Benedict Arnold (Transformers Fan-Fiction)

A super-Frankenstein robot named Deformer is engineered by Earth-recruited human scientists on the A.I. planet of Cybertron, creating war-intrigue between the two armies (Autobots/Decepticons).

Here's one more post-retirement vignette, and it's a multi-genre fan-fiction but mostly inspired by the Transformers media franchise. Since I've gotten criticism that I'm liberally referencing genre avatars and characters and even celebrities for my short-stories, this fan-fiction is meant to elucidate my general intention to democratically to celebrate the dioramic genre of fan-fiction translation spectrums. Thanks so much for reading (signing off again),

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On the faraway A.I. planet of Cybertron, two groups of warrior-robots called Autobots and Decepticons carried on a seemingly endless war. The Autobots were valiant and democratic, while the evil Decepticons were ruthless Machiavellian fascists bent on using terrorism to create power pyramids on their planet. Who'd win this great struggle between the two classes of A.I. robots on this planet made gray by war and disharmony?

{Cybertron}

The Decepticon jet-fighter first-knight warrior-robot Cyclonus eyed his Autobot rival and arch-nemesis Agus, a magnificent space-pilot and laser-fighter. Cyclonus and Agus were as separate as night and day, and they were both evaluating various Decepticons who sought to defect to the Autobot army and vice-versa. Cyclonus and Agus were thinking about the core pillars of political theory that made Decepticons so different from Autobots and why various Decepticons/Autobots would seek to defect to the opposing army on Cybertron during the endless war. Cyclonus and Agus decided to surprisingly work together for once to study a new Frankenstein robot being created by human engineers recruited from Earth. This Frankenstein robot named Deformer intrigued both Cyclonus and Agus who were analyzing defection formally.

{Cyclonus & Agus}

Deformer was a grand robot being designed and brought to life by the human scientists and engineers and soldiers recruited from Earth. These humans were creating a super-robot who might serve either the Autobots or the Decepticons. The robot they created was Deformer who transformed into differing miniature war-robots and then recombined into the super-robot who controlled them all as a standing fighter. Deformer was to be the ultimate war figure, and the humans on Cybertron sought to bring the endless war to an end with this incredible A.I. soldier. Cyclonus and Agus were intrigued to see which side Deformer would serve and how the Autobots or the Decepticons would ultimately benefit.

{Deformer}

The scarce humans recruited from Earth to serve as fighters and consultants and scientists on Cybertron during the endless war between the Autobots and Decepticons were brave and resilient but yearned to return to their home planet after the war was over on this A.I. planet. These humans included various individuals who either served the Autobots, the Decepticons, or, at times, both, and sometimes, neither. These humans included Sonya Blade, Kitana, Max, Lenin, Billy, Jasmine, Spike, Shia, Farah, and others.

{Humans on Cybertron}

Of all the humans who're on Cybertron assisting either the Autobots or the Decepticons, the two women Kitana (a warrior-princess) and Farah (a scientist) were the most passionate. Kitana was in love with the human engineer Spike who was also on Cybertron with her, while Farah was engaged to the human scientist Max who was also on Cybertron with her during the seemingly endless war between the Autobots and the Decepticons. Kitana, in particular, was interested to see how this new Frankenstein super-robot Deformer would impact the great war.

{Kitana}

DECEPTICONS: We're nothing like the Autobots and invest more purely in the forms of fascism and martialism that separate us from that meek army of democracy servants the Autobots! We want only for this war to spell the end of the reign of the democratic Autobots and are wary of any Autobots seeking to become Decepticons. That's why our two armies have assigned the diplomatic Cyclonus (Decepticon) and Agus (Autobot) to analyze this new potentially double-side serving Frankenstein robot Deformer!

{Decepticons}

AUTOBOTS: We're strongly opposed to any Decepticon regime or scheme to create new forms of terrorism on Cybertron. That's why Cyclonus (Decepticon) and Agus (Autobot) are studying the scope and power of this new potentially double-side serving Frankenstein robot named Deformer, a grand soldier engineered by our human friends from Earth on this A.I. planet! We hope this war will someday come to a glorious end.

{Autobot Commander}

While the war raged and Deformer began serving both the Autobots and the Decepticons, Cyclonus (Decepticon) and Agus (Autobot) decided to make model copies of Autobots and Decepticons as miniature toys for kids on Earth. They transported these model-robot miniature toys to toy stores in America and presented them as trophies of the study of war itself. These 'Transformers' toys became very popular among American kids, since they shape-shifted between vehicles and weapons and humanoid robots called...Autobots and Decepticons!

{Transformers Toys}

While Transformers toys became the rage during the Christmastime shopping season, Cyclonus (Decepticon) and Agus (Autobot) continued to investigate the potency of the double-side serving Frankenstein robot Deformer. Deformer had become a valuabel infilitrator for the Decepticons as well as a land fighter for the Autobots. Deformer was interested in both Decepticon efficiency and Autobot leadership. Deformer was also intrigued by the concept of humans on Earth serving alongside the robots during the Autobot-Decepticon war on Cybertron. Meanwhile, Cyclonus (Decepticon) and Agus (Autobot) took anthropological field-notes on the popular marketing of 'Transformers' toys on Earth, in American toy-stores, since this kind of capitalist marketing reflected a social fascination with war...and peace.

{American Toy-Store Ad}

FARAH: I'm fascinated by this Autobot-Decepticon war on Cybertron. After being brought here from Earth by the Decepticon Cyclonus, I began work with the Decepticons as their primary human scientist ally. I'm opposed to the human warrior-princess Kitana who mainly serves the Autobot army. I think this new double-side serving Frankenstein robot Deformer, designed by the human engineer Spike mainly, is some kind of 'Benedict Arnold' but reveals some interesting features of the nature of war itself. I consider myself a priestess of war-dioramas! I'm also cheering on this 'Transformers' toy marketing on Earth by Cyclonus (Decepticon) and Agus (Autobot).

{Farah}

CYCLONUS: This great war will never end.

AGUS: If it doesn't, we'll still be studying war-diction!

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"Money is everything" (Ecclesiastes)

Reviews

[Kari Rakitan]

This is fun! I like how you explain the existence of the Transformers toys in our modern world. I have a friend who loves those and has a huge collection. I always thought they were pretty cool, but I never owned one myself. They were too expensive, and there were other things I wanted.