A story in blue and purple

Watching...

A few days have passed. Shockwave was being at every zone after the lunch break. His task was odd, but he was being payed so that was worth it. The construction crew treated him with some respect. They were like a bunch of kids. The only ones that Shockwave could actually talk with were Mixmaster and Hook. As he predicted, all of them had high endurance. 

In the other room, there was the big, tall guy. He has seen him before, but only knew his designation.

- I'm Blitzwing, and you? -

- Shockwave.. - He said, observing at the other one -... are you a triple changer?  You have wings but also these - He got closer to his caterpillar tires - Curious- 

Blitzwing laughed-  Of course I am!! -

- I've never actually met a triple changer...just, from the distance you know? -

- Hahaha is no big deal, you just...change...two times. Everyone thinks we are fools because we are big. But we can actually understand a lot -

- Oh, I see - Shockwave said, while writing in his datapad. - I know how you feel, you know, my "face" -

- But you are a genius, as everyone can see -

- Well... Let me check you some things... -

Shockwave proceed to check Blitzwing's strength with a dynamometer. It was supposed to be Hook's work, but the task was assigned to him. He checked the wings of the triple-changer and his tires. At that moment, he was doing the calculations in his mind, truly focused. He looked at this pedes and asked for weight and height. He concluded that Blitzwing was more resistant that Long Haul. He wrote it and left the room.

That was the last one. Yesterday he was with Starscream and Skyfire. Also he went with the coneheads. Checking their wings where exhausting, those had more components that Blitzwing's. And their voices are kinda annoying.

Wait...someone is missing....Soundwave. Shockwave noticed that when he was returning to his lab. That was his chance! He could finally see their face. But he started to think  "But what if there's something wrong with their face? Do they have an enormous scar? Is their denta crooked?" It wasn't a problem, actually. Shockwave has such a fascination with "odd" people.

He knocked in the tower doors, that were always locked. - Soundwave, I need some- - The door opened, Soundwave was standing there 

- What? What do- - They looked at the datapad - Oh... that. I heard Megatron talking about that last week -

- How do you knew? -

- He is my best friend, I know what he does - That wasn't a lie. Of course Soundwave knows. They always knows. - Are you gonna enter? - 

Soundwave was talking informally, was that a sign of trust?

- Uh, yes - The scientist was inside the tower now. It was all in deep blue, but somehow was shiny. Some lights on the monitors and the boards. It was truly beautiful. 

- I know what you are gonna do, give me that thing - Soundwave extended a hand and Shockwave put the dynamometer in their hand. Soundwave gripped it with some strength, it wasn't that much. - Ouch, I'm truly not in shape. Haha. - They gave it back, and then they looked on their hand. They actually had hurt their hand.

- Are you alright? - Shockwave stared at them. Their hands were tinier than his. The metal in the posterior part of their hands had a few scratches. The upper part of their servos seemed soft. Shockwave was mesmerized. Those where pretty hands. - What are those from? - He pointed at the scratches.

- Ah, my friend Laserbeak did it. Her claws hurt me sometimes - They showed a photo they had in a datapad - She is Laserbeak, isn't she pretty? -  Soundwave felt happy about showing her to Shockwave  - She always wait for me at my home -

- Oh, she is a good friend -

- Well, are you gonna check me something else? - Soundwave said, putting the datapad down 

- Uh, yes - Shockwave looked at Soundwave - ...you don't have wings...-

- Don't you say -

- You don't have tires, neither... do you even had an alt form? -

Soundwave blushed. - I do have, but...is useless. -

- Oh come on it can't be that bad. Let me see...please - 

- Later, maybe, just don't write about it now. Megatron knows it anyways - 

- Uh... your audials are interesting -

- What do you mean? -

- Everyone here has their helm in a full piece, but you have separated audials, like mines -

- Uh... - Soundwave was awkward again. 

- I can move them, too - Shockwave moved his audials, but they made a creaking sound.

- PFFFT- Soundwave wanted to laugh but avoid it. They put a hand in a pocket on their backpack and put out a spray.  - Don't move - Shockwave obeyed. Soundwave sprayed that at the audials of the purple mech. - That should be enough, try to move them now -

His audials were able to move, no more creaks. It was good. 

- Thank you...can I ask why do you have that in your backpack? -

- Uh... It's just in emergency cases. My audials creak sometimes too. Specially when is high humidity -

- Oh - Time was passing. It was a bit late and Shockwave had to get back to his lab. - Well... you have anything to do later? -

- It's a date? -

- What? No. I just want to keep talking with you - 

- Oh, I get it. - Soundwave looked at their messy agenda in their datapad - Well I'll be occupied today. Is tomorrow okay? -

- Mmm yeah I have time -

- See you tomorrow, then -

As soon as Shockwave left, Soundwave took their mask off....and silently screamed. "What have I done?!?!?!"

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