Rolling Blackout (Whumptober 2026 Flash Fiction)
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From Cradle To by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers: Earthspark (Cartoon)
01 Oct 2026
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The energon on Breakdown's teeth didn't belong to him. He let his tongue roam across the indented structure regardless, sucking on the curdling liquid as if it were a boon and not a pale imitation of proper fuel.
Or; it's impossible to keep a tryst a secret when you've been at war for centuries. Breakdown learns this the hard way.
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In Another Life by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers One (2024)
02 Oct 2026
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Tilting his helm up, B stared into oblivion. This far down, the light from the surface couldn't reach him. The only thing that could was more garbage. It tumbled down now, into his beseeching face. His welding mask protected his optics from the debris of the trash chute, but nothing else.
Not even from the truth.
Or; B-127 accidentally discovers Alpha Trion's distress call far too early. He... doesn't end up making the right choice.
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Out of Order by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
03 Oct 2026
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Bundles of flowers laid at the roots, petals browning and rubbery soft. Bumblebee couldn't tell whether Prowl would've been bothered that his love for this planet had been misunderstood even in death or if he would… get that the sentiment behind the scissors cutting the stems short meant more than the action itself.
Or; returning back to Earth, Bumblebee stumbles upon a memorial made in honor of Prowl's sacrifice for Detroit.
A sequel fic to Fuel-Fall.
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Foxtrot ██ ██ Tango ██ ██ █ Papa ██ by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
04 Oct 2026
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"I do not see why we cannot have a civil conversation, Bumblebee," for every step that Shockwave took, Bumblebee stumbled back three. A dance, if Shockwave found himself a more… poetic mechanism. His voice seeped deep into a miasma of pure construction, falling into a cadence stolen long ago, "We used to have such lively talks back in boot camp. You remember those, don't you? Little buddy?
Or; the Decepticons are successful at infiltrating Cybertron from within all thanks to Shockwave. And yet, he's still not satisfied with his efforts, not when a more pertinent task awaits him...
Bumblebee wishes that he would just leave him alone.
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Cold Open Brew by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
05 Oct 2026
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Wild blue optics grew wide in fear as the pad of his claw pressed lightly against delicate neck cabling. He swallowed, nearly choking down his last bit of fuel as the pressure increased. Megatron allowed his other digits to curl around the temporary seating, enclosing the Autobot within the palm of his hand—swallowing him whole.
Or; Megatron takes the time to observe his newest Decepticon recruit. After all, Shockwave had gone through such pains to orchestrate his escape from the Cyber-Stockades. Surely, that afforded a bit of his attention, no?
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Deserving of Nothing by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
06 Oct 2026
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"Alright…" he started slow. While they didn't exactly stand as equals—not with Bumble tied up as he was and Galvatron lording high above him—Bumble had prepared himself to meet whatever demands the warlord made. Whatever it took to make amends. "And what would that be?"
"Yourself."
Or; with no other choice but to form a truce with the Decepticons, Bumble is desperate enough to do whatever it takes to save the future of all Cybertronians remaining.
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In Safe Hands by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
07 Oct 2026
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Somewhere closer to his spark he knew otherwise, an ugly truth:
Bulkhead needed Bee to need him, otherwise their friendship wouldn't exist.
Or; an accident with their Earth space bridge forces Bulkhead to confront that his devotion to Bumblebee isn't as infallible as he might have thought. Not when the future paints a much different picture.
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Awful, Rotten Luck by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007), Transformers: Earthspark (Cartoon)
09 Oct 2026
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"Hey!" Twitch exclaimed, his wings transmitting a shadow of her flying up and into Ratchet's face directly to his vis-feed. "We don't need this from you right now, not when–!"
"Whirlybird," his upper shutter twitched up and down in micrometers, blocking off his vision. Almost as though someone were holding it down with a digit, refusing to let up. "Focus. I know you want to get back to Witwicky, we all do, but we can't do that if you alienate our only allies."
Or; a mishap happens when Bumblebee, Nightshade, Twitch, and Agent Schloder go through the space bridge sequestered underneath the GHOST base whilst escaping Mandroid.
Instead of landing back in Witwicky, they wind up in another dimension altogether. To make matters worse, an old injury of Bumblebee's decides to crop up at the worst time possible.
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Deeply In Love by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
09 Oct 2026
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He couldn't remember why he yelled or what or to who. With that sole injection of venom the world bled away, as though he were chasing down a bad batch of oil. Everything and nothing at all hurt, all at once.
Or; it was merely nevitable that Bumble Prime would succumb to the Predacon contagion alongside all of those that he failed.
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Cast the Blame by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
10 Oct 2026
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"And what would you have me do?" His facial sculpt heated up, face flushed with mortification. If he had known that Cliffjumper would corner him like this, he'd have waited for the next lift. "Where would I go? I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm completely alone in this."
"I don't know, have you considered apologizing to your friends? Begging for forgiveness? Outright bailing, before Sentinel drags you down with him?" Cliffjumper shrugged and the elevator slowed to a stop.
Or; Bumblebee falls for Sentinel's bribe and testifies about Optimus' failed leadership on Earth against the Decepticons, but Sentinel doesn't make good on his end of the deal.
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Locked Down Tight by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
11 Oct 2026
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Irritated and humiliated all at once, Bumblebee decided to risk yet another demerit—of which he had received plenty by now—by retorting, "Actually yeah, a little gratitude would be nice considering I'm the only one who knows about–!" He choked on his words, realizing that he might have said to much way too late.
"Who knows about what?" Sentinel asked, leaning forward. His optics narrowed, shadow obscuring the upper half of his helm. During training, he didn't look half as intimidating as he did now.
Or; Sentinel is the one to find Bumblebee limbless and trapped in the storage closet during boot camp.
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Losing Your Spark by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
12 Oct 2026
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Bumble chewed at his lower lip, denting the plate with marks that Ratchet would scold him over later—to which Bumble would not learn his lesson and continue on with the habit he, unfortunately, gained from mimicking the humans around him.
"And… if we did celebrate my birthday…" Bumble started, hesitantly. "What day would that be?"
Or; prior to their crash landing on Earth and the subsequent stasis that followed, Prowl never had as much difficult rearing Bumble from protoform to grown mechanism as he did now.
A continuation of Finding Your Spark.
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Those That Linger by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
13 Oct 2026
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Bumblebee laughed, joyously—interrupting Prowl.
Or rather, the thing that had stolen his voice had finally perfected it's mimicry of Bee's.
Or; when he gave up his life to restore the Allspark, Prowl never considered how his actions could lead to the death of those closest to him.
A direct continuation of The First Hypocrisy of Thermal Dynamics.
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Lacking in Starlight by EVTrainingUniversity
Fandoms: Transformers - All Media Types, Transformers Animated (2007)
14 Oct 2026
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Still, while they were here—however brief—Bee had hoped to at least look up and try to make sense out of any of it. The unfamiliar constellations, their mission, the ugly sense of betrayal leering around the corner waiting for him to rear-end Optimus and the others with his duplicity…
"This sucks," he mumbled, dropping his servo. It rest on his broad, unarmored abdomen—where thick welds that weren't smoothed over properly overlapped awkwardly. At least it gave his digits something to fiddle with as his computer drifted back to that same stagnant thread.
Or; even though he's reunited with his original team, Bumblebee's captivity from the Decepticons has left a permanent mark on him.
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