S1 Episode 6: Blast from the Past

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"Welcome to Dinodrive, guys! You want to learn about Earth's history, this is the place.", Sari said, as the Autobots drove up, then Bulkhead arrive a little late behind the rest. "Oops! Sorry, my bad. Hey, you can bump that out?", Bulkhead stated, as he hit about every car there.

"Sorry I'm late, guys... Uh, did I miss anything?", Bulkhead asked. "Uh, no. Not yet.", Serenity sighed, as she transformed.

"Yeah, I'd say you hit every car in the lot.", Bumblebee said, as Sari got into him. The Autobots then drove in, as the door opened, revealing all the different dinosaur exhibits.

As the tutor bot began to speak, Serenity walked closer to the T-Rex. "Incredible!", Serenity said.

"Much has been learned about dinosaurs, especially those found in tar pits.", Tutor bot said, before showing a picture of a tar pit with dinosaurs. "Many scholars speculate that due to their massive size dinosaurs were capable of moving with tremendous speed and grace.", Tutor bot continued.

"You ask me dinosaurs move with more grace than some Autobots.", Bumblebee said. "Very funny.", Bulkhead said, a little agitated.

"Be nice, Bumblebee.", Serenity said, giving Bumblebee a stern look. Then, the long necked dinosaur lifted up its huge head looking at us.

"Your dinosaurs are pretty big... for an organic life form", Optimus said, while looking up. "True. But, they were not known for their intellect. A dinosaur would be no mental match for XL 4 Processor such as mine.", Tutor boys said, as Bulkhead runs over to a tree holding a flying dinosaur and starts shaking it.

"Can this one fly?", Bulkhead asked. The pterodactyl lets out a screech before falling on the triceratops, be heading it, making it go at the T-Rex, which stumbles out of the pen.

"Look out!", Serenity yelled out, as she picks up Sari and dodges the falling dinosaur. The T-Rex then crushed the tutor bot making his head pop off. Bulkhead looks at the head then at the Autobots, as they glare at him.

"XL-4 processor. How primitive. My captor obviously has the means to manufacture robotics it clearly nothing of the the scale I require for my own robotic body.", Megatron said, as he turned on the tutor bot that talked about dinosaurs again. Then, Issac Sumdac walked into the room.

"Oh, I can't believe I programmed you with such simplistic information. Everyone knows this.", Sumdac said. "Oh, but I did not.", Megatron said.

"Well, everyone but you, gasped. You-you spoke.", Sumdac said, before turning to Megatron. "Where-where am I?", Megatron asked.

"In my lab. In the city of Detroit. On the planet Earth. It is a long story.", Sumdac repiled. "Since it does not appear I will be going anywhere soon, I have plenty of time for a long story.", Megatron said.

[Time-skip to sometime later...]

"And so that is how I found you, and how your friends became hero's. The Autobots and Princess Serenity are your friends, right?", Sumdac said. "Oh, we have quite a history. Especially Princess Serenity.", Megatron told him.

"I always worried about what they would do if they discovered where my robotics knowledge really came from, and that I've been keeping you a secret. I suppose I have no choice now, but to tell them the truth.", Sumdac said. "NO!!", Megatron shouted out.

Sumdac soon gasped in surprise and fear. "Rather, I'm certain they will be more receptive to you borrowing of their robotic technologically, if they first see that you have repaired their dear old friend. Until then... we should simply keep my existence a little secret. In the meantime, perhaps I can lend a hand, so to speak. So, you may restore these magnificent fleet footed and extremely powerful creatures.", Megatron continued.

Back at the Autobot base, Bulkhead is trying to learn from Prowl how to be more graceful, but it's not going to well as Bulkhead crashes into everything. "No, you must move like a gentle wind. Observe.", Prowl said, before he does some very gentle and graceful moves.

Bulkhead then try's to copy, as he flings his arms around. "Gentle wind? You'll be lucky to get to him down to a omega class solar storm.", Bumblebee chuckled next to Prowl. Suddenly, Bulkhead tripped and fell on Prowl.

Prowl then came on line to having all the Autobots and Princess Serenity standing over him. "Nice, Prowl. Maybe next you can teach a engine block to float.", Ratchet said.

"Oh, come on, Ratchet! For all it's worth, Prowl, it was just nice of you to take time to work with Bulkhead.", Serenity said, lending a servo to Prowl. "Thank you princess.", Prowl said, as he blushed a bit.

Back in Sumdac's lab. "They are wonderful! The Autobots will be most surprise by my- our latest robotic creation. Oh, our little secret.", Sumdac said, as he looked at the new and improved Dino bots.

Sumdac then started to walk away. "Oh, they'll be surprised alright. And the 3 of you will be the perfect prototypes for my future army of attack drones.", Megatron said.

"This island will be the ideal spot to train you. Quiet, peaceful, and nothing around for you to damage.", Prowl said, as he approached Bulkhead and Serenity. "Watch and learn. Accesses the situation. Choose your move.", Prowl said, before cutting a bunch of leaves in half.

"Execute with graceful position. Now you try.", Prowl said. Serenity went first and cut some of the leaves.

Bulkhead then repeated what Prowl said and tried to cut the leaves, but only succeeded in knocking over 3 trees on top of Prowl and Serenity. Prowl then poked his head out, glaring at Bulkhead, as he gave him a oops look.

"Are you alright, Princess?", Prowl asked, as he grabbed Serenity's hand and pulled her up "Wait! My foot is caught.", Serenity told him.

This caused her to fall against his chest, making Prowl blush. "I'm fine. Thank you.", Serenity replied.

Back at Dino Drive, Sumdac was revealing his new Dino bots. "Utilizing state or the art robotics, I now bring Dino's Drive into the 22nd century. I give you the Dinobots.", Sumdac announced. With that said, a pterodactyl flew over the Autobots and the T-Rex and Triceratops walked forward, and the people began gasping in amazement.

"You primitive life forms are so easily entertain. Maybe what I have in store will be even more entertaining.", Megatron said, while watching a live video and then his eyes started glowing. Soon, the Dinobots eyes also turned red, too.

The Tyrannosaurus roared and stepped towards the spectators. "No need to panicked! Just a little glitch, nothing I can't fix.", Sumdac said, trying to calm down the crowd and clicking a few buttons.

But, the T-Rex continues forward about to eat Sumdac, until Optimus grabs him out of the way just in time. The pterodactyl then flew and hit Bumblebee.

Then, the triceratops hits a car and headed for Ratchet, who used his magnetic powers the slow down the T-Rex, and Bumblebee started shooting the pterodactyl. This whole time Bulkhead just stood there, watching.

"Bulkhead!", Serenity yelled out, as she flipped over the pterodactyl shooting at it with her wand and then landed on her feet next to Bumblebee. "A little help!", Prowl yelled out, as the Tyrannosaurus tried to eat him.

"Access the situation. Choose my move...", Bulkhead said to himself. "Bulkhead, get it in gear!", Optimus yelled out, as he tried to hit the Tyrannosaurus with his ax, only to have the dinosaur grab it and throw him into the air.

Serenity then used her wand to lower Optimus down safely, before the Tyrannosaurus tried to bite her, but she jumped away. "Access the situation. Choose my move. Execute with graceful-", Bulkhead yelled out, as he trips over a car and hit Prowl.

"If this is your best, then you Autobots truly are pathetic. Except for the princess.", Megatron said, as he watched the scene before him. "Bumblebee, how about a little electricity to go along with my magnetism?", Ratchet called out.

"Gotcha! We create a electro magnetic pulse and shut them down.", Bumblebee said. As Bumblebee and Ratchet shot the dinosaurs, Sari's key started to glow towards the them.

"Whoa! This is new.", Sari said, as she runs over and climbs up Bumblebee. "Hey! Let me give you guys a boost.", Sari said, before she implanted her key into Bumblebee, causing him to let out a more powerful blast.

The Dinobots soon lose their fake skin, that leaves them in their robot modes. "Noooo! That key! It's as if it sensed something in the Dino bots. Something Cybertronian.", Megatron said, as the dinosaurs went down.

"I don't know what went wrong. I was absolutely certain that Meg- my assistant and I thought of everything.", Sumdac said, as he opened up one of the dinosaurs. "I'll have to see what went wrong. Take them apart, unplug the wiring, and circuitry.", Sumdac continued.

"Isn't that a bit extreme?", Prowl asked, before stepping up. Serenity then nodded in agreement.

"They're only machines.", Sumdac replied. Prowl and Serenity both took a step back at that and then looked up at the Tyrannosaurus face.

"The primitive materials on this planet are useless. It will take countless solar cycles to create attack drones capable of my needs. And without substantial robotics for my body, my prospects are grim, locked in this prison of a lab.", Megatron said, before giving into despair. "Grimlock. Grimlock.", the T-Rex said.

"So, the Autobots and Princess Serenity did not destroy you. What did they do?", Megatron asked, as the dinosaurs came to life. "Strange. You do not respond to my Cybertronian commands. It's almost as if you had sparks.", Megatron continued.

"Me, Grimlock.", the Tyrannosaurus responded. "Then, listen well, Grimlock. I'm Megatron, your leader.", Megatron said.

"Me, Grimlock. Leader.", Grimlock roared, as the other dinosaurs responded to him. "Obey me!", Megatron yelled out, as the tutor bot turned on.

"Good morning, Sari. Today, we will learned the origin of fossils.", Tutor bot said. "Oh no. Not you.", Megatron grumbled.

"Which give way to fossil fuel, which today power our cars and trucks", the robot continued, as the dinosaurs watched. "Cars and trucks eat dinosaurs, hm. Cars and trucks bad.", Grimlock roared.

"Yes, there is your enemies, they feed on your fossils they seek your extinction. You must destroy them.", Megatron said. "Destroy cars and trucks. Cars and trucks bad.", Grimlock said.

"And the only thing worst than cars and trucks, are cars and trucks that transform into robots.", Megatron added. "Cars and trucks bad! Car robots worst.", Grimlock roared.

"Now, look within yourselves to find your true power. You have something deep inside, waiting to come out.", Megatron said. With that the Dinobots blew fire at the tutor bot.

"Me, Grimlock, like. But how?", Grimlock asked, as it walked closer to Megatron. "I designed you, and if you should succeed, I will create a army just like you. Now go! Go destroy the fossil feeders.", Megatron replied.

The Dinobots then quickly broke out. "Destroy the fossil feeders!", Grimlock roared.

The police soon have the area surrounded by the time Captain Fanzone showed up. "How bad is?", Fanzone asked.

Then, the triceratops hit a car into the air and it land on Fanzone's car. "Give me that!", Fanzone shouted out.

He then grabbed the missile launcher and shot it at them, only to have it land in the triceratops mouth and make him burp. "This is why I hate machines.", Fanzone commented.

The Autobots started driving towards the Dinobots. "Don't these things ever learn?", Ratchet grumbled .

"Cars and trucks bad.", Grimlock said, before crushing a car. "Apparently they learned to talk.", Prowl said, as the pterodactyl flew down and breathed fire at a few police cars.

"And a few other tricks.", Optimus said. "So, what are we waiting for? Let's send them back to the Stone Age.", Bumblebee yelled out.

"Wait! I-I was thinking we should lure them someplace safer first.", Bulkhead said, as he drives closer to Prime and Serenity. "Good thinking, Bulkhead.", Optimus said.

"That way none of the humans get hurt.", Serenity agreed. "He said good thinking.", Ratchet said.

"And Bulkhead.", Bumblebee commented, a little surprised. As the Autobots got closer, Bulkhead swerved to hit Grimlock, causing him to fall then give chase.

"Judging form the view of our news 44 copter, the so called Dinobots seem to have the Autobots on the run.", Team News reported said, as Professor Sumdac and Megatron watched from his lab. "It doesn't make sense. I followed your plans exactly, but still the Dinobots malfunction.", Sumdac said.

"I blame myself.", Megatron said. "No, it is the antiquated equipment I'm forced to use.", Sumdac told him.

"True. Your planet's equipment is a bit prehistoric.", Megatron said. When the Autobots had finally led the dinosaurs to a safe place, they transformed.

"Me, Grimlock, forget. Cars and trucks bad. Cars and robots...WORSE!!! Dinobots, destroy car robots!", Grimlock roared, as it let fire come out and the others attacked. "Do you think this has something to do with Sari's key and our EMP blast?", Optimus asked.

"Something tells me its more than that.", Ratchet said. Suddenly, the Dinobots had Bumblebee surrounded in a circle of fire.

"Optimus! Bumblebee needs help!", Serenity yelled out, as she jumped into the air and landed on the pterodactyl, grabbing his wings and trying to bring him down. Prowl then hit the triceratops, causing them to stop breathing the fire, as Optimus used his fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

Bumblebee gives them each a thumbs up. "Nice.", Bumblebee stated. The pterodactyl then threw off Serenity and Optimus blew some foam into his face.

"The Dinobots? Their fire breath it-it was in your design, you-", Sumdac said. "I planned it. Yes, I wanted a powerful body of my own again, so I experimented added features to the Dinobots.", Megatron told him.

"Features? As in plural? As in more than one?", Sumdac asked, confused. "Please, don't tell my Autobots friends and Princess Serenity.", Megatron said.

"Oh, of course not! And don't worry, one day and together we will rebuild your body. You will be whole again, I promise.", Sumdac reassured him. As the Autobots were fighting, Bulkhead was once again standing on the sidelines repeating what Prowl had said to him.

"Bulkhead? What are you doing?", Prowl called out. "I'm doing what you do.", Bulkhead replied.

"Better idea.", Prowl said. "Do what you do.", Serenity called out, while using her wand to blast the T-Rex, and then be grabbed by the pterodactyl. Bulkhead then ram the triceratops.

"Excuse me.", Bulkhead said, as he ran over to where Optimus was fighting the pterodactyl, who was still holding onto Serenity, who she blasted it under the wings making it let her go. He grabbed his legs and threw him to the ground.

"Sorry, my bad.", Bulkhead said. "Thanks!", Serenity said, as she bumped Bulkhead on the shoulder.

"And welcome back, big guy.", Optimus said, as he approached Bulkhead. "Oh, I was just doing what I do.", Bulkhead said, hitting Prowl on the back and causing him to fall.

"Ah, hate to break up the love fest.", Bumblebee said, as him and Ratchet were trapped behind a metal ground plate, as Grimlock continued to shoot fire at them. "But, we're getting the tar kicked out of us here!", Bumblebee continued.

Then, the other Dinobots made their way to Ratchet and Bee and continue to shoot fire at them. "Tar! That's it!", Optimus yelled out, as Bulkhead rushes into action.

"On it!", Bulkhead said, as he knocked each of the dinosaurs into the black liquid behind the Bee and Ratchet. "Dinobots! Destroy car robots!", Grimlock commanded.

But, as they tried to move they were stuck. "Destroy black sticky stuff!", Grimlock ordered.

At that, the Dinobots then began to blow fire at the ground, but only succeeded in making them sink in further. "Why not black sticky stuff destroy?", Grimlock yelled out, flustered.

"I can't thank you enough, and I apologize again for their glitch in their system.", Sumdac said, as he had the dinosaurs trapped in a the tar and in a cage. "You call breathing fire a glitch?", Ratchet asked, annoyed.

"I guess I was overly inspired by you Autobots and your powers. I guess I should be more careful, when I try to reverse alien technology.", Sumdac replied. "So, what will you do with them?", Serenity asked, motioning to the cage.

"Keep them in a energy cage for now and then melt them down first thing in the morning.", Sumdac replied. Serenity gave a shudder at that.

"M-melt them?", Serenity asked, scared. "After all, they are still just mindless machines.", Sumdac told her.

"But I-I sensed something, I life force, a spark.", Serenity said. Prowl then perked up.

"What if they are more than just mindless machines?", Prowl asked him. "That's a big, what if, Prowl. But, I think Professor Sumdac is right. These things are far to dangerous. Come on, Autobots. Let's roll out.", Optimus said.

With that, the Autobots headed home, all except for Serenity and Prowl, who headed out last. In the morning, when Sumdac came to the Dinobots cage, he found it empty.

"They do look kinda happy.", Bulkhead said, looking down at the Dinobots on the island. "Thanks again for your help getting them out here and thanks for keeping it a secret from the others. The Dinobots won't cause any harm here and with a little holographic trickery, no will even know they're here.", Prowl said, as he turned on a hologram that made it look like just trees were there.

"Do you really think it's a good idea to keep it a secret from the others?", Serenity asked, a little worried. "We'll tell them, eventually.", Prowl said, putting his hand on Serenity's shoulder.

"Do you really think it's the right thing to do?", Bulkhead asked. "Just because something big and lumbering and destructive doesn't mean you give up on it.", Serenity said, before giving Bulkhead a hug.

"After all, you did learn it's better to just be you than someone else. What is that phrase the humans say... Everyone else is taken.", Prowl said. After they left, Grimlock looked up in a tree to see some birds.

"Cars and robots bad. Nature good.", Grimlock said. Then, the birds pooped on him.

"Stupid nature. Come down and fight like Dinobots.", Grimlock yelled out, as he blew fire at the birds. But afterwards, he suddenly transforms into a robot with a flaming sword.

"Me, Grimlock, like.", Grimlock said, as the episode ends.

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