"Can I recharge now?" Soundwave asked, in a very tired tone. Keeping his gaze on the floor, as a few more tears shed.
"Sorry, Soundwave" Megatron shook his helm no. "I was advised not to allow you, until you can walk on your own" Megatron informed the sleepy youngling.
Soundwave groaned. part of his logic was coming back to him. He was able to compute conversation. Though half his vocabulary was missing. It was just his motor functions he had a hard time rebooting. His systems were currently still trying to mend, so Soundwave gave up. And tried Standing on his wobbly peds. Soundwave walked slowly and tiredly, like a terocon. As he followed Megatron to the exit of the room. "Just take your time" Megatron coached. As they walked down the hallway to the rec room. Where the energon was. And soldiers off on break or off duty hung out. Soundwave stopped before the rec room. He remembered he took his mask off and did not place it back on.
Soundwave began to panick. Anxiety filled him quickly as he trembled. Stumbling backwards into the wall behind them. "Soundwave whats the matter?" Megatron asked. Quickly going to aid the youngling. "I don't have my visor!" Soundwave gasped. "So what, show off those unique optics" Megatron scoffed. "No can't!" Soundwave shook his helm frantically, making him dizzy. "Soundwave" Megatron tried to calm. "Please go back!" Soundwave cried. Soundwave was so insecure without his mask. he felt evem more insecure that he was talking like a stupid sparkling. If any of the soldiers, or Starscream. Heard him speak, or saw him. He would never hear the end of their insults.
Watching more tears roll down. Megatron knew that Soundwave was not acting like himself. He was acting more like a terrified sparkling. The warlord gave a comforting smile. "Ok" Megatron cooed. "We'll go back" Megatron said, in the most calmest voice he's ever made.
He promptly picked Soundwave up, and set him back on his peds. Soundwave was to frustrated and exhuasted, to even think about walking. His motors churned as his systems were to stressed. Still holding onto Soundwave. Megatron could feel all the younglings weight in his servos. Soundwave was limp. To exhuasted to gather all the motors in his sytems.
"Yes my lord?" Knockout's annoyed sigh, came over the commlink of his master. "I need your advice" Megatron said. "On what?" Knockout asked. "Soundwave, you idiot!" the warlord roared. "What else would I be talking about?" Megatron snarled. "Oh ok!" Knockout gasped. "What seems to be wrong?" the medic asked nervously. "He keeps crying and he wont stop!" Megatron complained. Still holding, the sobbing Soundwave out infront of him. "Well my lord, as I presumed" Knockout sighed. "Soundwave will act like a sparkling" Knockout reminded with a smirk. "Soundwave isn't all there right now" the sassy medic continued. "He's in a lot of pain, and is extremly tired, so he's going to put on a show" Knockout snickered. "Can't I just let him recharge!?" Megatron bellowed, at the snickering medic. "Is he walking around?" Knockout asked. "He stumbles around quite well" Megatron smirked. "Oook, no" Knockout replied, ending the call.
"Knockout!" Megatron hissed. "Yes?" Knockout gave another annoyed sigh. "How do I get him to stop crying!?" the warlords frustrated voice growled. "Figure it out!" Knockout hissed, slapping himself. "You're his father, it will come natrually!" Knockout retorted. Again the medic hung up on the warlord. "Well I can't just tell you to shut up..." Megatron thought aloud. "Yet again you are silent when crying anyway" Megatron continued. As he pulled Soundwave into him unknowingly. Megatron continued to babble on to himself, looking else where as he spoke to himself.
Soundwave natrually, burrowed his helm into his fathers Decepticon crest. The warmth from his fathers massive spark, soothing him. His tears dried quickly, as the quiet hum of the spark lulled him. Megatron's optics widened in surprise to the sudden feeling of warmth in his spark. He felt his younglings nerves calming. As he hefted the smaller bot into a more comfortable position. Soundwave shifted. Quickly adjusting himself to the new position. The small youngling purred, as he engulfed the warmth and comfort from the spark.
Megatron fought hard to withdraw a smile. But quickly lost the battle with a sigh of happiness. He calmly marched back down to his chambers. Youngling in arms he entered his room.
Almost forgetting he had to keep his youngling awake. "Scrap!" Megatron gave Soundwave a small shake, to wake him up. Sleepy multi coloured optics opened. Sleepily gazing up at his waker. "Sorry youngling, you have to stay up" Megatron apologized. Soundwave tried to reply, but only static emitted from his vocalizer. As his systems were already asleep.
"Hang on one moment" Megatron cooed. Sitting on the berth with Soundwave. "Starscream!" Megatron growled over his commlink. "Yes master!" Starscream jumped. "Do me a favor, and bring some energon to my quarters!" Megatron ordered ending the call. "Yes of course!" Starscream obliged.
"Ok Starscream will be here within a few moments" Megatron warned his youngling. "Here put this back on" Megatron said. Handing the youngling back his visor. Soundwave did as he was told. Placing his mask back on. Megatron sat him against the wall on his berth, as he went to go answer his door. "Here master" Starscream handed the energon. "Hows the youngling?" Starscream asked. Hiding his smirk, he saw Soundwave sitting on the berth. "He's doing a lot better then you will be, if you don't leave right now!" Megatron snarled. Starscream took the hint and quickly ran down the hallway. Megatron sneered, watching the seeker flee.
Megatron turned around. Hearing a small quiet laugh come from behind. "You think he runs funny too?" Megatron cooed. Approaching the youngling with the energon. "Ok take that back off, so you can have this" Megatron said. Pointing to the visor on the youngling. Soundwave hesitantly removed his visor, taking the energon handed to him.
Soundwave's servos were half functional, being shakey. He pretty much spilt that energon just about everywhere on him. Megatron couldn't help but laugh at the spys situation. The youngling looked like a sparkling, that tried feeding itself for the first time. Soundwave gave an angry gaze at the laughing mech. When Megatron noticed, Soundwave turned his helm abruptly, and pouted. Energon still running down his frame. Soundwave observed Megatron grabbing some sort of cloth out of his desk.
Soundwave wasn't paying to much attention to the sticky energon dripping down him, or Megatron's actions, as he rebooted his motor functions. Still not working at full capacity, but working good enough for him to move around.
"Here clean yourself up" Megatron offered the cloth. Soundwave stared blankly for a moment. Megatron sighed. And started to wipe the spilt energon off his youngling. Soundwave quickly protested at that. And started to fuss. Shielding himself with his arms, as he stubbornly pushed away the cleaning servo. "Soundwave stop it!" Megatron grumbled. Trying to fight against the protesting youngling. Soundwave shook his helm no. Flailing forgetting the energon in his servo. Soundwave defensively lifted his arm above his helm, tilting his servo natrually. He dumped the entire energon cube on his helm.
Soundwave jumped. Flailing in surprise to the random downfall of energon onto him. Megatron hollered with laughter at him. The surprised face Soundwave made was priceless. "I think you're going to need a little more then just this" Megatron chuckled. holding the cloth up. Soundwave frowned in annoyance. It wasn't funny, not to him at least. Soundwave splated both his servos in the spilt energon. While Megatron cackled, Soundwave smacked him with both servos caked in energon. "Soundwave!" Megatron groaned. While Soundwave just giggled at him. "Well I can do this" Megatron said. Wiping the energon off his arm.
"You on the other hand" Megatron snorted. "Can go take a bath" Soundwave quickly shook his helm at that. "Come on" Megatron rolled his optics. Dragging his youngling down the hallway, to the washing station. "Alright just go in there" Megatron pointed into the wash station. "You know what to do" Megatron shoving the youngling into the room. "I'll wait out here" Megatron said closing the door behind the youngling.
About fifteen minutes went past. And Megatron was impatiently tapping his ped. Standing outside the washing station door, in the hallway. Megatron finally get fed up, and opened the door. To have a tidal wave of bubbles and cleaning fluid come rushing out of the door onto him with great force. He was hit by something and thrown into the wall behind him. As the cleaning fluid, finished rushing out flooding the entire hallway. Megatron waved the bubbles away from him and found Soundwave on him. "You are in so much trouble, you have no idea!" Megatron scolded. Soundwave just smiled. "I'm Bubblewave!" Soundwave giggled tossing some bubbles into the air.
"No you're in deep trouble" Megatron growled in anoyance. Soundwave's logic circuits were just begining to mend. Megatron knew that the adorable Bubblewave comment, was just an act. "Here take this, and hide your face" Megatron handed Soundwave his visor.
"Hide your face, while you clean all of this up!" Megatron scolded gesturing to the entire hallway.
Soundwave sighed. Placing his visor back on, he nodded and went to retrive the cleaning supplies. "Totally worth it" Soundwave snickered to himself.