Author's Note'

Bold: Record Soundwave uses to speak.

Italics: Thoughts

* Resonance Blaster: Is a sonic weapon, designed by the Decepticons. Soundwave found it during the fight with Wheeljack.

Chapter 13:

Soundwave's POV:

I checked all the cameras onboard, but was not able to see anything else apart the screaming, running and shooting Decepticons. Either the attackers are invisible, what is not likely, or they are very small and through all the chaos not detectable… But what could be so small and so fearful, that everybot is going nuts? …

Still processing about possible threats the fellow Decepticons, who were in the room, approached me. I turned around, still with the Sparkling on my shoulders.

"Eh, commander Soundwave… what is going on out there? Are we under Autobots attack?"

"Negative!" A murmuring ran through the little crowd.

"Well, what is going on then?"

He just finished asking as something rather large hit the door. The attention fell from me and the expressions of the drones was full of fear.

"HELP! Please, help!" The screams echoed through the thick door. "Scraplets! We are attacked by Scraplets!"

I froze and so did every other bot in the room. They exchanged gazes and started to shout and to panic as well. I on the other hand, thought about my options.

I could go out and find Shockwave; he may have some helpful tool to get rid of them, but what about the Sparkling? I could let him stay here, but what if the Scraplets get into this room as well and they will sooner or later… I could still send Laserbeak, but she would be on their mercy as well. Tiny beings have to watch out even more. Waiting here for them to go is not an option either. They will not go till they have eaten every little piece of metal. Fleeing is neither an option. We will not abandon the ship nor will we abandon any Decepticon. I could just take Megatron with me, but that would be very dangerous as well. On the other hand, he is not safe, no matter how I decide, but if he is with me, I may be able to protect him!

I was in the progress to abandon my work place and step outside as a terrible screech was heard from the outside. I sounded like a rampaging Insecticon…

You have to be kidding! Not they as well… Is Airachnid not even able to control her little pests? … Well, as long as Shockwave's pet is not going to rampage too… because than, we can abandon the ship for good!

I made my way to the door and as I stood right in front of it, one of the Decepticons took the word again:

"Commander, you are not planning to go out THERE, are you? You do not want these thing enter this room, do you?"

I ignored him, opened the door a gape wide and slide right through it. The door closed immediately after me and I looked around. The corridor was covered with dead bodies. The Scraplets were busy eating them and I took the change to run through the corridor. Thankfully the have not recognize me, or they ignored me, whatever it was.

I should not cheer just yet. Shockwaves lab is on the other side of the ship and it is a long way till there… even longer if you consider the Scraplets and Insecticons…

Just on cue crossed a few Insecticons crossed my way. I was barely able to dodge them, without loosing the Sparkling, or even worse, hurting him. They snarled at me, but they did not attack me. Instead they seemed to flee before something and I did not have to guess, what this 'something' was. For safety's sake I activated the Resonance Blaster*, I would not go under without a fight. But I will not provoke a fight either, so I did the same as the Insecticons and started to run. As I looked back I could see a Scraplet swarm follow the Insecticons, but some of them have seen another target… me!

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