Fatal

Chapter 17: Meet The Team

Soundwave's POV 9:00am

        I sat with Jack and Mrs. Darby in the rec room. The others had left, but Optimus was videoing us so that nothing went wrong. Just in case. Ravage and Laserbeak sat in the corner. Laserbeak kept trying to bite Ravage's tail as it swished back and forth. It was quite the sight to see.

        Mrs. Darby laughed at the sight of my family. "So, Soundwave. What do you do for a living? What are your hobbies?" So, now the questions begin! "Well, I am the Communtications Officer on the Nemesis, and what are 'hobbies'?" I asked. Mrs. Darby looked surprised. "Well, um, a hobby is something that you do in your free time. Like, uh, draw! Like Miko does!" Oh, a free activity! "I do not have alot of hobbies, I'm afraid, but I do 'draw'. I make sculptures out of spare parts, I read, and I like to fly. In Predacon mode or my alt mode. I also like to, well, how do you humans put it...?" I paused, thinking. "Ah! Yes! Sing. I like to sing."

        "Sing?" Jack interjected. "You don't even talk!" "Jack!" Mrs. Darby scolded. I flinched. Ouch. That burned. "Well, I used to sing on Cybertron. In our native language. But I am really interested in your Earth songs. They are really creative." I said, remembering the song called Anaconda. It made no sense.

        "So, um, Jack. Your partner is the femme Arcee?" I asked. He nodded, brightening. "Yeah! Arcee's the best!" He cried. "She takes me to school, picks me up from school, and we fight Decepticons together!" He smiled. "Soundwave," The human Carrier started. "Are you an Autobot now? Or still a Decepticon? Are you going to leave us, then fight us again?" She asked. The question of the day, folks!

        "I do not know, ma'am. I would never be able to hurt any of you anyways, and Megatron is going insane, AND my Carrier would have joined the Autobots, so, I will ask Optimus Prime for permission." I decided. "What about you, guys?" I asked Ravage and Laserbeak. The two moved closer, Laserbeak perching on my shoulder. "I will do whatever you think is best, kitten." Ravage supplied, using my old nickname. "Deal."

        Mrs. Darby had asked a few questions about if I'm a threat to the children. My answer; Of course not. Then, she told me about this Agent Fowler dude. apparently he is the human that helps the Autobots. I think I actually might join the Autobots.

10:00am

        Now, it is the small human, Raf's turn to speak with me. "So... Soundwave, right?" He asked timidly. I nodded. "What is it like living on the Nemesis, Soundwave?" I thought for a moment, then pulled up a hologram. I showed a recording I took of Starscream and Knockout. Starscream had been walking by and accidentally scratched Knockout's paint job with his claws. "Starscream!" Knockout had yelled. "You dare SCRATCH my PAINTJOB?!" Starscream had then laughed and said, "What are you going to do about it, Doc?" Then Knockout had lunged at Starscream and, lets just say Starscream is still waiting for his claws to grow back.

        The next hologram I showed Raf was on the day the troops had a break. It never happened again. The troops had all met in the Rec room and had what humans called a 'dance party'. They had dance to the song 'Sexy and I Know It' from LMFAO, and Megatron blew about five gaskets that day.

        Raf was hunched over laughing when I turned off the recording. I heard laughter from the other rooms too. Optimus must be letting the rest of the base see all this. I laughed alongside Raf.

11:00am

        When it was Miko's turn, she had ran up and shouted, "I brought my music! Do you wanna listen to some?" I nodded and laid down on my stomach, helm propped up on my arms, pedes in the air. "How old are you, Miko?" I asked. "Oh, thirteen." She said, with a flick I her wrist. Hmm... The first song Miko played was 'Stronger' by Kayne West. I smiled and bobbed my head to the beat as Miko strummed a few notes on her electric guitar.

        The next song was Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5. For this song, Miko had jumped up and started dancing. She danced up to me and said, "C'mon, dance with me!" She cried, throwing her hands up. "I don't dance." I said, wanting to save what little dignity I still possessed. "Aw! Party pooper!" She accused, pointing a lone finger at me while still shaking her hips to the beat.

My processor whirred. Scrap, this femme!

Miko's POV

        I shrieked as Soundwave picked me up by my feet. I dangled there, shrieking in outrage and laughter. "'Wave! Let me go!" I looked over and saw the huge smirk that rested in his faceplates. "I will dance. For you. But you owe me, got it?" He asked playfully. I nodded.

        After he set me down, I switched the song to 'Tik Tok' by Ke$ha.

        I swung my hips and sung loudly. I watched as Soundwave copied me. I didn't think he'd do it. Really, I didn't.

Don't stop make it pop,
DJ turn my speakers up,
Tonight ima fight
'Till we see the sunlight!
Tik tok on the clock,
But the party don't stop, no!

        Soundwave stopped his foot and swung his hips, laughing. "This is actually kinda fun!" He shouted outer the blaring music. "Told'ya." I said no no one.

Soundwave's POV 12:00am

        Now it was my turn to spend some time with the scout, Bumblebee, who was currently laughing his aft off and shaking his hips. I mock glared, servos resting on my STILL hips. This youngling (he's not much older than me) is askin' for it. 

        Bumblebee doubled over and laughed, before sitting still on the floor, his breath coming in gasps. I suddenly got an idea. I offered a servo to 'Bee. He grasped it and I puled him up. His optics scanned mine, and in that moment of distraction, I detached a feeler. The feeler made it's way behind Bumblebee, then struck. 

        Bumblebee jumped and squealed. My feelers tickled the scout's sides mercilessly. I laughed alongside Bumblebee when the scout arched his back and screamed in laughter. The scout collasped, still laughing. Then, I felt a servo grab my knee and pull. 

        I fell backwards with a grunt as Bumblebee pushed himself up and sat on my stomach. "Get off- You're so- FAT!" I screamed as servos poked at me sides and legs. I thrashed beneath a cackling 'Bee. My feelers thrashed, me being unable to control them. I used my shaking servos to wrap Bumblebee in a headlock and push him off me.

        I let the yellow bot go and lunged at him. A tackled 'Bee to the ground and a full out tickle war started. We laughed and screamed, giggling uncontrollably. This scout made me feel like a youngling. I love it here!