Greetings! I'm not sure if your writing requests are still open, but I have an idea!
Set in the aftermath of the last episode of rid 2015, Steeljaw and his gang managed to set a truce with bumblebee, where earth will function as their prison for the time being (because being in stasis is bad).
So, maybe a slice of life about Steeljaw trying/struggling to rebuild his ideal decepticon paradise without pillaging the human towns for resources?
I think it would be interesting to see how you'd write Steeljaw's (and maybe thunderhoof if you want them to be a pair) struggles trying to actually be a decent bot despite being in a disadvantaged situation.
Think Twice? I Can't Even Think Once. (Chapter One)
Hello geeks and freaks... Before the fanfic begins I want to preface this by saying that there were a- number of Thundersteel requests. And funny enough, each of them were aching for Steeljaw and Thunderhoof to run away together and build a little life for themselves. Now I'm not a big shipper myself, but between all of the characters in RID, respectfully, I feel like Thundersteel is one of the few ships that make sense. We need more reluctant partners to lovers in my humble and very correct opinion.
On top of that I have a feeling that the community is starved of Thundersteel fics and this is my sign to give the people what they want. With that being said, the beginning of this won't exactly follow everything that our requester has asked which instead will be fulfilled as the fic continues.
But enough said, I will fill out more details about how to contribute your ideas at the bottom, and let you all get to reading the first chapter!
Bee liked to think that he was a fair bot. So following the defeat of Cyclonus and his council, Bumblebee thought it was fit to grant Steeljaw one request in return for his help, so long as it was within reason.
“Hmm… then I do believe that the only answer to that would be to exile myself to earth for the duration of my sentence.”
And oh how it pained the lieutenant to be a good bot.
Bee could already feel the judgemental stares of his teammates crawling across his armour like scraplets. He should have known to expect a request like this from Steeljaw, pits-be-damned everybody else did! But Bee was in too deep now. It wouldn’t be a good look if he suddenly retracted his offer.
“A-are you sure there’s nothing else you want? A shorter sentence, a job, pits… even a pile of shanix?” Bee stammered almost pleadingly, but the smirk crawling across Steeljaw’s already smug-ass face told him that Steeljaw had made up his mind. And even if Bee offered the entirety of cybertron, Steeljaw would still ask to be stuck on earth just to screw with Bee
“I’m certain lieutenant. Admittedly I like earth, and I wouldn’t be adverse to being stuck on it.”
Bee’s frame shifted downwards in frustration. In retrospect, he should have just taken a few dozen cycles off of Steeljaw’s sentence without saying anything.
“Fine-fine!” Bee’s servos lifted off of his hips in surrender. “You can romp across earth for all I care. Under the condition that you don’t bother, or harm any humans, and don’t infiltrate their settlements.”
“Then I want a teammate.”
Yeah, Bee might as well drain cybertron of all its energon and give it to Steeljaw while he was at it.
“I told you one request-”
“But you didn’t say that it would have any conditions?” Steeljaw interrupted. “If I am to leave the humans alone then I would need to take care of myself. And that will be difficult without a partner, won’t it?”
Unfortunately, Bee hated to say it but he agreed with Steeljaw. If the wolfticon got sick, failed to find any energon, or even couldn’t reach a rusting joint, Bee was sentencing him to a slow and painful death. He needed help, and it would weigh a lot less on Bee if there was someone around for Steeljaw. No matter how much he hated the wolfticon and the fact that primus could even conceive such an abhorrent being. Even Starscream might envy how mischievous Steeljaw could be.
With a groan, Bee nodded. “You can have a partner then, just one. But you’ll both be reincarcerated if you are even so much as seen near human city!”
Steeljaw smiled. Bee presented him with freedom, and more importantly an opportunity. His plan might have been set back a few (hundred) cycles, but all he needed was one break for his wildest dreams of conquest to come true. The moment Bee even offered Steeljaw a request he was practically handing Steeljaw earth on a silver platter. He’d just have to play along with the lieutenant’s game until he had enough decepticons that would inevitably stumble onto earth looking for an escape, and a decent amount of equipment to enact a decent plan.
“I want Thunderhoof then.”
A scoff of offense escaped Bumblebee. The audacity of this con! “I didn’t say that you get to decide!”
“But I need someone that I get along with, no? You don’t know me well enough to pick someone out for me that won’t attempt to run off or even rip my spark out the first time things get… tense.”
“Well maybe if you were a more trustworthy bot you wouldn’t have this problem.” Bee muttered, mostly to himself. But he hated how well Steeljaw’s silver tongue could reason with the Lieutenant. And in front of his team, no less, who were growing less and less impressed the more that Bumblebee caved. Especially for Steeljaw of all the decpeticons across the galaxy…
“Whatever. You take Thunderhoof, and then I never want to see or hear from either of you again until both of your sentences are finished. And if a single human is hurt, both of you can rust to death in stasis pods for all I care!”
But Steeljaw wasn’t intimidated, and raised his clawed servos in mock surrender. After all, he had won. With Thunderhoof and all of the mech’s expertise in building paired with Steeljaw’s knowledge with subsonics, they were practically a dream team. Aside from the fact that he lied to the lieutenant about him and Thunderhoof getting along… Thunderhoof might not be thrilled about getting exiled on earth for what- thousands of cycles either? So along with repairing what semblance the two had of a strictly business related partnership, Steeljaw would need to deal with the brutes complaining about “losing his empire” and “bein’ da boss”. Please, Thunderhoof was a few cycles off from being exiled to the retirement home anyways.
“Then it’s a deal then, Lieutenant. After all the drama I am so glad that we could finally come to an agreement,” with a taunting grin, Steeljaw held out his servo to Bee, “I believe the earthlings… shake on it when they make a deal?”
Bee was gritting his dentae nearly enough to crack it. He knew that he was played for a fool and truthfully? He did feel like one. Perhaps negotiations weren’t Bumblebee’s area of expertise.
Reluctantly, Bee took Steeljaw’s servo and gave it a measly shake. He’d wash it thoroughly later, preferably in acid.
“I won’t be flaccid in our agreement, Steeljaw. I’m taking a big risk letting you go and I’ll blame myself if anybody ends up hurt.”
“Don’t be so soft then Lieutenant… but I’ll keep our promise. You have my word.”
His voice was cool, and Bumblebee couldn’t help but feel like the slightest hint of a lie hid beneath it. But some cons changed and maybe Steeljaw could too, no matter how unlikely that seemed.
With a sigh, Bee faced his very unimpressed team, glaring at him like he was letting a cold blooded murder on the loose- which he was.
“Fixit, contact the temporary council and warnl them about our arrangement. Sideswipe, Grimlock, go get Thunderhoof as soon as possible. I’d like to never see Steeljaw again starting the day that we met him.”
If you're looking to contribute your ideas to my Thundersteel fan fiction feel free to request them in my inbox! If not, feel free to give me whatever little silly ideas pertaining to the franchise you might have!
I will eventually upload these chapters to AO3 with a link to the fic when I decide I have enough material to begin. All requestors will be credited! This fic however has no relation to my personal AU, but may include some OC's at my, or requestors discretion.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy! Thank you for the support!! <3
