TF: Soundwave’s Cat 1: Cat Mech Do
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wildernesstalesRating: PG
Series: G1
Summary: Life with Ravage isn’t always easy, despite what the other Decepticons may think. This is a sample of Soundwave’s struggles being owned by a cat, regardless of its robotic form.
Warnings: Cats being cats. That might be warning in itself. Disclaimer: As per usual, the good things in life are not mine to have, but belong to someone else... in this case Hasbro, Takara and IDW and anyone else I’ve forgotten…
Authors Notes: From the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif){kind=small}
tf_bunny_farm prompt. May have some similarities to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
femme4jack ’s fic, but I think this is more due to cat behavior than anything else. And yes, I'm shamelessly stealing the title of the fic, and this particular chapter from Simon's Cat and the video Cat Man Do. If you haven't seen it, watch it! And then watch all the other ones.
Feedback makes friends. Flames dealt with by the masters of paranoia and fire, Red Alert and Inferno.
Part 1: Cat Mech Do
The first thing Soundwave felt when his systems onlined was the presence of a weight on his tape deck. The weight shifted and he felt a prod against his facemask. And then another prod. And another, harder this time.
“Ravage, cease.” Onlining his optics, all he could see was Ravage’s face, now pressed up close against his. Ravage made a small chirping noise and stepped back, sitting down on Soundwave’s chest again and looking at him expectantly. Soundwave groaned. The tactical meeting the previous night had finished late, and his systems were still low. All he wanted to do was turn over and go back into recharge.
As if Ravage could read his mind (which was entirely feasible given the symbiotic link), he stretched out one paw and patted Soundwave on the facemask again.
Soundwave groaned again. It looked like there was no chance he could recharge any longer, not with Ravage so obviously wanting food. Rumble and Frenzy could look after themselves. And he was able to leave food out for Laserbeak and Buzzsaw. He had done the same with Ravage, but after the continuous gorging and regurgitation incidents, he’d decided it was just easier to feed Ravage a little at a time. Easier and a lot cleaner. He hated having to clean up half-processed energon.
“All right.” He pushed at Ravage, prompting the feline to jump off the berth and sit down. Swinging his legs over the side of the berth, Soundwave stood and moved to the energon dispenser. Only to trip over Ravage as he ran between Soundwave’s legs.
“Ravage!” A sharp reprimand once Soundwave regained his footing had Ravage looking (maybe a little) guilty (perhaps). But that all changed as soon as Soundwave started filling his dish. Ravage stretched up against Soundwave’s leg, trying to reach the dish.
“Ravage, down.” Ravage paid Soundwave no heed; the hand that pushed at his muzzle only deterred him for a moment before he was reaching up against Soundwave’s leg, claws scratching the plating in his attempt to pull himself closer to the dish. No matter how used to being scratched by Ravage he was, Soundwave still couldn’t help the brief yelp of pain as his sensors reacted.
As soon as he put the dish on the floor, Ravage was there, lapping up the energon. Rubbing the side of his leg, Soundwave watched for a moment, making sure that Ravage wasn’t eating too fast before he got himself some energon.
Part 2: The Things We Do For LoveCats
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Date: 2011-05-03 02:40 pm (UTC)*sigh* Oh and the bit about half-processed energon reminds me, Finn did something nasty under the bed last night after he bolted some food and I was too sleepy to get up and clear it up, bad me! Best go and do that now. Ick.
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Date: 2011-05-04 02:39 am (UTC)I tell ya, they're all the same!
Ravage certainly has SW trained. Cute fic.
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Date: 2011-05-07 10:57 pm (UTC)I've based much of these little snippets on my five.
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Date: 2011-05-04 08:05 am (UTC)Never had much in the way of problems with cats bolting food and vomiting, but I won't dispute that some do - very much a catty thing to do. And how typical of cat to tangle up their master's legs! Bad Ravage! That won't get you energon any faster!
Anyway,wonderful cute start!
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Date: 2011-05-07 10:58 pm (UTC)Glad you like!
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Date: 2011-05-04 11:19 pm (UTC)Poor Soundwave! One can not sleep through the hungry cat alarm.
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Date: 2011-05-07 10:58 pm (UTC)Every cat owner knows Soundwave's pain.
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