BEAST WARS

"Before time began, there was the Crystal. What we know is it holds the power to create worlds… filled with life. Resulting the birth of our race. Our ancestors lived in harmony, until the lust for its power divided them, ravaging our planet with war until it was consumed by death. And the Crystal was lost to the far reaches of space. As our evolution took place, the Golden Disk, bearing a piece of the Crystal, was developed for the use of finding lost nouns. We scattered across the universe, hoping to find the target, and rebuild our home to when it used to be. But we had been tailed."

Act One

Deep into space a long, long time ago, there are the sounds of firearms entering the Earth's orbit. Then came two starships: a fleeing vessel and a pursuing warship. Already carrying the scars of battle, both ships immediately open fire upon each other. Hundreds of deadly laser bolts streak from the warship, causing the main solar fin of the fleeing craft to disintegrate.

In the vessel, the crew concealed in the shadows of the helm are stabilizing the ship's mechanics.

Crewmember 1: The main reactor's shot. Guidance systems failing.

Crewmember 2: Oh man, this is ridiculous. This is an exploration ship, not a war cruiser.

Commander: We didn't have a choice. This ship was the finest in all of Cybertron in the old days.

Crewmember 3: Megatron's jamming our transmission. We're on our own.

Commander: Set our plasma cannons at full capacity.

In the warship with the helm also concealed by darkness, the superior glares at a visual of the vessel on video.

First officer: We've crippled their transmissions. Now, we can commandeer them.

Superior: Not quite yet. I believe we should toy with them first, yes. Side guns!

As both ships fly over the Earth, a broadside attack from the warship cripples the vessel's engines and causes significant damage to their stasis hold.

Crewmember 4: We've been hit.

Commander: Time for plan B, and fire the plasma cannons and ready.

The commander presses a few buttons, a large coin made of gold ejects from the main console, and he carries it off to a rumbling passageway. He stops before the small hatch of an emergency lifepod. He snaps the seal on the main latch and a red warning light begins to flash. Then he tosses the coin in, before sealing the hatch.

An escape pod launches its way out of the fleeing, getting into a safe orbit of the Earth. The warship is now in pursuit of the pod, but the falling vessel fires the forward plasma cannons, strafing the warship's hull.

Superior: No! No! They've crippled us!

Second Officer: We're being pulled in.

Superior: Damn you, Primal!

With no engines, both ships are caught in the planet's gravitational pull and plummet to its surface.

Forty Years Ago

In the wilds of Africa, an African-American man named Owen Black is a part of a safari tour, where he rides on a truck. He spots a herd of zebras running, and he snaps a picture of them.

Tour guide: Mr. Black? No flash please.

Owen: Sorry, my bad.

Just then, the truck comes to a stop. Everyone gets out while the driver goes checking on the gas tank, finding out it's empty.

Tour guide: This is bad. People, we're out of gas. But not to worry. I will call for some gas, and we will be on our way. Feel free to observe, but don't go too far.

All the tourists spread out to take a gander at all their surroundings. Owen was heading further to find something to snap pictures of, but there's nothing to be seen. However, he sees a gorilla sitting on a tree, eating a banana.

Owen: An ape! It's perfect.

Owen takes a picture of the gorilla. Just then, the ape senses something. A beam of light shined onto the animal, causing it to flee in a panic. Owen is puzzled about what happened, then another ape walked out from the bushes, looking at him.

At first, Owen is about to take a picture of it, then the gorilla is walking closer to it.

Owen: Whoa. Easy now.

Gorilla: I mean you no harm.

Owen gets shocked from the gorilla speaking. Then, he hears rustling from the trees. He looks back, and a human-sized, violet Giganotosaurus bursts out with a roar. Owen rans for his life while the gorilla engages the dinosaur, starting a fight with the human watching.

Giganotosaurus: Where is the Coin?

Gorilla: For the last time Megatron, I don't know.

While the animals are fighting, Owen takes shelter behind a tree, where he begins to take pictures. But then, the dinosaur's tail accidently hits the tree, pushing him away and making him drop his camera. He bends down to pick up his camera, but he watches shadows of the two fighting animals turning humanoid. Baffled, he looks at the shadow until one of them leaves.

Owen gets back up and turns back to face both the animals, but only the gorilla stands there. He looks at the human, then he runs off back into the trees.

Owen: Hey, wait a minute!

But it's too late. The ape is gone. Owen walks back to the tour truck, but he finds out it's surrounded by men in suits. All of them are dressed in plain black suits, crisp white shirts, simple black ties, and shiny black shoes. They're inspecting the tourists for something. Owen walks over to the comotion.

Owen: What's going on here?

Agent: Sir, no need to panic. We're with the United States Government. We came to find out that there was an incident around here.

Owen: You mean those two talking animals?

All the agents draw their attention to Owen, stunned about what he's mentioned. One of them grabs onto his arms, escorting him away.

Agent: What did they look like?

Owen: One was a monkey and the other was a dinosaur.

Agent: I see. What were they saying?

Owen: Something about looking for some coin. Why? Who are you people?

The agent takes out his badge, revealing an insignia with "L7" in the middle.

Agent: We're with Level 3. You wish to see them again, feel free to join us.

Act Two

Present Day

All the way in Ottawa, at Brookfield high school there is a very prompt, but lonely, girl named Lori Roswell. She is in grade 10 with her class doing biography reports.

Teacher: Okay. Miss Roswell? You're next.

Lori gets off her seat and walks across the room to begin her report.

Lori: For my bio-

Suddenly, a rubber band hits her in the face. That makes her flinch and the class laugh at it.

Teacher: Ey. Who did that? Class! Think of your grades.

Now that everything is quiet, Lori is ready to begin her report.

Lori: Okay. For my biography report, I've decided to do it on my great-great-grandfather, Alistair Drummond. He was a cartographer. In fact, one of the first to explore the Antarctic Circle, in search of its continent. In 1894, at the age of 29, he sailed with fifty-two brave men straight into the Antarctic shelf. After three cold weeks, he and his crew have succeeded, but only 17 of them suffered cold deaths. Um, unfortunately, my great-great-grandfather, the genius that he was, wound up going blind and crazy in a psych ward, drawing these strange symbols and babbling on about some, uh, giant coin that he thought he'd discovered. Furthermore-

[bell rings]

Teacher: Class dismissed. And Lori? I'll think about your report.

As the bell rings and the teacher speaks, everyone packs their things and leaves their desks. Lori feels incomplete for her project. But she decides to get over it. She walks across the hallway with her school bag and everyone ignoring her.

Lori: I almost had it. I was so close to telling them about his great discovery, but rejected it. How unfair do they think this is?

Then, she gets interrupted by a few girls wearing leather jackets.

Jacket girl: Hey, know-it-all. You ever wonder why nobody hangs out with you?

[5 second silence]

Jacket girl: Because nobody thinks you're cool.

[girls laughing]

Lori: Shut up.

Lori walks out of the front door, but looks pretty gloomy for being so lonely. She sees her mother, Kristy, waiting for her in the car. After she gets in, they drive out of Brookfield street as they're on their way home.

Kristy: So? How was your report?

Lori: The bell rang before I could finish.

[5 second silence]

Lori: Mom.

Kristy: Yes, sweetie?

Lori: Do you think I'm too… prompt?

Kristy: [chuckles] Too prompt? What makes you think so? You're still trying to translate those symbols, but you get plenty of time to take a break.

Lori: Well, I don't know. I just don't feel like I fit in anywhere. There's no one I can really talk to.

Kristy: What about Boomer? He's always at your side?

Lori: Boomer's a dog. I'm talking about having a friend and stuff.

Kristy: Lori, don't look so blue. I'm sure you'll make friends before your birthday.

Lori still looks so blue as she watches through the window. Kristy takes pity on watching her daughter's reaction this way.

They make it to their house at Greenland Crescent. They come in where they find Lori's brother, Roman, at the front entrance.

Kristy: Roman, honey, I'll get supper ready.

Lori: I need to-

Roman: Hold on, sis. You can't just waltz in here like this. It's Thursday afternoon. Do you recognize what happens at this time?

Grandma/voice: Roman! Who the hell is-

Roman: Shut up, grandma! Get your prune juice for crying out loud! [to Lori] I mean this. Grandma gets high and-

Kristy: Go easy on her, okay? I'll take it from here.

Kristy goes to the kitchen to attend to grandma as Lori is being stalled by her German Shephard, Boomer.

Lori: Hey, Boomer.

The dog licks her as she pets him on the head. Boomer walks away before Lori walks to the kitchen. Roman is in the living room playing his PlayStation 4 and the crazy grandma is in the kitchen with Kristy at her side.

Grandma: Kristy? My porridge's funny-tasting.

Kristy: It's cinnamon-flavoured, mom. It's supposed to be this way.

Lori dumps out her dishes from her schoolbag into the sink and walks through the living room only to find herself on her grandma's carpet.

Grandma: Lori!

Lori: What?

Grandma: I do not like anyone on my carpet.

Lori: Grandma, it's just a-

Grandma: Don't talk like that. Move your feet off it.

Lori: It's part of the living room.

Grandma: If you have your own carpet you'll understand.

Taking her word, she gets off the carpet and walks upstairs to her bedroom.

Lori sits at her desk to start doing her translation on the hieroglyphics Alistair Drummond found long ago. By far, with her understanding of them, she's claiming them as part of her second language.

Lori: I'm almost there. I'm this close to finding out these secrets…

But then, something snaps into her mind. She realizes how lonely she is. She looks at all her school pictures pinned on the wall. All of them are from elementary school to high school, all about her class stepping away from her to give her a lonely look. She takes some time to calm herself down and continue her work.

In the kitchen, Kristy is starting to feel worried for Lori's condition.

Kristy: I hope she's doing okay.

Grandma: Like what?

Kristy: Well, it's been 13 years since we've moved here and she feels pretty lonely.

Grandma: Ah, push her overboard. You just say it was an accident.

Roman: I'm sure she's fine, mom. Just doing her work, hobby or something.

Grandma: Like your hobby is computer magic.

Roman: No, grandma. My hobby is PlayStation 3. I hack whenever I-

Kristy: Feel like seeing how much money your sister has?

Roman: I did that one time, people. One time.

Roman continues playing his video games while Kristy is making supper for the family.

Act Three

On the desert part of California, there lies Fort Padilla, a US military base located 231 miles off the outskirts of Los Angeles and it's night time.

In a training camp are a three-men team of soldiers, first sergeant Greg Oswald, pilot Travis Devon and his tall, little brother Roderick, hanging out with each other.

Roderick: Just two more weeks, and we'll be home. Like mom's gonna whip us up a-

Travis: Dude, you've been talking about barbequing buffalo for, like, two months. Annoying. I can't stand that.

Roderick: Travis, dad's been asking us for a long time.

Greg: Guys. We just did some hard work at Coachella Valley. Can we just chill for a bit?

Travis: Whatever you say, Greg.

In the command centre, numerous people are operating a metal pillar with a nametag "Project Vaccine". A computer technician is picking up strong energy signatures through radar.

Technician: Col. Lantos.

After the call of his name, colonel Lantos comes over to the radar computer.

Lantos: What is it?

Technician: Radar's picking up an energy signature, 10 miles out…

Lantos: Is it one of ours?

Technician: Negative.

Believing it to be an unidentified aircraft, Lantos decides to communicate through headphones borrowed from the technician.

Lantos: Unidentified aircraft, you are entering a restricted base. Turn back or we will open fire.

No answer back. The unknown object is still heading towards Fort Padilla without changing any course. That is driving the colonel off the walls.

Technician: Coming in at 6 miles out.

Lantos: Set the base to defensive possession.

Technician: Yes sir.

Fort Padilla's alarm is triggered, setting it at full capacity for defending the base. Even Greg and his team are assembled. The incoming object is approximately 3 miles away. Colonel Lantos focuses on the radar screen waiting for the right moment to strike it. But something strange happened. The trespasser flies right above the base and gets away.

Technician: It- it just passed us. Guess it wasn't coming for us.

Suddenly, there is a rumbling noise coming from the middle of the base. A hole is opened, and a giant fire ant shows breathing fire at the soldiers. Greg and his team see the attack and hide behind crates. Roderick takes out his iPhone and records the action.

Then two more things breach the base. A giant, green wasp hovering overhead and a red Quetzalcoatlus attacks as many humans as they can find. Greg peek his head to watch all the action.

Pterosaur: Terrorsaur, terrorize!

The pterosaur suddenly transforms into a human-sized robot and unsheathes a purple-bladed scythe to slash an incoming tank. For the helicopter engaging him, he pulls out a Null Ray Rifle and fires at it. The blast disrupts the flow of the helicopters' electricity.

Fire Ant: Dare retaliate us? Inferno, terrorize!

Even the fire ant transforms into another robot and fires his Backdraft Cannon at the humans. Later, his jetpack is activated and he hovers up high to launch missiles at the hangers.

Inferno: Destruction to all who threaten us! The royalty commands it.

The wasp, on the other hand, is being targeted by helicopters engaging to fire him.

Wasp: Waspinator engage fleshy-bots. Waspinator, terrorize!

The wasp transforms into a robot as well, firing a Javelin Sniper at the helicopters. The bullet it fires melts the steel plating on the choppers.

Terrorsaur breaches the command centre before witnessing the Project Vaccine pillar. Lantos hides underneath a computer while the officers run out. Placing his hand on the pillar, the red robot is downloading something. Lantos escapes to the other end of the room.

Lantos: It's going after the files! Cut the hard line!

Officer: I need a key! It's locked!

With all the action going on, Greg and his team sneaks away and escapes the fort before the destruction results in no survivors. Seize firing, Waspinator flies down to the Inferno's left side.

Inferno: Their firepower is not much against the royalty.

Waspinator: Waspinator enjoyed killing fleshy-bots.

Terrorsaur: We did our job, now let's go. Back to base. Beast mode!

They transform back to their animal forms and take off to somewhere else, leaving Fort Padilla a pile of rubble. Greg and his team, however, manage to escape. They stop hiding from in bushes to see the devastation up close.

Roderick: Why would someone attack us?

As they arrive back in the fort, government helicopters arrive to salvage the remains. One helicopter comes over to the survivors, and the doors open to let them all in. Sitting opposite to them is an older Owen Black, now in a black suit.

Owen: Gentlemen. I'm special agent Owen Black. I'm with Level 3.

Greg: Never heard of it.

Owen: Does anyone recall what happened earlier?

Travis: I believe so. Fort Padilla was attacked by animal-changing robots, and they hit us really hard.

Owen: Really?

Roderick: Oh wait. I've got this.

Roderick takes out his iPhone before handing it to agent Black. He sees the video taken back in Fort Padilla when those robots attacked it.

Owen: Were there any other witnesses?

Greg: Negative. My team and I are all that's left.

Travis: Can you explain to us what's going on?

Owen: I will, but right now.

The helicopters take their flight, leaving the wreckage of Fort Padilla behind in flames.

Act Four

All the way in the Rocky Mountains, the flying robots are in their ravaged warship. After hearing about the incident, they're being appointed for a meeting with four other robots, bickering to each other.

Terrorsaur: [to Waspinator] Tell Megatron I was doing a suitable way for the mission.

Waspinator: Me? You're second-in-command.

Terrorsaur: Make it an order.

Three-armed robot: Megatron wants to see only you. You disobeyed his order.

Terrorsaur: It was only this once, Triple Punch.

Titanic robot: [impatient] I'm tired of all this talking. Why don't we go do it and do it now?

Inferno: We cannot disobey the loyalty again, Rampage. He will soon lead us to-

Terrorsaur: Find the indicator before the Maximals. That's the idea, so maybe we just-

Suddenly, Terrosaur get punctured through the torso by three prongs from a hissing, female robot standing behind him.

Terrorsaur: Iguanus, what the hell?!

Iguanus: You talk too much. You could just say you and the other two had to go, then kept your mouth shut.

Butt-ugly robot: [cackling] As usually, Iguanus, you're as unpleasant as your bacterial beast mode.

Iguanus: I'm only bacterial in my mouth, Scourge. [hisses]

Triple Punch: This bickering is pointless. Terrorsaur better have a good excuse for disobeying Megatron.

Terrorsaur: Megatron has failed almost everything. He failed to destroy the Maximals when we had the chance. He even FAILED to bring us to the right coordinates. I've downloaded this file to help find the target.

Suddenly, a thumping noise starts from in the shadows and it freaks out Terrorsaur behind him. The robots turn to the shadows seeing the purple Giganotosaurus, the same one from long ago and scarred, approaching them. Terrorsaur shivers as he sees him coming over.

Dinosaur: I beg your pardon. What was it, Terrorsaur?

Terrorsaur: [nervously] Nothing too harmful for you, almighty Megatron. I-

Megatron: Silence! You disobeyed me, yeesss. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't scrap you alive!

Terrorsaur: Um…. But before we talk about this, may I just say how incredibly magnificent you are?

Megatron: Spare me your sock up. Megatron, terrorize.

Megatron transforms from Giganotosaurus to robot mode and aim an arm-mounted Bone Collector Cannon shaped like a Giganotosaurus' head at him getting ready to fire.

Megatron: Explain.

Terrorsaur: Alright. We intercepted a transmission about Project Vaccine in a military base. It can pinpoint any organic that's been vaccinated on a global scale. I downloaded the DNA signature to find the target.

Waspinator: Yes. Waspinator was with needle-nose when transmission was intercepted. With file, Megatron will find target easily.

Terrorsaur closes his optics with fear, but Megatron lowers his weapon to hear more. That is starting to calm Terrorsaur down.

Megatron: Perhaps you were successful.

Terrorsaur: Oh, it gets better, my liege. We massacred the base, and left no survivors.

Megatron: Excellent. And the signature?

Terrorsaur: Just one. Like I said. In the holoprojector.

Megatron turns to the holoprojector in the middle of the room, projecting a hologram of the globe. A dot blinks at Ottawa and it projects a picture of Lori with her birthdate, full name, and coordinates on the side.

Megatron: The indicator. We finally found her. Helpful these human mechs are.

Terrorsaur: I volunteer to deploy and secure her for you.

Megatron: You have already done your job. Iguanus, Triple Punch. You will fetch her for me. Online and undamaged.

Triple Punch: As you command, Megatron.

Iguanus: [cheerfully] We shall not fail you.

While Triple Punch and Iguanus walks out of the room, Megatron continues glimpsing at Lori's photograph with a smirk on his face.

Megatron: Excellent, yeesss. With her on our side, she will lead us to anywhere I choose. But she will not lead us to the Crystal, noooo. She will only take us to the Disk and the end of this conflict once and for all.

But then, the ship's television switches on to reveal a news report.

Reporter: Early last night, Fort Padilla on the outskirts of Los Angeles was attacked, recovering only three survivors. Our president has ordered them to be escorted across the country for a federal decision.

After hearing that, Megatron looks furious and knocks Terrorsaur away, taking his frustrations out on him.

Megatron: Incompetent bird! You let some escape!

Terrorsaur: Megatron… it's obviously a trick. We made no evidence of the ambush.

Megatron: I will not take any chances. Rampage. Dispose of them.

Act Five

Back with Lori, at night time, she is still in her room. She continues translating the symbols by writing it down on a piece of paper. Kristy comes in with a plate of steak and peas for her.

Kristy: Hey. I brought you supper.

She puts it on her desk and looks at Lori, working so hard to figure out something for herself.

Lori: Not hungry yet, mom. And I'm almost done.

Kristy: I think you should take a break.

Lori: But I'm so close to finding out their secrets. I can feel it in my bones.

Kristy: [sighs] Lori. I know you're determined. But staying in your room all day wouldn't be worth it, if you want to make friends.

Lori: Mom, the only reason I don't make friends at school is because everyone knows me. I'm much too weird for them.

Kristy: Well, maybe it'd work if you give yourself a chance to take a break and get out more. Oh, and here.

Kristy walks out of the bedroom, leaving the baffled Lori alone. But she comes back, and puts a scarf with cheetah fur around Lori's neck.

Lori: [awed] Whoa, mom.

Kristy: A little something my colleague gave me. He said this was made by his great-great grandfather back in the late 1800s. He was a big-game hunter, wearing the skin of his kill. Anyway, my colleague didn't like it, so I thought you might.

Lori: Mom, this is made from a cheetah's fur. I feel like I'm wearing a corpse.

Kristy: Aw, don't be so heartless. Just try some new things for a change.

After that, Kristy takes her leave out of the room, leaving Lori by herself continuing her work. Lori glares at the symbols, and then something happens in her vision. The symbols were shifting into the alphabets, starting to make words for her. She gets immediately interested in what they're saying. All of a sudden, she hears a banging noise from outside.

Lori: Huh? What was that?

She looks out the window, she sees nothing on the driveway. Not even in Greenlawn Park. But she sees something smoking in the playground. She doesn't know what it was, but wants to go see for herself.

Lori sneaks downstairs without anyone in the house noticing. Roman is playing video games while Kristy is watching TV with grandma. Lori quietly opens the front door and closes it tight before walking across the street to the park with a flashlight.

Shining her flashlight at the playground, Lori finds nothing. She doesn't know what could've made that noise. She quietly walks all over the place as hard as she can, but still finds nothing. Lori finds where the smoke emits from, and finds some footprints where she begins to follow. But she stopped to a fence where the trail ends. Suddenly, she hears something from behind. She turns tail and finds only a raccoon in a garbage can.

Lori: Ha. That's a relief. Maybe I should get back in before-

When she turns, a robot appears in front of her, and Lori screams in horror. The robot isn't doing anything. It just looks her in the eye. It gets closer and Lori is backing off. She trips and falls on her rear end. The robot then shines a bright light at the cheetah fur scarf Lori's wearing, then it turns into a cheetah instantly. Now a cheetah, it has its face close to her own, and they make eye contact. Lori is calming down but confused about it being this way.

Cheetah: You'll be safe.

Lori widens her eyes, and she faints. The big cat takes its leave, leaving the unconscious Lori behind. But it stopped in pause, then it dragged her back to her front porch, then it took off.

Regaining her consious, Lori finds out she's back home. She quietly goes back in the house through the front door, but Kristy sees her coming in, and it startles her a bit.

Kristy: Lori? What were you doing out front?

Lori: Mom, a robot! There's a robot outside.

Kristy: Honey, slow down. Tell me again.

Lori: I was…. Uh…. I saw a robot at the park. And it… turned into a cheetah.

Lori's mother awes at her and laughs for hearing something so ridiculously stupid.

Kristy: A cheetah? In Canada?

Lori: I'm serious, mom. I just saw it up close. It eyed me and then it took off.

Kristy: We don't have cheetahs in Canada. It's too cold for them to live here.

Lori: But I…. Augh!

It is frustrating for her. She decides to climb back up the stairs and into her room. Then grandma drops in at Kristy, overhearing what they said.

Grandma: Is she playing those video games again?!

Kristy: Mother, I'm sure it was nothing for you to worry about. It's probably an illusionation.

Grandma: It's drugs. I'd know it. If I get a rock, I'd bust the head, bitch!

Kristy: Shh-shh. Lori doesn't do drugs. You know that. Just give her some time.

The next day, she is back in Brookfield High School with her class doing their studies on biology. But she isn't studying. She is drawing the robot she met on a piece of paper. She takes out a book on animals, reading about cheetahs' natural habitats but still confused. The teacher, on his desk, sees her looking like she's not doing her schoolwork.

Teacher: Miss Roswell? Are you studying or not?

Lori: I'm, uh…. Studying, sir.

Teacher: Then look a little focused. Get it right or I'm failing you.

The teacher continues writing his papers as Lori stares at the picture she drew about that cheetah.

Act Six

All the way in Nevada, Greg and his team are being driven in armoured trucks to some location commanded by special agent Black. The soldiers don't know what's going on or why, but they like to have some answers.

Greg: Can you please tell me what's going on?

Travis: Did we do something wrong, sir?

Owen: No. I just have every reason to suspect that you boys have seen them.

Greg: The robots?

Owen: Level 3 requires your presence at headquarters. But let me ask you something. What did you think that was about? Foreigners?

Greg: Not really. But where're you from? CIA? FBI?

Owen: Where I work is an espionage, intelligence, law-enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency. It's where we deal with any irregular activity that could… be a threat to the nation.

Roderick: You mean a…. [whispers] Secret agency?

Owen: Hm-mmm. Let me explain how it works: Every once in a while, things happen that just can't be rationalized in a conventional way. But the people want to know that their government has a response. Level 3 is that response.

Travis: Well, what's your business with them?

Owen: Let me just say… I had the same story, forty years ago. Seeing something no one else would see or believe. I didn't know what they are or where they came from, but I could tell it wouldn't be good. And that's when I decided to join in.

During their talk, Roderick is watching his video of the attacking robots.

Roderick: "Terrorize". That's what they all said before turning into robots.

Travis: It's just words. Why so interested?

Roderick: Everything, bro. And they said… uh… "Beast mode" before turning back into animals. I think these were command codes for transforming.

Travis: Ya think?

Greg: May we ask what's going on?

Owen: I told your commanding officer that Fort Padilla has something to do with alien activities. Since you and your team are the only survivors to see it, the president has ordered me to escort you to Level 3's headquarters. All will be made clear.

Travis: If what you said is true about Project Vaccine, then who are the aliens after?

Owen: I don't know. But we will-

Suddenly, there is an explosion, blowing up the leading truck. The other trucks stop before everyone gets out. They look to their left, seeing a Rampage on a hill five meters away.

Owen: That's a big one.

Rampage: Megatron has ordered the survivors decimated.

Rampage fires his Dual Warhead Launcher to one of the remaining trucks. Roderick pulls out an RPG-7 and fires a rocket at the robot's shell.

Rampage: You just made my list, organic.

As the humans are armed for battle, Rampage arms his Plasma Cannon and Dual Warhead Launcher to fire at them. The battle begins and things are getting a little strange for Greg and Travis.

Travis: What the hell is this shit?! Why is he trying to kill us?!

Roderick: It's classic, man! We survived the attack! We've seen too much!

Greg pokes his head out with his phone, snapping a picture of the attacking Rampage. The robot notices what just happened, and he takes aim at his face with his guns.

Greg: Jesus!

He ducks down, avoiding the fatal blow. The shooting continues as Owen tries to contact for help, but his cell phone is low on batteries. He has to find an available phone to call for air support or else they're finished.

Owen: Damn it, my phone's nearly dead! Who's got a phone?!

Travis: Pocket!

Owen: Which pocket?

Travis: My back pocket!

Greg: You got, like, ten back pockets!

Travis: Left cheek! Left cheek! Left cheek!

Owen manages to get Travis's phone as the soldiers still engage Rampage. Travis fires a rocket at Rampage's face, but it can't penetrate his armour.

Owen: [on the phone] …we're under attack. Get air support now!

As the battle continues, Rampage is coming closer, but then several CH-64 Apaches show up firing rockets at the robot. Rampage isn't outmatched. He fires his rockets at two of them. Things are going on edge, until he is succumbed by some kind of energy surge.

Rampage: Dammit, I almost had 'em! Beast mode!

Rampage transforms into a tow truck-sized king crab mode, outmatched finally, and he crawls away from them. They may have claimed victory in this battle, but Owen narrows to believe it's only the beginning.

Greg: It's another one of those robots. But, uh… bigger.

Owen: I can see that. But it looks like you've seen too much. We better get there fast.

Agent Black picks up the phone to call someone for some reason.

Owen: [through the phone] Get me a helicopter.

Greg: Where are you going?

Owen: I'll be back, soldier. In the meantime, you gotta get to headquarters.

With three remaining trucks, the surviving humans drive forward with the Apaches guarding them. Owen Black gets picked up by another helicopter and takes off in a different direction.

Back in Greenlawn Crescent, Roman is playing his PS4 in the living room. Kristy is in the kitchen making supper for the kids.

Kristy: Roman? I'm going to pick up your sister.

Suddenly, the front door bursts open letting in people in black suits loaded with guns. Roman shrieks like a little girl as Kristy is in a panic. The FBI tackle everyone, including Boomer, on the ground with the Roswell family having no clue on what's going on.

Roman: [to the FBI] Get off my grandma's carpet! She doesn't like nobody on the carpet! Especially the police!

Act Seven

After school, Lori is waiting for Kristy to pick her up at the school's front door. She tries raising her on her cell phone, but no answer at all. With the school being completely empty, she's thinking, maybe, she can hike home.

Lori: What's taking her? She should've been here by now.

Being at the side of Hog's Back Park, Lori watches the scene at the sidewalk. There are pigeons below her feet, but they fearfully fly off for some reason. She gets her path blocked by a gang of biker girls, circling around her on their motorcycles. The leading blonde-haired girl comes over with a smirk.

Blonde-girl: Hey, freak-girl. Shouldn't you be at home?

Lori: Why, you're stripping yourself out here?

Blonde-girl: No. Because you should know we want no aliens around normal people.

Lori: Me, an alien? Since you're the only biker in school, people would call that being an alien.

Angered, the blonde-biker snatches Lori up, and slams her against the lamppost. The rest of the gang gather to egg her on. Another biker gives the blonde-girl a knife, and she sticks it at Lori's throat.

Blonde-girl: Any last words, freak?

Suddenly, a komodo dragon pops out from the bushes, and pounces on the blonde-girl, attacking her and freeing Lori. The rest of the bikers freak out, riding away from the scene. The giant lizard looks at Lori, who is scared.

Komodo Dragon: You're coming with me.

Before the big lizard would bite her, she leaps back and runs across the road to hide in the trees. The komodo dragon leaps after her and Lori launches herself between two large trunks, forcing the beast to claw its way around to the side while Lori scrambles around, over a tangle of roots and claws slash the air behind her, exploding bark off a trunk as Lori wills herself forward in a frenzy. Lori is able to get away, but a huge, fattail scorpion shows up from behind, making her scream.

Scorpion: Come over here, you!

Lori runs away again, but jumps onto a boulder and picks up a stick to hold his head still.

Lori: Scorpions can't do anything with their heads pinned down. I know that from Animal Planet.

Scorpion: [chuckles] If you think a stick can stop me, you're gonna love this trick. Triple Punch, terrorize!

The scorpion transforms into the three-armed robot, Triple Punch. Lori is surprised seeing that robot.

Lori: That is seriously freaky!

As Lori flees, Triple Punch chases after her and jumps over the boulder. Later, he catches up on her and grabs her leg.

Lori: Let go of me!

Triple Punch: That's not going to happen, organic. Megatron wishes to have live company.

Male voice: Hey, bug-breath.

Triple Punch and Lori turn and see the cheetah from last night coming over.

Cheetah: What are you up to in such a hurry?

Triple Punch: Bah, I ain't telling you nothing, Maximal! So piss off!

He fires his Photon Grenade Launcher Rack (mounted on his back) but the cheetah jumps left and dodges the blast.

Cheetah: Yeah. No con ever answers my questions. But I gotta do what I gotta do. Cheetor, maximize!

The cheetah turns back into a robot. He pulls out his Sonic Pulse Pistol and fires an energy bolt at the scorpion-bot. Taking a hit, Triple Punch accidently throws Lori up in the air and she falls down, but Cheetor manages to catch her, and runs away with her in his arms.

Cheetor: Name's Cheetor. What's shaking?

Still freaked out, Lori breaks free from him and runs to the trees.

Cheetor: [clueless] What? Is it my breath? I don't even breathe.

The komodo dragon transforms into the female robot, Iguanus, and uses her left shoulder to knock Cheetor off balance and send him flying.

Iguanus: [to Triple Punch] Keep the Maximal occupied. I'll get the girl.

While Iguanus is chasing after Lori, Cheetor recovers and flips down a Vacuum Pull Scimitar from his shoulder. Triple Punch activates all three of his rotating Saw Claws, and proceeds to slice Cheetor's head and chest. He loses the advantage when Cheetor slashes two of his claws. Triple Punch counter attacks, using his flexibility to hop over. The three-armed robot grabs Cheetor, then tosses the cat robot over to the other side of the park.

Cheetor: Alright. No more Mr. Nice Kitty.

Cheetor recovers, and feet fold out roller skates, rolling down. Triple Punch fires his firearms, but Cheetor dodges every blow, then the latter kicks the three-armed bot between his legs, having him fall down in agony.

Meanwhile, Lori is still running through the trees until she hides behind a tree close to Rideau River. Her heart is pounding very hard for she's never been so scared in all her life.

Lori: This can't be happening. There can't be robots like them. I…. uh…. I must be dreaming.

Suddenly, Iguanus shows from her side, making her scream again.

Iguanus: And I'm your worst nightmare.

Before Lori could get away, she grabs her with her Power Pronged Pincer on her tail arm and pulls her back.

Iguanus: You're coming with me.

Lori: I'm not going anywhere. I have a life.

Iguanus: You don't have a choice. [hisses]

Then Cheetor shows up, taking aim at the lizard-bot.

Cheetor: You heard what she said, lizard-lips.

Iguanus fires her Plasma Popper Guns from her chest at Cheetor, but he deflects the blast with his scimitar. The cat robot fires his pistol, sending Iguanus flying off and releasing Lori, but resulting in her knee being cut from falling back on the ground. The female robot is now so far away from their reach.

Cheetor: [chuckles] Fast cat: one, Preds: zero. Beast mode.

Cheetor changes back into beast mode, but Lori is looking a little terrified. The big cat comes over to get acquainted. Lori's fear is getting worse as he approaches.

Cheetor: Easy there. I don't wish to hurt you. I come in peace. Okay?

Cheetor's face got closer to Lori's to have eye contact again.

Lori: Maybe…. Oh wait. The answer is simple. It's only an illusion. You're not real.

Cheetor: Me? Well, if I wasn't real, could I do this?

He licks her on the nose, but only to find her blushing from that. Just then, she faints just like before.

Act Eight

Slowly waking up, Lori is in a metal room of something. She sits up seeing she's on a round table. It looks like some kind of command centre. Then, she sees Cheetor as a cheetah standing in front of her.

Cheetor: You okay?

Lori: [screams] Keep away from me!

Cheetor: Whoa. Hey, power down. I'm on your side.

Lori is both confused and terrified. She has no idea what's going on, but she thinks the robot's up to something. With Cheetor standing still, she is slowly calming down.

Lori: What- What did you do to me?

Cheetor: I did nothing to you. You just fainted.

Lori: Yeah, but- You licked me.

Cheetor: Well, it was either that or show my lightsaber to your face.

Lori: You've got a lightsaber?!

Cheetor: No, I don- I don't have a lightsaber.

Lori: Aren't you… a robot?

Cheetor: Yeah. But not any robot. I'm Cheetor! And the word is spot-on-smooth.

Lori: Are you gonna cut me up and wear my skin?

Cheetah: [annoyed] Why does everyone always assume that? Am I the Terminator to you?! Is your kid gonna be a punk-ass boss?

Lori gets baffled about that statement. But Cheetor calms himself, trying to make things clear.

Cheetor: Sorry, that was my bad. Anyway, no I'm not the Terminator.

Voice: And good thing too.

The voice Lori hears came from below the table at her left. She stifles a scream when she finds a German Sheppard-sized brown rat there.

Rat: I mean, these people today never get very much taste for theorizing true robotics. But this? This is what class is all about.

Lori: Are you-

Rat: Yes. Another robot. Call me… Rattrap.

Lori: [giggles] That's kinda funny.

Cheetor: [to Rattrap] Told ya.

Lori: What gives you the idea to call yourself that?

Rattrap: Because my beast mode is a rat, and my demolitions are bigger than any mousetrap.

Lori looks turned to her right, seeing a black rhino coming over.

Rhino: [to Lori] You have nothing to worry. Threatening life-forms is no option for ones like me: Rhinox.

Lori: Now, that's a cool name. But how many more are you guys.

Rhinox: In here? Only six.

After that statement, an ibex shows up out of nowhere at Rattrap's side, walking over him.

Ibex: [Russian accent] [to Rattrap] Shoo with your pointy nose. Why are you always under hoof?

Lori: And that goat makes four?

Goat: First correction: I am an ibex. Second: da. Ramulus, at your service.

Lori: How, uh…. How did I get here?

Rhinox: Cheetor brought you here after the Predacons attacked. You've been unconscious for hours. You had a flesh wound on your knee, but we took care of it.

Lori feels like her knee still hurts. She bends over to see it, and it's banded with a white cloth. Cheetor looks around, noticing someone's missing.

Cheetor: Dinobot, come on out. You're supposed to greet the visitor.

Coming out from the hallway is an Austroraptor with tiger colours. Lori gets a little bit scared as he gets closer.

Dinobot: [sarcastic] Of course! Pardon my lack of greeting this human. You realized that you committed a violation. VIOLATION! And still, you came home with your girlfriend. Oh, whatever.

Lori: Huh?

Rhinox: Don't worry about Dinobot. He's always this way.

Even though these robots looking like animals seemed friendly, Lori needs some answers. She begins getting off the table.

Lori: Look. It's nice for you to help me out, but I need some answers. Like, who are you, where am I, and what's going on?

Voice: Moderate yourself, Lori Roswell.

Arriving from the hallway is a silverback gorilla, approaching the crowd. Lori is surprised to hear he knew her name.

Lori: You know my name?

Gorilla: Yes. We'll answer your questions. Maximals, maximize.

One by one, starting with the gorilla, they transform into robots to reveal their true identities. Lori is surprised even more by the mere sight of all this.

Gorilla: I am Optimus Primal, Maximal commander. We are autonomous robotic organisms from another planet called Cybertron.

Rhinox: But we're mainly called Maximals.

Lori: Maximals? Cool. But why turn into animals?

Optimus: Good question. Because of the Earth's atmosphere. The prolonged exposure to our robotic forms would increase our vulnerabilities, making us weak. These beast modes will help shield our Energon health.

Lori: Ener-what?

Rhinox: Energon. The life blood of our race. We use it to power ourselves, and it's made from harnessing energy where we can get it.

Optimus: And in case you want to know, you're not being abducted. We're still on Earth. Look out the window.

Lori turns to her back only to find a window. She goes there to look through the window. She finds out that she's all the way at the Savannah. The view outside is amazing, nothing like back home.

Lori: Africa? We're in Africa? How did we get here so fast?

Rhinox: We used the global spacebridge chamber to bring you and Cheetor to base, after you fainted.

Lori: What the heck is a "spacebridge"?

Rhinox: A teleportation portal that allows us to transport any location on Earth.

Lori: Well…. Why are you guys here?

Dinobot: Questions, questions. Too many questions.

Optimus: We came here… for you.

Lori is shocked. To hear these alien robots are here for her.

Lori: It must be serious for you guys to find me. Do I have the Death Star plans?

Ramulus: Ha, ha, ha! Death Star plans? That held record. But, nyet. We have no interest in that Star Wars shit.

Lori: Look. I have nothing against aliens. I'm just an ordinary schoolgirl. I'm in the middle of learning the symbols that my great-great-grandfather found long ago.

Rattrap: But you're the only one translating them, are you? The symbols you've seen? Or maybe your sense of guidance? That's why we're here.

Optimus: We will explain for you. Computer. Access the archive of Cybertron and the Golden Disk.

Computer: Acknowledged.

The lights go off, and a black light is turned on as the round table initiates a holographic projection of a video.

Optimus: Cybertron was a once peaceful world until it was torn apart by civil war. All for the purpose of claiming the Allspark. The crystalline heart of our planet and our origin. During our ancestors' war, it was lost to the stars.

Lori: So?

Optimus: Our best way of finding it was the Golden Disk. Bearing a fragment of the Allspark, it's developed to find anything in the universe. On an exploration mission to find the Crystal, we were attacked by Megatron. Leader of the Predacons. And we lost the Disk to Earth, where Alistair Drummond found it.

Lori: [gasps] My ancestor.

Optimus: It was an accident that intertwined your fate.

The hologram projected a scene of when Alistair Drummond and the crew were exploring the Antarctic Circle. The ship was trapped in the ice and the sailors were chopping the ice.

Hologram sailor: The ice is freezing faster than it's melting!

Hologram captain: This is pointless! We'll never get to the Antarctic Circle, lads.

Hologram Alistair: Don't give up! We're all in this together! I know the continent is here.

Suddenly, they heard something coming from the sky. The sailors looked up only to find an incoming meteorite heading their way. The impact made ice crack open into a big hole, and Drummond was the only one to get in there. He was falling down below until he landed at the bottom. His worried crew leaned to the hole to see if he's okay.

Hologram captain: Drummond! Are you okay, lad?!

In the bottom, Drummond recovered himself as he stumbled upon an air pocket.

Hologram Alistair: I'm alright, sir!

As he turned to his back, he found the escape pod. Literally smoking from the friction of the Earth's atmosphere. As he got closer, the pod opened its hatch to reveal the Golden Dish itself.

Hologram Alistair: Men, we've made a discovery!

Alistair Drummond came closer to touch one of the symbols on the coin, and he activated something. The Disk was sparking up, shining a bright, blue light at his eyes that made him blind. After that scene, the hologram is shut off before the lights turn back on.

Optimus: He accidentally activated its transfer system. The Disk's language and guidance frequency was imprinted into his genetic codes.

Cheetor: And now it's in your blood.

Lori: Then…. I was born with an exposed power? But does my family have it too?

Optimus: We once thought of that, but it was proven wrong. The power you have is indivisible. It can only be transferred to a firstborn.

Lori is even more surprised. And it explains how she's able to translate the markings his ancestor's saw. But the one about navigating? She isn't sure she can do that as well.

Lori: Well…. I have another question, though. What happens if you guys fail?

Rhinox: If we fail, if the Predacons claim the Allspark, they use its power to transform Earth-machines, build a new army and reformat Cybertron as their own.

Optimus: But he needs the Golden Disk to find the Crystal. Which is why he needs YOU to navigate for him. You know what that means, do you? You are the key to our salvation.

Ramulus: So, no time for wishy-washy! Megatron is out there doing who knows what!

Lori: He sounds more concerned for your home planet than mine.

Dinobot: You don't understand, organic. Megatron is seeking both the Allspark and Energon. This planet is rich with energy; enough Energon to power a galactic conquest. And that includes Earth.

Almost forgetting what Rhinox said about Earth filled with energy, Lori suddenly realizes what will become of Earth if the Predacons win.

Act Nine

Back with Greg's team, still taking a ride through Nevada, they are doing an analysis on the piece of Rampage's armour after that brawl.

Roderick: It's like a self-regenerating molecular armour.

Greg: This is where Roderick made his shot. Melted right through. It must mean that robot's a little sensitive to HEAT.

Travis: Makes sense. It penetrates vehicle armour.

Greg: But one question: where did it come from?

Travis: No clue, man.

Greg: This thing is awesome. We should get on the horn with Northern Command. Recommend to load high explosive anti-tank warheads on all the gunships.

But then, the vehicles stop for some reason. Greg expands himself to the driver.

Greg: What happened? Why have we stopped?

Driver: We're out of gas.

Greg: Aw, shit. Any preserved gas containers?

Driver: No. But GPS shows a gas station two clicks northeast from here.

Greg: We'll go there. Just give us the GPS, and we'll make it there.

The trio are now hiking through the wilderness to find the gas station under the night sky. Unbeknownst to them, something is watching over them from the shadows. Greg is looking at the photo he took of Rampage.

Greg: This one is way bigger than the ones we saw back then. This is like a robotic version of the Hulk, or the big rocky guy from the Fantastic Four.

Roderick: Nah, I don't think so. The Thing is cool and all; it's the Incredible Hulk, that's what it is.

Travis: Man, who cares? This thing attacked us, and he's probably gone to get his buddies.

Greg: I think… these guys are more than just machines.

Travis: What do you mean by that?

Greg: When I took that picture, I think it saw me. It looked right at me.

Travis: All right, we gotta get this thing back to the Pentagon right away. They got to know what we're dealing with here. Unless that agent Black guy's already told them, and we all now know that we're not alone in this universe. But it begs the question: Are they gonna take over the world?

Roderick: Knock it off, Travis. It's probably-

But then, the trio hears a twig snapped from the trees. Alarmed, they ready their weapons to fire in sight, but nothing comes out from hiding. Greg has his back turned to the woods, as a huge pincer slowly reaches out and retracts jagged teeth to make a gruesome kill. But Travis notices it.

Travis: [panicked] WHOA!

Now alarmed, Greg turns back to notice the pincer, and he fires his gun. Rampage emerges from hiding, snapping his pincers to make the soldiers back up and take cover behind the rocks.

Rampage: Rampage, terrorize!

He transforms, firing both of his guns, and starting the shootout all over again.

Greg: Travis, call for backup!

Travis: On it!

Travis takes out his cell phone to call, but a blast from the rock he's hiding in rumbles, making him drop the phone into the opening. He reaches out to grab it, then he withdraws his hand right before a blast from Rampage destroys it completely.

Rampage: Stand your ground, flea-bags!

Travis: You're on our ground, crabcake!

Another fire from Rampage forces Travis to take cover again. But then, a huge energy circle appears behind Rampage, and something pulls him in before it disappears. Now safe, the trio look up to find out he's gone.

Roderick: He's gone. But where'd he go?

Greg: Doesn't matter right now. Let's hurry up.

In the Predacon base, Waspinator and Inferno shoves Rampage into the helm, where Megatron looks furious at him for something. The other Predacons are there listening to them.

Rampage: Please, Megatron. I-

The Predacon leader has his cannon aiming at Rampage's throat as the titan shakes in fear.

Rampage: I tried to kill them, but I-

Megatron: Forget the humans! It was your bad timing that let them live on the first try.

Withdrawing his weapon, Megatron kicks Rampage to the other side of the room. Now it's his time to talk to Triple Punch and Iguanus.

Megatron: What did you have got to say about your mission?

Iguanus: Lord Megatron, the indicator was in our possession at the pinpointed location. We marched forward to get her, but there was a….

Triple Punch: Minor situation.

Megatron: Did you break her, you three-armed oaf?

Triple Punch: N-n- no, master. She wasn't gonna scare her when Cheetor put the zap on us.

Terrorsaur: You allowed the Maximal scout to get her?!

Megatron takes some time to think of something. His fury fades away as he turns to the Predacons.

Megatron: Rest assured. This day has only begun, yeesss. Inferno, Make preparations for the spacebridge at sector 7115.

Inferno: As you command, my queen.

Megatron: [growls] And I wish you can stop calling me that.

Act Ten

Back in the Maximal base, Lori is still in the command centre having a talk with the Maximals.

Lori: Look. I would like to help, but I can't be involved in fighting. I don't even know how to do it.

Optimus: You don't need to fight. Just leave the rest of the work to us, while you stay on our side.

Ramulus: You will help us save our race. [whispers] I feel it, in my hooves.

Rattrap: Hey. What makes you think you can feel things with your feet? That ain't worth scrap, unlike my toys.

Ramulus: No matter what bomb you set is still bomb.

Rattrap: You should recall, old goat. I'm dealing with Proton Bombs. They're a real bargain.

Lori: On top of it all, I have a family that might be worried sick for me. I need to get back home.

Dinobot: [to Lori] Well… if you need to alert your relatives, you should know it is unwise to travel there alone. We should accompany you.

Lori: Appreciated, but I can't accept that. Ottawa's not a place where aliens or robots come over.

Dinobot: Megatron's forces know where you live. You must have backup.

Optimus: Perhaps you can "call" them to secure them.

Lori almost forgot about having her cell phone. She takes out her phone to call home, but no answer. She tries Kristy's cell, but nothing. She then realizes Rhinox saying something about their "spacebridge" teleporting matters through space.

Lori: What about using the spacebridge?

Rhinox: Good idea. But it'll take time to recharge its power. You're gonna have to wait.

Optimus: But while you're waiting, feel free to explore the ship. But don't touch any button, unless one of us can tell you what it means.

Accepting the Maximal leader's words, Lori heads on to look around the base to check things out a little while waiting for the spacebridge to recharge. With her out of the control room, the Maximals begin their private conversation.

Rattrap: Oh man. All this for a carbon-based life form.

Optimus: She possesses a spec of Cybertron's very existence, Rattrap. Only bits of the Allspark's knowledge and power flows in her blood. That's why Megatron's after her.

Rattrap: Er, maybe… you're forgetting something, boss monkey. We were supposed to be doing deep space exploration. Playing galactic patrol is never in my resume, y'know what I'm saying?

Optimus: We can't take any chances. The Predacons are under the leadership of someone with extreme determination and willing to slaughter for the goal. We can't let that happen to get her. Besides…. You wanted exploration, and here we are on a primitive planet. What more do you want?

Rattrap: Well, uh, call me picky but a working spacecraft might be nice.

Optimus: [sighs] Just no pleasing some people.

Dinobot: How pathetic. We've been on Earth since the late 1800s and the vermin still wishes to cower home.

Rattrap: Hey, hey, hey, shut up!

Meanwhile, Lori continues walking through the hallway until she finds an open door to a room labelled in alien language. But she sees the writing as it's translated "Cheetor's Room". She enters it and finds Cheetor playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on PlayStation 4.

Cheetor: [to Lori] What brings you here?

Lori: Just to wait for the spacebridge to recharge. And I didn't know you guys have a PlayStation 4.

Cheetor: Pretty cool, huh? I found it in New York and Rhinox was able to repair it for me.

Lori sits cross legged beside Cheetor as his avatar on screen is shooting some campers. Just then it's shown getting killed, showing the text: - Headshot. Spawning back to life, the avatar continues marching forward and shooting. But it's shot immediately.

Cheetor: Damn. I almost had it.

Lori: Here, let me try.

Cheetor lends Lori his controller before the avatar respawns. It marches forward, sees one camper wielding a rocket launcher. Before the final blow, the avatar fires with an AK-47, making a headshot.

Lori: I used to beat my brother at this.

Then, the avatar immediately gets stabbed by another camper, showing the text: - Stabbed!

Cheetor: Well… at least you tried.

Without any objection, she gives Cheetor his controller to continue playing.

Lori: Hey… Cheetor. I just wanna say thank you for saving my life.

Cheetor: Anytime. It's my job to shred some Pred.

Lori: But can I ask you something?

Cheetor: Sure. What?

Lori: Why were you stalking me?

Cheetor: Oh, that? I'm the team's scout. I was appointed to keep an eye on you since… the Predacons attacked a military fortress.

Lori: But that light from your eyes. What was that about?

Cheetor: Well, I needed it. You see, my previous beast mode was a wild dog. I was called K9. But I didn't like it; I saw a cheetah close to the base, and it took off before I could DNA scan it. That night when you saw me, I noticed that fur scarf you had, and I finally took my chance to scan.

Lori: And, Dinobot. What's with him?

Cheetor: Oh. He… was a Predacon once. In 1971, Megatron fought us in Vietnam and abandoned Dinobot. He challenged Optimus, but he lost… and chose to be on our side. He often acts this way, but he isn't so bad afterwards.

Lori: I hope so. Because I feel like he would strike someday.

Cheetor: You know, Rattrap had the same feeling when we brought Dinobot in decades ago. But you mustn't know people by the way they look.

Suddenly, the base begins to rumble hard from some kind of hit. The alarm is even triggered.

Lori and Cheetor run to the control room, only to find the Maximal team looking so alarmed for a reason.

Optimus: The base is under attack.

Dinobot: [to Cheetor] I told you. Violation.

Lori: What violation?

Cheetor: The law was to not bring you to base. Because… the Predacons know where we're stationed!

Outside the base, the Predacons in robot mode are shooting their energy weapons at it to break in. But Megatron, Rampage and Inferno are nowhere to be found.

Rattrap: Oh, fer bootin' up cold! Just when things were going okay. Now, it's too late. We're all gonna die.

Ramulus: No! No! No such thing as too late!

Optimus: Ramulus's right. We'll draw their fire away from the base. Rhinox will bring Sentinel online.

Lori: I'll help.

Rattrap: Sorry, kid. But you stay here with Rhinox. He needs all the help he can get.