Transformers: Energon
“Protection” – Episode 28
Written by Voicebox Productions
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Kicker: (VO) Optimus and his team had followed Megatron through a black hole, and nobody knew what to expect on the other side. Alpha Q followed. But not only were all of our fates in jeopardy, but the circumstances on Earth were too. My dad had trusted me and sent me all of the Earth’s Energon reserves in an attempt to defeat Unicron. But now we were so far into space, I couldn’t contact the team on Earth. So I decided to take the Miranda II to follow Optimus.
Ironhide: There’s Alpha Q!
Misha: Ohh, yeah! Haha!
Kicker: Heh. He did just what he said he would do.
Q-2: Our precious planets are finally free! Our treasure!
Q-3: Yes, and they have finally been liberated from their prison.
Q-1: They’re no longer hostages of Unicron!
Q-2: Absorb the Energon and grow, grow, grow!
Q-1: Grow nice and strong!
Megatron: Yaah!
Snow Cat: Who put the bee in your bonnet?
Megatron: Stop it, Snow Cone! These planets will soon be as useless and vacant as Snow Cat over here, once we’ve collected their Energon.
Mirage: Megatron, are you still going ahead with your plan for Unicron?
Demolishor: Of course he’s still gonna resurrect Unicron, you nimwit! I don’t even know what you’re still doing here.
Megatron: Can it!
Mirage & Demolishor: Huh?
Megatron: I’ll worry about the plan, you follow orders! Transform!
Snow Cat: Hahahahehe!
Mirage: Someone’s a little moody today.
Optimus: Huh?
Rodimus: What was that?!
Jetfire: That planet just exploded!
Optimus: I guarantee Megatron’s behind it. Let’s get ‘im!
Kicker: Optimus, come in.
Optimus: Kicker?!
Kicker: Hey, you wouldn’t be needy backup for that mission, would ya?
Optimus: You followed us into the black hole?
Kicker: You betcha. We’re not letting you guys have all the fun.
Ironhide: Ironhide also reporting in, sir!
Rodimus: Man, that kid’s eager. What should we do about them being out here, Optimus?
Optimus: Well, they’re here now. We can’t send them back through.
Kicker: Hey, I heard that, Rodimus! Your radio is still on, you know.
Optimus: Kicker, Rodimus is concerned because we’re not sure what we’re in for. We’re grateful the Miranda II made it here safely.
Rodimus: I guess you could help us keep an eye out for Megatron.
Kicker: It sounds like you can take care of things on — Ahh! Whoa! Optimus, I just sensed a giant stash of Energon on one of these planets!
Optimus: Stay put. We’ll be right there.
Shockblast: Mmgh… Ugh… Mmm, ughh… Who’s there?! Ohh! Wh — who — what the?!
Snow Cat: (Yodels.)
Megatron: Follow me!
Snow Cat: Huh? Megatron?
Demolishor: I thought we were gonna feed the Energon to Unicron!
Megatron: I’m going to deal with this headache before I’m going to deal with Unicron.
Mirage: You mean Scorponok? You want to revive this piece of junk?
Megatron: He will be useful for gathering Energon. And he has a special way with the Terrorcons.
Demolishor: Are you crazy? He just betrayed you…
Snow Cat: What if he slips up again? Hahahahaha!
Megatron: Don’t you worry your frozen little brain about that. I’ll burn the Decepticon insignia so deeply into his armour that I will reformat him entirely.
Shockblast: Guhh! What’s happening?! Somebody’s not too happy I’m here! Whoaaa, no! Quit it!
Kicker: Huh?
Ironhide: Hey, is everything cool there, buddy?
Kicker: Did you feel that, Ironhide?
Ironhide: Feel what? Hmm? Whoa — what’s happening?
Kicker: Aaah-aaaaahhh!
Ironhide: Kicker!
Kicker: It’s an earthquake!
Q-4: No, the planet is absorbing the power of the Energon.
Kicker: Alpha Q…?
Ironhide: Alpha Q’s not here, Kicker. Are you okay, pal?
Q-4: Kicker… Kicker… Can you hear me, Kicker?
Kicker: Yes. I hear you loud and clear.
Q-4: I warned you not to follow me, Kicker.
Kicker: C’mon, you think I’d actually listen to you? So what, you’re causing earthquakes because you’re mad?
Ironhide: Well, hey, who’re you talking to, anyway?
Q-4: It’s not an earthquake. The planet is absorbing power from the Energon that I am feeding it. It has begun to grow an Energon nucleous at its core. For all planets, Energon is their source of energy.
Kicker: Energon, huh?
Arcee: Hhh! I’m getting a Decepticon reading from that same planet!
Misha: Stay on alert, you two.
Ironhide: Don’t worry about us.
Q-4: Decepticons? Has Megatron followed you here?
Kicker: We’ll take care of them!
Ironhide: Yeah, no problem!
Q-1: Not Decepticons!
Q-3: Those thieves! They’ll steal all of our Energon!
Q-2: They’ll drain the life out of ’em!
Kicker: Alpha Q, it’s time for Megatron to be stopped.
Optimus: Link off.
Inferno: Our first priority, men, is to find Kicker and Ironhide.
Optimus: Are you getting used to that new hardware, Wing Saber?
Wing Saber: The armour’s fine. Thank you, Optimus-sir.
Optimus: I know you’ve been through a lot lately and this could be stressful. You think you can handle it?
Wing Saber: Yes, sir. And because of you, I’m looking forward to being a vital part of the Autobot team. Aww, man, if I’d had this kind of armour when I was Wing Dagger, I would’ve been able to stop Shockblast from blasting Padlock.
Optimus: Listen, you can’t blame yourself for what happened back then.
Wing Saber: It’s really hard, Optimus. I think about it all of the time.
Optimus: I know, Wing Saber.
Inferno: We’ve got company, Optimus!
Optimus: What’s the situation, Inferno?
Inferno: I’m getting a very strong — Decepticon reading from somewhere close.
Shockblast: Yaahh! Ughh. Hahaha! That’s what you get! Hehh, hehh! Urghh, ugghh, eghhh… Serves ya right!
Ironhide: Shockblast!
Shockblast: Huh?
Kicker: Oh, look, it’s the runaway!
Shockblast: How dare you speak to me like that! I could crush you with my pinky!
Kicker: Whatever, pal. Just tell us where Megatron is.
Shockblast: Just for connecting me with that pathetic wash-up means you have to pay!
Ironhide: Whoa, touchy subject, Kicker.
Kicker: They’re here.
Shockblast: Huh?
Jetfire: Sorry to keep ya waiting! Ughh!
Shockblast: Aaaaahhh!
Jetfire: Nobody threatens a member of the Autobot team.
Shockblast: I do what I please!
Wing Saber: Aaaahhh…!
Shockblast: I — I thought I took care of you.
Ironhide: Haha, ha. Give it up. You’re surrounded.
Shockblast: C’mon, gang… I don’t know where Megatron is, but if you let me go, I’ll help you find him.
Jetfire: Huh… It’s just like I thought. You’re not so competent when you’re on the other side of things, are you?
Optimus: Hold it, Jetfire. Wing Saber should be the one to take Shockblast back to prison where he belongs.
Wing Dagger: (Flashback) I’ll make it my life’s mission to bring him down.
Ironhide: That’s your cue, Wing Saber. This is what you’ve been waiting for.
Shockblast: Waiting for?
Optimus: Go ahead and capture him.
Wing Saber: Wow… I wasn’t expecting to see him so soon…
Optimus: We’re all right here.
Wing Saber: Okay.
Optimus: Do it for Padlock.
Wing Saber: Yessir.
Snow Cat: Megatron! I just received a Decepticon signal!
Mirage: From Shockblast?
Demolishor: It’s the other traitor and he’s in a pickle!
Starscream: Excuse me, Megatron, but do you want to retrieve him?
Megatron: No. Leave him to fend for himself.
Mirage: He tried to sabotage Megatron, remember?
Megatron: On second thought…
Mirage: Huh?!
Megatron: Let’s watch Wing Dagger take him apart.
Starscream: You mean Wing Saber, sir.
Megatron: Dagger, Saber, same difference, Starscream. Either way, he’s just an Autobot. And either way, he’ll save me the trouble of destroying that ungrateful runaway myself.
Wing Saber: Optimus, I know I have to face Shockblast. After all, he escaped on my watch. But you guys have my back, right?
Shockblast: “You guys have my back, right?”
Optimus: You can do it, Wing Saber, you’re an Autobot.
Shockblast: I can do this. I’m much stronger now.
[Flashback]
Shockblast: Open sesame!
Padlock: Arggh! Forget about me!
Shockblast: I’d love to stay and chat, but I’ve got more important things to do. All right… C’mon, now. Nice and easy. There!
Padlock: I’m sorry, buddy… Yaahh!
Wing Dagger: Padlock!
Padlock: Ohhhhh….
[End Flashback]
Wing Dagger: I’ve got to do this!
[Flashback]
Wing Dagger: Padlock! Hang on, buddy! You’re gonna make it! You’re gonna make it, Padlock! Ohh… Aww no! Curse you, Shockblast! Hrrrrrggghhhhh!
[End]
Wing Saber: I was given another chance, and it’s for me to prove myself worthy of the Autobots.
Optimus: You can do this, Wing Saber. Let your memories of Padlock be your courage. Don’t let a Decepticon stop you.
Wing Saber: You’re right.
Shockblast: Enough blubbering! Once a wimp, always a wimp. New armour or not!
Jetfire: That’s enough outta you!
Shockblast: Too late!
Jetfire: Yah!
Ironhide: You heard ‘im!
Shockblast: Aaaaarrrrgghhh!
Kicker: Ironhide!
Shockblast: Hahahahaha! Things seem awfully familiar, don’t they?!
Kicker: You jerk.
Optimus: Watch yourself, Kicker.
Wing Saber: Huh?
Shockblast: Hahahahaha! Deja vu, eh, buddy?
Ironhide: I’m fine…
Wing Saber: Why you…!
Wing Dagger: (In flashback) You…!
Wing Saber: I’ll get you…
Ironhide: Urghh, help me, Wing Saber.
Shockblast: Stop it!
Optimus: Make your move.
Wing Saber: Okay, he’s going down! You can run, but you can’t hide!
Ironhide: Whoaaaa!
Shockblast: Aaaahhh!
Wing Saber: That’s for Padlock!
Shockblast: Well, this is for you! Later, loser!
Wing Saber: Leaving so soon? Our private party was just getting started!
Ironhide: He’s quick…
Jetfire: Yeah, the guy’s got “oomph.”
Wing Saber: I’m not through with you yet!
Shockblast: Face to face again! Okay, that’s enough!
Wing Saber: Curse you!
Shockblast: Let go! We’re gonna hit the ground!
Wing Dagger: (In flashback) You’ll pay, Shockblast!
Shockblast: You’ve lost your marbles!
Kicker: Wing Saber…
Optimus: Let’s go, men. Wing Saber did it.
Shockblast: Erggghh… errr… How… How could this happen? Ugh.
[Commercial]
Ironhide: You did it, Wing Saber. You got your man. Feels good, doesn’t it?
Shockblast: Eghhhh…!
Optimus: Wing Saber.
Wing Saber: Commander Optimus, sir! Thank you for… believing in me.
Optimus: Ha, ha, ha. You’re the one who needs to believe in yourself. Good job.
Kicker: Optimus! Enemy incoming!
Optimus: What?
Kicker: I can’t tell for sure, but it looks like the main Decepticon force.
Optimus: Everyone, get into battle formation.
Autobots: Yessir!
Shockblast: Run along, Wing Saber. You’re really good at that.
Wing Saber: If you’re lucky, maybe Megatron’ll save you.
Shockblast: I don’t need ‘im!
Wing Saber: No one’s interested in wasting their time with a traitor! Later, loser!
Shockblast: Hey, wait! Don’t leave! One more little skirmish!
Optimus: Optimus Prime!
Wing Saber: Wing Saber!
Optimus & Wing Saber: Powerlinx!
Optimus: Optimus Prime, Powerlinx complete! Let’s roll!
Ironhide: Wait, Optimus! That’s not Megatron. That’s Scorponok.
Q-1: He’s alive!
Q-2: It’s Scorponok!
Q-1: Where has he been?!
Ironhide: Yoohoo! Hey, Scorponok! It’s me, your old pal Ironhide! Yoohoo!
Kicker: Get back, Ironhide. There’s something wrong.
Ironhide: Like what, Kicker? Nothing’s wrong, buddy. Scorponok’s finally found us, that’s all.
Optimus: Oh no… Heads up, Inferno.
Inferno: I’m on it!
Ironhide: Long time, no see, big guy. Umm, hey Scorponok… What’s up, buddy? Hellooo? Is anybody home?
Jetfire: Great day for target practice!
Ironhide: Okay, what is going on here?
Kicker: Fire at the Terrorcons, Ironhide! Egh! Arcee!
Arcee: Jump on!
Ironhide: Aheh, heheh, heh… Aheheheh…. Whoaaaaa! Ugh! Urgghh… but why? Why, Scorponok? Hhh! No, impossible!
Scorponok: Transform!
Kicker: Get moving, Ironhide.
Scorponok: Hahahahahahahaha!
Ironhide: Uhhhh…! Whuhh! What’s going on with him?
Jetfire: You wanna stick around and find out?
Ironhide: No, but he’s —
Jetfire: — Let’s go!
Ironhide: You got it!
Jetfire: Jetfire!
Ironhide: Ironhide!
Jetfire & Ironhide: Powerlinx!
Jetfire: Powerlinx Jetfire!
Shockblast: Ahh! Hey! Guys! What about me?! Uh — huh?
Optimus: It’s Megatron.
Megatron: Hahahahaha. Transform! Megatron, Hyper mode! Thanks for babysitting Shockblast for me.
Optimus: Cut the small talk.
Shockblast: Hey! Mirage!
Mirage: Transform! Who, me?
Shockblast: Of course you, you idiot! Help me get these chains off!
Mirage: Hmm… No!
Shockblast: You wouldn’t ditch your teammate, would you?!
Jetfire: It’s a bunch of frogs in a barrel.
Kicker: Forget about those guys and worry about the Terrorcons down here.
Jetfire: Huh?
Kicker: They’re gonna steal the Energon.
Scorponok: Should be here. Hrggh!
Megatron: Aaaaahhh…
Optimus: Huh?
Megatron: How dare you?!
Optimus: Oh, please.
Scorponok: Come, my little ones… Eat the Energon…
Kicker: We gotta stop Scorponok and those Terrorcons!
Jetfire: You got it!
Scorponok: What?!
Mirage: Let Mirage take care of the Autobots!
Jetfire: Whoa!
Snow Cat: (Yodels.) Right behind you, Demolishor!
Inferno: Hggghh!
Scorponok: This mission’s complete. Let’s get out of here, Megatron.
Megatron: Hmm? Well, Optimus, it’s looks as though you’ve lucked out.
Optimus: What?
Megatron: Well, it looks as though I’m going to save this charade for another day. Right now I have more important things to do.
Optimus: Oh, no you don’t!
Starscream: Raaauugghhh!
Optimus: Ughh! Back down!
Starscream: Aaaargghhh!
Optimus: Huh?
Snow Cat: (Yodels.)
Shockblast: Wait! Wait! You forgot about me! Hey! Who — (Coughs.) I won’t forget about this.
Decepticons: Hahahahahahaha!
Snow Cat: Yeah!
Q-2: The Energon…
Q-1: Was taken!
Q-3: Scorponok is alive!
Q-2: What was he doing?!
Q-4: This is very unsettling.
Kicker: Hey Alpha Q, relax! Good thing I didn’t listen to you when you told us not to come, or we’d be in an even bigger mess!
Optimus: I’m not gonna stand by and watch these young planets be sacrificed. Kicker, tell Alpha Q that I promise we’re gonna stop Megatron at all costs.
Kicker: Yes, sir!
Q-4: My planets… But I’m too far away to protect them. I need your help.
Wing Saber: You know, I learned something from Commander Optimus Prime during this mission.
Ironhide: Huh?
Wing Saber: That you’ve gotta trust your instincts.
Ironhide: Well yeah, but what if —
Wing Saber: Hmm?
Ironhide: What if your instinct keeps letting you down and tricking you all the time? What if — what if you can’t even trust your own friends, then what?
Wing Saber: Inside… we always know the truth.
Ironhide: Hmm… Yeah, I guess so.
Downshift: There it is! I see the gain of the spacebridge that Kicker left.
Cliffjumper: Phew! I thought they’d have to send a search team out for us.
Downshift: A search team looking for a search team? That wouldn’t look so great!
Cliffjumper: Now let’s rip!
Downshift: Here we come!
[End]
Episode Notes
-I find it weird that Megatron refers to Wing Saber as “Wing Dagger,” seeing as how I don’t believe he was ever present when he was Wing Dagger. Also, how would he know Wing Saber would be the one to do the job?
-Wing Dagger’s flashback dialogue is very similar to the original episode 21 dialogue, but it does differ slightly.
-Downshift and Cliffjumper make a cameo in this episode. For this episode, I have kept the correct names, because they never refer to eachother by name. In later episodes, I will switch the names so the character who should be known as Downshift is listed as Cliffjumper and vice-versa, until the error is fixed. This is so the transcript doesn’t get that confusing. I will make notes accordingly.