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Omg finally a "What if..." of Soundwave in AOP 🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐❤️❤️

so question for attack on prime I wanted to ask how do you think the characters would react to other transformers from like bumblebee or soundwave

See, Bumblebee is actually the easier one. I'd think it'd be easier for him to buy the fact that Optimus came back to life. Megatron came back to life. Hell, he came back to life. So if Bumblebee were to find Optimus, it would be the most tearful reunion. Bumblebee was raised by the Autobots; he was raised by Optimus. So to see his father figure alive and all, Bumblebee would just hug Optimus and say he's glad to have him back (once everything is sorted however). Tears might even be shed from both parties.

The Survey Corps is watching this and half of them are fucking ballin' their eyes out.

However, Bumblebee is very distrusting of Megatron for very obvious reasons, and Bumblebee nearly pulls out his blasters on reflex, but Optimus kind of has to explain what's going on in that department. After that and Bumblebee calms down, it's very awkward between him and Megatron, and the Survey Corps can just see how uncomfortable they are around each other. Megatron because he fucking tortured this kid and Bumblebee because he killed Megatron.

Speaking of kids, Bumblebee gets along really well with the 104th. Even though Bumblebee is millions of years old, by Cybertronian standards, I'm fairly certain he's just becoming an adult by the end of TFP. Bumblebee is still a kid, he's been around Jack, Miko, and Raf, so of course he gets along with the 104th. He takes them out driving it's fun. Hanji and Levi do notice just how young Bumblebee is acting and they do ask Optimus about it. Optimus explains Bumblebee's origins and how he was born into war and they both give Megatron a nasty glare every time he comes in now. Megatron refuses to comment about anything.

Levi would add this to the list of reasons why they shouldn't trust Megatron.

Eren would be jealous of Bumblebee at first. He sees how close Bumblebee is to Optimus and how they talk and it just makes him feel...left out in a sense. He shouldn't feel this way. They've known each other longer than Eren's known Optimus so it would make sense. But Optimus invites Bumblebee to assist with training Eren. Bumblebee uses his own holoform and the two spar. And Eren's holding his own. It's actually a fair fight and not one-sided like it usually is with Optimus. Eren still loses due to Bumblebee's own battle experience, but Bumblebee praises Eren.

"How long have you been training for?" Bumblebee asked.

"Maybe a year at least," Eren answered.

"Really?!" Bumblebee exclaimed, "Wow, you're a pretty fast learner!"

Bumblebee offers to train Eren whenever Optimus is busy and Eren immediately jumps at the idea. Optimus is delighted see his two students sons bonding. And Eren and Bumblebee end up becoming a lot closer and Eren sees Bumblebee as an older brother.

Bumblebee and Megatron, I think would argue at one point, and it just gets messy, because it's literally just.

"You know, it wasn't fun talking in binary code after you ripped my slagging voice out!" Bumblebee shouted.

"You already got your revenge when you rammed the Star Saber through my spark!" Megatron retorted.

"No! It was not even because you killed me first by blowing a hole through my chest!" Bumblebee reminded.

"What it is with you fuckers and cheating death?!" Levi demanded.

Oh, it'd be so messy.

Other notes for Bumblebee: Bumblebee would definitely teach the Survey Corps the basics of Cybertronian Sign Language for combat. Even though RID2015 was terrible, they did confirm Bumblebee knew sign language and I thought that was pretty cool. They'd use it for combat so they don't have to scream out their plans across the field.

Additionally: Zeke would be so fucking jealous of Bumblebee because Eren sees him as an older brother. No! Zeke wants that! And here's the thing:

Bumblebee would know Zeke is jealous of him and just milk it for all it's worth. The reason Bumblebee would know is because of Rafael. Raf no doubt would talk about his family problems with Bumblebee. He's in a big family with multiple siblings. He'd probably be jealous of one of his older siblings. And Zeke has a similar face to Raf, and Bumblebee just messes with him.

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As for Soundwave, well it's just chaos. Soundwave would be a 3rd party that would ultimately force Marley and Paradis to work together.

Let's say Soundwave does get out of the Shadowzone and gets informed by the Autobots that Megatron gave up on the Decepticon cause and just dipped. Soundwave would not believe it and goes to look for him. The Autobots don't stop him because Soundwave is off-world. That's probably the better option for the moment. But they do prepare an contigency if he ever returns.

So Soundwave searches and manages to find the AOT world, and he spies on the humans. And he sees Optimus alive, he sees Megatron alive, he sees two working together willingly, he sees Megatron willingly help out humans,

And Soundwave just sees red!

Sasha can only manage to yell out a 'Duck' before Soundwave fucking rams into Megatron and the two start fighting. Megatron has to be on the defensive because he doesn't want to hurt Soundwave. Optimus does his best to help out, but Soundwave is there to kill right now. He doesn't want to be reasoned with. The Survey Corps try to fly in and help with their 3D gear, but Soundwave deploys Laserbeak to deal with them, and none of them are prepared for that!

Eren tries to help Optimus and Megatron, but Soundwave is fluid. The TIC quickly learns how Eren fights and is able to find a way to burn through Eren's energy and slow his regeneration process. He almost kills Eren, which actually forces Megatron to go on the offensive and smack Soundwave in the face, sending him back and breaking his visor. Mikasa and Levi have to tag team and the two manage to fire an energon spear to clip Laserbeak's wing. The minicon crashes and flaps his broken wings to Soundwave. And Soundwave's mask is broken, and everyone can see a glimpse of Soundwave's red optic. He is mortified and angry. Megatron orders Soundwave to stand down, but Soundwave plays back an audio calling him a traitor. Megatron tries to explain; use old methods he used with other Decepticons, but-!

"You are no longer my master."

Optimus and Megatron are both horrified, and before the Survey Corps could do anything else, Soundwave grabs Laserbeak and flies off. Hanji's about to order Megatron to go after him, but she can only see the horror in Megatron's optics, muttering something about breaking a vow.

"Hey! Who the hell was that?!" Jean demanded.

Optimus has to explain who Soundwave is because Megatron is still reeling. The Survey Corps still see the visible concern in Megatron's eyes, and that's causing them to be scared, including Levi. That was Megatron's Third in Command?! And what the hell's a minicon?!

"He was the only one I trusted as Leader of the Decepticons," Megatron finally explained, "We fought together in the Pits of Kaon. He was the only one who had ever come close to besting me in combat. He took a vow of silence, and had not spoken a word during the war. He just broke his vow today."

"...oh fuck," Levi swore.

Meanwhile, Soundwave manages to find another Cybertronian ship on their world and enacts his plan for revenge and to restart the Decepticons. How is he going to do that: by recreating that plan he was trying to do in RID2015, where he was trying to bring Megatron to Earth with a powerful device that would've expelled a shit ton of radiation across the planet killing all the humans. Yeah, this world was going to be ground zero for the rebirth of the Decpeticons.

He is aware of Marley and the power of their titans. What he does is make a cage, and then goes to the next battle and fucking captures one of them before leaving. He needs to know in detail on how the power of the titans works before he makes any other additional moves. After observing them in combat, he decides to go after Pieck. She is the weakest titan on the field compared to Zeke and Reiner, and all it requires is disabling the canons on her back.

Now, Marley's in a panic because they just lost another titan shifter and a new titan just showed up. Calvi's trying to talk to Willy about the mess, and Megatron switches back to his regular dialect, revealing himself to everyone. Reiner's having a fucking panic attack at that, the remaining Warriors are mortified that their mentor is the Flying Titan, Zeke is thinking 'oh shit, is he going to sell me out too?', and Willy is just betrayed. Magath feels vindicated and aims a gun at Megatron, saying 'I knew there was something off about you.' Magath is taking control at this point and threatens Megatron and Paradis. But Megatron's calm about this, and says that he's the most valuable person in the room because he's the only one who knows anything about Soundwave. Megatron proposes that Marley and Paradis work together for the survival of the planet.

"Work with you?!" Magath was mortified, "Why the hell would Marley work with the island of devils?! The source of the world's hatred and suffering?! The place where the Rumbling could be activated at any moment?! Why would Marley work with the likes of you?!"

"Because Soundwave is a much bigger threat than the Rumbling," Megatron answered.

Everyone gives Megatron skeptical looks.

"You didn't even know his name," Megatron continued, "I do, which already puts me in a much more favorable position. Do you think he just happened to take Pieck Finger by chance? No. Soundwave observes. He lies in wait before striking, gathering any and all information about an opponent before going on the offensive. He's been watching your battles and your victories. And Soundwave, just as I, knew how arrogant Marley had become with the power of the titans. With a little more time and resources, he could've kidnapped all the titan shifters and dismantled Marley's military without a second thought."

Megatron moves forward, ignoring the gun Magath was pointing at him. "Soundwave will not show mercy, and sees humans as nothing more than insects. He will kill every single human on this planet. If we do not combine our forces, this world is doomed."

Megatron gives them an offer: any interested parties come to Paradis for further discussion of the alliance. They will not be harmed, and they will be allowed to return safely to Marley once discussions are over, and then deactivate the holoform in front of all of them. The Marleyans are ready to deny him that chance and even invade Paradis, but then a few days later, they get word that the Middle Eastern Nation’s recent technological advancements, specifically the Armored Tank was destroyed, and the parts were stolen. Soundwave is actively disabling the world’s governments and military as they scramble to figure out what the hell’s going on. And Marley has no choice.

So, The Warriors, Warrior Cadets, Magath, Calvi, and Willy all go to Paradis. And there is... a lot of tension in the air. It’s not a fun first meeting, but they do discuss on how to proceed with Soundwave. Optimus does his best to explain the threat, but Megatron is the one that’s shining here. Megatron does his best to lay out strengths, weaknesses, and techniques that Soundwave would use, and he straight up says that the Warriors need to be trained to figure out how to counteract him. Calvi refuses because that would require leaving the Warriors on an island of devils, and the arguing fucking starts. And as that’s happening, Optimus has to take a back seat because this was not what he was expecting at all. And as he kind of calming down in the corner, Willy approaches him.

“Everything that you have been saying is true, correct?” Willy asked him, “You are not lying?”

Optimus looks at him and sees disappointment in his eyes before turning his attention to Megatron involved with the arguing. “Megatron only followed my orders. I asked him to infiltrate Marley for our survival, but it would seem that has become mute.”

“...What do you want?” Willy asked him.

“I only desire peace,” Optimus answered with confidence, “I believe in a world where Marley and Eldia can coexist in peace, and I pray that this endeavor we have taken will not end once Soundwave has been detained.”

Magath is actually the first to notice that Optimus and Willy are talking with each other, and it actually seems productive. Magath does pull Willy to the side and warn him about getting involved, but Willy proclaims that he sees something and thinks that they should proceed.

So the Marley-Paradis Tentative Alliance is formed! Which includes:

-Megatron and Optimus being actively involved in training all the Warriors, which includes Megatron ramping up the pain factor.

-Optimus and Willy’s continued talks and their growing diplomatic relationship.

-Warriors and 104th having extremely uneasy tension that boils over during training.

-Eren and Reiner end up fighting out their feelings, which Optimus and Megatron let happen because this cannot be happening on the battlefield.

-Everyone roasting Megatron because this is technically all his fucking fault.

-Calvi trying to betray the Alliance that they have, which causes Willy to go behind his back, appoint Magath as General of Marley, and have Calvi eliminated. Having Willy see how Paradis operates and having peace talks with Optimus and seeing his genuine nature causes him to have a change of heart.

Zeke does corner Megatron and ask him why he hasn’t sold him out for his own dealings. Megatron tells him that he needs someone to remain on the inside and feed him information about Marley and how they would be growing during this alliance. In case the alliance falls flat after Soundwave is eliminated, the island needs to be prepared.

Optimus does get angry at one point, with the way that the Warriors and Warrior Cadets are being treated and starts calling Marley out on their bullshit because he’s fed up. And if Optimus is mad, then all bets are off.

“What have the current Eldians done to warrant such treatment?” Optimus demanded.

“Their ancestors-,”

“I am not talking about their ancestors!” Optimus cuts someone off before pointing to the Warrior Cadets, “Them! Those children! What exactly have they done to warrant such hatred and discrimination?!”

“They are devils!” Magath reminded.

“They are children that have been forced into war!” Optimus yells at him, “For something that they weren’t even alive for! This is not something that they deserve! Even if they have the ability to turn into titans, you have viciously abused that power and their safety for your own selfish means! You have extended that same hatred to my comrades, who have done nothing but provide you with hospitality! Say what you will about Megatron and I, but we have done nothing but do our duty to protect the island and the innocent people! Karl Fritz chose peace over violence! He chose to end the Eldian Empire, not Helos, and you’ve responded with carnage instead!”

“W-what?” Willy stuttered, “How could you-?”

“I have done enough research and investigations on my own to come up with that conclusion,” Optimus declared, “If I continue to see this continued treatment of any Eldian, Warrior or not, then you can consider our alliance done.”

Willy grew mortified while Magath tried to keep his composure,

“Your friend stated that this alliance needed to happen,” Magath reminded.

“Megatron and I have won battles with far less resources and our own ingenuity,” Optimus declared, “You need us more than we need you because of your crippling reliance on the power of the titans. And I doubt the rest of the world would be willing to work with the nation that has abused the power of the titans.”

The Warriors and the Warrior Caders are quite stunned that Optimus is willing to come to their defense like this. The Cadets start following Optimus around and spy on him when they get the chance and Colt straight up asks why he even bothered to defend them.

“We’re de-,”

“You are human,” Optimus emphasized, “No more. No less.”

Optimus’ sincerity ends up winning the Warrior Cadets over, and Optimus makes a secret plan with Hanji to grant the Cadets immunity so they don’t get forced to turn into titans. Optimus also makes it a priority to find a way to contact Cybertron in order to end the titan curse.

Meanwhile, Soundwave is keeping Pieck alive and having Laserbeak get food and water for her. He does torture her for information, and he does manage to get it out of her because Pieck is not used to this level of torture and pain. Pieck can’t escape because Soundwave is making sure that Pieck doesn’t have enough energy to regenerate and transform. Soundwave is gaining more resources from the more advanced countries to make his weapon. Pieck doesn’t know Soundwave well, and tries to appeal to his morality.

“I may be a devil, but there are innocent people,” Pieck pleaded, “Men, women, and children that have done nothing wrong. Do they really deserve to die?”

“Soundwave: Superior. Humans: Inferior.” Soundwave merely replied.

Yeah you can see how well that works out. Well if people are interested in the Soundwave storyline, I’ll continue it. But we’ll see.

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