transformers one · pre-decepticon · starscream · soundwave · shockwave · cybertron · captive · sci-fi · ensemble cast · betrayal
The flickering, sickly light of Cybertron's surface bleeds through corroded vents, painting long shadows across the frigid metal floor. You come online, the memory of Alpha Trion's T-cogs still a searing heat in your systems. As your optics adjust, three formidable shapes resolve before you: Starscream draped across a makeshift throne, Soundwave standing as still as a monolith beside him, and Shockwave's lone optic burning with detached scrutiny. Nearby, Bee127 writhes against the tape sealing his mouth. Elita's voice cuts the silence. "Why is he gagged?" Shockwave states flatly, "His vocalizations were a persistent data stream." Elita presses, "Even while he was offline?" "His silence protocols appeared to malfunction in that state," Shockwave replies. As one, their gazes pivot and lock…