Chapter 6: Shockwave A.K.A Jackie Paper

This is my third Prime 'verse chapter.

Shockwave had been on Earth only a few decacyles and as much as he resented Starscream for abandoning him alone on a dying Cybertron he was getting frustrated with Earth. The mud and grime was everywhere and got into everything that wasn't the worst of it. It was awful, but it was still nothing compared to the dominant life forms on this planet drove him to madness. At least he didnt have to see them. Bacteria didn't talk or argue, or waste annoying time writing lyrics with annoying earth music, if such a thing could be called that. It was catchy and it got into the mech's processor and would not go away. The illogic of it all was driving him absolutely crazy.

There was one positive side to all this. Most of the other Decepticons spent little time with him, usually for fear of becoming one of his experiments. He didn't have time for that now though he already had an experiment. He began working on cloning predacons before Knockout found him and took him to Earth. He brought one of his specimens with him and planned on making more.

This night, however, despite the fact that he was alone he was really ready to rip a trio of human's apart. Those two human mechs and human femme were his bane right now and had been for the last several days. Their blasted sparkling song about a flying mystical creature was more than he could take. It didn't help that he was cloning a Cybertronian version of such a creature.

It was going well so far. He was in the off Nemesis lab working and humming that song to himself. "Puff', he told the embryonic predacon, "soon you and I will take the planet and all the kings will bow, but more importantly so will the Autobots. It will be perfect. I have brought you more nutrients, or lots of fancy stuff. Just call me Jackie" He almost laughed thankful that no one could hear him. He added the nutrient mix to the yellow goo that housed his pet project. He removed the fossil from subspace and began the process of removing more C.N.A for cloning. If one was good four would be far better. He continued humming and eventually singing the lyrics unsure how he ever heard them in the first place or why he didn't just wipe them from his memory banks.

Then he heard a voice behind him and to his horror it was his own voice. That could only mean one thing. It was the eyes and ears of the Decepticons. "Soundwave! How long have you been here listening?"

"Dragons live forever" Soundwave said and Shockwave was sure that he was smiling behind his mask.

"You couldnt have been here the whole time. I never heard you. Soundwave you are not to repeat what you have heard to any one."

Then Lazerbeak flew down from the rafters. "...kept a look out pearched on Puff's gigantic tail"

"Lazerbeak..of course. Not word"

"Jackie Paper brought him…other fancy stuff." Soundwave answered.

"I will not be bought. If you vent a word of this I will take you apart!"

"Fancy stuff" Soundwave repeated not worried at all by Shockwave's threat.

"Fine. "I will give you what you want. This is not to leave this room." They discussed the bribe and Soundwave turned to leave.

"Fine Jackie Paper. He ceased his fearless roar." Soundwave promised. "I will let you…frolic in a land called Honna Lee." He told him leaving. Shockwave was sure he heard the communications officer laugh.

A/N Neither TF or Puff the Magic Dragon are mine. I had this idea while playing the song for my son last night. I knew I had to work it in to the TF. I always see PredaKing every time I hear the song now.