The Elementals-TFP Story

Get to Know Your Con

   "Fly, walk, try to figure out you humans, anything to avoid Lord Megatron," the seeker replied, twitching his wings slightly. "What about you?"

   "Pretty much the same thing, except I avoid my dad and I try to figure out birds." 

   "Why do you avoid your sire?" Starscream perked his wings curiously. 

   "He wants me to follow his path and be a doctor, but I would much rather work with birds, and he does not care. No matter how much I tell him, he don't listen."

   "Oh, he sounds fun," the seeker grumbled, putting some datapads onto a shelf.

   "Pfft, try living with him." 

   "What of your carrier? Surely she is supportive of your... passion."

   "My mom is... not here..."

   Starscream watched as his winged charge draw his knees to hi chest and wrap his wings around him. "She is... offline?" he asked softly. Zephyr slowly nodded. The seeker hesitantly and gently rubbed his charges back, being mindful of his wings. They ruffled slightly at the sudden touch, but quickly relaxed.

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   Ailana and Cronan stood on a desk in the twins's berthroom trying to explain some human customs. "What is this... bull run?" Skyquake asked, cocking an optic ridge. 

   "The running of the bulls. It's an event where a group of people run in front of a small group of cattle following a marked path. It typically takes place in the summer," Cronan explained. 

   "It's dangerous and multiple people have been killed," Ailana added. "And many more severely wounded." 

   "You humans make no sense," Dreadwing grumbled. "Who were you two running from?"

   "Just... someone from our past," Ailana sighed, trying not to shake under the titans gaze. "We'd rather not talk about it."

   "I see."

   "What about these... sports? What are they?" Skyquake asked. 

   "Do not ask about-" 

   "Sports you say?" Cronan cut his off. 

   "And here we go again," she grumbled, sitting down. "You just had to bring that topic up." 

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   Aydin sat on a terminal in Shockwave's lab explaining basic human needs, like food, water, sleep, and the need for bathrooms. "You humans require multiple things to survive," the 'Con stated simply. 

   "Yeah... we're odd and needy creatures," Aydin replied, bringing his knees up to his chest.

   "You are carbon based life forms. Your requirements are logical. The amount of requirements however, is less logical." 

   Aydin just shrugged in response, watching as Shockwave continued to work on a decent living area for the eight of them. Aydin sighed softly before creating little shapes of snow and ice in his palm. Shockwave silently watched as his charge worked on a making a mini snowman. "Do you wanna build a snowman?~" he softly sang. 

   "I would rather be working," Shockwave replied. 

   "Hm?"

   "You asked if I wished to partake in one of your human activities, and I would rather not."

   "Oh! You mean the song? No, no I wasn't asking if you wanted to build a snowman. It's a song from a children's movie," Aydin chuckled. 

   "You humans make no sense."

   "I know."

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   Asherah stood on  the arm of Megatron's throne, clicking her tongue slightly as Megatron silently watched her. "So... this is a lovely view," she commented, motioning towards the window. The Nemesis was orbiting Earth.

   "Indeed. I do hope you enjoy your time here. You and the others shall be treated as equals among our ranks, and you will be allowed to return to your domicile to gather some required things," Megatron explained, looking outside. 

   "Thank you, Lord Megatron," she replied with a small bow. 

   "You may simply call me Megatron, Asherah."

   "In that case, thank you Megatron." 

   "You are welcome."

   She yawned softly, and sat down, pressing her back against the back of his throne. "You should power down, you humans require it."

   "What about you?" 

   "I will get there, eventually."

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   Carmel had unknowingly fallen asleep in Soundwave's servo, clinging to her plush cat. The faceless 'Con entered his berthroom and heard the twins arguing about what the new human would look like. He vented silently and walked over to a shelf full of pillows and large, plush blankets. "Hey boss! Did ya get a human? What's it look like? Is it mech or femme?" Rumble and Frenzy asked.

   Ravage glared at him slightly, gesturing for him to keep it down. "The human... is... asleep. Keep... your voices... down," Soundwave stated through multiple recording clips as he grabbed a few pillows and blankets. 

   "Yeah Frenzy, keep it down," Rumble mocked. Frenzy growled and went to tackle him, only to be stopped by Ravage, who snapped at both of them. Carmel shifted in Soundwave's servo as she opened her eyes. He noticed and put her down on an empty desk nearby. "Huh. So that's what it looks like."

   Ravage growled at them and hopped up next to her. "She... doesn't speak... uses... sign... language," the faceless 'Con added handing her the soft objects. 

   'Thank you. I should probably get to sleep now," she signed wrapping one of the blankets around her. 

   "What'd she say?" Frenzy asked. Ravage translated using a datapad. "Oh... that makes sense. Kind of."

  Carmel yawned quietly and fluffed up one of the pillows. She curled up under the blanket and fell onto the pillow, her head landing with a soft thud, cuddling up to the plush cat still in her hands. Ravage purred and laid down next to her, wrapping his tail around her sleeping form. 

   'Good night, Carmel. Come morning rise, you'll be here, and not at that pit of an orphanage,' the panther hummed softly, looking up at Soundwave, who nodded once before he headed to the monitor to finish some work.