The Transformers Page #6

OPTIMUS PRIME:

(voice failing, pressing

on with it)

Until that day...

Until all are one...

Continue the struggle...

(sags, gasps, hanging on)

Transfer the Matrix of Leadership.

TIGHTEN SHOT ON ULTRA MAGNUS AND OPTIMUS PRIME

A distraught Ultra Magnus nods, reaches out with free hand and

points his forefinger at Optimus Prime's chest.

Then, pressing a button on Prime's chest, a small, secret doorway

opens, and we see something extremely bright glowing in there.

Ultra Magnus, nearly blinded by the intense light, reaches in,

and lifts out --

THE AUTOBOT LEADERSHIP MATRIX,

-- and holds it for a moment in his hand.

ANGLE ON ALL:

The bright light, which emanates from the perfect crystal, seems

to blind everybody and washes all color out of the shot.

Then, slowly, Ultra Magnus moves it into his own chest, closes

the door, and the light is gone, save for a momentary, and

extremely powerful glow from his eyes.

ON KUP, HOT ROD, ARCEE AND PERCEPTOR

They are all full of great sorrow.

ON PRIME - HE DIES

All of his lights go out, including his eyes.

DISSOLVE TO:

UNICRON:

Rotating satellite dishes on the surface spark with electricity.

Dissolve inside Unicron to reveal scenes of Prime's death and the

passing of the Matrix to Ultra Magnus playing on various monitors.

Some of the scenes are in slow motion, others are sped up. The

effect should be eerie.

CUT TO:

EXT. ASTROTRAIN

As it whizzes through the Solar System.

ASTROTRAIN:

Jettison some weight, or I'll

never make it to Cybertron.

INT. ASTROTRAIN

The ship is packed with living, dead and wounded Decepticons.

Starscream addresses them like an Athenian Orator.

STARSCREAM:

Fellow Decepticons, Astrotrain has

requested that we lighten our burden!

ANGLE ON BONECRUSHER

BONECRUSHER:

In that case, I say it's survival of the fittest.

STARSCREAM:

So I hear a second on that?

ASSORTED SHOTS:

HEALTHY DECEPTICONS

Aye!

STARSCREAM:

And against?

NOT HEALTHY DECEPTICONS (weakly)

NAY!

STARSCREAM:

The ayes' have it!

A robotic hand flips a switch, and chaos ensues. Strong

Decepticons start heave-hoing the weaker ones out into space.

DECEPTICONS:

(AD LIB)

Beat it! Spare me!

ANGLE ON STARSCREAM AND MEGATRON

Starscream picks him up and holds him up by the door.

STARSCREAM:

(sarcastic)

Oh, how it grieves me to do this.

MEGATRON:

Wait, I still function!

Starscream kicks him out.

STARSCREAM:

Wanna bet?

MEGATRON IN SPACE - TRACKING

He shakes his fist.

INT. THE SHIP

The last of the weak Decepticons is tossed, and the others dust

off their hands.

STARSCREAM:

Well, as Megatron has, how shall we say -

departed. I nominate myself as the new leader.

ON THE CONSTRUCTICONS

SCRAPPER:

The Constructicons form Devastator, the

most powerful robot. We should rule.

SOUNDWAVE:

Constructicons inferior. Soundwave superior.

BONECRUSHER:

Who are you calling inferior.

HOOK:

Nobody would follow an uncharismatic

bore like you.

The five cassettes: BUZZSAW, FRENZY, RUMBLE, RAVAGE AND

LASERBEAK pop from his chest transform, and prepare to attack.

RUMBLE:

Hey, nobody calls Soundwave uncrazmatic.

FRENZY:

Yeah! Let's kick tailgate.

THE CONSTRUCTICONS

try to form Devastator, but...

HOOK:

Constructicons, unite!

RUMBLE AND FRENZY

quake the ship so hard with their pile-driver arms that, with the

help of Laserbeak, Buzzsaw and Ravage, they keep knocking the

Constructicons off.

RUMBLE/FRENZY

No way!

Over the battle.

BLITZWING:

I am a triple changer. I am worth any

two of you. I should run things.

DIRGE:

DIRGE:

Death comes to anyone who crosses me.

He attacks Blitzwing.

EXT. ASTROTRAIN - SAME TIME

He is flying a very wobbly course past Pluto...

ASTROTRAIN:

Stop squabbling or we're gonna crash.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. SPACE - LATER

Megatron and the other dented, dinged and dead Decepticon bodies

float through space.

we follow the wailing Megatron and the others down to:

THE SURFACE OF UNICRON

littering the otherwise beautiful technological expanse.

UNICRON:

Welcome, Megatron.

MEGATRON:

(looking around)

Who said that?

UNICRON:

I am Unicron.

MEGATRON:

Show yourself!

UNICRON:

I have summoned you here for a purpose.

MEGATRON:

Nobody summons Megatron!

UNICRON:

Then it pleases me to be the first.

MEGATRON:

State your business.

UNICRON:

Bring me the Autobot Matrix.

It is the one thing - the only

thing that can stand in my way.

MEGATRON:

You have nothing to fear. I have already

crushed Optimus Prime with my bare hands.

UNICRON:

You exaggerate.

MEGATRON:

The point is, he is dead! And the

Matrix died with him.

UNICRON:

No. It has been passed to their new

leader. Get it for me.

MEGATRON:

Why should I? What's in it for me?

UNICRON:

Your bargaining posture is highly

dubious, but very well, I will provide

you with a new body, and new troops to command.

MEGATRON:

And...

UNICRON:

And nothing.

You belong to me now.

MEGATRON:

I belong to nobody.

UNICRON:

Perhaps I misjudged you. Proceed

on your way to oblivion.

The Mist appears and starts to dissolve Megatron.

MEGATRON:

(pleading)

No, no. I accept your terms. I accept!

UNICRON:

Excellent! Behold - Galvatron!

X-ray images:
wiring, circuitry, etc. flash on and off as a new

and larger being starts to form, changing from dented Megatron to

a huge, new creation: Galvatron.

THE TRANSFORMATION - CREATION

ends in a blinding flash and Galvatron - who still resembles

Megatron - laughs and flexes his muscles and stretches. His

voice is deeper, different from Megatron's

GALVATRON:

Long live Galvatron!

UNICRON:

And these shall be your minions...

ANGLE ON OTHER DECEPTICONS

Their bodies are turned from battered Decepticons to...

SCOURGE:

SCOURGE (Sweep character) is bearded, fanged and ferocious

looking and as soon as he has been CREATED, he roars and

stretches and an ARRAY OF SIMILAR CREATURES - smaller and all

wearing dark and matching uniforms - are INSTANTLY CREATED

FROM OTHERS behind him

UNICRON:

Scourge, the tracker....and his huntsmen...the

Sweeps....

ON CYCLONUS (NEW DECEPTICON WITH PLANE TRANSFORM ABILITY)

CYCLONUS is CREATED and then his "armada" of similar, but smaller

and similarly colored and clad creatures are formed.

UNICRON:

Cyclonus, the warrior...and his armada.....

ANGLE FEATURING GALVATRON

GALVATRON:

To Cybertron!

He roars with a mad power-rush, gets into Cyclonus (who will be

his personal ship) and leading the armada, takes off for the

distant stars.

UNICRON:

(loudly proclaiming over

the scene)

Bring me the Autobot matrix!

DURING UNICRON'S COMMAND we CHANGE ANGLE TO SHOW

LONG SHOT OF UNICRON

as Galvatron and his newly created force FLY UP AND AWAY with

great speed.

GALVATRON:

I will rip open Autobot after Autobot until

it is yours, Unicron.

CUT TO:

THE DECEPTICON HALL OF HEROES - STARSCREAM

This is the closest thing the Decepticons have to a throne room.

It is a massive, circular room with tombs of old leaders, and a

raised area where Starscream stands.

STARSCREAM AND OTHERS

The Decepticon plane looks slightly ridiculous with cloak on his

shoulders and Thrust and Ramjet at his side, weapons held high,

but ready for action should anybody question Starscream's rule.

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