Goldenrod - SoundRod AU

Chained and broken

So far so good. This wasn't for Hotrod anymore, it was for Cybertron.

Soundwave stood over Bumblebee in his weakened state with a cruel smile. His wings fanned open and placed a deep agonizing blue hue over the whole room. Bee stared up at him, one of his optics was out of place and half closed from when Hotrod blasted him in the face with fire.

Bumblebee put a fake smile on, trying to overlay the fact he was actually dying to his own stupidity. "Oh what? Gonna kill me?"

"Exactly that! How did you know?" Unicron laughed sarcastically through Soundwave.

"Damn, running to daddy now?" Bee said sarcastically to Soundwave.

The bot tensed, optics flickering from purple to Soundwave's normal pink. He snarled and summoned his spear, lifting it over his head. "I'm going to kill you!"

Bumblebee sat back on his hands with a laugh. "You can't do that, you can't kill me because Hotrod will never get with you if you do."

Soundwave paused. Was he really not going to kill the villain over a stupid reason?

....

Blurr smoothed his servo over Soundwave's shoulder, helping bring the spear down to his side. "Hear him out."

He gave Bee a sideways glance though, blue lightning flickering from his optics. "Make it quick."

"Listen, I just want to gain control. It's the same thing Starscream wanted during the war. I want to make a change and not be looked at as some child." Bee snarled, green and blue optics flickering.

Soundwave moved his spear lower, letting it rest at his side as he listened. Blurr stayed close by, servo on Soundwave's shoulder still.

Bee made a stupid attempt to grab the spear head, cutting the blade into his servo. "Is that so wrong? I want to make a change and you're here threatening to kill me."

Soundwave glanced down at the servo currently cutting into his spearhead. His pink optics flickered back to purple. "It is! You're out here trying to kill my brother's planet for what? Self gain?!" Unicron snarled through Soundwave's voice box.

Bumblebee ran his already bleeding servo up and down to sharp blade with a sigh. "So what? As long as I make a change, I'll be happy."

"You'll change by hurting everyone!" Blurr snapped, the metal owl wings on his face fanned open unhappily. He made a gentle cooing sound the way an owl did when threatened. "Bee, you're a dumbass!"

He raised his claws, ready to strike Bumblebee across the face. Soundwave held his hand out, stopping Blurr in his attempt.

Blurr stared Soundwave down, but staring him in the optics was like staring straight into a supernova. His optics were vibrant purple, with little specs of white, gold, and pink. Blurr averted his gaze and put his visor down.

Soundwave turned back to Bumblebee, shanking his claws between the metal expertly and yanking. Bee's screams of agony died as his voice box was pulled out.

"If I remember correctly, Blitzwing took this originally. So sad, but this'll be your price." Unicron urged, his voice cold and metallic as it ripped through Soundwave's voice box.

In return, Bee spouted swears and curses via his radio. Blurr, AstroTrain, and SkyLynx all looked mortified at the dripping box in Soundwave's servo.

"It was as easy-" Unicron's voice broke as Soundwave regained control. "—as I could do. This is your price."

"Your fault, your punishment." The blue bot growled, fanning his wings open.

"Fuck— You!" Bee spasms through his radio. "I want— I will finish — what I have started!"