Rule 8: Pets Are Not Allowed On Base
'We need a mascot,' Dani thought to herself as she stood watching the mixture of humans and Autobots going about their business. She figured that they needed something that would help the humans relax and wouldn't be stupid enough to be stepped on and turned into a four legged squishy pancake by an inattentive 'Bot. After a few hours of searching Dani decided that a Golden Retriever puppy was just the thing. A quick jotting of directions and Dani was on her way in a 'borrowed' vehicle to retrieve the base's new pet.
When Dani pulled back onto the base she opened the door and turned the puppy loose to allow him to investigate his new home. At the sight of the furry animal Bumblebee began to play the most ominous music he could find and Optimus gave the teen a half amused, half exasperated look. Dani was puzzled at their reactions. Why did the sight of the puppy bring such a reaction? She got her answer when Ironhide appeared, returning from practice on the firing range and all hell broke loose.
"What the slag?" Ironhide's angry question boomed out as his cannons whirled into life and took aim at the innocent puppy sniffing casually at his feet. Dani heard Sam choke on a laugh and slapped herself in the forehead with a groan as she suddenly remembered his aversion to any four legged animal, whether it was furry or not. Apparently he still had lingering issues from the Mojo and 'lubrication' incident.
Dani rushed over and retrieved the puppy, pulling him out of the way of Ironhide's primed cannons. Being a puppy he was of course curious and tried to approach the angry mech again. Sam couldn't hold back his laughter this time as Ironhide visibly flinched at the dog's approach.
"Get that thing away from me!" he snarled, narrowing his optics as he glared alternately at me and the poor puppy. Dani sighed as she loaded the puppy back up and began the drive back to return him before Ironhide could blow him to pieces. She sighed as she drove; she had thought having a mascot would be a good thing. Apparently she had been wrong and she wasn't going to get a goldfish no matter how much Optimus tried to explain his reasoning why he thought it was a good idea.