#i got invested in it for bumblebee

[writer-room]

If there's one thing I learned from Transformers One, its that if you want to make a transformers fan happy, all you need to do is have one (1) scene where their favorite character exists.

No line deliveries, no standing in the foreground, not even being named. Just take a rendered character, place them randomly in the background, and you'll have fans hollering in delight while taking a million screenshots.

Remarkable, 10/10. Never have I seen people so excited to watch a movie where a random guy is acknowledged for half a second. Are you guys this starved or is this just what its like when the media has hundreds of different characters

[tracklessreason]

Hive Prime!

-I'm not the best artist, but I wanted to give an idea of what Bumblebee looks like following his rise as Hive Prime!-

Height: Hive is HUGE. He's a functioning vessel for every prior Prime, and he's easily three times Optimus' height. (This AU isn't currently based on any particular continuity, so heights can translate as needed.)

Color: Hive's least favorite change, his colors have gone from yellow and black to bronzen gold and ivory, with black accents. His wings are an energon blue, and his optics burn a soft teal, but change to match the optics of whichever Prime is currently in control.

Mostly I wanted him to be sharper, like a wasp or a hornet, and although I didn't do a great job of representing it, he does still have a broader frame.

[sergeantpixie]

dude your apartment color scheme sounds so pretty! I know for privacy reasons you probably don't want to post pics but if you have any inspo you'd feel safe posting I'd love to see!!!

Thank you anon, i think it’s very pretty personally!

Oh, what a fun question!

I had some outside inspiration i guess but mostly i just liked those colors and thought they’d work well enough together.

The pics are entirely from my apartment, just details really, usually with my cat being very cute:

thank you for asking anon, this was fun!

[cybertron-after-dark]

I think we as a fandom are sleeping on how inherently fucking funny and rad it is that tfa Optimus knows about guitars enough to call one an axe and also knowing how to fucking shred one.

This presents two equally fun possibilities:

Scenario 1: Cybertron has a very similar instrument he learned back in his academy days, and learning that translated to guitar skills when he found out they exist.

Scenario 2: after the headmaster episode where bulkhead got him invested in art, he started a deep dive and decided he really liked earth music too, enough to learn how to play a guitar. Which means he likely has a bot-sized one kicking around in his room we've just never seen because it's never been plot relevant until Soundwave rolled in.

In ANY scenario it confirms that Optimus does in fact like earth music as much as bumblebee and bulkhead do, and I think that fuckin rips

[bloominglegumes]

I recently read "The Echo Garden" through seeing the fanart you'd reblogged earlier this week. Do you have any other TF fics you could recommend or are endeared to? Any iteration, any ships, no matter how obscure. I am superior ᕕ(⌐■_■)ᕗ ♪♬

oo okok i've got way too many fics bookmarked,, here are some that are relatively short but sweet and very dear in my heart <3

(all of these are from ao3, some of them require u to be logged in to read <(_ _")> )

(Peace)Time Constraints by Insecuriosity - really fun, shockwave and first aid bonding over being weird little freaks is a dynamic i didn't know i was craving but i'm now convinced of its value

Wireless Connections by stormandstarlight - miko being miko is truly a force to be reckoned with,, soundwave and ratchet are both going thru it and this fic feels so much like the trajectory of a typical episode i love it

Intelligence, or vision, or the truth by Sroloc_Elbisivni - seriously one of the coolest humanformers fic i've read! focuses on hilarious+doomed megop but the worldbuilding of this story goes so hard as well (if you enjoy this author's style, i also highly recommend their Spontaneous Earth pieces!! such fascinating juicy ideas abt alien culture,,,,love it)

Belonging by MeinongsJungleBook - idw bumblebee/starscream/windblade happy end fic,, so so fluffy and sweet,, heals my heart

Connect The Systems, Start The Music by Spector_Author - super cute, fun confession story that i'm including here in order to push the jazterwave agenda,, theyre so silly and slightly dumb and they mean everything to me

Drifting Together by NyonSuperstar - dratchet road trip banter my beloved,, domestic life, close quarters, directionless bickering,, its like the laundry and taxes

An Abstract on Collaboration by Decepticonsensual - two old doctors just being friends <3 devoting your life to healing and helping people in spite of everything,,, having a friend who understands you,,,aghg i love them ;-;;

(physician, heal thyself) by absolute_minimum - ambulon and whirl is another dynamic i didn't expect to become a fan of,, idk how to explain it exactly but the vibes are impeccable and the dialogue is so delightful so ,,give it a read :)

Sari's Mom Has Got It Goin' On by IvyCorp - one of those fics with a premise that feels borderline insane but when you get invested in it you REALLY get invested in it,,, tfa megatron best mom fr

[urlocalboynoah]

Hi! May I request Ultra Magnus (tfp) having to watch Jack, Miko and Raf for a day, being forced to play a board game and to the surprise of everyone getting very invested in it?

☆彡彡 ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ミミ☆

Hi !! I'd be more than happy to provide you with some content! AS MUCH AS I DISLIKE THIS BOT (joke, kinda, he's just old..) I think he's interesting to work with. So, here we go ! I apologize if this isn't perfect, it's my first time posting something I've wrote before. It'll be a small fic, let me know what you think of it !

¹ ❥ ☆ Mini Fic

² ♰ Transformers Prime

³ ˋˋ SFW ☆

Just one game !

“ Here is her guitar, her hairbrush, drawing book and all her drawing stuff. ”

Bulkhead pointed out each element as he spoke, making sure of Ultra Magnus following his exact directions. The ex-leader looked at the Wrecker confused, raising an eyebrow. He seemed to be wondering what could go so wrong with such tiny humans, and why the big bot felt so anxious at the idea of leaving Miko behind. He thought he was certainly being overdramatic.

“ that should be everything.. I need to go, they're gonna wait for me. ”

Bulkhead simply added before quickly waving Miko goodbye, transforming and entering the groundbridge, as Bumblebee and Arcee were already far ahead.

The bridge closed, and finally it was only him and the humans. He still wondered what so bad could happen for the three guardians to be worried. He looked over at them, sat on the couch, playing video games. They were relatively calm and still. The older bot thought now would be a great time to start working on some of his unfinished projects. The base was calm, the kids were entertained.

For now.

A loud, strident yelp came out from behind him. Startled, he looked over at the kids, instantly worried someone broke in. But no, it was just the Japanese girl, shouting at her friends because she lost the game. The commandant rolled his eyes, visibly annoyed.

“ Will you tone it down ? ”

He firmly asked, though it sounded more like an order. The young girl looked at him desperately, groaning.

“ THEY'RE CHEAATIIIIIING. I keep loosing, it's unfair. ”

“ In that case, you should switch games. ”

He stated, as if it was an evidence for him to move on from something that gets on your nerves. The girl stared at the bot, as if he said an absurdity, before she exclaimed.

“ YOU'RE A GENIUS !! let's play.. A board game!! What do you guys think ? ”

Jack shrugged and crossed his arms, apparently okay with the idea. The younger of them all jumped off of the couch, excited by Miko's proposal.

“ awesome idea ! Though, we miss a player. ”

Raf stated, his hands now on his chin, thinking.

It didn't take long for Jack to point at Ultra Magnus.

“ hey! Wanna join ? We'll teach you! ”

The leader looked perplex, not convinced at the idea of joining this “activity”. He stared for a moment, considering. It could be fun, after all, and give him a break from all the stress of battles.

“Very well. But only one game, I have to stay alert in case anything happens.”

The older boy nodded and signed him to get closer, which he did. The three humans started explaining to the bot the rules, to which he was surprisingly getting very interested in. They then got to the first game. Raf won, and, angry at himself, Ultra Magnus asked him some tips to get better.

“ how about we do a second round, then? ”

He proposed, to the happy surprise of the kids, that appeared to be pleased by the idea of the leader.

And then, they went on for hours.

The guardians came back several hours later, and, curious of the laughs and giggles they were hearing, snuck up on them.

They could not believe it. He was having a moment of genuine fun with the kids, that they all seemed to enjoy in it's fullest.

The three bots sighed in unison, relieved to see how well it went.

“Alright kids, it is getting late. Time for rest.”

The older bot announced, as he noticed the humans yawning. Without any signs of resistance, they hopped in his servos as he started walking to their room. He noticed Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead here, to which he simply nodded without stopping. Once he made sure they were safe, he softly smiled.

“ I assume it went well..? ”

Arcee questioned, to which Ultra Magnus simply hummed.

“ we had a great time.”

He assured, a satisfied grin on his face.

. . . Written by Noah . . .ᐟ ☆

[yes-i-write-fanfiction]

I wonder how would bots and elite guard react to ultra magnus having a sparkling who is just a tiny bean and loves their sire a lot but they decide to explore outside and they get lost

-Optimus' is already all over Detroit, putting up missing posters, asking civilians if they've seen the sparkling and turning over every vehicle to look for them. He's almost more frantic than Ultra Magnus himself. Since he kinda sees Earth, Detroit especially, as his responsibility, he feels like it's his duty to find the sparkling. Really worried that someone, either human or decepticon, might find the sparkling first and kidnap them.

-Ratchet is worried about the health of the sparkling. Cybertronians that young are very fragile, even when compared to humans, and who knows what a young sparkling might mistake as fuel and ingest? Is also searching for the sparkling but mostly does that by just driving around the city, shouting their name.

-Bumblebee isn't panicking because he's confident that the sparkling will be fine and that they will find it soon enough. Makes it kind of a game, where the victor is the one that first finds the sparkling. Sees it as a way to prove himself and prove that he is reliable.

-Bulkhead, while not as frantic as Optimus, is not quite as calm as Bumblebee. He does think everything will turn out ok in the end but he still decides to help to look for the sparkling. He mostly focuses on keeping Optimus and the others calm, though he's no very good at it. Lifts vehicles and calls out the name of the sparkling loudly while looking for them.

-Prowl is wasting no time when it comes to looking for the missing sparkling. Not because he's all that worried about their safety (he truly believes they will be fine), he's mostly just annoyed by everyone panicking. The faster he finds the sparkling, the faster people will stop freaking out. Optimus has already had three panic attacks and it is starting to get on Prowl's nerves.

-Ultra Magnus is aging rapidly with stress because WHAT DO YOU MEAN HIS SPARKLING IS LOST ON AN ALIEN WORLD??? No, it's ok, he's calm, don't worry. Tries to keep his cool but it's obvious that he is very affected by the disappearance of his child. He's on the streets of Detroit, flipping over vehicles and benches and asking random humans if they have seen his kid.

-Sentinel is like "of course the Magnus' sparkling went missing on this hellhole of a planet". Is determined to be the one to find the sparkling and bring them back to Ultra Magnus, for recognition and praise of course, though when he realizes that looking for the lil bot means he's got to actually wander Detroit? Ugh. UGH. He's so unhappy about it. Mostly uses the jettwins, making them search for him.

-Jazz, like Prowl, is sure that the sparkling will be fine but still wastes no time in looking for them. Yeah, they will be found soon enough but they might be in distress right now and he wants to avoid them getting any unnecessary trauma. Works hard to calm down the Magnus.

-Jetfire and Jetstorm takes the job of finding the missing sparkling with outmost seriousness. One of them is on the ground, the other in the air. They are invested but, eh, the way they talk it kinda sounds as if they are looking for a missing cat. "Here bitty-bitty! Come to brother Jetstorm! I've got a treat for you!" They mean well but Primus.

[fictionismyreality3]

Halloween w/ the 141

Warnings: none I think???

Notes: this is my first post back since moving house! Yay! 😎🤘

Soap is the one who tries to convince the squad to go trick or treating around base

fully ignores Gaz when he brings up the fact that all of them are legal adults 😭

besides christmas, Halloween is Soaps favourite holiday because of its Celtic origins, and it will be impossible to shut him up once you get him talking about how bonfire was actually a Celtic word originally and-

you’re screwed if he starts talking about Mari Lwyd

going shopping for Halloween costumes is either gonna be a last minute thing or a full day event

Price will be driving because god forbid simon gets behind the wheel he has the biggest car and Gaz will bring the snacks

Ghost is only there to reign soap in every time he tries to run off because he found another skeleton costume

they should really invest in a child leash ����

i fully believe Simon will refuse dressing up, insisting that he literally already looks like he’s in costume just in his balaclava, but price convinces him to go along with it in the spirit of ✨team bonding✨

the whole base will be decorated one week into september thanks to Johnny

at first the plan was for everyone to be the incredibles but Kyle and Johnny got into a fight about who would be able to get elastagirl to fu-

that idea was quickly abandoned

eventually it was decided that everyone would just go as whatever they wanted 🙄

gaz went as Batman

price found a black and yellow striped shirt and went as a bumblebee, yes he DIYed a headband with pipe cleaners and yellow pompoms

soap showed up in full, all out makeup dressed as chucky

Yes he chased ghost around the courtyard of the base

And simon? He just threw a white sheet over himself and called it a day

[lets-try-some-writing]

Question. How do you think the TFP bots each find the squishies that are humans look. Like aesthetically. Which ones find them cute or gross or funny looking? Cause in the Scraplet episode, Ratchet said “Typically I find your fleshiness your least engaging qualities.” Meaning that Ratchet find the humans gross to some extent, meaning that the Autobots does have aesthetic opinions about the humans. And it seems like everyone got different opinions. So what’s your head canon for each of their opinions?

Ooooooh now this is a question I will happily answer!

Ratchet: His views on humans and squishies in general is summed up to GROSS. He sees humans as essentially a bunch of organs in a poorly made plastic bag walking around on stilts. They are worse than hairless cats in his optics. They may be nice enough, but he would prefer to poke them with sticks or handle them with a hazmat suit if given a choice. He's warmed up to them, but will never find them particularly appealing. Interesting? Yes. Appealing? Primus no.

Bumblebee: Bumblebee thinks humans are a little unsettling, but he appreciates them in the way one would a pet tarantula. He can find something to see as appealing in them, although as a general rule he is not particularly enthralled with them. He is fond of human eyes, largely because their pupils dilate a great deal like how his optics cycle. He also finds it fascinating how many colors humans can have their eyes up being.

Arcee: She sits in the same boat as Ratchet for the most part. However she has one aspect of humanity that she is surprisingly fond of. She thinks human hair is quite "cute" in a sense. It reminds her somewhat of stories of Solus and she has always found it fun how humans can style their hair in so many unique ways. She has even gone so far as to ask June to teach her how to braid hair simply because Arcee also finds the texture of hair to be facinating.

Bulkhead: His thoughts on humanity can be summed up simply with: Smol Beans. He thinks they are adorable in the way one would look at a mouse and think it cute. Sure humans can do gross things like execrate and create strange internal liquids and sounds, but they are just so small. He can't help but find that fact appealing.

Wheeljack: He is neither grossed out or really invested in humans. He could care less what they look like. He's been everywhere and seen everything, so very little bothers him anymore when meeting new races. He does think that human teeth are interesting though. Cybertronians have their own version of the mouth bones, but humans growing the mouth bones and then having a few sets of them is something he just thinks is rather inspiring.

Smokescreen: He... doesn't like humans. He's in Ratchet's boat, but he's a lot less tactful in his outward reactions. His first few weeks on Earth involved a lot of gagging at humans as a whole. Squishies are not his cup of tea, but he's learned to handle it for the most part. So long as the squishes are clothed reasonably, he can pretend they are armored and ignore the fact that they are walking bags of bits and bone.

Optimus: He doesn't mind humanity. He doesn't think they are physically appealing in any real regard, but he admires their minds. Such small creatures holding hope and intellect on par with the more technological races is something he finds impressive. He also holds an appreciation for their voices simply because they are clear and without complication. It is new, and for that reason he finds it beautiful in a sense.

Ultra Magnus: He doesn't like humans. Period. He tolerates them for the sake of the team and negotiations, and he may be appreciative of human comrades and friends. But the species as a whole? He is not fond of them. He is largely more confused than anything else. He has no idea how such a fleshy and delicate species lasted so long. But he has largely shrugged it off and moved on with life.

[in1-nutshell]

Ratchet's daughter with opposite personality (Lithia) taking Synth-En

SFW, Platonic, Mention of injuries, Slight angst, Cybertronain reader

TFP

Lithia, like Ratchet feels guilty of not doing anymore for her team than being a medic. Angry on some occasions when the battering and denting’s were much more pronounced.

She is incredibly invested in the search for the Synth-En; especially with the recent Cons attacks.

Arcee limping a bit into the base.

Lithia looks at her.

“Arcee!”--Lithia

She quickly goes to the two-wheeler and carefully guides her to the med berth.

“I’m fine kid.”--Arcee

Lithia was already looking over her wounds with a little flashlight.

“I’ll be the judge of that… Who’s the sorry Con who got the end of this? Starscream?”--Lithia

Lithia gets the tools ready.

“…Arachnid.”--Arcee

Lithia pauses a bit before going back to work.

“I’m sorry…”--Lithia

“It not your fault, it’s no one’s fault but hers.”--Arcee

Arcee winces a bit when Lithia starts the patch work.

Lithia looks away a second before venting and getting back to work.

Normally she is much more levelheaded and chooses the facts over hope.

… but after overhearing how low their energon rations where at an all-time low, it shocks her a bit.

She was already rationing her rations even more than usual, even more than her father knew.

Maybe this new Synth-En really was the team’s only chance in getting an upper hand in the war. But there was no way she was going to makes the team become guinea pigs to this experiment.

Herself on the other hand, had no problem.

So, when Lithia saw the chance of trying the experimental energon, she didn’t think twice before injecting it into her arm.

Lithia groans and backs into the med slab leaning half of her frame on it.

Her digits digging on the helm feeling the helmache of a lifetime happening.

One servo clenches the side of the med slab catching Raf’s attention.

“Lithia?”--Raf

Lithia groans in response.

“Lithia are you okay? I can go get—”--Raf

“Don’t—don’t get him… huh?”--Lithia

Lithia now blinks her now green optics and stands upright.

Raf walks to the med slab holding one of her digits worriedly as he sees the green.

“Lithia? Lithia—Woah!”--Raf

Lithia playfully holds Raf and puts him back on the balcony.

“This… feels… Amazing!”--Lithia

She looks at all of her scans and notices the increase in all levels of her frame.

And it feels good.

Really good.

Ratchet comes back and notices the green in her optics.

Before he can put two and two together, Arcee’s signal goes off.

Lithia is off into that groundbrigde with her med kit.

Ratchet stays still for a couple seconds before realizing what just happened and scurries to the groundbrigde.

Lithia appears from above and lets out a fierce battle cry as she demolishes the Vechicons around her and Arcee.

She was taking them all out as if she spent her entire time taking out Con’s.

Once all of them are gone Ratchet comes through and checks on Arcee and Lithia.

Lithia pumps her servos up in the air in triumph.

“OH YES! DID YOU SEE THAT!? I WAS A BEAST! WHO’S UNSTOPPABLE! I AM!”--Lithia

“Beep? boop bop bep (Lithy? What was—)"--Bumblebee

Lithia picks Bee up and spins him around in excitement.

Bee whirls in confusion by the sudden action.

“That felt amazing! So—Oh Primus Arcee! Did you see that!?”--Lithia

Lithia races over helping Arcee up smiling and slightly jumpy.

“Yeah… Primus where did you learn that?”--Arcee

Lithia stands straighter in a bit of a cockier fashion.

“Learned from the best.”--Lithia

She winks at Bee.

Bee shyly rubs the back of his helm as the others come closer.

“…We are heading back to base right now.”--Ratchet

At the base…

“And then I went BAM! BOOM! PEDE IN THE TAILPIPE!”--Lithia

Lithia begins to mimic some of the actions in emphasis.

The kids watch in curiosity with the bots.

Ratchet has his servo crossed.

“You know what you did was foolish Lithia. You could have gotten killed and you put in an experimental—”--Ratchet

“Not entirely experimental now, is it? This thing can be the key to finishing the war! Dad this can be it!”--Lithia

Ratchet shakes his helm.

“You and I both know that it needed more testing Lithia. How could you—are you rolling your optics at me?”--Ratchet

Lithia does it again and beings to walk off.

“I’m not finished talking!”--Ratchet

Lithia stops for a second to take a glance at him.

“I am. Bee with me.”--Lithia

She grabs the back of his spoiler and beings to drag him with her to the training room.

Bumblebee just walks with her not really sure what to do.

Everyone looks stunned by what just happened.

“Did she just…”--Arcee

“Primus this is like Bumblebee all over again.”--Bulkhead

A few seconds later there is a crashing sound.

Arcee and Bulkhead go to check on what the noise was and find Bee in the hallway groaning with a rather hyperactive Lithia in the training room egging him to continue the fight.

She even goes to Bulkhead to fight.

Arcee tries to get everything in order.

“Hey, remember when I got back from Arachnid?”--Arcee

Lithia grows quiet.

“I got a bit too cocky and that’s why I got those extra dents.”--Arcee

Lithia looks down with her servos clenched to her sides.

Bulkhead puts a servo on her shoulder.

“Don’t be like me and get all cocky with those ideas, okay? The last thing we need is you getting hurt.”--Arcee

Lithia vents a bit and leaves to the opposite side of the hall.

Bee goes to follow her, but Arcee stops him.

“She needs some space. Let her be.”--Arcee

Bee whirrs worriedly but leaves with the others.

They don’t realize that she took a sharp turn into the weapons room.

Lithia had secretly stashed a bit of the Synth-En left in the canister she had injected into herself earlier.

She put the rest of it into her system.

She was going to need it for what she was about to do.

The young medic hides any evidence in her subspace as well as her new blasters and knives.

Lithia walks back into the room with so much confidence the kids don’t really believe it was their shy sweet friend.

“Wow… it almost like looking at another bot. Kind of like this new Lithia.”--Miko

Lithia smirks at Miko.

“You better believe it. How about a quick spar in that Apex Armor?”--Lithia

Miko looks like she is about to agree when Bulkhead moves in.

“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”--Bulkhead

Lithia puts her servos on her hips.

“You don’t get to decide for her Bulkhead. That’s Miko’s decision.”--Lithia

“As her guardian—”--Bulkhead

“aS hEr GuArDiAn—She doesn’t need you to answer for her.”--Lithia

Bulkhead looks a bit miffed by this.

“Lithia! What has gotten into you—”--Ratchet

Lithia scoffs.

“Lithia do this! Lithia do that! Tell me a sentence that doesn’t start with those words or imply them.”--Lithia

Ratchet’s optics widen.

Optimus decides to intervene.

“Lithia, I believe it is best if you let Ratchet take a look at your frame. I fear the effects of the Synth-En may have taken a toll on you psychic.”--Optimus

Lithia gives the older Prime a look.

“Yeah, no. This stuff gives me a better role on the team than being your ‘favorite naïve little medic.’ And what goes on in my mind in MY business.”--Lithia

“Though your prowess in battle was impressive, that does not mean that it is the best for the team—”--Optimus

“For the team?! Arcee would have been kidnapped or worse if I hadn’t interfered Optimus. Me having this is one of the best things this team has right now. And I don’t think you really know most of the time what is best for the team. Explain the—”--Lithia

“THAT’S ENOUGH!”--Ratchet

Lithia looks at him a bit surprised before glaring.

“Look at that you finally decided to talk. How nice.”—Lithia

“You have gone too far Lithia. Apologize.”--Ratchet

She sends him another glare taking a step forward.

“No.”--Lithia

“THAT’S IT! YOU ARE GROUNDED!”--Ratchet

Lithia glares at him quietly before shoulder shoving him and heading straight to her room.

Silence…

“I take it back I want the old Lithia back.”--Miko

What the team didn’t know was that she managed to slip a tracking data pad into her sub space.

Her plan was coming together.

She waited until everyone was asleep when she finally got the signal of the one she was looking for.

Lithia carefully leaves her habsuite and places a data slug in the back of the monitor. The slug would hide any evidence of her travels until she came back. Once the coordinates were in, she leaped in.

No one woke up to the sound of the groundbrigde being used.

She walks into a dark and foggy forest where she spotted her enemy.

Lithia gaze hardens as she slips her blades catching the Cons attention.

“Hello Arachnid. Funny seeing you here.”--Lithia

Arachnid angrily looks at the bot who interrupted her previous plan.

“Well, isn’t it the little medic. Where’s your—”--Arachnid

SLICE!

“GAH!”--Arachnid

Arachnid pulls back and looks at her bleeding servo.

“I hope you have all your arrangements settled Arachnid. You meet your end today.”--Lithia

Arachnid hisses.

“I WILL TEAR OUT YOUR SPARK!”—Arachnid

Lithia dodges the lunge and proceeds to perform the high kick Cliffjumper once taught her.

BAM!

“THIS IS FOR TAILGATE!”--Lithia

WHAM!

 “FOR CLIFFJUMPER!”--Lithia

BAM!

 “AND FOR ARCEE!”--Lithia

Lithia defiantly gets cuts and dents, but Arachnid was getting the worse brunt of it having severely underestimated her opponent.

The clashes of green and purple bio lights were seen throughout the woods.

Lithia finally has Arachnid pinned and reading the final blow when something pierces her armor sending harsh electrical waves through her system.

Screaming, she falls down shriveling in pain as she sees a red paintjob and blue on before going to black.

...

Lithia wakes up feeling drained completely and dangling from someone’s shoulder.

She looks quickly at her levels and sees them back to the same levels before the synth-en.

Yep, she did not want to take that thing again.

She is gently put on the ground and groggily lifts her helm.

Her vision is a bit blurry but does recognize the figures as Breakdown and Knockout.

Lithia tries to move but Knockout stops her.

“Don’t move Autobot. It’ll make the patch work quicker.”--Knockout

“Patch work?”--Lithia

“Well, it is the least I can do for the ‘friendly fire’ and the extra dents on that finish of yours. Have you considered waxing it every now and then?”--Knockout

Lithia looks at him with half closed optics strangely looking for answers.

“Why?”--Lithia

Breakdown kneels in front of her.

“Arachnid was going to ambush me tonight. And she would have if you hadn’t distracted her.”--Breakdown

Lithia blinks a bit suddenly remembering the fight.

“And when Knockout came, he tried to pierce Arachnid with the electro spear, but it kind of hit you instead.”--Breakdown

“And Arachnid?”--Lithia

Lithia looks over a bit seeing a strangely familiar frame on the ground.

Breakdown moves in front of her blocking her view.

“We took care of it kid. You don’t have to worry about her anymore.”--Breakdown

Knockout finishes his work.

“Not my finest but it’ll due until your team shows up. We’ll call this an even Autobot.”--Knockout

Knockout begins to walk to their groundbridge.

Breakdown slings the limp frame over his shoulder and gives her a friendly wave.

“Wait!”--Lithia

Both Cons look back curiously.

“Thank you.”--Lithia

They smile a bit before disappearing into the portal.

A few minutes later another groundbrigde opens not too far where she was.

She shakingly slides out her knives just in case.

To her relief a familiar blue and pink paint job and a yellow and black paint job came out.

Lithia retracts her knives and winces a bit at the transformation.

“Cee! Bee!”--Lithia

Bumblebee hears her and runs to her.

“BEEP! (LITHIA!)”--Bumblebee

Arcee follows behind.

Bee slides his arm around Lithia helping her stand.

She smiles weakly at the two of them.

“Hi…”--Lithia

“What were you thinking kid!”—Arcee

Lithia winces a bit at the loud sound.

“I kind of wasn’t… do you mind not screaming too loud? It feels like Bulkhead’s wrecking ball is pounding my helm.”--Lithia

Arcee looks at the wounds and dents and decides that the scolding would have to wait till later.

“Bulkhead. Groundbrigde now.”--Arcee

Lithia slowly opens her optics seeing Ratchet looking over the patch work.

“You were lucky to find her in time… but that doesn’t explain the patch work. In this state she wouldn’t have been able to—”--Ratchet

“That was Knockout and Breakdown.”--Lithia

Ratchet looks over at her gently taking his servo in hers.

She looks at him with so much regret and sadness.

“I-I’m so sorry—”--Lithia

“Shhhh… It was the Synth-En talking I know.”--Ratchet

She starts shaking as the tears start falling faster.

“I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”--Lithia

Ratchet reaches over and gives a half hug trying not to aggravate any of the wounds.

She looks over at the team gives a small smile.

Lithia would tell them later, for now, she just wanted to bury her helm into her dad’s shoulder.

Safe and sound…

[xiaoddexingjiutang]

02. Elita: Fake Cigarettes, Fake Alcohol, Fake Friends

When they were heading down to the mines, Elita was the foreman, making her coworkers flatter her. She even said that the workers should feel honored by her promotion: "If you all work hard, I can get promoted." A sharp critique from a 30-year workplace veteran: "It's not like I'm the one getting promoted; what's there to feel honored about?" Elita's character wouldn't fool anyone who's worked even a single day; she's essentially a traitor to worker class.

When a production accident led to her demotion, neither Orion nor D-16 bothered to check on her; they just went off to prepare for the next day's Iacon 5000 race. Later, while she was returning to the surface, she even planned to capture the other three, reporting them as political criminals to get them downgraded.

The people responsible for editing and releasing the trailers for this film are downright malicious. They artificially created a sense of family harmony, making the main quartet seem like a group of good friends. But after sitting in the cinema and seeing the real plot, my only thought was: "What kind of friends are these? Have you ever once stood firmly by each other's side, or did you just become docile after going through hardships together during your adventure?"

After a series of chaotic events where they learned the truth and obtained the cogs, D-16 and Bumblebee got captured, just to give she and Orion some one-on-one time. She comforted the disheartened Orion, taking the opportunity to invest in the official Oplita pairing while Orion is undervalued: "Although I'm better than you in every way, but..."

Orion had to smile tolerantly: "This is your first time comforting someone, isn't it?"

This film is filled with clichés from mass-produced Japanese anime. The main team consists of Orion, an overly optimistic protagonist who pretends to be naive but is highly proactive, dragging others to do this and that. Then there's second male lead D-16, who's overflowing with negative energy, constantly complaining and nitpicking. There's also a tsundere girl, Elita, who arrogantly spouts off to forcefully fit into the tsundere trope. And then there's the comedic boy, Bumblebee.

When uniting with the High Guards, everyone was noisy. She casually slapped Shockwave across the face and even gave him a nickname afterward. May I ask, what's that about? Shockwave is too good-tempered; I support his freedom to slap back.

In the end, Optimus Prime won, and she happily asked him for the position of commander. Before this, they had to play out the "strong male, weak female" trope. The newly promoted leader Optimus said to Elita, "Aren't you better than me in every way?" Elita hesitated. It's as if the screenwriters are well-versed in the Elita fandom: Elita has to be perfect, stronger than Optimus, but when it's time to step back and let the man lead, she sensibly steps aside.

[lyretheinstrument]

Finished batch one of tfe season 2 and honestlyyyyyyyhhh..,.

(first batch review and opinions)

(cut to avoid spoilers)

it's rough compared to the first season. I genuinely believe it's not the creators fault and they probably got mega rushed and a ton of budget cuts.

This season was definitely more Terran focused and I don't minddd that?? because it is their show. but I do wish legacy characters got a bit of spotlight. I know prowls coming in batch two so I hope he gets a fair share of screentime. again, I know it’s supposed to focus on the Terrans but I feel that if your gonna include the cybertronians can you try to use them a little more ? otherwise don’t have them at all yk /lighthearted

but personal grievances aside for a moment the writing was ROUGH. I know it's a kids show but almost all the episodes felt weirdly paced, awkward, and babyish?? and the animation downgrade doesn't make it any better.

honestly a lot of it was just really distracting and I couldn't really focus on the story. Also the story itself felt kinda, unfocused? idk maybe that's a personal thing as well. I found it kinda hard to get invested. The Terrans I only really like are twitch thrash and nightshade. jawbreaker is fucking insufferable. I’m sorry.

I noticed a lot of the issues in the episodes could have been easily solved. That is NOTT something u want an audience to feel.. a simple communication or action could have easily prevented an issue in an episode. :/

personal grievances back infront IM SO MAD BEE GOT LIKE ZERO SCREENTIME

Optimus episode was cute tho I like it when characters shit on jawbreaker

I don't mind the cons being villains but if you’re gonna have them as villains can you give them more personality and screentime. also a lot of the decepticons felt bland or out of character.

A fun and interesting plot line we could have had (at least in my opinion) is decepticon infighting. It felt bizarre to me that soundwave and shockwave just fell in line when starscream assumed leadership. IDK!! I feel like the three would be arguing over who would be leader?? Correct me if I’m wrong on this I might he looking at this all wrong. </3

honestly I had like zero interest in spitfire and aftermath but at LEAST aftermath had a new design (GLARES AT SHAMELESS TWITCH RECOLOR).

like I’m not even upset that twitch and spitfire have the same/similar alt modes because it works w them being literal parallels of eachother. I’m just mad it’s just a straight up (lowk ugly) recolor. it just doesn’t work for me personally. Especially bc a good redesign could immediately fix a lot of my issues with it. like make her sharper or give her different patterns and adjust the color placement SOMETHING BRO.

that concludes my disorganized ramble for now. I’m excited to see everyone’s thoughts on the first batch of season two and I remain optimistic for the second half :3

side note:

I LOVE YOU BUMBLEBEE I LOVE U SO MUCH AND ALSO IM SOOO HAPPY RAVAGE GOT CONFIRMED AS FEMALE ILY GIRL CAT RAVAGE

[vhsstank]

What made you ship Blitzwing and Bumblebee?

Oh shit this has been here for a while

But to seriously answer your question, I came upon it at first by mistake. Back when I first got into Transformers a few months ago, TFA raptured my brain and took me hostage. I think I've watched it over like 7 times now. It's just so good.

I first got obsessed with Blitzwing, as you do. The way TFA portrays him is really interesting to me and because he is just so damn silly, he snuck into my head. Like the little shithead he is. I like my men tragic and I like my men wacky.

I started following the TFA Blitzwing tag because I desperately needed art and content of him. That's when I came about some Blitzbee art.

And for some reason, it really clicked in my mind. Something about the taunting ways they talked to each other (like, the 3 times they've ever canonically have spoken lmao) was just a really fun dynamic. It was playful but also left room for a lot of angst potential. So of course I latched onto it like a starving rabid animal.

Going through the fics on AO3 is what really did it. Seeing other peoples ideas and own headcanons got me deeply invested. That's when I slowly became more and more obsessed with Bumblebee as well. The pair had successfully passed all the requirements for me to get obsessed and I was soaking up any and all media like a depraved sponge. Good shit.

Anyways yeah. Hope you have a good one

[miradanii]

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.

[overlordraax]

Why I didn't like 'Rise of the Beasts'

(Warnings: spoilers for ROTB and also mentions of character death)

This is just a little rant essay talking about why even though I wanted to like ROTB I quickly stopped enjoying it.

It all comes down to a simple reason: I love 'Bumblebee' (as in the 2018 film). That still stands to be my favourite Transformers movie. No shade to anyone who enjoys the Bay movies but I did not enjoy them (the casual sexism was so drastically off-putting for me as a teenage girl when it first came out), so I was overjoyed when Bumblebee came out and the movie was nice and sweet and made me really care about Bee and his connection to Charlie.

So when ROTB came out I was hoping it was going to be a good follow up and 'Bumblebee', and it was quite quickly apparent that it wasn't. It seemed that while 'Bumblebee' got the best overall reviews of any TF movie, it also didn't do that well at the box office (since it came out against the first Spiderverse movie which ended up being such a massive phenomenon). It seems Hasbro considered it a failure because ROTB doesn't feel like a sequel to 'Bumblebee', it feels more like it is trying to be a spiritual successor/sequel to the Bay films (probably evident by how the main threat is Unicron, who was the teased threat at the end of 'Last Knight').

It just doesn't quite have the spirit and sentiment of 'Bumblebee' but what made it a true disappointment for me was actually in the movies treatment of Bumblebee itself.

I came to this film because of 'Bumblebee' and I wanted to see how Bumblebee's story continued.

Then he dies in the first fight of the film. It wasn't even that in itself. It was the way they approached it in the story. The actual moment held surprisingly little weight, the characters seemed at best mildly upset by one of their comrades dying. There was no depiction of proper sadness or grief which you think you would expect for one of the main characters of the movie being actually dead, especially when they emphasize these Autobots potentially being the last of their kind.

This is even more severely undercut after the fight is over and they instantly establish that there is a way to bring Bumblebee back to life. Oh, so that's why no one was acting as if they cared, it's because the story already told us not to bother about it.

This was the point for me when I emotionally checked out of the moved. I found that it completely undercut the depiction of death in the film. In fact why should I bother getting emotionally invested in any death in the movie after that? The film seemed to want me to care when Airazor died, but why should I? Why can't she come back as well? All it would take is an excuse from the writers. Why should I care about Mirage's sacrifice? How could I trust that that moment with heavy narrative weight would actually matter? (and actually for the record I didn't mind Mirage being brought back at the end, because it was at least made clear Noah went to some effort in repairing Mirage and bringing him back. I just felt that the moment would have had more impact if they hadn't pulled that same trick earlier).

The annoying thing is I think there would have been a very easy fix: In that first battle, just have Bumblebee wounded and in the state of dying rather than actually dead. Then the characters can be like "Quick! We need to find the energon maguffin in order to revive Bumblebee." The rest of the movie would have gone exactly the same with a nice ticking clock for tension, but the premise of death itself wouldn't have been severely undercut.

I think there is a problem overall with how a lot of media handles death (though I feel I am mostly talking about US made media), but especially in franchise stuff it's become too weightless and ephemeral. Characters are killed and brought back to life with relative ease because there are probably corporate overlords demanding these characters come back so they can continue making money off their image.

[quietbluejay]

Robots in Disguise #2 1/2

all right welcome back it's time for "the issue that got me invested in Starscream"

annnd Horri-Bull's head explodes

and then they literally copied 2 panels from last issue

the one where Skywarp says "it's over. Horri-Bull is dead" and then vworps out. For yes, this black and purple dude who can teleport is indeed Skywarp! Edgy design for the edgy continuity

so! surprise! the decepticons hacked the ID chips and they don't work any more so it was Soundwave who just killed Horri-Bull to maintain cover also important to note is that EVERY SINGLE DECEPTICON seems to be in on this knowledge well not everyone is here right now, but later conversations will establish this so the whole chip thing was…completely pointless and will come up like once after this well and then years down the line someone is going to blackmail soundwave with him having killed horri-bull here EXCEPT. IT GETS ESTABLISHED THAT THIS IS WELL KNOWN AMONG THE DECEPTICONS then again that's late-stage Barber when he was, as I have put it before, not just burning the candle at both ends but also sticking another wick into the middle to burn it there too but still it irks me this whole stupid grimdark plot point was unnecessary okay okay

Starscream turns to Shockwave and Soundwave

Starscream: Come on, Shockwave, you're not buying this, are you?

Shockwave: events will play out as they will

there it is, the panel that at least got me interested in Starscream

Constructicon (the green dude, and no I can't tell them apart well enough to know what this guy's name is): we're just gonna let him go?

Ratbat: He's as free as the rest of us, Long Haul. So follow him - don't let him out of your sight

and thus begins starscream's character arc

normally i think when they try and translate human metaphors to work for cybertronians it tends to look really stupid but i actually like this one

and yep, Starscream is narrating this one

Starscream narrating: he represented everything the Decepticons stood against. Forcing him into our ranks - as one of Soundwave's cassettes, no less - was the ultimate in well-deserved humiliations.

Starscream narrating: and if our flappy little friend thinks he can stage a comeback...

"…well, my ambitions might just have to soar a little higher"

again, why not make it a private ceremony, dude

Bee: It's more important than ever, Metalhawk.

Bee: If Autobots and NAILs - er, I mean, unaligned Cybertronians - can present a united front...I think we'll avoid a Decepticon uprising

Metalhawk: but if they strike beforehand - if you begin executing Decepticons, you can't expect me to stand at your side

Metalhawk, if this is you standing at his side, i have to wonder what you think standing against him is

Bee: Look, I hate what I had to do to Horri-Bull. But I had to do it. It's a different thing for your people

Metalhawk: They are not my people, Bumblebee. They are people. As are the Decepticons

he's got a point but also this is disingenuous because Metalhawk is literally here to represent the Neutrals he acts as their spokesbot!

Sideswipe looks down

Sideswipe: Uh, guys - there's a Decepticon down there

Prowl: Just one, Sideswipe?

Sideswipe: Just Starscream

Sideswipe: Let me shoot him, guys

bee, take a chill pill

i mean uh, fair, but also yikes

for some context, what he did to them last time involved mass casualties, the main cast getting stranded on radioactive Cybertron, and Optimus nearly dead

Bee: You know what he did to us. Why would he think I'd listen to him?

Prowl: No, I get the reasoning. I just didn't know your walking stick did that

Bee: heh, same old Prowl. Wheeljack whipped it up the other day

Prowl: I've got to have a talk with Wheeljack

this exchange is so important to me and by that i mean it lives in my brain rent free incredible

Prowl: there's no more playing around. I've got as long as it takes

Prowl: if you want to walk out of here - ever - tell me what the Decepticons are planning

Starscream: Ratbat is going to assassinate Bumblebee at the memorial

Prowl: what?

Starscream: Skywarp's I/D chip is malfunctioning - he can still teleport. Ratbat is going to have Skywarp make it look like a NAIL took the shot.

Starscream: The Autobots will crack down, and in the ensuing chaos - Ratbat will stage a coup

also smooth, saying it's Skywarp's chip that's malfunctioning and not revealing they've got control over them

Prowl: and I believe you why? I was there the last time we trusted you

Starscream: hey - you asked me

Starscream: here's the thing about Ratbat's plan - it's terrible. It'll never work. One way or another, you'll stop him.

finally some good food

Narration: but at least I wasn't the only one getting tailed

the narration is superimposed over the blue NAIL from the last issue getting punched in the face (again)

Needlenose kicks him

Needlenose: because if you'd gone quiet when we tried to arrest you, Horri-Bull wouldn't be dead

Needlenose: now let's show this NAIL what Decepticon justice is all about

Skywarp VOPs out with blue dude

real classy, guys i think i got an idea of what decepticon justice is all about

oh, Starscream

Starscream narrating: telling the truth was starting to become a habit for me

the screen turns on, showing Bumblebee

Bumblebee: we are gathered to pay tribute to the Autobots - the Cybertronians - we have lost

I'm not gonna do the whole speech unless it's relevant

Bee gives his speech for the crowd and meanwhile, in a tower...someone is listening

sdfklshdf you know i cannot believe skywarp ended up being the wacky evil sidekick to GI Joe

Prowl gets him with his sticks

sdjkflshdf the framing of this is like prowl is not serving life but also skywarp was literally trying to assassinate bee i think it's fine to stab him with electro-tonfa

Skywarp: that hurt!

he punches Prowl in the face

Bumblebee on the speakers: we serve you

wow i feel like skywarp took a level in dumbness for this exchange "i don't like getting hurt" really?

Prowl: ...you're toast

he electrocutes Skywarp

you know one of Prowl's best character traits? puns

okay so the assassination has been foiled!

but what could be next...

find out next time!