#i want you to know that in my mind here. there are Decepticons looking at him going 'woagh. he must be having such Torturous Thoughts and
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bluecookiesabi · 10 months ago
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I drew @robot-horde's OC Flywire based on
Alexandre Cabanel's painting The Fallen Angel
Bonus version without the hand plus detail close ups under the cut
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vhaos-chaotic-writing · 2 months ago
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HIII HELLO1!!1 (I'm 19 btw just too shy cause this is like. My first time requesting. So sorry if this is kinda weird!)
Could I request Optimus (your choice of incarnation) x a reader who's an outlaw and commits crime 24 hours??(bonus if reader is a deception hehe), like when they first met, they were both at each other throat, but now? THEY'RE KISSING IN SLOPPY MODE-
Sorry if this request is too hard, i don't mind if it short! Thanks and love your writing!!
Finally got to your ask!! (It's okay, bestie!!) - oh Primus, a chaotic reader with an Optimus Prime to deal (and love) with it!! - Vhaos likes it! ( •̀ ω •́ )✧ Hehe... I think I know the perfect incarnation of Optimus to use here!
TFP Optimus Prime w/ a Cybertronian!Reader who is a Decepticon... and a danger to society.
WARNINGS: Kind of suggestive (heavy sloppy make out session), I'll even categorize this as crack, somehow. Reader is a cybertronian, a decepticon and gender neutral. Megastar implied (you'll understand).
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A pain in the aft and a danger to any kind of society - that's how the Autobots described you.
... Well, nearly aaall of them, since one of them had an extra title for you.
A pain in the aft, a danger to any kind of society and the bot that makes Optimus fragging Prime actually NOT think before acting.
Oh my Primus - said deity and the past Primes are definitely disappointed in him. And he wants to kick his own aft!
You were one of the most crazy Decepticon any of the Autobots have ever seen - and they've dealt with Megatron and Starscream before!
You were a constant 'keep-an-optic-on' for the Autobots, as you would be sent to cause a couple of problems here and there, the typical tactic about having your enemy doing multitasking between the main problem (aka. The war and Megatron) and other problems to deal with (Aka. You).
Last week you got a whole factory on fire (thanks to Primus no human got hurt in the process), a couple of days ago you managed to get Arcee, Bee and Bulkhead lost inside of a cave system after having chased you. And so on.
And lately, Optimus has been dealing with you, trying to stop you from whatever and such.
And by Primus, you knew how to put a fight, make a disaster and even have Optimus give his everything to keep up with you. Even when he got to land a hit or such on you, you would cackle and stand up back, and the cycle continues.
Although... And Primus, it was so wrong to admit it. He found you... optic-catching. Yes, you were a serious problem and a crazy-aft Decepticon.
Still... that didn't stop Optimus Prime from feeling his spark twirl and beat loudly against his chestplate.
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Somehow in this battle, Optimus and Megatron weren't fighting faceplate to faceplate - instead, Arcee, Smokescreen and BumbleBee were doing such a good job at dealing with the Warlord while Optimus had to deal with you.
"C'mon, Prime! Land a hit already!" You shout, wide smile on your faceplate as you shoot with your firing weapon at the taller mech.
And Optimus did fire at your pedes, which got to make you trip back - alas, when you fell backwards you fired and it got to his kneeplate, making him fall foward. In the end, the Prime had you caged on the floor.
Blue optics meet (color) optics with astonishment expressions. Suddenly the sound of his teammates fighting Megatron in the background became such a far, far away sound. Were you always this pretty this close? Well, you always kept moving, this may be the first time Optimus got to see you still! And well, he wasn't thaaat bad looking, right? You think, a small sly smirk forming on your faceplate.
Maybe that's why your cheekplates got a soft blue hue on them. And Optimus' cheekplates, too.
"Bee-wee-beep?"
Arcee and Smokescreen, with Megatron doing the same, turn their helms at you and Optimus were... to then feel like frozen in place.
Optics closed and holding each other closer as if long lost lovers (or two young bots with too many hormonal systems doing their jobs), you and the Prime were... making out. Primus, it was too much! (Bee swears, feeling his spark leaving his frame, he saw your glossa all tangled with Optimus'). It was sloppy, loud. Frag, you were even holding Optimus' helm from the back with your servos, preventing him from pulling back. Not like he was actually planning on doing it, with how he was holding your frame with his own servos.
While Arcee, Smokescreen and Bee were frozen in place, feeling like their softwares just fried up, in the blink of an optic, Megatron punched Optimus on his back, managing to sent him flying and separate him from you.
"YOUNG BOT, WHAT THE FRAG ARE YOU DOING?!" Megatron yells. angrily as he picks you from the back of your neck like a cat.
"That fine mech is a wiiild ride!" You answer back, giggling and cackling, all limp in Megatron's hold.
"WAIT UNTIL YOUR CARRI- I MEAN, STARSCREAM KNOWS ABOUT THIS - YOU'LL BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!" Megatron warns, throwing you over his right shoulderplate, turning around and starting to walk away.
"You two are not even my two creators - babe-Prime! I'll be back, I promise!" You shout your promise at the Prime, wide smiling and waving your servo at him, and then at his teammates before you and your leader enter an opened ground bridge.
Optimus stands up from the ground, dusting off his lap to then turn towards his three teammates, who still have shocked expressions on their faceplates.
"Heh... well..." He starts.
"Nah, Optimus - are you serious?" Smokescreen interrupted, wincing.
"Down bad." Arcee groaned, trying to forget the whole making out session she saw as Bee gave a few pats to her back, understanding her pain.
Well - this was going to be a funny story to tell back at the base!
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Hehehehehehe (≧∀≦)ゞ Vhaos out!
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bots-and-cons · 3 months ago
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Just saw that your requests are open and would like to request an angst/no comfort scenario for Megatron.
Imagine his romantic partner defected to the autobots because of the violent behavior of the cons and was presumed MIA. Once both fractions are on earth, the s/o shows up and both meet each other again after a long time during a fight.
I hope everything is understandable. (Sorry for grammar mistakes, english is not my main languages)
A/N: Oh boy, I love writing angst and the little sprinkle of “no comfort” is just great lol. I also have this scenario which I wrote like years ago, but it’s also total angst with Megatron. I also got an idea for a part 2. Idk if I’ll ever get around to it, but we’ll see
He couldn’t believe his optics. It was you, it was really you. The video from his troops' first battle on this puny planet was playing on the screen and you were right there. You were fighting against the decepticons you had once been a part of, alongside the autobots and that damned Prime.
“Turn it off” Megatron growled at Starscream.
“That traitor, I’ll have them disassembled for this” Starscream hissed as he paused the feed.
“You will do no such thing! Now leave me!” Megatron raised his voice, not even glancing at the seeker.
His optics were fixed on the screen. It couldn’t be anyone else, he knew that frame as well as he did his own, or at least he did in the past. How many more scars had you acquired during your time away from him? How much had you changed? How much had the autobots managed to brainwash you for you to fight alongside them?
Back when you had joined the autobots, you had been lost. You couldn’t stand the decepticons and their cruelty anymore, but above all you couldn’t watch what Megatron was becoming. He wasn’t the same mech you had fallen in love with so long ago. You had tried to reason with him so many times, but it always seemed to fall on deaf ears. Even the way he looked at you wasn’t the same as it had been. There was something dark about it, something wrong. You weren’t even sure if there was love in his optics anymore when he looked at you. It was such a drastic contrast to the warm, loving gaze the two of you once shared. So you left, you left behind all your friends, everyone you knew and your whole life. You hoped that maybe you could make up for some of the pain you had caused by joining the autobots.
You had a reputation among the autobots of course. The partner of Megatron, the mech that was the root of all evil. The one who had stood by the most terrible warlord the galaxy had ever seen, while he had destroyed your home planet and slaughtered countless of your fellow cybertronians. You knew you had a responsibility to try to balance the scales. You just wished you’d realized it sooner.
Megatron needed to find you, he needed to know why and how you disappeared. The thought of you leaving him of your own free will had never really even crossed his mind. He had been sure you’d been captured by the autobots, that you hadn’t just left him, but now his faith in that was wavering. He needed to know the truth, and he needed to hear it from you.
Megatron was on earth. That certainly explained the uneasy sense of dread you’d been feeling, but when you heard Ratchet say the words, it didn’t make you feel better. If anything, you felt even worse. You had never wanted to see him again, but now he was here. You were on the same planet as him again, and you didn’t know what to do or how to feel. You would have to face him eventually, probably in the field of battle, and you didn’t know if you could handle it. You didn’t give him an explanation, you just left during one mission and never went back. You would never go back. The autobots, even during war, had shown you a world of empathy, kindness and true friendship. They were your family. Something you never really had with the decepticons.
Even though you wanted to, you didn’t hate him. Somewhere deep inside, you might’ve still even loved him, but you had pushed those feelings aside long ago. When the time came, you would be willing to pay for your sins with your life if that’s what was needed. If it would save others, you would give your life to save your allies from the one you once called the love of your life. If someone had to die by his hand, you’d rather it be you than anyone else.
It took weeks, but when Megatron finally got word that you had appeared at an energon mine with a couple of autobots, he rushed there, not wasting a second. When he finally saw you on the battlefield, you looked the same as you did the day he lost you. The two of you looked at each other, and for just a second, it was like there was no one else there. For a moment, it was just the two of you, and for a moment Megatron was convinced things could be like they had once been. Then it happened, you turned your blaster towards him and the look in your optics was one he’d never seen before.
You hesitated, just for a split second, but that was enough for him to dodge your shot. You could see his expression change as you fired. He looked like he couldn’t believe what you’d done. That you would turn your weapon against him. Then it came, that look of rage and that the burning hatred you’d seen him aim at so many others. There was a time you’d been sure he’d never look at you like that, but here you were. You were aiming to kill the one you used to love more than anything, and you almost couldn’t bear it.
Megatron couldn’t believe that it had come to this. The one he had loved and still loved was attempting to kill him. He had given you everything, and you were trying to take his life. This must have been the work of the autobots. There was no other option, you would never try to hurt him of your own free will. He looked around frantically with a crazed look in his optics and pinpointed the Prime in the middle of the battle.
You could see Megatron looking at Optimus and you knew what he was thinking. You moved before you could even really think. Megatron was so laser focused on Optimus, that you managed to tackle him and make him fall off the cliff behind him. You fell with him.
Megatron didn’t even realize what he’d done before his back hit the ground. The fall wasn’t long, so it didn’t really affect him, but when he noticed he had wrapped his arms around you in a protective manner to shield you from the fall, he didn’t know what to think. The anger that had just been burning in his chest was gone, and all he could think about was having you in his arms again.
“Let me go” you said quietly as he kept holding onto you, while laying on the ground on his back.
He couldn’t help but ask. He had to know, he had to hear it from you.
“What happened to you?” Megatron asked, still holding you so you couldn’t get away. Your arms were pinned to your sides, and you were laying on his chest, facing him.
You couldn’t look at him. You were afraid that if you did, you would throw away everything you had built with the autobots just because he looked at you lovingly again. You were afraid you would give in and go back to him. You didn’t want that. You would never be treated like that again. You wouldn’t be treated like an object, or a trophy he could parade around.
“Let me go” you repeated, forcing the words out of your mouth.
Megatron hesitated for a moment, but he decided to let you go. He wanted an explanation, but no matter what it was, he was going to take you with him. 
You got some distance between him and yourself, but you still didn’t look at him. Not in the optics anyway. He looked the same he had the day you left, but there was a different, more destructive air about him.
“What happened to you?” he repeated.
You weren’t going to answer, and you didn’t owe him an explanation, but you still opened your mouth, but before you could say anything, a nearby explosion interrupted you.
“Come on (Name), we have to go!” Arcee yelled from on top of the cliff.
You looked up at Arcee and then glanced at Megatron, who took a step towards you. You could guess what he was thinking. He surely wanted to take you with him, but you couldn’t allow that to happen. You swiftly started climbing back to the top of the cliff.
Megatron took another step forward, but froze as he noticed a few of the autobots standing on top of the cliff, pointing their blasters at him. He considered his options for a moment, and no matter how much he wanted to drag you back to the Nemesis with him, it wasn’t worth a potentially serious injury. All he could do was watch as you climbed up and got to the top of the cliff. You were going to slip away again. You were going to be taken away from him again.
You were about to leave, but you finally gave into the desire to look back at Megatron. This time you met his gaze, and you could feel yourself growing confused as soon as you met his optics. You weren’t sure what to make of his expression. For a second, just a second, you thought you could see the old him. The one before the war started, the one you’d fallen in love with so long ago, but that thought faded as his optics grew colder and his expression hardened. Now all you could see was that same jealousy and possessiveness you’d seen before you left him. He looked at you like a possession, something he owned, something that he thought had been stolen from him and something that he would tear through anything to get back. That thought terrified you.
He would get you back, and he would do anything to make that happen. He would rip apart the autobots to get to you and make sure you could never be taken from him again. You were his, and he would get you back and never let you go again.
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autonomousroboticorganism · 29 days ago
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Stuck Together (TF Prime Knock Out)
pairing - Knock Out x F!Reader
summary - just a few short scenarios between you and the mad doctor if the Autobots got stuck on the Nemesis with the Decepticons
warnings - none
a/n - just some thoughts i had, not enough works for this bot, who happens to be my favourite after Bumblebee
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The situation between Autobots and Decepticons had never been more awkward or uncomfortable. Stuck in the same location, forced to get along to avoid complete destruction of the Decepticon ship. Tensions were at an all-time high with both sides being in such close proximity but unable to do anything.
You couldn't bring yourself to care much, not when you were occupying the same space as a certain Decepticon doctor.
"Again, Starscream? What is it this time?" The mad doctor spoke without looking up or turning around, too engrossed in buffing his own arm to notice it was actually you.
"I always wondered if his footsteps sounded the same as a femme's, with those heels he calls peds," you mused.
This made Knock Out turn, "Oh, it's you." He sounded rather excited, his disinterest from just now being replaced. "Don't tell me you got into another fight."
"Okay, I won't," you shrugged and sat on his operating table.
The red mech sighed, "May I ask why is it that you came to me? Your medic is also on board."
"Ratchet doesn't like to be bothered while he's working," you told him. "And he's already on edge just being here. But I suppose you wouldn't want to attend to an Autobot, right? I'll just leave."
"No, wait!" He quickly stopped you, "I mean, usually no. But I can make an exception for you."
"Oh?" You raised an eyebrow. "That's flattering."
"So what was it this time?" He asked you as he tended to your very small (he noticed) dent.
You groaned, "I swear, your fellow cons act like they've never seen a femme before. I know you guys have only Airachnid, but that's no excuse to try and get touchy with me."
"I see."
The doctor hid it well, but he was burning with both anger and jealousy. How dare the vehicons attempt to put their servos on you in any way, even if you were an Autobot?
"It wouldn't be such a problem if it was you, however."
The Deception froze at those words, then looked at you, "You want me to harass you?"
"Don't say it like that!" Your faceplates burned. "I just meant...I wouldn't mind if you were the one taking an interest in me." You looked away. "I should go."
"Do I get to say what I think about that?" He drawled, his usual smirk plastered to his face.
"Uh-"
He suddenly came in very close, his face mere inches from yours. His blood-red optics flickered from your bright blue ones to your lips, and the desire in them was unmistakeable.
"I think you underestimate just how interested I am in you."
And then he was kissing you.
Because Cybertronians don't need to breathe, this continued for a while. You ended up kissing for what felt like hours, until someone else walked into the cons' medbay needing assistance.
"Knock Out, I-"
You both jumped apart, turning to see an astonished Starscream standing there staring at you with wide optics.
Before any of you could say anything, you tripped Knock Out, shoved Starscream aside and ran off. That seemed like the most logical thing to do at the time, to eliminate suspicion.
"What was that?"
"What is it you want now, Starscream?" The doctor asked, returning to being disinterested.
"Did you just-"
"I'm quite busy you know, get on with it."
"I-"
And the red Decepticon continued to gaslight the second-in-command into believing that nothing had happened.
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"What is this?"
Knock Out looked up as you examined one of his tools, a small smirk forming on his lips as he watched you. Though he would never admit it out loud, he found your intrigue...adorable.
"That would be an isoprobe."
"I...don't know what that is," you laughed and set it back down, with surprising gentleness. "I assume it's important."
"Mhm," his optics continued to watch as you navigated his lab, pride swelling in his chassis as he observed your fascination with everything in it.
He initially thought he could overcome his little crush on you. Never had he been so wrong, because despite being an Autobot he was starting to feel like you were the other half of his spark. His sparkmate.
You noticed his gaze, and quickly stopped touching things, "I'm sorry, just curious. Ratchet doesn't allow us near any of his things."
"No, by all means continue," the mad doctor encouraged you, "I quite like seeing an inquisitive mind wandering around my lab. Especially one so pretty. Makes working here easier."
Your faceplates burned, "Oh...Well in that case..." You walked over to him, "Mind telling me what you're doing, doctor?"
He shivered. Having you this close to him with you calling him that was really not helping his attraction to you. It was, in fact, inspiring him to think other, less appropriate thoughts, as well as imagine you pressed against him, holding him as he worked.
"I...seem to have forgotten."
You laughed a little bit, "May I suggest something else then?"
He nodded, and you closed the distance. Once again, you were kissing the Decepticon medic, hands on his shoulders while his found your waist.
You were starting to like this forced closeness.
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"Why, you-!"
"What's going on here?"
You walked into the Decepticon med bay slash lab to see Knock Out and Smokescreen right up in each other's faces, each yelling insults or mocking the other.
"How dare you?!"
They did, however, stop and turn their helms when you walked into the room, Knock Out's optics going wide.
Then, like sparklings, they pointed at each other.
"He started it!"
You groaned and face-palmed, "I don't care who started it, just stop it. We don't need any unnecessary fights you two. Now step away from each other."
To your satisfaction, they obeyed.
"Smokescreen, I think Optimus wanted to speak to you anyway," you told the Autobot mech, who was gone in a flash after that.
"He scratched my paint!" Knock Out protested.
"I don't want to hear it," you sighed and grabbed his buffer, moving over to helo him with his grievance. This wasn't anything new with him, so you got used to doing it for him in the short time that you had been here. "What did you say to him?"
"I didn't say anything," the con medic lied.
You rolled your optics, "Knock Out."
"Fine! I told him his vehicular form is uglier than mine."
"...Mechs," you sighed.
Knock Out calmed down a little after that, watching you tend to his scratch. He had no idea, but the adoration held in them was so obvious it made you flustered.
"Stop staring at me with those creepy optics."
"Hey! You said they were pretty!"
"You're right. They ARE pretty. Your face is the problem."
He knew you were teasing him, and he quite liked the fact that you were making an effort to make him smile or laugh. No one else had ever done that for him, much less be nice to him. He didn't ever receive a thank you or a compliment, but while you'd been here you'd given him all of that and more.
"You like my face, admit it."
"I do, I really do."
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"(Name)? What are you doing still awake?"
Knock Out couldn't keep the concern out of his voice, his optics scanning your clearly exhausted form. It looked like you hadn't powered down in days.
"I couldn't sleep," you admitted. "Too jumpy."
"Even with Optimus Prime by your side?" He asked, surprised.
"Yeah. They put us in another room to power down. Still, I can't help but worry about them. I have to stay awake."
Knock Out frowned deeply. It troubled you to be on this ship so much that you couldn't even power down peacefully? Megatron himself had ensured no conflict, due to the threat of the Nemesis being destroyed, but you still worried.
"Why don't you power down with me, then?" He suggested. "I was just about to finish for the night. And your friends will be okay."
"Are you sure?" You mumbled, tired beyond measure. "I don't want to bother you."
"Come here, sweetspark," he cooed, pulling you against him. "I've told you before, you're never a bother to me. So stop worrying and power down with me."
"Okay," you smiled tiredly. "I love you."
The Decepticon medic froze in his movements, his arms around you tightening. He couldn't believe the words that had left your mouth, and tried to convince himself you were too tired to know what you were saying. It wasn't real. You didn't mean it.
"Knock Out?* You frowned. "You don't feel the same way?"
"N-no! I mean yes!" He panicked. "Yes I do, sweetspark. I always have. But you're exhausted, let's get you some rest and we can talk in the morning okay?"
"Okay."
The two of you lay down on his berth and you cuddled up to him, burying your face in his neck cables. You powered down before he did, finally at ease and comfortable in his arms, while he stayed awake to ponder your words.
Did you really mean it?
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emelinstriker · 1 year ago
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Knockout ♤ Your New Car
Y'all be gettin a gif for him cuz I couldn't find a good jpg. Also I hate how rushed my old TFP one-shots feel omg-
[TL;DR] Knockout decides to personally take up the job of driving you after an encounter with some bullies.
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♤ ~ Comfort ~ ♤
Knockout was driving towards your school, just like any other day. His alt mode's radio was playing one of your favorite songs as he hummed to the tune. He wasn't thinking about much, other than having some fun time hanging out with you later. His day was also pretty good, considering he didn't have to deal with Megatron's orders or even Starscream's nagging. He was pretty happy and content as he sped down the road, seeing the school building from afar.
However, that happiness was short lived once he noticed you talking to some other humans. They were laughing while you seemed like you were about to cry. As he got closer, he was finally able to hear what was being said.
"...And your car is an absolute waste, honestly. I mean, where did you grab it from? The scrapyard?" The boy laughed again, making his goons laugh.
Furious, the mech decided to step in. Knockout slowly drove up next to where you parked your car. You looked up at the sound of an approaching car. Recognizing your lover's alt mode, you were a little bit more relieved with him now here. The bullies stopped laughing as a rather handsome man got out of the driver's seat.
"Sorry for the wait, doll. Driving your car was just too much fun. It's so fast and you did such a great job buffing it!" He complimented you with a smirk... It was mainly just his ego taking over as he described how great his actual looks were, but you didn't mind. You usually buffed him in his alt mode after all, so at least you could take part of the credit.
He walked over to you. "Thanks for letting me use it. And thanks for taking care of my own." The mech in disguise turned towards your car, the one the bullies were making fun of. Honestly, your car wasn't all too shabby. Maybe buff it here and there, but it looked decent enough. But it clearly wasn't made for speed, unlike his alt mode. The group of bullies was silent. They couldn't believe you owned an Aston Martin. They thought you were the owner of the cheaper-looking car!
"May I still use it till we get home? I just enjoy the thrill." You looked at your bullies, then back at your Decepticon guardian with a small smile. Once you nodded, Knockout leaned in to kiss your forehead, not bothering to go lower in front of those other filthy humans. They don't deserve to see the amount of affection he usually gave you.
Knockout finally looked at your bullies in the eye, faking a confused look, pretending he didn't know why they were picking on you, before nudging you to get into your car. "I'll meet you later, okay, doll? Now get going- I still need to show you something at home." He said before he smugly walked back to his alt mode, entering and closing the door before ultimately letting his holoform disappear behind the tainted windows. He slowly drove in reverse, making sure to see you get into your own vehicle safely and driving out onto the street as he left. He drove ahead of you, but didn't speed to show off like he would usually do, instead he drove at around your own pace.
Once you drove through the groundbridge, Knockout transformed and simply walked next to your car as you went to your little parking area. You rolled down your window to listen to whatever he wanted to rant about. "Who were those humans?! Why were they making fun of you and your possessions like that?!"
Suddenly, tears started to roll down your cheeks and you sniffed, trying to hide your eyes by looking down.
Knockout instantly felt bad and decided to drag you out of your car. So he kneeled down and used his talons to open the door, gently picking you up. No one on the war ship would bother touching your car anyway, so it didn't matter if the door was left open. There was nothing of value in it for any cybertronian.
He put you close enough to his faceplate so he could examine you closely. Just in case they physically harmed you in any way.
"Why are you crying, doll? Was it my outburst?" He asked with a softer tone. You shook your head.
"They always make fun of me- Always finding something to belittle me over..." You wiped away some tears. "A-And ever since I got my mom's old car, they've been harrassing me over it..." There was a moment of silence. Only your little sniffles could be heard. You were a little worried about your boyfriend's lack of response, so you looked up at him.
But then you felt his faceplate press up against your body. More specifically, you felt his dermas kissing your lips. Your face heated up as you kissed back, putting your tiny hands on his faceplate. Once he pulled back, his red optics looked into your red and puffy eyes. They were beautiful to him regardless. "Leave your car here. I'll be your personal vehicle from now on. Just tell me when and where to drive and I'll get you there", he stated. The medic wasn't joking either.
You had a bit of a perplexed look on your face as you considered the possible outcomes. "But I don't want to bother you! You're already doing so much for me! And what if Megatron refuses to let you drive me for more than just school?"
The mech huffed as he slowly put you down on his shoulder pad. "Then he would have to deal with more injured vehicons alone. If he refuses to let me drive you, then I refuse to fix up his soldiers. Simple as that. I'm already your guardian and sparkmate, so why can't I just be your personal ride too?"
You giggled a little at his stubborn attitude, making him smirk. Knockout started slowly making his way over to your home-corner. But before he could offer you to step on his servo to place you on the ground, you kissed the side of his helm. "Thanks, Knockout. You're such a sweetheart and I love you for it." You said, then you stepped onto his servo to be lowered into your corner. The mech gave you a loving smile.
"Love you too, doll."
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in1-nutshell · 10 months ago
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Hello again so how about old Predacon buddy accidentally gets teleported to the transformers animated universe how would the Autobots react (you can include the elite guard if you want) predacon buddy Will most likely just want to adopt all of optimus's team now I'm just imagining Predacon buddy Just having a cuddle pile with the transformers animated Autobots and that is absolutely adorable =]
Buddy is too old for this... time to travel again!
Hope you enjoy!
Bot Buddy the Old Predacon meeting Team Prime
SFW, Platonic, Cybertronain reader
TFP/TFA
Buddy is really starting to get tired of being launched from mystic portals.
They were going to start carrying the Apex armor to soften their landing if they needed to.
Buddy landed near some docks in the middle of the day.
This place terrified Buddy.
Everything was way too small here!
Buddy quickly looked around the area, still everything was way smaller than what they would have liked it to be.
Buddy looking around.
“Hmm… this is usually the part where I meet some human or bot—”--Buddy
“Wow!”
“There it is.”--Buddy
Buddy looks down to see a tiny human girl.
“You’re really big!”
“That I am little one.”--Buddy
Buddy tucks in their wings and tail more to avoid touching or potentially knocking over something.
The human girl looks at Buddy a bit intensely.
“Are you an Autobot or Decepticon?”
“An Autobot, specifically a Predacon.”--Buddy
“What’s a Predacon?”
“Not important right now. What is you name?”--Buddy
“I’m Sari.”--Sari
“Sari? Now that’s a name I haven’t heard before. I’m Buddy.”--Buddy
Sari raising her eyebrow.
“Buddy?”--Sari
Buddy venting a bit.
“I know, I know the name doesn’t fit with how I look. But I have been told it matches my personality well.”--Buddy
Sari moves closer to Buddy, while they just freeze.
“I’m not going to hurt you.”--Sari
“I know, it’s just that I don’t want to accidentally hurt you. I’m not exactly known for being very careful with many fragile things.”--Buddy
Sari pats Buddy’s claws.
“You would get along with my friend Bulkhead.”--Sari
Buddy perks up.
“Bulkhead? Oh, this is great!”--Buddy
“You know Bulkhead?”--Sari
“I know his alternative. He is a good friend of mine.”--Buddy
“Alternative?”--Sari
“I’m from another dimension. Don’t ask me how, truthfully, I don’t know either.”--Buddy
“That’s so cool!”--Sari
“Buddy bowing their helm to Sari’s level.
“Could you help me find Bulkhead? He might be able to help me get home.”--Buddy
Sari is already climbing on Buddy’s helm.
Buddy slowly lifts their helm.
“Keep walking straight, the Plant will show up soon on the left.”--Sari
Buddy begins walking down the docks heading through some of the back streets.
“I’m sure Bulkhead can help! He is a spacebridge technician.”--Sari
“I’m sorry he’s a what?”--Buddy
They arrived to a seemingly abandoned power Plant after a couple of minutes and stops on the way.
Buddy wasn’t sure they could get used to humans minding their own business.
Sure, there were the ones that stared at them and others making comments here and there.
But there was no mass hysteria or riots.
The only yelling Buddy had was when they nearly stepped on a trash bin that was placed too close to the road.
Sari told Buddy to wait outside while she brought out the Team. Not like Buddy could enter either way.
Everything was still a bit too small for their liking anyways.
Buddy nearly fainted on the spot when they saw how small the Autobots were.
“Sari, can you repeat what you just said? What do you mean ‘another dimension dragon bot needs Bulkhead’s help’?”--Prowl
“Yeah, Buddy needs help getting back home.”--Sari
Bumblebee skating backwards to the door.
“Please! I bet this dragon—”--Bumblebee
Bumblebee hits a solid wall.
He pats the back feeling a solid wall of metal.
A shadow looms over him as he slowly looks up.
He looks up to see a giant metal dragon’s face.
Bumblebee quickly runs back to his team who is just equally terrified at this giant.
Sari calmly walks over to Buddy.
“Buddy, this is the team.! Guys this is Buddy!”--Sari
“Sari… I think you failed to tell us how GIANORMOUS the dragon was!”--Bumblebee
“Why is everyone here so small!”--Buddy
“We aren’t small! Your just huge!”--Bulkhead
Buddy quickly shakes their helm.
“My apologies. Its…it’s been a tough day. Being in a whole new reality again.”--Buddy
“What do you mean again?”--Ratchet
“This happens a lot more than you think. But right now, I’m just trying to figure out a way home.”--Buddy
Optimus taking a step forward holding his servo out.
“We’ll help you in any way we can.”--Optimus
Buddy raises a digit and lightly shakes the Primes servo.
“Thank you Prime.”--Buddy
It took some getting used to with Buddy being around.
For one, Buddy couldn’t fit in the plant entirely.
Buddy did find out that if they stayed low to the ground, they could at least get most of their frame in without getting stuck in the doors.
Buddy became very protective of the team the longer they stayed.
Especially seeing the stark size difference between them and the Decepticons.
Buddy was sure they scared Starscream into the afterlife after sneezing.
Optimus found himself looking for Buddy sometimes when things were starting to get to him.
He didn’t want to admit them, but he felt comfortable enough around Buddy to talk.
Ratchet and Buddy did have their old bot talks from time to time.
Ratchet is convinced he is older than Buddy, for a short time.
Bumblebee and Sari constantly give Buddy mini spark attacks when they decide to do some sort of shenanigans.
The puppy eyes worked… for a bit.
Buddy and Bulkhead sometimes make art together.
Buddy is quick to shut down anyone’s mean comments about Bulkhead’s art.
Prowl and Buddy sometimes go out for walks in the park. Buddy took him flying one time.
One time.
Sari was close to using her key on him from the fright he had when he nearly fell off, which was his fault for trying to stand up while Buddy was still ascending at such a fast pace.
Ratchet had the car batteries ready in case Buddy was going to have a spark attack.
Optimus walking into the main room to see Buddy sleeping with their wings acting like a blanket.
“Prime!”--Prowl
Optimus looks around but sees no one.
“In here!”--Bulkhead
Optimus quietly goes by Buddy and lifts their wing the best he could.
All of his team is trapped by Buddy’s heavy limbs.
“What took you so long. Help a mech out!”--Bumblebee
“All right, all right just let me—Woah!”--Optimus
Buddy reaches out quickly and traps the small Prime in their grasp.
He struggles a bit but Buddy only slightly tightens their grip.
“Don’t even try, they’ll just tighten their grip.”—Ratchet
“How long have you guys been in here?”--Optimus
“In total… about an hour.”--Sari
“They nap for about three hours. Get comfy.”--Ratchet
Buddy was ready to throw servo with Sentinel after the rude comments he said to Prime.
Buddy standing straighter with wings opened and lightly draped over team prime.
“I highly recommend you stop this rude behavior Sentinel.”--Buddy
“That Sentinel Prime to you freak.”--Sentinel
Jazz and the Jettwins moving towards Buddy’s side.
“Sentinel I don’t think—”--Jazz
“Shut it Jazz! This is between me and the freak!”--Sentinel
Buddy readjusts their wings so they now also cover Jazz and the Jettwins.
“You have five seconds to apologize before I hunt you down.”--Buddy
“You can’t do that I’m a Prime.”--Sentinel
“5.”--Buddy
“You will respect your superior!”--Sentinel
“4. Not my world, not my Prime. 3”--Buddy
“Sentinel… I think you should run—”--Optimus
Sentinel already barricading himself in his office.
“That was fun! Never seen Sentinel run that fast.”--Jazz
“Let me know when he’s acting out again. I’ll set him straight, even show off some of my moves from back in the pits.”--Buddy
“Excuse me the what?!”--Ratchet
A week later a portal had shown up at the Plant’s entrance.
Buddy knew it was their time to go.
After some tight hugs and teary good-byes Buddy walked into the portal.
The base was quiet today.
Maybe everyone was out on patrol again.
“I’m back!”--Buddy
Miko looking from her spot on the couch.
“It happened again?”--Miko
Buddy settling down next to her.
“Yep.”--Buddy
“We should get a tracker on you the next time you leave.”--Miko
“Ehh, I’ll think about it kiddo.”--Buddy
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solar4seekstron · 25 days ago
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TfCyberverse!Soundwave x Cybertronian!GN!Reader x TfCyberverse!Rodimus: You?! Part 1
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Content: SFW, Rodimus is the first to try to get with reader, Rodimus and Soundwave were together once, Poly Relationship.
TW/Tags: Fluff, couple kissing scenes, Laserbeak has moms now at the end, Reader is being reader, cute moments between Rodimus and Reader, Soundwave loves robot waists, Oh my god guys have you seen Rodimus thighs?!?!
You were a part of the Autobots for a very long time. When the two sides came togetehr at last…In a way. You were there just to try to keep the peace. Trying to make sure not too much fights happen.
Everything stays that way for a while. While there was peace still.
You always noticed Rodimus giving you a small smile on his dermas when you’d drink at the bar or just passing by when doing your daily patrols.
Always making sure to wave to you and wanting to hang out.
You didn’t mind much. Same thing almost with Soundwave. At times in your usual dojo when practicing with your swords. Soundwave at times would pass by.
He does it so much you’re sure he’s doing it on purpose.
One day when at Alchemists Bar, you were having a nice chat as Rodimus made his way in. He always knew when you’d choose to come in. Which is usually on a Tuesday night.
You were chatting with Alchemist and drinking some energon. Rodimus made his way over. Feeling himself getting nervous as he stared as you. Your back to him.
He takes note of your frame, your smile, your optics and paint job. Primus why are you so pretty.
He thought to himself.
He met many bots. Mechs and femmes. He’s met them all but you. You are something else whenever he sees you. And tonight will be the night that he’ll take his chance!
Alchemist knew very well of Rodimus crush on you, he has been doing this job for a very long time.
So he placed some energon for Rodimus. Rodimus taking note as he got closer. The mech would walk away as you also took not f the energon.
You holding your own mug as your other arm leaning on the counter.
A small grin on your dermas as your optics narrowed down. Looking at your cup as Rodimus took his seat. You then spoke.
”So, you finally taking your chance Rodmius? Or you going to chicken out?”
You glance to him while he picked up his drink. Chuckling a bit as he looked at you then at the cup. His forearm on the counter as well.
”Thanks for being patient I suppose…..So how long?” You let out a soft chuckle.
”Since you didn’t let go of my cervo on the day we met R.” You take a sip of energon before turning your frame towards him.
He did the same. Physically gulped as his optics stared at you with drink in cervo still.
“I tell you what. If you can beat me in training combat then…I’ll go on one date with ya. So make sure you’re strong enough to defeat me. Hand in hand. Alright?”
You have stood up as you smiled down at him.
“See you around. Rodimus.” You then walked out of the bar. Rodimus stunted for a minute there.
Little did you both know. A certain bird was listening in the bar. And so a day later you waited in the dojo your sure owned. Having already comm to Rodimus of what time. And so you were training.
When you heard the doors open, you assumed it was Rodimus. “R you’re early. By 1 minutes it seems. Is there a rea-“
You stopped once you turned around. Seeing it’s Soundwave as he stood there is all his glory. “Ah Soundwave. Didn’t expect a former decepticon to ever step into my dojo of all places.”
He stays quiet for a moment before speaking. “Dojo is open to all Cybertronians and more. No matter what side. Is it not?” Damn he got you.
You let out a soft sigh as you fully face him. Rodimus was barely making his way to the dojo. He was pretty far. “You’re right there Soundwave…I suppose it’s not much of a deal. Is there an actual reason you’re here?”
He’d slowly nod before you. Getting closer until he finally stands infront of you. You’d have your cervos behind your back as you waited for him to speak. You were taken by surprise when he presssed his forhelm against yours. He did have to lean down a bit since he was taller.
He knew this is something you did during the war to show respect. Especially to comrades during the war.
His cervos placed on your waist as he spoke. Leaning his helm back a little. “I’m not much one to combat but I lived enough to be able to survive a war.”
”Soundwave.”
”Please just give me a chance to prove myself. Soundwave and Y/N Superior: Together.” You just stared at him. “Soundwave…I live by a code. If you can defeat me in some way.”
You both hear the door chime. Soundwave looking back. Both of your seeing it’’s Rodimus. “Hey Y/N Sorry that I’m a bit-“
”…………..”
”YOU?!” Both Rodimus and Soundwave said at the same time. Soundwaves cervos off your waist both clenching as he looks at Rodimus.
Rodimus getting closer as he spoke.
”What are you doing here. Were you spying on me again?” Rodimus pressed a digit at Soundwaves chest before Soundwave slapped it away.
”In your dreams Autoscum. I am here asking for a chance. Why are you here?”
“Guys please. Not in the dojo.” You two keep bickering as you stand there. Soundwaves arms crossed as Rodimus placed his own cervos on his hips. After a minute you’d stand inbetween him.
One cervo on each of the mechs chest as you then spoke. “Listen you two. The point here is to fight me if you want a “chance”. Not to have a spike measuring contest in front of the Sires memorial.” The three looking at the memorial of Yoketron who passed before the war.
Rodimus then spoke after letting out a sigh. “Sorry Y/N. We should get started then.”
He looked at Soundwave at the last part before walking deeper into the Dojo. You’d look at Soundwave before walking back following Rodimus. Soundwaves cervos clenched as he watched you two walk away.
He turned around. Making his way to the door. You and Rodimus both stretching your arms and neck as you looked at each other with a smile.
“You ready to show me what you got Rodimus?” Rodimus let out a soft chuckle before responding.
“You have no idea.”
He chuckled. You both then soon started at hand in hand combat. Rodimus mostly working with guns struggled a bit. Eventually you were able to get the upper hand.
Holding him down as you sat on his stomach and keep his cervo retraint and your chest pressed against his. The two of you staring at each other as he struggled to get up. “You’re pretty strong for a bot Y/N”
”When you have been trained for years by a former knight. You learn a thing or two when it comes to building your inner strength.”
Rodimus keeps struggling. Trying to think. He’d then get an idea and have a sly grin on his dermas.
You looked at him confused until he leaned up.
His dermas connecting with yours. His optics looking at you as yours are wide.
He realizes he has a chance and turns you both so he’s ontop. Once he was ontop, both cervos on the floor supporting him up before holding you down while still surprised.
You had a bit of trouble getting him off.
“You sneaky little bot. Always got that trick up your sleeve?” Rodimus chuckled.
”Just for you.” He keeps you held down.
After a few moments he kept you down. He does have the upper hand. And so eventually. Trying to not smile because of his grin. Eventually you gave up. How can you not when seeing a face like his. You’d sigh and stop struggling.
”I yield.” Rodimus sat up with his cervos up. “YES!!!!”
You let out a soft chuckle as he leans back down. Placing his cervos back on the floor as he looked down at you.
“So we together now?”
You’d shrug. Putting your cervos on you stomach as you stare up at him. “Sure. It’s been something that’s been waiting for millions of years.”
He lets out a nervous chuckle until you both finally kissed once more.
The kiss gentle and sweet. Both not noticing Soundwave watching before fully walking out. Closing the door quietly and gently.
After a few days you and Rodimus became Conjunx endura. Eventually he moved in to your apartment over your dojo. As you both had dinner he eventually told you how he and Soundwave were Conjunx. Which caught you by surprised. He was a bit sad about it. Appearently it was when the war ended.
The two talking about getting together. Something the two have been pining for since the two fought in battle millions of years ago.
But because the tension was still high. The relationship didn’t last long.
You’ll admit you have had feelings for the for a very long time. But you never had the guts before to ask other of the two out. And so after speaking to him. You both descided to go to Soundwave.
Who was currently feeding Laserbeak at his home while his other cassettes sleep. You both making your way to his door to speak to him.
When Soundwave opened his door he was taken aback once seeing you both.
He’d then sigh and try to close the door until you stopped it with your cervo. You then spoke to him and Rodmius joined in. Speaking as he places a cervo on Soundwaves shoulder.
”Come on Soundwave. Maybe there is a chance for the two of us now. Things actually have died down and Y/N here could be what we needed. Let them help us.”
Rodimus gently grabbed Soundwaves cervo as he stared at him. Then at you as you had your cervos placed together infront of you. “Soundwave. Maybe the three of us together can be what makes it better for the two of us to be together.”
Of course Soundwave lifted his helm up a bit. He seems to be deep in thought. You then are the one to take his cervo as he then looks at you.
“Come on. It couldn’t hurt. Could it?”
He looked at you and Rodimus back and forth before sighing. Before speaking.
”Offer: accepted.” You and Rodimus both chuckled and hugged him on both sides of his frame. He was a bit surprised but gently sets his cervos on your shoulders.
Sort of hugging back.
The three of you would then hear Laserbeak making bird noises. Soundwave was the only one to understand him.
Rodimus asked. “What he saying?”
Soundwave lets out a deep chuckle and spoke. His cervos now on both of your and Rodimus waist.
“He said. He’s not calling you two mom.” That caused you and Rodimus to chuckle before you would kiss one side of Soundwaves cheek and Rodimus kisses the others.
The three of you would stay together for a very, very long time.
Before y’all freak out in the comments because of that ONE episodes. Y/N will never let something like that happen. They will be able to stand up to tarn alongside Rodimus. Rodimus and Y/N being able to keep Soundwave from sacrificing himself.
I hope you guys were able to enjoy this. I know I did. lol.
As always a repost is appreciated and I hope to see you guys in the next one!
Hope you all have a good rest of your day!
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scrompsautobotsrchives · 3 months ago
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Hey, can I request a platonic Bumblebee x reader, who was one of the flying Autobots? They met during the war but became really good friends with bee being the extroverted kind and reader being a bit of an introvert. Reader disappears after a disastrous mission, and Bee later finds them on earth with the decepticons. Let's just say reader lost their memory and the cons took advantage of that, turning reader into a con. However, reader slowly starts to disagree with their ways and regain some of their memories back. Reader then completely turns their back on the cons, saving Charlie from harm and asking Bee to help them remember again, and then Bee helps them return as an Autobot.
Till all are one
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Dude, I love this idea so so much. Here you go :D
Y/n was a surviving seeker from vos, the destroyed air command that has been taken over by the Decepticons. They spent the majority of the war alongside the autobot's including bumblebee.
One of the qualities about you though was that off field, you normally liked to spend time by yourself, trying to soak up any peace you can. Bee was the exact opposite, always trying to help you join in on celebrating any minor victory.
It was one of the reasons you and him became friends, back when he was known as B-127.
When you arrived to the same command post as him, he eagerly approached to greet you.
"I... I'm y/n..."
"Hello y/n, I'm B-127. we're glad you could make it safely" He happily greeted.
You two through and through had each other's backs no matter what. The two of you were a dynamic duo.
"B... thank you... for having my back..." You said to him one day after a close call mission.
He smiled softly, gently patting your arm. "Till all are one"
By the time the war heated up, the autobots were overwhelmed, hatching an escape plan to spread out across the galaxy, B-127 was assigned to earth.
But you.... you were captured before you could make it to the escape pods.
You were placed under mnemosurgery, they practically altered or straight up wiped your memories of the times you spent.
You were now a decepticon, loyal to Megatron.
Soon you joined Bltizwing, shatter and dropkick to earth, knowing that's where B-127 was finding refuge.
Your group became involved with sector 7, you followed along with their lead until you then heard them say the decepticons were peacekeeper's of the galaxy... hang on that wasn't right.
Their motives... weren't great, taking control of earth's technology to just track him down... not only that, human's were getting involved.
"Blitz, with all due respect. we're here for B-127, we shouldn't be getting the humans involved..."
He frowned turning to you. "Are you questioning me vosian ?? Because I can send you back if you don't want to participate" He growled at you.
Looking down at the floor. "No sir..."
"Good, We know a human is working with B-127, so we enlist humans to help us pinch this vein where it starts"
With the fight beginning at the satellite, The questions began to come full circle, you watched on as B and blitz fought while the human whose name is charlie stopped what they were doing.
In that moment, Memories started to pour back into your processor... Memories of him.
"Thanks... for having my back" "Till all are one"
You dived in and rescued the two, making sure they were both alright. Eyes flashing from Red to Blue and blue to red.
"Human !! Go !! Get to safety !!" You nodded to Charlie as you then looked at blitz, you and bee fighting alongside each other like you used too.
Once she was defeated... You looked at bee, the conflict still raging in your mind... "Help me..." You pleaded.
He helped you up, brushing you off gently "I've... got you" His radio now flicked.
As promised, once he found the others, they helped you return to your old self, you were now an autobot again.
"B-127... I'm so so sorry... They wiped my mind..." You felt the guilt rise... on what they did to him...
He didn't care for any of that... well the voice thing, But it didn't stop him from treating you like he always did... your friend.
"Bumble-bee... to... you... my name... is... bumblebee"
You nodded to him, patting his arm gently. "Thank you... bumblebee"
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t-a-a-1 · 5 days ago
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The Darkest Hour
Ch.4: Guardian
Summary: After being labeled as crazy for trying to report that robot aliens exist on national television, you lose your job and move to Jasper City. In a drastic turn of fate, you meet Optimus Prime. You and Team Prime get together to find ancient relics that are vital to the Autobot's cause.
Along the way, you and Optimus start to develop feelings that go beyond comradeship.
But what happens when he discovers you've been lying all of this time?
For a better reading experience you can read this story on Ao3:
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https://archiveofourown.org/works/60642838/chapters/157365316
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Ch.4: Guardians
     It was rather quiet at the base. Ratchet sometimes would look at the hangar's elevated floor. He thought he would see you there. He didn't find you as annoying as other humans. You were rather curious. Asking about all things Cybertronian. It was like talking to a child sometimes but he didn't mind explaining especially when you had questions about Cybertronian biology.
    He didn't want to admit it but he-
Beep. Beep.
"Oh? I got a video from (Y/n)!"
    Ratchet hears Jack exclaim from the sofa and this immediately gets his attention.
"I don't have enough time. I have been abducted by Decepticons. I'll lead them to the relic located in Fingal's Cave, Northern Ireland two days from now. Retrieve my cell phone from my house. I am sorry."
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.
.
    You didn't have time.
You rapidly click 'sent' before breaking your laptop in half. You know they were coming for you and as soon as you heard the doors open, you quickly grabbed one cigarette.
    Two Decepticons dragged you across the Nemesis. You couldn't walk a lot, probably due to a broken bone or something else.
    It took about three minutes to reach another door. Everything looked the same except for a few purple colors and other doors that had guards.
    One of the doors opened and the two Decepticons pushed you inside, making fall to the floor.
"What is our status with the machine?"
"We still need to make modifications. The human mind is different from that of a Cybertronian," Knockout tried his best to figure out a way to make his machinery work. "Getting into her memories will be difficult without the proper materials."
"Then I trust that you will be making progress soon, Knockout."
    The lights in the room blinded you.  Not because they were too bright but due that you were deprived of light for two days.
    Two Decepticons carried you by the arms, you were too weak to walk, your stomach hurts, your head too and your energy was low.
"Prisoner was seen scavenging on the vault."
"I was looking for food!" you muster all the strength you had to defend yourself. "I've been here for two days and haven't eaten a thing."
"Wasn't the Energon cup I left on your cell enough?"
    The Decepticon was an automobile that you found a bit strange but you didn't have the right mind to question it. Things were just the way they were.
"Humans don't eat Energon, I'll die! Shouldn't you be smart enough to know that?"
    A taller figure walks in front of you. His steps made the entire floor move but you had gotten used to the feeling of it. He studies you, walks around you and his optics pierce through your soul.
"The fact that you are still standing after yesterday's event is admirable. I wouldn't expect anything less from Optimus' pet."
    You didn't like the sound of that but you were too tired to fight it. Your body is in pain from all the bruises and maybe a few other injuries. They had beat you up after you refused to speak. It wasn't for a long time, Megatron seemed to know that you would be a difficult one.
"What were you looking for in the vault?"
    Megatron asks and you don't say a word. You look away.
"I won't ask again," he gets closer to your face. So close that you could see his optics and the mechanics behind it. There wasn't a single thing that didn't move as small as it seemed. Everything had a function and it fascinated you. "What were you looking for in the vault? Was it your bag? Anything of importance in there?"
    You took a few seconds to respond and you raised a hand. You slowly opened it, putting one cigarette in front of his face.
"What is this ... artifact?"
    Megatron takes the cigarette in his hand, inspecting it.
"I was looking for my bag ... because I wanted that. It makes me less hungry."
    The Decepticon leader drops the cigarette on the floor and steps on it. Crushing your hopes.
"Pain may not be enough to make you speak," Megatron keeps looking at you and as much as you would like to keep the eye-staring contest, you struggle to keep your eyes open.
"But let's wait and see how you react after hunger takes over you."
"I won't talk."
    It hurts to even do so.
"Oh, but all of this would be so much easier if you did," he turns around and walks towards a berth. One that is not completely functional. At least it doesn't work with humans. Yet. "Regardless, we'll get what we want. Talk or do not talk, the choice is yours."
...
    It has been a couple of days since you had left the base. It has been quiet around here without you. The kids can be a bit nosey but nothing the Autobots couldn't handle.
    Optimus wonders what you would do if you were here. Would you be on your laptop? Maybe have a conversation with him? If you wanted, he could talk to you for hours, giving you information about Cybertronian culture. In exchange, he could ask you about human traditions. After the talk you two had about the human process of creating life, he was particularly curious about the human body.
    He had just come back from patrol duty with Bumblebee when he heard a lot of talking between his Autobot friends.
"Optimus!"
    Ratchet's preoccupied voice was something he wasn't fond of. It could mean two things. One, someone had messed up with one of his experiments. Two, bad news.
"(Y/N) has been captured by the Decepticons!"
Or three. Horrible news.
....
Bombs. Guns. Granades.
Screams. Fire. Blood. Pain. 
    When you were told that you were going to report on the war in a faraway land, you were excited. This was going to be your big step. The thing that will mark your career forever.
And it did mark you. Forever. But in ways you thought unimaginable.
It wasn't until you saw men, women and children being killed that you truly realized how stupid the world really is. It's a war and no one ever wins. So why? Why?
"Will I ever stop ... being so useless?"
    Another day of not eating.
You didn't know when you were going to start to hallucinate. Maybe you already were. You wished you could smell the outside air. You had not realized how different the air is when the majority of living creatures occupying the area are alien robots. It's a different type of smell. Clean and sanitized, kinda like the smell of a hospital but with a more metal element to it.
    The doors from your prison cell open. You are thankful because you hated the dark. Not really a phobia but many thoughts cross your mind when there is no light around you.
    Megatron slowly makes his way towards you.
He is not that intimidating. Are you afraid? Yes, of course. But if you had to compare, Optimus had a more menacing frame. Although Megatron's eyes could frighten anyone, the way he moves and presents himself does not imply any harm. You won't underestimate him. Not a bit.
"I won't say a word."   
    You say as you look at him. You sat in a corner, nothing was tying you down. Not like it matters, it's not like you could do much against giant robots.
"I did not come here for that," his voice is way less intimidating. In different circumstances, Optimus could very well have been the villain. "I have come for a small conversation."
"If you think you can manipulate me into talking-"
"I would rather like to call it ... convincing you with words."
    You knew this was going to be an interesting conversation.
"Words are powerful."
    You say as he stands in front of you. You don't stand up, having a nice view of his posture. You can tell so much by the way someone moves.
"Agreed."
    You wait for a few seconds, keeping eye contact. The room didn't look so dark now as Megatron had this purple aura that surrounded him.
    You didn't know what he wanted but you were waiting for him to speak. But he was also studying you, trying to find the best way to talk to you.
"Eons ago, I was a young gladiator trying to survive."
    Out of everything, you didn't imagine Megatron to be a storyteller. Oh, but how much you loved a good tale. Especially the ones about myths and legends of great warriors doing the impossible. Even if it's a story about a bot becoming a destroyer of worlds.
"Every day, as I exited the pit after killing comrades, I would watch the upper classes cheer for me."
    He seems to remember the cheers, the chanting crowds. But his optics had changed, for a second, he was lost. Going back to those moments. There is some fear in them and you didn't know if he was being honest or it's another manipulation tactic.
"But what was there to cheer for? I had massacred Cybertronians. Someone like me and them."
    You didn't doubt his words. At least there is some truth to them, you could tell as much.
"I would kill as I watched them eat the best kind of Energon. Drink the rarest of oils and wear the highest of tech accessories."
    Megatron gets closer to you but he never kneels. He still believes he is above you. It's comical. Telling you stories about the inequality he suffered when there will never be a time he will see you as equal.
"Do you know what that feels like? Being tortured if you failed? Your spinal cord breaking and have no spare parts to repair it? While I see others throw parts into the pit, like their lives meant nothing."
    Rage. He is filled with it. Finally, an emotion you could sympathize with or at least recognize. You didn't break eye contact nor were afraid. If he wanted to kill you, he had done so a very long time ago. You are more curious and in awe at the being in front of you.
    His metal was damaged and scratched, his tall figure and spiky demeanor. He appears to be fierce, he had to be, otherwise he wouldn't be here. But you can't help and wonder if he had been allowed a different life, would he be different?
"I don't fight for freedom," Megatron says. "I fight for my survival."
    You sigh heavily and your eyes show nothing but exhaustion. You muster the strength to speak. You can't give him anything but your sympathy.
"... You must be so tired."
    You must be hallucinating because for a moment you could have sworn you saw something else in those red eyes.
    Megatron turns around, no longer allowing you to see his face.
"Optimus was just like those Cybertronians I hated and he continues to be one. The system I fight to break, he continues to fight to repair it."
He steals a glance your way and he notices your concern.
"He was part of the crowd. Enjoying every match, every death. Laughing as it happened. How did you think we met?"
    He walks back towards you but you notice his steps have become slower. The floor didn't tremble as much as if he was being careful without knowing.
"Oh? Didn't he tell you?"
    You part your sight away from his. After a heavy sigh, you take up the courage to look at him again.
"We've been looking for ancient Cybertronian relics," you don't have another option. You had to sacrifice a little bit of truth to survive. "We don't know their function yet but we believe that they might be parts of something bigger."
"And do you know the location of these relics?"
"Just of one, the rest of the information is on my cellphone."
    He seems to be interested now or rather atypical about your wording. He probably doesn't know certain terminology.
"And where is this cellphone you speak of?"
    You muster a smile. You know Megatron can be a great negotiator, but so are you.
"If you want to know, I'll have my bag. With my cigarettes."
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Fingal's Cave, Northern Ireland.
    The night is dark and full of mysteries. Especially in dark caves where the waves of the sea clash against the rocks. It would have been a perfect vacation, had you not been kidnapped by evil alien robots. This might be nothing for them, maybe just a nice bubble bath. But to you? It's a certain death. You don't even know how to swim.
    You stand next to Megatron. Behind you, there are a few warrior Decepticons. It was cold and humid and your intrusive thoughts made you want to jump into the crazed waves.
"The relic should be right there," you point to one of the walls and Megatron quickly looks at his army. It took only one look for them to know what they were supposed to do. Excavate.
You waited for a few seconds and noticed how fast they were putting away rocks and dust. Soon they will reach the relic and once they have what they want they will take you back to the Nemesis.
    Suddenly, a green moving circle appears on the other side of the cave. You are a bit relieved. For a moment you genuinely thought they wouldn't appear.
    It's the first time you see a ground bridge. It's beautiful and even more the aliens coming out from it. Tall, big, strong. Everything you weren't and for a moment you feel guilty. They shouldn't be here. They shouldn't be worrying about an insignificant life such as yours.
"Took you all long enough."
    Optimus stands in front of his team. A battle mask covers half of his face, he looks fierce. You had never seen him like this before. He was intimidating and you were a bit scared of what he could do.
"Let (y/n) go, Megatron."
"Did you bring her cell phone?"
    A shiver runs down your spine. You look up at him and he looks at you. Your eyes and his optics meet for a second. Unable to control your confusion, your voice betrayed you. With Megatron, showing emotion is a fatal mistake.
"What? How do you-"
"Nothing happens in the Nemesis without me knowing. Or do you think I was careless enough to leave your cell-door open?" his voice resonates within the containment of the cave. Not even the waves crashing could subside his voice. "I wanted you to contact them so they could do all the work for me."
"I am sure you must have led them to other relics. If they want you, they must turn them in as well."
    You began to panic, your plan was crumbling. It was your fault for believing you could outsmart a million-years living creature.
"It's not true! They don't have them, I never-"
"We have one."
    If looks could kill, your eyes would have killed Optimus. In fact, the Autobots have two relics. Optimus is lying and although a part of you is glad to know he could lie, right now you wish he had stayed quiet.
"Then you know what you must do."
    Megatron suddenly picks you up, putting you a few meters above the water level.
    You didn't know what to say. There was no guarantee that after receiving the relic, Megatron would let you go safely. Most importantly, you didn't understand. Why would the Autobots risk losing a valuable item over a human? There were many of you and only a few of those artifacts.
    Optimus doesn't hesitate and uses his comm-link. Speaking clearly, he calls Ratchet, ordering him to bring one relic through the ground bridge.
    Meanwhile, you see the Decepticons work on obtaining the other relic. They must be close as their excavation has become slower, maybe due that they do not want to damage the relic.
    You try to find a way to break free but Megatron's grasp is too strong.  Your body has started giving up, you haven't eaten in four days and your mouth tastes like cigarettes.
    After a few tense minutes, Ratchet comes from the groundbridge, holding the white pot that contained the relic. You instinctively move your head from side to side. You didn't want to be the reason they lost it.
"Starscream, retrieve the relic and the cell phone."
    You didn't notice the Commander before. Your senses must be failing you by now. He passes by Megatron and you know that if he could, he would push the leader of the Decepticons into the water.
"My pleasure, my liege."
    And as he passes by, you can see Ratchet's disappointed face. All of their faces, as a matter of fact. You hated being useless and being used. You thought that staying quiet was the best option. But after seeing Optimus hand down your cell phone to Starscream and his cocky smile, you couldn't have it.
"Just go!" you scream, hoping that your voice is loud enough. "I'll figure it out! You don't have to do this!"
    But it's like they weren't paying attention. Like your opinion didn't matter at all. Like you were a liability that had to be taken care of, not listened to.
    Ratchet hesitantly gives the white ceramic pot to Starscream who aggressively takes it in his claws. He happily walks back to his Master as if he had finished completing the hardest of missions.
"You have what you wanted. Now let her go!"
    Optimus threatens Megatron but it only amuses him. He looks at you, taking a few seconds to appreciate your face one last time.
"Lord Megatron, we have retrieved this place's relic."
    Starscream says as the army of Decepticons had successfully extracted the artifact and that's everything Megatron needed to hear.
"A deal it's a deal," Megatron crossed optics with Optimus.  "But this is for lying."
    He opens his claws, letting you go and dropping you into the wild waves.
    Megatron watches as Optimus jumps to save you. A selfless act, very much like him. What he was doing for you, he would do for anyone else. But there was something about it. Something that Megatron knew would catch Optimu's attention. Whatever it was, he would figure it out eventually. For now, he will let Prime have you. To let him enjoy his human pet as much as he can. Before taking you away.
"Next time, bring me all the relics you have, Prime. Or she will pay the price."
    Bulkhead, Arcee and Bumblebee didn't even hesitate to go after him. They focused on helping Optimus and it was too late regardless. Megatron was already one step inside the groundbrige, ready to go back to the Nemesis.
"How did you know they had more relics?" Starscream walks behind Megatron, curious about his actions.
"I didn't," he says. "It's all a bet. Besides ..."
    Megatron stops walking and quickly glances back. Getting a glimpse of Optimus coming out of the water, holding your fragile body.
"She's not half bad."
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    The first thing that crossed your mind after waking up was ... work.
Fowler told you to not worry about it and that things had been taken care of.
    You didn't want to ask any further.
Especially after learning that you could no longer go back to your home.
    It took you a couple of days to recover.
Falling into the wild waters of Fingal's Cave had done more injuries than the ones the Decepticons inflicted on you. Your body crashed a few times into rocks before Optimus rescued you.
     But the pain in your body did not compare to the disappointment you feel.
    You couldn't even look at the Autobots without feeling ashamed.
Now you can't even go home now.
"I apologize as for you now have to remain here. But it must be in your best interest to stay since the Decepticons know of your home location."
    You didn't hear Optimus come through the rooftop door. Even with his massive steps and weight. Maybe you had gotten used to the sound of walking bots too fast.
"You may not be too fond of sharing a home but I promise you we are not too loud."
    The top of the hangar gave you the best view of the Nevada desert. With sad rocks and a few cacti... alright maybe it wasn't that visually appealing.
    But the night sky made up for it.
"I don't do good with people ... and bots," you pull out a cigarette from your jacket's pocket and light it up. Hearing Optimus coming closer and sitting down on the cliff with you.
    You immediately move away for a few centimeters, feeling uncomfortable at the closeness. You didn't notice your body had acted this way but Optimus did.
"I can sense some hostility emitting from you."
    Optimus optics lay on you but you wouldn't spare him a look.
"Optimus was just like those Cybertronians I hated and he continues to be one. The system I fight to break, he continues to fight to repair it."
    You didn't know if you should bring up the matter or just keep it to yourself. But after the events at the Nemesis, you find yourself unable to look at Optimus the same. Not like it matters much, but deep down, a part of you wanted to trust him ... to believe in him.
"If there are any concerns-"
"Megatron told me," you interrupt him, the act feels disrespectful but you hope he didn't feel like that. "That you used to enjoy watching him fight and kill others in the gladiator's pits. That you fight to bring the caste system back."
"While is true that I used to attend such activities, I never supported it," subconsciously, Optimus wanted you to look at him. He needed your acknowledgment, something you refused to give him at the moment.    
    "Megatron and I used to share similar ideologies. But he believed that equality could only be obtained if the other classes were eliminated."
"And you?"
"I believe that every sentient being has the ability to change."
    You let out a subsided laugh, looking down at your lap and then up again at the desert night.
    "So what? You were hoping to change a whole social class with pretty words and inspiring speeches?"
"We cannot build a new world founded on violence."
"And where has that led you? To a strange planet and your race almost extinct."
    He had good sentiments, you admired that but at some point you consider naivety to be stupidity.
"Cybertron will be rebuilt on tragedy," you say.
"And what am I supposed to do? Let him have his way?"
    You have noticed that Optimus speaks less formally when he finds himself in a tough spot. Now, it was one of those moments. Your words had hit a circuit but you didn't want for this to turn into an argument. Not when you wanted to gain his sympathy.
"I am not saying I know what's best. What I am saying is that I thought you..."
    You couldn't continue with your sentence. Because what you wanted to say was stupid and based on old ideas. Maybe deep down, you wished Optimus was that hero the world needed. But he was a leader. The leader of a war where there is no winner. He could only do what he did best. And that was making the hard decisions no one else could.
    You had put too much expectations on his shoulders. He can't be a hero and a leader at the same time. If he were to be a hero, he would have been dead long ago. But his team needed him alive, he couldn't afford to die a martyr. He must know that.
"Listen to me Prime," you called him by his first name. Now more than ever, you believe there will never be a time when you will call him by his first name. "Everyone is a slave to something. Even you are enslaved to your own stupid ideologies of hope."
    You were always precausious to never show your beliefs. Maybe years ago, you shared similar sentiments as Optimus. You saw yourself in him and you wanted to save him. Save him from the disappointment of the real truth of your world.
"But let me tell you this; you have those views because you lived through better times. You have tasted peace and solemnity," you had no stand to be lecturing him. Yet, you didn't see it that way. You were just speaking your feelings.
      "But them? Working as miners, being gladiators just for your entertainment? They never had what you did. This is their hope to have better times."
    You sigh heavily and feel your lungs struggle to breathe.
"And you just took that from them."
    Seconds turned into minutes and you thought Optimus would stand up and leave you alone. But he instinctively got closer to you. He probably didn't notice his actions.
"I used to really enjoy watching your old reports."
    The leader of the Autobots looks back fondly at the younger version of you. A few years back you had done a story about a small town that had been struck by a tornado. Many died and homes were destroyed.
    But instead of focusing on the downside of things, you talked about how the community came together to help each other build back their town. The resilience and strength. Optimus was inspired by how such small things could build things bigger than themselves.
     "Even when the report was about a catastrophic event, you always ended things positively."
"In the days where I had doubts, where I thought I couldn't do this anymore, I ... "
    He pauses, he can't understand the feeling in his spark but his voice box struggles to process words.
"I would watch you on TV and you would give me inspiration to continue my mission."
    His formality had dropped drastically and you wonder if this was his way to let his guard down and open up to you.
"But now that you are telling me this ... I think you are right," his voice cracks and your world crumbles.  "What is left worth fighting for?"
You didn't know Optimus could feel doubt and hesitancy. You are reminded of the power of words. How you, a small insignificant human could make a robot full of wisdom question the truth of his life? It was too much power and you didn't want it. You didn't want Optimus to view life the way you do. So pessimistic, so gloomy.
    You didn't believe in any of it, hope, love. None of that was enough to change the world. But Optimus didn't have to know that.
You wanted him to keep believing. To belive he could change the world with just words.
Fuck the truth.
"Megatron is full of rage," you say. "And sometimes rage allows us to live. To survive."
    You decide to overstep boundaries and you put a hand over his servo. But you don't look at him, too shy to do so.
"But faith does too."
    You were no one to question his beliefs. If you were completely honest, you would like to keep enjoying the company of this Optimus. The optimistic one, resilient, strong with unbreakable morals.
But in the back of your mind, the question still remains. There's no victory without sacrifice.
What if to win the war, to give meaning to the lives of fallen ones, he has to sacrifice his ideologies and beliefs?
What would you do ... Optimus?
"(Y/n)," Optimus calls your name so sweetly you feel your body shake up a little.
    He holds your hand, so delicately, so softly as if he is afraid of hurting you. As if he is afraid you might break. You had never been held so fondly,  your heart feels like melting.
"I have failed miserably in protecting you," He looks at your body and you feel like his optics pierce through your soul.  You feel seen but you didn't mind it one bit. "The injuries in your body are proof of it."
"I am aware we are strangers to titles but I would like to establish a new relationship."
    You didn't understand how he could make you feel in such a way. In a state of warmth and peace. How his presence alone was enough to comfort and heal wounds that go beyond physical pain.
"If you accept me as your guardian, I'll protect you and no harm shall ever find your way. I'll give my life for you if necessary. I'll do as you ask and have your safety as one of my purposes for living. Under these stars as a witness, I swear this to you."
    Like the stars above, there were many mysteries you didn't understand. You thought that maybe Optimus was one of those mysteries as well. Otherwise, you didn't understand how such a beautiful creature would ever put your life above his own. Does he see you as a bothersome being? Probably. But you don't mind. A part of you wanted to be protected by such a powerful creature. A righteous one at least. Maybe he does see you as a pet to be taken care of.
    But now that you think about it ... You don't mind devoting yourself to him either.
"I accept but under one condition," you wish you could be closer to his face, you feel a need to look closer at his optics.  "If you protect me ... then I'll take care of you."
"Care for me?"
"If you ever have doubts, if you feel lonely, or if you just want to talk,"  all of a sudden you feel shy and you quickly part your sight. You didn't have the time to think the reason why. "I want to share the burden of your decisions with you, please."
"You will do that for me?"
    He blinks multiple times, unsure of your words and you find this cute.
"You are willing to give up on your life for me," you make a small pause before continuing. "It's the least I can do."
    Looking at a desert wasn't fun. But talking always was. Especially with an alien robot with millions of years' worth of wisdom. It's strange how you always felt better after talking to Optimus. He doesn't seem to be the type to judge and that's what you appreciated the most about him.
"(Y/N), You have proven to be more than meets the eye," you hear his voice closer and immediately turn. He had slouched significantly to be able to see you face to face. It must be an uncomfortable position but he still made the effort to see you at an eye level.
    Maybe he also had a certain need to be as close as possible to you.
"I am glad the universe allowed us to encounter."
And before you could have the time to blush again, your brain replayed his words.
"Don't you mean optic? You guys don't have eyes."
    Optimus straightens his back, no longer looking at you. This time he looks up at the sky, he looks curiously at them. Putting a servo on his chin, he looks to be in deep thought.
"That is true. But that is an ancient saying of my people."
"If it's an ancient saying then can we assume your kind and mine have met before?"     You tilted your head, imagining the possibilities. You move your feet into a yoga position, feeling more comfortable.
"That is an interesting theory although I don't remember reading such things back at the archives. Maybe it's something worth investigating."
    Optimus also thought of the possibilities, maybe this could be tied to the relics.
"Oh! Do you want to investigate it together?" this could be an important piece to your report. It would also be more credible if you had an actual Transformer help you write on what is probably one of the greatest discoveries in human history.
     "We could write a report on it and give an informative presentation to the kids and the Autobots."
You put your hands up and them move them slowly in a parting motion.
"Cybertron and Earth: A Deeper Look Into Cybertronian-Human Relations and Why Our History Is Longer Than We Think."
The topic sounded more interesting to Optimus and the archivist in him started to show. You knew this by the way he would blink more often. It happened whenever something excited him.
"That sounds like a remarkable and revolutionary subject. I could try to look into Cybertron's' old archives and see if I can find something related to the topic."
If Optimus could always be excited like this, you wish you could hear him talk forever. Could he tell you all the stories and tales of his people. But would it hurt him to speak about them? To reminiscence the past may open old wounds and you didn't want to be the cause of it. You won't push it but you'll wait until he is ready.
"And I'll interview Fowler and see if he knows something or knows someone that knows more of the topic." That will be a challenge but there hasn't being a single person who never gave you an interview. Of course, you find your way. Ethical or not, it didn't matter as long as the truth was revealed.
"I  am looking forward to hearing about your findings."
"I am excited to look at your research too!"
That night you learned many things. About Optimus especially. About how he would blink a lot whenever something got him excited. About how he loses his formality in words when he gets comfortable, excited or angry. Things like this made him feel closer to you as if he wasn't from an alien race but rather just another living creature existing in the same universe. And that's exactly what it was.
One hour turned into two, then three, four. Time passed by so fast, just talking and enjoying each other company. You smoked a few cigarettes and promised Optimus to buy a few gallons of oil for him to enjoy next time.
Although you were still downhearted for being unable to return to your home, you tried to look at the bright side of things. It was something you weren't used to do. But being with Optimus, his optimism rubbed off on you.
    You two talked endlessly until you fell asleep on his servos. Optimus watched the sunrise; grateful to have met you, thinking how beautiful it was to love the ordinary. For at least, and with all the certainty in the universe he knew ... he was worthy of this.
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A/N: This chapter took longer than I expected and I think after this one I am going to work on another fic (from another fandom) because I am so close to finishing that story and I just haven't uploaded in sometime. But! I'll be writing one shots for tumblr. I'll start working on a one shot for Christmas! The poll is over and we have a winner. Thank you to everyone who voted and all the comments, notes and likes. I'll take my time to respond to each of you :) My inbox is always open for any comment, ideas, concerns or prompts ideas.
I definitely want for Reader and Optimus to have chemistry. I think it's very important to show interaction with each other and show why they are attracted instead of them just having them fall randomly? Like I want to show Optimus and Reader have similar interest and passions but having contrasting ideas. I'll probably have them dancing and being silly together at some point.
On the next chapter I'll have Reader do some actual work. She's gonna be undercover (she has to dress seductively to fit into the world of car racing where she meets a hot mechanic who teaches her a lot about cars and Optimus has to follow her around cause that's his job as his guardian. His circuits go crazy cause he can't understand why all of a sudden he finds a human attractive-)
I want Optimus to feel like he has something of his own, something only he can protect and take care of because he can and wants (by choice) and it's not forced upon him nor a responsibility to bear (like the matrix) and that lovely thing being you ofc.
Sorry for an errors and grammar mistakes, I don't proof read.
I also feel like I haven't used much of the other bots so I'll make sure to use them more often now if the plot requires it.
I think that's all for now. Thank you so much for reading and see you in the next chapter!
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magnimoon · 17 days ago
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Prowl Art - Synthesis Wars
Another character challenge finished!
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If you want to check my Choose your Bumblebee, is right here.
I thought there weren't that many Prowl's out there and would you look at this, 9 of them in total. of course there's also Earthspark and the who knows how many designs in IDW. Here's the full version:
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The Prowl in my continuity was also a resident form Iacon, serving as part of the law enforcement team, alongside Barricade. Once Barricade joined the Decepticons, Prowl tried to silence him... permanently. Ultimately he failed, not because he couldn't, it was an unfair fight.
Prowl doesn't consider Barricade as his rival or Inimicus (term used in this continuity), he is just an obstacle for achieving justice. Once they arrive at Earth he becomes the guardian of Ethan Witwicky, the oldest of the group. He doesn't mind him since is the only human that doesn't get into trouble, unlike the rest, specially the teenagers.
Before the war, he had assigned two cadets under his wing for training. He wonders if both are still alive.
For now, I'll take a pause for the next "Choose your" challenge, maybe in the future I'll pull up polls for the following characters. Right now, I'll focus on writing the fic. Have a nice night!
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dragonridernoobie · 9 months ago
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I’m kinda embarrassed cause I messed up last time so I may go anonymous for a lil bit but I had an idea! Okay transformers=shiny reader who likes shiny things=crow behavior
And what do crows love?! SHINYS! Now to ideas for this Crow!Reader who keeps just trying to collect the transformers(wether reader is like a crow harpy/actually has bird characteristics or is human/crybertronian is up to u😌) ORRRRRRR she keeps bringing them shiny things cause she likes them and is trying to court them but they don’t get it, and reader is super possessive of her shiny things
Characters: Optimus(TFP or Bayverse you can pick!) Wheeljack, Ratchet, and Megatron(I’ve read all of the fics for him and need more:,))
Don't be embarrassed. We all do stupid shit, but if you still want to go anonymous then go ahead. Remmber one of my rules here are no shame. Also, I like this. I will try my best, hope you like it!
TFP X Avian Reader
Background info: The reader is an escaped experiment from MECH. They tried to make a super human but failed, this is for the optimus one.
Also, reader is an avian. I think it fits better. Also, this is what a avian looks like.
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Optimus
Optimus was minding his own business. He was following an energon single intel he came across a massive trap laid out by MECH.
Inside he found reader.
He was amazed since he never seen a human with feathers or wings.
He definitely noticed how they acted like a bird. Meaning reader ruffled up their feather's, and tried to make themselves bigger.
Like an owl.
How an owl dose it
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He talks calmy to it and frees it.
Reader takes this chance to fly away.
Optimus was surprised, worried, and sad that reader flue away but he hopes to find them again
Weeks past and optimus starts to find strange objects right outside of the base
Broken beer peices, rings, cans, even an engergon crystal once.
When he stayed up late to catch the intruder, he finds reader.
She was the one bringing the stuff to the base.
Optimus takes this opportunity to try to help and earn trust from the reader.
It takes a Hella long time.
But reader comes when optimus calls them and will actally bring him things he lost.
Even ancient objects that reader can carry.
Wheeljack
When wheeljack was captured by the decepticons he was brought into Knockouts lab.
(Shockwave wasent in the story yet)
While he hanged there, he noticed movement from the corner of his optic.
When he looks over, he finds reader looking at him curious from her contaner.
Wheeljack was definitely surprised since he knows humans don't look like giant turkeys.
He tries to talk to it, but reader just dose clicks and chirps.
When wheeljack has the ability to knockout...knockout...ya
He takes this chance to grab the container reader is in and runs out of the decepticon warship.
Once back at his jackhammer, he opens the container and reader quickly flies off.
Wheeljack definitely will tell the autobots but pains no mind to reader.
She's free, no longer in danger, no longer his problem.
After a couple of weeks after the incident, wheeljack flies off earth to find more autobots.
That's when he hears wierd noises at the back of the jackhammer.
He goes back to investigate. Preparing since it could be a con.
But he finds reader, making nest out of his tools.
He is surprised but tries to talk to reader.
He is surprised when reader hands him a can.
He learns quickly that shiny is readers favorite thing.
Ratchet
Ratchet was going thru the internet at base, looking for any spotting of weird things.
Like ancient shit.
That's when he came across a article about a moth/bird person.
He knew humans made up alot of woerd story's to scare there kind.
He would have dismissed it, if it wasent for the fact in the picture, this moth/bird thing had a necklace.
An ancient cybertronian artifact.
He looks at all the spotting and narrow it down in a forest in south America.
He takes a portal there, since he thinks he can handle this alone.
After a few hours of searching, he finds the necklace...with a bunch of other shiny stuff in a giant ass nest
He was amazed since all the reasurch he has done on earth life never talked about birds or anytbing making nest this big.
When he reached for the reckless, something swoops down and latches on his face.
Ratchet curses and tries to swat the thing off.
It makes a painful chirp and crashes into the ground.
When he looks at it, he is amazed to find a human...half bird?
He was amazed but seeing it hurt, he curses and helps it
He takes it to base and helps it
Que a stressful few weeks
Reader was a pain in the aft.
But ratchrt somehow earned their trust...also alot of shiny nick-nacks on his keybord.
Megatron
Megatron met reader when he captured a human and gave it to Shockwave.
Ordering him to make a hybrid.
Weeks later, Shockwave presents reader. A half bird and human hybrid.
Megatron wasent happy that it was dangerous but dosent kill it.
Nah, it's his pet.
Soon, reader gets out of the warship and dose there own thing.
Soon returning with shiny stuff they find.
They made a nest up high in the throne room
Megatron was annoyed by that but it dosent interfere with his planes so leaves it alone.
Soon, he noticed shiny things in his berthroom.
Like rings, cans, broken beer bottles, chip bags, anything shiny.
He was confused and went to Soundwave to see the recording who dared went into his berthroom
He finds reader flying in there and setting them in there.
He was confused.
Intel once day, reader returned to the ship with an artifact they just lost to the autobots.
He was amazed and actally impressed for once.
He praised reader and ordered anyone who hurts reader will lose their spark.
Reader was now a higher rank then starscrsam XD
Hope you like it!!!!!!!!!
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raileurta · 1 month ago
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Humans are space cats
Finally finished the 200 followers poll fic. Here's the link to the ao3 version if you want but the fic will be under the cut.
The cold rain pelted gently on his hood; it has been a rather quiet week, Bumblebee thought. Things were going smoothly with human relations and a decepticon hasn't been spotted for a month. Even if they did find one he knew they wouldn’t harm humans. Honestly, why was he even doing a patrol in the first place? Pushing air through his vents Bee let out the equivalent to a Cybertronian sigh. As he was mulling things to do through his head he heard a muffled cry. It was barely louder than the rain but could tell it was coming from the alley on his left. Quietly driving into it he came upon a rather weird sight; a human was sitting in a box curled up hugging his knees face pressed into them in the rain not trying to keep himself dry. Bumblebee knew humans didn't like getting their coverings wet and they could get sick doing this so this worried him. The boy was wearing a simple gray T-shirt and a pair of black cotton shorts. This outfit was definitely not suitable for this weather, he could even see the human was shaking. He let out another small sob, tears running down his face. Bee didn't know what to do, a lot of humans were still scared of transformers and he didn't want to upset the boy further. Then to steal a human term a lightbulb went off in his helm. He remembered something about humans he learned from Ratchet a bit ago. Pulling out quietly he reluctantly left the human to drive to the nearest grocery store.
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Bumblebee pulled by the alleyway again and with his sensors he could tell that the human was still there. He then transformed and walked into the alley. The small organic looked up from his position startled by the noise of his loud footsteps. His eyes were puffy from his crying and tear steaks could be seen on his face. Bumblebee felt his spark ache in his chest plate. Slowly he crouched down to the ground and carefully set the “chocolate” down on the ground and pushed it towards the organic. From what he learned this was a fuel most of humanity universally loved and the chemicals in it helped calm them down. The boy looked at him skeptical then at the chocolate then turned his gaze back up to his helm again. Bumblebee let out a soothing buzz noise hoping it would relax the human more. They sat like that in the rain for a few seconds, neither of them moving a digit. Gradually the boy reached for the offering and pulled it towards his chest in a fearful burst: as if afraid the bot was going to change his mind and take it from him. Bumblebee suppressed a chuckle at the little human’s actions. The earthling inspected the chocolate looking it over to see if it had been tampered with; deeming it safe to eat he bit into it. Bumblebee watched as he ate the little treat, his cheeks adorably bulging with its contents. Once finished the boy looked up at him; he was holding another piece of chocolate. Instead of putting it on the ground he extended his hand down to the human’s height and waited for him. Shakily he walked over to me clearly hesitant. Now out of the box I could see he didn't even have any shoes on. His feet must be freezing. When the boy was in arms reach of the fuel I spoke:
“My designat- name is bumblebee. What is yours?’ Bee stated simply.
The human was startled at my voice, clearly not expecting the sudden sound.
“Sorry for scaring you, but please do not be frightened, I will not harm you.” Bumblebee said in his most soft voice he could produce.
He was so thankful that Ratchet managed to fix his voice box finally. Otherwise this would be so much more difficult.
The human still looked skeptical which was to be expected considering he's a stranger that was a giant robot that could kill him in a nanosecond. When he took the chocolate a soft voice rang.
“My name's Sam.”
Bumblebee was in awe at the voice he heard. It pleasantly strung at his audio receptors and sounded oh so sweet. A little sneeze broke him out of his cuteness induced distraction. He had to get Sam out of the rain before he became ill. He took a large towel out of his subspace that he bought from the store and draped it over the human’s figure. Sam I instantly snuggled into the new warmth.
“Sam why are you sitting in this alley with improper clothes?”
The human grimaced at his question.
“Do you have somewhere to go?
Sam didn't answer again, he just curled the towel around him tighter. Seeing as his questions were just making the boy more upset he decided to stop.
“If you are comfortable with it I can take you back to my base.”
Bumblebee internally slapped the back of his helm. Why did he say that?! Now Sam is probably thinking he's creepy. He should have offered to take him to a shelter or-
“Sure.”
The boy's answer spurred him out of his spiral. Not one to question good luck he transformed and opened the driver door. Sam stepped in and Bumblebee drove off.
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They arrived at home base after a couple minutes. Sam throughout the journey didn't say a single word. Bee didn't want to overwhelm him so he decided to let it be. Pulling into the garage he opened his left door. The human hopped outside and started to look around marveling at the large room. Transforming he walking towards the wash racks he made a head gesture for Sam to follow him, stumbling after the mech he rushed to keep up with him. It reminded Bee of a sparkling not quite used to their peds yet.
Arriving at the wash racks he looked around for something that Sam could bathe in; after a few seconds of looking he found a container that wasn't too big for the human. He turned on a nearby sink and filled it with warm water up to around Sam’s chest. Checking to make sure the temperature is not too hot. He then grabbed some car soap, the ingredients indicating nothing in it would hurt Sam. He would have to buy human shampoo if Sam was to stay here long term. Speaking of the boy he was exploring, currently trying to see on top of a stool.
Humans were so tiny heh.
Walking over to the human he bent down to him just like he has seen Optimus has done many times.
“Sam, I have prepared you a bath. May I pick you up to take you to it?”
“Yeah.” Sam said quietly.
Carefully he scooped up Sam in his hands making sure to be extra gentle carrying him. The earthling hand held onto his thumb to support himself and oooh he's so soft and warm. His hand barely being able to reach around his thumb to hold. It took a lot of his willpower to prevent himself from just snuggling the human to his face plate.
He put Sam next to the bath, and double checking to make sure he had everything he needed bumblebee reluctantly was about to leave. He knew about humans’ displeasure for being seen unclothed. Sam unexpectedly though apparently wasn't in the norm as he just took off his clothes and hopped in. He relaxed against the metal of his makeshift tub, letting the warm water ease his stress.
Bumblebee wasn't sure what to do. He's never met a human before that willingly disrobed themselves in front of him. He looked towards the soap and wondered to himself. Most Cybertronians wash each other to show affection and considering Sam's nudeness he wondered if he wouldn't mind being washed either. Also it's not like Sam could really use anything without help. He picked up the car soap and a cloth nearby. He made a questioning noise at Sam hoping he got what his intentions were. The boy looked up at him then at the items in his hands. A lot of emotions flickered over his face before landing on neutrality.
Sam made a small nod.
Dabbing some soap on a corner piece of the rag he gently started to rub the human’s head. Bumblebee would spend the next few minutes washing hi- the human. Making sure to get all of Sam's surface clean leaving the gentila area for him to wash himself. The mech knew how much of a no no area that it was for earthlings even among the most chill ones. Sam seemed surprised when he didn't wash him there. But Bee ignored that and started getting a towel for the human. It was one of the Cybertronian ones as the one he bought earlier was still wet. He helped Sam out of the tub and after dumping the water he wrapped the boy up. Despite being a hand towel it still managed to swallow the boy up looking very much “burritoed” as the humans would say. His processors were nearly overloading at the endearing sight in front of him; Sam just looked so cute. Continuing to resist the urge to snuggle the small human he asked Sam if he wanted anything. Shyly he asked if Bee still has any more chocolate on him. Luckily he had bought three candies so he still had one left. He took out the treat from his subspace and gave it to Sam; he happily took it from him. Offering his hand again the human quickly got on it. Bee brought up the little human burrito against his chest humming slightly as he walked over to the Autobot branded couch. He sat down and looked down at Sam. He was nibbling on the chocolate, a piece stuck on one of the boy’s cheeks. He lightly dusted it off with his pointer figure and when he did Sam grabbed his hand again. Bumblebee made no move to remove the boy’s grip from his finger. As they sat there slowly but surely a smile spread upon Sam's face. It was a tiny thing barely noticeable but it was there.
Primus help him, he was in love.
Throughout their whole time together Sam had not smiled, not once but he wished he did. He wanted to see the human’s happy face. Bee didn't know why become so attached to this human so quickly but he doesn't care; not if he could be the reason Sam smiled again. It was the most beautiful thing he has ever seen in his long long life. (And he's seen the allspark) Primus he wished he had lips so he could kiss Sam's forehead. Bee will settle on pressing the human against his face plate. As Sam snuggled into him he vowed then and there that he would protect Sam with his life.
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anon-e-miss · 2 months ago
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Reformation - 9
“Barricade?” Prowl asked when Jazz mentioned a cousin looking for him.
“I dunno,” Jazz replied. “He didn’t give Trailbreaker a designation. Beta?”
“It would have to be Barricade,” Prowl said. “My other cousins are Alphas. Barricade is the only one who would embarrass himself claiming me, in any case.”
Jazz did not feel good leaving Prowl. The news that a cousin was looking for him visibly disturbed him. At least Ori had arrived and would do his best to distract Prowl was Jazz was gone. The Beta cousin claimed Prowl, which was a point in his favour. At the same time, Prowl had never mentioned him, there was no next of kin listed in his file, Jazz had looked, he was a spy after all. He knew the ins and outs of every officer’s personal file. Some had secret families and unknown to them, Jazz had put reservist operatives in their neighbours to serve a first line of defence if Decepticons figured a hostage was in order. His job was not just to sniff out Decepticon secrets, that was not even the most important part of his job, his most important job was preserving the Autobot’s own.
When Jazz had pictured Prowl’s cousin, he had imagined a mech who looked like him. The mech he saw standing on the Autobot Provost guard’s back did not look like Prowl beyond his doorwings. Maybe Jazz should have asked what Barricade looked like. This Praxian had overall dark colouring. His plating was black and gold, safe for stripes of white that sported the Praxian enforcer decals. His face was gold and his optics red. Jazz supposed mecha would think the same of him as his twin thought their features were all identical save for their colouring. Trailbreaker smiled and gave Jazz an awkward wave. The Praxian looked turned to watch him come, never stepping off the Alpha’s back. His arms were crossed under his chassis. The other Provost guards were standing at their posts, unwilling to interfere, leading Jazz to believe this one had asked for it.
“Barricade?” Jazz asked.
“That’s right,” the Praxian said.
“Great,” Jazz replied. “Mind steppin’ off’m?”
“Where is Prowl?” Barricade asked. He did as Jazz asked and stepped off the guard like he was a stepping stool.
“Home,” Jazz replied. “What’s... this about?”
“He asked for a demonstration,” Barricade replied.
“Well...” Jazz said. He made a gesture for the guards watching from their posts. “I think they learned.”
“Mm.” Barricade hummed, reminiscent of Prowl.
“Pretty impressive, takin’ down a warbuild ‘bout twice your size,” Jazz said.
“I know how to bring an Alpha down to my level,” Barricade replied, ever so slightly primly. Ironhide would like him.
“Enforcer?” Jazz asked.
“Yes,” Barricade replied.
“Ya serve wit Prowl?” Jazz asked.
“Until he resigned,” Barricade replied. Jazz nodded. Then Barricade knew about the worst of what Prowl had gone through. He was the only cousin to still claim Prowl.
“Any chance y’ll tell me what brought ya here?” Jazz asked.
“If Prowl wants you around when I tell him,” Barricade replied.
“See that he gets to Ratchet,” Jazz ordered Trailbreaker. “Come wit me. We’re off pace.”
“We?” Barricade asked.
“We,” Jazz said. They were we, for now at least, but Jazz thought better of adding that part. He transformed and Barricade followed after him. The Beta Praxian shared his cousin’s altmode. “Why not comm him?”
“Because he deserves better than a comm call,” Barricade replied. “He wasn’t going to get one anyways.”
“Somethin’ happen wit his ‘genitor?” Jazz asked.
“I wouldn’t trouble him with that aft’s ashes,” Barricade replied.
“Really ain’t gonna tell me,” Jazz said.
“Prowl gets to decide how much you know,” Barricade replied.
“Yer protective o’m,” Jazz noted.
“He was always decent,” Barricade replied. “I can’t say the same for my brothers.”
“Had a lot o’ experience puttin’ Alphas in line then?” Jazz guessed.
“Its my favourite hobby,” Barricade replied.
Jazz laughed, though he suspected it was the truth. Barricade was a brasher version of Prowl but the more he spoke the more Jazz found a resemblance. Just like Barricade insisted on Prowl decided if Jazz got to hear whatever he had to say, Jazz thought Prowl ought to decide if his cousin should hear he was carrying. They were at an impasse and the Alpha was not thrilled. He had no doubt whatever news Barricade had was going to hurt Prowl and Prowl did not deserve any more pain. But for Barricade to have travelled to Iacon, it was something important. At least Ori was also going to be there and he would be able to knock some sense into Jazz if he overreacted at all.
“Why not live on base?” Barricade asked once they stopped outside Jazz’s building.
“Better digs,” Jazz replied. “Me ‘n my twin each got our own space ‘n room for Ori when he visits. “Bachelor habs ain’t roomie.”
“Fair enough,” Barricade replied. “Prowl’s would be drab.”
“Medic Ratchet says it looks like a prison cell,” Jazz replied.
“He’s afraid to express himself,” Barricade replied. “Having an opinion or taste not identical to his progenitor’s was never well received.”
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The door opened and Prowl stood up. It was Barricade. He smiled, it was strained but Prowl smiled because when no one else in the world cared for him, Barricade had. His cousin walked over and brushed his crest against Prowl’s. Barricade was exactly the same as he had been when Prowl had left Praxus, the same looks, the same rank. Prowl gestured his helm towards Barricade’s doorwings while lifting and twitching his own and Barricade just shrugged irreverently. A Beta stood a better chance at promotion in the enforcers than an Omega but it was not great. They would need to play politics and Alpha dynamics especially well and Barricade did not. He played with Alphas as Alphas played with each other, which usually left the Alpha humiliated and Barricade smugly satisfied.
“You should sit down,” Barricade said, soberly. Jazz took Prowl’s arm and sat with him on the couch.
“What is it?” Prowl asked.
“Lockdown was paroled,” Barricade explained. “Two quartexes ago.”
“No!” Prowl gasped. His helm spun. Jazz took him in his arms. Behind them, Punch growled.
“I’m sorry,” Barricade replied. “I got a warrant put out on him for what he did to you.”
“Do they even wanna prosecute?” Jazz asked. “Seems, just from what Prowl’s told me, they don’t care.”
“I threatened to publish an tell-all,” Barricade replied. “I can at least use the warrant to get optics on him. After he left Garrus-9, he’s effectively disappeared.”
“Ya think Prowl’s in danger?” Jazz asked. “That’s why ya came.”
“Barricade is in danger,” Prowl said.
“I’m fine,” Barricade replied, waving Prowl off with servo and doorwing.
“He was explicit about what he would do to you,” Prowl replied, staring up at his cousin.
“Tedious scrap Alphas of his type say,” Barricade replied. “It’s grandstanding.”
“You threatened to unmech him, repeatedly,” Prowl sighed. “I believe he will have taken that personally.”
“A’ight, I think I like ya,” Jazz declared. Prowl sighed.
“Please don’t encourage him,” the Omega said. “You humiliated him, Barricade. Lockdown has an ego like no other.”
“Like I told him, from a distance, I shoot him through the panel,” Barricade replied. “Up close, a knife. I would relish the opportunity, Prowl.”
“Oh I definitely like ya,” Punch declared.
“I’ll gets my optics on the ground lookin’ for’m,” Jazz said. “Since I don’t need a warrant ‘n don’t worry ‘bout little technicalities like trials.”
“This I like,” Barricade replied.
“In the meantime, ‘til we get optics on’m, ya might as well stay for a visit,” Jazz suggested. “Ori can use Rico’s berth, leavin’ the guest berth to ya. The two o’ ya can catch up.”
“I would look like an aft if I said no,” Barricade replied.
“Please,” Prowl said.
“You don’t need to beg,” Barricade sighed. “I have an orn’s leave. I wasn’t about to drop this on you and roll out.”
“Thank you.”
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enigmatist17 · 3 months ago
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Absolutely feral over Hashtag and Starscream, like wtf why is this the cutest thing I've ever seen
It's probably something to do with the fact I was up at 3am watching this show for some of the best Starscream content since Prime/Armada
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"Starscream is observing us. Again." Nightshade hummed as they headed up and out of the barn, face buried in the latest novel Dad had given them.
"Wasn't he here, like, yesterday?" Jawbreaker asked, Thrash and Twitch practicing their sparing while he watched from the sidelines, more than content to focus on the miniature painting he was working on. Whatever answer Nightshade could have given was drowned out by the noise of someone transforming, Hashtag speeding up and into the woods behind the Malto homestead, everyone stopping in place to watch her leave.
"She does know I did not tell her where he's currently residing, yes?" The scientist looked at the tracks left behind, more amused than anything else.
"She'll figure it out." Thrash shrugged before tackling Twitch, earning a squeak of indignation from his sister.
They didn't need to worry, Hashtag had figured out where Starscream liked to observe her homestead after his first visit, but just hadn't had the nerve to approach him. Sure, it was a bit of a silly thing to feel, but Hashtag didn't want to push her...friend? Ally?, too hard, but it had been two months, and enough was enough! The jet seemed to be focused on the horizon when she made the trek uphill, the large rocks serving as an adequate chair for the massive Transformer. They sat silently for a while, Hashtag remaining in her alt form as the various wildlife and rush of a distant stream filled the conversation neither seemed to want to start.
"Soooooo, where have you been?" Patience was not Hashtag's strong suit, and the short venting of air from the seeker beside her almost sounded amused.
"I have been...around." Starscream finally moved for the first time since she'd arrived, glancing down at her alt mode. The radar dish on the top of her vehicle faced up toward Starscream, and she transformed a moment later when he tipped his head, sitting cross-legged on the ground with a grin. "You've improved your blaster accuracy."
"I have!" Hashtag looked quite pleased, tapping her servos against her plating with a grin. "Bumblebee said I just need to keep at it, but I really like it when Arcee drops by, she gives me all sorts of tips. Wait, how did you know? Nightshade only mentioned you a few times, and we train mostly during the day?" Starscream seemed a bit stunned at the torrent of words sent his way, memory packets he'd forgotten about flashing fuzzy images of sparklings that were long dead for a moment before he shoved them back and into deep stasis. He'd never truly been comfortable around children, and even less so after the War began, yet here he was, listening to the young mech beside him ramble on about something called barbeque like it was just another solar-cycle.
" -scream? You listening?" Shuttering his optics, Starscream noted she had moved to stand before him, one hand hovering just above making contact with his knee with her optics staring at his wings. "Hellooo?"
"I...apologize, my mind wandered. What are you staring at?"
"Sorry, it's probably super rude to stare, but I've not really had a chance to look at wings like yours like, ever? Fights happen so fast you know, and the rare videos I find before G.H.O.S.T wipes 'em don't really give me a look either." Once again, it's another torrent of words, and the Decepticon can feel his wings rising slightly in discomfort. "Sorry, did I upset you?"
"N-No, you've done nothing wrong." When was the last time someone asked how he was feeling?
"Oh, okay!" Primus bless her, the little one's eyes lit up as she clasped her servos together. "Sooo, were you always able to fly, or did you have a ground alt once upon a time?"
"No, I have always been a Seeker." Starscream motioned for the smaller bot to sit beside him, shifting to the side so she had plenty of space. "My frame was initially suited for deep-space exploration rather than combat, but that changed quickly enough when the War began. I don't think I could ever enjoy being away from the sky, it is as much a part of me as every inch of my frame."
"Nightshade has said that too. Ever since they took their alt form, they have talked about flying like I do when I hack or manipulate things. There's just no other feeling like it." The Seeker nodded, and Hashtag was relieved to see his wings lower slightly, adding one mental tally mark to her "Operation Get Starscream To Relax" board.
"It is a feeling unlike any other, for every type of Cybertronian. I have seen those who command oceans as if they were assembled by it, others who use the strength of beasts long dead as if they'd been one their entire creation. Had it not been for so many things, you too might have seen the wonders that were our people."
"Well, I wouldn't mind listening to you talk about them." Hashtag hugged her legs to her chassis with a smile, ever the eager youngling waiting for a tale.
"If you're going to talk, you might as well bring this party to the house." The sudden voice behind them made both mechs jump, Starscream pointing his null ray at whatever the threat was as he tucked Hashtag behind him, only to find...Lieutenant Malto.
Ah...frag
"Hi Mom!" Hashtag stood up so she could see from behind Starscream's wings, waving as the null ray was powered back down. "How'd you know where to find us?"
"A mother knows, sweetie." The smile on the human's face was a little forced, which the Decepticon had to give was justified. "You doing alright?"
"Yep! Starscream has been answering some of the questions I've wanted to ask, and we've just been sitting up here and enjoying the view." She fully moved from behind the older mech as she spoke, standing beside the comically shorter woman who refused to break eye contact with Starscream, who just stared right back. "Are you serious about letting him come to the house?"
"Maybe, maybe not. If we're going to have guests, we should be prepared, right? Why don't you go and get some of the nice energon ready, and let your Dad know I'll be down soon."
"Okay! Oh I can't wait to show you around!" With a wave, Hashtag transformed and booked it down the mountain road her mother had used, leaving the two to stare silently at each other.
"What do you want with my daughter?" Ah, there it is.
"Nothing, I was merely...observing." As much as it loathed his inner demons, Starscream knelt down so they were more or less at an even height, both soldiers coiled for a fight that may or may not happen. "I was unaware she knew I've been here."
"I knew they'd catch on sooner or later, you didn't exactly pick the most hidden spot." Starscream rolled his optics, noting the other had relaxed slightly. "What have you been doing, since the big escape?"
"Hiding, mostly. I've no desire to be tortured again." It took her past as a fighter for Dot not to flinch at the angry hissing coming from the mech, face impassive when Starscream had to shake his helm for a moment. "Nor do I wish to see...him."
"...we're getting close to exposing G.H.O.S.T, for what it's worth. All of us are, and I'm sorry you had to suffer at their hands."
"Are you? I'm a Decepticon, surely this must be thrilling to hear, after all we've done?" There's no venom in those words; all Dot can hear is what isn't there as his wings hike up his back, and servos curl into fists. "Getting what we truly deserve, no?"
"All I see before me, is a mech who is tired. A mech who is exhausted, yet took the time to sit with my daughter, protect her from a perceived threat, and stare down her mother despite knowing I could take you down." The hissing is back, a slight red filter sweeping across blue optics before fading just as quick, but Dot holds her ground without batting an eye. "All I see is a Seeker without a trine, and while we may not be one, a little company can't hurt you, can it?" Starscream just....stares, and Dot wishes the bots breathed like humans did, just to offset how unsettling it was when mechs could watch without a single movement. That was one of the things that really got under her skin, and she was grateful that her kids hadn't learned that particular skill yet, full of too much energy and life to sit still like a waiting snare.
"You dare speak of my trine." The sentence nearly made her jump, the tall mech leaning closer with a blank look. "You understand nothing."
"No, I don't." It's a simple response, but it's all she can give. "Now, let's not keep the kids waiting." For the first time, Dot turns her back to Starscream to get into her truck. The Seeker is fully onto his pedes by the time she has the car on, his gaze focused on the home he can see just down the hill. "Don't break the fence, or you'll be the one fixing it."
"As you wish."
So this is how a Decepticon finds himself drinking the first pure energon in too many cycles to count, surrounded by mech younglings and cautious humans as the first mech to believe him waved her servos around, grinning as she told the tale of their first meeting. It is not...entirely how he thought the evening would go, but every time Hashtag smiled at the Seeker, something seemed to unfurl in his Spark, something that should have died off long ago.
So when she asks him to stay, even if it's for one night, Starscream does without hesitation.
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cozzzynook · 2 months ago
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Angsty Anon back with part 4
This was a terrible idea and yet Bumblebee was getting dragged along for the ride as always. He let out a soft grumble as he strolled deeper into the forest being careful as not to trip over fallen branches or tree roots, while his sparkling happily lead the way flapping their gold wings. Why were they walking into the forest in the middle of the night? That's a question Bee was asking himself more as they got further away from base.
"Not that I don't mind a little camping trip little firefly" Bumblebee softly grumbled as he stepped over branch. "But why are we out here so late? Are you and your Uncle's planning on pulling another prank on me?"
The white and gold seekerling looked over their shoulder with a wide smile. "Nope! No pranks here Carrier. And hurry up we're almost there!" They chirped as they ran further ahead disappearing into the underbrush.
"Wait-hey! Don't wander too far!" Bee cried out as he began jogging to try and catch up. Primus this kid was going to give him a spark attack some day. After a short while Bee came to a stop when he saw the familiar hues of white and gold. "There you are...please don't do that ever again"
It had gone eerily silent as Bee stood on the edge of the forest clearing. Nervously flicking his door wings the yellow mech took a step closer. His spark quickly sank when he saw a familiar red visor belonging to a familiar blue Con. Soundwave stood tall and silent in the middle of the clearing, on his right was Ravage who was currently softly growling as she awaited orders.
"Get behind me" Bumblebee hissed softly as he put himself between Soundwave and his sparkling. The young seekerling seemed to have snapped out of their daze as they quickly ducked behind their Carrier trembling. Bumblebee's plating flared as he stared down the blue Con before letting out a soft growl. "What do you want Soundwave? You're clearly here for something..."
Soundwave's helm tilted to its side as his visor light up a few hues redder as he studied the Carrier and young seeker. He then turned to Ravage and gave a nod giving a silent order as he finally returned his gaze back to Bumblebee. "Correct Autobot: Resistance is futile. Hand over the sparkling"
Bumblebee flared his door wings an attempt to make himself larger as he braced himself, ready to lunge at Soundwave if needed despite very well knowing he was at a disadvantage. "Never! I won't let you take my sparkling. So you can your little cassettes can turn tail and leave...I'm not going down without a fight" The yellow mech hissed.
"Carrier..." The seekerling whispered as they ducked their helm further away getting ready to shift into their Alt-mode at any moment now. They then gently grabbed onto one arm with a servo as their wings flicked with worry. "I think there's someone else here too..."
"What?" Bee barely had time to look where his sparkling was pointing to when Ravage had leapt onto shoulder digging her long claws into his plating and seems. The yellow mech stumbled as he tried to pry the cyber-cat off his shoulders while also trying to keep a optic on Soundwave who by now had disappeared into the tree line. Scrap!
While their Carrier struggled with the angry Cyber-cat, the seekerling had transformed into their Alt-Mode and was flying through the underbrush of the trees being as careful as they could to avoid clipping their wings. They needed to get back to base! They needed to warn someone anyone! That there where Decepticons. Just as they saw the dim lights beginning to shine through the trees the sound of a blaster firing made a chilling echo as it rattled the forest. A few nano-klicks after one large tree began to fall, the seekerling barely had time to doge felling one branch whack them one of their wings forcing them to tumble out of their Alt-mode and crash to the floor hard.
"Ow..." The seekerling hissed as the slowly rolled themselves onto their back as they checked over their slightly dented wing. They then turned their attention upwards when they heard heavy footsteps growing closer and closer. "Carrier...is that you?"
"Close but unfortunately no..." Starscream spoke as he slowly emerged from the trees. The seeker then knelt down as he gazed down at the young seekerling. He felt his spark quicken the longer he gazed down at them, the Seekerling had grown so much and it pained Starscream's spark even more.
"Starscream, time to go...Ravage can't hold off for very long without causing serious damage" Soundwave's voice echoed through the seeker's comm channel.
Starscream let out a long sigh as his wings flicked in frustration. He really really didn't want to do this...but he had little choice in the matter. "I'll explain everything when we get somewhere safe...until then. I'm sorry" He then reached out firmly grabbing a-hold the sparkling's arm, then he firmly dragged them onto their pedes before activating his thrusters.
"But w-wait what about my Carrier?!" The seekerling pulled away as they looked back into the forest. "I-I can't just leave!"
"Your Carrier will be fine, I promise...at least I hope so" Starscream spoke as he finally took to the air with the sparkling in tow.
Meanwhile Bumblebee had finally thrown off the Cyber cat, he watched as Ravage tumbled and slowly get to her paws before letting out an angry hiss. "You're lucky Autobot that I have my orders to keep you alive." She growled as she lashed her tail side to side. "Until we meet again, Scout" And with that the Cyber-cat turned and darted back into the woods likely looking for Soundwave. For Once Bee was allowed to vent as he scanned his frame checking for the damage caused by Ravage, luckily only light claw marks and paint scratches were all he could find. He then whipped his helm up as he now scanned the forest noticing that his sparkling was missing.
"Oh no..." Was the only thought running through Bumblebee's helm as panic and fear filled his spark. What was he going to do?
The suspense is perfection but starscream…you better have a good plan!
Poor bee & sparkling
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fiber-optic-alligator · 1 month ago
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(Not a request dw) (So, about the two KO fics I was talking about earlier. I think I'm just gonna do the post-time skip one. The other one where Knock Out's human gets moved outta town, and has a few close calls isn't itching my brain good enough right now. I might have to let that one cook for a bit. lol.)
Re: Bumblebee rescuing Knock Out's human after they escape his game at the trainyard.
Once every other week, Bumblebee picks up his Little Pal for their typical hang out session at the Autobot Base. As they are wont to do, they spend the trip there excitedly chatting about what they're planning on doing together once they arrive. "What to do, what to do… … -Maybe a dance party?
"Hhhmmmm… No, that'd get too loud. Ratchet hates when we play music too loud. Or dance. Peepaw Ratch needs it relatively quiet in order to do his work. Haha. He could always use a break!"
"It doesn't have to -bee -loud music. We could -just have - regular music playing while we -hang out." Bee pleads through his spirit box speech, and his Little Pal finds that his bright blue, puppy dog eyes are hard to resist.
"Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhh… True. But we'd probably do that anyways. Haha. Maybe we could play video games? There's this one I found that I think you'll like. It's a racing game with weird tracks, gliding sections, customizable cars, and some killer music!" Bee lets out a string of excitable chirps before he tunes back into his alt form's radio.
"-Crowd cheering sfx- -Sounds great! When do we start?"
"Oh, just after we get to the base, and say hi to everybody. It's been, what, like, a month since last time? It's only polite, after-!!" They freeze mid-sentence like a deer in headlights at the sight of a familiar crimson mech. Of course he was real, they knew he was real. They'd only gotten repeated confirmation from everyone else they'd met that night. And every day since then, when they'd asked.
But. To see him again. To know for a fact that this particular mechanical alien that haunts their bizarre, blurry nightmares actually exists. That Knock Out actually exists, and is here. He's. He's here, and is planning on finally getting his talons on them once and for all! And-
They shake their head hard to dislodge their panic, and shuffle a little lower in Bumblebee's servos to hide themselves from Knock Out's line of sight. Bumblebee looks down at the human shaking like a twig in his servos, and tilts his helm. What's with the shaking? Why'd they pull his digits up, and around themselves like that? Who could they possibly be afraid of here? …-Wait a minute. Of course.
Bumblebee would recognize the tell-tale click of those pedes anywhere.
"Well well well~! There's no need to stop the party on my account. Do you mind if I get a closer look at this new visitor of ours, Bumblebee?" Knock Out purrs as he draws closer, evidently more interested in the human huddling in the scout's servos than maintaining optic-contact with him.
"No can do, man! -They're -Off the menu! -There's no need -to play coy about your -obsession with them -anyways." Bumblebee growls, annoyed that the supposedly reformed Decepticon would even try to get at the poor human again. Especially right after he'd Just helped them get confident enough around Cybertronians to have a good time hanging out around the base!
This doesn't happen with any other human who happens by the base, by the way. Knock Out is loathe to even think about touching humans, typically. Something about "having taste", and a "refined palette" apparently. Whatever that means. But with BB's Little Pal? He's practically obsessed!
Now, he's fixated on them for a while, sure. But being this obvious about his desire to get his servos on them after he's joined the Autobots is new. New, and concerning.
"Oh fine. If you don't want to run the risk of your -eugh- "Little Pal" getting stolen away by the Big Bad Ex-Con, then why don't we all just sit down somewhere and have a nice, long chat, hhmmm? It'd be nice to catch up with each other after So long, wouldn't it?" Knock Out aims the latter question towards the human in Bumblebee's servos attempting to get a rise out of them, if nothing else.
The human clears their throat, and sits up a little to speak. They don't like the way he's talking to/about them, and they've decided that he's going to hear about it. "You know? I'm not feeling particularly chatty today, but maybe we can have this conversation some other day… … … Ah, what was your name again?"
Knock Out lights up at the sound of their voice, despite being a little put out by their refusal to remember his name. It's only been a few months since they'd been swept up in all of this, and they're already So comfortable talking to him like this. How… Cute.
Though, he really only has to take a step closer to shut his Little Runaway up. A quiet growl arises in his chassis, and he laughs- he Has to. The audacity of this human. If only he'd captured them back at the trainyard, they would have Long since lost the ability to sass him like this. How lucky this Squishy little Mouse must consider themselves- Ahem.
"Oh? Have you truly forgotten about me already? And here I thought our fateful encounter that night would've seared itself into your processor for good, lest you find yourself wandering alone at night the way you had been when I found you." At his human's lack of a pronounced fear reaction, he decides to press on with his little speech. He really shouldn't have to reintroduce himself, the human memory isn't that fallible, is it? He may have to remedy that, personally, if it is.
"I mean, we could have gotten to know each other better back then if only you'd stuck around to socialize. Ah, but I suppose you were a little too focused on winning to think about that now weren't you?" Knock Out's attempt to remain casual about how he lost a game he'd rigged so thoroughly in his favor, fails, and bitterness colors his tone.
Nonetheless, he takes another step closer, and reaches out a servo to lean on a nearby wall. Attempting to get a better view of the little one that got away. Bumblebee, in return, readjusts his grip on his Little Pal to block Knock Out's view even further, and quickly strides around the mad doctor before the human could reply to Knock Out's irritable rant.
Primus, how he loathes the effect Knock Out has on them. The way they're shaking right now, breathing unsteadily, and trying to bury themselves deeper into his servos than they could feasibly go. It sucks! They shouldn't have to put up with him! They've already won his game. They've already gotten away! What does he have to gain by terrifying them like this?!
-Whatever. It doesn't matter. He's going to put as much distance between Knock Out, and his Little Pal as possible. No matter what. "Nope. No way. Not gonna happen. -Optimis- won't be happy to hear about this." He keeps his pace steady to avoid shaking his Little Pal around as he goes, but that only allows the crimson mech to catch up sooner. KO's less than casual stride lets him overtake the scout, and pivot around to face him.
"And he doesn't need to. It isn't like I could do anything to them what with everyone keeping such a close optic on me, anyways." If Bumblebee could look less amused about the current situation, he would.
"You aren't helping your case here, -Knockout! -And besides, if they wanted to talk to you -to see you, -they would've approached you first. -The way they approach me. -There'd be no need for you to try, and corner them like this -at all." Bumblebee flexes what he's come to learn about his Little Pal over time, hoping to get under KO's armor. Weaponizing their well-earned faith in him to prove how easy it is to befriend humans if you don't terrorize them.
No amount of false platitudes from an ex-con is gonna charm him into putting his Little Pal into harm's way. Especially with how often Knock Out looks like a ravenous, starved even, Predacon whenever he catches sight of them. Let alone how he acts after catching a whiff of their fear, eugh. Some things never change, huh? Not even after KO became an Autob-"
Bumblebee feels the human shift in his servos, and only has time enough to look down at them before they pipe up with their trademark sass. "Hey you! Knock Out! Why do you still follow me around anyways, huh? You lost then, you keep losing now, and for what? A snack? Why don't you get a life, and go polish your paint job, or something. It's starting to get sad."
The pair of Cybertronians balk at the human's acerbic comment before Knock Out growls loudly, and makes a grab for them. How dare they speak to him like that! Especially when he could just-... Hold on. Knock Out retracts his reaching servo just in time for heavy footsteps, and rumbling laughter to echo from up the hall. It seems they aren't alone any more.
"Hah! Ohhhh you may need to stop by the Med Bay after this, Doc Knock. Pally got you pretty bad with that one!" Bulkhead pulls up next to the bickering mechs, and pats KO on the shoulder as if to comfort him about getting roasted.
"Yes! Well, to answer your question, Fleshy. I am nothing if not consistent regarding how I choose to spend my time. Now if you'll excuse me." Knock Out brushes Bulkhead's servo off of his shoulder, dusts himself off, and stalks off to the Med Bay. Likely to buff out the cracks the human made in his ego... And the ones Bulkhead made in his shoulder.
He doesn't get to far down the hallway before the human responds with one last grumpily, half-muttered insult. "Yeah... You're consistent alright. A consistent pain in my ass."
Knock Out had turned back to watch them as they spoke, and Oh how he wished he could wipe that look off of their face! They don't even look pleased with themselves about that insult either! It seems comments like those come naturally to them now. Ugh. He stomps off to the Med Bay for real this time, chased away by the sound of the Autobot duo's laughter, and begins to see to his paint job once more. Ignoring Ratchet's judgemental, but silent sidelong glance at him.
That human. His human. Has grown So comfortable around Cybertronians that they feel as though they can talk back to him whenever they damn well please. Why, he'd almost be impressed by their boldness, if it wasn't directed at him. Though he is aware that most of their bravado comes from the support they'd received from their new found allies. Maybe he should've taken that game of his seriously, after all.
-Not a Request Anon
Holy shit dude, this is awesome! It’s like a story within itself! You should totally write a full length fic about this if you’d like to!! You’ve written out the relationship between Knockout and the reader so well with the former’s “redemption” into the Autobot ranks! God, I love the way Bumblebee protects the reader and constantly defends them. It’s like he knows the trust this little human has in Cybertronians, no matter how established, is still very fragile, and there’s no way he’s going to let Knockout ruin the friendship he’s forged with his Little Pal! And AUGH, Knockout still referring to the human as his, even after all that’s happened, it’s so him!!!
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