01x31 - Past (Part 1 of 2)

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( Transformers theme playing )

♪ Transformers ♪

HOT SHOT:

It all started

with a distant memory.

something from the past.

A battle on Cybertron

had gone badly.

And a friend of mine

was trapped.

And I remember...

Well...

I remember I was trying

to help him.

( grunting )

Forget it, Wheeljack.

I can't move it!

You wait here.

Hot Shot,

please don't go!

Don't leave me here alone.

I need you to stay with me!

Take it easy, Wheeljack.

I'm just gonna go get help.

I'll come back for you soon.

Okay?

Don't worry about a thing.

I'll come back.

I swear it.

( sighs )

I'll be waiting.

Forget it!

SOLDIER:

The flames are too hot!

Let's get out of here before

we're melted down to scrap!

Are you nuts?

One of my friends

is still in there!

It's hopeless, Hot Shot.

Forget about him.

( growling )

Stop him!

Let me go!

I have to go back for him.

( grunting )

You're not going

anywhere now, Hot Shot.

The unit is more important

than a single soldier.

Wheeljack...

( flames crackling )

( Transformers theme playing )

♪ Transformers ♪

ALEXIS:

Hey, look,

somebody's coming!

RAD:

Anyone order a pizza?

CARLOS: Yeah, man.

Make mine a pepperoni,

ice cream and double anchovies!

ALEXIS: Ew!

Transform!

Cybertron Army, Division ,

Private Side Swipe

reporting for duty here

on the planet Earth.

Please allow me to assist you

in any way, sir!

ALEXIS:

Is he for real?

RAD:

No kidding!

CARLOS:

Enthusiasm will get you

nowhere, buddy! Take chill pill.

He's gung ho.

I'll give him that.

ALEXIS: What's he doing now?



HOT SHOT: Not much.

Ready for duty,

Commander Blurr!

SIDE SWIPE:

So nice to see you again!

Huh?

Uh...

He's talking to you.



You know him, don't you?

No, I don't know who he is.

He knows your name, Blurr.



BLURR: So what?

Hey, maybe

you just forgot.

Why don't you

take another look?

He doesn't look familiar.

Have you forgotten me, sir?

It's Sideswipe,

your good friend

and comrade-in-arms.

Sideswipe...

Remember now?



No.

Enough already.

Can we just bring him in now?

All this remembering

is giving me

a gigantic headache.

SIDE SWIPE:

What, You don't remember me

at all, Commander Blurr?

I'm sorry.

I don't.

Come on,

remember that r*fle?

You aimed it at me,

like this.

At you?

Uh...well, you weren't

aiming it "at" me.

You were aiming at a rope

wrapped around my leg.

Now do you remember?

No.

Maybe this will help you.

Hmm?

( gasps )

Hey, what is this...the circus?

Ahem.

"Help!

Would somebody help me!"

Hmm.

BLURR:

All right,

hold still.

SIDE SWIPE:

Wait!

Wait a minute!

What's your problem now?

You still haven't

told me your name!

My name is Sideswipe!

My name's Blurr.

Wait a minute, Blurr!



What is it?

Just please make sure

you don't blow off my leg

or anything, please?

If you're worried,

get yourself out of this mess.

No! Don't leave me.

sh**t when I give you

the signal, all right!

( inhaling )

Okay,

fire away anytime!

Oh, brother.

Ah!

SIDESWIPE:

Blurr, remember,

you blasted the rope off my leg

with only a single shot.

Yeah, that was

a nice one, Blurr.

Ever since then, it's been

my mission to find you, Blurr,

and accompany you

into battle.

I found out

you were here on Earth,

so I made up an excuse

to get transferred here.

( sighs )

So after all that time,

you tracked him down?

Nice move. I've always thought

of Blurr as my hero too.

I promise not to get

in your way, Commander, sir.

You already are.

I don't have time for this.

Take it easy, Blurr.

Wait! Come back,

Commander. I...

He's the weakest Transformer

I've ever seen.

Yeah, that's for sure.

Is anybody looking?

No, they're all gone.

BILLY:

I'm gonna kick

your butt this time.

In your dreams,

dogbreath.

You're going down,

buddy.

No, you're going down.

Eat that!



Eat that!

BILLY:

Take that.

And that, And that!

How do you like that?



Gimme a break!

FRED:

I think my controller

is stuck or something.

Whoa!



Whoa!

BILLY:

Yeah!

ALEXIS:

Hey,

what are you doing?

I don't believe it.

You're playing games?

We weren't playing a game,

we were just analyzing...uh...

So you wanna try it?

You gotta be kidding me!

You nut!

Busted.



Ha, ha...

SIDESWIPE:

Commander Blurr...

hold on.

Wait up a second.

Please, let me help you.

I insist,

let me give you a hand.

Get out of my way.

I'm busy!

Huh?

I have work to do,

and you're interfering with me.

I'm very sorry, sir.

I did not mean to interfere.

Uh,

let me help you.

Oh...

Oh, brother.

I'm so sorry,

sir.

Quit trying to tag along

and leave me alone.

Oh.

HOT SHOT:

You gotta be kidding me?

Why should I be the one

who has to look after him?

I mean, come on!

He came here to be with you.

He tracked you down.

You know what, it's kinda cute,

if you think about it.

He needs to study

under a fellow team mate.

What is wrong with you?

OPTIMUS:

Give it a try,

will you?

Optimus!

I'm with Blurr

on this one.

Sideswipe needs someone

to show him the ropes.

But, Optimus,

what do I know about teaching?

I'm leaving Sideswipe

in your hands, Hotshot.

I'm sorry, Hot Shot.

It's the only way.

♪ Transformers ♪

HOT SHOT:

Of all the rotten luck.

I can't believe I have

to baby sit this guy.

Oh, there he is standing

in the rain like a fool.

HOT SHOT:

This is impressive.

Trying to rust

yourself to scrap.

I'm not going

to rust myself.

Yeah, then what

are you doing?

Don't tell me you're crying

'cause Blurr told you

to quit following him around?

Me...crying?

I'm standing guard,

for your information!

Standing guard?

Standing guard for what?

Ah, whatever. I have

orders from Optimus for ya.

What?

Orders from Optimus!

Attention, soldier!



Yes, sir!

Sideswipe, as of this moment,

you will be working

under the supervision

and guidance of Hot Shot.

Under Hot Shot?



That's right, kid.

Oh, who's that?

I am! I'm Hot Shot,

you idiot!

♪ Transformers ♪

Hey, all right...not too bad.

Why don't you show me

what you're really made of,

and don't hold back

this time.

What the heck

was that supposed to be?

You aiming at one

of your little imaginary friends

over there or what?

Why don't you shut up?

Huh?

Sorry about that.

Touchy.

Well,

how do you like that?

There ya be.

Oh, brother.

♪ Transformers ♪

( Transformers theme playing )

Come on, Hot Shot,

how long am I supposed

to drive like this for?

Hurry give me

the big signal!

What are you talking about?



You...

You know, gimme the sign.

Gimme the signal.

Okay, go ahead.

Yes, sir!

Transform!

( chuckling )

What?

Nice try, kid,

but too slow.

I guess I tried too hard.

This is great.

I think it's gonna be

a long day.

♪ Transformers ♪

( screaming )

Somebody help me, please!

( whimpering )

SIDESWIPE:

I'm sorry for all

the trouble I've caused you.

HOT SHOT:

Ah, don't worry about it, kid.

It's no big deal.

I feel so embarrassed.

I tend to let my emotions

get the best of me.

( chuckles )

Boy!

That's an understatement.

When I was saved by Blurr,

it was like a real

wake-up call for me.

He rescued me

without even...

Well, even knowing

who I was.

He didn't think twice

about it.

And when I went to thank him,

he had already gone.

I owe him my life.

Compared to Blurr,

I was a joke.

I was sleepwalking

my way through life,

hanging around

with a bad crowd,

getting into all kinds

of trouble.

Oh, yeah,

Sideswipe?

So you decided you wanted

to change, huh?

It's like I've been reborn.

And it's all thanks

to Commander Blurr.

You've got some work

to do yet.

Huh?

Check out this view.

It's amazing.

I've seen a lot of planets

in my lifetime.

But this is the most

beautiful, by far.

Hmm.

Sideswipe, changing your life

is not an easy thing to do.

But I'm going to do it!

I wanna be just

as dedicated as Blurr!

But you're not

Commander Blurr.

Huh?

You gotta be yourself.

You have to focus on your

strengths and weaknesses.

The first thing

to do is figure out

a reachable goal for yourself

and then work toward it.

Starting today.

Starting right now.

And it has to start with you,

not Commander Blurr.

You have to forget

about the past.

Oh.

Blurr works to improve

what he has,

that's why he's

an impressive warrior.

You just need

some fine-tuning.

Hm.

Now, it's time

to get back to business!

Yes, sir!

( growling softly )

FRED:

Take that.

Oh! Oh-ho!

Oh, you did it!

You took his head off.

Sweet.

That was so awesome!

Yeah,

no doubt.

I thought you said

this video game was a hard one?

Yo, Sideswipe,

slow down!

I thought

you wanted to race.

Not again.

Get behind me.

That's an order.

( chuckling )

Listen to the big man,

barking out orders!

Sideswipe!



Okay, okay. I'm coming!

Prepare yourself,

Hot Shot.

You're about to get a little

surprise from your past.

You may have forgotten

what you did to me

but I will never forget!

SIDESWIPE:

Huh?

Hey, Hot Shot, there's a strange

black car coming up behind us.

And it's coming fast.

Well, looks like

someone on Earth

is as big of a show off

as you are.

Don't sweat it!



No problem-o, boss.

I'm okay if you're okay.

Here he comes.

( Wheeljack laughing )

What's he doing?

( Wheeljack laughs )

Greetings, Hot Shot,

my old friend!

HOT SHOT:

Huh?

Sideswipe!

Nobody does that to me!

( laughing )

Oh!

So, Hot Shot,

does this look familiar?

Hmm?

Huh?

SIDESWIPE:

You're not going

to get away with this!

Come on!

Don't do it!

Transform!

( yells )

Sideswipe,

don't go off on your own!

Wait a minute...that car...

I remember now.

( quiet theme playing )

What is it?

I want you to take care

of a young soldier.

He's skilled,

but has no battle experience.

Show him the ropes.

His name is Wheeljack.

WHEELJACK:

I'm exceedingly proud

to be fighting

alongside you,

Hot Shot.

My unit has heard

all about you.

Even Optimus has asked you

to join his troops, correct?

Yeah, it'd be cool

if I end up going.

But it's just talk right now.



Still, it's an honor, Hot Shot.

I envy you.

I wish I could be

more like you.

I hope that we can

always be friends,

even if fate or the battle,

separates us once again.

You got it, pal.

HOT SHOT:

We'll always be friends,

Wheeljack.

Help me, Hot Shot.

Don't leave me.

I'm just gonna go

for help.

I'll come back

for you soon.

Are you nuts?

One of my friends

is still in there!

Let me go!

I have to go after him!

HOT SHOT:

Wheeljack!

Wheeljack ( chuckling ):

Here he comes.

You won't get away

so easy this time!

( tires screeching )

Where did he go?

( Sideswipe screaming )

Jerk! You wanna

go for it, pal?

Huh?

What in the world's

going on here?

( Wheeljack laughing )

( Sideswipe grunting )

Sideswipe,

hold on!

( Sideswipe grunting )

( laughing )

This is the end for you!

Oh!

Transform!

( distant crash )

( chuckling )

That showed him who's boss.

( tires screeching )

Transform!

Sideswipe.

Well, well.

Look who finally showed up!

Too bad you missed

the party.

What are you saying?

Transform!

Looks like you've gotten better

at abandoning your inferiors.

Wheeljack...

you're still alive!

( chuckling )

Surprised, Hot Shot?

Well, I'll tell you

something else.

The Wheeljack

you abandoned is dead.

I've been reborn.

I'm sorry,

Wheeljack.

( groaning )

Forgive me,

Wheeljack, old buddy,

There was nothing

I could do.

But leave my friend

out of this.

This is between

you and me.

You call him your friend?

( chuckling )

I think you're

mistaken, Hot Shot.

I didn't come here

for revenge.

I'm no longer

the Wheeljack you knew.

Like I've said,

I've been reborn.

I've become...a Decepticon.

No!

It's...not true!

Sorry, but it is.

Our friendship is over!

Let's forget the past

and get on with our lives

so we can battle

as enemies.

Understand?

There's nothing I can do

to change the past.

But why are you

doing this, Wheeljack?

Hot Shot, when you left me

trapped in the wreckage,

I truly believed you were

coming back for me.

WHEELJACK:

But then the flames

overcame me,

and I knew that the end

was upon me at last.

( grunting )

When I saw a distant figure

approaching,

at first,

I thought it was you.

( dramatic theme playing )

No, Wheeljack...it can't be!

It's true!

Megatron saved me.

My life belongs

to Megatron from now on.

Be prepared,

Hot Shot.

I am stronger

than I was before.

I'm stronger than

even you are.

Wheeljack...

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