///There are not many of these oneshots using my ocs, however if anyone wants those few re-done to be x reader then it can be done easily.///

Silentstorm's POV

"Silentstorm! You will be working in the labs with Soundwave! Go now and bring him some energon while you're at it!" I bow respectfully to my Lord and I turn towards the door to head towards Soundwave's labs, but a servo on my sensitive right wing stops me in my tracks.

"It's good to have you back Silentstorm. We were in need of more Seekers."

I sigh in relief and turn back towards my Lord.

'It's good to be back Lord Megatron'

I think as I bow my head. Once again, I turn around and nothing stops me as I head out the door. On my way to the energon chamber, I notice a mostly gray Seeker with red highlights who continues to follow me.

'Is that a femme or a mech?"

Is the only thought that runs through my head.

"Are you new here sweetspark?" The decidedly male Seeker's scratchy voice rings through my audial receptors and I cringe inwardly.

'Well scrap'

I ignore the obviously flirting mech and grab a few cubes of energon for Soundwave. Turning around, I briskly walk around the mech towards Soundwave's lab. However, the mech refuses to leave me be.

"Are you ignoring me?! Who are you and how dare you ignore me?! I am your commander! I am your leader! Starscream!"

'WHAT DID HE JUST CALL HIMSELF?!'

With a furious hiss, I turn towards the mech with my dark purple optics narrowed and my mouthplates twisted into a snarl under my battle mask, and, holding the energon cubes carefully with one servo, I swing out my other servo and punch 'Starscream' in his faceplates.

'MEGATRON IS OUR LEADER YOU MOTHERSLAGGER!' I yell in my head.

With a very undignified shriek of pain, he drops to the floor overreacting impressively and I bolt. Opening my subspace, I put the energon cubes inside while still running and I'm happy that I did because the second that I turned a corner I crash into another mech.

This mech sports stifle-jointed legs, his wings double as his arms, making them, along with his fingers, very thin. His face is a visor that functions like a computer screen. I can feel his questioning gaze under his mask, but he doesn't react to me running into him. Only stepping around me and walking over to the mech who had decided to follow me.

"What.Was.That." He spoke using what seemed to be voice clippings While pushing Starscream against the wall and pointing to me with one of his unusually long and thin digits.

The gray Seeker shrinks back but then stands straighter and narrows his red optics.

"This femme ignored me then punched me! She deserves a punishment! She could have scratched my faceplates!"

A red and gray mech with a white faceplate passes by beside a blue mech with an orange faceplate.

"Wow... Is that what I sound like? The red mech turns to his blue companion with a surprised whisper, and with a sad sigh, the red mech looks towards me.

"Hello, my dear. I'm the Decepticon medic Knockout, and this is my assistant Breakdown. The quiet mech with the visor is our communications officer and third in command Soundwave. And then the gray mech who I guess you already met is Starscream our second in command."

I nod respectfully to the medic and his assistant and then bow to Soundwave.

'It's a pleasure to meet you Soundwave. I've heard much about you. Oh, if only I could speak..' Shaking my head, I swiftly approach the quiet communications officer; offering him the energon and backing away to beckon him towards the lab.

"I believe the femme is your new assistant Soundwave. See to it that she receives an adequate punishment for her misbehaviour." The gray seeker turns on his heels and struts away, holding his head high and snapping at every passing Vehicon.

'I would hate to be one of those Vehicons' Shaking my head with a rather undignified snort. However, none of the cons seemed to notice.

"This way." Megatron's voice rings out and I straighten immediately and spin around with one hand up in a salute. Only to see a laughing Knockout and Breakdown. While Soundwave stands shaking his head.

"Voice clippings doll. You'll get used to it." Knockout manages to say in between laughter.

'Oh dear. Well, this may be a long day...'

Two earth months later

Oh, come on sweetspark. I'm not that bad!" Starscream's scratchy voice invades my audio receptors once again and a groan leaves my mouthplates.
'Who is he torturing now?'
Looking back to see Soundwave hunched over his datapad, I decide to check out the disturbance.
Leaving the bridge quietly, I'm intercepted by Megatron.
'My lord.' One hand raises in a salute automatically as a growl leaves his mouthplates.
"Go deal with whoever Starscream is speaking to. Report to me in 20 kliks."

With a nod of my head, I turn away and head towards Starscream's high pitched voice. Turning a corner, I end up running straight into the gray mech. A slender yellow bot nods her head graciously for the distraction and flees the scene.

"Watch it mute!" Starscream turns back to the femme, only to see her hurrying away around a corner. "You useless pile of scrap metal!" His right servo comes up fast and before I realize it, I'm on the ground and my helm is pounding.

"And stay down. Stupid femme."

Holding back a growl, I rise to my peds and turn away from the second in command to hurry back to the bridge where Soundwave waits.

Reaching the silent mech's side, I look around him to see what he's focused on. A vile holding a strange glowing red liquid is on the platform, and Soundwave is typing notes in his datapad.
A bit of energon from a scratch on my faceplate drips into the liquid, with a start, I realize that the liquid is starting to fizz, and a feeling or fear washes over me. Reaching to Soundwave, my small servo barely makes contact with his shoulder plates before a loud bang fills my audio receptors.

Pain shoots through my chassy and a startled cry escapes my dermas as heat washes over me. The last thing I see before I shut down is a black visor.

'Soundwave..I'm sorry...'

Soundwave's POV
'Foolish femme. I don't have time for this. I have to finish these reports. She was supposed to be helping me. Why did she just leave?' Going through the tapes, i watch her quick interaction with Megatron. She bows and hurries towards a corridor. Switching to the corridor feed, I watch as she bumps into Starscream seemingly purposely, allowing the new femme, Wasp to get away from him.

Turning off the feed I resume my work on the new formula. As long as no energon touches it I should have it finished in a couple cycles. Hearing Silentstorm enter the room I turn to type in some
calculations on my larger datapad.

I turn as I feel her small servo on my shoulder plates and suddenly a loud bang rings through the room. Silentstorm is thrown back from the explosion and a pained scream leaves her dermas as heat washes
over the two of us.

'What?!'

Moving swiftly towards her, I ignore the stinging on my wings as the fire scorches over my chassis. Peering down into her terrified eyes she seems to visibly relax as she looks into my visor. Watching her dim her eyes as goes into emergency shutdown, a strange feeling washes over me.

'Is this fear?' Pushing the feeling
aside, I lower myself to her height on the floor.
Sliding my arms under her chassy, I carefully pick her up, and start to calmly walk towards the medical bay.

Vehicons stare as I walk by and I order them to deal with the fire as I glare at them from behind my visor.

Reaching the medical bay, I watch as Knockout squeaks like an earth mouse in surprise from in front of his reflective glass as he sees who I'm carrying. Breakdown on the other servo, makes himself useful as he starts grabbing tools and pushes Knockout out of the way.

"Lay her here Soundwave."
Knockout snaps out of his foolish daze as I step closer, and I carefully lower Silentstorm onto the berth. Turning around, I move to leave the room, but the vehicon helper stops me.

"You must have your wounds taken care of Soundwave." His voice is shaky as he addresses me, and I feel a moment of pity. As the humans would say, I humored his request, and slowly lowered my chassy onto the berth next to Silentstorm's berth. The vehicon goes to work on her and I look over to her.

'Such a strange femme. Why would she block me from the blast? And why did the formula explode? Maybe she was hurt when she bumped into Starscream.'

"Hey this is a wound from a bot! This looks like scratches!" Hearing Knockouts curious voice,
concerning small scratches leaking energon on he side of her helm I think again.

'Or Starscream hurt her purposly for letting Wasp get away?'

The Vehicon moves back to me and orders me into shutdown so he can work on my burned chassy without any movements.
And before I shut down, one thought runs through my processer.

'This will cost Starscream dearly for harming my assistant.'

One Earth month later (sorry about all the time skips!)

Silentstorm's POV
'Lights..
It's so bright..'

My optics slowly come online and the brightness of the med bay greets my sight.

'Why am I here?'

Turning my head to the side, a sound of surprise leaves my dermas as my optics are greeted with the sight of Soundwave standing beside the berth that I lay on.

He nods his head once before leaving the med bay, and I slowly sit up. Wincing from the soreness.

'Why was he here?'

"Woah easy there doll. You should move slowly." Knockout's voice hits my audio receptors and I flinch slightly from the loudness.
Looking to the entrance to the med bay, I watch as Knockout and
Soundwave enter.

"You should take it easy. You had quite the accident." The red medic walks towards my and stops once he's standing around a meter awsy. Leaning forwards, he pretends to check my helm while speaking lowly. "We heard a bang down the corridor and a few moments later Soundwave just walks right in here carrying you like nothing's wrong. I'll get you to explain later through those messages"

Turning around, he swiftly struts back towards Soundwave. Whispering something that I cannot hear to the silent mech, and leaving the room.
Said mech slowly moves towards me and lines appear on him visor as he uses Knockout's voice. "You feeling. Okay?"

Sliding off the berth. I stand straight and biw respectfully.
"Yes. Thank you Soundwave." I speak for the first time since cybertron to thank Soundwave, then bring my servos up to my dermas in surprise.

'I can speak again?!'

"You are welcome." He speaks quietly.

A few moments later
"So when can I get back to the lab?" I still can't get over the face Knockout makes when i first spoke to him.

Soundwave stands to my right as I speak to the medic, and he shakes his head slowly as Knockout speaks.

"Well you seem back to normal. Your vocal wires are fixed, your health is good now and there's no risk of energon poisoning. So I guess you're free to go now of you want."

"Awesome! Thanks doc!" Grabbing Soundwave's servo, I pull him out of the med bay leaving one very confused medic.

"Sorry. I couldn't stay there any longer. I need to get out for a drive." I drop his servo as I speak. The silent mech says nothing but continues to walk towards the lab.

"Hey Soundwave?"
The taller mech looks down at me as if to ask what.

"Why would you break your vow of silence to say you're welcome to me of all cons? Why not Megatron?"

Soundwave looks back to the lab door in front of us as he processes my question.

"Megatron superior. Others inferior. Silentstorm neither." He speaks once again. And a blue hue spreads across my faceplates at the sound of his voice and his words.

'He thinks of me as his equal?' A smile stretches my dermas as we enter the lab.

"Thank you. And can you open me a groundbridge? I need to take a drive to get rid of the weird feeling from being shutdown for so long."

Nodding his head, Soundwave opens up a groundbridge.
"Thanks again. I'll be back in a couple hours. Don't overwork yourself!"

Shifting to my alt mode, I speed through the portal, missing his last words to me.

"Just be careful. I can't lose you again."

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