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Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: June 27, 2015, 1:07 pm
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Episode 20 – Lightchild
Airdate: Saturday 27th June 2015
Synopsis: A bustling alien marketplace; Claws, with Laserbeak
perched on her shoulder as ever, is searching through items.
Parallax is stood nearby, wearing a cloak and looking around
awkwardly. At one of the market stalls, Claws finds the item she
is searching for – an oval-shaped, translucent stone.
The trio return to a small cavern full of amenities, part of an
alien hotel. The fembot shows Parallax the stone, and explains
that it is the Felis Oculus, or Cat Eye.
Before Parallax can asks what this means, Claws elaborates that
it is a type of dimension stone, molecularly-modified by the
people of Zefetraia – it can only be used by those with a feline
alternate mode. The mech asks her how much more they have to do
to prepare for future, and she avoids giving him a proper
answer, instead suggesting that they head off in the morning.
She settles down to sleep, and Parallax asks why she insists on
being so mysterious. After a moment of silence, Claws remarks
that she finds it easier to keep her distance and perform her
duty, without making bonds.
Claws: It’s better like this. It’s easier to keep my distance
and do what I need to do… forming bonds with people just makes
things complicated.
With that, she tells him to rest. Parallax sighs, and turns the
barrier of the cave entrance to maximum, before heading to his
own bed. Hours later, as the sun begins to rise, Parallax wakes
to find Claws looking out at the view. He comments on the early
morning light, and she asks if he has ever heard the prophecy of
the Lightchild.
Parallax: Wow, that’s an incredible sunrise. Look at the light
passing through the gaps in the mountains… sure makes me talk
like a poet or something.
Claws: Heh… speaking of light, have you ever heard the prophecy
of the Lightchild?
She mentions that it reoccurs in different civilisations across
space and time, almost as though its meaning is universal; then
she stops talking, and points out an approaching figure. The
figure takes out a large weapon, and launches a projectile at
the cavern – it hits the barrier, causing a heavy explosion but
not breaking through. The explosive cloud has barely cleared
before another strikes – Claws, Laserbeak and Parallax gather
their items before teleporting away. A third projectile finally
breaks through the barrier, and Talenra enters the cavern,
annoyed to find it empty. He quickly gets out a small probe,
calculating the teleportation coordinates.
A clearing near a tranquil lake is disrupted by the arrival of
Claws, Laserbeak and Parallax, who is panicked by the attack. He
questions why someone would fire upon them with no apparent
reason, and Claws points out that there are many people who want
to kill every Cybertronian. Parallax averts his gaze awkwardly,
while Claws steps forward with the Felis Oculus in-hand. She
notes that, long ago, this location was used to access a part of
reality called the Chandelier – a place of observation and
analysis across the rest of the omniverse. Lacking the power of
a goddess, she shall use the stone to the same effect.
Claws: I’m no goddess. I don’t have the sort of power used
before. That’s why I’m going to use the Felis Oculus.
Parallax asks why she wishes to use the Chandelier, and she
simply comments that she needs to check something. Holding the
Felis Oculus to her forehead, she focuses (Laserbeak silences
Parallax as he attempts to talk to her). On the still surface of
the lake, a grand Fibonacci spiral begins to develop, growing
outwards and upwards. Parallax is stunned, and Claws tells him
that they must act quickly. She teleports them onto the starting
point of the spiral, and they quickly begin their ascent. Soon,
they reach the Chandelier, which as ever is full of mystical
technology and super-advanced computers. Parallax is taken
aback, while Claws quickly gets to work interfacing with the
computers. Noticing a small, silver pool of liquid, Parallax
asks what it is; Claws tells him not to touch it, as it is the
diffusion pool where one gives themselves to become reality.
Parallax: Hey, what’s this? A place to wash your hands?
Claws: Don’t touch it. It’s the diffusion pool. Once you take in
everything this place has to offer, you step into it and allow
your essence to become reality itself.
Stunned, he backs away, and bumps into something – he turns
around, and finds a young Prophecy. The fembot is surprised, and
asks where she is; Parallax is equally surprised, and again
turns to Claws, asking her what is happening. Seeing Prophecy,
Claws is confused. The young bot then introduces herself as
Lightchild.
Parallax watches on as Claws sits with Lightchild, trying to
understand the situation – Lightchild explains that she lives on
Zefetraia, and is perhaps one of the most powerful of the
citizens (although she has no interest in that). She soon starts
to turn the conversation towards Claws, asking her plenty of
questions, and then begins to question the technology around the
Chandelier. Claws asks the younger bot if she recognises her,
and Lightchild says that she does not. Parallax then asks if she
is named after the “Lightchild” prophecy; the Aadorean
wildcat-bot has no idea what he means, and Claws recites it to
her.
Parallax: So, are you named after that one prophecy?
Lightchild: Hm? Never heard of it! Or if I have, I forgot.
Sorry!
Claws: “Lightchild, Lightchild
“Sweet, pure Lightchild
“Run away with all your might, child
“Lightchild, Lightchild
“Stung with fright, child
“You’ll be lost within the night, child”
She adds that it suggests a new name for her (indicating
“Nightchild”) – Lightchild nods, and decides that the name is
Prophecy. The group are suddenly attacked, as Talenra reveals
himself. He applauds their attempts to escape him, and Claws
immediately pleads with him to not fight them in the Chandelier.
The ACL military leader explains that he does not have to damage
anything, and raises his gloved fist, noting that he can kill a
Cybertronian with a punch. He then turns, punching Parallax… to
no effect. In the moment of surprise, the newly-named Prophecy
uses her powers to teleport Talenra away again. She then smiles
at Claws and Parallax. Claws simply tells Parallax that she had
her suspicions, and then approaches Prophecy.
Claws: I thought as much.
Taking the young bot’s hand, she leads her to a Tesla coil-like
device, and asks her to touch it. Prophecy tilts her head
inquisitively, and touches the device as Claws apologises – her
mind is flooded with her entire timeline, and she screams in
distress before turning to Claws, grabbing her into a hug and
sadly informing her that Vapour is dead. She then greets
Parallax by name, and says she will see them on Earth (the next
time for them), before chronoskimming away. Claws turns back to
her work, coldly stating that they have to be quick, while
Parallax clarifies that she just gave Prophecy the power she has
been suffering from. The fembot snaps that she had no choice,
before adding that some things have to be.
Talenra finds himself in a dark, rainy city. Performing a quick
scan, he finds no Cybertronian life. His glove analyses
Parallax, bringing up faux-Cybertronian status… it then displays
an off-the-scale reading of faux-Cybertronians on the planet.
Cast:
Claws – Edie Mirman
Laserbeak – Frank Welker
Parallax – David Kaye
Talenra – Jay Hickman
Lightchild/Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
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Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: July 4, 2015, 3:16 pm
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Episode 21 – Guests of Honour
Airdate: Saturday 4th July 2015
Synopsis: Scorpinax uses various computers to chart the course
of Iustitia towards Earth. Dinobot enters the room, and checks
that all is going well; he then asks Scorpinax what he expects
to find when they reach their destination. The blinded bot
remarks that he expects a trap, or worse, the Pit itself.
Hummingstreak excitedly leads Ripple and Straight-Aim through
corridors, occasionally passing random Archaicons who give them
confused looks. Ignoring the glances (or not noticing at all),
Hummingstreak cheers the opportunity to explore a Quintesson
ship – Ripple reminds him that they are not supposed to get into
trouble, and her excited friend says that he shall not. As they
continue on, Straight-Aim seems distracted. Turning another
corner, Hummingstreak collides with Rapax. The Archaicon lashes
out in frustration, before Kickback pulls him back and tells him
to calm down. She goes to apologise for him, only to realise
that the trio are Maximals. The Merychippus-bot is confused,
pointing out that at no point have any other refugee ships been
brought aboard.
Kickback: Wait… no, that doesn’t make any sense. We haven’t
taken any other refugee ships aboard, so you can’t be new
recruits.
Hummingstreak cheerily explains that they are a small team
trying to locate their allies, and they were brought aboard the
Archaicon ship due to complicated circumstances. Sneering, Rapax
asks how they can trust the newcomers, and Ripple speaks up,
noting that they are only here for a little while, and have
personally been given permission to wander around by Dinobot.
Kickback and Rapax share a glance at this. Elsewhere, Medusa is
making sure that Necrocide, still stored in Edramylia’s corpse,
is fully secured in one of the cells. The Valoranian teases her,
reminding her that he was already part-way through releasing
himself from incarceration when she first found him.
Necrocide: Good work, Medusa. Need I remind you how I cope with
imprisonment? How many layers did you have to break down on
Cemeterias, again? I think I’d already worked my way through
most of them.
Medusa tries to ignore him, and states that he is decidedly on
the losing end right now – he chuckles, and comments that his
previous captors told him something similar. He then adds that
she shall be serving under him again before long, when she
realises her insignificance and her lack of a place amongst the
Cybertronians. The fembot glares darkly, and leaves him.
In a social room, Kickback and Rapax lead the Maximal trio to
seating. Hummingstreak immediately takes to exploring the room
instead, while Ripple and Straight-Aim sit with the two
Archaicons. Kickback immediately begins explaining Dinobot’s
path – from apparently founding the faction with honourable
intentions, to becoming a vigilante, and finally into a
rage-filled, close-minded bot. Rapax chimes in that she is
exaggerating somewhat, but that he has certainly changed even in
the time they have known him, and they were told that he was
much calmer when the faction was first formed.
Rapax: Come on, you’re making it sound like something from the
Covenant. So dramatic. Yeah, he’s gotten darker since we joined
the faction… and apparently he was calm and focused back when he
first started.
Nodding, Ripple notes that she had briefly seen him during the
final moments of the Total Conflict, and he had seemed pensive
but with his spark in the right place. All the while, Dinobot is
sat in his throne room, alone and meditative. He receives
communication from Sawblade’s team – they explain that
Waspinator is indeed the new Prime, and that the Cybertronians
gathered by him so far seem to have enough solidarity that none
of them wish to join the Archaicons. Further, Sickleclaw has
joined them.
Airazor: Oh, oh, you’ll never guess what! Actually, you tell
‘im, Sawblade…
Sawblade: Sickleclaw is with them. She ran away from you and
found a new home nestled amongst your enemies.
Upon hearing this, Dinobot snarls, and orders them to rendezvous
at Earth. Sawblade is surprised, but agrees to this, and shuts
the communications link – as soon as it is shut, Dinobot roars
in frustration. He then stalks out of the room. Sawblade
chuckles to himself, noting that their leader shall not be happy
to learn of Sickleclaw’s situation. He then has the others set
coordinates for Earth, and heads off on his own. Toxiclaw
follows, and asks why he is seemingly so intent on tormenting
Dinobot; Sawblade coyly questions what she means, and then adds
that it is the same reason she experiments with her poisons – it
is in his nature.
Medusa is stood in a viewing chamber, staring out into space as
the ship travels. Dinobot enters, only to notice her; he bluntly
apologises, turning to leave, but Medusa tells him that she does
not mind him staying. After a pause, Dinobot enters, joining
Medusa in staring out at space. He tells her that one of his own
left not long ago, and has since joined the uniting
Cybertronians; she asks why this matters, and he confesses that
the bot who left was the first Archaicon, the one he trusted the
most. Medusa suggests that he take note of this, as it implies
that he is going too far.
Medusa: Hm. I’d bear that in mind. It paints a bitter picture of
your faction. Almost as though you’re going too far…
Dinobot disagrees, explaining that vital fluids have been spilt
due to those disagreeing with him, and that he must make them
pay. Chuckling, Medusa tells him that he sounds like her. She
adds that she respects someone following their philosophy, but
that she has come to realise that philosophies can be inherently
wrong. Dinobot asks if she is implying that he is doomed to
failure, and Medusa asks if he believes it fated to succeed. The
Archaicon states that he believes that he has to.
Dinobot: I believe that I have no other choice. I must succeed.
He then asks Medusa whether she feels that her own
responsibilities are not worth maintaining, and she remarks that
she is not even sure what her responsibilities are anymore.
Dinobot asks her what she wishes to achieve, and she frowns,
stating that her fundamental desire is to survive. When then
asked why she has acted in servitude of others so many times,
she responds that she does not know. Turning to leave, she adds
that she shall be sure to work it out, and advises Dinobot to
also ponder his place in the universe. The mech scoffs, stating
that the Archaicons are the future; Medusa pauses at the door,
and asks if his precious first ally used to believe that, before
heading off. Dinobot snarls, while Medusa scowls as she walks
down the corridor.
Cast:
Scorpinax – Brian Drummond
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Rapax – Billy West
Kickback – Wendee Lee
Medusa – Luci Christian
Necrocide – Billy West
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Sawblade – Nolan North
Shockblast – Brian Drummond
Airazor – Tom Kenny
Haywire – Tania Raymonde
Toxiclaw – Jennifer Hale
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Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: July 11, 2015, 3:51 pm
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Episode 22 – The Cost of the Future
Airdate: Saturday 11th July 2015
Synopsis: The Debt Collector looks around the conference room on
New Cybertron curiously, while Arcrise guards her, looking
remarkably uncomfortable. Smirking, the chain-wearing bot turns
to her guard, and asks how her father is – Arcrise asks her how
she knows of her past, and the Debt Collector chuckles that she
knows everything.
In one of the training facilities, Mirage is continuing her
testing with the Legacy crystals, as Sickleclaw approaches her.
The younger bot explains that she cannot find Unitus Prime, and
so is coming to her instead. She would like to set up a census,
to find out the factions of everyone aboard the ship and work on
building relations between them. Ultimately, she hopes to aid
the gradual breakdown of factions. Pondering this, Mirage
questions if it is a good idea – she reasons that, if and when
the Cybertronian race finds sanctuary, factions shall inevitably
develop again.
Mirage: Is that really for the best? When – or if – we ever find
sanctuary, it would just be a matter of time before factions
form again. It’s inevitable.
Sickleclaw asks if that is enough of a reason to let the
existing factions cause tension among the remaining
Cybertronians. Mirage uses Chameleark’s crystal to blend into
her surroundings, and suggests she ask Unitus instead. All the
while, Unitus himself is in the ship’s bridge, with Freeline
following along. The two are discussing the invitation to Earth,
which even Freeline is struggling to find any specific
information on. The Prime considers that it could be a trap, but
that none of their enemies would be able to encrypt a message to
that degree. While he talks, Freeline sends a response back,
asking who it is – Unitus is surprised, but Freeline points out
that they sometimes miss the obvious choice.
Freeline: Aaand sent.
Unitus Prime: *turns to her* Sorry?
Freeline: I just sent a message back. Asked who sent it.
Unitus Prime: … really?
Freeline: Yeah. Sometimes we just don’t think of doing the
obvious.
Taking it in his stride, Unitus says that he is going to talk
with the Debt Collector, and leaves Freeline to await a response
from her message. She is to contact him as soon as an answer is
received. He heads off, leaving Freeline at the computer
terminal. Curious, she loads up a search engine and begins
investigating the Debt Collector – most of the immediate results
are rumour pages. Searching through, Freeline begins to find
further rumours connecting her to the final Thirteen.
Paladin is resting in his abode, when he hears a knock at the
door. Heading to answer it, he finds Sickleclaw – she asks if
they can talk, and he invites her in. There is a slight
awkwardness between them, but she pushes through it, and asks if
he feels it is right to want to dissolve the factions amongst
the united Cybertronians. He ponders it, and points out that it
would require constant effort to keep factions from developing
all over again. He asks if she is doing this for the sake of the
race, or for herself; she immediately becomes defensive,
suggesting that it does not matter if it turns out best for
everyone.
Paladin: Is this for the sake of the whole Cybertronian race, or
just for you?
Sickleclaw: Hey! It’s… it’s not like it makes a difference,
right? If everyone benefits from it…
Paladin shrugs, stating that it seems as though there will
always be conflict because everyone has different opinions.
Solemnly, Sickleclaw asks what that means for people like her,
and Paladin asks why she was ostracised in the first place.
Unitus Prime enters the conference room, upon which Arcrise
rushes to his side. She whispers that the Debt Collector is
remarkably unsettling, and feels inherently wrong. The villain
smiles all the while. Unitus sits down, and invites Debt to seat
herself too; she does so, and asks if he received her note
before. He confirms that he did, and asks if what she is after
is the Matrix of Leadership.
Unitus Prime: Yes, I did. I found it concerning. What do you
want, the Matrix of Leadership?
The feline bot chuckles, and asks him if he is an ordinary
Prime. Unitus clarifies that she wants something to do with him
as the One True Prime, and she responds only with a smirk. He
then asks why some of his allies – other members of the final
Thirteen – all responded in shock upon seeing her. Leaning
forward, she asks him what he thinks, and he comments that he
believes she has gotten every member of the final Thirteen
indebted to her. He questions how she could know who they were,
and she and Arcrise both repeat that she knows everything.
Sickleclaw is shifting uncomfortably as Paladin continues to
ask why she wound up hated by both factions. She explains that
she simply had no interest in either faction, and was scorned
equally by both Maximals and Predacons. Paladin asks why she
chose not to be part of either faction, and she yells that she
wanted to be unique. She wanted to be her own person, rather
than part of something greater.
Paladin: Okay then, why? Why not be part of either faction?
Sickleclaw: Because I wanted to be unique! I… wanted to be
myself. Whoever that is. I didn’t want to just blend into
something else, some greater identity.
And the Debt Collector had shown her that she could live without
being part of either faction. At this, Paladin sneers, stating
that the Debt Collector had given him resolve when he needed it
most. Sickleclaw ponders the coincidence of them coming together
having both met her, but Paladin raises his arm, showing his
Hope brace, and claims that it is not coincidence. All the
while, the Debt Collector explains to Unitus that she identified
the Thirteen, and helped them in various ways – lead them down
the right path, gave them something they needed, assisted them –
and got all of them indebted to her. Unitus asks what her goal
is, only to be interrupted as Freeline contacts him, suggesting
he hurry there.
Unitus: To what end? What do you want?
*a beep*
Freeline: *via communications link* Unitus! We got a response…
get here, quick!
The Prime asks Arcrise to keep an eye on the Debt Collector, as
he runs off. Debt tells Arcrise that everyone has to pay for the
future. Swingback is quizzing Noxa about the shells as Unitus
hurries past; the two are surprised, and Swingback follows after
him, Noxa hurrying after. Reaching the bridge, Freeline informs
Unitus that the message is startling – he rushes to the monitor,
and finds a response reading “the best friend you’ve ever had”.
Swingback and Noxa ask who that could be, while Unitus stares at
the text in confusion. He suggests they set course for Earth.
Cast:
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
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Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: July 18, 2015, 12:09 pm
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Episode 23 – Hide and Seek
Airdate: Saturday 18th July 2015
Synopsis: In the ruins of a Quintesson ship, Scale, Wildfire,
Andromeda and Ferros rush to a hangar. Scale continues trying to
contact Quickpaw and Umbraven all the while, but finds that they
are not responding. Wildfire suggests that they will have to fly
to the Paradise Fortress and retrieve them, as they reach a
ship.
Firegrowl quickly identifies the fault in the Shadow generation
system – a piece has been removed. He informs the others, and
Tetsuprima asks if the piece can be replaced. The dragon-dog
claims that it can, but he shall need to construct it from
scratch. Rattlesoar questions how the piece could be removed,
unless someone has snuck into the Fortress. Tetsuprima orders
Firegrowl to work on a new piece for the Shadow generation
system, and Wartiger and Rattlesoar to search for intruders. The
three obey. All the while, Quickpaw and Umbraven are hidden in a
compartment beneath the floor, with limited space. Umbraven goes
to talk, but Quickpaw puts a finger to her lips to silence her;
Umbraven blushes, and remarks that no one has touched her lips
before, which causes Quickpaw to get flustered too.
Umbraven: Wh-
*Quickpaw quickly puts her finger to Umbraven’s lips; Umbraven
jumps and blushes*
Quickpaw: *whispered* What’s wrong?
Umbraven: *whispered* No one’s ever touched my lips before…
*Quickpaw blushes too*
Quickpaw: *whispered* Now you’re getting me worked up too!
Tetsuprima leaves the room, and after a moment, the two fembots
burst out of the compartment. Quickpaw takes a closer look at
the system component that she removed, and observes that she
could make an interesting explosive out of it. Umbraven grabs
her attention, asking how they are supposed to get out of the
Fortress with Wartiger and Rattlesoar searching for them; the
golden retriever-bot chuckles, and says that she shall give
Umbraven a crash course in the DisRupt skillset. Scale,
Wildfire, Andromeda and Ferros are aboard their commandeered
ship, flying towards the Paradise Fortress – Wildfire tends to
Andromeda fussily, making sure that she is feeling okay after
overexerting herself. She assures him that she just needs a
little rest, and kisses his cheek affectionately, making him
giddy. Ferros congratulates her on her efforts, and suggests she
could learn to take her abilities further.
Ferros: You did good. Might be worth you practicing, teach
yourself to take those powers further.
Wildfire is cautious at the idea, considering how worn out she
is, but she states that she would consider it, after how useful
she proved before.
As Wartiger and Rattlesoar roam the Fortress (Wartiger focusing
more on the task at hand than Rattlesoar), the fembot asks the
mech whether he believes they can really fulfil their task.
Grunting, Wartiger states that it is their very purpose, the
reason they exist. Rattlesoar asks how he can be so sure, and he
reminds her that they were born from the Paradise box with a
single mission in their minds. The phoenix-snake is surprised
that this is all the proof that Wartiger needs, and he makes
clear that he is certain of this sense of duty.
Rattlesoar: Huh. You surprise me. I can’t believe that’s all you
need to be certain.
Wartiger: I trust this sense of duty. I’m certain of it. That’s
all I need.
A sudden sound nearby stops the conversation, as the two head to
investigate. They find a small toy, which proceeds to explode.
In the confusion, Quickpaw darts through a nearby corridor, with
Umbraven following hastily. The shorter bot asks if they should
throw another explosive, but Quickpaw notes that they do not
want their enemies to know that they are still nearby. They
continue on quickly, as Wartiger and Rattlesoar recover
themselves. Tetsuprima contacts them, having heard the
explosion, and asks what is happening – Rattlesoar explains the
explosive, and the leader tells them to double their efforts. In
his quarters, Firegrowl is not working on creating a new
component, instead focusing on the information he downloaded on
the Quintesson ship. “Earth” continues to crop up, drawing his
attention, and he begins researching the planet too. However, he
finds next to no information on Earth from the past few months.
Firegrowl: *mumbling to himself* Hmm… nothing in the past few
months. Radio silence…
Checking his downloaded data again, he finds that some of the
dates correlate. Tetsuprima tries to contact him, but he ignores
this, continuing to focus on his work. The tortoise-monkey bot
is frustrated by this, and heads off to talk to Firegrowl
personally.
The commandeered ship draws close to the Paradise Fortress, and
Scale once again attempts to contact Quickpaw and Umbraven. This
time, as the pair continues rushing through corridors, Quickpaw
answers the call. Scale informs her that they are almost at the
Fortress, and the younger bot states that they are trying to
exit the building as quickly as possible.
Scale: We’re about a minute away from the Paradise Fortress.
Quickpaw: And we’re trying to get out of this place as quickly
as we can but that’s pretty hard when it’s like a slagging maze!
The two then run into Wartiger, as Rattlesoar turns the corner
behind them. Tetsuprima enters Firegrowl’s quarters, and is
immediately taken aback by the volume of data he is working
with. The hacker explains that the Quintesson computers had
information pertinent to a planet called Earth, which seems
intensely mysterious. All the while, Quickpaw and Umbraven fight
Wartiger and Rattlesoar, struggling to hold their own; Ferros
gets a lock on the villains all the while, with Andromeda
helping via her Fibonacci spiral. Scale tells the pair to duck,
and Quickpaw dives on Umbraven as the Quintesson ship fires into
the building, striking Wartiger and Rattlesoar and knocking them
back. Quickpaw drags Umbraven to her feet and they rush through
the holes blasted through the wall, reaching the outside and
boarding Ferros’ ship. Umbraven shakily thanks Quickpaw for the
help, and the taller bot smiles, saying it was no problem.
Tetsuprima tells Firegrowl to ignore the research and focus on
his duties, but the dragon-dog bot states that he has free will
and is not bound to what Tetsuprima considers duty.
Tetsuprima: Forget all of this, Firegrowl. It’s irrelevant. It’s
Quintesson nonsense. You have a duty to focus on; please do so.
Firegrowl: Duty… that’s all you’re interested in. This innate
sense of purpose in all of us. But we have free will, too. I
have free will. I can choose not to follow this “duty” you
revere.
He says that he shall be heading to Earth, and that the others
can follow as they wish – he then heads off as a streak of
light, passing over the two Maximal ships as they begin to fly
off themselves. Scale orders for them to follow after him, while
Tetsuprima contacts the stunned Wartiger and Rattlesoar, stating
that they shall be headed for Earth.
Cast:
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Ferros – Tony Todd
Scale – Ron Perlman
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Firegrowl – Steve Staley
Tetsuprima – Grant George
Wartiger – Patrick Seitz
Rattlesoar – Sarah Williams
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
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Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: July 25, 2015, 12:59 pm
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Episode 24 – Earthward Bound
Airdate: Saturday 25th July 2015
Synopsis: Talenra runs through the dark, rainy city, evidently
being hunted. Running into a building, he blockades the door and
continues on – looking down at his glove, he questions why it is
refusing to work, and what these non-Cybertronians are. Figures
approach him from inside the building.
As New Cybertron continues its journey, Unitus Prime and
Freeline help man the bridge. Unitus is deep in thought, staring
at the second message from Earth, only for Mirage to draw his
attention. She hands him a list of the Legacy crystals and their
powers, though she observes that she is unfamiliar with many of
the bots represented and that the list may need some
corrections. Unitus thanks her, while she observes the message –
she asks who he thinks is summoning them, and he says that he
has no idea.
Unitus Prime: Thank you. I’ll check over it soon. My head’s
elsewhere right now…
Mirage: So I see. Who do you think sent this? It’s very vague.
Unitus Prime: I don’t know. I just have to trust it’s not a
trap… and be prepared if it is.
Firegrowl continues his journey through space, passing finely
through asteroid fields at incredible speeds, as the other
members of the Paradise Four follow not far behind. Scale’s team
are trailing further back, still spread across two ships. They
discuss what the Paradise Four are up to, and Wildfire points
out that Firegrowl went out first, suggesting that some kind of
disagreement occurred. Ferros agrees with this, pointing out
that they have never acted so independently of one another
before. Scale states that they must continue following them,
because the erratic behaviour is suspicious.
Scale: Exactly. It’s suspicious. Firegrowl is up to something…
probably to do with the Quintesson information he acquired. We
have to keep following.
Paladin, Swingback, Sickleclaw and Noxa are sat together,
further discussing the idea of trying to unify the race and
doing away with factions. Swingback feels like it is a promising
idea, and something to at least attempt; Noxa appreciates the
idea but feels that many would resist it. Frowning, Sickleclaw
asks if that means it should not be attempted at all, and the
scientist clarifies that it would take a long time for people to
grow used to the idea of a factionless society. Paladin suggests
that an alternate idea would be to let the factions remain and
promote equality and understanding between them – however,
Sickleclaw feels that is still too inclusive and divisive.
Kickback and Rapax are touring Hummingstreak, Ripple and
Straight-Aim around Iustitia, with Hummingstreak his usual
hyperactive self. He happens to bump into Dinobot, who snarls
and tells the Maximal to watch himself. Turning to the
Archaicons, he tells them to assist Scorpinax as they move close
to Earth; the two obey and head off. Dinobot leaves too, and the
Maximal trio are left alone in the corridor. Straight-Aim
wonders aloud where Medusa is. Sawblade is reading in his small
quarters on his ship, when Haywire knocks at the door and
informs him that they shall be reaching Earth shortly. He thanks
her, putting the datapad down and accompanying her back to the
bridge. As they walk, he mentions to her that if she chose to
side with him, she could wind up being known by everyone.
Sawblade: I’ve been thinking… you’re really something special. I
could teach you things… help you… everyone would know who you
are. Unforgettable.
She seems surprised and intrigued, but as they reach the bridge,
he instead asks Airazor, Toxiclaw and Shockblast if they are
interested in having some fun on Earth while they await the
rendezvous. The trio question him, and he suggests they make the
Archaicons known on Earth, smirking viciously. Medusa is walking
through Iustitia, and passes by the room containing Necrocide.
She pauses, and hears him talking to himself beyond the door.
Necrocide: … and the suffering shall commence in the most
delicious of ways, as the many fall in blissful agony and the
few ache with the knowledge that they live, for now…
Shuddering a little, she mutters to herself how much she hates
him, and continues on her way. Arcrise enters the bridge of New
Cybertron with the Debt Collector in-tow, joining Unitus and
Mirage and noting that she can sense something unusual as they
draw close to Earth. Freeline then announces that a Quintesson
ship with the Archaicon energy signature is nearby; Unitus tells
her to keep an eye on it, and Arcrise furrows her brow in
concentration, stating that it was not the Archaicon ship that
she was sensing.
Scorpinax, flanked by Kickback and Rapax, reports to Dinobot
that they are now in orbit over Earth. The leader orders the
Mixopterus-bot to join him in the rendezvous, and asks him to
summon the Maximals and Medusa to the hangar too. Likewise,
Unitus calls for Paladin, Swingback, Sickleclaw and Noxa to join
him in the hangar of New Cybertron, and tells Mirage to
accompany him with the Legacy crystals. As the two go to leave,
Arcrise asks if Unitus really wants her to stay here. The Debt
Collector chimes in that she, too, could be a valuable asset.
Debt Collector: Don’t forget my power, Prime. If you’re worried
something bad will happen down on that planet, just remember how
useful I could be.
Unitus states that he does not trust her, but reasons that it
would be good to keep her close, and tells Arcrise and Debt to
follow him. Mirage tells Unitus that she does not agree with
this plan, and he asks her to help make sure everything remains
under control. Firegrowl, pursued by the rest of the Paradise
Four, is streaking through the Sol system, as Scale’s team
continue on after them. Hummingstreak, Ripple, Straight-Aim and
Medusa are stood in the Dawn Katana, as the ship’s A.I. comments
how uncomfortable he is being in an Archaicon ship. The group
are shocked as they see Dinobot and Scorpinax approach… with
Necrocide. The Archaicon leader remarks that they shall be
parting ways on Earth, and he does not want the psychotic
villain to stay on his ship. The ship that Paladin, Swingback
and Sickleclaw used heads through the stormy weather on Earth,
heading to a specific batch of coordinates. Finding it, Unitus
has Paladin land the ship down in the courtyard of a large
building. The group steps out, and are greeted… by Megatron.
Megatron: Ah, you made it… and in splendid time, yeeeess…
Unitus immediately shoots him repeatedly, killing him instantly,
shocked. Mirage asks who it was, just as Megatron’s voice comes
from nearby – Unitus again kills the megalomaniac, only for the
voice to appear from yet another area. Megatron asks
“Waspinator” how many times he shall kill him before he
realises… that he is everywhere. More Megatrons appear from all
around, and the team are welcomed to Earth… home to one billion
Megatrons.
Cast:
Talenra – Jay Hickman
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Firegrowl – Steve Staley
Rattlesoar – Sarah Williams
Tetsuprima – Grant George
Wartiger – Patrick Seitz
Scale – Ron Perlman
Ferros – Tony Todd
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Kickback – Wendee Lee
Rapax – Billy West
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Sawblade – Nolan North
Haywire – Tania Raymonde
Airazor – Tom Kenny
Shockblast – Brian Drummond
Toxiclaw – Jennifer Hale
Medusa – Luci Christian
Necrocide – Billy West
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Scorpinax – Brian Drummond
Dawn Katana – Joe Thomas
Megatron – David Kaye
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#Post#: 651--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: August 1, 2015, 5:19 pm
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Episode 25 – A World of One
Airdate: Saturday 1st August 2015
Synopsis: Talenra slowly comes to in a high-tech laboratory,
finding himself surrounded by Megatrons. He notices that his
glove has been removed – the clones are analysing it. Suddenly,
a burst of blue light manifests, and Firegrowl appears in the
lab. He greets the Megatrons, and asks them to tell him their
secrets.
The Dawn Katana lands down atop a large building. Dinobot leads
Scorpinax, Hummingstreak, Ripple, Straight-Aim and Medusa out of
the ship, and suggests to the Maximals that they search for the
cure that they need. Sawblade’s ship is visible through the
clouds, and the Archaicon leader suggests to Scorpinax that they
head swiftly to the others. However, multiple Megatrons appear
at that moment, with one of them greeting Dinobot. Shocked, the
former Predacon snarls that this is impossible, but the
Megatrons tease that breaking the impossible has always been his
shtick.
Dinobot: No. You died – you were scattered across reality. How
can this be? Your very presence is impossible.
Megatron: My dear Dinobot, surely you’ve realised by now…
defying the impossible is what I do best.
Scorpinax questions if the Megatrons are the secret Quintesson
experiment, and is answered by a batch of grins from the clones;
all the while, Medusa backs against the ship, shaken by
Megatron’s appearance. As Firegrowl continues to quiz the
Megatrons in the lab, Tetsuprima, Wartiger and Rattlesoar
arrive. Tetsuprima immediately confronts Firegrowl, ordering him
to return to the Fortress at once, but the hacker refuses,
stating that he has his own plans. The Megatrons turn on the
intruders as Talenra watches; Tetsuprima and Wartiger
immediately fight back, and find that, surprisingly, they are
evenly matched. The leader tells Rattlesoar to join in, but she
hesitates, and joins Firegrowl’s side. She declares that she
does not want to live a fruitless life preordained by someone
else.
Rattlesoar: Don’t even start the lecture. I’m done. Nothing
we’ve done has any point, and I’m sick of living a life chosen
for me by some other entity.
The two traitors head off, as Tetsuprima and Wartiger struggle
against the attacking Megatrons. Elsewhere, Unitus Prime’s team
are slowly lead into a large facility – its vast size is
surpassed only by the sheer number of Megatrons bustling through
it, and Unitus is visibly disturbed. Mirage asks for an
explanation, and the Megatron leading them – Megatron 5,741 –
explains that, long ago, the Prime served under him as a
Predacon. Unitus adds that Megatron is the biggest threat to
reality ever to have lived.
Sawblade is irritated by the apparent lack of civilians as the
Archaicon ship lands down, noting that he wanted to have fun.
Haywire muses if his ideas are fun at all, as he leads his team
out of their ship. Almost immediately, they are surrounded by
Megatrons – Sawblade grins, and attacks mercilessly, mowing down
two of the Megatrons before they can respond. Shockblast joins
in as the fight rapidly escalates, while Airazor and Toxiclaw
gradually join in too. Only Haywire holds back, uncertain of how
to act. The Megatrons come close to overwhelming the Archaicons,
only for laser fire to rain down on the clones – Scale team’s
ship soars overhead, while Quickpaw and Umbraven’s ship follows
and fires on the Archaicons’ own vehicle. Aboard, Quickpaw
checks with Scale that their actions were right; Scale confirms
that the Archaicons are enemies, as they land down.
Quickpaw: Scale, are you sure that was the right thing to do? I
don’t mind blasting ships open, but…
Scale: They’re Archaicons. Energy signatures match up, and I
recognised three of them. There’s no way they would have joined
with us.
More Megatrons quickly surface, attacking the two ships;
Toxiclaw informs Sawblade that Dinobot is nearby, and the
Helicoprion-bot tells her to lead the way to him. At the same
time, Dinobot and co. are being lead through the facility by
various Megatrons – Scorpinax asks why they are allowing this to
happen, and Dinobot explains that he needs to understand what is
happening. Ripple asks one of the Megatrons if they have the
technology to prevent the effects of an invasive spark-attacking
biological weapon, and the villain says that they do – however,
he adds that their laboratory is currently under attack. A
moment passes, before he updates her that the assailants have
been dealt with.
Megatron: Ah, the assailants have been subdued. The laboratory
is now available for use.
In the lab, Tetsuprima and Wartiger have been restrained
alongside Talenra, as the Megatrons in the lab note how
fascinating the two are. They begin to draw up plans to
investigate their biology.
As Unitus’ team is brought to a large, ornate hallway, the Debt
Collector whispers (to herself, with her words directly reaching
Unitus) that she can help them out of this situation. The Prime
glares at her, before turning to Mirage and having her open the
briefcase. He tells her to keep the others safe, and places the
Streetwise crystal into his Hope Brace. Activating it, he enters
a stealth mode, and heads off unseen by the Megatrons. Arcrise
notes that she can sense something. In a small computer-filled
room, Firegrowl is in full-swing hacking as Rattlesoar looks
around. She observes that someone is heading through the hallway
outside – Toxiclaw leads the other Archaicons through the
hallway, as they head towards Dinobot. Firegrowl furrows his
brow, noting that the information here is unbelievable.
Firegrowl: No.
Rattlesoar: Hm?
Firegrowl: This… this is unbelievable. The information I’m
finding is insane.
As Dinobot and co. continue to be lead through the facility, the
Archaicon leader notices that Medusa has gone. Suspicious, he
heads back down the hallway, ignoring the protestations from the
Megatrons accompanying them. Medusa marches down a hallway
furiously, only to bump into Unitus Prime. She is surprised, and
he deactivates the crystal, immediately demanding to know why
she wasted the sacrifice of so many bots by continuing to live.
Dinobot appears at that moment, and attacks Unitus – Medusa
slips away in the distraction. As Scale’s team desperately fight
against the Megatrons on the surface, Arcrise turns to the
others in the hall, stating that the rest of the Thirteen are
nearby. Mirage and Noxa share a knowing look, and use their Hope
Braces to teleport them. Scale, Wildfire, Andromeda, Ferros,
Quickpaw and Umbraven appear instantly, and with utter surprise.
Umbraven: … what just happened?
While Unitus and Dinobot duel ferociously, Medusa finds a
gateway marked with a zero – entering it, she finds a large room
lit by computer screens and containing a large machine likewise
emblazoned with 0. Another Megatron appears, and tells her to
keep away from their progenitor… the remnants of the original
Megatron.
Cast:
Talenra – Jay Hickman
Megatron – David Kaye
Firegrowl – Steve Staley
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Scorpinax – Brian Drummond
Medusa – Luci Christian
Tetsuprima – Grant George
Rattlesoar – Sarah Williams
Wartiger – Patrick Seitz
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Sawblade – Nolan North
Toxiclaw – Jennifer Hale
Haywire – Tania Raymonde
Airazor – Tom Kenny
Shockblast – Brian Drummond
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Scale – Ron Perlman
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Ferros – Tony Todd
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#Post#: 653--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: August 8, 2015, 3:06 pm
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Episode 26 – Dark Divide
Airdate: Saturday 8th August 2015
Synopsis: Claws, Laserbeak and Parallax are stood beside the
lake as the grand Fibonacci spiral recedes into nothingness. The
feline bot states that they must head to Earth, causing Parallax
to panic. He insists that he cannot go there, but she tells him
that everything is converging on the planet and they must take
part.
Deep in the Megatrons’ facility, the Debt Collector smirks as
Scale’s team gather themselves. Wildfire excitedly greets
Paladin, Mirage, Swingback and Arcrise, while Scale and
Andromeda have more subdued reunions. Ferros, Quickpaw and
Umbraven are confused, as is Noxa – Sickleclaw explains who
Scale, Wildfire and Andromeda are, while Mirage introduces her
team to Scale’s newbies. She then opens the suitcase, and tells
them to take a random crystal, place it in their Hope Brace, and
prepare to fight. Elsewhere, Dinobot is relentlessly attacking
Unitus Prime – the wasp-bot tries to reason with him, pointing
out that they both want what is best for their race, but
Megatron is a threat to all of them. He is the greater evil.
Accepting this, Dinobot angrily stops, and questions where
Medusa escaped to.
Dinobot: Ugh… logic spares your life. Now, where has Medusa
gone?
All the while, Medusa questions what the Megatron means in that
the machine is the original Megatron. The clone smirks, and says
that the explanation shall have to wait, just as Unitus and
Dinobot stumble upon the room. The doors immediately seal shut,
as the Megatron introduces himself as Megatron 4. He begins by
pointing out that several dozen other Megatrons are stationed
around the room, ready to fire should one of them attack. Unitus
speaks up, asking how Megatron has managed to survive on again;
Megatron 4 explains that he technically has not.
Unitus Prime: You – he – was destroyed. His spark was scattered.
How did you come back from that?
Megatron: Oh, Waspinator, it’s rarely that simple. The Original
is still as good as dead.
Gesturing towards the machine, he divulges that it is Megatron
0, the aggregated memories, thoughts and personality of the
original Megatron. Long ago, in his days as the chaos-bringer,
he created the machine as a failsafe, and after his death and
the creation of the new timeline, it drifted from the Black and
into this universe. The Quintessons found it, and generated
Megatron 1 from it, who in turn helped create more Megatrons.
They soon relocated to Earth, where they reached one billion. He
notes, however, that they remained in cooperation with the
Quintessons, and that they were the reason the Valyssia engine
flashed into Dinobot’s head when he pried into the core of
Iudicium. Dinobot scowls, furious.
Mirage leads the other members of the Thirteen, Arcrise and the
Debt Collector as they work their way through a number of
Megatrons, making the most of the Legacy crystals’ powers. Scale
uses Blizzard’s ice to freeze up enemies, Paladin pins some down
with Blackarachnia’s web, Mirage storms through with Grizzle’s
strength, Andromeda uses Cloudraker’s pressure to pin back
clones, Noxa stumbles through use of Razorbeak’s slice, and
Quickpaw tries her best with Ripcord’s morph. Word of this
reaches the Megatrons escorting Scorpinax and the Dawn Katana
bots – distracted, they fail to notice as Claws, Laserbeak and
Parallax teleport in, and swiftly take out the clones (Parallax
hesitant). The four bots are surprised by the new arrivals, but
Claws ignores them, quickly turning to Necrocide in the remains
of Edramylia. Before she can act, however, Sawblade’s team
appears, and he immediately leads an attack on the Maximals. A
skirmish begins, during which Necrocide is knocked off of a
gangway and sent tumbling out of sight. Firegrowl continues his
hacks, explaining to Rattlesoar that the entire planet is home
to hundreds of millions of faux-Cybertronians.
Firegrowl: This whole world has been turned on its head.
Rattlesoar: And that wasn’t even our handiwork…
Firegrowl: There are hundreds of millions of faux-Cybertronians
across the planet… the majority are here. They’re like us…
they’re beings created like Cybertronians…
He tells her that he must learn more, and steps out of the room,
immediately surrendering himself to the Megatrons. Rattlesoar
panics, accidentally sending out a help message, before being
found. Unitus asks Megatron 4 what his people wish to achieve,
and the villain flippantly comments that the Prime already knows
– to conquer reality. In the process, they wish to wipe out all
Cybertronians now that it can be done without the death of
‘Megatron’. He remarks that Dinobot was being pushed towards
bringing about near-extinction with the Valyssia engine, but
with his failure, Necrocide happened to succeed instead.
Megatron: We tried to get Dinobot to wipe out most of your
species, by bringing the Valyssia engine to his deranged
intentions… but he failed. Thankfully, someone with more
determination stepped into the role. Necrocide met our
expectations beautifully.
As Dinobot simmers in rage, Unitus asks why he was summoned.
Megatron 4 states that he wanted to see his former “disciples”
again after all this time, and to let them in on his plan so
that it would be more fun. Suddenly, Prophecy appears on top of
Megatron 0, and generates energy shields that block off the
other Megatrons – elsewhere, the Debt Collector senses her
arrival.
Aboard New Cybertron, the “help” message is received;
concerned, Freeline heads off to Earth, believing the message to
pertain to the others. Edramylia’s body slams into the ground of
a low level hard, breaking apart. A Megatron comes across it,
finding the oily substance inside. Necrocide quickly makes his
way into the faux-Cybertronian, appropriating the body and
morphing more to his own image. Firegrowl and Rattlesoar are
brought to the laboratory, where Tetsuprima merely scowls at
them. The dragon-dog responds that this is exactly what he
wants, as he and Rattlesoar are restrained. Megatron 4 is
stunned as Prophecy turns to him, waving cheerily. She then asks
Megatron 0 how he has been, and is disappointed to not receive a
response.
Prophecy: Hey, Mr Megatron the Original! How’re you today? It’s
been a while!
*a prolonged pause*
Prophecy: Awh, come on Mr Megatron, you could try giving me an
answer!
Megatron 4 fires upon her, but she does not respond or show any
damage, instead “selecting” Unitus, Dinobot and Medusa with
energy bubbles and sliding them, along with herself, into a
nearby room. She then joins Unitus and says that they must
depart. As Necrocide heads through the facility, he meets
another Megatron.
Megatron: Ah, another visitor.
Necrocide: The name’s Necrocide. And I understand that you’re
Megatron?
Megatron: Yes, and we’re aware of you, Valoranian.
They have a short conversation, the two greatest villains
trading verbal blows – Megatron eventually thanks Necrocide for
bringing on the near-extinction, and the Valoranian thanks the
Megatrons for the body. They then part ways. Sawblade’s team
continues to attack the Maximals, only for Dinobot to appear and
order Sawblade to stop. When the psychopath ignores him, the
leader strikes him, and tells him that they are retreating. They
head off, just as Ripple collapses to her knees in pain. She
alerts her allies that the Red Rain is nearing her spark
chamber. Claws sends Parallax off all the while, telling him
that he has to find the others. Medusa heads through a corridor,
only to see Necrocide at the end, heading outside. He smirks at
her, and causes intense pain in her scar, before departing. As
Unitus and Prophecy continue through the facility, Parallax
bumps into them, immediately recognising Prophecy. She greets
him excitedly, and informs Unitus that he is Megatron
1,000,000,000.
Mirage’s team reaches the surface, and the jackal-bot asks
Scale where his ships are. Andromeda is the first to notice a
gigantic shadow looming above. As Freeline flies a small ship
down to Earth, she too notices… a gigantic ACL cruiser looming
above. Aboard, Giaseqen is in the bridge, with various monitors
showing the “help” message.
Cast:
Laserbeak – Frank Welker
Claws – Edie Mirman
Parallax – David Kaye
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Scale – Ron Perlman
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Ferros – Tony Todd
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Medusa – Luci Christian
Megatron – David Kaye
Scorpinax – Brian Drummond
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Necrocide – Billy West
Sawblade – Nolan North
Airazor – Tom Kenny
Toxiclaw – Jennifer Hale
Shockblast – Brian Drummond
Haywire – Tania Raymonde
Firegrowl – Steve Staley
Rattlesoar – Sarah Williams
Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Tetsuprima – Grant George
Wartiger – Patrick Seitz
Talenra – Jay Hickman
Giaseqen – Billie Piper
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#Post#: 659--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: September 5, 2015, 4:45 pm
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Episode 27 – All That Creeps, Crawls and Flies
Airdate: Saturday 5th September 2015
Synopsis: A loud, almost primal ruckus can be heard nearby, as
Umbraven slumps against a wall, hands to her ears. A figure
approaches her – she looks up with teary eyes to see the Debt
Collector, who offers her the chance to escape the chaos and
carnage.
Unitus Prime is stood in the bridge of New Cybertron, analysing
information on Earth and its Megatron inhabitants. Arcrise
appears next to him, suggesting he take a break from fretting
over it – the Prime reminds her of how dangerous Megatron can
be, and that he poses a threat to the entire Cybertronian race.
At that moment, Scale, Paladin, Sickleclaw, Noxa, Quickpaw and
Umbraven enter: Quickpaw is thanking the others for helping her
and Umbraven out, noting that a few days on, they are still
confused by the sheer size of the ship. Unitus thanks the group
for coming, and explains that, since the arrival of the ACL on
Earth a few days before, they have reinstated themselves as a
major threat to the Cybertronians.
Unitus Prime: Thank you all for gathering here. As you know, the
Anti-Cybertronian League has returned. After their arrival on
Earth a few days ago, they’ve made sure to plague us at
full-force. They’re one of the biggest threats to our continued
survival, and they need to be stopped.
To that end, he intends on sending the team out on a mission to
severely damage the ACL’s efforts… by killing their political
leader, Giaseqen. The bots respond in various ways, with
Umbraven outright against any degree of murder. Quickpaw tells
her to relax, causing her to note that Quickpaw is, of course,
fine with the mission. Unitus continues on, explaining that
Scale, Paladin, Sickleclaw and Quickpaw are each well-suited to
the mission, and that Noxa shall be provided with weapons of a
biological nature, suiting his role as medic (although Noxa
himself is uncertain of this). Umbraven again refuses to kill,
and Unitus warmly tells her that she shall act as a scout and as
reconnaissance.
Umbraven: No, don’t even tell me what my role is. I’m not a
warrior, and I’m definitely not a murderer. I refuse to kill
anyone, even if-
Unitus Prime: Umbraven, it’s okay. I don’t expect you to kill
anyone.
Umbraven: Huh…?
Unitus Prime: You’ll act as the team’s scout. Map out the route,
alert them in advance of any opposition.
He reminds the team that they have access to the Legacy
crystals, and adds that Scale shall detail the mission once they
depart. He thanks them all and Scale leads them off; Arcrise
asks if he is certain of this mission, as ACL-sympathisers may
rise up if they witness a Cybertronian assassination on
Giaseqen. The Prime coolly states that he has no other choice if
he is to preserve the Cybertronian race, as the ACL are out for
blood and cannot be reasoned with.
In the dark corridors of Iustitia, Sawblade wanders, a sinister
but unreadable expression on his face. Reaching a door, he opens
it – explosive sounds immediately become apparent, as Shockblast
thoroughly attacks dozens of practice drones in the room beyond.
He very nearly fires on Sawblade, only to notice who it is and
flash a smirk. Sawblade enters the room casually as the larger
bot continues working his way effortlessly through dummy
opponents; the Helicoprion-bot asks Shockblast if he is happy
with Dinobot’s leadership.
Sawblade: Tell me, Shockblast, what do you make of our… glorious
leader’s work? Can you really tell me you’re happy with his
leadership?
The monstrous Archaicon finishes his attacks, and turns to
Sawblade, stating that he finds the faction far less engaging
than he imagined. Sawblade agrees, noting that he used to be
able to control Dinobot easily, but he feels that the leader is
beginning to grow aware of his machinations… or is at least
growing stale. He adds that Haywire is already on his side, and
that he is attempting to gather members for a potential mutiny.
Shockblast agrees to it, stating that Sawblade would make a more
interesting leader. Sawblade smirks and thanks his new cohort.
As Scale’s new ship soars towards the ACL citadel, Paladin,
Sickleclaw and Noxa prepare in the bridge while Scale himself
pilots the vehicle. Noxa is obviously uncertain about using the
supplied needle-gun and cryo-blaster, though Sickleclaw insists
that she shall help him along. Elsewhere in the ship, Quickpaw
is preparing some of her explosives as Umbraven watches
solemnly, back against the wall. The retriever-bot asks her
friend if she feels comfortable even being involved in the
mission, and she responds that she is not.
Quickpaw: You okay, Umbraven?
Umbraven: Mhm.
Quickpaw: Look, I know you’re bothered about killing and hey,
that’s fine, and you don’t even have to. But are you even fine
with being on this mission at all? And be honest with me.
Umbraven: Of course I’m not. I don’t want to do this.
As Scale summons the pair to the bridge, Quickpaw smiles and
takes Umbraven’s hand. All the while, the others begin departing
from the ship – as Quickpaw joins them, she shuts the door,
leaving Umbraven inside. Scale is annoyed, but the demolitions
expert insists that she can scout ahead for them.
Giaseqen witnesses the bots departing their ship via security
footage, and immediately contacts Talenra, informing him of the
situation. The scarred alien is already equipping a brand new
gauntlet, and tells the politician that he knows exactly what to
do.
Talenra: Oh, don’t you worry. I’ve been waiting for this. I know
exactly what to do.
All the while, Quickpaw charges at rapid speed through the
citadel – the Cheetor Legacy crystal powering her along as she
maps the clearest path through the building. Multiple ACL
soldiers rush through other corridors, only to be mowed down by
Paladin and Sickleclaw, following Quickpaw’s trail with
Huntdown’s Pursue Legacy crystal in Paladin’s Hope Brace. Scale
and Noxa bring up the rear, with Scale using Midnight’s Shadow
Legacy crystal and Noxa rapid-freezing opponents with the
cryo-blaster. All the while, Umbraven sits in the ship’s bridge,
reading files on the computer, when a loud slamming sound
emanates from outside, frightening her. Talenra breaks the door
down, and Umbraven scurries off as he enters the ship. On New
Cybertron, Arcrise informs Unitus that she has felt peculiar
ever since their time with the Debt Collector.
Arcrise: Unitus…
Unitus Prime: What is it?
Arcrise: I’ve… ever since the Debt Collector was with us, I’ve
been feeling strange. Like this weird sensation in the back of
my head… tingling up and down my spine. I feel… off.
The Prime suggests she keep him informed on the feeling as time
passes, while working on a message to be sent out to the rest of
the Cybertronian race across the multiverse. Sawblade heads for
Dinobot’s throne room, only to find Scorpinax there instead –
the blinded bot, when asked, explains that Dinobot has lead a
team off elsewhere. Hearing this, Sawblade is infuriated.
Umbraven scurries through the ship with Talenra in tow; using
her Hope Brace, she activates a list of Legacy crystals and
selects the Ironfist one. Using it, she proceeds to pick up
various random items and weaponises them, attacking him and
forcing him back. Nonetheless, Talenra advances… and then the
ship is rocked. Dinobot, Airazor, Toxiclaw and Haywire have
arrived and are attacking the ship, as Dinobot orders to make
the most of this opportunity to strand the Cybertronians.
Cast:
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Scale – Ron Perlman
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Sawblade – Nolan North
Shockblast – Brian Drummond
Giaseqen – Billie Piper
Talenra – Jay Hickman
Scorpinax – Brian Drummond
Airazor – Tom Kenny
Toxiclaw – Jennifer Hale
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Haywire – Tania Raymonde
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Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: September 12, 2015, 4:20 pm
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Episode 28 – Paradise Lost
Airdate: Saturday 12th September 2015
Synopsis: Wildfire runs desperately down back alleys, covered in
dust and panting, as an angry mob chases after him. Exhausted,
he stumbles and the mob begins to catch up… only for a thick
wall of energy to divide the alley. As the young bot looks up
blearily, he finds the Debt Collector stood there – she offers
him a solution.
A Maximal ship lands down at the Paradise Fortress, and Mirage
leads the crew – Wildfire, Swingback, Andromeda, Ferros,
Parallax and Prophecy – into the building. Wildfire uses
Gigabyte’s Legacy crystal to tap into the Fortress’ systems, as
Swingback and Parallax look around the area. They both agree
that it feels somehow surreal, as though it defies normality in
some way.
Swingback: It’s like… it doesn’t look surreal, but it feels it.
Parallax: Exactly. It feels like it doesn’t belong.
Swingback: Abnormal.
Parallax: Hey, that’s a good word! Yeah. It’s completely not
normal.
Wildfire finds the location of the main control room, as well as
Firegrowl’s quarters with its heavy number of computers. Taking
note of this, Mirage has the team split in two, with Wildfire,
Swingback and Parallax heading to Firegrowl’s quarters to dig
out as much information as they can, while she, Andromeda,
Ferros and Prophecy explore the control room. The two teams
split up, with Swingback and Parallax still observing the
strange architecture. Mirage’s team heads through the building,
with Prophecy humming Fauré’s Pavane to herself. Ferros asks
Mirage if she really expects to find anything of worth in the
Fortress, as the Paradise Four achieved little more than the
conquest of worlds.
Ferros: Mirage, do you honestly think you’ll find anything in
here? We fought them for a while, and they only cared about
taking over planets. It’s practically all they ever did.
The jackal-bot assures him that the Paradise Four are of
significance to them – Andromeda reminds Ferros of the Paradise
box mentioned when they first encountered the Four, and explains
that the Hope Braces they wear were inside it. Mirage elaborates
that she was the one who opened the box, and wants to know how
the Four connect to the Hope Braces. The group reaches the
control room, and Mirage heads straight for the computer
systems. All the while, Wildfire’s team reaches Firegrowl’s
room: Swingback teases Wildfire about his newly-gained technical
skills, and the bobcat-bot points out that it all just makes
sense when he uses Gigabyte’s crystal. He begins breaking
through Firegrowl’s security; all the while, Parallax furrows
his brow.
Mirage continues searching through the control room’s systems,
finding nothing of use. She begins to question why there seems
to be nothing relevant to the Paradise box, just as an alert
pops up. Opening it, the group finds that a large number of
intruders have entered the building. Ferros manages to load up
security footage, to reveal that the intruders are a number of
Megatrons. The large bot immediately goes to confront them, but
Mirage suggests otherwise, as he alone would not have much
chance. Ferros responds by asking Andromeda to accompany him,
and the two head off – Mirage quips that this must be how
Waspinator felt when she deliberately disobeyed him.
Ferros: Fine. Andromeda?
Andromeda: Hm?
Ferros: Come with me. Four hands and a spiral are better than
two.
Andromeda: Roger!
*they leave the room without paying any attention to Mirage*
Mirage: Well. Guess this is what Waspinator felt like back when
I used to ignore his orders…
She contacts Wildfire and co., alerting them of the Megatrons’
presence. She also asks if Wildfire has managed to find anything
of interest yet – indeed, the young bot has opened up numerous
files focusing on the research into their origins, the replica
Paradise boxes, and even Ohwa’s face and profile. Parallax uses
the Streetwise Legacy crystal all the while, activating a
stealth mode. He tells Swingback that he does not want the
Megatrons to find him.
Parallax: I don’t want them finding me…
Ferros and Andromeda confront the Megatrons as they head through
the Fortress – heated words are exchanged (mostly dismissive on
the part of the faux-Cybertronians), before Ferros uses
Cloudraker’s Legacy crystal to put pressure on all of the bots.
Andromeda increases it with her Fibonacci spiral, crushing the
Megatrons to the ground. Ferros darkly comments that Mirage had
little faith in him, only for the crushed bodies to explode at
once. The two bots are thrown through the corridor, damaged. As
Wildfire continues his searching all the while, he starts to
find more tentative research. Curious, he finds more security
and begins to break through it.
Prophecy continues humming to herself as Mirage witnesses the
explosion on the security footage. At that moment, three
Megatrons enter – the former-pharaoh goes to confront them, only
for Prophecy to greet them instead, cheerily welcoming them in.
Prophecy: Ohai, great Megatrons! Come in, I’ll get you some tea!
The ego of the trios overwhelms them as they approve of her
greeting, and the fembot proceeds to trap them in an energy
bubble. Mirage huffs in bemusement, and then returns to her
research, adding that they need to be quick – Wildfire manages
to crack through the security all the while, and brings up
text-only data which notes two possible figures involved with
the existence of the Paradise boxes. The first is Arcrise.
Wildfire informs Mirage of this, and the older bot is surprised,
before observing that Arcrise recreated the timeline and may
have generated the boxes… though the existence of the Paradise
Four would still be unexplained. As Wildfire continues on, he
finds the other name… the Debt Collector.
Wildfire: Still looking for the other name… scrolling,
scrolling… erm… ah.
Mirage: “Ah”? Wildfire, talk to me.
Wildfire: The… other name is the Debt Collector.
As Ferros and Andromeda recover, they hazily witness a figure
approaching. The Debt Collector claps her hands together twice,
and the entire Paradise Fortress blinks out of existence.
Wildfire gets a data recoil from it, and is sent sprawling –
Swingback and Parallax rush to his side. Mirage, Prophecy and
the trio of Megatrons all fall from the height of the dissipated
control room, with Prophecy managing to create an energy bubble
to catch them. The Debt Collector spies her from nearby, and
narrows her eyes before chronoskimming away. The Megatron trio
discuss the Debt Collector’s strange nature, and Mirage demands
to know why they came to the Paradise Fortress. One of them
explains that they have been studying the Paradise Four, and
that they were visiting the Fortress to try and learn more.
Multiple other Megatrons head off towards a portal all the while
– Mirage forcefully kicks the energy bubble in the direction of
the portal, while Wildfire, Swingback and an awkward Parallax
tend to Ferros and Andromeda. A final aerial shot shows the
ground where the Paradise Fortress once stood.
Cast:
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Parallax – David Kaye
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Ferros – Tony Todd
Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
Megatron – David Kaye
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#Post#: 663--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: September 19, 2015, 12:57 pm
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Episode 29 – Experiments
Airdate: Saturday 19th September 2015
Synopsis: Megatrons mill about in their facility on Earth – the
bot who shall one day be named Parallax is staring longingly out
at the night sky. A voice behind him makes him jump, and he
turns to see the Debt Collector. The fembot asks if he has had
enough of lying to himself, and if he is ready to find the
meaning of his existence.
Now. Medusa is sat in a reclining medical chair, as a Megatron
carefully removes the scar tissue from her face. All the while,
he reminds her of her servitude to “him” in the old timeline,
and taunts her with the suggestion that all she knows is obeying
others. The Predacon hisses that she has been acting
independently for months now, but the Megatron points out that
it has not gone well for her… not to mention that she was under
orders from Blizzard for plenty of that time.
Medusa: Oh, please. Spare me your mind games. I’ve been a free
agent for months.
Megatron: Yes, and it’s served you wonderfully, hasn’t it? Think
about those past few months and ask yourself what you’ve
achieved. If there’s much of that time were you weren’t obeying
Blizzard, at least.
He shows Medusa her reflection, the scar now minimal and almost
clean of Necrocide’s tissue. Stating that there shall still be a
scar even with the oily tissue cleaned away, he hands her a
bottle containing a liquid that she should use to clean out the
scar regularly. She begrudgingly thanks him, and he instead
thanks her, noting that the opportunity to study Necrocide’s
genes was too good to pass up.
Medusa: I suppose I owe you a thanks.
Megatron: Thank me as you please. If anything, I should thank
you – you and your friends have provided valuable samples of
Necrocide’s genetic structure. We wouldn’t want to miss that
opportunity.
Elsewhere, Necrocide himself is stood in the ruins of the
Traykan platform ship, on the small island in the Traykan Prime
Ocean. As he walks amongst the blasted metal and dead bodies, he
approaches the torn-apart remains of Galvatron. Cracking his
neck, the villain proceeds to draw her body back together,
“sewing” her together with threads of oily black tissue. Once
she is whole, Necrocide approaches, pressing his hand to her
head. While her eyes do not light up, she begins to stir. She
groggily asks what is going on, and Necrocide tells her that she
is dead. Confused and angry, Galvatron demands an explanation –
the Valoranian elaborates that it has been a few months since
the battle for the Matrix, and he has since eradicated almost
the entire Cybertronian race. He now requires an emissary, and
he had “captured” Galvatron’s mind and implanted it into the
environment moments before killing her, as a contingency. She
shall serve him.
Medusa joins Hummingstreak, Ripple, Straight-Aim and the
Paradise Four in the large laboratory – Hummingstreak cheerily
greets her, and clarifies with her that all four have now been
cleansed of the Red Rain and any of Necrocide’s genetic
material. Straight-Aim asks if that means that they can leave,
but Tetsuprima laughs at them, pointing out that they are not
guests but captives. Medusa reminds him that they, unlike him
and his group, are true Cybertronians and of no scientific
interest to the Megatrons. Rattlesoar chimes in that the
Megatrons wish to kill all Cybertronians, so the four bots are
at greater risk than the Paradise Four.
Rattlesoar: Those Megatrons want to kill your race. No more of
you. We’re not like you. They don’t want us dead. It’s that
simple – you’re worse off here than we are.
The argument is interrupted by the sounds of Freeline screaming
– Hummingstreak, Ripple and Straight-Aim all grimace as they
recall their own torture on the floating city. Wartiger calmly
tells them to relax, as the fact that they survived means that
they are strong. Freeline, drained and panting, is dragged back
into the lab, before the Megatrons leave silently. Ripple goes
to her side, while Straight-Aim asks if this is what the rest of
them can expect. Freeline shakes her head, and asks them not to
tell anyone what she is about to tell them. She then explains
her true nature, as an Arkonian transformed into the deceased
Freeline through technological means. She is not a true
Cybertronian. Firegrowl’s curiosity is piqued by this, as
Freeline continues that the Megatrons are using techniques to
study her and to unveil her true form, which she adds is not who
she feels herself to be anymore.
Firegrowl: Technology that can reconstruct someone into a
Cybertronian… fascinating…
Freeline: They’ve been… using all these strange devices on me.
Probing and studying. Some of them shift me back… back to who I
was, but I’m not, I’m not her. I’m Freeline. I feel like
Freeline. I’m not that Arkonian anymore…
Medusa remarks that this still leaves the fate of herself and
the other true Cybertronians open – Ripple snaps that that is
not the point, and that the Predacon is obsessed with her own
survival. The viper-bot remarks that Freeline’s own life is not
of importance, as she is already dead anyway. Ripple snarls that
the being here is still Freeline.
As rain begins to fall on Trayka, Galvatron sneers, asking why
she would ever serve a false Prime. Necrocide starts by noting
that he is no longer Prime, and indeed, the Matrix was shattered
shortly after her death. He has gifted her the closest thing to
new life that is possible, for a specific purpose, and he can
fully terminate her existence if she refuses to join him.
Necrocide: I’ve given you life, of a sort. The closest thing I
could ever give you to a new life. And, naturally, I’ve done it
for a reason. One specific reason. Now, you can play along with
me, with heavy gratitude and an appreciation of this second
chance, or I can let go of your mind and let you fade into
nothingness.
Galvatron remarks that she would rather cease to be than serve
anyone else – Necrocide smiles sinisterly, and says that things
shall be done the hard way. Sitting down cross-legged and
ignoring Galvatron’s shouts of disagreement, he begins to
meditate. Immediately, Galvatron’s body begins moving against
her will. Necrocide, eyes still shut, notes that he has snared
her. She is now under his control. She begins to head towards
his ship, with no ability to resist, simply scowling fiercely.
When she asks where she is headed, Necrocide tells her that she
is going to hell.
Galvatron: Where are you sending me?
Necrocide: Hell.
The Megatrons’ captives, minus Medusa, are still in the lab.
Firegrowl is talking with Freeline; he notes that she should be
grateful that she knows her origin, as he does not know his.
Freeline counters that she feels as though she is a
Cybertronian, and not truly being one troubles her. Tetsuprima
asks why their origin is even important, and Hummingstreak
points out that their apparent purpose could all just be a lie
if they don’t know where they really came from. This actually
resonates with Tetsuprima, which amuses Rattlesoar. Medusa is
stood outside all the while, as a Megatron passes by. She
notices him sneering at her, but shrugs it off. Almost heading
down the corridor, she stops, taking a deep breath and returning
to the lab. As the others turn to her, she asks them if they
want to escape.
Cast:
Megatron – David Kaye
Parallax – David Kaye
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Medusa – Luci Christian
Necrocide – Billy West
Galvatron – Carey Mulligan
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Tetsuprima – Grant George
Rattlesoar – Sarah Williams
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Wartiger – Patrick Seitz
Firegrowl – Steve Staley
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