01x14 - Overmatch

[bunniefuu]

RAD:

Hi. My name's Rad,

and I wanna tell you

about the Transformers,

two races of mechanical beings

from another world.

There's the Autobots,

the good guys,

and then there's

the Decepticons,

a bunch of greedy bullies.

They're all fighting

over a smaller race of robots

called the Mini-Cons.

The Mini-Cons crash-landed on

Earth thousands of years ago,

and they're scattered

all over the planet.

The Decepticons want

to enslave them and use them

to increase their power.

But the Autobots will

put a stop to that evil plan.

♪ Transformers ♪

( dramatic theme playing )

♪ Transformers ♪

( Transformers theme playing )

STARSCREAM:

Come in, Demolisher!

Have you found a Mini-Con?

( grunts )

How can I look for Mini-Cons

in this place?

It's all I can do

to move around here.

STARSCREAM:

Oh, you're such a fool.

DEMOLISHER:

I don't see you

doing any better.

STARSCREAM:

Sounds like a personal problem.

( grunting )

CYCLONUS: Ha, ha. I found one!



Huh?

CYCLONUS:

Something's glowing up in the

rocks up above you, Starscream.

I'll bet you dollars

to brain chips it's a Mini-Con.

( grunts )

Got it! I'm going in. Unh!

Huh?

( suspenseful theme playing )

CYCLONUS:

Enemy closing in below,

Starscream.

Watch yourself.



Huh?

( laughing )

Transform!

( Starscream gasps

and Hot Shot yells )

Huh?

Sorry to interrupt this little

search party of yours.

( grunts )

Sonar! Runway! Jetstorm!

( dramatic theme playing )

Star Saber!

SMOKESCREEN:

I'm here for you, Hot Shot!

I'm getting warm and fuzzy.

Snag the Mini-Con,

would you, Smokescreen?

It's planted in the rocks.



Say no more.

Ugh! I'm not giving up

after making it this far.

Aah!



Uhh!

( both grunting )

( screaming )

( grunts )

( screaming )

Look out, Starscream!

( grunting )

( both screaming )

( suspenseful theme playing )

I lost my sword!

( whirring

then Smokescreen groans )

Huh?



You can run, but you can't hide.

( grunts then screams )

( screaming )

( thud )

Phew! That was a little

too close for comfort.

Ugh! That sword

is destroying us again.

Demolisher!

Yes. At your service!



Charge!

Who will send you in

as my backup, sir?

No one, you fool!

You're on your own.

What about you, Megatron?

( gasps )

Don't worry,

I've got things to do.

OPTIMUS: I'll take you on!



Huh?

( yells )

( grunts )



HOT SHOT: Ha! What a pity.

Looks like your friends

have all let you down.

Come on. I'm feeling generous.

It's your move.

( grunts )

Unh!



Aah!

( grunting )

Hey, you wanna go again?

No, thanks.

I've had enough punishment

for one day.

Decepticons,

withdraw at once.

( grunts )

( grunts )

DEMOLISHER:

Wait for me!

Don't leave me all alone here!

They never stood a chance.

SMOKESCREEN:

Hot Shot!

You all right?

Better than just all right.

Cool. You pick up

a little hitchhiker?

( chuckles )

Meet my new partner here.

I call him Liftor.

How's it going, Liftor?

Welcome aboard.

Oh, that Star Saber

sure took care of the enemy.

This baby's

only getting warmed up.

Wait till you see what it's

really capable of in battle.

OPTIMUS: Hot Shot!



Hmm?

SMOKESCREEN:

Optimus.

Don't let your guard down.

We can't trust

those Decepticons.

I've got it under control.

We've been battling them

for a long time.

But this sword

will put an end to the combat.

( dramatic theme playing )

( laughing )

You wish.

Huh?

( upbeat theme playing )

What's this?

Who put all these tools

in the fridge?

I spend all that time

fixing up the fridge,

and do people use it

for food? No.

They stuff it full of hammers

and wrenches and junk.

Yo, Rad! Don't look so bummed

out about the food situation.

Alexis has gone

to buy a bunch of stuff for us.

You sure about that?

Because I just saw her taking

off with Grindor somewhere.

Yeah.

They went grocery shopping

together.

( buzzing )

Detergent with bleach

or without?

( Grindor buzzing )

And maybe some degreaser,

so Optimus and the others

can get cleaned up.

( buzzing )

Hey. I hope this stuff doesn't

cause you to short circuit.

Ah, what the heck.

We'll get it anyway.

Mommy, I just saw a robot

in the store!

MOTHER:

That's nice, dear.

Whoa! Look at all the grub

you guys bought.

This time,

how about slowing down

on the midnight fridge raids?



RAD: You nuts, Alexis?

What's the deal? Why'd you take

Grindor to the store?

( Grindor buzzing )



No harm done.

He helped me out,

and no one even noticed.

RED ALERT:

Rad has a point.

You've got to use

more discretion than that.

Hey there, Red Alert.

If someone finds out

about us,

there'll be

some serious implications.

RAD:

Hey, where is everyone?

They've located a Mini-Con.

Don't worry,

they should be back shortly.

Aw, why do we have to sit here

while they have all the fun?

RED ALERT:

That's quite enough.

They're halfway

around the world.

And it may be daytime here,

but it's nighttime there.

Kids can't be walking around

after dark, right?

What kind of lame excuse

is that?

Defending the base is as

important as finding Mini-Cons.

Isn't that right, Red Alert?



I know. Spare me the lecture.

RED ALERT:

Well, I've got something here

that might cheer you up.

You mean Laserbeak?

What about him?

RED ALERT:

I vamped it up a bit.

Now it can pick up your voices

from anywhere.

So even if you're on the other

side of the world, kids,

it'll detect your voices

and move in response

to your commands.

CARLOS:

Too cool!

Kind of like a spy cam,

only without the visuals.

( groans )

( dramatic theme playing )

MEGATRON:

What is the meaning of this?

I have never seen

such a pathetic combat.

CYCLONUS:

But, Megatron,

it was that Star Saber. Honest.

Otherwise

we would have crushed them.

Unfortunately that is precisely

why you must go

and steal the sword.

Now we're left

with no choice

but to infiltrate

the Autobots' base once more.

No! No, anything but that.

We'll never make it

out of there alive, Megatron.

( grunting )

SCAVENGER:

It seems you're surrounded

by incompetents, Megatron.

What's that? Who's there?



Hmm?

So much for your reputation

as the lord of destruction.

How did you get in?



So, what do you want?

MEGATRON: Ah, Scavenger.



CYCLONUS & DEMOLISHER: Huh?

I'm glad to see you made it,

my loyal minion.

DEMOLISHER:

You know him, Megatron?

CYCLONUS:

What's going on?

I called for him

to come to my side.

This mercenary

can assist us.

CYCLONUS: He's a merc?



( Scavenger laughs )

I wasn't sure until just now

whether I will to respond

to your request.

I made up my mind

after witnessing that battle

and seeing how pathetically

you performed.

You need all the help

you can get.

( grunts )

SCAVENGER:

Still, I'm impressed

that you would have a base here.

It's perfect

for a warp facility.

Nice work, Megatron.

Sometimes your intelligence

surprises me.

( grunts )

Spare me the cynicism.

Calling you was a last resort,

believe me.

We must have

that Star Saber.

Can we count

on your assistance, my friend?

I'll be certain

to make it worth your while.

STARSCREAM:

Megatron!

We don't need help

from the likes of him.

Megatron,

I've heard the rumors

about these three assistants

of yours.

Some claim they are among

the most fearsome

of the Decepticons.

Heh, heh. So much for believing

everything you hear.

That's enough! I won't stand

for these insults! Ugh!

Enough!

Stand down, Starscream!

( dramatic theme playing )

( grunting )

That's enough, Starscream.

Unfortunately, you pale

in comparison to Scavenger.

Heh, heh, heh. Admirable.

You wanted to stand up to me

even though your arm

has been severed.

You seem to have

much more courage

than even Megatron himself.

( grunts )

I'll take you on in battle

once your arm has healed,

of course.

( laughing )

( thinking ):

I cannot allow him

to cut us down like that

and get away with it.

♪ Transformers ♪

( Transformers theme playing )

♪ Transformers ♪

( Transformers theme playing )

( dramatic theme playing )

( grunts )

Excellent.

Come to me.

( laughing )

( continues laughing )

Pathetic fools.

( dramatic theme playing )

( dramatic theme playing )

HOT SHOT:

Let's get this show started.

Hot Shot, stay focused.

Hmph.

I can handle it myself.

This Star Saber

wants to go to work so bad,

it's practically

begging for it.

( grunts )

( grunts )

It's show time!



Unh!

( grunts then screams )

( grunts then screams )

Escape this! Ha-ha-ha!

Huh?



( laughing )

( grunting )

CYCLONUS:

My butt! What've you done

to my poor butt?

( Hot Shot gasps

then Demolisher grunts )

( grunts )

STARSCREAM: Stop!



Hmm?

I'll take you on!

Yeah?

Bring it on, big guy.

Watch yourself, Hot Shot!

Crush him, Starscream!

Grind that insignificant Autobot

into the ground!

Thanks for the instructions.

I'm waiting.

( Scavenger laughing )

Huh?



Huh?

( suspenseful theme playing )

( chuckling )

This seems to be getting

more and more interesting.

A perfect way for me

to k*ll some time,

if you know what I mean.



Who are you?

I go by the name Scavenger.

Hmm. It's been a long time,

Optimus.

Huh?



Wha--?

What's the deal?

You know this creep?

( chuckles )

I'll spare you the details,

but if it weren't for me,

Optimus wouldn't be

spending his life

caught up in these battles.

It's true.

You were the one

who taught me to fight

a long, long time ago.

Huh?



STARSCREAM: Enough stalling!

Your trip down memory lane

has nothing to do with me

or this battle.

Heh, heh.

You're right, Starscream.

On with the battle. I'm

looking forward to witnessing

your little performance.

Oh, this'll be more

than just a performance.

And when I'm finished

with him,

I'm gonna do a little surgery

on your mouth.

( laughs )

I can hardly wait to see

if you live up to your words,

Starscream.

Do it, Starscream.

Steal his Star Saber

and bring it to me immediately.

SCAVENGER: Megatron!



Huh?

You butt out of this too.

( grunts )



Shall I get him, Megatron?

Silence!

Make yourself useful for once

and start searching

for a Mini-Con!

Yes, sir.



Let's begin, Hot Shot!

♪ Transformers ♪

( screaming )

( both grunting )

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

( thinking ):

Ugh. My attack

didn't even phase him.

Hot Shot, be careful!

No biggie.

I'm just getting warmed up.

He's in trouble!

Starscream is more determined

than Hot Shot.

Huh?

♪ Transformers ♪

( grunts )

( yelling )

( gasping )

( thinking ):

He's mine.

( grunts )

( Starscream grunts

then Hot Shot gasps )

Hmm.

Huh?



♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

( grunting )

No! It's not over!

MEGATRON:

That's quite enough!

Huh?

( dramatic theme playing )

How dare you interrupt me,

Scavenger?

Starscream, you'll never make

a good warrior

until you learn

to know yourself.

STARSCREAM:

What?

Hot Shot, you think you've won,

don't you?

Well, you didn't win

on your own merits.

That sword won the match

for you.

Sure about that?

I'll take you on next

if you're brave enough.

Hot Shot, stand down!

Heh, heh, heh. Okay.

I'll have some fun with you.

( dramatic theme playing )

Huh?

Don't hold back

on my account.

Ha, ha, ha. I'd stay focused

if I were you.

( yelling )

( chuckling )

( yelling )

Hey, what was that?

( yelling )

( screams )

Hot Shot!

( Hot Shot groans )

( screaming )

Huh? Aah!

( electricity crackling )

HOT SHOT:

He's got me!

( chuckling then grunts )

( gasps )

( screams )

( groans )

( grunting )

( grunting )

Oh, that's not too shabby

for a mere amateur.

We'll meet again.

( laughing )

MEGATRON:

Move in!

Retrieve the Star Saber!

Huh?

( grunts )

CYCLONUS:

Megatron!

Guess what!

I've just found a Mini-Con!

Hmm.

Then let's move out.

Yes, sir!

( grunts )

Hot Shot, are you all right?

( groans then gasps )

( groans )

( dramatic theme playing )

MEGATRON:

Why? Why won't it revive?

( grunting )

Hmm.

I think I might know.

Perhaps the Mini-Con

is similar to the Star Saber

and won't awaken until

three Mini-Cons are united.

MEGATRON:

What?

SCAVENGER:

Heh. Don't you know the legend?

What legend?

The legend of the shield

that blocks the Star Saber,

of course.

A shield?

Hmm.

Hmm.

( chuckling )

( Megatron laughing )

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪