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

14 - I Don't Owe You I Heart, And I Don't Owe You My Body

Breem = about 10 minute

Cycle = about 12 hour

Orbital Cycle = about a month

Vorns = 83 years (more used in a" for a very long time"/"we've known them for years!" way)

Nano-cycle = about a second

Groon = about an hour

Deca-cycle = about 3 weeks

●∘◦❀◦∘●∘◦❀◦∘●∘◦❀◦∘● = perspective change

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── = the end/beginning

- - - - - - - • - - - - - - - • - - - - - - - • - - - - - - - = time break/skip

══✬✩══╡˚✧✬✧˚╞══✩✬═══ = time skip and perspective change

And now we're checking in on the Decepiticon's deplorable condition... and the officers come to a decision. 

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

The morning shift surveillance burst into the room, "L- Lord Megatron! The surveillance footage from the last shift is missing! An- And Officer Soundwave is as well!!"

Knockout looked up from the meeting table, perking up at the statement. They left! They had to have done that! Knockout glanced at Starscream and Shockwave, all three coming to the same conclusion.

Megatron stood, his anger becoming obnoxious. "What?!" He slammed his clunky loud servos on the table.

The three officers glanced at Megatron, all three certain that none of them wanted to be in the way of that.

Knockout decided to take over damage control, "My liege," His elegance and sweet talk filled the air. Knockout's relaxed energy directly contrasting with Megatron's. "I'm sure we can find a solution to this. It's always possible Soundwave went out on a research mission."

Megatron sat back down with a loud clank, "This better be solved before the next cycle. The Decepiticon's need Soundwave." A rare moment of clarity in Megatron's thinking shone through.

Knockout smiled at the dictator, "Of course my liege. We'll get this solved as soon as possible." Knockout turned to leave the room, gesturing for the other two to follow him.

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"It's only logical Soundwave escaped," Shockwave said as the small group of officers stood in his lab.

"That's the 15th time you've said 'logical', but you are correct." Starscream stood to Shockwave's right, servo on his cocked hip the other held up to examine the ends of his fingers.

Standing to Shockwave's left and Starscream's right to create a small circle, Knockout sighed. "What in the All Spark are we supposed to do then? We can't bring them back, I refuse to do so. And they're likely either long gone by now, or under the Autobot's protection."

Starscream shrugged, "Watch it all burn down in a horrible dumpster fire?" He half-joked. "It's going to be a dumpster fire either way."

Shockwave sighed, "Perhaps we could pretend to be looking for Soundwave? At least for a few cycles, after all, there's only so much land a search party can look at. It would allow us time to come up with a plan."

Starscream nodded, "I could run the reach parties, being the only seeker in power... minus our leader of course."

Knockout nodded, liking the current idea, "That could work, and with Megatron so regularly hopped up on Dark Energon it's unlikely he'd pay attention to how the search parties are working."