2.[G1]One of the bots and one of the cons wake way earlier then their other comrades, and for various reasons, can’t wake the others up without killing them (power issues?). They fight, argue, and betray each other, watch humanity evolve literally before their eyes, inadvertently shape a few cultures, come to accept their status as the only (awake) transformers on earth, meddle with path of history, become uneasy allies and then friends, watch in horror over the World Wars, contribute anonymously to various subcultures, and generally get on with their lives as they now are.
*LOVES* And what if they decided that since they like their new lives so much, they'll just kill all the others (the Decepticon's idea) or ship them back to Cybertron (the Autobot's idea)? And they'd go to the Ark and fight over it, and end up knocking each other out! And then they'd wake up with all the others a few years later and either they'd have forgotten, or they'd pretend it hadn't happened... You could use this to explain almost any canon non-hostile interaction between any 'Bot and 'Con.
6.The decepticons aren’t good guys, but some of them fake it pretty damn well.
*loves*
7.[G1]The constructicons don’t actually like being a gestalt. It gives them status and prestige, yes, but it also means their missing brothers, Grapple and RoadHauler, will never fully rejoin the constructicons again.
*LOVES* Maybe Hoist too?
8.[G1] The ever tempting Starscream-has-amnesia story. But Skyfire isn’t the only autobot glad to have a prewar Starscream on their side, Starscream’s wingmates aren’t willing to give him up, and Starscream himself wants to know what he’s forgotten, even if it means risking becoming the person he was again.
*loves*
9.Prowl has a secret. He’s a former decepticon, not that anyone, even his bondmate or commanders, knows. That’s because he himself doesn’t know.
I think I've seen something like this before, except the 'Bots knew because they'd captured him and wiped his memories.
10.[2007] Barricade kills Sam to avenge Megatron. One year later, Bumblebee wakes up with a living (if horrifically scarred) Sam curled up at his side. (“Sorry it took me so long ‘Bee. Got tied up at Purgatory.”)
Ooooohhh...
11.[G1] The first sign they had that something was different was when Scavenger started speaking with a crystal city accent again.
Pt. 1
*LOVES* And what if they decided that since they like their new lives so much, they'll just kill all the others (the Decepticon's idea) or ship them back to Cybertron (the Autobot's idea)? And they'd go to the Ark and fight over it, and end up knocking each other out! And then they'd wake up with all the others a few years later and either they'd have forgotten, or they'd pretend it hadn't happened... You could use this to explain almost any canon non-hostile interaction between any 'Bot and 'Con.
6.The decepticons aren’t good guys, but some of them fake it pretty damn well.
*loves*
7.[G1]The constructicons don’t actually like being a gestalt. It gives them status and prestige, yes, but it also means their missing brothers, Grapple and RoadHauler, will never fully rejoin the constructicons again.
*LOVES* Maybe Hoist too?
8.[G1] The ever tempting Starscream-has-amnesia story. But Skyfire isn’t the only autobot glad to have a prewar Starscream on their side, Starscream’s wingmates aren’t willing to give him up, and Starscream himself wants to know what he’s forgotten, even if it means risking becoming the person he was again.
*loves*
9.Prowl has a secret. He’s a former decepticon, not that anyone, even his bondmate or commanders, knows. That’s because he himself doesn’t know.
I think I've seen something like this before, except the 'Bots knew because they'd captured him and wiped his memories.
10.[2007] Barricade kills Sam to avenge Megatron. One year later, Bumblebee wakes up with a living (if horrifically scarred) Sam curled up at his side. (“Sorry it took me so long ‘Bee. Got tied up at Purgatory.”)
Ooooohhh...
11.[G1] The first sign they had that something was different was when Scavenger started speaking with a crystal city accent again.
*loves*