A/N: My brother was urging me to do this! So here it is! A Halloween tribute!
This takes place between 'Scrapheap' and 'Con Job'.
Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers.
Optimus and Ratchet were talking about the scraplet infestation, while the others were out to get the kids.
"Hey Ratchet!" Said bot groaned, before turning to Miko, who just got out of Bulkhead, with Arcee and Bumblebee right behind them.
"What? I'm busy here." He folded his arms over his chassis, while Jack and Raf got out/off their own guardians.
"What are ya gonna be for Halloween?" Miko asked, excitedly.
Ratchet gave her a blank look before asking. "What is this 'Halloween?'"
Miko gasped while Jack said to Raf, "I told you he wouldn't know what Halloween is."
"It's only the best holiday ever!" Miko cheered.
"If its so great, then why don't you explain what it is." Arcee said, annoyed. She had been asking that same question since they picked up the kids from school.
"Its where we all dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating!" Miko said, rubbing her hands together.
"What is the purpose of this holiday?" Optimus asked.
"Well, originally, it was called All Hallows Eve." Raf began explaining to the 'Bots. "But then, we shortened the title and it became Halloween. Halloween is on October 31, but the saints in the the 5th century dedicated a day to all the saints in the world, so its actually called All Saints Eve. Another theory is that people would dress up as monsters to scare away the actual monsters. A combination of the two is that we would dress up to scare away the monsters so they wouldn't intrude on All Saints Day, which was a sacred day back then."
While Raf was saying all of this, Miko rolled her eyes and mocked Raf behind his back.
"Nowadays, we celebrate Halloween by dressing up as whatever we want, carving pumpkins, going trick-or-treating, making candy apples, and all that fun stuff." Jack said.
"My favorite part is trick-or-treating!" Miko said. "If they don't give us candy, we can prank them!"
"Oh, no wonder she likes this holiday." Arcee said.
"So, why do you still celebrate this holiday when it was started, in your time, so long ago?" Ratchet asked.
"Because it's fun!" Miko said, like it was totally obvious.
"Because some people still celebrate its original purpose." Raf corrected.
"Which leads me to my next question: what are you guys gonna be for Halloween?" Miko repeated her question.
"Well, Miko, how are they going to decide when they just found out what Halloween is?" Jack asked.
"Well, Jack, if you haven't noticed, they are giant robots, who probably have bigger brains than Raf. I'm sure they can figure it out." Miko shot back.
While they argued, the Autobots looked at each other.
'This is a rather interesting opportunity.' Optimus thought, looking at what he could be. 'A good morale booster and we are getting to know humans better.'
On Halloween morning, which was a Saturday this year, Jack, Miko, and Raf brought everything that they needed to help the 'Bots get ready. Of course, no one told another what they were going to be, so only the humans knew what everyone was gonna be, and they weren't talking.
Miko was helping Bulkhead and Optimus because their costumes required water-based paint and Miko was the most artistic. Raf helped Bumblebee and Jack helped Arcee. Honestly, Ratchet's costume was very fitting, so he didn't need any help; just someone to bring the costume to the base.
"Looking good, Bulk!" Miko said, putting the finishing touches on Bulkhead. "Perfect-o! Your turn, Optimus!"
Bulkhead stood up and Optimus replaced him.
Miko got out her white and black water-based paint and asked, "What did you wanna be again?"
Meanwhile, with Raf and Bumblebee, Raf was literally running circles around Bumblebee while he stood completely still.
Jack and Arcee were arguing about her costume and how it should look.
All Ratchet did was hide his smirk, while he tracked Energon deposits and tried to fix the ground-bridge.
That night, they all met in the main room, where Ratchet was waiting, with a bowl of candy the kids bought, and a whole bunch of Energon goodies.
Bumblebee and Raf were the first to walk into the room. Bumblebee was dressed like a mummy. Raf was still a little dizzy from putting the toilet paper on him.
Raf was dressed like a NASCAR driver, complete with a helmet that matches Bumblebee's paint job.
"Very interesting costumes, Bumblebee and Raf." Ratchet chuckled, handing Bumblebee an Energon goodie and Raf a candy bar.
"Thanks, Ratchet." Raf said. "Where are the others?"
"They haven't come out yet."
"What do you mean, Ratchet? We've been here the whole time." Arcee's voice came from the shadows. They all whipped around and jumped to see Arcee in her ninja outfit leaning against the console, with Jack on her shoulder. He was dressed as a wizard from Harry Potter. Judging by the color of his tie, he was a Gryfinndor. "Trick or treat."
"Haha, very funny." Ratchet said, giving them their candy.
"Pretty good, huh?" Arcee did a pose, and Bumblebee buzzed at her.
"I told you would look better in that one." Jack griped at her.
"Since when did you become the fashion expert, Jack?" Miko asked, as she, Bulkhead, and Optimus walked into the room. "Trick or treat, Ratch!"
Bulkhead was a zombie, with purple "Dark Energon" stains.
Optimus was a ghost. Or as close to a ghost an Autobot could look. His paint job was now white and light blue where he was rad and blue. His silver parts had stayed the same, and he had a fake sword that inexplicably looked like Megatron's stuck in his stomach.
Miko herself was an Egyptian queen, with a long white dress, headdress, and black makeup around her eyes. She looked rather smug.
"You did a good job with their paint jobs, Miko." Arcee said.
"Thanks! It's awesome, isn't it?" Miko said, excitedly, taking her candy bar from Ratchet.
"So are you going out trick or treating?" Arcee asked.
"If you would take us." Raf said.
"Well, let's go then!" Bulkhead cheered.
Bumblebee transformed and shredded his costume to bits. "Bumblebee! I spent a lot of time doing that!" Raf whined.
Bulkhead and Arcee transformed also and they headed out to town.
A/N: I'm wondering if I should continue this?