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Look at this guy and tell me he WOULDN'T benefit from a cigarette and maybe five beers

Ratchet: I’m gonna count to three and you better be in your room!

the idea that Optimus just sits in truck mode when he’s really pissed and/or giving the silent treatment is actually cute as fuck. how he’ll just sit there all day in truck mode. backing up into little hiding places.

like you try to talk to him and he probably just rumbles his engines grumpily in reply. then when he’s finally had enough, he just blasts his horn really loudly and then you know it’s time to leave

Agent Fowler

Am the anon and i think we need to see megatron get absolutely folded for threatening Fowler

I am SO SORRY that this took so long to answer. Normally, I would have had this fic done in a few days. As a bonus, you get extra angst and a possible second chapter.

Learning from past mistakes (but history keeps repeating itself)

Optimus looks at him, eyes scanning Fowler's face, before he looks away once more. "I feel as though I… somehow lowered myself to his level. The concept of your passing, of losing you, was far too much. It is a concept I have thought about often, but I could not have imagined how greatly it would impact me until then. I could not stop myself in time, and when I had finally managed to do so…" his eyes are wide as he seems entirely lost within old memories, gaze unfocused, staring out the window and into the distance.

Or, special agent William Fowler and Optimus Prime on the concept of losing a loved one.

Cyberform AU - Part 4

Commune "Deception" (Decepticon base for Cyberformed allies).

Warning: Attention in this AU all people are in one universe (reality), for their own psychological well-being. Also in this post real places on our planet are mentioned (they just have a different history).

Before the Decepticons took over the island, it housed a human research base for studying Antarctica (climate conditions, observing local fauna, as well as observing volcanic activity. Deception Island has one of two active volcanoes on the northern continent).

After the Cybertronians arrived on Earth in 1984, the Decepticons sought to gain a tactical advantage over the Autobots. Obviously, the Autobots had gained a lot of human support, and later the government gave them a military base in Diego Garcia, which was quite remote and secluded. Megatron knew that his forces needed such a secluded base more than enough, and over the next couple of years, he not only found a few human allies, but also had Starscream and his trine on research missions (this definitely made the Autobots nervous and on high alert). The task of these flights was to find a suitable place for Shockwave's new base, far from human eyesight, with the necessary energy potential and with a climate harsh enough that the Cybertronians themselves did not want to attack or engage in espionage. Oddly enough, there are quite a few islands on Earth that are not inhabited by people for one reason or another, but they were not suitable for the Decepticons' business. Some of them, like the Archipel Kerguelen, although they were remote, had zero population (as it later turned out in the second reconnaissance, there were researchers there, not so zero), had no energy potential, the second was Bouvet Island, it was an ideal place, there was no human population, a harsh climate, but the problem of the lack of a power source was not acceptable. The last option was Deception Island.

Besides the fact that the name was extremely ironic, the territory had everything necessary. The volcanic island had a power source (a volcano), no human activity and, most importantly, an unpleasant climate from the outside. The Decepticons did not even have to drive away human researchers, since after a series of eruptions in the 1970s, they simply left the territory alone, which the Cybertronians subsequently rushed to take advantage of.

Much later, when the scientific lab and base were built and protected, it became a place for cyberformation of the Decepticons' few human allies.

Deception Island: a former research island, now a Decepticon military and scientific base. Consists of several floors, the lower floors are used to power the entire base from heat generators powered by the island's volcanic activity. Then come the storage floors (energon reserves, parts, metals and weapons, as well as an archive of Shockwave's scientific works and other Decepticon scientists). Later come the laboratories themselves (the territory where the cyberformation process takes place belongs to the research part of the base), testing areas, archives. On the upper floors of the base are residential complexes and training halls, as well as a communication point with the main base of the purple-faction.

Usually, once a person gets to the Decepticons' island, there is a chance that he will not return to the world of people. The cyberformed ones of sorts become primarily a defense force against potential Autobot attack (however, as practice has shown, the Autobots avoid Deception Island as much as the Decepticons avoid Diego Garcia). However, Soundwave and the others are not inclined to erase information about their activities, so the human government is forced to figure out whether a human has become a victim or a willing ally. In either case, the information about him will be erased (this is done by the human government itself and the same secret agents who erase data on the Autobots' allies).

The commune of Cyberformed people on the island was formed spontaneously. They have no main leader, no management system or hierarchy, everyone does what is close to them and brings benefit to the cause. For the most part, Silas and Harold Attinger fight for control of the commune (you know how Megatron is always fighting with Starscream for leadership? Well, imagine that it is about the same, only these are two Megatrons). Silas uses military methods of management, iron discipline in his hands becomes a severe test for other cyberformed. Attinger uses the interests of others to force them to obey, this usually works more effectively than Silas's strict attempts (sometimes he can be even more frightening than Leland Bishop, not afraid to hurt an ally or threaten death. This is a cold calculation, not a business approach, Silas can simply threaten deactivation). Despite this, the commune reports directly to the Decepticon High Command, whether they like it or not Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Shockwave are their new bosses. Due to the lack of unity in the commune, it is not entirely clear whether the former humans share a common culture or holiday, for the most part they are consumed by personal ambitions, the desire to gain a certain position in the Decepticon hierarchy or to come to terms with the new state of affairs. (The only ones who care the least about this are Priscilla Pynch and Vince).

On the island, the Decepticon allies are trained in military affairs, Cybertronian sciences (only two of the former humans have received such an honor) and are trained. Unlike the Autobots, the Decepticons do not see anything wrong with taking new allies into battle. This creates a direct confrontation between the Autobot and Decepticon allies (Many of them have personal scores to settle, so if Silas is involved in the battles, there is a chance that he will clash with Fowler. The same goes for Harold Attinger and Cade Yeager). Deception Base performs primarily a scientific research function, but also treats wounded soldiers (as does Diego Garcia).

Access to the island is via spacebridge and airspace (probably by water, too, but due to the harsh conditions, none of the Decepticons and Autobots were stupid enough to try).

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How big can cyberformed humans get? There has to be a point where they can grow to be as big as a normal Cybertronian. If they stayed the same size they were, it would be harder for them to assimilate despite being the size of a minion or cassette.

Hi Anon! Great question!

In fact, Cyberformed humans never remain human-sized. They are full-fledged Cybertronians. In "Part 2", the last point "Pre-bot", I already wrote that the bodies of former humans are formed with their individual characteristics. This means that he will be like a full-fledged Cybertronian, the size and body depend solely on his frame type (but with an individual design, model, and only some details can be inherited from the one who donated nanites). If a person is strong and powerful, and in the early stages he gets tank parts, most likely he will be the size of a tank. It all depends on the frame, of course, if a person consumed too many nanites of one frame during infection, there is a chance that he will become exactly this kind of Cybertronian (for example, this happened to Alexis, she is a seeker. Starscream is extremely proud of himself). A person, in general, inherits features along with the frame, for example, the fact that seekers need society and are afraid of tight spaces (for a former person, this can be an extremely unexpected phenomenon if he did not suffer from such phobias before). In fact, Cybertronians do not quite understand what exactly determines the predisposition to a particular type of frame in people. So when a person goes through the last stage, some Autobots make bets on who exactly the former person will be.

People grow during the "Pre-bot" phase as if in a dream, they are surrounded by energon and the necessary elements for growth, which is why the flasks change in the process. Roughly speaking, everything starts with a human-sized flask (probably a little larger), but the larger the former human's body becomes, the more spacious the flask they are changed to continue growing. Why aren't they immediately placed in a larger growth flask? This is so that the body does not rush to build up everything at once, the slow growth process helps to fully form all the systems slowly and gradually. (It goes without saying that compared to the Autobots and Decepticons who have been through a war for millions of years, cyberformed bots are the healthiest and not exhausted by wounds and damage). Simply put, by the time they wake up, their bodies are already ready and they do not need to go through the growth stages of humans and other organic species.

In short, they can be quite large (assuming they are not minicons or cassettes themselves, of course, but there are several minicons among the Cyberformed). And in anticipation of questions, I prepared a list of frames and people. So you can estimate who is what size (I will try to arrange them in the height list, but some Cyberformed bots may be, well… Larger than expected. Well, like… A truck is not all the same, remember. Because for example, Optimus, Motormaster and Sentinel are trucks, but most likely they have a difference in height).

List of frames and characters:

Tanks: William Lennox, Robert Epps, Agent William Fowler Trucks: Cade Yeager, Jack Darby, Red Seekers: Alexis, Chip Chase, Sara Lennox (I'm not sure). Scout-Class Space Satellite: Rafael Esqivel (he's about the size of Soundwave, maybe a little shorter, but not much) Cars: Carly, Mikaela Banes, Sam Witwicky, Tessa Yeager, Charlie Watson (minicon), Miko Nakaday, Verity Carlo, Danny Clay (he's just a car, but to Junkion's he's one of them) bro) Race Cars: Shane Dyson, Raoul, Noah Diaz Helicopter: Seymour Simmons

Rescue Bots: · Charlie Burns - police car · Kade Burns - fire truck · Graham Burns - engineering vehicle (haven't decided on a model yet) · Dani Burns - medical helicopter · Cody Burns - forestry helicopter Mining Equipment (other production): Sparkplug Witwicky, Spike Witwicky Insecticon: June Darby (moth type: Argema mittrei) Dinobot: Daniel Witwicky (minicon, he transforms into Galimim) Beastbot: Russel Clay (minicon, transforms into a cybercat, probably a more bigger than Ravage)

This is a list of those with whom I have more or less decided, of course there are those whose frames I have not decided on in their list: Isaac Sumdac, Sari Sumdac (she will probably be a minicon), Green Family (Doc. Green, Fransin, Professor Baranova, Sisi), Woodrow Burns and Izabella.

You may not agree with my choice and have your own idea of ​​what this or that character transforms into (this is normal). When I make articles about characters with their design and model, perhaps there will be a little more clarity. I will also write what this or that character does on Diego Garcia.

For the rest, to understand what Cyberform AU is: Character List Lore parts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Answers to questions: Q&A1, Q&A2

The author, please tell me. Will Cody Burns be the first infected by his own bots? And what consequences will this have, and it seems to me that Frankie will understand that Cody got infected from bots (not immediately, of course) and tell his family, how will they treat bots after that?

Hi, Aly1234! Great question, I made the answer quite detailed, I hope you like it! Thanks!

Well… Cody was definitely not the first since the Autobot-human alliance began, but he was definitely one of the first on Griffin Rock. In fact, Chief Burns was the first, as strange as that may be.

The thing is, the Rescue Bots weren't too worried about humans at first, maybe because they had a long period of adaptation to the new conditions, learning the culture of the humans and returning to rescue work. After all, the bots were in stasis for a long time, everything was very new to them and they were coming to their senses. This doesn't mean that they weren't attentive to their partners, no, no, no. They were definitely caring, they just probably didn't think much about cyberforming their human friends. As I said, Cybertronians must be closely acquainted with those they do this to, this suggests that there is a strong bond between the person and the bot. Probably everything was more or less calm until the Burns Family apparently began to be attacked more than once by Dr. Morocco. And there were many obviously more dangerous moments threatening people's lives, even the Chief's words that "the work of rescuers is dangerous in itself" did not calm Heatwave and the others. Probably, this made the Bots nervous and think about cyberforming their comrades, for their own safety. And who would refuse another rescue team (when there are obviously not very many of them).

Chase was probably the first to think of cyberforming, and he probably suggested it to the other Rescue Bots. The team approached Optimus to get permission to cyberform their human comrades (they were pleasantly surprised to learn that it had already been used on other humans, so they may have even visited Diego Garcia to scout the conditions). Once permission was granted, Chief Burns was the first to be infected, followed by Cody, since the bots were simply quicker to get their consent (Chief was asked, "Do you want your family to be safe?", and Cody was asked about adventures and space… He obviously really likes space. He also seems to be the most trusted of the bots, so there's no doubt his permission was easy to get.)

Apparently, after Chief and Cody, the rest of the Burns Family were infected. Of course, this had consequences, because essentially the entire human rescue team dropped out of active missions. It is possible that the Burns Family participated in missions up until the end of the first stage of cyberformation. As soon as Charlie Burns showed symptoms of the second stage, he and the others were taken to Diego Garcia. And since once a person ends up there in the human world, he does not return, there were major consequences for the island. Apparently, Griffin Rock was left without rescuers, so the government allocated a team from another state, and the Rescue Bots continued their work. For the locals, the sudden disappearance of the entire family was explained by the fact that they had to undergo special training / advanced training and temporarily moved. Those who asked too many questions were either threatened or paid. You could say that Griffin Rock lost the family that lived there almost from the creation of the settlement. A little later, already in the form of Cybertronians, the Burnses visited their homeland, already as the Terra-1 rescue squad (Yes, they were given a designation similar to Sigma-17. The squad consists of 4 bots, since Cody works as a universal 911 operator. Nevertheless, he also participates in real rescue operations).

Of course Fransin will find out, but there is a chance that she, like Doc. Green and Professor Baranova, are already infected by this point, they just don't realize it yet; their infection happened later. (She could only notice that Cody was more active at stage one, but nothing more. Of course, she suspected that something was going on, watched closely and recorded her research in a personal journal, but she never saw the third stage to understand what exactly was going on). Obviously, after the Burns Family disappeared, she couldn't help but notice that all the data, reports, documents simply disappeared from the databases. As if they never existed. Is it suspicious? More than that, she told her father about it and it probably caused some misunderstanding of the situation. They didn't have time to get to the bottom of it when the family was sent to Diego Garcia to avoid problems and exposure (Government agents noticed their suspicious activity).

I think Doc Green is the second type of person, he listened to the bots and their arguments when it became obvious that he was also cyberforming… However, Fransin and Professor Baranova, well, it would be easy to say that they were angry, I think they were actually furious. Frankie reacted to this with anger capable of blowing up a volcano, how this was not reported, why the government just turned a blind eye. I think this is what pissed her off, that the public did not know that this could happen. She was very angry at the bots, not at Cody, although he felt guilty. Nevertheless, Frankie will cope, of course during the adaptation she was stubborn and irritable (she is open with her emotions, it's really cool), but she was calmed by the fact that she and her best friend would be together. Yes, a little different, but together. Later she would even become friends with other Autobot scientists, so everything went more or less. Professor Baranova suffered the worst of all; being torn away from her native world and her scientific achievements was a nightmare. She coped with the adaptation more slowly and only thanks to Doc Green and his support.

The Green family would have a pretty tense relationship with the Rescue Bots (they're more or less on good terms with the other Autobots, they were quickly drawn into the scientific community), they can work together, but there might be awkward hesitations or slight irritability (except Ezra, he's an enthusiast). The Burns family has adapted (though it wasn't easy), they have normal relationships with their Cybertronian colleagues and friends, although I think Cade is grumpy and grumpy (Heatwave version 2.0), and Dani definitely misses the mundane human things.

For the rest, to understand what Cyberform AU is:

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Q&A1 Character List

Cyberform AU - Part 3

Commune "Diego Garcia" (Autobot base for Cyberformed allies).

Warning: Attention: in this AU, all human allies of the Autobots are in the same universe (reality), for the sake of their psychological well-being.

The human government is not particularly happy about the fact that Cybertronians can change humans. It is quite logical that this scares them, fortunately the Autobots and Decepticons are not very inclined to cyberform just anyone.

In fact, the government was largely unaware of this until 1984 (or later) when Sparkplug and Spike were reported "disappearing" (that's right, they were the first). Also, the Autobots became more protective and closed during the disappearance period, not allowing human agents into part of the ARC. This behavior and unwanted questions created a couple of unpleasant incidents (Optimus was not very happy, he had to regulate the resulting friction and calm everyone down, although he knew what was going on). Later, when the "new bots" appeared for special agents and later the government, the puzzle came together. It was not difficult, since the former humans were still less accustomed to the new realities of their lives, they willingly used human terms, concepts and names. In addition, the Autobots began to request human items, such as pillows and blankets, the size of a Cybertronian. (All in the name of adaptation, so that it would be easier for a person to gradually get used to the new, plus old familiar things were gradually replaced with Cybertronian ones, a slow transition did not allow the former people to get nervous once again).

This was shocking, but it was decided to hide this information, firstly, not to cause panic among the public, and secondly, there were few cyberformed humans, it was easier to turn a blind eye to the disappearance of a couple of people than to question a politically (and not only) advantageous alliance. In addition, the government believed that it could use former people against the Autobots themselves in case of danger (later this resulted in an extremely unpleasant situation for the cyberformed, due to which they quickly left Earth and moved to Cybertron).

It was decided to give the Autobots another place for this process, so as not to disturb the agents and not to cause unnecessary conflicts (the protective nature of the Cybertronians at some stages was quite unpleasant for the joint work of people and bots).

Diego Garcia Island: It is a former military base, but it was completely given to the Autobots to develop it and keep the cyberformed away from the public eye until they are ready to keep their secret. And so that the cyberforming process does not traumatize other people who are not so close to the Cybertronians ("What is not there, does not exist / there are no witnesses, no victims" - said the human government and pointed towards the island).

If a human ally gets to the island, then a special department cleans up all paper or other sources about this person, erasing them from the system as if such a person never existed, since he will not return to the world of people. Sometimes you have to bribe people, but usually threats and money are enough to make them keep quiet. The old data that is not deleted is sent to the island for the cyberformed themselves.

On Diego Garcia, the Cyberform Commune was created, they have their own leader, a management system, they also work to preserve important cultural parts of their lives. In the commune, former humans undergo final processes and treatment (they receive support from those who have already gone through this). They receive an education from the Autobots and a profession if possible (if their human profession has a Cybertronian equivalent). The commune is mostly subordinate to Optimus and other high-ranking Autobots (they mostly do not participate in combat missions, the Autobots collectively decided that their comrades are not yet mentally ready for such things, although some enthusiasts show a desire to fight side by side. However, there are exceptions). Diego Garcia, in a way, serves as a support function for the Autobots, there is also a large laboratory with a medical bay.

In a way, Diego Garcia is practically a Cybertronian city, a small settlement by human standards. Access there is mainly through the air, a ship or a space bridge.

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To understand what Cyberform AU is: Q&A1 Character List

Cyberform AU - Character List

Disclaimer: My AU has very specific multiverses for people from different Transformers realities (They all live in one world, and the Cybertronians are kind of a bit of everything, but I like the IDW designs the most, so let's assume everyone moved there). I did this on purpose, not only because it would be interesting to see how the characters interact, but also because there aren't that many people in each reality (In the Animeted, there are literally two or three, I don't know if Sari counts, she's technorganic). For the purposes of psychological support and protection of the cyberformed people and their healing, I made it so that they are all in one world and maintain a special community.

Bayverse: Sam Witwicky, Mikaela Banes, William Lennox (and his family), Robert Epps, Seymour Simmons, Cade Yeager, Tessa Yeager, Shane Dyson, Izabella.

G1: Sparkplug Witwicky, Spike Witwicky, Carly, Daniel Witwicky, Chip Chase, Raoul

Armada: Red, Alexis

Animated: Isaac Sumdac, Sari Sumdac

IDW: Verity Carlo

TFP:Burns Family (Charlie, Kade, Graham, Dani, Cody maybe Woodrow), Green Family (Doc. Green, Fransin, Professor Baranova, Sisi), June Darby, Jack Darby, Miko Nakaday, Rafael Esqivel, Agent William Fowler, Danny Clay, Russel Clay

Knightvers: Charlie Watson, Noah Diaz

These are all the people I will probably write (and draw) more often than others. Of course, not all human characters from the show and comics are here, there are quite a lot of people in the same IDW, but I am mostly familiar with Verity (and only because I read all the comics about the Wreckers). For most of the people on this list, I have an approximate design of their Cybertronian appearance, a little history of how their cyberformation process took place (as well as who donated nanites and who became a curator), I will make links to the characters as the description and design process goes on (more convenient navigation, if you are interested in a specific character and his design with a little history, you can click and get the post!).

Oh, I almost forgot, a micro list of those who were subjected to Decepticon nanites: – William Lennox, Robert Epps, Mikaela Banes, Chip Chase, Alexis, Isaac Sumdac, June Darby, Rafael Esqivel.

(If you are interested in a character that is not on the list, I can still answer your question.)

To understand what Cyberform AU is: Part 1 Part 2 Q&A1

how do humans who get cyberformed usally react to finding out what their cybertronian freind is doing to them?

the reaction guess is probably different from person to person but what usally happens?

Hi Anon! (Thanks for the question, I'm so glad!)

In fact, the reaction of different people is really extremely diverse, but all this can be combined into "five stages of acceptance".

It's not that there are five of them, basically there are only three reactions and they depend on whether the person had anything to lose in life, what kind of relationship he had with his parents and other factors.

The initial reaction of those who react to their situation is extremely aggressive. Anger, misunderstanding, confusion, all of it is deeply entwined in their chest, pressing like a weight and intensifying with pain. They do not understand why their cybertronian friend and trusted comrade decided to do this to them, they cannot accept reality for some time and deny what is happening (deny the situation). For the most part, this is the reaction of those who have families, or those who see that they had a duty to "humanity", or those who are afraid of leaving behind their achievements (in my AU, however, the cyberformed later face alienation from their former human brothers). People who initially flare up with anger are simply going through the five stages of acceptance of the situation. From deep denial and disbelief (lasts a short period of time), a furious outburst (anger), an attempt to understand whether it is possible to reverse the process (bargaining), numbness (depression) and then acceptance of the situation, an attempt to get used to the new reality (resignation). Adaptation is difficult for such people, they can be stubborn, flare up with irritation, as a rule, their Cybertronian friends provide support, knowing that it is difficult and unusual for them. It is because of them, for the most part, that Cybertronians try to unite the cyberformed into groups, thinking that this will help them come to terms faster and accept the idea that everything is not so scary, because next to them there are friends and those who have gone through the same process.

The second reaction, those who are confused, but mostly calm. I wrote in the "Second Part" that usually these are the people who tend to be more observant, they are calm and attentive in themselves. They understand what is happening earlier, they may have a flash of misunderstanding at the beginning (a short quick anger), but such people are more inclined to listen to their Cybertronian friend. To understand what exactly prompted him to act this way. Of course, they can be irritated or sad for some time, but resignation to the situation comes faster for them. Usually people with such a reaction can be stubborn for some time in adapting to the Cybertronian society, but their way out is studying sciences and professions. The feeling of order and consistency calms them down, and the support of Cybertronian friends gives them time to accept life in a new way at their own pace (some of these people are deeply inspired by the idea of ​​​​exploring everything in a new, more advanced way, as a rule, they are flexible in their thoughts)

The third reaction, enthusiasts in general. They may seem frivolous in their joy of becoming a Cybertronian, even if it means going through pain. However, these are the ones who know that they had nothing more to lose in their previous human life, or, on the contrary, they are running away from the life they had. For them, becoming a Cybertronian = starting life from scratch. Being yourself and not being ashamed of your character, not being constrained by rules, traditions or other things. Probably, the number of people with the third reaction includes those whose life has been permeated with Cybertronian culture and bots since childhood (and there are such, for example, like Daniel). In the case of this group, adaptation occurs so quickly and naturally that they rush to soften the reactions of the first group and help the second to reveal themselves.

Usually, Cybertronians take the cyberforming human to a safe place, they have one (at least for the Autobots, rest in peace to those chosen by the Decepticons). There, the former humans are surrounded not only by safety and security, but also by support from other cyberformers and their guardians and friends. I will write about this place later, as it is important for understanding both the reaction of the human government and the place that the former humans themselves have taken in the world.

That's all, just three categories, of course it all depends on the person and a little later I'll make a post with a list of characters that are present in this AU. If you want to know how this or that character reacted, you can write to me, I'll be happy to answer :).

Part 3 Character List

The same story as in the previous post, but this time Agent Fowler and Miss June.