have time to make sure we’re all right.

Megatron: Demolishor, give it to me right now.

Demolishor: Uh, uh.

Megatron: Quit being a spoiled ‘bot and hand over that Mini-Con.

Demolishor: But I thought he was mine.

Megatron: Well, he’s not. You disobeyed a direct order when I told you to stand guard and you left your post to search out that Mini-Con. So hand it over! Now!

Demolishor: But that isn’t fair, sir!

Megatron: Not fair? Why I’ll show you what’s not fair.

Demolishor: Well, actually, sir, you really don’t have to.

Megatron: No, no, really, I insist. I said I was going to show you what’s not fair and so I shall show you what’s not fair!

Starscream: Heh!

Megatron: Why don’t you come a little closer, Demolishor, so I can give you a hands on demonstration. Yesss…

Demolishor: Actually, sir, I really don’t need it. I mean…

Megatron: Hahahahahaha!

[End]