Slimer in the Machine
"Blast it!" Galvatron screamed into the empty air, "WHY can't you leave me ALONE???!!!" —Galvatron and Starscream
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Slimer In The Machine is a Crossover fanfic written by Sheba. Set in Season 3 of Transformers Generation 1, taking place after the episode Ghost in the Machine, it starts with Galvatron being plagued by Starscream's Ghost. Earth-savvy Combaticon Swindle suggests that Galvatron hire The Real Ghostbusters to dispose of his nemesis.
Tropes used in Slimer in the Machine include:
- And I Must Scream: Galvatron, when faced with the possibility that he'll be haunted by Starscream forever.
- Ax Crazy: Galvatron.
- Canon Discontinuity: While Starscream's fate in the G1 episode Ghost In The Machine is not explicitly specified in later episodes, and it's highly suggested that he's the victim of a Bus Crash, he does reappear in commercials as a Pretender.
- Covered in Gunge: Well, it does have Slimer in it.
- Demonic Possession
- Nice Job Breaking It, Villain: Galvatron shoots the trap that Starscream's being held in.
- Our Ghosts Are Different
- Shout-Out: The title is a reference to the name of the episode from which it was derived, which itself is a nod to this trope.