Everyone was watching as Jack and Elena competed against each other in a Dance Dance Revolution video game Miko had brought to the base. The game setting was at it's highest level and both Elena and Jack were evenly matched as they quickly stepped on each arrow on the game pads with extreme speed. Elena looked quickly at Jack, who Elena noticed was getting tired. "You losing steam Jack?" she taunted. "No. I can keep going." Jack replied, a drop of sweat collecting on his brow. "I didn't know humans could be so light on their feet." Wheeljack said to Bulkhead. "Heh. They can surprise you in a lot of ways." Bulkhead replied. The level finally ended on the game and Jack and Elena stopped and took a few quick breaths. The final scores popped onto the screen. "26,546 points" appeared for Jack. "Hah! In your face!" Jack boasted while looking smugly at Elena. Elena rolled her eyes at Jack and waited for her score to appear on the screen. "45,978 points" appeared for Elena. "What was that? Oh yeah, I believe the expression was, IN YOUR FACE!" Elena retorted proudly as she quickly did a little victory dance. "Better luck next time Jack." Raf said consolingly to Jack. "I guess your right. Good game Elena." Jack said. "You too." Elena replied. "So what do you guys want to do next?" Miko asked. "I'm not sure." Elena replied. "Hey! I brought a few Horror movies to watch, anyone feel up to being scared?" Elena said as she dug through her backpack. "Wreckers don't get scared. Do they Bulkhead?" Wheeljack scoffed. "Uh, no they sure don't." Bulkhead replied. "You sure about that Bulk? What about the time when the scraplets were in the base and you and
I went looking for them? When the lights went out suddenly and you screamed like a little-" Miko started then was interrupted by Bulkhead. "Miko! That was not what happened." "Whatever you say Bulkhead…" Miko said to herself then walked away.
"Did that really happen?" Elena asked Miko as she neared her. "Yep, but Bulkhead won't admit it because he really was scared. You really should have been there, it was hilarious!" Miko replied. "Then how about we reenact what happened." Elena said smugly. "What do you mean?" Miko asked. "What should we do about the scraplets that snuck into the base?" Elena said deviously. "What scraplets!? Oh…I see what you mean." Miko replied, realizing Elena's scheme by her devious smile. "First things first. Where can we get a fake scraplet?" Elena asked Miko. "No problem. There are a few dead ones in the back storage room that we can use." Miko replied. "Perfect. This is going to be awesome. Quick, let's head to the back, get the scraplet and continue planning our little prank." Elena said cunningly as she and Miko snuck off to the back storage room. About a half an hour later the prank was ready to go and set in motion. Elena casually picked a horror movie from her backpack and put it in the DVD player. Soon everyone was gathered around the TV and watching, "Don't be afraid of the dark." Elena dimmed the lights and quickly hopped onto the couch with Miko, where they quickly exchanged devilish smirks. In the movie, the little girl was walking towards a sound she heard in an old stove grate. "Don't go in there. They're in there." Bulkhead said nervously to himself. "Calm down Bulkhead, it's just on the screen, we're fine." Wheeljack said calmly, as he tried to calm down Bulkhead. Then on the screen, a hoard of terrifying little creatures burst out of the grate and began running all around. "I told her!" Bulkhead shouted. "Seriously Bulkhead calm down." Wheeljack said.
Elena quickly looked at Miko, "Now." she whispered to Miko. Miko quickly got up and walked out of everyone's sight. "Where do you think she's going?" Raf asked. "Eh, bathroom maybe?" Jack said. "Okay everyone, intermission." Elena said as she hit the pause button on the remote. Elena walked up to Bulkhead, "You doing alright Bulkhead? You seem a little scared." "Me? Scared? Ha! No way." Bulkhead scoffed. "Okay, but don't we have a grate in the back room somewhere?" she asked. "A what?" Bulkhead asked. "A grate, like the one in the movie. I was back there before and was sure I saw one. There was a creepy noise too, like something was in there…" Elena said then walked off, leaving Bulkhead to his imagination. After intermission, everyone returned to watching the movie. "Hey, where's Miko?" Raf asked. "She's still in the bathroom I think." Elena lied. Just then a scratching sound, like little feet scampering was made behind Bulkhead. "Did you hear that?" Bulkhead asked nervously. "Hear what?" Elena replied. The scampering sounds were made again, causing Bulkhead to flinch. "That!" he said in a panicked tone. "What did it sound like?" Raf asked. "Like…Like little creatures running all about!" Bulkhead replied fearfully.
"It's only a movie Bulkhead, it's not real." Raf said calmly. "Are you scared?" Elena asked smugly. "N-no. Of course not. It's just a movie it's not real at all. Yeah, like they're actual tiny monsters running around base." Bulkhead joked uncertainly. "Yeah you're right, but you never know?" Elena teased. "Know what?" Bulkhead asked. "If they could be real. And if so, when they could strike!" Elena said. Suddenly, three dead husks of scraplets attached to strings fell from the roof and clung to Bulkhead. "Aaaaaaah! Get them off! Get them off!" Bulkhead screamed as he panicked and flailed about. Elena burst out into laughter as Bulkhead freaked out. "Bulkhead would you stay still!? They're not doing anything, they're offline!" Ratchet shouted. "Aaah! Wait what?" Bulkhead asked finally calming down. Ratchet walked over to Bulkhead and grabbed the strings that were attached to the scraplets and pulled them off. "Oh." Bulkhead said as he Ratchet showed him the offline scraplets. Everyone's eyes fell upon Elena who was still laughing. Then they heard a second set of laughter. They looked and saw Miko up on the railing laughing her head off. "Miko." Bulkhead said sternly. "Oh my gosh Bulk! Did you see your face!" Miko shouted then returned to laughing. "Or hear yourself! Get it off! Get it off!" Elena joined in then began laughing again.
"It wasn't funny guys!" Bulkhead retorted. "I don't know Bulkhead, that was pretty entertaining to watch. I don't think I've ever heard you scream before." Wheeljack added. "So this was a prank?" Raf asked. "Uh-uh. Best prank I've ever pulled off." Elena said. "You mean best prank we've ever pulled off?" Miko said as she walked back over to the couch. "Of course." Elena said. "That was awesome you two. Best prank I've ever seen." Jack said. "Thanks." Miko and Elena said in unison. After Miko and Elena's prank was over, everyone finished watching the movie. Throughout the night they continued to watch more horror flicks, like "Insidious," "Hide and Seek," and "One Missed Call." Eventually, Jack, Miko, Raf and Elena fell asleep. Ratchet turned the TV off and returned to his workshop, while Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead went to take their status sleep, leaving Optimus and Wheeljack by themselves. Wheeljack looked at Elena, "She's pretty clever, for a human." "Yes, you are feeling less apprehensive about being her guardian?" Optimus said. "I guess so. Being her guardian might not be that bad after all." Wheeljack said contemplatively.
The next morning Elena awoke to the sound of thudding. She groggily sat upright and was surprised to see a giant ball of metal being tossed back and forth by Bulkhead and Wheeljack. "What the-" Elena said as she watched the spectacle in front of her. She rubbed her eyes and saw that everyone else was already awake. Elena looked at her watch and saw that it was "12:04." "Wow I slept in late." she said, then got up and walked over to Jack, Miko and Raf, who were watching the game from the sidelines. "What are they doing?" she asked them. "Lobbing. It's a Cybertronian game." Raf replied. "Isn't that just a fancy word for catch?" Elena asked. "I guess so." Raf replied as he continued to watch Wheeljack and Bulkhead 'lob'. "Well then, I'll just go and get changed." Elena said then walked back to the couch to grab her extra change of clothes. She had to momentarily step in-between the area where Wheeljack and Bulkhead were lobbing. "Watch out!" she heard Wheeljack shout. She turned her head to see the giant ball of metal coming straight for her. She prepared for the impact of the metal ball but was suddenly knocked on her side and out of the path of the ball. She looked up to see Jack on top of her. They're eyes met briefly then he quickly got off and helped her onto her feet. "You okay?" he asked her. "Yeah, thanks to you." Elena said. "No problem." Jack replied.
"What happened?" Arcee said, running into the room, hearing the commotion. "Jack saved Elena from being crushed by the lobbing ball the Wheeljack and Bulkhead were using." Raf said. "Crushed?" Arcee said, then glared at Wheeljack. "Hey, she shouldn't have gotten in the way. It's not my fault she walked in-between us." Wheeljack retorted. "Not your fault!? Elena almost got killed by the ball you just threw and all you can say is, it's not your fault?" Jack snapped. "Hey just because I threw it doesn't mean I meant to almost kill her. It was an accident that's all, she didn't get hurt." Wheeljack said. "But she almost did get hurt, killed almost. It's your job as her guardian to protect her." Jack snapped at Wheeljack. "Well yeah. I'm her guardian and I'll protect her my way. If you're so worried why don't you become her guardian?" Wheeljack retorted. "Whoa." Miko said to Raf. "Hey guys, why don't we all just chill. I'm alright and the crisis is over. Let's all get back to what we were doing and forget this ever happened, okay?" Elena said, trying to sound as positive as possible. "Fine." Wheeljack and Jack said in unison, then went in separate directions. "Intense." Miko said. "Yeah." Elena said, then went to the bathroom to get changed.
Elena changed from her pajamas into a simple dark purple tank top and dark blue jeans. She bushed her hair and teeth, then walked back into the main room of the base. Everyone was back into their routines, Ratchet was working on a device, Arcee was leaning on a back wall watching Bumblebee, Jack, Raf, and Miko play video games. Elena didn't see Bulkhead, Optimus or Wheejack. She walked over to Arcee to ask, "Hey Arcee, where are Bulkhead, Optimus and Wheeljack?" "Optimus is out on patrol, Wheeljack is back at his making repairs to his ship, and Bulkhead's out on a mission." Arcee replied. "Oh. Thanks Arcee." Elena said. "Anytime kid." Arcee replied. Elena went over to join Bumblebee, Jack, Raf and Miko, who were playing a race car video game. At the video game controls were Raf and Bumblebee. Bumblebee was gaining on Raf's car. "Not going to let you pass me this time Bee." Raf said as he concentrated on staying in the lead. "Beeeeep whirr beep" Bumblebee responded. "You can try Bee." Raf said. Bumblebee's car tried to take the lead but Raf hit his bumper and caused his car to spin out, winning Raf the race. "Yes!" Raf shouted in triumph, "Better luck next time Bee." Bumblebee responded with beeps and whirs in a "It's okay" tone. "Nice game guys." Elena said. Suddenly the ground bridge opened. "Guess Bulkhead's back already." Elena heard Arcee say. Suddenly Bulkhead was thrown through the ground bridge and collapsed on the ground, with a large blaster burn on his back. "Oh my god." Elena said in shock.