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flameofthescorpion · 1 month ago

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Sinking Deeper....Deeper...

Next part for the Herald of Chaos Sentinel AU! I'm sorry it took so long, my motivation for Writing and Drawing are NOT the same. This ones shorter than the first one but i hope it suffices anyway. CW: Manipulation, Rotting/Decay, some graphic descriptions of violence and i would say a pretty hefty doses of Psychological Horror. OF COURSE, TRANSFORMERS ONE SPOILERS

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It had been a while since everything. The mech could not even tell how much time had passed, only that it had been some time, enough so that the fallen (false) Prime could see from a distance that Iacon had recovered mostly from his death and long had focused on trying to rebuilt itself once Megatron had gone ballistic and attempted to destroy the glorious underground City. He saw it all. Despite his obvious loss of energon clouding his vision and his senses numbening out, he could still recognize that a fight had ensued and that Orion, the fool, had been chosen by Primus to become the next Prime. He. Out of ALL bots. him. Sentinel clenched his servos which were slowly eroding and reshaping into claws with the passage of time, anger bubbling deep within his long rotten core, long replaced with a darkness not even Primus himself could cleanse out of the shell he had become of himself. ”We are past this topic. stop.” A voice rang out in the back of Sentinel’s processor, and he wasn't completely sure if it even was his own any longer. The demon was still watching him, the same demon that he once thought was his “angel”, a simple admirer who had courtesy to save his life, nothing but a false image, he lured Sentinel into something he could not back out of now. Despite him not physically being present, he still managed to watch Sentinels everymove. Yet the false ex-Prime wasn't sure whether or not the demon could read his thoughts. He might just be paranoid at this point.

Sentinel knew one thing for certain, he had been messing with the mech’s processor. Making sure his memories were hazy, “for focus’ sake.” was his excuse. Yet the hatred he had for Megatron and Optimus Prime kept his memory of those 2 Cybertronians very clear. Everything else just seemed like a blurred cloud of fog, could he recall any other names? affiliations? relations? not really. But he supposed that was not important anymore. His past life was no more. All that counted was his focus on the current goal. Current? total. Total goal. Sentinel didn't know why he just thought of current goal. Getting the matrix of leadership and getting back in power after getting his well earned revenge was his total goal. Getting the Matrix. He NEEDED to get the Matrix. He NEEDED to- “Get the Matrix, Sentinel.” The mech shook his helm. What was THAT? He decided to debate that later and decided to rather focus on what to do now. Iacon was still busy trying to rebuild itself, he needed to strike now, well not the centrepoint of course, he needed to weaken their defense systems first. The false Prime still had to do it while they did not have the strength to completely overwhelm him in mere seconds.

With his wings flared, he attempted to take flight only to fall onto his facial plates promptly after. Sentinel’s golden optics shifted over to his wings to see what's the matter, eroding. they were ERODING. Just like everything else on his body. Eroding and reforming, making him more useful. Stronger.-

It looks like he was walking. Mayhaps that was even better, with his frame having exponentially darkened he could blend easier into darkness than the openness of the caverns. His first target was away from most of the city anyway, plenty of hiding spots to use to his advantage.

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Yet that seemed not to work as he had imagined, it really was not long until they had spotted him. HOW they had spotted him was a mystery to the Mech. Sentinel was well hidden, there was nothing to see him, absolutely nothing! He didn't understand! What kind of surveillance system had they installed? “Fool.”

hat is strange, he had expected the smoke but not that irony note. The false prime shook his helm again. Focus! Focus!

If he couldn't disable it in secret, then he would destroy it and give himself more time to strike.

Rushing out of his hiding spot with his wings raised and claws bared, he rushed at almost unnatural speeds at his opponents. The air rushed through past his body and claws, giving slight resistance as he swung the deadly talons at one of the guards, piercing their helm and processor. Sentinel froze for a second in pure horror. Since when had he become this strong? However his frozen state was interrupted as he felt a hot, searing pain at the back of his wings. Turning slowly with his rotting optics focused, their pupils pinprick small as they saw the other cybertronian trying to disable him, putting him offline. They are trying to put you offline. Sentinel.

Dentas long reshaped into sharp fangs bared in a fit of rage he launched himself at the guard, spark soon torn out in a blinded state. This wasn't like him. Their facial plates were blurry sure, but this wasn't like him, he didn't fight this savage. He had honor. Had. YOU HAD honor. You traded it for your life. His optics reset as he got up rushing to the control room, less because he was in danger and more to just get away from what he had done. Sentinel never was a stranger to causing death, but not like THAT. Slowing down as he reached the control room his optics focused on a blaster pointed at him before it was lowered by shackled servos.

“Sentinel?”

A feminine voice called out in shock and confusion. A familiar voice, Sentinel could no longer pinpoint it. He looked up, black lanky frame, yet facial plates blurred. You don't need to remember her. She's irrelevant. You serve Chaos, Sentinel. Yet something within his blackened spark clenched. This wasn't just SOME bot he once knew. No recollections. If she was important then why couldn't he remember. Why is his hatred of Megatron and Orion enough to retain his knowledge of him. How is his own arrogance and ego enough to remember that he was once the ruler of Lacon enough. What about her wasn't enough to remember who she was yet still have a feeling of familiarity. “Sentinel say something.” She called out again. Sentinel didn't know what to do, frozen in confusion and conflict. Something in his rotting guts told him they used to be allies, that she can be trusted. Well she seemed to know him, that was for sure. “What have they done to you? Who has done this?”

Her voice was muffled almost yet at that question he sprung back to life. If Sentinel truly knew her ENOUGH that he could recognize the cybertronian in front of him partially, perhaps, just perhaps she could join him. He may not fully recognize her but perhaps they can get to know each other again. It was getting lonely anyway.- Wait, why does he want this? His life is a living hell now! Why would he want to drag others into this?- Its boring to do everything alone. Underlings would be nice.

“Why of course the great Unmaker who else? He gave me all I have ever wanted! Power, Strength" That isn't what he wanted to say! ….Well okay he did. But not like that! Sentinel blinked, Composing himself. “What I meant was that he had saved me from certain Death. I want to retake Lacon, what we had.”

He had tried to conceal the fact that he still didn't know who the cybertronian was on a personal level. Yet instead with acceptance, or even contemplation, she violently backed off, disgust written on her facial plates from what Sentinel could make out. “What…are you.” She sounded afraid. Was he some kind of Monster to her? Well yes he was a monster personality wise, afterall he wasn't oblivious to the fact he made everyone slave away for HIS benefit but physically wise he was always able to conceal that fact. Something changed.

Monster.

That is what he was now. Inside as well as out. a monster.

He tried to shake his helm again trying to get the thoughts off his processor. That DEFINITELY wasn't his thought. He KNEW what he was but why is this affecting him and sending him in a fit of anger? That's just a fact of what he is! that shouldnt bother him! A Monster is what you are Sentinel. Choose a twisted life over death, casted aside your pride and honor to become a mere Herald of Chaos.

And with that he launched himself at the other cybertronian in the room with full intent to tear her frame to shreds, blind from a pure rage he had no idea until now was building up to become unbearable. You are here to follow orders, my orders only.

#transformers #maccadam #Sentinel #airachnid #Unicron #transformers au #Herald Of Chaos Sentinel #I definetly did not take way to long on this because of motivation issues #transformers one

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nova--spark · 1 year ago

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Okay so I remember you saying you wanted to add Elita to the Timeskip AU. Not sure how you plan on adding her in but if I may make a suggestion.

Maybe Optimus only thought Elita was dead. Maybe she managed to survive and found a way off the planet.

Maybe she manages to crash land on earth. The Jasper Trio finds her (Sometime after they managed to re-establish contact with the Autobots) and Elita immediately endears herself to them.

I imagine the call to Cybertron went a little something like this.

Optimus: Jack, Miko, Raf why have you called the emergency line? Is everything alright?

Jack: First the most part, but I think we found one of your friends. Raf patched her up as best he could but you and Ratchet should probably get over here as soon as possible

Miko: HEY OP! WE MET YOUR WIFE AND SHE’S AMAZING!

Optimus *Probably Bluescreening*: My… What.

Meanwhile Elita is panicking trying to figure out how she’s going to explain all of this to Optimus (or for Bonus points maybe Elita also thought Optimus was dead)

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Ok my ugly mess sobbing out of the way, ABSOLUTELY Y E S . Going off of how Elita-One's G1 portrayal was, and a bit of my own ideas here and there.

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WARNING, MUN'S OPLITA BUTTON WAS SMASHED WITH FEROCITY

Credit: JPL-Animation on DeviantArt

TFP!Timeskip Elita was one of Optimus' closest commanders, and was indeed romantically involved with him. She was there for many things, was one to dote on Bee behind her beloved's back, sass back Ratchet when he got too wound up, and be a source for comfort when Optimus needed just a moment of escape from the war. But not even good things last forever When securing the escape off Cybertron, she and Optimus were separated, and though both made it off world, it was not on the same vessels.

Both thought that would be the last time they would ever see each other.

Elita managed to secure a solo ride, but it came at a cost as she unfortunately became an easy target. In a ship with little to no defensive or combative measures, she put herself into a cryo stasis pod, in the hopes that her damaged ship would be found and rescued.

Entering the coordinates for Earth, which had been one of the last things Optimus had given her in case they did not make it together, Elita entered cryo stasis.

Sadly for her, the course was not a steady one, and being the only passenger but in stasis meant her voyage to Earth took longer than desired.

Arriving to Earth a few months after the end of RiD15, Elita was stirred from her cryo stasis due to the further damage sustained in her ship, and came online for the first time in many many years.

She wandered Earth solo for a while, regaining her bearings, and for a time didn'd leave her ship as she tried to contact Optimus, or find any nearby Autobot frequencies to tune into.

Luck would have it, she found that of Jasper's Hangar E.

Finding a vehicle mode after a few weeks, Elita set off but with low Energon levels, she didn't make it that far out before having to hide out in a discarded Energon mine, from 3 years ago.

Thankfully, she didn't need to go further to find help.

Having picked up the signals of an Autobot on Earth, one that did not fit any profile from any prior visitors, Raf and Jack set out with Miko in the armor, and a truck driven by Fowler, a smart move when they realized just what they had found.

After a brief scare and minor altercation, wherein the children made it known they knew Optimus, Elita seemed immensely relieved to know she'd made it, and help was here.

Loaded up onto the truck in her vehicle form, they hauled her back to the base, where Raf got to work putting into practice everything Ratchet had ever taught him. How proud his mentor would have been if he'd seen how well he repaired Elita.

It took just a day for Elita to bond to these young ones, making her proud of how Optimus had trained them, especially as they handled everything on their own, despite their size.

Jack was the one to contact Cybertron, while Elita rested and worked on her recovery, as well as got up to speed with Miko and Raf's help about the end of the war, and Cybertron being restored.

The above conversation happened, and they were all quite surprised to see how fast the space bridge booted up, and through it came Optimus, who was followed by Ratchet and Bee, all almost falling over each other.

When Elita finally saw Optimus for the first time in centuries, she couldn't help the silent tears flowing as she tried to limp over, but he did not let her get far before rushing over and holding her in his arms protectively, yet gently, as if this was yet another vision from the Primes that would be ripped from him in an instant if he closed his eyes.

Ratchet took over the medical aspects, while Optimus and Elita finally spoke, after thinking that for centuries, one another had been gone, one with the AllSpark and never to be seen again.

Well, Optimus had been, and Elita gave him an earful about it, but...that could wait, as she had a lot of catching up to do, and many a story to hear now that she was back online.

Bee and the kids all shared stories with each other while they waited for their turn with the rose colored war maiden, which would be quite a while, but...

It was good to be back.

Good to be with friends, loved ones, and some new sparklings, both of metal and flesh, to care for, with the war gone.

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Though now they certainly had explaining to do , especially after Miko called her Optimus' wife.

#transformers #maccadam #maccadams #transformers prime #tfp #tf prime #nova writings #TFP: TIMESKIP | RID15 AU #tfp elita one #oplita #optimus prime #elita one #tf #tf rid 2015 #tf rid15

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fictional-love-is-my-life · 8 months ago

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Transformers Cowboy AU

So my husband asked me what my HC's would be for the bots in a Western time. And I decided to just make an AU about it. So thank you for giving me the idea about this.

I couldn’t choose between having them be their bot selves or be human formers, so I am choosing both. I am headcannoning them bot or human when I feel like it. And some hc’s change depending on if they are bot or human. Also, it's sort of BayxTFP because I just wanted to add all the bots I wanted into it.

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Optimus - Sheriff

Bumblebee - Deputy sheriff

Ratchet - The town Doctor

Hot Rod - Ranch owner, used to be a law Marshall but gave it up to take on the Ranch as it was bestowed to him by a friend after their death.

Hound - Gunsmith/Armorer/owns the gun store

Crosshairs - Cowboy/ Ranch hand for Hot Rod, but he dreams of becoming a bounty hunter

Drift - Pastor/teacher

Daytrader - Shop owner

Jazz - Saloon owner/entertainer

Ironhide - City Marshall

Sideswipe - Hotel owner

Arcee, Elita, and Chromia - Together they own the largest livery yard(horse ranch), and own all the horses. Anyone who wants a horse goes to them.

Jetfire - Ex outlaw, now owns and runs a small mine nearby.

Wheelie - Multi-use hand/works at the saloon and the store.

Brains - Helps Ratchet with whatever he can

Sentinel - Deputy sheriff, angry that he wasn't given Sheriff over Optimus

Ultra Magnus - Retired sheriff, he handed it down to Optimus.

Cliffjumper - Cowboy/ ranch hand on Hot Rod’s Ranch

Cogman - Bank owner

Skids and mudflap - Miners

The wreckers(including Wheeljack, Bulkhead, Roadbuster, Leadfoot, and Topspin)- They own the biggest brewery/farm and make most of the Energon(alcohol) sold in the saloon and have most of the stock in the store

Dino - Cowboy/rancher on wreckers farm

Smokescreen - works at the bank but wants to become a Marshall.

Megatron - Outlaw/Owns the largest mine in the country, a farm and ranch that competes with the Autobots. His Decepticons steal for him to further increase his ranch, but the Autobots can't quite prove it/catch him.

Starscream - Outlaw, second hand to Megatron. Helps oversee and run everything.

Soundwave - Outlaw/farm owner/store owner he runs a competitive distillery to the Autobots.

Shockwave - Dr/scientist trying to move the times forward by experimenting outside his time, but specifically does experiments and requests for Megatron.

Barricade - Farm/ranch hand. Does most of the robberies.

Knockout - Doctor for Megatron

Blackarachnia - Traveling sales (snake oil) woman/thief

Lockdown - Bounty hunter

Vehicons - Miners and farm/ranch hands.

Ravage - The farm cat, also protects the animals from other hunters.

Lazerbeak - Does surveillance to track people/bots to steal from.

The Autobots live in a small town, that was started by Ultra Magnus and a few other older bots. Eventually Ultra Magnus retired and the other older bots died or moved away. Optimus took over being Sheriff and appointed Bumblebee as his Deputy. Ironhide became their Marshall.

Hot Rod used to be a Marshall but left to take over a ranch from an old friend of his.

They often get new bots going to and through their small town.

They use their farms and ranches to sell products to larger towns and cities that surround them and that is how they get enough money to keep the town going.

Megatron owns a large piece of land outside the town. He runs a farm, brewery and ranch that the other cons work on, as well as the largest mine around. He's in high competition with the Autobots. He also does a lot of robberies, especially stealing from travelers that try to go to the town. Optimus suspects Megatron of the robberies but has never gotten concrete proof in order to put them away.

So for now they live in somewhat tense, harmony.

Every year they hold a shooting competition. Games vary from who has the best aim for using a sniper, who can hit the most targets in a certain time and of course who has the quickest draw. Hot Rod has won the quick draw event every year, some say he slows down time in order to win. But no one has proved such a thing. Ironhide can hit the most amount of targets, and Lockdown has the best aim for a sniper.

They also have other festivals and competitions, such as rodeos, animal wrangling, fishing and they have Energon contests to see which brewery makes the better tasting Energon. The wreckers have won every year, and have the best Energon known for miles around. The cons try very hard to steal their secret recipe, but have yet to accomplish it.

They have horses, cattle, dogs, cats, and Energon crops.

Cliffjumper is the best skilled with a lasso. Skids is the best fisherman.

The wreckers instigate the most amount of bar brawls. Usually not in a vicious manner, just friendly banter that gets out of hand. But a night in the cells sobers them up for work the next day.

They play a lot of poker, Ratchet and Crosshairs are the best players with the best poker faces. They have a few wins each.

Jazz plays the piano in the saloon, as well as serving the drinks. He also gets Wheelie to help tend the bar.

Crosshairs wants to be a bounty hunter. But that would mean he would have to leave to go to one of the other cities to get the bounty jobs. And as much as he wants to, he hasn't yet. Some say it's due to a loyalty he feels to the town even though he tries to deny it.

Bee can't speak, he lost his voice in a gun fight. For bot Bee since there are no TV’s or radio he records other people's voices and sentences and uses them to talk. For human Bee he knows sign language, taught to him by a city folk that traveled through. Some Autobots know sign language, like Hot Rod, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Drift and Optimus. Barricade and Shockwave also know sign language. The others only know basic Sign, not enough to hold a full conversation.

Sideswipe used to be a Marshall but lost his legs after an accident. He now has prosthetics and runs the hotel. He also has a gap tooth after losing it in a saloon brawl.

Please feel free to ask me about this AU, I would love to talk about it and come up with more things about it.

#transformers #transformers bayverse #autobot #decepticon #transformers au #tf au #cowboy au #tf cowboy au #tfp #transformers prime

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kaycode1999 · 2 years ago

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You can thank @eldritch-araneae for my insane ramblings but now this whole GHOST targeting Bee theory is in my brain😂😂

I think it’s very telling that it seems GHOST is after Bee specifically. Bee is one of the kindest, pure-hearted bots ever. He has a reputation in every continuity of being friendly so why exactly is Croft targeting him? I think there’s two explanations

1. Croft is trying to discredit ALL cybertronians. Seeing as Bee is probably one of the most beloved CYBERTRONIANS not even just Autobot, he’s probably the most fruitful bot to go after if that’s her goal. I mean if the Autobots mascot is bad then surely all of them are right?

Convince everyone even all of the GHOST agents that Bee of all bots. Sweet, courageous, pure hearted bumblebee is bad? They’ll have no problem believing any other bot on the planet is bad. And not only that but by association- Optimus Prime. Optimus and Bee have a father/son relationship in every iteration, so if the leader of the Autobots SON? is bad Optimus is the one who would be guilty by association because he pretty much raised that bot. Boom, just like that all Autobots and Cybertronians are bad and all of humankind turn against them

2. She’s trying to provoke Optimus outright

I guarantee she kept Optimus in the dark about hunting Bumblebee. He believes they think he’s dead and that’s his son you think for one second he’d be on board with them hunting him? Let’s just say that Bee HAD been caught by Ghost at the stadium. Imagine Optimus comes back to headquarters to see his son locked away in a cell possibly even tortured like the Decepticons (I don’t think he knows about the torture but anyway)

Optimus loves and cares for all of his Autobots there’s no denying that but he has a special parent child bond with Bee and that’s one button Croft seems to know to push. Imagine the rage Optimus would feel seeing they locked his son away, he’d definitely threaten them to let Bee leave and if they refused who knows what he’d do for his child. Croft might be planning to provoke his anger by doing this and using it against him to show the world he’s bad

#transformers #bumblebee #transformers bumblebee #autobots #optimus prime #decepticons #bumblebee x reader #transformers bumblebee x reader #transformers original #transformers earthspark #transformers earthspark spoilers #transformers: earthspark #earthspark bumblebee #tf earthspark #EARTHSPARK #earthspark spoilers #tfe bumblebee #tfe spoilers

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i-starcreamed · 2 years ago

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Hey, I was thinking of a oneshot request for MTMTE Rodimus, Megatron, Drift, Whirl, Tarn, Shatted Glass Optimus Prime and Bayverse Ironhide with a Cybertronian S/O who can transform into a weapon (and it depends on what weapon she turns to, depending on who the character she is with). I was thinking it could be a female S/O as well, to make it easier for you cause I'm aware that's a lot of characters lol. Thank you, have a good day/afternoon/night 🤗

Part 2 of this request

MTMTE Whirl x Cybertronian!reader

this one ended up longer than I thought LOL

Whirl is immediately thrilled to have such a cool partner. At first he was distrustful of you, as usual, and even challenged you to a brawl for no reason. All you were doing was having a small drink at Swerve's, chatting and laughing with a couple of other bots. It was about your second or third time showing up at the bar, you found it quite easy to make friends here. Now, Whirl wasn't particularly interested in you when you first arrived on the Lost Light. Nothing unusual, you were just another bot, right? And yet like many others, after seeing you a couple of times he just couldn't figure out your alt-mode. Were you on the LL for no absolute reason and just another has-been?

And so he did the most logical thing, he suddenly marched up to you and said something like, "c-mere!" So...you did the most logical thing as well. Despite the mechs holding both Whirl and you back, you managed to transform and fire in a split second before you hit the ground.

Despite having a gaping hole in his chassis (nothing fatal, don't worry) he never left you alone after that.

It's been a while since the two of you have been together now, to the surprise of many and others simply said you were meant for each other. So it came to the point where you could trust him as the one to handle your alt-mode.

"You sure this won't uh, blast my arm off or something?"

"I'm not sure, actually, but we'll find out." Anyone who was unfamiliar with you two would wonder why Whirl was talking to a talking blaster that was bigger than the size of his clawed servos, but luckily you were alone. This was the first time either of you had done this, it startled the both of you when you transformed and magically clipped onto Whirl's arm like a built-in blaster meant just for him. Unexpected, but convenient.

"Ready?"

"Re-"

He fired and the both of you went flying backward into the wall. The blast didn't hit the desired target and instead a bit above it, creating a burnt mark on the metal walls. Meanwhile, debris fell onto Whirl as he recovered from the hit, you were both sitting in a dent in the used-to-be wall.

"Whirl! Are you- are you okay?!"

You transformed back and knelt down beside him, gently shaking him by his shoulder plates. He seemed a little dazed, you always wondered how his single optic can be so expressive. He lifted his right servo a bit shakily, the same one he fired with, and placed it near your chassis.

"That was...that was hot.."

You best believe after that, you grew closer than ever. He no longer collapses at your alt-mode's recoil and he looks badass while attacking his enemies, what more could he want?

Although the mech was a little funky, you wouldn't change a thing. You snapped out of your thoughts when suddenly your surroundings went silent, you looked up at your conjunx only to meet his gaze as well. His yellow optic turned into an upside-down "u" shape and you couldn't help but smile.

MTMTE Tarn x Cybertronian!Reader

Let's head back to Issue #7, yeah? Also I can't see Tarn being in a healthy relationship but I love him just as much as others do, so I made him somewhat sane for you, anon (or I made reader just as crazy, idk)

Tarn would never admit how much he enjoyed your alt-mode and well...you in general. He does, but in his own odd ways. The mech is so accustomed to using others for his own gain, taking and taking and taking but giving only when it's beneficial to him. But you? He cherishes you the way he cherishes what he does. You would've never thought you'd be part of the DJD, much less being the literal conjunx of their leader. Yeah, you knew about all their actions but you couldn't help but hold your helm high up as you stood next to your partner, peering down at a beat-up mech as the rest of the DJD stood around him.

Black Shadow, you remembered, was quivering on the ground with most of his armor melted off, barely cooling off. But at what cost? He had already been partially melted by Helex and now it was time for you to partially do your job.

"Y/N, love. Care to assist me in teaching this traitor a lesson?"

You obliged, you transformed into the cybertronian equivalent of a circular saw with the sharpest of blades. Over time, you too had gotten your own modifications of course. More and more blades were added to your alt-mode, resulting in a ravishing and formidable torture machine. The beaten mech's optics widened, albeit weakly, knowing what was about to happen.

You thought it was sweet the way Tarn would carefully clean off the spilled energon from your blades every time you were finished with a traitor. Suddenly with you, he had the most gentle servos known to cybertronian-kind. After that was done, the mech let out a soft sigh. He would- read this carefully, he would give your alt-mode a peck and gentle pat on the weapon. He would take pride in the way your bio-lights would brighten.

"You did so well, as always, Y/N."

#ahhhhhh #transformers x reader #mtmte #mtmte x reader #mtmte tarn #djd x reader #tarn x reader #mtmte whirl #whirl x reader #cybertronian reader #maccadam #lost light #lost light x reader

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novafire-is-thinking · 1 year ago

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TF Big Bang 2023 Preview

Introspection. Philosophy. Strategy. Vision.

These are some of the things I had in mind for Soundwave and Prowl in my @tf-bigbang fic, which will be posted to AO3 September 22nd - 24th.

My idea was to throw my two favorite tactical geniuses into a story and see where I could take things. It remains to be seen whether they’ll leave the world better or worse than they found it, but for now, I’m just having fun setting things in motion.

DEATH OF THE PHOENIX, RETURN OF THE WOLF

MEGATRON’S PLACE IN THE DECEPTICON DREAM HAS EXPIRED. SOUNDWAVE REFUSES TO LOOK BACK. THE AUTOBOTS MAY HAVE WON THE WAR, BUT HE IS DETERMINED TO SECURE A PLACE FOR HIMSELF IN CYBERTRON’S FUTURE. HE DOESN’T INTEND TO ALLOW HIMSELF TO BE DERAILED AGAIN.

PROWL KNOWS BETTER THAN TO EXPECT A WARM WELCOME. HE MAY HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO RETURN HOME, BUT HE LOST SIGHT OF THE MEANING OF “HOME” A LONG TIME AGO. AND HE’S MORE THAN FINE WITH THAT. HE TELLS HIMSELF THAT CYBERTRON STILL NEEDS HIM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE TOLD CYBERTRON.

CYBERTRON’S GREATEST MIND READER MEETS ONE OF CYBERTRON’S GREATEST MINDS. NEITHER KNOWS WHAT EXACTLY TO EXPECT OF THE OTHER.

BOTH HAVE THEIR SHARE OF SECRETS.

BOTH THINK THEY KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD.

AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM IS WANTED.

A sneak peek of the amazing art piece for the second part above, done by the wonderful @seafl0wrz:

Fic preview text below the cut:

[PART ONE]

Satisfied, Ratchet placed one of his hands firmly on Soundwave’s upper left arm.

Before Ratchet could proceed, Soundwave caught his wrist with a tentacle, blocking the grinder from going anywhere near its intended target. Ratchet froze.

⟪⟪ No. ⟫⟫

Everyone looked up at the sound of Soundwave’s voice. It was an old recording, but it caught their attention all the same.

Recovering from his shock, Ratchet spoke. “All I’m doing is removing your insignias. Nothing more.”

⟪⟪ No. ⟫⟫

Unsure of what to do, Ratchet looked to Optimus, a silent plea in his gaze.

The Prime came over to Ratchet’s work area and stood to Soundwave’s right, assessing the situation up close.

“Soundwave,” he began. “May I ask—what is the nature of your refusal? The war is over. I assumed you would renounce the Decepticon Cause upon your retrieval.”

Silence.

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[PART TWO]

Movement outside caught Prowl’s eye.

The dark form of Soundwave loomed in the hangar entrance. A sense of trepidation came over Prowl.

Noticing the direction of Prowl’s gaze, Optimus turned around.

“Soundwave. While you were out, Ratchet and I received a call from Bumblebee. Prowl was sent to us.” Optimus looked from one to the other. “I assume you remember each other.”

As if I could ever forget The Sparkeater, thought Prowl.

Without a word, Soundwave approached with the same slow, measured gait Prowl remembered so well.

The three of them stood silently, none of them daring to speak.

If being in the same room as Wheeljack made Prowl uneasy, being sized up by Soundwave was many times more unnerving. He tried not to show it.

Even though Prowl had thought he was mentally prepared to reacquaint himself with the former de facto second-in-command of the Decepticons, he felt oddly exposed. He had a feeling things were going to get…interesting.

And Prowl hated this kind of interesting.

#tf big bang #tf big bang 2023 #maccadam #soundwave #tfp soundwave #prowl #tfp prowl #idw prowl #(sort of)#novafire is writing #death of the phoenix return of the wolf #the phoenix of kaon #the wolf of praxus

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scratchyemporium · 2 years ago

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in the midst of me drawing mirage and struggling with his design, i've made a few -1 braincell headcanons for the fellow mirage fandom because of course i did 🤡 (updated; will continue to add on until i forget):

okay so he smells like ocean mist, like, the scent you find at candle shops yknow?? he smells like the color blue or some sort of blue candy or fruit or candle basically

he ain't that smart bruh, like, he forgets words all the time like one time he thought that the word "konnichiwa" was fucking "coochiewap" like a fucking idiot

he likes storms, but just the rain part. he got jumpscared by thunder one time and he didn't like it at all. he can handle the rain outside but he won't go outside when it's thundering

when he was finally introduced to the sonic the hedgehog games, he deadass said "wait a minute, that ain't noah". he proceeded to feel like a clown for the rest of the day

blud can purr, i'm telling you! but like, he keeps it to himself most of the time for obvious reasons (he doesn't wanna be seen as a dork)

he's sarcastic for literally no reason and he loves trolling people. he probably has a inactive 4chan or deactivated reddit account that was only made to make people mad

he can and will hold you like burger. sometimes he will actually nom down onto your head (not like, actual bite but yknow the soft noms) or just hold you like a lil plushie

mirage has been dunked on by optimus at least once, like, full on basketball game. he has sworn to dunk on optimus in revenge. he hasn't succeeded so far....

i know this motherfucker can whimper, i know he does. if he can purr, he can whimper, and that is 102% facts right there. he already has a girlish scream....

on god he knows any cheesy old song that radiates positive vibes to heart. he could sing "bad" by michael jackson perfectly and do all the moves too. just imagine a huge blueberry of a robot jammin' out to the most stupidest songs /pos

i don't know why but he seems like a kids movie type of guy. you can and will catch him watching nightmare before christmas or aladdin alone in the back for like the 126th time

his favorite game to play in the sonic series is sonic cd. he asked noah to make a special controller for him so that he could play and not just watch all the time. his second favorite game is donkey kong country

this big ol' nerd can't count in uneven groups!! he's like that one guy counting the cash. in fact, he can't really count in big groups without thinking about it, even if it was by 100 or 1,000 (yes he's a doofus in my eyes [and i love him so much])

he craves, and i mean craves interaction. you saw him using the car as a step-stool to snoop on noah and kris!! you can't leave him alone for too long or else he gets a bit grumpy (he's tired of being cooped up and alone yknow)

when he was confessing to noah or whoever, he got overheated and sputtered really super duper quadruper hard (like a silly engine) and had to confess on a more cold day to keep himself maintained

sometimes he feels absolutely awful for literally no reason.. when he does feel bad, he targets one person to hover close to and just sticks beside them until he feels better/gets distracted (he usually sticks around optimus or noah but if you're lucky you might see him stick around with you!!)

speaking of distracted, he gets easily distracted like a silly lil goober kid! he could like deadass chase a little red dot around like a kitten and will nevereverever get tired. he's just that silly and hyper and goofy!!

#transformers #transformers rotb #rotb #rise of the beasts #tf rotb #mirage #mirage rotb #headcanons #transformers headcanons

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miradanii · 7 months ago

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Cyberverse series complete!!!

A Review:

If you want a Transformers series that not only doesn't have any humans and later on has a good amount of Cybertron lore and enjoy a series that smooths out over the last few seasons AND AND do a banger job by the finale then I do recommend this series.

Just know it is geared towards a younger audience so it won't be as outwardly dark as Transformers Prime or really deep diving in a character's emotional trauma. It is possible to do that in a 10 minute episode but it's very clear where the shows priorities are in the episodes that were made.

Knowing what to expect made it a much more enjoyable watch that seriously helped those turning point of events caught me off guard.

The fun part I did not expect is when they keep adding more characters to the show, even towards the very end. However, somehow, it just kind of works out. There's the very obvious main characters such as Bumblebee, Windblade, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, etc. Yet, this show let so many of the characters they added shine. Even if their screen time is very brief, personally quite a few of the minor characters stuck out to me compared to part of the main cast.

I gave this series a second chance due to a few clips I saw online. Preceptor's comedic falling, Shockwave and his little guys doing a lil dance around Wheeljack, and especially Soundwave doing a funky lil dance with his eventual backup dancers...that got me.

Where I really started liking the series was in Season 1 episode 8. Season 3 and 4 is the strongest in terms of characters and story (I've seen others agree on) but it doesn't feel like a drag to get there once you settle your expectations and start enjoying the show.

More thoughts down below if you just wanna know...

If you've ever passed up on Cyberverse maybe try again. 7/10.

Btw spoilers and personal opinions

I remember season 1 coming out on Netflix in 2020 and I was still in the mindset of wanting a emotionally invested Transformers series ever since I finished Transformers Prime back in Highschool?? (Back when I was able to buy the Shockwave commander figure at Target I think) Robots in Disguise was whiplash of lighthearted fun (I couldn't finish. Bumblebee's design was....hmmm) while War on Cybertron was too dark and overly serious (I stopped in Kingdom. didn't finish). I hadn't considered the comics at that point. So when I began watching Cyberverse, I didn't set my expectations, skipped around and didn't give it a proper chance. Which sucked because I really wanted to get to know Windblade (yes I know there's comics but at the time I didn't have the money nor considered trying to find it online at the time. Last time I did consider getting into the Transformers comics I bought Dark Energon and got really confused because I wasn't sure how many issues back before getting to Windblade's issue. I didn't use reddit nor look up any forms to even find the information of where I should start or read as a solo issue. I do now though. Really enjoying MTMTE).

Cyberverse S1 has a good concept and had moments that caught me off guard but after seeing the entire show if you want to convince someone to watch it they got to really look past that first season. Episode 8 I believe with Blurr and his ENTIRE PLANET DYING and the backstory with Shadow Striker, I felt there werent any good hooks. Even with Windblade as a main character, it still wasnt interesting.

Seeing comments on videos and forms I agree that sort of after season 2, episodes start hitting better and every episode is either a bottle of fun or a oh shit that happened??????

The real turning point for me was in S2 with the Arcee and Grimlock solo episode. I think Cyberverse can write some genuinely fun character interactions. And that was one I kept craving for each season.

The good thing about this show I'd like to make clear is that there are a lot of femmebots in Cyberverse (Clobber being one of my favorites. She's such a delight on screen). However, when it comes to having any autobots on screen, one of my gripes that was it felt like there was a rule of one femmebot per episode or an autobot group mission. They kept switching them out and I know they could at least have Chromia and Arcee go on a mission with Bee, Grimlock and Hotrod or something. During S2 when the Autobots are on their journey back to Cybertron, I had noticed Arcee and Windblade got to a point that they were never on screen at the same time, let alone interact for a 5 minutes or a minute at least. It could possibly be that as characters they aren't close friends with one another but come on. They're stuck on the same ship...It was distracting but by no means was a show ruiner. It was something I happened to notice through the rest of the seasons. Sure there were probably some other interactions I could go back to but I wouldn't have this entire paragraph here dedicated about it now would I? (Oh well, we have EarthSpark so that need is fulfilled).

Stand Out Characters That I Personally Gravitated To In No Particular Order:

Clobber: Her side conversations with Lockdown stuck with me. Being a character who didn't want to fight but was always ordered to and eventually joined the Autobots. She's so cute.

Soundwave: The writers gave him a lot to work with and it shows. His reaction to Hot Rod getting the shit beat out of him in the finale was so excellent as a call back when they were forced to work together during the Quintesson invasion. They hadn't had any episodes with any notable interactions since then but I felt like it was a smart choice, though it took me a second to remember why. Soundwave Superior. Rip.

Grimlock/ and Arcee: I just really like their dynamic and the show kept giving me crumbs after their own solo episode together. Out of all the friendships in Cyberverse, this stood out to me the most. They had really good vibes I'd love to see more of in other iterations of Transformers. Arcee was one of the front characters in the opening so I was surprised they didn't put her in as many episodes as they could have.

Dead End/ and Astrotrain: That was also another dynamic I really liked and had very small crumbs for. Gotta love a ship pissing off a grumpy character. Why do they hate each other? Who knows but it's funny and I can only imagine more...

Dead End is a new character I gravitated towards right away. I wasn't sure if it was a popular character or not in the Transformers franchise as a whole. I love a character that is unexpectedly smart in a selfish kind of way. He didn't give me "evil vibes" which the majority of the Decepticons were giving off in the show. Man just wants to live. Like Lockdown, he was really caring towards his fellow Decepticon, Clobber (which now I remember I do also like their interactions too. Seeing if they need to deactivate Shockwave comes to mind). Dead End is also is a very funny reactionary character towards the rest of the cast during the 3rd season. In the finale, he's become a bit more of a background character after Astrotrain died (rip Astrotrain :(((), but at least Dead End has a nice development on not choosing the option to save himself for once (In part one of the special I was sort of shocked they didn't give him a line about hating parades. I mean we see he doesn't like it, but that's just a me thing).

Megatron: Still made him a pretty complicated character, I just wish I had more episodes to see it.

Shockwave: I'm always a fan of Shockwave but I felt bad completely forgetting he offed himself while I kept wondering where he was before the Meteorfire and Cosmos. Oops.

Hot Rod: After I got used to his "dude bro" voice I was enjoying his development and becoming a main character in the 3rd season. I was wondering if he would ever become Rodimus Prime at some point other than having the temporary paint change but I mean I guess if you know then you know. He was a good central character with the team he has to work with. Made it a great change of pace.

Sky-byte: I cant help but laugh he has the Skeletor voice. The episode where he and Jetfire are introduced I really thought it would be an episode where the Decepticons and Autobots really see they shouldn't be fighting due to the insane amount of constant planetary damage their war with each other causes. But they didn't. So it landed in parody territory. I have no idea whether it was because it was time or intentional. But yeah Parody territory. Also later on after the peace treaty you don't see Sky-byte or Jetfire interact with each other in obvious friendly terms. I find this hilarious when I noticed Sky-byte was getting more screen time.

Wild Wheel: This man is the background after his solo episode. We're close to the end of the series and Cyberverse sneaks in a Western. As if Cyberverse wasn't already insane as it is. The good thing about his episode as it answered who was in one of the lost pods from season 1 aside from Grimlock and Bumblebee. AND Optimus is a sick shot.

Meteorfire and Cosmos: AUSSIE AUTOBOT. I guess it answers what other shows Cybertronians watch beside Cube??? Somehow also a banger solo episode. It's so silly and there's a random ass scene that is now in my core memory. The show may say "Bumblebee's Cyberverse Adventures" but it was an episode where a new character that eventually goes into the background steals the show. Also Cosmos was very cute. She's toe to toe with Weird Al Cosmos for me.

Perceptor: The character with one of the clip compilations that steered me towards watching the show. He is incredible. What a guy. Has an exceptionally high tolerance for his arm getting ripped off, going blind, and falling really far distances.

Teletraan-X: He's just a little guy, and I like his attitude. I was happy seeing him again in the finale with Windblade.

Tarn: I now know who Tarn is. Wowza scary guy.

Overall I'm glad I watched Cyberverse. I do agree it's underrated. I had a lot of fun watching, maybe I'll draw Dead End one of these days.

Up Next. Transformers Beast Wars...which I already started. I'm on episode 3.

#tfbloggingadventure #cyberverse #entry 12 #transformers

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tachyon-omlette · 2 years ago

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okay before I lose my thought (MASSIVE Rise of the Beasts spoilers re: Unicron)

in my opinion rotb handled Unicron perfectly.

when I first watched the full trailer & saw Unicron my second thought was "oh no" (my first being "YOOOOOO") because in the bumblebee-rotb timeline it seemed extremely early to be involving him. I went into the movie almost resigning myself to the thought that it would end with Unicron being destroyed & never seen again, because he was advertised as the main Big Bad.

but the truth is, Scourge was the main Big Bad. and while Unicron made several appearances and had more than one line, the primary thing he did was loom over the narrative like the slow approach of death - he did more than haunting the narrative, I think, but aside from his interactions with the Terrorcons and his arrival at the final scene, he was largely uninvolved in the main conflict, and was in the end defeated momentarily rather than destroyed.

what we did see of him was always displays of power: the destruction of the Maximals' homeworld, his ability to supply the battlefield with endless Terrorcon footsoldiers, his mindscape-meeting with Scourge wherein he tortured Scourge for failing him from Primus knows how far away. hell, even Scourge, Battletrap, and Nightbird themselves were living proof of Unicron's power - ruthless, near-invincible supersoldiers who've killed enough Cybertronians and Cybertronian-adjacent lifeforms to steal and wear their badges like a bounty hunter collects trophies. on-screen all of this is done through Unicron's power, the extension of his will - and not, notably, by Unicron himself.

this wasn't Unicron's moment to shine, only to be destroyed so early in the narrative.

this was the moment that painted a target on Earth, and on Optimus Prime. this was the moment that established how Unicron is accustomed to taking thralls from other worlds while also killing off the ones he already had, laying the potential groundwork for Galvatron or even Sideways. this was the moment that showed off just how powerful Unicron and his allies are without cramming it into the first fifteen minutes of another movie down the line, and when he appears again we'll already know just how fucked the protagonists are.

this was the setup to Unicron's moment to shine. though I'd hoped Unicron would get more screentime, rotb ultimately handled Unicron with the severity he deserves; for that, it was perfect.

sidenote: I got very big "then perish" vibes at the end of the movie, when Unicron said smth like "think about this, Prime. I could give you anything you want." and Optimus responded with "then DIE!!". it was dramatic in the moment but remembering it got me a good laugh

#rotb spoilers #lil technical note regarding my theater experience: i wanted to see it in an xd theater bc the video quality is higher #but the only xd theater showing it for the next several days is the one with d-box seats #if you don't know what d-box seats are they're supposed to provide a 4d experience by shaking you around #but in doing so they inevitably vibrate the entire rest of the theater #which also makes the audio extremely bass-y #one of the given windows when the d-box seats would go off was ANY TIME unicron talked or was at all onscreen #so my movie experience was a lot like [Unicron: appear] [PERMEATING VIBRATION] [IMPOSSIBLY LOUD BASS RUMBLE]#i wanna watch it in a non d-box theater so i can better enjoy the soundtrack bc i caught in credits they used unicron's og theme from '86 #but overall this is not a complaint. bc it did make me feel like i was up close to unicron in real #and i sure hope it didnt awaken anything in me (it did i already know it did. im aroace but i would unironically seduce unicron /gen)#transformers #rotb #rise of the beasts spoilers #rise of the beasts #extra tags so i can find this later

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sonicasura · 1 year ago

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I just realized that I forgot to mention what I meant about fully preparedness for my character polls such as Jak and Rayman. After seven fucking polls is when my dumbass realizes the flaw. Welp here's the post rectifying said mistake with everyone's favorite limbless hero, Rayman, for the example.

This loveable dorky Thingamajig right here.

Now Rayman has been on a lot of adventures and every one introduced something new to his skillset. The series stapled Lums particularly ones like Red or Purple. Rayman 3 with its combat fatigues/power up transformations. Adventures granting the Incrediball companions who can help find things, gather particular stuff similar to magnets or grant powerful protection. Origins/Legends introducing various cartoony abilities from travel through paintings to running on walls. His latest appearance being a powered up Plungergun/Blaster and the Sparks.

These are some of the things that can come with Rayman for wherever he ends up. Other stuff include food provisions, water, and any essentials often taken on long journeys. Now I'll be using Transformers Prime as an example for this mainly because I want to drive these particular bots nuts but also Rayman not having a good time with sentient machines if you look at Rayman 2.

Where and when does our limbless hero pop up? How about the battle that would've been Cliffjumper's last stand i.e the first episode? Yup. Right in the thick of it as I want to paint a big fat target on Ray's back for both sides.

Before anyone fusses, this Thingamajig fought bigger and dangerous enemies but still came out on top. It isn't his first rodeo especially with killer machines. Where was I? Oh right, him dispatching Vehicons alongside Cliff.

Both are able to take down their Decepticon opponents just before Team Prime shows up. With his good deed done, Rayman decides to dip as he rather not experience any war flashbacks to the Razorbeard debacle from his second adventure. Optimus tries to convince the Thingamajig that he'll be under their protection but nope.

Rayman flees by using Ethering to turn invisible. Although he accidentally leaves one of his paintings behind in the process. The Autobots retrieve the item with hope it can lead them back to their friend's savior. It's quite clear that Rayman isn't from Earth and could be a target to the Decepticons.

A notion later proven true once Soundwave retrieves the footage from the fallen Vehicons. Upon seeing the feed, Megatron orders his Decepticons to capture Rayman should the opportunity present itself. This strange creature could prove helpful to their cause.

Now Rayman is essentially on the run from the beginning. Whenever he can, the Thingamajig would set up shelter and rest up. Most of the time Rayman camps out in the woods. There's enough natural cover and places to hide.

A task that becomes more difficult since one encounter with Soundwave left him stranded in Jasper, Nevada. Yup. He still gets entangled in both factions' conflict as the poor guy is so lost. Why is he here? Does it have something to do with these giant robots?

Both aren't good at providing info as Rayman constantly has to dodge servos(hands for Cybertronians) through almost every encounter. Except for Cliffjumper since he has an inkling the limbless hero wouldn't like that. Moreso after the incident I'll call 'Catch the Thingamajig'. One limbless hero popping up in a warzone between a four v. four battle.

Decepticons: Starscream, Soundwave, Breakdown and Knockout

Autobots: Optimus, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Arcee

You guys ever seen an intense football 🏈 specifically on the Super Bowl level? That's how I describe this particular incident with poor Rayman being the ball. Some examples. He gets grabbed by Arcee only for Soundwave to tackle her. Bumblebee attempts capture but Rayman ducks just in time!

The Thingamajig goes to glide away only to get snatched up by Starscream. Seeker tries to flee through via groundbridge however Bulkhead knocks him off kilter! Rayman switches to the Shock Rocket to garner some distance from both factions. It buys him a few seconds only for his cover to get blown by Breakdown!

The Decepticon nabs Rayman and attempts to pass him over to Knockout but Optimus intercepts! Starscream goes for the steal however the Thingamajig has had enough. Rayman frees himself via Screech then forces everyone to scatter with Pyrogeddon.

The only thing Autobots haven't tried to reach the Thingamajig is Cliffjumper. Rayman did save the bot and no one knows how he'll react towards the kids. (We missed out on guardian Cliffjumper. Yes, Rayman marked as his ward upon capture.)

Meanwhile the Decepticons would have to be more sneaky in their approach. The Thingamajig is craftier and stronger than they thought. Maybe a certain Predacon obsessed scientist could help with the endeavor.

It's gonna take some time and well planning if anyone wants to reach Rayman. Meanwhile the Thingamajig is gonna do his best to survive this huge clusterfuck of a fiasco. Hopefully he'll be able to go home and get a much needed nap.

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scariusaquarius · 4 months ago

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blood, guts, and transformers.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: See Beyond the Stars

Winchester! Reader

The air was hot and dry, a contrast to the a/c that usually ran in the house, and when my eyes fluttered awake, I realized that I wasn't at my home with my family. Instead, I was lying on a dusty couch within the cluttered and abandoned looking store.

Cade was sitting next to me, eyes cast down at the floor and arms crossed, looking lost in thought. There was dried blood coating his shirt, a smear against his cheek as if he had tried to wipe away sweat and instead wiped my blood on. Grunting gently, the noise had caught Cade's attention, and he scooted closer, asking.

"Hey, welcome back. You...you feeling alright?"

I sat up slowly, Cade looking uncomfortable as I did, and I glanced down to see the stitches redone, bandages wrapped around my shoulder and tummy, and I glanced back up at Cade, asking him.

"Did you...do this?"

Cade looked sheepish, saying.

"Well, Tessa redid the stitches...she's always had better accuracy than I did...but I did bandage you up and got the bleeding to stop. You've been passed out for a couple hours now."

I nodded gently, and I realized I felt nauseous. Humming softly, I gently rolled my shoulder, and I murmured softly.

"The wounds will probably be gone in a few days....shouldn't have to worry about them too much. Where's Optimus?"

"Still hasn't come back, and...Baby...is still outside. He was a big help in telling us what to do to save your life."

I chuckled gently, replying as Cade handed me a can of pork and beans.

"Sounds like him. I'm...sorry that you've been dragged into this, Cade. Now that you've seen Optimus and Cemetery Wind knows about you...you're gonna be made a target, as well as Tessa and Shane."

Cade's eyes softened, looking away and he nodded slowly after a moment.

"It's terrible that Lucas is gone...and if he hadn't called, I don't think any of this would have happened. I don't blame you, or Optimus, for what happened. I was honest when I said that I wanted to help."

I gazed long and hard at Cade, and Cade seemed to become uncomfortable after a moment, and I looked down into my can of food. I said gently.

"You're a brave man, Cade Yeager."

Cade had a strange look on his face, almost as if he was remembering something, and he looked back at Shane and Tessa, who both were sitting on the other side of the gas station and looking to be extremely uncomfortable as they both stayed far away from each other to appease Cade. I asked him softly.

"I'm guessing Shane and Tessa know each other well?"

Cade scoffed, muttering.

"Apparently, our Irish man is a driver from Texas and that's how he's been making his living. Races rally cars. Don't really care, he's not gonna be dating my daughter."

I snorted and murmured.

"To be fair, by the looks of it, they've been dating for a while. Tessa seems to have been doing fine. Give the boy a chance."

Cade squinted at me, and I shrugged.

"What? This is exactly what I would tell my Dad, and my Dad said he'd put any man that tried to ask me out into the closet to rot."

Cade nodded his head a little, raising his brows.

"Not a bad idea. But...I don't know if it'll matter. Tessa blames me for what's happened, especially to Lucas."

I shook my head, placing my empty can of food on the table beside us.

"What happened was out of your control, and that's something I can say honestly. There are things at work here that are beyond your control...and they mostly have to do with me. You guys were caught up in this the second that I came back."

I sat up a bit more and grunted when it pulled my sore stitches, and Cade placed a hand on the small of my back, warning me.

"Careful, if you move around too much, you're going to tear the stitches again, and they're already not looking good."

I nodded, and Tessa had moved to sleep on a spare mattress that was in the back. Cade didn't move his hand from the small of my back, and I couldn't help but feel embarrassed by his proximity.

"Uh, sorry about...in the car by the way."

"What do you mean?"

My cheeks went hot, and I looked away from him, fiddling with my fingers as I murmured.

"About being in your lap and clutching onto you like I did. I didn't exactly have another spot that I could sit, and Baby needed me with you guys so that he could transform and fight."

Cade cleared his throat gently, smiling awkwardly.

"Wouldn't be the first time I've had a woman in my lap."

I deadpanned at Cade, shaking my head.

"That's...not really comforting."

"Yeah, I'm sorry, that was shitty of me to say."

His ears turned red, and I couldn't help but snort, teasing.

"Wow, you really do need to get back into the dating scene."

Cade gave me a look, and I chuckled before standing up carefully. I was wobbly, and Cade was standing next to me, on guard and ready to catch me if I fell. However, I waved him off, and I grunted softly to myself. My shoulder was incredibly sore and bruised, and I wondered if I could pray to my Uncle Castiel to heal it.

If I did that, then I would need to make sure that nobody was around.

Looking to Cade, I said to him softly.

"I'm going to check in with Baby and let him know I'm alright. I'll be back in a little while."

Cade nodded, and he asked gently.

"Please be careful?"

"No promises.

I walked outside to where Baby was sitting, the car door immediately opening.

"You feeling alright, bub?"

"A lot better than when I was bleeding out."

Baby made a noise of annoyance, the radio sounding as if there was interference coming through, and he stated.

"You have a seriously bad habit of not saying something when you're wounded."

"To be fair, I didn't know about the bullet in my belly until way after the fact."

Baby made another noise of discomfort, and we both yelped when my Uncle Cas' voice filled the space of the car.

"Your injuries do not seem to be completely life-threatening, but you should still allow me to heal them."

"Holy fucking shit, can you warn us next time? We need to get you a bell or something!"

My heart was racing as I glared at Castiel, and his blue eyes twinkled just the slightest as he asked.

"Why do I need to get a bell? I don't understand what that has to do with my arrival."

"You know...make you wear a bell so whenever you suddenly show up, we know?"

Castiel looked down at his lap in thought before he nodded once.

"I will talk with your Uncle about potential options."

There was a moment of awkward silence as I simply stared at Castiel, and I slowly nodded.

"Okay...yeah, I'm...sure that's gonna be helpful. Anyway, what are you doing here?"

Castiel answered honestly, looking over at the gas station and inside at Cade and Shane, who seemed to be tinkering with something while Tessa was grabbing stuff from shelves.

"I heard your thoughts when my name was mentioned, and given the extent of the events that had occurred and the injuries that you have sustained, it is in your best interest if I heal you."

I sighed softly and rested my head against Castiel's shoulders, murmuring softly.

"I'm happy that you're here, Castiel. It's been a bit rough these last few weeks."

Castiel gently wrapped his arm around me, and warmth filled me as a gentle glow began to emit from his body.

"I understand."

As I looked down at my hands, an image of the agent's blood covering them came into my mind, and I squeezed my eyes shut. I whispered to Castiel, feeling a sudden intense urge to wash my clean hands and scratch off blood that wasn't even there.

"Cas...I killed someone today...two people, really....maybe more."

Castiel was quiet, and he whispered after a moment.

"It was for a good cause...had you not stepped in, Tessa Yeager would have been killed, as well as Cade."

I shook my head, my heart skipping a bit as my lungs began to tighten.

"But what if I could have avoided it? What if I had just...given myself up?"

Castiel shook his head, replying sternly.

"Giving yourself up would not have changed the course of events that had been set. The only way to change what was to occur was to do what you did. Killing bad people doesn't make you bad...what makes you bad is if you start to enjoy it...start to seek out innocent people to satiate that urge..."

Castiel's voice began to sound haunted, and I shook my head a bit, trying to clear the images in my head and instead asked him.

"How...How is everyone at the bunker? It's...It's been a bit hard for me to be away from everyone."

Castiel hummed gently, replying.

"It has been rough within the bunker as well."

I winced, glancing up at him as his eyes glowed a white/light blue before returning to the deep color of the sea.

"What do you mean?"

Castiel responded, his voice gentle and soothing as he kept his arm around my shoulders.

"The Boy has not taken your absence lightly. Witwicky has been slightly unforgiving of your actions, but he misses you and is extremely worried. The Cybertronians have been getting uncomfortable with staying in the bunker, but Sam Winchester has been keeping them company and learning more about their culture and ways since your departure."

My heart hurt at the thought of Witwicky being angry with me, but I knew that it would happen when I left. Sighing softly, I murmured.

"I had to do what I needed to do in order to keep him safe. Like you said, they were going to kill Tessa earlier today...if Sam had been with me, he could have possibly died as well. We...we lost Lucas. Granted, I didn't like him anyway and wanted to kill him for ratting us out....but I don't think he truly deserved what happened."

Castiel comforted gently.

"What happened was out of your hands and was necessary. The boy cares a great deal for you, so your betrayal has been hard on him. Lucas' death was unfortunate, but apart of fate that you could not change. His story was not meant to go beyond where it ended."

His wording made me frown at him, and Baby murmured, his tone exasperated and displeased.

"The boy likes ya, you idiot. Of course he's gonna be upset that you left...and Lucas' betrayal almost got us all killed. Sucks cause he was innocent and stupid, but it was necessary for everyone's survival."

I nodded slowly, and I asked Castiel as the angel looked down at me.

"What about Will? Is he doing okay?"

"He is just as worried and angry as Samuel Witwicky, but he is more suspicious about the disappearance than anything. I believe he is aware that there is something strange about Cemetery Wind, but there's no telling without concrete evidence."

I looked away from Castiel and sighed.

"I figured that would be the case. Without any concrete knowledge of Cemetery Wind's corruption, Will can't really do anything. If he does, they can easily refute the claims and will probably try to kill him or worse. I need to somehow prove what Cemetery Wind is doing so nobody gets hurt, whether human or Autobot."

"How do you plan to do that, bub?"

I shrugged and glanced back into the abandoned gas station at Cade, Shane, and Tessa.

"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling that Cade's gonna be a huge help. I'll rely on him for a while before I somehow get him out of the picture so him and his family don't suffer anymore."

Baby scoffed, his tires scratching against the ground.

"Yeah, right. That man is already attached to you, so good luck getting rid of him. He was freaking out the entire time that I was trying to walk him through tending to your wounds."

I chuckled and shook my head, Castiel's lips turning up just the slightest as I teased.

"Could you imagine his face if he found out Cas healed me, and all of his freaking out was for nothing?"

Baby snorted, and he joked through the radio.

"The morbid embarrassment would be priceless, but...I think it's best if he doesn't know about the darker parts of our world."

Castiel nodded, saying.

"Baby is right. The mental toll that the knowledge that God and angels exist would surely make the man go insane. It is for the best that we keep this encounter secret. I can hear your uncle praying for me, so I must go."

I held onto Castiel tightly, and he hugged me back gently. I murmured softly.

"Thank you for coming to visit me and healing my wounds. I would be lost without my favorite angel."

"I wasn't aware that you knew other angels, but I am flattered that you view me as your favorite."

I giggled, and Castiel looked confused, but smiled all-the-same.

"No, no, Cas. It's...just a metaphor, I guess?"

Castiel nodded slowly before bid me and Baby adieu before disappearing in the blink of an eye, the sound of wings echoing throughout the vehicle, and it was quiet for a moment before Baby said.

"He has such great timing."

"Well, he is an angel of the lord, so I'm not entirely surprised."

Baby hummed before he mumbled.

"You should probably get inside. If Cade asks questions about the wounds being gone, I would tell him it's apart of the Allspark shit you got going on."

I nodded and patted the dashboard gently.

"Thank you for being here, Baby. I appreciate you a lot."

"Anytime, bub."

Slipping out of the car, I walked into the station where Cade was sitting at a desk, tinkering with one of the drones that had been at the house. I furrowed my brow and asked him, the man glancing up at me before looking back down.

"Where did you get that?"

"I snagged it after shit hit the fan...somebody somewhere gave the order to kill my little girl. I'm gonna find some fingerprints so I can try to find out who."

I sat down next to him after a moment, wondering if I should tell him what I knew, but I kept my mouth shut instead. Scooting closer to Cade, I asked him with interest.

"How the hell are you going to do that?"

Cade nodded to me, a twinkle in his eyes.

"Watch and learn."

He began to take apart the drone piece by piece, dissecting the drone until he was able to get to a set of wires that he cut and connected to a tv monitor instead. Suddenly, the video feed came to life, and there was one of the wreckers getting killed. Fury ran through my veins, and Cade froze when I began to glow, subtly shaking.

"One of your friends?"

"Yes...We weren't close, but he helped during the last battle a couple years ago...he was a good one."

Cade became quiet as the transformer pleaded with Cemetery Wind, exclaiming his alliance but still being shot down. Cade carefully put his hand on my shoulder, saying.

"We'll get them back for this. I promise. I'm apart of this now whether you like it or not."

I stood up, shaking my head and waving my hand in the air.

"No, Cade. I can't let you get in any deeper. You're already a target now, but you don't have to get in as deep as I did or Sam did. You still have a chance. These are my friends...if anybody has to do something about this, it's me."

Cade replied, slipping his glasses off to rest them on top of his head.

"You can't take on all of those people alone. Sure, you might be some weird superhuman, but you, just like them, have the ability to die still. They were gonna kill my little girl, (Y/n)...just like they were gonna kill Sam and your family."

I became quiet, cursing to myself. While I wasn't on board with this, I knew that Cade had a point. It would be hypocritical of me to tell him to fuck off and do this all on my own...but I couldn't bear the thought of innocent blood getting onto my hands. I then compromised, stating.

"Fine, but you have to listen to what I say. You don't know the system and the way these people work like I do, and I'm not about to let anybody get killed on my watch."

Cade nodded, and I felt my shoulders relax just the slightest. Cade's gaze became intense, and I asked him, looking away to stare at the dirty floor as I became uncomfortable under his stare.

"What is it?"

"Does it hurt whenever you have to use your ability or when you see things?"

I hummed softly, shrugging.

"Not all of the time. It depends on how I use it, you know? The premonitions don't normally hurt, but they do come with a bit of a headache whenever I get them while I'm awake."

Cade nodded, and it was quiet for a moment before I hummed, standing up and getting motivated.

"Alright. Grab whatever you think we can use for supplies. Clothes, food, anything. Take that computer with you as well."

As we both began to grab stuff, Shane woke Tessa up, and the four of us began to grab whatever we thought could be useful. Packing it all up in boxes, we waited for Optimus to get back, the sun starting to peak over the horizon. Baby was still in his alt mode, but I could tell that he was nervous by the way he had his tires dug into the dirt, swiveling them back and forth just the slightest. When Optimus finally came back, Cade picked up a box.

"Okay, let's go."

Cade, Tessa, and Shane packed up into Optimus, and I told them.

"I'll be riding with Baby behind you guys just in case."

Cade nodded, murmuring.

"Be careful."

"Don't tell me what to do."

I jogged back to Baby, opening the car door, and I slipped in. Baby immediately began to follow after Optimus, and the Cybertronian asked.

"Anything new with Primus at all?"

I shook my head, murmuring as I rest my chin in the palm of my hand as I watched the world outside go by.

"Nothing. Just radio silence...I'm sure I'll hear from him soon though."

Baby hummed before making a noise as we began to drive near town.

"What the hell is Cade up to?"

Frowning, we pulled up next to Optimus when he parked, and Cade had taken out some equipment, as well as the drone. Placing his card in the grip of the drone, he began to fly it towards an ATM.

"This is not easy."

Tessa remarked, watching him closely.

"You know, you don't suck at everything, Dad."

I snorted before replying, standing up.

"It's probably not going to work. If you need money, I'll have to help."

Tessa looked up at me, asking.

"How are you going to do that?"

I winked at her and wiggled my fingers, my veins glowing blue and making her eyes widen uncomfortably.

"Just watch."

Skidding down the hill, I was quick to walk up to the drone, watching as a man began to turn, and I quickly waved at him before grabbing the drone, snatching the card out of the grippers. The drone stopped trying to fly, and I slipped it into my pocket before placing my hand on the ATM. Sending a surge of energy to the ATM, it sparked a little, the screen glitching out as I put the card in.

At first, Cade's account had come up as locked, but after another surge into the ATM, his account was no longer suspended. Frowning, I glanced at the negative balance before I rolled my eyes and surged the ATM again. Clicking on 'withdraw', I sent one last surge of energy through the ATM and watched the money begin to pile out. Making sure that the old man didn't see what had happened, I took out my wallet and slipped the money in before quickly exiting the premises.

Making my way back to Cade, I took out my wallet and slapped a few hundred bills into his hand. His eyes bugged, and he looked at me.

"Did you just rob the ATM?"

"Don't tell me you still have a conscious."

Shane whistled lowly, his eyes trained on how fat my wallet had become.

"Cleaned it out, did ya?"

"And then some, but we have money for food and more supplies. We should get out of here. There's no doubt that someone trying to access Cade's account has tripped the CIA, so we need to take care not to draw any attention to ourselves while we get the hell out of Dodge."

Shane made a noise of surprise, and Baby murmured.

"We should get going. Sheriff department is on the way."

I nodded, and everyone scrambled. Optimus began to lead us away, and through the radio, Baby and I could hear Optimus making another call.

"Calling all Autobots. Calling all Autobots!"

Suddenly as a truck drove by, the sound of Optimus scanning it echoed through the car, and I watched in awe as Optimus began to shift while driving, plates of dull metal moving to reveal pristine blue and red paint. Within seconds, Optimus had went from an old and dusty box to a beautiful Peterbilt once again (Peterbilt 589 model). Baby's voice came through the radio suddenly.

"If anybody thinks I'm gonna change my look, they're gonna have to fight me."

I giggled and replied.

"I would be very upset if you changed the way that you looked, Baby."

"At least someone can appreciate the classics."

I chuckled before asking him.

"Did you ever look like anything else?"

Baby hummed and replied.

"Well, for a while, I disguised myself as a 1963 Chevy Corvette LS6. Before I discovered that, though, I was disguised as a 1944 Ford GPW for the ARMY."

I chuckled and teased him gently.

"Seems like you took a liking to Chevy."

"Best decision I ever made. Ford's are terrible. I'm pretty sure it's an acronym for 'Fix Or Repair Daily'."

I laughed, Baby chuckling along with me, and I replied while sitting up a bit straighter.

"I'll be sure to remember that one for later."

As we began to approach the desert, I could feel the energy of more Cybertronian's around, and I became uneasy. I couldn't hear or see anything, and Baby comforted gently.

"It's alright, bub. They're friendly."

"I'll believe it when I see it."

Suddenly, a Cybertronian landed beside us, running as Optimus and Baby drove while exclaiming.

"Yeah! Mr. Leader of the Free Galaxy is back. I knew you'd make it. I never doubted you!"

A samurai-looking Cybertronian rolled in as well, bowing his head to Optimus as he parked.

"We got your warning. We have been waiting."

I got out, their eyes immediately looking to me as a voice to my left said.

"Hell, yeah. Boom time. We got the gang back together!"

The sound of a car revving caught my attention, and I looked back to see Bumblebee walking up the hill, my eyes widened and heart soaring. Cade, Tessa, and Shane got out of Optimus, looking around in awe, and Baby and Optimus began to transform. Once Optimus was done, he greeted the unfamiliar Autobots.

"Humans have asked us to play by their rules. Well, the rules have just changed."

The Cybertronian to my left spoke up, holding a big shotgun and throwing it down as he smoked what looked like a cigar.

"Humans, bunch of backstabbin' weasels...no offense to the lady."

His eyes looked to me, and I shrugged, saying gently.

"I don't know you."

He chuckled, and the samurai replied to him.

"Hound, find your inner compass. Loyalty is but a flower in the winds of fear and temptation."

Hound and Baby looked at the Cybertronian, and Hound asked.

"What the hell are you saying?"

"It's a haiku."

Hound grabbed onto the samurai, hissing as he snatched a grenade from his belt.

"Cut the crap before I drop a grenade down your throat."

The samurai pulled out a blade, pressing it to Hound's belly.

"Try it, you'll be dead."

"Oh, please pull it. Please do it."

Baby rolled his eyes and muttered.

"They're so goddamn annoying."

I couldn't help but to giggle, and Bumblebee replied.

"You know what...it'll save us so much time!"

Bumblebee seemed to turn his attention to me, and he knelt down, saying to me as Baby glanced at him from the corner of his optics.

"Pretty woman...it's been a long day without you, my friend-I've missed you...and...that pretty....face!"

I smiled up at Bumblebee, gently grabbing his mouthpiece like Sam had done all that time ago in the apartment and carefully tugged him around, the Cybertronian's eyes seeming to light up more as I playfully pushed and pulled his head around.

"I've missed you a lot too, Bee. It's been a long time since we could hang out, huh?"

Bumblebee whirred sadly, and he replied.

"I've been wondering....where you've gone....and...about S-am. It's been hurting me-!"

Sadness went through my heart, and I pressed my forehead to Bee's chin, holding him close as I murmured.

"I'm sorry, Bee. I promise it hasn't been on purpose. We've all had to go into hiding, but Sam is with my family and is safe and sound. Hopefully once everything is over, you and Sam can see each other again. He misses you a lot as well, Bee."

Bee gently patted my back as carefully as he could, responding.

"No matter what I do, ah!, all I think about is you...both...and I just want you...to be okay."

I reassured Bee then, pulling back and looking into his saddened optics.

"I promise you that we're both okay. Baby's been with me this whole time."

Bee nodded, and the Cybertronian in a long trench coat raised his hand suddenly.

"Well, raise your hand if you're thoroughly disenchanted with our little pleasant Earth vacation."

He then turned and pointed a gun at Cade, Shane, and Tessa, making me widen my eyes and exclaim as Cade put his hands up.

"So, who are the stowaways?"

"Hey!"

"Oh, whoa, hey, what's with the gun?"

Hound rolled into position, and Baby and I stepped in front of Cade, glaring at the two Cybertronians. Optimus exclaimed angrily.

"Stop! Crosshairs, Hound, both of you! They've risked their lives for mine. We owe them."

Crosshairs looked suspicious, and I frowned deeply.

"I would highly suggest putting that gun away."

"Oh, yeah? Or what."

Bumblebee stepped forward just as Baby did, saying.

"Don't you dare! It'll be the last thing you ever do."

"Bee's right, Cross. I'd be wise about this."

Optimus put a hand on Crosshair's shoulder, and Crosshairs mumbled to himself as he put the gun away.

"Whatever. Just go ahead and trust the very species that betrayed us."

I rolled my eyes, and I patted Baby's leg, making him relax.

"It's fine. I'd be suspicious too. We should regroup and start to figure out our next plan."

Baby just huffed, glaring at Crosshairs before turning to Optimus.

"Alright, Optimus, what now?"

-TIMESKIP-

It was nightfall, and the transformers were all gathered together, Optimus pacing as I sat on Bumblebee's shoulder, watching him tinker with his arm a little as I listened to Optimus speak.

"So, there has been no sign of any others?"

"Nada."

Drift, as I had learned the Samurai was named, shook his head.

"We are all that's left. They're picking us off one by one."

Hound shook his head, looking downcast as he gestured to Optimus and Baby.

"We're the pathetic dirty foursome, and you two make six."

I spoke up, making Drift and Hound look to me.

"That's not true. There are two others that are still around, including the Boy. Ratchet and Ironhide and Sam Witwicky. They are all under my family's care and hidden, safe and sound."

Bumblebee shook his head in agreement, playing through his radio as he danced slightly.

"Isn't she pretty, Truly the angel's best, Boy, I'm so happy, We have been heaven blessed."

I giggled, and Bee made a whirring noise in happiness, and I couldn't help but feel my chest tighten a bit. It was nice to have Bumblebee back, and I had to admit: I had missed his energy. I could only imagine how happy Sam would be once we all got back home. Baby just shook his head, and I chuckled a little more. Optimus, bless him, looked happy, but even I could tell that he was also thinking about Sam as well as his optics slid to the side for a brief moment.

From beside us, I could hear Cade talking with Tessa and Shane as they sat near the fire, and I felt strange as I met Cade's gaze. I blinked at him before I looked away, and Bee asked me softly as Optimus began to talk a bit with Crosshairs.

"What's got you down?"

"It's nothing, Bee, I promise. Do you mind letting me down so I can talk with Cade and the other two?"

Bee whirred and let me down, and I walked over to the fire, Cade greeting me by saying.

"You seem really close with all of them."

Tessa and Shane perked up, and I nodded gently.

"I...don't really know Crosshairs, Drift, nor Hound, but I've known Bumblebee for a very long time. He's my-"

My voice trailed off, and I became nervous. I wasn't entirely sure why, but I couldn't help but become embarrassed when Baby teased.

"-Boyfriend's guardian, and don't let her tell you anything different!"

I hissed at him, pointing.

"Shut the fuck up and mind your goddamn business! Sam isn't my boyfriend!"

Bee suddenly whined, his head fallen back.

"It's the greatest tragedy known to mankind!"

I gawked at Bumblebee, and Tessa couldn't help but giggle.

"Unrequited?"

I looked over at her, my cheeks and ears hot, and I shook my head, swallowing thickly.

"No, I don't...think it's really anything like that. Sam and I have been friends and roommates for a long time before I started staying at my...stepdad's. We've been through a lot together, and he means a lot to me."

I shook my head again, waving my hands in front of me.

"But that's completely besides the point. We need to talk about what our next move is. For right now, you guys will most likely either need to go into hiding, or you can stick with us and be kept safe. I don't doubt that Cemetery Wind will do anything and everything to find you, so it might be best if you guys stay with us until everything blows over."

Shane scoffed and asked.

"So, that's the best-case scenario? Autobot witness protection?"

Cade glared at Shane and replied sternly, my mouth slightly agape as Cade became defensive.

"Hey, Speed Racer, you're welcome to leave anytime."

Shane rolled his eyes and jabbed.

"Well, for the record, Super Dad, I'm not hiding with you. I'm hiding out with that big guy."

I frowned, but before I could say anything, Drift spoke up to Optimus, catching my attention.

"Sensei, with your fate unknown, Bumblebee has held command, despite his complete and total lack of anything resembling warrior discipline. He is like a child."

Bumblebee became offended, standing up.

"This child is...about to kick your ass!"

Drift looked at Bumblebee with a sneer.

"He brings us shame!"

Bumblebee and Drift began to fight, and Baby cursed. Tessa, Cade, and Shane jumped up, Tessa asking in shock.

"What's the matter with them?"

Drift got his sword against Bumblebee's throat, saying.

"Am I the lone sage who sees through this puppy-dog eyes act? It's beneath you!"

Crosshairs cheered.

"Yes, I've been waiting for them all to dispatch each other, so I could take charge with no trouble at all! Just reporting to me."

I summoned energy, pushing between them and forcing them back from each other, yelling.

"Absolutely not! Knock it off right now or I swear to Primus, I'll send your asses straight to the Well!"

Cade looked back at Optimus, saying.

"Sure looks like they missed you."

Optimus shook his head and exclaimed.

"Autobots, Lockdown is hunting us and humans are helping. We need to know why."

Cade hummed.

"Well, listen. I don't know why, but I have an idea about who."

Using the drone as a projector, Cade began to show the Autobots the footage of the Wrecker known as Leadfoot, his pleads echoing throughout the air and causing a tension to begin to rise. The Energon within the area began to increase from the anger the Autobots were feeling, and my head was beginning to spin.

"This drone that I stole recorded footage of an Autobot raid. It's in pieces, but watch what happens here."

Hound sounded upset as he pointed out.

"Oh, that's Leadfoot."

Optimus looked away, becoming angry as Cade said.

"They rip him apart."

"Savages."

Hound took his helm off, placing it to his chest to honor Leadfoot, and I took a deep breath. Baby shook his head, muttering.

"This is goddamn bullshit."

"Later, this truck comes to haul him off. KSI. Kinetic Solutions. Defense, aerospace, government contracts. They even designed this drone."

Searing pain went through my head, and I gripped it, grunting as I hunched over. Tessa called my name, and I could feel everyone's stares. Cade jumped out of Drift and jogged over to me, asking me as he sat down beside me.

"What happened? Are you okay?"

'-this is all the spoils of war, dead metal, innovation. What we do here is science, because if we don't do it, somebody else will, because you cannot stop technology.'

'We don't need you anymore.'

'They had a whole mess of dead Decepticon heads and they were downloading their minds!'

'She didn't say that we had to keep you alive.'

'Don't you wanna see your daddy again?'

I groaned softly, and I murmured as my stomach turned.

"I...I think I need a moment."

Shane and Tessa looked perturbed as the glowing from my veins dissipated, and Optimus hummed as he knelt closer to me.

"I am...not as inept as Ratchet is, but even I can tell that the Energon within your body has increased immensely since the last time we met."

I glanced up at Optimus, murmuring as I waved him off.

"I'll be okay..."

My voice trailed off when I looked at my arm, an image of a metal limb in place, and I shook my head, gripping my wrist to my chest. Baby narrowed his green optics at me before he glanced at Optimus, and he murmured.

"We'll talk later."

Optimus nodded, and Shane changed the subject, asking.

"So these government guys just hunt you down, and then pass you off to this KSI?"

Cade informed, making me frown deeply.

"The company is headquartered in Chicago. That could be where they were taken."

"Of fucking course, it's Mission City. What a great fucking message."

Hound hummed, taking a huge puff of his cigar.

"No way to get inside without a battle."

Cade popped out of Drift, asking.

"Well, what if you had some human help?"

Tessa jabbed, her eyes accusatory.

"What, are you all partners now?"

Cade sighed and said.

"Sweetie, we're targets now, too. We need to know why or we'll never get our lives back."

I shared a look with Optimus, and the Autobot stood up, murmuring gently.

"Autobots, I have sworn to never kill humans...but when I found out who is behind this...he's going to die."

Chills ran down my spine, and the image of Optimus with purple optics flooded my head, and I took a step back. Baby looked uncomfortable, Bee staring Optimus down wistfully, and Hound began to cheer as Crosshairs waved his pistol around.

"Greatest idea I've heard yet!"

Optimus walked off to be by himself, and I rubbed my arm as it began to get colder. Shivering to myself as the temperature began to drop, I slowly walked over to Optimus, who was staring up at the stars. I was quiet, just standing next to him, and I murmured softly.

"Optimus?"

"What is it, little one?"

He looked down at me, and I reached up for him. Optimus knelt carefully, and I placed my hand upon his cheek, staring into his optics softly.

"It isn't fair what's happening, but you're a good leader, and you've been doing your best this whole time. Leadfoot knew that, and Primus is taking care of him."

Optimus' optics widened for a moment, and he sighed heavily, murmuring.

"I wonder if what I have done for my Autobots has been the right path...so many have been lost...and so many are still being hunted. I fear that I am failing them all."

I shook my head and murmured.

"We don't always know why things happen, but that doesn't mean that it's completely our fault."

I chuckled softly, adding.

"You know, there was something that my dad used to tell me sometimes when I was feeling really upset...he always told me 'You always have a choice. You can either roll over and die or you can keep fighting, no matter what'. And, if it's okay with you, Optimus, I'd prefer to keep fighting. This vision you have for peace? It's worth it. It's all worth it."

Suddenly, in my head, I could hear my uncle's voice speaking; reverbing off of my brain like a distant memory that was clawing at the walls.

'Now I realize that there is no righteous path, it's just people trying to do their best in a world where it is far too easy to do your worst.'

Optimus was staring at me with wide optics, and I nodded to him after yawning.

"It's okay to be wrong...just do better for next time. I'll see you in the morning."

Walking away, Baby transformed, and I climbed inside, humming to myself as Baby started to blast the heat.

"That was pretty nice what you did for Optimus."

"You think so?"

Baby hummed in agreement, murmuring softly.

"Could have sworn you were Dean for a minute...just with Sam's hair."

I giggled and rolled my eyes.

"Whatever, Baby."

Laying my head back, I let my eyes close, images and voices beginning to swirl within my head once more.

The wind was howling all around me when I opened my eyes. Winds and energy swirled all around, beating against my face and sucking the oxygen right out of my lungs as I tried to stand. I felt cold and hot all at the same time, burning and freezing and hurting. Glancing down at the ground before me, I was shocked to find metal hands digging into the gunmetal silver ground. Beneath the metal fingers was more metal, feeling brittle and crumbling as I clenched.

Glancing up and around, I noticed that the structure that I was on was falling through the sky, and I couldn't help but to feel that this was familiar. My chest was tight, and I could hear his voice like it was right beside me.

"Baby, you can't do this...you're not strong enough."

I glanced around, but my father was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, I was struck from behind against my back, making me gasp and cry out from pain as I smacked my face into the ground from the force behind the attack. Turning over, I brought my hands up in time to catch a staff-like weapon from going into my chest. When I looked up, my grip slackened slightly.

My father was standing above me, his eyes bloodshot and glowing purple, wild with intent to kill as he stood above me. Tears of blood were pouring down his face as he pleaded.

"Just come home with me...We don't have to stay here...we can happy...happy on Cybertron."

I whispered to myself, shaking my head as his words struck a chord in me.

"This isn't real. You're not real...this isn't going to happen!"

I pushed him away, his body flying back, and he collided with the ground, grunting painfully. He stood up then, his long hair dangling within his eyes.

"You're such a goddamn brat, you know that? I've died for you...suffered for you...was tortured for you...and this is how you treat your father? Daddy's home, baby, and he's not happy with you."

He attacked me again, and I dodged, hissing out.

"You're just another figment of Unicron...another image to throw me off! I don't believe you!"

He roared, sounding strangely mechanical as he did so, and he smacked the staff down on the ground, creating a ripple of energy that I was almost too-late to dodge away from.

"You replaced me...forgot about me...where were you, (Y/n)?! Where were you? Why didn't you just accept their offer? We could have been happy again! I should have never trusted you...should have never had you...I wish it had been you instead of Lisa!"

Though I knew that this was all just a dream, hearing my father's voice say those words...it hurt so badly. Tears filled my eyes, smelling distinctly of Energon, and the metal limbs transformed into large swords, a painful twinge within my chest as they did. Holding up the canons, I whispered sadly as the image of my dad charging me began to waver and flicker.

"I just...wanted to see you again...to feel you wrap your arms around me...to hear you tell me that you loved me...to smell your scent again...I'm sorry...I'm sorry that I let this happen. I love you."

When the cannons went off, that was when I woke up, his bloodied form lying on the remnants of Cybertron seared into my brain as the pieces crashed into Earth.

Shaking awake, I took a deep breath to calm my nerves, the inside of the car glowing blue from my veins, and the light dissipated slowly until I was no longer glowing. Glancing at the radio, I could tell that Baby was asleep, and I slowly got out. The radio whirred, and Baby grumbled tiredly.

"What is it, bub?"

"Just need some fresh air. I'm okay. Go back into recharge."

Baby didn't respond, and I sat at the fire that was slowly dying, adding more logs and watching as the fire began to grow hotter. Glancing around, I noticed that most of the Autobots had fallen asleep.

Optimus had transformed so that Cade and Tessa could sleep in the truck, and Shane had been made to sleep outside. Rolling my eyes, I couldn't help but notice that Bumblebee was awake. His optics were looking at me in question, and I walked over to him, the bot sitting up from his spot and kneeling down.

"Can't sleep either, big guy?"

Bee nodded, and he transformed, allowing me to slip into the front seat and sigh. The radio began to filter through channels, Bee asking.

"What's on your mind...little lady?"

I let my head fall back against the headrest, murmuring.

"I...had a nightmare....about my dad. At least, I think it was a nightmare...I don't know."

"Oh, since there's honey, Tell me what you dream about."

I bit my lip and murmured instead, shaking my head.

"I don't know if it's something I really want to talk about right now...I just want things to go back to normal."

Bee whirred gently, the seats warming up slightly.

"I understand...I wish...there was a way...to take...your pain."

"It's okay. I'm not as unhappy when I have my Autobot friends, my family, and Sam."

Bee was quiet for a moment before the radio began to flick through channels again.

"I miss him...my friend! I hate...being apart."

"I know he misses you too, Bee."

Bee became quiet, and I began to fall asleep again, Bee turning on a gentle and slow station on the radio.

Chapter Twenty-Nine

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lifetimeshipper · 4 months ago

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The Beauty and the Predacon

Chapter 13

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Optimus looks at Soundwave as he lays unconscious on their medical berth, he has shut down his own hard drives to keep the Autobots from getting information. Optimus is upset that they couldn't get anything out of him, not even the condition and whereabouts of Arcee. Optimus can feel his spark sink in its chamber when he thinks of her and how they have done nothing to try and get her back. They've been trying to find out where the Nemesis is located so they can attempt a rescue but they have been unsuccessful and Optimus feels bad that they haven't been trying hard enough.

"Is something troubling you, sir?" Ultra Magnus asks as he walks up to stand beside him.

"Was just thinking about Arcee. I wish Soundwave would have at least shed some light on her well-being if she's still active and doing well or..." Optimus trails off, he doesn't want to think about the other outcome that could have happened.

Ratchet walks over to them, "We're all worried about her but she's a strong soldier. I'm sure she's still alive and we will find her and bring her back."

"I really hope so."

A moment later, they get a call from Agent Fowler and Optimus goes over to the monitors to answer the call with all the Autobots standing behind him.

"I'm on my way to the base but I just got word... The 'Cons busted into the Solaris Particle Collider project at the South Pole."

Optimus starts turning around, "Autobots..."

Magnus steps forward and tries to clench his claw servo but Ratchet speaks up in protest until Wheeljack steps forward, "Doc, the commander is ready." After a second, Ratchet relented and allowed Magnus to go.

"Bulkhead, Smokescreen, remain here to guard our prisoner," Optimus says before he starts heading for the Ground Bridge, "Everyone else, transform and roll out."

Ratchet opens the Ground Bridge as Optimus, Magnus, Wheeljack, and Bumblebee transform and they drive through the Ground Bridge. The four make it through into the freezing temperatures of the South Pole and they transform to start their trek to the destroyed building in front of them. When they get close, Optimus pauses to examine their surroundings and he gets a call from Ratchet.

:: Optimus, I know that this hardly seems the time but it may aid you in your task. ::

Optimus puts up his servo to halt the three behind him before he removes his face mask, "Go ahead."

:: I believe that Megatron may be attempting to rebuild the omega lock. Do we let him? ::

"No. For you know as well as I that Megatron will use a reconstructed lock to recyberform both Cybertron and Earth. And that is one abuse of power that we cannot allow."

Ratchet releases a sigh as he gives in.:: Understood. ::

Optimus and the others continue with their trek toward the building until they hear a screech coming from behind them. They look back to see Predaking flying towards them before he stops to build up a fireball. He shoots the fireball at them but they all duck out of the way. Optimus appears to be unphased by it as he transforms his servo into his gun and starts shooting.

Predaking flies towards him dodging all of his shots, he flies over them before going up to circle around. The other Autobots rise back up and prepare to shoot but Optimus stops them, "The Decepticons must not be allowed to secure their target." Predaking flies up into the sky as he circles around to come at them again. "I will engage the Predacon," Optimus says as he walks past the three to stand in the Predacon's line of sight.

Wheeljack and Bumblebee look at each other before looking back at Optimus with concerned looks. "You heard your leader, forge ahead!" Magnus says before he starts running towards the building. Wheeljack and Bumblebee turn to follow him leaving Optimus alone.

Optimus watches the Predacon as he comes flying towards him for another attack. Optimus puts back on his face mask as he reaches back to grab the big gun off his back. He pulls the gun forward and aims it at the Predacon, when the Predacon gets closer he starts firing at it. The Predacon does loops and swerves to dodge the bullets coming at him but when he gets close enough he stops moving and brings up another fireball. He shoots the fireball at Optimus but the Prime fires up the jets on his back and he flies out of the way, when he's up in the air he turns to start shooting again and the Predacon crashes to the ground and rolls before straightening himself up again.

Predaking looks up at Optimus with anger building up inside him and a burning desire to destroy him. He takes flight again and heads for the Prime but Optimus keeps up with his shooting as he flies backward. Predaking builds up another fireball and fires it at him but Optimus does a backflip making the fireball miss him.

Optimus flies towards the Predacon and tackles him, pushing him back before pulling back and firing at him again sending him crashing into the ice below. Optimus continues firing and sees a cloud rising from the ice. He stops firing and Predaking stands up and gives a roar before flying off towards him again.

Optimus fired more shots at him but Predaking wasn't phased as he continued flying towards him. He crashes into Optimus and takes him down when he slams Optimus on top of one of the buildings before bringing him back up into the sky. He raises his talons and strikes him, he tries to bite Optimus but Optimus grabs his top mandibles which prevents him from being able to bite him. Predaking builds up another fireball to roast him but Optimus sees it and he twists them around so the fire goes past him and he throws Predaking to the side as he flies backward and starts shooting again. Predaking moves his helm to the side and screeches as he takes the barrage of bullets.

Optimus stops shooting and Predaking whips his tail over to strike him and he knocks Optimus out of the sky making him crash into the snow-covered ground below. Predaking looks down at Optimus lying on the ground unmoving and he flies down to finish the job but before he reaches the ground he sees Optimus begin to stir and he starts getting up. Predaking flies down and transforms into bot mode before landing, he then walks towards Optimus who is still getting up and trying to compose himself.

"It took a cataclysm to extinguish Cybertron's Predacon inhabitants. You never stood a chance against me, Prime. In fact..." Predaking transforms his servo into his blaster, "...the time has come for your extinction," he says as he points his blaster at Optimus and fires it up.

Predaking! Predaking, stop! Predaking hears Arcee through their bond and he halts his actions. Predaking, please don't kill Optimus. I care about him, he's like a sire to me. You've been saying that you would never hurt me, you have no idea how much you will hurt me if you kill Optimus. Predaking thinks it over and he thinks about the past discussion they recently had. Arcee cares about these bots and she really misses them, being her sparkmate he's supposed to look after her and keep her happy. This will be a big blow to his warrior pride but he must keep his mate happy.

Optimus looks up at Predaking as he wonders why he suddenly stopped. He sees the charge in his blaster go back down as if he's having second thoughts, but why? He's confused when he sees Predaking transform his weapon back into his servo and step back.

"Even though it will damage my pride I will not destroy you, Prime, for the sake of my mate. She cares about you greatly and I do not want to make her unhappy by destroying you," he says before he walks off.

Optimus thinks over his words for a second as he ponders what he means. His mate? Who is his mate that cares for him...? Arcee! Optimus stands up and calls out to him, "Wait! Are you talking about Arcee?"

Predaking stops and turns to look at him, "Yes. Arcee is my sparkmate."

Optimus' optics widen but before he can ask any more questions Predaking runs off and transforms, he flies off to go help Shockwave leaving behind a dumbfounded Optimus.

When Predaking busts into the building where Shockwave is he sees his creator and the Vehicons fighting against the other Autobots. Wheeljack and Bumblebee took out the Vehicons while Magnus faced off against Shockwave. Predaking screeches and they all look up at him before he jumps down between Shockwave and Magnus. He knocks Magnus back and Wheeljack and Bumblebee start shooting at him but he knocks them back as well. He looks at Shockwave and lets out a screech before grabbing him and then grabbing the device they were there to get, he then flies off.

Optimus looks up to see Predaking flying into a Ground Bridge with Shockwave and the device. He collects himself as he gets over the shock of the news he was just told. He can't believe Arcee is sparkmates with the Predacon. He knows she wouldn't have agreed to it so they must have forced it on her. He goes to pick up his gun and he puts it on his back as the others come out of the building, he turns to look at them as they get closer to him.

He places a servo on Bumblebee's shoulder as he gets on his comm to call for a Ground Bridge, "Ratchet, we need a Ground Bridge." He's greeted with silence which worries him, "Ratchet?"

:: Optimus? :: Bulkhead is heard over the comm.

"Bulkhead, where is Ratchet?"

After a momentary pause, Bulkhead responds.:: He's... He's gone. ::

Optimus is filled with concern. What does the Decepticons want with Ratchet? "Bulkhead, send..." Optimus trails off when he hears a Ground Bridge open up a distance away. They all look over at the Ground Bridge that just opened up and they see the Predacon flying through.

"Why is the Predacon returning?" Magnus asked as he transformed his servo into his gun. Wheeljack and Bumblebee copy his movement as they prepare for another attack.

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duhragonball · 7 months ago

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Less Than Meets The Eye

I finished reading the Marvel U.S. run of Transformers yesterday, so I guess I could talk about that.

It's kind of an underwhelming series. Not bad, and there's some enjoyable issues in the set, but it never really excels for me. I suppose the main thing I could praise it for is its consistent quality. Usually, an 80-issue comic book series sees a major decline as the sales start to slump, but this one remained a C+ affair from start to finish.

The main reason I always wanted to read it was because I was a big Transformers fan back in the 80s, and the cartoon kicked ass. I still watch episodes of the original cartoon in my forties. It never gets old. Naturally, the comics caught my interest back then, but when I was a kid I found comic books to be completely impenetrable.

For example, they had a display in the toy aisle at Target back in 1985, with bagged sets of three comics. That's how I got Transformers #7, 8, and 9. I'm pretty sure the bagged three-packs were sold months after the original release dates. Did you miss issues 1-6? Too bad. Do you want to read #10 to see what happens next? Well you probably missed that one too. Issue 8 featured the Dinobots, except they weren't much like the Dinobots from the cartoon. Also, they ganged up on Megatron and he somehow clobbered them all, which is the opposite of how it works in the cartoon. Cartoon Megs would get ragdolled all the time and it was hilarious.

Issue #9 saw the debut of Circuit Breaker, a half-naked cyborg lady who wanted revenge on the Transformers. By the mid-90's every comic book had a half-naked cyborg lady in it, but in 1985 it was still a fairly novel approach. Also, Optimus Prime's head was being held captive by the Decepticons' leader... Shockwave? And Spike Witwicky's name is Buster for some reason? And Prime gave him the Creation Matrix? Whatever that is? There was a lot going on, and also Circuit Breaker fought Jazz, Wheeljack, Starscream and beat them all.

The serial nature of comic books frustrated me at the time. I was interested to see what would happen next, but I also resigned myself to having no way to find out. Back then unless you lived in a town with an actual comic book store, your only way to buy comic books was to look for them at the magazine rack at the grocery and hope they had what you wanted. So I knew I wouldn't get to find out what happened next, but I assumed that it was a nonstop thrill ride with plenty of twists and turns.

The next time I got an issue was #32, which featured the Protectobots fighting the Combaticons. I seem to recall buying this because I was curious to see the fight. The cartoon was over, or nearly over by then, and one thing it never delivered on was a good Bruticus vs. Defensor fight. So I thought Transformers #32 would scratch that itch. Both squads would fight for a while, then merge into Bruticus and Defensor, and fight that way for a while, just like in the cartoon, right?

Well, not exactly. They did fight in #32, and there was more mayhem. Blaster and Goldbug are AWOL from the Autobots, because they aren't happy with their current leader... Grimlock? Somehow Grimlock's the leader, and he's not as dumb as the cartoon version, but he's still pretty stupid. Also, he wears a ridiculous crown, like a cartoon king would put on. The other Autobots just sort of go along with it, and when the Protectobots rescue Blaster, they explain that they came to arrest him so Grimlock can try him for treason.

What about Bruticus and Defensor, though? Why would the Combaticons withdraw without using their coolest trick? Well, the next issue blurb promised we'd see that fight in #33. So I kept an eye out for #33 and actually managed to buy it... except it was a reprint of the first half of an old Marvel UK story, 'Man of Iron.' The second half was in #34, and that Bruticus vs. Defensor fight seemed like it was completely forgotten. The next issue I bought was #72, and that one actually brought back Circuit Breaker, but they completely ruined her look with a bad redesign of her costume.

Once I got older and started collecting comics seriously, I always wanted to go back and read the entire series from start to finish. But I kept putting it off until this month. Now that I've read the whole thing, I realize that it was mostly hype that had me interested in it. The Bruticus/Defensor fight finally happened in #35, but it was pretty dull and I barely remember it a week after reading it. I think the reason for the reprints in #33-34 had something to do with the ouster of Marvel Editor in Chief, Jim Shooter. #33 listed Tom DeFalco as the new EiC, and I suspect DeFalco had a lot on his plate that month, so putting a book or two on autopilot might have been helpful. I guess what I'm saying is that I find that lore more interesting than the giant robot fight in #35.

Circuit Breaker has always fascinated me, not just because she's a half-naked cyborg lady, but also because she's a great foil for the Transformers. In her first appearance, she shows off her powers and it looks like no robot enemy could stand a chance against her. Worse, she doesn't know or care that the Autobots are good guys, so she's out to kill them all. This is awesome, because the Autobots would be reluctant to fight back against a human, while the Decepticons would be forced to recognize a "puny flesh creature" as a legitimate threat.

So when she vanished at the end of #9 I was so sure that she'd come back in a big way, but it turns out she really didn't. She appeared in several more issues over the course of the series, and each time she seemed to get a little more incompetent. I think the main character arc the writers went for is that her revenge scheme was kind of half-baked, and she wasn't as dangerous as she seemed. By #45 she spared a Decepticon because a human offered to pay her to let him film the execution, and she flew off in disgust. By #75 she was helping Optimus Prime beat Unicron, but that led to a nervous breakdown that left her in a coma. The last five issues feature her lying around passed out. It's kind of a shitty payoff for such a cool idea.

So I didn't enjoy the series as much as I thought I would. For a moment I thought that maybe I had just gotten too old for this fare. A common criticism fans have of this series is that it's written for ten-year-olds, and the writer responded by basically saying, yeah, of course it was written for ten-year-olds, it's a comic book about toys.

But that's not my gripe at all. I just didn't like how the series seemed unable or unwilling to focus on any one storyline long enough to make it satisfying. And then it hit me that I had the same problem in 1987, when I was literally a ten-year-old boy. I read #32 for a cool giant robot fight, and it got postponed to #35. The Blaster vs. Grimlock subplot interested me but that didn't get sorted out until later. Blaster surrendered to Grimlock in #36, but then #37-40 switched the focus to two other sets of characters. We didn't find out what happened to Blaster until #41, when they put aside their differences to co-lead the Autobots together. This arrangement lasted approximately zero issues because Optimus Prime came back in #42. There was just way too much stuff happening, and some of it was crap, but even when it was very good, nothing ever lasted long enough to matter.

Also, one of the things that fascinated me about the comics was how they outlived the original cartoon series by about four years. So while the Pretenders, Powermasters, Micromasters and Action Masters never appeared in the G1 cartoon, they do show up in the last thirty-odd issues of the comics, and I always wondered how those characters would play out in fiction.

Turns out, it doesn't really go well. I thought the Pretenders were dumb in 1988, and my opinion of them never really improved. The Micromasters toys were pretty sweet, but in the end they were just more Transformers, only smaller. And the Action Masters were Transformers that couldn't transform. I didn't really feel strongly about them at all, which is probably how everyone else felt about it in 1990 when the toy line shut down. The comic book tried to do the characters justice, and in some cases it did a pretty good job, but it never really sold me on the toys.

Like, I never understood how you play with a Pretender Transformer. The Pretender Shell can operate independently of the robot, but so what? Why not just call that a separate character, then? You can put the robot inside the shell, but why? It's just a container. The gimmick sort of implied that Pretender Transformers use their shells to disguise themselves, but what are they disguising themselves as? the Autobot Pretenders all looked like giant humans, and the Decepticons all looked like giant monsters. And it's not like their enemies were fooled or anything. Most Transformers recognized the Pretender characters on sight. I really think this was what killed the toy line. I mean, the toy line had probably already run its course by '88 anyway, and the Pretenders were just a last-ditch effort to keep it fresh. TMNT was red hot at the time, so they probably thought making the Transformers look like weird alien creatures would catch the same appeal, but it didn't work. Micromasters aped the Micro Machine craze, and Action Masters were probably trying to follow the G. I. Joe formula? I'm not sure I know what they were going for there.

Anyway, the comic really didn't have any worthwhile Pretender stories that justified an Autobot wearing a flesh costume. There were characters who did it and seemed to like doing it, but there was never a moment where anyone said "Yes, it's definitely a good thing we did this because it gives us an advantage in battle." That just never happens.

I don't really have a strong conclusion to go for with this. I guess mostly it's just a re-affirmation that you don't want to get in a rush telling a big long story. There's a lot of good-to-great characters in Transformers, and a lot of intriguing plotlines, but if you try to do too much all at once, it just becomes a big mess.

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