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nevis-the-skeleton · 11 months

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What if TFP Starscream faked his death during the War, to join the Autobots as a ‘different’ person + finally escape Megatron?... What if Optimus/Ratchet helped Star, by Optimus pretending to ‘destroy’ Star with Megatron watching + Ratchet gives Starscream a different body/face afterwards... Would anyone in the Decepticons miss the ‘Dead’ Starscream? 💖💔

Ooh! Interesting ^^! Thank you for your request sweety anon X3!

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"I need your help."

When Optimus heard that phrase, coming from a robot he had long considered an enemy, he really didn't know how to react. On the one hand, he was suspicious. He knew the one in front of him very well, he knew what he was capable of, he knew his guile. But, on the other hand, the desperate gaze of his so-called enemy was clearly crying out for help.

Ratchet gave the Prime an uncertain look, but the Prime didn't look at him once. He was still focused on the robot in front of him, body tense and defensive, even though his "enemy" looked downcast and defenseless.

"In what do you need our help, Starscream?" the Autobot leader asked.

The Seeker looked away for a moment, as the fine rain of acid that poured over the buildings of once resplendent Iacon seemed to crash violently on his sagging shoulders.

“You can't be serious! Optimus!" Ratchet exclaimed in shock.

Optimus looked at his friend for a moment, making it clear that he was very serious. The jet had come this far knowing the risks of venturing into enemy territory. His request for help was surely not a plot, the flyer would never have put himself in so much danger for that. Starscream looked away, and the doctor frowned, before exclaiming:

“What are you waiting for to explain your coming?!"

The Seeker looked at the duo with low wings, and ended up answering:

“Vos… was destroyed by the Decepticons…”

Optimus and Ratchet's optics widened in shock at hearing this, and the ambulance sputtered in disbelief:

“But… why did you join them then?!

- I didn't know it was them! cried out the jet, fists clenched. Megatron made me believe it was you!"

He ventilated quickly, then his anger was replaced by grief, as he repeated:

"I didn't know it was them… I didn't know…"

Prime was silent for a while, before asking:

“What do you expect from us? How can we help you?

- It's not really me that I want you to help… answered the flyer.

- What do you mean in this case? Ratchet asked.

- I want you to help my people…

- Your people?

- Yes… "

Starscream knelt in front of the two Autobots, and said:

"I don't come here as Commander of the Decepticons, but as Winglord..."

Ratchet and Optimus had a movement of surprise on hearing this declaration, while the Seeker continued:

“I beg of you, protect my people from Megatron… Help them become Neutral, and escape from this cursed planet… I don't want any more of them involved in this war…”

The leader of the Autobots remained silent for a long time, the rain being the only thing audible, as it now seemed to crash violently around them. The sky was crying with the robot pleading in front of them…

"Why don't you include yourself? Optimus finally asked.

- It's too late for me… answered the jet.

- We can help you too.

- If I leave, Megatron will go in pursuit of me and therefore that of my people… On the other hand, if I stay, I know that I will have the guarantee that they will be safe…

- Why would he want to get you back so badly? Ratchet asked.

- I have something that is necessary for him…

- It's not your people?

- Heh… no… You can imagine that if it had that, he would never have destroyed Vos in the first place… And then, anyway…

- … He doesn't know your title… Optimus understood.

- No… indeed…

- But, what is this thing that prevents you from running away?

- Energon…”

The Autobot leader and the doctor shared a look of confusion, but also a strange understanding.

"You're the only one capable of finding energon, right? Prime assumed.

- No."

The Winglord pierced his hand with his claws, energon flowing slowly and mixing with acid tears from the sky. He held his palm out to the clouds, and the energon began to crystallize, eventually becoming a crystal of pure energon, shimmering with such splendor it could rival the healthiest energon produced by Cybertron!

“I am capable of creating it…” the Seeker finally said.

The jet put the crystal next to him, on the ground, before declaring:

"I can't afford to leave... it would put my people in danger...

- Who knows about your power, apart from Megatron? Optimus asked.

- Nobody… Apart from him, nobody… at least, so far… I also suspect Shockwave and Soundwave to know it, but at the same time these two are particularly insightful…

- …You really have no chance of running away…?

- … My only freedom will be in death…”

Starscream looked at the ground, and said nothing more. Prime frowned, and stepped forward into the rain, before laying a warm hand on the shoulder of this king who had had the courage to put his own life on the line for his people. He gently raised the Seeker, and said:

“We will help your people."

The jet lifted his wings, and smiled clearly in relief at the Autobot leader's statement.

“But not just them. added Optimus.

- What? asked the flyer in confusion.

- We'll help you too.

- It's... it's impossible...

- I can't agree to leave you in the side that destroyed your City… I have a plan, so please let me help you…”

Starscream smiled bitterly and sadly, and replied:

"I don't think that's possible, Prime… not without putting you in danger… If Megatron learns that I'm with you, or that you even helped me…

- …

- Anyway, I intend to end the reign of Megatron… See this as my way to repay my debt to you…

- It's too dangerous…! Ratchet objected.

- My people will come to you in two solar cycles… I would have had time to prepare their escape…”

The Seeker pulled away from Optimus, and gave the two Autobots one last look, his optics glowing gratefully, before transforming into his alternate mode, and flying away. The doctor approached his friend and asked:

"Do you really have a way to save him?

- Yes. Prime affirmed. And I have no intention of abandoning this idea. And for that, I'm going to need your help and Wheeljack's.

- How so?

- … At the next battle, I will kill Starscream!"

During the new battle, Starscream was not there, nor were any other Vossians. His people had been able to escape safely with the help of the Autobots, although they were at first very reluctant to leave their Winglord behind. One of the Seekers, by the name of Slipstream, explained that she was worried about her leader, as Megatron had been violent with him before, and she feared that their departure would cause problems for Starscream.

Optimus quickly realized that Slipstream's fear must have been legitimate, as he didn't see the silver Seeker for a very long time... And even after that, the jet rarely appeared in Decepticon missions, unless it involved energon... Prime had to postpone his plan several times, and he wondered if he could ever carry it out… Then that day came, during a great battle between the Decepticons and the Autobots.

Not a single Seeker was left in the sky, having all been replaced by Shockwave's new creation: the Eradicons. Starscream was near Megatron, when he saw Optimus rushing towards them! The leader of the Decepticons quickly spotted his foe, and blasted him with his cannon! Prime dodged all the attacks, and drew his sword, determined to fight!

The Autobot leader kicked the ex-gladiator hard in the plexus, and the Seeker's optics widened in shock when he felt a searing pain shoot through his entire chassis! The jet was propelled out of the ground, after being violently torn apart by Optimus' sword, energon flying around him, and he crashed into the metallic dust!

Soundwave saw this from afar, and Laserbeak let out a horrified little squeal, while Ravage couldn't get a sound out. Frenzy put a hand to his mouth suppressing a scream, as Rumble's optics widened in shock behind his visor.

KnockOut and Breakdown stopped in battle as the bewilderment had completely taken over. Most of the Decepticons stopped, but not only, the Autobots also couldn't hide their surprise at the action of the Prime, when he had preferred to kill the Commander rather than the leader of their enemies.

Megatron was frozen in place, as he couldn't take his eyes off Starscream's now colorless body, his armor only painted of a too bright blue. His stupor didn't last long, being quickly replaced by pure rage towards Optimus! He yelled in anger, and the leader of the Autobots barely had time to dodge his enemy's attacks, which became more and more lively and unpredictable!

Prime took a hard punch in the jaw, which was strong enough to break his mouth mask. Just then, a ground bridge opened up behind the Autobot leader, who came to his senses quickly enough to cross it, along with the Seeker's corpse. It was time to retreat, and the other Autobots soon left as well, leaving the Decepticons behind.

Soundwave hesitantly approached his friend, then put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Megatron didn't look at him, keeping his gaze on the now missing portal. KnockOut and Breakdown didn't say anything, even the doctor couldn't think of anything to say. Airachnid moved closer, seeing no reason to be mocking at the situation. She frowned, then said:

"He can't be dead.

- …How can you be so sure…? growled the leader of the Decepticons.

- It's Starscream, he can't die so easily.

- < Affirmative! > confirmed Soundwave.

- Yeah! In addition, there is something that bothers me... added Frenzy.

- < What? >

- Why would Optimus have taken his body if he was really dead!

- ……… < Possibility > < the Autobots > < have > < pretended > < that he > < was > < dead > < for > < that we > < didn't > < search for > < him > < . >

- It's a good technique. confirmed Airachnid. That way they can question him about our tactics and our weaknesses, without us trying to get him back. It's more like us to do that usually, but it seems that they have finally decided to enter the big leagues.

- I don't care about the reason…! hissed Megatron.

- …

- If there is a possibility that he is alive, then we will take it! »

The blinding light in front of his optics caused him to put an arm out in front of him, but even then it all seemed too bright… It clearly didn't look like the Nemesis… It was when that Starscream realized he was in a totally unknown place, and his Spark compressed in anguish at the thought!

He quickly sat down on the medical table he was originally lying on, as the memories of the battle came back in his mind! He put a hand on his chassis, and saw that he had absolutely no injuries, not even a scratch. The large gash he should have originally had on his chassis was simply non-existent, causing him to fear at one point that he had in fact joined the All-Spark.

“Oh! You're awake." said a voice.

The Seeker turned to see Ratchet, and his confusion and fear must have shown on his face, as the doctor reassured:

"It's okay, you're in no danger.

- What… what happened…? spluttered the jet.

- We faked your death. Optimus replied, stepping into the medical bay.

- Eh…? What? But how…?

- Thanks to a hologram, and an energon prod hidden in Optimus' sword. explained the ambulance.

- So… this pain that I felt…

- Sorry, it was the only way I found to put you unconscious. the leader of the Autobots apologized. The hologram then simulated your injury and loss of color.

- Why did you do that…?"

The flyer's expression was full of confusion and incomprehension, as he couldn't see the interest this brought to the Autobots... Ah... maybe they wanted him to create energon for them… that was surely that…

“We're going to change your appearance and your name, thanks to the new body that I created. Ratchet said. Thus, you will be able to join your people without fear that Megatron will seek you.

- You are serious?! Starscream wondered.

- Yes!

- You said the only way you could be free was by dying. Prime said. Freedom is before you now, Starscream.

- New body, new identity, new life."

The Seeker really didn't know what to say… He knew the thing he should do would be to thank them, but he was too afraid to cry if he tried to speak… The jet lowered his head, and finally had the strength to respond:

"Thank you… I don't really know why you're so keen on helping me… but thank you…

- It wasn't right to leave you with the Decepticons… And it wouldn't have been right either to force you to join us. Optimus said softly.

- …

- On the other hand, I want to tell you that we are simply offering you something, you can as well refuse. I know you probably want to kill Megatron for the death of Vos, but-

- That, I will do in your camp."

This time it was the leader of the Autobots who looked surprised. He looked at the flyer, who had high wings and a determined look. Starscream frowned, and said:

“I have to do justice to Vos.

- Revenge is not… Prime answered.

- I cannot allow myself to return to my people, without at least having rendered justice to their deceased…

- …

- It's not revenge, Prime. I thought of that first, it's true. But, I'd rather join your battle against the Decepticons and Megatron, than try to commit murder on my side...

- You have much more nobility than I thought.

- Nobility seemed to be a defect in my former camp…

- …

- I ask you, Optimus, let me rally to your cause. I finally understood that you too were against this rusty system that was the Castes. Your ideology is the same, but it seems that your conflict comes from somewhere else.

- … Unfortunately, yes…

- Whatever… it doesn't concern me… I just don't want the Decepticons, Megatron, to wreak even more destruction, like they did with my home… That's why I'm asking you, Prime, let me join you.

- I have no say, Starscream. It's up to you. And if that's what you want, I can't refuse."

The Seeker smiled softly, then finally answered:

"Nightsky.

- Sorry?

- Nightsky is now my name."

It was during a patrol that two Vehicons found the lifeless and mutilated body of their Commander, near a river of light acid. They had wasted no time in bringing him back to their leader, and it was impossible to tell if Megatron was then mad with rage or grief.

Soundwave stayed a little away from the others, with his minicons, and said nothing more… Maybe he could have found Starscream more quickly… Maybe he had missed something… In fact, he had underestimated the Autobots, and had never suspected that they were capable of such barbarism…

Breakdown stayed with KnockOut all this time, who couldn't take his eyes off the Seeker's mutilated body… There was no doubt about his death… The mutilations and beatings could have been fix but… his spark chamber was a huge chasm now… it was over…

Shockwave doesn't say a word about it, but it was known that he never really liked Starscream. In addition, even if the emotionless robot would have had potential grief, it would have been impossible for him to show it.

Most of the Decepticons were, in fact, genuinely horrified, for this was the first time they had faced such cruelty from the Autobots… It was never their style to do this to a robot, and yet, they had clear proof that they had been wrong about their enemies…

Megatron had destroyed everything in the main hall, not a single machine was standing. This time, when he sees Optimus again, he will kill him, without hesitation! He was too lenient towards him, whereas the possibility of seeing Orion again had always held him back. This time, he wouldn't make that mistake! When he sees his enemy again, he will kill him! He'll kill him like he killed Starscream!

Ratchet stood next to Starscream, well, Nightsky now, and asked:

“Do you feel ready to meet the others?

- Yes, I'm fine. answered the tricolor jet.

- And especially-

- I won't tell anyone who I am. Primus! Trust me a little!

- I know you're the type to talk a lot, that's why. I just prefer to be sure.

- Yeeees."

Starscream's new form was still that of a jet, for the doctor knew very well that the Seeker's Spark would always be called skyward, that was inevitable.

“… You know, I don't think it was necessary to return your mutilated former body to the Decepticons. Ratchet said.

- Yes, it was. You weren't thorough enough to fake my death. It was necessary to make them understand that my death was real. Most of them are insightful, I told you that before.

- …

- But, don't you miss your old body?

- It's not my name and my body that identify me. I know who I am, my Spark is the essence of me, I don't need anything else to define me."

The doctor smiled at the jet, which was now entirely white, with shades of blue and red. He still had a slim figure, even if there were some differences with his original body. His wings were split in four like that of a butterfly. His larger wings pointed skyward, while the smaller ones were lower, and pointed toward the ground. His helmet was slightly more pointed, and his red horn a little smaller. Beneath his optics, now blue, he had three thin, pointed black lines, the longest of which was in the center.

Optimus seemed to be done with his speech to the others, regarding the new recruit. Now was the time for Nightsky to exist for good. The jet smiled confidently, and opened the door that would lead him to a new existence. He presented himself in front of those who were to be his future teammates, and declared, wings high:

“I'm Nightsky! Nice to meet you !"

#tfp #transformers prime #starscream #transformers #maccadam #megatron #optimus prime #ratchet #autobots #decepticons #tfp starscream #what if #story resquest #thanks lovely anon #angst #hurt/comfort #fake death

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caffeinatedbison · 8 months

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I drew something ^⁠_⁠^

Sorry about Skyquake but he was already low-key dead lol. Tfp already did him dirty and possession doesn't count as living imo

#soundwave #laserbeak #skyquake #tfp #transformers #transformers prime #tw: violence #tw: blood #tw: fake blood #i guess idk

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brobotsbro · 6 months

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Soundwave has audio from when Arcee was just driving down some back road talking to her homie. My mans just listens to everyone all the time!!!

Also OP just saying "your opinion is noted" to Ratchet. SAVAGE?????

#tfp liveblog #also arcee named her fake human hologram 'sadie'

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transingthoseformers · 8 months

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Okay so retcon on MegOp + Wave Husbands polycule au

StarOp + Wave Husbands would be more interesting here because what if it's everyone against a mad Megatron because he had ideas but burnt them to the ground once he started Satan's acid

Optimus and Starscream have been crossing paths together alot which Optimus uses to his advantage of making PEACE with Starscream and starting a mutual understanding of how they can end the war once and for all (cus he's aware of Starscream's intelligence and the pain he's suffered despite his plans working to full success at times)

Starscream admires Optimus and considers him a suitable connection to gain aid from while having command over someone (Optimus let's him think that cus he doesn't really care about who's in charge of who in their partnership so long as it's respect is maintained)

Wave Husband's it's still iffy but like,

Once Shockwave is on the ship and seeks mutual gain from Soundwave and the two converse about Cybertorn, Soundwave should be waking up from his loyalty stasis to apply sense to the situation

So Soundwave would be against Megatron now and Shockwave just wants the planet alive again, so logic dictates that perhaps cooperation with the Autobots on an aligned goal will provide a quicker means to helping Cybertron

But then how do they get rid of Megatron @_@

Should we sacrifice the Matrix???? Its done nothing but try to take Optimus to robot heaven....

—💃🏾anon

I've never seen dark energon described as Satan's Acid before lol

That's gotta turn out interesting!!

A thing I've seen in fics is "Soundwave was loyal to Megatronus, but not necessarily Megatron" which goes along with what you said about the good ideas part, aus where Soundwave turns against Megatron are always fascinating

What are they planning to do with the Matrix, and would it work (considering how we know the matrix works? ??)

#i personally don't ship StarOp very much but I've got nothing against it whatsoever #and this is a fascinating situation #especially since SHOCKWAVE is also against Megs here. tfp Shockers and Soundwave are always quoted as being super loyal #it makes you ask ''what did Megs do to turn them against him?''#and he has done. a lot in canon #I'm sitting here trying fo figure out HOW the matrix could be used as a weapon because I'm drawing up blanks #oh you could use it as a lure yes yes or even do a bait and switch with a fake that IS a weapon #maccadam #transformers #💃🏾 anon #tfp megatron #tfp optimus prime #tfp shockwave #tfp soundwave #wavewave #starop

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classychassiss · 1 year

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Maybe this is a hot take but I’m always a bit disappointed when people read the part about Orion Pax lamenting about Six Lasers and not being allowed inside as only a 'haha' moment and use this to paint him as privileged and out of touch, and completely gloss over the fact that he’s openly talking about an arbitrary form of segregation he is beholden to.

Like this is a genuine plea: I would really like to encourage you all to approach the Aligned Continuity - the novels, the games, TFP and Covenant - all as parts of one big story and read about them, at least a basic summary, all in some capacity. Transformers Prime is only one part of a bigger story and its the one that deviated the most and I think if you engage with all the material with an open mind and DON'T import any ideas from IDW or other continuities, what you will get is a story that is distinct and tragic and rooted in Cybertronians being a colonized people and how they deal with the repercussions afterwards.

And listen, colonization, imperialism and slavery are in the fabric of Science Fiction: most stories you engage with in Sci-Fi, especially older ones, have elements of this and its not always progressive. I think its become so codified that people will gloss over it and not think about what that means. But I really want to encourage you to read the Aligned Continuity through a non-Americanized lens, and really think about whats going on. Because this isn't new to Transformers, but we rarely ever see them on other end, and I personally believe that their societal issues being rooted in Quintesson ideas is important. I think that their world slowly losing energon and stagnating and on the precipice of self-destruction is important.

And I want you to think about this, and this language, and the actions they take as a previously non-ultra violent race into who they become during their war, and think about which characters choose to perpetuate that same colonial violence. And I also want you to acknowledge that no one in Aligned is SO privileged that they were somehow untouched by any form of violence, there is NO ONE in this universe who doesn't, at the very base of their character, understand that something is wrong and that their collective choice to not face that trauma head on is a big part of that. That the layers of shedding those held ideas is a difficult and ugly process.

And I want you to think of the parable of the War of the Primes and how Alpha Trion laments that in the end, the notion that any Prime is somehow 'eviler' because of some arbitrary belief that some of them were 'closer in spark' to Unicron was, in fact, wrong, and that truthfully ALL the Primes had been traumatized by Unicron but they allowed themselves to become divided and didn't communicate their growing anxiety and apathy and rage and it resulted in all of them participating in some form towards their tragic downfall. And I want you to think about Cybertron and the Quintessons and the war they have later on

#transformers #maccadam #tfp #aligned continuity #transformers prime #media analysis #I know I sound petty but I dont like IDW and TFP being seen as interchangeable outside of a definite AU because people only ever import lik #the worst ideas like empurata or fannon like slave coding and its like #there already IS That in ALigned: its just either done by Quintessons or Decepticons down the line #I think you need to really think about the fact that Megatron was given a fake matrix and a group of people #And rather than set them free he jumped to using that new influence to turn them to attack the autobots #THINK ABOUT THAT PLEASE #and think about why you treat the matrix as you do when it and Primus have been repeatedly VIOLATED and why you think its evil and scary #please Im begging you to try and view Aligned through a nonwhite and non american lens #i will hold your hand through this. lets take ibuprofen together #chass blabs #long post

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dragoncarrion · 1 year

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👶 your-fave-hates-babies Follow

Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack from Transformers Prime are baby haters and caused the 2012 baby massacre!

#shortext #baby phobic flag i made the other day aha #fake post #i thiunk.#tf #tfp

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celestite-caroline · 2 years

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fake screenshot time again

(and Zipp)

#transformers #art #artwork #fake screenshot #oc #fanart #original character #maccadam #rescue bots #rescue bots academy #predaprince #predaking tfp #rba predaking

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tjlcblr · 1 year

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The goncharov stuff really reminds me of when the russian leak of the final problem came out and we thought it was a fake episode. Goncharov reversed.

#goncharov #bbc sherlock #tjlc #tinhatting #tfp #season 4 is fake

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l0veisadoingword · 2 years

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Anyway i dont remember tld but it was a hate crime. Tld is the only true hate crime episode.

#tst was just fake so it doesnt count #same with tfp

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rmtzcoconut · 1 year

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some fake tfp tweets i drew

credits to brokenlotus on tiktok for the first one and to vkuyy__ for the rest (also on tt)

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in1-nutshell · 2 months

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I need more of Megatron being a terrible father.

I need Soundwave realizing that Buddy will never be safe on Nemisis and creates a plan for her to escape, entirely against her will. She has been raised that the worst thing you can do is betray Megatron. She's terrified of what will happen to her if she leaves.

I need Soundwave to throw her at the autobots through a ground bridge with a bow on top and a sticker thar says handle with care.

I need buddy to be freaking the fuck out for the next few days while she's with the autobots.

I need Optimus and Ratchet to be low-key (high key) horrified at what has become of her. How funny little buddy who liked to read and the color purple now can't look anyone in the eye.

I need the rest of the autobots being EXTREMELY warry of her because she's MEGATRONS KID

And I need Bulkhead to just move a little too quickly in her direction, and she just crumbles to the floor begging for mercy. I need them to know exactly how shitty of a father Megatron is.

Bonus points if Miko asks about her daddy issues.

Bonus bonus points for Optimus learning that before Megatron came back and did drugs, Buddy was in charge and was trying to reach them for peace negotiations and mentally slamming his head against the wall.

Tis here! After hours of editing and writing... the second part to Megatron's daughter!

Thank you to everyone who has posted their comments about the last one, it means a lot!

Hope you enjoy!

Megatron's daughter with the opposite personality: Soundwave's Plan part 2

SFW, Platonic, ANGST, You have been warned!, Hurt and Comfort, Cybertronain reader

TFP

It took longer than expected but Soundwave finally found one night where everything could fall into place. His plan would act.

Megatron and Starscream had left the Nemesis to look over some energon tunnels, leaving the Nemesis without its leader.

Without anyone competent on the cameras.

Carefully, he put a loop schedule on the cameras as he made his way to Buddy’s room.

The mini was in deep sleep, exhausted from the recovery of her injuries.

It wasn’t wise to get her out of the med bay like this, but what choice did he have. At this rate, Megatron was going to want to train her while she is recovering.

Buddy still had some fresh dents and welding marks littered across her frame. Knockout refused to mess with them until the next day to avoid further armor complications.

Soundwave carefully picked up his niece and headed out the door.

Thankfully Buddy was an extremely heavy sleeper in recovery. If she were awake now during the escape, she surely would have thrown a fit about all of this.

He created a groundbridge and stepped through it, the cool night of the dessert greeted him when he stepped out.

Buddy was still out cold.

Soundwave hoped that the fake emergency signal he sent out would reach the Autobots soon, he was already betting so much with Buddy and the position of the Nemesis like this.

Another groundbrigde opened behind him a couple feet away.

Optimus and Ratchet come out of the groundbrigde.

Optimus with his blaster at the ready with Ratchet holding his med kit in one servo.

“Soundwave?”--Optimus

Soundwave turning around with Buddy in his arms.

Both Autobots optics go wide.

“Is… is that—”--Ratchet

“Buddy?”--Optimus

Soundwave nods slightly and begins to walk forward.

The Autobots tensing up a bit.

“I—come here—in—peace.”—Soundwave

“And how can we trust you?”—Ratchet

“You—don’t.”--Soundwave

Soundwave walks towards the Prime and stops in front of him.

Ratchet takes a look at Buddy, servos slightly shaking seeing the dents and welding marks.

“What is this? What happened?”--Ratchet

“Buddy—not—safe—on the Nemesis.”--Soundwave

“What do you mean she isn’t safe on the Nemesis? She’s Megtron’s daughter who would be daft enough to—”--Ratchet

Soundwave gently pushes her to Primes arms.

Prime reflexively cradles Buddy’s frame closer to him.

“Why did you call us Soundwave? Surely, if this is about Buddy’s health, Megatron would have—”--Optimus

“Megatron—did this.”--Soundwave

“…What?”--Optimus

“Megatron—hurt her. Too much—damage done. Buddy—not safe—on—Nemesis. I—cannot keep—her—safe. Prime can—keep her—safe.”--Soundwave

“…Megatron hurt her… Do you mean to tell us all this damage was Megatron’s doing?”--Optimus

Soundwave nods silently and turns walking away.

“Wait so you’re just going to leave her!?”--Ratchet

Soundwave stops for a moment.

“Buddy—not safe. Buddy—safe—with Prime.”--Soundwave

Soundwave gives one last glance to Buddy’s sleeping form before going through his groundbridge.

Ratchet and Optimus are stun in silence fully rerestarting the words.

Buddy yawns a bit and snuggles closer to Prime’s chassis.

Prime instinctively holds her closer.

Both Autobots are furious and worried over their niece.

“Bulkhead, open up the groundbrigde. We are bringing in someone.”--Ratchet

The three of them returned and everyone was immediately swarming the Prime holding an injured minibot. Everyone is curious about them. The kids are especially curious. This bot was smaller than Arcee, much closer to their size.

Arcee looks at a scratched up Decepticon logo.

Her blasters go up.

“Woah! Woah! Woah! Arcee what are you doing!?”--Bulkhead

“That’s a Con! Why did you bring them here!?”--Arcee

Buddy yawns a bit and begins to open her optics slowly.

“Primus… that hurt… note to self, get a—”--Buddy

Buddy looks up at the very blur optics staring right back at her.

Buddy slowly looks around at the Autobots around her, especially the one with the blaster trained on her chassis.

“Primus tell me this is a dream…”--Buddy

Buddy patting the ends of Optimus’s digits slowly.

They aren’t sharp…

They aren’t sharp!

“OH PRIMUS THIS IS REAL!”--Buddy

Buddy somehow jumps out of the Prime’s servos and starts running to the door.

“Get her!”--Arcee

Smokescreen tries to tackle her down, but she sidesteps making him crash into a wall.

Arcee tries to fire a blast at her, but Optimus immediately puts the blaster down.

“Stand down everyone!”--Optimus

“But Prime—”--Arcee

“Stand down!”--Optimus

Everyone, even Buddy in the corner stops.

Optimus turns to Buddy who is shaking in the corner staring right back at him.

Ratchet is the first to make a move and slowly walks to Buddy.

Buddy tries to press herself more into the wall as ratchet stops in front of her.

“…Hello Buddy…”--Ratchet

“…Dr. Ratchet?”--Buddy

Ratchet gives her a tired smile.

“I’m going to look at some of your welding’s and dents. Is that okay?”--Ratchet

Buddy stops for a moment before nodding her helm, slowly sinking down to the floor letting Ratchet make a few checks on the wounds.

Buddy asks what she is doing on their base.

Something that everyone wants to know.

Optimus tells them about Soundwave’s visit.

How Soundwave wanted Buddy to stay with Prime as the Nemesis was no longer safe for her.

Buddy is in deep denial.

There was no way that Soundwave would do that.

Not after everything they went through.

But the more she thought about it… the more it made sense.

Soundwave wanted her to be safe, and he thought that Optimus was going to keep her safe.

Many bots looked uneasy at her.

They had a good reason too.

This was Megatron’s daughter after all.

What if Megatron came knocking on their door with bombs demanding the sparkling back?

Buddy is granted refuge by Optimus despite some opinions.

The tensions in the base were thick.

Buddy stuck by Ratchet’s side the entire time.

No one wanted anything to do with her, which she understood.

Something that she wasn’t expecting was one of the humans to come up to her and try and kick her pede.

Buddy cleaning some of Ratchet’s tools.

CLANG!

Buddy looks down to see an angry human girl looking at her.

“That was for Raf!”--Miko

“What is this ‘Raf’?”--Buddy

“You’re dad nearly killed him!”--Miko

Buddy looks at the smaller human boy semi hiding behind the taller human boy.

She hangs her head a bit.

“I am truly sorry for my… father’s actions young Raf.”--Buddy

Miko, Jack, and Raf look surprised by the apology.

“Yeah, well a sorry isn’t—”--Miko

“It’s okay.”--Raf

“It is?”--Buddy

“It is!”--Miko

“Yeah, it happened a while ago, but you didn’t have anything to do with it, right?”--Raf

Buddy looking slightly horrified.

“Of course not! I would never want to hurt your indigenous population on purpose or with any malicious intent!”--Buddy

“…wow…”--Jack

“You don’t seem to be related to old Bucket head.”--Miko

“Well… you wouldn’t be completely wrong. He found me in the streets of Kaon in a trash bin.”--Buddy

“So, you’re a dumpster baby?”--Miko

“Miko!”--Jack

“I suppose so. Miko… is that your designation?”--Buddy

“Yep! You know… you don’t exactly fit the Con description. Like at all. One your small—”--Miko

“I’m taller than you, though.”--Buddy

“Yet, Arcee has more height on you.”--Jack

“Arcee? Was that the one who—”--Buddy

“Tried to put more holes in you? Yeah, I’m Jack by the way.”--Jack

“Pleasure to meet you, Jack. My designation is Buddy.”--Buddy

“Wait really? I thought Ratchet said that to calm you down. Coming from Megs kid, I’d think that you’d be named something like ‘Skullcrusher’ or ‘Smash’ or something threatening.”—Miko

“Orion actually gave me the name.”—Buddy

“Orion? Wait as in…”----Jack

The kids and Buddy looking across the room at Optimus and Bumblebee talking.

“Yep.”—Buddy

Miko plopping down in front of Buddy.

“All right spill the lore!”—Miko

“What’s lore?”—Buddy

Things slowly became less tense with the kids acting as an olive branch.

The first ones to come around were Bumblebee and Smokescreen.

It only made sense being that Buddy was near the same age as the two.

The three of them would chat about human media and the latest movies they watched with the kids.

Buddy became very fond of the movie nights the kids would put up.

“Hey, it’s my turn to sit there!”—Smokescreen

Buddy sitting right behind the kids to watch the projector.

“I’m shorter so I get to sit here.I wouldn’t be able to see anything with your big helms in the way. Its only logical.”—Buddy

Miko hoping into Buddy’s lap with a blanket to ‘cover' them both.

“Aww. C’mon! Bee?”—Smokescreen

Bumblebee laying on his side slightly behind Buddy with Raf laying down on his helm with a yellow blanket.

“Beep boop bep beep (You snooze you loose, Smokescreen)”—Bumblebee

Smokescreen laying down, slightly sulking behind Buddy, with Jack slightly leaning on him with a pillow on his head.

“Traitor.”--Smokescreen

“Act you age Smokescreen.”--Buddy

“Wait who is the older one here anyways?”--Raf

“That would be Smokescreen. Bumblebee is the youngest one out of the three of us.”--Buddy

“So, you’re the middle child?”--Miko

“Yes?”—Buddy

Strangely, Magnus and Arcee where the next ones to fall.

It was all thanks to Buddy trying to prove that she wasn’t here for anything malicious.

The two had decided to do some training with the minibot.

They were surprised to see how well the mini could move so quickly and so fast.

Whatever training Buddy had previously was good.

Buddy dodging another attack from Arcee.

“That’s enough. Training is over.”--Magnus

Buddy huffing a bit.

“You tired already? Would have figured that you had more in you.”--Arcee

“You wish Arcee. You barely touched me this time.”--Buddy

“This time. Wait till next time.”--Arcee

Buddy smiling a bit before turning to Magnus, straightening her back struts a bit.

“Ultra Magnus, sir?”--Buddy

“The training was adequate. You need to learn how to attack faster at your opponent’s weak spots.”--Magnus

“I will do my best sir.”--Buddy

Magnus giving a small smile before leaving the room.

Buddy smiling a bit, trying to ignore the shaking servos when she left the room.

Bulkhead and Wheeljack were the last to fall.

It was all thanks to Miko.

Miko had been trying for a while to get them to play with Buddy.

Wheeljack flat out refused to work with Buddy, still thinking that this could have all been some sort of elaborate trick.

Bulkhead was a bit more open minded, but he backed Wheeljack up.

But after a bit of convincing, she managed to get them to play at least one game with her.

And it worked.

Bulkhead soon became another friend of Buddy’s while Wheeljack followed closely behind.

Optimus walking through the base with his data pad in his servo.

He turns the corner to hear laughter coming out of one of the rooms.

He peaks in to see Buddy and his two Wreckers playing, having a great time.

He manages to catch Buddy smiling.

A smile he hadn’t seen in a long, long time.

He turns and continues his walk.

Optimus and Ratchet obviously trusted Buddy right off the bat.

They knew their niece well.

But that didn’t shake the memory of Soundwave telling them that Megatron had laid his servo on Buddy.

Ratchet was absolutely fuming with anger.

How dare a father even consider doing such a horrendous act to their own sparkling!?

Optimus really wanted to fight Megatron.

He almost felt the same way as he did when Raf had gotten exposed to the dark energon.

In a way they both feel like they had failed.

What if scenarios popped up more with Buddy around.

The duo did their best to get Buddy to open up about her time on the Nemesis.

So far it had been snippets here and there, nothing major, but it was something.

Optimus, Ratchet, and Buddy looking at some coding in the empty base.

Buddy stops for a second.

“Buddy? You found something important?”--Ratchet

“It’s just…when fath—when Megatron left to space for those years on Earth, I was put in charge of the Decepticon army.”--Buddy

Ratchet’s optics widen a bit.

Optimus is not too surprised by this news.

“I—I tried to get in contact with you… I wanted to negotiate peace between our two factions, for good.”--Buddy

Optimus optics widen now.

“I—I figured it could be the one good thing I could do on the forsaken ship… I should have tried harder to—”--Buddy

Optimus hugs Buddy close.

Buddy’s optics become blurry with tears.

“Oh…oh Buddy…”--Ratchet

Ratchet rubs circles on Buddy’s back as she racks a sob on Optimus’s chassis.

The Prime holds her close to his spark, wishing he could take away her pain so badly.

They knew they needed to talk more about this to Buddy, but they never seemed to find the right time.

Until the truth revealed its ugly head.

Miko was on Buddy’s shoulder trying to show her a new photo that she took not too long ago.

Buddy didn’t notice Bulkhead behind them.

He wanted to get Miko to go help her with her guitar lessons.

The only things Buddy recognized was a dark shadow and a fast-moving servo.

It was too quick.

Buddy soon found herself cradling Miko close to her chassis with her back towards the offender.

She waited for the blow.

She felt sick when she didn’t feel the blow.

Maybe it was because the only thing Buddy could feel and hear where the loud hums of her spark going haywire.

She didn’t notice Miko furiously hitting her armor trying to snap her out of it.

She didn’t notice the sudden crowd around.

She did notice someone trying to take Miko away.

She tightens her grip on the human but making sure not to hurt her. That was the last thing she ever wanted to do.

It took a minute to try and get Buddy to calm down.

Buddy felt awful for the sudden panic.

Buddy sitting on the med slab looking at Miko who was in her servos.

“I’m so sorry for that.”--Buddy

“Buddy you’ve already apologized, anyways it’s okay.”--Miko

“No it’s not. That should have… it won’t happen again.”--Buddy

“It was my fault Buddy. Maybe if I hadn’t moved so fast.”—Bulkhead

Buddy looking at Bulkhead’s sorrowful optics.

“No Bulkhead it wasn’t you. You just looked a little like… The shadow reminded me of…”--Buddy

“Megatron?”--Ratchet

Buddy flinches a bit, but nods.

Silence.

Miko patting Buddy’s servo.

“When you came to the base all hurt, that was him wasn’t it.”--Miko

Buddy nods slowly.

“I… I think its about time you guys knew what happened. From the beginning. Optimus? Will you help me in the parts I don’t remember?”--Buddy

Optimus placing a servo on Buddy’s shoulder.

“Of course.”—Optimus

#transformers x reader #maccadam #bot buddy #tfp #tfp x reader #tfp optimus prime #tfp optimus x platonic reader #tfp ratchet #tfp ratchet x platonic reader #tfp soundwave #tfp soundwave x platonic reader #tfp miko

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emelinstriker · 4 months

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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.

♤ ~ 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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#transformers prime #tfp x reader #knockout x reader #cybertronian x human #transformers x reader #transformers x human #tfp knockout #tfp knockout x reader #comfort #hurt/comfort

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transingthoseformers · 1 year

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Actually No Yeah the Nemesis and the autobot base need deep cleanings, because one is an ancient ship that is / used to be a titan, and the other is an abandoned missile silo shoved into a mountain.

Especially since with a war going on nobody would have the time to actually commit to it, and a lot of mecha would have a hard time really getting into the tiny spaces. It's not the main corridors, quarters, or medbays I'm concerned about, but all the rarely used rooms and equipment.

#tfp au #maccadam #transformers #also because I'd think it'd be funny #lotsa throwing bubbles and soggy rags at each other #me writing this up as if I'm any good at this #a mech can dream y'know #and this hits harder when I remind us in the tfp au the autobot base is larger than it is in canon because i say so #also ☆finding weird and funny stuff in boxes☆#and also exploring long abandoned quarters and belongings of offlined mecha (or in the case of the autobot base humans)#aaaand I'm imagining someone absolutely going nuts laughing because they found the most gaudy fake spike in the world #''how does that even fit?'' ''maybe it was astrotrain's?'' ''hey i wonder if we should give it to Megatron'' ''nO OMG NOOOO DON'T😭''

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earthstellar · 3 months

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Just thinking about how close Miko came to getting killed in TFP "Con Job"

But not the scene where Fake Wheeljack grabs her;

I'm talking about the scene where she's in a hallway deep in the base, alone with Fake Wheeljack

He asks for where something is, and her response is a deadpan "I'd tell you, but then I'd have to crush your spark" or something along those lines.

Fake Wheeljack isn't familiar with humans. He can't be 100% sure if that's a real threat or not. Sure, she's tiny and squishy, but what are humans capable of?

Fake Wheeljack has her alone, away from the others at least far enough that it might take a little time for them to respond to any screams.

He doesn't move to attack, because he doesn't want to blow his cover unless it's unavoidably necessary, and because if humans really can put up a fight, he wants her to take the first swing to see what she's got.

She may not register as that much of a realistic threat, but she did technically threaten him, and Decepticons (with the exception of Knock Out, via movie night) have little exposure to humanity. He may not understand human sarcasm.

And after all, scraplets are tiny little things, yet look at all the damage they cause. I think Fake Wheeljack is sizing up Miko, just for a moment here. Just waiting to see if she might try to act on that threat.

Miko breaks the tension with a quick "just kidding", but for a moment there, there is a real fear that he might just decide to snuff Miko out while he has a good, clear chance to do so.

Of course, Miko doesn't know how close she came to being killed.

She didn't know she was speaking to a Decepticon.

Sure, she likely realised after Fake Wheeljack was exposed as an imposter just how dangerous an encounter it was, but in the moment...

... It's a very adult fear, being evoked here.

It's a child speaking to an adult who is someone other than who they say they are, with hidden motives, while alone in a secluded space with relatively few places to run to. She trusts him, because she thinks she is a friend of her protector, an adult she already trusts. And her protector likes this guy, so why wouldn't she?

Miko thinks she's playing around with a cool tough guy buddy, but in reality, she is extraordinarily lucky that he did not take the very easy shot that he had to take her out away from the eyes of the others.

Later, he does directly threaten her life.

But I think Miko was arguably closer to death in this scene rather than when she was grabbed and held hostage; A hostage is protection. Fake Wheeljack likely wasn't actually going to kill her then, because there would be nothing stopping the Autobots from opening fire on him if he lost his hostage.

But in this earlier scene, nobody was watching. He could have killed her, walked out and claimed she was running around deeper in the base, pretending to be on a "mission", because that behaviour is in line with how he's seen Miko behave since his arrival. He knows she's a bit more energetic than the others, she's more into "being tough and cool", it's something she would plausibly do.

Fake Wheeljack would return, the Autobots wouldn't be overly surprised to hear Miko got distracted by her imagination while messing around in the base, and they'd give it just enough time before going to actively look for her that the ground bridge would be back online and Fake Wheeljack could make it back to the Nemesis -- Leaving the Autobots to find her body after he was already gone.

This would also potentially frame the real Wheeljack for her death, if Fake Wheeljack's cover wasn't blown before departing, in this scenario.

Really dark shit.

I haven't seen this episode in a while, but it popped into my head and felt like it was worth talking about, because TFP does a great job of utilising adult fears in a way that isn't blatant enough to upset younger audiences, while also registering the real depth of the potential threat to older audiences who will recognise things like this.

Anyway, glad Miko survived, because holy shit this could have been grim.

#maccadam #transformers #maccadams #tfp #transformers prime #tfp miko #tfp con job #miko nakadai

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