Wall-E: Transform and Roll out
Chapter 20: Loss of hope
A/N: Hey guys. It's been awhile since my last update. Before I begin, I should let you know that I did see Transformers Revenge of the Fallen. In my opinion, I thought this movie was great. I don't understand why critics are giving this movie bad reviewers and thrashing it like it's not cinema masterpiece material. My response to that and every other critic is this: if you are not a fan of Transformers from the original days of G1 to Headmasters to Beast Wars to Armada to IDW publishing to today, you will not understand the WHOLE story. It's about the origins of the Transformers, the Original 13 Transformers, the Dynasty of Primes, the Matrix of Leadership, etc. Sure, it's not Oscar material but the movie is for fans only and it was enjoyable.
What's more idiotic is that some movie goers will compare TF: ROTF to Dark Knight saying Dark Knight had better acting, story, entertainment, special effects, etc. Let me say this: Dark Knight is good but TOO OVERRATED. However, both movies, ROTF and DK, were 3 hours long, action packed, and made over $ 200 million in the opening weekend so don't compare last years movie to ROTF because it's pointless.
Now onward to the story
SMASH! Slag creates a hole in the outer wall of the Cell room that leads to the outside of the Autobot base.
"Me see nothing out here." Slag told the Dinobots and company.
"Then we go to Decepticons." Grimlock commanded.
Grimlock looks at WALL-E and Wheelie and said, "Me Grimlock and Dinobots go to Decepticon base. You fly with Swoop. Swoop can get there fast and we be there in time."
The two young robots nodded and hopped onto Swoop's back. Spreading his wings, Swoop took flight across the battlefield above Iacon, making sure no one sees him nor attacks him. It was thrilling ride for WALL-E as he remembered his time flying through space with EVE three months ago at the Axiom. But this isn't a time for fun; this is a time for justice. He has to rescue EVE and convince her to join the good side. While flying with Swoop, WALL-E surveys the battlefield below. He can see a giant robot that towers over the cities. He guessed that this is the Ultimate Creation that the Decepticons talked about earlier in Moonbase-1. More so, he saw Optimus Prime and his Autobot teammates firing at the Drones below and Springer carrying Bumblebee and Cliffjumper as they fire their cannons at Blackout, Barricade, and Scorponok. The Autobot Combiners and Omega Supreme battling the Decepticon combiners was a sight to behold as each robot exchange blow after blow and laser fire after laser fire. The Seekers led by Starscream flew in for another wave of attack on the Autobots but neither of them were successful as the Autobots fire back.
Megatron, Soundwave, Shockwave, and Decepti-EVE viewed the Iacon attack from a row of five monitors inside the control room of Trypticon. Both Shockwave and Soundwave sat in front of a control panel that control the monitors and transmit radio contact to their Decepticon army. Megatron stood in the room watching with an evil smirk as his creation of destruction is ready to battle the Autobots.
"This is it!" Megatron cheered evilly "The final assault on my old adversaries. Shockwave, inform the Decepticons to hold their position behind Tidal Wave. Have the Combiners stand down. It's time for Tidal Wave to destroy them all!"
"I'm on it Megatron." Shockwave informed.
The Autobots on the ground awaited for Tidal Wave to make his move at the Tagon Heights, a section which is just a few miles away from Iacon. Springer, still in his chopper form while carrying Bumblebee and Cliffjumper, ceased his approach to Blackout and his team attacking the High Council. For them, the MH-53 evil chopper and his team transformed into their vehicle modes and proceeded to go to a safe location behind Tidal Wave. The Seekers join alongside with Blackout as they to go to a holding pattern and wait for their new Decepticon teammate do his job. Devastator, Menasor, and Bruticus broke up their fight against their opponents and ran to a farther distance away from Tidal Wave. Though, they did not give up their fight and all three remain at a standby.
"Optimus!" Elita-1 said. "What are Decepticons doing?"
"Whatever it is, it doesn't look pretty." Optimus replied with a worried look.
The Decepticon drones, big and small, marched further away from Tidal Wave to at least 80 yards. With enough small space to walk, Tidal Wave was ready for action. He let out a thunderous roar that echoed throughout the whole planet of Cybertron that nearly quaked the ground and broke the sound barrier. Suddenly, if that was not horrifying for the Autobots, Tidal Wave made his move. The large gun turrets on his chests that were part of his aircraft carrier mode shot out a storm of missiles. The Autobots watched in horror as these missiles screamed all the way down on Iacon and they flee for cover.
"AUTOBOTS! INCOMING!" Prime ordered.
The Autobots transformed and retreat for cover among the buildings of Iacon. The bombs of death missed their targets and explode on the metal ground, causing a huge crater. However, the terror was not over yet. Superion, Defensor, and Omega Supreme try to take down Tidal Wave the best way they can. All three fired their laser cannons, gun turrets, and missiles at the metal beast. Not even a scratch was made on Tidal Wave. The Decepticon behemoth returned the favor by having his turrets switch from missile mode to laser mode. He rapidly unleashed his laser turrets at his foes till the point that his guns had overheated. All three Autobot felt the powerful laser that destroyed their own chest cavity and fell to the metal ground. This gives the Decepticon combiners their cue to finish them off. Devastator approached Omega Supreme, picks him up, and tosses him into a section of the city that demolished a few buildings. Luckily, no one was inside of any of those buildings. Feeling victory, Devastator goes back to his holding stage.
Menasor takes Superion and applies a torture rack that nearly splits the Autobot warrior in half but being eager, he slams Superion on to the metal ground. Defeated, Superion detaches himself and becomes the Aerialbots again. However, the Aerialbots were not moving but barely alive. Menasor seemed relieve that finally defeated his arch foe for the first time and leaves the scene to join Devastator. While leaving, he turns his head to the right and notice Bruticus firing his plasma cannon into the burning chest of a downed Defensor. The Combaticon warrior walks away while Defensor detaches to become the Protectobots again.
At Trypticon's control room, the sound of clapping can be heard from Megatron.
"Excellent!" Megatron said. "With their Combiners and Omega Supreme out of energy, the Autobots have lost all hope."
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! There goes a small, warning sound coming from the radar. Soundwave checks it out.
"Megatron, unidentified object approaching from the northwest." Soundwave alerted.
"What?" Megatron said in a confused manner. "Put it on screen."
Soundwave activates one of the monitors. The first monitor out of the five revealed Swoop with WALL-E and Wheelie flying over the battlefield.
"Dinobot in range!" Soundwave said to Megatron. "Autobot Wheelie and WALL-E unit occupied."
"What are those darn imbeciles think they're up to?" Megatron ranted.
"My possible theory is that they're trying to invade our base." Shockwave guessed.
"No! That can't be it. I bet that WALL-E unit is here to capture my apprentice Decepti-EVE. Shockwave, call in the Insecticons and instruct them to take down those fools."
"Megatron!" Decepti-EVE interrupted.
"What is it Decepti-EVE?" Megatron said.
"Decepti-EVE...Destroy WALL-E. Autobots...must die."
Megatron was surprised to hear that from EVE, "What? You want to obliterate the WALL-E unit by yourself?"
"Yes...lord." Decepti-EVE replied.
As if not satisfied, Megatron replied with grief and said, "Very well. Shockwave, call off the Insecticons. Decepti-EVE, proceed to intercept and have your fun but don't disappoint me."
"You...won't be." Decepti-EVE said as she exits the room and flies out of Trypticon.
Swoop flies over Tagon Heights and enters the Rust Sea of Cybertron. Trypticon is just beyond the horizon at the badlands known as Kaon.
"We almost there." Swoop told his passengers.
Decepti-EVE sees the oncoming Swoop and transforms into her laser gun mode. She fires one shot at the Dinobot. Swoop sees the laser blast and evades by strafing left. Decepti-EVE fires again, this time hitting Swoop's left wing.
"OOOOWWWW!" Swoop yelled in pain.
Swoop falls from the sky with Wheelie and WALL-E hanging on for their lives. Trying to concentrate on his painful descend, Swoop veers to the right away from the ground and aims for the sea. Wheelie grabs WALL-E's hand and transforms into his car mode with WALL-E in his cockpit. All two ejected from Swoop's back before he crashed into the sea. WALL-E exits out of the cockpit with Wheelie converting back to robot mode. They were a bit shaken from what they just witness. They hope that Swoop is all right. Before either of them have a chance to check for Swoop's condition, Decepti-EVE made her presence known. She drew her plasma gun and aimed at WALL-E.
"AAAAHHHHHH!" WALL-E screamed.
"Die!" Decepti-EVE said.
She fires one shot. In an instant flash, Wheelie made a last second dive towards WALL-E and pushes him out the way from the oncoming blast. WALL-E fell to the ground and survived. BAM! The plasma blast shot through Wheelie's neck, destroying his larynx. The young Autobot fell to the ground gasping to breathe, legs trembling and his hands holding onto his burning neck. WALL-E was horrified to see his guardian risk his life to save him.
Megatron watched on through the monitors with a smile on his face.
"Perfect!" Megatron said. "Now my apprentice: destroy the WALL-E unit."
"Yes...lord." Decepti-EVE said as she drew her gun.
She approached WALL-E with her cannon fully charged. WALL-E took a few steps back to get away from Decepi-EVE.
"Die...WALL-E unit." Decepti-EVE threatened.
WALL-E shook his head and shudders a few gibberish words to tell EVE not to shoot him. Even so, it's not working. Then he had an idea that will convince her not to be evil. WALL-E opens his little compartment next to his charge meter and he took a BnL lighter. The same lighter that EVE likes. He switches on as a way to jog her memory. Decepti-EVE looks at the lighter and without a word, she slaps it out of WALL-E's hand. What can he do now? The lighter won't work. His robot talking is useless. What can he do to convince her before he blows to smithereens. Like they say, it's not over until the fat lady sings. Sings? Of course, singing like song. This gave WALL-E one more chance to try. He presses his PLAY button on his chest and the sound of "It takes a moment" from Hello, Dolly starts playing.
Decepti-EVE hears the music and she halts her approach to WALL-E. Her crescent moon eyes slowly began to expand to normal circles as if saying "what in the world." Even Megatron and his crew heard the music from the monitors.
"What is that I'm hearing?" Megatron said confused.
"It's music." Shockwave explained.
"Romantic music." Soundwave added.
"Romantic...MUSIC?!?" Megatron choked. "What kind of infernal nonsense is this? I don't have time to hear this. Decepti-EVE! DESTROY HIM NOW!"
But Decepti-EVE did not respond. The song was mesmerizing her memory bank. She started to recognize the song. WALL-E notice that it's working and he did his next move. He gestured Decepti-EVE his hands and slowly cupped them together. Decepti-EVE's wide eye expression never changed as she too somehow recognize WALL-E's hand gesture.
"EV-AH!" WALL-E pleaded. "EV-AH!"
Back at the control room at Trypticon, Megatron was beginning to lose his patience.
"DECEPTI-EVE!" Megatron screamed. "I COMMAND YOU TO DESTROY THE WALL-E UNIT!"
"EV-AH!" WALL-E pleads again.
"DESTROY HIM!"
"EEEEVVVVVV-AAAAAHHHHHH!"
Decepti-EVE looked at her cannon and WALL-E and back again. Her eyes slowly closed and she began to tremble while wrestling her inner thoughts. Her directives inside of her state to kill WALL-E and the Autobots but she somehow felt that this is all wrong. "Dest...no...Destro...NO...Destroy...DESTROY...DESTROY...Megatron."
"WHAT?!?" Said an angry Megatron. "How dare you disobey my orders. You leave me with no alternative."
Megatron approached the control panel between Soundwave and Shockwave. He approaches a red button and says, "Farewell Apprentice." He pushes it. ZZZZAAAPPPP!!! Suddenly, the inside of Decepti-EVE began to shake violently. Electricity and sparks fire out of her head and chest. She screams in serious agony and pain that had WALL-E horrified. The small compacting robot looked on in sorrow as his beloved was being tortured by the evil Decepticon leader. Within seconds, it was over. She slowly hovered with her probe body covered in burn marks and falls to the metal.
"WWWAAALLL-EEE!" Groaned EVE.
Back at Trypticon, Shockwave and Soundwave were surprised on what they just witnessed.
"Megatron!" Shockwave said. "But why?"
"I never liked her at all in the first place." Megatron said. " This whole entire plan was good at first but she was nothing more than a waste of my time. Let's focus on Tidal Wave for completing his objective."
WALL-E slowly, cautiously approached EVE. He can smoke coming in from the inside of her and tiny sparks jumping out of her upper left chest. He couldn't see her face because she was turned sideways. WALL-E turned her to the side to see how she's feeling. To his relief, EVE's eyes are back to blue than red but she is very weak to move. She groan in pain as she tries to speak.
"WALL-E." EVE groan weakly.
WALL-E replied by chatter soothingly to calm her down. There's nothing he could do for now but just wait for help. As he stood there with EVE at his side, he can hear someone splashing through the water. It's Dinobot Swoop and he's alive. Even so, behind WALL-E are the Dinobots led by Grimlock with Slag carrying an unconscious Wheelie in his teeth.
"We too late." Sludge sadly said. "We didn't save friends."
"Me Grimlock say we go back to Autobots." Grimlock said informed everyone. "Doctors can help."
The Dinobots retreated back to Iacon. Slag has his teeth around an injured Wheelie while Swoop carries WALL-E on his back and a fried EVE in his legs and he flies off ahead of the Dinobots.
Fade out
Background music of the original 1980s instrumental Transformers music plays.
Fade in to a shot of WALL-E picking up a pile of trash and compacts it into his small compartment. After his process, he opens his compartment and a trash cube comes out with an Autobot symbol on the front followed by a caption box with words.
Narrator: WALL-E: Transform and Roll out, will return after these messages.
(A/N: Homage to the G1 Cartoon Commercial Transition)
A/N: Next Chapter: The Autobots are losing the battle.