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Six Sentence Sunday
Thank you very much for the tag, @ivycorp!
“94.6 billion.”
“…What?” Prowl asked, startled.
“9.2 billion Cybertronians and 85.4 billion life forms from sovereign worlds. I never stopped counting.”
Prowl’s expression was unreadable as Soundwave held his gaze. “Now, tell me, Prowl…how many did you kill to see me dead?”
I said I would do it. >:)
A bit of context:
One of the key concepts I’m exploring in my AU is Soundwave as the catalyst of the Decepticon cause.
RiD15 established Soundwave as a tactical genius, and I take this to mean he was most likely the Decepticons’ Chief Strategist during the war. Megatron certainly wasn’t calling the shots. lol
With Soundwave and Prowl both serving as strategists for their side, this presents interesting possibilities for a twisted kind of shared history.
These two were each other’s tactical obsession for much of the war, and I can’t resist delving into that.
Tagging @sphnyspinspin and @prismicnexus (I know how much you love doing these, Vis. 😉)
#✍️ six sentence sunday#novafire is writing#the phoenix of kaon#the wolf of praxus#constellations of cybertron au
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[by @milf-commander-cody]
Not to worry. I have been moved by the plight of Prowl.
I have great plans for him. He has gone through Things(TM), but he will get to rest.
The Wolf will play.
2 genres of fanfiction:
1) put that guy into situations
2) take that guy OUT of situations for the love of GOD let them REST
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TFP X GAME OF THRONES AU
A/N : This AU have been stuck in my head for ages now ! I might be writing several fantasy ficlets off these , so I’m just going to post them here + The bots stay bots here ! Only they are not titan-sized, but nearly as big as us !! Don’t hesitate to correct me if you see any mistakes <3
A SONG OF METAL AND FIRE
ONCE, Earth was ruled under one kingdom. Under the reign of House Prime, the Thirteen ruled benevolently. Yet, the age of peace and prosperity came to a bitter end when Megatronus forced his Starsaber upon Prima. Conflict tore the once powerful House apart, leaving the Iron Throne to the hands of House Megatronus, while the rest formed their own factions. Years have passed, and Megatron, son of Megatronus, has done nothing but wage war upon both Humans and Cybertronians.
Just as the people of Earth were about to succumb to their wretched fate, word of a savior arise from the North. He is coming, they say, the last Prime is coming for the Iron Throne. He has formed his own allegiance, and is on his way to usurp the merciless monarch.
And so it begins : A Game of Thrones.
Decepticons
House Megatronus of Kaon
“PEACE THROUGH TYRANNY”
Megatron, Soundwave, Dreadwing, Shockwave, Starscream, Knockout, Breakdown
With Megatron as king, House Megatronus have ruled the Earth with an iron fist. In the heart of Kaon lay Drakmount Tower, guarded by Vehicons and swarming with Seekers, the castle was impenetrable. The capital city was overflowing with riches, popular for its thriving community. Yet, even the sun casts a shadow - and Kaon has its own dirty secrets. Up in the highest point, sat Megatron on his Iron Throne, waiting for the young prince to come and challenge him.
House Seeker of Vos
“ AS HIGH AS HONOR ”
Dreadwing, Skyquake , Starscream ( but he left to align himself formally with house Megatronus)
House Seeker have dutifully aligned themselves with the Decepticon cause, swearing legacy upon House Megatronus. Located in Vos, a city that lies deep within Decepticon territory, it is known for having the tallest towers and buildings anywhere on Earth, giant silver towers that end in needle points. In this stretch of Sahara, they will offer their valuable armada to the King, doubling the size of his military. Dreadwing and his brother, Skyquake, equally ruled the Southern territory. While the youngest brother, Starscream, has successfully tied himself to House Megatronus. In secret, the prince felt robbed of his throne, seeking to claim his own within Megatron’s ranks.
House Black of Altihex
“ TOGETHER WE HUNT”
Airachnid & her Insecticons
House Black is situated in the darkest forests of the South. Altihex borders west of Vos, dwelling where the sun cannot touch them. It is said that the path would become deepest brown and the moonlight would bleach the stones leading up to her nest. Only those overcome with madness would dare to venture into forest alone, and hope to make it out alive. It is told that Airachnid aligns herself with no one but her Insections. Yet, she was last seen offering House Megatronus allegiance.
House Predacon of Kalis
“ FIRE AND BLOOD ”
Predaking, Darksteel and Skylynx
House Predacon of Kalis is an exiled Great House of Earth and the former royal house of the Kingdom. House Predacon conquered and unified the realm before it was deposed during Prima’s reign, making them an ancient enemy of House Prime. No one has heard of them after their exile to the Sea of Rust , until recently, the two surviving royals, Darksteel and Skylynx , have announced the return of Predaking. Gripped with vengeance, The Last Sons of Fire offer their loyalty to House Megatronus, swearing to kill the Last Prime and end his bloodline.
Autobots
House Prime of Iacon
Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Smokescreen ( once of House Magnus )
“ TIL ALL ARE ONE “
As an act of resistance, the once noble House have taken arms to fight against Megatron’s cruel and violent regime, spearheading the Autobot movement. Yet, unfortunately, they are still vastly outnumbered. The Autobots' capital city is located far in the North, where the days are short to make way for longer nights. Gripped by eternal Winter, House Prime have adapted to living in such harsh conditions, using the brutal cold as a shield against outsiders. This has largely decreased the numbers of Decepticon spies moving in and out of the city, and only the most competent enemies can infiltrate the town undetected.
Here, the Last of the Primes swore to reclaim his birthright, and they chant his name into the night ; symbol of hope, a symbol of unity. Optimus Prime is here to reclaim his throne.
House Magnus of Praxus
Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack, Bulkhead, Seaspray , Cliffjumper
“ BROTHERS IN ARMS “
House Magnus is a force to be reckoned with. The legendary warriors built their stronghold East of Iacon, and in Praxus, the storms were violent and the tides are high. The laws of this city are fair and just, and those who dare to threaten its people are quickly found and brought to a swift justice. Bordering the sea of rust, these Praxian Soldiers have earned their fearsome reputation through their victory over the Battle for Tyger Pax. With Ultra Magnus acting as second in command to the Autobot cause, Megatron has every right to be concerned - for the commander and his team are coming his way.
THE RACE OF MEN
Following the fall of Prima and the Thirteen, the connection between Humans and Cybetronians was deeply wounded. For centuries, humans were ostracized by the children of Primus. They are deemed as the spawn of Unciron, harbringers of death, children of destruction. Promised to bring nothing but chaos, humans were exiled to the far west.
Here, they have split into two factions.
House Darby of Winterfell
June, Jack, Miko & Raf, Fowler
“ WINTER IS COMING “
June Darby knew they couldn’t run from this war the moment Ratchet showed up by the gates of their castle with an injured Optimus Prime. House Darby of Winterfell is known for their fierce loyalty. Their queen knew better than to turn them away, but at what cost ? This will be a declaration of war against House Megatronus, and she was not prepared to put her children on the line for a century-old war. Yet, it has been decided, the moment the wolf prince came to Prime’s aid during the Siege of Vector Sigma. In return, the Lord of House Bishop was sent to attack Winterfell under the warmonger’s orders, and the Darby children were separated ; Miko was heard to be last seen within the ranks of the Praxian Soldiers, while Raf was spotted wandering the borders of Iacon.
With her family scattered to the winds, Her Highness has no choice but to join forces with the Autobots. Tell them the North remembers. They say. Tell them winter is coming for House Megatronus.
House Bishop of Castlery Rock
“ HEAR US ROAR ”
Silas, Sierra, Vince and Amanda ( OC )
The Bishops rule over the Westerlands. Their seat is Casterly Rock, a massive rocky promontory overlooking the Sunset Sea. The Wardens of the West are akin to nobility, yet darkness plagued the halls of their castle. Having severed their alliance with House Darby, they aim to unite themselves with the Decepticons, by offering their eldest princess to the warlord himself. The Red Rose knew she was just as good as dead within the lion’s den, following the Decepticon’s obvious distaste for mankind. Not wanting to die in their metal claws, Amanda of House Bishop and her sister, Sierra, have planned an escape. However, they were separated in their journey, with only a promise to meet by the gates of Winterfell Castle.
In the middle of her perilous journey, Amanda was aided by the Knight of Praxus. With the promise of safely delivering her to House Darby, Ultra Magnus pledged himself to the princess. Together, they brace themselves for the oncoming war.
A/N : hehehe I hope you guys like this AU ! It took a while for me to piece this together, so enjoy ( peace sign ) <3
#tfp#transformers#transformers prime#maccadam#optimus prime#orion pax#optimus prime tfp#megatron#megatron tfp#tfp megatron#game of thrones#game of thrones au#au#alternate universe#tfp headcanons#tfp imagine#tfp scenario#bulkhead#bulkhead tfp#tfp bulkhead#bumblebee#tfp bumblebee#bumblebee tfp#knockout tfp#tfp knockout#knockout#starscream#starscream tfp#tfp starscream#soundwave
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SUMMARY
Megatron’s place in the Decepticon dream has expired. Soundwave refuses to look back. The Autobots may have won the war, but he is determined to secure a place for himself in Cybertron’s future. He doesn’t intend to allow himself to be derailed again.
Prowl knows better than to expect a warm welcome. He may have answered the call to return home, but he lost sight of the meaning of “home” a long time ago. And he’s more than fine with that. He tells himself that Cybertron still needs him, but unfortunately, no one told Cybertron.
Cybertron’s greatest mind reader meets one of Cybertron’s greatest minds. Neither knows what exactly to expect of the other.
Both have their share of secrets.
Both think they know what’s best for themselves and the world.
And neither one of them is wanted.
Chapters: 12 + the Epilogue
Fandoms: Transformers: Prime, The Transformers (IDW Generation 1), Transformers: Rescue Bots
Rating: T+
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence
Relationships: Prowl & Soundwave, Laserbeak & Soundwave, Rafael “Raf” Esquivel & Soundwave, Soundwave & Team Prime, Shockwave & Soundwave, Megatron & Soundwave, Charlie Burns & Prowl
Characters: Soundwave, Prowl, Laserbeak, Rafael “Raf” Esquivel, Optimus Prime, Team Prime, Megatron, Shockwave, Rescue Bots, Cody Burns, Charlie Burns, Boulder
Additional Tags: Psychological Effects of War, Non-Consensual Combining, Mnemosurgery, Nightmares, Torture, Minor Cybertronian cannibalism, Minor Character Death, continuity soup
Finally revealing my fic for this year’s @tf-bigbang!
This story means a lot to me, and I’m still not over the amazing art @seafl0wrz did for it. Prowl has never looked so good.
#tf big bang#tfbb2023#maccadam#transformers prime#tfp soundwave#the phoenix of kaon#tfp prowl#the wolf of praxus#death of the phoenix return of the wolf#novafire is writing#tf big bang 2023
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#I think this would be interesting with Constellations!Prowl and Constellations!Bluestreak
😏 Indeed.
I already used Optimus for this a little. (The nightmare)
bro, the me inside your head is kind to you, right? haha? 🤨
#this is so on point for his enneagram type too which makes it even better#constellations of cybertron au#the wolf of praxus
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TF Big Bang 2023 Preview
Introspection. Philosophy. Strategy. Vision.
These are some of the things I had in mind for Soundwave and Prowl in my @tf-bigbang fic, which will be posted to AO3 September 22nd - 24th.
My idea was to throw my two favorite tactical geniuses into a story and see where I could take things. It remains to be seen whether they’ll leave the world better or worse than they found it, but for now, I’m just having fun setting things in motion.
DEATH OF THE PHOENIX, RETURN OF THE WOLF
MEGATRON’S PLACE IN THE DECEPTICON DREAM HAS EXPIRED. SOUNDWAVE REFUSES TO LOOK BACK. THE AUTOBOTS MAY HAVE WON THE WAR, BUT HE IS DETERMINED TO SECURE A PLACE FOR HIMSELF IN CYBERTRON’S FUTURE. HE DOESN’T INTEND TO ALLOW HIMSELF TO BE DERAILED AGAIN.
PROWL KNOWS BETTER THAN TO EXPECT A WARM WELCOME. HE MAY HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO RETURN HOME, BUT HE LOST SIGHT OF THE MEANING OF “HOME” A LONG TIME AGO. AND HE’S MORE THAN FINE WITH THAT. HE TELLS HIMSELF THAT CYBERTRON STILL NEEDS HIM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE TOLD CYBERTRON.
CYBERTRON’S GREATEST MIND READER MEETS ONE OF CYBERTRON’S GREATEST MINDS. NEITHER KNOWS WHAT EXACTLY TO EXPECT OF THE OTHER.
BOTH HAVE THEIR SHARE OF SECRETS.
BOTH THINK THEY KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD.
AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM IS WANTED.
A sneak peek of the amazing art piece for the second part above, done by the wonderful @seafl0wrz:
Fic preview text below the cut:
[PART ONE]
Satisfied, Ratchet placed one of his hands firmly on Soundwave’s upper left arm.
Before Ratchet could proceed, Soundwave caught his wrist with a tentacle, blocking the grinder from going anywhere near its intended target. Ratchet froze.
⟪⟪ No. ⟫⟫
Everyone looked up at the sound of Soundwave’s voice. It was an old recording, but it caught their attention all the same.
Recovering from his shock, Ratchet spoke. “All I’m doing is removing your insignias. Nothing more.”
⟪⟪ No. ⟫⟫
Unsure of what to do, Ratchet looked to Optimus, a silent plea in his gaze.
The Prime came over to Ratchet’s work area and stood to Soundwave’s right, assessing the situation up close.
“Soundwave,” he began. “May I ask—what is the nature of your refusal? The war is over. I assumed you would renounce the Decepticon Cause upon your retrieval.”
Silence.
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[PART TWO]
Movement outside caught Prowl’s eye.
The dark form of Soundwave loomed in the hangar entrance. A sense of trepidation came over Prowl.
Noticing the direction of Prowl’s gaze, Optimus turned around.
“Soundwave. While you were out, Ratchet and I received a call from Bumblebee. Prowl was sent to us.” Optimus looked from one to the other. “I assume you remember each other.”
As if I could ever forget The Sparkeater, thought Prowl.
Without a word, Soundwave approached with the same slow, measured gait Prowl remembered so well.
The three of them stood silently, none of them daring to speak.
If being in the same room as Wheeljack made Prowl uneasy, being sized up by Soundwave was many times more unnerving. He tried not to show it.
Even though Prowl had thought he was mentally prepared to reacquaint himself with the former de facto second-in-command of the Decepticons, he felt oddly exposed. He had a feeling things were going to get…interesting.
And Prowl hated this kind of interesting.
#tf big bang#tf big bang 2023#maccadam#soundwave#tfp soundwave#prowl#tfp prowl#idw prowl#(sort of)#novafire is writing#death of the phoenix return of the wolf#the phoenix of kaon#the wolf of praxus
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Constellations of Cybertron AU headcanon #2
Soundwave has a kitten sneeze. He lets out the quickest puff of air from his vents. Then he acts like nothing happened, making everyone around him wonder if they were just hearing things. 😂
Meanwhile, Prowl has a stereotypical dad sneeze. All of his vents fly open, and he nearly topples over from the sudden force of the air rushing out. He can be heard for miles. lol
(It would be even funnier if, one time, the energon spraying out catches fire because his body is just that messed up.)
#this came to me out of nowhere this morning#I nearly choked on my food because I was wheezing so hard#also look who finally named their AU#the phoenix of kaon#the wolf of praxus#constellations of cybertron au
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IDW Prowl in the TFP style
time lapse below:
Dude started looking like Ratchet for a hot second. lol But I fixed it.
#transformers prime#maccadam#tfp#tfp fanart#tfp prowl#idw prowl#the wolf of praxus#nova’s procrastination posts#4 hours put to good use :P#I’m so sorry Karly I had to do it#I will resume writing after I eat something#art by novafire
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I am WHEEZING
Megatron’s lost it. He’s actually lost it. He’s definitely not talking about IDW Prowl. xD
Now all I can imagine is TFP Megs saying all of this to Soundwave and Soundwave is just standing there like:
I wouldn’t blame him if he left the Decepticons for this conversation alone. 😭😆
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Optimus: Why did you abandon the Decepticon cause? Why do you seek to join us now?
Soundwave: . . . Prowl.
Everyone is so confused as to what he means, and Prowl is now terrified for his life because he has no idea why Soundwave is stalking him.
Is this a trick to get information from him? Was Soundwave sent to kill him and extract information from his brain? Is he—Primus forbid—interested in Prowl?
No one knows. And Soundwave is just biding his time…
I’ll leave the rest up to your imaginations. ;)
The great mighty leader has spoken ヾ(^-^)ノ
@novafire-is-thinking this is be best coincidence ever
#thank you for showing me this!#transformers prime#tfp#tfp ai convos#tfp megatron#tfp prowl#the wolf of praxus#<- because he’s from Praxus in the Aligned Continuity instead of Petrex like in IDW ;)#tfp soundwave
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Constellations Soundwave, Prowl, Pharma, Windblade, Flamewar, and/or Rodimus (you can pick and choose) for 4 in this ask game
4) What they would do if they had one month to live
Soundwave
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. . .
—from ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ by Dylan Thomas
He would grieve in angry silence, and channel that into whatever passion project he decides is most important to him in that final month.
Then, if there’s still time, he’d head for the cosmos, taking those he’s closest to (at least Shockwave, Ravage, and Laserbeak) along with him to camp out amongst the stars until his spark goes out. 🌌
Prowl
Panic.
He’d retreat to reflect on and reevaluate his priorities. Then he’d to put together a plan that would allow him to address all the most important things.
At some point, he’d attempt to reconcile with Springer without saying why—because he wouldn’t want Springer to connect with him out of any sense of guilt or duty.
Pharma
Panic, but in cursive.
Initially, he would start out following a similar pattern as Prowl, but with more melodramatics.
If he hasn’t already completed his [personal] magnum opus, he’d pour all of his energy into it. Even if he wouldn’t finish it in time, he’d want to bring it as close to completion as possible.
Windblade
She would switch gears and focus on preparing her elected replacement. Not a thought would go to her own enjoyment; she’d be too busy making sure Cybertron is left to worthy hands.
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” but on speedrun.
Flamewar
She’d continue living with reckless abandon, and cram as many new and exciting experiences as she can before her time runs out.
She already lives life like there’s no tomorrow, so to an outsider, things wouldn’t look much different.
Rodimus
He would gather as many friends as possible and go on one last, quick adventure. It wouldn’t be any Lost Light quest, but he’d make sure it’s still one hell of a grand finale.
He would end things on his own terms, doing something he loves.
#constellations of cybertron au#the phoenix of kaon#the wolf of praxus#and others I haven’t come up with sorting tags for yet
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Song
Suspended in space, Prowl closed his eyes; his body relaxing as the song of thousands of crystals enveloped his entire being.
Gradually, the music shifted, and Prowl began to recognize the new tune as the Empyrean Suite.
At the sound of anguished screams, his eyes flew open, every crystal shattered, and he was plunged into the darkness below—his screams drowned out by the innumerable others.
(For this ask game)
#yes I love giving Prowl horrifying abstract nightmares :]#constellations of cybertron au#<- maaaaybe I’ll use it in here someday#⟣ three sentence fic#novafire is writing#the wolf of praxus#the wolf of petrex#(since it could technically work for IDW as well)
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Six Sentence Sunday
Springer leaned back against the firehouse, watching Cody and his dad play a game they called “basketball.”
Chief Burns was currently between Cody and the hoop, staring down his son playfully; Cody continued to dribble the ball as he assessed the situation, looking for a way out of his predicament.
Springer chuckled, muttering a quick “Good luck, kid,” before lifting his cy-gar toward his mouth.
Before he could register another bot in the area, a hand swatted the cy-gar out of his grasp, and its owner stepped into his field of vision, glaring up at him.
“Don’t you know by now the damage those things do to your internals?”
Sighing, Springer met Prowl’s disapproving stare and held it before replying with a sarcastic, “Your concern for my health is touching… Dad.”
This is far from all I wanted it to be since six sentences is hardly enough to convey everything I want to. It’s basically a compact, six-sentence glimpse of the sort of Prowl-Springer interactions I’d like to put in the sequels to my Big Bang fic :P
I have a lot of IDW1 titles to read before I feel comfortable writing Springer, but even now, I suspect my version of him will be quite different from canon.
Anyway, it’s been a while since I did the Six Sentence Sunday thing, but I thought I’d bring it back since I was feeling inspired.
Tagging @karlyanalora @ivycorp @onewingedsparrow @sphnyspinspin @lets-try-some-writing @vivificanousprime + anyone else who wants to do it since I can’t remember who else is an author
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Thanks for tagging me in Six Sentence Sunday, @karlyanalora! I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ve never officially written anything for this fandom (or any fandom, for that matter), but it appears you’ve motivated me to change that today. :)
I’ve thought about what it might be like if Aligned Continuity Prowl had been given more aspects of IDW Prowl’s personality and history and had shown up in the TFP-verse, so have a not-so-friendly reunion moment:
Prowl’s recent return to Cybertron had gone as expected. No one was excited to see him, least of all Arcee and Bulkhead, but Ultra Magnus respected him enough to allow him to oversee some of the rebuilding efforts. The Autobots’ former chief strategist had learned long ago that bad things happen when he lets his guard down, and he would once again be proven right.
Upon returning from a lengthy assignment on the outskirts of what would become New Iacon City, Wheeljack strode into headquarters covered in Primus-knows-what, ready to report his progress to Ultra Magnus. In the middle of reading a report, Prowl had barely registered Wheeljack’s arrival before he felt the impact of a fist meeting his jaw and crashed to the floor. Unable to react fast enough, he found himself pinned to the ground as the Wrecker landed blow after blow, screaming insult after insult.
There. 6 long sentences that took me all evening to formulate and piece together.
Tagging: @onewingedsparrow @lets-try-some-writing @shockwavve and anyone else who wishes to join!
#I want to run Prowl through the angst machine and dissect his mind under a microscope#but I also want to carve his frigid icy spark into something beautiful#I absolutely have the potential to do all of that and more for him as a character#but alas I doubt I’ll ever make this a full fic#✍️ six sentence sunday#novafire is writing#the wolf of praxus
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IDW Prowl for the gif thing? >:)
Excellent choice. He gets three since it’s impossible for me to convey all the different ways I react to his existence with just one or two.
No, I will not explain this last one in detail. (#PersonalFanon)
#reacting to characters via gifs & pics#asteroid belt of asks & answers#the wolf of petrex#the wolf of praxus
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Me, as a fic writer, thinking about the Prowl + Tarantulas + Ostaros situation:
I can make it much worse more interesting >:)
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@onewingedsparrow 😆 Um, kind of. Okay, yes—I suppose Wheeljack deserves to let it go. And depending on how you see the dichotomy of deserved/undeserved, Prowl may or may not have deserved what he got here.
I don’t know if you’ve seen much of Prowl in your IDW 2 reading, but I’m fairly certain you have yet to properly meet IDW 1 Prowl. They might be similar, but I wouldn’t know for sure since I’ve only seen a few panels of him in IDW 2. Anyway, consider this your official introduction to IDW 1 Prowl. (I feel like his unofficial PR manager. Lol)
Think of IDW 1 Prowl as having the strategic genius of Megatron (IDW and maybe TFP, if you squint), the foresight of Optimus, the strictness of Ultra Magnus, and the blackmailing capabilities of Soundwave, all wrapped up in a nice, morally gray package.
There are those who will burn down the world for the good of the few that they love and there are those who will sacrifice those they care about for the good of the world (figuratively or literally). Prowl falls into the latter category.
Prowl logic is: Anything is morally justifiable as long as it helps end the war and save the most Cybertronian lives as possible in the long run. He’s pushed away friends and ruined countless lives in the name of his objective: End the war as fast as possible.
However, he’s unwilling to get too involved himself and often makes others do his dirty work for him. That’s where Arcee and the Wreckers come in, at least in IDW. See, Prowl is the master of escaping any negative consequences that come about as a result of his scheming/strategizing. However, someone always pays the price, and Arcee and the Wreckers are his most notable “victims.”
That’s why, in my little half scene here, Wheeljack is enraged by the very sight of Prowl. There’s some nasty history between the Wreckers and the Chief Strategist in IDW, and I couldn’t help but wonder what it might be like if that were also the case in the TFP-verse.
If, by some miracle, I do turn this into a full fic someday, it’ll be canon-divergent since Aligned Prowl was on the Ark with Optimus and his original crew. The questions I’d like to answer in the story are:
What if Prowl had never gotten on the Ark?
Or, what if he had, but got separated during one of their planetary stops for some reason? That would explain why he (and many others) weren’t on earth in TFP.
Either way, what did he get up to while he was separated from Optimus and Team Prime?
What if his past caught up with him in a similar way to how it did in IDW 1? How could he make amends?
How could Prowl change? What would cause his internal scale to tip from “the good of the many outweighs the good of the few” to “the good of the few outweighs the good of the many” (or at least balance it)?
How could his gifts be used to build a better future for post-war Cybertron or even earth?
All these questions, and I already have the answers to a few of them worked out in my head. I just don’t currently have the skills, time, or patience to sit down and write everything out in story form. Plus, I haven’t read all of IDW 1 yet, so I mostly just have an aerial view of Prowl’s story thanks to MTMTE, Sins of the Wreckers, and a bunch of TFwiki pages.
At the end of the day, the thing that intrigues me most about IDW Prowl (and my TFP-ish version of him) is that I see him as a fusion of the seemingly opposite, yet complementary natures of TFP Optimus and most versions of Megatron (also, a fusion of two of the thirteen Primes—Prima and Megatronus). In essence: the embodiment of the concept of Yin-Yang. And I see so much potential in him that it hurts to know I lack the skills to do him justice in writing.
@karlyanalora I’m tagging you too since I think you’ll be interested in where I would take this/how I see my favorite black-and-white idiot (affectionate).
Thanks for tagging me in Six Sentence Sunday, @karlyanalora! I’ve mentioned this before, but I’ve never officially written anything for this fandom (or any fandom, for that matter), but it appears you’ve motivated me to change that today. :)
I’ve thought about what it might be like if Aligned Continuity Prowl had been given more aspects of IDW Prowl’s personality and history and had shown up in the TFP-verse, so have a not-so-friendly reunion moment:
Prowl’s recent return to Cybertron had gone as expected. No one was excited to see him, least of all Arcee and Bulkhead, but Ultra Magnus respected him enough to allow him to oversee some of the rebuilding efforts. The Autobots’ former chief strategist had learned long ago that bad things happen when he lets his guard down, and he would once again be proven right.
Upon returning from a lengthy assignment on the outskirts of what would become New Iacon City, Wheeljack strode into headquarters covered in Primus-knows-what, ready to report his progress to Ultra Magnus. In the middle of reading a report, Prowl had barely registered Wheeljack’s arrival before he felt the impact of a fist meeting his jaw and crashed to the floor. Unable to react fast enough, he found himself pinned to the ground as the Wrecker landed blow after blow, screaming insult after insult.
There. 6 long sentences that took me all evening to formulate and piece together.
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