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{{quote|"Blast it!" Galvatron screamed into the empty air, "WHY can't you leave me ALONE???!!!"
"I'll NEVER leave you alone," the all-too-familiar high-pitched voice taunted him, "NOT until I get back what is rightfully mine. How ironic that by destroying me, you ensured that I would be a thorn in your side for all eternity!!! Ah, hahahahaha!"
''''''[[Big No|"STAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRSCREEEEEEEEEAM!!!!!]]"''''' |''Galvatron and Starscream''}}


[http://www.transformersfanfic.com/viewstory.php?sid=865 Slimer In The Machine] is a [[Crossover]] fanfic written by [http://www.transformersfanfic.com/viewuser.php?uid=153 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. 

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* [[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 [[Put on a Bus|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 [[What Might Have Been|Pretender]].
* [[Covered in Gunge]]: Well, it does have ''Slimer'' in it.
* [[Demonic Possession]]
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Nice Job Breaking It, Villain]]: Galvatron  {{spoiler|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 [[Ghost in the Machine|this]] trope.

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