TRANSFORMERS ALIENS IN DISQUISE
More Than Meets The Eye Part 9
Suddenly another powerful
explosion from beneath the earth shakes the ground and causes the mountainside
to erupt in fire! Debris fly in every direction as Commandos and terrans
flee in terror. Inside a collapsed chamber the Syndicate gaze up at a hole
in the ceiling or roof of the cavern created by Archer's shoulder-wrist cannon
(Similar to the one used by the Predator) as their escape exit.
FOXY ROXY
It worked, we're
free!
SHE LION
We can get
out!
ARCHER
We are indestructible.
Power to the Empire forever! <His warriors echo the war-cry
chant>
MEWTWO <Holds up cubes>
Energon cubes still
functional.
ARCHER
Take them and follow
me...scramble! <Once again he leads the retreat>
Rourke and his soldiers
watch in shock & disbelief at the sight of the mutants emerging from the
mines and racing through the skies.
LYLE ROURKE
The Syndicate, they're
escaping!
T.J. COMBO
After them,
they're...
LYLE ROURKE
Save it Combo. They're
too fast for us in the air.
T.J. COMBO <Angry>
Well I'm tired of sucking up
their vapor trails...I'll stop them.
Taking to the sky
himself he goes in hot pursuit. Startled by this cowardly attempt of
foolishness bravery Lyle is slow to react.
LYLE ROURKE
T.J., come
back!
ORCHID
I'll get him. <She goes
after the boxer>
HELGA SINCLAIR
Orchid,
no!
Within seconds the
secret agent catches up to the boxer-bodybuilder and tries convincing him he is
doing the wrong thing by taking on the enemy himself.
ORCHID
Call it off T.J. there's too
many of them, they're out of reach.
T.J. COMBO
Stop telling me what not to
do lady, this is my fight.
ORCHID
Yeah? <Sneers> Make it
our fight. Watch as an expert demostrates how to takedown the mutants the
old-fashioned way.
T.J. COMBO
Be my guest, after you my
dear. Ladies first. <Gestures>
ORCHID
Ok! 9-ball in the
pocket.
And she lets loose a
round from her pulse smart gun that explodes against one of the jets in
formation which is Prince Leon who is suprised of being shot at from his
blindspot and radios to his boss.
PRINCE LEON
My lord! Request
permission to teleport.
ARCHER
Permission granted.
Teleport and destroy.
The mutant lion
rock star dissapears as he banks into a tight turn and comes back around behind
the Commandos who cannot see him until he reappears directly behind Orchid &
Combo still undetected and locks onto his targets.
PRINCE LEON
Now it's my turn, let's see
how you like it. Take that! <Opens fire>
Suddenly T.J. and
Orchid discover that now they are the ones being fired upon as missiles &
laserbeams streak past on both sides. Quickly they attempt evasive action to elude their attacker.
ORCHID
It's like fighting your
shadow.
T.J. COMBO
Not when it's trying to kill
you.
Without warning
the boxer is struck by a blast and cries in pain from the impact of the
shots to his rear and goes tumbling out of control down-down-down to the ground
as Orchid races after him.
ORCHID
T.J.!!! <Screams in
terror>
Combo falls into
a nearby lake dissapearing under the surface before bobbing
back up, floating facedown & unconscious.
Alarmed & scared Orchid dives into the water and
swims to the rescue.
ORCHID
I'm coming T.J., hold
on!
Reaching him she
cradles his head above water and turns to see the other Elite landing on the
shore. Yelling and waving frantically she gets their
attentions.
ORCHID
Throw me a
line!
HELGA SINCLAIR
You got it! <Shoots
grappling hook & cable out to her>
ORCHID <Catches hook>
Pull us
in!
Hauling on the
line like reeling in the BIG CATCH the Commandos drag Orchid into shore still
holding onto Combo who comes around as his friends gather around his body and stare down at him.
T.J. COMBO
I can't
move.
LYLE ROURKE
At least you can still talk
ole buddy.
JOSHUA SWEET
Where did you get
hit?
T.J. COMBO
Back-end somewhere, think my
linkage is busted.
JOSHUA SWEET
I'll check him. Get
him inside! <Morphs to his monster truck mode>
LYLE ROURKE
You gave us all a pretty bad
scare.
T.J. COMBO <Cracks a bad sense of
humor>
It could
be worse. I remember the time on Alpha Prime.
LYLE ROURKE
Save the war-stories
hotshot. Just remember there's a thin line between being a hero and being
a zero.
LEI WULONG
Maybe T.J.'s ready for some
nice R%R.
T.J. COMBO
No way man! Soon as
Doc fixes me up, I'll be right back in action.
LYLE ROURKE
We'll see. Let's get
out of here.
Morphing back to
Big Rig form he leads his soldiers back to headquarters where days later Ash is dictating some more entrys into his diary
notebook.
ASH KETCHUM
Commander Rourke cares alot
for his fellow Commandos and he dosen't want anything bad to happen to
them. I think he would make a neat president.
At the same time
outside the entrance to HQ are Lara Croft and Kip Killigan standing guard over
Ravage held hostage inside a cage with electrified bars. The archaeologist
TombRaider dangles a keyring of keys in front of the
angry Terminator wolf who tries snatching them but each time Croft yanks
them away.
LARA CROFT
Uh-uh Ravage these keys
aren't for you. <Teases the T-800> Ha-ha, don't think he likes being a
hostage or POW.
KIP KILLIGAN
Can't say I blame him.
Ya know I'm suprised the Empire has not tried to rescue him.
LARA CROFT
I'm not, they don't care
about anything, not even their own. <Then gets a BIG idea> Hey Ravage,
watch this!
She conjures a 3D
illusion of Archer to appear out of nowhere like magic to infuriate Ravage even
more! The T-800 wolf lunges against the glowing bars of his cage growling
& snarling almost as though he wants to murder the TombRaider for her
nasty-sneaky jokes.
KIP KILLIGAN
Heh-heh, Croft. When
we get back to Alpha Prime will you make me a BIG house with a BIGGER
garage? Ho-ho, holograms look so real nobody would know the
difference.
LARA CROFT
Kip, you just gave me a
great idea.
And she heads away to
discuss her plan with the boss.
LYLE ROURKE
<Interested>
A
hologram?
LARA CROFT
That's right sir but I mean
a BIG one.
LEI WULONG
What did you have in
mind?
LARA CROFT
A gigantic illusion that
will trick the Syndicate into coming to us on our terms.
HELGA SINCLAIR
It might just
work.
BRICK BAZOOKA
What's the hologram
of?
LYLE ROURKE
I got an idea, now listen
up. <He outlines the gameplan>
Later Croft returns to
share the plans with Killigan who gets all excited!
LARA CROFT
I just saw Rourke. He
told me Teletran 1 located a secret supply of rocketfuel.
KIP KILLIGAN
Where?
LARA CROFT
Not too far from here about
100 killometers due west.
Ravage listens to the
conversation with interest & curiousity as it shows in his red
eye-sensors. This could be good news for his master he thinks to himself
if only he can escape and return to HQ.
KIP KILLIGAN
Then we can still return to
Alpha Prime?
LARA CROFT
Why there's enough fuel at
that base to make dozens of trips to and from Alpha Prime. C'mon let's go
tell T.J. make him feel better.
KIP KILLIGAN
But what about
Ravage?
LARA CROFT
Him? <Smirks> Don't
worry, he's not going anywhere.
But she intentionally
drops the keyring on the ground in front of Ravage's cage so the Terminator
easily snares them and deactivates the energy-bars to his prison and the door
swings open. As he sprints away to freedom the shocked Elite respond to
his escape.
KIP KILLIGAN
It's
Ravage!
LARA CROFT
He's
escaping.
KIP KILLIGAN
After him!
Alas however both are
unable to recapture the T-800 who makes his break to freedom in time. Both
return to report the failure to their boss.
LYLE ROURKE
What
happened?
KIP KILLIGAN
Ravage, he
escaped.
LYLE ROURKE
Perfect...just like I
planned. Now all we do is wait.
Now simultanously at
Empire headquarters Ravage playsback the information to Archer and the mutants
who listen with glee.
RAVAGE
The rocketbase is 100
killometers due west of the Elite camp.
ARCHER
Excellent Ravage,
excellent. This rocketfuel is the last resource we need to defeat the
Commandos and control Alpha Prime.
NINJARA
Right on schedule aren't
we?
ARCHER
No thanks to you
Ninjara.
NINJARA
I've made my
contributions.
ARCHER
You've also made clear your
desire to replace me as leader of the Syndicate. Mistake
#1.
Ninjara feels her anger
boiling up, ready to erupt at any second now as she tries persuading her master
to let her show her loyalty & honor of leading the Empire to victory one of
these days.
NINJARA
Grrrrrr, <Snarls, angry
stare, eyes narrowed, teeth bared> it's time for a change Lord Archer, it's
time for action not words. I am the leader of the
future!
ARCHER
You couldn't lead Cylons to
a picnic. How could you pretend to lead the Empire?
He starts walking away
when the lady fox retaliates!!! Without warning she takes aim with her
pulse laser rifle to shoot her master in the backside.
MEWTWO
Lord Archer! <Cries a
warning>
Archer whirls around at
the same time Ninjara fires her gun. Quick in the blink of an eye the
gorgonyte warrior deflects-blocks the laserbeams aimed at him with ease using
the powers of his morpher. Ninjara throws a temper tantrum like a spoiled
brat or child.
NINJARA
Aaaaaaaaaaaargh!
Nooooooooooo!
ARCHER <Scolds her>
You failed to assassinate me
when you had the chance madame fox. Mistake #2, now it's my turn. <He
aims his cannon>
NINJARA <Fear>
Wait, don't fire. I, I
was wrong, I shouldn't have done it. PLEASE DON'T SHOOT!
But too late as Archer
returns fire sending a powerful blast slamming into the vixen and knocking
Ninjara flat on her backside in pain. Grimacing from the effect of the
stinging blast she crawls on hands & knees before her boss and holding hands
up high pleads with him not to kill her.
NINJARA
Archer,
ARCHER!
ARCHER
Oh, very well.
<Glowers> You are spared the death penalty for now. But don't let it
happen again OR ELSE!
NINJARA
I promise, I swear it will
never happen again my lord. <Bows>
ARCHER
As you wish. <Then
addresses his goons> We attack the rocketbase at sunrise.
At dawn the next
morning a fascade (French word meaning FAKE) rocketbase is projected into
focus. Hiding behind the false buildings are the Elite ready for wargames
as usual. Just then the mutants and their machine allies rise up like
ghosts or phantoms high atop plateaus overlooking the countryside. Archer
gives the orders to begin the assault.
ARCHER
Attack! <Shoots several
blasts with his cannon>
Then screaming-yelling
like the Confederate Rebels during the infamous Picket's Charge of Gettysburgh,
1st Manasses, Shiloh, Antietam, etc. the Cylons, Terminators and mutants rush
the base firing their laser guns as the Elite pop up and shouting-yelling like
the Union Yankees return fire and engage the enemy in close quarters. Soon
everybody is punching, kicking, flipping, ducking, headbutting and so forth
until Lyle notices something is amiss, very strange.
LYLE ROURKE
Hold it, stop fighting.
<Looks around> What in the universe is going on here?
CHIP HAZARD
Scrap.
BRICK BAZOOKA
Springs.
BUTCH MEATHOOK
Junk.
LYLE ROURKE
We've been
had.
ARCHER
That's right Lyle, I was on
your little scheme from the start. Did you really think you could fool me
by allowing Ravage to escape, did you?
LYLE ROURKE
Go on Archer, you're in the
driver's seat.
ARCHER
While you and the Commandos
have been fighting a bunch of crash-test dummies, <Points to fake enemy
soldiers scattered about> the real Syndicate have been at the real
rocket-site. You've lost Rourke, the Empire has won! <Erupts into evil
laughter> Hmhmhmahahahahaah!
LYLE ROURKE
The race isn't over
Archer.
ARCHER
Oh it's over Commander, you
just don't know it, heheheahahahahaah.
Then he flies away
leaving Rourke glaring after him defiantly as the fake rocketbase vanishes like
a mirage. Archer was right! The mutants, Cylons and Terminators
launched a suprise sneak-attack like Pearl Harbor 1941 on a nearby rocketbase to
help themselves to the fuel reserves needed badly to power the engines to their
starship. Back at the enemy base with the starship finished and ready for
departure Archer can't believe his good luck is about to come true.
MEWTWO
Course back to Alpha Prime
charted. Starship fueled and ready for departure. What are your
orders my lord?
ARCHER
Prepare for
blastoff.
Simultanously at Elite
headquarters Rourke addresses his troops who stand at attention before him
together with Ash, his mother, Tracy, Misty & Brock.
LYLE ROURKE
We have come to a moment of
truth. The Empire are in position to return to Alpha Prime. We have
no choice but to attack them directly but this battle will be dangerous, there
may or will be casualties so I ask for volunteers...Helga?
HELGA SINCLAIR
Volunteers, step
foreward!
In fact everybody or
everyone assists in this assault on the mutants stronghold and stop them from
returning home to their planet and ruling the universe.
HELGA SINCLAIR
Commandos, transform.
<They converge to vehicular forms> Start your engines, <The motors rev
up> ready sir!
LYLE ROURKE
Let's roll! <He morphs to
18-Wheeler form> Move out!
END
OF PART IX