After three days of searching for any transmissions. Shockwave trying to find a solution to find the Autobots, finally gave Soundwave a break. Doors hissed open as Soundwave entered his room for the first time in weeks. The doors whispered shut, Energon and recharge deprived, He slowly trudged his way to his berth. Soundwave stopped before his berth, more tired then hungry at the moment, Soundwave flopped onto his berth berth unmoving, his peds hung over his berth as the only sound to be heard was the quiet hum of his vents cycling. Soundwave closed his optics, to exhausted to move to a more comfortable position, hoping to only get a few moments of peacful recharge. But knowing the warship, he knew that would never happen. At that the doors hissed open and Soundwave groaned, still not moving a single motor.
"Soundwave!" The all to familar voice of the warlord came. "Go away, please..." Soundwave tiredly sighed. "That's an odd way to rest" Megatron cocked his helm thoughtfully. "I really tired!" Soundwave whined, rolling over onto his back. he was also starving, but he wasnt going to mention that. "I! can tell" Megatron teased his younglings tired grammer. "I'm really tired..." Soundwave corrected himself. "I know you are. And I also know you're hungry" Megatron commented, sitting next to his youngling on the berth. "I just want to rest" Soundwave sighed. "Oh, ok, I geuss you don't want this energon I brought you then" Megatron sighed with a smirk. Soundwave opened his optics at that, he supposed it wouldn't hurt to have some energon at the moment, since no doubtedly Megatron wasnt there to let him recharge. "No that's ok I'll take it" Soundwave sat up. "We'll I don't know maybe I want it" Megatron teased pulling the cube away from the violet youngling. "Please can I have it?" Soundwave asked. "It dosen't sound like you really want it" Megatron scoffed playfully. "No I do!" Soundwave reached for the cube. "Oh is that right?" Megatron held Soundwave back with his free servo. "Yes!" Soundwave tried to fight against the arm holding him back. "Well it's mine now" Megatron pretended to take a sip. "Dad!" Soundwave whined reaching again. "Alright, alright. Just teasing" Megatron chuckled handing the cube to his youngling.
"So tell me how is Laserbeak?" Megatron asked, as Soundwave took off his mask. "All fixed and ready to fly" Soundwave replied. "Good to hear" Megatron smiled, as he watched Soundwave hungrily drink the energon. "You are really hungry arent you?" Megatron laughed, as Soundwave merely half way finished the cube. Soundwave nodded with a smile. "Well at least it's not all over you like last time" Megatron joked. "That was cause my circuits were scrambled, because you drooped me on my helm" Soundwave reminded. "Yes and I apologize for that" Megatron sighed. Soundwave smiled and rolled his optics, at his apologetic father. Soundwave then took an interest in the energon he held, and examined it. "What something wrong with your energon?" Megatron questioned, noticing the spy examining the cube. "What's high grade?" Soundwave asked looking up at Megatron. "Um why do you ask?" Megatron asked raising an optic ridge. "Cause Shockwave said that Starscream does calculations, like a drunk Eradicon on cheap high grade. And also what is drunk?" Soundwave explained, finishing with a question. "The Eradicons and sometimes Starscream and Knockout say it was a good work day, lets go settle down with some high grade" Soundwave gave examples. "Drunk is another word for stupid moron" Megatron scowled. "Oh, and high grade?" Soundwave tilted his helm. "High grade is an energon you can't have until you are older!" The warlord scoffed. "Why not?" Soundwave questioned. "Because high grade isn't made for little younglings like you!" Megatron cooed.
"Look I came in here to tell you how much of a great job your doing, not to talk about drunk scrap heaps, on cheap high grade" Megatron sighed face palming. "Oh, sorry" Soundwave apologized, placing his energon off to the side. "And to tell you, that I will do my best to be your father when I can be" Megatron smiled at the youngling. "I know you've been busy, it's ok" Soundwave smiled. "I know you are a very understanding youngling, and this is why I apologize if I am more your leader then father" Megatron Sighed patting Soundwave on the back. "I see no difference, except maybe a little more direct when it comes to being a leader" Soundwave shrugged. "Ok then, glad you see it that way" Megatron chuckled, getting up from the berth. "Um Megatron?" Soundwave called before the warlord left his quarters. "Yes youngling?" Megatron looked over his shoulder. "Can you train me to fight like a gladiator, like you?" Soundwave bubbly asked. Megatron was flattered by the question. "Of course I can, but I hope you understand it's going to be very painful and brutal?" Megatron questioned with sme concern. "I completely understand" Soundwave nodded, he was up to the challenge. In his spare time he sometimes, liked to watch old brodcasts of his Father in the pits of Kaon, gladiator battling, and mimic some of the moves. "Ok then, after you rest" Megatron proudly smiled, leaving the youngling to recharge.
Knockout was waiting outside the door leaning against the wall. "Yes Knockout, what is it?" Megatron rolled his optics at the site of the medic. "Nothing, just want to know how the little spy is doing" Knockout smirked. "Tired, let him rest" Megatron gave a short answer. "Oh I know he's tired, I saw him trudge his way to his room" Knockout replied. "What words of parenting wisdom do you have for me now?" Megatron sighed, getting more wise to the medics tactics. "Nothing you did everything right so far, I'll let you know when you go off the charts" Knockout chuckled, as the walked down the halls. "Perfect..." Megatron thought aloud. "Where is Starscream?" the gunmetal mech hissed. "Attempting to hunt the Autobots once again" Knockout gestured to the bridge, as the approached the doors. "If it's another tap dancing monkey, I might have to throw him in the smelting pit myself!" Megatron grumbled as they entered.
"Lord Megatron the idiot Wheeljack, has fallen straight into my trap, and has reunited with another Autobot!" Starscream happily announced to the warlord. "then rid of the fools!" Megatron roared. Starscream did as he was told, and sent his seekers to attack. Shockwave came just in time to be a witness of another failed plan from Starscream, as his seekers were blown to bits by a grenade. "Aaah, can nobody bring me their heads!" Megatron bellowed. "Lord Megatron I have something back on Cybertron in my laboratory, that I created, from fossilized remains, that would make the ultimate Autobot hunter" Shockwave spoke up. "Then by all means, open the space bridge!" Megatron faced the one opticed mech, with great interest.
The next thing Soundwave knew, he was standing before a rebuilt prehistoric Cybertronian life form. Soundwave didn't know what to think of the large beast, except he wouldn't want to get in the way of it's rage. Megatron was busy admiring the beast with Shockwave, leaving Soundwave to deal with Starscream and his many complaints. "This is insane, that beast is unruly, and unsuited for hunting Autobots" Starscream began to monologue. /Starscream, please just shut up/ Soundwave sighed internally. "Why, that beast is just as stupid as the bot who created him" Starscream ignored the younglings text. /That beast is going to kick your aft if you keep talking like that/ Soundwave warned the seeker. "Pah, that thing can't understand me!" Starscream scoffed. The Predacon shrieked and roared, wildly spreading it's wings, and viciously swinging its head around. Starscream shrieked in fright, thinking he was about to be attacked, as the predacon took, off in search of the Autobots. /Yeah cause you didn't think you were about to be attacked by the predacon/ Soundwave snickered. "Soundwave I'm going to feed you to it when it returns, just shut up!" Starscream growled. /Take your own advice, and shut up, all you do is complain because you're a whimp!/ Soundwave argued. "You little scrap heap!" Starscream snarled, and him and Soundwave began to spar. "Oh for the love of..." Megatron and Shockwave shook their helms separating the two. "Ok since you are already in a fighting mood, how about some training" Megatron sighed escorting Soundwave back to the warship.