Battlegrounds, Part 2

1 UNCER: Previously on Robots In Disguise ( grunts ) Strongarm to base, requesting immediate backup. ( grunts ) Strongarm and Sideswipe need a rescue. VECTOR: The crisis is upon us. And we sense our chosen champion is not prepared. Send me to Earth. ( electricity crackles ) ( screams ) BUMBLEBEE: Whatever the 'Cons are up that arch is the key. Destroying it has to be our top priority. ( dramatic theme playing ) I will end this threat before it begins! ( roars ) At long last, Megatronus stands triumphant! ( ominous theme playing ) ( groans ) Who is Megatronus? Is he the great evil you came to Earth to face? Optimus Prime is here. Fixit, is this Megatronus also known by the name Megatron? ( computer beeping ) No. Megatron named himself after Megatronus. Megatronus was one of the original Primes. But he turned on his brethren, destroying Solus Prime. That's how powerful Megatronus is. We need to attack now! I agree. Bumblebee, free your teammates. I shall contend with Megatronus. ( groaning ) - But, Optimus, my team can - Go, Bumblebee. Yes, sir. You could free a million Autobots. None will be able to stop me. OPTIMUS: I can stop you, Megatronus. And I shall! Aah! ( groans ) Bumblebee! Transformers Robots in disguise Robots in disguise ( roars ) Robots in disguise Robots in disguise ( moans ) ( tense theme playing ) It seems the only thing you shall do is help me destroy your underlings. ( grunting ) ( groans ) Both Earth and Cybertron played a role in my humiliating exile, and both shall now pay. ( grunts ) But you will have the honor of being the first to fall. ( drill buzzes ) ( grunts ) ( crowd panicking ) Get in character. ( car horns honking ) Excuse me, officer! You have to evacuate the entire city, immediately! We're making a big-budget action film. Some of our animatronic props have gone haywire! Scary stuff, right? - So you can understand why you have to - You two are in the movie business? I've written a screenplay. It opens in a frozen yogurt shop. ( grunting ) ( yell ) I take one little dinonap ( grunting ) ( Grimlock yelling ) Hmm? GRIMLOCK: Incoming! Oh. ( dramatic theme playing ) Come no closer! We will defend our master, and this planet with our very sparks, isn't that correct, Jetstorm? Jetstorm! Perhaps now would be a good time to attend to Master Drift, Slipstream. ( yells ) ( grunts ) I have been granted additional power by the Primes to ensure your plans do not reach fruition! I, too, have been granted additional power, from a source far greater than the Primes. ( grunting ) ( both grunting ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( grunting ) Windblade, wait! You can't fly off and save the day without me. Sorry, Slick! If Big Nasty wants that staff, keeping him away from it is job one. ( grunts ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( growling ) Optimus! Bumblebee, we must rendezvous with our teammates and plan a counterattack. ( sighs ) What's the lieutenant doing? Bumblebee is deferring to his mentor, rather than trusting the judgment he has honed while leading all of you here on Earth. ( grunts and yells ) The staff! ( all grunting ) Consider those Autobots parked. ( laughs ) Well done. Along with building the machines that brought you here, it was the least we could do. Now, shall we discuss when exactly I will take possession of this world, as you promised? You've earned your reward, Steeljaw. Though I can't imagine why you would want a pile of dust. Dust? This staff will first extract what remains of the Anti-Spark from Unicron, lying dormant at the Earth's core. Then I will summon the AllSpark from Cybertron, and bring the two together! But combining the sparks will blow both planets to Precisely. ( dramatic theme playing ) You lied to us! To me! ( roars ) ( gasping ) I spoke only truth. You heard what you wanted to hear. ( grunting ) Don't just stand there. ( dramatic theme playing ) Leavin' so soon? ( chomps and growls ) How 'bout we stay just long enough to pulverize you? - Whoa. - Whoa. What was that? For a second, I felt like I could take on the universe. ( growls ) ( all grunting ) Gotcha! ( all grunting and yelling ) Optimus, I don't know how to fix you! ( dramatic theme plays ) ( car horns honking ) But the bad guy's disappeared, which sets up the sequel! See? It's giant robots! Outta control! So did you have any notes on my story? ( groans ) ( moans ) - Optimus, are you? - Fully functional, Bumblebee. ( metal clanging ) ( dramatic theme playing ) A Spark Fuser. And Megatronus has already secured the rest of the Anti-Spark from Earth's core. Bumblebee, you and I must stop him. I'm ready. All I wanted was a place for Decepticons to call their own! ( snarls ) A place I could rule! I'm very sorry for your loss. ( grunting and yelling ) OPTIMUS: Another loss is at hand, Megatronus Yours! ( dramatic theme playing ) ( grunts ) ( yells ) ( grunting ) - BUMBLEBEE: Grimlock! - Huh? Cannonball! ( grunts ) ( grunts and sighs ) Surrender, Optimus Prime. You will not impede me before the AllSpark reaches your precious Earth. OPTIMUS: Aah. ( all grunting ) ( moans ) ( grunts ) Optimus! Sir, that fight is above our power grade. We believe we can help Optimus in other ways, but only if you join us. We need you, Bee. What did you have in mind? ( dramatic theme playing ) Whoa. Maybe we need more power to make whatever wants to happen, happen. Scrap. I wanna trade mine for the one Optimus has. Sideswipe, that's it! Remember? Just imagine the weapon you want your Decepticon Hunter to become. I knew that. ( dramatic theme playing ) FIXIT ( over radio ): Fixit to Bumblebee, I'm reading a tremendous energy surge from your weapons. Fixit, you built two additional Decepticon Hunters based on the design of the first one we found. Why didn't you tell us what would happen when we combined them? Combined them? Hmm, I never considered that. Link up and fire at Megatronus! ( grunts ) It's going to take more than a quick blast or two to stop him. We need to pin Megatronus down. Then hit him with a longer, more concentrated beam. BUMBLEBEE ( over radio ): Optimus. I'm contacting you over the comm so Megatronus can't hear. I need you to move Megatronus in front of the statue. - Why would? - Optimus, please trust us. Trust me. ( thunder crashes) ( dramatic theme playing ) No. ( yells ) ( growls ) At last. Never! ( grunts ) No! ( yells ) You'll have a part in our next movie, and we'll seriously consider your screenplay. A speaking part? Just order the evacuation before someone gets hurt! Wait. If you like my script, can I direct? ( weapon blasts ) Evacuate! BUMBLEBEE: Stick to the plan! We still have to bring Megatronus down! Don't get too comfortable with your new dance partner, Windblade! WINDBLADE: Don't worry, Slick. You can have the next twenty dances. I do not understand. The plan does not call for any danc Do your thing, Sideswipe. ( grunting ) ( groans ) ( growls ) ( grunting ) ( dramatic theme playing ) ( grunting ) ( all grunting ) ( growls ) ( all grunting) ( grunts ) I waited years in exile, burned with desire for vengeance, and I will not be denied! No! Fixit, any sign of Megatronus? With his energy, he should show up like a bonfire on a beach. FIXIT ( over radio ): Not so much as a whiff of his signature anywhere. If there's even a chance Megatronus is still out there We shall always be there to counter him. Bumblebee, emergency crews are coming! You heard him, team. Let's rev up and roll out! Now there's a battle cry. I'm feelin' all inspired! That's the one, sir! Russell, I'm so impressed you, Denny and Fixit took down Fracture. You three make quite the team within the team. ( in unison ) It was nothing. So now that the threat is over, I guess you'll all be heading back to Cybertron. As long as 'Cons like Steeljaw remain at large, I wouldn't feel right leaving Earth. - But that doesn't mean any of you should - Permission to stay, sir! Our work here beats any training at the Academy. I'm gonna hang around, too. After all, I'm still a criminal back home. My place is with the Alchemor, sir. And she is in no condition to sail. And we wish to continue our education beside you, Bumblebee. Well, ah. Someone has to keep Strongarm in line. And someone has to keep Slick in line. What about you, Optimus? Things are in capable hands here. I do not believe I am needed anymore. What? It was your team's strategy that won the day, Bumblebee. You have become a great leader. You destroyed Megatronus' Spark Fuser and battled him to a standstill. Believe me, you're needed. If I stay, it would no longer be as your leader, but as your equal. I can work with that.