A/N Thanks for reading and reviewing everyone! I really appreciate all the support! Oh, and thanks to Flower K. Owl, KimTheKat, and CrimsonMoon2009 for those ideas for punishments. Enjoy!
Ch. 4 Punishment
My arms were crossed against my chest as I watched Ratchet and Optimus talk. They were deciding on a punishment for Sunny, Sides, and me. I hoped that whatever they made us do wouldn't be too bad.
I straightened up as Optimus turned back towards us. "Ratchet and I see it only fit that you three clean up the mess that you have made." He put a hand up to silence our groaning, "And, at Jazz's request, you will wax his armor."
My jaw dropped, "What? How am I supposed to do that without killing myself? He's like, waaay taller than me!"
"Don't worry," Sunstreaker said, "We'll give you a boost." I stuck my tongue out at him, and grumbled to myself.
When we entered Jazz's room, he was lounging on his berth listening to music. He saw us and grinned, "About time ya got here."
I glared at him from my perch on Sideswipe. "Let's just get this over with."
"Missed a spot," Jazz pointed out to me.
"I'm workin' on it!" I snarled in response. I was currently at Jazz's feet, waxing the armor on his shins, or whatever giant, alien robots had. There was only a small part left that I had to wax. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe were almost finished, too, and then we would have to move onto cleaning the hallways.
"Man, you can be a nasty lil' thing, can't ya?"
"Maybe we should set her lose on the 'Cons," Sideswipe suggested.
"If you actually do that, and I get out alive, I will kill you," I replied icily. I wasn't in the mood for sarcastic jokes, especially ones centered around me.
The rest of the time waxing Jazz was spent in silence. Note to self, refrain from giving the twins ideas. A small smirk formed on my lips. It had been worth it, though, to have the Hatchet fall on his aft.
I lowered my hand away from Jazz, and took a look at handiwork. I smiled, "All done!"
"Us too," the twins replied.
Sunstreaker stooped down to pick me up. "Now, onto the hallway!" I said.
I had a bucket of soapy water in one hand, and a rag in the other. I looked down to the other end of the hallway, taking in just how long it was. "You just had to wax the whole damn thing."
With a sigh, I threw the water from the bucket onto the ground. The twins went a little further down the hallway and did the same. We all began to scrub vigorously at the stubborn wax.
After a few minutes, I had a clean spot. I stood up and took a careful step over to a new, un-cleaned part of the floor. As I put my foot down, I slid forward a bit. I stuck my arms out, thinking that I was going to fall down, but I didn't. Hey, it's like a slip 'n slide.
Smiling to myself, I took a few steps back onto some clean ground. After I was a good distance away, I ran towards the wax covered floor, and jumped onto it. When I landed, I crouched down and put my arms out for balance. I slid across the floor with ease and didn't fall over.
I broke out into a big grin and began to laugh. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker both looked up at me to see what I was doing. When they saw me sliding, they both grinned at got up from their spots.
"I wanna try that!" Sideswipe cried. I moved to the side of the hallway to give him the room he needed. Sideswipe took a few running steps before landing on the floor on his stomach. He zoomed down the hallway, cackling as he went. I burst into another round of laughter at the sight.
The three of us continued to take turns sliding down the hallway in various ways. As I took another running start to slide on the floor, only one thought came to mind. Waxing the floors was totally worth it.
Ha, I really liked this chapter!
So, the poll results are now up on my profile… you know what that means? No? Well, I'll tell you… the next chapter of this story will be the arrival of the new 'bots! Yay!
Oh, and just FYI, Bumblebee won't be in any of these chapters unless Sam is there. In the storyline, I had him stay in Nevada with Sam and his family for the time being.
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-Panic Switch
