A request story from EmeraldMoonGreen. Here you go, Amiga! Enjoy!

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Car Washes Are Tickle Traps

Optimus pulled up into the Autobot base with a deep sigh and transformed. It had been a long patrol and he had a few fights with the Vehicons, but had scrapped them quickly. Still, the fights had been in the sand dunes and he now saw his armor was very dusty. Heading for the wash racks, he spotted the kids coming toward him.

"Whoa, Optimus! What happened?" asked Jack.

"You look like you fell into quite a few sand dunes," said Miko.

"Decepticons?" asked Raf worriedly.

Despite feeling tired, Optimus smiled reassuringly at the kids. "Just some Vehicons," he said. "And I did go through a few sand dunes, unfortunately."

With that, Prime moved down the hallway into the wash racks. The kids fell into deep thought and suddenly looked at each other with smiles.

"Car wash?" Jack asked in a whisper.

"I'll get the soap!" Miko said in an excited whisper.

"I know my mom has some car washing stuff in the garage," said Raf in a whisper.

Jack nodded. "Okay, you guys do that. I'll leave Optimus a message to meet us at my house," he said.

Trying, and failing, to muffle her giggles with her hand, Miko quickly scampered off to find Bulkhead while Raf went to find Bumblebee. Smiling, Jack let a note on the computer for Optimus. Then, all three headed to Jack's house to get their gear set up.

Coming out of the wash racks, Optimus realized he didn't feel much better, but wrote it off as stress. Stepping into the command room, he was surprised to see the children were gone. He checked his internal clock and saw it was only two o'clock. Wondering why they had left, he went over to the computer where he spotted Jack's note. Reading it, he cocked an eyeridge, curious as to what they had in mind, but decided that perhaps some time from the base was best. Leaving orders on the computer for the others, Optimus transformed into his truck mode and headed off for Jack's home.

Miko was first to spot him. "There he is! He's here!" she squealed in excitement, something that made the Autobot leader chuckle. Sometimes, the teen girl's enthusiasm was contagious. Pulling up to a stop, he was about to transform when Raf came up.

"Wait, Optimus!" he said urgently. "Uh…we need you to stay in your disguise mode for this."

Although he was a bit surprised by the request, he didn't transform. "Why do you need me to stay in this form?" he asked curiously.

Jack came up with two buckets filled with soapy water. "We wanted to give you a car wash," he admitted.

The Autobot did a quick Google search. "Ah," he said. "I appreciate the offer, but I did wash off in the wash racks at the base."

"We know you did, but…well," Jack was stuck on what to say.

"We wanted you to experience a car wash," said Miko, jumping in to rescue Jack, her smile huge. "Trust us, you'll like it."

Optimus chuckled again. "Well…alright," he agreed.

He first felt cold water, which felt like ice on his armor. "Jack, I'm sorry to be a bother, but is it possible to make the water not so cold?" he asked.

"Whoops! Sorry, big guy," said the oldest of the three children. "I'll fix that."

After a few minutes the water was lukewarm. "Better?" asked Miko politely.

"Yes, much better," said Optimus. The lukewarm water not only took off the chill of the earlier cold water, but also helped him to relax. Soon, the kids got out soapy sponges and began washing down the blue and red metal that made up Optimus' armor. Just then, Miko ran her sponge over the left door of his alt mode and a sudden laugh burst out of him before he could control it. All three kids stopped in surprise.

"Did he just laugh?" asked Raf.

Miko ran her sponge over the left door again and they got the same reaction. "Miko, be careful," said Optimus, still chuckling.

All three kids looked at each other and got the same devious grins. "Get him!" ordered Jack.

Before Optimus could wonder what was going on, he felt two sponges scrubbing rapidly on his alt mode doors, making him laugh even harder.

"No! Stop!" he laughed out. "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"No way! The mighty Optimus Prime is ticklish!?" Miko let out a squeal. "Get him good!"

Raf laughed. "This is incredible!" he said. "I mean, we knew they had feelings, but this? Amazing!"

Jack burst into laughter too. "This is awesome!" he agreed as he joined them.

With three kids tickling him now, Optimus couldn't stand it and his laughter shook the ground as he tried to move away, but they kept coming at him and tickling him more. Suddenly, Jack jumped down and got the water hose, turning it on and spraying down not only Optimus, but Miko and Raf as well. The teen girl shrieked in mock fright as she glared at Jack.

"You are so dead!" she declared with a huge smile on her face as she grabbed her soapy sponge and threw it at Jack, who ducked and sprayed her again, making her shriek again and dive to the side, using Optimus as a shield. Raf jumped in and grabbed another water hose and sprayed water at Jack, who laughed and sprayed the younger boy back. Miko suddenly moved and jumped on Jack's back, surprising him and making him spray water at Optimus, who suddenly transformed and used his hands to stop the stream of water from hitting him and spraying the kids in the process.

Miko shrieked again and dove for the sponges in the bucket and threw one at Optimus. It hit his leg and he simply moved his hands so that the water was now aimed for the teen girl, who squealed in laughter as the water hit her and as Raf tried to shield her, but got soaked too. Even Jack was now soaked to the bone.

Looking at each other, the kids burst out laughing again. Optimus joined in on the laughter as he let Jack and Raf spray him with water to wash off the soap that was still on him. Miko washed out the soap buckets and rinsed out the sponges.

Nurse Darby, who had come home and had seen the water fight, smiled as she brought out some towels for the kids. "Looks like you four had fun," she said, smiling again.

"Yeah," said Jack. "Thanks, Mom."

"Thanks, Mrs. Darby," said Miko and Raf in unison.

She smiled and turned to Optimus. "How about you, Optimus?" she asked, holding out the small towel to him.

Chuckling, the Autobot leader shook his head. "No thank you, Mrs. Darby, but I appreciate the offer," he said politely.

"He means he doesn't want to get tickled again!" said Miko with a giggle.

June glanced up at Optimus and saw his optics sparkle a bit and she smiled. "He's not the only ticklish one," she said, her eyes sparkling.

The three kids gulped. "Run!" Jack said, but they had only gone about a few yards when the two teenagers were scooped up into Optimus' hands and he tickled them, making them laugh as they tried to escape, trying to push his finger away from their stomachs. Raf was on the ground trying to get away from June, who was tickling his underarms and stomach, making him laugh and giggle.

"Okay! Okay! We give!" Miko cried out in surrender. The boys were laughing too hard to talk, but felt the tickle torture stop and they took a moment to catch their breath.

"Hey, Optimus," said Jack. "How did you like the car wash?"

The Autobot chuckled. "It was different, but I did enjoy it," he said. "I appreciate the thoughtfulness of you three kids. And your thoughtfulness as well, Nurse Darby."

"You're welcome," she said.

"Glad we could help, big guy," said Miko before she suddenly yawned. Chuckling, June called Miko's and Raf's families to let them know where they were at and that they'd be spending the night as Jack went upstairs to get ready for bed and June pulled out the couch bed for Miko and Raf got comfortable in a huge easy chair. Optimus watched for a moment and smiled as he heard Arcee pull into the garage and Bumblebee and Bulkhead pulled up on the nearby streets, keeping an eye on everyone. With a chuckle, the Autobot leader headed back to the base, feeling better than he had earlier.

Thanks to three kids and the tickle trap they called a car wash.

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