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There's no picture for this so…it's just the beginning of Soundwave's trouble.
A transformation most childish
Chapter 4: Bring in the babysitter
Soundwave sat on the floor, awkwardly. He wasn't used to two things as he sat. He wasn't used the sitting the floor being one. He also wasn't used to being surrounded by sparklings of both Autobot and Decepticon descent. He looked up at Megatron and Optimus. Each gave weary stares.
"You want me to watch these sparklings?" Soundwave questioned. "For how long?"
"At least till we have something up to change them back," Optimus explained.
"So a while…"
"Pretty much," sighed Megatron.
"And I have to watch them, play with them and feed them?"
"We would appreciate that, yes," Optimus nodded.
Soundwave sighed, looking down at the smaller bots. They were looking up at him like an alien. Starscream, however, seemed to know exactly who Soundwave was. Starscream kicked and punched at Soundwave. The twins bickered. Wheeljack and Ratchet fiddled with the little toy they had. Prowl sobbed as Bumblebee and Jazz poked at once another. Ironhide and Grimlock looked like they were about to pick a fight with one another.
"We'll be back in a second," Optimus instructed, marching off.
"Good luck," scoffed Megatron, following Optimus.
Soundwave groaned, looking back at the ten. He lifted Prowl, reassuring the crying sparkling. Prowl took a moment to get used to Soundwave before he finally stopped crying. Starscream started crying afterward. Soundwave placed Prowl down and lifted the crying Decepticon. Eventually Starscream stopped. That's when Bumblebee started wailing. Then Jazz. Soon followed by Ratchet and Wheeljack. Prowl started up again as well. Soon enough all of them were crying.
"Oh no…" groaned Soundwave.
Soundwave stood up. He looked around, examining his situation. All of them were sobbing. Starscream was still kicking at him. Prowl raised his hands, begging to be lifted. Wheeljack and Ratchet were pulling at their item, arguing over it. The twins also argued over an item similar to a toy. Ironhide and Grimlock were locked in battle. Jazz and Bumblebee sobbed only because the others were.
"Situation: Dire. Solution: in progress…" Soundwave stated, continuing his careful gaze. He groaned, overwhelmed by the screams. He sighed, gathering himself again.
"Solution: found!" Soundwave cheered. "Rumble! Frenzy! Ravage! Laserbeak!"
He pressed the button on his shoulder. His cassette cavity opened, releasing four of the cassettes in his cavity. The four transformed into their robotic selves. Rumble and Frenzy gasped at the sight of the ten sparklings, jumping onto Soundwave. Ravage snarled, backing up. Laserbeak took the air and rested on the desk high above the sparklings' heads.
"Mission…sparkling sitting," Soundwave instructed.
"Sparkling sitting? For Autobots?" snapped Rumble.
"Oh! Look how cute Starscream looks!" chuckled Frenzy, pointing to the screaming Decepticon.
"Rumble watch Ratchet and Wheeljack. Frenzy, take Prowl, Jazz and Bumblebee. Ravage separate Grimlock and Ironhide. Laserbeak watch over the Autobot twins," Soundwave ordered.
Rumble lifted Wheeljack and Ratchet. He placed them down beside their creation. They stopped crying, looking down at their invention. They quickly went back to work. Rumble groaned, glancing at Frenzy. Rumble let out a high pitched chuckle, pointing at his brother. Frenzy was chasing the three Autobots. Jazz chased after Bumblebee who chased after Prowl who chased after Jazz.
"Having some trouble, Frenzy?" snickered Rumble.
"Shut up and give me a hand!" ordered Frenzy, tripping over Jazz.
"You shut up!" growled Rumble, rushing to Frenzy.
Ravage snarled at the two Autobots. Ironhide snapped back with a growl from Grimlock. Ravage, furious by this, grabbed onto Ironhide by the neck. The little Autobot screamed, struggling to break free. Ravage set Ironhide down and went back for the escaping Grimlock. After the two were sitting peacefully, Ravage sat in front of them, smiling lightly.
Laserbeak held Sunstreaker in the air. The yellow twin squealed with joy at his amazing view. Laserbeak placed the young twin on the counter then flew back down to retrieve the other. Sideswipe did not like the view as much as Sunstreaker had. Sideswipe wailed in pure terror as he gazed down at the floor far below. Laserbeak almost dropped the little Autobot. Finally, Sideswipe rested on the desk.
Meanwhile, Soundwave thought he had the easiest job. He only had one of the ten sparklings to watch, Starscream. This wasn't true. Starscream was more than a handful. The bot hated Soundwave. He kicked, screamed, punched and unfortunately bit as well. Soundwave held together as best he could. Finally, the time a pure peace came. Naptime as the humans put it.
All ten of the sparklings laid calmly, motionless in slumber. Soundwave sat on the floor with Rumble and Frenzy on his legs, Ravage at his feet and Laserbeak on his shoulder. They were ready for a nap as well. Just when all seemed calmed, it became clear that it was only the eye of the storm. Prowl began crying.