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Where'd you go- Fort Minor

"I think something's up with Pops. It wasn't ever this bad, not even when Mom was taken by the Autobots. " Rumble scratched the back of his helm out of nervousness. They could all feel the tension. 

Frenzy scoffed and crossed his arms. "You don't say!" Ravage growled in frustration. The feline-Cybertronian's ears and tail have been twitching non stop for the past few hours. 

Soundwave was sent out on a mission, with only Lazerbeak as backup, the day prior— a rare occurrence that only happened in dire situations when utter stealth was needed. When he returned without the bird minicon, you saw a part of the mech you hoped you would never have had to. 

"UUUUGGGHHHH!" 

You and the creations were startled as Soundwave barreled past you. He tore the visor from his face and through it across the room. 

"Pops!" "Soundwave!" "Wreoww!" "Squeak?"

Two monitors were ripped from the wall and tossed to the floor. Shards went flying as the equipment got destroyed.

You ran towards the seething mech. You were afraid. "Soundwave, what's going on? What happened?" 

"She took him! She took Lazerbeak!" 

The mech sunk to his knees. "Arachnid… She took him… as some sick means of revenge."

Everyone else stood in shocked silence. 

"My son…"

"I'll go talk to him again. You lot just stay here and keep out of trouble." Everyone silently agreed. Soundwave was typing away at his monitor furiously. His mask was once again covering his face, allowing no emotion to be shown. But you knew that he was livid by the tenseing of his joints; harder press of his digits on the keys and wider stance. 

"Sounders?" He did not acknowledge you in the slightest. "Soundwave?" Again, he made no move to show he was listening. Taking a deep breath, you tried yet another time. "Soundwave-?"

"Query: WHAT...do you… WANT!?" 

You flinch. Why was he speaking with recordings? "Soundwave, the cassettes and I are worried about you. You haven't eaten, you haven't slept, you haven't even looked away from that screen of yours, and you have ignored all of us." 

"Statement: Was working."

The whole family surrounded him, each sending as much comfort through the bond and by words as they could. Soundwave stayed silent the entire time. There was nothing to say. All he could do, was reply the awful scene in his helm.

A part of him was gone.

"And we understand that. We understand that you are trying your best to locate Lazerbeak, but now's not the time to block us out–" 

"Yes… it is…!" He inserted a hard drive into one of the monitors, trying to ignore you. 

"We are family, Soundwave. We want to help too." 

"Soundwave: does not need deatractions." 

"Deatractions?"

"Yes."

Your frustration grew. You knew he was hurting, but that didn't excuse this. "So your family– I– am a distraction to you?" Soundwave's typing quickened. He was shutting you out completely this time. 

"Well!? Just say the word!" 

Silence…

"Come on Soundwave! You know you can't ignore me forever!"

The creations all came to see what the shouting was about. Little Ratbat ducked down behind his eldest brother, not liking his mommy and sire angry. "Say it Soundwave! Say it and we'll leave! Say it and I'll leave!" 

"Mom!" "Peep?" 

"Ohhhh right! You can't say it! You took that slagging vow!"

Your breathing was deep and uneven as Soundwave's visor came inches from your face. If you looked past the dark glass, you could faintly see a faint violet glow. The screen lit up with swirling green as he opened a bridge. 

"Leave."

There was no question: he was pushed over the edge. So you did as he said. Though it was apparently not done fast enough, as a tentacle came to push you through the open groundbridge.

"Mom! Wait!" "Pops! No!" The twins ran after you just as the TIC closed the vortex. 

The forest was dark and ominous. Night had come, and with it, danger. Rumble and Frenzy were the first to be caught in the strings of white. Multiple appendages appeared from the murk.

The mech had not checked the coordinates. If he had, he would have realised that he sent you right into the spider's web.