01x11 - Ruin

[bunniefuu]

RAD:

Hi, my name's Rad,

and I wanna tell you

about the Transformers,

two races of mechanical beings

from another world.

There's the Autobots,

the good guys,

and then there's

the Decepticons,

a bunch of greedy bullies.

They're fighting over a smaller

race of robot called Mini-Cons.

The Mini-Cons crash-landed on

Earth thousands of years ago,

and they're scattered

all over the planet.

The Decepticons want

to enslave them

and use them

to increase their power.

But the Autobots will put

a stop to that evil plan.

♪ Transformers ♪

( Carlos panting )

Oh, man, this is totally

driving me nuts.

Okay, in here.

Here we go.

( upbeat theme playing )

( door sliding open )



Hmm?

Hey, Rad!

You figured it out yet?

Hey, guys,

I'm working on it.

Oh, man.



Come on, Carlos.

You know these things

take time.

We don't have time.

We gotta do something.

I can't take this!

( High Wire beeping )

OPTIMUS ( laughing ):

So much for patience.

He's certainly anxious.



Huh?

Is this about the girl

on the monitor?

Because she's just

a hologram.

So what?

♪ Transformers ♪

Is she there?

Yeah. See?

CARLOS:

Ah, she's back.

Please listen.

We desperately need your help

immediately.

So where do you think

the signal's coming from?

No clue.

But that girl's obviously

in some kind of trouble.

That's what I've been trying

to tell everyone.

We gotta hurry up

and find her.

RAD:

Hey, are you guys coming

or what?

We're ready to launch.

( chuckling )

Huh?

OPTIMUS:

Final sequence initiated.

All systems go for ignition.

Launch in three, two, one.

HOT SHOT:

We have liftoff.

HOT SHOT:

Yahoo! We're out of here!

( upbeat theme playing )

Hey, guys, check it out.

Do you think it's safe

down here?

I wouldn't worry about it,

Carlos.

The Autobots wouldn't

take us down here if it wasn't.

CARLOS:

Hey, Optimus, that girl wasn't

underwater in her transmission.

So, what are we doing

way down here?

OPTIMUS:

We're honing in

on a Mini-Con signal, Carlos.

Boy, do I ever feel stupid

right now.

I thought

we were going after the girl,

but nobody listens to me.

ALEXIS: There it is!



Huh?

( beeping )

ALEXIS:

And it looks like

we're closing in on it.

It's real close.

Maybe we can spot it.



Yeah.

CARLOS:

Ah. Nothing out here.

Oh, hang on.



( squeaking )

Ah, forget it.

Just a couple of dolphins.

I say this is a waste

of time.

Where'd those dolphins

come from?

I don't know.

Back there, I guess.

Optimus!



OPTIMUS: Right.

We'll set down here, men.

HOT SHOT:

Time for a little recon mission,

Don't wait up for me, boys!

( Hot Shot screams )

Oh, I almost bought it.

ALEXIS:

You okay, Hot Shot?

HOT SHOT:

I've had better days.

Wait! Wait!

You see something?



HOT SHOT: Whoa.

You're not gonna believe

this.

Come on, tell us.

HOT SHOT:

There's a city down here.

Okay, guys,

it's official.

Hot Shot has finally

gone off the deep end.

You serious?



Huh?

CARLOS:

Oh. I don't believe it.

This is totally freaky.

( dramatic theme playing )

It looks like the ruins

of some lost civilization.

Like Atlantis or something.

RAD:

Whoa.

I wonder who built all this.

You think anybody still lives

down here, Rad?

I kind of doubt it.

It looks deserted to me.

My guess is it was built

thousands of years ago,

and over the centuries,

it began to sink

because of the movement

of the Earth's crust.

Hey, guys, you think that girl's

from down here?

( expl*si*n )



( all scream )

( dramatic theme playing )

RED ALERT:

Megatron!

MEGATRON:

Let's give them a warm

Decepticon welcome, men.

They've arrived.

Finish them off.

DECEPTICONS:

Yes, sir!

And you two, find the entrance

to this dump.

( grunting and guffawing )

HOT SHOT:

It's an ambush!

What do we do, sir?

OPTIMUS:

Smokescreen, let's head down

and find the entrance.

Hot Shot and Red Alert,

you back us up.

Transform!



Transform!

Hot Shot,

fire up a flare, stat!

HOT SHOT:

You got it.

( grunting )

( groaning )

Huh? Aah!

( grunting )

( grunts )

It's time to get serious.

OPTIMUS:

Hang on, kids!

( all screaming )

( beeping )

Oh! Wake me

when this is over!

Oh, man. Optimus can't fire back

in vehicle mode

and he can't transform

when we're inside.

CARLOS:

Oh, no, we're sunk!

And how are we supposed

to plug that giant leak?

We're drowned rats!

Huh?

Give me a hand!



Optimus!

OPTIMUS:

Hold your breath.

We're going up.



Aah!

No, wait.

We'll be all right.

Have you lost your mind,

Carlos?

I betcha

that girl's from here.

And if she can survive

underwater,

then there's no reason

why we can't.

OPTIMUS:

Hang tough, kids.

I think I see an entrance

up ahead.

Cover me, Hot Shot.

Don't worry,

I'm already on it, Optimus.

( grunting )

No.



We're doomed.

Come on. Hurry up

and do something, Optimus.

We're running out of time.

Hmm. There you are.

( grunting )

Hurry. This way.

Huh?

Thanks for your help,

metal-head.

Remind me

to destroy you later.

( all gasping and grunting )

( beeping )

OPTIMUS:

I see an air pocket, kids.

( all scream and cough )

OPTIMUS:

We made it.

Huh?

Nice work.



Thanks, Optimus.

See?

What'd I tell you, guys, huh?

Ha! I knew we'd make it.

( rumbling )



( all gasp )

Transform.

Try to find the Mini-Con

while I look after

the Decepticons.

CARLOS:

Consider it done.

RAD:

Let's do it.

High Wire.

RAD & ALEXIS:

Whoa!

( grunts )

Why, you little...

ALEXIS:

No wonder the air's so fresh.

It's like a rain forest

down here.

Hey, what's that?

A fountain.

Why, what's wrong?

No. Can't you feel

the ground shaking?

Ah, it's just

all the Transformers

traipsing around outside.

No, it's not that.

It's like there's something

underneath us.

Don't worry, Rad.

It's probably just the seabed

shifting a little.

Yeah, I agree

with Alexis.

And besides,

we still gotta find that girl.

Forget her,

we're looking for a Mini-Con.

Right.



( loud rumbling )

( all gasp )

( grunting )

After them, men.

( shouting )

( groans )

Huh?

( angelic theme playing )

( indistinct chattering )

What's up?

( beeping )

Whoa.

Welcome.

I've been expecting you.

( gasping )

( gasping )

♪ Transformers ♪

♪ Transformers ♪

( laughing )

( indistinct chattering )

It's her!



No, Carlos, hang on.

( gasps then whimpers )

Hmm?

Huh?

( Alexis gasps )

RAD:

What's going on?

ALEXIS:

Everyone here is a hologram.

RAD: A hologram?



ALEXIS: Yeah.

Somehow this civilization

was advanced enough

to preserve its images

in holographic form.

And that girl we saw was--

It's just a hologram.

I hope you're not

disappointed.

No. Of course not.

Yeah, like I'm buying

that one, Rad.

Hey, would you just

get off my case already?

Hmph!



CARLOS: Hey, guys!

Huh?

Over here, and hurry.

Boys. Huh!

What is she talking about?

( beeping )

Uh, they call me Carlos.

So, uh, what's your name?

Huh? What the--?

She's not real,

Carlos.

Wha--?

What are you saying?

GIRL:

He's right.

I come from a great

civilization

that was lost centuries ago

after the arrival

of the Olyhalcons.

But please,

do not be afraid.

This isn't making

any sense to me

( mellow theme playing )

ALEXIS:

A Mini-Con.

GIRL:

Yes.

Mini-Cons,

as you call them,

were the instigators

of a great w*r

that devastated

all my people.

Huh?



One of them

must be the Mini-Con

we detected

on the Autobot's radar.

When the Mini-Cons

joined together,

they became a formidable

sword of fire.

A w*apon

that had no equal.

ALEXIS:

I get it now.

The only way those Mini-Cons

could power up

is when they combined.

GIRL:

Eventually my people found a way

to harness

the Mini-Con's energy

and control it.

It became our one passion,

our obsession.

And eventually it lead us

to battle other civilizations

on continents far away.

The sad truth is it was

the beginning of the end

for my people.

So is she telling the truth?

( beeping )

GIRL:

Why can't people ever learn

that trying to gain power

over everything

always ends

in their own destruction?

We thought the sword

would protect us.

But over time,

we became the enemy

of the entire planet.

Our cities were destroyed,

and our people,

well, they did not survive

our enemies' wrath.

Man, that's harsh.

It became clear

that this was a w*r

we could not win,

and we were resigned

to our fate.

In the end,

our cities were destroyed

and sent to the bottom

of the sea.

RAD:

That's terrible.

I mean,

I never really realized

that the Mini-Cons controlled

so much power on their own.

Our civilization survived

for years,

but just barely.

Huh?

You incompetent oafs.

I thought I asked you

for cover.

Give us a break.

We're fighting underwater.

( grunts )

This just isn't my day.

I am getting sick and tired

of playing this mindless

little game of chess.

Time to bring out

the heavy a*tillery.

Evolution Transformation.

Uh-oh.

Huh?

OPTIMUS:

Smokescreen, be careful.

Don't worry, Optimus,

I'll take care of him

personally.

( grunts )

( grunting )

( guffawing )

My city lay in ruins

here on the ocean floor.

And then,

without any warning,

the Mini-Cons fell

into a dormant state.

( beeping )

Eventually we preserved

our images as holograms

in order to warn

future civilizations

not to disturb

these Mini-Cons,

for fear

that if they ever reunited,

they too would be doomed

to the same fate as ours.

Oh, wow.



There's no way

she's gonna tell us

where those Mini-Cons are.

( expl*si*n )



( both gasp )

( rumbling )

What in the world is going on

out there?

Forget that. We've gotta

find those Mini-Cons.

Hang on, you guys.

Didn't you hear anything

she just told us?

You mean the part she said

about the Mini-Cons

falling into the wrong hands,

Carlos?

We're working for the Autobots,

not the Decepticons.

Yeah, I know, but--

I implore you

to heed my warning.

You do not know the powers

the Mini-Cons possess,

and I must caution you

against finding them.

Please leave here

and forget about them.

It's your only chance

to survive.

( gasps )

Don't make the same mistake

that we have.

Save yourselves

and this planet.

Come on, guys,

let's get out of here.

If you retrieve

the Mini-Cons,

then all that I have done here

has been in vain.

History repeats itself,

and you are doomed.

No. We're not doomed,

and neither are you.

You're coming with us.

Hey, Carlos,

have you lost it?

She's only a hologram.

She doesn't even exist anymore.

What are you talking about,

Alexis?

She's standing

right in front of us.

I get it. Carlo is saying

he wants to save her image.

What do you mean?

I mean we just

make sure

the Decepticons don't destroy

the holograms.

( crashing )



( all gasp )

( laughing )

Is that the scent of a Mini-Con

I smell in here?

( both gasping )

Hmm?

( rock theme playing )

Oh, so you pathetic

little runts

think you can g*ng up on me,

do you?

( grunts )

Mini-Cons, stand down.

Oh, no.

We're surrounded.

Do some damage,

Optimus!

( grunting )

Listen, Leader One,

search out the Mini-Cons

while I take care

of this outdated circuit board.

Be warned that you retrieve them

at your own peril.

( action theme playing )

( beeping )

You lose, Prime.

Huh?

( Cyclonus snickering )

( Megatron laughs )

( all whimpering )

The mistake you're about to make

can never be reversed.

Interesting. This is one

of those Mini-Cons

who will remain dormant

while of one its own--

( rumbling )



( grunts )

( grunts)

An earthquake!



Aah!

Megatron.

Our work here is done.

Retreat.

( guffawing )

Ooh, I'd love to stick around

and chitchat, Autobots,

but it looks like this party

is about to crash.

( laughs )

Come on, we've gotta get

out of here.

Transform.

Get in, kids.

( engine revs )

Hey, Carlos.

Now what?

The mistake

you're about to make

can never be reversed.

I'm sorry.

I really wish

we could have helped you.

Come on, Carlos, forget her.

She's just a hologram.

Hello.

Reality check, Carlos.

We've gotta get out of here,

fast.

So forget about her.

I can't just leave her.

( grunting )

RED ALERT:

We're running out of time.

Huh?

( whimpering )

You coming or what, Carlos?

( groans )

( tender theme playing )

See you around, kid.

( ominous theme playing )

( Megatron laughing )

Gentlemen, do you realize

the significance

of our victory today?

We have captured

one of most

powerful Mini-Con

combinations in the universe.

So Megatron only captured

one of the three Mini-Cons

that have to combine

to form the sword?

Yes. He still needs

the other two.

Which would be our demise.

Yeah. That means

we're gonna have our work

cut out for us

trying to get to them first.

Yeah, no kidding.

( beeping )

I know.

I've never seen Carlos and Rad

go so gaga over a girl.

( hawk screams )

Hey, Carlos. I think I know

how you feel, buddy.

And it's okay, really.

It doesn't matter.

You just gotta remember

she was only a hologram.

She doesn't really exist.

You do understand that,

don't you, Carlos?

Yeah.

Good.

You got to admit,

she did look real.

At least to me she did.

And I guess I let my heart

get in the way of my head.

Yeah. When you think about it,

she did look pretty lifelike.

Even when you got up close

she was.

Did you think

she was good-looking?

Uh, sure, I guess.

Hey, you know what?

I bet she was a princess.

No question.

( laughs )

A princess, definitely.

And when she grew up

she became their queen.

( laughs )

You got quite

the imagination, buddy.

( chuckles )

I don't think

I'll ever forget her.

Yeah.

And maybe one day

we'll see her again.

Huh?

I got a feeling

her hologram still exists.

And maybe one day

it'll come to the surface.

Yeah. It could happen,

couldn't it?

RAD:

Hey, forget about her.

What about us?

Buds for life, right?

CARLOS:

Buds for life.

BOTH:

Yeah.

♪ Transformers ♪

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♪ Transformers ♪