The Rescue

"In just a few short moments, my daughter and Soundwave will be bonded, creating a lethal force that will be the winning edge to the Decepticons", Megatrom declared. Silverdust seethed quietly as she stared at the setting sun. He had said that this was going to be a quiet matter, and now he was declaring it to the entire Decepticon ranks. Soundwave gently took her servo to calm her, which only added to her sire's excitement. Soundwave gently led Silverdust to his berth room, where everyone assumed they would bond.

That, however, was not their plan. Instead, they would discuss how they would get her off the warship. Silverdust knew that it wouldn't happen for a while, so Megatron wouldn't get suspicious, but she was excited.

Once they got to Soundwave's room, he took off his visor. Laserbeak removed herself from his chest and flew up to a small ledge near the ceiling, curling up to sleep. Soundwave sat on his berth and began talking of the plans that they were still fleshing out.

"We can't get you off the ship with your circlet still active, but we also can't take it off. The only way we could stop it from ruining our plans would be through the main computer."

Silverdust nodded. "So first we need to do that. But how long is that going to take?"

Soundwave frowned. "Weeks. Possibly months. Megatron will suspect something if we don't act like sparkmates..."

Silverdust hummed thoughtfully. "What if we created a device that acted like an artificial bond? Something that would send our emotions through, but we could remove when we wanted to?"

Soundwave gained a thoughtful look on his face. "It could possibly work. I will work on that in my spare time then."

Silverdust nodded, before frowning softly. "How will we communicate while we work?"

"Personal com-links. Megatron can't access them."

Silverdust nodded. "If... when we manage to pull this off, how am I going to get back to the Autobots?"

Soundwave looked at her gently. "I will send them a message a few minutes after you leave and hope that Megatron does not discover it."

Silverdust nodded. "I think... I think that's it, then."

Soundwave nodded as well, and Silverdust turned to leave. Soundwave grabbed her servo.

"You can't leave until tomorrow. Megatron expects us to be in here all night."

Silverdust groaned softly and leaned against the wall. "Why must my sire pressure me into these things...?"

Soundwave chuckled softly, the sound piercing Silverdust's audio receptors. "He does it because he knows nothing else. And because he wants what is best for the Decepticon cause."

Silverdust huffed. "And he doesn't think about what might be best for his own daughter. All he cares about is this stupid cause!"

Soundwave sighed and stood, walking over to her and sitting next to her. "Perhaps that is so. But there is a chance that deep down, he cares for you more than you know. He just doesn't know how to show it."

Silverdust spluttered with laughter. "As if! My sire is a brute, and cares for nothing but this war."

Soundwave sighed, before changing the subject. "If we are to act as sparkmates, that means you will need to recharge in here every night. We may have to kiss or hug or hold hands in front of your sire, if only to further cement the idea that we are sparkmates into his processor."

Silverdust sighed softly. "I know. I just wish we didn't have to. I wish... I wish a lot of things, many of which are not to happen."

Soundwave smiled sadly. He sighed before gesturing to the berth. "Get some rest. You'll need it in the coming times."