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Megatron asked, "Soundwave... Is Shockwave stalking me?"
Soundwave responded, "Affirmative."
Shockwave began watching creepily and said, "Megatron is so small."
Megatron questioned, "... Soundwave, can you please deal with him?"
Soundwave asked, "Query: How long until the cure is ready, Subject: Shockwave?"
"The cure?" Shockwave said, "The growth machine is still not working."
Soundwave asked, "Query: What is the estimated time for repair?"
Shockwave answered, "Another solar cycle."
Shockwave asked, "May I talk to Megatron?"
Soundwave turned to Megatron.
Megatron was reading on his datapad.
Soundwave asked, "Query: Is Shockwave permitted to speak to you?"
Megatron said, "Not if he is creepy."
Soundwave turned to Shockwave.
Soundwave responded, "Negative."
Shockwave said, "I need him to breed me." Soundwave asked, "Query: What?"
Shockwave said, "I need Megatron to hold me down, then pump protoforms into my valve." Soundwave questioned, "Query: Is that not illogical?"
Shockwave said, "Seeing him so small makes me illogical."
Soundwave asked, "Query: How?"
Shockwave questioned, "What do you mean 'How'?"
Soundwave asked, "Query: How does seeing him so small make you illogical?"
Shockwave said, "I see mini bots and females and my logic does not work. I act different. I think different."
Soundwave asked, "Query: Do you need your processor checked?"
Shockwave said, "I don't know what could be wrong with me..."
Soundwave asked, "Query: Am I permitted to look into your processor?"
Shockwave said, "You may." Soundwave began looking into Shockwave's processor.
Shockwave began thinking about Megatron giving him kisses while tiny.
Soundwave asked, "Query: You want to kiss Megatron?"
Shockwave said, "Yes, but he wouldn't."
Soundwave went silent.
Megatron was writing on his datapad.
Shockwave said, "He'd never want me." Soundwave responded, "Statement: He's your superior."
Shockwave asked, "But I'm loyal."
Soundwave responded, "Statement: That does not equate to love."
Shockwave left then cried in his habsuite. Soundwave went to Megatron.
Megatron responded, "Is he going to bother me again?"
Soundwave asked, "Negative."
Megatron asked, "Where is he?" Soundwave responded, "I do not know."
There was a cannon blast in the background.
Soundwave said, "...I will check on him."
Megatron said, "Tell him to hurry with the machine."
Soundwave left.
Shockwave was laying in a corner with his shrine to Megatron destroyed.
Shockwave was in the corner and asked, "... What's the point if I don't love him?"
Soundwave responded, "Statement: To serve the Decepticon cause."
Shockwave said, "We're losing, Soundwave. Despite my loyalty, we're losing and they are unlikely to 'forgive' us."
Soundwave responded, "Then we shall go down fighting."
Shockwave said, "... Are you naïve?"
Soundwave responded, "Negative. I am optimistic. Although the two concepts are often confused."
Shockwave asked, "We aren't going down fighting."
Shockwave said, "I thought it would matter if I did it for him, for the cause, for something bigger than me... Then he was everything for a few kliks. And it wasn't even worth it. I... I fell for him and the propaganda and it wasn't even love if you are correct. We're all fools."
Soundwave responded, "Query: Are you a mech or a cyber-mouse?"
Shockwave asked, "Are you a mech or a moron?" Soundwave responded, "A mech."
Shockwave responded, "Then face the facts."
Soundwave responded, "Query: What is the alternative? Surrender to the Autobots? As you said, they will not forgive us."
Shockwave said, "If there was an easy solution, I wouldn't be laying down in a corner waiting for the smoke to kill me."
Soundwave responded, "Statement: You are acting like a cyber-mouse. I expected this from Skywarp, but not from you."
Shockwave asked, "And your solution is? We die for this ego trip?" Soundwave responded, "Statement: I would at least be dying for what I believe in."
Shockwave said, "Your loyalty will amount to the same as mine, I was willing to die for him too. The propaganda won't save me nor you. Your pretty little delusion will fail you. You lied, you are a moron."
Soundwave responded, "Statement: Then curl up and wait for you to go offline."
Megatron asked, "Soundwave, why is smoke pouring out of Shockwave's habsuite?" Soundwave responded, "Shockwave started a fire."
Megatron said, "Put it out then, you moron." Soundwave began stamping out the fire.
Megatron walked over and asked, "... Why is Shockwave offline?" Soundwave responded, "Smoke inhalation in his vents."
Megatron asked, "And you did nothing? HOW AM SUPPOSED TO GET BACK TO NORMAL IF HE'S TERMINATED!!?"
Soundwave responded, "I will bring Shockwave to Knock Out." Megatron said, "Soundwave... He's dead. Knock Out can't bring him back."
Soundwave checked on Shockwave.
Shockwave was gun-metal grey and unmoving.
Soundwave responded, "Query: Could we use dark energon?"
Megatron responded, "It's easier to replace him than risk him being a mindless shell."
Soundwave responded, "Affirmative, Megatron..."
The End