The Transformers Page #9

Congratulations Autobots, we've lost

'em at least for a while. So rest up. We'll

refuel on the Junk Planet and work out our

battle plan there.

INT. DINOBOT SHUTTLE - KUP

Kup sits spinning yarns, leaning back in chair as Grimlock,

Sludge, Slag and Swoop lie, lounge, sit with chin on hands, all

listening like little kids to a bedtime story - in rapt attention

KUP:

Yep, I remember the dust was so thick off Beta 4

had to use windshield wipers on your optic

sensors....

GRIMLOCK:

(impatiently)

Me, Grimlock, know all about wipers!

Want to hear good part of story!

SWOOP:

(beating wings rapidly,

excitedly)

Good part, Kup! Tell Swoop good part!

SLUDGE SLAG

(excitedly) (beating tail on

Unh unh unh.... floor)

Good part...tell

...tell...

KUP:

Okay, Okay. The dust was really thick and

then this gigantic Ick Yak...

ON HOT ROD:

He is practicing sparring with a SPINNING AUTO-COMBATANT - a very

high tech quintain with many arms, legs, and weapons that test

the user's skills, and reflexes.

Hot Rod wears sparring gauntlet, and holds a small LASER DAGGER

and special shield.

As he lowers shield and reacts to Dinobot reactions to Kup's

story.

HOT ROD:

Don't you think we have better things

to do now than tell stories Kup?

KUP:

Like what?

HOT ROD:

Like maybe figure out how we're gonna stay alive.

DINOBOTS:

(ALL SHUSH HIM)

As he is speaking, Auto-Combatant "sees" its opening and gives

Hot Rod a swift kick in the rear, sending him flying (o.s.)

THE AUTO COMBATANT

Then hammers its fists on top of his head...

ON HOT ROD:

Irked.

HOT ROD:

(continuing)

Time out, for Cybertron's sake!

ON AUTO-COMBATANT'S FACE

as it sticks out a metal tongue and gives him a LOUD RASPBERRY

BACK TO SCENE:

as Hot Rod rises and draws his fist back to clobber the

Auto-Combatant

AUTO COMBATANT:

(mechanically, quickly)

Time out, time out, time out!

Suddenly, the shuttle rocks from impact and SPARKS and flames

shoot out of large hole in wall

ON ULTRA MAGNUS AT CONSOLE INTERCOM

ULTRA MAGNUS:

Kup! Raise your force fields at once! They're

armed with.....

ON GALVATRON ON "BRIDGE" OF FLAT TOP

as he presses firing button ...

ULTRA MAGNUS (V.O.)

Moleculon Missiles!

ANGLE ON GALVATRON'S CARRIER

Particularly deadly looking missiles shoot out.

ANGLE ON THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE

It zooms towards a whopper of a planet, surrounded by several

small moons. We will later learn that this planet is Quintesson,

but for now, it's mysterious.

The moleculon missiles streak after it like sidewinders.

INT. THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE

Kup and Hot Rod pilot the thing for all it's worth.

HOT ROD:

They're closing on us!

KUP:

Yep, like the shrikebats of Dromedon!

HOT ROD:

Yeah, how'd you beat them?

KUP:

I'm trying to remember...there were an awful

lot of casualties that day...

ANGLE ON THE SHUTTLE AND MISSILES

The missiles streak toward them.

KUP (O.S.)

Oh yeah, we inversed polarities.

HOT ROD (O.S.)

That'll tear the ship apart!

KUP (O.S.)

You got a better idea?!!

With that, the ship seems to stop, on a dime, in mid air!

The missiles zoom past it.

INT. THE SHIP (KUP AND HOT ROD)

Hot Rod watches wide-eyed, as Kup watches ahead warily, hands on

the controls.

HOT ROD:

Okay, so you were right.

KUP:

Don't run your programs until they're debugged.

ANGLE OUT THE VIEWSCREEN

Suddenly, the moleculon missiles, reverse course and start coming

back.

HOT ROD:

They're coming back.

KUP:

Let's just hope we've screwed up their

trajectories.

ANGLE ON THE MISSILES

The missiles sidewind towards them, then their paths cross and

BOOOM!

Everything flashes white.

ANGLE ON THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE

HOT ROD:

Whew!!!

INT. THE DINOBOT SHUTTLE

Kup and Hot Rod look forward, their eyes, blinking, as if

strained.

KUP:

Yep, I thought we'd had it that time

for sure.

EXT. ANGLE ON THE SHIP

It sits next to a gigantic alien-made moon. Suddenly, a hatch

opens and a massive grabber that looks like a lobster claw

shoots out at it.

ANGLE ON HOT ROD

He sees the claw coming out of the viewscreen.

HOT ROD:

Dive!

ANGLE THROUGH THE VIEWSCREEN

The claw snaps on the front of the ship, smashing the window

and...

ANOTHER ANGLE:

crushing the area between Hot Rod and Kup.

SPACE - ANGLE ON THE SHIP

As it explodes, flinging the Autobots inside down toward the

Quintesson's planet.

CUT TO:

GALVATRON PURSUING ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE

CUT TO:

INT. ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE - ULTRA MAGNUS, SPRINGER

as they man control panel in cockpit. In the background, Blurr

and Arcee work to patch other holes in hull and Daniel helps

them.

Perceptor slowly plots coordinates on light-up table, oblivious

to

SHAKES AND ROCKINGS of their ship.

SPRINGER:

Kup and Hot Rod just bought it!

ULTRA MAGNUS:

I can't deal with that now.

SPRINGER:

Face it, Magnus, the Decepticons 're

gonna dog us until they see us dead!

Ultra Magnus nods solemnly

ULTRA MAGNUS:

(cryptic)

Then that's exactly what they're gonna

see.

CUT TO:

THE DECEPTICON FLAT TOP AND CYCLONUS' ARMADA

ON GALVATRON:

as he works controls which eject more Moleculon Missiles.

HIS P.O.V. - ULTRA MAGNUS' SHUTTLE

electrical outline envelopes it and there is a...

... blinding flash after which...

.. remnants of the hull and superstructure explode toward camera

and past camera accompanied by explosive sound and then, silence!

... Where the shuttle had been there is now...nothing! Just loose

asteroids and clouds of space dust

CYCLONUS:

The Autobots have been terminated!

GALVATRON:

Excellent. And soon we shall say the

same of that infernal Unicron.

Suddenly, Galvatron's body begins to twist, and he writhes in

pain.

GALVATRON (CONT)

Aaaah! Take me to Unicron...Aaaah!

LONG SHOT ON THE HUGE FLAT TOP

as it veers off and away from the space cloud, followed by

Cyclonus' Armada.

Hold for a beat, and then CLOSE IN on the dust cloud as...

... part of Ultra Magnus' shuttle flies into the clear.

ANGLE ON THE COCKPIT

Arcee, Perceptor, Springer, Blurr are crowded together in cramped

remnant of cockpit as Daniel and Ultra Magnus sit at the control

deck

ARCEE:

Did we have to detonate three- quarters

of the ship?!

SPRINGER:

Seeing how they would have detonated

four quarters, I think it was a good choice.

SUDDEN SHUDDER AND THE SHIP DROPS SHARPLY, all holding on to each

other and to any protruding handhold

ULTRA MAGNUS:

Perceptor....can you still locate the Junk Planet?

PERCEPTOR:

Gamma waves in this sector of space create

marginal navigation probabilities, however.....

(looks at Ultra Magnus)

ULTRA MAGNUS:

Holds his head in his hands as Springer grimaces

RESUME ON PERCEPTOR

realizes he's overdoing it again, clears his throat

PERCEPTOR:

Ahem.....yes I think I can.

LONG SHOT- SHUTTLE CHANGING COURSE TOWARD LARGE DISTANT PLANET

which we see as dim shadow on the edge of space

CUT TO:

A small, falling object appears high above Quintesson and hurtles

down, down, over and over until it is in view and we see it is...

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