"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!"
'"STAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRSCREEEEEEEEEAM!!!!!"
-Galvatron and Starscream
Slimer In The Machine
is a Crossover fanfic written by Shebakoby. Set in Season 3 of The Transformers, 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.
This story contains examples of:
- And I Must Scream: Galvatron, when faced with the possibility that he'll be haunted by Starscream forever.
- 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.
- 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.
