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Monitoring the Action Below
Soundwave made a series of revelations and confirmations that surprised him further while cloaked, hidden in the darkness of space. Soundwave discovered that Megatron, the son of Soundwave's own longtime commander, was in firm control of the planet. Soundwave was already aware of this fact, but to see the level of Megatron's complete and utter dominance of the planet first hand was something else altogether. Soundwave was surprised to learn however, that Gigatron and his fellow Destrons still occupied Cybertron, despite Megatron's rule. Megatron continued to allow the Destrons access to the planet and its resources, but Soundwave could not find any leads as to why.
Soundwave was also somewhat pleased to discover that Megatron had also allowed the Decepticons to continue their independent existence in day-to-day life on the surface. Yes, hordes of newly (and constantly) constructed Vehicons scoured the streets, but the Decepticons, the most influential of which Soundwave was familiar with, were allowed to maintain independence. Soundwave was relieved that the Decepticons continued to thrive under the Chosen One's rule, but he was certain that they were all enjoying their independence on borrowed time.
Soundwave continued his analysis and work on his upgraded body progressed... until it stopped. Soundwave froze at his computer when all incoming data simply ceased; his orbital surveillance had been discovered! He frantically checked his onboard systems, rapidly scanning for any information on his own discovery that he could find but he found nothing. The sensor arrays on his ship were being jammed and with it, Soundwave knew that it was only a matter of time before his ship would be discovered, cloaking system in tact or not would make no difference. The sheer volume of Vehicons that Megatron had at his beckon call made Soundwave's physical detection a certainty. He had no time to lose.
The Decepticon communicator powered his ship's thrusters and put rerouted all non-essential power to his shields. His ship began to move when a feeling ran over him, something akin to the sickening sensation that a human feels when his stomach sinks at the thought of facing overwhelming odds. As his ship surged forward, invisible to the naked optic, Soundwave could see not thousands but millions of airborne Vehicons take to the sky in search of an intruder. He managed to feel some degree of confidence, no matter how slight, at the fact that he was certain that he would remain invisible to the airborne Vehicon hordes through his decent. Suddenly an alarm forced his attention elsewhere, just for a moment. The alarm system was telling Soundwave that his new body was ready, a body that was absolutely crucial to his survival on Cybertron's surface! He was now faced with a decision. All available energy was flowing to the ship's shields, but a Spark-transferal, obviously listed as a non-crucial expansion of energy, would require energy to be redirected from elsewhere! The only system Soundwave had that could currently be sacrificed was the cloaking device. Not only would Soundwave's precious lifespark be vulnerable through a transfer but the ship would clearly be seen by the scouring Vehicons as it entered the Cybertronian aerospace. He had to quickly weigh the odds and decided that his present body, capable of an alternate form that was merely a satellite, would mean that his detection would be unavoidable and his death would be imminent. Soundwave had to risk the spark-transfer!
From his control console, Soundwave made the necessary adjustments in energy allocation and a moment later he was completely visible! His ship rocked as it hit the Cybertronian atmosphere but his forward shields held. The Spark-transferral system was online and receiving appropriate power, but time was running out. With the coordinates of a desired landing zone entered into the navicomputer, Soundwave left the flying to the autopilot and ran to the transferral machine.
Monitoring the Action Below
Soundwave made a series of revelations and confirmations that surprised him further while cloaked, hidden in the darkness of space. Soundwave discovered that Megatron, the son of Soundwave's own longtime commander, was in firm control of the planet. Soundwave was already aware of this fact, but to see the level of Megatron's complete and utter dominance of the planet first hand was something else altogether. Soundwave was surprised to learn however, that Gigatron and his fellow Destrons still occupied Cybertron, despite Megatron's rule. Megatron continued to allow the Destrons access to the planet and its resources, but Soundwave could not find any leads as to why.
Soundwave was also somewhat pleased to discover that Megatron had also allowed the Decepticons to continue their independent existence in day-to-day life on the surface. Yes, hordes of newly (and constantly) constructed Vehicons scoured the streets, but the Decepticons, the most influential of which Soundwave was familiar with, were allowed to maintain independence. Soundwave was relieved that the Decepticons continued to thrive under the Chosen One's rule, but he was certain that they were all enjoying their independence on borrowed time.
Soundwave continued his analysis and work on his upgraded body progressed... until it stopped. Soundwave froze at his computer when all incoming data simply ceased; his orbital surveillance had been discovered! He frantically checked his onboard systems, rapidly scanning for any information on his own discovery that he could find but he found nothing. The sensor arrays on his ship were being jammed and with it, Soundwave knew that it was only a matter of time before his ship would be discovered, cloaking system in tact or not would make no difference. The sheer volume of Vehicons that Megatron had at his beckon call made Soundwave's physical detection a certainty. He had no time to lose.
The Decepticon communicator powered his ship's thrusters and put rerouted all non-essential power to his shields. His ship began to move when a feeling ran over him, something akin to the sickening sensation that a human feels when his stomach sinks at the thought of facing overwhelming odds. As his ship surged forward, invisible to the naked optic, Soundwave could see not thousands but millions of airborne Vehicons take to the sky in search of an intruder. He managed to feel some degree of confidence, no matter how slight, at the fact that he was certain that he would remain invisible to the airborne Vehicon hordes through his decent. Suddenly an alarm forced his attention elsewhere, just for a moment. The alarm system was telling Soundwave that his new body was ready, a body that was absolutely crucial to his survival on Cybertron's surface! He was now faced with a decision. All available energy was flowing to the ship's shields, but a Spark-transferal, obviously listed as a non-crucial expansion of energy, would require energy to be redirected from elsewhere! The only system Soundwave had that could currently be sacrificed was the cloaking device. Not only would Soundwave's precious lifespark be vulnerable through a transfer but the ship would clearly be seen by the scouring Vehicons as it entered the Cybertronian aerospace. He had to quickly weigh the odds and decided that his present body, capable of an alternate form that was merely a satellite, would mean that his detection would be unavoidable and his death would be imminent. Soundwave had to risk the spark-transfer!
From his control console, Soundwave made the necessary adjustments in energy allocation and a moment later he was completely visible! His ship rocked as it hit the Cybertronian atmosphere but his forward shields held. The Spark-transferral system was online and receiving appropriate power, but time was running out. With the coordinates of a desired landing zone entered into the navicomputer, Soundwave left the flying to the autopilot and ran to the transferral machine.