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therobotsarestuckinmyhead · 8 days ago

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i forgot to send a req 😭

I have an idea about Swindle where the reader is one of his customers who is clearly not happy with the terrible after-sales service (and the in the process) and decided to "ask" for a refund. Which means keeping Swindle around, using him, threatening him to see him struggling just for fun, to pay off his debts?

Idk what continuity to set on, maybe idw? Or whatever. I cool with everything, literally

♡ “CUSTOMER COMPENSATION” — Swindle [IDW]

the comedic potential cannot be ignored. im sorry for the late posting. i wanted this to be peak so i really took my time with this one radat… might have become borderline crack.

scenario: you're a pissed off customer with a psychotic streak and Swindle tries his best to get out of your clutches with a deal you can't refuse, you may be the first bot he's ever given any compensation.

setting: Swindle's luxury apartment on Luna 2, this does not follow any storylines in IDW but Starscream rules Cybertron

Swindle was having a wonderful day, a fine day, really. It was absolutely smooth. Ripped off a couple of those ugly four helm-ed aliens for tech he found at a scrapyard for a profit of two hundred shanix, in all fairness, he did work to get it in working order so a profit was understandable (by his own definition of understandable). Even if it was by a ridiculous margin given the standing of Shanix when compared to other interplanetary currencies— not like it once was, the worth of the shanix had considerably dropped because of the frivolous war in which his lawyers advised him to say that he had no part in. So for legal reasons, he didn’t play a role. Swindle just hopes the other Combaticons are smart enough to keep their vocalizers shut and have lawyers do the talking, where ever the rest of his old team was.

But, despite all the controversy surrounding the war and the factions and the current socio-economic state of Cybertron, business was booming and the war was great advertising for him. So much illegal arms smuggled and sold, he had an off-planet deposit practically drowning in shanix. He's still getting customers.

Now, before you call him any aggressive labels like ‘war profiteer’ or ‘terrorist supplier’, one should know that he was just an opportunist. The war was ‘prime’ business. And he helped solve the conflict too! By selling hundreds of thousands of counterfeit, cheaply mass produced weapons, slapping some new paint and calling it a newer name and appealing to a buyer’s perception— slimey, sure. But faulty, low-quality scrap was one way to end a war. Someone would be destined to lose that way!

And surely, it wouldn't come back to bite him on the tailpipe.

Sure, there's been break-ins at his customer-service centers lately… Some of his employees were threatened by a masked assailant but it was all the usual. Just another day of being an ex-Decepticon. He hadn't thought much about it, and was quick to dismiss the signs of a storm.

Besides, the war is over. He got pardoned (thanks to the oh, so merciful Starscream… All that blackmail in store helped him out a ton) and he's a new mech, even if his business is still up and running— But not on the scale that it once was, he needs to be covert to avoid Prowl's detection— Secret service offices scattered across Cybertron to not only avoid Prowl and his own network of informants but also any.. particularly distasteful customers.

And you were the latter. You continue to silently listen to his pede-steps as the mech walks into his living space, all giddy and smiling. But you're going to wipe that smile off his face even if it kills you. Though he remains blissfully aware of your presence in his living space— gleefully, with a pep in his step, the businessmen switch the lights on with a simple clap of his servos, it's none of the mainlights thankfully… The room is still quite dimly lit, good cover for yourself. Swindle lived in luxury within a deluxe apartment complex on one of Cybertron's moons, probably why it took you so long to find him. Of course your sensors couldn't pick up on that slime with all the EM interferences up there. But you only realized this after cycles of harassing Swindle's underpaid employees at each of his customer service stations, you'd finally managed to get his precise location after some… persuasion.

He will rue the day he crossed you, Swindle should have known better than to cross you of all Decepticons— Sold you a faulty grenade launcher frame modification which you only came to realize was faulty after an emergency situation in which you somehow proceeded to barely survive. He was going to pay and pay your bills, Starscream didn't exactly make frame repair very cheap in his new Cybertron.

You managed to break in and now you're hiding in his office-space, you served megacycles as a Covert Operative. This was child's play. The security measures of his home were laughable. Whoever he hired for this swindled the Swindler himself or maybe he was just being a cheapskate… either way, it works out in your favour. Your talons scrape his desk as you gently drag your servos along its surface, you had lots of fun reading through his numerous accounts and sales pitches as you patiently awaited for his arrival.

As Swindle hears the light scraping noises from the other side of the room, his finials shooting upward for a moment as he grumbles, entering the code on his keypad, he fails to notice your handiwork. It's a subtle sign of a break-in. The lack of conflict has made him less observant. But the same could not be said for you.

“I thought they'd taken care of the scraplet infestation—” He mutters as the metal door slides open and just as he steps in, the door slowly closes behind him. A standard reaction from its mechanisms. He turns towards the switch board right by the door, his pede-steps being the only noise audible, until your venom pierces through the silence.

“I can assure you, I am no scraplet, Swindle.”

The energon in his lines froze. Had he been a measly organic, Swindle would've been in cold sweat. He recognizes that voice well. The cold yet soft tone, the looming danger before him laced in it— scaring him yet luring him in closer with its silent anger. An old customer.

Swindle was warned of you, in a rather cryptic way by Vortex back in the day and he never took it seriously. Truth was, he didn't know who he was dealing with at first. Despite there being something slightly off about you (which, in his defense, is a common trait for every Decepticon), you were oddly irrelevant. Nobody had a thing on you. No mention on any record, he asked your designation around and all he got is “who’s that?”. Maybe that's why Megatron made you into a Covert Operative, your seemingly endless ability to be in the background and remain disarmingly irrelevant was a quality required in that field but at the time, he only thought of you as another chump. Swindle liked to do a little ‘background check’ on all his customers, just to make sure they could pay for what they were ordering. Certainly, a reasonable practice but he couldn't find a damn thing on you.

Swindle will admit, he had made a… severe miscalculation. All that ‘not judging a book by its cover’ thing had some merit after all. Especially altering having its proof sit on his chair, by his desk, in his luxury apartment.

“You so much as rattle your plating, I will shoot.” The subtle yet threatening glow of the blaster in your servos charging up, he's brought back to this world as he's made acutely aware of how compromised his situation is.

“We.. We can talk this out!” There's an audible panic in his tone, his pedes imperceptibly shifting backwards— an attempt to make a run for it but the door behind him is closed, he'll need to enter the code on the keypad to leave. He can't even see you. For all he knows, you could be armed with some sort of plasma canon.

The distinct sound of a cannon charging up makes his frame stiffens and all other movement ceases as he raises his servos up, a natural yet futile reaction— a pathetic attempt to shield himself from the wrathful bot sitting with an even angrier sounding cannon, as if it would do him any good.

“C'MON– WE CAN TALK THIS OUT!”

The lights immediately illuminate the room and for a moment, Swindle thought he was at the Afterspark with how bright the room was but his optics adjusted quickly. You must've found a way to access his override codes.

And there he sees the last face he could ever want to see— not that it was yours specifically, no; he has nothing particularly personal (maybe until this) relating with you. But Swindle can tell the sneer of disgruntled and possibly disappointed customers well-enough.

“Oh, hah! It's a.. It's you!” Swindle says with poorly masked nervousness as he brings his servos down. The mean looking cannon still pointed at his direction. Swindle would've notified his security only if you didn't have that damned thing pointing right at his helm. And Swindle might be a con-mech but he's not stupid enough to think he can possibly outrun cannon fire.

You continue to keep your unamused look, sitting relaxed on his chair with your stabilizing servos spread— One servo gripping the cannon, pointing it right at him and the other supporting yourself helm up as you lean your full weight on his rather comfortable chair. Your posture radiates an arrogant confidence and malice that Swindle has only seen on Megatron before which makes him somehow, even more scared.

“20 decacycles.” You mutter, shifting your position as you sit up with your backstruts straight against his chair. You're definitely a bit too big for it but currently, Swindle is about to oil himself so he doesn't really find it funny.

“...what?” He didn't really catch that, he smiles nervously— In a manner a bad door-to-door salesman would when they're aware of how low-quality the items they're selling are. A stark contrast to the pearly, charming smile of the arms dealer that had so painfully deceived you.

“Twenty decacycles of complaining at your so-called ‘Customer Service Line’.” You huff out, the anger barely contained in your tone as you rise up, imposing figure and the cannon your strong servos are holding up single-handedly more than just an act of intimidation for him. Swindle feels small, his spark is hammering. He looks like a cornered scraplet and you couldn't be any more happier.

His purple optics widen a bit at the mention of those ‘call-centers’, making a call to one of them to address an issue in purchasing was like trying to write a letter to a dust-bin labelled ‘feedback box’ with a paper shredder inside it. Of course nothing would be done.

“They kept telling me that I would get compensation in the form of a fragging gift card.” You sneer as you walk up towards him, looking down at him like he was scum of the Earth. Definitely awakened something in him but now is NOT the time for that. However, his fear didn't hold him back from defending his business practices.

“Hey, hey.. Do you know how much shanix you could save if you use gi–” Bargaining for a lower price from his suppliers and sweet talking customers into buying an overpriced product might've been his forte but it seemed as if he couldn't talk his way out of getting scrapped for the life of him. You drop the cannon with the loud thud, swiftly proceeding to slam his back against the door with your servos on his pauldron. You hold his frame up higher against the door so that you can look at him optic-to-optic, just so he could see the sheer rage in you. His pedes dangle as he's pinned against the door, hanging like a portrait nailed against a wall.

He swore his systems practically offlined for a moment. The sheer proximity and unprofessionalism from a usually well-mannered customer would've been daunting but Swindle can't help thinking of what could've been if this were a different context. He continues to get lost in your gleaming optics as he daydreams momentarily.

You seem to notice this— his inner conflict raging on. And an absolutely sadistic idea pops up in your helm, one which makes your derma curve into a devious smirk. How far would he be willing to go with this? How far can you push him? You'd manage to collect a lot of… evidence on him to say the least.

“You know, I went through your accounts.”

“You did… what?” Swindle is not a fool and he knows for certain now that you're not a fool either. There are heavy implications behind your words. And the smile playing on your dermas is a warning.

“Yes. You know, I have to admit. You must have quite the auditor.”

“Well, I know a bot…” He mumbles as he remains in this awkward position with you but you feel generous, you move your face away from him so you could gently put him down so that his pedes kiss the floor like they're supposed to.

“Whoever he is must be very compliant.” You sigh, there's a hint of playfulness laced into your dangerous words which make him all the more concerned and strangely intrigued.

“I mean, laundering shanix you've gotten from illegal arms must not be easy with Prowl around.”

You mentioning Prowl couldn't lead to anything good and the wolfish grin you have is good enough of an indication.

“I gotta keep those enforcers off my tailpipe somehow.” He's not denying your accusation. Not in the slightest. “If you've seen my accounts then you'd know how much selling an exemplar piece of Cybertronian weaponry could fetch ya.” Swindle takes a strange sort of pride in that fact.

“Hm. Of course.” You're not surprised. The atmosphere remains thick and you lean towards him as your servos continue to keep him caged against the door. The thought of trying to grab the cannon on the floor does cross his processor but he's not going to be a test for your reaction-time. “And I suppose breaking the Tyrest Accord is worth that much.” You mumble out, the mere mention of that anti-customer-inclusion policy was a threat.

Swindle's expression is one of many but mainly shock— not that he's shocked at your implied accusation of him breaking the Tyrest Accord but the fact that you've managed to find out that he's been catering goods to the more fleshy type.

“You think I can't figure that out? I'm practically a spy. Or did you think I was stupid?” There's barely any distance between the two of your faces. He would've been sweating buckets as an organic. Swindle is in a whole load of slag.

“Nonononono! Of course not! Pffft– D-Don't be ridiculous!” Swindle waves his servo, dismissing what you said. His EM field is emitting nothing but nervousness and he's doing a horrible job at keeping it tucked to himself in such a stressful situation. Despite the sneer you have on your face, you're enjoying this a lot more than he could've ever imagined— seeing his distress is like watching your favourite sports team win.

“You're uh.. a very, very capable mech. Horrifyingly capable!” His nervous chuckling does damage to the usual deceptiveness of his smile, Swindle has no clue on what to do. You're so close. And he can't do a damn thing other than feel the gentle flow of air from the vents of your frame.

“And you know who else knows that?” You lean even closer, the ex-vents from every metaphorical breath you take right against his faceplates as you speak in that sultry tone, a dangerous playfulness lacing it into a gift he is afraid to open and look into.

“Wh-Who?” He asks, his purple optics fixated on your face, analyzing every expression with little success. Until he sees that gleefully smile plastered across your faceplates. You're enjoying this. Your helm is right by his audial now that you've leaned to his level.

“Prowl.”

A single designation, one word that is enough to instill fear into the sparks of any ex-Decepticon illegal arms dealer. Swindle stiffens as he catches onto what you're implying— You're going to rat him out to Prowl of all mechs. This wasn't just a personal attack, this was a full-on death threat. This would not only collapse his entire business but also leaves him behind bars. Welp. Better than a death sentence?

“And I have it all on the record.”

Frag. Nevermind. Death sentence it is. Because of course you were smart enough to make a copy of all his accounts on a data drive. It was solid incriminating evidence. This can't possibly get any—

“Also, I'm sure our, oh so wonderful Lord of Cybertron would be thrilled to know you've managed to rack up four million shanix alone from cycles of tax evasion.”

Swindle might combust any moment now that you've mentioned Starscream. He's never felt so helpless before. His pride crumbles as you've managed to uncover some of his many financial crimes. And this was just his financial crimes. Swindle worries if you have access to the old, currently shut-down Decepticon database… You must've been absolutely enraged at him to go this far. A real psycho, Swindle thinks to himself. You've got it all calculated. It was actually sort of impressive.

But maybe he could convince you to join him? Maybe. Being a ex-Decepticon Covert Operative meant you had to be blacklisted from at least seventeen different planets. He could give you equipment as well as use your services to his need to keep his even more un-cooperative customers silent and you've seen the profit he makes. Swindle is doubtful you'd resist a deal as sweetly tempting as this one. Swindle's derma forms a thin line silently as he thinks of a way to get out of this. The moment you get bored, Primus knows what you'll do to him!

“How about five percent of all company profits?” He smiles, feeling a lot more confident in his plan. The old deceptively charming used-car salesman smile returning to his features, Swindle sees a mutually beneficial opportunity and is willing to take it. His offer makes you quirk an optical ridge, questioning just what his motives are. Could you even trust him on this?

“For some prolonged… shall we say, services?” So he wanted to keep you around? Either way, it wasn't confirmation that he wouldn't doublecross you but it was a solemn declaration that he wouldn't betray you in the foreseeable future. You lean away from him. You may have been a vengeful mech but you were daft, you were a bot with a purpose but your purposes did need a lot of funding.

“Ten.” You reply sternly, leaving no room for bargaining and Swindle winced visibly, as if it physically hurt him having to give away that much. But his frame relaxes. He lets out a deep ex-vent.

“...deal.”

Maybe Swindle could talk himself out of a life-or-death situation, unlike what you previously thought.

me successfully attempting to understand how money laundering works for a fanfiction:

this was so much fun to write! i have a few more ideas for swindle which im not sure i will execute. i don't know why but when it comes to Swindle, i end up getting so many ideas for no reason

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startheskelaton · 6 months ago

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I'm not sure how Nightflyer and Soundblsster met Sparkplug, but I guess they met her at Earth.

So I'll do my interpretation of how Nightflyer and Soundblaster got on Earth.

Nightflyer was at the palace as usual, going to his berth after he finishes all work for the day he overhears from his sire's chambers about space bridge and how it can take someone to a different planet.

Interested, he begs and pleades Soundblaster to help him try the space bridge, which Soundblaster soon agrees with, using this as an opportunity to get rid of Nightflyer.

So they sneak out and go to the room where the space bridge is kept, and they eventually find it after a few miss ups at which room is it and knocking a few guards or less.

They tried using the space bridge, but it went wrong, and they both ended on the same planet called Earth. They ended up in different places, Nightflyer ended up in the same forest where Optimus first arrived and met Spike, and he's amazed by Earth's beauty while Soundblaster ended up in near fancy human city as he wondered where the living FRAG he ended up.

And that's pretty much it. You can tell me how they actually ended up

Also, I think Nightflyer and Soundblaster would love Earth and its culture.

Nightflyer like Optimus from idw comic and maaaaaaaybe Repunzel from Tangled would fall in love with Earth's beauty and its creatures and plants since he never saw that back Cybertron where everything's metal. To his, this would be a dream come true since, like you said, he's into mutants and plants.

Soundblaster wouldn't like it at first, but then he sees humanity's arts, creativity, literature, museums, and many more humanity has to offer. Like Nightflyer, this would be a dream come true to him, too, since he's into art and literature.

Bonus: Back on Cybertron, Starscream and Shockwave panicking where the living Primus where their sons went and screaming at anyone while Slipscream tries to eat her energon cereal.

Anyway i really love your ocs and I wish to know more about them. I really love how you have progressed the story so far. I love it.

Actually the real answer is a good bit different, however I love the story you made, It was vary fun to read!

This is how it really went down.

Shockwave chose Nightflyer in particular to be the one to go to earth undercover, he did this because he knew that Night was so loyal to his family, that he wouldn't change sides if need be (this would be proven right later). Nightflyer was absolutely mortified when he was told that he needed to go to earth, not because he didn't like earth, but because he would have to go alone to make the plan look believable. Also he would have to purposefully crash his ship on the planet... but the alone thing was more of priority for him.

He dose make it to earth and makes the ship crash, making it look like he desperately trying to escape from Cybertron. He would be found and taken to the Autobot base (after checking him for tracking devices) where he would be questioned and checked to see if his arrival would bring more enemies to the planet. He was kinda blacked out for a while (because of the crash) when he was sent to Ratchet's med bay to undergo an emergency check up. And who just happened to be the reluctant medical assistant on hand? Sparkplug. She really had to fight her dad in order to stay and help with the exam (she really wanted to be part of something exciting, and a random hot guy falling from space was definitely exciting).

They properly met during tryouts for being put on a mission team. Nightflyer passed well (however he needed to hide his full potential as to not tip off that he was part of the Cybertonian guard). Sparkplug on the other hand passed with shockingly flying colors for a bot her size, however was immediately turned away by Megatron (this is because Sparkplug has been training most of her life to be qualified for off base missions, however is shot down by her dad each time at the qualifying tests. Like her late father, she's not one to take rejection lying down, so she has trained for years and gone to every try out. Much to Megatron's dismay, this has only forced her to get stronger then she would have been if he had passed her earlier).

At first Sparkplug is kinda spiteful against Night simply because he was able to go on missions despite being so new to the autobots, however something makes her look at him differently... she notices he's lying. She has no idea what about but she can feel it, something about his story is too perfect, he's moving up the ranks too quickly and cold outer shell doesn't fit with someone who wanted to break away from his original faction. So when she finds him in the library one night, she corners him, and he breaks... but not fully. He reveals his true personality to her, but not his mission. He is vary genuin about how he feels trapped by having to mask all the time, that no one would take his seriously if he was himself, and how he genuinely felt oppressed by the "the strong rule the weak" mentality of the Decepticons. In return, Sparkplug opens up about her strange existence and confusing expectations people have for her. That she needs to be a replacement but not a copy, to have prime's kindness but none of Megatron's anger, love herself for being special but listen to everyone talk about how freaky her existence is. And after that night... Sparks start to fly between the two.

Soundblaster met Sparkplug in the middle of space.

Eventually the time comes and the seekers (slipstream and company) show up on earth and it's revealed that Nightflyer was a spy the whole time. And a dangerous one at that, actually able to go up against a good amount of the autoboots. This breaks Sparkplug's heart because she talked to Nightflyer a LOT, she had no idea if any of that was real or not. It didn't help his case when he immediately sided with his sister, going back to being a deception due to his loyalty to his family.

However during this shit show, who arrives but the DJD, taking advantage to the situation to try and take Sparkplug in order to make her a new Megatron. Seeking a chance to be praised by Shockwave, Soundblaster is able to grab Sparkplug admits the chaos (capturing the last remints of Optimus prime would be extremely useful in manipulating the public or just making a super weapon) . However due to a mix of Skywarp's powers fucking up along with Slipstream's (she has the same power's as Skywarp), Soundblaster and Sparkplug are warped halfway across the universe. This now forces our characters to try and find Spark before anyone else can.

When coming to, Sparkplug is absolutely livid at Soundblaster and immediately attacks him. But due to the situation, they reluctantly come to an agrement, get somewhere where they can get back to Cybertron or earth, then fight about it then. This forces the two to work with one another to try and make it to intergalactic space station without dying. During this time, Sound only communicates through mores code, never speaking once. However him and Sparkplug have a good amount of conversations, slowly opening up to one another. They really hit it off when Sparkplug is able to relate to Soundblaster, but admit that he defiantly had it worse then her (nightflyer on the other hand saw himself and Soundblaster as equally out cased despite the huge power discrepancy). She's able to see him for who he is, what he was supposed to be, and who he wants to be... and this makes Soundblaster throw away his loyalty to the decepticons and decide to be loyal to Sparkplug herself.

OH MY GOD this was a long post, I could go on but I need to stop myself before this becomes an essay.

#artists on tumblr #oc #transformers #tf #ask #ask blog #ask box #lore dump #one spark au #transformers au #transformers oc #tf sparkplug #sparkplug #nightflyer #tf nightflyer #soundblaster #tf soundblaster #long post #this was a really big lore dump I'm so sorry

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spacelattae · 1 month ago

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Future Fics Poll

Heheh what's up guys, it's Mare and I'm here today with my future fic ideas (after "you're dying of thirst" is completed ofc, tho I may be swayed if any idea gets enough votes lol) - so without further ado here are the options.

ONE:

[ something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue ]

Jazz and Soundwave may both be Spymasters of opposing factions, but that was the only thing they ever had in common.

“Jazz: was in love with Optimus Prime?”

“You were in love with crazy-insane-warlord Megatron? You’ve got kids! He’d be a terrible influence!”

…right?

Four chapters, both of them are POWs of the Quintessons rn, uneasy alliance to fight the common enemy! AU, jazz talks too much, and SW listens too well, both are sneaky enough to end the war if they really put their minds to it, they just need a reason, LOVE IS A REASON

TWO:

[ could never tell you what happened the day I turned seventeen ]

(TFP) Jack went to med school and yet is somehow dangerously attached to his motorcycle. Miko became an engineer who loves making things explode and never opened up to anyone ever again. Raf graduated with a masters from MIT at 19, but he still can’t learn to drive.

“They left!”

“Miko, be reasonable about this.”

“Reasonable? I AM being reasonable! He was my best friend, and he never came back. I don’t owe them ANYTHING!”

Or, in which the Autobots leave Earth without a trace, without a call, until a last SOS signal years later before Cybertron goes dark— and the kids grow up (time sometimes does not heal wounds, but deepens them).

Instead of autobots coming to save Earth the kids (now adults) go off to save cybertron, lots of tearful reunions, Miko was MESSED UP by Bulkhead leaving, tbh I would be too, they were literally father and daughter, Jack has PTSD, Raf cannot drive, he's also a child prodigy

THREE:

[ I miss the magic of the good old days ] <- (title may change)

Bee was a child when the war began.

Sometimes, it feels like war is all he‘ll ever know.

“Careful, little scout. Wouldn’t want to break those delicate digits of yours, now would we?”

Bee looked up at Starscream, knowing there was energon leaking from the corner of his mouth and staining his dermas, but the taste was soothing; familiar, comfort, home. He grinned, a savage satisfaction ripping under his plating when Starscream caught sight of Bee’s bared fangs and took a small, unnerved step back.

“Have you forgotten how many times these delicate digits have handed your aft back to you?”

Pit Fighter! Bee, After The War AU, based on Bee’s love of throwing hands, think of bayverse Bee always standing on business and finding the biggest mf around to punch, and TFP bee clocking Arachnid that one time, "KNIFE HANDS", generally Bee being a menace, Starbee >:)

FOUR:

[ goodbyes are bittersweet, but it’s not the end (I’ll see your face again) ]

(IDW/TFP) Optimus Prime dives into the Well of Allsparks, and Megatron is haunted by ghosts.

“You’re following me,” Megatron whispered into the dark, his digits stilling around his stylus. Poetry seemed like an embarrassing use of time now, with the suffocating sensation that he was being watched. Then the set of his mouth turned contemplative, his optics glinting red, red as the dawn. “Would you like me to talk to you, too?”

Or, in which even though the war was over, Megatron sees his age-old enemy in every flash of sunlight and every tumbling stone and every sound that sneaks up on him. And he wouldn’t mind, really, because Optimus was dead, and Megatron was alive, and so he had won— but that thought hurt, and Megatron did not know why.

i lowk combined tfp and idw with this one, trust it kinda makes sense, megs becomes a hermit after the war, heavy redemption, PARENTING, trust it's so good, sad/happy ending, angst, OP won't leave megs alone even in death, they're just tragic like that

FIVE:

[ I love you (just not in the way you want me to) ]

Most bots don’t notice, but Optimus hasn’t been functioning right since the war began, and it’s obvious why: sparkbreak is never the easiest for anyone. And Jazz, as resident SIC, takes it upon himself to fix it.

(Every time he lays in Optimus’s berth and plays pretend, he feels a part of him shatter, until he can hardly recognize what is left).

Hanahaki!AU, Start of the War, Jazz offers himself up as a rebound, Lots of angst, OP is heartbroken, he misses D, fwb!AU, Jazz has loved OP since day 1, and is now really suffering for it, it actually sucks, everything is terrible, ambiguous ending, idek how to end this, lol

SIX:

[ and the knife turned gold ] <- (title may change)

They called Orion Pax chaos-bringer. Dark-stalker, light-strider, ghost of the Archives, menace of the golden city. They warned D-16 all about Iacon’s prince when he left the comfort of the Pits of Kaon to be a glorified babysitter to the little brat. All for a good cause, of course; as soon as the corrupted lineage of the Primes was eliminated, everyone would be all the better for it. Everything they had worked for came down to THIS.

The one thing they didn’t count on was D-16 enjoying his time with Orion Pax, because oh, what a wonderful little revolutionary lay behind that sharp glossa and sharper-than life processor and teasing optics. It truly was a shame he was only here to kill him.

Lord High Protector AU, Assassin AU, Orion is Sentinel’s little brother, and has not yet figured out he killed their older siblings, Sentinel is a D1 manipulator, and D is CONFLICTED, but also trying to start a revolution, he’s from Kaon, conflicts of interests! Miscommunication! D only applied for the job to assassinate both Sentinel and Orion! He didn’t count on falling for the lil one! HAHAHAA

SEVEN:

[ mirror mirror on the wall ]

(TFA) Optimus Prime confiscates an odd mirror from Swindle right before arresting him along with the rest of the Decepticons, who await trial. The mirror is magic and Primus is laughing at him.

Saw this one post where TFA Optimus sees how great and mighty the other Optimus’s are and gets really insecure, decided I wanted to write it, OP and the amazing jailbreak, Megs and OP are uneasy allies, this one IS enemies to lovers, they fight unicron oh wow shocker, Cybertron politics in TFA made me so mad, Sentinel gets punched, multiple times, he deserved it

#transformers #optimus prime #megatron #sticky #soundwave #jazz #transformers animated #transformers prime #transformers idw #megop #jazzop #starbee #starscream #jazzwave #tfp #tfa #hanahaki

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daiourage · 6 months ago

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That One Arc in Prime Where Optimus Lost His Memory But This AU Makes No Sense Because It's a Mix Between IDW and One

Happy New Years! My drawing app keeps crashing so I decided to draw my ideas on paper, and this took quite a while;;;

As always, press/click for both the full picture and for better quality!!!

["Brief" explanation of this comic:

1. In a previous post I mentioned wanting One to continue into something similar to the IDW continuum because I,,, love IDW, just in general, but the IDW MegOp crumbs are also tasty--//shot 1-2. Also the way the characters refer to each other is intentional please I think I know what I'm doing?? It's been a while since I consumed TF content (until recently) though. This entire comic is a what-if scenario that came to me when I was showering lol-- 2. MegOp is established 👍 (insert "old man yaoi joke" here (I agree with y'all btw, not mocking)) 3. In the last panel, I was debating whether or not to put Elita with Bee in helping Megs call Optimus "Pax", but decided to put Starscream because I feel like it makes more sense non-One wise. 3-2. I wanted to include more dialogue with other characters, but it ended up looking like it was shoehorned in because the concept was very MegOp centered I'm so sorry (me to every other character) Just know I love every one of y'all-- 4. I have crudely simplified the characters by complete accident. My bad;;;; in my defense, every character changes a lot when I'm not looking (I had so much trouble trying to figure out which Bee design to use),,, 5. It is very fast paced on accident as well;;; might sound like a badly translated manga, too;;; I don't know how it turned out but maybe my bilingual self is in that one phase where I'm good at neither language;;;]

It might look a little messy because it's been so long since I've touched colored pencils I'm,,, gonna try to get used to it since my app doesn't seem to be getting fixed anytime soon;;; (I don't know if it's an iPad problem or an app problem;;; Sketchbook get your shit together please,,,)

Also, I used a couple of sparkly colored pencils but I'm not sure it translated well in the scan so I'm a little disappointed but eh,,,

Also also, have this thing I drew of Megs being lovestruck in the last page when Optimus comes back lmao--

My bad for the long post; it's currently 4 AM because I stayed up watching music shows over here;;I hope we all have a wonderful year. I have a feeling my TF phase is gonna last a couple years longer than it usually does jlsdlakjsdlkfja

Let's all have a good time, yeah~?

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vynxwave · 4 months ago

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Spoilers for my fave part of Skybound Transformers #18 under the cut

With me being a MegaSound enjoyer, I GOTTA talk about their moment in #18.

Also, before we get into that — honorable mention to me in December where I said:

I actually had made this comment specifically because I noticed that in Skybound Transformers the Transformers were notably very friendly/touchy with each other, as inspired by the G1 cartoon, and that Soundwave appeared a Megatron loyalist.

...NONETHELESS I'M STILL SO SURPRISED IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.

One thing that surprised me is that Megatron is very level-headed and calm — instead of immediately angrily dealing with Starscream, he opts to repair Ravage.

Looking back, this Megatron seems to have some quirky abilities in general... such as in the Energon Universe Special 2024 where he just reconnects his arm. I wonder if we'll get an explanation for his special abilities in #19?

Anyways, onto the pages/panels that have been etched into my brain:

I'M SO UNWELL ABOUT THEM. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.

As someone who knows a thing or two about them... their relationship has never been portrayed quite like this before, and I'm so happy for this!!!

One thing I have absolutely yearned to see in their relationship is this explicit recognition of one another — it never made sense to me why it was something that always remained largely unspoken between them when oftentimes a large part of Soundwave's character is being a Megatron loyalist. I'm so glad to see his loyalty being affirmed and responded to in such a meaningful way.

Here we see Megatron value Ravage as well as recognize what he is to Soundwave. I'm quite glad they all have a cohesive dynamic between each other like this.

i can't get over soundwave kneeling and saying "my master" omfg. I CAN'T GET OVER IT....

Back in #7 we saw the Decepticons kneeling for Soundwave after he assumed Decepticon leadership and they chanted his name. Soundwave kneeling, but also holding onto Megatron's extended hand/finger feels far more personal and even reverent — especially with the "faithful servant" and "my master" lines.

I could talk about what this contributes to what the Decepticons are being built up as, but I'll save a Skybound Decepticon analysis post for when #19 is out xD.

^ It's very interesting how "master" is used instead of the more typical "lord".

I'm super loving Skybound Megatron so far, he's so intriguing and such a cool interpretation of Megatron. I also love looking back and seeing Megatron's ideological influence on Soundwave's ideals/leadership.

Megatron having serious damage but still maintaining every ounce of his evil threat and danger is something I looove.

Prior to Skybound, IDW Transformers vs. G.I. Joe (2014) explicitly referred to Soundwave as the cassettes' father. I didn't actually read this comic, save for issue #10's prose story at the back "Black Cybertron" and I was quite surprised... it's definitely meant to be read in context with the all prior issues LOL.

It is curious how it appears that Frenzy/Rumble aren't included in said family in Skybound?

Megatron calling Ravage "small thing" reminded me of him calling the father he spared in the Energon Universe Special 2024 the same thing xD.

...I forgot to explain yesterday I recommended reading the Void Rivals comic because of the Transformers #19 cover xD — in Void Rivals the Transformers' enslavement by the Quintessons origin (the "Age of Wrath") is detailed. Megatron alluded to this origin in — you guessed it — the Energon Universe Special 2024.

next TF vol (4) is called "Conquer and Control" which I'm excited for xD im hoping so hard for continued good moments between megatron and soundwave

#skybound spoilers #transformers skybound spoilers #skybound tf spoilers #megatron #soundwave #megasound #vynx.txt

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briefeee · 4 months ago

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ES SoundStar are very bird coded to me...and I think alot about that. 🙂‍↕️🤧 (ignore how crows and owls have perm rivalry) (my friend also said it makes sense bc why else does Starscream keep building nests (in my au) -> Soundwave get to work!)

The way all my SoundStars are different yet similar in all universes bothers me sometimes but I also love talking/being asked about them at the same time

Meanwhile: Tfp SoundStar is rather avion-bug v. lizard coded in comparison

TFP Starscream really really looks like a secretary bird with his crest/spikiness + the way he kicks his legs in the show lmao

Though: g1 SoundStar is super cat on all fronts in terms of personality and dynamics, IDW SoundStar is probably a good mix of all previous attributes with some minute differences. But again these are all based off of my previous writings and personal hcs and subject to change as I go or write lol

Bonus fact: my IDW Soundwave speaks German; he really only has ever used it to insult Starscream though lol at least post-war, it makes for some fun scenarios (like calling mr supreme leader a brat or a little-)

I think one day I would love to throw all my current SoundStars into a game show and let them duke it out to prove who knows their SO better, and the slow realization of how different everyone is and why would be the main kicker...

Everyone is baffled at ES Starscream for example over certain dynamics and methods of getting together, TFP is made fun of meanwhile for his general incompetence and IDW for well his committal of tax fraud of all things...😭 like really!? SG Starscream is too honest when he hears all the parallel counterparts talk and it gets him in trouble; they're all melodramatic, but he's the only one willing to admit it to the show hosts (IDW Thundercracker and ES Thundercracker) TF one wants someone to take him out of here rn, RN!!

I kinda have an idea how old all of them would be as well in terms of written development or where they swim in my brain like little sardines stuck in a tank

ES and TFP are the eldest (debatable who older than who), but I think TF one is right after and then it's whoever after that (prob IDW -> SG -> g1)

At least all the Soundwaves' find it easier to get along (ignore they're getting ideas on how to handle their respective Starscreams' as well, minus SG Soundwave, he's still processing half of what these guys have done or where things have been done and how LOL) (like wdym that guy over there can be maneuvered like that!...?)

Also: Soundwave is super/overall very corviknight coded according to @sparkybot (I see it tbh)

#soundstar #tf earthspark #transformers #tf #soundwave #starscream #transformers prime #tfp #fish is just rambling whatever pops up again like usual and it is all about SoundStar #random hcs and thoughts about SoundStar

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revelboo · 1 month ago

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Been stalking your blog for the last few weeks... I cannot get enough of your fics they're so good and scratch the Transformers brainrot. I come requesting more IDW Starscream with maybe a reader who is on their period 🤲

-🦇 Anon

Sure! CW- blood/period 🔞 mass displaced mech 🌶️

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Starscream x Reader

• Waking up to your big mate curled around you, venting against your neck and rumbling softly, you roll to face him. Or try to. Blinking sleepily as you’re flipped onto your back, Starscream shifting to straddle you, wings flared aggressively. What is he doing? Can hear him loudly venting against you, nosing against you before scooting down your body. “You’re hurt?” He snarls and you blink in confusion.

• Wings flicking in distress, as he palms your thighs open and his spark hurts at the smear of red on your skin. Was he that rough with you? Why didn’t you tell him to stop? And you’re sitting up, frowning at him before noticing and your nose wrinkles. “Oh,” you mutter, grabbing for a blanket and trying to cover yourself. Frowning up at him when he catches your wrist to stop you. “I’m fine. This happens.”

• And he’s just staring at you, wings flaring out like he wants to lash out at something. Making it apparent he doesn’t understand human reproduction and you blow out a breath. Because you really don’t want to explain to him why you’re bleeding from his absolute favorite place. Especially when he already looks really freaked out. “It happens? You just bleed for no reason?” He snarls and you groan.

• “It’s part of my reproductive cycle. It happens. If you want to help though, I’m going to need some stuff,” you say, little face upturned and serious as you grab his hand and he allows you to press his palm against your lower belly. “You’re a decent heat pad, though.” And you relax somewhat under his touch to make him suspect you are hurting. Your biofield a prickly, uncomfortable mess against him to make him certain. ‘What do you need?’ He growls.

Knockout x Reader x Breakdown

• Plating ruffling up slightly like an affronted cat, you swallow a laugh at Knockout’s expression. Because while you’re sure he does love you in his obnoxious way, that love apparently has limits. “Breakdown!” He yells and you narrow your eyes at him to make him scowl. “You think I’m getting that sticky mess all over me? Under my plating and in crevices?” And you both look up as Breakdown pokes his head in to Medbay, frowning. “Human’s horny. Frag them for me, I’m busy.” Seriously? You’d wanted him to help you deal with the cramps, but at this point, you’re miserable enough to take what you can get.

• Venting as he reaches to curl his servos around you and lift you, Breakdown frowns slightly. Why are you warmer than normal? And you’re flushed, avoiding his optics. Making it apparent you’d wanted Knockout not him. Little brat. “Strip,” he growls, carrying you into his shared habsuite adjoining the Medbay and setting you on his berth, annoyed that he was your second choice. Because while he didn’t want you, he’s the one taking care of you most of the time. Making sure you have food, clothes, and water. And you still prefer Knockout. Venting, he frowns at the coppery scent in the air. What is that? Nudging you onto your hands and knees as he mass shifts to join you and frees his spike, he tries not to take it personally. What had you called Knockout that one time? Pure, unadulterated sex? It’s not like he can argue with that. Shifting behind you, he sheaths himself inside you with a growl, moving against you. Listening to you moan as you push back to meet his thrusts.

• Sterilizing tools, Knockout nearly drops a scalpel when he hears Breakdown yell his name. “Why are you fragging bleeding?!” Breakdown roars. Huh. He’d assumed you’d tell his partner what’s going on since you’d told him. Maybe you’d figured he’d say no, too. Venting tiredly as you say something too low for him to catch right before you and Breakdown start yelling at each other, he’s not about to get involved. It’s probably fine. You two can angry hate frag and then go hit the washracks. Not his problem, drifting over to his console, he begins researching human reproduction and hears Breakdown snarling. Apparently you two are angry fragging.

#transformers x reader #knockout x reader #breakdown x reader #tfp breakdown #tfp knockout #starscream x reader #starscream #valveplug

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blueikeproductions · 9 months ago

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Zeta Prime as the 13th Prime is admittedly unusual.

Conceptually, the 13 were initially meant to be an intentionally vague group shrouded in mystery. It wasn’t until the Bay Fallen that the Primes began being fleshed out as a group more, with The Fallen, Alpha Trion, Liege Maximo, Vector Prime, Prima and Maccadam chosen to properly be members of the group. To fill in the gaps and explain other series concepts Onyx, Solus, Nexus, Micronus, Amalgamous and Quintus were created.

That left one unaccounted for.

Aligned tried to be cute about, by dubbing them “The Arisen”, another Prime like The Fallen whose name was stricken from history, but unlike Megatronus, The Arisen was highly regarded.

In actuality, the 13th was Optimus.

Perhaps a decades late overreaction to 80’s kids horrified at Optimus dying, and Rodimus as such not being embraced, Aligned opted to make Optimus so special, so meant to be a Prime, he WAS one of the 13.

This … isn’t exactly a popular idea among fans, as it greatly lessens the appeal that Optimus EARNED his position, rather than he simply already WAS Prime. This probably is meant to tie into the Dynasty of Primes concept from the movies that was fleshed out more in the IDW movie comics. I think it worked better there because it was just a one off thing, and Optimus didn’t even believe he was Prime, and was too humble to accept it.

Aligned would explain it as Optimus sacrificing himself on ancient Cybertron and being reborn into Orion Pax, minus his memories. TFP and RiD15 would mimic this… multiple times, having Optimus live up to being the Arisen, but that this specific cycle keeps happening makes me think the Arisen has a thinly disguised fetish.

Other media like Forged to Fight, Cyberverse and IDW would also use this concept to some extent, the simplified version being the 13th Prime is the one that was destined to truly bare the Matrix. Everyone else was just keeping it warm for him.

This typically means Optimus, except for Prime Wars where Rodimus, Optimus and finally Optimus Primal bore the Matrix, with the Boss Monkey being Optimus Prime’s true successor while Hot Rod was in a coma after being overshadowed by Unicron.

IDW saw Optimus use the religious colonists’ belief in The Arisen as a political tool to ensure Cybertron, Earth and related planets stay United. The Arisen was also one of the ancient tribal Primes, though we never got a proper look at him. Shockwave, having gone back to the past, would say Optimus truly is the Arisen, but the matter was intentionally left vague and never addressed.

Forged to Fight leaned more in the original Aligned concept, where The Fallen immediately recognized Optimus as the 13th, but Optimus has no clue what he was on about.

Cyberverse tries to split the difference. Optimus is marked as the 13th Prime when he dies in the Robo-Robotnik universe, and joins the Matrix. In the main universe, Zeta Prime is implied to be among the 13 Primes, as a power mad Starscream names several Scraplets after them.

Because of TFONE looking to greatly simplify things, the somewhat complex idea of the Arisen was tossed aside in favor of sticking Zeta Prime in the role instead. Not to mention Orion being preordained to be Optimus doesn’t fit at all for the story the movie is trying to tell.

But who is Zeta?

Well…

He’s more a concept than a character. He doesn’t really have a preexisting counterpart from Marvel or Dreamwave to give us an idea of what he’s like.

His origins seem to lie in the WFC game.

While his colors evoke Marvel and Animated Sentinel, it appears there was conflicting ideas on what his name was. The game studio declared he was Zeta Prime, while Hasbro insisted he was Sentinel Prime, with ultimately the character becoming “Sentinel Zeta Prime”. The game still calls him Zeta nonetheless, with ancillary media describing him as a former, fiery military officer who lost touch with the robots he represented. He was responsible for chasing off the Quints and ushering in the Golden Age with the various Colony Worlds until the Rust Plague happened, forcing the Space Bridges to be shut down. That seemed to mark the downfall of Zeta going forward, as he was also the Prime that retained the Quints’ oppressive caste system that Megatron (and Orion Pax) rose up against.

Hasbro’s insistence he was Sentinel persisted in the Covenant of Primus, where his younger self resembled TFA Sentinel Prime, along with having an association with the Elite Guard.

This connection to Sentinel is semi referenced in TFONE, as Zeta was the first Matrix barer, with a power hungry Sentinel shooting him dead and eagerly tearing into his chest to claim the Matrix. Perhaps this was meant to be a meta gag on the writers’ part, with Sentinel going “I’m the guy before Optimus, not you, ya pompous poser!”

The only other Zeta that we know of is from IDW, a significant Prime that like Nova Prime, influenced a lot of the lore.

Initially he looked like this.

Your typical IDW “OC”, with him eventually donning on armor that became his standard look.

I swear someone on staff at the time clearly liked Digimon, because that is straight up Seraphimon.

It even had the loin cloth sash thing.

Other artists would Roboticize the design, making the Seraphimon influence less obvious though.

What this version of Zeta Transforms into is never specified, but with IDW original villains tending to favor flying machines, I’m going with a jet.

Zeta and Orion Pax were former students of Shockwave (pre-emotionless cyclops), both being seen in having greatness to being a Prime. Zeta became Prime after Sentinel’s “death”, fulfilling Shockwave’s desires. Zeta would become Orion‘s teacher and friend, but like Megatron, Orion would notice Zeta increasingly slip into megalomania, the stress of the early Great War against the Decepticons growing, feeding Zeta’s own lust for power. The mask finally having slipped, Zeta Prime used a “Vamparc Ribbon” in an attempt to wipe out the Decepticons or any form of rabble rousers, nor particularly caring who or what the ribbon sucked the Energon out of in the process. Orion and Megatron saw fit to team up against a mutual enemy and destroyed him, though the Great War waged on regardless.

TFONE Zeta Prime visually draws inspiration from his WFC counterpart, though simplified and a bit more ancient looking. While the character model is clearly blue and gold, the in movie model looks more dark gray-ish to me, somewhat evoking Liege and Prima.

We know very little about him, though as he is worthy of carrying the Matrix, clearly he wasn’t at all like his psychotic IDW counterpart. Perhaps the stand out thing is Zeta is the first Prime to carry the Matrix here, as that usually goes to Prima. Presumably this is a vestigial nod to the old “the 13th is the true Matrix barer”, as Optimus later is the only other Prime to carry it, completing the reference. Despite this, the Primes wax on about Orion’s bravery and self sacrifice to protect his friends and expose Sentinel, dodging the preordained Optimus thing.

A notable fan theory states that Optimus’ axe on the finale might be donated from Zeta thru the Matrix, as he too carries an axe as his signature weapon.

This seems to suggest that on top of needing to simply the Prime concept, perhaps Hasbro is moving away from the concept of “The Arisen” altogether. It also implies, with the use of Zeta, the 13th can be anyone a particular story needs it to be, referencing the original concept of the Arisen being a “mystery” anyway.

I think what bugs me more is The Arisen feels like a reinterpretation of Hot Rod’s chosen one role from the original movie and Marvel comics. Modern material is pretty dead set that the Prime lineage ends with Optimus, another instance of ignoring Rodimus.

But Hot Rod & Rodimus Prime fit this Arisen role so much better, due to the Marvel Comics better emphasizing Rodimus’ connections to Primus.

As Primus in his original form more heavily resembles Rodimus.

I would like to think that if the 13th Prime is free to be anyone, that some writers will take advantage of that and stick Rodimus in the role, where he reincarnates in the modern era as Hot Rod and arises once more as Rodimus Prime. It’d be nice to give Rodimus some respect for once, rather than being the whipping boy of angry nerds ala the IDW Deviations comic or, to some extent, MTMTE/LL. We got a better outcome in ReGen One, hopefully that can be replicated in a future cartoon or the Energon Universe somehow since Hot Rod is a major character in Void Rivals. Incidentally, Hot Rod exists in the One universe also, so if the story continues, maybe we could see TFONE Rodimus at some point.

As for Zeta, we’ll have to wait and see if future material keeps him as the 13th and if so, if they try fleshing him out more. Maaaaybe leave the IDW interpretation in the past tho’, or at least reinterpret the Vamparc Ribbon as both a Solus invention and a weapon of last resort Zeta doesn’t like using if we want to let him as the good guy.

#blueike productions #blueike #transformers #maccadam #zeta prime #transformers one spoilers #transformers one

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