Beast Wars: Transformers (1996) s02e11 Episode Script

The Agenda (Part 1)

"BEAST WARS"!
[ ROARS ]
THE TRANSWARP EXPLOSION WAVEFRON
SHOULD BE ENTERING CYBERTRONIAN SPACE NOW.
THEY'LL BE DETECTING IT WITHIN A FEW CYCLES.
THIS IS IT.
WE'RE GOING HOME.
[ LAUGHTER ] WHOO-WHEE!
YES!
WE'RE GOING HOME, LITTLE BUDDY!
[ NOISEMAKER CHIRPS ]
MWAH!
HMM, CYBERTRON
THE HOME I HAVE NEVER KNOWN.
OH, YOU ARE GONNA LOVE IT!
I KNOW THIS LITTLE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET DIRTY MECH-FLUID
MIXED WITH JUST A TOUCH OF RADIUM.
IT'LL TAKE YOUR HEAD RIGHT OFF!
NOT ONLY THAT -- UH
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE SERVING BOTS
ARE WALKING AROUND MINUS THEIR TORSO PLATES.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YES, OBVIOUSLY A VERITABLE NEXUS OF CULTURE AND REFINEMENT.
HOW CAN I REFUSE?
HEY, IF YOU TOOK THAT BROOMSTICK OUT OF YOUR TAILPIPE
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME FUN FOR A CHANGE!
AW, FORGET HIM, BIG "R." YOU AND I CAN GO
TO THE SIX LASERS OVER CYBERTRON AMUSEMENT PARK.
THERE'S THE SPACE SLIDE AND THE GALAXY COASTERS --
KID
DON'T MAKE ME HURT YOU.
BLAST.
WHAT NEWS OF THE EARLY HUMANS?
OUR INTERRUPTED ATTACK ON THE VALLEY
CAUSED SEVERAL TRIBES TO SCATTER, ROYALTY.
IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THEM NOW.
HMM. THEN I HAVE BUT ONE OTHER HIGH-RISK OPTION REMAINING.
AND THAT IS?
GAMBLE AND HOPE THAT THE DICE ROLL IN MY FAVOR.
[ SIGHS ]
I THINK YOU'RE CARRYING A GRAVITON GENERATOR, MAXIMAL.
-HAND IT OVER, OR ELSE. -[ GROANS ]
[ GASPS ]
WHY THE WEAPON?
[ SIGHS ] I THOUGHT IT MIGHT MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR YOU.
[ SIGHS ] NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS EASY.
OOH, YOU BROUGHT IT!
BLACKARACHNIA, THIS IS NOT NECESSARY.
CYBERTRON IS COMING. JOIN WITH US.
YOU COULD BE REPROGRAMMED.
REMEMBER, YOUR PROTOFORM WAS A MAXIMAL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SORRY, CHUNK-STYLE, BUT I LIKE BEING A BAD GIRL.
AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE?
SOMEWHERE, DEEP BENEATH
THIS SQUEAKY-CLEAN ARMOR PLATING OF YOURS,
I THINK YOU LIKE IT, TOO, HMM?
MM!
WHOA! WHOA!
WARNING. CIRCUITS DISRUPTED.
ALL SYSTEMS OFFLINE.
PREDACON COMMAND OUTPOST ONE INOPERATIVE.
EMERGENCY POWER ACTIVATED.
TRIPREDACUS COUNCIL NOW IN SESSION.
THE TRANSWARP WAVEFRON
THAT DISRUPTED THIS STATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
SIGNATURE MATCHES THAT OF THE SHIP STOLEN BY MEGATRON.
MEGATRON?
I THOUGHT WE'D HEARD THE LAST OF THAT RENEGADE.
HIS SHIP AND THE AXALON BOTH VANISHED LAST MEGACYCLE.
THE MAXIMAL PROBES NEVER FOUND THEM.
YES, BUT REMEMBER,
WE PAID THE PRICE IN DIPLOMATIC REPERCUSSIONS.
[ GROWLS ]
GENERALS, EVER SINCE THE AUTOBOTS
DEFEATED OUR DECEPTICON ANCESTORS,
WE PREDACONS HAVE WORKED SECRETLY TOWARDS THE DAY
WHEN WE MIGHT RISE UP AND TAKE WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY OURS.
MEGATRON IS BRILLIANT, BUT A ROGUE.
HE CAUSES TOO MUCH TROUBLE.
AND APPARENTLY HE MAY BE UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS AGAIN.
IF HE IS, WE HAVE TO HANDLE THE SITUATION FIRST,
BEFORE THE MAXIMALS FIND OUT.
I ALREADY SENT A SIGNAL TO ONE OF OUR CYBERTRON SATELLITES.
IT WILL ACCIDENTALLY EXPLODE
BLOCKING THE MAXIMAL SENSORS
FROM DETECTING THE TRANSWARP WAVE.
AND I HAVE ARRANGED FOR A COVERT OPERATIVE.
YOU KNOW THE ONE.
[ ALL CHUCKLING ]
HE HAS BEEN GIVEN OUR SECRETLY DEVELOPED TRANSWARP CRUISER.
HE WILL TRACE THE TRANSWARP WAVE BACK TO ITS SOURCE.
IF MEGATRON IS DISCOVERED STILL OPERATING HIS OWN AGENDA,
WHAT ARE THE AGENT'S INSTRUCTIONS?
TERMINATE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE.
ABOUT TIME YOU GOT BACK. SENTINEL'S ON FULL ALERT.
IS THERE TROUBLE?
IT'S NOW OR NEVER FOR MEGATRON.
IF CYBERTRON SHOWS --
DO YOU THINK HE'LL TRY TO TAKE HOSTAGES?
I'M PRAYING THAT'S ALL HE DOES.
SO, WHERE YOU BEEN, BIRD-DOG?
SCOUT PATROL.
OH, YEAH, YEAH, SCOUTING THE ENEMY, YEAH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
FIND ANY NEW POSITIONS?
-WHY, YOU -- -UGH!
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
HOW SHOULD I KNOW?
THIS HOTHEADED HOUND JUST WENT POSTAL ON ME!
[ CLANK! ]
MY APOLOGIES.
I OVERREACTED.
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW RATTRAP CAN HAVE THAT EFFECT.
BUT NOW IS NOT THE TIME.
BACK TO YOUR POSTS.
-HEH. -[ CLEARS THROAT ]
HMPH! THINK I TOUCHED A NERVE.
[ ELECTRONIC BEEPING ]
I WANT YOU ALL TO STAY ALERT.
REPORT ANY MOTION, ANY UNUSUAL READINGS.
THE ATTACK WILL COME, BUT IT MAY BE SUBTLE.
[ ELECTRONIC BEEPING ]
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
AAH!
[ GROANING ]
LIKE I SAID -- SUBTLE.
[ WHIRRING ]
SHIELDS AT 40% AND FALLING!
EXTERNAL AUTOGUNS ONLINE!
[ BUZZING ]
NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
WELL, GIVEN OUR PROXIMITY, I BREATHE THROUGH MY MOUTH.
HEY!
[ GUNFIRE ]
SHIELDS AT 20% AND FALLING!
WE'RE LOSING WEAPONS-SYSTEMS POWER!
BACKUP GRID ONLINE, BUT IT WON'T LAST!
ANY SIGN OF CYBERTRON SHIPS?
[ RADAR BEEPS ]
NO, NADA!
AIN'T A BLIP ON THE BOARDS ANYWHERE!
THEN STAND READY, TEAM. WE MAY HAVE TO --
AAH!
WHAT?
HUH?
WHAT IN TARNATION?
WHERE'S THAT FIREPOWER COMING FROM?
OH! ROYALTY, I CANNOT SEE A TARGET FOR MY FLAME!
NO, YOU CAN'T, CAN YOU?
HMM.
ALL PREDACONS, RETURN TO BASE!
IT IS TIME TO INCREASE MY WAGER.
[ ALARM BLARING, STOPS ]
WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED?
WE HADHELP.
OH, NO WAY.
I WAS SCANNING ACROSS THE BOARD.
THERE WAS NOTHING, NADA, BUBKES OUT THERE.
THEN WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THIS?
LOWER THE SHIELDS.
WHAT?!
PLEASE TELL ME THAT NEW BRAIN OF YOURS IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.
THAT AIN'T NO MAXIMAL SHIP.
IF IT WANTED TO ATTACK US, RATTRAP,
IT WOULD HAVE DONE SO ALREADY.
LOWER THE SHIELDS.
SENTINEL STANDING DOWN.
HMM, STRANGE.
ONE WOULD THINK A GREETING WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP.
I'VE TRIED ALL THE HAILING FREQUENCIES.
NO RESPONSE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
-SCANNERS. -NOTHING UP THERE.
NOTHING! OH, MAN.
THIS IS GETTING WEIRDER AND WEIRDER.
[ SNIFFS ]
I SMELL SOMETHING.
SOMEONE'S HERE SOMEONE I CAN'T SEE.
-[ GASPS ] -[ GASPS ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS, BIG BOT?
NOT "WHAT" -- WHO.
HUH?
AFTER THE GREAT WAR,
A FEW DECEPTICONS WERE GRANTED AMNESTY.
MOST HAVE RETIRED, BUT RUMOR HAS I
THAT ONE WAS REPROGRAMMED AND REBUIL
AS A PREDACON!
UGH!
HEY!
[ LAUGHS ]
RAVAGE.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU WILL PARDON MY SHOOTING THE WEAPONS FROM YOUR HANDS.
I ONLY WISHED TO AVOID ANY REGRETTABLE ACCIDENTS
TO MY PERSON.
YEAH? WELL, NEXT TIME TRY THE FRONT DOOR.
RATTRAP, PLEASE.
"PLEASE"? OH, FOR BOOTING UP COLD!
THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN A STINKING PRED
IS A STINKING DECEPTICON!
-SHUT UP, RATTRAP! -OOF!
FORGIVE US. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING MEGATRON A LONG TIME.
FOR WHICH THE PREDACON ALLIANCE IS DEEPLY APOLOGETIC,
I ASSURE YOU.
THIS IS WHY I AM HERE.
COVERT AGENT RAVAGE, AT YOUR SERVICE.
WAIT A CYCLE. WHAT ABOUT THE MAXIMALS?
I'M AFRAID THE TRANSWARP WAVE WAS VERY WEAK.
ONLY THE PREDACON SENSORS DETECTED IT.
YOU UNDERSTAND --
WE WOULD PREFER TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION
-DISCREETLY. -[ GROWLS QUIETLY ]
I MUST SAY, SOME OF YOU LOOK DIFFERENT THAN I WAS EXPECTING.
WE'VE HAD SOME INTERESTING TIMES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THERE.
[ WHIRRING ]
[ LAUGHS EVILLY ]
BLACKARACHNIA!
UH-OH. SOUNDS LIKE OLD PURPLEFACE
HAS A BUG UP HIS DUCT ABOUT SOMETHING.
RAMPAGE, POSITION YOURSELF IN SUBSECTOR HOOKS.
I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON YOUR BEST EFFORTS, HMM?
[ GROWLS SOFTLY ]
YOU BELLOWED?
I DID, YES.
WE MISSED YOU AT THE BATTLE TODAY, BLACKARACHNIA.
WELL, I WAS OCCUPIED.
REALLY?
WELL, SO LONG AS YOU'RE HERE, GET TO YOUR BATTLE STATION.
I ANTICIPATE AN ATTACK AT ANY MOMENT.
YES, MEGATRON.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WASPINATOR
I HAVE A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU.
OH, GOODY!
YES, I NEED YOU TO JOURNEY TO THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES.
THIS IS IT. [ LAUGHS EVILLY ]
[ SIGHS ] SO, THIS IS IT?
WE JUST BLAST OUR WAY IN AND FINISH THIS THING?
FAST AND FINAL.
I DON'T WANT MEGATRON GOING ANYWHERE.
THIS SHIP IS OUR ADVANTAGE.
[ BEEPING ] CLOAKING NOW.
OH, MAN.
WHAT?
I HOPE THIS IS ENOUGH!
OH, WE HAVE ONE OTHER ADVANTAGE, AS WELL.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
ACTIVATING SCANNERS NOW, ROYALTY!
DON'T BOTHER.
LET'S DO IT.
WHOA!
AAH!
[ WHIMPERS ]
GO!
AAH!
-AAH! -AAH!
OH, NO!
OPTIMUS PRIMAL -- FLIGHT MODE.
SILVERBOLT -- FLIGHT MODE!
JETS, MAXIMUM -- UGH!
AAH!
[ CLANK! ]
[ GROANS ]
ALL RIGHT, THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
RETURN FIRE!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ NECK CLICKING ]
UGH.
[ BLOWS ]
YOU'RE MINE, BUG BOY!
UGH!
[ BUZZING ]
PBHT!
[ CHUCKLES ]
SILVERBOLT.
TAKE HER DOWN!
[ SIGHS ]
SILVERBOLT, DO IT!
IF SHE'S HEADED WHERE I THINK SHE'S HEADED -- AAH!
[ SIGHS ]
NO, KEEP FIGHTING.
BACKUP AUTOGUNS ONLINE!
BACKUP AUTOGUNS ACTI
WHAT?
UGH!
ALL SYSTEMS OFFLINE.
WHAT?
[ GRUNTING ]
NO!
[ LAUGHING ]
GREETINGS, MEGATRON.
IN THE NAME OF THE PAX CYBERTRONIA
AND THE PREDACON ALLIANCE, YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
NO!
UGH!
AAH!
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