The Transformers (TV Series)

Fire in the Sky (1984)

Christopher Collins: Starscream, Laserbeak, Sparkplug Witwicky

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• Starscream : Those years under the ice diminished your loyalty coefficiency, Skyfire, but because of our old friendship I shall be generous. You may have the pleasure of melting down these Autobots.

  Skyfire : But I'm a scientist, not an executioner!

  Starscream : I am your superior. I order you to terminate them!

  Skyfire : No. I will not. They have done no wrong.

  Starscream : But you have, traitor!

  [strikes Skyfire] 

• [Skyfire holds up Spike and his father] 

  Sparkplug Witwicky : Keep your big mitts offa me!

  Spike Witwicky : Let go of us, please!

  Sparkplug Witwicky : Help! Optimus Prime!

  Skyfire : Why are you so frightened? I will not harm you.

  Spike Witwicky : Then why are you wearing the Decepticon symbol?

  Skyfire : Only the evil Autobots need fear me.

  Spike Witwicky : The Autobots are not evil, they're good. They're fighting to protect our planet and all us humans.

  Sparkplug Witwicky : He's right. You Decepticons are the real monsters!

  Skyfire : No, no, that can't be true. I'll prove we are not evil. I'll take you to Megatron, my leader. He'll show you that you have nothing to fear.

• [Starscream blasts Autobot prisoners to parts] 

  Starscream : [laughs]  Farewell, Autobot parts! As for you, Skyfire, consider yourself fortunate that you did not end up like your friends.

  [Starscream leaves. The Autobots reveal themselves to be alive] 

  Skyfire : Uhh... But... I saw him... destroy you!

  Ratchet : Heh heh, an illusion, Skyfire. You and Starscream saw one of Hound's holograms.

  Skyfire : Then you are... functioning. Good.

  [collapses] 

  Hound : Yeah, we're functioning. I sure hope we'll be able to say the same for you.

  Ratchet : Let's get him behind some cover and start working.

• Starscream : Problems, Rumble? Is the big bad ice too tough for ya?

• Starscream : All is proceeding on schedule, Megatron. Locating the crystal shaft leading to the Earth's core was the hard part, but pumping the heat energy out is simplicity itself.

  Megatron : Soon, this entire planet will freeze into an icy tomb, and we will return to Cybertron with enough energon cubes to dominate the universe!

• Megatron : You knew him?

  Starscream : His name is Skyfire. Observe his history as it was recorded before his icy imprisonment. Skyfire and I were both explorers from Cybertron.

  Megatron : That must have been shortly before our final falling-out with the Autobots.

  Starscream : Yes. Skyfire and I were exploring what was an uncharted planet at that time. This one. Earth. We detected no intelligent life on the surface, but Skyfire insisted we look closer. A polar windstorm came up suddenly and Skyfire and I were separated. I circled half the globe searching for him, but he was gone.

  Megatron : And now, millions of Earth years later, you have found him.

• Skyfire : [revived]  What happened? Starscream... it's you. You have... rescued me. But where am I? This is not Cybertron.

  Starscream : No. This is Earth, where you crashed many years ago.

  Megatron : I am Megatron, Skyfire. Supreme leader of all Decepticons. We are on this planet to collect the energy we need to revive Cybertron and conquer the universe. And the Autobots are now our enemies.

• Skyfire : [aiming at the Autobots]  Destruction to all Autobots!

  [fires at them sending them diving for cover] 

  Sparkplug Witwicky : Hit the ice, Spike! He's gonna fire again!

  [dives down while Spike slides into the water] 

  Spike Witwicky : Dad, help!

  Sparkplug Witwicky : Grab hold, son. Hurry!

  [he pulls Spike to safety. Skyfire fires at the ice, cutting off the ice flow from land] 

  Spike Witwicky : We've gotta get back to land!

  [tries to jump, but Sparkplug holds him back] 

  Sparkplug Witwicky : No, it's too big a jump. Unless one of the Autobots rescues us, we're done for.

  Spike Witwicky : Optimus! Hound! Somebody, help us!

  Sparkplug Witwicky : Hurry!

  Cliffjumper : Spike and Sparkplug are in trouble. They need us.

  Hound : We can't move while that big guy's got us pinned down.

  Spike Witwicky : Help!

  Skyfire : Strange voices. Must be coming from Earth creatures. I'll try to communicate with them.

  [walks over to where Spike and Sparkplug are and picks them up] 

  Sparkplug Witwicky : Keep your big mitts off of me!

  Spike Witwicky : Let go of us, please!

  Sparkplug Witwicky : Help! Optimus Prime!

  Skyfire : Why are you so frightened? I will not harm you.

  Spike Witwicky : Then why are you wearing the Decepticon symbol?

  Skyfire : Only the evil Autobots need fear me.

  Spike Witwicky : The Autobots are not evil, they're good. They're fighting to protect our planet and all us humans.

  Sparkplug Witwicky : He's right. You Decepticons are the real monsters!

  Skyfire : No, no, that can't be true. I'll prove we are not evil. I'll take you to Megatron, my leader. He'll show you that you have nothing to fear.

  [carries them off. The other Autobots aim at him] 

  Optimus Prime : No. You might hit Spike and Sparkplug. We've got to find a safer way to rescue them. If there is one.