Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Transformers, Issue 4: Mask of Vengeance, Chapter Four

   Okay, at this point, just make up your own sound effects.
   Also; I haven't read these in a while, but I think this might be one of my least favorites, mostly because of some of the dialogue and it's rushed nature.
HUNT FOR THE PRIME
   (Open on Cybertron; the Nemesis, Megatron's flagship, lands in Kaon (presumably). Shockwave and other Decepticons stand at attention, ready to greet him as he comes down the boarding ramp).

   Shockwave: Hello, my lord. I've prepared your-

   (Megatron hits Shockwave) Shockwave: Oof!

   Megatron: Shockwave... where is Scorponok?

   Shockwave: He's... he's.

   (Scorponok arrives) Scorponok: You... called, my lord?

   Megatron: Yes, as a matter of fact.

   (Megatron hits Scorponok) Scorponok: Oof!

   Megatron: You've failed me! You let the Autobots escape!

   Scorponok: B-but, my lord-

   Megatron (grabbing Scorponok by the neck): You don't deserve to call me "lord", you failure!

   (Megatron throws Scorponok against the side of a building) Scorponok: Agh!

   Megatron (to the other Decepticons): Let this be a message to you.

   (Later, at some cantina (Maccadam's Old Oil House?), Megatron arrives, much to the shock of several patrons)

   Generic: Is that... him??

   Oil Slick: Yes....

   Megatron (approaching Oil Slick): Are you Oil Slick?

   Oil Slick: Yeh, what's it to you?

   Megatron: I want to hire you.

   Oil Slick: For what?

   (Megatron shows him a holographic image of the Matrix of Leadership) Megatron: This.

   Oil Slick: The Matrix? Why?

   Megatron: Just do the job.

   Oil Slick: Alright. Yo, Lockdown! Axer!

   Lockdown: What?

   Oil Slick: Let's kick some tailpipe.

   (On Earth, the Ark's crew and Jetfire's teams have returned to Earth)

   Jetfire: What now, Prime?

   Optimus Prime: I don't know, Jetfire. I doubt we can save Cybertron even with the Defense Team. For now, we'll just wait.

   (Suddenly, an explosion occurs in the Ark's wall and Lockdown's gang appears)

   Optimus Prime: What the-??

   Lockdown: Look, boys. Fresh meat.

   Ironhide: Who ya' callin' "meat", punk?!

   (The Autobot warrior begins unloading his arm cannons at the bounty hunters)

   Lockdown: Oil Slick, show 'em what you got!

   (Oil Slick brings out a flail and flings it at the Autobots, narrowly missing Jazz)

   Jazz: You think that's cool?

   (Jazz whips out two pairs of nunchuks)

   Jazz: Check this out.

   (He swings one of the nunchuks and hits Oil Slick in the head) 

   Oil Slick: Aah!

   (Nearby, Axer confronts Prowl)

   Axer: What are you; the good cop or the bad cop?

   (Prowl shoots Axer) Axer: Agh!

   Prowl: I'm going with bad.

   (We then see Optimus Prime facing off against Lockdown, their energon ax and chainsaw clashing together)

   Optimus Prime: What do you want, bounty hunter?

   Lockdown: Simple. Give me that Matrix of yours. Easy as that.

   Optimus Prime: Why do you want it?

   Lockdown: I dunno, ask Megatron. He's the one who hired us.

   Optimus Prime: You'll never have it!

   Lockdown (raising his hook-arm): Wanna bet?

   (Optimus Prime severs Lockdown's "hook-arm" with his axe)

   Lockdown: Wha-?! Not. Cool.

   Optimus Prime: Leave. Now.

   Lockdown: Grr....

   (He transforms into car mode) Lockdown: Come on, guys.

   (Oil Slick and Axer do the same) Axer: Coming, boss.

   (With that, the three bounty hunters leave)

   (Back on Cybertron, Shockwave's holographic form reports to Megatron)

   Shockwave: My lord, the bounty hunters have failed.

   Megatron: I figured they would. [Then why did you hire them?]

   Megatron: Revenge, come in.

   Captain: Revenge captain, reporting.

   (On the videoscreen, the static clears to reveal the Revenge's captain to be: Soundblaster)

   Soundblaster: Soundblaster, here. What is thy command?

   Megatron: Watch your sarcasm. I have a job for you. Did you ever know any... old beings?

   Soundblaster: Well... I can name a few. Why?

   Megatron: Well, I can't explain, so...

   (Megatron's visage on Soundblaster's video screen is replaced by a Decepticon-ish symbol)

   Megatron: I found this... symbol on a dead body. Know what it is?

   Soundblaster: No... it's his mark!

   To be continued!
FEATURED CHARACTERS
   Autobots: Ironhide, Jazz, Jetfire, Optimus Prime, Prowl
   Decepticons: Demolishor, Megatron, Scorponok, Shockwave, Sky Shadow, Soundblaster, Soundwave, Starscream
   Others: Axer, Lockdown, Oil Slick

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