The Transformers Page #10

HOT ROD:

still cartwheeling down toward the planet below, trying to change

the angle of his fall

HOT ROD - TRACKING

He plummets down through layers of atmosphere and continues to

fall past shiny rock pinnacles of unusual construction as we

CHANGE ANGLES TO

AERIAL VIEW OVER A VAST SEA OF LIQUID ENERGY

as Hot Rod falls into the sea, we CUT TO

THE SILVERY ENERGY SEA

Hot Rod sinks to the bottom where he collides with...

... a metallic reef, bounces, manages to right himself, shaking

his head as he regains equilibrium, and...

Then he transforms into auto mode modified for undersea action

and starts riding off as he calls through intercom.

HOT ROD:

(bubbling, filtered voice)

Kup....Grimlock? Slag!....Anybody?

WE FOLLOW him through undersea world as he rounds a "corner" of

the Reef Wall and reacts

HIS P.O.V. - A HUGE, MECHANICAL 0 SQUID CREATURE

The ROBOTOID SQUID is tearing Kup to pieces and tossing the

pieces across the ocean floor with its silvery metal tentacles

ON HOT ROD:

HOT ROD:

Kup!

He transforms and blasts...

THE SQUID:

angrily streaks toward Hot Rod.

HOT ROD:

Fires at the Squid, but not stopping him.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

Hot Rod's shot plinks off a couple of tentacles, but the squid

keeps coming...

... Wraps his tentacles around Hot Rod and starts crushing...

... Hot Rod looks like he's about to be crushed, but he...

... Shoots

... Its hideous Optical Sensor.

THE SQUID:

releases a laser print ink stream which boils out in the water in

a series of dots and "x" shapes and retreats.

HOT ROD:

Don't worry, I'm not coming after you.

HOT ROD:

lowers his head and blows blast of air through head-piece. The

air blast clears the water, revealing Kup's head and torso half

buried in the "sand"

ON HOT ROD AND KUP'S HEAD

as hot Rod kneels

HOT ROD:

Kup! Say something!

CLOSE ON KUP'S HEAD

as he turns head around to look up at Hot Rod and spits out a

mouthful of sand

KUP:

(bubbling as he speaks)

Fix me!

HOT ROD:

Sure, Kup....right away!

Hot Rod rapidly PULLS KUP'S SCATTERED BODY PARTS TOGETHER.

CUT TO:

KUP AND HOT ROD ON THE RED DESERT SHORE OF THE ENERGY SEA

Kup stands impatiently while Hot Rod reassembles them.

HOT ROD:

Well...what do you think?

Kup feels his elbow joint, twists his neck side to side and gets

creaks and squeaks and moves legs in odd, creaky way as he is

trying himself out.

KUP:

(a beat, then grimaces)

There's a piece missing.

HOT ROD:

No way....

(sifts through pile of

SCRAP METAL PARTS lying

at Kup's feet)

See, this wasn't yours...it's some kind

of prehistoric ion cruncher....and this

doohickey looks like a funky energon

funnel... and this...

KUP:

(moving up and back, bending

arms and hands, CREAKING,

CLUNKING, SQUEAKING)

Well, I still think I'm short a part!

(sees Hot Rod hang his head)

But all things considered, you did an

amazing job, lad! Amazing!

HOT ROD:

(brightening)

Really?

KUP:

(rotates arm rapidly)

Yeah, you even got rid of a nasty burr on my

rotator! Now, let's find the Dinos and

get off this twisted planet!

ON KUP:

as he transforms it's evident that a fender is misplaced and a

wheel mounted improperly so it wobbles and he rides unevenly with

much chugging and oil spewing

KUP (V.O.)

(in vehicular mode)

Of all the circuit glitched diode blowin'

dim-wittery... I told you a part was

missin'.

we watch Hot Rod and Kup move off into the distance as we:

DISSOLVE TO:

ANOTHER PART OF QUINTESSON

Kup and Hot Rod walk along a swampy, marshy area.

Suddenly, there are several loud gurgles, and we can see the

shapes of something terrible emerging through the muck.

Hot Rod spins to fire, but Kup bats down his arm.

PAN TO SHOW:

EIGHT SHARKTICONS (in humanoid mode) surrounding them. The

Sharkticons are smaller than the Autobots, but they look ugly and

vicious.

KUP:

Don't act hostile. I'll use the universal greeting.

HOT ROD:

Universal Greeting.

KUP:

Watch. I'll have them eating out of

my hand.

HOT ROD:

Or our faces.

Kup holds out his hands to show that he has no weapon. Then, he

addresses them...

KUP:

Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong...

HOT ROD:

(mocking, mimicking)

Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong...

The Sharkticons look interested.

SHARKTICONS:

(GROWL VERSION OF THE SAME

THING)

KUP:

See, the Universal Greeting works every

time.

(pause)

Now, without making any sudden moves,

give them an Energon goody.

Kup reaches into his belt, presses a button and pulls out an

Energon cube. Hot Rod, somewhat suspicious of the whole process

does the came.

They hold out the cubes and two of the Sharkticons take the

Energon cubes, like dogs getting a treat.

Then, the other six show up looking for cubes.

HOT ROD:

This is getting expensive.

KUP:

Don't worry, they'll reciprocate.

They each hand out three Energon goodies to the remaining six

Sharkticons... The Sharkticons eat them happily.

Then, they back off, eyeing the two Autobots with menace.

HOT ROD:

I thought they were supposed to reciprocate.

KUP:

(not sure of himself)

Customs vary from place to place.

Suddenly, the Sharkticons transform to their vicious mode and

lunge at them.

The two robots, taken by surprise, fall backwards.

PAN FROM the fallen robots to an area behind a tree. For just a

moment, we see a small yellow Autobot in robot mode. There, then,

as quickly as we realize what it is, it transforms into automode

and vanishes in a flash.

It was Wheelie.

THE SHARKTICON CAMP ON QUINTESSON - KUP, HOT ROD AND SHARKTICONS

Sharkticons march Kup and Hot Rod into a HOLDING PEN within a

walled compound.

As we FOLLOW THEM INTO PEN we PULL BACK and PAN to establish that

entry procession is being watched by...

THE QUINTESSONS:

slender, spindly framed robotic creatures with oversized five

sided heads, each side bearing a different mechanistic face with

a different expression on each - smiling, angry, grimacing,

suspicious and the fifth face is not yet to be seen.

As Hot Rod and Kup are led to certain death in the Quintesson

dungeons, harsh, dissonant, metallic and terrifying music plays,

underscoring the brutal evil they face,

KUP (V.O.)

Reminds me of the Niter Slave Mines on

Golgonath Seven....

HOT ROD:

Every place reminds you of some place

else.....

KUP (V.O.)

Experience, lad. You should learn to appreciate

it.

HOT ROD:

A lot of good it's done us so far!

ON HOT ROD AND KUP

as Hot Rod looks around and reacts sharply

HIS P.O.V.- THE QUINTESSONS

as we feature the Leader Quintesson who is taller and wears a

different color robe from others. He is watching arrival of Kup

and Hot Rod and his faces rotate so it goes from smiling face to

suspicious face to angry face to furious grimace.

RESUME ON HOT ROD AND KUP

as Sharkticons shove and prod them, JOLTING them into the holding

pen and locking the gate.

Then, they install RESTRAINING BOLTS.

HOT ROD:

I can't transform!

KUP:

They're restraining bolts, lad.

HOT ROD:

(looking around)

We got to get a new travel agent.... What

is this place?

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