#tf accelerator

Femslash week day 7: Firsts /Lasts (in alphabetical order)

Accelerator and Zizza on the throne

The main religion of Cybertronians is Reversionism. Reversionism believes in the return of all Cybertronian life to the AllSpark with their creator Primus at the end of time. One of their beliefs is that Titans are beings specifically created by Primus as guardians of Cybertron, a fact that is reinforced by how Titans are sporadically born from unknown regions before appearing on Cybertron.

The Curators are an order of Reversionists who focus on aiding the poor, preparing funeral rites and mourning ceremonies, guiding lost Sparks who have no one, directing future Cityspeakers in their duties and powers, and acting as an impartial judicial branch in Cybertronian society. Curators are also commonly sought out as teachers for younglings, for their level of knowledge is only surpassed by the Archivists in the Hall of Records. They are known to be excellent spiritual guides, often being chosen as advisors to the Prime or members of the High Council.

When one joins the Curators, they take a new name upon the completion of their initiation. Accelerator chose her name from a figure in the early texts of the Covenant of Primus, who was well-known as a judge and defender in ancient times. Although a "lowly beastformer", the Reversionists make no distinctions between the classes or alternate forms, and her Philippine eagle-like alternate mode was accepted fully by them.

Accelerator served as a devout Curator for millions of years, eventually being promoted to Overseer of her branch of the order when Orion Pax and Megatronus were gaining some traction in their movement to change Cybertron for the better. Wishing to help, Accelerator sent aid to their movement and began pushing for some of Orion's ideas to be accepted by the authorities.

When Orion became a Prime and Megatronus renounced their association in favor of forming the anarchist Decepticons, Accelerator was the first to join the newly formed Autobots, and offered to be an advisor to the new Prime.

As the War dragged on, Accelerator and Optimus worked to both overcome Megatron and his forces as well as to help the civilians and damaged combatants. When the Exodus had to be made after it was clear Cybertron was dead, Accelerator accepted Optimus' request that she accompany Prowl's unit to Velocitron.

Since arriving on the grossly secular and race focused world, Accelerator has spent her time divided between building up relations with the Velocitronian government alongside Prowl, helping her crew, and organizing small missionary activities. When things get uncomfortably quiet and memories of Cybertron plague her, Accelerator goes to their small chapel to pray for guidance and strength.

Accelerator! She is a pious and dedicated member of the Reversonist religion.

She was introduced in the 2019 IDW series and hasn't appeared in anything new just yet.

Oooooo, that's a good question @kzele.

One of the major things Optimus would likely consider would be all the lack of help for his own ascension to the Primacy when training Smokescreen. Between Megatron's fall from grace, the War breaking out, and the utter barrier between him and Alpha Trion after that (correct me if I'm wrong, but AT was absent from Optimus' side post Matrix), Optimus was learning how to be a Prime on the fly. So when he needed guidance, he was probably getting shown the ropes by the Thirteen in his head - which, given all their personalities and behavior, was probably like going to receive help from your eccentric uncles and aunt.

Not a fun time for him.

So in a way, Optimus would be keeping Smokescreen close by so that if he had a question or theory, Optimus could quickly step in with advice or experience he'd learned the hard way. Optimus would probably feel a bit odd about the whole thing: it's one thing to raise Bumblebee to adulthood, but teaching your successor so he doesn't make the same mistakes you did or be adrift like you were is new. Makes him wonder how Alpha Trion pulled it off so easily on at least two occasions (himself and Smokescreen, of course.)

Optimus is also concerned at times that he might be overstepping, in part because he's really so protective that he wonders at times if he's being too strict or too distant. He's not Smokescreen's father, or related to him in any way; Chromia, though he knows her only through Prowl, clearly did the lion's share of raising him, and he doesn't want Smokescreen to think he's trying to replace her or the 'Bots who gave him shelter while she was busy earning a living for them.

For his part, Smokescreen is mostly unbothered by this. Getting a chance to be closer to Optimus (and cling to him when he overthinks his future as a Prime) is the second most important thing to him after reuniting with his older sister. Sometimes though, he does feel Optimus stresses some of the protocol too much. He usually gets over it by remembering what Alpha Trion told him, but sometimes he needs to tell Optimus, "I appreciate the reiteration, but I can remember things pretty well, Optimus."

It's never really heated between them. More mutual awkwardness, with lots of moments where they each feel like their falling short in the mentor-student relationship.

The real headache would come when Optimus realizes that, should they manage to reunite with surviving allies and defeat the Decepticons, Smokescreen's going to need more diplomatic training than he could hope to impart to him. Optimus' personal diplomatic skills are based off his ability to reach others through his genuinely meant hopes and dreams expressed through words, thereby granting him allies rather easily. While Smokescreen could probably do the same, it would not come quite as easily, in part due to the team's failure to make him feel welcome and thus making him doubt himself. Therefore, as much as it pains him to admit it, Optimus will have to seek out others for such learning. Accelerator would be the most trustworthy diplomat for a start, but there's still the fact that they will soon be dealing with at least four lost colony worlds with different cultures in the future, never mind throwing humanity in alongside them....

As for how Optimus views Smokescreen now, it's only marginally different. From the beginning, Optimus saw great potential: he adapted quickly, listened to orders well, always pulled his weight, and had a great deal to offer as both a combatant and as a friend. Now though, with the realization that he is a candidate for the Primacy, Optimus sees how those qualities actually aid him for the Primehood. Smokescreen's adaptive nature means he'll take change in stride, his attentiveness will allow him to listen to others, his eagerness to do what is right will grant him allies, and his combat abilities and friendly disposition will aid him in the future - perhaps even turn enemies into friends.

(Note, this was the best I could get for her without the stupid Space Knight armor.)

A native of Velocitron, Stardrive was an elite racer from one of the higher classes. A born Triple-Changer, Stardrive used the near constant races of her homeworld to earn her way into the Diplomatic Corps of Velocitronian society. Although she could have remained a racer for life, her aerial third mode caused some to feel she should not be allowed to partake since the temptation of cheating was high (despite this suspicion, Stardrive never once used her jet mode for winning, though the fact that she sometimes considered it was a factor in her new life choice.)

The Diplomatic Corps required rigorous self-defense courses in case the ambassador was separated from their security detail. Thus, Stardrive had an outlet for her frustrations between her xenorelation studies and planetary protocol lessons. After some time, Stardrive passed in the top class of the Diplomatic Corps' graduating unit.

For the next few millennia, Stardrive was an ambassador to many offworld species, most of whom were neighboring planets that housed humanoid aliens. Stardrive became relatively renowned for making excellent trade deals and peace treaties, though sometimes she was also known to end would-be wars between Velocitron's neighbors.

It was when Override won the Speedia 500 and ascended to leader of Velocitron that Prowl's unit made contact with the lost colony. Intrigue, suspicion, and awe followed in the wake of their arrival, and after her initial meeting with Prowl and Accelerator, Stardrive advised Override to allow the Cybertronian refugees sanctuary on Velocitron in light of their dead world.

Over the following centuries, Override took steps to build up a working relationship with Velocitron's Cybertronian cousins, entrusting Stardrive with settling disputes between the natives and offworlders. She put Clocker in charge of record-keeping, and allowed him to work with Accelerator to piece together the colony's lost history with Cybertron.

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Day 23 - Accelerator