Giants of the Earth, Chapter 23
Title: Giants of the Earth, Chapter 23
Author: hopeofdawn and fractalserpent
Rating: PG-13
Verse: Bayverse/movieverse
Characters/Pairing: this chapter--Optimus Prime, Prowl, Jazz, Ratchet, First Aid, Hogarth Hughes, Cosmos, the Giant, Soundwave and many, many other ensemble characters ....
Warnings/Notes:Takes place after DOTM, with minor tweaks to movieverse events/characters (so there are minor spoilers for the third movie). Most of the characterizations will be taken more from G1--especially Optimus, who is *not* the 'kill 'em all, let Primus sort 'em out' character he is in the movies. Most of the onscreen 'deaths' of Decepticons and Autobots have also fallen victim to authorial override--see the fic for details. No warnings in this chapter--for now. :)
White Aster was an awesome beta, once again--as always, all remaining mistakes are our own. :)
"It doesn’t matter how big and strong you are, you big idiot. There’s always something bigger that can kill you!” Ratchet turned away, his spark clenching in remembrance. The ancient memory-files Blaster had brought back had been bad enough, with their images of ancient Cybertronians tearing into the Giant’s kind. But worse were his own: memories of fire and destruction, of the gestalts and cityformers who had risen to fight against the encroaching darkness. Ratchet remembered how their great frames had shaken Cybertron down to its very core when they fell; remembered the dark halls and empty echoes where great sparks once lived, once cared for the smaller mecha in their charge.
Even giants could die.
Cross-posted to transficsation
Author: hopeofdawn and fractalserpent
Rating: PG-13
Verse: Bayverse/movieverse
Characters/Pairing: this chapter--Optimus Prime, Prowl, Jazz, Ratchet, First Aid, Hogarth Hughes, Cosmos, the Giant, Soundwave and many, many other ensemble characters ....
Warnings/Notes:Takes place after DOTM, with minor tweaks to movieverse events/characters (so there are minor spoilers for the third movie). Most of the characterizations will be taken more from G1--especially Optimus, who is *not* the 'kill 'em all, let Primus sort 'em out' character he is in the movies. Most of the onscreen 'deaths' of Decepticons and Autobots have also fallen victim to authorial override--see the fic for details. No warnings in this chapter--for now. :)
White Aster was an awesome beta, once again--as always, all remaining mistakes are our own. :)
"It doesn’t matter how big and strong you are, you big idiot. There’s always something bigger that can kill you!” Ratchet turned away, his spark clenching in remembrance. The ancient memory-files Blaster had brought back had been bad enough, with their images of ancient Cybertronians tearing into the Giant’s kind. But worse were his own: memories of fire and destruction, of the gestalts and cityformers who had risen to fight against the encroaching darkness. Ratchet remembered how their great frames had shaken Cybertron down to its very core when they fell; remembered the dark halls and empty echoes where great sparks once lived, once cared for the smaller mecha in their charge.
Even giants could die.
Cross-posted to transficsation