A new piece of Hasbroverse canon and some other bits and bobs of news · 8:11pm Apr 30th, 2016
Well, folks. First off, sorry for slacking a bit on the writing. I was a bit busy getting season three done. ;) Now...
1. I will get at least Equestria Girls, season four, and Rainbow Rocks reviewed. Might be a bit before I get to them, though. From what I've heard about No Second Prances, it's not as bad as I prepared for. Besides, I've got the DVDs on my shelves. Might as well use them. ;)
2. I've started outlining another non-MLP fic. This one takes place in 2009 and tells the story of the last stand of the Combaticons and Stunticons!
3. IRUn over at a Spacebattles 'Hasbroverse Omake'thread wrote two posts that I love so much, I've decided to make it canon to the Hasbroverse.They are here, and here. I will be copy/pasting them down below in its entirety, with his permission.
"Prime, this is Impactor, come in!"
Sitting at his desk in Iacon, Optimus turned away from the reports he was reading and activated his coms.
"Prime here, go ahead Impactor."
"The Wreckers have successfully raided the Quintesson base. Perceptor's in the processes of downloading all their files as we speak."
"Excellent work Impactor. Now we'll be able to figure out how the squids have been able to identify and hit our blindspots these past few months."
There was pause. Optimus checked his comms to see if there was a technical problem.
"Prime," Impactor said, "I think I already know how they've been doing it."
"Impactor?"
"You remember how the squids revived you, turned you into a puppet?"
"I remember they tried to make me lure the Autobots into a trap. Why?"
"Well, it looks like when they raided the Mausoleum, they took more than just your body."
"... What?!"
"We found them here Prime; Rathcet, Ironhide, Brawn, and Prowl."
"Did the Quintessons bring them back to life too?"
"Yes and No. They're not dead, but I can barely call this life. From what Perceptor got from their files, it looks like their brain modules were restored to minimal functionality. Not enough to be aware, but enough for them to scan their memories and download them. That's where it gets worse. They were using Ratchet's in-depth medical knowledge of the Cybertronian body in order to develop more efficient ways to kill us. They're studying Ironhide's toughness to create stronger armor, as well as weapons capable of punching through that armor. As for Brawn, they're trying to see if they can replicate his strength."
"What about Prowl?" Optimus was very worried. Prowl was the Autobot's strategist and spymaster before his demise.
"Prowl... they're using his mind to generate plans to probe our defensives, hit our weakpoints, and generate plans of attack. Because of the higher proccessing power required for their plans, the Quints actually brought him back to life fully, but put him into a comatose state, and have hooked him up to some sort of Unicron spawned machine."
"Bring them home Impactor. Bring them all home. We'll see if we can help them."
"Hey guys, it's me, Prowl. Sorry I haven't visited until now. I've been in therapy. Rung says I've been doing better, but I honestly can't tell the difference... he's the doctor though, so I'll take his word for it."
Prowl, former Autobot strategist, recently resurrected, was sitting down one of the many rooms in Iacon General Hospital. This room housed three patients, who had arrived three years ago, and had not woken up once. Ratchet, Chief Medical Officer, Ironhide, one of the oldest bots on Cybertron, and Brawn, who made up for in strength what he lacked in size. In 2005, Megatron stormed their shuttle and killed them all. In 2006, the nefarious alien race called the Quintessons took possession of their corpses and then used them to hurt other Autobots.
They specifically used Prowl's mind, presenting his subconscious with scenarios that he needed to overcome. He couldn't have known that the scenarios were plans of attack on Autobot and EDC bases and colonies. The many dead were not his fault.
At least, that's what Rung kept telling him.
"You're not gonna believe this, but apparently Hot Rod became a Prime for a while, before giving the Matrix back to Optimus. Killed Unicron, went by Rodimus Prime, and took back Cybertron for us. Not bad for a reckless kid. I wish we could have all seen it. And get this; apparently some human girl found a portal to another dimension in the middle of the US, and it's apparently populated by a bunch of talking horses. The humans have their people over there, and we have ours. Red Alert wouldn't have been my first choice though, nor would this Strongarm character he has under him. That young kid, Rook, he seems to be the one voice of reason in the whole batch. I have no idea what Prime was thinking."
Prowl raised a hand to his forehead and sighed.
"He seems happy though. He's back together with Elita. Thinking about having a kid. Oh, sorry, you guys don't know yet. They discovered a new way to birth new Cybertronians. It's awfully similar to how organics do it in that it requires two parents. There's a lot of them running around, and combined with the hotspots, I don't think we're in danger of going extinct anymore."
There was a pause. For a long time, Prowl said nothing.
"Everything's so different now. Millions of years of war, offline for most of it, and now suddenly, it's over. We've won. Galvatron, that's what Megatron is calling himself these days, has his band of holdouts on Chaar, but a lot of the Cons are jumping ship, siding with Starscream. Yes, Starscream, that slagging dishonest piece of scrap. THere's a treaty between him and the High Council. Well, not a treaty, more of an unspoken non-aggression pact."
Another pause. Prowl looked down at his feet.
"I'm not working, yet. I don't think I'm ready yet."
Prowl's head snapped up at looked at the prone bodies of his friends.
"I'm so sorry. Here I am going on and on about my problems and you all have it worse then me! At least I'm awake! The damn Quintessons needed me alive for their plans. You guys are stuck in between life and the Afterspark. When Perceptor and the others finally get you up, you'll need more help then I ever did. I'm sorry I was so insensitive."
The door to the room opened and Prowl looked up. It was Chromia, Ironhide's Conjux Endura.
"Prowl? What I surprise, I didn't expect to see you here."
"Sorry Chromia, just dropping in to say hello. I'll get out of your way."
"You don't have to leave just because I'm here. You've as much right to be here as I do Prowl."
"You're too kind Chromia, but I was getting ready to head on out anyway. Take care."
Prowl was almost out the door when Chromia put a hand on his shoulder.
"I heard you talking from outside."
"Don't worry, I'm not crazy."
"I didn't say you were. I talk to Ironhide too. I like to think that he can hear me."
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"What have you got for me Rung?"
Rung, Autobot psychiatrist, was walking along the pathways in Ankmor Park. Optimus was on the coms with him, asking about Prowl's progress.
"Considering his experience, he has adjusted very well. He's still averse to the idea of returning to duty, but at the same time, I can tell that he wants to return to work. He's worried that the Quintessons may be using him as some sort of deep cover sleeper agent. We've been over his brain module with, as the humans say, a fine toothed comb, and we found nothing. The only thing holding him back now is himself."
"I see, Thank you Rung. I'll take your advice into consideration."
"I know that tone Optimus. You have a plan, don't you?"
"Indeed I do."
"I would like to be in on it. While it's no doubt well meaning, it could be potentially harmful to my patient."
"I was just about to ask you to come on board Rung. Trust me, this can only help our friend."
I can't remember, was Wheeljack one of the dead in your timeline?
3908089 He and Windcharger survived the Battle of Autobot City in the Hasbroverse, and in my headcanon beforehand.
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Cool, thanks.
Good thing he didn't die, would have hated to see what the Quintessons would have used him for.
Oh, good. We NEED Ironhide, Ratchet and Brawn back.
I think I can say with some confidence that you specifically will love certain parts of the episode.