03x05 - The Loop

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(Engines revving)

♪ Music builds ♪

(Machine whirring)

Okay, we're in.

You pull me out if you see

anyone or anything.

Got it.

♪ More than meets the eye ♪

♪ Parade music ♪

(Excited cheering)

The parade is starting.

Can't be late!

- Oof!

Heh, Grim!

(Laughing) Just in time, my

friend!

The Parade of Metals is

beginning!

(Excited cheering)

Have you seen Windblade?

You'll find her

across the street, Bee.

- Thanks!

- Say, "Platinum"!

♪ Parade music ♪

Ha!

- Bee!

- I'm coming!

Huh?

(Honking)

- Platinum! Platinum! Platinum!

(Laughs)

- Huh?

Uh...

Catch you in a little bit!

♪ Sinister music ♪

Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho, Beryllium!

(Impact grunt)

(Annoyed grunt)

Get your Parade of Metals -

Finger of Pride!

(Gasp)

We need to talk.

Later! After this awesome

parade!

Huh?

Whaaaaaa --

(Thud!)

Whoa!

I'm fine!

(Effort grunts)

(Crowd cheers)

Come with me. Now!

No way! I wanna see

what the next metal is.

You have to Transform!

You've gotta understand,

none of this is REAL!

I know! It's totally UNREAL!

Hey, look!

Optimus is Grand Marshall!

- (Cheering)

- Ha ha ha!

Snap out of it, Bee!

Wait, I seem to remember...

- Yes?

Autobot: They're coming!

(Sigh)

Almost got through to him

that time!

The parade is starting!

Can't be late.

Oof!

Heh, Grim!

(Laughing) Just in time,

my friend.

Grimlock: The Parade of Metals

is beginning.

(Sigh)

- So, did it work?

Does it look like it worked?

You were in there a long time.

- I stayed in for loops.

I don't know why it was so much

easier getting you out.

I don't know...

You told me to Transform,

so I did.

Of all the Bots

I could break out,

I got Clobber.

Lucky, huh?

Yeah, sure.

Do you remember anything about

where you were when you got out?

Yeah! Well...

No. I was at the parade.

And I was really happy.

And then when I transformed,

I didn't know where I was.

I turned around,

and I saw this thing right

behind me.

It was awful!

It's face was like...Scary!

Oh! And it had tentacles!

(ROOOAAARRR!)

(Screaming)

(Screeching)

(Impact grunts)

Huh!

(Screeching)

(Effort grunts)

(Clang!)

Ha! Only one of 'em.

We got this.

(Pew!)

Agh!

(Impact grunt)

(Screeching)

Uh, maybe we don't got this.

We need to go! More will come!

More always come!

Roll out!

♪

Clobber, stick close,

we're gonna have to --

Clobber?

Not again....

(Struggle noises)

(Screeching)

You're gonna owe me one

for this!

Aaaahhh!

Huh?

(Angry growl)

(Effort grunt)

Woah...

(Grunt)

(Struggle)

(Effort grunt)

(Impact noises)

(Effort grunts)

(Screeching)

(Effort grunts)

(Weapons f*ring)

(Thud!)

(Thud!)

♪

Jump!

(Effort noises)

(Impact grunts)

- Aaaah!

- Nooo!

- Aaaahh!

(Thud!)

(Screeching)

Aaarrrggghh!

That's two you're gonna owe me!

- (Effort grunt)

- Let's go.

♪

All clear.

Huh?

(Pained grunts)

Uh, maybe we --

Shhh!

(Snarls)

(Pained groan)

Aaaggghhh!

(Growl)

Huh?

(Gasps)

Clobber! Do exactly as I say.

Huh...?

Hey, you! Smiles!

Come and get me!

Heh! (Snarling)

Let's go!

(Charging grunt)

CLOBBER! NOW!

♪

(Angry growl)

Huh?

(Crash!)

Uh-huh!

(Laughing)

(Sigh)

Whoa!

(Snarling)

(Quintesson wails)

(Evil laugh)

Huh?

(Smash!)

(Gasp)

Whoa...! Ha ha!

(Roar!)

- That was close.

- Too close.

I hate seeing that thing

in the sky.

- Me too. Let's go home.

- Are we good?

- All clear.

- How'd you find this place?

- I didn't.

He did.

Sounds like you were unable to

free any of the others.

How'd you know that, Perceptor?

I only heard two sets of

footsteps...

And Clobber, your loud stomping

is very recognizable.

We hacked into the Loop

and I couldn't get through

to any of them. Not Arcee,

not Grimlock, not even Bee!

You shouldn't be surprised,

Hot Rod.

Not everyone is

as perceptive as me.

Or as humble!

- They don't even realize

they're watching the same parade

over and over again.

- It is a good parade.

- It's a nightmare.

- And, it gets worse.

- Look at this.

- Clobber: Hey! That's me!

- Yes. This is you right now.

Your spark is healthy and

normal.

- Alright! I'm normal!

- But when you first brought her

out of the Loop,

her spark

was greatly diminished.

Something was feeding

off her spark.

Dark Hot Rod: What?

- And I believe the same

is happening to everyone trapped

in the Loop.

What's that mean?

It means if we don't free

our friends soon,

they'll never wake up.

Then we keep trying until

we get them out

and end this Quintesson

invasion.

♪ Dramatic music builds ♪

More than meets the eye.