How could I ever resist another meme?
Music meme take 1
1. Blitzkrieg - Metallica
Bumblebee’s tires squealed on the pavement, sliding, finally gaining traction again as he rounded the turn entirely too fast. Sam and Mikaela were trying not to scream, hands clasped and faces dark, pressed, and still. Still, they each had a hand braced on the inside of the car, ready for Bumblebee to stop and eject them at any time. Bumblebee shifted gears again,
2. Let Go - Frou Frou
Oh god, oh god, no air! Mikaela thrashed her arms in the water, but where was up or down she couldn’t tell, only bubbles and darkness. She could feel her body being pushed through the water by a swell, a huge wave, perhaps coming from the surface she couldn’t see or the swish of a giant limb below the water.
Another swell, and this time she could sense a limb, and out of the shadows a huge hand crashed into her and pulled her up to the surface. It continued to rise, fingers cupping around her, as she gasped and gagged, spitting up salty brine and wiping her face. Breathe. Hoo.
Then she stood up, swiping back her hair, “Optimus, what’s going on?”
3. Wild Horses (cover) - Emily Woodward
Ironhide milled quietly in front of the Lennox household. He’d dropped off the Captain William Lennox earlier in the day, and now at twilight, sat silently near the edge of their driveway. He’d almost driven away; but a tug on his spark, perhaps a weariness, a feeling of new peace, had kept him. After a joyful reunion with his mate and offspring, the Captain had gone inside for fuel, more time spent together, and now recharge.
But it was his mate that Ironhide now watched. She sat quietly in the warm night air, rocking quietly on the porch, staring at nothing. She cried a bit, and made strange sounds.
4. Comedy Tonight - Stephen Sondheim
The party was in full swing, mechs and humans dancing wildly (though somewhat separately) to popular techno music, the lights changing, flashing brilliantly, and general good cheer all around over the successful arrival of the ship and several Autobots.
And this was before Sideswipe brought out the high grade cubes and the bottle. The Autobot’s reactions were varied and predictable.
Prowl: “No.”
Ratchet: “That’s not anatomically possible for some of us.”
Optimus: “I’m not sure those two activities should occur simultaneously tonight. Especially since I still don’t understand the purpose of the second.”
Sam and Mikaela declined, then disappeared.
5. Take a Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
It was a glorious summer day, and the water sparkled on the lake, the air smelled of rosemary and pine, and god Mikaela was gorgeous, her skin golden and smooth and her smile… Sam couldn’t have said no to a private swim with Mikaela if his life depended on it.
Of course, summer sun and water fun led to a make-out session under a shady tree. This led to drying and cleaning off and then a make-out session in the backseat of Bumblebee. Sam didn’t have to try too hard not to think about the implications of that, because Mikaela could be quite distracting when she wanted.
When she pulled out the condom, however…Sam wanted to say something, but also didn’t. So instead he gaped at her, then let his eyes flicker around the car and his eyebrows to raise. God, what kind of a dilemma.
Mikaela smiled languidly at him, “Oh, take a walk on the wild side.” Then she removed her bikini top and flung it on the dashboard, and really, Sam couldn’t say no to that.
6. Intuition - Jewel
Ironhide regarded Ratchet silently. Currently, the CMO of the Earth Autobots was working on an extremely delicate piece of circuitry, though Ironhide had no idea who or what it belonged to. Ironhide pretended to read a weapons report given to him by the Captain William Lennox.
7. Master of Puppets - Metallica
Starscream felt his coolants boil, bowing deeply before entering the room. He kept his expression and body language neutral, approaching Megatron’s throne coolly. When he was a short distance away, he stood, waiting.
At first Megatrong did not dein to look at him. “What do you have to report, Starscream?”
“Your aerial forces were glorious in battle, my lord. We killed an estimated sixty groundpounding Autobot filth, an gained entry into the outer ring of the city of-“
Megatron grabbed his throat. “There were nearly a hundred Autobots positioned at that outpost! Why are they not all dead?”
Starscream attempted to reply, but of course his voice capacitor’s components were being crushed, so a garble whined was the only sound he produced.
‘Please, Master!’ he radioed.
8. You Give a Little Love - Bugsy Malone*
Optimus Prime stood motionless over the corpse of his First Lieutenant. He stood thus for a long while, not moving even when his scout Bumblebee came and joined him. More time passed, and the Prime heaved a great whirring sigh.
9. Over My Head - Lit
Sam and Mikaela sat quietly in the helicopter. Sam stared out the window into the dark; Mikaela let quiet tears fall down her face. Their clasped hands trembled. They ignored the government agents.
As he watched out the window, the sky changed from pitch black to a deep, dark blue, and then some lavender crept in, and soon the eastern horizon of the desert was a brilliant red.
“That’s not a good sign, is it boys?” One agent joked.
10. Hotel California - The Eagles
Bumblebee sped through the desert with Sam, windows down and wind whipping through his interior. After a hot desert day, the cool night winds felt like heaven, and he opened his vents as wide as possible, streams of ice over his electricals.
He could tell Sam, for his part too was enjoying it. The boy clasped an armrest tightly, his back and legs tense, his feet pressed against the floor. But he was smiling, laughing, his breathing hard (but not from running, not this time).
Bumblebee executed another spin, treading up dirt, and throwing Sam nearly out the window. But the hour was late, so he headed back to the highway.
“Oh, Bee, not yet! I don’t want this to end yet.”
‘Neither do I,’ thought Bee.
Fin
*I was too busy singing along to really write for this one. That's the one downside of writing to music...What was I doing again?