When Silence Is Loudest chapter 10
The colors blurred once again. When they settled Megatron knew it was yet another memory.
He suddenly wondered if Soundwave would be angry at him for seeing all these memories. Personal memories that he has never talked about.
No, he probably wouldn't.
He'd think about it rationally. And feelings he had on the matter would be buried deep deep down.
It was odd ('not sad! Stop it!' he thought to himself before softer thoughts could take root in his mind) that he would think about this from an outsider's point of view.
And then never talk about it ever again.
Typical Soundwave behavior.
What else could you expect from him?
Finally Megatron focused on the scene in front of him.
And blinked a few times.
He's pretty sure all self-surgeries were not great ideas, but manually attaching datacables sounded like an absolutely terrible idea.
When he gets out of here he's going to slap Soundwave!
But then his TIC would give him a reasonable argument and several good reasons. Then he'd have to give in under the rationality of Soundwave's argument.
It annoys him that Soundwave was so right about everything all the time.
It would be nice that he was wrong for once in his life.
The colors blurred and stilled once again.
Soundwave was dividing an energon cube amongst him and his symbiots.
Not nearly enough. Not even enough to keep them healthy.
Megatron's worry for the group spiked.
All though it may not seem like it, he was fond of Soundwave's symbiots. Once he got closer to his communication officer.
The warlord once deeply distrusted him for his use of symbiots and drones. But eventually he began to trust Soundwave (which turned out to be one of the best decisions in his life).
He was especially fond of Laserbeak, since he's known her longest out of all the symbiots. He liked Ravage before she off-lined. If all of them survived Laserbeak and Ravage would be his favorites. But he never really got to know Rumble and frenzy before they were killed in the accident that also took Soundwave's gladiator frame.
He would occasionally talk about them, his lost symbiots. He would talk about their silly pranks (most Rumble and Frenzy) and their steadfastness (all of them). He'd smile oh so fondly before going back to whatever he was doing.
Soundwave was secretly very (disgracefully) sentimental.
But Megatron couldn't bring himself to care.
He snapped his attention back right in the middle of the conversation.
"- it's not like you can just up and find work." Frenzy quietly said.
And sadly enough that was true.
He didn't have enough formal education to get any decent paying work. And there was also the little fact he was a social outcast.
The social outcast thing was the reason Soundwave couldn't find work.
Megatron scoffed. They were idiots because they didn't realize what he was capable of. And even get him started on his potential.
"I could join the gladiator pits." Soundwave said softly. Megatron was snapped out of his on personal thughts again.
"You can't!" all four symbiots cried out at once (but for Laserbeak it came out as buzzing and for Ravage cat noises. But the message was clear.
"I will not allow any of you to starve! It's our only option." He said with conviction and then resignation in his voice.
"Then you won't do it alone!" Rumble said crossing his arms over his chest.
"I couldn't let-"
"Boss, please, don't even finish that sentence." Frenzy said rolling his optics.
"You aren't going to do this alone." Rumble was smirking.
Soundwave smiled.
"Of course not." he simply said.