3rd pov

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The mission to intercept military data was going along smoothly. Soundwave was working with the satellites and consoles around him while his minicon patrolled the air searching for any sign of a threat to his mission.

three little organics managed to slip passed Lasorbeak's patrolling though in an attempt to foil Soundwave yet again. But they were not the only ones trying to stop the con.

The group of seekers peered down at the organic military compound studying it before taking their next move.

"Such primitive defences, a thin wire fence." It was Staticbolt that spoke as she crouched down to look closer at it, "My royalty surely the organics wouldn't place such valuable information in this facility."

The royal blood took a look down at her comrade before speaking, "It's not the information already there, but from what the grounders can find with those satellites."

"And what can they find?" Razor was the one to ask as she stepped closer to the edge, "Surely they can't find much with such simple machines."

She glanced to her royalty as the royal one began to speak, "I am not sure what they are searching for, but surely we can not let them have it, they've already done enough damage with what they have."

"So what do you suggest?" Bladewing hummed as he looked up from the compound, "There is a minicon patrolling the air, so surely we will be spotted if we try to move in."

"Then I will go alone." The head femme spoke in a tone that ordered no questions, "Wait for my cue to take down the minicon."

The other seekers nodded as the royalty took a leap into the sky.

Miko and Jack crowded around Raf both fighting for space to see what their smaller friend was doing to try and slow down, stop most hopefully, the 'con outside.

"C'mon Raf can't you just push a button and make the whole system go-KAHBLAMO-!?" Miko huffed

"No, this is a lot more complicated then what you think it is Miko." Raf replied not taking his eyes from the screen, "wait..."

"There is a button you can push!?" She laughed

"No, Soundwave's activity has suddenly dropped off." Raf spoke softly trying to see if it was just an error in the computer, which surprise and worry enough, it was not

"Raf can you pull up the security cams?" Jack asked his brows scrunching in concern

"Y-yeah... sure..." Raf did as asked and opened the live security cams from outside

"Whoa! Raf what did you do to make the baddie glitch out like that!? You should do it to all the cons!" Miko laughed

"I... I didn't do anything..." Raf murmured watching the monitor with a live feed of Soundwave appearing to do what Miko thought he was, glitching out

The purple 'con was moving and jerking around as though there was something the bot was fighting against unseen by the kids.

Soundwave's visor was clicking from channel of view to channel of view trying to find anything he could use to find his opponent. They were fast, but hit hard and left the visored bot more often then not disoriented, no one ever gets so many hits in.

He finally found the channel to find his opponent, the one that tracks spark pulses. It wasn't one he often used, due in part mostly for its inconsistency, but it was all he had to work with at the moment.

So he tried to strike out with his tendrils only to have them ripped from his frame entirely because he overestimated how far away his opponent was. With a swift kick to his chassis Soundwave hit the ground he decided the best course of action was one he would get scolded heavily for. Retreat.Soundwave rose to his pedes and called for his minicon.

She did not respond.

Again he called.

Again he was met with silence.