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Beast Wars

Day for Knight

Written by Kenny Rutter

ACT ONE

Fade in.

EXT. – EST. – MEDIEVAL LONDON. NIGHT.

A knight in steel armor is walking down an abandoned street. It's not really abandoned – more like everyone's taken shelter inside.

And for good reason. There's a large lizard in the distance – a dragon. Its wings are almost as large as its body. It turns to look at the knight, who draws his sword.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

The knight charges for the dragon, but before he reaches it, there's an earthquake. He stops his charge and looks around, trying to find the source of the shake. The dragon senses something, and takes to the air.

Back on: The knight.

He prepares to chase after the dragon, but stops again when the world begins to go black.

Cut to:

EXT. – FOREST TRAIL. DAY.

Cheetor, Victoria, Tigatron, and Rattrap are facing off against Inferno, Quickstrike, Waspinator, and Bonecrusher. Both sides exchange fire, but neither Maximal nor Predacon is willing to back down.

RATTRAP

Don't you just wish the Boss Monkey was

here?

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TIGATRON

Indeed, but we must continue to battle

until reinforcements arrive.

CHEETOR

You mean, if reinforcements arrive.

VICTORIA

No kidding.

On: The Predacons.

They keep laying down fire, keeping the Maximals pinned down.

INFERNO

Burn them! For the glory of the colony!

QUICKSTRIKE

Yee-haw! Kick their keisters!

BONECRUSHER

Uh, yeah. What he said.

WASPINATOR

Waspinator thinks we will win.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Everyone stops shooting when the shaking begins. It's subtle, but noticeable. A golden sphere of light appears out of thin air, and out steps –

THE KNIGHT.

He rushes towards the Predacons, sword in hand.

WILLIAM

Avast, ye scoundrels!

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QUICKSTRIKE

Who in tarnation?

BONECRUSHER

You got me.

WASPINATOR

What did Fleshy-Bot say to Predacons?

INFERNO

I have no idea. But make him burn. For the

glory of the colony!

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Waspinator buzzes over to the knight, but before he can do anything to him:

The knight SWINGS his sword, CLEAVING Waspinator in half!

WASPINATOR

Ouch! Why universe hate Waspinator?

QUICKSTRIKE

Well, I'll be –

BONECRUSHER

Not bad, fer a human.

INFERNO

Burn, maggot! For the Royalty!

He fires his flamethrower, but the knight easily dodges. The knight then CHARGES and runs Inferno through. He takes his sword out of Inferno and gets ready to fight again.

INFERNO

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(weakly)

Re…treat.

He activates his propeller butt and takes to the air.

QUICKSTRIKE

No need to tell me twice. This shootout's

gittin' outta hand.

BONECRUSHER

I'll second that.

They both return to their Beast Forms and hurry away.

Back on: Waspinator.

His top half is holding his bottom half in its arms.

WASPINATOR

Wait for Waspinator!

He buzzes away.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

The Maximals put their weapons away and come out of their cover. They eye the knight warily.

RATTRAP

Alright, pal….Who are you?

The knight lifts the faceplate of his helmet, revealing the face of a young man barely out of his teens.

WILLIAM

Thine appearance is that of those other

beasts, yet thou dost not attack. Why?

TIGATRON

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We are Maximals. We do not attack humans,

unlike the Predacons.

WILLIAM

Predacons?

VICTORIA

Those creatures you just fought. They're evil

to the core.

WILLIAM

(thinking)

The woman is stunning.

CHEETOR

So, what's your name? I'm Cheetor.

TIGATRON

I am called Tigatron.

RATTRAP

Call me Rattrap.

VICTORIA

My name's Victoria Taylor.

WILLIAM

'Tis an honor to meet you all. I am

Sir William Demournet.

VICTORIA

You're a knight, right?

WILLIAM

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Yes I am, M'Lady.

He gently kisses Victoria's hand.

RATTRAP

Alright, pal. Behave yourself.

CHEETOR

We'd better get back. Optimus will

be wanting to hear our report.

WILLIAM

What is an Optimus?

Cut to:

EXT. – MAXIMAL BASE. DAY.

The shields are active. Cheetor, Tigatron, Rattrap, Victoria, and William make their way up to the base.

WILLIAM

What manner of castle be this?

VICTORIA

It's not a castle, silly. It's Maximal

HQ.

CHEETOR

Sentinel, stand down.

The shields deactivate.

Cut to:

INT. – MAXIMAL BASE. DAY.

RHINOX

They're back, Optimus. And it looks like

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they've brought company.

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Not the Predacon kind, I hope?

AIRRAZOR

No. It's a human.

SILVERBOLT

Shall I open the hatch?

DINOBOT

Why? This human may actually be a Predacon

spy.

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Open that hatch, Silverbolt.

DINOBOT

This is a mistake, Optimus Primal!

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

We'll see.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

The five of them come up on the entrance elevator.

RATTRAP

And this is home.

WILLIAM

Strange. It does not appear to have been

made by man.

RATTRAP

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Whaddaya expect? We ain't men.

William takes a look around, taking in his new surroundings, when he sees Dinobot.

William's POV – Dinobot's Beast Form appears to be a dragon.

WILLIAM

Dragon!

He takes out his sword and CHARGES for Dinobot.

Fade out.

End Act One.

ACT TWO

Fade in.

INT. – MAXIMAL BASE. DAY.

William CHARGES for Dinobot, who backs up in confusion.

DINOBOT

What is the meaning of this, human?

WILLIAM

Silence, dragon!

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Dragon? Wait a second, son. You've got it

all wrong!

DINOBOT

No, Optimus. Let him come. I have longed

To battle a human whose lust for combat

matches my own. Dinobot, Maximize!

Dinobot – TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE.

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Dinobot TRANSFORMS into Robot Form and pulls out his sword. He LOCKS weapons with William.

WILLIAM

So, beast, thou art a shape shifter as well.

DINOBOT

And a warrior. Just like you. If you wish

to continue to fight me, then I shall have

you recycled with full honors!

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Optimus steps in between them, pushing them away from each other.

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Cool it, you two!

RATTRAP

Hey, as much as I'd like to see the two

of you scrap each other – save it for my

birthday.

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Listen to me, son. Dinobot is not a dragon.

He is a Maximal, like us.

WILLIAM

Maximal? He looks no more than a dragon,

M'Lord.

RHINOX

That's because his Beast Form is a

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dinosaur, a Velociraptor.

WILLIAM

Dinosaur? Never have I heard the term.

Cut to:

INT. – PREDACON BASE. DAY.

Inferno and Waspinator lift themselves up out of the restoration chamber.

WASPINATOR

Ouch. Waspinator has a headache in his

whole body.

MEGATRON

Explain yourselves. Why were you in such

bad shape when you got back?

INFERNO

It was a human that did this to us, Royalty.

MEGATRON

A HUMAN DID THIS TO YOU?!

His yelling causes Inferno and Waspinator to flinch in understandable fear.

MEGATRON

I can understand this sort of thing happening

to Waspinator, but not to you, Inferno, noo.

INFERNO

Please, Royalty. Allow me to explain. This

human came from a light in the air. He

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challenged us, and Waspinator and I

accepted. And, as you saw, Royalty, we

were defeated.

MEGATRON

Wait. A light in the air, hmm? Interesting,

most interesting, yess.

WASPINATOR

Waspinator thinks Fleshy-Bot from same

world as Maximals' pet.

MEGATRON

Possibly. Someone must keep a close

watch on him, yess.

He presses a button on the control panel.

MEGATRON

Megatron to Scarem.

SCAREM

(through com-link)

Yes, My Lord Megatron?

MEGATRON

I need you to proceed to the Maximal

base, but make sure to keep yourself

undetected, yess.

SCAREM

(through com-link)

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Done, you will shall be, My Lord.

MEGATRON

I should hope so, yess. Megatron out.

Cut to:

EXT. – PREDACON BASE. DAY.

Scarem – Beast Form – scuttles away from the base. He starts flying, making his way over the many lava pits surrounding Predacon HQ.

Cut to:

INT. – MAXIMAL BASE. DAY.

Optimus is working the controls on the central table, trying to figure out how to get William home.

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Fortunately, we've learned a lot about

these temporal anomalies from Victoria's

experience with them. I'd say you're both

going through something similar.

DINOBOT

I will be glad once this boy has gone back

to his own world. His stench is burning my

nostrils.

Optimus smacks him on the head.

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Enough of that, Dinobot. Until we get

Sir William home, you two will have to

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just get over your petty differences.

DINOBOT

He made the first move.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Grimlock, Beast Form, put his nose in Dinobot's face.

GRIMLOCK

RARGH!

DINOBOT

Very well. You have made your point.

WILLIAM

And yet, Lord Primal, thou claimst that

these beasts art not dragons.

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

They're not. Now, let's get back to trying

to open another anomaly to get you home, shall

we?

Cut to:

EXT. – MAXIMAL BASE. DAY.

Scarem – Beast Form – is hiding in the forest just out of range of Sentinel's scanners. He's patiently watching, waiting.

SCAREM

As of yet, happened, nothing has. But

patient, I shall be.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

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He slowly scuttles forward, still out of range of the scanners. He keeps scuttling, until –

A Maximal AUTOGUN comes out of a compartment on the base's roof, takes aim at Scarem, and FIRES!

BAM! Scarem's hit dead on. He goes flying back until he SMACKS against a tree.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Scarem regains his composure, shaking off the blast.

SCAREM

By surprise, caught, I was.

He activates his com-link.

SCAREM

Lord Megatron, this is Scarem.

MEGATRON

(through com-link)

Report, Scarem.

SCAREM

By Sentinel's scanners, detected, I have

been. Retreat, I must.

INT. – PREDACON BASE. DAY.

Megatron angrily SLAMS a fist down on the control console.

MEGATRON

You dolt! Not even you should have been

able to screw this up! Fine, then. Get

back here.

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SCAREM

(through com-link)

Yes, My Lord.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Megatron gets up from the control console and makes his way to the exit.

MEGATRON

I suppose that if you want something done

right –

EXT. – PREDACON BASE. DAY.

He's now far away from the base, near a large river.

MEGATRON

You have to do it yourself. Beast

Form!

Megatron – TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE.

He TRANSFORMS into Beast Form and DIVES into the river.

Fade out.

End Act Two.

ACT THREE

Fade in.

EXT. – MAXIMAL BASE. DAY.

William's sitting near a computer console with Victoria and Cheetor. It looks like they're still trying to locate another temporal anomaly.

CHEETOR

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If I had hair on my head, it'd all be

pulled out by now.

VICTORIA

Calm down, Cheetor. You're not the one

stuck here against your will.

Cheetor shoots her a dirty look.

VICTORIA

Okay, so maybe you are. But that's not

important right now.

WILLIAM

Straightforward as well as beautiful.

CHEETOR

Oh, brother.

The computer starts BEEPING. It's found something.

CHEETOR

Wait a second. What's this?

VICTORIA

Looks like we've found where the next

anomaly to your world will appear,

Sir William.

WILLIAM

Truly?

VICTORIA

Looks like it.

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OPTIMUS PRIMAL

Dinobot, Cheetor, take William to those

coordinates and wait for the anomaly to open.

DINOBOT

Even if it takes a full megacycle?

OPTIMUS PRIMAL

We'll have to chance it. Go.

CHEETOR

You got it, Big Bot. Dinobot, let's go.

DINOBOT

Oh, very well! Just as long as it gets that

stupid human out of our hair!

CHEETOR

Dinobot, you don't have hair.

Cut to:

EXT. – FOREST. DAY.

Dinobot, Cheetor, and William are passing between the trees, making their way to the designated spot.

CHEETOR

According to the coordinates the computer

gave us, we're getting close. Keep your

eyes peeled.

DINOBOT

I hope that thing shows up soon. I can't

deal with this human any more.

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WILLIAM

Indeed, thou art not my favorite beast,

either.

CHEETOR

Quiet. You hear that, Dinobot?

DINOBOT

Hear what?

ANOTHER ANGLE.

A golden sphere appears out of thin air. We can just barely make out Medieval London on the other side.

CHEETOR

William, you're going home.

WILLIAM

Much to my relief.

MEGATRON (O. S.)

Megatron, Terrorize!

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Megatron LEAPS out of the river and TRANSFORMS into Robot Form. He quickly BLASTS Cheetor and Dinobot back.

MEGATRON

You will not be going through this anomaly,

boy. Noo. I shall make certain that you

remain here, and thus, that you DIE here,

yess!

WILLIAM

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Thou shalt not stop my return home,

monster!

He pulls out his sword and gets ready to fight, but Megatron BLASTS it out of his hands.

WILLIAM

My sword!

DINOBOT

You humans are so helpless!

ANOTHER ANGLE.

Dinobot picks up William's sword and THROWS it at Megatron. It sticks him in the gut.

DINOBOT

Die, Megatron!

MEGATRON

I think not, traitor, noo!

He takes the sword out of him and throws it aside. But before he can do anything else –

William takes a dagger out of another sheath on his waist and throws it at Megaton.

MEGATRON

Fool. Do you really expect me to fall for

that again?

He BLASTS the dagger out of the air and CHARGES.

WILLIAM

No. I shall not be defeated by you, beast.

DINOBOT

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Do you intend to fight him unarmed?

He tosses William his sword, and William uses it to deflect Megatron's attack.

MEGATRON

I will not be bested by a human, noo!

ANOTHER ANGLE.

William KICKS Megatron back, then knocks him to the ground. He stands on Megatron's chest and points Dinobot's sword at his face.

WILLIAM

Yield, beast, lest thou wish for a painful

end.

Megatron KICKS William off of him and stands.

MEGATRON

Oh, very well. I suppose it would seem that

I have been bested by a human. But then again,

there's a first time for everything, yess.

Beast Form!

He returns to his Beast Form and takes to the river, making his escape.

Fade to:

EXT. – FOREST. DAY. SOMETIME LATER.

The three of them are just looking at the anomaly.

CHEETOR

I guess you're heading home, huh?

WILLIAM

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I must be honest, Sir Cheetor, I do not

like this world.

(to Dinobot)

Please forgive me for my earlier outburst,

Sir Dinobot. I did not see you for the

warrior you are.

DINOBOT

And I you. Truly, your skills are

formidable. I will not disgrace my memory

of you with lies. You shall be missed.

They shake hands.

ANOTHER ANGLE.

William turns to the anomaly, but doesn't enter it just yet. He turns back to Cheetor and Dinobot.

WILLIAM

I have one last request.

CHEETOR

What's that?

WILLIAM

Wouldst one of thou give Lady Victoria a

kiss for me?

CHEETOR/DINOBOT

WHAT?!

William just smiles.

WILLIAM

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Farewell, my friends.

He steps into the anomaly, and it closes.

Cut to:

INT. – PREDACON BASE. DAY.

Megatron pulls himself out of the restoration chamber. He shakes his head.

MEGATRON

I cannot believe I was bested by a human,

noo.

Fade out.

End Act Three.

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