Total War

(We see planet Cybertron, and cut to one of its cities caught in a war. The Autobots <left to right: Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Hot Shot, Ironhide, Hot Rod, Excellion, Jackshot, and Jetfire> and Decepticons <left to right: Shockwave, Starscream, Thundercracker, Cyclonus, Demolishor, Barricade, Runabout, and Hardtop> shooting lasers and bullets at each other. Bombs and explosions are also going off, all over the place.)

Ironhide: Cover fire!

Jackshot: Everyone, fall back!

Excellion: Man, if it weren't for Megatron!

Hot Shot: You said it! I miss those days when we always had fun!

Cyclonus: Someone's chicken! (laughs maniacally)

Shockwave: Let us have the Allspark, Optimus! And we'll leave peacefully!

Optimus Prime: Never! I'll won't let you Decepticons use it for such sick deeds!

Hardtop: All hail Megatron!

(He then shoots Optimus in the arm, who then groans in pain a bit.)

Ratchet: You okay, Optimus?

Optimus Prime: I'm fine! Where's Bumblebee? My ace?

(Speak of the devil, Bumblebee arrives, transforms from his alt mode to robot mode, and blasts Hardtop, Runabout, and Thundercracker.)

Hardtop: Hey, watch it!

Bumblebee: Sorry I'm late, boss. But we have a problem!

Optimus Prime: What is it?

Bumblebee: There's trouble at the bunker! There's an explosion!

Optimus Prime: Oh no. (He and Bumblebee transform to their alt modes) The rest of you hold them off! Bee and I shall come back shortly!

(They arrived at the bunker, now a flaming wreck. After the two convert to robot mode, Inferno and Backpack arrive.)

Optimus Prime: Arcee, what happened?

Backpack: That varmit Megatron attacked the bunker, and Guardshell is seriously hurt!

Bumblebee: Where is he?

Inferno (pointing at the flaming mess) Right there!

(Sure enough, Guardshell rises from the rubble, groaning in exhaustion and pain. But it seems he wants to keep on fighting. And Megatron is seen holding the Allspark in his left hand.)

Megatron: Now that I have the Allspark, nothing can stand in my way!

Optimus Prime: Drop it, Megatron! You've done more than enough damage already!

Megatron: Listen, Prime! Cybertron is already out of balance...with those brainless ingrates running the High Council! Peace is never an option!

Guardshell: Yeah?! I'll make you eat that word fast!

Inferno: Guardshell, stand down! You're hurt and need repairs fast!

Guardshell: I'm fine, pal I can still do this!

Megatron: Don't you think you're getting too old for this nonsense?

(And Bumblebee snatches the Allspark from Megatron's hand swiftly.)

Bumblebee: Yoink!

Megatron: What the---?!

Bumblebee: If you want the Allspark so badly, then you'll have to take it!

Backpack: Bumblebee, be careful!

Megatron: You DARE oppose me?!

(Before he can try and snatch from him, Bumblebee tries to toss the Allspark to Guardshell.)

Bumblebee: Guardshell, go long!

(And he did just that; Guardshell catches the Allspark easily, like passing a ball. And Megatron is not having it.)

Megatron: Fool! Hand it over, (charges his Fusion Cannon) or I'll blow you to kingdom come!

(Suddenly, a mysterious figure engulfed in shadows, slashes his sword. This somehow creates a portal that causes Guardshell to fall through, dodging the Fusion Cannon's blast.)

Inferno: Guardshell!

Backpack: What in tarnation just happened?!

Bumblebee: It's...some kind of portal.

Optimus Prime: But who did that?

Megatron (upset): Impossible! How?!

(Just then, the shadowy-figure appears, and reveals himself as Vector Prime.)

Vector Prime: That's for me to know and you to find out, Megatron! I will not allow you to misuse the Allspark for evil!

Megatron: I WENT THROUGH ALL THE TROUBLE FOR THIS!!! I WILL NOT LET IT GO TO WASTE!!!

(Megatron then decends to the same hole Guardshell fell in.)

Megatron: All I have to do is destroy that Autobot and grab that Allspark, and the whole universe will tremble!

(He then transforms into his Cybertronian jet mode, and chases after Guardshell. It seems that Guardshell, holding the Allspark, is falling towards prehistoric Earth.)

Bumblebee: No! I won't let you touch Guardshell and the Allspark!

Optimus Prime: Bumblebee, no!

(Too late! Bumblebee jumped into the portal too before it closes.)

Inferno (at Vector Prime): Just, who are you?

(Meanwhile, rest of the Autobots and Decepticons are still fighting on the same battlefield.)

Hot Shot: We need more power! Blades, Powerlink!

(His Mini-Con partner Blades arrives, transforms into his helicopter form, and attaches to Hot Rod's back. A big cannon pops up, turns clockwise, and fires a pretty nasty blast.)

Cyclonus: Two can play that game! Crumplezone, Powerlink!

(Cyclonus' Mini-Con partner Crumplezone arrives, transforms into his tank mode, and attaches to Cyclonus' left arm, firing back with the same result.)

Hot Shot: I wish Prime and Bee would hurry up and come back!

(While in space, Guardshell is falling to Earth, with the Allspark in tow. And is pursued by Megatron, who is pursued by Bumblebee.)

Guardshell: Uh oh.

Megatron: You old coot! If you don't give me the Allspark right now, I'll---

Bumblebee (blocking him): Or what?! I don't care where Guardshell lands on, I'm glad both he and the Allspark are safe from you!

(Guardshell made it to Earth, even though it's not a smooth landing.)

Megatron (converting to robor mode, enraged): WHY YOU STUPID, IGNORANT RAT! YOU COST ME THE ALLSPARK! YOU!!!

(He then impales Bumblebee's throat, aiming at his voice box. The latter screams in pain.)

Bumblebee: Be...safe...old friend...

(These are his last words before his voice box breaks; Megatron then throws an unconscious Bumblebee to an orbiting asteroid.)

Megatron: Very well. I shall do this the hard way. I'll find that accursed Allspark myself! (transforms to jet mode and sets off)

(We then see Guardshell on Earth, in the prehistoric Arctic no less. He is in pretty bad shape and on a verge of collapse soon.)

Guardshell: I've gotta protect that cube and get the heck out of here.

(But the Allspark shows its homing beacon.)

Megatron: There's the Allspark! But the homing beacon is moving! I need to act faster!

(He hurries to Earth as fast as he can, while keeping the Allspark's location on his sights. He goes to his robot mode before he too lands in the Arctic.)

Megatron: Terra firma...it's like nothing I felt before. And my senses tell me that this part of this frozen water is unstable. I better be careful.

Guardshell: The careful part you got right, Megatron!

Megatron: This is your last warning, Autobot! Give me the Allspark and I'll let you live!

Guardshell: If you want it, come and get it!

Megatron: If that's how you feel about it---

(As Megatron rushes to him, the ice he steps on shatters, casuing the fiend to fall into the cold water.)

Megatron: No! You tricked me! I was so close getting the Allspark! I WAS SO CLOSE!!!

(His mechanisms freeze up in the subzero temperatures of the water and so does he before blacking out.)

Guardshell: Heh. Serves you right. (He then drops to the snowy ground a bit, on a verge of losing consciousness.)

Guardshell: Argh. I've got to get out of there!

(Despite his condition, Guardshell won't give up. He somehow traveled many, many miles on foot without rest until he sees an active volcano.)

Guardshell: That doesn't look like a good camping spot!

(But it's too late; the volcano goes into a mighty eruption. The lava covered everything in sight; plants, dinosaurs, etc. Guardshell is almost blacking out.)

Guardshell: I...can't...go on...any further...

(The poor old Autobot passes out, covering the Allspark with his body before the lava covers him up completely. The episode ends.)

## Trivia

* Guardshell is the first Autobot to land on Earth, mentioning the allusion that his *Cybertron/Galaxy Force* counterpart (and one with the English name) Landmine is the first one in *Transformers Cybertron* to do so.
* Megatron's fate, being frozen in ice during his failed attempt to reclaim the Allspark after damaging Bumblebee's voice box, shares the same similarities to *Transformers Beginnings*, which is an animated prequel short to the 2007 film.