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ajremixTitle: Don’t Let Me be Misunderstood
Fandom: Transformers IDW
Rating: G
Word Count: 787
Characters: Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker
Summary: Just a thought on how the relationship between two completely unlike parties works out. Been in my head for a while. Not entirely satisfied with the execution, though.
There were a few things everyone needed to know about the twins and a few even more things if one was to work with them. One was that they had little self-preservation instincts. Another was they had even less common sense. A third was they had very little respect for their superiors. There were, of course, always exceptions to this. They followed Optimus Prime’s orders because, well, what was the point in being an Autobot if they didn’t? And they did anything Jazz asked of them more often than not just because there were very few that could ever tell him no without tacking on a ‘sweat’ or ‘problem’ afterwards. Kup was another because he trained them, and he understood them on a level so few didn’t. He was patient with them even when it didn’t seem like it and he helped them when and where he could because that was the kind of mech Kup was.
A little more difficult to see and very much more surprisingly they respected Prowl. Not as an individual- no, they thought he was uptight, a prick and an utter bore. They liked and respected him as a leader and their direct superior. He didn’t play favorites with them and, conversely, he didn’t play favorites against them. Even if he knew Sideswipe was off playing pranks on someone again, he never attempted to punish him without any sort of evidence pinning the melee fighter to the crime. To Sideswipe it even became a sort of game, trying to exploit every loophole, make each prank more extravagant than the last, all just to see how he could evade Prowl. He had only confided once to Sunstreaker he felt like sometimes Prowl would let something slide purposefully. He never had any proof of it himself, but sometimes he could’ve sworn he’d see the telltale ends of a smile threatening to twitch at the officer’s lips.
Sunstreaker was very much a different story than his brother and had to be dealt with differently. Conversely to popular thought whenever Sunstreaker went down to the brig after he fought someone, it wasn’t out of punishment. Prowl had started it by sending the yellow twin in a cell to blow off steam until he felt cooperative enough to tell the black and white his version of the story. Sometimes, if Prowl felt it was deserved, Sunstreaker would get an actual punishment. If Prowl believed Sunstreaker was not at fault, he’d allow the fighter to go about his day and everyone else figured brig time was the punishment. And though Sunstreaker was infamous for his temper and being easily provoked- especially by a few select ‘bots –Prowl rarely punished him on his own. Whoever had deliberately taunted him into a fight was always given some form of disciplinary action as well.
Prowl was, to them, fair. Consistently fair. As fair to the twins as he was to anyone else. He didn’t treat them as if they were special, as if they needed to be dealt with harshly. All their other officers quietly shuttled to two off to another unit as quick as they were able to but Prowl handled them as easily as any of the others in his command. And for that they respected him. Sideswipe might have some strange obsession trying to break Prowl’s legendary cool, but they followed the orders he gave them with little question and only a few snarky remarks and on the battlefield they did everything he asked of them flawlessly.
It was one of the very few reasons why the twins agreed to being split up for the first time in their existence. Sideswipe got along better with most other Autobots, but Sunstreaker was a wildcard even among the veterans. But with Prowl leading the detachment and a roster consisting of ‘bots that had the sense to keep from starting something up with him, it didn’t seem like they had anything to worry about. Sunstreaker was less convinced of Sideswipe’s situation, being put on a moveable roster, capable of being sent to where ever needed his power at any given time but it could be worse. It could always be worse and at least Sideswipe had as few officers between himself and Optimus Prime’s direct command.
Sunstreaker had asked Prowl how often he’d be allowed to get in contact with Sideswipe. Prowl told him, time and conditions permitting, whenever he could. Sideswipe had asked Prowl if he’d keep a close eye on Sunstreaker. Prowl told him he’d look out for him just as he always had.
He treated them no differently than he treated any others under his command and for that the twins willingly put their lives in his command.
Fandom: Transformers IDW
Rating: G
Word Count: 787
Characters: Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker
Summary: Just a thought on how the relationship between two completely unlike parties works out. Been in my head for a while. Not entirely satisfied with the execution, though.
There were a few things everyone needed to know about the twins and a few even more things if one was to work with them. One was that they had little self-preservation instincts. Another was they had even less common sense. A third was they had very little respect for their superiors. There were, of course, always exceptions to this. They followed Optimus Prime’s orders because, well, what was the point in being an Autobot if they didn’t? And they did anything Jazz asked of them more often than not just because there were very few that could ever tell him no without tacking on a ‘sweat’ or ‘problem’ afterwards. Kup was another because he trained them, and he understood them on a level so few didn’t. He was patient with them even when it didn’t seem like it and he helped them when and where he could because that was the kind of mech Kup was.
A little more difficult to see and very much more surprisingly they respected Prowl. Not as an individual- no, they thought he was uptight, a prick and an utter bore. They liked and respected him as a leader and their direct superior. He didn’t play favorites with them and, conversely, he didn’t play favorites against them. Even if he knew Sideswipe was off playing pranks on someone again, he never attempted to punish him without any sort of evidence pinning the melee fighter to the crime. To Sideswipe it even became a sort of game, trying to exploit every loophole, make each prank more extravagant than the last, all just to see how he could evade Prowl. He had only confided once to Sunstreaker he felt like sometimes Prowl would let something slide purposefully. He never had any proof of it himself, but sometimes he could’ve sworn he’d see the telltale ends of a smile threatening to twitch at the officer’s lips.
Sunstreaker was very much a different story than his brother and had to be dealt with differently. Conversely to popular thought whenever Sunstreaker went down to the brig after he fought someone, it wasn’t out of punishment. Prowl had started it by sending the yellow twin in a cell to blow off steam until he felt cooperative enough to tell the black and white his version of the story. Sometimes, if Prowl felt it was deserved, Sunstreaker would get an actual punishment. If Prowl believed Sunstreaker was not at fault, he’d allow the fighter to go about his day and everyone else figured brig time was the punishment. And though Sunstreaker was infamous for his temper and being easily provoked- especially by a few select ‘bots –Prowl rarely punished him on his own. Whoever had deliberately taunted him into a fight was always given some form of disciplinary action as well.
Prowl was, to them, fair. Consistently fair. As fair to the twins as he was to anyone else. He didn’t treat them as if they were special, as if they needed to be dealt with harshly. All their other officers quietly shuttled to two off to another unit as quick as they were able to but Prowl handled them as easily as any of the others in his command. And for that they respected him. Sideswipe might have some strange obsession trying to break Prowl’s legendary cool, but they followed the orders he gave them with little question and only a few snarky remarks and on the battlefield they did everything he asked of them flawlessly.
It was one of the very few reasons why the twins agreed to being split up for the first time in their existence. Sideswipe got along better with most other Autobots, but Sunstreaker was a wildcard even among the veterans. But with Prowl leading the detachment and a roster consisting of ‘bots that had the sense to keep from starting something up with him, it didn’t seem like they had anything to worry about. Sunstreaker was less convinced of Sideswipe’s situation, being put on a moveable roster, capable of being sent to where ever needed his power at any given time but it could be worse. It could always be worse and at least Sideswipe had as few officers between himself and Optimus Prime’s direct command.
Sunstreaker had asked Prowl how often he’d be allowed to get in contact with Sideswipe. Prowl told him, time and conditions permitting, whenever he could. Sideswipe had asked Prowl if he’d keep a close eye on Sunstreaker. Prowl told him he’d look out for him just as he always had.
He treated them no differently than he treated any others under his command and for that the twins willingly put their lives in his command.
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Date: 2007-10-01 11:53 pm (UTC)Re: I like this
Date: 2007-12-06 02:39 am (UTC)Kudos!