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	This is not that story.		This is not that story.

	Reporting from ''[[~~Around Cybertron (program)\|~~Around Cybertron]]'' on [[Axiom Nexus News\|ANN]], [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] receives a call from a "Joe", who reveals live on-air that he is in fact the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]]! He hangs up from the payphone as Andromeda traces the call and signals the authorities for his [[Dux non Intruitus\|violation of TransTech law]], exactly as he planned. Interrupted by his supervisor, [[Snapdragon (G1)\|Snapdragon]], Megatron tells him to inform [[Cryotek (TransTech)\|Cryotek]] that he's done watering down liquor, and explains to his lackeys [[Soundwave (Cybertron)\|Soundwave]] of [[Planet X (Cybertron)\|Planet X]] and a [[Malgus]] [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] his plan: having been previously defeated by the TransTech, along with a [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|little yellow Autobot]] and his [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|pre-teen friend]], Megatron will finally have his revenge, which starts with being arrested. Officer [[Stungun (TransTech)\|Stungun]] arrives, and Megatron tells the three to comply. Reading their [[identification bolt]]s, which Soundwave has hacked and edited to place their home dimension as [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]], the underpaid Stungun sends them back to their "home universe". Arriving in the rocky mesas of [[Madagascar]], the three quickly travel across the globe with a scene transition, where Lugnut finds the sign pointing to [[Ark (G1)\|Autobot Headquarters]]. The three watch as three Autobots–[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], and [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]], who has always been there–wander about. Megatron greets the three, introducing himself and his team as "Joe", "Soundblaster", and Lugnut, a group of publishing agents from Planet X. "Joe" entices Bumblebee with an offer to have him write his memoirs, but when Bumblebee sees that his "office" is a car wash, he gets suspicious. As he and Blaster banter, Megatron springs his trap, forcing the three Autobots into the car wash, which is really a giant burlap sack.		Reporting from ''[[Around Cybertron]]'' on [[Axiom Nexus News\|ANN]], [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] receives a call from a "Joe", who reveals live on-air that he is in fact the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]]! He hangs up from the payphone as Andromeda traces the call and signals the authorities for his [[Dux non Intruitus\|violation of TransTech law]], exactly as he planned. Interrupted by his supervisor, [[Snapdragon (G1)\|Snapdragon]], Megatron tells him to inform [[Cryotek (TransTech)\|Cryotek]] that he's done watering down liquor, and explains to his lackeys [[Soundwave (Cybertron)\|Soundwave]] of [[Planet X (Cybertron)\|Planet X]] and a [[Malgus]] [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] his plan: having been previously defeated by the TransTech, along with a [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|little yellow Autobot]] and his [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|pre-teen friend]], Megatron will finally have his revenge, which starts with being arrested. Officer [[Stungun (TransTech)\|Stungun]] arrives, and Megatron tells the three to comply. Reading their [[identification bolt]]s, which Soundwave has hacked and edited to place their home dimension as [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]], the underpaid Stungun sends them back to their "home universe". Arriving in the rocky mesas of [[Madagascar]], the three quickly travel across the globe with a scene transition, where Lugnut finds the sign pointing to [[Ark (G1)\|Autobot Headquarters]]. The three watch as three Autobots–[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], and [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]], who has always been there–wander about. Megatron greets the three, introducing himself and his team as "Joe", "Soundblaster", and Lugnut, a group of publishing agents from Planet X. "Joe" entices Bumblebee with an offer to have him write his memoirs, but when Bumblebee sees that his "office" is a car wash, he gets suspicious. As he and Blaster banter, Megatron springs his trap, forcing the three Autobots into the car wash, which is really a giant burlap sack.

	Meanwhile, Stungun, having realized his mistake, has enlisted the help of an [[Aurex]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] to go and hunt down Megatron. Based on his experiences with his own universe's [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]], Prime is certain that the Predacon will go for the closest plot device he can find, and the two set out. At Megatron's secret canyon base, Bumblebee and his friends have been wired up to a huge machine, as "Joe" reveals his true identity to the three. Before he can explain his nefarious plan, however, Optimus Prime and Stungun confront him, having bribed the writers with sandwiches. Megatron grabs Bumblebee, telling them to stay back, and Prime stops Stungun from advancing, realizing with this particular Bumblebee, the entire franchise could be changed forever. Megatron laughs, telling them all his plan: using Bumblebee's harmonic signature amplified through Soundwave and Blaster's sonic energies, and aided by the instability caused by this year's "[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]]" exclusive comic, Megatron will rewrite his narrative structure and take Bumblebee's place. Doing so, he will gain the greatest power of them all: being the face of the franchise! And after all that is done, Megatron will send Bumblebee to the most horrible place of all: the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' [[fan fiction]]. Horrified, the others beg Optimus to stop him, and Prime quickly uses Megatron's one weakness: flattery. Reminding him that he's already popular, and one of the most well-regarded versions of Megatron by the fandom, the Autobots manage to convince him to let Bumblebee go, but he still plans on killing Optimus. Thinking quickly, Bumblebee rushes to the red button marked "overload", causing the machines to blow up in Megatron's face. The other two are quickly defeated in combat, and Megatron rants, letting it slip that he hails from the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]]. Stungun tells everyone to never speak of these events again, and they all agree, returning to their respective times and places, with everyone laughing as the day comes to a close.		Meanwhile, Stungun, having realized his mistake, has enlisted the help of an [[Aurex]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] to go and hunt down Megatron. Based on his experiences with his own universe's [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]], Prime is certain that the Predacon will go for the closest plot device he can find, and the two set out. At Megatron's secret canyon base, Bumblebee and his friends have been wired up to a huge machine, as "Joe" reveals his true identity to the three. Before he can explain his nefarious plan, however, Optimus Prime and Stungun confront him, having bribed the writers with sandwiches. Megatron grabs Bumblebee, telling them to stay back, and Prime stops Stungun from advancing, realizing with this particular Bumblebee, the entire franchise could be changed forever. Megatron laughs, telling them all his plan: using Bumblebee's harmonic signature amplified through Soundwave and Blaster's sonic energies, and aided by the instability caused by this year's "[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]]" exclusive comic, Megatron will rewrite his narrative structure and take Bumblebee's place. Doing so, he will gain the greatest power of them all: being the face of the franchise! And after all that is done, Megatron will send Bumblebee to the most horrible place of all: the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' [[fan fiction]]. Horrified, the others beg Optimus to stop him, and Prime quickly uses Megatron's one weakness: flattery. Reminding him that he's already popular, and one of the most well-regarded versions of Megatron by the fandom, the Autobots manage to convince him to let Bumblebee go, but he still plans on killing Optimus. Thinking quickly, Bumblebee rushes to the red button marked "overload", causing the machines to blow up in Megatron's face. The other two are quickly defeated in combat, and Megatron rants, letting it slip that he hails from the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]]. Stungun tells everyone to never speak of these events again, and they all agree, returning to their respective times and places, with everyone laughing as the day comes to a close.

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	* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.		* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.
	* For the [[2023]] BotCon, two more entries in the "Bee in the City" lineage were written: "Bee in the City 3: Let's All Go to the Mall!" by [[Simon Furman]], in which the ''Beast Wars'' [[Maximal]]s must search for the rogue [[Waspinator (BW)\|<s>Waspinator</s> Bumblebee]] in a shopping mall; and "Bee in the City: Epilogue" by [[Jesse Wittenrich]], featuring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]] being sent by [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]] to a [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)\|Shattered Glass]] version of his world. As BotCon had ceased to be an official [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned event by this point, both fall outside the purview of this wiki and are thus not covered here in detail. (Don't worry about missing any crucial story, though; in the script's own words, "there's the barest nod to [the first two] in the half-baked bit of drivel you're about to listen to, and instead just a litany of [[Furmanism]]s".)<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=For those that want a glimpse behind the BotCon '23 script readings... here are the scripts! "Bee In The City Part 3: Let's Go To The Mall" written by @SimonFurman3 & "Bee In The City Epilogue" written by @JesseWittenrich!<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_e32db551e2f74007be8c98f162cbd41b.pdf<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_44ece3568ff34937bd1c78332f06407d.pdf\|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1697221426401419507\|name=BotCon\|site=Twitter\|year=2023\|month=08\|day=31}}</ref>		* For the [[2023]] BotCon, two more entries in the "Bee in the City" lineage were written: "Bee in the City 3: Let's All Go to the Mall!" by [[Simon Furman]], in which the ''Beast Wars'' [[Maximal]]s must search for the rogue [[Waspinator (BW)\|<s>Waspinator</s> Bumblebee]] in a shopping mall; and "Bee in the City: Epilogue" by [[Jesse Wittenrich]], featuring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]] being sent by [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]] to a [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)\|Shattered Glass]] version of his world. As BotCon had ceased to be an official [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned event by this point, both fall outside the purview of this wiki and are thus not covered here in detail. (Don't worry about missing any crucial story, though; in the script's own words, "there's the barest nod to [the first two] in the half-baked bit of drivel you're about to listen to, and instead just a litany of [[Furmanism]]s".)<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=For those that want a glimpse behind the BotCon '23 script readings... here are the scripts! "Bee In The City Part 3: Let's Go To The Mall" written by @SimonFurman3 & "Bee In The City Epilogue" written by @JesseWittenrich!<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_e32db551e2f74007be8c98f162cbd41b.pdf<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_44ece3568ff34937bd1c78332f06407d.pdf\|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1697221426401419507\|name=BotCon\|site=Twitter\|year=2023\|month=08\|day=31}}</ref>
			*At BotCon 2024, a fifth "Bee in the City" script reading was performed: "Bee in the City 3: The Sewer-Side Squad" (they had forgotten how many "Bee in the City" script readings had been made up to that point) by Jesse Wittenrich, which was set after Season 3 of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)\|Animated]]'' and featured a motley crew of criminals banding together to save Cybertron from the multiversal machinations of [[Tarantulas (Animated)\|Tarantulas]]. Like the two from 2023, this script reading is outside of our purview, and even ended with time being reset in way that undid all events of the story.

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	** When Lugnut marvels at how fast they traveled, Megatron claims that he once walked from Africa to the [[Arctic]], as seen in "[[Fallen Comrades]]".		** When Lugnut marvels at how fast they traveled, Megatron claims that he once walked from Africa to the [[Arctic]], as seen in "[[Fallen Comrades]]".
	** Prime claims that Megatron will reach for the closest plot device and make a lengthy speech, something that both the Unicron Trilogy and Beast Era Megatrons did.		** Prime claims that Megatron will reach for the closest plot device and make a lengthy speech, something that both the Unicron Trilogy and Beast Era Megatrons did.
	** Before seeing each other, Megatron and Prime both assume that the other is their universe's version of the character, as Gary Chalk and David Kaye voiced the Optimus and Megatron of both series. When Megatron sees Prime, he questions why he's a flying fire truck and not a monkey (referencing the old "[[Trukk not munky]]" turn of phrase), and why his CGI is cel-shaded, a method that ''Cybertron'' employed instead of the ~~tradition~~ CGI seen in ''Beast Wars''. Prime, meanwhile, questions why Megatron isn't an ill-defined jet-car (his Megatron's alt-mode from ''Cybertron'') and why he has a "hand puppet" (Megatron's beast mode head).		** Before seeing each other, Megatron and Prime both assume that the other is their universe's version of the character, as Gary Chalk and David Kaye voiced the Optimus and Megatron of both series. When Megatron sees Prime, he questions why he's a flying fire truck and not a monkey (referencing the old "[[Trukk not munky]]" turn of phrase), and why his CGI is cel-shaded, a method that ''Cybertron'' employed instead of the traditional CGI seen in ''Beast Wars''. Prime, meanwhile, questions why Megatron isn't an ill-defined jet-car (his Megatron's alt-mode from ''Cybertron'') and why he has a "hand puppet" (Megatron's beast mode head).
	** Prime shouts his attack as he punches Megatron, something which ''Cybertron'' sometimes did, and which pops up numerous times in other ''Transformers'' anime.		** Prime shouts his attack as he punches Megatron, something which ''Cybertron'' sometimes did, and which pops up numerous times in other ''Transformers'' anime.
	* Bumblebee calls Megatron a "meaty little [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]]."		* Bumblebee calls Megatron a "meaty little [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobot]]."

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	* Having not played Blaster in over two decades, Buster Jones's performance in this script reading was far more laid back and unenthusiastic compared his more lively, upbeat Blaster in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, despite his dialogue in this script reading evidently meant to evoke Jones's more enthusiastic Blaster performance from the cartoon.		* Having not played Blaster in over two decades, Buster Jones's performance in this script reading was far more laid back and unenthusiastic compared his more lively, upbeat Blaster in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, despite his dialogue in this script reading evidently meant to evoke Jones's more enthusiastic Blaster performance from the cartoon.
	* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.		* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.
	* For the [[2023]] BotCon, two more entries in the "Bee in the City" lineage were written: "Bee in the City 3: Let's All Go to the Mall!" by [[Simon Furman]], in which ~~several of~~ the ''Beast Wars'' ~~cast~~ search for the [[~~Golden Disk~~ (~~disambiguation~~)\|~~Golden Disk~~]] in a shopping mall; and "Bee in the City: Epilogue" by [[Jesse Wittenrich]], featuring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]] being sent by [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]] to a [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)\|Shattered Glass]] version of his world. As BotCon had ceased to be an official [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned event by this point, both fall outside the purview of this wiki and are thus not covered here in detail. (Don't worry about missing any crucial story, though; in the script's own words, "there's the barest nod to [the first two] in the half-baked bit of drivel you're about to listen to, and instead just a litany of [[Furmanism]]s".)<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=For those that want a glimpse behind the BotCon '23 script readings... here are the scripts! "Bee In The City Part 3: Let's Go To The Mall" written by @SimonFurman3 & "Bee In The City Epilogue" written by @JesseWittenrich!<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_e32db551e2f74007be8c98f162cbd41b.pdf<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_44ece3568ff34937bd1c78332f06407d.pdf\|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1697221426401419507\|name=BotCon\|site=Twitter\|year=2023\|month=08\|day=31}}</ref>		* For the [[2023]] BotCon, two more entries in the "Bee in the City" lineage were written: "Bee in the City 3: Let's All Go to the Mall!" by [[Simon Furman]], in which the ''Beast Wars'' [[Maximal]]s must search for the rogue [[Waspinator (BW)\|<s>Waspinator</s> Bumblebee]] in a shopping mall; and "Bee in the City: Epilogue" by [[Jesse Wittenrich]], featuring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]] being sent by [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]] to a [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)\|Shattered Glass]] version of his world. As BotCon had ceased to be an official [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned event by this point, both fall outside the purview of this wiki and are thus not covered here in detail. (Don't worry about missing any crucial story, though; in the script's own words, "there's the barest nod to [the first two] in the half-baked bit of drivel you're about to listen to, and instead just a litany of [[Furmanism]]s".)<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=For those that want a glimpse behind the BotCon '23 script readings... here are the scripts! "Bee In The City Part 3: Let's Go To The Mall" written by @SimonFurman3 & "Bee In The City Epilogue" written by @JesseWittenrich!<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_e32db551e2f74007be8c98f162cbd41b.pdf<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_44ece3568ff34937bd1c78332f06407d.pdf\|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1697221426401419507\|name=BotCon\|site=Twitter\|year=2023\|month=08\|day=31}}</ref>

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	* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.		* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.
	* For the [[2023]] BotCon, two more entries in the "Bee in the City" lineage were written: "Bee in the City 3: Let's All Go to the Mall!" by [[Simon Furman]], in which several of the ''Beast Wars'' cast search for the [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)\|Golden Disk]] in a shopping mall; and "Bee in the City: Epilogue" by [[Jesse Wittenrich]], featuring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]] being sent by [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]] to a [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)\|Shattered Glass]] version of his world. As BotCon had ceased to be an official [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned event by this point, both fall outside the purview of this wiki and are thus not covered here in detail. (Don't worry about missing any crucial story, though; in the script's own words, "there's the barest nod to [the first two] in the half-baked bit of drivel you're about to listen to, and instead just a litany of [[Furmanism]]s".)<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=For those that want a glimpse behind the BotCon '23 script readings... here are the scripts! "Bee In The City Part 3: Let's Go To The Mall" written by @SimonFurman3 & "Bee In The City Epilogue" written by @JesseWittenrich!<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_e32db551e2f74007be8c98f162cbd41b.pdf<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_44ece3568ff34937bd1c78332f06407d.pdf\|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1697221426401419507\|name=BotCon\|site=Twitter\|year=2023\|month=08\|day=31}}</ref>		* For the [[2023]] BotCon, two more entries in the "Bee in the City" lineage were written: "Bee in the City 3: Let's All Go to the Mall!" by [[Simon Furman]], in which several of the ''Beast Wars'' cast search for the [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)\|Golden Disk]] in a shopping mall; and "Bee in the City: Epilogue" by [[Jesse Wittenrich]], featuring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]] being sent by [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]] to a [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)\|Shattered Glass]] version of his world. As BotCon had ceased to be an official [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned event by this point, both fall outside the purview of this wiki and are thus not covered here in detail. (Don't worry about missing any crucial story, though; in the script's own words, "there's the barest nod to [the first two] in the half-baked bit of drivel you're about to listen to, and instead just a litany of [[Furmanism]]s".)<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=For those that want a glimpse behind the BotCon '23 script readings... here are the scripts! "Bee In The City Part 3: Let's Go To The Mall" written by @SimonFurman3 & "Bee In The City Epilogue" written by @JesseWittenrich!<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_e32db551e2f74007be8c98f162cbd41b.pdf<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_44ece3568ff34937bd1c78332f06407d.pdf\|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1697221426401419507\|name=BotCon\|site=Twitter\|year=2023\|month=08\|day=31}}</ref>
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	* Having not played Blaster in over two decades, Buster Jones's performance in this script reading was far more laid back and unenthusiastic compared his more lively, upbeat Blaster in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, despite his dialogue in this script reading evidently meant to evoke Jones's more enthusiastic Blaster performance from the cartoon.		* Having not played Blaster in over two decades, Buster Jones's performance in this script reading was far more laid back and unenthusiastic compared his more lively, upbeat Blaster in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, despite his dialogue in this script reading evidently meant to evoke Jones's more enthusiastic Blaster performance from the cartoon.
	* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.		* Not really an error, but it's never said where Prime comes from. He's not a member of the group of Optimus Primes seen in "[[Invasion Prologue]]" (later given the name the [[Convoy (group)\|Convoy]]) and he's never seen in subsequent stories.
			* For the [[2023]] BotCon, two more entries in the "Bee in the City" lineage were written: "Bee in the City 3: Let's All Go to the Mall!" by [[Simon Furman]], in which several of the ''Beast Wars'' cast search for the [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)\|Golden Disk]] in a shopping mall; and "Bee in the City: Epilogue" by [[Jesse Wittenrich]], featuring [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)\|''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee]] being sent by [[Aquarius (SG)\|Aquarius]] to a [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)\|Shattered Glass]] version of his world. As BotCon had ceased to be an official [[Hasbro]]-sanctioned event by this point, both fall outside the purview of this wiki and are thus not covered here in detail. (Don't worry about missing any crucial story, though; in the script's own words, "there's the barest nod to [the first two] in the half-baked bit of drivel you're about to listen to, and instead just a litany of [[Furmanism]]s".)<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=For those that want a glimpse behind the BotCon '23 script readings... here are the scripts! "Bee In The City Part 3: Let's Go To The Mall" written by @SimonFurman3 & "Bee In The City Epilogue" written by @JesseWittenrich!<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_e32db551e2f74007be8c98f162cbd41b.pdf<br>https://botcon.com/_files/ugd/74a879_44ece3568ff34937bd1c78332f06407d.pdf\|link=https://twitter.com/BotCon/status/1697221426401419507\|name=BotCon\|site=Twitter\|year=2023\|month=08\|day=31}}</ref>
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	** Along with original ''The Transformers'' characters Bumblebee and Blaster, Road Rage, a ''Collector's Edition'' [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive, appears. Her function as a bodyguard is mentioned in passing.		** Along with original ''The Transformers'' characters Bumblebee and Blaster, Road Rage, a ''Collector's Edition'' [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive, appears. Her function as a bodyguard is mentioned in passing.
	* Megatron claims he is the winner of the [[Smoothest Voice in Axiom Nexus Award]] three years running, in reference to actor David Kaye's baritone Megatron voice.		* Megatron claims he is the winner of the [[Smoothest Voice in Axiom Nexus Award]] three years running, in reference to actor David Kaye's baritone Megatron voice.
	* Megatron works for Cryotek, watering down his drinks; various versions of him worked for their universe's [[Cryotek (~~Universe~~)\|Cryotek]] before betraying him.		* Megatron works for Cryotek, watering down his drinks; various versions of him worked for their universe's [[Cryotek (RID)\|Cryotek]] before betraying him.
	* While Megatron and Soundwave's i.d. bolts have been edited to present them as being their counterparts from the original cartoon, Lugnut's has been edited so that it claims he is the [[Giant Purple Griffin]] from "[[Aerial Assault]]".		* While Megatron and Soundwave's i.d. bolts have been edited to present them as being their counterparts from the original cartoon, Lugnut's has been edited so that it claims he is the [[Giant Purple Griffin]] from "[[Aerial Assault]]".
	* Much of this story is dedicated to lightly ribbing on the various quirks and oddities of the original cartoon:		* Much of this story is dedicated to lightly ribbing on the various quirks and oddities of the original cartoon:

TheLastGherkin: /* Synopsis */

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Synopsis

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	This is not that story.		This is not that story.

	Reporting from ''[[Around Cybertron (program)\|Around Cybertron]]'' on [[Axiom Nexus News\|ANN]], [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] receives a call from a "Joe", who reveals live on-air that he is in fact the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]]! He hangs up from the payphone as Andromeda traces the call and signals the authorities, exactly as he planned. Interrupted by his supervisor, [[Snapdragon (G1)\|Snapdragon]], Megatron tells him to inform [[Cryotek (TransTech)\|Cryotek]] that he's done watering down liquor, and explains to his lackeys [[Soundwave (Cybertron)\|Soundwave]] of [[Planet X (Cybertron)\|Planet X]] and a [[Malgus]] [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] his plan: having been previously defeated by the TransTech, along with a [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|little yellow Autobot]] and his [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|pre-teen friend]], Megatron will finally have his revenge, which starts with being arrested. Officer [[Stungun (TransTech)\|Stungun]] arrives, and Megatron tells the three to comply. Reading their [[identification bolt]]s, which Soundwave has hacked and edited to place their home dimension as [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]], the underpaid Stungun sends them back to their "home universe". Arriving in the rocky mesas of [[Madagascar]], the three quickly travel across the globe with a scene transition, where Lugnut finds the sign pointing to [[Ark (G1)\|Autobot Headquarters]]. The three watch as three Autobots–[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], and [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]], who has always been there–wander about. Megatron greets the three, introducing himself and his team as "Joe", "Soundblaster", and Lugnut, a group of publishing agents from Planet X. "Joe" entices Bumblebee with an offer to have him write his memoirs, but when Bumblebee sees that his "office" is a car wash, he gets suspicious. As he and Blaster banter, Megatron springs his trap, forcing the three Autobots into the car wash, which is really a giant burlap sack.		Reporting from ''[[Around Cybertron (program)\|Around Cybertron]]'' on [[Axiom Nexus News\|ANN]], [[Andromeda (TransTech)\|Andromeda]] receives a call from a "Joe", who reveals live on-air that he is in fact the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]]! He hangs up from the payphone as Andromeda traces the call and signals the authorities for his [[Dux non Intruitus\|violation of TransTech law]], exactly as he planned. Interrupted by his supervisor, [[Snapdragon (G1)\|Snapdragon]], Megatron tells him to inform [[Cryotek (TransTech)\|Cryotek]] that he's done watering down liquor, and explains to his lackeys [[Soundwave (Cybertron)\|Soundwave]] of [[Planet X (Cybertron)\|Planet X]] and a [[Malgus]] [[Lugnut (Animated)\|Lugnut]] his plan: having been previously defeated by the TransTech, along with a [[Bumblebee (Animated)\|little yellow Autobot]] and his [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)\|pre-teen friend]], Megatron will finally have his revenge, which starts with being arrested. Officer [[Stungun (TransTech)\|Stungun]] arrives, and Megatron tells the three to comply. Reading their [[identification bolt]]s, which Soundwave has hacked and edited to place their home dimension as [[Primax 984.17 Alpha]], the underpaid Stungun sends them back to their "home universe". Arriving in the rocky mesas of [[Madagascar]], the three quickly travel across the globe with a scene transition, where Lugnut finds the sign pointing to [[Ark (G1)\|Autobot Headquarters]]. The three watch as three Autobots–[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Bumblebee]], [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]], and [[Road Rage (G1)\|Road Rage]], who has always been there–wander about. Megatron greets the three, introducing himself and his team as "Joe", "Soundblaster", and Lugnut, a group of publishing agents from Planet X. "Joe" entices Bumblebee with an offer to have him write his memoirs, but when Bumblebee sees that his "office" is a car wash, he gets suspicious. As he and Blaster banter, Megatron springs his trap, forcing the three Autobots into the car wash, which is really a giant burlap sack.

	Meanwhile, Stungun, having realized his mistake, has enlisted the help of an [[Aurex]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] to go and hunt down Megatron. Based on his experiences with his own universe's [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]], Prime is certain that the Predacon will go for the closest plot device he can find, and the two set out. At Megatron's secret canyon base, Bumblebee and his friends have been wired up to a huge machine, as "Joe" reveals his true identity to the three. Before he can explain his nefarious plan, however, Optimus Prime and Stungun confront him, having bribed the writers with sandwiches. Megatron grabs Bumblebee, telling them to stay back, and Prime stops Stungun from advancing, realizing with this particular Bumblebee, the entire franchise could be changed forever. Megatron laughs, telling them all his plan: using Bumblebee's harmonic signature amplified through Soundwave and Blaster's sonic energies, and aided by the instability caused by this year's "[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]]" exclusive comic, Megatron will rewrite his narrative structure and take Bumblebee's place. Doing so, he will gain the greatest power of them all: being the face of the franchise! And after all that is done, Megatron will send Bumblebee to the most horrible place of all: the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' [[fan fiction]]. Horrified, the others beg Optimus to stop him, and Prime quickly uses Megatron's one weakness: flattery. Reminding him that he's already popular, and one of the most well-regarded versions of Megatron by the fandom, the Autobots manage to convince him to let Bumblebee go, but he still plans on killing Optimus. Thinking quickly, Bumblebee rushes to the red button marked "overload", causing the machines to blow up in Megatron's face. The other two are quickly defeated in combat, and Megatron rants, letting it slip that he hails from the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]]. Stungun tells everyone to never speak of these events again, and they all agree, returning to their respective times and places, with everyone laughing as the day comes to a close.		Meanwhile, Stungun, having realized his mistake, has enlisted the help of an [[Aurex]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)\|Optimus Prime]] to go and hunt down Megatron. Based on his experiences with his own universe's [[Megatron (Armada)\|Megatron]], Prime is certain that the Predacon will go for the closest plot device he can find, and the two set out. At Megatron's secret canyon base, Bumblebee and his friends have been wired up to a huge machine, as "Joe" reveals his true identity to the three. Before he can explain his nefarious plan, however, Optimus Prime and Stungun confront him, having bribed the writers with sandwiches. Megatron grabs Bumblebee, telling them to stay back, and Prime stops Stungun from advancing, realizing with this particular Bumblebee, the entire franchise could be changed forever. Megatron laughs, telling them all his plan: using Bumblebee's harmonic signature amplified through Soundwave and Blaster's sonic energies, and aided by the instability caused by this year's "[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]]" exclusive comic, Megatron will rewrite his narrative structure and take Bumblebee's place. Doing so, he will gain the greatest power of them all: being the face of the franchise! And after all that is done, Megatron will send Bumblebee to the most horrible place of all: the world of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' [[fan fiction]]. Horrified, the others beg Optimus to stop him, and Prime quickly uses Megatron's one weakness: flattery. Reminding him that he's already popular, and one of the most well-regarded versions of Megatron by the fandom, the Autobots manage to convince him to let Bumblebee go, but he still plans on killing Optimus. Thinking quickly, Bumblebee rushes to the red button marked "overload", causing the machines to blow up in Megatron's face. The other two are quickly defeated in combat, and Megatron rants, letting it slip that he hails from the [[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]]. Stungun tells everyone to never speak of these events again, and they all agree, returning to their respective times and places, with everyone laughing as the day comes to a close.

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Transformers references: clean up, replaced: Solitarium → solitarium

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	* Optimus says "well, that's just prime," and Blaster points out that he's the wrong Optimus, as that's Optimus Primal's line.		* Optimus says "well, that's just prime," and Blaster points out that he's the wrong Optimus, as that's Optimus Primal's line.
	* Optimus Prime uses a "Galaxy Force Punch," named for the Japanese name for ''Cybertron''.		* Optimus Prime uses a "Galaxy Force Punch," named for the Japanese name for ''Cybertron''.
	* When trying to make up an excuse for being in the wrong timeline, Megatron claims he traveled through the [[Blastizone\|Blasty Zone]] in search for [[~~Solitarium~~]], which another version of him actually did in ''Robotmasters''.		* When trying to make up an excuse for being in the wrong timeline, Megatron claims he traveled through the [[Blastizone\|Blasty Zone]] in search for [[solitarium]], which another version of him actually did in ''Robotmasters''.

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