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Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: February 27, 2016, 5:05 pm
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Episode 50 – Forever Is a Long Time Coming
Airdate: Saturday 27th February 2016
Synopsis: Shortly after Medusa’s encounter with the Vok in
timeline b; running hurriedly, she finds a strange, unnatural
crack in the fabric of reality. As she approaches, its colour
shifts from magenta to azure, and it begins to pulsate. Bracing
herself, Medusa reaches out to the crack.
Ancient Earth, a few billion years ago in timeline a – Cheetor,
Silverbolt, Dinobot, Blackarachnia, K****h, Nightscream and
Waspinator are gathered around the newly-gifted Legacy-Hunter,
preparing to leave. Suddenly, Medusa stumbles into sight, a
little disorientated. The Maximals assume that she is another
returnee courtesy of the Legacy, but Medusa is simply taken
aback when she sees the group. After a moment of taking in her
surroundings, she confirms their assumption, and introduces
herself. K****h quickly suggests that Medusa should come with
them, which Cheetor agrees to as they cannot leave her alone on
primitive Earth. Waspinator then bounces over to the new
arrival, still talking with his original buzzy voice (though in
first person), and introduces himself. He quietly adds that he
knows she is a Predacon too, and that he is sure they shall
become great friends, which Medusa half-scoffs at.
Waspinator: You’re a Predacon too, right? I can tell! Don’t
worry, I won’t let the otherzzz know if you don’t want me to.
Medusa: Sure.
Waspinator: I bet you and I are going to be great friendzzz! I
can feel it!
Medusa: Cheh.
A couple of years, shortly after Cybertron’s victory over
Unicron – Silverbolt, Blackarachnia, K****h, Nightscream and
Razorbeak are celebrating in the bridge while a reformatted
Medusa hangs back, faintly smiling. Heading deeper into the
ship, she finds Waspinator sat alone solemnly. Noting that it is
not like him, she stands beside him as he begins talking (in
normal but light voice) about Tailturn, one of many bots trapped
inside Unicron who got evacuated to parts unknown. He reiterates
his promise to find and protect her, and Medusa chuckles at his
crush, and nonchalantly claims that he shall find her.
Waspinator: I promised her. I said I’d find her and I’d keep her
safe.
Medusa: *chuckles* Bless. You’re smitten. Well, you’ll find her,
relax.
The hornet-bot blushes at the crush comment, and forlornly
states that he hopes she is right. Another while later, and
Tailturn has just ascended to the Chandelier. Waspinator grimly
walks past Medusa, both of them again in new forms; the
viper-bot tells her long-time teammate that she is sorry, and he
stops, shaking, on the verge of tears. He states that he never
even got to say goodbye to Tailturn, and then comments that at
least Medusa is always there for him. At this, she is greatly
taken aback.
Shortly after the defeat of Rainburst, and the large number of
Valyssian Maximals (although they have no idea of the concept
yet) are gathered on Cybertron, beginning to form the Elite
Guard. Medusa is preparing to leave, when Waspinator approaches
her – he asks what she is doing, and she says that she has been
meaning to cut ties with the others for years. A little hurt,
Waspinator points out that there must be a reason that she
stayed with them for so long, and Medusa immediately responds
that it was a tiring sense of duty. He tells her not to run
away, and she snaps that she is not; the mech calmly points out
that, as he sees it, she has simply realised how much she has
grown since first joining the team, and it scares her. Medusa
dismisses his claims, but once he leaves, she exhales heavily
and begins unpacking again.
Waspinator: You’re being stupid…
Medusa: I’m not. I should’ve left long ago.
Waspinator: But you didn’t, so there must have been a good
reason. You’ve been with us for years and years, pretty much
since the beginning.
Medusa: Yes, I had an exhausting sense of duty, and I’m done
feeling obligated.
Waspinator: Yeah?
Medusa: Yeah.
Waspinator: *after a pause* That’s still no reason to do this.
Don’t just run away.
Medusa: I am NOT running away!
Waspinator: I think you are. As far as I see it, this is the
first time you’ve been able to just stop and think about
everything that’s happened. I know I’ve done a lot of thinking…
and honestly? It scares me. I’ve changed, so much. You have too.
You’ve grown a whole lot, and you’re frightened. It’s okay. I
understand. I’m here for you, we all are – I can’t say you’ve
changed for the better, cause like I said, I sure as slag don’t
think I have… but, well… you’re still you. And we still love
you.
Medusa: *flinches* You’re wrong.
Waspinator: Yeah?
Medusa: Yes, Waspinator.
Waspinator: If you say so. Just remember that I’m here for you,
okay? You’d do the same for me… even if you’d hate to admit it.
Twenty years later, on the Puzzle Construction and Testing
Satellite, Medusa is helping some of the other Maximals
construct the Puzzle while Waspinator and Streetwise watch on –
she overhears him telling the cat-bot that he shall always
protect her, and grimaces. She goes to call out to him, but
Dinobot requests her help (referring to her as Hex).
Half-smiling at the Utahraptor-bot, she goes to assist him. Back
on Cybertron a few months later, Dinobot and Hex are two of the
bots watching the approach of a Predacon fleet. She guiltily
leads him aside, and begins to explain that, amongst the
Predacons that appear, there will be a younger version of
herself. Confused, Dinobot implores her to elaborate; the
viper-bot explains that she was not a Legacy returnee, but came
from the distant future. An earlier version of herself is
amongst the coming Predacons – Dinobot quickly realises that
this is why she had changed her name recently. Hex nods, noting
that she believes that, rather than having events play out as
intended, her presence is an alteration to events.
Hex: The thing is, I’m certain that this isn’t some…
self-fulfilling prophecy, some predestination paradox. I’m not
making sure that events happened the way they were meant to, I’m
changing them in a million tiny ways. I’m rewriting history.
She does not ever remember having seen a future version of
herself, and if her young self were to learn of this, it could
cause even more damage. Dinobot asks if Hex had travelled back
for a reason, to prevent something; the fembot sneers that it
was simply her need to survive.
Waspinator (now with familiar deeper voice) and Hex briefly
reunite on Trayka amidst Megatron’s chaotic attack. She goes to
explain herself, but he states that he has already worked it out
– that the venomous Medusa who roped him into the Predacons is
an earlier iteration of her. Hex nods, and apologises, while
Waspinator simply remarks coldly that she assumedly revives
after his killing of her. She nods, and adds that she cannot
explain the details, before adding that Megatron has killed so
many of them.
Hex: Mhm. I wouldn’t be here otherwise… it’s complicated, and I
can’t tell you. I’m sorry. They… they’re all dying, Waspinator.
Megatron’s killed so many of us…
Waspinator promises to stop him, and (somewhat awkwardly) hugs
her comfortingly. We briefly see, some five years later, Hex
alongside Waspinator, Illyiara, Nightfall, Daybreak and Vapour
aboard the Fibonacci; and then along with Emberscales Prime,
Waspinator, Uproar, Cloudraker, Vapour, Sonar, Constant and
Prophecy next to the Arcrise Machine. Waspinator turns to Hex,
checking that she always knew this would happen; she nods and
smiles softly. We have another brief moment with Hex along with
the rest of the Epsilon-Zero team combatting Predacons aboard
Fortress Maximus. Some months on, Hex approaches Waspinator
aboard Leviathan, his own memories restored – she admits to
having retained her memories, though her she can barely recall
her times as the “other” Medusa; she then briefly hints towards
the information stored within her.
Waspinator: You didn’t have to get your memories restored.
Hex: I’m sorry; I’ve remembered timeline a all along.
Waspinator: That’s fine. It’s not like we would’ve believed you…
I always did wonder why Medusa reminded me of you…
Hex: Hey! Wait, I shouldn’t take offence at that… ugh, it’s been
so long since I was her, you know? It just feels bizarre.
Waspinator: She’s still our captive.
Hex: I know what happens next.
Waspinator: Oh?
Hex: Can’t tell you. Sorry.
Waspinator: I think that’s your favourite word.
Hex: Heh…
Waspinator: So why were you fortunate enough to retain your
memories? Luck of the draw?
Hex: No, probably… the little secret in my neck. I’ll tell you
one day. Once you catch up with me… once we reach the point I
travelled back from. I promise.
Waspinator: I’ll hold you to that.
We then jump to her getting hit by a fragment as Dinobot
destroys the One True Matrix. She reels, in pain and stunned…
but quickly finds her battle-wounds healing up, an effect of her
fragment. Various moments pass by, with Hex as part of the Dawn
Katana crew, aboard Leviathan during the final strike on
Necrocide, fighting and falling in the battle against the ACL,
and in timeline c as Unitus Prime and Arcrise join the team on
Fothai. The Prime gives her a reassuring smile, which she
returns in kind.
The present – Unitus Prime is sat, with his head in his hands,
stating that he remembers everything, but that he is still aware
that it is wrong. Hex – Medusa – tells him that she knows it is,
but now that she is set in place, she can finally begin acting
on the information that she has been carrying. At this, the crew
give her a confused look, while Fixoma looms in the distance.
Cast:
Medusa/Hex – Luci Christian
Cheetor – Ian James Corlett
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
K****h – Mae Whitman
Silverbolt – Scott McNeil
Nightscream – Alessandro Juliani
Blackarachnia – Venus Terzo
Waspinator/Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Razorbeak – David Anders
Gigabyte – Bella Hudson
Huntdown – Corey Burton
Streetwise – Bernadette Peters
Vapour – Corey Burton
Illyiara/Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Daybreak – Tania Raymonde
Nightfall – Josh Keaton
Emberscales Prime – Jason Michas
Prophecy – Jocelyne Loewen
Uproar – Alessandro Juliani
Cloudraker – Lauren Tom
Constant – Jeremy Davies
Sonar – Laura Bailey
Ironfist – Colin Murdoch
Rapticon – Billy West
Blizzard – Eden Sher
Howlback – Kate Higgins
Tidal Wave – James Arnold Taylor
Cross-Shot – Karen Gillen
Snapjaw – David Leisure
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Buzzstreak – Sasha Paysinger
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Scale – Ron Perlman
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
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#Post#: 724--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: March 5, 2016, 5:58 pm
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Episode 51 – Little Whispered Secrets
Airdate: Saturday 5th March 2016
Synopsis: The Epsilon-Zero team are waiting in the facility on
Fixoma, clearly tense. On the monitors, Necrocide is
transporting the Valyssia engine through the wastelands of
Valoran – Quickpaw observes that she feels unsettled every time
she sees the villain’s insane grin. Freeline furrows her brow
all the while, and mutters that she knows who Hex is.
Unitus Prime is deep in thought as the Dawn Katana lands down
outside of the facility; Arcrise approaches him, telling him
that Medusa (or rather, Hex) is now a part of their history, and
that he must accept everything that has passed. The Prime
agrees, muttering that he remembers everything he has been
through with her… but he still knows it is a change to what had
originally happened.
Unitus Prime: I know. It’s all there, it’s all happened.
Everything she and I went through… it’s all real. But I still
remember it happening without her too… it feels wrong to
remember a timeline with her and it feels wrong to remember one
without her.
She asks if this is what it was like when he regained his
timeline a memories on Leviathan, and he notes that it was
similar. The team prepares to disembark, with Medusa explaining
that she has guided another team – including the other members
of the supposed Final Thirteen – to the planet in advance. As
Wildfire begins to question why, the viper-bot says that she
shall explain everything shortly; all the while, Prophecy stares
out at the facility, observing that it feels familiar. Necrocide
reaches the outskirts of Sepurt, and finds a group of armed
Valoranians approaching him. They refer to him as a hybrid; he
informs them of who he is, and they immediately begin to back
away from the legendary war criminal.
Valoranian 1: Halt! You have been identified as a hybrid.
Valoranian 2: Part-Valoranian, part-Cybertronian. Origin
unknown.
Necrocide: What a welcoming committee. I guess the history books
don’t have any good photos of me?
*the Valoranians do not respond*
Necrocide: I’m Necrocide. My reputation clearly does not precede
me…
*terrified, the group begins to back away*
Necrocide: Ah, there we go, that’s more like it. Thank you.
Necrocide chuckles diabolically at them, and uses his psionic
abilities to telekinetically crush one of them. The other
Valoranians flee, but quickly fall to Necrocide’s power and
insanity as well. The crew of the Dawn Katana head through the
Fixoma facility, with Prophecy repeatedly getting distracted by
the equipment and different rooms – reaching the surveillance
room, Medusa welcomes the Epsilon-Zero team. Freeline
immediately questions the history-altering bot about her new
memories, and Paladin interrupts, quickly summarising that she
is the Predacon Medusa of another timeline, travelled back into
the past and causing alterations that have only just set in.
Arcrise adds that she is now considering the alterations to be
timelines a*, b* and c*, meaning that they are now dealing with
six timelines. Wildfire and Swingback share an exhausted glance
at this, while Mirage and Scale notice the monitors following
Necrocide.
The citizens of Sepurt are stunned and panicked as Necrocide
traipses through the streets, the Valyssia engine still floating
overhead. The villain is grinning gleefully, occasionally
attacking stray Valoranians, when he halts, noting that he can
sense a Cybertronian. The Valyssia engine bounces in mid-air –
Dinobot has landed on top of it, with Sickleclaw watching on
from a nearby rooftop. As Dinobot investigates the surface of
the engine, Necrocide sends it flying down the street on its
side. The Utahraptor-bot leaps off, and Necrocide greets him as
he floats the Valyssia engine back up above the buildings;
Dinobot grimly tells the false Prime not to use the machine but
is dismissed immediately.
Necrocide: Dinobot! It’s been a while… we’ve rarely had the
chance to have a proper conversation, have we?
Dinobot: You mustn’t use the Valyssia engine.
Necrocide: Tough. I’m going to.
Sickleclaw watches on all the while, on-edge as Dinobot takes a
step towards his opponent and insists that the use of the engine
is extremely risky. Necrocide remarks that he is all for taking
a risk, as he wants to wipe the Cybertronian race out of
existence and intends on using the engine to do so. The Maximals
watch on from Fixoma all the while, and Andromeda questions why
they are sitting back and watching what Necrocide does. Medusa
steps up, and informs the gathered bots that, before they act,
she needs to explain the knowledge that she has been carrying
with her for years. She begins by confronting Unitus Prime, and
confirming for him once again that there is nothing regarding
the Final Thirteen in ancient records.
Medusa: To start… yes, Unitus, your suspicions are correct.
There’s no record of the Final Thirteen anywhere prior to you
and your team donning the Hope Braces in timeline b. Certainly
nothing in the usual records – the Covenant of Primus, the
temple walls on Manterax, the Gallifreyan Matrix… everything
Cybertronian or otherwise, not a single word about a Final
Thirteen.
She expects that the very concept was written into being by the
Debt Collector via the Arcrise Machine. Mirage wonders to what
end this would be, and Medusa notes that she is unsure… but what
she does know is that records instead speak of eight who were
drawn together by fate, and who shall act as the final arbiters
of the Cybertronian race. They are, of course; Unitus Prime,
Scale, Buzzstreak, Paladin, Mirage, Wildfire, Swingback and
Andromeda. The group are surprised, while Hummingstreak whispers
to Ripple that he has no idea what is going on.
Necrocide laughs at Dinobot, noting that he is unarmed and
powerless. Smiling bitterly, the former-Archaicon states that
words are his weapon now, but Necrocide scoffs that they have no
effect on him. All the while, Ferros asks Medusa what purpose
the Epsilon-Zero crew serves – the viper-bot explains that she
assumes that the other members of the Final Thirteen have some
significance and were not random choices.
Ferros: Hold on. If those bots are this special eight, what’s
the need for the rest of us? You’re supposed to be the one who
brought us together… what for?
Medusa: Because some of you were members of the Final Thirteen.
If the Debt Collector selected the Thirteen, those of you not
amongst the eight are probably not random choices. You’re
significant. Even if you were red herrings, you mean something.
She then explains that they must remain in the facility, while
leading the Dawn Katana crew off to the cylindrical chamber. The
Epsilon-Zero crew look at one another, wondering who among them
were also amongst the Final Thirteen. Dinobot continues to
insist that Necrocide give up on his path before it is too late,
but the villain suggests that it is already far too late for
him. He then kills some of the surrounding Valoranians, and
giggles as he asks Dinobot if it upsets his honour. The saurian
snarls, just as Unitus Prime attacks Necrocide from behind.
Wildfire telekinetically guides the Valyssia engine as it falls
from Necrocide’s control, while Paladin and Mirage add to the
assault on the villain before he can recover. Medusa steps over
to Dinobot all the while, suggesting he step back; he looks at
her, deep in thought, before greeting her as “old friend”.
Medusa: It’s best to step back, Dinobot. Words won’t help here.
*Dinobot stares at her for a few moments*
Dinobot: It’s good to see you again, old friend.
Medusa: *smiles* And you.
The Unitus/Paladin/Mirage tag-team continues to face Necrocide,
with feral Swingback joining in the fray, while the Epsilon-Zero
team watches on from the facility. Sickleclaw is also watching
from her rooftop, somewhat scornfully, as Scale clambers up – he
questions her not joining the fight, and she tells him that
Dinobot told her to keep back, as fighting Necrocide is
suicidal. Scale begins priming a sniper rifle all the while, and
notes that Dinobot must care about her a lot. As his allies
focus Necrocide on one spot, he fires directly at the villain’s
head. The shell is telekinetically deflected back at the last
minute, striking Sickleclaw; enraged, Dinobot transforms and
dives into the fray, disrupting the unified actions of the
Maximals while Necrocide cackles diabolically.
Cast:
Necrocide – Billy West
Parallax – David Kaye
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Ferros – Tony Todd
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Medusa – Luci Christian
Dawn Katana – Joe Thomas
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Scale – Ron Perlman
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Buzzstreak – Sasha Paysinger
Valoranian 1 – Scott McNeil
Valoranian 2 – Luci Christian
Valoranian 3 – Wendee Lee
Valoranian 4 – Tony Todd
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
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#Post#: 727--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: March 12, 2016, 4:47 pm
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Episode 52 – Unlock
Airdate: Saturday 12th March 2016
Synopsis: Dinobot continues to ferociously tear into Necrocide
in Utahraptor mode, as the diabolical villain cackles
hysterically. Unitus Prime, Paladin, Mirage and Swingback try to
find a way into the fray, while Medusa turns her attentions to
Scale and Sickleclaw far above.
On the rooftop far above the conflict, Sickleclaw is heavily
wounded; as Scale tends to her, she insists that he focus on
taking out Necrocide, but the former-mercenary remarks that it
is too difficult to do so anyway with Dinobot attacking so
aggressively. Upon hearing this, the younger bot crawls to the
edge of the roof, looking down at her mentor’s fury in dismay.
Necrocide taunts Dinobot as the one-sided fight continues, until
Unitus Prime suddenly blasts the saurian-bot into a nearby
building. Paladin, Mirage and Swingback – with Buzzstreak and
Andromeda providing additional fire – lay into Necrocide, while
Unitus confronts the transformed Dinobot, telling him to stand
down. Furious and incensed, Dinobot snarls that he has to make
Necrocide pay for harming Sickleclaw; Unitus snaps that this is
not like him, and when Dinobot questions how he would know, the
Prime exclaims that they have been friends for years.
Dinobot: Let me fight! He has to pay, he has to suffer for
hurting Sickleclaw!
Unitus Prime: Stop, Dinobot! Calm down, this isn’t like you!
Dinobot: How would you know?!
Unitus Prime: Because I’ve known you for years!
Before anything more can be said, Medusa contacts Unitus, and
tells him that Sickleclaw is healed. Up on the rooftop, she
finishes using her healing Fragment ability to restore
Sickleclaw to full health, and the Velociraptor-bot thanks her,
somewhat taken aback. Dinobot is immediately relieved, and
Unitus firmly tells him to stay back, before leaping back into
the fight against Necrocide.
Dinobot: She’s safe… she’s well…
Unitus Prime: Now, stay here. Do not get involved.
All the while, Wildfire and Arcrise attempt to move the Valyssia
engine out of the city – Wildfire asks what the engine is, and
Arcrise explains that it can be used to rewrite fate, recounts
in brief the events involving it in timeline b, and reminds him
about the Ignition keys recovered when they found Andromeda. The
bobcat-bot awkwardly says that he was somewhat distracted during
that mission, and Arcrise mentions that the keys are necessary
to power the Valyssia engine. Their conversation is halted as
Necrocide’s attention reaches them and the engine falls back
under his telekinetic control. Scale quickly takes the
opportunity, firing on the distracted villain and actually
striking him in the head: he collapses to the ground
immediately.
Cautiously, the Maximals approach Necrocide, head clearly blown
open. Unitus Prime reaches to the false Prime’s chest, only for
dozens of shadowy tendrils to ensnare his hand – the skin of
Necrocide’s face pulls away from his skull, cackling insanely as
his oily-black substance attempts to transfer to the Prime. In
response, Unitus opens his chest cavity, unveiling the glowing
light of the Matrix, which wards Necrocide back into submission.
He then reaches into Necrocide’s own chest, pulling out the
incomplete timeline c Matrix and clearly causing the Valoranian
pain. Medusa joins the others, congratulating them on their work
before dragging Necrocide off by the head.
Medusa: Well done, guys. You did spectacularly.
Scale and Sickleclaw join the others, and Dinobot immediately
heads for his charge, clearly grateful that she is alive and
well. Sickleclaw smiles at Dinobot, and embraces him, before
stating that she must leave him. The older bot is taken aback,
and Sickleclaw elaborates that she saw how he reacted when she
was injured and dying. If he wants to reflect and try to regain
his old self, he needs to do so alone. Visibly upset at this,
Dinobot agrees nevertheless, and wishes both her and the
Maximals luck.
Dinobot: … you’re right. No attachments, nothing but myself.
Good luck, Sickleclaw; all of you.
He then heads off further into the city. Arcrise asks Unitus if
she should merge the timeline b Valyssia engine, still attached
to her chest, with the timeline c one; the Prime agrees to this,
just as Andromeda questions where Prophecy has gone. Looking
around in confusion, Unitus says that he shall look for her, and
orders the others to head back to Fixoma. They head off,
Sickleclaw included, although Buzzstreak hesitates. In the
facility on Fixoma, the Epsilon-Zero team congratulates Medusa
on the defeat of Necrocide, as she puts him into extreme
quarantine. The viper-bot coldly states that it is still far too
early to celebrate, and that she needs to find her younger
(though of course no longer truly alternate) self in this
timeline.
Unitus Prime finds Prophecy sat on a bench a few streets away.
He sits beside her, and asks if she is okay – she tells him that
her head has felt fuzzy since Medusa appeared, and it scares
her. Smiling, he gently hugs her, and asks if she can remember
the talk they had when her mind was clear for an abnormally long
time. She nods, and rhetorically asks why feeling wrong must
always feel right.
Unitus Prime: Hey now… do you remember that one time, when your
mind was clear for longer than usual… you talked to me, all
about how you felt?
Prophecy: *nods* Mhm… why does it always feel so right to feel
wrong?
After a brief moment of the two simply sat there, him supporting
her, she jumps up excitedly, and exclaims that “you’re the
keys”. Unitus questions what she means, but she simply takes his
hand and leads him away. The others are already back on Fixoma,
as Medusa runs scans on Necrocide to make sure that he is fully
quarantined and sedated. Prophecy skips in, once again humming
Fauré’s Pavane with Unitus in tow; immediately heading to the
others, she exclaims that they are the keys to fate. Many of the
team are immediately hesitant at this, having already supposedly
been members of the Final Thirteen, but Medusa backs up her
claim. “Hex” asks the bots what they think the Valyssia engine
is – she explains that it is a tool for them to save the
Cybertronian race and lead them to Valyssia. The eight of them
were drawn together by the shattered Matrix (with Andromeda
unreachable across universes, but still inevitably drawn into
the fold), as Valyssia itself knew they would be needed. Scale
asks what they need to do now, and Medusa claims that they must
unlock themselves, although she is not yet sure what that even
entails.
Scale: Fine. So we’re supposed to save the Cybertronian race.
Now what?
Medusa: You have to – ironically enough – unlock yourselves. I
don’t know what that actually requires, or involves, but that’s
what you’re meant to do.
Nodding, Unitus steps aside, stating that he shall try and
decide on their next course of action. As he finds a quiet place
to think, Buzzstreak joins him; he asks her what she is doing,
and she informs him that she needs to resolve something once and
for all. She then tells him that she loved him, and that she
wanted him to know so that she could get closure. At first
unsure how to respond, the Prime then smiles warmly, and thanks
her for telling him.
On Earth, a huge number of Megatrons are gathered out in the
streets of the ever rain-beaten city. The nefarious-looking
Megatron 1 takes to a huge stage (in fact a topped skyscraper),
and rallies his fellow clones, stating that their time hiding is
over, and their conquest shall now begin.
Cast:
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Necrocide – Billy West
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Medusa – Luci Christian
Scale – Ron Perlman
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Buzzstreak – Sasha Paysinger
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Parallax – David Kaye
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Ferros – Tony Todd
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
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#Post#: 735--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: April 9, 2016, 4:32 pm
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Episode 53 – Other Volitions
Airdate: Saturday 9th April 2016
Synopsis: A few months ago. The broken ruins of the Wreckers’
ship lies in the midst of an alien rainforest. Inside, timeline
c*’s Medusa finishes gathering up weapons and equipment as her
former teammates lie dead and desecrated around the bridge. With
her face still scarred, she treks into the rainforest.
An incredibly futuristic city, bustling with tall aliens –
Buzzstreak, now with a bob cut again, leads Quickpaw and
Umbraven into a large building, and addresses the automated
reception system in alien tongue. Quickpaw is taken aback by
this, until Umbraven points out Cynder’s Legacy crystal in the
bee-bot’s Hope Brace and remarks that it allows her to
auto-translate languages.
Quickpaw: Whoa. Who knew she could speak like that?
Umbraven: It’s the crystal in the thing on her wrist.
Quickpaw: Hope Brace.
Umbraven: Yes, Hope Brace. That crystal gives her the power to
translate any language, automatically. I imagine it’s a two-way
process.
Quickpaw: So she’s speaking normally and it’s translating for
her? Fancy.
Turning to the two, Buzzstreak informs them that they are to
meet with the Informant immediately. As they proceed up the
building in an elevator-like propulsion chamber, Quickpaw
ponders aloud if Unitus Prime has found her “sister” yet.
Buzzstreak assures her that he shall manage it, and Umbraven
quips that she has incredible faith in the Prime. Smiling,
Buzzstreak explains that the Dawn Katana crew are her family,
and she knows what they are capable of. Quickpaw adds that this
is why they accompanied Buzzstreak on her mission to learn what
it means to “unlock”, and Umbraven mumbles that she was fine
staying at the facility on Fixoma. Elsewhere, “our” Medusa is
exploring a massive construction in deep space, a hexagonal
tracking device in-hand. Reaching the centre of the
construction, she finds a large column that runs through the
structure, with a walkway leading to it and many controls
nearby. The Debt Collector explains that it is an electromagnet
that powers the construction – Medusa turns to her, and asks if
it is in fact her that she has been tracking. The villain nods,
and claims that she cannot allow the anomaly to find her
alternate self.
Debt Collector: You’re an anomaly. Your existence simply
shouldn’t be. And I won’t let you find your alternate self in
this timeline.
When Medusa asks why, the powerful fembot responds that she is
already enough of a problem as-is, and all iterations of her
must be removed. She proceeds to lunge at Medusa, and the two
begin to brawl fiercely.
Buzzstreak, Quickpaw and Umbraven’s propulsion chamber finally
reaches a halt, and the trio step out into a large, dimly-lit
room. A particularly-tall alien in full impressive regalia
welcomes the Cybertronians, and tells them that there were
complications in his introspecting for the answer they seek.
Quickpaw chimes in, curious as to how the Informant’s power
actually works; Umbraven suggests that she is being insensitive,
but the Informant explains anyway. His power derives from an
“infinite point” within his body, which allows him to explore
all of the knowledge in the universe. It simply takes him time
to search, hence needing to be sent requests in advance. The
entire civilisation has advanced so far in no small part thanks
to his ability. Buzzstreak asks how her request has proven so
difficult to fulfil, and the powerful alien states that it seems
to be knowledge only found in a single place in the whole
universe.
Buzzstreak: You said there were complications with my request.
Informant: Yes. As I said, it takes me time to find information…
there is a whole universe to search through. In the case of the
information you seek, it seems to only exist in a single
location.
His comprehension of it is faint, but as he understands it,
“unlocking” is simply a process of full self-awareness and
-understanding. Buzzstreak is confused by this, and questions
why they had not unintentionally unlocked themselves before.
Smiling, the Informant tells her that it is not something that
can be done without realising. Medusa and the Debt Collector
continue to fight, now on the walkway, repeatedly transforming
and dealing one another heavy blows. The Debt Collector begins
choking Medusa with one of her chains, cackling that she does
not have any desire to use most of her powers when the thrill of
killing Medusa with her bare hands is so enjoyable.
Debt Collector: *cackling maniacally* I could crush you in an
instant! I could smear you from existence! But who cares? This
is amazing! Killing you with my bare hands, it’s exhilarating!
Transforming somewhat forcefully, Medusa proceeds to bite the
Debt Collector, pumping cyber-venom into her. She then
transforms back as the villain reels, chain leaving her neck,
and rams the other bot into the column.
Medusa draws back, as the Debt Collector attempts to move
forward… and finds that her chains are magnetised to the column.
Smirking, the viper-bot heads over to the controls and begins to
slowly increase the electromagnet’s power – the Debt Collector’s
chains steadily draw her back against the column, until she is
bound tight against it. The magnetism continues increasing,
starting to respond to the technological parts of the Debt
Collector’s body, pressing her tighter and tighter to the column
and drawing her head close so that the side of her face is
against it. As Medusa mans the controls, she tells the villain
that she is still more than willing to murder for the greater
good; the Debt Collector’s body begins to flatten itself as she
screams out in agony, magnetic forces compressing her until,
with a grotesque noise, her technological components crush down,
bursting her organics and leaving her a disgusting mess.
Medusa: It’s been a while since I’ve killed, you know. Probably
longer than I realise. I might be a Maximal now… but I’d kill
the likes of you in a spark-pulse, for the greater good.
Content with this, Medusa checks her scanner and locates a new
reading. Buzzstreak, Quickpaw and Umbraven are headed back down
in the propulsion chamber; Umbraven asks Buzzstreak how she
intends on unlocking herself, and the bee-bot suggests that it
is simply a matter of introspecting. Though Umbraven fears that
may take time, Quickpaw assures Buzzstreak that they will
support her as much as possible. A small ship, piloted by
Medusa, reaches a moon – landing down beside another ship, she
steps out and is immediately attacked by her alternate self. The
Predacon quickly recognises her other self, and backs away,
intensely confused, as “our” Medusa explains swiftly that she is
herself from another timeline and that she needs to remove
Necrocide’s scar quickly.
Medusa (timeline c*): Wait… you’re me. That doesn’t make sense.
You look so different but- but you’re me.
Medusa: Yes.
Medusa (timeline c*): Explain. And it best make sense.
Medusa: In short… I’m you from another timeline… and the future,
and the past… for ease, let’s just say another timeline. I
needed to find you, and the scar.
Medusa (timeline c*): You don’t have one…
Medusa: But you do, and we have to remove it, as quickly as
possible.
A chain suddenly ensnares timeline c* Medusa’s neck, jerking and
snapping it in an instant. “Our” Medusa is stunned, as the Debt
Collector smirks at her, applauding her for giving her a
creative death.
Cast:
Buzzstreak – Sasha Paysinger
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Automated Reception System – Scott McNeil
Medusa – Luci Christian
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Informant – David Kaye
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#Post#: 737--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: April 16, 2016, 12:20 pm
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Episode 54 – Other Ventures
Airdate: Saturday 16th April 2016
Synopsis: Still heavily-damaged and under quarantined lockdown,
Necrocide mutters to himself, his body occasionally twitching.
Freeline watches over the villain, visibly cautious and uneasy.
She walks away, and Necrocide grins insidiously.
A small, elegant ship lands down in a temperate plain. Unitus
Prime leads Prophecy, Arcrise, Hummingstreak, Ripple and
Straight-Aim out, and together they greet a gathered group of
Cybertronians. It is made clear that Unitus had sent out a
message, directly to each and every Cybertronian, summoning them
to this universe. With introductions made, Unitus leads the
group aboard the ship – when the leader of the group, Ricochet,
notes that the ship is too small for them all to board, the
Prime opens a doorway at the back of the bridge and guides them
in. Beyond the door is a vast, expansive city, with other
Cybertronians milling about. Unitus explains that this is their
temporary home, a pocket dimension which cannot be detected or
reached by any of their enemies.
Unitus Prime: This is where you’ll be living, for now. It’s a
pocket dimension – I’m sure you gathered as much – and it’s
perfectly safe. It’s undetectable, unreachable, and functionally
indestructible.
The group expresses their amazement, and Hummingstreak explains
rapidly that Arcrise is using her incredible powers to generate
this entire city, albeit it means she cannot do much else
(Ripple double-checks that they understood him). Straight-Aim
adds that the city automatically registers their presence, and
so they shall know once they have gathered everyone. Curious,
Ricochet asks how many more of their kind they need to find –
Unitus smiles, and remarks that they are thankfully closer to
the end, with only another two hundred or so. Prophecy then
excitedly leads the group off to explore.
Prophecy: Ooh, ooh, you guys should check out this place here,
they sell thingy-majigs! Like, really cool ones! Look, look!
In the Fixoma facility, Scale and Swingback are discussing
earlier adventures as Ferros watches on; he asks the two if they
are really okay staying with him, Noxa and Freeline, as their
presence seems to be more a good-will gesture from Unitus than a
necessity. Swingback assures him that they opted to stay to help
out, especially as the “keys to fate” are not needed together
yet anyway. Ferros clearly remains unconvinced.
Meanwhile, Noxa visits Necrocide’s quarantined prison, but
finds no signs of movement. He quickly summons Freeline, and as
she rushes in, he tells her that has to check over Necrocide.
The fembot immediately tells him not to, as the captive is a
ruthless murderer who could well be fooling them – Noxa
nonetheless feels the need to check, as he is a medic (and of
course, if Necrocide is dead, he is no longer a concern for
them).
Freeline: Don’t. You can’t trust him, he’s a mass-murderer with
no remorse. For all we know, he’s faking it just to try and get
close to us.
Noxa: I know, I know that, but I… I can’t just see someone like
this and not try to do something. I’m a medic, empathy is kind
of my modus operandi.
Freeline: He’s a criminal…
Noxa: And if he is dead, then he’s no longer a problem. But we
need to be sure.
Freeline instead runs a diagnostic scan remotely, and finds that
the body shows no signs of life; cautiously breaching the
quarantine, Noxa enters, checking over the body. Strangely, he
cannot diagnose a cause of death. The medic takes a deep breath,
exhales, and then leaves, the chamber returning to quarantine.
Unitus Prime’s ship journeys through space – the crew are
discussing their next location, a world called Yyl-3, before
Unitus asks the junior trio if they have ever heard of the Vok.
Met only with confusion, the Prime explains that they are some
manner of extra-dimensional entity who have involved themselves
in conflicts on occasion. Medusa had confided in him that it was
the Vok who guided her into the past, and she seems to be acting
as their new emissary, whether she realises it or not. Ripple
asks if this would be a problem, and Unitus suggests that she
could wind up acting against their race’s best interests down
the line.
Ripple: Is that a bad thing? I mean, sincerely, I have no idea
if her acting for these Vok would be a problem…
Unitus Prime: It could be. The Vok aren’t our allies, they’re an
outside force. If they push Medusa to do what they want, that
could mean her acting against us. We want what’s best for the
Cybertronian race… I just don’t know if they do.
Although he trusts her, he fears for the possibilities with
their influence on her. Prophecy announces that the Vok shall
not appear this time either, resulting in general confusion
amongst the crew (including herself). Straight-Aim then suggests
that the Vok are influencing everyone in some way, and Arcrise
states that they have to free themselves from other influences
if they wish to find their own paths in life.
Noxa and Freeline inform Scale, Swingback and Ferros that
Necrocide has died – the trio are all suspicious of this, but
Noxa insists that their enemy shows no signs of life. He then
coughs heavily, concerning Freeline while Scale narrows his eyes
in suspicion. An alarm sounds, and Ferros brings up security
footage to reveal Necrocide’s corpse attempting to break free.
The elephant-bot opts to head down and kill the Valoranian,
dismissing Noxa’s diagnosis. Scale tells the others to cover
their mouths and leave the room swiftly.
Scale: Cover your mouths. Right now. Don’t breathe in, and
follow me out of the room.
Ferros reaches the quarantined chamber, and smashes it open
before crushing Necrocide’s body, breathing heavily in rage and
exertion – Scale contacts him, and orders him not to breathe.
When the hulking Maximal responds in confusion, his arm moves
beyond his control and slices his head off. The others are
stunned, and Scale explains that Necrocide is employing his
telepathic abilities by having them ingest tissue particle,
which his mind is coasting on. Swingback clarifies that the
villain psychically abandoned his body and inhabited myriad
stray skin particles, which Scale confirms even as Noxa lunges
for them. Freeline responds in kind, knocking the controlled
medic back and suggesting that they run. Scale, Swingback and
Freeline exit the room, locking Noxa inside – Swingback suggests
that they have to put the whole facility under quarantine, but
Freeline adds that they too may be “infected”.
Swingback: Necrocide’s… mini-me’s could be all over the place
already. We need to put the entire place under quarantine.
Freeline: You’re right, but we might have particles of him in us
too. We can’t say for sure that we didn’t breathe any in… we’d
have to quarantine ourselves too.
As the trio ponder this, another realisation hits them…
Necrocide’s chamber has been breached. The villain, back in his
own body, swiftly makes his escape from the facility, cackling
madly and cooing that he shall leave a parting gift. The
Maximals hear a sickening thud in the locked room before they
can act. Scale opens the door again, and grimly informs his
companions that Noxa is dead. Swingback insists that they follow
Necrocide, but Scale points out that he could easily control and
dispel them if they give chase. They must cleanse themselves
first… and let the mass-murderer slip through their fingers.
Cast:
Necrocide – Billy West
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Ricochet –
Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Scale – Ron Perlman
Ferros – Tony Todd
Noxa – Mathew Baynton
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#Post#: 740--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: April 23, 2016, 5:48 pm
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Episode 55 – Other Virtues
Airdate: Saturday 23rd April 2016
Synopsis: The Dawn Katana rockets through the stormy skies above
an Earth city, chased by a fleet of Megatrons in advanced jet
modes. Aboard the ship, red warning lights flash as Paladin
attempts to out-manoeuvre the attackers – Parallax shakes,
insisting that it is all his fault.
Megatron 13 watches the aerial dogfight from a large control
room, manned by dozens of other Megatrons. Sneering, he orders
for the Giga Laser Cannons to be primed and to blast the
Cybertronian ship out of the sky. As the mobile weapons begin
charging up, the Dawn Katana veers past, firing at the bases and
damaging them. The senior Megatron snarls, and immediately
cancels his order lest the charging backfires and detonates the
area.
Megatron: Scratch the previous order! If we let the GLCs charge
in that condition, they could short-circuit. We don’t want to
annihilate the entire area. Cursed Cybertronians…
Other clones head outside, pointing large blasters to the sky
and firing upon the enemy vehicle – the ship’s shields manage to
block the blasts, but they pack enough power to rock it.
Irritated, Mirage places Midnight’s Legacy crystal into her Hope
Brace, before manipulating the ambient shadows in the dark skies
and the city below, ruthlessly lashing back at their attackers.
Sighing, Paladin places Cross-Shot’s crystal into his own Hope
Brace and turns the Dawn Katana’s weaponry on the terrestrial
Megatrons, hitting them with near-100% accuracy. Sickleclaw
watches him curiously. Megatron 13 makes contact with them,
remarking proudly that the Megatrons’ technological advances
allow for easy remote communication without establishing contact
links – Wildfire simply shuts down the link and asks the others
where they shall be landing.
Megatron: Greetings, Cybertronians! I’m sure you’re surprised by
my sudden contact – we Megatrons have been pooling our abilities
for the past months and engineering incredible technologies. We
can remotely access communication lines and establish links with
such phenomenal-
*Wildfire shuts down the link*
Wildfire: So, where are we thinking of landing?
An infuriated Megatron 13 re-establishes the link, and tells the
team that the Megatrons shall not allow them to trespass on
their world. Mirage responds that it is not their world, and
demands to know what they have done to the planet. Smirking, the
clone tells them that the entire biosphere of the planet is in
“shutdown” – induced biological hibernation, granting the
Megatrons free reign across the planet. He then taunts the
Cybertronians, suggesting that their technological advances will
see them as conquerors and rulers.
The Dawn Katana comes to rest in the midst of the nearby city.
As Mirage and Paladin remove the Legacy crystals from their Hope
Braces, Megatron 13 begins to detail the Megatrons’ plan: to
spread across reality, and conquer every universe in a single
action. Andromeda asks what this action would be, and Megatron
13 receives an electric shock before he can answer. Regaining
himself, he observes that the clones have a built-in shocking
device in case they go too far into a villainous speech which
reveals everything. The six are all unimpressed, and the villain
simply gives an awkward “yeeeess” before shutting the line.
Megatron: My apologies… we are all engineered with technology
that gives a mild electric shock if we venture too deep into
arrogant monologues…
*the Maximals all stare back, eyebrows lowered*
Megatron: … yeeeess…
*the link shuts*
Wildfire questions how competent the Megatrons really are, and
Mirage reminds him that Waspinator, Dinobot, Medusa and their
allies had to fight against the original Megatron time and time
again. Awkwardly, Parallax asks why they have to be here, and
Paladin covers how important it is for them to investigate the
Megatrons’ intentions, much like the other threats they have
probed. Parallax changes his question, asking why he has to be
here instead of being left on the moon (or the other side of the
solar system). Patting his back, Andromeda assures him that he
should not be afraid of the Megatrons. All the while, Megatron
13 is informed that Megatron One Billion was on the ship – the
senior clone confirms that he already knew as much, and that the
traitor cannot resist his nature forever.
Megatron: 13, I believe that One Billion is aboard the
Cybertronian ship.
Megatron: I am well aware. We can all sense him. Have no fear…
he can’t resist his true nature forever. He’ll return to us in
due course.
Immediately after saying this, he is summoned by Megatron One.
Insisting that the lower-ranking clones keep alert in case the
Dawn Katana makes a move, he heads out of the control room. Some
of the other Megatrons present begin to discuss how disgusting
Cybertronians are, and how everything shall be better once they
rule. The clones quickly grow absorbed in their conversation,
and do not notice as the computer systems are remotely accessed.
Sickleclaw approaches Paladin as he mans the computer systems
on the Dawn Katana – he checks that she is coping, and she
affirms that she is, telling him to stop asking her. The
conversation grinds to a halt, until the Raptor-bot cautiously
asks him why he seemed upset at using a Legacy crystal. Somewhat
defensively, Paladin tells her that he is not comfortable with
using the powers of the dead, but Sickleclaw points out that he
has used other crystals before without seeming so affected.
Instead of giving her an answer, the lyrebird-bot asks why it
matters, and she snaps that she is simply concerned.
Paladin: Why does it even matter?
Sickleclaw: I’m just concerned! Is that a problem?!
The tension between them is diffused as Wildfire bounces over,
asking Paladin how the information-drain is going. With the
confusing atmosphere between Paladin and Sickleclaw, the ship’s
A.I. addresses Wildfire instead, stating that it is 64%
complete. Megatron 13 enters the Zero Chamber, and is greeted by
Megatron 1. The nefarious-looking clone immediately informs the
later Megatron that Parallax will likely never return to them.
As 13 recoils in shock, 1 elaborates that the original Megatron
was the same being as the legendary Optimus Prime… and he
believes that Megatron One Billion is the miniscule chance of
Megatron having possibly inherited the heroic traits that he had
displayed as Optimus.
Megatron: What…?!
Megatron: Remember, the original Megatron was, at one point in
his long life, the legendary Autobot hero, Optimus Prime. While
he returned from such a degrading position, it still stands to
reason that there is a tiny chance of such… heroic tendencies
returning to light. I believe that One Billion is that chance.
He’s the one of us that still has Optimus’ “goodness”.
Before 13 can give this a proper response, he is contacted and
informed of the information-drain. Paladin informs Mirage that
the drain has completed, and she orders a quick retreat – the
Dawn Katana lifts off and shoots towards the sky, as the
Megatrons in the control room watch on. Megatron 1 warns
Megatron 13 that the Cybertronians are ingenious… but that they
can still be bested. As the [I]Dawn Katana[/I] A.I. sifts
through the Megatrons’ data, he brings up imagery of Vok
artefacts from within. While the others have no idea of the
significance, Parallax becomes panicked, stating that the Vok
might be interfering with events.
Cast:
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Parallax – David Kaye
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Megatron – David Kaye
Dawn Katana – Joe Thomas
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#Post#: 744--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: April 30, 2016, 4:00 pm
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Episode 56 – Reclaim Thy Honour
Airdate: Saturday 30th April 2016
Synopsis: A solemn alien temple stands untouched in the middle
of an overgrown forest. Deep inside, a pool of silvery liquid
ripples and shimmers gently, as an almost holographic image
begins to manifest above it.
Elsewhere in the forest, Dinobot mediates in isolation. The
trees and flora move about gently all around him – clearly
sentient in some manner. The Utahraptor-bot furrows his brow
somewhat as he focuses, and his thoughts flash over his actions
in timeline b, Sickleclaw’s rant, and her timeline c self’s
near-death experience in the battle against Necrocide. Losing
his focus, he stops his meditation, letting out a sigh.
Suddenly, a voice refers to him as a slaggin’ saurian; stunned,
Dinobot turns to see none other than Rattrap, stood with his
arms folded. The taller Cybertronian is taken aback, stating
that Rattrap is dead (the Maximal checks himself over, and
questions that statement). After a moment, Dinobot resigns
himself to losing his sanity, but Rattrap clarifies that he is
indeed here, just that he is drawn directly from Dinobot’s
memories… a figure from his past who means a lot to him.
Dinobot: No wonder I cannot focus. I’m losing my sanity. The rot
is truly setting in…
Rattrap: Relax, yer not losin’ it. I’m really here… just not me,
y’know? I’m the me that you remember, basically. Plucked outta
yer memories, someone who means a lot to ya.
Dinobot scoffs and claims that Rattrap means nothing to him but
a nuisance – the two quickly begin to squabble, until the
Utahraptor-bot catches himself and smiles faintly. He asks
Rattrap why he is here, and the illusory Maximal admits that he
himself is not certain. However, he knows that there is a
message for Dinobot. The honour-driven bot is confused as to who
would have a message for him, and Rattrap transforms, trying to
work out the necessary path. As he locks onto a “tantalising”
scent and begins to scurry off, Dinobot transforms too and
follows after him. Rattrap comments on Dinobot’s beast mode
being even larger and more fearsome than he recalls, before
adding that it is also more feathery.
Rattrap: Yer lookin’ bigger than ya used to, chopperface. And
more fearsome. And a lot more… how ta put it… feathery.
Dinobot snarls and explains that he correct the DNA scans for
his recent beast modes, but Rattrap quips that the larger bot
just wanted to look more attractive as opposed to being “a scaly
old Pred”.
Dinobot and Rattrap approach the hidden temple – the former
remarks that there always seems to be a temple somewhere in a
forest, while his illusory companion leaps past some moving
vines and heads into the building. Following, Dinobot is
impressed by the architecture, exotic and almost haunting.
Rattrap leads his companion on, asking him all the while why he
seems so different; Dinobot sighs, and explains that he has come
to realise that he can be manipulated too easily, and lead
astray with only tenuous connections to his own honour and
morality.
Rattrap: So what’s been up with you since I last saw ya? I’m
pickin’ up a whole other vibe off of ya. Somethin’s changed.
*Dinobot sighs*
Dinobot: I’ve come to realise that I am exposed to the
manipulations of others, to become tainted and twisted to the
whims of others. The honour, principals, morality which I have
bound myself to… none of it is enough to hold me to the right
path. It can all be taken advantage of, corrupted, leaving me
blinded and thinking foolishly that I am doing what, in
isolation of those malicious breeds, I would naturally feel
just.
A little taken aback by this, Rattrap proceeds to scoff and
claims that the Dinobot he knows would not be concerned by such
things. The saurian bot responds that he never would have
considered himself so easily controlled before, and adds that
lives were put at stake due to his misguided actions. Stopping
and transforming, Rattrap informs Dinobot that, while he may be
a Predacon by origin, his spark is always honourable; and that
the very fact that he feels remorse means he is already close to
redemption. He just has to act.
Rattrap: Look, Dinobot… yer basically a Predacon, right? That’s
how ya started. But yer not a Predacon where it really counts!
Yer honour, right down to yer spark! And whatever it is that ya
did, no matter how bad, y’feel bad about it. That puts ya close
enough to redemption to give ya a head-start. All ya gotta do is
act.
The illusory Maximal then steps aside, showing Dinobot the
silvery pool. As the taller bot transforms and approaches it, an
echoed voice can be heard. The closer Dinobot gets, the clearer
the voice becomes… and it introduces itself as Nosk’yra, the
head of the Anti-Cybertronian League. Dinobot is immediately on
the defensive, but Nosk’yra continues that he is not intending
on doing the Cybertronian any harm. Instead, he has an important
message. Scowling, Dinobot asks how he can trust the alien, and
is told to press his hand into the liquid and find out how
himself. Though he is uncertain, a thumbs up from Rattrap gives
the saurian bot the push needed to place his hand into the pool
of mysterious liquid.
With a jolt, Dinobot awakens. His senses are hazy as he tries
to sit upright – Nosk’yra looks over him, telling him gently to
remain calm. As Dinobot begins to gain control over his senses,
the ACL leader informs him that he cannot leave this room at
present. He continues that he cannot explain much, only that
they are currently in another universe and that Dinobot, being
in isolation, was the only one that he could reach.
Nosk’yra: And I’m sorry; I really can’t explain much to you at
all. Much of it, you will have to discover for yourself… but
right now, we are in another universe. You were the only one
that could be reached, what with presently not interacting with
anyone… but that doesn’t matter…
The Utahraptor-bot again tries to sit up, but finds that he is
secured in place by sensory equipment. Nosk’yra again tells him
to remain calm, and makes brief reference to mind-bridge
technology, but Dinobot simply demands to know what is
happening. Grimacing, Nosk’yra tells Dinobot that he must find
the Omniconfigurator, join Unitus Prime and Arcrise, and then
use the Quantum Stopwatch. He then adds that their return is
reality’s only hope, and wishes Dinobot luck before the
Cybertronian’s senses begin to blur once more. As soon as he
blacks out entirely, he stumbles back from the silvery liquid.
Just about catching himself, he finds that Rattrap is nowhere to
be seen. Clearly despondent at this, the Utahraptor-bot picks
himself up and begins to exit the temple. Reaching the entrance,
he notices an ornate sword hung above it – he pauses, before
taking the weapon and unsheathing it, inspecting it. Dinobot
recounts the path that has lead him here, and that, while he
must never forget what he has done, that includes his good
actions too. He resolves to reclaim his honour and to save
reality.
Dinobot: Elegant blade… you know not what I have done. I was
once a warrior, a traitor to my kind in the name of honour. I
gave my life for the greater good, more than once, and was
continually rewarded with resurrection. And as my life continued
on, and my experiences grew in number, I became assured of my
philosophies. Indeed, I became so assured that I lost my
bearings. I opened myself to corruption… so confident that I was
right, that I forgot what I believe myself to be right about.
Like you, I was used by others as an implement of their own
intentions. I came to realise far too late what had become of
me. It is something that I will never forget, and likely never
forgive myself for. But, dear blade, I am not that bot alone. I
have done good deeds as well as ill. I shall remember. I shall
remain. I shall reclaim the honour that I feel lost, prove
myself to be who I always believed myself to be… and save
reality.
Stepping out of the temple, he faintly hears Rattrap’s voice
wishing him luck. Nosk’yra leaves the previous room, occupied by
Dinobot’s unconscious body; as he passes through a corridor, he
is approached by Medusa, who asks if all is going well. The
alien confirms that Dinobot is aware of what must be done, and
Medusa assures him that her timeline c self shall also help as
best as she can.
Cast:
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Rattrap – Scott McNeil
Nosk’yra – Stephen Fry
Medusa – Luci Christian
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#Post#: 747--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: May 7, 2016, 5:02 pm
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Episode 57 – Necessities
Airdate: Saturday 7th May 2016
Synopsis: Unitus Prime’s small ship returns to Fixoma, skimming
close to the planet’s surface as it heads to the facility. On
board, the team try in vain to contact their allies… and as they
reach the building, they see the entrance torn open. Ripple
finally manages to get through to Scale, who says that things
have taken a turn for the worst.
Scale, Swingback and Freeline, clearly tired, exit the facility
and greet Unitus Prime’s team as they disembark from their ship.
The leopard gecko-bot explains the events of Necrocide’s escape,
and that it is best that they do not enter the facility to be
safe. Unitus bemoans this, before informing the trio that his
team have successfully gathered every Cybertronian. Straight-Aim
then chimes in, stating that Buzzstreak and co. are about ten
minutes away, with the Dawn Katana a little under an hour away.
However, Medusa cannot be reached. Hummingstreak suggests that
she is busy, but Straight-Aim adds that he has not heard from
her in a while.
Hummingstreak: Maybe she’s busy? Y’know, “can’t come to the
phone right now”, that kind of thing?
Straight-Aim: It’s been too long, though. I haven’t heard from
her in a while.
Concerned, Unitus then turns to Scale, Swingback and Freeline,
inviting them aboard the ship since they cannot enter the
facility. Elsewhere, Medusa slowly comes to, eyes heavy and
groggy. Taking in her surroundings, she quickly realises that
she is in a rundown basement, clearly unmaintained. With her
wrists and ankles bound by chains to the wall, the viper-bot has
no hope of escape, while a collar inhibits her ability to
transform. The Debt Collector enters the basement, telling her
captive that they are currently in the middle of nowhere, a
random abandoned house on a backwater world. The villain says
that she shall leave her captive here and she shall never be
heard from again… unless she explains what she knows. Medusa
smirks, and makes clear that she will never explain herself to
the villain. In response, the Debt Collector sits herself down,
and tells Medusa that she can practically smell the Vok
knowledge emanating from her.
Debt Collector: Listen, Medusa… I know your little secret.
You’re so clearly holding Vok knowledge, I can practically smell
it on you.
As Medusa shifts uncomfortably, the Zefetraian leans forward,
and tells her captive that she knows that she is acting as an
emissary, and that it truly began when timeline b started –
before the splitting of events.
Within the massive city aboard Unitus Prime’s ship, Prophecy is
giving Scale, Swingback and Freeline an excited tour; the trio
are impressed, although Scale attempts to downplay it. The rest
of Unitus’ team are in the bridge all the while, as Buzzstreak’s
ship soars into view. Unitus heads off, as Arcrise flinches –
she warns him that they must be quick, as she is not sure for
how long she can maintain the city.
Arcrise: We have to hurry… this is really starting to wear me
out. I don’t know how long I can keep on holding the city
together for.
Buzzstreak’s ship lands, and she, Quickpaw and Umbraven exit it.
They approach Unitus, and he informs them of his team’s success
and the escape of Necrocide. Hearing the news, Quickpaw asks if
her “sister” is still alive; the Prime nods, and the fembot
immediately rushes onto the ship excitedly, dragging an
overwhelmed Umbraven with her. Unitus then turns to Buzzstreak,
who tells him that, to unlock themselves, they must become fully
self-aware of themselves. When the Prime questions this, the
bumblebee-bot elaborates that it is something that must be done
consciously, and that she feels that she has already achieved it
during the return trip. She feels more powerful than before,
more Zen.
Unitus Prime: Is that it? I understand how that must be a
challenge, but at the same time…
Buzzstreak: It has to be done consciously, for one. No chance of
us having unlocked by chance. Actually… I’m pretty sure I’ve
unlocked myself on the journey back.
Unitus Prime: Really?
Buzzstreak: Mhm, I did some introspecting… I feel different now.
More powerful. Kind of… Zen. At peace. I don’t know…
Smiling, Unitus congratulates her on her achievement. Quickpaw,
still dragging Umbraven along, rushes into the hidden city, only
to realise how ridiculously huge it is. Exiting again, she asks
the bots in the bridge how she is supposed to locate a certain
bot within the city; Ripple brings up the register, but finds it
blank. Arcrise yells out in pain all the while, before heading
into the city and shutting the door. When Quickpaw goes to open
it, there is nothing behind it – the city has vanished. Umbraven
suggests that Arcrise almost lost control over the city, and
opted to head into it so as to not lose control over it
completely. Nonetheless, Quickpaw is panicked, and begins
slamming on the door in desperation.
Medusa glares at the Debt Collector, as the chain-strewn bot
continues to probe her about her Vok connections. Met with
nothing but a continued glare, the Debt Collector stands up,
walking close to her captive and pressing down on her face with
her foot. She remarks that she could crush Medusa, but that it
would not be interesting – instead, she will allow her to rot
here, undiscovered and unmissed.
Debt Collector: I could crush you, Medusa. It wouldn’t take a
moment. But that’s not interesting. So I’m going to leave you
here. No one will find you – honestly, no one will miss you –
you’ll die here and rot away. Happily ever after.
Adding that Medusa should know that the Vok cannot reach her in
this timeline, she then departs. Prophecy, Scale, Swingback and
Freeline stumble upon Arcrise as they travel the city, pained
and struggling to keep the city together. All the while, Unitus
Prime and Buzzstreak are now in the bridge of the former’s ship
with the others, discussing Arcrise and the concerns with the
city. The Dawn Katana begins flying close, and Mirage contacts
the ship, informing Unitus that they have gained information on
the Megatrons, including Vok artefacts. Surprised by this,
Unitus asks that she send the data across; it comes through even
as the Dawn Katana lands down nearby. Mirage leads Paladin,
Wildfire, Andromeda, Sickleclaw and Parallax out, and Unitus
again departs his own ship to meet them – he explains the
situation regarding unlocking, the city and Medusa being
unreachable. When the jackal-bot asks what their next move is,
the Prime insists that they wait until the city manifests again
before trying to find their way to Valyssia. Medusa is still
within the basement, tired and downtrodden. Suddenly, Prophecy
chronoskims in: the Aadorean wildcat-bot is overjoyed to see her
teammate, and grabs her into a hug before removing her collar
and bonds. While Medusa is confused at first, Prophecy quickly
explains that she came back from the future to free Medusa, and
only knew to come here as the already-free Medusa told her in
the future.
Medusa: How did you find me…?
Prophecy: It’s simple! I’m from the future, I came back to free
you, because you were free in the future and you told me to come
back to free you so you’d be free in time for the future! And I
did it!
Taking the viper-bot’s hand, she insists that they have to get
back to the others before the end.
Cast:
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
Scale – Ron Perlman
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Medusa – Luci Christian
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Buzzstreak – Sasha Paysinger
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Parallax – David Kaye
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#Post#: 749--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: May 14, 2016, 4:28 pm
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Episode 58 – Galvanised by Fear
Airdate: Saturday 14th May 2016
Synopsis: A platoon of sinister, scaled aliens is manning an
extermination camp, with aliens of another species imprisoned,
some being tortured. As a high-ranking alien rants, he is
impaled by a large spiked weapon – Galvatron, flanked by the
other Archaicons, roars that their disgusting behaviour shall
end today.
A few hours later, the camp is now splattered with the blood
and corpses of the oppressive aliens. Kickback asks Galvatron if
the complete massacre was justified; the leader sneers that any
oppressive force must be dealt with ruthless efficiency. Though
the Merychippus-bot goes to disagree, Rapax holds her back,
suggesting that they should abide by Galvatron’s philosophy for
now. Airazor speaks up, asking when they will finally get around
to trying to deal with other Cybertronians, but the Archaicon
leader points out that they have steadily disappeared. Whether
it is to do with Necrocide, or someone else such as Unitus
Prime, there is little that the Archaicons can do.
Galvatron: Maybe Necrocide has finally taken them all out.
Maybe… Unitus Prime or someone has gathered them up. All I know
is we turned our backs and suddenly they’re all gone… there’s
not much that we can do about it.
Dinobot approaches the gathered team at this point, and tells
her that they could still do better than senseless slaughter. He
adds that he needs the Omniconfigurator, but Galvatron simply
grimaces, telling him that the device is still being used to
shield them (or more accurately, the Renegade Wish) from being
found by Necrocide. Dinobot counters that Unitus Prime’s team
have subdued and captured the villain. The Archaicon leader asks
why her predecessor wants the all-powerful device, and he
explains that he was given a mission to save reality, the first
step of which is to retrieve the weapon.
Galvatron: Why do you want it?
Dinobot: I have been given a mission. As I understand it, it is
vital to save reality. The first step is to acquire the
Omniconfigurator… so here I am.
After some thought, Galvatron relents, but adds that she shall
be accompanying him to supervise its use. Haywire is clearly
cautious, as the gathered bots head out of the extermination
camp. As they approach the Renegade Wish, Necrocide lunges from
a hiding place, still damaged, and attacks Galvatron. The others
are quick to attention, but Galvatron is faster in throwing the
Valoranian away from her and firing upon him. Just about
managing to hold the blasts telekinetically, Necrocide redirects
them at his opponents, scattering the bots across the area. The
villain then attempts to remove the Omniconfigurator from the
ship’s hull, still in the form of markings.
The Archaicons gather themselves, and Haywire quickly ensnares
Necrocide with her barbed wires – the villain cackles in pain,
falling to his knees as the others hurry aboard the Renegade
Wish. The A.I. greets them, and Galvatron transforms the
Omniconfigurator back into its default state before turning to
Dinobot, pointing out to him flatly that Unitus Prime failed to
keep Necrocide captive. The ship begins to leave, as Dinobot
suggests that the villain is still too weak to achieve much… he
is likely after the Omniconfigurator to grant himself a new
infinitely-transforming body.
Dinobot: He still has significant injuries. He can’t attempt the
feats he has displayed before… if he is after the
Omniconfigurator, he likely desires its power. Or perhaps…
Airazor: Finish the train of thought, please…
Dinobot: Perhaps he wishes to use it as a new body for himself.
Incredibly powerful and mutable almost beyond comprehension.
While the ship begins its ascension through the planet’s
atmosphere, Necrocide clings onto the hull, struggling through
his sharp bonds. The A.I. informs the team of the Valoranian’s
presence, just as he clambers onto the windows of the bridge,
grinning maniacally at the Archaicons. Narrowing her eyes,
Galvatron takes the Omniconfigurator and declares that she will
handle Necrocide.
Galvatron: Enough of this. I’ll deal with him.
Before the others can respond, she opens the ship’s door and
lunges out – Necrocide immediately lunges after her, and the two
enter freefall. The Omniconfigurator transforms into a railgun,
and Galvatron fires on her opponent, but the blasts simply
pierce through him. He telekinetically draws her close, allowing
her to roast him with the weapon as a flamethrower. She then
kicks him away, and transforms the device into rotors, lowering
her ascent as he continues to plummet. The villain grabs hold of
her legs with oily-black tendrils, yanking her down too; she
transforms the device again, using it as a massive scythe to
tear through the tendrils before shifting it into a jetpack,
soaring downwards and grappling with her opponent all the while.
All the while, Dinobot has the Archaicons fly their ship down
again, hoping to intercept the fight should things shift in
Necrocide’s favour.
Necrocide cackles as Galvatron continues to grapple with him,
and informs her that he is actually timeline b’s Necrocide,
having piggy-backed on Galvatron as the timeline switch
occurred. Galvatron is shocked, and Necrocide takes the
opportunity to tie a tendril around her neck. As the Archaicon
leader chokes, she transforms the Omniconfigurator into an
armour suit, enclosing around her and severing the tendril. Even
as Galvatron uses her increased power to pummel Necrocide, the
remaining piece of tendril slithers around within the suit,
quickly entering its inner workings. The suit jerks, before
ejecting Galvatron – Necrocide punches her brutally, before
taking her place within the suit. As the planet’s surface comes
ever closer, the Valoranian continues to pummel his opponent, as
she desperately attempts to regain the Omniconfigurator. Aboard
the Renegade Wish, Scorpinax and the A.I. focus in on the
conflict, quickly deducing that Necrocide is within the suit and
firing on it.
Renegade Wish: I’ve got a lock on Galvatron and the enemy.
Scorpinax: And she’s not in the Omniconfigurator… which means he
is.
Renegade Wish: I shall commence fire upon the enemy target.
With the villain jolted, Galvatron manages to spin them around,
and Necrocide takes the force of their collision back into the
planet. The Omniconfigurator reverts back to its default form,
before quickly transforming into a basic skeletal form. The
flesh of Necrocide’s body pours onto it in a fierce torrent, and
Galvatron’s blasts upon it with her own plasma cannon have no
effect. With Necrocide’s new body complete, he cackles at
Galvatron – the Renegade Wish continues firing at Necrocide,
though Dinobot orders against this. Necrocide redirects the
blasts at Galvatron before they even reach him, striking her
down while he taunts her for giving him a second chance at life.
Necrocide: This all comes down to you, you know! You brought me
here! You gave me this second chance… and brought this all on
yourself.
Roaring, Galvatron lunges at him, but he stabs her through the
chest, and whispers “goodnight again” to her as she dies. The
villain then salutes the Renegade Wish, as its crew watch on in
horror, before teleporting away with the Omniconfigurator’s
power.
Cast:
Alien Oppressor – Scott McNeil
Galvatron – Carey Mulligan
Kickback – Wendee Lee
Rapax – Billy West
Airazor – Tom Kenny
Scorpinax – Brian Drummond
Haywire – Tania Raymonde
Toxiclaw – Jennifer Hale
Dinobot – Scott McNeil
Necrocide – Billy West
Renegade Wish – Hannah Tointon
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#Post#: 752--------------------------------------------------
Re: Transformers: Hope
By: Ashes Date: May 21, 2016, 4:25 pm
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Episode 59 – Unexpected Barricades
Airdate: Saturday 21st May 2016
Synopsis: On Earth, the Megatrons are busy in their facility,
rushing about and making preparations. Parts of the facility are
reconfiguring, exposing complex equipment to the rain and the
heavens. The Debt Collector is sat on part of the roof, smirking
to herself.
The city containing the vast majority of the Cybertronian race
is starting to become a little hazy – Arcrise is deep in
meditation as Prophecy, Scale, Swingback and Freeline watch on.
The former athlete ponders what will happen if Arcrise fails to
hold the city together; whether they shall all be deposited back
into the universe itself, or be left floating in some kind of
ethereal pocket void. Scale points out that Arcrise’s efforts to
hold the city together suggests that it would be a very bad
thing if the city did cease to exist.
Scale: I think the amount of effort she’s putting into holding
this city together makes me think that any other option would be
a bad one.
All the while, a new signal blips into view on the computer
systems of Unitus Prime’s ship. He and the others quickly take
note of it; the Prime is confused, stating that the ship should
have been able to find any Cybertronians. Sickleclaw speaks up,
asking if they had retrieved the Archaicons yet. They had been
masking their presence from Necrocide with the Omniconfigurator,
and that may have kept them hidden from Unitus too. She adds
that they have their own ship, so they do not need to be taken
into the city. Unitus starts the ship up, saying that they shall
head for the source of the signal and have faith that Arcrise
can restore the pathway to the city. Mirage asks him if he is
comfortable with bringing the Archaicons into the fold, and he
makes clear that his duty as a Prime is to protect all
Cybertronians, and he must at least give the Archaicons a
chance.
Mirage: Unitus, before you do anything… tell me, is this what
you want to do? Are you okay with bringing the Archaicons into
this?
Unitus Prime: Honestly? Yes. I’m the One True Prime – it’s my
responsibility to protect every Cybertronian. They’ve been our
enemies in the past, but I have to at least reach out to them.
We need to stick together.
He adds that they should try and find the pathway to Valyssia in
the meantime – he brings up the data so far on the ship’s
computers, explaining that Arcrise had kept hold of Noxa’s
workings from timeline b. Sending the information across to the
Dawn Katana and Buzzstreak’s ship, he suggests that the three
ships’ systems can work on pin-pointing the location of the
mysterious planet. Buzzstreak and Mirage lead their teams back
off to their ships, while Unitus, Hummingstreak, Ripple and
Straight-Aim prepare their ship for flight.
The Debt Collector wanders unnoticed through the Megatrons’
facility as they continue to gather weaponry and technology.
Heading into the large control room, she finds dozens of
Megatrons performing the calculations necessary to cross
universes. The sinister bot chuckles to herself, and observes
that they can calculate forever and never break free of timeline
c. Megatron 1 addresses her – surprised, but curious, she turns
to face him in the doorway, as do the other Megatrons, still
unable to see their unnoticed guest. The leader tells them to
ignore him, before demanding that the Debt Collector explain
herself. Smirking slyly, she asks him if he is sure that he
wants to hear it.
Debt Collector: Think long and hard before you answer this… are
you sure you want to hear my explanation?
The power in the city has drained away now, and the Cybertronian
citizens are panicked. Swingback and Freeline are attempting to
calm the citizens, while Scale continues to keep an eye on
Arcrise, clearly struggling to control the city. Prophecy crawls
over to her team-mate on her hands and knees, asking if she is
feeling sea-sick as they cross the sea on Valoran. She then
tilts her head, and questions how she is supposed to save Medusa
when she has not been asked to yet. Scale eases her away from
Arcrise, suggesting the Aadorean wildcat-bot allows her to
focus. Clearly not concerned, Prophecy declares that she does
not have to be sent back in time, she just has to know to do it
and can bluff the rest.
Prophecy: But I don’t actually have to be told! I said I was
told, but I know that I said it, so I told myself! I just have
to make sure I say it – I’ll bluff my way through! Thanks
Medusa, see you in a now!
She proceeds to chronoskim before Scale can ask what she means.
As he turns back to Arcrise, he notices a tear trickling down
her cheek. Letting out a shaky breath, she tells Scale that she
is sorry, before the city blinks out of existence. Arcrise finds
herself in the bridge of Unitus Prime’s ship – he immediately
rushes over to her, and she tells him that the city, and its
inhabitants are all gone. As she grabs him into a hug, she sobs
that she was not strong enough.
Megatron 1 is visibly shaken as the Debt Collector watches on,
smirking and insisting that she is telling the truth. The clone
asks how it is possible, and she remarks that she has more power
than one could ever imagine… just not as much as she needs. She
then confirms that the Megatrons will never be able to exit
timeline c unless they use her Quantum Stopwatch, currently in
the possession of Unitus Prime and Arcrise.
Debt Collector: Like I said, Megatron… there is no way for you
to leave this timeline, this universe. About the only thing you
can do is use my Quantum Stopwatch, which Unitus Prime and
Arcrise are currently in possession of. But let’s face it…
you’ve given up already, haven’t you?
The villain tells Megatron 1 that he has no hopes of achieving
anything. Buzzstreak and Mirage’s teams hear the news of
Arcrise’s return and the city’s fall; Quickpaw is distraught,
while the others are all shocked. Wildfire and Andromeda
question what this means for Prophecy, Scale, Swingback and
Freeline, while Mirage asks if Arcrise could attempt to regain
control and recover the city and the Cybertronians within it.
The phoenix-bot remarks that she can barely access her powers…
which Unitus Prime quickly blames the Debt Collector for.
Arcrise: I don’t know. I don’t know… I can barely do anything, I
can’t use my powers.
Unitus Prime: … the Debt Collector. She must be restraining you.
The Dawn Katana A.I. then informs the bots that, while
Valyssia’s location can be pinpointed, it is seemingly not
there. There is apparently nothing beyond Universe 1. Unitus is
baffled by this, while Ripple reports that the detected signal
is heading towards them. Sighing deeply, the Prime suggests they
meet up with the other Cybertronians. As the Megatrons continue
their work, Megatron 1 orders them to cease immediately – there
is general uproar, but the clone leader elaborates that there is
no point in them trying to achieve anything anymore. Slumped in
his throne, Megatron 1 suggests that anyone who still has some
vain hopes of trying to win should try to take the Quantum
Stopwatch from Unitus Prime and Arcrise… and be prepared for a
shock. All the while, the Debt Collector stands in the rain on
the outskirts of the Earth city, looking up into the dark sky
and promising that she is close to completing her mission after
so long.
Cast:
Megatron – David Kaye
Debt Collector – Selma Blair
Arcrise – Kira Vincent-Davis
Swingback – Susan Eisenberg
Scale – Ron Perlman
Freeline – Wendee Lee
Prophecy – Jocelyn Loewen
Unitus Prime – Scott McNeil
Hummingstreak – James Arnold Taylor
Paladin – Brendan Hines
Sickleclaw – Tiffany Grant
Quickpaw – Alessandra Torresani
Umbraven – Ellen Page
Mirage – Tuppence Middleton
Wildfire – Johnny Yong Bosch
Buzzstreak – Sasha Paysinger
Ripple – Christina Ricci
Straight-Aim – Alessandro Juliani
Andromeda – Daniela Bobadilla
Parallax – David Kaye
Dawn Katana – Joe Thomas
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