The Transformers Page #5

Ultra Magnus in car carrier mode barrels out of city carrying

several Autobots. He and the others transform into robot mode

and fire lasers at the Decepticons.

INTERCUT TO HOT ROD, KUP, DANIEL, ARCEE, BLASTER, PERCEPTOR,

fighting their way to the battle of the titans.

HOT ROD:

We've got to save Prime!

Punching...

KUP:

That's his fight, lad! Stay away.

Shooting..

...And charging.

ANGLE ON OPTIMUS AND MEGATRON

Megatron attempts to kick Prime in the throat...

...Prime catches his foot, twists it...

... and hurls Megatron backwards into a metal pile.

MEGATRON:

grabs a jagged, spearlike piece of steel and hurls it at

PRIME:

The steel "spear" pierces his side and sticks in him as...

... he charges Megatron,

...dodging shots from Megatron's gun to...

...deliver a huge UPPERCUT which...

...lifts Megatron into the air so high that...

... his head butts sharply against overhanging concrete balcony,

mashing him down...

MEGATRON:

lands and stealthily slips a laser dagger from his boot, turning

and slashing at...

PRIME:

as he comes for him, tearing...

...a gash across Prime's midsection, which spews smoke and

sparks and...

... dropping Prime to one knee.

MEGATRON:

(gloating)

Farewell, Prime!

As Megatron hurls the laser dagger as we CHANGE ANGLE to -

OPTIMUS PRIME:

as he lifts chunks of broken concrete and catches the laser dagger

on it, tossing it aside as he lunges at-

MEGATRON:

who claws his fingers and digs them into Prime's eyes

MEGATRON:

I'll rip out your optics!

Optimus grabs Megatron's clawed hand in one of his hands, twists

it in see-sawing test of strength which...

Optimus wins in a judo toss which sends Megatron -

- skidding face first through steel rubble, in a shower of sparks

until he crashes into the side of the city.

ANGLE ON HOT ROD

He dispatches a Decepticon and turns to Prime.

HOT ROD:

That's showing him, Optimus!

KUP:

knocks two Decepticons on their tails and turns.

KUP:

Finish him off, Prime! Do it now!

ON MEGATRON:

as he spots a gun on the ground ahead of him

MEGATRON:

No more, Optimus Prime! Grant me mercy,

I beg of you!

ANOTHER ANGLE FEATURING OPTIMUS PRIME AND HOT ROD

as Optimus Prime warily moves out to look down at the cowering

Megatron, keeping him in his gun sights.

OPTIMUS PRIME:

You who are without mercy now plead for

it. I thought you were made of sterner

stuff, Megatron!

ON HOT ROD:

as he sees Megatron go for the gun and leaps out to grapple with

him

PRIME:

Out of the way, Hot Rod.

MEGATRON AND HOT ROD

as Hot Rod grabs for the Blaster -

- Megatron quickly gets Hot Rod in a headlock and using Hot Rod

as a shield, gets the gun and...

BLASTS PRIME IN THE WOUND HE'D MADE WITH HIS LASER DAGGER

ON OPTIMUS PRIME

his midsection now glowing and smoking, a huge hole where the

Blaster has struck.

ON MEGATRON:

firing blaster again and again

MEGATRON:

Fall! Fall!

Megatron tosses Hot Rod aside like a rag doll and stands above

the dying Prime.

MEGATRON:

I would have waited an eternity for this.

Crawl, slave! On your knees!

ON OPTIMUS PRIME

as he gathers his remaining strength and smashes Megatron with

both fists clasped together.

OPTIMUS PRIME:

(gasping painfully)

Never!

He bashes in Megatron's torso casing, fracturing the sides which

split, spilling wires, fuses, lights, circuitry. Megatron falls!

Prime falls to his knees, tries to rise, collapses to his side

and falls slowly back.

HOT ROD runs over to him.

HOT ROD:

Optimus! Forgive me!

ANOTHER ANGLE- MEGATRON

Starscream and other Decepticons stand over the smoking body.

STARSCREAM:

(sarcastic, filled with

false sympathy)

How do you feel, Mighty Megatron?

(he kicks Megatron)

MEGATRON:

(weakly clutching at

Starscream's hand, gasping)

Enshrine me!

STARSCREAM:

(drops Megatron's hand

coldly, calls to other

Decepticons)

Take this scrap to Cybertron! Astrotrain,

transform and get us out of here!

ANOTHER ANGLE- ASTROTRAIN

as he MOVES ONTO SCENE in Humanoid mode, showing battle burns

and scars.

Then, he converts to train mode, and rolls through a crowd of

generic Decepticons, crushing many under his wheels, as he makes

his way towards Starscream.

ANGLE ON THE EXODUS

Ramjet, Thrust, Dirge, the Constructicons, Soundwave and his

cassettes, et.al. run towards Astrotrain.

ANGLE ON KUP AND ARCEE

They fight for a moment, then they notice their attackers are

beating feet...

ARCEE:

The Decepticons are retreating.

KUP:

Prime did it. He turned the tide!

He shoots (O.S.) into...

A CROWD OF DECEPTICONS

Who fight each other for a place on the shuttle.

ANGLE ON STARSCREAM

dragging Megatron by one leg, callously disregarding the way

Megatron's head and upper body BUMP AND GET KNOCKED from

dragging.

THE AUTOBOTS:

fire after them, closing ranks on the shuttle, and pouring shots

into the melee.

ANGLE ON ASTROTRAIN

Decepticons make way for Starscream as he tosses the nearly

lifeless Megatron into the shuttle and gets in.

Then, standing at the door, he kicks other Decepticons away.

STARSCREAM:

Astrotrain, take off.

ANGLE ON ASTROTRAIN

The shuttle takes off, leaving a number of generic Decepticons

behind, who immediately raise their hands upon realizing that

they are surrounded by Autobots.

DISSOLVE TO:

OPTIMUS PRIME:

as he lies on an improvised bier-like platform, a profusion of

electricity discharging tubes and "plasma" bottle devices hooked

up to his arms and into his gaping middle wound.

SCANNERS:

emit bleeps and show oscilloscopic patterns but sounds and wave

patterns are steadily growing weaker and weaker.

PERCEPTOR:

is bent over Prime, in microscope mode, examining him... He then

transforms and straightens up, his voice strained and cracking

with emotion.

PERCEPTOR:

I fear the wounds are...

(he can't finish what he's

going to say)

INTERCUT TO HOT ROD, KUP, ARCEE, DANIEL AND OTHER AUTOBOTS as

they react.

OPTIMUS PRIME:

(using remaining strength

to makes himself heard)

Autobots...do not grieve...

Soon, I shall be one with the matrix.

HOT ROD:

(a flash of hope)

Prime!

(looks off at Prime)

HIS P.O.V. - OPTIMUS PRIME

His head is turned so all assembled can see. His eyes flicker

weakly, his voice RUMBLES with overtone of vast weariness and

resignation

OPTIMUS PRIME:

(reaches up with right hand

with great effort)

Ultra Magnus! It is to you, old friend,

I shall pass the matrix as it was

passed to me ....

ANOTHER ANGLE FEATURING ULTRA MAGNUS

as he steps forward unwillingly, mixed grief and surprise on his

face

MAGNUS:

Prime, I'm just a soldier. I'm not worthy.

OPTIMUS PRIME:

(gasping)

Nor was I, but one day, an Autobot

shall rise from our ranks and use the powers of

the Matrix to light our darkest hour.

TIGHT SHOT - ULTRA MAGNUS AND OPTIMUS PRIME

Optimus Prime is tilted into half sitting position by other

Autobots manipulating the platform as Ultra Magnus grasps his

hand with great emotion

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