This is me hoping that TFP will allow Soundwave to have his little twerps and pet cat. I might possibly do another chapter, but I don't expect to do one. :P I know I haven't worked on any other stories and I freaking promise I'll work on them. Possibly one today. Maybe another in the next 50 years.

Maybe he should have sent one of the drones to do it, or at least try to find the damn thing by trying to comm. it. No, he had already tried it, and the abomination was not answering. It was scared, he could tell. Even Lazerbeak could feel it; the feline was running all over the ship looking for its master and had turned down too many similar hallways to even properly navigate where it was. For all Soundwave knew, the beast was in the Eradicon rec room… or worse, with the Insecticons… He hoped to Primus the worst possible place Ravage would be was Megatron's private quarters.

He could track the cat, no doubt, but the hard part was trying to pinpoint it while it moved at speeds that would put even the fastest Vehicon in alternate form to shame. Ravage raced past many drones, taken many random turns, even ran in circles sometimes. Few times the cat would stop and Soundwave guessed that it was surveying its surroundings, then bolt again down the hall. This definitely was not how the mute officer wanted to spend his break.

Drones around him could tell that something was off with the communications captain. Usually Soundwave moved slowly down halls, let everyone know his presence, and looked like someone to fear. Now he moved three times the speed of his normal walking pace and his visor was bright with the sight of several cameras that he was keeping watch over in the hallways. Few times he had used his remote portal when he spotted Ravage on the other side of the ship, just to be hundreds of meters off-course because that could not keep still worth a slag. Finally, Ravage had stopped and Soundwave was able to trace it. Something must have scared it so bad that it was paralyzed. Was it Megatron? A group of Insecticons? Did a drone catch it? Not wasting a second, he teleported close to the cat's signal. And there he saw the giant warlord, holding Ravage by the scruff. He did not look angry, thank Primus, but he was obviously not amused either.

"What is this?" he asked. By the tone of his voice, Soundwave could tell he was not accusing him of owning this creature. It was curiosity and irritation. "You don't know?" Soundwave did not move. "Dispose of it."

That was when Soundwave had accidentally slipped. His head had bent slightly back and upward, hurt by the thought of getting rid of this experiment he had worked so long on. Megatron caught it and his optic ridges came closer together.

"So this is yours, then?" he growled. Soundwave saw no reason to lie to him. If he did not claim Ravage, it meant, to Megatron, that the beast was useless. If it belonged to the officer, then there must have been a good reason for its keeping. The silent mech nodded. "Keep this thing on a leash, Soundwave. It's disturbing the troops." He nodded again and Megatron handed the cat to him. Soundwave grabbed it and held it like a sparkling and scratched under its chin. The warlord was confused at this; of all people, Soundwave was showing affection for something. He knew that he had cared for Lazerbeak, but he had not seen him openly display it to other soldiers. Not wanting to ponder on it, the warlord just walked away.

Soundwave's frame fell into a state of relief. Ravage was moments away from death, and he was not sure if he would have lived himself if one of his creations had been terminated. First Lazerbeak's safety was risked when he left him alone, and now this cat. Remembering something, he teleported back to his room to check on two other creations which were recently put online. Oh, Primus forbid those two ever got out… That would be utter chaos.

"Hey, boss, ya found him!" said little red Minicon.

"We knew ya would," said its twin, a blue Minicon.

Minicons were rare among Cybertron, and some had lived on a separate planet almost as large as Earth. Soundwave had once investigated the planet while the Nemesis was boarded there and was interested in the idea of having small look-alike partners to help him in battle. No doubt Lazerbeak was capable of it, but Minicons were like children with their openness, bright smiles, and witty chats. These Minicons, Rumble and Frenzy he had named them, were much like human teenagers. In the two days they had been onlined they were already searching the World Wide Web for things to do, played loud music during the hours Soundwave desired sleep, and threatened to run away from home if they did not get their way. But these two knew better and remained within the walls of Soundwave's private quarters.

Soundwave ignored them and placed Ravage on the berth. He looked at the twins and used his mental link to give them orders to study up on human culture. Both of them groaned, but Soundwave would not have any of it. He stepped closer to them and they cowered under his shadow.

"Okay, boss, whatever ya say."

"Y-Yeah, we'll be good. We promise!"

The silent officer turned his body and looked at them in disbelief. Lazerbeak separated himself from his master and perched by the Minicons. His orders were to keep watch on all three creations. Especially on the Minicons; he wanted them to learn about humans. Megatron would have disagreed with the idea, but Soundwave's reasoning was this: The Autobots had human military as back-up. They might be smaller, but together they were strong. Even that human child, all by himself, had out-hacked the Decepticon's most obedient soldier. Learn your enemies and you will succeed.

As Soundwave proceeded to lay on his berth, one of the Minicons started playing music from his system. He lifted his head to see the two dancing and Lazerbeak flew around them, ordering them to be quiet. Ravage meowed loudly in protest at the noise. A large amount of air cycled through Soundwave's hull and he raised a hand to his visor. Was this what it was like to be a parental unit?

Maybe I'll make another separate thing about Rumble and Frenzy going to school and learning all the fun stuff about us hoomans. ;)