Candy

Character(s)/Pairing(s): Soundwave, Galvatron, Cyclonus, Howlback
Timeline: Post-ROTF sparklings AU

Prompt from BitterSweetDrug!
Awww I love Parent!Soundwave so much. I felt kinda sorry for him after Ravage died in the movie. Then I was looking through old prompts, and "Candy" caught my eye, and this happened. You may wish to re-read "62. Arrival" if you're wondering where the hell Howlback came from. Surprisingly, not an OC, but an old Ravage repaint.


Soundwave watches patiently as Galvatron chases Cyclonus around his feet. He'll have to intervene eventually; the young Decepticon heir gets so terribly worked up (yet another awful trait inherited from his parents). The purple sparkling is whining, growing more irritable by the moment. Not that Galvatron seems to care.

Then the buzzer pings, and Soundwave clears his vents to catch their attention. "Energon treats; ready for consumption," he informs them, and the chase stops as quickly as it started. Megatron's son squeals with excitement, and even calm, emotionless Cyclonus bounces up and down on his pedes. The satellite pops a pink one into his mouth experimentally, crushing the sickly sweet orb between his dental plating. Just right. He divides the small, circular treats into three piles, distributing one to each of the tiny fliers.

Almost instantly, Galvatron tries to pilfer from Cyclonus' pile, but that isn't Soundwave's current concern. The telepath peers around the room, humming worriedly.

"Howlback?"

Hesitantly, a small sparkling peers around the door, armour the same shade of blue as his own. The cat-like creature stares warily at the noisy hatchlings (now brawling on the floor for possession of an unusually large energon treat), then skitters around the corners of the room to hide behind her creator's legs. Soundwave's visor softens, and he bends to pick her up, easily holding his youngest child in one claw.

"Situation; under control," he murmurs, handing her a sweet. Still too small to speak, she purrs in reply. Like a mini Ravage, Soundwave thinks, and he hopes he isn't too far off - it was always his personal belief that, should his creations die, they would be reunited not with the All-Spark, but with his own splitspark. Howlback, alt-mode almost an exact replica of Soundwave's first daughter, gnaws happily on the treat.

For the first time since Ravage's death in battle, the Communications Officer feels peace.