Soundwave and his fem creation Laserbeak have been watching this group for awhile now. The death toll of humans have reached an all time high. Elites were brought together to prevent the death count from climbing. Soundwave was watched the founders of Overwatch.
As of current, he watched as Strike-Commander Morrison and Commander Reyes prepare to bust the Deadlock gang. Soundwave was rather intrigued. He checked out Deadlock once he heard about their plan, and found a 'diamond in the rough,' some would say.
There were mainly adult males there, but he saw one youngling or teen among them. All the men showed a lot of respect to him. This teen was considered their weapon with the way they talked about him. They all knew that the young teen's skills outclassed their own.
It was the skills as a sharpshooter. Soundwave was able to witness the teen's Dead Eye. The sheer magnitude of this teen's skill impressed Soundwave. With some discipline and training, the young teen could give Overwatch 'a run for its money' as humans would say.
Though Soundwave was pretty sure if it came down to it, they would leave the young teen behind. He would compare the Deadlock to Sta-
Soundwave's spark skipped a beat at the comparison. Even away, his home and past still hurt him. His very spark longed to be home, but Soundwave knew he could never reach that dream. Even if he was able to get out of the Shadowzone, the Autobots would lock him up.
Turning back to the Commanders, Soundwave had an idea. He waited until Commander Reyes was alone in his room. Soundwave followed in his Holoform and saw the commander's datapad. Soundwave worked his magic and connected to it.
Soundwave had learned that he could use his Holoform in order to save energy. It was useful seeing as he could watch over the humans easier, being a taller human size. The other thing he learned in the Shadowzone, was his connection to networks still existed.
On the datapad, Soundwave messaged Gabriel the file on the teen gunslinger and a note to recruit him. Gabriel saw this and read through the file. He played the videos that showed the teen's skills. Gabriel looked intrigued with what he saw, but instantly glared at the datapad.
[Just who the hell are you!? And how did you get this IP address!?] Gabriel sent back.
[I'm of no importance,] Soundwave sent back. [Just know I see such potential in the young gunslinger. He'd be useful to you and Blackwatch.]
[Just how do I know I can trust the information you gave me?] Gabriel asked.
[You can't,] Soundwave replied honestly. [All you can do is see how trustworthy I am. I highly suggest that you reconsider recruitment of the teen.]
[And why in the hell should I do that?]
[You cannot trust my words, but I assure you, he has a lot of promise. He has been misguided for too long, and I believe you can show him the way.]
[Fine, I'll consider it. Could you at least give me your name?]
[The name is Wave. We will be in contact if I see any other recruits or information that would benefit you and your mission. I trust you to make precise decisions with what I give you. Do not relay any of this info to anyone, or see the lack of information.] Soundwave watched as Reyes stared at the screen.
Gabriel was in deep thought about his conversation with this 'Wave' character. He wasn't so sure if he could trust such information, but Wave seemed very reasonable. Gabriel did see potential in the young teen. He wasn't even sure how to take Wave's threat of no info. Or lack of one.
"How is that even a threat?" Gabriel asked to himself. Then another message lit his screen.
[The more knowledge one has, the more a favorable outcome can be achieved. If you lack information, how are you to properly gage the situation? How will you protect your men?]
[Are you spying on me!?!?!]
[No,] Soundwave sent back. [I thought about sending you an afterthought. Sorry if I made it seem that way. I just wanted to leave you powerful words.]
And that they were. Information was the single most important variable that was the difference between life and death for his men. He had chosen agents that had a lot of potential and extreme loyalty. Gabriel would do anything to keep his men safe and complete the mission.
Gabriel looked through the file of one, Jesse McCree. He played the video once more, seeing the potential, and the fires of soul-deep devotion and loyalty. Gabriel decided to trust Wave for now. He would keep this secret until he found Wave was lying or who Wave was.
[Do you have any idea how to recruit him? Since you think he's worth it.]
Soundwave did, in fact have an idea. It was quite simple too. McCree was very similar to his twin creations. It was a test of their loyalty, love, and care. Soundwave knew what to do.
[You must test loyalty in Deadlock. Show McCree the gang will leave him if he doesn't hold their standards. Then it's up to you to persuade him to join or spend the rest of his life in prison. It should be easy for you, Blackwatch Commander Gabriel Reyes.]
With that, Soundwave deleted the conversation, but had the file saved to Gabriel's datapad. Gabriel tried to retrieve the conversation, but Soundwave made sure there was nothing. Gabriel had his suspicions about Wave being an elite hacker.
Gabriel took his datapad and left his room. He made his way to the command center and stood next to Jack. Soundwave follows Gabriel and watches the Commanders of different Overwatch divisions, while he sent Laserbeak to watch over Deadlock and their gunslinger.
"Ready for the mission, Gabe?" Jack asked. "They're all getting what's coming."
"I have a different idea," Gabriel replied. "I think it would be very rewarding."
"Oh? Let's hear it then."
"How about we try and recruit some of them," Gabriel suggested. "You know, reason with some of them."
"And what brought this up?"
Soundwave watch with anticipation for Gabriel's answer. The answer could make or break their little alliance and possibly the future of both humans and omnics.
"Jack, we are considered heroes. If we don't show we're offering a second chance, to help lead them down the right path, will we still be the same heroes the people see us as?"
Jack sighs. "I know where you're coming from, Gabe. I really do, but we can't help all of them. They've been oppressing people on Route 66, we can't have that."
"I'm just saying there's a possibility of finding someone with potential. Someone who could help with our operations. We're only a handful of people trying to help the entire world. We can't cover large battle grounds or a crisis all around the world. We need help."
" ... alright," Jack finally gave in. "We'll see who's willing to take a second chance. Hopefully we get a few. Just don't get too hopeful about the lot of them."
"Jackie, please. If there's anything you should know about me, it's that I'm down right reasonable with my choices and decisions. I'm pretty sure we'll find at least one in the gang."
"I hope so," Jack says with a sigh. "You just got me hoping we'll find one agent there."
"Oh don't worry, Jackie. We'll find one. Let's fix the plane a bit. Test the waters of the gang's loyalty. Show them who really trusts who. Then we can narrow our search greatly."
Jack nodded and both of them got to work. Soundwave like this exchange. Not only did Gabriel hold strong with his words, but he had gained Soundwave's respect. So he'd help Gabriel a lot in the future, and maybe even those in Overwatch when he could.
Soundwave sent over a file with the schedule Deadlock always uses, along side layouts of buildings and streets to Gabriel's datapad. He promised information as long as the Blackwatch Commander keeps him a secret and takes his suggestions. Soundwave was known for his undying loyalty, efficiency, and precision. So he would deliver his word.
Gabriel looks at his datapad with new information. He pulls it up on holo-screens for Jack to see. Gabriel was impressed to see Wave had all this information. This made things a lot more easier to plan. Gabriel was going to enjoy this alliance a lot.
"Gabe, where'd you get all this information?" Jack asked. "We just recently decided to go after Deadlock. How do you have their travel plans, activities, and their locations down!?!?"
"Jack, I'm the Commander of Blackwatch. A black ops division, made for espionage and infiltration. I have a special agent who handles all monitoring of activity around the world. The special agent has been on this gang for a while, that's why I have all this information."
"Special agent? You never told me about this," Jack stated. "Who are they? Did you have them infiltrate Deadlock?"
"Goes by Wave. He specializes in espionage, infiltration, and communication. I had him spy on their every movement. Wave is like a normal civilian, never really noticed unless he wants to be. He's one of the greatest allies we have in Blackwatch."
"Is Wave good on the battlefield? We could always use more manpower on the front."
"To that, I'm not-" Gabriel looks to his datapad as the screen lights up. "Wave is more to his specialties. If he gets in sticky situations, he's capable of defending himself. But he's not a frontliner, Jack. At least, not for wars, more about close quarter combat."
"Well that's a shame," Jack said. "Could have helped all of us. Let's get back to work."
Soundwave watched as their plan came together. Making sure their calculations are correct. Seeing if their plan could help persuade Jesse McCree to join Blackwatch. When he sees they would be fine, he made his way to Japan to watch over Hanamura and its crime lords.