03x48 - Guardian

[bunniefuu]

[♪♪♪]

NARRATOR:

Our worlds are in danger!

To save them and the galaxy,

we must find

the four Cyber Planet Keys

before the Decepticons

can use them for evil.

It is our mission.

[READING ON-SCREEN TEXT]

Transform and roll out!

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ More than meets the eye ♪

♪ Autobots, Decepticons

Go ♪

♪ Transformers

Robots in disguise ♪

♪ Transformers

Transformers, go ♪

NARRATOR:

The Autobots wage their battle

to destroy the evil forces

of the Decepticons.

♪ Transformers, go ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

Did the expl*si*n do it,

or is the dimensional

gate closing?

All I know is if the

dimensional gate is closed,

then we'll never get

back down to Earth!

That's not true.

I know we'll get back home.

Optimus, tell her.

Tell her

we'll get back home!

OPTIMUS:

Of course we will, Bud.

I'm just not sure how.

No more Space Bridge.

Then we're doomed!

For the th time.

How we gonna

get out of this one?

Well, Coby?

Huh?

Ha! I'm sure Red Alert

has a great plan!

I'm sorry, Bud.

[GROANS]

[♪♪♪]

If we can't get back,

the black hole

will destroy everything.

And everyone.

Hmm...

Vector Prime, no!

I know what you're thinking,

but you can't!

You just can't!

OPTIMUS:

That's enough!

Bud is absolutely right!

Yeah, well,

I usually am.

We've all been in

worse scrapes than this.

We don't need pity,

we need solutions!

Let's get started.

We'll build our own Bridge.

Well, yeah,

but...how?

Without the Omega Lock,

it's hopeless.

What do you mean,

"hopeless"?

Even if we could build

a Space Bridge in time,

I don't think there's any

way we'd be able to power it.

Even a whole dang starship

doesn't have that much power.

[GASPS]

But three

starships!

Three starships just

might work.

Hot sh*t, Red Alert,

I want you two

to work on synchronizing

the ships' reactors

while the rest of us

build that Bridge.

Really?

A Space Bridge?

And once we activate the

Bridge, then we can all go home?

Well, Metroplex, do you think

your crew is up to the task

of building a Space Bridge?

You're talking about

the best crew in two universes!

[IN UNISON]

Aye!

The best crew,

plus the best team.

Us too. We'll help.



Boo-yah!

With everyone working together,

we'll get it done in no time!

[CHUCKLES]

Good!

You heard him,

Red Alert!

You'd better

have those ships ready

by the time

we're finished.

So it's

a race, then?

Oh, it's on, little man!



[ALL LAUGHING]

We've all got a lot to do,

so let's down to buisness!

[ALL CHEER]

[♪♪♪]

QUICKMIX:

The way I understand it,

that other Space Bridge

came from a generator

back on Cybertron--



Don'cha mean Primus?

Same thing. Anyway,

that bridge was

anchored to the Omega Lock,

which is how it got

through to our universe.

So if we build

another generator here,

then hopefully...

It'll anchor there.



Uh-huh.

Whoa!

Okay, this one's

wired in!

Get in there, you... Ah!

Whew! How's that?

Maximum power.

LEOBREAKER:

She's still half-covered

in cement.

But at least

we've got power!

OVERRIDE:

Nope. Try switching

one and three.

So that's

blue and yellow?

Hm.

[♪♪♪]

Whoa.

Oh, man,

check it out, Lori.

That's amazing!

Look at

the way it shines!

Total perfection

in both form and function.

[SARCASTICALLY]

Jeez. Why don't

you marry it then?

Now let's put our hard

work to the test.

Man your stations!

[♪♪♪]

Energy at percent.

[BUTTONS BEEPING]

Ninety-six percent

and climbing.

Waveforms in sync.

Opening energon

flow channels.

Aah! Come on!

The suspense

is k*lling me!

Right.

Gigantion Space Bridge

Generator, engage!

[WHIRRING,

ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

[POWERING UP]

[♪♪♪]

It--

It's really working!

Yeah!

Hmm?



What is it?

What do you see,

Vector Prime?

It looks

so awesome.

Wait. Something's

not right.

But it's forming

a Space Bridge.

It's a Bridge, all right,

and there's a whole lot of

something comin' through it!

[♪♪♪]

They look like birds.

Where'd they

come from?

Planet X.

It looks like Soundwave

and Sideways

weren't the only ones

to survive!

They've gone feral!

Yes, like wild animals.

Jolt,

you get the kids to safety now!

Right, Optimus!

Strewth! There must be

hundreds of 'em!

Scattershot!

Shut down the Bridge!

I'm trying,

but it's not responding!

METROPLEX:

I'll handle this lot.

Take this, ye wee beasties!

And how about another!

[YELPS]

We need to

take care of this now!

And if ever there was

a situation

that called for

maximum firepower...

...this is it!

[♪♪♪]

If those creatures damage

the Space Bridge Generator,

then there goes

our last sh*t at going home.

Ordinarily,

I'm not much for hunting,

but I'm declaring

open season on robot birds!

Slag it!

They just keep coming!

At this rate, they'll

defeat us by attrition!

Addition?

Dude, what's with the math?

Just keep sh**ting!

Eat m*ssile, birdies!

[GRUNTS]

[SARCASTICALLY]

Yeah, that'll show them.

There's only one way to stop

this fowl att*ck!

What's that?

We must destroy

the generator.

But that's

our ticket out of here!

It is our ticket to

destruction.

[GRUNTING]

Wh... What happened?

[WHIMPERS]



They're just...gone.

LORI:

But so's

the Space Bridge generator.

That's it, then.

It's over.

[♪♪♪]

Difficult as it was,

you did the right thing,

Vector Prime.

A never-ending plague

of those creatures

would have laid waste

to this planet,

and I'm not willing

to have

the complete destruction

of Metroplex's home world

on our heads.

But what went wrong?

Hmm...

HOTSHOT:

Well, we could still

rebuild and try it again.

METROPLEX:

Aye! My crew

is at the ready!

Thank you,

Metroplex.

Scattershot?

Based on

what I'm seein' here,

it wouldn't make

any difference.

Three ships

just ain't enough power.

I'm telling ya,

it just ain't enough.

Slag! There's gotta be

some other way to get through!

Hey, don't look at me,

laddie.

[SIGHS]

Someone must know.

Well, you're the

experts.

Huh?

You made it through once.

Just do it again.

Well, we would,

but we can't.

The warp tunnel closed

behind us, Red Alert.

And it won't open

again for a year.

There is no choice.



ALL: Huh?

That is the way we entered

this universe,

and that is the way

we must leave it.

But Vector Prime,

we can't wait a year.

By the time that tunnel

re-opens, guys,

the black hole will be--



BUD: Duh! Don't you guys get it?

Vector Prime just waves

his sword, and bang.

We go back in time

to when the tunnel was open

in the first place.

Right?

Right.

What?

Jeez, dude!

Why didn't you

say so earlier?

We could be back

before we left.

So why did we have to build that

wonky generator, then?

JOLT:

Because it's not that simple!

Huh?

Vector Prime,

you have to tell them.

You just have to.

They have to know.

You have to tell them why this

plan is completely impossible.

It is the only option

left to us, Jolt.

But it's not

an option!

And if you won't tell them why,

then I will!

Don't you see what

you're asking him to do?

To reverse time that much

will cost him his life!

[ALL GASP]

It makes no difference.

Our mission must succeed.

No, that's not

acceptable.

We'll find

another way.

The black hole must be stopped,

no matter what the cost.

You've known that from

the beginning, Optimus Prime.

Not like this.

Maybe... Maybe we could

get a message back,

evacuate the others

to this universe--

Impossible.

It does not matter

where we run.

The black hole will

eventually destroy everything.

That's the bleak truth.

So Gigantion's fate

is sealed as well, then?

The fate of every world.

As I traveled

through the timestream,

into what you would call

the future,

I came upon

an impassible barrier.

Such things are not uncommon.

All great events leave

their mark upon the timestream.

But as I peered through

this barrier,

I saw nothing beyond,

only emptiness.

And I recognized the black hole

for what it truly was.

The end of time.

[ALL GASP]

B-but still, we can't just

let you give up your life.

We just can't!



It's not fair!

It's not right!

Everyone here knows

what we're fighting for,

and every one of us

has put his life on the line,

but you can't ask me to stand by

while you sacrifice yourselves!

Every single thing in

the cosmos has a fixed life.

Galaxies...

planets...

humans...

Transformers...

[♪♪♪]

[TICKING]

I alone have lived

beyond the reach of time,

watching, ever vigilant,

as the millennia

marched past.

I have seen oceans rise,

continents shift,

and mountains crumble.

I have seen brother

rise against brother,

and the desolation

it leaves behind.

And always,

the great cycle continues,

new life rising from

the ashes of destruction.

Now, after eons of watching,

at last, I too have become

part of the cycle.

I began a new life,

with purpose and meaning.

And though that life

might end...

I know now

that I will never die.

But then, how could...

Oh, please, Vector Prime,

I don't understand!

You, Jolt.

You have traveled with me

through the ages.

[VOICE BREAKING]

That's...true.

Then you know I will live.

Huh?

Huh?

Huh? You won't die?

No,

I will be watching you all...

from beyond

the dark veil of time.

[GROANS, BREATHES HEAVILY]

Come on, Jolt,

tell us.

What exactly does

Vector Prime mean, Jolt?

Well,

Vector Prime has-has...

Vector Prime has always

lived outside of time.

For that reason,

Vector Prime

will always exist,

as long as time itself exists.

But we...

We will never see him again.

Is that right?

Hm.

[ALL GASP]

But I know he'll be there,

watching over us.

Really?

You'll be watching over us?

I once stood alone,

the Guardian of Time.

Then I met the Mini-Cons,

and I was no longer alone.

Now I have many friends,

both human and Transformer.

I finally understand

the true value of time,

for it is the bonds between us

that give time its meaning.

But I still don't get

this whole thing.

Where will Vector Prime go?

We won't be able

to ever see him again,

but he'll always be with us

in our hearts, Bud.

Always?



LORI: Yes.

So it's okay?

[CHOKING BACK TEARS]



Lori, thank you.

[♪♪♪]

All right,

team.

Let's get

the ships ready.

ALL [SOMBERLY]

Right.

Vector Prime!

Let me shake your hand!

Very well.

Congratulations, big guy!

For what, Bud?

But isn't that

what you're supposed to say

when somebody gets a new job?

Isn't it?

Why, yes, Bud.

I suppose you're right.

Then

congratulations!

Thank you, Bud.



Whoa!

VECTOR:

And since I have a new job,

I was hoping you would

take care of this for me.

You sure?

That map is

a very important treasure.

I know

you'll keep it safe.

Yes, sir! I sure will!

Coby's gonna freak!

[GIGGLES]

[CHUCKLES]

Ah, my dearest friends,

the Mini-Cons.

Vector Prime.

Join them, Safeguard.

and look after each other.

VECTOR

I shall always treasure

our friendship.

[VOICE BREAKING]

Vector Prime!

We'll miss you so much!

I know, Jolt.

I shall miss you too.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

OPTIMUS:

We're taking

all three ships

so we can transfer as much power

as possible to your sword.

Yes, Optimus, and that extra

firepower may come in handy

when you face Galvatron.

But the black hole must be

your first priority.

I understand.

Autobot Commander

Optimus Prime,

it has been an honor

working with you.

The honor has been mine.

[SPACESHIPS APPROACHING]

[♪♪♪]

Farewell,

Optimus Prime.

Turn back the hands of time!

Now!

[SHOUTING A BATTLE CRY]

SCATTERSHOT:

Time still reversing,

countdown nearing zero point.

We're past the zero point!

The warp tunnel's opening!

All right. All ships...

engage!

SCATTERSHOT:

Entering warp tunnel!

OPTIMUS:

Everyone! Stay focused!

[♪♪♪]

Wow!

Wow, uh, what--

What's that?

Ship approaching

right on schedule!

BUD:

That's us! From when we

came through the first time!

Hey! Good luck,

you guys!

What's up?

[GASPS]

LORI:

Vector Prime is exhausted.

We're slipping backwards

in time.

[VECTOR BREATHING RAGGEDLY]



You can do it, Vector Prime!

[GASPS]



Go, Vector Prime!

Vector Prime, don't give up!

[ROARING]

Whoa! Awesome!

Time is moving again,

almost double speed.

We're clear

of the tunnel,

resynchronizing with

the local time stream.

OPTIMUS:

Good.

[THINKING]

Vector Prime.

[♪♪♪]

Vector Prime, please,

please don't go!

[SOBBING]



No, man,

you girls get so freaked out

over nothing,

right, Coby?

Uh,

I guess so.

[CHUCKLES]

[♪♪♪]

Hey, Vector Prime!

[THINKING]

After eons of watching,

I began a new life,

with purpose and meaning.

And though that life

now ends,

I know that in the hearts

of these friends I have made,

I shall live forever.

Farewell, Bud.

The future is my gift to you.

Good luck, Vector Prime!

[CRYING]

How come I'm crying?

I don't...



[SNIFFLES]

I don't need to cry.

Everything's fine now,

right?

[QUIETLY SOBBING]

Vector Prime.

[♪♪♪]

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

[THINKING]

Farewell, my friend.

Set course for Cybertron!

VECTOR:

I finally understand

the true value of time,

for it is the bonds between us

that give time its meaning.

♪ Transformers

More than meets the eye ♪

♪ Autobots

Decepticons, go ♪

♪ Transformers

Robots in disguise ♪

♪ Transformers

Transformers, go ♪

NARRATOR:

The Autobots wage their battle

to destroy the evil forces

of the Decepticons.

♪ Transformers, go ♪

♪ Transformers ♪