Title: Rhythm Pet

Rating: M

Universe: Movie

Pairing: Soundwave/Dylan Gould

Word Count: 1,857

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers or anything affiliated with it.

We're getting close guys, one chapter left.


Vein

The Watch-Bot crawls down his arm, curiously poking at a vein that protrudes from his wrist.

Fluid

Glowing blue fluid spills from the wound and Dylan reaches up to try to stop it – but recoils in pain as a thin layer of skin corrodes upon contact.

Student

He lowers his head and backs away, a lesser student to greater teachers.

Loophole

"If I can't find a legal loophole to get that many cars flown overseas, I'll just make one – so don't worry about transportation."

Agenda

The Decepticon agenda that Dylan receives is but a third of their true plan, certain facts withheld.

Enhance

Soundwave waits impatiently outside, Dylan having demanded that he enhance his appearance in front of a mirror before leaving.

Irritate

It isn't hard to irritate him, and Soundwave now has a very dissatisfied Dylan Gould in his front seat, giving him the silent treatment.

Expiring

It has only been ten years since Soundwave saw Dylan last – but to the Cybertronian's eyes, the human is expiring frighteningly fast.

Steady

Soundwave holds his arm steady as Dylan climbs up, carefully opening a window and slipping in to a corporate office.

Double

He's seeing double as the silver Autobot skates around the back of them, the first strike having caused his head to slam up against the steering wheel.

Buries

He buries everything; Carly is as good as gone, dead or with Sam.

Drug

The energon is almost like a drug, improving their quality of living almost immediately after administration.

Betted

"I haven't betted on the wrong side, I don't 'bet'. I make a choice, and I stick to it."

Color

Soundwave finds it pitifully common that humans can only see in color, and not the hundreds of varieties that Cybertronians can.

Lump

Soundwave taps on the bedroom window, but all he gets is a groan from the lump under the covers.

Otherwise

"With all due respect Soundwave, let me do my job – otherwise you can find someone else to transport Megatron to Africa and back."

Deadly

Dylan is deadly in his own dangerously mundane ways, with glances and phone calls, names and numbers.

Down

"Down, human!" Soundwave shouts, and Dylan rushes behind him as one of the Wreckers emerges from behind a building, firing a spray of bullets.

Soft

Soundwave won't tell him this, but he secretly enjoys holding Dylan in his hand, it isn't often he gets to hold something soft.

Say

"Don't say anything." Is the only advice Soundwave gives Dylan before their meeting with Megatron.

Dash

He makes a mad dash to Soundwave, running under the Decepticon's legs as the silver 'Con prepares his sonic cannon.

Why

Watch-Bot has been ordered to punish him, he doesn't ask why – but as he twists and writhes on the ground he can only guess it had something to do with how he had spoken to Megatron.

Never

"Never speak out of turn again, human." Soundwave says, ceasing the order for disciplining.

Exactly

He doesn't ask, but he hasn't figured out how exactly Soundwave's windows work so that no Autobot seems to notice there's a human in the driver's seat.

Balls

"You've got some balls." And he means it; so much that he can't quite bring himself to shoot the boy in the face when he's given the opportunity.

Arguing

Dylan gave up arguing with the Decepticons after the first time he attempted it.

Dialect

The Cybertronian dialect was completely alien with no discernable structure, but Dylan found it fascinating none the less.

Render

They could render every bone in his body useless with a squeeze, he never forgot that, no matter how casual they became.

Close

"I just need to close my eyes…" Dylan says sleepily as Soundwave takes over driving, but a minute later he's breathing softly against the window in silence.

Condone

"I don't condone this kind of slaughter, but there isn't any way they can be beaten. I'd rather live as an insect than die as a hero."

Install

Dylan is trying to install a program on his laptop, and Laserbeak cackles as it takes a laughably lengthy amount of time.

Champion

Dylan can tell that something in Soundwave is laid low whenever the 'Con lays eyes on Megatron, the champion of the Decepticons, in such a sorry state.

Burying

Business has taught him about burying his emotions, but he can't completely eliminate them – and now and again they swell like water over a flood gate.

Browse

Soundwave allows him to stop at the music store to browse for new listening material, since they've both agreed that the radio is awful.

Clog

There's a clog in the toilet, and Dylan won't go near it – he's never had to deal with that kind of thing before, and he isn't going to start today.

Ghost

He sees a ghost of a shape from the corner of his eye, and moves to the alleyway to speak with Soundwave in whispers.

Form

"Form over function." One of his new 'car friends' says with a stiff upper lip at the Mercedes, and Dylan's mouth twitches.

Disc

"I know it's old Soundwave but it's my favorite CD!" Dylan exclaims, exasperated as Soundwave spits out the new album with a growl of disapproval.

Report

The monthly finance report arrives on Dylan's desk, and he begins to write up plans to allocate more funds to the 'foreign' division of his company.

Suit

He dresses in a suit for every Decepticon meeting, but Soundwave doesn't know why – they don't care what the insect wears as long as he does his job.

Fashioned

Dylan has fashioned a new vanity plate for Soundwave, and the Decepticon has a secret smirk as he drives down the road, his aft reading 'superior'.

Surviving

Life ultimately isn't about morals or ethics or time spent doing good things, Dylan thinks, it's simply about surviving, and that's what he plans to do.

Apologized

He's apologized for every mistake, every miscalculation, but some things even he can't control – stocks fall, economies crash, he can't do anything about that.

Collect

"None of us are surprised Soundwave," Starscream hisses, "We already know how much you like to collect 'pets'."

Remove

"Have this insect remove himself from my presence; I've no need for his services anymore today." Megatron says, and Dylan bows his head and backs away.

Improved

"Your intelligence has improved greatly." Soundwave comments after a long span of separation from his operative, and Dylan laughs.

Loud

"That's so loud, you can't hear me talk…" his rather intoxicated lady friend whines, but that's simply stating the point.

Bags

He throws almost seven bags of expensive clothing into the back seats, and Soundwave knows right off the bat that his operative has had a bad day.

Sorry

"I'm not sorry I chose this, you know." Dylan says as he surveys the destruction as Soundwave drives him through Chicago to a squadron.

Man

"I have to be a man about this." He tells his reflection, "No turning back, no giving up – in this until the end, for good or bad."


Sorry for the lack of smut in this one, just didn't come up as I was writing it I suppose