01x08 - Palace

[bunniefuu]

RAD:

Hi. My name is Rad,

and I wanna tell you

about the Transformers,

mechanical beings

from another world.

There's the Autobots,

the good guys,

and the Decepticons.

They're all fighting

over a tiny race of robots,

called the Mini-Cons

who crash-landed on Earth

thousands of years ago,

and they're scattered

all over the planet.

The Decepticons want

to collect them and use them

to increase their power.

But the Autobots

will put a stop to that.

♪ Transformers ♪

( dramatic theme playing )

RAD:

There's a story

about a tribeswoman

who was crossing

the Sahara desert years ago,

when she saw

a strange metal object

sticking out of the sand.

She stopped

and picked it up.

Then she traveled

for miles,

carefully stowing it

with her other belongings

on her pack camel.

She brought it

back to her village,

and rumors started

to go around

about this strange

metal object.

Rumors like,

it had special powers.

Well, that story is said

to be centuries old,

but now the race is on

to find the Desert Mini-Con.

( helicopter blades

whirring )

( beeping )

( helicopter blades

continue whirring )

Incoming bogie

at o'clock.

Locked on and firing.

CYCLONUS:

Ugh! Huh?

Aah! Whoa.

You idiot! Transform!

DEMOLISHER:

Halt! Who goes there?

Oh, Cyclonus, it's you.

Yeah. What's wrong?

Your sensors fried?

Did you locate

the Mini-Con?

( grunts )

Negative.

I tell you,

I got sand in my mouth,

sand in my joints.

I even have sand in places

I'd rather not mention,

but no Mini-Con.

Well, keep looking.

Ohh! Transform!

Hey, you moron! What do you

think you're doing?

( Demolisher coughing )

Just giving you

a little camouflage.

You stick out

like a sore thumb.

Ha-ha-ha! Later!

( groans ):

I won't forget this.

Huh?

( rumbling )

Unh! What in the world's

going on here?

( alarm blaring )

( Transformers theme playing )

♪ Transformers

More than meets the eye ♪

( grunts )

( chuckles )

CARLOS:

When the alarm sounds,

that means a Mini-Con

has been spotted.

OPTIMUS:

Begin launch sequence.

Liftoff!



♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪



I'm right behind you.

We have ignition.

( laughing )

♪ Transformers ♪

HOT SHOT:

Come on. Come on.

Can't a bot get

a little traction here?

Oh, dude, you are never

gonna get out of there

in vehicle mode.

( Hot Shot grunts )

Thanks, I needed that.

OPTIMUS: Hot Shot.



Huh?

Our friends know more

about the desert than we do.

I think

we should be well-advised

to take their advice

in the future.

Now let's get to work,

shall we?

( snickering )

( chuckles )

Yeah, right.

( beeping )

And he says

you'd better listen good.

Yeah, whatever.

( all laughing )

( Demolisher laughs )

Oh, I think

I've got a clear shot.

HOT SHOT:

Oh, this is just great.

Where are we supposed to start

in this sandbox?

It looks like

we'll have to set up

a grid system, Hot Shot.

Huh?

Hit the deck!

( all grunt )

( grunting )

High Wire!

Vehicle mode won't work

out here!

RAD: Run!



Curses! I missed!

RED ALERT:

No Decepticons

detected yet, sir.

Keep your heads down.

Okay, guys.

Let's get moving.

And find out

who fired those sh*ts.

All right!

Kick some bot butt.

Hey, I think I got it.

I'll bet you guys anything

it's Demolisher.

Keep it down, Hot Shot.

Do you want him

to lock onto us?

Hey, who cares?

Grinder!



Stay put, Hot Shot!

( suspenseful theme playing )

DEMOLISHER:

You're mine, Autobots.

HOT SHOT:

Holy cow! Ugh!

( grunting )

He's got us pinned down, sir.

( dramatic theme playing )

Huh? Over there.

Okay, I've got an idea,

you guys.

Somehow we have to set up

a diversion.



Okay.

You bet! Unh.

Carlos, no!

( Demolisher laughing )

( grunting )

( dramatic theme playing )

Hmm?

Hold on, buddy!



Relax.

( screaming )



Oh, no! Carlos!

( screaming )

( grunts )

RAD:

We've gotta hurry!

The dune's sinking into a pit!

Carlos, no!

RAD:

Come on, High Wire!

( High Wire beeping )



( whimpers )

( grunting )

( gasps )

( grunting )

Help me, Megatron! Oh!

Huh? Megatron.

Demolisher

just relayed an SOS.

What?

( rumbling )



Hey, listen. Do you hear that?

Huh?

What happened to the kids?

Huh?

( grunting )

( grunting )

( grunting )

( grunting )

Laserbeak.

Go get help.

( groans )

OPTIMUS:

I think it's over,

but let's wait to be sure.

( Hot Shot grunts )

HOT SHOT:

I'm tired of waiting.

No!



I'm with Hot Shot, sir.

We must go find those kids.

I have a bad feeling

about this.

( dramatic theme playing )

( sighs )

Hot Shot, what is it?

HOT SHOT:

It doesn't look good, sir.

They're in trouble.

( beeping )

( continues beeping )

( groaning )

( grunting )

Where am I?

CARLOS:

Check this out.

We're in, like, a pyramid

or something.

Huh?

( gasps )

RAD: You okay, Alexis?



Huh?

Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.

( beeping )

( gasps )

What is that?

( dramatic theme playing )

Huh?



Ha-ha-ha!

CYCLONUS:

Yahoo!

( grunts )

( snickering )

OPTIMUS:

Megatron!

What an unpleasant surprise.

The Mini-Con

will have to wait.

Yeah, but taking care

of these Decepticons

shouldn't take too long.

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

RAD:

The Autobots quest

to search out the Mini-Con

led us

to the Sahara desert.

That's where they had picked up

a signal,

not a very strong one,

but at least they knew

it was out there somewhere.

But it's weird

how you don't know

how vast a desert is

until you get there.

And, boy, the Sahara

is one big sandbox.

And where that Mini-Con

was hiding,

well, let's just say

your guess is as good as mine.

( dramatic theme playing )

Meanwhile,

back to our problem.

A sand whirlpool

had pulled us down

into some kind of old

Egyptian Palace or something.

Our first course of action

was to try and find a way

out of this maze.

That is if there was

a way out.

CARLOS:

Man, this place

give me the willies.

RAD:

Yeah, no kidding. It's freaky.

You think any mole-like-dudes

live down here?

Boy, Carlos,

with your imagination,

you should write

comic books.

You are one strange guy.

ALEXIS:

Make that two strange guys.

And I hope you realize

who's leading the way.

Your point is?

My point is you men

are too scared to, that's all.

Hey, who you calling

chicken, girl?

I'm not afraid of nothing,

you hear?

Nothing at all.



( giggling )

Hey, Alexis,

how come you're stopping?

ALEXIS: Up there.



Huh?

( dramatic theme playing )

ALL:

Whoa.

Too weird.

Yeah, that's the symbol

of the Mini-Cons.

But the question is,

what's it doing way down here?

ALEXIS:

Maybe some ancient civilization

found a Mini-Con panel,

and maybe they thought

it held

strange mystical powers

or something

and built a palace

to honor it.

Now she's an archeologist.

Nice.

What's next, Alexis?

Is Harrison Ford

gonna come swinging

out of the wall on a vine?

Hey, knock it off, Carlos,

okay?

Uh, guys. Keep your eyes peeled

for Decepticons, okay.

Wha--?

ALEXIS:

Remember, they're looking

for the Mini-Con too.

Hey, we'll beat them.

( Transformers theme playing )

CYCLONUS:

Yahoo!

( both grunting )

Optimus! What have you done

with Demolisher?

OPTIMUS:

No clue, Megatron!

( both grunting )

( laughing )

Any last words before I send you

to the scrap heap, Optimus?

( Megatron

continues laughing )

( dramatic theme playing )

Huh?

Man, that was freaky.

Now I'm starting

to see things.

I just thought I saw

this eye appear on the wall.

Huh?

Uh, please tell me

I'm not seeing things.

( all screaming )

Huh? What was that?

If there's anybody here,

you better speak up now!

( suspenseful theme playing )

Hey, you guys,

it looks like we've got company!

( all screaming )

( Demolisher grunting )

This is it!

It was nice knowing you, guys!

( all screaming )

( grunts )

( panting )

Huh? What the--?

Whoa, that dude is really--

Come on, bud,

let's get out of here.

Hope you're not afraid

of spiders!

Hey!

You kids come back here!

( grunting )

( Transformers theme playing )

♪ Transformers

More than meets the eye ♪

♪ Transformers

Robots in disguise ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers

More than meets the eye ♪

Huh?

♪ Transformers

Robots in disguise ♪

( grunting )

Where is Demolisher?

RAD:

While Optimus Prime

was taking care

of the always obnoxious

Megatron,

Alexis, Carlos and me

stumbled

into this incredibly

beautiful chamber.

It was lined

with these awesome statues,

and the place was covered

in jewels.

And then we saw it,

the Mini-Con,

up on a throne.

Man,

it was something to see.

I don't know how long

we stood there staring at it,

but I tell you, if a picture's

worth a thousand words,

boy, this picture

was worth a zillion.

( all gasp )

( gasps )

Sweet.

( gasps )

It's incredible.

Huh?

( rumbling )

No. Not again.

( grunts )

Where can that Mini-Con be?

( rumbling )



( gasps )

( gasps )

Carlos, look out!



Huh?

Huh?

Yes! I found you,

my own Mini-Con!

Hey, back off!

No! Hey, come back!

( screaming )

Oh, man!

Carlos!

( grunting )

( suspenseful theme playing )

( grunting )

( grunting )

( grunting )

Aah!

( whimpers )

( rumbling continues )



( gasps )

( both screaming )

( all grunting )

( chuckling )

Yes, come to papa.

( grunting )

( screaming )

Gotcha!

( laughing )

Transform!

( rumbling )

Huh?

Huh?

Sir, move back!

( grunting )

Look over there, men.

It's Demolisher.

( panting )

Mega--

Megatron, sir.

I got the Mini-Con.

See, and I found it

all by myself.

All by myself.



Stop blubbering.

Just hook it up, Demolisher,

and use it at once.

Hey, you! What did you do

with the humans?

I ate them.

And they were quite tasty too.

Mini-Con, come to life.

( grunting )

OPTIMUS:

Hot Shot! Stand down!

Huh?



( snickering )

( suspenseful theme playing )

Hmm?

( grunting )

( screaming )

( grunting )

Transform now!

( laughing )

Huh?

Hey, watch

where you're aiming!

Sorry about that, sir.

I guess I got caught up

in all the excitement.

We got what we came for.

It's time to head home.



Yes, sir.

Sayonara!

We forgot the kids.

( thudding footsteps )

( rumbling )



Huh?

( dramatic theme playing )

Hmm?



( all grunting )

RAD:

I know we looked

in pretty bad shape back there,

but things could've been

a lot worse

if it wasn't for Hot Shot

coming to the rescue.

And you know, it amazes me

how even in the heat of battle,

even if they don't always

get the Mini-Con,

they always have time

to make sure we're all right.

( ominous theme playing )

MEGATRON:

Demolisher, give it to me

right now.

Uh-uh.

Quit being a spoiled bot

and hand over that Mini-Con.

DEMOLISHER:

But I thought he was mine.

MEGATRON:

Well, he's not.

You disobeyed a direct order

when I told you to stand guard

and you left your post

to search out the Mini-Con,

so hand it over, now.

But that isn't fair, sir.

MEGATRON:

Not fair? Why,

I'll show you what's not fair.

DEMOLISHER:

Well, actually, sir,

you really don't have to.

No, no, no, really,

I insist.

I said I was going to show you

what's not fair,

and so I shall show you

what's not fair.

( scoffs )

Why don't you come

a little closer, Demolisher,

so I can give you

a hands-on demonstration, yes?

DEMOLISHER:

Heh. Actually, sir,

I don't really need

a Mini-Con after all.

I only went after him

to get him for you, sir, really.

♪ Transformers ♪

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