Author's note: Sorry for the long wait and the long wait that may follow this chapter. I

spare you my excuses so you may get onto more exciting things. Well exciting for me any

way. This is my Magic chapter… Kinda like a training montage in a movie, a calm before

the real plot. Actually it's only half of it. I really wanted to post this month. I'm following

the Hobbit way and gifting you guys this for my birthday. So yeah here you go, happy

birthday to me!

A rising cheer to my editor and to Fubeck my idea bouncer. Thank you! A super special

thanks to a random friend of mine and sonicx jones for the 6th story. I'm really sorry if

you gave me an idea and it's not here. It is in the other half I'm working on typing. If

anyone else has a tiny plot they want in, I'll try my hardest to write something for you.

An extra super special thanks to all those who liked Soundwaves mlp watching. Fubeck

was pleased. Another extra super special thanks to Candy456 For say that you will wait

for the story. I cried. With happiness. Lots of happiness.

One last thing if you're bothering with this. My editor and I were watching a

Transformers movie the other day when people started talking about the Decepticons

on screen. She asked why they were talking about them so negatively, noting that my

Soundwave seemed really nice. Mentally, I cackled while I outwardly was calm and trying

to explain it…So onto the story now!

pony argument

During the weeks after their first sleepover, the two hackers continue to meet in the park every couple of days after school. Raf enjoys his new friends company immensely. They discuss many things and battle each other on their specialized DS's. Most of the time Soundwave wins, but occasionally Raf nabs one or two.

Within their conversations an occasional argument would pop up. Typically their arguments are mostly fact based and involve a small amount of emotional attachment. The only argument they have had that involved a large amount of emotional attachment was the argument about My Little Pony. After watching part of the marathon at Raf's house, Soundwave had become obsessed with downloading all the information about the show. The two hackers agree that the show is awesome, but have differing opinions about who the best character is.

"Background ponies are the best."

"You're mistaken Raf . How can they be when they have only had one episode in which they have played a major role? I prefer Rainbowdash to all the other ponies."

"And why is that. Hack?"

"She stands for loyalty. It is a trait that I respect and hope to hold myself."

"Your reasons are sound, but I stick with Doctor Whooves. He's much cooler"

"Not really. His only lines are uninteresting and he can't seem to choose to be a pegisi or an earth pony."

"Rainbowdash loses her cutie mark and her wings constantly!"

"The background ponies barely ever have their cutie marks in the big crowds."

At this point the two realize they were yelling at each other and other park goers were beginning to stare. Raf ducks his head in embarrassment, his cheeks quickly changing to a brilliant crimson. Soundwave observes his friends behavior with slight concern. The feeling fades from Raf as his cheeks return to their normal coloring.

"I'm sorry Hack."

"It's okay. I am at fault just as much as you are."

"Friends?"

Raf looks hopefully at his companion. Soundwave smiles at the sparkling sitting on the bench beside him.

"Friends."

an apron

Raf waits excitedly in the park, bouncing up and down on their normal meeting bench. He spots his friend wearing his normal shades and outfit. As soon as his friend reaches they both start walking in the direction of Raf's house. Raf lightly bounces as he walks, excited for a reason he had yet to reveal to Hack. When they reach their destination, Hack drops his overnight bag in Raf's room. Raf is smiling widely, gesturing his older friend into the the kitchen. When Hack enters he is mildly surprised to see the baking ingredients laid out on the counter. Raf stands there quietly, grinning as he passes an apron to Hack. Raf's mother smiles, leaving the room after she bestows the recipe for chocolate chip cookies upon them.

Upon her leaving the room, utter chaos erupts. Both try to follow the instructions, but the inevitable messes start springing up all over. Hack tries to open a bag of flour. It promptly explodes, counting both boys in a thick layer of white. Shock freezes the two hackers in their places, giving them the appearance of strange marble statues. Raf begins laughing, sneezing with each intake of breath. Hack snorts, then begins laughing along with his friend. After calming down, they quickly begin cleaning up, breaking out into fits of laughter every few seconds.

dinidi ding

"So you built this DS..."

"Yes. What's up Raf? I thought we already established this."

The two boys are in the park, sitting on the now familiar bench. Neither pay any attention to the people walking by.

"Yeah I know. I was just checking Hack. I was hoping you could help me upgrade my phone without damaging it."

"Hmm. Perhaps I can. May I see the phone?"

Raf slips the phone from his pocket and hands it over to his friend. Hack closely examines the device, flipping it over in his hand. A thoughtful frown curls on his face and he pushes his sunglasses further up his holoform's face. Gently he pries the phones back open, displaying its innards. Hack spots Raf staring intently at what he is doing. He provides the younger boy a better view, moving closer to the sparkling and tilting the phone. Slowly he pulls the processing and memory chip out of the machine. Afterwards, he draws a small screwdriver from one of the pockets of his bandolier.

"If we can compact the basic functions, maybe remove Internet access, then I am sure we can make this device have a longer charge and a stronger and farther call distance. "

Raf nods, thinking. He quietly holds out his hand and Hack passes him the chip and the screwdriver. Carefully, he locates the Internet and charging sections of the chip. Using the screwdriver, Raf removes the two pieces, checking that he does not damage any of the other components. Hack pulls some chip modification tools and pieces from his bandolier. Raf hands him the Internet part of his phone, knowing full well that he never had or never would use that part of the phone. Hack begins modifying the piece, explaining everything he did to his eager friend. It is nice to have someone else appreciate the inner workings of something for a change. Soon instead of connecting to the Internet, the phone could call most anywhere in the universe. Even if there were thick walls or the user was underground. Hack had cheated a little with his highly advanced knowledge and advanced chip pieces. He explains all this to Raf.

"Like the Doctor's phone!"

Raf grins as Hack stares at him. Then, without asking about the reference, Hack begins modifying the charging port. After completing the task, he reassembles the phone and hands it back to its owner. Raf grins, eyes wide in excitement. Bouncing up and down, the younger boy expresses his thanks to Hack. The older boy accepts the thanks.

" We should exchange phone numbers. I can be phoned from anywhere now!"

They exchange numbers and then, realizing the time, they part ways.

in circles

While waiting for his friend at the park, Raf doodles in his notebook. Carefully, he sketches circles, designing their insides with a trained hand. Soundwave walks over quietly, completely unnoticed by the young boy. He peeks over Raf's shoulder and is shocked by what he sees. Some of the designs look vaguely like cybertronian symbols.

"What is that?"

Raf jumps, clearly startled by his friend. He turns and smiles at him.

"Gallifreyan. It's the alien language of the Timelords."

"Timelords?"

Soundwave tilts his head, confused.

In none of his many years had he ever encounters a species named that. Much less one by that name who had spread their language to earth. A smaller file from his earlier searches of the planets TV satellite connections pops up. He opens it in his processor, reviewing the information about shows that reference Timelords. This whole process takes less than three seconds.

"Is that from Doctor Who?"

The grin that spreads across his friends face makes the effort of looking through his processor for such a small scrap of info worth it.

"Do you watch it?"

Soundwave lifts up one of his hands and tilts it side to side then shrugs. He had recently learned that this gesture meant kinda, but not really.

"I have seen enough to remember the word Timelord."

"Next sleep over we are definitely watching some of the episodes. The main character is really clever most of the time. It will also explain the name of the background pony, Doctor Whooves."

Raf smile widens, excitement racing through him at the prospect of sharing something else he loved with his friend. It helped that Soundwave is grinning right back at him.

Soundwave loves butter covered popcorn. The smell is glorious along with the salty taste. It is like the seasoned Energon he used to enjoy before the war. Raf pushes the book the half empty bowl closer to his friend too into their show to bother eating the , Soundwave munches on another handful. With a big smile on his face, He smiles contently. It was amazing some of the stuff that humans came up with. But butter popcorn was definitely their best invention.

Raf stares wide-eyed at the TV screen horror filling his face. Shaking fiercely, he silently acknowledges that this movie choice has been completely and utterly horrible idea. He's unsure as to why this movie was even in the families movie collection cabinet. The main villain of the film is a demon that lept out at people and ripped them apart off screen. Blood normally would be shown pooling around on the shudders violently as the music begins to pick up. The sounds that only build, signifying another attack and some dark place. Letting out a high, sharp sound (no, not a squeak why would you say that?), he throws a blanket over his head. He already has seen too much. But even with his eyes covered, the dreadful sounds of the horror film soaring outwards from the TV. Tears drip down his face, liquid fear that makes very little sound. Breathing deeply, Raf desperately tries to calm himself.

-Soundwave, Decepticon-

Soundwave blinks his holoform's eyes rapidly, returning his focus to Raf's room. The movie is still playing, just as it was before he had zoned out to focus more on his work on the Nemesis. He always is working on other things as he hangs out with Raf, after all he does have a job to do, but typically he pays the minimal amount of attention to the work and maximum amount of attention to his friend. Normally, when they watched a movie, Soundwave would download the film and then focus on his work.

The sound of whimpering is what had drawn him back to the room. Quickly glancing around, Soundwave notices that Raf has hidden himself underneath a blanket. Another loud whimper pierces the air, accompanying the surge of dramatic music for the movie. Suddenly Soundwave understands what is happening. Silently, he moves over to Raf's computer and finds a particular song on YouTube. Pressing the mute button for the movie, he simultaneously presses the play button for the song.

-Raf, human-

Raf pulls the covers of his head as a very different genre of music begins to play. Peaking at the tv, he sees that the horror film still playing. But instead of darker, dramatic music, Puff the Magic Dragon is twirling through the air. With a large smile he turns to look at his friend, who waves at him. As the final notes accompany a ordinarily very scary scene, the two hackers began to laugh. The rest of the evening was spent watching the horror movie with increasingly strange and upbeat songs.