Chapter 26: Contemplation


Shein woke up a day after and she felt energized, already good to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting soul or sparks at that… Her eyes steadily opened as she carefully studied her surroundings. The uncanny smile she has made its way onto her face when she saw her targets from her perch on a recharging Soundwave's servo.

The younglings must have not come in so she couldn't be disturbed. After all, there was that agreement from them all –excluding their Creator- that the warmest and coziest place was near his spark. Even she had agreed and they all kept it to their selves… No need to tell Soundwave because he would already have known that. He could read minds and processors alike in a snap like data in the air. Sometimes, she would be jealous of him because of that but that jealousy doesn't even go beyond an hour for her to lament on.

Back to her diabolical plan to sabotage the peaceful sleep of her favorite younglings… They were recharging close to one another on the ground near their Creator's leg. Like cute little cyber babies… She couldn't help giggle at the thought. Frenzy would surely refuse to be called a sparkling as so would the others but that didn't stop her from calling them that. They have different opinions about it but a glint of what age they really were sparkles in their optics when she does it.

She carefully slid down the servo and cringe when all the hair on her back stood. She turned her head to the direction she thinks where it came from and saw it was a pair of optics glinting in amusement. Her only reaction was to stick her tongue out as she continued her silent vigil. The mech won't ruin her fun. That was all what she knows from what she had seen.

Once she got to the last hurdle of climbing down, if her foot can just touch the edge, then she will—

Shein yelped suddenly when she felt something caught her foot and tugged her down. Her automatic reaction was to scream and close her eyes but knowing that Soundwave was there, she won't have to worry about being a red mush pancake below.

Her fear banished when she composed her thoughts seconds later after landing. She was the one that got played here as her eyes focus around her form where the younglings stood, laughing out except for Frenzy who was rather irritated with his siblings. He was also the one supporting her on her back with Soundwave's cords making a makeshift landing pad. She appreciates what they did but claws weren't really nice when she felt her skin gets prickled and that her buttock hurt from the still hard makeshift landing pad.

She ignored her pain and stood up to a straight position that didn't really tower them all but enough to show that she wasn't faze by them.

"Well, it seems that my surprise was not such a surprise after all. And here I thought I could give you guys an unforgettable gift…" She smiled and rubbed their helms as they giggled. The only one she kissed was Frenzy to comfort him. There was this look in his optics that says that that had really not been as funny as the others had perceived it to be. Why…? … She doesn't know, but this activity had already occurred too many times to count for him to be scared of it now.

"Frenzy? What's wrong?" Shein asked worriedly at the already jittery youngling. The others had seen the added odd behavior since he came with her but didn't mind it or speak of it until now.

Lazerbeak's and Buzzsaw's ruby red optics went to their Creator who still looks passive as before. The only thing that had changed was his EMP waves which they don't know that Shein could also feel. On those waves were the emotions of worry, understanding and that kindness that they all know too well when they had lost Ravage. Like a true parent. As what Shein had said, he needs to be strong enough to move on with the lost for the ones still here.

And that trait was nailed within their systems once he took off that visor over his eyes and let her see his grieving. For the first time in history, she was the luckiest to see that side of him. She had made Soundwave, the ever so silently deadly known Decepticon, trust her out of all the things that he could have trusted.

Not even they –the symbiots- had seen what their creator looks like that time because of the door frame blocking their view. They didn't want to intrude back then as they hid. With only taking a peek once, there, they had seen him slowly taking it off. With all their anticipation, they had waited but the message was clear when they had been pinged by their creator. It hurt them that they were driven off for a certain while but they were called back by Shein to have some alone time with their creator.

She had smiled encouragingly as she left them at the door again. The next thing that happened was another story to tell in the future perhaps…

It was just amazing for them that even after all this time; she still worries for them senselessly like a Caretaker. Now that the topic was up, they were amazed that she wasn't still branded by their Creator as his. The only thing that they needed to do was to set them up and there, they would have a happy unit… but among this happy thoughts was the bad ones…

They can't be truly happy if the war would only ruin it. After all this time, happiness was just a servo-length away but no matter how hard they try to grasp it –contain it, it would likely slip like the sand in Egypt. Just thinking about it, it was like wishing on an asteroid.

"Shein…" They all had stood there to give their attention to the symbiot. Expecting that she needs to respond, she hummed in reply as she slowly patted his back with sending comfort to his systems.

"You won't leave our family, right?" Just the sound of Frenzy's soft and broken voice made it hard to process what he was trying to say but Shein in just a heartbeat, wrapped her arms around him.

"No, Frenzy. Think why that?" It was hard to speak in their language but she tried. Tried and tried as others helped her. They didn't mind her broken speeches but it was really endearing that she had made the effort to learn and use it.

"We are… I-… Just don't leave." Frenzy settled in that answer as he spoke in English with the attitude that they all have been accustomed to. He then buried his head in the crook of her neck and settled to just bask in the warmth she has. Not wanting to pry more into it, she just smiled and assured him that she won't.

As she thought and settled there with comfortably, a giggle begin to leave her throat.

"Query: What is Shein thinking?" Soundwave asked, already knowing her answer. He too had thought of it and shared the same sentiments but it was truly devastating to try and see more. As he looks at his creations, he wonders what they would have thought if they could read her mind too.

"Nothing, Wave… But I guess I am just finding it funny. Our situation I mean… To think that for just a short time, we all had come this close to one another… Bonds were restored; relationships old and new were kindled… The only thing missing now is unity among factions… I wondered if I would get to see the day when you guys can live happily again with one another… This all would surely be an amazing story to tell when the next generation comes." She finished for the little ones' curiosity as the sad hidden meaning sat in the back of her head but it wasn't as secret as she wants because she knows that their creator had already known.

"Statement: True. Present will be great to tell." His monotonous voice stopped as he ran a finger on her head, trying in vain to calm her over-thinking mind.

She probably had known his gesture so she had moved away in a hurry and stood on her feet bouncing. "I say we play again before we all separate again! Come on, sparklings… I know this great big mansion that has these expensive stuff. It would be a waste if we don't do something with them!"

The symbiots liked the idea so when she had ran towards the entrance; they had followed a step behind, leaving their creator by his self. But as they disappeared from Soundwave's view, he didn't expect them to come back and ask for his permission. Their voices pleading but they stood in front of him with respect and discipline.

His optics fell on the figure that stood at the door frame, her hands resting on her hips as she looked over at them. Her own eyes then found his optics making her smile back and shrug like what she had done was nothing. He mused at this but then looked back at the younglings. For the long vorns he had them, he admits that they were certainly a handful but he had managed through and through…

He once had wondered if there was another who could take care of them as great as he did but now, it seems that there could be one and a squishie as fragile as her at that… She came in and showed to him that he was capable; that she was certainly a anomaly in the species she was in.

But not now… Never will she ever be an anomaly again because Shockwave had truly outdone his self even this time.


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