She's Done Been Goin' For It!

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For those not familiar with this meme, I have two sets of 28 prompts. You pick 'em by claiming them in the comments, I write a short fic (between 100-300 words, though it may go over) about it also in the comments.

You can give any instructions you like about what you'd like to see or who else you'd like to see in the fics.


28 Pipes (link added for those who may not remember who Pipes is)

1. Naughty Pipes Done! Link leads off-site!
2. Happy Pipes Done; see also Jealous Pipes
3. Silly Pipes (mit Light Bulb!) Done!
4. Angsty Pipes (on Cybertron) Done; link leads off site
5. On-Vacation Pipes
6. Horny Pipes Claimed!
7. Transforming Pipes
8. Excited Pipes
9. Book-Reading Pipes Done! Not actually the version I'd written, but I like this one better!
10. Dancing Pipes
11. Jealous Pipes Done; see also "Happy Pipes"
12. Turned-On Pipes Claimed, off-line by roommate
13. Caring Pipes
14. On-His-Knees Pipes Claimed!
15. Obedient Pipes -- Done, with Optimus Prime -- ANGST WARNING!
16. Dominant Pipes Done!
17. Naive Pipes Done!
18. Drinking-Energon Pipes Claimed, Cybertron, pre-Earth Contact
19. Greedy Pipes
20. Daring Pipes
21. Exploring PipesDone!
22. At The Beach Pipes
23. Bath-Time Pipes Done!
24. Disheveled Pipes (with rat) Done!
25. Exhausted Pipes
26. Well Shagged PipesDone!
27. Kick-Ass Pipes Claimed, off-line by roommate
28. Playing With Kids Pipes Claimed; with Beauty and the Beast toys


And because you know I had to do it...



For this feel free to pick any or all of the Combaticons. As I say below in the comments, I'll either focus primarily on that character and have the rest of the team as background or just do a character study of that particular Combaticon.

Edited to note: For the purposes of this exercise, Bruticus is considered a separate member of the Combaticons

28 Combaticons
1. Naughty Combaticons Done!
2. Happy Combaticons DONE!
3. Silly Combaticons Done!
4. Angsty Combaticons Done!
5. On-Vacation Combaticons Done; AEC AU story with Girl!Brawl and Minicon!Swindle
6. Horny Combaticons Done! Link leads off site
7. Transforming Combaticons Claimed, off-line by roommate
8. Excited Combaticons Done; someone gets a new toy and for once it's not a weapon!
9. Book-Reading Combaticons Done!
10. Dancing Combaticons Done
11. Jealous Combaticons Done!
12. Turned-On Combaticons Done
13. Caring Combaticons In Progress -- 20 pages handwritten and counting
14. On-Their-Knees Combaticons Done! Link leads off site
15. Obedient Combaticons Yes, Virginia, the fic is done!
16. Dominant Combaticons Done
17. Naive Combaticons Done!
18. Drinking-Energon Combaticons Done; with Duskwing
19. Greedy Combaticons (Brawl and Swindle Only) Done!
20. Daring Combaticons Done!
21. Exploring Combaticons Done!
22. At The Beach Combaticons Done, off-site
23. Bath-Time Combaticons Done!
24. Disheveled Combaticons Done; features Blast Off and Onslaught (off-site)
25. Exhausted Combaticons Done! (link leads off site)
26. Well-Shagged Combaticons Done
27. Kick-Ass Combaticons DONE!
28. Playing With Kids Combaticons Done!

I figure, this gets me 28 fics closer to my 100 Combaticons challenge! Me so Sneaky!

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Dominant Pipes

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Author's Note: Takes place on Cybertron, circa 1992 in my own personal Transformers timeline. The rest of Pipes and Tailgate's unit is: Ultra Magnus, Kup, Hot Rod, Springer, Arcee and Outback.

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“’Gate? C’mon, we’re about ready to go,” Pipes said as he stood in the doorway of the storeroom that he and Tailgate had been using as temporary quarters at the Autofemmes’ base. “Magnus just got word from Earth that Omega Supreme’s gonna be here soon. You got your gear ready to go? Not that we got much but, better t‘be ready now ‘cause we‘re gonna have to floor it when Omega gets here.”

Tailgate turned, optics bright in the room‘s darkness. “I can’t go,” he said, solemnly. “They need me here, Pipes. I have to stay, if I don’t who’s going to take care of them?”

Pipes stepped into the room, moving toward Tailgate. “Take care of who?” he asked, glancing around the empty room. “We’re all going to Earth. You an’ me an’ Magnus an’ the others. Remember? We’re gonna rejoin Prime’s army.”

“I remember, Pipes,” Tailgate snapped. “I’m not stupid. But I have a responsibility here, can’t you understand that? I can’t just leave! The people of Iacon need me!”

Pipes’s optics flashed. “Iacon? Tailgate, Iacon’s a crater. The only people there are th’ dead. An‘ most of them are nothing more than picked over chassis and scrap.”

“They still need me!” Tailgate said, rocking on his feet. “They need me to speak for them, Pipes. Nobody else will!”

Pipes checked his internal chronometer. They had just under eight breem before they had to leave. “’Gate, you have to come with us. You can‘t make it back home by yourself. Shockwave knows we were on the move,” he said. Maybe this time, he’d get lucky and simple reason would work. “If you stay here, you’re gonna be on your own. Elita-1’s people don’t have th’ resources for another mech an’ neither does any other rebel group. An’ goin’ solo’s just suicide.”

Tailgate shook his head again, optics sparking. “I have to go back, Pipes,” he said. “You don’t understand, I can’t leave them alone. They need me to defend them.”

Pipes let his optics dim almost to the point of shutting down. “’Gate, they’re dead,” he said, as gently as he could. “You know that, they’re dead, they don’t care if anybody’s there to defend them or not!”

“They do so!” Tailgate yelled, slamming a fist into the nearby wall. “I can hear them, Pipes! Just because you can’t doesn’t mean that they’re not talking! They want me to stay, they don’t want me to leave them alone and forgotten! Nobody else is going to take care of them, they’re just going to see them as resources to be smelted down as necessary!”

“Tailgate, I’m not letting you stay on Cybertron,” Pipes said. “If I can’t persuade you, I’m gonna knock you out an’ have Springer an’ Hot Rod help carry you onto the damn ship. But you are not gonna stay here an’ get deactivated for a bunch of rusted frames!”

Tailgate stopped and stared at Pipes, his optics almost white with fear. “I don’t want to leave,” he said, voice small. “I don’t want to go to some weird planet. Our job is here.”

“Magnus says otherwise,” Pipes said. “An’ ‘Gate, he’s been at this a lot longer than we have. He knows what he’s doing. We got to trust him, just like we always have, okay? Besides, I’m going to be with you so how bad can it be, huh?”

Tailgate paused. “Really bad,” he said. “You know how bad it’s been here.”

Pipes turned, looking back out the door. “I know, but there’s going to be more of us there,” he said. “We won’t be alone. We’ll be with people who remember Cybertron the way it used to be, Tailgate. We can tell them about what it’s like now an’ they’ll know. Nobody’s going to forget Iacon. We won’t let ‘em.”