#wasp gets to live out his dreams of joining the elite guard

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I would love to hear your tfa megaop au idea please

THE VAGUELY MEGAOP AU AKA THE AU WHERE MEGATRON GETS HIS SHIT TOGETHER AND BECOMES THE LEADER THE DECEPTICONS DESERVE

okay so

our story begins when three autobot academy students arrive not on archa seven in search of energon left behind on a decepticon ship that crashed during the war, but on vector, where legend has it the autobots suffered a crushing defeat.  supposedly, there’s a ship left on vector that the decepticons never found, still filled with weapons and emergency rations, waiting to be brought back to cybertron.  it’s a longer jaunt from cybertron than archa seven is, and it’s outside of the autobot commonwealth, but unlike the archa system it’s not expressly forbidden to go to, so they’ll probably get in less trouble if they get caught

so our three academy autobots, optimus, elita-1, and sentinel head on over to the strange organic world in search of their treasure

and are immediately beset by very angry decepticons wondering why the hell these autobots are on their planet

of the three autobots, elita-1 is shocked, sentinel is shocked and ready to start attacking, and optimus— optimus is not ready to cause an international incident and spark a second war between the autobots and the decepticons

so optimus, calmly and clearly, states that he was unaware that planet vector had come under decepticon ownership since the great war.  all of cybertron’s starcharts show that the system vector is in (a system comprised of vector, orga, and duke, all organic worlds the autobots suffered great losses on and don’t really like remembering) is unclaimed and uninhabited.  they had no idea that there was a decepticon outpost here, they had no desire to trespass, and if the decepticons would kindly allow them to go, they’ll be sure to update their charts so that something like this doesn’t happen again.

the decepticons don’t really believe that these three are the only autobots on vector, or that they won’t come back with a warship, so they end up “escorting” optimus, elita-1, and sentinel back to their ship, where optimus then contacts the first officials he can think of to basically say hey we got some angry decepticons here saying they’ve staked a claim on vector, mind updating the star charts so we don’t fucking die for unwittingly trespassing?

flash back circa 1000 years

the decepticons fought in the great war and fucking lost

they are demoralized.  they are damaged.  they are dwindling.  and they need a strong leader.

thankfully, megatron is an incredibly strong leader.  but this time, instead of focusing his efforts onto finding the allspark and undoing his humiliating defeat at autobot hands—he decides that in order to have even the slightest chance of combating the autobot menace once again, he needs to get his army thriving again.  and that means he needs to get his infrastructure on.

so he pumps what resources the decepticons have into rebuilding the few worlds they have left of their empire.  has them acquire more resources by mining or making factories, trading with other planets, getting the scientists and engineers to find new ways to use what they have.  as the decepticon forces become more and more versatile, the military command structure they used during the war becomes less and less suitable for maintaining order.  they create an actual government charter.

they become and empire in more than just name.  and they start looking to expand to other planets.

after the signing of the tyrest accord meaning the banishment of the decepticon race from cybertron, they largely haven’t interacted with the autobots.  as such, the autobots are largely completely ignorant of what the decepticons are doing.  the incident on vector is the first real contact that autobots and decepticons have had since the war.

and this gets the attention of megatron and ultra magnus both.

flash forward circa, like, a week

the autobot commonwealth is now aware of the renewed strength of the decepticon empire.  the decepticon empire is now aware that the autobots have noticed them.  and both of them are aware that, against all odds, first contact on vector went off without a hitch, thanks to the efforts of a young academy bot named optimus.

diplomatic talks are proposed between the two ruling bodies.  ultra magnus wants to know what the hell a decepticon outpost was doing on a planet so close to the autobot commonwealth.  megatron wants to know how strong the autobot commonwealth is these days.  before you know it, there’s a meeting scheduled.  for the first time in centuries, decepticons will be coming to cybertron.

optimus, probably still frazzled from meeting actual god damn decepticons for the first time in his life and getting tired of hearing shit about it from sentinel (who refuses to hear that going to vector was his idea, and that acting nice with the decepticons was better than getting murdered and sparking another war), gets a summons from ultra magnus.  as the bot who made the first peaceful contact with a decepticon in a millennia, he’s being invited to the summit along with several other important figures in autobot society.  ultra magnus believes this would be a good learning experience for his favored student—and more than that, megatron specifically requested that he be invited.

apparently he wants to know more about the bot that arrived on an alien world, outclassed and outgunned, and had the balls to look a group of decepticons in the optics and say “we come in peace.”

eventually, the day comes when the summit is to be held.  for the first time since the signing of the tyrest accord, decepticons will be setting foot on cybertron.  and optimus is part of the greeting party.  he, along with the rest of the autobots, watch as the decepticon flagship nemesis enters cybertronian airspace and descends to the ground just outside of the metroplex.  the doors open.  their guests have arrived.

optimus, or rather the newly promoted optimus minor, sees the decepticon leader for the first time.  megatron.  the bot that history books and propaganda alike have dubbed “the emperor of destruction”.  the bot that every academy student fights and dies against in simulated combat to test their skills.  the bot that rumors say eats protoforms for breakfast.

optimus shakes megatron’s hand on that day.  and he has one small, but infinitely significant realization:

megatron hot

[gentleeclipsey]

Bumblebee likely wanted to be part of the Elite Guard, for a long time. When he was young little scrap bot he always dreamed of it. In his younger years when he had joined the training sessions, the then-inexperienced Master Yoketron wasn't all very fond of the jabbermouth. He'd tried everything, positive and negative reinforcement, negotiating, even bribery at some point. But Yoketron could never get Bee to quiet down. One day in private his patience slipped, and so did his claws. Having been cleaved in the face by a mech much stronger than him, Bee now lives with the reminder that he somehow managed to upset the most peaceful mech in any of the colonies. And that he'll never be part of the guard. He fled before Yoketron came to, realizing what he'd done.

It wasn't too long after that Bee's adopted mentor, Optimus, had fully admitted how much he regretted taking Bee in. The things he said that night still haunt Bee more than anything. After running away, Bee spent years on the streets, doing what he could to survive, odd jobs here and there, working for Macc in the bar when he was old enough. Eventually when the war came around again, he was drafted into maintenance due to his frame. In the Academy, he and Wasp were friends for a short time. The day Wasp asked him on a date Bee had politely refused but Wasp didn't take it well, and ended up being rather cruel to the smaller cadet. When the time came he was put on Optimus's crew. He'd been mute for years by that point, but when he had been put on the team with Optimus and the others, he only became even more reclusive, not even using chirolanguage or comm texts to speak with anyone. He had his own personality of course, he enjoyed games and goofing around at times, but beyond that no one knew much about him. Optimus only treats him as if he was just part of the maintenence crew, and Prowl doesn't know a single thing.

Bee knows all of it, of course, he has nightmares still of the things he went through as a kid. Some nights he spends alone in his room, laid in bed and letting the tears fall as he remembers, others he showers and lets himself sob quietly enough no one notices. The old scars peek out from the edge of his helm, but rather than some cool story he could tell, it's nothing but a painful reminder of what he's done and what he'll never be. Knowing Prowl and Jazz are the oldest sons of Yoke, he's taken to being rather elusive when either are around. He's obedient to Optimus and Sentinel both, if only to avoid being around them longer than he has to be. He's very kind with Sari, using signs to speak with only her and being as friendly as he can if only to make sure she never felt like he did as a sparkling. He's been friends with Bulkhead for years, though only recently began to wonder if Bulkhead was just too nice to tell Bee how he really felt. Of all of them, Ratchet has been the nicest. He doesn't talk much to Bee personally, but his scolds seem softer when directed toward the minibot. Any knocks to the helm are softer and any time he's caught Bee on a bad day he's offered a comforting word or two. As lonely as his days can feel surrounded by the teams, Bee at least knows he's tolerated enough to be kept around.

[blue-jewel-muses]

Sidewinder

Name: Sidewinder.

Age: 1 million stellar-cycles (years) old.

Height: 12 feet.

Birthplace:

TFA & Bayverse - Iacon, Cybertron.

TF Cybertron - Velocitron.

Gender: Mech.

Pronouns: He/Him.

Sexuality: Bisexual.

Faction:

TFA & Bayverse - Autobot

TF Cybertron - Neutral then Autobot.

Rank:

TFA - Scout in training.

Bayverse - Scout.

TF Cybertron - Racer.

Alt mode: Audi R8.

TFA Weapon(s): A rifle that hasn't been upgraded to battle grade yet.

Bayverse Weapon(s): A rifle, along with two pistols.

TF Cybertron Weapon(s): When he uses his Cyber Key power, a pair of thrusters appear on either side of his doors, when activated they will make him drive much faster down the track.

Cyber Key Power:

Accent: American

TFA Personality: He is optimistic, bubbly and cares about his friends, he can be a bit impulsive and has a tendency to throw himself into what he does, as well as taunting the enemy a lot with insults. He is talkative and definitely an extrovert, he also loves to race.

Bayverse Personality: He is optimistic, but not overly optimistic, he enjoys kicking Decepticon tailpipe and cares about his friends. Initially he had a bit of a distaste for the humans, but he grew to like them, he is talkative and an extrovert, always happy to chat with the other Autobots and humans. He loves to race with some of the Autobots.

TF Cybertron Personality: He has a love for speed, which isn't too surprising considering where he lives, he banters with his fellow racers and can sometimes insult the racers that deserve it. Off the track he is friendly, talkative and cares about his friends.

Appearance: He has a good build and has rounded optics, he also has a pair of doorwings when he is in his bipedal mode.

Optic colour: Blue

Primary armour colour: Green

Secondary armour colour: White

Holoform (TFA & Bayverse): FC - Lucas Till.

Holoform's outfit:

TFA Background: Born in Iacon, when the wars were just known as part of Cybertron's history, Sidewinder had a nice upbringing and wanted to one day become part of the Elite Guard, when he was old enough he enrolled into the Academy where he met Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Ironhide, Wasp and Longarm. He was quick to befriend them, everything was going fine until the rumours started of there being an imposter, and unfortunately it was Wasp that ended up getting arrested, after that Bumblebee Bulkhead and Sidewinder were kicked out of the Academy and ended up as part of a space-bridge repair crew with two other bots, Optimus Prime and Ratchet.

Bayverse Background: Sidewinder was born in Iacon and had a relatively normal upbringing, even enrolling into the Academy and succeeding in becoming a Scout, he joined the Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime. He sadly lost his Creators from a Decepticon ambush, which gave him more reason to want to kick Decepticon tailpipe, during one of the last battles on Cybertron, he left with Optimus, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet and Bumblebee, ending up on Earth.

TF Cybertron Background: Born on the Speed Planet, Sidewinder spent the majority of his upbringing racing, his dream was to win the cup that was always won by Override. He used to be a bit jealous of her because she always won, but the more he raced with her and the other racers, the more he enjoyed it and continued to do so until the Autobots arrived on the planet.

Likes:

Racing

Socialising

Watching racing on TV

Kicking Decepticon tailpipe (Bayverse only)

Dislikes:

Decepticons

Sentinel Prime (TFA only)

Bots who are jerks in general

Fear(s):

Losing his friends.

Being restricted.

Strength(s):

He has a speed advantage over others.

Is good at Scouting (Bayverse Only)

Easily approachable

Friendly

Weakness(es):

Sometimes he can be a little too optimistic

Because he hasn't got a battle grade weapon, he's not too efficient in battle (TFA only)

He can taunt the enemy too much.

He can sometimes be too hell bent on dealing with Decepticons.

Crush(es)/Bondmate(s):

TFA - Bumblebee or Bulkhead

Bayverse - Bumblebee or Sideswipe

TF Cybertron - Override or Hot Shot

Family:

TFA - A Sire and Carrier

Bayverse - None

TF Cybertron - A Sire and Carrier

TF Dimension(s): TFA, Bayverse and TF Cybertron.