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

18- There's Only Looking Up

Soundwave turned back to face the two, surprisingly still alive, bots. "Soundwave has a plan." They began their explanation without being prompted, "Autobots: trust Soundwave currently. Soundwave can attempt to get Knockout and Starscream in the base. Then Knockout, Starscream, and Soundwave: Plan to get Shockwave."

Starscream followed the spy's words, "So, you're saying you're going to use their trust in you to get us into the Autobot base... And I'm assuming this will involve us apologizing for our actions and learning from them like in some adolescent human's TV show?"

They nodded, "Autobots: Will check for sincerity in Starscream's words."

The jet sighed accepting his fate in sincerity, Knockout simply let the jet wallow in his misery and asked his questions, "Are you sure they'll let us in?"

"No." Soundwave gave their very blunt response with no sugar coating.

"That's fair," The medic sighed and gestured to the road, "Should we get going then?"

Starscream took that as his cue to jettison off into the air before Soundwave could stop him. They quickly followed him off into the air, and Knockout trailing behind them on the roads. The Autobot base ahead patiently waiting for their arrival.

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The three stood outside the apparent base quietly as Soundwave assumedly messaged the bots inside. They shut the two up every time they tried to say something thus far so the jet and car resigned themselves to glancing between each other, the base, and Soundwave.

The sound of the large door on the front of the base opening startled two bots who weren't expecting it. From the door out came Optimus, an unreadable expression laid on his faceplates.

Only a question surfaced from the prime's voice box, "Soundwave, friend, what is going on?"

Soundwave gestured to the two Decepticons standing next to them as if was obvious.

Optimus held in a sigh and turned to address the 'cons. "Starscream. Knockout. Could you explain?"

Simple questions, hard answers. Knockout began, "I'm sure you know what's going on on the Nemesis due to our third in command here. And it's only gotten more tense since they've left--"

Starscream decided to make himself known and continued the explanation, "Megatron has been attempting to find Soundwave since they left, everybot has decided brawling and nearly killing each other is the best course of action, and what remains of High Command has been tasked with soldering the unfixable pieces together again."

Knockout sighed and let Starscream sew their case together, praying to Primus the jet would do a good job at it.

And he continued, adding a few vague gestures as well, "Originally we planned to leave the Nemesis quickly and quietly, which included Shockwave. But Megatron interrupted those plans and we had to leave as quickly as possible." Starscream paused briefly to check his audience's receptiveness, then began again, "Shockwave is still stuck on the ship and we intend to get him off of it, or--"

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"Shockwave! Open this damn door now!" Shouting came from the other side of the armored and locked door behind him. The banging on the mentioned door was constant and unending, the perpetrator of such actions? Why, Megatron of course.