CHAPTER 6
Soundwave entered the first set of doors to Megatrons room. He stood for a moment and watched one of his older creations and his oldest friend talk. The two of them did not notice his return so he just watched until Laserbeak looked over and squawked. Megatron looked over his shoulder then turned back to Laserbeak and said something. Laserbeak squawked again and took off from the table. She flew over to the door and nudged it open so Soundwave could enter.
She flew back and instead of landing on the table, she landed on Megatrons shoulder, a very familiar perch during the war. Soundwave saw Megatron's head lean slightly towards the smaller Decepticon and Laserbeak murmured quietly.
Soundwave sat back down watching what he considered the most affection Laserbeak had shown for anyone in her life. She made sad little noises and rubbed her beak against the side of Megatron's head. Soundwave could feel the pure emotion coming from her. She did not have the ability to speak out loud so Soundwave and his offspring were the only ones who could hear her use words through their link. Because of her lack of sophisticated voice box, all she could make were primal noises and she was making many of them right now.
"Soundwave, " Megatron spoke quietly, "I can usually decipher what she is trying to say, but right now, I cannot. I need you to translate."
Soundwave sat up knowing this would be difficult. "She's very sad. She says that she doesn't understand why you are in here. She. . . doesn't like that you're in here and she wants you to leave. She doesn't like seeing you like this."
Megatron's face what little color he had. Laserbeak squawked again and jumped several times waving her wings around and took off. She landed again on Soundwave's arm.
"I don't either." Soundwave finally said forcing the words out.
"Soundwave don't. . . I can't handle..." Megatron studdered
"I think you should come and stay with us."
Those words left Megatron and Laserbeak in stunned silence and HE couldn't believe he summoned up the courage to make that statement. Soundwave talked to Starscream outside about his decision to ask Megatron to leave the hospital and come live with him and his creations. They both agreed that it would be best for their former leader, however they couldn't predict how Megatron would react. Would he be outraged by what he might consider pity? "He'll probably beat you into putty for feeling sorry for him." Starscream had let out a half-hearted joke before Soundwave came back in.
Megatron got up from the table and walked away to look out the only window his room had. He held his hands behind his back and stood looking outside. The silence was painful to be patient with but Soundwave kept quiet. He didn't want to interfere with Megatron's thought process, no matter how mixed it has been as of late. Soundwave knew the Megatron he'd come to know after these many years was in there and logically thinking about Soundwave's statement.
Soundwave shifted in his seat, he couldn't take it anymore.
"You are losing yourself by staying here." Soundwave stood up, his optics flared brightly than returned to their normal brightness. "I believe that if you come and stay with my creations and myself, you will find a purpose again, you will move on."
Soundwave quickly added.
"Unless of course you do not really want to move on."
"Don't try that tactic with me Soundwave." Megatron growled, "You should know by now that your deliberate attempts to affect the decisions of others does NOT work on me."
"I apologize Megatron, that was rather low of me." He sat down again.
Megatron looked out the window again, "You know, for someone who doesn't talk a lot, you certainly are having trouble shutting up today."
To be continued. Please feel free to review, all comments are welcomed with an open mind and heart.
Soundwave entered the first set of doors to Megatrons room. He stood for a moment and watched one of his older creations and his oldest friend talk. The two of them did not notice his return so he just watched until Laserbeak looked over and squawked. Megatron looked over his shoulder then turned back to Laserbeak and said something. Laserbeak squawked again and took off from the table. She flew over to the door and nudged it open so Soundwave could enter.
She flew back and instead of landing on the table, she landed on Megatrons shoulder, a very familiar perch during the war. Soundwave saw Megatron's head lean slightly towards the smaller Decepticon and Laserbeak murmured quietly.
Soundwave sat back down watching what he considered the most affection Laserbeak had shown for anyone in her life. She made sad little noises and rubbed her beak against the side of Megatron's head. Soundwave could feel the pure emotion coming from her. She did not have the ability to speak out loud so Soundwave and his offspring were the only ones who could hear her use words through their link. Because of her lack of sophisticated voice box, all she could make were primal noises and she was making many of them right now.
"Soundwave, " Megatron spoke quietly, "I can usually decipher what she is trying to say, but right now, I cannot. I need you to translate."
Soundwave sat up knowing this would be difficult. "She's very sad. She says that she doesn't understand why you are in here. She. . . doesn't like that you're in here and she wants you to leave. She doesn't like seeing you like this."
Megatron's face what little color he had. Laserbeak squawked again and jumped several times waving her wings around and took off. She landed again on Soundwave's arm.
"I don't either." Soundwave finally said forcing the words out.
"Soundwave don't. . . I can't handle..." Megatron studdered
"I think you should come and stay with us."
Those words left Megatron and Laserbeak in stunned silence and HE couldn't believe he summoned up the courage to make that statement. Soundwave talked to Starscream outside about his decision to ask Megatron to leave the hospital and come live with him and his creations. They both agreed that it would be best for their former leader, however they couldn't predict how Megatron would react. Would he be outraged by what he might consider pity? "He'll probably beat you into putty for feeling sorry for him." Starscream had let out a half-hearted joke before Soundwave came back in.
Megatron got up from the table and walked away to look out the only window his room had. He held his hands behind his back and stood looking outside. The silence was painful to be patient with but Soundwave kept quiet. He didn't want to interfere with Megatron's thought process, no matter how mixed it has been as of late. Soundwave knew the Megatron he'd come to know after these many years was in there and logically thinking about Soundwave's statement.
Soundwave shifted in his seat, he couldn't take it anymore.
"You are losing yourself by staying here." Soundwave stood up, his optics flared brightly than returned to their normal brightness. "I believe that if you come and stay with my creations and myself, you will find a purpose again, you will move on."
Soundwave quickly added.
"Unless of course you do not really want to move on."
"Don't try that tactic with me Soundwave." Megatron growled, "You should know by now that your deliberate attempts to affect the decisions of others does NOT work on me."
"I apologize Megatron, that was rather low of me." He sat down again.
Megatron looked out the window again, "You know, for someone who doesn't talk a lot, you certainly are having trouble shutting up today."
To be continued. Please feel free to review, all comments are welcomed with an open mind and heart.