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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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