I'm not part of your machine... | Transformers Prime | Soundwave Centric

13 - She's Gonna Be a Lot Like Me, But I Don't Want to Be At All Like Me

And then Fowler stepped out of the elevator, "Optimus! Where in the world are the Decepticons? We've gotten no updates from you or our own scouting the areas. What in the world are you doing down here?!" ... He was just as loud as the spy remembered.

"Agent Fowler, it's nice to hear from you. We've been busy with internal issues for the moment. Though, I'm sure the Decepticons are having trouble coordinating themselves recently." Optimus explained to the military agent and stepped aside. Especially chucking Soundwave into an interaction with the agent.

Fowler stared at Soundwave, taking several minutes to make eye contact with the ex-con. Then he turned around slowly, "Optimus, I swear--! If that creepy, spindly, silent deception is still there when I turn around again-!"

Optimus and Soundwave glanced at each other... Both were unsure what the agent meant. They both looked back at the agent.

Fowler turned back around and looked at Soundwave again. "My dearest-- It's still here--"

"--they--" Soundwave interrupted the agent with a recording. They didn't trust their own voice to work.

Fowler took a deep breath, "Why are they here?" He looked head-on at Optimus and gestured widely at the spindly bot.

Soundwave looked at Optimus, gesturing back at the human.

Optimus did his best to hold back a sigh, "Soundwave is here because they needed refuge from the Decepticon faction."

"And you trust them?!"

"Yes, they haven't given us any further reasons to not trust them." Optimus vouched for Soundwave.

Agent Fowler sighed heavily, "My dear god-- It's fine. I'll have to deal with this later. We have business to do..."

Soundwave tuned out at the point, simply watching the others run about the base doing various things.

"Ahem--"

They wondered how Knockout and Starscream were doing.

"AHEM--"

They jumped at the agent's voice being directed at them. They tilted their head in response.

"So--... no longer a 'con, eh?" The agent awkwardly asked.

They nodded and wondered where Optimus had gone and when he had left.

Fowler nodded as well, continuing, "Hmph... Interesting. Not going back anytime soon?" 

"--they--pray not--" The cut recordings played in response. Their uneasiness at even the implactation of going back leaking into their body language.

The agent looked at them quizzically, continuing his impromptu investigation, "Planning on doing anything to redeem yourself?" Fowler crossed his arms and stood challenging a response.

Soundwave made up their mind to use their voice this time, "Soundwave: Working on it." They paused unsure how the next thing they were going to say would go, "Soundwave: Apologizes for their actions. Atcions: Against Agent Fowler."

Fowler look dumbfoundedly at them, shocked at their apology having not expected it. "Who knew a 'con could apologize? Ha!" The agent laughed in his confused state. Eventually, come to terms with the comment and shrugging, "I guess it just comes with the job."

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Jack explained the situation with Soundwave to Mrs. Darby before she arrived at the base. So, their presence wasn't a surprise to her. However, the mother did immediately drill into them; scolding them for all their actions since Jack had started telling her about the spy. 

Soundwave soon gave the mother their soft-spoken apology. Explaining some of their actions to her. And soon, much to Jack and Laserbeak's dismay, the two started to bond while gushing about their kids.

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The next to harass Sounwave was Miko, just as loud and abrasive as always.

"Hey, spy-bot!" Miko yelled out at them.

They lowered their helm from their spot in the roof beams to look at the human child, tilting their head to make it clear they were listening.

Miko glanced at Ratchet, who looked like he regretted something, and then back at them, "Do you like music?!" A chittering-like laughter echoed from Laserbeak, who already knew the answer. Ratchet looked at the Cybertorian youngling with a glare.

Soundwave nodded, letting themselves down from the beam. "Query: What is Miko planning?"

Miko grinned with an air of teenage rebellion radiating off of her. "Would you wanna, like, play some with me?"

They glanced around, the other Autobots and human charges staring back at them with an air of uncertainty. The rebellion radiating off of the child became infectious, and they nodded... much to the dismay of everyone else in the base.

And so the two played some music together, ranging from quieter light music to heavy death metal. Soundwave's enthusiasm for playing the heavy metal surprised everybot and everyone except for Ratchet and Optimus... They were expecting this to happen since they started planning for Soundwave to show up.

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The last of the younger bots was Arcee, who waited for everyone else to get comfortable with Soundwave before properly interacting with them. And when she did, Soundwave was watching Ratchet work on something.

She stood awkwardly to the side before Ratchet looked to the side and asked, "Do you need something, Arcee?"

"Oh--, uhm- not really. I just wanted to talk to Soundwave." She shrugged vaguely gesturing at the mentioned bot.

Ratchet looked at Soundwave who shrugged, Ratchet looked back at her and responded, "Go ahead. I don't need them for anything."

Arcee nodded and walked off to the side, Soundwave followed the younger bot.

Acree started, "So..." She glanced around at everyone hanging about the base. Then she continued, "I'm going to be honest; I don't trust you... But they do." She gestured at the others. She thought for a moment before continuing again, "I'm not sure what to say, but I still don't like you because of what you've done to us and others." She finished. 

Soundwave nodded in understanding, and responded, "Soundwave: Understands. Acree: Does not have to trust Soundwave." Then they added, "Soundwave: Apologizes for actions. Apology: Is not required to be accepted."

Acree sighed, and turned away, "You're surprisingly kind for a Decepticon." 

She walked away leaving the short interaction at that. They didn't mind, Arcee was allowed her own opinions and none had to be in favor of them. They could live with that information.

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