Episode 22 - The Return of...

Last time on Beast Machines: The Lost Episodes:

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The Last Autobot: Are you sure this is where the Maximals are stationed?  Looks like a rat hole to me.

Benny: Maybe I made a mistake.  I could have sworn there was something here.

Just as the two are about to leave, the massive Oracle screen springs to life.

The Oracle: Alpha Trion unit recognizes the Last Autobot.

Benny: Holee...

The Last Autobot: Now that's something you don't see every day.

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Benny: <slowly putting down the Box with wires on it that we've dubbed "The Last Autobot">  Well look at that, bitch, a f***in' Stargate...

The Last Autobot: A what-gate?  Listen, whippersnapper, you better watching your language around your elders, or god help me I'll...

Benny: You'll what <twitch>, complain more often... kiddie...

The Last Autobot: Kiddie?  I was kicking Decepticon tail long before you were a twinkle in your Mail-man's eye!  In fact, I ought to come over there and pound the...

Benny: Come over here how?  You're a box with a screen on it.  <takes two steps away> Alright, come and get me. <waits a few seconds>  What?  Not going to move? 

The Last Autobot: <remains silent> 

Benny: Oh wait, that's right, no legs.  Alright, I'll come over there. <Walks directly in front of the screen> Okay, I'm ready to get pounded. 

The Last Autobot: <manages to glare>

Benny: What? Weren't you going to "pound the shit out of me"?  Oh, wait, I forgot... You don't have any f***ing arms either!

The Last Autobot: Why I oughta...

Benny: Oughta what?  Oughta sit there on the ground for a few goddamned minutes while I confirm a few f***ing suspicions about this swirly thing? Sounds like a brilliant f***ing idea...

<Benny approaches the Oracle>

Benny: So... are you that Oracle thingie Tankorr told me about back between episodes 9a and 10/13?

Oracle: Ummm.... maybe?

Benny: Bitch, what do you mean "maybe"!?

Oracle: So I am, just... just don't let it get around that I said anything.

Benny: What?

Oracle: I'm supposed to be all cryptic and stuff, and I said something that was... well... not cryptic and stuff.

Benny: Are you sure this is you making f***ing sense?

Oracle: Ummm... yeah?

Benny: You know, for an omnipotent computer supposedly guiding the fate of the planet, you sure do seem rather bitch-ass unsure of yourself.

Oracle: I'm just not good at personal, one to one conversation... I'm not used to it.

Benny: Uh huh... 

Oracle: Now, Cryptic visions of Destiny... that I can do!

Benny: Good. <smiles to himself.>

Oracle: Why, what do you need?

Benny: <runs over, and grabs the The Last Autobot and holds it up to the Oracle> So, now that I have the Last Autobot, how the hell am I supposed to Save Cybertron with him?  He's clueless!

Oracle: Let me take a look.... <The Oracle swirls a bit>  Oooh... ummm, I have something to tell you.... and you're not going to like it...

Benny: <Narrows his eyes> What.

Oracle: That's not the Last Autobot.

(Not?) The Last Autobot: The Last Auto-who?

Benny: What! But... you just said he WAS the Last Autobot a few minutes ago.

Oracle: Well... I goofed.  He was behind a plant at the time...

Benny: Behind a Plant!

What Benny Thought Was the Last Autobot: Can one of you two tell me what the hell yer talkin' about?!

Benny: Bitch, how the hell do you screw up somethin' like that!

Oracle: Well, this Cheetor kid keeps chewing on my cables, and... yeah.  That box there is just an AI simulation of the Autobot Kup.  He has no spark.

Benny: Kup!?  I thought you said your name was "Optimus Prime"!

AI Kup: Seemed more impressive at the time!  Plus, at my age, how can you expect me to remember my own damned name!

Oracle: Your Quest for the Last Autobot is not in vain though, for he walks amongst those who see the future...

Benny: Dammit! That's Enough! <Drops the AI Simulation of Kup> I'm out of here! <Runs off>

AI Kup: So, you ever see this real Last Autobot?

Oracle: Oh yeah, he's around here all the time...

<Cut to Cybertronian sewers>

Benny: Damned lying bitch....

Voice: failure...

Benny: <stops suddenly> Who!?

Voice: it's me.... kiddie

Benny: <starts running again> You're dead....

Voice: no...not completely...

Benny: That makes no sense bitch...

Voice: my... spark... holds a foothold in your world... inside you...

Benny: What? <stops running again>

Voice: because we were bonded....and you were struck with the key.... i was able to transfer my spark into you...

Benny: And you want me to....

Voice: i need you to.... i need you to build... something for me....

Benny: If it'll get you to shut up....

<In an abandoned Maximal Starship Factory>

Geever: Are you sure you know what you're doing?

Crawley: <from underneath a control panel> Sure, see - the way I figure it...  if we can build a  Transwarp ship, we can travel through both space and time back to the year 2000 on Earth...

Geever: It's probably 2002 by now...

Crawley: Meh, what's your point?  It's *time travel*, we can go back to when we *left*. You remember Back to the Future!

Geever: And I remember Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, where Time was still relative.  I mean, man, you've been reading too many comics at  Westfield Comics, located in Scenic Madison, WI.

Crawley: What was that?

Geever: I'm... I'm not sure... I think... I think it was product placement.

Crawley: Damned existing in a fictional continuity...  we need to get back to the real world...

Geever: I heartily agree.

Crawley: I think this should... 

Benny: <Bursts in, weapons loaded> get...out... you have thirty seconds.

Crawley & Geever: Yipe! <run off>

Benny: <Surveys factory> this.... this will do nicely....

<Benny begins to approch a half completed shuttle and begins to rip parts of it off>

Benny: yes... quite nicely indeed...

<At the Citadel>

Voice of Megatron: Yessss... quite nicely indeed.

A Red eyed Diagnostic Drone, with the name "Megatron" stamped clearly on the side, rises towards a mass of scaffolding and construction equipment.  At it's core sits the partially completed form of a Transformer body.

Obsidian: I am sorry my liege, that we had not completed the project before the demise of your previous form.  The attack was... unexpected to say the least.

Megatron: The delay in construction is acceptable.  Although I was not suprised by the Dinobot's strike, it was an unlikely one.  You were prepared enough to have already begun construction though... it's not like I was forced to something stupid and disgraceful like hop around from robot to robot, only to find myself in some unexpected form... yesssss...

Bob Skir Drone:  <Laughs nervously>Heh heh, who would ever have an idea that stupid... heh

Marty Isenberg Dron: You did Bob, remember?  You said "Hey Marty, we should have--

Skir: Shut up Marty.

Marty: Fine... hey, now that Megatron is in a Drone body, we all look the same, and...

Skir: If you make a "Three Stooges" joke, I'll hurt you.  Severely.

Marty: Party Pooper.