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A/N: A bunny that I adopted a long, long time ago. If you see any errors or mistakes, please feel free to tell me.
Chapter 5: Outing
Shockwave was rarely allowed out of his room and it was always to stay with Soundwave. When Megatron arrived early saying he needed to get ready, Shockwave had assumed he was going to stay with the blue mech. Instead, Megatron had first taken him to change his paintjob to purple. Afterwards he had dragged him to a big room full of scary looking mechs.
Soundwave was standing besides a really big chair. At the other side was the scary flier and Shockwave almost grabbed Megatron's hand for support.
Almost…
Because he was not allowed to touch Megatron unless he had earned it. And he hadn't earned that yet today.
Shockwave could feel the optics of the other mechs following every move he made. He almost stepped back. He almost tried to run away or at least find a way to hide himself. But there was a rule about that.
Shockwave was too nervous to remember the number of the rule, but he still remembered it. Deep down he knew he would always remember this rule.
"Never show fear."
He also knew he would never challenge this rule either.
When Megatron strode through the mechs without even sparing him a glance, Shockwave followed after him. He didn't run. He didn't stumble. And when Megatron sat in the big chair, Shockwave had stood in front until the gray mech gestured him to sit at his feet.
Rule number one revised: Always follow and await Megatron's orders and never leave his presence until he is finished with you.
"Today is a day of celebration," Megatron began speaking to everyone in the room.
Shockwave was amazed when every mech stopped talking to hear his caretaker speak.
"We have won again and Polyhex is now under our control!"
The deafening cheer startled him and he chanced a look at his caretaker. Megatron didn't seem upset, but pleased. Shockwave concluded Megatron had been expecting this reaction.
Rule number one addendum: Never interrupt Megatron when he is speaking.
At a gesture from Megatron everyone in the room quieted.
"And better yet, we have two Autobot prisoners."
Shockwave watched the smiles appearing in the mechs' faces.
"They are currently being led here for their execution. I will leave the manner of offlinining to you. All I ask is that you make it entertaining. After all, this is Shockwave's very first execution."
The mechs cheered, but Shockwave was too tense to wonder if Megatron was pleased with this or not. He knew that tone of voice. It was the same tone of voice that said there was a new rule to be learned.
He watched as two mechs were dragged to the middle of the room. They wore the same funny looking red face that his shooting target had in its center. They stared at him in the same manner his creators had stared at him when the roof fell on his hand. The same way his mech creator had stared at his femme creator when she stopped moving. Because she stopped moving first…
Shockwave's world tilted when the screams began. The two Autobots tortured in a myriad of ways right in front of his optics. He felt it when Megatron plucked him from the floor and placed him in his lap.
"Do you see that red insignia Shockwave? That is the mark of an Autobot. They are our enemies, Shockwave. That is what happens to our enemies and to those that betray us," Megatron spoke in his external audials. His words punctuated by the screams of the two mechs being ripped apart.
He felt Megatron's large hand petting his head, "But you have nothing to fear from us, Shockwave. You are one of us. A Decepticon. And as long as you continue to be one, you will be safe from us."
"Me? Decepticon?" he asked, cringing inwardly at how sparkling-like he sounded, despite the fact that he was still technically a sparkling.
"Yes, Shockwave. You are a Decepticon."
And when the two Autobots stopped screaming. When their bodies stilled and their parts were cannibalized by the assembled mechs, Shockwave finally understood that his creators were offline and would never return to get him.
He missed Megatron's news that Shockwave was to officially become a youngling in a deca-cycle. He was too busy staring into the broken pieces of the two Autobots strewn all over the floor.
Rule number four: Becoming Megatron's enemy means death.