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When We Were Young

Chapter 20 - The Logic of Dreams

"How dare you..." Shockwave's voice was just barely above a whisper, but it was a dangerous hiss.

Soundwave narrowed his optics and stood.

Without another word Shockwave stormed up to Soundwave, grabbed him by the through and thrust him up against nearest wall.

"I am Shockwave! I do not dream! How dare you put such illogic in my head!" Shockwave screamed.

Out of the corner of his visor Soundwave saw Ravage ready to pounce, but sent a signal to wait.

"Explanation requested." Soundwave managed to croak out of his vocaliser that was slowly being crushed.

"I was in the court of the Quintessons, even though I have never seen a Quintesson court before. It's illogical! Then I saw you with me! And logic dictates with your capabilities you could broadcast those things into my head!" Shockwave's one eye was glowing frighteningly bright, as he screamed out the words into Soundwave's audios.

"You see the dreams?" The confusion was plain in Soundwave's voice.

"I do not dream! Why are you doing this?!"

"I am not. There is no logic to why I would, is there?" Soundwave's voice calmly answered.

Shockwave's grip eased slightly at this, Soundwave had brought up a very good point. "Even still, logic also dictates that you are the only one I know of who has that capability."

"I do not!"

"But---"

"Your mental barriers are too strong, I do not have capability to get through." Soundwave's voice was still calm. "Nor would I wish these dreams on some one who has not been my enemy. And why would I put myself in the dream as one of condemned? Do you not remember the door?"

There was just a tense silence, with Ravage's growl the only thing breaking the silence. Then Shockwave slowly released his grip on Soundwave's throat.

"Yes, yes I do. I will accept that for now and believe your words for now, merely because I lack another logical explanation, but...."

"Um, ex-ex-excuse m-me."

Shockwave and Soundwave turned to see, a very confused and very hungover looking Mixmaster, standing in the doorway.

"C-c-co-could yo-you te-tell me wh-wh-wh-where I-I-I c-can f-f-find Scrapper, and-and wh-where I-I-I am?" The name of his leader seemed to be the only thing Mixmaster could enunciate properly.

Both Shockwave and Soundwave twitched slightly in irritation at this, but Mixmaster didn't seem to notice.

"You are in the House of Maxima, and I will lead you to your quarters, for logic dictates that is the place you should be in your drunken stupor." Shockwave stepped toward the cratered Constructicon.

"Ye-yeah, all-all right." Mixmaster said as Shockwave walked up to him.

However, before departing Shockwave turned back to Soundwave. " Soundwave, I will discuss with you further about this when you return from the War Ball Tournament."

"Wh-wh-what were-were y-you two go-go-goin' on about?" Mixmaster asked as Shockwave guided him down the Hallway.

"It is not your place to ask questions." Shockwave snapped.

"Sn-snappy old bu-bugger, are-aren't y-you?"

"Silence inferior one!"

"J-J-Jerk!"

Meanwhile, Soundwave lay back down on his recharge bed and stared up at the ceiling.

'Shockwave has seen the dreams too? But Shockwave does not dream. Perhaps it is something else, like......'

Then it hit Soundwave like a ton of energon cubes.

'.......a memory.'

That possibility had always been nagging at the back of Soundwave's mind, but it had never been accepted to be reasonable until just now.

' I cannot think on this now. Must concentrate on the Championship. I will think about this later....'

Sharp teeth....

Five faces.....

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Yay! Another chapter! Like the one before this one is short, but important.

Why is Shockwave seeing the same things as Soundwave? Hmmmm.....Not telling.

 Not yet anyway.

Okay, I know I said in the last chapter the kids would be leaving for the Tournament. Originally this scene would have been at the beginning of that, but I decided to give this its own Chapter.

Till next time.

-Vega Sailor