This is a random plot bunny that I found at Live Journal. Please note that they're just to help me get my creative juice's flowing. It is likely that may chapter will have spoilers. Chapters that do will have a warning. And no I don't remember what list I got this one off of.

WARNING: This chapter contains character spoilers for Novo the sequel to A Different Way

Plot bunny- The Autobots find out just how not-sane one of their human allies is.

Cheetos

They had never had a reason to question Will's sanity before but at the moment they were wondering why they hadn't questioned it anyway. It made sense in a way, that they had never questioned it, Will had never shown any outward signs of being completely and totally off his rocker. He acted the way every male his age should act, at least according to the data they had gathered. They would have expected this from one of the twins or perhaps Xana or maybe even Nora but no never Will. So they watched halfway amused and halfway fearful as Will stood gaping like a fish his eyes glued to the bag that was in Ripley's hand. If was a bag of chips Cheetos to be exact, Will's favorite type of chip.

"What?" Ripley asked as she popped another puffy chip in her mouth. Chewing slowly and eyeing Will the whole time.

"You're eating the Cheetos." Looking down as if to confirm that she was in fact eating said chip's Ripley nodded then swallowed.

"Ya and your point is?"

"The Cheetos are mine. I bought them from home."

"Really?"

"Yes Ripley really."

"I'm sorry. I didn't know." Ripley said before taking a bite out of another chip.

"I expected something like this from Xana or maybe the twins Ripley but never you." Will whined as he took a step forward. "I didn't even get to finish my last bag. Someone stole them."

Blue rimmed grey eyes widened a bit as Ripley turned in her seat.

"I was the one who took the last bag of Cheetos. I hide them in my nightstand in the space underneath the drawer. Sorry Will." Ripley had at least enough shame to try and look halfway sorry. Will's mouth was agape and the members of the room were sure that he'd explode at any second. So taking a step back just to be safe everyone went back to watching the two while sneaking occasional glances at each other. Much to their surprise Will took a shaky breath in order to calm down before talking again. And much to the amusement of Ripley his next sentence was worthy of a five year old.

"If you know their my chips then why are you still eating them?" Ripley gave will a completely honest look before she smiled.

"I'm hungry that's why."

"But that's my last bag and I didn't get any. Your going to eat them all." Blinking Ripley looked down into the bag. Will was right there was only two chips left.

"I guess I am." So popping the second to last chip into her mouth Ripley then proceeded take the last chip out of the bag before wadding it up the bag and throw it in the trashcan marked other. Will wore a look of shock for a second before he growled and narrowed his eyes.

"Ripley I swear if you eat that last chip I'll kill you." Ripley looked at the chip in her hand and seemed to think about what she was going to do with it. Eat it herself or give it to Will.

"Let me get this straight. If I eat this chip your going to kill me. Right?"

"Yes."

"Your going to kill me even though I'm bound to Optimus which makes me leader here I guess."

"Yes even though your bound to Optimus I will kill." Ripley nodded for a second.

"Guess I'll die happy then. Eating your Cheetos" Ripley said as she laughed and then stuck the last chip in her mouth and ate it in front of Will. Will's eyes bulged and his fists clenched at his sides. Seconds later he screamed and started chasing Ripley , who was laughing like a mad woman, through the Rec Room and down the hall.

"Ironhide?"

"Yes has Will ever acted like this before?"

"No Bumblebee he hasn't."

"Maybe he needs to see Ratchet or Nora."

"Maybe."

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Please note that the bond between Optimus and Ripley isn't the same as spark bonding and will more than likely be explain in another chapter of this fan fiction and will most defiantly be explained in the sequel.