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In the evening of Kaon, the shift towards nighttime comes to life slowly.

Most are on their way home or busy taking care of business. Others are mulling around in bars, maybe even planning to constantly bar-hop for the rest of the night. Some loiter around corners and alleyways, while congregations of pity parties take place elsewhere.

And in the bellows beneath the gladiatorial arena, which were supposedly abandoned because it served as nothing but storage space, another congregation is gathering in session.

Huddled around a large crate in the center which was being used as a table were various mechs, most having sharp angular features and some were actually quite colorful.

A few familiar mechs in particular could be seen in the back, like Knockout and Breakdown who were chatting as if in their own world.

Megatronous was waxing poetry about his growing Decepticon movement and their next course of action as revolutionaries. Orion Pax could be seen flanking his right and recording what was said in a datapad. Meanwhile Soundwave was on the other side listening contentedly, albeit a little more unsettling despite doing nothing but just standing there.

As Megatronous goes on and on about his plans and trivial announcements he then gets to an awaited introduction,"On our next matter, there’s an ally of mine that I am hereby swearing in to our ranks.”

That got a few heads to turn and even those who were spacing out perked up with attention.

“Shockwave,” He calls out and lo and behold, there walks in an imposing deep purple mech,”is to be your newest lieutenant and my third-in-command. Now then, I’d like to hear your ideas for us.”

Shockwave surveys the room quickly and promptly details his scientific expertise in a donning tone. And just like that, many went back to spacing out or plotting their next scheme.

All while this was going on, Soundwave was analyzing the newcomer quite closely.

For any case, and let's be honest it's frankly inevitable, nothing gets past Soundwave without him knowing.

Shockwave's induction is no surprise to him. In fact, it was Soundwave who had first introduced and recommended him for their cause to Megatronous.

It all started when the two first met each other. After a full day of battles in the arena, Soundwave was lingering near the outskirts of the Pits and then suddenly approached by Shockwave. He was straightforward and concise as always, a trait that was greatly appreciated by Soundwave, at least when considering having to deal with Starscream trying to call him all the time for idiotic reasons. Both acknowledged each other's skills, as well as what they needed and what they could offer to the other. The entire interaction was certainly a needed relief and utterly logical.

This of course led to further meet-ups and follow up discussions.

During such private gatherings, the two learned about one another and became better familiar with how to work together. Everything just made sense, there was no need for overly compensated instructions and they could choose to do things by themselves, but it was actually pleasant to share their ideas and observations.

For once, it didn't feel like an unnecessary struggle to cooperate with someone. Well...as long as that someone was Soundwave or Shockwave.