Title: Soundwaves
Written by: John Barber
Art by: Andrew Griffith (Present Day) and Livio Ramondelli (Past)
Colours by: Priscilla Tranontano (Present Day) and Livio Ramondelli (Past)
Letters by: Shawn Lee
Editor: Carlos Guzman
Plot
Four million years ago, Soundwave is transplanting former Sennator Ratbat's brain module from his body, and taking it into his custody, when Shockwave arrives and asks what he intends to do with Ratbat now, they comment on how the massacre of the Senate is a massive event in history, and Shockwave comments on how Megatron is how battling Sentinel Prime, and offers to create Ratbat's new body for him.
In the present, Soundwave and Shockwave start too battle, with Soundwave disgusted with his lack of loyalty, Shockwave reveals that he knows Soundwave is alone, and tells him that he shouldn't have come here, however Soundwave reveals that all his cassettes are with him, and calls them out.
Before the revolution, Soundwave and Megatron meet up, and discuss the future of the Decepticons and the government in general. Soundwave suggests to Megatron to allow his Decepticons to be captured by the senate and sent to Kaon, where the senate would hold an emergency session, called by Ratbat, at Soundwave's behest, so they can attack them from the inside, and wipe them out.
In the present, Soundwave and his cassettes fight Shockwave and Dreadwing, but due to the Ore-14 in the caverns neither side can win, and everyone who is killed is instantly revived again.
In the past, Megatron welcomes Senator Shockwave to his forces, and has Soundwave act as his handler. Soundwave takes an instant disliking to him and even tells Megatron that one day he'll need to kill him. Further in the past, Megatron meets with Soundwave in the Gladiator pits on Ratbat''s orders to make an alliance with him. Soundwave is having problems with his abilities with so many people near him, but Megatron impresses him with his truthfulness and his attitude towards the cassettes being equal beings, unlike how the rest of the world sees them (with Functionalists being prevalent still). Soundwave understands Megatron's real goal - he want's equality.
In the present again, Soundwave and his friends are allowed to leave, as Shockwave knows how pointless a battle with no possible victor is, and he knows Soundwave cannot stop him anyway. He contacts Jhiaxus and has him transport the Metrotitan from Gorlam Prime to him.
In the distant past, Ratbat finds Soundwave and his cassettes hiding out underground, where Soundwave is trying to isolate himself due to his abilities. Ratbat promises him various things, but in the process insults Ravage and the others.
In the present again, Soundwave returns to the Decepticon camp and tells them of what Shockwave is up to, or at least what he knows about it, and tells them that a major battle is about to start, just as a bright light comes from the Crystal City again.
A long time ago, Ravage, Lasserbeak and Buzzsaw are hanging out when they come across a distraught Soundwave struggling with his abilities. They start to help him by giving him something to focus on, and focus his powers onto as well...forging an eternal bond.
Characters
Autobot/Future Autobot
Grimlock - Armoured Truck (Flashback)
Sentinel Prime - Truck (Flashback - Hologram Only)
Orion Pax - Truck (Mentioned)
Decepticon/Future Decepticon
Soundwave - Van
Ravage - Cassette
Buzzsaw - Cassette
Laserbeak - Data Disk
Rumble - Tank
Frenzy - Tank
Shockwave - Flying Artillery
Dreadwing - Stealth Bomber
Astrotrain - Space Shuttle/Train
Blitzwing - Jet/Tank
Needlenose - Jet
Waspinator - Wasp
Megatron - Tank (Flashback)
Senator Ratbat (Flashback)
Thundercracker - Jet (Flashback)
Skywarp - Jet (Flashback)
Blackwall (Flashback)
Scorponok (Flashback)
Other Decepticons (Flashback)
Other
Jhiaxus
Gorlam Titan
Cybertronian Senate (Flashback) Killed by the Decepticons
Gladiator Audience (Flashback)
Monstructor - Gestalt (Mentioned)
Senator Proteus (Mentioned)
Senator Decimus (Mentioned)
Ratioists (Mentioned)
Functionalists (Mentioned)
Notes
- This is the last prequel story to the Dark Cybertron event
- The flashbacks spliced into this story are in reverse chronological order.
- This story shows that when Soundwave transplanted Ratbat's spark into a cassette he also took the brain module too. It also shows that the cassette wasn't his new body, but just a storage device, as Shockwave says he'll design him a new body.
- Shockwave reveals that the pointless battle between Dreadwing and Soundwave was just to test if he had his cassettes with him, as he assumed he'd call on them if they were.
- It's revealed here that the plan to allow the Decepticons to be captured by the Senate was Soundwave's, and that he was manipulating Ratbat all along as he never liked him.
- Grimlock and Scorponok are shown fighting in the Gladiator pits, showing us a part of their unseen history.
- It's revealed that Soundwave joined Megatron originally because he didn't see his cassettes as inferior, or as beasts, like the others did, but as equals.
- It's also shown here that Soundwave is an Outlier of sorts, but learned his control from Ravage (who is able to smell unlike anyone else), which is why he cares so much for his cassettes, as they saved him.
- Rumble and Frenzy are still able to be stored within Soundwave, despite being tanks now.
- The Ratioists are most likely something to do with the Original Thirteen, as it's been mentioned that all Transformers are descended from them, and that they all represented a different type of Transformer (bestial robots, female etc)
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