soundwave: i usually charge 5%, but i’ll charge you 3% for the family and friends discount

airachnid: make it 5. can’t have anyone thinking we’re friends

soundwave: respect

ratchet: i made coffee with an energy drink instead of water

fowler: and how do you feel?

ratchet: my heart stopped beating two hours ago

starscream, after he lost his arm: i’ll never play the piano again

knock out: did you ever?

starscream: no, but i might have wanted to

So optronixes has been busily decoding the Cybertronian glyphs of Transformers Prime. 

And in doing so – discovered something amazing. 

Bumblebee’s Cybertronian name isn’t Bumblebee.

It’s just Bumble.

We know this isn’t a character limit thing, because Bulkhead’s name is written out in full. 

Which means the ‘Bee suffix was added after coming to Earth.

And now I’m imagining shortly after the original four’s arrival, Bumble doing recon on humans, as would be his scoutly duty to do so, and seeing them flee and flinch warily from tiny, yellow and black creatures, even when it’s just one. He brought it up to Ratchet, who then took it upon himself to research it (cursing and grumbling at human tech the entire way), and informing him about all of the small insects that come under the common reference of bees. One of these that he mentions, is of course bumblebees. Upon hearing that, Bumble – already attracted to these little yellow and black creatures that strike terror into the hearts of things much, much bigger than them for fear of their sting – excitedly asks everyone to start calling him Bumblebee. 

Ratchet doesn’t have the heart to tell him that bumblebees are considered the mildest and least dangerous of bees. 

optimus: i’m bi and ready to die

everyone: *concerned silence*

optimus: *finger guns*

bumblebee, about to jump off a building: LOOK AT THIS-

ratchet, gearing back the wrench: BUMBLEBEE

bumblebee: PRIME EXAMPLE OF ME WALKING AWAY AND AVOIDING DANGER hahah *sweats nervously*

I literally just got home and did this immediately cos it's been on my mind all day at work

Listen, old habits die hard. And Megatron is really hard to kill.

death, coming for optimus: okay, it’s finally your time-

ratchet, hoisting optimus over his shoulder: good DAY SIR

death: uh, no i actually need-

ratchet, running away: I SAID GOOD DAY SIR

starscream: i’ve returned like the flu.

starscream: unwanted, but here i am

Things transformers needs to bring back

Jazz

Jazz being Optimus's second or third in command and close friend

Jazz having ninja skills

Jazz having a rivalry with Soundwave (this is actually a fan thing as far as i know but still it makes sense, music lover vs sound guy)

Jazz having a friendly bickering type of relationship with Prowl

Just. Jazz.

optimus: people ask me all the time how i manage my team.

optimus: truth is, i don’t. i have no control over them whatsoever

optimus: earlier smokescreen called my name and when i showed up to see what was wrong wheeljack shot me in the throat with a nerf gun

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