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cyber-streak-2 · 10 months
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Headcanons for G1 Starscream, Earthspark Swindle and TFP Predaking accidentally killing Reader
(G1) Starscream, (TFES) Swindle, & (TFP) Predaking Headcanons for accidentally killing (Human) Reader:
Starscream
[You were one of the only humans that he could tolerate—he even found himself enjoying your company and growing protective of you—part of it may have been because you felt the same about Megatron.]
[Speaking of Megatron, you actually helped Starscream with his attempts to get rid of the ‘Con leader to become the new Leader—which was where an... accident, happened.]
[A new plan had been put into motion—which was just Starscream planning on shooting Megatron in the spark—but Soundwave sent out his minicon’s to deal with/stop Starscream.]
[He didn’t mean to, Rumble and Frenzy were covering his optics—but his null-ray’s still went off... but instead of shooting Megatron, they’d shot you, who had been watching nearby.]
[Megatron decides to mock Starscream about it—mainly every time the Seeker tries to do another thing to try and get rid of him.]
[Although Starscream tries to claim that he didn’t care about you, your death obviously affects him— it’s especially clear to Thundercracker and Skywarp that he misses you.]
[He doesn’t blame himself though for your death- he decides to blame Soundwave for it.]
Swindle
[You’d met and joined him while he was out trying to find his brother, and that’s what the two of you were doing when the... accident, happened.]
[You two weren’t having any luck at finding his brother, or any clues... but the Autobots had luck finding Swindle- at least it wasn’t GHOST.]
[Long story short, Swindle got into a fight with Bumblebee and Elita 1—he wasn’t holding you anymore, but he just set you down beside him, and got distracted with the Autobots—he’d rather drive off, but at the moment, that was hard.]
[As you attempted to try and move out of the way of the Cybertronians fighting, Swindle fell backwards from a blast, and... fell on top of you, squishing you.]
[The fight stops there- as he picks you up, and drives away finally—getting far enough, and then he focuses on you.]
[He feels horrible- that much is obvious. While he does grief, he tries not to focus on you too much, and tries to think of you as just a random human that was helping him in a search for his sibling—nothing else. He definitely didn’t care.]
[What happened to you also makes him more worried over Hardtop—what if he lost you and his brother? He doesn’t know Hardtop’s condition.]
Predaking
[He’d heard of the human that had been captured a while ago, and he was actually put on watch duty of you- and he just became protective of you.]
[He and Starscream got into a fight- or, well, he got enraged at how the Seeker was treating him, and started to attack him- while Starscream was trying to get away, and you were caught up in it all.]
[You attempted to calm the Predacon down, but to no avail. You also didn’t have much of a chance to do anything—Predaking’s swinging tail had hit you full force, causing you to fly back and hit the wall.]
[Predaking had immediately stopped, much to Starscream’s relief, and walked over to your body. He attempted waking you up in a bunch of different ways, but unfortunately, you didn’t wake up.]
[He grieves you, and feels absolutely horrible—he stays with you for a good while, not moving from that spot.]
[Nobody can really get him to do anything else, either—he won’t even really listen to Shockwave.]
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majachee · 2 years
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spiritual successor to that one jazzprowl post i made
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coffeistwriter · 1 year
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A/n: I accidentally deleted the post, and now I have to rewrite this whole request😭 It was a request by @cyber-streak-2 for headcanons of TFE Elita-1, Swindle, Wheeljack, and Megatron reacting to a human kid (around 10 years old) calling them dad/mom.
In the HC portion for Megs, you basically have two dads 🤭 just read
Spoilers maybe??
TFE Elita-1, Swindle, Wheeljack, and Megatron react to kid calling them dad/mom
Elita-1
-Your dad works for GHOST, and he has Elita-1 watch over you while he's on duty and she's available, sadly no mom in the picture
-It just, sort of slipped out of you one day
-You two had been enjoying your respective lunches together
-Elita-1 had a fresh Energon cube, and you a bowl of Mac n' Cheese
-You had finished your food before she could get half way into hers
-Wanting more of the delicious cheesey meal you asked her for more
-"Mom? Can I have more?"
-She was surprised, but didn't question it aloud
-Sure, the two of you had spent a lot of time together!
-She knows about your home situation, as your father of course has explained that
-But, you choosing her to be a mother figure?
-Was it really long enough for you to start calling for her by "mom"?
-It had to have been, if you were calling for her repeatedly to get her attention
-"Mom, mom, MOM!"
-"Sure, more Mac n' Cheese coming up!"
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Swindle
-Your parents don't do a good job of taking care of you, or even taking track of you for that
-So when you and this giant yellow and purple robot become friends, your parents are none the wiser
-You start to see him as more of a parent than your own ones
-He likes to drive around town with you in his back seats
-No seat belt no doubt
-When you start picking up on his criminal behaviors is when you start calling him dad
-It was one day where you had taken this doll from a classmate because you got jealous she had one and you didnt
-You snatched it from her backpack at the end of the day when she hadn't been paying attention
-You'd bring the doll to Swindle when you get to hang out with him next
-Talking about how you took it from her and everything
-"Dad? Are you listening?"
-He's literally tearing up
-This little kid, he only met four months ago, is already picking up on his behaviors!
-Better yet, you called him dad! It's like he'a got his own little "Mini me"
-No matter how out of character it is for him, he pats you on the head and tells you how much of a good job you did
-"That's great Kiddo, absolutely great!"
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Wheeljack
-Your mom works for GHOST, and with no one at home to watch over you, the company allows you to stay under the watch of Wheeljack when he's not in the field
-You like to tinker with things you find in his workshop, for instance some copper wire
-You had been inspired by a Rose painting in your art teachers class room, the colours reminded you of Wheeljack
-While Wheeljack worked on fixing on of his prototype drones, you started shaping the wire
-You got frustrated by it, a lot, but you eventually made what you went for, even if it was quiet mishaped
-Wheeljack was too busy with tinkering with his drone, to be bothered by you
-This made you upset, you spent all this time making this wire sculpture for him and he wouldn't listen to you
-Even if you're 10 years old you can still cry, your mom let's you know it's good to show your emotions
-When tears start welling in yours eyes you cry out
-"Dad, why won't you look at what I made"
-Hearing you cry he looks to see what's the matter, finally paying attention to you
-"What's wrong kiddo? Why are you cryin'?!"
-"You wouldn't pay attention to me when I showed you my Rose, dad"
-His optics widen, but a smile spreads on his faceplate, picking you up gently
-"Here, you can show me it now kid."
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Megatron
-Not everyone at GHOST agreed that it would be a good idea for you to be watches by Megatron while your dad (a GHOST agent) worked, but it happened anyways
-You'd find your ten year old self roaming the halls of GHOST, in search of him
-You had somehow convinced him to play hide and seek with you
-You hadn't managed to find him yet, wherever he's hiding you were sure to find him soon
-You're sure of it!
-Your flip flops patter against the floor as you round a corner, looking down it sneakily in hopes he'd be there
-But no, not there
-You sighed, maybe you could trick him into thinking you'd given up?
-That would be sure to work!
-"I give up! You win hide n' seek Dad!"
-Oh, had you really said that aloud?! Embarrassment waved over you
-"Sorry, I meant Megatron!" You called back out
-Megatron emerged from his hiding spot, that was actually a hall behind you
-You turn around when you hear him coming
-"I though I checked that way!!" You grumble, slapping your hands to your face in defeat
-He looks down at your little body, you calling him dad was unexpected, but it had a nice ring to it.
-"I guess I win, don't I y/n?" he laughs, crouching down to offer his hand to you
-"Yeah, I guess"
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travelgrades · 16 days
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Some Common Travel Scams Avoid them on your next trips!
Everybody likes a vacation. But the thing is, we all have to be careful as soon as we arrive at the airport, a place usually filled with people busily thinking about a lot of things, not only the trip itself. A perfectly place for scammers? Yes, indeed.
So, it is important to be aware of potential scams and stay alert. This is a list of some common travel scams and how they may work.
Distraction Someone may distract you - in several ways - while an accomplice tries to steal your personal belongings, especially during check-in or in very crowded areas.
Free Wi-Fi Wi-Fi networks are created with names very similar to the airport's official network or similar to well known stores or restaurants. Usually appearing to be free, they are a bait to attract travelers, who connect to a fake network that will allow them to access the internet while copying very sensitive information, especially passwords and credit card data. Even the official airport network should be used with extreme care, as it may have been spoofed, so it is better to avoid accessing your emails. And even if you are sure the network is safe, completely avoid online banking.
ATM phising It consists of devices illegally installed on ATMs or other kinds of point-of-sale terminals to capture and record the cardholder's PIN. The data is later used to create fake credit or debit cards to steal from the victim's accounts.
Personal Information Someone approaches you, pretending to be an officer or an employee of the airline and asks for your personal information which probably will be used for several kinds of fraudulent schemes, especially online swindles. Make sure the person is actually who they claim to be before providing information.
Rigged Taxi Meters Drivers may tamper with the taxi meter to indicate a higher fare than it should be, increasing the amount to be paid by the passenger. Another common trick is to take a much longer route, even when the destination is close to the airport. Always check the distance to your hotel before the trip.
Fake Taxis or Fake Shuttle Services Fake taxi drivers directly approach people inside or outside the airport, pretending to be a local certified driver. The outcome of this kind of ride may vary, but you should avoid it, using only official taxi stands or previously booking reputable transportation services. Some hotels offer free or paid transfers from and to the airport.
Currency Exchange Scammers Both at some currency exchange booths or even directly approaching you, they may offer you wrong and unfavorable exchange rates or they may charge nonexistent fees or made-up additional taxes.
This list is non exhaustive, there are many more travel scams and new ones are constantly being developed. So be wary of these fraudulent tactics, check your surroundings inside and outside the airport, and have a safe trip!
I appreciate any comments or suggestions you might have. Thank You.
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a-casual-dragonkin · 2 years
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so uh
i woke up today, and jus churned out a whole bunch of lore bc my brain wouldn't shut up last night abt Halens taking one look at taverncore tiktok accounts and deciding to model their whole gamestore around it
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tealcicada · 7 months
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For the Decepticon Sari AU, I imagine if the other Decepticons got to babysit a baby Sari, Starscream would have the worst time.
Lugnut? Sari loves him. It took Megaton to let Lugnut share Sari-sitting with the others (Lugnut thought that they were “UNWORTHY OF TAKING CARE OF MEGATRON’S SPAWN!”)
The Seekers? They felt like Sari wouldn’t like them (clones of Starscream, member), but she loves them, which makes them happy. (Skywarp is the responsible one, Thundercracker the fun one, Sunstorm the serious but caring one, Ramjet the weird one, and Slipstream the irresponsible one).
Shockwave? Overprotective Babysitter. When Megatron came to get Sari, he found Shockwave cradling Spiked Energon, while Sari was in the box. (Megatron didn’t question it. Probably because he had no questions).
Blackarachina? Well she felt… scared of taking care of a baby (Elita-One’s caring nature showing), but when Sari touched, Instant kinship. It took several hours to remove Sari from Blackarachina’s care, all the while Blackarachina screamed “KINSHIP” over and over.
Waspinator? (He exploded, but Sari got upset if they left him). He kept stating that Sari’s a “Queen!” She liked it.
Soundwave (Created through the Cyber Key)? Sibling, in a “I may find her annoying, but I will kill you if you hurt her” type way.
Swindle and Lockdown (Both tried to steal Sari for money, both got their afts handed to them by Megatron, then forced to join)? Very good with her, probably because Megatron is looming over them while they do it.
Constructicons? Uncles. (Dirt Boss First, Scrapper Second, Mixmaster Third).
Blitzwing? Funny/Weird/Cool Cousin. (Weird tried to eat her once, so he’s on thin ice. So is Hot-head, as he tried to teach her to fly by throwing her into space).
But Starscream? She’s an absolute gremlin. She purposely screws with him, get him into trouble, and frames him for things she did. And every time, when Starscream’s getting scolded, she gives him a knowing, Shit-Eating Grin, which infuriates him, and Starscream always gets in trouble, because no one suspects Sari. (She’s well behaved).
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I love every single one of these thoughts!! 1000% especially for lugnut, he adores Sari and sees it as a great privilege to babysit her and help teacher her the Deception way. Strika and Lugnut are like top tier aunt and uncle to her, especially Strika’s no nonsense training turns her into a warrior and tactician that the Autobots fear even though for her safety Megatron never allows her onto the field of battle so there’s very little known about her.
Will say tho, while they may have thought about it since Autobot command would have a ridiculous bounty out for the capture of the elusive heir to the decepticons, they would never try to collect on that bounty since Megatron and all the decepticons would torture the to them to the point that death would be a blessing for such a transgression.
I am always excited to talk head cannons Decepticon!Sari au, pls feed me your thoughts
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WARNING: EARTHSPARK SPOILERS & LONG POST AHEAD
READ AT YOUR OWN RISK
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Leaked Synopsis of Episodes 1-26
Taken from this video; originally a 4chan leak.
>101-102: Secret Legacy
> Robby, reeling from his family's move from Philly to the rural town of Witwicky, finds new joy and purpose when he and his sister Mo bond with the first-ever Earth-born Transformers: the Terrans, Twitch and Thrash. Tied emotionally to their human siblings by emotionsharing cyber-sleeves, the Terrans quickly become the target for cyber-human villain Mandroid. It'll take Optimus and his Autobots along with Ranger Dot and Dr. Malto to save the kids and Terrans, all while keeping their existence and adoption a secret to prowling Decepticons and the mysterious agency of GHOST.
>103: Moooooo-ving In
> As the Malto family gets used to its new members, Bumblebee hopes to quickly knock out his mission in all things Autobot. But he's flummoxed when they seem more interested in cows and games than the wisdom he has to impart, maybe all parties could do a little more listening.
>104: H.O.U.S.E. Rules
> Thrash chafes at the "restrictive" Malto family H.O.U.S.E. rules, and he convinces Mo to go along with his loopholes around them. But when the Decepticon Swindle does some exploiting of his own to convince Thrash and Mo to help him find his missing brother, they soon find themselves playing by a much more dangerous set of rules.
>105: Classified
> GHOST Special Agent Schloder is in pursuit of a Decepticon that is targeting kids (really a misidentification of Twitch and Robby). Meanwhile, Dot is put through GHOST orientation, where she learns that GHOST's intentions might not be completely above board.
>106: Traditions
> Robby begs off Alex's traditional Wakwak hunt, so Alex shares his family history with Bumblebee, while Twitch, eager to gain her own traditions, encounters her "Dad2" -- Wheeljack.
>107: Friends and Family
> The Terrans' erratic behavior may be reflecting Mo and Robby's anxiety about their first day at their new school. Or it could be something far worse...
>108: Decoy
> While out on a mission to capture three tricky tuneful Mini-Cassette bots, Optimus and Megatron have a disagreement about GHOST's treatment of Decepticons.
>109-110: Age of Evolution
> Twitch and Thrash wonder if they're the only two Terrans in the universe, and they venture to see if that's true. With the help of Optimus, Bumblebee, Alex, Robby, and Mo, they relocate the cave of their origin and find much more than the Emberstone. With the birth of three new Terrans (Hashtag, Nightshade, and Jawbreaker) the Malto family has grown. But will these new allies be enough to rescue Dot and Megatron from the clutches of Mandroid?
>111: Hashtag Oops
> Twitch helps Hashtag choose her new altmode, and it takes them for a wild and GHOST-ly ride. Meanwhile, Alex and Bee struggle to hold down the fort with the new Terrans when Dot has to leave for work and the kids go to school.
>112: Outtakes
> Jawbreaker is feeling nervous about his altmode. How does he choose the right one? A conversation with Mom gives him an idea: use a camera to inspire bots into telling him why they chose theirs! But when Hashtag gets involved, the scale of the project gets a little out of hand.
>113: Missed Connection
> When Nightshade's feeling isolated from the rest of the Malto family, they find a new connection in the most unlikely of places...
>114: Security Protocols
> When Mo, Robby, and their Terran siblings are locked down in the Dugout, there's no way to avoid longsimmering conflict.
>115: Bear Necessities
> When Twitch gifts Dot a baby bear cub for Mother's Day, the two of them and Robby embark on a journey to return the baby to its own Mom... who, unbeknownst to them, is tussling with the other Maltos at the homestead!
>116: Warzone
> Robby and Mo join the Terrans on a visit to the Spacebridge Memorial Park, but the memory of the siege opens old wounds... and more... for Megatron.
>117-118: Home
> The kids and Terrans sneak out for a night of fun in Philadelphia, but their dreams of visiting the big city transform into a nightmare.
>119: A Stygi Situation
> Jawbreaker gains a dinosaur altmode, but instead of changing into it, the altmode changes him.
>120: Disarmed
> As Mandroid secretly works in GHOST, Robby, Mo, and the Terrans attempt to force new cyber-sleeve powers to unlock, with disastrous results.
>121: What Dwells Within
> The Malto kids are lost in a maze of underground tunnels with a mysterious monster stalking them. In order to survive they have to team up with Starscream! But can they trust him?
>122: Prime Directive (or Once Upon a Prime)
> Robby's cyber-sleeve illness threatens his life, so Mo renounces ever touching the Emberstone and Quintus Prime shows Mo why she's the hero her family needs.
>123: Stowed Away, Stowaway
> When Bumblebee is called away on a secret spy mission, Thrash, Twitch, Mo and the others decide to go on their own secret mission to protect Bee.
>124: The Battle of Witwicky
> The truth about the Terrans is revealed as the Malto family makes a last stand against Croft and her sinister forces within GHOST.
>125-126: Last Hope
> The Malto family must overcome insurmountable odds to stop Mandroid once and for all, and save Cybertronian kind.
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Posted Nov. 6, 2022
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K0HT1wyjqI (originally leaked on 4chan, has since been deleted)
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marshmellopie · 3 months
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YOU THERE
Give me your spamton headcanons! Any kind!
loki i love you so much you don't know how much i've been wanting to share my headcanons oh my GOD [scans over my 20+ page headcanon doc]
putting it under the cut because it's a lot of random stuff, i didn't categorize anything so there might be whiplash between everything:
– Five feet tall, previously 5'10 when he was still an Addison. I made Puppet Spam was 4'5 for the longest time, but I decided to say fuck it and make him taller. Still short in terms of Cyber City residents though, I like to imagine normal Addisons are around 6ft.
– I sometimes forget to draw it and I can't really animate it consistently, but his knuckles are constantly bruised because he keeps punching things whenever he's angry. Experiences really severe temper tantrums/outbursts and usually resorts to violence.
– Do not touch his fucking hair if he doesn’t know you. He’ll legitimately plan your murder if you cut any of it off– and that’s not a hyperbole. He can’t grow it back and his hair is his pride and joy, so he will genuinely track you down and rip your goddamn soul out of your chest. It's also permanently black (besides the grey but that's from stress), he changed his coding when he was famous to have black hair. Could've been reversible, but some things kinda stuck after he fucked himself up and became a doll.
– Weird mixture of Addison and mannequin. Mysteriously fell incredibly ill with a virus that was destroying his coding after his phone went dead silent, and became desperate to the point of converting his remaining data into an inanimate object. Kind of like converting a PDF into a JPEG with the compressed quality and all. Kinda iffy with this one and not really canon-inspired, I swap between him gradually and suddenly turning into a puppet. Used to base it off the Acid Theory but I'm tryna be creative sjfkdsjf he did probably fall in/get pushed a few times but it didn't burn him to the point of no return, it definitely stung though
– Blurry vision in both eyes because he had the audacity to peek into the Shadow Crystal multiple times. Hacked his glasses to somewhat correct it, but it only works to a certain extent.
– Talks through a voice box. He really doesn't need to move his mouth at all to speak and has limited range of motion (he can't close his mouth all the way and has no tongue), but he tries to purely out of habit.
– gayest man in cyber city
– Eats basically anything. From spaghetti-code to cardboard, his body is kind of forced to digest all of it, but it obviously hurts him if it's not supposed to be eaten.
– Sometimes doesn't recognize his own reflection.
– Riddled with viruses for so long that he probably wouldn't ever be able to get rid of them. He could probably minimize them if he got treatment, but only to an extent. They're a permanent part of him now.
– His nose is simultaneously the strongest and weakest part of his body. Either pierces through metal or bends like a bendy straw depending on if you throw him or just lightly poke it.
– Terrifyingly amazing aim. Can throw a pipis at a specific target without much thought. His pipis explode.
– Calmed down a bit as the years went on (because he lost hope LMAO), which isn't saying much considering he's still extremely rabid. Was extremely volatile when he first decided to give up the good life and live in the dumpster. Frequently tried to break into the mansion, probably stole a few cars, mugged a few Plugboys, picked fights with other malware on the streets. He still continues to do these things, of course, but to a lesser degree.
– Spiteful cunt. Wrong him once and he'll never forget your name. Rarely apologizes even if he's in the wrong.
– Can't say names properly unless he's being completely serious.
– Upholds his end of most deals, but words himself carefully so that if what he has to bring to the table isn't up to par with what the other person asked of him (which is 99% of the time), he can easily swindle his way out of it. No refunds on the sword. It's broken? I told you that. Cut anything, two pieces. You heard me clearly, and you obviously had no qualms with it from what I could tell. (Except he'd say that in a really fucked up and more condescending way.)
– Constantly hears static, but it grows and fades depending on his mood.
– Laughs at the most inconvenient times. Someone's threatening him? He'll chuckle. He's nervous? A little giggle. He just received some devastating news? Roaring laughter.
– Very unreliable narrator and storyteller. Tends to exaggerate things that have happened to him (doesn't mean that he didn't go through some wild shit though).
– Doesn't celebrate his birthday, for obvious loneliness and conflicting self-resentment reasons. Also because he doesn't keep track of the time. He don't know what day it is fam.
– Can mimic voices really well, though he still retains that bitcrushed/noisy overlay and the ad pop-ups.
– Tends to chew on things occasionally as a nervous habit. He doesn't exactly have a tongue, so he instead picks up random small items scattered around (ie. a pencil) and chews on them. Worst case scenario he just grinds his teeth together.
– Gestures with his hands a lot when he speaks. It literally looks like he's going through an emote hotbar. Also very expressive when it comes to his face, despite rarely being able to frown properly. You can garner a lot about his mood from his glasses.
– Mostly bark over bite. Tends to make empty threats a lot when he's startled in hopes his loudness will be intimidating, but will indeed bite if he needs to… or wants to. Sometimes there’s no bark at all, and he’ll literally bite.
– Has a weird fascination with shiny objects. He steals many things that seem valuable or visually appealing and hoards them in his shop.
– Once you put the KEYGEN into NEO, it takes a little bit for him to actually take over the body because he's transferring his data onto it. Permanently. Even when he becomes small Spamton again, he's permanently linked to the machine now, so he can change into it at will. Technically not at will because he has trouble controlling it, but you get what I mean.
this was insanely long but thank you for letting me ramble <3
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maggyoutthere · 3 months
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I'd love to know more about the addison puppets in the spam folder- what all do they sell now as puppets? Or do customers avoid them out of fear of Gary?
So, quick catch-up: Additons are what the Addisons were turned into when Gary took over Cyber City. They got shrunk and corrupted down to Spamton's size and now live in a garbage can labeled "Spam Folder".
Each one of them is associated with a specific type of scam:
💙 Blue is all about fast-fashion and the money that comes with it. He would sell you pieces of clothing and accessories promised to be the most durable but latest fashion trend. Turns out, they're half-assed sown together pieces of cloth.
💛 Yellow is all about investments. Stock prices, that prince who wants to send you all of his fortune over Gmail, you name it. He just wants the numbers on the back to drain you clean of your dark dollars.
🧡 Orange is all about health scams. Miracle cures, sketchy supplements, and ungodly amounts of vitamins. He'll try to sell you on plenty of miraculous full HP healing supplements, only to leave you dying in battle because of poison damage.
🩷 Pink is more into sweetheart swindles. Catfishing to get free gifts and money transactions, he'll make you think you have a new party member in your team but, when it's time to show face, he'll leave you with empty pockets and a broken heart.
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Despite being "cursed" by Gary, the Additons live by themselves in a garbage can in the back area of Gary's TV studio. They try to break in sometimes, but are usually kicked out through the back door by the cleaning crew or Swatch.
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windydrawallday · 5 months
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Lockdown & Prowl HCs: Bounty Hunting Together!
Mostly musing about these rascals taking missions outside Earth and confronting factionless aliens in space.
Because of how there are planets so different from Cybertron and Earth, the first time Lockdown would pick a few missions in places with familiar characteristics for the cyber-ninja to navigate without much effort.
Or even pick a combo of upgrades that would aid better the kid during the journey (that means making Prowl try them and walk around to test and adjust the items... like a fashion model).
If the upgrades are for combat, they would have short sparring sessions. "Short" I said but for sure they would get carried away, trying to show off at each other as usual.
Lockdown learned the hard way that the kid doesn't take well the idea of missions focused on terminating the target. After their first and last one, Prowl didn't talk to him for many Earth weeks.
Prowl disapproves of but Lockdown doesn't care much about being mean and beating targets. Usually, the mismatched mech is mindful of keeping the prey intact (sometimes is a request in the task) but there's no forgiving if they scratch an inch of paint from his partner!
(What? Attachment? Do you know how pricey is gold paint in the middle of space?)
(... probably Swindle supplied some to them I MEAN--)
For that same reason Lockdown is careful to pick missions with targets that look like Earth's fauna: during one of those, Prowl made him carry the thing with an absurd amount of care because the kid couldn't tolerate seeing the alien suffer.
... But if Prowl sees the target giving an unnecessary display of violence to the bounty hunter, there is no peace of mind holding him back and he will return each hit to the target. The devilish proud smile Lockdown carries around after such events can last for days, annoying the cyber-ninja a little.
If the mission doesn't take a lot of time and they have spare moments to relax, Lockdown lets Prowl explore the surroundings.
On moments like that, Prowl usually organizes "picnics" out there to celebrate the accomplishment. Most of the time, the space poncho ends as a picnic blanket.
... or a blanket in general if Prowl ends exhausted during the trip. Sleepy cocoon easy to carry for Lockdown.
Knowing alien flora doesn't last far from its original planet, Prowl started to collect and press flowers after Sari told him about that old-fashioned human pastime.
When he goes solo in missions and if he remembers, Lockdown gathers up flowers and leaves them in a little corner for Prowl to judge if they fit on the collection.
And even if he repeats, Prowl saves the trinkets anyway just for the gesture.
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cyber-streak-2 · 10 months
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Victory Kakuryu, Earthspark Swindle and TFP Smokescreen finding out that their Cybertronian SO was captured by some evil humans and tortured
(TFES) Swindle, (Victory) Kakuryu, & (TFP) Smokescreen with their Cybertronian S/O who’d been captured and tortured by humans:
Smokescreen
{You’d been on Earth since before he showed up, you were actually rescued from MECH, and decided to stick with Optimus and the rest.}
{When he meets you, everything seems fine- but then he notices how you seem to disappear around the human kids+Fowler and June, and how you seem uncomfortable with them all.}
{Confused, after seeing this happen a few more times, Smokescreen outright asks you what’s the matter, since these humans seem alright.}
{When you eventually tell him what happened, Smokescreen feels bad for you, and he wishes he could’ve been there to help you instead of being in that stasis pod.}
{He tries to help you get more comfortable, just a little bit, with your human allies.}
Swindle
{It wasn’t GHOST who ended up taking you- it was some other group of humans, but still pretty bad. One moment, he left, the next, he was coming back, and you were unconscious, being taken away.}
{He transforms, and tries to keep up with you and the people that captured you, but eventually, he ends up losing you all.}
{Swindle’s already trying to find his brother, and he doesn’t know what’s happening to him, either- and now he’s trying to find you, and he also doesn’t know what’s happening to you, either.}
{The worried mech promises to himself that he’ll eventually find and save both his brother and his S/O.}
Kakuryu
{Like Swindle, he saw you get taken, and he tries to keep up, but the people and you were already long gone by the time he tried going after you all.}
{Kakuryu finds himself going to the Autobots/Cybertrons base and begging for help, as he doesn’t know what else to do.}
{Star Saber feels bad for Kakuryu, and decides to help him save you. Bringing along some of the others, the group manages to track where the humans had taken you.}
{Thankfully, they all get to you before anything too bad can happen- or at least get any worse. You’re shaking and restrained, and missing a servo and a leg, but you’re very much alive.}
{Kakuryu takes you back to the base, and he promises to you that he’ll be there with you/that he’ll help you while you recover.}
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blueikeproductions · 7 months
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So I’ve been thinking of the EarthSpark children’s books again.
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Besides the Guidebook, these two seem to be the only ones out atm that are original stories and not recaps/adaptions of episodes of the cartoon. I personally prefer original stories set roughly during the cartoon’s universe, and to no one’s surprise I’m naturally a big fan of the RiD15 books being all original stories.
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However, my nitpick with the EarthSpark books is they’re too short and … safe. There’s no real conflict or if there is one, like Racetrack Recon, it’s resolved instantly…
Now kids books or not, I think most of us want some kind villain for the Autobots to fight, which the RiD books excelled in. My favorites being Scuzzard from above, Liege Maximo starting trouble because he was bored and needed a cheap thrill, and Drift meeting up with his old Decepticon crew. So what can the EarthSpark books do?
Well for starters:
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Use Swindle. He’s perfect for low scale conflict, and you can get a lot of mileage out of him starting trouble with a guest star that the Terrans have to stop. Obviously you could experiment with other villains besides him, but still.
Book idea 1: Items have been going missing from Witwicky. The culprits are Swindle and Chop Shop.
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Besides trying to make a quick buck, they also seek to steal important GHOST tech to benefit the Decepticons still roaming the Earth. Dot and Optimus have to keep Croft and Schloder distracted so the Terrans can put a stop to Chop Shop’s kleptomania.
Book Idea 2: The Decepticons need energy if they plan to still take over Earth and stick it to Megatron and GHOST. Swindle, seeing an opportunity to make some moolah, gets Octane and RatBat to join him on a fuel syphoning scheme.
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I feel like it’d be a Jawbreaker and Grimlock story as a gag on fossil fuel.
Book Idea 3: Revision of Recon where Swindle fixes the race using the RiD15 originated Stunticons. I already talked about this one.
Book Idea 4: Tarantulas runs afoul of an old lab partner, the insane Autobot scientist Flame.
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(For a potential toy, I feel Flame would be a hybrid design of these two, taking more from the one on the right for ease of toy design.) Flame, fed up with the humans treatment of Transformers, decides to release a Cyber-Virus bio weapon Tarantulas developed during the Great War, and use it to Cyber Form Earth into something more palatable. Tarantulas needs Nightshade, Wheeljack and Hashtag’s help in a race against the clock to defeat Flame’s mad ambitions. Akin to RiD15 Grimlock with Simacore, Nightshade gets their first arch rival in Flame.
Book Idea 5: Nightshade and Sam team up to take down crime in Philadelphia, playing up a bit of the superhero side to the owl. Playful parody of 60’s Batman, using Animated supervillains like Angry Archer and Nanosec.
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The supervillains are part of a larger scheme by the Decepticon Malignus.
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Of which Nightshade and Sam need to call in the rest of the “Teen Terrans” and Bumblebee to help deal with.
Book Idea 6: Optimus Prime’s trailer/Combat Deck starts malfunctioning and causing a rampage around town, causing a headache for GHOST and the Autobots.
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It’s discovered the jailhouse Decepticons implanted a computer virus into the trailer via Bombshell’s Cerebro Shells to spite the Autobots. Twitch, Robbie and Hashtag have to jack in and defeat the computer virus within, Kremzeek, in a video game showdown while Jawbreaker, Mo, Thrash, Nightshade and Megatron try to contain the Combat Deck on the outside. There’s a fun visual of Roller effortlessly pulling the trailer around town in its rampage.
Book Idea 7: GHOST develop their own Navi program in TORQ III from studying Cybertronian technology and Teletraan 1.
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A hybrid of the G1 episode, Marvel UK’s Raiders of the Last Ark, and TFP’s Flying Mind, TORQ finds GHOST inefficient and seeks to apprehend every remaining Decepticon on the planet with his own methods, regardless of the consequences to the Autobots, and humans like the Maltos. Optimus, Elita and Megatron have to stop TORQ and his mind controlled Decepticons from starting a new Machine War.
Book Idea 8: The elusive Mirage, based on the RotB version with his body being closer to RiD01 Mirage, returns and pays a visit to the Malto household to see what all the hubbub is.
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Mirage, Robbie and Thrash become fast friends, and team up to put a stop to the latest scheme of Swindle’s. Battletrap, Transit and Scorponok are present as part of further RotB synergy.
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derpdino34 · 2 months
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Secret legacy pt. 1
Chapter 2
Someone was calling their name.
“Twitch”, “Thrash”
Something was pulling them in for a purpose, a calling. They had to follow it. She, had to follow to follow it.
When they open their eyes, they were in a cave, a spacious one. She knew her name was Twitch, so her brother has to be Thrash, right? Twitch looked at her brother, Thrash was a nervous wreck, cautiously looking around for anything dangerous.
“Thrash” Twitch scolded “stop being such worry wort.” Thrash recoiled in fear.
“S-sorry” Thrash squeaked. “ It’s just . . . this place is new to us and w-we don’t know what’s out there.
Twitch rolled her eyes. “ Nothing is going to hurt us. Now that I’m here.” She puffed her chest proudly.
Then they saw their reflection in the pale red water. Twitch was a pale reddish color with red glowing eyes with a dark crest on her forehead. Her face was dark red just like her hands. Her brother on the other hand, was basic and boring. He was taller than her and was pale reddish like her, but he had no crest like she had. Just like she thought, he was basic and afraid of everything.
“I guess I have to be the leader if we need to survive.” Twitch sighed as she started to look for an exit. Two bodies caught her eye.
“Um, I think we should check on . . . them” Thrash pointed at Robby’s and Mo’s unconscious bodies . Thrash and Twitch walked out of the water and slowly walked to the kids. Robby and Mo weren’t dead just knocked out. They had these cyber sleeves on them and - wait . . . how does she know their names? She was still thinking when Thrash picked up Mo.
“What are you doing?” Twitch questioned.
Thrash cradled Mo’s body before looking at his sister, his face filled with worry.
“We can’t leave them here” Thrash said. “They’re hurt, can’t you feel it?”
Though, she hated that her brother was right, she didn’t want to leave them here. Besides, she kinda likes this ‘Robby’ guy.
“Okay”she sighed as she picked up Robby
“Let’s take them somewhere safe.” The newly formed bots left the cave with their human siblings in tow, little did they know that something was watching them.
Meridian watched the footage one his arachnmechs has sent him . Two random robots were carry these children to gods know where . He should let his Arachnamechs follow these bots for the time being so see if those kids are safe. Though, he has patients to deal with. Meridian turned around to look over the banister to see Swindle looming over his unconscious brother while his brother was being repaired .
“So” Meridian started “Your brother Hardtop lost a lot of energon during your scuffle with Prime and Elita, but he’ll recover.”
Swindle looked up at Meridian with a sheepish smile
“Thanks Doc.” Swindle said. Meridian couldn’t help thinking about how Swindle was so worried about the situation he was in.
“You’re not one of those GHOST goons, are ya?” Swindle questioned. Meridian knew that question all too well and he always had the same answer.
“Oh no, I’m not part of GHOST Swindle” Meridian replied.
“But you two are good hands.”
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"Prime, I wouldn't do this." Charlie warned, putting his hand on the holster of his tox-en knife. He had bought it from Swindle and only carried it when he thought he would use it. It was too dangerous for everyday carry.
"Where is Heatwave? He hasn't reported in." Optimus sounded angry, his plating flared and smokestacks steaming.
"He's busy sir." Chase said. "With the wedding."
"Whose wedding?" Optimus asked, a cold edge to his voice.
"My daughter and Blades." Charlie said. Optimus was shocked. "They haven't proposed yet, but it's practically set in stone.
"Literally," Chase said. "Dani's wedding rings came in yesterday, and Blades's conjunx medal has been custom ordered."
"Which means?" Charlie said, a smirk on his face.
"By Autobot code on interspecies marriage, the deployed bot must stay at a base within a visitable distance of their spouse, especially if there's additional dependents. Blades would be duty bound to stay on the nearest autobot base to Dani." Chase recited.
"We will relocate her then. Blades is needed in China." Optimus said.
"Optimus, with all due respect, that's a twelve hour one-way plane trip to and from Griffin Rock. And even if you used the ground bridge, Dani isn't fluent in Chinese or Mandarin, never mind getting a job in her field. It would require her to renounce her American passport, become fluent in both languages, pass the citizenship exam, and then the civil service exam. The process would take years, and she would have to start over in her career, retaking all the licenses exams too. She would be confined to the house, with very little access to the community before she reaches fluency." Charlie said.
Optimus sighed. "Very well. I will reassign someone else. It's been a while since I have seen my son. I still want to see a report from Heatwave by the end of the week."
Optimus transformed and drove through an open ground bridge.
"Sir, when will you tell Optimus that Heatwave is deceased?"
"When I can plan an accident to cover up the hole in his crotch. Bastard had to have the weirdest place for a subspace, didn't he. I like your new cyber matter avatar. Doc Greene worked wonders with the base design. I'm glad you added your own personal touches. Maybe later I could find out how personal?" Charlie smirked as Chase's avatar blushed.
"I would be happy to if I still feel up to it."
"If not, we will take a rain check. Your alt mode does need a bath, you know."
Chase's avatar blushed harder. "Could we keep it platonic? I really just want a quiet evening and sleep in my alt mode tonight."
"You know what? For your quick thinking, I will give you some cash and you can go to the car wash you like on main street. The one with the soft scrubbers."
Chase beamed. "Thank you, boss."
"That's alright, my siren."
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TF EARTHSPARK SPOILERS AHEAD
HOLY CRAP I LOVED IT!!!
I was so scared at first, leading up to the show and even during the first episode I was a little skeptical, but I really ended up liking it. Imma talk about the things I didn't like first so I can get to the multitudes of stuff I liked. There wasn't a whole lot I disliked other than Optimus horrifying face which actually ended up kinda growing on me a little. It took a bit for me to get used to the cyber-sleeves(? I think that's what they're called) but they ended up being pretty interesting. I wasn't a huge fan of Wheeljacks design but it was ok. The one thing that kinda bothered me was them constantly introducing a character just for them to get 5 minutes of screen time and never to be seen again but I'm hoping that was just a "lets introduce our main cast kinda quickly and expand in later seasons" Now for the things I did like.
I saw ravage and got excited,(well actually Bumblebee said "Soundwave" and "cassette" and I got excited💀) I saw Laserbeak paused texted my friend and went "Man I hope we actually get Rumble and Frenzy" AND BAM FRENZY! I was ELATED to see them even if it wasn't both one is way better than nothing. I also LOVED SOUNDWAVE! He was super cool and his design is just great.
SKYWARP GETS HER OWN PARAGRAPH BC I LOVE HER. THEY DIDN'T PULL A CYBERVERSE EVEN IF I DID HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE END OF THE SEASON, AND SHE WARPS. SHE WARPS. THAT'S NOT EVEN MENTIONING HOW JUST GENERALLY COOL SHE WAS! I LOVED HER DESIGN AND EVERYTHING. AND THE WARPING I'M NOT EVER GONNA STOP TALKING ABOUT IT BC THEY DIDN'T EVEN LET US HAVE THAT IN G1 I literally jumped when she first did it and immediately started bugging my friend about it.
On the note about seekers Nova Storm was also very cool but that 5 second cameo of Starscream was great. He looked. SO COOL! Love him can't wait to see whose life he's gonna ruin💀 I also loved Megatron who was out here making AMAZING points for the entirety of Decoy. Swindle was cool, I LOVED Arcee's altmode. Wish we saw more of her and Elita but from what we did see they were great. I also LOVED the parents they were great and just so enjoyable to watch. They didn't try too hard on any of the female characters so they just felt like people (AS THEY SHOULD) and it extremely refreshing.
Ok for this next part you've gotta understand little 5 year old me would get up at 5am every single morning to watch G1 Transformers before school. I've grown up on this show. It was something my parents grew up on, something they'd watch with me, so I'm not ashamed to say I cried when Nightshades pronouns got introduced. It's something so bare minimum that means so much. Seeing someone like me makes it all feel more real. So to accidentally end this on a more somber note I really really liked this show It was interesting and I feel like it has so much potential. If you haven't yet and are reading this for whatever reason WATCH IT! It's great 9/10
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Season 1 Plot Leak
So, clearly I'm late with this and this was released a while ago, but I wanted to post it anyway for anyone who hadn't seen it.
Please note that this post contains SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE FIRST SEASON! If you don't want that, please don't read the rest!
If you're okay with it, read on!
These were transcribed from this video by Axiom Nexus. I'm not affiliated with the channel, but I encourage readers to follow them for more updates. You can also view the video below, but if you appreciate it, I still encourage you to drop by the actual video link and leave a like!
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The transcribed summaries of all 26 episodes of season 1 are as follows:
Episode 101-102: Secret Legacy - ROBBY, reeling from his family’s move from Philly to the rural town of Witwicky, finds new joy and purpose when he and his sister MO bond with the first-ever Earth-born transformers: the TERRANS, TWITCH and THRASH. Tied emotionally to their human siblings by emotionsharing cyber-sleeves, the Terrans quickly become the target for the cyber-human villain MANDROID. It’ll take OPTIMUS and his AUTOBOTS along with RANGER DOT and DR. MALTO to save the kids and Terrans, all while keeping their existence and adoption a secret to prowling DECEPTICONS and the mysterious agency of GHOST. 
Episode 103: Moo-ving In - As the Malto family gets used to its new members, Bumblebee hopes to quickly knock out his mission to train the Terrans in all things Autobot. But he’s flummoxed when they seem more interested in cows and games than the wisdom he has to impart; maybe all parties could do a little more listening. 
Episode 104: H.O.U.S.E. Rules - Thrash chafes at the “restrictive” Malto family H.O.U.S.E. rules, and he convinces Mo to go along with his loopholes around them. But when the Decepticon Swindle does some exploiting of his own to convince Thrash and Mo to help find his missing brother, they soon find themselves playing by a far more dangerous set of rules. 
Episode 105: Classified - Special Agent Schloder is in pursuit of a Decepticon that targets kids (really a misidentification of Twitch and Robby). Meanwhile, Dot is put through GHOST orientation, where she learns that GHOST’s intentions might not be completely above board. 
Episode 106: Traditions - Robby begs off Alex’s traditional wakwak hunt, so Alex shares his family history with Bumblebee, while Twitch, eager to gain her own traditions, encounters her “Dad2”—Wheeljack. 
Episode 107: Friends and Family - The Terrans’ erratic behavior may be reflecting Mo and Robby’s anxiety about their first day at their new school. Or it could be something far worse…
Episode 108: Decoy - While out on a mission to capture three tricky tuneful Mini-Cassette bots, Megatron and Optimus Prime have a disagreement about GHOST’s treatment of Decepticons. 
Episodes 109-110: Age of Evolution - Twitch and Thrash wonder if they’re the only two Terrans in the universe, and they venture to discover if that’s true. With the help of Optimus, Bumblebee, Alex, Robby, and Mo, they relocate the cave of their origin and find much more than just the Emberstone. With the birth of three new Terrans (Hashtag, Nightshade, and Jawbreaker), the Malto family has grown. But will these new Allie’s be enough to rescue Dot and Megatron from the clutches of Mandroid?
Episode 111: Hashtag Oops - Twitch helps Hashtag choose her alt-mode, and it takes them both for a wild and GHOST-ly ride. Meanwhile, Alex and Bee struggle to hold down the fort with the new Terrans when Dot has to leave for work and the kids go to school. 
Episode 112: Outtakes - Jawbreaker is feeling nervous about his alt-mode. How does he choose the right one? A conversation with Mom gives him an idea: use a camera to inspire bots into telling him why they chose theirs! But when Hashtag gets involved, the scale of the project gets a little out of hand. 
Episode 113: Missed Connection - When Nightshade’s feeling isolated from the rest of the Malto family, they find a new connection in the most unlikely of places…
Episode 114: Security Protocols - When Mo, Robby, and their Terran siblings are locked down in the Dugout, there’s no way to avoid longsimmering conflict. 
Episode 115: Bear Necessities - When Twitch gifts Dot a baby bear cub for Mother’s Day, the two of them and Robby embark on a journey to return the baby to its own mom…who, unbeknownst to them, is tussling with the rest of the Maltos at the homestead!
Episode 116: Warzone - Robby and Mo join the Terrans on a visit to the Space Bridge Memorial Park, but the memory of the siege opens old wounds…and more…for Megatron. 
Episode 117-118: Home - The kids and Terrans sneak out for a night of fun in Philadelphia, but their dreams of visiting the big city transform into a nightmare. 
Episode 119: A Stygi Situation - Jawbreaker gains a dinosaur alt-mode, but instead of changing into it, the alt-mode changes him. 
Episode 120: Disarmed - As Mandroid secretly works inside GHOST, Robby, Mo, and the Terrans attempt to force new cyber-sleeve powers to unlock, with disastrous results. 
Episode 121: What Dwells Within - The Malto kids are lost in a maze of underground tunnels with a mysterious monster stalking them. In order to survive they have to team up with Starscream! But can they trust him?
Episode 122: Prime Directive (or Once Upon a Prime) - Robby’s cyber-sleeve illness threatens his life, so Mo renounces ever touching the Emberstone and Quintus Prime shows Mo why she’s the hero her family needs. 
Episode 123: Stowed Away, Stowaway - When Bumblebee is called away on a secret spy mission, Robby, Twitch, Thrash, and the others decide to go on their own secret mission to protect Bee. 
Episode 124: The Battle of Witwicky - The truth about the Terrans is revealed as the Malto family makes a last stand against Croft and her sinister forces within GHOST. 
Episode 125-126: Last Hope - The Malto family must overcome insurmountable odds to stop Mandroid once and for all, and save Cybertronian kind. 
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