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ppnuggie · 3 years ago

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　　　　　G1 DECEPTICONS x gn human reader

　　　『　megatron ,, starscream & the seekers ,, soundwave & cassettes ,, constructicons ,, combaticons ,, stunticons ,, insecticons ,, shockwave ,, astrotrain ,, blitzwing ,, gender neutral human reader 』

　　-> being the g1 cons’ human

　　— fluff ,, sfw ,, crack ,, comfort :)

　　— love these guys so much ,, ik i have requests to do (and im doing them ,, slowly) but i just had to write for them <33 esp the combiners ,, very long <33

• originally ,, you were just a hostage to be used against the autobots ,, but then you had befriended soundwave’s kids

• it wasn’t your fault either ,, frenzy and rumble just happened to be super bored and maybe they let you out of your cell ,, and maybe they convinced you to play games with them

• which ended up with soundwave’s others kids befriending you ,, with ratbat being the first and then lazerbeak then ravage and finally buzzsaw

• soundwave was confused about what happened to his cassettes ,, where they had went he had no idea ,, at least until he saw them all cuddled up with you in the cell you were placed in

• all of your were asleep ,, frenzy and rumble at your sides ,, ratbat on your chest ,, ravage behind you and the birds just at the side ,, nestled into the soft fabrics they had brought you from missions

• soundwave had snapped a picture of you all ,, saving it in his special folder where he keeps other pictures and videos of his kids

• the cassettes usually chill with you ,, watching cartoons and stuff from soundwave’s datapad ,, or sometimes playing online games or getting into soundwave’s tetris file he had saved

• they also play some board games with you ,, and god forbid if rumble chooses monopoly one more time ,, you swear there will be an actual fight

• rumble and frenzy drag you out the hq and to nearby places ,, the beach being the closest and most visited place they take you to ,, until it becomes too boring for them

• ravage usually takes small recharge naps by your side ,, especially after coming back from a mission ,, other then that ,, he doesn’t do much else with you ,, besides an occasional story from how life was on cybertron

• the birds ,, lazerbeak and buzzsaw ,, make nests out of your clothes and blankets ,, and let you inside them ,, theyll tug at your hair and sometimes snag things from missions for you ,, such as the piece of a crystal buzzsaw had grabbed specifically for you

• ratbat usually follows you everywhere ,, and has to constantly be near you or he’ll break down ,, he swears he’ll offline the moment you leave for a bathroom break

• which leads to more whining when he has to go on a meeting and he can’t be near you ,, though he will always sneak into bed with you ,, how he does it you dont know

• soundwave then treats you differently then on ,, letting you have a more decorated cell room ,, so you’ll be more comfortable and it won’t feel so much like a cell ,, and he had convinced megatron to keep you around more

• soundwave starts to offer to carry you to places ,, and ejects his cassettes more often so you can hang out with them ,, and so he can get more cute pictures of his kids

• when his cassettes are out on missions ,, and his chest compartment is empty ,, he’ll let you sleep in there ,, has a little blanket and a few pillows for you ,, even has it warmed up for you

• he also orders food for you and has one of his cassettes get it for you so you wont starve to death :)

• megatron didnt care ,, and just let his third in command do whatever ,, as much as he’d like to get rid of you ,, he trusts that soundwave will keep your situation under control

• at least ,, until other bots became more aware of your appearance ,, then it had gotten harder ,, the next group to know of your existence was the constructicons

• they were pretty iffy about you ,, not sure whether or not they should poke and prod the human soundwave had been taking care of ,, but eventually mix master takes a liking to you when he overhears you shit talking about starscream with the cassettes

• by then ,, he’ll ask if you wanna hang out ,, whether or not you agree ,, and he’ll snatch you up and take you to meet the other constructicons

• the next to take a liking to you is scavenger ,, who will steal you from soundwave and take you with him to look for things ,, sometimes grabbing some stuff he noticed you liked or took a interest in

• you also make him feel more happy and accepted unlike the other cons ,, who usually make him feel really bad about himself

• then you won bonecrusher over ,, and no one knows how but you did ,, but he treats you so nicely ,, holds you gently and takes you to see some sunsets when he can or has the time

• by then ,, everyone is convinced youre okay ,, hanging with you when the cassettes and soundwave are too busy or they just rely on mix master to just straight up steal you from the TIC

• scrapper lets you help design plans with him ,, maybe consider some of your ideas of future builds ,, futuristic and neat designs ,, maybe even take the idea of a little minicon playground you talked about for minicons apart of the decepticons (soundwave’s kids)

• hook teaches you about first aid ,, doesnt matter if you asked or not ,, who knows maybe one day you’ll be able to help him when the cons come back from a gruesome battle

• long haul will vent to you about his troubles ,, how much work he gets and how he wishes to actually join in on the battles instead of being a dump truck

• overall ,, they all love and take good care of you

• though as soon as some of the seekers eavesdrop on the constructicons conversations ,, skywarp hearing about how great soundwave’s human is and then snitching about it to thundercracker

• then thundercracker becomes curious but then skywarp couldn’t keep his mouth shut and had to pass it around to other seekers ,, which made starscream hear about it

• starscream is not very happy that a human is within decepticon ranks ,, especially under soundwave AND megatron’s approval ,, it only makes him angry and determined to find this supposed human

• though nobody really cares to listen to his whines and complaints ,, usually leaving the room

• the first seeker to approach you is thundercracker ,, asking about dogs that humans happen to take care of ,, how to take care of them and what keeps them entertained

• you give him the info ,, and in return he shows you buster ,, and thank primus you like her because thundercracker wouldnt know what to do if you didnt and happened to rat him out

• then skywarp starts to pull small pranks on you ,, until you propose a deal ,, that if he were to stop pulling pranks you’d help him trick and mess with starscream

• he agreed ,, and soon a very bright hot pink starscream comes rushing in ,, yelling skywarp’s name about and getting super pissy and throwing a fit

• nobody really cares about his hissy fit and so they all go away and he complains to the air instead

• dirge starts to talk to you ,, usually when hes in the medbay and hook is patching him up ,, sometimes he talks about his mission or maybe use a stupid pickup line on you

• and then hook just drops his ass on the floor ,, and grabs you and dips for the night ,, he’ll leave the rest of the cons to someone else but for now he’s taking you away from dirge

• thrust couldn’t really care less about you and ramjet only likes to mess with your cheeks ,, poking at the soft flesh on your face and snickering when you tell him to cut it out

• thundercracker takes you for rides often ,, usually having buster with him and taking her and you to a park so she can roam around and you and him can catch up

• starscream slowly starts to like you but dont get him wrong !! as soon as he’s the decepticon leader ,, he’ll make sure you’re dealt with immediately

• due to starscream’s whining ,, blitzwing and astrotrain catch news of you ,, and of course blitzwing has to investigate the new hype ,, astrotrain just follows along bored

• blitzwing adores you ,, and is quick to become your friend ,, lets you ride with him in either alt mode

• wanna just get away from the loud decepticon hq? hes already in jet form waiting for you ,, though if you wanna go mess with some humans ,, hes already in his tank mode ready to go

• astrotrain just likes your company ,, that youre there to listen to his complaints and comfort the mech when he gets too riled up thinking about his place in the decepticon ranks

• astrotrain takes you for secret trips around the earth ,, letting you see the planet from its atmosphere and sometimes taking you to different countries if he can spare the energon

• your enjoyment is his enjoyment ,, any time you smile or laugh with him he cant help but reciprocate it ,, mimicking your little chuckle with his own hearty chuckle

• with your name floating around the hq ,, the stunticons catch on quick from hearing the constructicons talk about you when they’re building something

• or when they hear skywarp and thundercracker converse about a certain (y/n) ,, that makes them curious

• motormaster just scoffs and acts as though he couldnt give a shit ,, but hes intrigued at how many decepticons like you ,, hes impressed but he wont show that ,, he has a reputation to uphold

• dragstrip and wildrider are quick to snag you when you least inspect it ,, taking you to breakdown and deadend to interrogate you

• it ended with breakdown picking you up and keeping you away when dragstrip and wildrider started to break into a fight about who gets to be goodcop and whos badcop

• deadend only facepalms and shakes his helm ,, walking away and giving a small wave to you ,, breakdown apologizes for their behavior and goes to take you back to soundwave

• until he smacks into motormaster’s tiddies

• now that youre here and away from any prying eyes ,, motormaster is quick to make haste ,, taking you from breakdown’s gentle hold and making his way to his habsuite

• there ,, he questions you about things ,, why do so many decepticons like you ,, what purpose you hold for the decepticon cause ,, and if you’re planning anything against the cons

• once all is assured and his questions are answered ,, its easy to say you’re off the hook with him

• his teammates ,, however ,, are another story

• dragstrip and wildrider steal you away and take you to races ,, sometimes letting you stay in their alts for the races

• breakdown takes you to demolition derbies every now and then ,, letting you see and enjoy the hype and excitement from the crowds

• slowly but surely ,, motormaster starts to trust you ,, that he supposes if youre no threat to his leader and megatron has allowed your existence at the hq ,, it wouldnt hurt to know you

• and this man has some of the best derby stories to tell ,, how he was able to crush a couple of cars in one go ,, and sometimes talking about dragstrip being an idiot

• hes so pretty too ,, its like heaven at this point ,, in the hands and gentle care of motormaster ,, him talking about whatever and you can just stare at his beautiful face

• though when the combaticons see the other combiners enjoying time with you ,, they cant help but feel left out and jealous

• they dont know you and yet everyone else seems to ,, it doesnt make sense to vortex ,, why do the other cons like you ?

• vortex does steal you away ,, like all other cons do ,, and takes you for a ride ,, there he starts to talk about himself and what he does for the decepticons

• there he asks what you do for them ,, why theres so much hype about you ,, because he doesnt get it

• you explain the whole story and he gets it ,, and lets you go to whoever ,, maybe hitch a ride with wildrider to a race ,, or maybe take a look at the clouds with astrotrian ,, or just bother hook

• vortex does pass the info to his teammates ,, and they all decided that they too were going to get in on all this (y/n) action ,,

• swindle gifts you things ,, such as a few rings that he wasnt able to convince people to buy ,, or this necklace with a star on it

• blast off ,, much like astrotrain ,, takes you on trips around the earth ,, and sometimes taking you away from earth and to other planets nearby

• with how many times you’ve seen venus you could become a venus expert

• brawl likes to take you on missions and set you down on a large rock ,, ready to show off his new move on the autobots ,, and how he’ll be able to rip their arms off their torso

• onslaught just likes to get your opinions on battle plans ,, maybe advice on what else to do and what to put into action ,,

• or when he makes plans for other cons ,, he knows that you know where theyd best fit ,, so he goes to you often when megatron assigns him a new battle mission plan

• the combaticons are the quickest combiner group to make haste and be your friend

• however ,, the groups often do compete with one another about who you like best ,, which leads to devastator - bruticus - and menasor asking who you think is the coolest looking

• of course ,, you cant play favorites unless you want them to fight ,, so you just let them guess and never tell them

• the insecticons hear word of you and are excited to meet you ,, kickback is ready to learn any sort of way to exploit you ,, shrapnel’s curious to see how long you can last with his electricity ,, and bombshell is just curious on how you taste

• though when you befriend kickback ,, and start to defend him from other cons’ insults and threats ,, his wings flutter and his antennas droop

• why are you standing up for him ? he’s literally trying to blackmail you ,, cant you see that ?

• affer that whole thing ,, hes much nicer to you ,, following you around like a puppy and bringing you neat rocks he thinks you’d like

• bombshell learns about what happened with kickback ,, so he supposes he could spare some time with hanging out with you

• it turns out to be more fun than he anticipated ,, and now what he thought would be a lame pity party is actually turning into a fun cartoon marathon

• he learns so much from you and is intrigued to learn more ,, always down for any cartoon marathon you happen to offer him

• by now ,, shrapnel is confused by the others’ behavior and thinks you must have brainwashed them ,, until you show him your kindness

• at first hes super dramatic about it ,, how dare you look down on him fleshling ,, he can easily kill you ,, dont you get it ?

• apparently you dont ,, because pretty soon all the insecticons have become your newest cuddle buddies and shrapnel your new body heater

• when shockwave hears about what’s happening from megatron ,, he’s curious on how the cons’ have all fallen to this human

• doesnt really bother conversing with you ,, until soundwave brings you to him ,, and he spends a few hours talking with you

• he now understands the strive the decepticons have to quickly get their missions done and spend time with you ,, it only convinces him to do the same

• shockwave gets shy when you ask anything about him ,, more then the basic introduction he gives ,,

• but nonetheless ,, he gives in and tells you the stuff he knows ,, feeding off the praises you give him when he shows something he’s invented

• all in all ,, the cons love and adore you ,, the combiners have a little chart on who gets to hang with you for the day so they all can equally enjoy time with you

• the other cons dont care and decide to grab you at any open opportunity

• megatron appreciates that you can keep his troops in line ,, he really does

• though the constant conflict on who you spend the day with drives him insane ,, so much that he just grabs you from the dog pile of cassettes and insecticons

• he insists that today ,, you’ll be with him and no one else :)

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silkling · 3 years ago

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I have the weird headcanon that TFRB Cody could adopt Lazerbeak brother, Buzzsaw. I haven't read a lot of TF comics so I don't know he's current status, still I always saw Cody as a typical animal owner, and I think it would be kind of cute too. Could you write some scenes of theme meeting and become friends

Come Home to Roost

Buzzsaw was tired. He was so, so tired. He missed Soundwave. He missed Laserbeak. Pit damn it, he also missed the those infernal twins and that Pit-spawned cat. They had been family for so long. Had been home. It had been them that he returned to every night to roost. It had been them that he had built his nest among. It had been them that he had come to call flock.

Now though…how could they be flock, when they had left him behind? Even his sister had left. He had thought Soundwave cared more than that. Apparently not, though. It had been a miracle that he’d made it off Centauri-12 after being abandoned. But he had, and he’d wandered the cosmos, stowing away on any ship he could find. He didn’t know what his goal was. To survive, he supposed. Find a new roost, though knowing how Primus had abandoned him thus far in his life, he doubted their “benevolent” Creator would have such kindness to direct towards him.

And perhaps he should not be surprised, really. He had been one of Soundwave’s most vicious Cassettes, after Ravage. But was that really something to be punished? He had had to be vicious. His sister had refused to be, and before Soundwave that meant he’d had to step up to keep her safe, to keep them both safe. Cybertron had not been kind to Cassettes, after all. Under Functionism, Cassettes had been viewed as little more than slaves, pets, property. He’d had to be vicious, then. It had been the only way they’d kept their lives, kept their freedom. After Soundwave, he’d had to continue to be vicious. Whereas Laserbeak had been the Host’s spy, Buzzsaw had been the attacker from above. Where Ravage had killed and torn from the ground, Buzzsaw had swooped in and brought death from the skies. After Soundwave, he’d been vicious because his new Host had needed him to be a protector still. And with Soundwave there had been Megatron, and he’d gone from protector to soldier.

Now though…now he wasn’t much of anything. Left behind on an uninhabited world that had drawn the War to it due to its energon mines, forgotten by the very one who had vowed to shelter and care for him, by his kin, by the family had come to call his own. He didn’t even feel them over the bond they’d shared anymore. They’d known he was alive when they’d left Centauri-12. He knew they had, the bond had told him as much. But they’d left anyway. And so he’d broken it. It had almost killed him. Cassettes were hard-coded for loyalty. It was part of their very core. To break the bond when he’d sworn his loyalty to Soundwave….it had made his spark burn with agony. But what other choice had he had? They’d left him behind, cast him aside, and left him with nothing.

He’d had to hitch a ride in the Autobot ship, which had left the planet later then his former allies. He’d been discovered when they’d landed again, and had had to flee. He’d continued like that, going from ship to ship, Neutral, Autobot, and even Decepticon, always fleeing when he was found. He’d even hidden away on the ships of organic species. It seemed his luck had finally run out, though. He’d been on the ship of a species called the Kaminoans, but after they’d found and attempted to capture him he’d been forced to flee into the vast expanse of space. It had almost killed him. He wasn’t space-faring. His armor couldn’t stand the pressure for long. Thankfully, his long-range sensors had detected a habitable planet in the nearest star system, and he’d fled as fast as his tired, starved frame could take him. The Kaminoans hadn’t given chase.

He remembered his first view of the planet. It was blue, with large green landmasses. Then he’d breached the atmosphere, and his systems hadn’t been able to handle the stress. He’d offlined, and come to surrounded by some sort of extremely salty liquid. He hadn’t been able to fly, and had had to go on foot, hoping to make his way to land. He didn’t want to rust on the floor of some massive salty pool of liquid. So he’d forced himself to move, and eventually he’d dragged himself onto some tiny, rocky shore. He’d only had the energy to cast out his sensors for one look around, enough to realize he had dragged himself onto some sort of island, and then his systems had dragged him into an emergency shutdown.

Blissfully, Buzzsaw knew no more.

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When his systems pulled him from his forced recharge, Buzzsaw knew he was in trouble. His optics onlined with a dull glow, and his focused briefly on his HUD, taking in the messages flitting across it. After a moment, he chuffed and forced himself to stand. His self-repair had healed just enough damage to drag him from the edge of a stasis lock, but then the system had shut down in response to low energon. He was at 15% right now, which meant he had the rest of this orn to find fuel before his frame went into emergency stasis. After that..it would be too late for him.

The only way for a Cybertronian to be pulled out of emergency stasis was for another bot to fuel them enough that their systems kicked back online. Otherwise, the stasis would keep the bot in question under, only the bare essential systems running in order to keep the spark alight. Eventually, even those would give out, and the bot would die. Buzzsaw had heard claims that it was a peaceful way to go. That after entering stasis, you wouldn’t be aware of anything, which meant death was just like slipping under. You wouldn’t actually feel pain, wouldn’t feel your spark gutter.

Personally, Buzzsaw didn’t believe that. He thought dying like that was frightening. How could it not be? Feeling your systems fail and shut down, one by one, until you didn’t even have the strength to vent on your own. Your frame shutting down slowly, a klick at a time, until your awareness and consciousness was the last to go, but able to feel each and every one of your non-vital systems go offline. Your processor slipping under, your spark forced to still and shrink to conserve energy, your last thought either a prayer to be found or the grim knowledge you’d die where you lay.

No, Buzzsaw didn’t see the peace in a death like that. He looked around, taking in his surroundings, and then started walking. His wings were folded, and he made no attempt to fly. It would take too much of his energy. So he had to stay on the ground to conserve what precious little he had left. He only hoped he found an energon source. If he was extraordinarily lucky, this planet produced it. His best chances were at finding a underground mine. Liquid energon wells weren’t found anywhere but Cybertron. Other planets only produced the fuel in its crystalline form.

He hobbled along, and it wasn’t long before he was stumbling across a cave. He felt the faintest stirrings of hope as he hobbled in, sending out a faint ping of his sensors. Maybe he would find energon after all. Distracted as he was, he didn’t notice when the ground under him crumbled, and he fell into the deeper caverns below. He hit the ground hard, and his HUD threw up frantic damage warnings.

He dismissed them dispassionately, resignation settling in his spark. The fall had taken out his left leg, and his right wing was bent. He wouldn’t be able to move. This was it for him. He was going to slip into stasis lock and die here. As his systems started to shut down, he only had enough energy for one last action. Just before his consciousness was stolen away, he thought of the family he’d lost, and the life he would no longer be able to live.

Buzzsaw lifted his head and released a haunting cry, the caves all over the island echoing with his grief and regret. Then his optics went dark, and his helm fell to the dusty ground with a soft clang of metal on rock.

In the tunnels around him, his death knell echoed on.

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Optimus shuttered his optics and tilted his head when the haunting cry floated from the tunnels leading out of the bunker. The Rescue Bots and their partners, who were also in the Lounge area, paused what they were doing and looked up. The Prime frowned, concerned. Young Cody was in the tunnels. Was he perhaps hurt?

“It must be a bird.” Graham said after a moment. “That’s what it sounds like, anyway. It might be lost in the tunnels and calling for its flock.”

That reassured Optimus. Now that he stopped to think, the cry HAD sounded more animal than human.

“Should we go help?” Boulder asked, clearly concerned.

“No.” Chief Burns said after a moment. “Let’s give it a bit. It might get out on it’s own. If it’s still crying like that in an hour, then we can help.”

“Got it, dad.” Graham agreed, and then he and his partner were returning to their previous task.

The other Bots and humans soon followed suit. Optimus was left staring at the tunnel entrance, lips twisted in a frown. Something was tugging at his processor. That call had definitely been animal in nature. But it had also sounded just faintly mechanical. His audials had barely even picked up on that aspect of the eerie wail, but he had heard it, he was certain of that.

The buzzing of the comm. system tore him from his thoughts. It was Cody.

“Uh, Dad? Guys?”

Chief Burns was answering in less than a minute. “We’re here, Cody. What is it? Do you need help?”

“No. Well, kind of. I don’t need help, but I found someone who might.”

Kade scoffed. “What, is a lost bird flying around in a panic? Just try and scare it back towards the entrance, it’ll be fine. We heard that call, I’m sure it was just calling for its friends.”

“Um, no.” Cody was blunt. “It’s not a bird. Not an Earth one, anyway.”

“Can you repeat that, son?”

“It’s not an Earth bird. I think it’s Cybertronian. And it looks like it’s hurt pretty bad.”

Optimus froze. A Cybertronian bird. That wasn’t possible. The only types of Cybertronian avians he knew of were Cassettes.

“Cody.” he cut in. “What color is it? Is it red and black?”

“No, Optimus. It’s black and…brown, I think? It’s really dirty. I can’t see what the other color is very clearly. It might not be brown.”

Not Laserbeak, then. But he didn’t know of any brown and black avian Cassette. Maybe one had escaped Cybertron on its own? It was extremely unlikely, but he supposed it wasn’t impossible. Cassettes were perfectly capable and intelligent.

“Oh, wait. I have a towel in my pack. I can see if I can clean some of the dirt.”

“Why do you have a towel in your bag?” Kade snarked. “You were just exploring the caves.”

“Sure, but I wanted to go to the beach right after. Hang on, I almost got it…” there was a pause. “There. It’s black and yellow. It’s still hard to tell because the grime is really caked in and the paint is old and fading, but I think the other color is yellow.”

Optimus froze. Black and yellow. But how? Buzzsaw had been lost on Centauri-12. Except…that wasn’t quite right either. He vaguely remembered a report that Jazz had found the Cassette stowing away on the Ark after the Autobots had left that planet, but that he’d been chased off before he could be captured when they’d been near a space docks. Had the little avian really survived on his own so long? It seemed almost ludicrous to even think it, yet he knew there was only one black and yellow Cybertronian bird who had left Cybertron.

“Hold on, Cody. I believe I may know who that is. Tell me, is he awake?”

“It’s a him? And no. I’m almost not sure if he’s even still…” Cody trailed off, but Optimus understood.

“I see. Stay where you are. I am coming now. And be wary. If I am correct, then that is Buzzsaw. He is a formidable foe, and if he wakes you must stay away from him.”

“Alright. I’ll be here.” the boy agreed, the the comm. cut off with a click.

“Wait, foe? Is this one of those Decepticons you mentioned, Optimus?” Chief Burns asked.

“He is indeed.” The Prime informed him.

“Then why should we help?” Kade asked. “If he’s one of the bad guys, shouldn’t we leave him there?”

“No.” Heatwave stood, crossing his arms. Glancing around, Optimus could see the same resolve the fire truck was showing in the rest of the Rescue Bots. “‘Con or not, we aren’t leaving him. We’re Rescue Bots, we save anyone who needs it, regardless of who they are. If you won’t help, we’ll do it on our own.”

“You are correct, Heatwave. It would be wrong to leave Buzzsaw to perish.” Optimus agreed. He looked down at the humans. “If he is truly as injured as Cody says, then he will be of little threat. So long as you are wary, he will likely be unable to cause you harm.”

“Are you certain, Optimus?” Chase asked.

“Yes. Buzzsaw is a Cassette. He is far smaller than any of you. He is also very young. I believe that he is the equivalent of a human teenager, if my memory is not mistaken.” The Prime soothed.

That was clearly the key to convince the Chief. “Go.” the human said. “If we can help, we will. It wouldn’t be right to leave him there.”

Optimus nodded, and then folded down into his alt-mode and drove. He had not told the humans, but he was certain that the call they had heard earlier had in fact been Buzzsaw himself. He had not wanted to mention it, to avoid distressing the others too much. But he was certain of it now.

That haunting cry hadn’t been a call for help, it had been a death song.

——————————

Optimus pulled up alongside Cody, shifting to root mood as his optics found the still form lying limp on the ground. Primus, it really was Buzzsaw. He crouched down, one large hand slipping under the too-light form of the downed Cassette. This wasn’t right. Cassettes were smaller and not as heavily armored as a normal mech, but the avian shouldn’t be this light. Looking at him now, the Prime was starting to realize that Buzzsaw had likely been on his own and in a state of gradual starvation ever since Centauri-12.

“Optimus? Is he going to be okay?” It was Cody, and the boy was frowning up at him.

He hesitated, then folded into his alt-mode, carefully ensuring that Buzzsaw ended up in his cab. He opened his door, letting the human climb in, and then he was driving back to the bunker. He was silent for a lone moment before he finally spoke.

“I will not lie, Cody Burns. Buzzsaw’s status is…not promising.” he said after a moment.

There was silence as he drove, and then-

“You said he was a foe. Does that mean he’s a Decepticon?”

“Yes.” He answered simply.

There was more silence.

“Optimus?”

“Yes?”

“Why did the Decepticons start the War?”

Optimus was silent for a long moment. The boy truly was perceptive. But how could he answer that?

“Cybertron…was not kind to all its children.” he said after a long moment. “There were many policies in place that kept those of high status in power, and left those of lower social classes struggling.” There. That should be a simple enough explanation.

“And the Decepticons were those lower class bots?”

“Many of them, yes.” Optimus paused. “You must understand, Cody. Cybertron was not the utopia some of my Autobots may believe it was. There were many who suffered greatly. However, while the Decepticons may have risen from a just cause, that does not justify the depths they have since fallen to.”

Cody hummed. “I get it.” he said softly.

Optimus relaxed. Good. He didn’t want to lie to Cody, but he didn’t want to boy to think that the Decepticons were harmless. He feared that if that were the case, the young human may do something foolish in the future. No, it was better he understood the War for what it was.

“Optimus?”

“Yes?”

“What’s going to happen to Buzzsaw?”

Ah. “I…do not know. If he is able to recover, I cannot allow him to go free. It would cause immense trouble for my team and my Autobots if he were to rejoin his Master.” he sighed.

“Master?”

“Buzzsaw is a Cassette. They do not often live their lives independently.”

“Why?”

“…perhaps that is a detail best explained with all the others.”

“Okay.” Cody tilted his head. “So you can’t let him go. Can you take him with you?”

Optimus winced. “That would not be wise. I am afraid my team would not understand. I am all too willing to give Buzzsaw a chance, but if I were to bring him to my base I fear the others would argue in favor of his…deactivation.”

“Deactivation.” A pause. “You mean they’d want to kill him.” he whispered.

“The Decepticons have caused my mechs a great deal of pain, Cody.” Optimus said softly. “They would not do it to be cruel, but I know there would be more than one among them who would believe such action justified. An eye for an eye, as the earth saying goes.”

“It doesn’t make it right.”

“No.” Optimus agreed. “But it is War, and those who suffer the effects of it long enough do not enough grasp right from wrong any longer, only what hurts have been inflicted and how best to return them.”

“It’s a cycle.” Cody said sadly.

“A cruel, bitter one.”

Optimus could see the light of the bunker up ahead. He drove towards it in silence, spark heavy.

“Optimus?”

“Yes?”

“Do you think…Buzzsaw could stay here? On Griffin Rock, I mean. Maybe I could help him. The team too. He looks like he’s been on his own a long time. At least, I think he has been. If he has a “Master” like you said, I don’t think they’d let him get this bad off.” There was a pause. “Maybe he’s tired enough to not want to go back to the War? It’s worth a try, right? I want to help him.”

And Optimus, for the first time since he realized who the downed Cybertronian was, felt the faintest stirrings of hope.

——————————

Buzzsaw was resting. Blades had prepared a large crate on which to treat the injured Cassette, and as soon as Optimus had released the avian the small copter bot was scanning him and bustling around to repair him. He’d gotten an energon line started already, and currently his digits were transformed into the medical tools he needed to repair the damage to the Cassette’s internals and armor. As Blades worked, Optimus shared everything he had told Cody in the tunnel with the others.

“So he can’t go with you because your team might kill him, and you can’t let him go because he’d go back to his Master and cause trouble for your team.” Heatwave sighed. “I suppose that means his Host is here on Earth?”

“Soundwave is here, yes.” Optimus hummed. “He is Megatron’s Third in Command and Chief Communications Officer.”

“Ah, yes. I can see how that would cause issues if such a mech were to regain access to his Cassette.” Chase said.

“Cassette.” Cody said slowly. “You called him that in the tunnel too. It’s important. Why?”

Optimus hummed. “First, you must understand that Cybertronians are divided by our frame-types. There are flight frames, and among them you have Helios, Jets, Shuttles, and Seekers. Among the ground frames, there are cars, two-wheelers, trucks, and even more. There are even aquatic frames, though they are few and far between. Beyond them, you have triple-changers, bots who naturally have two alt-forms rather than one. There are also those with non-vehicular alt-modes. And finally, you also have mini-bots, and alongside them there are Cassettes.”

The humans were staring, focused intently on the overly simplified lesson. The Rescue Bots didn’t pay it much mind, however.

“Among all those frame-types, barring Cassettes, it was not uncommon on for some bots to have additional abilities on top of the normal abilities granted to them by their frames. Host mech are one such example. They can be any frame-type, but they are set apart because of their ability to bind their sparks to those of Cassettes in order to form a symbiotic bond.”

Cody blinked. “What do they each get out of the bond?”

“The Cassettes gain protection. Cassettes were…not a well-regarded class. They were found on the streets or in the wilds, and often forced to struggle for their very survival. Most Cybertronians viewed them as simple-minded or feral. They were not thought of as having much intelligence, or even sentience.” Optimus forced himself to continue at the disturbed looks the humans wore. “So for Cassettes, a bond with a Host was a chance at safety. They relinquished their freedom to their Host, and in return they would be given fuel, shelter, care, and above all else, safety. In return, the Hosts received the obedience of their Cassettes, and the Cassettes would help them with any task, function, or job they required.”

Cody was sitting next to Buzzsaw, and the Prime saw him extend a hand to lay it on the avian’s head. “That…that doesn’t sound very fair, Optimus.”

“Perhaps.” he agreed. “But most Hosts treated their Cassettes well and were very fond of them. Such a bond was necessary for many. Cassettes get their name because they do not have an alt-mode capable of movement. Their alt-mode is always a cassette tape or something else very similar. When the bond is formed, a Cassette gains the ability to dock within the armor of their Host while they are in their alt-mode. It is an added degree of safety.”

Chief Burns hummed. “I think I get it. The important bits, anyway. The cultural stuff…” He trailed off. “That I have a harder time wrapping my head around, but I get why our guest being a Cassette matters.”

“Oh?” Optimus had little doubt he did. The Chief was an intelligent man.

“He’s going to want to return to his Host. Because Soundwave is synonymous with safety for him, right?”

“That is likely.” Optimus agreed.

“But you said Hosts usually care a lot about their Cassettes. If that’s true, how did Buzzsaw get like this?” Cody cut in.

The Prime tilted his head. “The last reports of Buzzsaw’s location are many years old. He was last seen on an uninhabited planet that briefly became a battlefield for the War. The Decepticons fled, and the last reports on Buzzsaw are from after Megatron took his army off Centauri-12. It is likely the damage he sustained is a result of him being on his own.”

“So he might have been abandoned?”

“That…seems the most likely scenario, yes. Though Soundwave’s fondness for his Cassettes has always been well known, so I am at a loss as to why he would be left behind thus.”

“Does it matter why?” Cody asked.

“What are you thinking, little brother?” Dani sounded amused.

“If Soundwave abandoned Buzzsaw when he was supposed to be caring for him, then would Buzzsaw really want to go back?”

Optimus reset his optics, startled. “I…had not considered that.” he said after a moment. “I do not know. That is something you will have to ask him yourself.”

Cody perked up. “So you think he would benefit from staying, then?”

Optimus turned to Chief Burns. “If your father agrees, then yes, I do believe so. I have seen the effect you have on bots, young Cody. I believe you can soften even the hardest of sparks. If you are willing to put forth the effort, then there is a chance that you maybe able to help Buzzsaw.”

Chief Burns crossed his arms. “Will he be dangerous in any way?”

Optimus turned to the copter bot still treating the avian. “Blades. Can you disable his weapons systems and battle protocols?”

“Already did.” The young bot sounded distracted. “I disconnected his turbines and anti-gravs too, so he won’t be able to fly. Though I don’t recommend keeping that second part a thing for long. He’s a avian, he needs flight as much as any other flyer.”

Optimus nodded, then turned back to the oldest human. “With those measures in place, I believe that he will be a minimal threat. If he turns out to be a greater risk than you are willing to take, you can always call me.”

Chief Burns considered it, then nodded. “Alright. He can stay. It’s only right to give him the chance.”

Kade frowned. “Is that really so smart? Optimus said it himself! He’s one of the bad guys!”

“But how much choice did he have, if he fought the War his Host joined?” Graham asked.

“Does it matter? The ‘Cons still hurt people!”

“Our War is not so black and white, Kade Burns.” Optimus warned.

“So some political policies and social perceptions sucked! That’s bad, but is it really a reason to start a war?” Kade demanded.

“The Senate used ritual disfigurement as a punishment.” Blades’s voice carried over, sounding distracted.

All heads snapped to him. Kade gaped, and the other humans looked horrified. Privately, Optimus winced. Perhaps that wasn’t the nicest detail to share, but it was too late now.

“What?” Kade sputtered.

“The Senate were the political rulers of Cybertron. They controlled pretty much everything.” Blades mumbled, still focused mostly on Buzzsaw. “When a bot went against them, even in a minor way, they’d use punishment called empurata that involved surgically removing the bot’s face and hands and replacing them with one large optic and a pair of claws.”

Kade swallowed. “Okay. So it was really, really bad. I guess I was wrong.” he said, sounding too sick to care that he’d just admitted to being wrong.

The other humans also looked horrified. Cody looked like his entire worldview had been shaken.

“Cybertron was not kind to all its children, before the War.” Optimus said quietly. “The Decepticons were more than justified in rising up to fight for their freedom. But they took things too far, and now their original cause has long been lost.”

Chief Burns was the first to recover. “That’s often the case, with wars.”

Optimus nodded solemnly.

“We’ll take care of Buzzsaw.” Cody’s voice carried over. Despite how horrified he’d seemed earlier, now he just looked determined. “We’ll show him there’s good in the world. Maybe he doesn’t want to fight anymore. I want to help him.”

The Prime smiled, them dipped his helm. “And so you shall.” he agreed. “When he wakes, tell him that I am leaving him here. I recommend you tell him that Soundwave is on this planet. If you withhold the information, and manage to befriend him, then he may feel betrayed if he learns you hid the fact from him and return to Soundwave on his own.” he warned.

Cody nodded. “I’ll tell him.”

Optimus hummed. “We cannot set him free at this moment. But if you feel it is right, you may also tell him that his other option is that he will remain a prisoner in the Autobot base, but that in that scenario I will have difficulty guaranteeing his safety.” he warned.

Cody tilted his chin up, clearly displeased. “That won’t happen.”

The large bot chuckled. “I hope you are right, Cody Burns.” he nodded at the other humans, flaring his field in a good-bye to the Rescue Bots, and then he was folding into his alt-mode and driving out through the tunnels. He’d get the mainland and call for a ground bridge from there.

He truly hoped Buzzsaw could find happiness. Primus knew the Cassette had earned it.

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Awareness came to him slowly. At first, Buzzsaw was confused. He was fairly certain he’d slipped into emergency stasis. He hadn’t onlined his optics yet, but the messages blinking across his HUD didn’t help his confusion.

Fuel Level: 37%

Warning: Low energon

Movement not recommended

Energy Level: 12%

Warning: Energy rerouted to essential systems

Cause of Energy Drain: Starvation and damage

Recovery time necessary

Internal Communication System: Disabled

Sensor Array: Offline

External Spacial Sensors: Online

Transformation Cog: Offline

Weapons Systems: Disabled

Battle Protocols: Disabled

Self-Repair: Online

Fuel System: Online

Wing Turbines: Disabled

Anti-Gravs: Disabled

Warning: Unknown medical access to internal systems detected

Warning: Unauthorized medical access to combat systems and flight capabilities detected

Self Diagnostic Report: Severe damage and starvation

Low Fuel: Addressed

Armor Integrity: 49%

Fuel Pump: Functional

Fuel Tanks: Shrunken, functional

Intake: Minor rust detected, addressed

Fuel Lines: Damaged, patched

Wires: Damaged, patched

Conclusion: Frame in need of full recovery

Rest recommended

Strenuous activity not recommended

Warning: Presence of unknown Cybertronian and unknown organic life forms detected in proximity.

Well. That last warning certainly warranted some degree of alarm. Red optics snapped online and the avian lifted his helm. His gaze immediately found the aforementioned Cybertronian. It was a small orange and white copter bot, and immediately clear was the Autobot insignia on his chest. For a moment, Buzzsaw tense, his vocalizer releasing a sound halfway between a screech and a growl. He made to stand, to fight off the perceived threat, when the bot pressed him down with a hand between his wings.

“Easy, easy. You’re okay.” He soothed. “My name is Blades, of Rescue Team Sigma-17. You’re on a planet called Earth. My team and I just want to help you.”

His words made Buzzsaw pause and take another look. Huh. That was right. The badge on his chest wasn’t the Autobrand after all. But how? He was fairly certain that Megatron had destroyed the Rescue Force and killed all its Teams. How had this lone team survived? He cocked his head sharply, eyes narrowed in suspicion.

“You’re Buzzsaw, right? Optimus Prime was here earlier. He told us about you.”

Well. There went his hopes of his Decepticon status going unknown. And the Prime was here, on this planet? That meant Megatron was doubtless here as well. But who else was?

Blades shifted under his gaze, then sighed. “Just stay still, okay? I patched up what I could. Now your self-repair needs to handle the rest. You need to rest if you want to recover.” He made to leave, then paused. “Also, Optimus told us to tell you your options. You’re on an island called Griffin Rock. You can stay here and stay out of the War, or he can return and keep you prisoner in his base. He said if you go with the second option he’d have a difficult time guaranteeing your safety.” Buzzsaw could see that the small mech was clearly uncomfortable with that last series of statements. He didn’t seem fond of the idea of violence or what amounted to keeping someone against their will.

After another beat, the bot nodded at someone else in the room. Buzzsaw snapped his helm in that direction and saw a small organic. He heard Blades leave, and then the organic was looking up at him. The small creature beamed, and them he was climbing up onto the crate that the avian found himself confined to.

“Hi! I’m the one who found you. My name is Cody.”

Buzzsaw stared, optics narrowed.

“I’m sorry about your choices here, I know they aren’t the best. Optimus doesn’t want you going back to Soundwave though.”

That made him freeze and perk up. Soundwave was on this planet too? A part of him was excited and wanted to seek out his Host. He remembered the kindness, the affection, the gentle treatment. He remembered the safety and security that had come from being bound to the spymaster.

He also remembered the abandonment. Remembered the years of fear and pain and hunger that had followed. Remembered the loss and betrayal, the desperation that his Host would return only to be forced to come to terms with the fact he’d been cast aside.

Buzzsaw clacked his beak, then looked away and forced down the sad coo that wanted to escape him. He felt something on his armor, and looked over to see the organic–Cody–pressing a small, soft hand to the plating of his neck.

“He left you, didn’t he? Optimus told us a little bit about Hosts and Cassettes, and about Centauri-12. You got like this because your Host left you.”

Buzzsaw stared, not knowing how to respond. A part of him, the part that was vicious and angry, wanted to rip off the organic’s limb. The larger part of him was just tired, though. After a long moment of staring, the avian sagged, optics dimming. What was the harm in telling this organic anyway? It wasn’t like he was really a Decepticon anymore. Not really. It also wasn’t like Cody would be able to cause him much harm, anyway.

He nodded, his beak clacking and his wings rustling as he let out a gust of air from his vents. That hand hadn’t left his neck, and it moved to stroke up and down the plating.

“I’m sorry.” Cody said softly. “No one deserves to be abandoned by their family.”

Buzzsaw stared for a moment. The organic had said they’d only been told a little bit about Hosts and Cassettes, yet it seemed he already understood the bond was fairly deep. Either he’d been told more than he let on, or he was just very perceptive. Either way, a part of Buzzsaw couldn’t help but be grateful for the understanding.

He knew he should be lashing out and trying to fight. But what was the point? His weapons systems and battle protocols were disabled, he couldn’t fly, he couldn’t walk, and his fuel levels were too low for him to have the energy to do anything significant. Even without all that, he was just tired of fighting. True, he’d always enjoyed a good, honest fight, but he’d only ever used his more excessive forms of violence because that was what had been demanded of him. He’d had to be violent to survive the wilds before Soundwave, and after he’d had to be violent to fight for his new Host. But he hadn’t wanted life as a fighter, as a soldier. And now, confronted with everything he’d learned, and the last few years of his abandonment…he was tired. He didn’t want to fight this organic. He just wanted rest. He could figure out everything else later.

Besides, the gentle contact didn’t feel so bad. It wasn’t heavy enough to hurt, and it was more reminiscent of the preening he’d used to do with his sister. His optics dimmed, and he let his head come to lay on the crate. Cody didn’t seem offended at his lack of responsiveness. Instead, he felt that small hand move up to stroke over the top of his helm.

“Get some rest, Buzzsaw. I’ll be here when you wake up. I want to help you get better.” the small organic murmured.

Buzzsaw didn’t know what to do with that sentiment. A part of him scoffed at the weakness of it. The other part was too tired and beaten down to care. He released another heavy vent of air, and let his optics slip offline. Moments later, he was slipping into recharge, even the brief moment of consciousness having drained what little energy he had.

——————————

Cody was indeed there when he woke up. It was only for a few moments though, because then the organic had to go to school. Apparently, this planet also has educational institutions. Buzzsaw didn’t have much of an opinion on that. While he was gone, the rest of the Rescue Bots introduced themselves, as did their own organic partners, and he was informed that the organics were called “humans”. Again, Buzzsaw didn’t particularly care. It was useful information, he supposed.

The others left him to himself throughout the day, except for the brief moment when Blades came to remove the energon line feeding fuel into his frame and replace it with a small cube of energon that was set in front of him. After that, he was left alone. Perhaps they sensed his mood, perhaps they were busy, perhaps they didn’t want to talk to him. He didn’t particularly care. It did give him time to think on his situation, though. Obviously, they wouldn’t let him go free. Even if he did promise to not return to Soundwave, he knew he would have difficulty hiding here. Since, apparently, it was very important that the human race didn’t learn about the Cybertronian presence on their planet. One would think they’d have figured it out when the alien war came to earth, but he wouldn’t question it. Still, it meant he couldn’t just be let loose on his own.

He also refused to be an Autobot prisoner. As for returning to his Host…he was torn. A part of him wanted to. But the larger part of him was still hurt. And after his distance from the Decepticons…he wasn’t sure he wanted to return to the faction itself. Pits, he didn’t even have his brand anymore. He’d come across a Neutral medic sometime after Centauri-12, and he’d offered up his services to locate energon in return for the medic’s services to remove the brand. It had been a thin sheet of metal painted purple and welded to his chest, so it had required the aid of a medic to remove without damaging his armor. But it had been done, and then they’d gone their separate ways. He hadn’t worn the Decepticon badge in years.

So where did that leave him? He couldn’t escape in his state, but even when he recovered, what then? What was there for him on this little island? What was there for him on this planet itself? Would it be worth staying?

He must have drifted into recharge at some point, because he was startled awake by Cody’s loud greeting to the others. He jerked, optics flashing on as he lifted his helm. The human blinked when he came around the corner, then smiled.

“Buzzsaw! You’re up!” he called out. He walked over, pulling himself up onto the crate beside the avian. “So, I had an idea! Blades told me you don’t have to be hooked up to anything anymore, and I noticed how your armor seems pretty dirty, so I was wondering if you’d like to get clean?”

Buzzsaw blinked at him. The human gestured to the corner, and he looked over to see a large tub and a bucket that hadn’t been there before. There were rags in the bucket.

“Boulder offered to help. I figured you might feel better if you can get the grime off?” He offered.

He stared for a moment, and then he dipped his head in a nod.

Cody grinned. “Great! I’ll get Boulder. I have to change clothes really quick.”

Buzzsaw cocked his head sharply at that. Clothes?

Cody interpreted the curious gesture for what it was. “Clothes are what humans wear!” he plucked at the colorful things clinging to his frame. “We don’t have metal armor like you guys, and we don’t need it, but we wear clothes to cover ourselves because it’s not considered decent to go without them.” He tapped his chin. “Chase once told me it would be like if a Cybertronian went around without any armor at all.”

Buzzsaw jerked his head back, optics shuttering. Ah. That, he understood. So human had their own version of a protoform underneath their clothing. He did not want to see a fully bare fleshy protoform, thank you very much. He lowered his helm, bumping his beak into Cody’s back to encourage him to go. The boy laughed, then jumped off the crate and trotted away.

A moment later, Boulder came around and smiled at him. “Hey, Buzzsaw. Cody said you accepted our offer to help you clean?” He nodded at the tub. “Is it okay if I carry you there? You shouldn’t be putting weight on your leg.”

Buzzsaw grumbled, but after a moment he nodded. He didn’t exactly want to be carried like a helpless sparkling, but he couldn’t get there on his own. Not in his state. Boulder paid no mind to his grumbles, and instead stepped forward to slip a large hand underneath his frame. The avian was lifted up, then carefully cradled in gentle hands. He was brought to the tub, then lowered into the liquid that filled it. He cooed in pleasure upon realizing it was warm, frame relaxing every so slightly.

Cody chose that moment to return, his lower half covered in something very colorful and the rest of his form bare. He climbed into the tub with Buzzsaw, then dragged the bucket in after himself. On the outside of the tub, Boulder grabbed a larger rag and dipped it into the liquid in the tub.

“Is the water okay? Not too hot?” Cody asked.

Oh, right. This was water. He recognized it now. Other planets had it too. He nodded, watching the Rescue Bot soak the rag in the warm water and hold it out towards him.

“Boulder is going to take care of your armor, and I thought I’d use my smaller size to get in between everything and get all the dust and muck out from your armor seams?” Cody suggested.

Buzzsaw stared for a long moment. That was…rather intimate. But he also hadn’t been able to have such an in depth cleaning since before Centauri-12. He could feel the dirt and grim in between and underneath his armor plates. Even if he didn’t trust these people, he did trust they wouldn’t hurt him. They’d have done so already if they were going to hurt him at all. He could bear some rather intimate grooming if it meant getting clean. He nodded.

Cody beamed, and then Buzzsaw felt the gentle pressure of Boulder wiping off the surface of his armor. While the bot worked at that, Cody chose a rag from the bucket that Buzzsaw now saw was full of cleaning cloths and brushes. The human soaked it in the water, then lifted it and started wiping it along the edges of his armor plates. The avian let himself relax into the warmth of the water, optics slipping offline. He didn’t know what to make of his situation, and he wasn’t sure he liked being forced to stay, but for now he’d enjoy the moment of comfort.

He didn’t realize when he slipped into a state of half-recharge. He was barely aware as the bath finished, and then Boulder transferred him to a large towel which was used to dry him off. Cody went to get blankets while Boulder did so, using the soft fabrics to make a comfier “nest” on the crate that Buzzsaw was returned to a moment later. The avian cooed as he was set into the soft nest, optics offlining fully as he rested his head in the fabrics.

Clean, warm, and comfortable for the first time in years, it didn’t take him long to slip into the most peaceful rest he’d had since he’d lost his flock.

——————————

A few days passed in much the same pattern. Cody would go to school, Buzzsaw would be left alone, and then the boy would return and spend the rest of the day talking with him. The avian never responded, content to listen and learn all he could about this world and the species that dominated it. Things fell into a routine, and he came to be comfortable in it. He even stopped minding the way Cody would touch him and stroke his plating as he talked.

And then the routine changed. Cody came to him after school one day and told him he wanted to have a “movie night”. Apparently, he believed that showing Buzzsaw human entertainment would be a good way for the Cassette to learn about human culture. The avian made no protest. Cody talked to him for the afternoon, then went to have his nightly meal with his family. After that though, he returned for the “movie night”, enlisting the aid of Boulder to move Buzzsaw’s crate in front of a large vid screen.

Cody then joined him on top of the crate, settling into the nest of blankets and wrapping himself in one of his own. He was dressed in clothing that he informed Buzzsaw was called “pajamas”. Then, the movie started and the avian let himself be distracted story unfolding on the screen.

The movie was about two humans under a curse, one who turned into a creature called a wolf by the day and the other who turned into a hawk by night. It was a fairly simple story, and while Buzzsaw certainly found some of the attitudes of the characters to be irritatingly soft he could understand the appeal. He might even say he enjoyed the movie. It was fun. Maybe human entertainment wasn’t as bad as he thought.

And then Cody put on a movie that he said was “animated”, and Buzzsaw was very quickly insulted. The movie was about living cars, except they had no other form to transform into. The main character was a cocky, irritating fool, the tow-truck was the most annoying creature he’d ever been forced to watch, and the mentor was a smug, pompous aft. Buzzsaw hated every character in the movie. If that wasn’t enough, even the setting was insulting.

“What the frag.” he hissed. “How is this garbage supposed to be entertaining? There’s no way those insufferable creatures would have successfully built a civilization. They lack any appendages that would allow them to hold, build, or invent anything. Temporary gripping attachments don’t count, those lack dexterity. Primus, those things would have all died out within the first few generations of their species existence. They certainly should have.”

The movie was paused, and Buzzsaw turned his help to Cody to find the reason. He saw the human grinning brightly, looking thrilled. His plating bristled, and he narrowed his optics.

“What.” he snapped.

“You finally talked.” Cody was beaming.

Buzzsaw shuttered his optics, tilting his helm. Ah. So he had. “Did you think I couldn’t?” he demanded.

“No.” Cody shook his head, smiling. “I knew you could. I didn’t want to push to make you talk to me before you were ready though.”

The avian paused, staring uncomprehendingly. That meant that Cody hadn’t actually thought of him as a simple minded beast. He’d known Buzzsaw was more than that. And he hadn’t tried to force his will on him to make him speak before he wanted to. He had been content to wait. Seemingly as long as he needed to, if Buzzsaw understood the subtext of this conversation correctly.

“Why?” he asked wearily.

“You deserve to be treated with respect.” Cody said seriously. “Just because you look like a bird and don’t have a vehicle mode doesn’t mean you aren’t deserving of being treated like an individual with your own thoughts and feelings. It would have been wrong to push my own wants on you. I want to help you get better. That means going at your pace.”

Buzzsaw twitched. “Many Cybertronians would not agree with you. They would argue I am little more than a beast and thus deserve to be treated as one.” he paused. “My pace?”

“Then it’s a good thing we aren’t on Cybertron, isn’t it?” Cody pointed out. “And yeah. Your pace. I want to help you recover from the things you’ve experienced and discover your own path, discover the things you want to do and the life you want to live. But I know that sort of recovery won’t be immediate, and it may not even be as fast as I want it to be. But that doesn’t matter, because it’s your recovery, not mine. So we go at your pace.”

Buzzsaw stared at the organic for a long moment. “…I don’t understand you.” he said.

Cody smiled. “That’s alright. As long as you understand I want to help.”

He stared for a beat longer, then grumbled and turned back to the movie. He needed to process this. Cody seemed to understand he was done talking, because the infernal movie started up again. Buzzsaw wasn’t paying attention, though. Instead, he was lost in thought, turning over the things he’d learned.

He didn’t notice as the movie ended, and another one started. He did feel it, however, when halfway through the next move is a slight weight settled against his side. He looked down to see Cody had fallen into his own recharge and had slumped against Buzzsaw’s side in the process. The avian didn’t move to wake him. He stared at the slumbering human for a long beat, then heaved a sigh and lowered his helm to rest it on the lip of his makeshift nest. He refocused his optics on the bid screen, paying half attention to the new movie playing. It was something about singing cats. Buzzsaw wouldn’t pretend to understand.

He relaxed, Cody’s warmth curled against his side, and his optics dimming slowly as recharge crept up on him. By the time the movie ended, it had claimed him completely, and he and his odd little companion both slept on peacefully as the credits rolled.

Neither of them woke as Chief Burns came down to retrieve Cody. He paused when he saw the scene, and he turned off the TV, dimmed the lights, and left the sleeping pair to their rest.

As Buzzsaw slept on, his hardened spark cracked just a little. Maybe there was hope for him after all.

——————————

Buzzsaw was watching Cody. He did that a lot as of late. The little human still talked to him a lot, though the avian didn’t always talk back. Most of the time he was content to listen. In the past few days, he’d learned a lot about the odd little organic. In that time, his legs had also fully healed, and his nest had been moved to the floor and tucked into a corner of the bunker so he could maneuver on his own. His wing was still injured, but even if it wasn’t his turbines and anti-gravs were still disabled.

Right now, Cody was quiet. The boy was sitting on a box a bit away from his nest, working one something he’d called “homework”. Judging by the frustrated expression he wore, he was having some degree of difficulty. His curiosity piqued, Buzzsaw stood and stepped out of his nest, walking over to see what the human was working on. He sidled up behind him, tilting his helm to peer over his shoulder.

Oh. It was math. Buzzsaw could work with this.

“You’re missing a two.” he grunted.

Cody paused. “What?” he asked, turning to look at the again standing over him.

“You’re missing a two.” he repeated. “In the third problem. You’re missing a two. That’s why the first part of your answer isn’t matching up with the second.”

Cody blinked, then turned back and looked over his work. He made a noise of triumph, perking up and correcting his work. Then he returned his attention to the Cassette.

“Thanks, Buzzsaw!”

He only grunted, helm cocking sharply.

Cody smiled, used to his non-verbal communication by now.

“So you know some math?” he asked.

“Sure.” he Buzzsaw grunted, folding his legs and settling down. “Laserbeak and I never received a formal education; Cassettes weren’t allowed to. But Soundwave taught us some things after he bound us to him. He wanted us to have a greater knowledge of a variety of fields.”

“Laserbeak? Is that another Cassette?”

“Yes.” Buzzsaw paused, his optics dimming. “My sister. My twin, actually.”

Cody sat up, eyes wide. “You guys can have siblings?”

“Yes. It’s a rare occurrence, but it happens. Though Soundwave did have another set of Cassette twins besides us, too.”

The human stared, then seemed to realize something. “She’s…gone, isn’t she?”

“No.” he huffed. “If she was, I would have felt her loss in my spark. But she left me when Soundwave did. I cannot entirely blame her. If he told her to leave, she would have had to obey. Still, it does sting.” Buzzsaw admitted, unable to keep the bitterness from his voice.

“I’m sorry.”

And Buzzsaw didn’t understand, but the human did seem genuinely upset on his behalf. He sighed, shaking his helm to get rid of the memories.

“It’s whatever.” he grunted. “It happened. I can’t change it. Gotta live with it.”

“You miss her.”

Buzzsaw froze, his optics snapping on to the human. He stared, then couldn’t stop himself from slumping. “I so. I miss all of them. Primus help me, but I really do miss them.” he hissed, hating himself for it.

Cody put a hand on his chest. “I’m sorry they left you. You didn’t deserve it.”

He went still, then jerked his gaze away and focused on the paper. “Yeah. I suppose. But you have work to finish, don’t you? I can help.”

He seemed to understand that the avian was done with that topic of conversation, because the human dropped his hand and nodded, returning his own attention to the paper. “Sure. Thanks!”

Buzzsaw scoffed. “Don’t thank me yet. Now, let me see those problems. Tell me how you think you need to solve them, I’ll say something if your approach needs an adjustment.”

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Buzzsaw was alone when he woke up. That struck him as odd, especially since his chronometer cheerfully blinked up on his HUD to inform him that it was only midday. He’d checked twice. He dismissed the notice with a grumble, hopping out of his nest and wandering around the bunker. His wings were folded away, the damaged one finally having fully healed the day before. It was a relief to be able to relax it fully now.

He looked around, sending out a ping of his sensors, and picked up the signals of the Rescue Bots above him. He walked over to the large pad they used as an elevator, tapping the console with his beak and letting the platform lift him up. As soon as it stopped, he was walking out of the open doors of the building he’d been informed was called a “firehouse”. He picked up on some unidentifiable noises, following them to what ended up being a court for some sort of ball game. The Burns family and the Rescue Bots were all playing. After a moment of observation, Buzzsaw realized the objective of the game was to get the small ball into the small hoop that the opposite team was guarding. It reminded him just a little bit of Cube.

He made his way over to where a bench was sitting to the side of the court, hopping up onto it. It was just low enough he could manage that much without his wings. Then he turned his attention back to the game, watching curiously as the ball was tossed around. After a few minutes, a stray toss sent it in his direction. Buzzsaw tilted his helm up, catching the ball on the tip of his beak and bouncing it once, then he tipped his head, letting it roll to the top of his beak before he tossed his head to send the ball back towards the others.

Blades caught it, smiling when he saw the avian. “Good morning, Buzzsaw.” He greeted.

The Cassette nodded, turning his attention to Cody as the boy padded up to him.

“You’re awake!” he smiled. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there. I didn’t expect you to wake up so soon from your nap.”

“It’s fine.” Buzzsaw dismissed. “What are you playing?”

“Burns Ball! It’s version of a popular earth game we adapted for our own rules!” Cody said brightly. ��Do you want to play a game?”

“My legs aren’t as efficient as all of yours and I can’t use my talons to grip when I’m on them.” he answered dryly.

Cody frowned, considering. “What if you could fly?”

“Is that really a good idea?” Kade interrupted.

Cody shrugged, then turned back to the avian. “Are you going to leave if we give you back your flight?”

“Where would I go?” Buzzsaw scoffed. “I refuse to return to the Decepticons, and I’d sooner eat my own thrusters than join the Autobots.”

Cody blinked, then beamed. It as clear he understood what Buzzsaw was really saying. It made him want to groan. He was getting soft. When had he gotten so easy to read? And by a tiny organic, no less.

“You won’t leave.” he translated. Then he turned to Blades. “Can you do it?” he asked hopefully.

Blades hummed, already walking over. “Are you sure?

“I’m sure.” Cody confirmed.

“I’m not going anywhere.” Buzzsaw offered in a low drawl. “Cody wanted to fix me, so now he’s stuck with me.”

Blades and Cody both giggled, but then copter bot got to work. The Cassette didn’t move as his turbines and anti-gravs were reconnected with his main flight system, and then Blades was stepping back.

Buzzsaw stood, wings spreading fully. He crouched, then leapt up and activated his turbines. They roared to life, his anti-gravs clicking on, and he let out a victorious shriek as he flew in a wide circle around the ball court. After another few circles and dives, he glided down to land next to Cody.

“So.” he hummed. “How about a ride?”

Cody jerked in surprise, and grinned. “Seriously?”

“In case you haven’t noticed, I lack hands. I have no way of holding on to the ball, and my talons and beak would pop it.” he sniffed. “You’d be doing me a favor, honestly.

“Noble!” Cody breathed.

Buzzsaw had learned what Cody meant with that odd phrase in the last few weeks. He lowered his helm and bent his legs, letting the human clamber in to his back. He had a set of thrusters lower down on his back, but unlike Seekers, Jets, or Shuttles his only served the purpose of granting him a speed boost in the air. He didn’t actually need them to get airborne.

Once Cody was seated securely at the base of his neck, Buzzsaw straightened and took to the air. He circled the court, and with a toss of the ball, the game began.

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The rescue missions weren’t unusual. At least a couple times a week, something happened on the island that required the whole team to mobilize. Most of the time though, it was simple. An earth cat stuck in a tree, a lost hiker, a damaged traffic light. The type of thing that only required one or two of the Rescue Bots to handle. Today, it seemed, would not be one of those times.

It had started out peacefully. The Rescue Bots had been out of the bunker, taking care of various things around the island. Boulder was on a “nature walk” with Blades and their partners. Heatwave was with Kade at the school teaching a fire safety class. Chase and his partner were out on a patrol. Cody had remained behind, and he and Buzzsaw were seated on the couch of the lounge watching what the human had called “cable TV”. Buzzsaw didn’t get the point.

Then the program they’d been watching had been taken over by a news report. There was a massive landslide in the mountain that was threatening to bury the whole town. Immediately, the rescue alarm sounded and Cody was racing to the command center. Buzzsaw stayed where he was, as he usually did when an emergency occurred. On the screen, he watched the chaos unfold. Thankfully, the human reporter was there with his camera to record everything.

It didn’t take long for the Rescue Bots to get to the site. It seemed to be progressing well, from what the again observed. Then Blades flew too low, and a stray rock took out his tail rotor. He was forced to land, and the team lost their aerial view. Blades could still help the team on the ground, but without proper “eyes in the sky” as Cody had called it, they would doubtless miss things.

Buzzsaw didn’t really think before he hopped off the couch. He flew to the lift, tapping the console that raised it, and as soon as he had space he was flying up and out of the firehouse. He flew around to where he knew the command center was, noting that the main window was open. Good. He landed on the ledge, optics locking on the screens Cody was viewing. Yes, things were definitely going badly.

“Just hang on, everyone! I’ve called Optimus, he said he’ll be here as soon as he can!”

“Yo don’t need Prime. You need an aerial view. That’s why you’re missing things.”

Cody whirled around. “Buzzsaw!” he cried out. “That’s not possible. Blades is down and there’s no way he can fly with his tail rotor damaged.”

“I know.” the avian straightened. “I’ll go.”

Cody froze. “Buzzsaw, are you sure?”

Before the Cassette could respond, the comm. burst to life. Clearly the others had heard their discussion.

“There’s no time to debate this! Lives are at stake! Cody, do you trust Buzzsaw?” Chief Burns demanded.

“Yeah, Dad. I do.”

“Then give him a communicator and send him out here. He’s right. We need eyes in the sky.”

Cody looked up at him, then nodded. He dug around a drawer, then walked over to Buzzsaw with a comm. unit in hand. He let it magnetize itself to the side of the avian’s helm, and quickly returned to the command console. Buzzsaw would definitely need the comm. His internal comm. system was still disabled. He didn’t say anything to the human, and instead turned and took to the skies.

It didn’t take him long to reach the disaster site. Immediately, he could see where he was needed.

“Heatwave, around the corner from you there’s a boulder baring down on a human couple.” he said sharply.

The firetruck replied with an acknowledgment and went to take care of it. Buzzsaw didn’t pay any mind. He was already focusing on the next issue that needed addressing.

“Boulder, mud and stone are about to take out those houses behind you.”

The bulldozer quickly went to take care of it, digging a trench in front of the houses to keep them from being hit. Buzzsaw moved on.

“Chase, down the mountain from you there’s a human youngling trying to outrun the landslide.”

The police car was quick to move and save the child. Buzzsaw didn’t pay much more attention after that. He couldn’t afford to. He needed all his focus on finding the smaller emergencies within the larger landslide before they could happen. Cody trusted him. He was the first in many years to do so. Buzzsaw refused to let him down.

The boy had earned his loyalty, though damn him if he didn’t know when. He didn’t intend to disappoint the one who had so much faith that he could be more than what he had been. Failure here wasn’t an option.

It never was.

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By the end of the whole ordeal, Buzzsaw was reeling. He’d been part of a team again, even if only temporarily. It had been…nice. He hadn’t realized how much he’d missed it. But now the job was done, and he was on his way back to the firehouse. The others had remained behind to do cleanup work, and apparently Chief Burns would also need to explain his presence to the political leader of the town with an excuse.

He made his way back to the firehouse, his processor starting to calm after the excitement. As he neared, his sensors picked a Cybertronian signal in the courtyard where the basketball court was. It only took a moment to realize who it was. Cody had called in the Prime for help, but that help was no longer needed. That didn’t mean the message had gotten to Prime in time, though.

Sure enough, when the firehouse came into view Buzzzsaw saw Optimus Prime standing in the courtyard. Cody was at his pedes. The avian flew down, alighting on the back of the hoop in front of the larger bot. He would ordinarily have landed next to Cody, but he’d spent too long seeing the Prime as an enemy to put himself on the ground in front of the large mech.

“Buzzsaw.” Prime greeted. “I was told you provided aid to the Rescue Bots.”

Buzzsaw didn’t say anything.

“Tell me, what would you do if you were able to leave?”

“I can.” he snapped. “I’ve got flight. I’ve had it for a while.”

Prime’s lips twitched. “So you have.” he agreed. “Then what are your intentions?”

“Cody decided to get into my business. As far as I’m concerned, he’s stuck with me now, whether he likes it or not.” he scoffed.

Prime’s lips twitched again. Clearly, he had been able to read between the lines to understand what Buzzsaw was saying.

“In that case,” he rumbled. “How would you like to join the Rescue Bots here on Griffin Rock?”

Buzzsaw shuttered his optics. “What.” he deadpanned.

“Would you like to become a Rescue Bot, Buzzsaw?”

“I don’t believe that’s up to me, Prime.” he pointed out. “Or you, for that matter. You don’t lead the team.” he sneered.

“Oh, for Primus’s sake.” Heatwave’s voice came over the comm.

Oh. That was right. Buzzsaw was still hooked into the team’s communications system. The Prime must have opened the previously silent comm. line to Heatewve for at least part of the conversation.

“Choose for yourself, Buzzsaw.” Heatwave continued. “If you want to, we’ll all be happy to have you. You proved to be a good teammate today. No one will have a problem with it. Pit, I’m the one who told Optimus to make the offer before you got there.” Then the comm. clicked off.

“Oh.” Buzzsaw said.

“Indeed.” Prime seemed amused, the fragger. Buzzsaw hoped he got slagged. “What Will it be, then?”

The avian cocked his head sharply. “Ugh.” he made a noise of disgust. “You know what? Fine. The soft idiots need all the help they can get.”

Prime chuckled, then lifted his hand. The armor in his palm shifted, and then a laser was shooting out and hitting Buzzsaw’s chest. There was no pain from it, and he watched as the Rescue Bot badge was put on his armor. The laser stopped, and the Cassette spent a moment staring at the new mark emblazoned on his chestplate.

He looked up when he heard Prime move. “I must leave now, I’m afraid. I am needed elsewhere.” the mech said, inclining his head towards them. Then he walked to the road, folded into his alt-mode, and drove off.

Buzzsaw stared after him, and after a moment he fluttered down to land next to Cody. The human smiled up at him, then lowered his gaze to the new badge on his chest. He lifted a hand to press it over the black lines, looking pleased.

“You’re sure?” he said softly.

Buzzsaw scoffed. “I wouldn’t have agreed if I wasn’t sure. Like I told Prime. You made the decision to get involved with me, so now you’re stuck with me. I’m not leaving, no matter how much you want me to.” he said, his sneer lacking all its usual bite. He paused. “Besides,” he continued, his voice just a notch softer. “You really aren’t all that bad.”

Cody blinked once, then beamed.

Buzzsaw had to look away, feeling almost embarrassed. He hadn’t dared to hope for so many years, but it seemed Primus had deigned to show him kindness after all.

He’d finally found a new roost.

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Well. That’s done! That was long. It took me multiple days to write. But! It’s done!

I had fun with it. Buzzsaw is a grumpy asshole and Cody is very indulgent of his dramatics. And yes, I made him capable of speech. I know he and the Laserbeak can talk in the comics, so.

Also, please excuse my liberal use of headcanons for some of this. Anyway. I hope y’all liked it! I’m sorry it took so long to get out.

Until next time, folks!

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needs-to-stop-looking-at-valves · 4 years ago

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May I request headcannons for G1 Soundwaves cassette children helping him set up a date night for his s/o? Them all pitching in to help Soundwave is such a cute idea to me!

Hella? Good for him, getting back out there.

“You’re nervous.”

“Theory; acknowledged. Response; true.”

Ravage scoffed. Ravage had noticed that Soundwave had always been so...nervous around the new decepticon around the base. Didn’t take a genius to piece it together.

Soundwave had a big, fat, crush on them. Soundwave was a single father to five wild children, and was the second head of the decepticons. As such, he didn’t exactly have the time nor confidence to date as he pleased. Soundwave gave them a small wave as they passed by him, and he softly sighed. Ravage personally didn’t get it. This was really the only thing in his life that he held hesitation towards, and it was something that was going to make him happy.

“Why don’t you just ask them out? They like you, and I’ve seen uglier mechs with partners.”

“Soundwave...nervous. Date of last romantic endeavor; too long.”

Ravage walked alongside him as they both walked in the other direction. Ravage was his not only his cassette, he was his friend. Something had to be done.

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“Remind us why we’re all here?”

“WITHOUT telling Boss?”

Ravage had gathered all the other cassettes, all without alerting Soundwave.

“You all remember that new bot? The one that waves at Soundwave rather often?”

“Yeah, the one that gives us snacks sometimes, right?”

“Yes, that one.”

Figures Rumble and Frenzy wouldn’t know the obvious. Ravage scratched at his ear as he went on.

“Soundwave is romantically interested in them. However, he’s selling himself short. As such, we’re going to help him. He’s going to be here in about five minutes-”

“How do you know?”

“We’re not with him without notifying him. He’s most likely in a panic to see if we’re okay. I ALSO messaged them, letting them know to meet us here at around the same time. Now, questions later, right now, set the table.”

Ravage yanked at a table cloth with his teeth, throwing them at the twins.

All was going according to plan.

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“Ravage? Frenzy? Rumble?”

Soundwave had no idea what happened. He had just woken up to all his babies just disappearing. Their signal was right here, in this abandoned building. But yet, no response. He was completely worried, scared. What if someone took his little ones? What if they were hurt? What if they were-

“Soundwave?”

Soundwave turned, and as he shone his light in the direction, there they were. Looking just as confused as he was.

“You got a message from Ravage?”

“Negative. Trying to find cassettes.”

“Here, I’ll go with you. Might be an autobot trap.”

Soundwave nodded. They clung close to his side, and his spark jumped. They even had that new wax smell. Then they both heard a crash. They turned the corner, and Soundwave opened the door. The lights were lit by candles, the table cloth was soft and neatly placed, and there was plenty of rose petals scattered across the floor and table. Rumble and Frenzy walked up to them, still squirming with their little bowties.

“Dude mines crooked.”

“You look stupid.”

“YOU look stupid!”

They looked ready to fight, before Ravage pushed past them, lightly hissing. He too, had his own little bowtie. It felt ridiculous, but it didn’t matter.

“If you’ll excuse their idiocy...we prepared your table.”

“And we bought takeout!”

Rumble exclaimed. His brother smacked him, and Ravage sighed again.

“Sorry, I’d cook, but....thumbs. May I take you to your seats?”

Soundwave flicked off his light, looking around at the cassette’s handiwork.

“You...did this?”

Soundwave looked at them, before clearing his processor.

“I apologize. I-”

“Well, it’d be rude to let their work go to waste.”

They nudged his chest, and he seemed to freeze for a moment. Lazerbeak suddenly requested access to his chest, and he allowed her to do so. The second he shut his door, his speaker started to play.

“In my dreams, I’ve kissed your lips a thousand times~”

Soundwave pressed furiously on the eject button, only to have her refuse the command, and play only louder.

“I can see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile~”

Soundwave was about to make her eject, even if it meant going in there after her, only to suddenly feel them grab onto his hand, gently pulling him towards the table.

“No, leave it. I like this song. And I like you.”

Soundwave would never expect such trickery from his own children. But as Rumble and Frenzy tried to pour them drinks (only for Frenzy to send the cork flying into his brother’s forehead), he realized.

He was more loved than he thought he was.

#asks #soundwave #rumble #frenzy #lazerbeak

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cybertronian-cupid · 4 years ago

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❤️TFP Decepticons❤️

Waking up to their S/O panicking over a nightmare

Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave

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Megatron:

He will know as soon as they wake up, maybe even before they themself manage to wake up.

He knows that he has grown numb to the intensity and fear, due to frequency of his own nightmares

And he's been using fear and anger to manipulate those around him for quite some time now, so trying to ease this kind of fear?

He can't really grasp what was so bad about whatever they dreamed.

Talking it out with him won't work, because he can't relate.

Physical contact is a thing he can offer, the closeness, the presence, his own calmness.

So, he will keep them close, try to make them feel safe, protected.

He is definitely taking his S/O at least out on the deck. Clear air and hopefully even clearer skies, that should help them.

If he can't help and his s/o wants to be left alone he will give them space and go somewhere else with intent of destroying something.

And he is only giving them space because him and s/o had a fight about it.

Because Megatron has been in control of so many things for so long, that not being able to control something as important as the quality of his s/o's recharge?

For safety of all, he better find an island or an abandoned settlement that he can demolish

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Starscream:

He IS on edge, blasters drawn

Trying to see if anyone was or is or will be in the room soon

Running scans to see if HE hurt s/o during their recharge or if s/o accidentally hurt themselves

Once he realizes there is no immediate danger, he focuses on S/O

With Scream, it is essentially "I will talk, and if you want to talk but can't at the moment, I will talk until you CAN talk and you will talk eventually"

So, if his s/o sees an opening in the ramblings (he leaves openings, but unless you know the signs for when to enter, it can become an interruption and that confuses him, getting him sidetracked completely, leading to frustrations and just all around unpleasant time)

He will gladly give them the talking role, and will voice his agreement to what they say or offer the "OH please, as IF anyone aboard this spaceship would let this happen"

Afterwards he is very awkward and flustered. He'll give his s/o a hug and pat at the end, it being his way of saying "Well done, see, you did talk, talking does you good"

Primus knows half of the problems on this damn ship would be solved if SOME mechs decided to talk and listen (him? Of course not, he is always right)

............................. ....................... ............................

Soundwave:

He isn't good at managing his own nightmares, because his minicons were a great reassurance

Lazerbeak is a darling, but usually can't handle the more intense nightmares Soundwave has

Going with his own experience, Soundwave will offer to record what his s/o has to say

Let them get it out and deal with it later

That or write it down, and then deconstruct what could lead to the nightmare with him

Some might say it is similar to how Ultra Magnus does this, but unlike him, Soundwave stops when s/o is getting overwhelmed.

He knows these aren't easy tasks and take time and self reflection and, well, can't really do that since he is an important part of the cause and busy all the time

His s/o has more freedom in that department, but still... He will play encouraging and soothing voice clips

Finds a relaxing radio station or start projecting some of those "sleep better 2h" playlists you can find on the internet

He would also start a small shift in evening routine, stuff like influencing music, or making sure the evening meals aren't too heavy on the stomach, making sure they are relaxed and calm.

He is a mech of action, and he IS the Communications Officer.

Efficient and reliable, and he takes pride in it.

So, he will find what was the cause of the nightmare and wreck whoever/whatever was responsible

While he is doing that, his s/o will be in charge of Lazerbeak and will be subjected to the deadly cuteness of the minicon

#transformers #transformers prime #tfp #tfp megatron #tfp starscreams #tfp soundwave #nightmare comfort

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robuttsinyourthighs · 4 years ago

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Maybe some HCs about KnockOut and BreakDown with a sparkling that's fast and shiny who loves to try and race around the Nemesis

Knock Out had been a little off lately and Breakdown couldn't quite place why. He wondered if it was because he had been left alone with their sparkling more often ever since Breakdown got the okay to resume regular field work overseeing the mines.

"What's got you all sour in the face, doc?" He leaned close to his favorite medic, catching him pouting to himself instead of working on a new drill attachment.

"JUST... I don't know... I feel like... I thought I would be more of an influence on the baby." Breakdown didn't quite understand why he was so upset? It sounded silly, but when he saw the look on his partner's face he couldn't laugh.

"Why do you think that you don't have any influence on him?" He looked to their happily burbling bundle of joy as he toddled around within the confines of his gated off play area.

"He hardly lets me hold him, he reacts FAR more happily to you when you come in than when I do, and he never fusses for you during feeding time, but he hardly wants me to hold him EVER... I mean look at him, Breakdown! He looks like a mini you; blue body, orange face, clearly going to be a heavier frame type..." Breakdown carefully pulled the medic close to him, allowing the other to huff and cling to him.

"Don't be like that... He's uh... He's got your cute audials?" Knock Out growled half-heartedly. "And I noticed his servos are coming in more and looking a lot like yours. Probably going to have your amazing medical skills." Knock Out hummed loudly and pulled back a little to look up at Breakdown.

"I think... Maybe I'm just... Worried he'll be so much like you, and only want to be around you if he has nothing in common with me... I don't want to get jealous of you stealing all his love." Breakdown chuckled finally and kissed Knock Out's forehead.

"I don't think that'll happen. He'll always love you! After all, you're part of him just as much as I am." Knock Out opened his mouth to protest when they both heard a noisy clatter come from the sparkling's play area. The mini fencing had been unsecured and toppled and the door to the medical bay opened and shut immediately after.

Both of them leapt into action, sparks racing as they feared someone had snatched their sparkling. There was no way he could toddle off THAT fast! They heard a squeal of rubber down a hallway and ran towards it, turning the corner as a pair of vehicons were falling.

"WHICH WAY?!" they shouted in unison, the drones pointing the way. The duo jumped over the felled mechs and transformed to try and catch up. A door would slide open and they would slam their brakes, shifting into bipedal form to check and have someone point them in a new direction. How were they still not seeing this sparkling-napper?!

:Lord Megatron!: Knock Out sent a com to their leader. :I need authorization to lock down the Nemesis! Our sparkling is-:

:I am well aware, Knock Out. That won't be necessary. Come to the bridge and collect him.. NOW.: He growled his order and cut the link. Knock Out filled Breakdown in that the little one had been found and they both rushed to the bridge, ready to beat the paint off of whoever dared try to snatch their poor little bitlet.

"He's probably terrified, Breakdown!" Knock Out huffed and fret more the closer they got to the door.

"As long as he's in safe hands he'll be fine." They keyed the door open to Starscream yelling.

"NOT YET HE'S MAKING A BREAK FOR IT!"

Both mechs stood right in the doorway to block whoever it was, only to have something smack against their lower legs and bounce back.

Four furiously spinning wheels greeted them, along with tiny revs from the motor inside. Knock Out was the first to snap out of his confusion and knelt down, carefully scooping the tiny car up and watching in fascination as it rumbled and wiggled it's tires. He knew that deep blue paint and those red accents.

"How?? We were right there with him and, I.. I didn't even hear him CHANGE?? Then he was gone??"

"He's certainly a quick little devil," Starscream muttered as he walked past them, wings flicking in irritation. Soundwave stalked silently up to the pair and pinged them with new schematics for a more secure play area they could set up in a new room.

"Thanks to Soundwave's quick thinking he was able to ground bridge him from the hallway right to us," Megatron sounded strangely amused. Knock Out and Breakdown came into the bridge more to better speak with him.

"Who had him?" Breakdown asked sternly.

"No one had him," he huffed. "He was simply fast. Too fast for anyone to just snatch him up," he started to laugh a low deep rumble in his chest. Soundwave radiated annoyance when Megatron asked him to "play it again".

The main screen queued up a security recording showing the tiny blue car zipping past and startling vehicons into falling, slamming into Starscream's ankles so fast and hard it had knocked him right on his aft, and finally Soundwave bridging the little one to him but still struggling to grab him with his cables. The sparkling ran so many laps around poor Soundwave he'd wrapped his cables around himself and deployed Lazerbeak to save himself before he fell on him.

Only with the symbiote free and flying overhead did the tiny car stop and transform onto his stubby little hands and knees, cooing and squealing as he tried to stand up to make grabby hands at the symbiote. Megatron was THOROUGHLY amused and the pair were relieved that they wouldn't be punished for their little one's first vehicle mode jaunt.

After they were safely back in their own habsuite and the doors properly secured did Knock Out start to coo and baby talk their little one. "Look at YOU! YOU'RE SO FAST! YOU'RE A NATURAL! Oh, you're going to LOVE racing! Yes you are!" Breakdown chuckled and put an arm around the red medic's waist, giving him a kiss on the cheek and smiling at their excitedly squealing child.

"Well would ya look at that? Guess I was right. He does take a little after his sire after all." Knock Out was pleased to know. He'd definitely have his hands full now. No wonder the little one didn't want to be held. He'd much rather test his wheels instead!

#transformers #tf #tfp #transformers prime #maccadams #knockout #breakdown #kobd #sparkling #yes the sparkling is wildbreak I'm sorry ok? I'm weak for it #i know it isn't HCs but i just couldn't help it #long post #wrote this on my phone

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writingtoomuchtrash · 5 years ago

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Greetings! Could you describe the actions of the Decepticons (TFP) when they realized that the human (suppose a teenager girl) whom they had abducted(for their plans) had escaped from her camera and now running along the corridors, trying to hide. What will they do / say?

Megatron

When Megatron saw the human outside, he was impressed

Humans were smarter than they seemed and slicker

He could appreciate that

He personally wanted to go find the human, as a little praise for their quick efforts

When walking on the corridors, trying to find the human, he had a smile on his face

They were playing such a cute game

He’d definitely take his time

“Come out little one. I’ll find you soon, you cannot escape me.”

Starscream

He was annoyed when the human got out

Megatron would have his spark!

He also didn’t care because it was a human! An organic!

When he finally convinced himself to find the human, he was grumpy

He looked behind everything in the corridor! Where the Allspark could they be?

He a bit impressed that the human got so far in such a short time

“You’re smarter than you look little one, yet stupid. Come out and I won’t kill you when I find you.”

Soundwave

He was impressed when the human escaped the clutches of the Decepticons

A worthy prisoner worth their scrap

All the human could hear would be the slight footsteps of the bot

He didn’t mind looking for them, a nice break from his work

Lazerbeak joined quickly in, enjoying the sweet game

This made it easier to find the human, but he didn’t mind.

“Got… you…”

Knockout

Seeing the empty cell, he was in a panic

No way he could let the human escape

Walking down the corridor, he was quick to pick up the game.

Smiling, he swayed down the hall

He didn’t mind the game, just if he was quick to catch them

He hummed a small tune and scratched the walls

Scare the human out of their hole, easier for him to catch

“Little human, I’d come out if you don’t want me to start surgery on those delicate limbs.”

Breakdown

He was quick to notice the missing human, angered that he even let them slip out

They couldn't have gotten too far

As he rushed around the area they would have been, he was quick to work.

If something was in his way, he’d smash it

Another scare tactic to get them to rush out

He bent over, looking in every corner and crevice he could

“Come on, let’s make this easy on both of us. Come out and I’ll return you safely to your cell!”

Shockwave

He let the human escape, he wasn’t bothered to see the cell empty as he left everything open

He wanted to see how a human would get out of the situation

He was very impressed to see the human gone

He still had to search for the subject which he drew out

Shockwave wasn’t one to worry about losing things, he’d find them eventually

“You fear is logical, I accept that. However, hiding in such a wide environment will get you found faster. Very illogical.”

#maccadam #tranformers #tfp #decepticons #tfp megatron #megatron #tfp starscream #starscream #tfp soundwave #soundwave #tfp knockout #knockout #tfp breakdown #breakdown #tfp shockwave #shockwave #mod shy #headcanons

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tfwhynoy · 5 years ago

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YES!!! THOSE FICS ARE SO GOOD!!! PLEASE COULD YOU WORE ON FIRST CONTACT? LIKE WITH ANY CHARACTER???

Thought you said “whore on first contact” and was questioning my sanity

For those who don’t know first contact au is where the war never happened so Cybertronians were never on Earth. Depending on how far in the “timeline” of this au you are you can go either from “cybertronians literally just discovered humans” to “humans and cybertronians are interacting and things are going well but neither know a huge amount about the other”. Either way, humans are considered at least somewhat cute by most to the point humans are doted on like puppies since they are so small and squishy. There are even some illegal pet trades on cybertronian once the au starts going.

Anyway, I’mma go with… Tfp Soundwave

Soundwave had been with only Lazerbeak for a long time with the trend of getting pet had him tempted. It was technically illegal to own as a pet but it certainly wasn’t hard to get around that. After all, you just have to claim them as a roommate and no one would question you for it.

He built the small room for a human slowly over time. He didn’t want to rush in and change his mind later. He bought several language packs so he wouldn’t be limited to getting only ones who spoke specific languages.

Soundwave looked at several places for adoption so he could find the most well cared for. The one he settled on was somewhat expensive and had the smallest selection but had advertized that all humans were here willingly so would bond easier and be taken care of easier.

Soundwave had filled out a form a deca-cycle ago, what he wanted for in a human and how he usually acted. It was a way to match a couple of humans with their possible owner now. It was annoying but at least gave Soundwave time to prepare the final touches to their room.

When the day he finally arrived he was led to a room which served specifically for humans to be introduced. He had been matched with three humans whose attention were on him now that he had entered the room.

“Hello,” He spoke with his usual splice voice clips “My name is Soundwave.”

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You had been in the adoption center for about three months. It was nice but each room was impersonal. It made sense, especially since most adoptees weren’t here for longer than a month. The bots who ran the place said it was just because you weren’t what most buys wanted. They wanted a cuddly human who would be chatty and friendly but that they’ve seen bots who wanted quieter ones like you before and it was just a matter of patients.

Most humans agreed to come here so they could live on another planet for free or not have to worry about things like money again and just be cared for by someone else. As a result, they tended to be more open to their possible owners and the facilities caretakers. You decided to come instead just due to a lack of ties and you just kinda forgot to consider how terrifying giant robots were. Ya, you weren’t so scared of them as your first day but they sure as hell were still intimidating.

You were paired with another for the sixth time week. You had the sneaking suspicion they were just throwing you at anyone who’s wants vaguely matched you. You waited in the room on one of the couple padded benches. There were two others, a boy who looked he couldn’t be any older than nineteen and a kind-looking old woman. The boy was wringing his hand and attempting to make chatter, asking the woman what this meeting them would be like. She shrugged her shoulders.

“Every mech is different. I’ve been in more meetings than I can count and it’s nothing to be nervous about. Either they’ll love you are their attention will be on someone else.” You tuned out the nervous boys fretting and simply waited for the door to open, staring off into nothing in the meantime.

The door opening was startled you. When the Cybertronian spoke it was strange. Not one voice but several ones spliced together. With no face and next to no variation in paint color this bot seemed like he should constantly hiding in another's shadows instead of on his own. The only thing betraying this was the purple bio lights that ran along his body.

“Well, it’s nice to meet you soundwave. My name is Beatrice.” The boy shoved his hand in his lap and tried his best to smile. He ended up more like someone who failed tried telling a funny joke.

“This young man is Jaden. He’s just a little nervous.” She turned towards you with a soft smile. “You never said anything to us though. Why don’t you introduce yourself.” You let out a small sigh before telling Soundwave your own name.

His only response was a quiet nod. His face, or lack thereof, felt too intense to look at for longer than a moment. His quietness certainly didn’t help. You just looked at his chest instead but you could still feel his gaze boring a hole in you.

“How are you today Soundwave?” Jaden’s voice was shaky and dripping with anxiety.

Soundwave’s response “Of little interest” let you know this session would be rather boring. You began to tune it out mostly. Soundwave only responded when asked something and while the Beatrice tried to keep a decent conversation going it was in vain.

You left the introduction figuring that the Beatrice would be adopted. An hour later and you’re proven wrong when you're told to pack your few belongings. Soundwave had chosen you and you would be leaving with him today.

Soundwave carried you carefully across the city. You had to guess that his alt mode didn’t have any way to carry you comfortably if he was riding trains and walking where he needed with you. He lived far too considering how many time he switched routes and how long the trip was. The whole time he would keep taking glances at you. It should be expected but with no discernable expression and no speaking from him, everything felt unnerving.

You were thankful when he finally entered what you assumed to be his house. Soundwave went walked down a long corridor off the main room before stopping to finally say something.

“My room,” he pointed at a door that the hallway’s end before kneeling down to the floor. “Your room.” He pointed at a much smaller door. Even if you weren’t on the ground you could still tell it was rather large for a human but in comparison to the rest of his house reminded you of a mouse whole from a cartoon. “A key to booth doors and a comlink. If you need anything to message me.” He reached for something in his side before handing you what looked to be a large phone and what looked like a clicker used to train dogs. You guessed the clicker was the key, it had two buttons. The one on top having your initials on it while the one below had an S and W which you assumed stood for Soundwave.

“Would you like to stay with me or explore your room?” You thought for a moment. His servo was clearly low enough for you to step off if you wanted.

“I’ll explore my room first. Maybe spend some time with you a bit later today.” He gave a nod as you climbed off and clicked the door open. You felt the ground shake as Soundwave left to his own room.

Your room was still large for a human, almost everything was. A bed larger than any you had seen on Earth and a soft press revealed it was rather soft but bounced back when you pressed on it. Maybe some form of memory foam? The dresser had cloths of several sizes and in many styles. Sadly all of which is darker and mute colors but you guessed that was just his taste. The brightest color of anything seemed to be a deep purple. Still beautiful but only looked darker against the blacks, navy blues, and deep browns. You had a bookshelf stuffed full with everything from comics to nonfiction to kids books. A desk with a vanity mirror and papers and pens in the drawer. Even an empty shelving unit for use later.

It wasn’t hard to see that Soundwave had certainly tried to make a room that could appeal to any human he could get but it all came together to feel to spread out and cold in a sense. You’d definitely find some way to fill so much empty space. Maybe a couple of pictures on the walls or a throw rug? Just something to break up the sea of black that the metal walls were colored in. At least the lights were interesting. Several small lights dotted the ceiling, none on their own bright but all together lighting up the room pretty well.

You wondered if they had anything like the glow in the dark plastic star stickers you had on the ceiling as a kid on Cybertron.

For now, you settled into the bed beneath the soft covers and tried to imagine what your new life with soundwave would be like.

#reader insert #my writings #tfp #transformers prime #soundwave #tfp soundwave #first contact au

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shikai-the-storyteller · 5 years ago

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Back from being out of town SO: Cyberverse Season 2 episode 7, 8 and 9 watch!

SO MANY EPISODES CAME OUT WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, THAT WAS SO CRUEL!!!!

Cyberverse 7!

MACCADAM!!!! OMG OMG HES FINALLY BACK

OH NO ITS THE MEGAOP BREAKUP SCENE

oh nevermind, it’s just breakup scene #513214

I wonder what Megatron asked Optimus to do :O

Optimus: I just cant seem to make progress on these peace talks Maccadam: That sucks. Aren’t my drinks AWESOME? Optimus: yeah....

Aw Maccadam has such a cute smile. It’s really nice to see someone giving Optimus advice, usually he’s the designated dad of the group. Glad he has some support in this continuity!

OHOHO THEY’RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER TO BRING DOWN STARSCREAM

Man I frickin love it when Megatron and Optimus are forced to work together against a “greater evil”

Also: I love that Optimus is still so full of hope for that “one success” even though he’s failed so many times. Good characterization

I really love the animation style in Cyberverse. Also that Opening is STILL incredible, I can’t get enough of that (but oh Starscream, buddy, yellow is not your color)

Starscream, petting a Scraplet: Don’t you recognize her? This was the great Solus Prime! Slipstream: Can I PLEASE go home Starscream: Wait I’m not finished showing you my bug collection

“This is the noble Megatronus!” hrGHHH WHY DOES THAT MAKE MY HEART ACHE

The Seekers have only one brain cell and clearly Slipstream is the only one in possession of it

Soundwave: Together? That’s ridi— Megatron: *raises an arm to silence him* Me: HOW DARE YOU SHUSH MY BOY

The way Megatron says “let us discuss” while leaning forward makes me cautiously suspicious, but also I wonder if Megatron is as anxious to come to an agreement with Optimus as Optimus is with him, in his own way...

Shadow Striker’s surveillance got blocked by Prowl’s massive chest lmaooooo

Shadow Striker has such a good voice, I KNOW I MENTION THE VA’s IN EVERY LIVEBLOG BUT MAN!!! CYBERVERSE HAS SUCH GREAT VOICE ACTORS

It’s so tragic that Bumblebee and Rodimus are utterly indifferent to the peace talks because they happen so frequently and always fall through :( yet again, good way of showing without getting into too much detail. I admire the way cyberverse tells their stories

OMG SOUNDWAVE AND WINDBLADE ARE ABOUT TO GO AT IT

Grimlock: quit staring at me Shockwave: illogical Grimlock: I’LL SHOW YOU ILLOGICAL GUYS PLS lmao that cracks me up, they sound like CHILDREN

Lmao @ Megatron yelling at them all, “LEAVE ME ALONE IM TRYING TO TALK TO MY EX”

tfw you’re trying to make up with your ex but your disaster children have absolutely zero chill

OH GOOD SLIPSTREAM IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE MOST COMPETENT DECEPTICON

“Must we?” SOUNDWAVE C'MON MAN

HE HAS A GUN ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT IN SUCH A WEIRD SPOT LMAO

SHE SHOT HIM AND I CANT EVEN BE THAT MAD, SOUNDWAVE YOU’RE BEING A BUTT

“The biggest mistake I made was underestimating Starscream” story of Megatron’s life in every series

OMG….SHADOW STRIKER AND PROWL ARE HANGING OUT…THAT’S UNEXPECTEDLY ADORABLE

wHEELJACK AND SHOCKWAVE HANGING OUT WITH THE SHOCKLETS IM SHRIEKING WITH JOY THATS!! SO!!! CUTE!!!!

Shockwave’s little expression before it cuts back to Megatron and Optimus :’)

*whispers* and they were LAB partners!

Megatron: We should have talked like this ages ago, Prime Optimus: So much history between us… *meaningful shot of them sitting on either end of a very long table* Megatron: …and yet, so little trust Me, wheezing in agony

“Most roads on Cybertron are one way” FRICKIN

MEGATRON YOU DORK. I have no idea if he was being serious or being metaphorical but either way I laughed even while my heart ached

WINDBLADE ITS YOUR GIRLFRIEND SLIPSTREAM

Slipstream: Who’s the second most competent person I know. Slipstream: Well, it’s definitely not gonna be a Decepticon

SLIPSTREAM NO!!!!! WTF

Wheeljack: Well, it was fun while it lasted! Shockwave: No it wasn’t Snorts

MAN THIS IS KILLING ME, FATE REALLY NEVER CUTS MEGATRON AND OPTIMUS A BREAK HUH???

AGAIN, TFW YOU’RE TRYING TO MAKE UP WITH YOUR EX BUT YOUR KIDS HAVE ZERO CHILL

OK BUT THEY’RE NOT GONNA LEAVE SLIPSTREAM LIKE THAT ARE THEY???? Jeez louise. I mean I know she’s not dead dead, my guess is she’s going to manipulate the All Spark from within later on to screw up Starscream’s plans, there’s no way they’d write her out like this.

EPISODE 8

Kitty cat no!!!

“They’re not here anymore!” Thank you captain obvious lmao. I love him. I bet Cheetor would get along well with Teletraan

“I know you told me not to interrupt anymore but—” lmao

OH NO A DISTRESS CALL FROM MEGATRON??? A last desperate attempt to warn Prime against a great danger??? Suspicious yet sweet

“Sounds extra forboding!” Teletran you’re such a DORK

Ohhh I really do love the way they animate Windblade’s expressions

“Well, this isn’t creepy at all!” Lol me 2 Rodimus

UHHHH ARE THOSE THINGS IN THEIR CHESTS BUGS??? IS THIS GOING TO BE AN ALIEN VS PREDATOR THING oh no ok, it’s just their sparks, I WAS GONNA SAY

*Ominous thunking ends abruptly* Well that’s not ominous at all

I mean at least they’ve still got their sparks?

OH MAN they even got Shockwave and Shadow Striker, jeez

SOUNDWAVE NO!

Optimus: Starscream’s forces managed to overwhelm everyone, even Soundwave I love that he said “even Soundwave”, like, yes, good, that’s right Optimus, thank you for acknowledging that my boy is no pushover

YO HOT ROD HAS HIS FLAME POWERS THAT’S SO COOL

I love the way they animate Windblade’s sword, that looks awesome

OH NO THEY’RE GETTING OPTIMUS, JEEZ THAT LOOKS BAD

MEGATRON OH NO

Starscream’s dramatic frickin reveal killed me, I can’t believe he didn’t say “Megatron has fallen

AW The frat boys trio working together is so cute :’) I love them

“We got your back, Cheetz!” RODIMUS YOU ARE PRECIOUS

HECK YEAH RODIMUS, YOUR FIRE POWERS LOOK SO C

NO THEY”RE GETTING BUMBLEBEE AND HOT ROD OH NO NONO!!!!

RUN KITTY RUN!!!

ALPHA TRION....Good lord

“Alpha Trion says he’s very disappointed in you, Optimus” STARSCREAM PLZ, HE REALLY IS LIKE A CRAZY PET OWNER

Ohhh they’re talking about the Matrix

WINDBLADE NO!!!!! NOT MY GIRL

OH SNAP THEY’RE ACTUALLY GOING FOR IT??? NO ONE’S GOING TO JUMP IN TO SAVE OPTIMUS???

THAT’S SO GRUESOME WTF, THEY’RE ACTUALLY TEARING HIS CHEST OPEN TO TAKE IT OUT

“The Matrix looks really pretty” I say in a small voice, mortified beyond belief

CHEETOR IS SO CUTE....

“You do not understand who and what you are fighting” SICK LINE CHEETOR

THANK YOU FOR RIPPING THAT HIDEOUS YELLOW ARMOR OFF STARSCREAM

THE FRAT BOY FRIENDSHIP TRIO IS SO CUTE

Megatron: I will...permit you to leave now Optimus: You are welcome Ughhhh Megatron’s expression while they’re walking away is so good thIS KILLS ME...........

Cyberverse 9!

OH NO THUNDERCRACKER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, ARE YOU OK???

WHY IS SLIPSTREAM SUDDENLY THERE AGAIN, WHAT’S GOING ON (NOT THAT I’M NOT GLAD TO SEE YOU)

Wait I forgot there’s another purple Seeker, that’s probably not Slipstream RATS

What exactly is Cheetor doing, WAIT I think these are all old memories he’s seen, these are just flashbacks ALRIGHT WE’RE COOL I GOT IT NOW

GOSH I LOVE MEGAOP BATTLES NO MATTER HOW BRIEF THEY ARE

Cheetor: I hope they one day settle their differences so that we may one day take our place among them Somehow that makes him sound like an alien, which is ironic since they’re ALL aliens

Very nice group shot right there

aw, Cheetor is right at Rodimus’ hand level when he’s in his cheetah alt mode, I half expected Rodimus to pet him

"Won’t someone please pet me??”

Man, this makes me miss Ravage. I’d love to see him show up in Cyberverse too. We know Lazerbeak is here at least though!

Hot Rod: How can we find Starscream if he ghosted us? Bumblebee: “Ghosted us”? LMAO nice slang Hot Rod

Aww poor Cheetor, me too buddy

RATCHET RATCHET RATCHET!!!!

LMAO HE SCREAMED, I LOVE YOU RATCHET YOU’RE SO CUTE

Oh no Cheetor, don’t go help Wheeljack

LMAO Cheetor you’re just so sneaky like a kitty cat, no one can hear you coming

OH NO DEFINITELY DON”T HELP PROWL

“YOU”LL NEVER TAKE ME” PROWL PLEASE

AW BUMBLEBEE SCARED CHEETOR that’s sweet that he went to go make Cheetor feel better :’) Best buddies

WAIT WTF

FRICKIN CYBERVERSE, YOU SCARED ME FOR A SECOND, I HEARD THAT SOUND AND I WARPED BACK TO FRICKIN 2005, HOW COULD YOU SCARE ME LIKE THAT

This frickin series is made by a bunch of MEMERS

BEE SAVED THE KITTY CAT!!!!

UH OH jeez louise they got caught

“I was so hoping to never see you again!” I love you Bumblebee

SPARK MERGING??? STARSCREAM BUDDY....

“I have no fight with you. We are soon to be one” Not creepy at all Starscream

OH NO IS HE GOING TO PUT BEE’S SPARK INA SCRAPLET??? JEEZ THAT’S NEW

SMART THINKING CHEETOR

CHEETOR AND BEE ARE SUCH CUTE FRIENDS GOSH

wait Episode 10 is out too??? OK I CAN”T HELP MYSELF, IM GONNA PUT IT IN A NEW TEXT POST THOUGH

MAN I LOVE THIS SERIES!!! I LOVE CYBERVERSE

#i talk #Cyberverse #cyberverse spoiler /#I'm watching Cyberverse #Primordial robot hell

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firebirdtransam68 · 5 years ago

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Are The Names In Anime Originally Japanese Or English? It All Depends On What You Grew Up With

I am making this post to explain what I have observed from the English-speaking community.

We know many people really like anime, right? We grew up with shows like Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Sonic X, Digimon Adventures, the Transformers Unicron Trilogy, and for much older fans, Voltron, Robotech, Star Blazers, and Battle Of The Planets. The only thing is, these shows, originally in the Japanese language, were dubbed in English because many marketers didn’t think people in America, Canada, or any other English-speaking country would enjoy a foreign show, even if it had English subtitles. The only problem is, many anime shows targeted to younger fans (mainly children) were heavily censored and the dialogue was changed to make it more family-friendly. The upside is, if companies like World Events Productions and 4Kids Entertainment did not dub the shows, we wouldn’t be able to access the original shows with English subtitles, and we can fully understand how Japanese media differ from American, Canadian, or English media.

Anyway, I remember when I was younger watching bits and pieces of Robotech (a mesh of the Super Dimension Fortress Macross trilogy) with my father, who had it on VHS. Then I remember watching a few episodes and movies of Pokemon a little later after I witnessed Robotech. I also remember going to a now-defunct video store where Sonic X was playing (before I even knew the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise). They all shared one thing in common; they were all in the English language. And as I have seen the shows, I noticed at times the mouths do not match the dialogue; and I never understood why the animation was different from media like Disney, Don Bluth, or the Loony Tunes.

I did not know what anime really is until I was in middle school and high school. I didn’t even understand the ‘fetish’ of such design. That is, until I witnessed a few girls watching the original Sailor Moon anime in English subtitles. As I viewed a few scenes, I noticed the characters’ mouths matched the language being spoken; and the tone was more serious and less silly like most Western cartoon shows. Not to mention, most characters look more realistic, such as having five fingers instead of four.

And then I got curious with original Japanese anime shows (back in the olden days, anime was called Japanimation, and later was respectfully called anime), and I came across a mecha show called Beast King Golion (the original show for Voltron: Defender Of The Universe). I watched a few episodes with English subtitles, and I noticed how dark it was compared to American children’s shows (they show blood, death, real-life situations that adults can understand, and they swear too, usually saying words like “hell,” “damn,” “crap,” “bastard,” “bitch,” and the occasional “s**t”). Then I saw Voltron, and I noticed how much the dub changed the whole plot of the anime; violence was toned down, hardly any blood on screen, no swear words, somewhat poor voice acting with a few exceptions, and even the characters’ names were different. The only good qualities I see in Voltron was, of course, the name of the titular mech, and the kickass soundtrack of the 1980′s.

Later, as I look up different anime clips with English subtitles, I wondered if the characters speak English in the original version; and sure enough, there were clips that showed just that (it was awesome, funny, and bizarre; or even both or all three at the same time). What took me by surprise is that there was a Sonic X clip where Sonic occasionally throws in English in the original language. I didn’t even KNOW there was a Sonic The Hedgehog anime, and that threw me off in a good way. I started watching a few episodes with English subtitles, and then compared them to the English dubbed episodes; the original is the winner! And that was how I became a Sonic The Hedgehog fan, along with the Shadow The Hedgehog (2005) and the Sonic ‘06 games.

And then, interestingly, I discovered Pocket Monsters (the original Pokemon series) when I was browsing for more anime. I noticed how the main character, Ash Ketchum, had a different name, Satoshi, but they were the same character; they just happened to have different names in different languages. I was used to the name Ash, but I gradually started to like the name Satoshi even more, because it is the original show in its original language.

I have been a fan of Transformers ever since I watched the live action films by Michael Bay. It isn’t until The Transformers (1984-1987) and The Transformers: The Movie (1986) in which I started to like the Generation One (G1) Transformers because they originated in the 1980′s (which I really like, even though I wasn’t existent yet back in the day). I have many characters I like; my favorite Autobot is Ironhide, who was a black truck in the 2007 live action film, and a red van in the G1 version. Both of these incarnations share similar traits; Ironhide is just an awesome robot, he is trigger-happy (especially in the live action film), has a deep and gruff voice, is funny at times, is stubborn on a few things, and simply makes me smile; and in the live-action film’s case, my father owns a truck, and one of my favorite colors is black (just like KITT from the 1982 show, Knight Rider). I was disheartened by his death by the traitorous Sentinel Prime in Dark Of The Moon (2011), and at the hands of Megatron in the 1986 movie. And my favorite Decepticon is Starscream; who doesn’t love a backstabbing fighter jet anyways?

Now, I am sure you are probably asking, “what does this have to do with anime?” Well, I had the realization many months ago that Transformers Armada, Energon, and Cybertron (which all make up the Unicron Trilogy) were all anime series; so I looked each of them up in AnimeNewsNetwork, starting with Armada. (I wanted to check out the shows because I heard from many fans how this incarnation of Starscream subverts the traitorous role, and how he was the most likeable Decepticon in the whole series) The site shows the Japanese cast first, since it is the original language, and I was happy to see that Ironhide was there, as well. But, when I looked at the English cast, I couldn’t see the name anywhere. Interestingly, the Japanese credits called Optimus Prime Convoy, so maybe in Armada, this particular Autobot was not called Ironhide. And sure enough, when I started watching the show in English subtitles (the original is called Micron Legend), I was mostly right. What took me by surprise is that this Ironhide was not an old Autobot like many traditional Ironhides from the G1 and the Bayformers films, but a young Decepticon missile tank. Starscream is not the only Transformer to subvert the original roles of past incarnations. Apparently, this is the only Transformers continuation where Ironhide is a Decepticon. However, he shared many traits with his G1 counterpart as well; he is tough like how he should be, is funny (and surprisingly cute, not very many Ironhides is that lovable like this one), is stubborn some of the times, has a deep gruff voice, is trigger-happy (especially if you piss him off or cross Megatron in front of him), and instantly became a likable Transformer because of those traits; and he had probably the saddest death in the whole Unicron trilogy when I started watching Energon (originally called Superlink). I was disappointed when Megatron (now called Galvatron) put his abandoned spark into a new, and unattractive, body, and called him Irontread (didn’t stop me from watching the whole anime series because as I watched it futher, it shared many similarities with The Transformers: The Movie, particularly Unicron’s design, and the green helicopter we know as Springer (Japan calls him Sprung; not sure why...); the only thing missing in Superlink is “The Touch”). Next to Starscream, Ironhide is my favorite Transformer in the whole Unicron Trilogy. And what was his English dubbed name in Armada? Demolishor.

Ever since I watched these shows, I started to like them so much, maybe even more so than G1; probably because the Transformers had many human traits (for instance, they grunt and groan in pain more times than G1; oh and some of them actually cry, mainly younger Transformers like Ironhide in Micron Legend and Wing Dagger in Superlink), and was the first time I see them with teeth and different colored optics, instead of the traditional blue and red for the Autobots and Decepticons, respectively.

I notice many Trans-fans know many characters in the Unicron Trilogy by their English names because that was what they grew up with, or were used to seeing. And whenever someone points out the original names, they would interject, saying something like “its X, not Y!” (For example, “it’s Jetfire, not Skyfire!”) However, there are people like me who will point out what the original names are without trying to denigrate mainstream fans. Then again, I, too, get a little frustrated whenever a fan doesn’t call a character by their original name. But, if all else fails, I just let them call a character whatever they want to call them, because I cannot change their minds if they are absolutely certain of what the character’s name is, even if it is not their original name.

Then again, even the Japanese dub of the original Transformers shows and movies changed the names of certain characters because they believed it was cooler, easier to pronounce, or they didn’t like the name for some reason. For example, Optimus Prime was called Convoy, Sideswipe was called Lambor, Bumblebee was called Bumble, Devastator was called Devastor, Shockwave was called Lazerwave, Lazerbeak was called Condor, and Springer was called Sprung. (And Autobots and Decepticons were called Cybertrons and Destrons, respectively, and the planet Cybertron was called Seibertron.) In Micron Legend and Superlink, such names were the characters’ original names in the show.

Here are some characters in Micron Legend with their original and dubbed names (the rest not listed kept their names):

- Convoy = Optimus Prime

- Ratchet = Red Alert

- Hot Rod = Hot Shot

- Devastator = Scavenger

- Grap (possibly Grapple?) = Smokescreen/Hoist

- Ironhide = Demolishor

- Sandstorm = Cyclonus

- Silverbolt = Blurr (who is nothing like G1 Blurr at all)

- Doubleface = Sideways

- Wheelie = High Wire

- Bank = Grindor

- Arcee = Sureshock

- Bumble(bee) = Perceptor

- Shockwave = Tidal Wave

- Rampage = Wheeljack

- Stepper = Sideswipe

- Scourge = Nemesis Prime (Scourge’s name was not mentioned in Micron Legend, but that is what was confirmed in AnimeNewsNetwork and other anime sites)

- Megatron (Super Mode) = Galvatron

- Grid = Swindle

- Search = Blackout

- Barrel = Leader-1

- Prime = Sparkplug

- Alexa = Alexis

- Jim = Fred

- Amphitrite = not even given a name!

Here are the characters in Superlink, along with a few characters from Micron Legend (Armada):

- Grand Convoy = Optimus Prime

- Skyfire = Jetfire (I don’t know what happened to Jetfire and Hot Rod from Micron Legend; maybe they were reformatted without further explanation, replaced with newer characters, or the creators fixed Jetfire’s name to Skyfire and Hot Rod was so damaged that he had to be reformatted and was called Hot Shot, or according to some sites, matured into Hot Shot)

- Inferno V = Roadblock

- Roadbuster = Ironhide (who looked and acted nothing like the Ironhide I am so familiar with; is very unlikeable, compared to Roadbuster, who IS more likeable; and it is quite amusing to see two Ironhides fighting each other in Episode 10, with the one speaking English and the one speaking Japanese; there must be a crack fic about this somewhere...)

- Rodimus Convoy = Rodimus Prime (he was called Rodimus Convoy in the Japanese dub of G1)

- Red Alert = Prowl

- Airglide = Skyblast

- Blastarm = Strongarm

- Ariel = Arcee

- Springer = Bulkhead

- Overdrive = Cliffjumper

- Wheeljack = Downshift

- Galvatron (before recoloration) = Megatron (in Superlink, he explicitly said, “call me Galvatron-sama,” and he looked like his G1 counterpart as well)

- Nightscream = Starscream (since Starscream was killed by Unicron in Micron Legend after he used up all his energy from his spark, which is presumed destroyed. Yeah, sadly, Starscream never came back in Superlink; although Nightscream looks a lot like G1 Starscream even more than Armada Starscream)

- Mega-Zarak = Scorponok (G1 Scorponok’s Japanese dub name was Mega-Zarak; not sure why the creators called him that, though...)

- Sandstorm/Snowstorm = Cyclonus/Snow Cat

- Ironhide/Irontread = Demolishor/still Demolishor (what, no cooler name like Devastator, Basher, Groundcrusher or Destructor for his new body?)

- Shockwave/Shockfleet = Tidal Wave/Mirage

- Lazerwave = the real Shockwave (in Energon, he is called Shockblast, which I think is silly, so I will call him Lazerwave for Superlink’s sake)

- Buildron = Constructicon Maximus (note that Buildron is the Japanese dub name for Constructicon in G1)

- Bruticus = Bruticus Maximus

- Superion = Superion Maximus

- Superion’s brother = Dauntless Maximus (I will call him Dauntless)

- Alexa = Alexis

I have not seen Galaxy Force as often as Micron Legend and Superlink, but I will list a few characters that I can remember with the sub and dub names respectively:

- Galaxy Convoy = Optimus Prime

- Dreadrock = Jetfire

- Guardshell = Landmine

- Demolishor = Mudflap

- Sonic Bomber = Wing Saber

- First Aid = Red Alert

- Nitro Convoy (male) = Override (female)

- Exillion = Hot Shot

- Chromia = Thunderblast (yes, Chromia, usually an Autobot’s name, is a Decepticon in Galaxy Force)

- Noisemaze = Sideways

- Metroplex = Megalo Convoy (I don’t really know his name; that is what I got from some sources when I was trying to find out what this Transformer’s name was)

Anyways, since I saw the original versions, it can be really difficult for me to refer them to the English dubbed names so many fans can understand what I am saying. I am sure others feel the same way as well.

Well, that is all I will be saying so far. I will post more blogs, pictures, and memes when I have the time.

This is FirebirdTransAm68 signing out.

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