Koepel:
Those are very small differences.I have already told you what to stay away from, what to try, why "int16_t" is important, what not to do and what you could do. The shorter sketch you showed will not work. I'm afraid I can't help you further.
Credit where credit is due.
This last responce pushed me in the right direction to get this project moving forward. Thank you.
Now I have to say this.
If you consider what you say to users "support", then you need to rethink your line of work!
Seriously, your condensation is ridiculous. There are much better ways to convey your thoughts. Please consider twice before you post.
Here is what finally actually helped. "why "int16_t" is important". My short script now works by assigning the Wire.reads to int16_t variables, and then printing them.