THE TRANSFORMERS, series 1 01.More Than Meets The Eye Part 1 ================================== (c) Marvel & Sunbow This is a "complete" dialogue transcript for research purposes and is not for sale under any circumstances. Format (c) 1994 by Boris Ammerlaan. Version 1.0. Last modified 2005/03/14 Send remarks, suggestions and improvements through http://www.stack.nl/~boris/feedback.php Written by With Narrator Wheeljack Bumblebee Soundwave Optimus Prime Jazz Megatron Shockwave Starscream Ironhide Teletran-1 Rumble Hound Cliffjumper Laserbeak Reflector Thundercracker Joe (squishy) Ravage Sparkplug Spike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NARRATOR Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. They were called Autobots and Decepticons. But the brutal Decepticons were driven by a single goal: total domination. They set out to destroy the peace-loving Autobots, and a war between the forces of good and evil raged across Cybertron, devastating all in its path; draining the planet's once rich sources of energy. The Autobots, on the verge of extinction, battled valiantly to survive. /* Wheeljack gets up from a hole in the floor, takes some conductors from Bumblebee, and helps him up. */ WHEELJACK Ugh. There's not enough energy in these conductors to last a quartex. BUMBLEBEE Well, at least we found these, Wheeljack. WHEELJACK And when these run out? BUMBLEBEE Can't worry about that now. Hey, let's get back to Iacon. /* Wheeljack transforms to vehicle mode. */ WHEELJACK Load up! BUMBLEBEE I bet Optimus Prime will be glad to see us. /* A little while later... */ WHEELJACK We're nearing the bridge to Iacon. One mega-mile to go. BUMBLEBEE Hah. Home sweet home. WHEELJACK Uh-oh. A Decepticon welcoming committee. ? Autobots! Stop them! BUMBLEBEE Prime told me there'd be days like this. WHEELJACK And you didn't believe him? BUMBLEBEE I do now. WHEELJACK We've got to get these energy conductors back to Iacon. BUMBLEBEE I'm right behind ya. WHEELJACK Mind if I cut in? ? After them! WHEELJACK Bumblebee, get in, quick! You all right? BUMBLEBEE Yeah, I- think it's my rear axil. WHEELJACK Well, hang on to your crankshaft. I'm shifting into overdrive. ? They've gone underground. We'll never catch 'em now. ? We'd better report back to Megatron. /* D/A */ WHEELJACK Wheeljack to Iacon. We're comin' in. SOUNDWAVE Laserbeak, prepare for flight. Destination: Iacon. Operation: assimilation. Laserbeak, Autobot alert. Disclosure averted. Continue observation. OPTIMUS PRIME Any luck, Jazz? JAZZ Negative. ... side of Cybertron is blacker than the inside of a drive shaft. OPTIMUS PRIME Unless a new supply of energy is found nobody is going to win this war. ? When do we start the search mission? OPTIMUS PRIME Soon as you're ready to launch. MEGATRON If there's a new source of energy to be found, the Decepticons must find it first. SOUNDWAVE Autobots are set to launch, Megatron. MEGATRON As are we. Shockwave! SHOCKWAVE What is your command, Megatron? MEGATRON You are to stay behind. I entrust Cybertron to you, Shockwave. SHOCKWAVE Fear not, Megatron. Cybertron shall remain as you leave it. MEGATRON Excellent. Now it's merely a matter of time until Optimus Prime admits defeat. STARSCREAM The Autobots would have lost aeons ago if *I*'d been calling the shots. MEGATRON Starscream, only a select few ever lead. STARSCREAM My time will come, Megatron. MEGATRON Never. Never! Prepare to blast off. /* D/A */ JAZZ All systems go. OPTIMUS PRIME Ignition. SOUNDWAVE Contact. MEGATRON Blast off. PROWL? Look! OPTIMUS PRIME What is it? ? An asteroid. ? There's another one. OPTIMUS PRIME They're going to collide. IRONHIDE Leaking lubricant. OPTIMUS PRIME Hang on, everybody. SOUNDWAVE Meteor shower. Meteor shower! MEGATRON We're- we're losing our power. OPTIMUS PRIME Jazz, Ironhide, man the laser gun. IRONHIDE Got it. Fire! MEGATRON Follow them. Follow them! PROWL? Viewtracks report: we are being followed. OPTIMUS PRIME Decepticons. SOUNDWAVE We have been detected. MEGATRON Stay with them. STARSCREAM Let's just blow 'em away. They've seen us. MEGATRON No, I want to know what they're after. Prepare the tractor beam! JAZZ They've made a magnetic junction. I can't shake them. OPTIMUS PRIME Fire the laser. IRONHIDE Nuthin'. Power's used up. MEGATRON Release the boarding chute. PROWL? They're coming aboard. OPTIMUS PRIME Prepare for battle. MEGATRON Attack. Attack! /* Fist-fight */ OPTIMUS PRIME What's happening? PROWL? G-forces. They're dragging us - down. OPTIMUS PRIME We're out of control. { commercial } [ 4 million years later ] /* volcano erupts */ TELETRAN-1 Explore, explore. Repair, repair. ? Megatron, my leader, we are alive again. MEGATRON Quickly. We must revive the other Decepticons. Much time has passed. We are on a planet far from Cybertron. But our mission has not changed. ? How do we know if Cybertron still exists? MEGATRON It must exist. And if this land is filled with resources, we shall return home with the power to build the ultimate weapon and conquer the universe. /* Starscream fires on the Ark */ Starscream! STARSCREAM I'm just saying goodbye. MEGATRON Save your energy. The Autobots have taken their last flight. STARSCREAM /* fires again */ Thanks for the ride, Prime. Too bad you can't go the rest of the way. TELETRAN-1 Explore, explore. Repair, repair. OPTIMUS PRIME Thanks. /* A/D */ MEGATRON We'll set up here. Those rocks will serve as our base of operations. Soundwave, prepare plans for a new space cruiser. Starscream, convert the area for construction. STARSCREAM What about materials? MEGATRON Use your imagination. STARSCREAM Well? Any ideas? SOUNDWAVE There. STARSCREAM Great. I'll need some help. SOUNDWAVE Rumble, activate piledrivers. Operation: destruction. STARSCREAM Let's do it. /* D/A */ OPTIMUS PRIME This new planet is rich with sources of energy. But the Decepticons must know this too. So we must find them, and stop them. Hound? HOUND Right here, Prime. OPTIMUS PRIME Scout the area. See if you can locate the Decepticons. HOUND Just turn me loose, Prime. I'll sniff 'em out. CLIFFJUMPER I'm going too. I wanna boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger. OPTIMUS PRIME Easy, Cliffjumper. Just find them. We'll deal with them later. Good luck! STARSCREAM Someday *I*'ll be giving the orders, Rumble. You'll do what *I* say. RUMBLE Look, Starscream. Megatron is strong. He's merciless. He can't be beaten. And you'll never be our leader. STARSCREAM I will find a way. Everyone has a weakness. RUMBLE Yeah? Well, not Megatron. STARSCREAM We shall see. Now - shake things up a little. I'm impressed. HOUND Sure is a lot different than Cybertron out here. CLIFFJUMPER Don't fall in love with it, Hound. We won't be staying that long. HOUND You- smell something, Cliffjumper? CLIFFJUMPER No. HOUND I do. I think we just found the Decepticons. Follow me. I was right. CLIFFJUMPER Let's get down there and bend some metal. HOUND Ease off your throttle, Cliffjumper. Remember what Prime said; just: find them. CLIFFJUMPER What are they doin'? HOUND Let's find out. MEGATRON I will plunder Earth and steal its precious resources. SOUNDWAVE We can concentrate the energy into energon cubes, and stall them in the new space cruiser. MEGATRON /* laughs */ How ironic. By leading us to this planet the Autobots have sealed their own doom. HOUND Cliffjumper, what are you doing? CLIFFJUMPER I've got Megatron dead center in my viewfinder. /* fires */ MEGATRON Who could be firing on us? ? Who even knows we're here? STARSCREAM The Autobots. MEGATRON Impossible. STARSCREAM They're the only ones. MEGATRON Soundwave, send Laserbeak to investigate. SOUNDWAVE Laserbeak, prepare for flight. Course heading: north east. HOUND Now you've done it. CLIFFJUMPER Let's burn rubber. What is that thing up there? HOUND I don't know, but we can't seem to shake it. CLIFFJUMPER Let's split up. It can't follow both of us. HOUND Right. At least one of us will get back to Prime. Accelerator down. Eat my dust, birdbrain! CLIFFJUMPER You couldn't hit an Autobot with a moonbeam. Try this. It's a gas! HOUND You don't give up, do you? Aah! LASERBEAK /* screams */ { commercial } WHEELJACK Where'd they get ya? HOUND I - I think it's my - my drive train. WHEELJACK Can you transform? HOUND I - I don't think so. CLIFFJUMPER I'm sorry, Hound. It's my fault. I shouldn't have fired on Megatron. HOUND /* laughs */ You shouldn't have missed, you mean. /* laughs */ CLIFFJUMPER Huh? /* laughs */ Yeah, right! /*laughs */ Hauler, pull him up! REFLECTOR I can't believe the Autobots survived. THUNDERCRACKER Hm. Neither can Megatron. I thought he'd blow a fuse when he found out. Hey' what's that? REFLECTOR Let's find out. THUNDERCRACKER Okay, Reflector. Let's see what you can see. Thundercracker to Soundwave, Thundercracker to Soundwave. SOUNDWAVE Proceed, Thundercracker. THUNDERCRACKER Alien vehicle approaching. Possible Autobot. MEGATRON Release Ravage. /* D/A */ ? I don't understand it, Joe. Looks like a tornado hit this place. JOE Right. I don't like it. Somethin's wrong. Real wrong. RAVAGE /* growls */ ? Look out! /* Ravage growls, humans shout */ /* D/A */ HOUND And that's all we heard, Prime. They're gonna put the energy in some kind of cube, then haul it back to Cybertron. OPTIMUS PRIME Jazz, organise a battle unit. We're going after them. JAZZ Prowl! Trailbreaker! Wheeljack! Ironhide, Mirage, Sunstreaker! Sideswipe! Autobots, start your engines. Ready, Prime. OPTIMUS PRIME Let's roll. /* A/D */ SOUNDWAVE Megatron, Laserbeak has returned. He has found a source of energy. MEGATRON Excellent. Excellent! SPARKPLUG Give me a hand, Spike. We gotta raise this bit, flush it out. SPIKE Right, dad. I'll get the bailer. MEGATRON Dive. Dive! ? Look! Up there! What is it? ? What are they? ? Everybody, come on. ? Come on. ? Look out! SPARKPLUG /* Grunts */ SPIKE Stop! Let go of my dad! SPARKPLUG /* Grunts */ ... Spike! MEGATRON Starscream, activate the null-ray. Now! Soundwave, prepare the energon cubes. STARSCREAM We did it, we did it, Megatron. The energy is ours. We can go back to Cybertron. MEGATRON You fool, Starscream. This is but a small fraction of the energy we need. We must suck this planet Earth dry. STARSCREAM It's the Autobots! MEGATRON Decepticons, transform. Transform! Don't interfere, Prime. OPTIMUS PRIME Give it up, Megatron. MEGATRON The universe is mine! MEGATRON So long, Prime. Have a nice swim. /* BLAM! */ Here's something to keep you warm. /* BLAM! */ /* laughs */ SPARKPLUG ... Help! We can't get out. SPIKE Somebody, save us! SPARKPLUG The fire, it's coming closer! OPTIMUS PRIME I can't lift it. Too heavy. Grab on to me. Keep your heads above water. /* end of part 1 */