Open-Minde Chapter Three
Soundwave surveyed the two bigger Decepticons fearlessly. “He thinks you’re an idiot.”
Megatron glared at the sparkling. He turned to Hook, causing the Constructicon to avert his optics nervously.
“Anyway…” Hook handed Megatron a datapad. “His, no pun intended, transformation is complete. It’s not like a switch is programmed into the original program which would allow his circuits to mature and extend-”
“He can’t change me back,” Soundwave interjected helpfully to Megatron. He turned to Hook again. “You’re still an idiot.”
Soundwave swung his legs back and forth on the edge of the operating table, mercifully silent while Megatron and Hook discussed their options silent to all but the little telepath.
Shockwave was the unanimous answer. Finally, Megatron picked up the blue youngling and took him off to the Communications Room.
Megatron set the sparkling down on a console and looked at the various panels and buttons. How Soundwave had been able to manage all this he wasn’t sure.
Soundwave stood and pointed to a prominent purple button. “That calls Cybertron. I think.”
Giving the sparkling a Look, the overlord pushed the button, hoping the sparkling wasn’t making this up. Thankfully, Shockwave appeared, looking no more bothered than if Soundwave himself had called.
“Leader, could you please explain why half the Constructicons are in my private quarters?” the Seeker named Starscream asked loudly, strutting into the room, completely oblivious to Shockwave and the situation.
Megatron sighed. “In case you hadn’t noticed, your private quarters have several major leaks. And I am having a conference with Shockwave, in case you hadn’t noticed.”
“But who gave them my pass-card?”
Soundwave pointed to Megatron. “He did.”
Megatron groaned in frustration and placed Soundwave in Shockwave’s view.
“You,” he snarled to Shockwave.”Fix. Him. Shut off his vocaliser. Turn off his telepathy.” With that said, he turned to his treasonous second, fusion cannon powering up.
Soundwave met Shockwave’s single optic as the other two Decepticons quarreled. “Hi.”
Shockwave was silent as a blast turned the screen yellow for an astro-second. When the view cleared and Starscream gone, Megatron turned to the Cyclops Decepticon.
“Illogical.” Was all he said.
“You’re an idiot,” Soundwave informed Shockwave. “He wants you to find a cure so I’ll learn when not to speak and-”
“Thank you Soundwave,” the overlord said with forced calmness. “Shockwave?”
“I’ll need whatever data you have on him, as well as his…former self.” Was all the purple Decepticon said, his optic on Soundwave. Soundwave stared back, unfazed by the appearance of the Guardian of Cybertron.
Megatron plugged in the datapad, which immediately sent the data to Shockwave. The Decepticon studied the information and came up to a logical conclusion in less than three Earth minutes.
“Megatron, as Hook surmised, the transformation is complete and permanent, unless of course the Autobot decides to make an overriding program, which I think is highly illogical. I could develop a counterprogram, a temporary one to be sure, but…”
Megatron just gave Shockwave a Look and though something very, very rude.
He clamped a servo over Soundwave’s vocaliser to stop the vulgar though from being said out loud.
“Get working on it.” He terminated the transmission and removed his hand from Soundwave’s mouth.
Megatron began to walk out, leaving Soundwave alone in the room.
“And never, ever, repeat that.”
Soundwave nodded, hearing the implied threats whispering in his CPU.
Megatron glared at the sparkling. He turned to Hook, causing the Constructicon to avert his optics nervously.
“Anyway…” Hook handed Megatron a datapad. “His, no pun intended, transformation is complete. It’s not like a switch is programmed into the original program which would allow his circuits to mature and extend-”
“He can’t change me back,” Soundwave interjected helpfully to Megatron. He turned to Hook again. “You’re still an idiot.”
Soundwave swung his legs back and forth on the edge of the operating table, mercifully silent while Megatron and Hook discussed their options silent to all but the little telepath.
Shockwave was the unanimous answer. Finally, Megatron picked up the blue youngling and took him off to the Communications Room.
Megatron set the sparkling down on a console and looked at the various panels and buttons. How Soundwave had been able to manage all this he wasn’t sure.
Soundwave stood and pointed to a prominent purple button. “That calls Cybertron. I think.”
Giving the sparkling a Look, the overlord pushed the button, hoping the sparkling wasn’t making this up. Thankfully, Shockwave appeared, looking no more bothered than if Soundwave himself had called.
“Leader, could you please explain why half the Constructicons are in my private quarters?” the Seeker named Starscream asked loudly, strutting into the room, completely oblivious to Shockwave and the situation.
Megatron sighed. “In case you hadn’t noticed, your private quarters have several major leaks. And I am having a conference with Shockwave, in case you hadn’t noticed.”
“But who gave them my pass-card?”
Soundwave pointed to Megatron. “He did.”
Megatron groaned in frustration and placed Soundwave in Shockwave’s view.
“You,” he snarled to Shockwave.”Fix. Him. Shut off his vocaliser. Turn off his telepathy.” With that said, he turned to his treasonous second, fusion cannon powering up.
Soundwave met Shockwave’s single optic as the other two Decepticons quarreled. “Hi.”
Shockwave was silent as a blast turned the screen yellow for an astro-second. When the view cleared and Starscream gone, Megatron turned to the Cyclops Decepticon.
“Illogical.” Was all he said.
“You’re an idiot,” Soundwave informed Shockwave. “He wants you to find a cure so I’ll learn when not to speak and-”
“Thank you Soundwave,” the overlord said with forced calmness. “Shockwave?”
“I’ll need whatever data you have on him, as well as his…former self.” Was all the purple Decepticon said, his optic on Soundwave. Soundwave stared back, unfazed by the appearance of the Guardian of Cybertron.
Megatron plugged in the datapad, which immediately sent the data to Shockwave. The Decepticon studied the information and came up to a logical conclusion in less than three Earth minutes.
“Megatron, as Hook surmised, the transformation is complete and permanent, unless of course the Autobot decides to make an overriding program, which I think is highly illogical. I could develop a counterprogram, a temporary one to be sure, but…”
Megatron just gave Shockwave a Look and though something very, very rude.
He clamped a servo over Soundwave’s vocaliser to stop the vulgar though from being said out loud.
“Get working on it.” He terminated the transmission and removed his hand from Soundwave’s mouth.
Megatron began to walk out, leaving Soundwave alone in the room.
“And never, ever, repeat that.”
Soundwave nodded, hearing the implied threats whispering in his CPU.