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Autobot's Guide to Survival With Humans
Information Entry Two: Rule 48
Pranksters
By Steph
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48) Do not underestimate humans in their cleverness and intuition, if you prank them, be warned, they will prank you back, perhaps worse then you anticipated.
For once, the autobot base had been rather quiet, aside from the occasional bang coming from Wheeljack's lab, it seemed as if things were finally beginning to settle down. Maybe the new set of rules issued last week had something to do with it, or maybe something sinister was just waiting to happen, to disrupt the newly found peace. Even the infamous twins, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had not being up to their usual habits. No, it seemed as if nothing could possibly go wrong…
Sam and Mikaela had arrived a day earlier for their annual weekly visit, the pair were currently in the human rec room, sat comfortably upon the huge comfy sofa in front of the colossal TV which dominated the area. The happy couple were minding their own business absently paying attention to the wave of colourful images which flashed across the screen. Sam smiled down at his girlfriend, content with finally having some alone time in their otherwise hectic lives. Leaning forward Sam planted a tender kiss upon Mikaela's forehead, turning her face from her place across Sam's lap, Mikaela leaned forward, pressing her lips more firmly against Sam's face.
"This is nice." Mikaela murmured, once more moving forward to capture Sam's lips with her own. Just as she was about to plant the kiss, a huge seething mass of water engulfed both humans. Mikaela squealed as ice cold water fell upon her head, drenching her head so her once smooth black hair now stuck to the sides of her head. Beside her Sam was faring no better. The young teenager spluttered, shaking his head to try and dislodge some of the water droplets that now clung to his hair.
"Shit! Are you okay?" Sam asked offering a hand to his now thoroughly wet girlfriend. Mikaela coughed once, taking Sam's outstretched hand as he pulled her back upon her feet.
"I think so, what on earth just happened?" she said brushing down her wet jeans with both hands. Sam looked around, his eyes narrowing as he noticed two mech's standing in the far corner, snickering amongst themselves.
"I have an idea what." Sam growled, eying the autobot sized bucket one of the pair held. "Come on let's go get dried off."
Both humans abruptly stood and exited the room to get out of their drenched clothes. Once the pair were out of sight two yellow mech's moved away from their hiding place.
"Excellent, did you see the look on their faces? Priceless!" Sideswipe snickered, his optics surveyed the room as a satisfied grin stretched across his face plating. Besides him, his brother nodded his head, his entire frame rattling with suppressed laughter.
"Agreed. That'll teach the humans to not let their guard down."
Sideswipe hummed in agreement, standing to his full height, he motioned with one hand towards the door.
"I'm heading for a quick recharge before that slagging meeting Prime is holding later, got to be able to stay online this time."
Sunstreaker whirred thoughtfully before nodding slowly. "Think I might join you. Ironhide will slag me if I don't pay attention."
Both mech's started in the direction of their quarters, oblivious to the two small figured watching them from a safe distance.
"Sam." Mikaela breathed, trying to remain as quiet as possible as the pair walked quietly in the direction of the autobot's privet quarters. "Do you really think this is such a good idea? What if we're caught?"
Sam waved a hand dismissively, tuning his head over his shoulder to gaze at his girlfriend, frowning when he noticed her worried expression.
"Those two slaggers need to learn just because they are bigger then us, doesn't mean they can get the drop on us whenever they feel like it."
Mikaela stared wide eyed, sighing loudly as she lifted two metal pots under both arms. "Two wrongs don't make a right you know. If you ask me, it feels like we are just stooping to their level."
"Relax Mikaela, I know what I'm doing."
Upon reaching the main hall, Sam tapped in a string of numbers into one of the huge metal doors. The panel on the side glowed bright green before the door slowly moved upwards, creating just enough space for both humans to creep silently inside. Once inside Sam lifted one hand and made a gesture across his throat in a 'be quiet' fashion. Motioning with one arm, Sam carefully took one of the pots of paint from Mikaela's outstretched hands.
"Okay." Sam whispered. "When I give the signal, we let them have it."
Mikaela nodded, creeping silently behind Sam as the pair made their way over to the huge metal berths their targets were currently recharging on. Scrambling up one of the thick struts that supported the metal structure, both Sam and Mikaela took their positions above Sideswipe's and Sunstreaker's metal heads.
"Now!"
In an almost Cori graft move, both humans tugged on the lids of the pain canisters. Thick wads of pink paint flowed free of the container and onto the shining metal of the two unsuspecting mech's sticking to the armour like tar. Moving away quickly Sam and Mikaela ditched their cans of paint and scrambled away just as both Sideswipe and Sunstriker lurched up off their recharge berths with a screech of surprise.
"What the slag!" Sideswipe's optics flickered online as an oozing sensation spread across his metal. Focusing his optics upon his brother, the mech's vocalizer screeched with loud bursts of static.
"Sunny, you better look at yourself."
Sunstreaker looked down seeing a thick layer of bright pink paint. "What in the name of the Allspark! How the slag did this get here!"
Sideswipe's optics caught the sight of two pain canisters on the floor, along with a two sets of footprints. "It was those fragging humans! If I catch them, they will wish they never came online!"
Jumping to his feet Sideswipe started in the direction of the human rec room, with one intention on his mind. Revenge. Nearing the human area of the base, Sideswipe's optics caught the sight of Sam, the human was sprinting at full speed but before Sideswipe could reach down and grab him, the teenager disappeared around a corner. Sideswipe hissed loudly in Cybertroian. Carefully creeping forward.
"Slagger, wait until I catch you!"
Darting around the corner, Sideswipe readied himself to make a grab for the young human, instead however, Sideswipe came face to face with.
"Bumblebee!" Hey, have you er seen Sam around? I'd like to talk to him."
Bumblebee's optics flickered brightly as his arm reformatted itself, revealing a humming twin plasma cannon. The glowing weapon crackled to life as Bumblebee lifted the deadly device aiming it directly at Sideswipe's metal head.
"I would run if I was you." a voice sounded. Sideswipe's optics darted upwards spotting Sam and Mikaela both resting upon Bumblebee's metal shoulder, smiling triumphantly.
Bumblebee let out a warning growl as he charged his weapon. "Slag no!" Sideswipe cursed, turning on his feet and running in the opposite direction. The silver mech however did not get far enough as Bumblebee aimed and fired, the streaking projectile shot through air before making contact with Sideswipe's metal aft.
The silver mech let out a cry of agony as his metal body hit the floor with an almighty bang. Upon Bumblebee's shoulder, both humans burst out into laughter as tears soon flowed down their faces.
"Nice shot Bee!" Sam laughed happily. Bumblebee twittered happily at his charge's praise, his radio humming to life.
Check on the rep, yep second to none.
Bumblebee turned and walked away, leaving a disgruntled Sideswipe upon the floor, clutching his burning metal.
"I'm going to get you back for this! You hear me!"
Bumblebee rolled his optics, slamming the door shut behind him drowning out the cursing mech.
A week later a new set of rules had being pinned up upon the news board, under direction of Ratchet. The medic had patched Sideswipe up, and to everyone's amusement the medic had decided to leave the pink paint to fade naturally, perhaps as a reminder to everyone not to prank the humans, and in particular Sam and Mikaela. Though it seems Sideswipe and Sunstreaker both had to learn this the headway.
Rule 48: Do not underestimate humans in their cleverness and intuition, if you prank them, be warned, they will prank you back, perhaps worse then you anticipated.
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