A/N: This is the sequel to FantasyAddiction's, 'Claiming You.' They wrote it for me and did a spectacular job! 3 So if you've not read Claiming You, I suggest you do so before reading this. 43 pages of notebook paper! 16 pages in wordpad! Almost 3 weeks to write on paper and roughly 6 hours (nonstop) to type and edit! Wow, are my hands tired! Just so you know, this takes place in the third movie, but NOTHING is the same as it is in the movie. I have changed many things so it fits around my story. If you don't like things to differ from the movie, then I suggest you turn back. Flames aren't welcome. I think I did pretty well on this, but I still feel like it wasn't good enough. I actually considered quitting this story and not even bothering with it but certain people... 'talked me into continuing.' . And by talk, I mean threaten to hunt me down, regardless if I live in the states or not. ^^ All errors and what not are the fault of the Dorito of Doom, so yell at him, not me.
Warnings: None really. Minor language and Soundwave tends to reminisce about some inappropriate things, but other then that, there's nothing too bad.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Transformers! x_x God knows that if I did, they'd be REAL instead of a figment of my imagination. I own Regina, Torque, Frequence, and any twisted plot that differs from the movie (which is just about all of it actually).
Keeping You
~ Regina's POV ~
Regina stood rigid as she listened to the Decepticons global broadcast. They were joking... right?
"... exile the Autobots. Non-neogotiable..."
No. They were serious...
Those words rang loudly in her ears as she thought of how badly this could (and probably would) turn out. Surely the government wouldn't do something so stupid. Finally, she rushed upstairs to get dressed. She had to see the Autobots. Quickly, she yanked on a black pair of skinnies, a forest green tank, and her scuffed up converse. Once again, she took the stairs down two at a time and tore out the front door, leaving her parents bewildered.
"Torque, we have to get to the base, pronto!" Regina demanded as she settled in to the driver's seat.
"Whoa whoa, Reggie... cool your jets. What's the rush?" asked Torque calmly.
Regina gawked at the radio. Did he really just ask her that? He didn't know?
"Reggie?" he asked again.
Apparently not. Quickly she explained what had happened; the message, possible exile, and how she needed to speak with Mearing. Upon hearing those words, Torque peeled off like a bat out of hell. Primus knew she didn't care for Mearing in the least, but if there was any chance of saving the world this time around, she'd have to swallow her pride (and hatred) and do what she had to do.
~ At the Base ~
She burst in to the hangar with Torque hot on her heels. Not caring about the fact that she had seemingly interrupted an important chat between the Bots and humans, she set her fierce green gaze on Mearing. Reggie stopped a few feet away, ignoring the looks she was getting from everyone. She hated fighting with a passion. Her role was more of a peace keeper when things got serious. So she decided to try the polite approach first.
"I'm assuming everyone has heard the Decepticon's announcement?" she asked, masking the panic she felt the best she could.
"Yes we have. What does it have to do with you?" Mearing answered coldly.
Ignoring the bitch's tone, Regina replied, "I'm in on this as much as you are... so I came to see what our course of action will be."
All eyes were on the two women. The entire hangar already knew the 'course of action' they were taking. None of them liked it at all and they had an inkling that once Regina found out, they would all get to see a side of her that she rarely let show; she would be pissed. The crowd watched on helplessly as all hell began to break lose...
"You are in on nothing. You are a child." stated Mearing, earning a growl from Torque and Regina.
At this point, Regina was a ticking time bomb. She was stressed enough as it was. The steady waves of pain in her abdomen only made her mood that much worse. But still, she tried to be nice.
"I'm just curious! Torque is my guardian after all! I have a right-" Reggie trailed off, only to be interrupted.
"You have no right in this matter at all! Torque, as you call him, has officially and permanently been relieved of his guardianship duties!" Mearing cut in sharply.
Polite approach: Failed.
"I think I can make my own decisions, thanks." Torque spat down at the human, his blue optics set in a cold glare.
"You don't have a choice, Autobot! You're all being exiled!" Mearing snarled back.
"What? The Decepticons will destroy us all! You can't do that!" Regina yelled before Torque could respond.
"I can, I will, and I have! That being said, you will now be escorted off the premises!" said Mearing with an edge of finality.
"Please, don't! You're making a big mistake!" Regina tried to reason once more.
"You will listen to me... and leave!" the bitch screamed at the top of her lungs, causing the entire hangar to go eerily silent.
Enraged Regina: Engaged.
"I'd sooner obey Megatron then you, bitch! You've made a grave mistake..." Regina snapped back as angry flames flickered in her dark green eyes, she turned on her heel and started to walk away, continuing in a deadly, calm tone, "And when you do realize that, it'll be too late."
Reggie's words echoed horribly loud as everyone watched her leave. Torque would have gone after her if it wasn't for the look Optimus gave him. Realization hit him hard; they weren't going to fight back. They were going to leave peacefully and hope for the best. A wave of anger and sadness crashed over him, making his spark pulse painfully. It was over...
~ Exile ~
Regina swore to herself that she wouldn't go to the exile. But, with a lot of coaxing on Sam's part, she effectively broke that promise and ended up going to see her Autobot family for what could very well be the last time. Upon her arrival at the launch site, she mentally made it her mission (if she survived, that is) to make Mearing's life a living hell. Her eyes widened in awe at the sight of the Cybertronian aircraft. However, when it finally dawned on her that this was the ship that would be taking her alien family from her, her eyes narrowed bitterly, her cold gaze willing the giant object to explode.
"Optimus... there has to be something we can do." Torque stated hotly, his furious optics focused on his leader.
"Something! Anything!" added Sam desperately.
"You know as well as we do that if you leave, this planet will be destroyed by the Decepticons, Optimus..." It wasn't a question, or even an assumption. Regina had stated it in a serious, no-room-for-argument tone.
Optimus stared down at his young comrades, his spark already torn. Of course he knew what fate awaited the planet. But, those years ago, he promised the human leaders that if they ever wished it, then he and his soldiers would leave peacefully. As an Autobot, he had to keep that promise. Sometimes, it really did suck to be one of the good guys...
"I'm sorry... but the humans have spoken. We promised that we'd leave without question if they ever wished it. Today... they have." Optimus said, his voice taking on a tone of sorrow.
With that, Optimus took one last look at his human friends and turned away, heading for the ship. Torque sighed in defeat before kneeling down in front of Regina. Neither knew what to do or say.
Regina forced a smile, before saying, "It was awesome while it lasted, Torque. I'm gonna miss you."
"I'll miss you, too, Reggie. Take care of yourself." her guardian replied with a weak smile of his own.
"I will." she said, nodding. "Love you."
"I love you, too, Regina." he replied, standing to his full height once more.
"Bye, Torque..."
"Bye, Regina..."
As she watched the Autobots load into the aircraft, she sluggishly walked over to join Sam. Mere minutes later, the craft lifted off. The two teens watched as it made its way out of Earth's atmosphere. Reggie barely heard Sam when he muttered a vague, 'see ya.' Her eyes were glued to the sky, still unable to believe what was happening. A single tear streaked down her cheek as she finally turned her back on the launch site.
A couple hours passed and she still hadn't returned home. Sure, her parents would worry and panic til their hearts were content, but she didn't feel like going home. As much as she loved her family, she just didn't have the energy to deal with anyone or anything at the time. Coming to the park that happened to be a few blocks from her house, she collapsed under her favorite tree, laying back in the grass.
"Better enjoy the peace while I can. It won't last much longer..." she sighed heavily, a sad smile playing on her pink lips.
Before long, sleep claimed the girl, filled with great dreams and emotional memories of the aliens that she already missed so much. It didn't seem like she'd been sleeping long when the sounds of a jet flying overhead woke her. She noted that the sun had begun to set, turning the sky red, orange, and purple, before she got to her feet, looking around suspiciously. That jet sounded familiar...
A shriek of surprise left her mouth as the sound of shifting parts and grinding metal met her ears, making her stumble backwards as the Decepticon landed heavily in front of her. The force of his landing made the ground quake, throwing off Regina's balance and pulling her to her knees.
"Starscream." she whispered his name as her great green orbs met his bloody red ones.
"Regina Anette Gainsborough..." he growled, making her shudder involuntarily. "You served with the Autoscum, didn't you?"
"Damn straight." she shot back, causing his lip plating to shift into a smirk. "What of it?"
"Megatron wishes for me to annihilate you." he said, a dark chuckle piercing the silent air of dusk; his slimy tone made her wish Soundwave was there.
"W-what?" she stammered, backing up as he took a menacing step towards her. "The Autobots are gone already. You got what you wanted. Just leave me alone!"
Starscream didn't reply; only grinned at the young girl's plea. The jet took another step towards her, forcing her to back in to the tree that she had been oh so carelessly dozing under. A pathetic sob shook her body as she flattened herself against the trunk of the tree, watching as the Decepticon homed in on her. Soundwave had struck fear in her on more then one occasion, but he paled in comparison to the one in front of her...
Of course, Soundwave had never actually hurt her or even threatened her; only used her as his human play thing. She was his pet.
"S-Soundwave..." whimpered Regina in horror as Starscream closed in on her, another wave of pain wracking her body.
A malicious smirk twisted across his metallic facial features as he knelt down, reaching a clawed hand out to her. At that moment, all of the girl's self control broke; a blood curdling scream left her lips.
~ Soundwave's POV ~
The Decepticon would have scowled if he wasn't in his alt mode. A nagging feeling suddenly overloaded his processor, a feeling that warned him that his squishy femme was in trouble. A scan of her house did nothing to calm the paranoia; the only humans home were the girl's parental units. There was only one comforting thought and that was her Autobot guardian was gone. Shipped off to the cosmos with the rest of them.
With a growl, Soundwave tried to settle back in to his recharge from which he'd been awoken from. Just as the feeling of stasis was taking over him, a glass shattering scream met his audio receptors. It just happened to belong to his Regina. Seething, his tires squealed as he sped off in the direction that her pained sound came from. Reaching 90 on the speedometer in mere seconds, he made it to the scene in only minutes. The sight of a tearful, cowering Regina before a gleeful Starscream was what met his optics.
"Starscream!" Soundwave snarled as he shifted to his bipedal mode and stormed towards the surprised Con. "What are you doing?"
"Megatron gave me the task of eliminating all who sided with the Autobots." the jet answered, spitting out the word 'Autobots' as if it had left a bad taste in his mouth.
"Leave her to me. Go busy yourself with the other pests." the Con's communications officer commanded, watching as his femme collapsed to her knees, tears trickling down her reddened cheeks.
Starscream didn't argue with Soundwave. He honestly didn't care about fulfilling Megatron's orders. If the other Decepticon wanted to get rid of the girl, then who was he to question it? He simply transformed and left the fleshling at the other's mercy.
Once Starscream was out of Soundwave's sensor range, he set his sights on the shaken human. She was watching him tensely and literally jumped when he looked at her. Like their first meeting, he shrank himself down to seven foot in height, easily towering over her 5'1" frame. He slowly made his way to her, scanning her time and time again to make sure his pet was uninjured. All scans reported her to be fine, only scared out of her mind. There was, however, one abnormalty. Freezing midstride, he ran yet another scan of her, this time focusing solely on her abdomenal region. It registered another tiny life form within the fragile girl. Only for a moment did he feel rage at the thought of another being putting their hands on his Regina. But that rage was quickly calmed as a further in depth analysis revealed that the little one wasn't human. It was only half human...
He frowned in confusion before it hit him; she was carrying his sparkling. The last time he'd made her submit to him had not been that long ago. After he recovered from the initial shock, he allowed a hissing sigh to escape his vents. This would not be easy to explain to Lord Megatron. Then he wondered... did Regina even have a clue about her current condition...?
"Soundwave?" her weak tone brought him out of his current thoughts.
He stared down at Regina, who was still trembling. His pet was frightened out of her wits. He watched closely as her face contorted in to a pained expression, her hands shooting up to clutch her stomach. The little one seemed to be pitching a fit from within. The thought made him chuckle.
At the femme's odd look, he shook his head, continuing to approach her. He stopped less than a foot from her, his servo reaching out almost of it's own accord and resting his palm on her currently flat stomach. Another weird look from her told him that she didn't know. He decided to tell her - in terms that she could understand, of course.
"You're with child, Regina." he said simply, biting back a smirk at all of her expressions; confusion, horror, and understanding.
"B-but..." she stuttered, looking up at him as she rested a hand on her stomach near his. "How is that p-possible? You... you're the only one I..."
His spark seemed to purr at her obvious confession of him being the only one she'd had any experience with. It didn't disgust him -as much- anymore. In fact, he felt more of an animalistic pride swell within him; she was his Regina and he wouldn't think twice about obliterating the creature who dared to touch her. At last, he removed his hand from her stomach, backing away enough to transform in to his Mercedes alt mode.
"Get in." he ordered, the door swinging open for her.
She swallowed, but obeyed; Soundwave had never hurt her before (technically) and she certainly wasn't about to give him a reason to now. Besides, it almost seemed like... he cared... kind of. She slid in to the passengers seat and settled down for the ride to wherever he was going. Once she fell asleep, he decided it was time to report to his leader...
"Soundwave to Megatron."the Con growled, via comlink.
"I'm here, Soundwave. This better be good..."Megatron replied irritably.
"There's been an... " He glanced at Reggie through the mirror before continuing, ".. an interesting turn of events, my Lord."
"Interesting, hm? It better be. Go on then." muttered the leader of the Decepticons boredly.
"That girl you allowed me to pursue a while back... she's the one that you told Starscream to kill." Soundwave stated matter of factly.
"Yes... and?" Megatron asked monotonously.
"She's with child, my Lord." the communications officer said coolly.
"The point is?" spat the leader impatiently.
"... she's carrying my sparkling..." explained Soundwave carefully.
There was a tense silence thick enough to cut with a knife.
"She's my pet, Lord Megatron. I request your permission to keep her." he continued.
"That.. is sickening, Soundwave! How in the name of Cybertron did that happen?" Megatron snapped in disgust.
"I wasn't lying when I said it was interesting, Lord Megatron." Soundwave resisted the urge to growl.
"It is indeed an intriguing development..." the Con leader admitted finally, chuckling darkly.
Another intense moment of silence passed.
"My only question is what lead to this?" asked Megatron, no doubt with an optic ridge quirked.
"She was... different; innocent, pure, untouched. The way she looked at me... sounds that she made... how she helplessly squirmed beneath me..." Soundwave paused as the memories of the first night he claimed her invaded his processor.
"Honestly, my Lord... you wouldn't understand unless you experienced it." he added as he snapped out of it.
"Is that an invitation, Soundwave?" his leader asked, a smirk evident in his tone.
"Not at all." Soundwave growled, his feral instincts screaming at him to protect his human femme.
"Very well then, Soundwave. Bring her to me and I might just let you keep your pet." Megatron gave in, genuinely intrigued, though he would never say it out loud.
"At once, Lord Megatron. I'm on my way as we speak." Soundwave severed the comlink.
Soundwave breathed in relief, exhaling through the vents. He was glad that was over. His leader also took the news exceptionally well. The next problem would be getting Reggie to see Megatron without freaking her out and causing more stress on her body. This would definitely be interesting to the other Decepticons, even if they wouldn't admit it.
~ Regina's POV ~
"Regina, wake up." Soundwave attempted to wake her for the third time, this time jerking her seat harsh enough to startle her.
Her eyes shot open in surprise, a fearful squeak slipping from her lips. She noticed then that she was still safely situated in Soundwave's alt mode, making her breathe a sigh of relief. Her big green eyes doubled in size when she looked out the window, gawking at the abandoned roads and destroyed buildings. A massive number of cars were ablaze and what looked like hundreds of human bones littered the streets. She turned her gaze to stare at her feet, not wanting to look at the carnage any longer.
"This is... is...?" Reggie began, darting her eyes to the radio for an answer.
"Chicago." supplied Soundwave, swerving to avoid an overturned vehicle.
She just nodded, falling silent. Her thoughts turned to her mom and dad; she hoped so much that they were okay. Next, she thought about Sam and his new girl, Carly; she didn't know Carly, but regardless she hoped that they were all right (though she doubted it due to Starscream hunting for them). Then she wondered about Mikaela, whom was still her very best girl friend; Reggie was certain that her friend had found out about this and hoped that she stayed safe. So many others she worried for, like Lennox and even Epps; those two had become like older brothers to her. Her train of thought came to a screeching halt, though, as Soundwave spoke up.
"I'm taking you to see my leader." he said, observing her and mentally cringing as a tear fell down her cheek. "Calm down, my pet. You have my word that he won't harm you."
She opened her mouth to argue over the subject, but instead winced and whimpered when a vicious jolt of pain hit her.
"You need to relax, Regina. Or else the little one you carry will become that much more restless." he said, his soft tone causing her to look at the radio in surprise, before she just nodded.
"So... it's... true, then?" she asked quietly, taking a steadying breath.
"It is." he confirmed.
"Oh..." Reggie murmured, feeling oddly comfortable. "Well... that's... a surprise."
He hummed in agreement as he once again had to maneuver around the city's debris. Minutes of silence passed before he addressed her again.
"When you meet Megatron, just do what he says and don't speak unless you're spoken to." advised Soundwave, noticing his leader waiting for them up ahead. "It's likely that he'll spare you."
"Did you..." she started off shyly, petting the leather seat absently. "Did you... tell him?"
"Yes I did." the Decepticon answered, secretly enjoying the girl's caresses.
"What did he say?" Reggie asked curiously.
"Lord Megatron took it better then I thought he would." replied Soundwave, honestly surprised at how well his master reacted.
Regina blinked in surprise at Soundwave's response, but nodding, going silent once again. A couple of minutes passed and before long, she was able to see the large mech in the street ahead, more then likely waiting for them.
"Remember what I said." he reminded her as he breaked to a stop.
She looked back at the radio, swallowing nervously, but nodded as the door opened again. She quickly stepped out and away, eyes on the ground up until the Decepticon transformed; seeing that never got old...
"My Lord, this is her." said Soundwave, cutting straight to the chase as he gestured to her, who now stood by his foot.
The Decepticon leader made no move to reply. Instead , his red optics shifted down to where the femme stood. He noticed how she stood stiffly and fidgeted often. She kept her gaze firmly on the ground and refused to look up and meet his optics for even a second. It amused him greatly.
"My dear, didn't your parents ever teach you that it's rude to avoid eye contact?" he spoke finally, causing the girl to jump slightly.
At hearing his words, she slowly brought her eyes up to meet his. She watched closely as Megatron knelt down, beckoning her over with a long, claw-like finger. A strained whine came from her as she looked up at Soundwave, who simply nodded at her to go. Regina bit her lip as she cautiously made her way to Soundwave's master. Megatron smirked as she paused mere feet from him. He took the oppurtunity to scan her and, sure enough, she was pregnant. He picked up on a faint energon reading, proving that the offspring was indeed Soundwave's.
"Introduce yourself, human." he demanded, his smirk growing larger as she flinched.
"My... my name is... Regina Anette Gainsborough." she began, trying to keep her voice level, her eyes bouncing around the ruins of what used to be one of the biggest cities in the world. "Um... nice job. I... I like what you did with the place. Much better..."
There was an awkward moment of silence, until Megatron gave an amused snort and looked back up at his communications officer. Soundwave was also smirking at the humorous girl.
"A human femme with a sense of humor... how refreshing." Megatron said as he reached out to the girl, earning a shocked squeak from her as he picked her up.
Soundwave shifted his weight protectively as he watched the boss handle his Regina and it didn't go unnoticed. Megatron grinned, a cruel gleam in his glowing optics.
"What's the matter, Soundwave?" the boss taunted as he stood once again, beginning to drag a jagged claw across her sensitive scalp. "Afraid I'll drop her...? Or crush her perhaps?"
Reggie watched intently as Soundwave remained silent, just watching his master like a hawk. As certain as he was that Megatron would spare the girl's life, he still couldn't help but worry. She couldn't stifle the gasp that left her as the boss focused on her again.
"You know, Soundwave... you'd do well to relax a little. I will keep my word, as long as I'm not given a reason to go back on it. Now, let this be a lesson to you..." the Con leader growled as he slashed the human's cheek with a sharp finger, causing her to yelp in pain. "... Music to my ears..."
"However, I can see why you like the human..." he continued as he handed the sniffling femme to the awaiting Decepticon none too gently. "You may keep her, Soundwave. Just keep in mind how frail this race is. She could die any time between now and the time she gives birth."
Soundwave's energon was boiling and Megatron knew it when he handed the fleshling over with a teasing smirk. None the less, he took her, relieved to have her back with him where it was safe.
"Oh... and Soundwave? You might want to find a suitable living enviroment and food for your pet." Megatron teased, grinning wickedly.
Soundwave didn't trust himself to respond. Instead, he nodded, his optics fixed on his boss, almost in a glare.
"Dismissed. There's still much work to be done." growled the boss Con, turning his back on Soundwave to return to the top of the building that they stood before.
Soundwave watched his leader until he disappeared from visual range, before turning to leave the sight. He lowered his gaze to look at his femme, frowning deeply at how he could feel her shaking in his hand.
"Reggie...?" he asked, unsure of how she'd react to him using that name.
"Y-yeah?" she sniffed, bringing her eyes up to meet his.
He scowled, his spark buzzing violently at the sight of blood dribbling down her cheek. Trailing his gaze upward, he saw her cheeks her beautifully flushed and wet with tears. Finally, his optics met her eyes. They were blood shot and shone brighter then usual. The look she was giving him was one of pure seduction, even if she didn't mean it as such. It made certain parts of him ache for her, willing him to dominate the young human girl again. Considering her fragile state, though, he pushed back the urge and settled for admiring her; she sat in the center of his palm, her knees brought tightly to her chest as she watch him with a soft gaze.
"Soundwave, are you okay?" she asked, wondering why he didn't continue with what he was going to say.
"Yes, Regina. I'm fine. The question is... are you okay?" he replied, his red optics moving from her eyes to the cut and back again.
To his relief, she smiled up at him and nodded, saying, "I'm okay, thank you, Soundwave. I've had much worse."
"Regardless, I apologize for my master." he stated with a frown.
"Again... don't be sorry. I just hope I didn't get you in trouble." Reggie said softly, her eyes uncertain as she looked down at her knees.
"Nonsense, my pet. You did nothing to get me in trouble." the Con scoffed with a smirk. "Now, cheer up, before you upset the sparkling."
"The what?" she questioned, lifting a delicate brow.
"The baby." he chuckled, forgetting that she didn't know Cybertronian terminology.
"Oh!" she squeaked, blushing in embarrassment. "I knew that."
~ Nine Months Later ~ Soundwave's POV ~
Soundwave looked on from his place in orbit as millions of humans crowded the bridge that had been forged specifically for the purpose of transporting materials to aid in the rebuilding of Cybertron. So far, the humans had done nothing stupid and obeyed every order that they had been given. Of course a few did catch certain Decepticons at a bad time and had unfortunately lost their lives. Regardless, perhaps this race wasn't as dumb as he originally thought...
Bored with watching the insects known as the human race, he trained his glowing red gaze on a private -and heavily protected- patch of land. Where his Regina was currently staying. This was a daily chore for him: make sure everything was going smoothly from the dark abyss of space, then move on to observing much more interesting. His pet...
He pinpointed her location, watching as she did her daily routine; awaken, bathe, consume a meal for sustenance, so on and so forth. His optics darted to her swollen abdomen, inwardly wondering how a human female can deal with this thing called, 'pregnancy.' Did he like leaving his human on her own like this? No. In fact, he despised the very thought and actually doing it drove him mad. He didn't trust the other humans. He silently feared that they might try to hurt his Regina, simply because of the fact that she was treated like damn near royalty amongst the Decepticons. None of them were crazy enough to make a move to hurt her -except for Megatron that one time months before- because they knew that she was his pet and that Soundwave would personally disassemble them and send them to the scrap heap if they ever looked at her wrong.
Once he was satisfied with watching her for a while, he let a sigh escape him as he moved to stare at the old Cybertron. Despite it's terrible condition, there were still items that could be saved and used in the rebuilding of the planet. His processor then began to ponder the past several months and all that had happened...
He thought about his first pursuit of Regina and what had happened. He easily became addicted to the girl. He loved the power he had over her. How if he wanted her, he could easily have her. It thrilled him to his very core. Soundwave almost turned making her submit to him in to a hobby...
Quickly shaking off the memories that he was -silently- fond of, his processor turned to the number of attempts that the Autobots tried to kill him for what he did. Tried and failed. So many times did they arrive a little too late and ended up finding her completely bare and curled in to the fetal position. Eventually she learned his routine and was able to tell when he'd return. She quit resisting after learning it was futile and gave in after a while. She even quit telling the Autobots every time he visited her.
Then... the exile came. The Autobots left and hadn't come back since. The Decepticons had been victorious and they were still basking in the glory of it. Almost immediately did the enslaved race start their work of rebuilding Cybertron from the ground up. His optics raked over their old home before flitting to their new home; it was coming along slowly but still had a long way to go before it reached their late planet's magnificence.
"Starscream to Soundwave!" The communications officer fought back the urge to roll his optics -something that he'd picked up from his Regina- at Starscream's obnoxious tone.
"What is it, Starscream?" he drawled, clearly annoyed.
"Megatron demanded that I contact you and inform you that your precious pet has 'gone into labor,' whatever that means." said Starscream in a taunting tone of voice.
"Very well." Soundwave cut the comlink, knowing exactly what that phrase meant.
With this news, he descended back to the odd looking conjoined planets, one destination in mind; his pet's medical facility. He locked on her location and made a bee line straight for it. Soundwave mentally sighed in relief when he could see it without having to zoom in on it. Once there, he shrank back down to his seven foot stature and made his way inside. The place was empty, save for a few nurses and the doctor (Scalpel too).
"Where is she?" he growled, fixing the young nurse at the desk with a dangerous glare.
"Uhm... she... she's..." stammered the nurse, terrified of the robot in front of her.
"Answer me!" Soundwave demanded harshly.
"The doctor is in with her as we speak, b-but..." she shrieked in fear, pausing once more as Soundwave continued to glare at her.
"But what?" he snapped, fed up with waiting for an answer.
"There's been... some complications... s-so you can't see her yet." she whimpered, afraid for her life as his hateful glare intensified.
"Says who?" he snarled, his spark pulsing furiously at being told that he couldn't see his femme.
"The doctor!" the nurse replied quickly.
Soundwave watched as the nurse shook in fear before him. Angry didn't even begin to cover what he was feeling. He was ready to explode with all the pesky emotions. Fury. Panic. Even a hint of worry.
"What complications...?" he asked coldly, his facial plates shifting in to a permanent scowl.
"I'm honestly not sure... I promise that once I know something, I will tell you. O-okay?" she said, her voice surprisingly steady.
He wanted badly to say no, to bust in to the room that held his Regina. The room that she was birthing his offspring in. A scan of said room showed the human doctor and Scalpel working vigorously to bring the little one in to the world. That was the only reason he didn't blast the door down to get to her. They were doing their job and he hoped for their sake, they were doing it right and keeping his pet alive and well. For several hours, the Decepticon waited... and waited... and waited some more. Not patiently mind you. He had been alive for eons. He had been forced to wait for things before. But none of that compared to how long he had felt like he'd been waiting to hear about Reggie. It seemed like so much longer.
Periodic scans of the room that held his human revealed something that was anything but comforting; the doctor and Scalpel were still working swiftly to retrieve the sparkling. Soundwave wasn't a genius when it came to humans (even if he did have the world wide web at his disposal), but he did know that something could very well be wrong if it was taking this long.
At long last, the door opened and the young doctor appeared, looking tired, but froze when he noticed Soundwave glaring at him, clearly expecting an answer to what was going on and not willing to wait much longer for one.
"Well?" he asked, the agitated edge to his tone startling both the doctor and the nurse.
"She..." the doctor stuttered nervously.
"Go on." the Con ordered calmly.
"Regina is... um..." he began, jumping as the gleaming red optics narrowed maliciously. "Scalpel could explain this so much better then I!"
"Soundwave, something has come up with your pet." Scalpel started, arriving as if on cue. "Doctor, go tend to her."
Vaguely amused at how the doctor immediately obeyed, Soundwave's unfaltering gaze focused on his fellow Decepticon, waiting expectantly for an explanation.
"The sparkling's skeletal system isn't made of human bone, but of Cybertronian steel. Wires have replaced the human vains. Energon flows instead of blood. Skin has grown over it as well." the tiny bot continued on as he looked over the girl's file in his system.
"What are you saying, Scalpel?" asked Soundwave, frowning down at the Decepticon medic.
"I'm saying, Soundwave... the sparkling has a human look to it. Regina, herself, is... changing..." replied Scalpel bluntly.
"Changing? How so?" Soundwave asked curiously.
"She's... becoming one of us." the smaller bot answered, earning a look from the bigger bot, which made him continue on. "We think the sparkling is what's triggered this. We found out that she's been slowly changing since she conceived, from the inside out. The two are feeding off of eachother. Ultimately, the sparkling affected her, forcing her to change, and in turn she affected it as well, resulting in it's human appearance."
To say Soundwave was shocked would be the understatement of the millennium. "So... eventually, she'll take on a full blown appearance... like us?" he concluded.
The Con doctor nodded as he scampered off, returning to work. Another two agonizing hours passed before the small medical bot reemerged, approaching the anxious, bigger mech.
"We successfully delivered the sparkling. Her change has accelerated, but they're both fine now. She just needs lots of rest until she recovers from this ordeal." Scalpel explained before he skittered away.
Soundwave nodded absently, still surprised by the news. If her becoming pregnant by him wasn't interesting enough, her transforming in to one of them certainly would be. With that in his processor, he cautiously entered the room, observing her sleeping form. Visually, she still looked human, but a scan of her innards told him exactly what Scalpel has said. She was indeed transforming. The human doctor was still there, finishing his task of cleaning up the little one.
Turning to Soundwave, he grinned exhaustedly as he spoke, "You have a... baby mech, as Scalpel put it. Would you like to see him?"
"I would." Soundwave said as he approached the -reinforced- basinet that held his offspring.
He watched as the doctor left to give him quality time with his... family. After another glance at his unconscious pet, Soundwave finally looked upon his sparkling, studying the baby mech closely. He was awake and alert, looking around with a naturally stoic expression. It would appear that he took after his father as far as his personality went. Deep down, Soundwave was already proud of his offspring.
The mech then took in his son's human features. A tuft of soft, dark hair settled atop his head and his skin a peachy pale tone, both he gained from his mother. His eyes, though... those big, crimson orbs he inherited from Soundwave. His spark hummed in pride as he gently picked up the still fragile being that was bundled in blankets, cradling the little one to his chest near his absolutely buzzing spark.
"Your name... will be... Frequence..."