Oh! also from Before the Storm:
Instead of the little pranks:
1) Air Razor floating in the sky as bait while Opimus flies up behind Inferno and shuts down his jet perpellers (pulls out wires)
2) Terrorsaur gets slammed into metal plate
3) Tarry and BA jump over obvious trap and fall into real trap (causing boulder to fall on selves)
4) Terrorsaur runs over to RT holding red cape with Rhinox in Beast Mode behind.
The writters had this big prank planned:
Rattrap, in Beast Mode, is atop the base, scanning into the distance with a paw over his eyes. He REACTS to the FLASH of light from the distant hilltop.
RATTRAP (B)
There’s th’ signal! Tigatron the Barbarian is doin’ a bailout!
PAN DOWN to reveal Optimus (B) and Air Razor (B) on the ground below.
OPTIMUS (B)
Then we’re on our way! Optimus Primal -- MAXIMIZE!
He TRANSFORMS and ROCKETS into the air. Air Razor follows, in Beast Mode. They streak toward the distant Pred Base.
CUT TO:
ANGLE OUTSIDE THE PRED BASE
Tigatron is running for the hills. But Blackarachnia and Tarantulas (Robot Mode) are running in pursuit, and above them, Terrorsaur (Beast Mode) soars after.
ANGLE ON DINOBOT
Reacting to the oncoming enemy.
DINOBOT (B)
The cat is being overtaken. I will engage. Dinobot, MAXIMIZE!
He TRANSFORMS into Robot Mode. But then we hear:
OPTIMUS (R VO, COMM)
(static)
Negative, Dinobot! No weapons! We Maximals will maintain the truce!
DINOBOT (R)
But we must stop them!
ON OPTIMUS -- IN THE AIR
OPTIMUS (R)
I know. But we must do it...
(struggles to find word)
...peacefully.
BACK ON DINOBOT
He scowls but has no choice.
DINOBOT (R)
(really disgusted growl)
TRANSFORMING back to Beast Mode he races away among the rocks and underbrush.
ON TIGATRON
Still in Beast Mode, he reaches the foothills, begins scrambling up. But the Predacons behind him are gaining.
TIGATRON (B)
(gasping pants)
ON AIR RAZOR AND OPTIMUS -- STORMY SKY
Almost there. Air Razor looks toward Optimus.
AIR RAZOR (B)
How’re we going to handle this?
Optimus points downward.
OPTIMUS (R)
There! Improvise with what we’ve got!
They go into a dive.
ANGLE ON TIGATRON
He’s almost atop the hill now, but Terrorsaur SWOOPS at him, slamming into him and knocking him sprawling. Terrorsaur veers upward again, banking for another pass. Tigatron lunges forward once more, Blackarachnia’s claws just missing his tail.
ANGLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL
Optimus STREAKS DOWN from the stormy sky and TACKLES the top of a palm tree, BENDING it way down to the ground...
OPTIMUS (R)
(grunts)
OTHER SIDE OF HILL -- PASS BETWEEN BOULDERS
With lots of rocks piled everywhere. Air Razor LANDS, transforming as she does so, and GRABS one end of a vine lying across the pass.
WIDEN as Tigatron SPRINTS through the pass, gasping --
TIGATRON (B)
(gasping pants)
ON TERRORSAUR
Diving for him again --
TERRORSAUR (B)
(attack-screech)
OPTIMUS
Holding onto a boulder with one hand and the palm tree with the other. He RELEASES the palm tree. WIDEN as it SPRINGS UP and SMACKS comically into Terrorsaur in a sprak of fronds!
TERRORSAUR (B)
(comical, mouth-full AAAAAWK!)
He TUMBLES down --
ON THE PASS BETWEEN BOULDERS
Just as Terrorsaur tumbles down, Blackarachnia and Tarantualas (R) come racing between the boulders. Air Razor YANKS the vine. The two TRIP over it and go sprawling --
TARANTULAS, BLACKARACHNIA (R)
(startled yells)
They CRASH down in a heap atop Terrorsaur. PAN OVER to REVEAL Dinobot (B) who is beside a large hillside of loose stones. He YANKS out the bottom stone. The stones RUMBLE DOWN --
NEW ANGLE ON THE PREDACONS
As they are comically buried in an avalanche of boulders. HOLD a BEAT and then PULL BACK and PAN AROUND to REVEAL Optimus and Air Razor now beside Dinobot and Tigatron, looking at the heap.
DINOBOT (B)
Peaceful.
OPTIMUS (R)
Very peaceful.
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