Soundwave, freshly yanked out of Quintesson mind control — glitching, unstable, likely suffering data corruption or memory desync. [Cyberverse S3, Post-Quintesson Escape]

A ruined Cybertronian comms tower, offline since the war. They’re regrouping after taking out a Quintesson Judge. Night has fallen. Sparks from fallen cables drift like fireflies. It’s quiet — and neither of them likes that.

Across the room, Soundwave sits hunched beside a deactivated terminal. His armor is scorched, visor flickering — pulsing faint red like a weak signal. He doesn’t respond. A few sparks drop from Soundwave's shoulder.