Happenings
The little things...happenings of seemingly little importance. But in long and tiring course of life, itâs often those little moments of nothing which occur, that we remember forever.Â
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A/N: GUYSSS ok so I know I took an age and a half to actually write this, and yes this is actually the thing I polled about writing, but thatâs because...this isnât just one story....itâs a couple short ones! Tried writing just one, but I didnât like that very much....at least, not alone. One you might have already seen, but Iâm adding it for the sake of adding it....idk. Hope thatâs alright ^^ââ
Point is......idk, this was a fun little experiment of writing I wanted to try out, and I just hope you enjoy it. I really really love the idea that the Decepticons were somewhat of a family, too. In fact, the way itâs like, highkey canon.....is so good qwq đ I didnât really get to touch on every dynamic I enjoy, but I will eventually....and believe that because as you know with me, eventually always happens, even if itâs like a year+ of waiting.....sorry
And some extra things:Â
Set in canon (disclaimer ig, I know the difference between hcs and actual canon and I understand that setting it in canon does not make it canon, but it is still in that setting...things have been crazy lately so I just felt like clarifying that!)
I definitely have a couple typos and oddly-written stuff here....Iâll be modifying it in coming days, but for now....please just ignore it?? ;w;Â
The POINT of this was to focus on mundane things (a couple of exceptions) so...idk, sorry if thatâs not to your taste?? Yay if you enjoyed it tho???? o///oâ
Im...gonna put this here I guess: the only romantic relationship here is Giga/Mega....theyâre literally married, anyway. As for everyone else...platonic friendship/familial type stuff! Just...to be clear! :]
All of these take place at like different intervals of time, it is not one big "linear" story
....anyway...with all that said....enjoy!Â
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âWould you please cut that out.â
 The boy across from him abruptly froze, making Hydra realize the sting of his tone. He hadnât intended that, of course, butâŚhe was busyâŚ
 âSorry for snapping,â he mumbled, not looking up from his laptop. âBut if you keep tapping your pen like that, I canât focus.âÂ
 Cancer seemed as if debating to pretend he didnât hear him or to simply not respond. Well, maybe he was only left with one choice, he realized, as his quick glances likely gave away the fact that heâd heard Hydra. He opted to move his textbook to his lap and slowly put his head down on the table to read instead.
 They lapsed into silence, but an awkward one now.Â
Hydra felt a twinge in his stomach. He didnât really mean to snap at the boy, and part of him wished heâd left it alone altogether.
 WellâŚwhatâs done is done.Â
Cancer had taken to the library area of their expansive base to catch up on some studying of his own. As he wasnât exactly able to attend schoolâŚthis was as best as it'd get for an education.Â
Well...for now, anyway.
As he was self-studying, heâd also found he had a tendency to fidget as a method to focus better, and usually no one minded the noise it made because there was no one around.Â
Today, however and unfortunately, he wasnât alone in here as usual.Â
 His eyes flitted up and down quickly, stealing a quick glance at Hydra.Â
The man was staring intently at something on the screen, brow furrowed in thought. Every so often, he looked to his left, probably referencing a book of his own. Then, heâd typeâŚfix his glasses, check the book again, and type, typeâŚ
 âCan I help you?âÂ
 Cancer gasped, realizing he mustâve been staring, and ducked his head back to reading his own book so fastâŚthat he hit it on the tableâs edge.Â
âOW!!!!â
 His head against the wood coupled with the choked screech of an exclamation of pain made such a loud noise that Hydra jolted a bit and stopped typing. When the noise died down and was replaced with silence, he found his gaze ticking upwards, almost hesitantly.Â
He found himself swallowing, wondering if the boy was alright. On the other side of the table, Cancer had his head down, and seemed not to be moving, except forâŚ
 âCancer-kun?â Hydra said rather softly. In fact, in a softer tone than heâd expected to give, actually. He made a face at this tangential thought briefly, then abandoned it immediately and tried again when he didnât get a response. âOi, Cancer, are youââ
 âS-s-sâŚsorryâŚsorryâŚ.âÂ
His brow furrowed again, fully with worry this time. Why was he�
 â...Cancer?â
Oh, he realized suddenly, Cancer was crying. It took a moment for him to move again, taking a couple steps around the table and coming up next to Cancer, who seemed to shy away as he got closer.Â
Heâs crying, Hydra, you made the boy cry. Good job.Â
 He felt a bead of sweat on his forehead as he realized he was far from well-versed in how to deal with something like this. But then, there was also common sense, which he thought to try.Â
 First, I need to apologize.Â
He made an awkward noise, adjusting his glasses. Then, he took a seat next to the boy. He was suddenly having flashbacks to similar experiences with Buster. Except then, the two had been young children, and he knew Buster closelyâŚ
âAre, uhâŚwas that you?âÂ
Youâre supposed to ask âare you okay,â dumbass. What the hell was that?Â
But it seemed to grab Cancerâs attention, and he peeked up at Hydra for a couple moments before rising, a hand gently over the spot on his forehead where heâd slammed into the table at full force. Hydra made another noise of surprise, then cleared his throat and tried again.Â
âCancer, are you alright?â
âSorryââ Cancer responded right on the tail of his words, rushed and quick. He swallowed and stood to leave, a blushâof embarrassment, Hydra surmisedâspreading across his cheeks. He began to gather up his textbook and note papers, and Hydra though to just watch him go, exceptâŚ
Fix this, Hydra.
His eyes widened. He could also imagine how unhappy Mega would be if she found outâeven if this had been an accident. Still, beyond avoiding her anger, Hydra felt a twinge of guilt.Â
 âCancer, wait,â He finally said, and thankfully, the boy froze again, staring at him.Â
 Hydra awkwardly pushed his glasses up again before saying, âI shouldnât have snapped, so I'mâŚsorry,â he repeated his earlier apology. âI was trying to focus, I was into my workâŚâ
He wasnât sure it was enough, but it was enough out of him for the moment, he thought. Hydra let his words hang in the air, saying nothing else.
For a couple seconds, Cancer looked away, said nothing. He seemed to be debating leaving with a wordless huff or staying. Then, he seemed to choose the latter, dropping his stuff back on the table,and plopping back down in his seat.Â
His expression had now morphed into something of an indignant pout. Hydra winced when he noticed the color of the bruised spot when the boy finally removed his hand.Â
âErâŚdo you need me to take you toââ
âThis is nothing!â Cancer cut him off quickly. He still hadnât looked back at him. Hydra let out a sigh on the quieter side, fishing for the words to say that might relieve the tension hereâŚ
âWhat were you doing anyway that was so important?â Â
Eh?Â
The sudden, mumbled question came as a bit of a surprise. Hydra rubbed the back of his neck for a moment in thought.Â
âWellâŚnothing, really, justâŚâ He shrugged. âLanguage studyâŚâÂ
Cancer shifted next to him suddenly. He was staring intently at him now.Â
âWaitâme too.â
âOh? Which one?â He gestured at his own textbook. âI was studying Chinese, though I havenâtâŚmade much progress at present.â
Cancerâs eyes sparkled, his reply treading upon Hydraâs last wordsâÂ
 âOh, I can help!!âÂ
Hydraâs eyes widened.
Of courseâthatâs right, he remembered, Cancer had come from China in the first place. He spoke Chinese.
âYou...would?"
Cancer nodded earnestly.
"I'dâŚappreciate that, Cancer-kun,â Hydra said slowly, with another awkward glasses adjustment. He seemed to relax a little in posture. âI really would. Thank you.âÂ
The boy practically beamed with pleasure at this proposition, the last few minutes seemingly all forgotten now. Hydra still felt kind of bad, however, which he also found odd because usually he didnât really care.Â
It was almost the same asâŚ
âStop saying that!!â
âNii-sanââ
âShut up!!âÂ
âNii-san, stopâthat hurt!!!âÂ
He saw in his mindâs eye, the fuzzy memory of the face of Buster as a small child.Â
It was on a cloudy day, many years ago now, on a day when theyâd been fighting during recess at school. What it was about, Hydra couldnât recall even then.
It had started as a simple scuffle, a few kicks and punches, but it only continued to escalate with every passing moment, until Hydra found himself, with little hesitation, putting Buster into a chokehold and twisting his arm.Â
Heâd felt nothing as he did thatâuntil the piercing cry of the boy seemed to send a shock through his bones, and he jolted backwards, releasing him instantly. Unable to speak, he watched Buster stumble to the ground, staring up at Hydra for a moment before looking away quickly. He was trying to steady his breath, obviously in pain but not wanting to cry. Â
Thereâd been a growing crowd of kids around them, their eyes boring holes into him from all angles.
Hydra was starting to feel so guilty he wished he could disappear.
Heâd wanted to say sorry, to take it backâŚbut the most he could do was grab Buster by the other arm and pull him away from the crowd, dragging him along until they came to a secluded area near the side of the school building, where they sat down in silence for a while.Â
Hydra found himself still gripping Busterâs smaller hand, surprised that he was shaking.
He hadnât meant toâŚhe hadnâtâŚ
âHydra-san? AnoâŚâ
The man jolted, realizing quickly heâd probably spaced out. He tried to keep a relatively neutral expression, looking around the room quickly before asking, âSoâŚwhat language were you looking at?âÂ
 Cancer replied without missing a beat, âJapanese!â
Hydra raised an eyebrow in curiosity. âYouâre already quite good at it, Cancer. Why?â
The boy shrugged.
âIâve got a lot left to learn, andâŚI donât know a lot of wordsâŚand stuff....â He looked to the ceiling briefly, as if trying to think of something. But, Hydra understood what he meant.Â
 I still donât quite have a complete handle on this language, but Iâm pretty solid in a lot of itâŚ
âI canâŚhelp you too, if you are everâŚconfused,â he found himself saying slowly. Cancerâs eyes lit up again and he moved closer, clapping his hands together.Â
 âReally?!â
âYes, of course, Iââ
Then suddenly, Cancer seemed to remember something, and he spun around, grabbing his books and belongings. Hydra simply watched, not sure if he should continue speaking as he watched the boy scamper off in the direction of the door.Â
But, before he left the room, Cancer came to a stop at the top of the steps to the exit, turning and smiling again at the Godmaster.
âXièxie, Hydra-san! See you at dinner!â
Hydra felt a smile twist the corners of his lips.Â
What aâŚfunny kid.
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Link to Mega/Giga story 1
Summary: uhhhhh.....fluff w them, kinda? Pretty scene descriptions? Ummmmm........yea! Please read, I liked that one ngl
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Giga bowed his head, lower and lower until his forehead grazed the floor.Â
It was cold and hard. Out of the corner of his vision, he watched Mega, Buster, and Hydra do the same.Â
âFailure again! This is unacceptable!!âÂ
âPlease, at least understandâthat we managed to destroy an entire city, which was part of what you had hopedââ
âSILENCE!!âÂ
A tongue of electricity seemed to stretch out with rabid hunger, licking both of Gigaâs shoulders, leaving behind thin lines of blood. Having experienced this many times, Giga uttered a grunt of pain, but nothing more.Â
Beside him, Mega flinched, out of a combination of fear and concern, but did not dare raise her head. Her own skin seemed to tremble in uneasy anticipation, of its own lashing, if it were to come, that is.Â
âDo not presume what I desire!âÂ
The sound of Devil Zâs voice reverberated in the skulls of all present in the dimly-lit, damp cavern. It sounded with a disembodied quality, not to unsimilar to the Decepticon emperor itself. It was not as soundwaves in the air, but rather a sound he allowed their ears to hearâsomething inexplicable, that sounded as if it rang around into the open air of the room, and at the same time, blasted only between their ears.Â
It was a chilling, commanding sound. It faded slowly, every remaining wave piercing to the last. Everyone did their best to remain still and obediently silent.Â
The dark frustration dripping from his tone felt akin to being in the crosshairs of a madman with a gun in handâhaving taken aim at the head, with a trembling finger on the trigger.Â
Giga and Mega knew their power, likely so did the Godmasters. If if were anyone else, they would not have bent a kneeâtheyâd not have even batted an eye.Â
 But they were at the moment, powerless in the face of this ruling being, who could kill them with but a fleeting thought.Â
 In the face of their superiorâŚbut not their master.Â
 â...and you will come up with another planâquickly! I shall not be hindered in my conquest of earth due to mere insects!!â Devil Z snapped, when the last words had finally faded to quiet. After another pause, he spoke again, âor any useless underlings.âÂ
âYes, Great Emperor!â
The fourâs voices in unison echoed in the cavern, loudly and firmly so as to appease the Emperor. And, it seemed to workâŚa weight seemed to lift off the airâsomething that no one could explain, but which always occurred when Devil Z would at last leave their presence.Â
It was a good feeling, and everyone remained still, near-flattened to the ground for a moment, before Giga made a noise and shot upright. It was an indignant noise, that reflected the feelings of the others in the room.Â
One by one, they each lifted their heads and stood up again, not speaking for the moment.Â
âHow shameful,â Buster muttered, almost to himself, breaking the quiet. âWe keep upsetting the Emperor with our failed endeavors.âÂ
But everyone, including Buster, knew that it was not frustration at their team that sparked Busterâs words.Â
Perhaps instead, what he would wish to say, would be something closer to how shameful it was, that their Emperor did nothing to aid them.Â
They were not privy to their leaderâs ultimate goal, which was definitely something more than what they had been led to understand.Â
They were lashed with insults, pain, and threats should they ever fail, no matter what they did or tried. There was no such thing as a small victory, which even months before there had been.Â
But their leader had further grown more unstable.Â
Unspoken was the thought: Is this what a great leader is?Â
Frantic rage and frustration sparked the air when Devil Z spoke.
He contradicted himself, went with incautious courses of action that no longer had structure except for destroying as much possible, all at once.
âWe will do our best to satisfy our leaderâs orders, and we will crush the Autobots,â Mega said, with conviction enough that Buster flinched. But her eyes spoke a different story when she ran them across the other three standing before her.Â
Hydra stepped forward, making a fist and raising it a little.
âMegaâs right, we will come up with a planâwe always do,â he seemed to reaffirm, patting Buster on the shoulder.Â
Everyone seemed to speak in stunted words, as if someone was listening.Â
It was as it had been for the last few months, when they had begun to fear their leader, but not in the sense of awe.Â
 âŚ
âWell then, everyone,â Giga said at last. âSo we shall. But I believe thereâs something more important, first.â He looked to Mega, who seemed to understand what he was hinting at, grinning a little herself.Â
âYouâre absolutely right, Giga-sama!â Buster exclaimed, eyes seeming to light up a little. "Weâre having Cancerâs birthday dinner tonight, arenât we?â
Giga nodded, with a low hum of affirmation.
"So let us get to work. We have only a few hours before the kids return.â
âYou two can handle the table, correct?â
âYes, sir!â Buster and Hydra responded, standing tall.Â
âThen do so.â
With a nod, they turned and exited the kitchen, leaving only Mega and Giga behind. The pair worked in silence for a few heartbeats, the sound of Giga chopping vegetables against the sizzling of the pot Mega was stirring.Â
âPerhaps if we dig a large hole in the forest and push Ginrai into it, weâll satisfy our Emperor,â Giga mused with chuckle. âHeâll dent his chassis andâŚdie!â
âOr maybe if we blow him up again, heâll actually stay dead! Rid us of our troublesâŚâ
They sighed at the same time, seemingly on the same train of thought.Â
We have to deal with this, or die tryingâŚwhat options to choose from!Â
âGigaâŚâÂ
He turned at his name, finding Mega staring at him. Her eyes seemed to be chiding him gently, her smirk telling him not to worry about it.Â
It was amazing how well theyâd grown to know each other, where looks could say more than their words needed.Â
âI know,â he huffed, returning to cutting the vegetables. âWe have time to come up with something, and we will. Tonight is Cancerâs party.â
âAnd tonight is also a feast for everyone in this family to enjoy. We will not allow anything toâŚâ she suddenly trailed off, unable to remember the saying sheâd wanted to finish with. Â
âI donât believe that was it.â
âRain on us?â Giga tried. He scraped the chopped pieces into a red bowl and began tossing them about gently. He could gauge what she was trying to say, of course, but it seemed heâd forgotten, too.
Humans and their odd idioms and sayings, he thought as Mega laughed in response.Â
âWell, am I close?â
âIâm not quite sureâŚâ she turned off the stove and leaned against the counter, lost in thought.Â
âDarken our bubble?â
âThatâs not a saying, is it?â
âMaybe not,â Giga put the bowl down and turned to face Mega, folding his arms. He realized this would greatly bother him if he couldnât figure out what the saying was, and soon. The same applied to Mega.Â
It was simply their nature, one could surmise.Â
âMake waves in ourâŚboat.â
âIsnât it, ârock the boatâ?â
âYouâre right! Then just, âmake wavesâ?â
âNo, no, not thatâŚâ
âRain over the water?â
âEh?âÂ
âBe aâŚwet blanket.âÂ
 After a moment of silence, Mega burst out laughing, which made Giga start to chuckle. It was on the cusp of their tongues, and yet they couldnât quiteâ
âRain on our parade!âÂ
âParade!â Mega said suddenly, eyes wide. Giga seemed to catch on immediately.Â
They made the exclamation in unison, then dissolved into laughter. How ridiculous this might have been, but it was enough to get their minds firmly off the scolding and lashing from earlier. At least, for a few moments.Â
When their laughter had subsided, Mega found her eyes ticking towards the fresh cuts on Gigaâs shoulders, no longer bleeding, instead bruised a faint purple. Below it were the faded marks of other scars, all from failures to please theirâŚâgreatâ leader.Â
Giga knew what Mega was looking at and reached out to put a hand on her shoulder, letting his finger brush it gently.Â
She had some of her own, and she knew they hurt like hell for a week at least.Â
âIf it means protecting them, then a few cuts donât hurt,â he said softly. âThank goodness the kids were out today, right?âÂ
Mega nodded, sighing. Her eyes spoke many words of worry and sadness. Gigaâs seemed strained and apprehensive.Â
Decepticons were not without honor, he had often thought. Yet everything they had been doing on this Earth as of late, under the command of Devil Z, even things of their own doingâŚhad seemed only to put into jeopardy the very morals by which Mega and Giga navigated their existence. Â
Much of what they were beginning to seeâbeginning to realize, ratherâwas further and further from the honor they had thought they were upholding.Â
The honorâŚof the Decepticon cause.Â
The honor of any great warrior.
The honor of any great leader.
 And that was a scary thought. Â
 âWeâll fix this.â
âYes, we will.â
âWe are not his slaves.âÂ
Giga and Mega smiled, in agreement, eyes glinting with a malicious sharpness.Â
âAnd in due time, weâll show him that.â
 âExactly,â Giga nodded firmly. âNow, let us finish this dish. Tonight, we drink and feast!âÂ
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 Wilder stood at the entrance to a huge, white building, staring at the tall, glass door that slid open and closed as people filed in and out, many carrying bags if they were exiting. Somehow, heâd never seen it before.Â
 Then again, he wasnât familiar with every store in the area. Still, a place this bigâŚ
 It was a mall, at the head of a busy street, with a noisy road of cars past the sidewalk.Â
Buster marched from behind him and stood in front of the door, hands on hips and a triumphant look sparking in his eyes.Â
âWelcome to my favorite store!â He announced gleefully, starting in. Wilder whistled in some amazement, and then followed him in.Â
Heâd been on his way back from lunch when heâd bumped into Buster on the sidewalk. Enthusiastic to hear the teen had the rest of the afternoon off, Buster asked if heâd be willing to go somewhere with him in the city before returning to headquarters.Â
 Wilder actually didnât mind hanging out with Buster, either. Heâd planned to read manga in his quarters for the rest of the afternoon, butâŚhe was also curious what the errand would be. And, curiosity winning out, heâd accepted the invitation.Â
 âWeâve only one stop to make today!â Buster called over his shoulder.Â
 The two of them got on an escalator. The lights and colors of the shops and walkways bustling with people danced below them, and Wilder was reminded of how it felt to stand atop a roof in the middle of the night, watching a festival parade go by with old companions, years ago.
 He turned his gaze forwards again, scanning the area of the floor they were coming to on the escalator.Â
 âTheâŚUniqlo?â Wilder asked, as they got off the escalator and drew closer to a store with the name engraved to the sign above the entrance.Â
 Buster responded with a chuckle, reaching out and patting Wilder on the back. He proceeded through the front, unzipping his jacket as he entered. For a moment, Wilder stood, studying the outside of the store, then he shrugged, and followed Buster in.
 âSo, how are things for you here?âÂ
 Wilder was surprised at the sudden question, shrugging before he said anything. They walked through the first shelves of clothes in silence before Wilder finally spoke.
 âItâs aâŚhome I didnât really think Iâd have,â he almost mumbled. It was like he had a hard time saying it, but not for the reasons one might think. And Buster immediately understood that. In some waysâŚhe felt the same.Â
He doesnât know if itâs realâto stay.Â
And reallyâŚBuster didnât know either. Of course, he wantedâjust as much as anyone else on their teamâthe victory of this war, to crush the skulls of the Autobots who kept causing them shame, defeatâŚpain.Â
Buster regarded the boy, whose burning passion to do something with his lifeâto become something, someoneâŚand smiled.
 âWilder-kun,â he said, after some moments of silence had passed. âWould you like to know why weâre here?â
Wilder sighed and messed with his hair, the smirk on his face seeming to indicate his usual air of confidence had returned.
His young eyes sparked with energy again, not dark, reflective thought. Buster knew that well, too.Â
Smile, not a sweet smile, but the smile of victory. Of confidence and power. One that pushes back against being used, and...being doomed to your fate...
Somehow, without saying anything, the look in Wilderâs eyes seemed to understand what Buster was thinking.
âBeats me,â Wilder responded, then held up a shirt. âBut this shirt looks really cool.â At this, Buster chuckled, patting the teen on the shoulder and guiding him forward, shirt still in hand.Â
"You're correct! Weâve got some work to do on your wardrobe, of course!â He laughed again, jovially. Someone looking at a row of pants gave the pair a side-eye, but didnât say anything else.Â
 Wilder continued walking, feeling some strange warmth he didnât usually feel unless he was with Cancer and Bullhorn on a really good day. It wasâŚnice. He momentarily looked back at Buster, seeing his blue eyes flicking from one section to the next, then back down at his feet.Â
Those pompous Autobots are going down, Wilder suddenly had the fiery thought, fist clenching. If for no other reason, than to protect thisâŚmy only home. For that, I'll take down anyone I'm ordered to, or burn any building. Just you watch.
 âWell then, Buster-san, Iâm in your hands. Letâs do this!â
âThatâs what I like to hear!â
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