Soundwave is amused by the mix of shock and horror upon the Autobot's face. He uses the moment to heft Hot Rod off the ground and pitch him into the opposite wall, another tentacle snaking out to twine around one of his ridiculously large feet.

"K-k-kill the Autobot--Hot Rod!" he spits, Megatron's voice meshing strangely with Optimus Prime's in a staticky remix