Boti: Okay, I got this one longer, hopefully, and I am hoping to get the plot moving. I think I got stuck because I am running out of pranks so here is my request. Send me some prank ideas and how to execute them and you may see your idea in a chapter. Or revenge and such. Let me know!

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Chapter 7

The stars glittered in the night sky as she sat on top of the hanger. She had found a way to get up the sides but that didn't matter. Not with the situation her friends and herself had been put into. In fact, Clarity was screaming her bloody mind out right now and Jazell was throwing a fit about missing her dance rehearsals. But it was necessary.

"Shadow?"

She looked over at the mech who called her name and found herself frowning. At first, when she found out, Shadow was angry with Ratchet. She blamed him personally for the change. They even fought about it but she ran off before things got worse.

"What?" Shadow tried to keep her anger pinned down but she knew he could tell. She was angry. But not at him. Not at anyone. She was just angry that she would have to run for the rest of her life and avoid being a sex slave for Megatron.

"Why didn't you tell me about the labor? That you could feel it?" Ratchet watched Shadow flinch from the memory of the pain. He was being a little rough, tone wise, but sometimes he had to be with her. Shadow was difficult to get answers from.

"Because Ava and those babes were more important than me."

"Shadow," Ratchet sighed. He wanted to shake her, put some sense into her brain. So did Ironhide but his was more of hatred toward the girl. Well, jealousy.

"Hide still pissed at me," came the unexpected question and Ratchet had to chuckle. She was purposely avoiding the question he wanted to ask by asking another. But he could play her game...for now.

"You know he's just jealous. Nearly everyone is. We are a lonely species."

"What about females?" Shadow looked over at Ratchet. She saw his optics darken for a moment before shaking his head. She must have hit a soft spot and immediately regretted her words.

"Femmes are either extinct or rare to come by," was the simple answer Ratchet gave. Yeah, she regretted asking. Simple answers like that always spoke of losses, personal losses that could tear a tyrant's heart out.

Shadow didn't say anything else. She felt sorry for Ratchet but her mind traveled to the situation she was in. It made her wonder if Ratchet was only with her to escape loneliness. If she was just a toy for the 30 foot robot.

"You are not a toy, Shade," Ratchet chuckled when she whipped around, pointing a not so threatening finger in his direction. It was clear that she was confused as to how he knew, but the answer was simple. Though still a bit complicated from a non-robotic medic's viewpoint.

"The labor?"

Shadow grumbled when Ratchet brought her back to the reason of his visit. She didn't want to answer. The labor was not as painful, that much she knew. It only maintained at the level of slightly painful cramps, but it was the pressure that had put her over the edge. It had truly felt like her body was pushing out a baby and when the pain settled in her lower back...not good.

"I'm fine, Ratch. And I promise to tell you next time it happens. Okay?"

Ratchet looked down at the humanoid, surprised she wasn't screaming her mind off about how her life had turned into a living hell. It wasn't so much as a "my life sucks because I can have their babies" than a "I have to run away from Megatron for the rest of my life." That is if they could die.

"So?" Shadow squirmed from the uncomfortable silence. She knew her words would have some effect on Ratchet, but the way his optics never wavered from her face made her regret her words.

I need to quit regretting my words. I never regret. Geesh, what is wrong with me?

"You better tell me next time. I don't think I would be happy if you were pregnant and in labor without letting me know."

Shadow's jaw dropped. He actually was thinking about...

"No! I ain't ready for any kids!"

"Sparklings are not that difficult to take care of."

"Yeah, in a man's perspective!"

Ratchet laughed at her disgruntled state. She had actually stood up and looked ready to charge him. And her face was of disbelief. He had succeeded in surprising her and he could sense her fear as well. He found a weak spot.

"Does having children scare you?" he teased. Shadow growled at him, shaking her head violently. She placed a hand on her head, patting her hair in an attempt to calm herself down.

Shadow wasn't scared by it. She wasn't even bothered by the idea. The only thing she couldn't wrap her mind around was having intercourse with a 30 or so foot being. And it didn't make sense. If Cybertronians didn't have any bodily fluids for reproduction, then how do they have kids?

"Spark bonding."

"Quit reading my freaking thoughts, tin can!"

"Quit being an easy read, water bag."

"Pile of junk!"

"Ow, that actually hurt," Ratchet feigned being crushed as he covered his optics, pretending to cry. Shadow rolled her eyes, pulling her phone out of her pocket and sending off a few messages. An idea immediately struck her, making a wicked grin cross her features. And with Ratchet's optics covered, it made it the most perfect opportunity.

Without a second thought, Shadow bolted for Ratchet, jumping up and latching onto his armor. She watched his hand move away from his face but she didn't heisitate as she placed her phone on him and immediately turned it on vibrate. And thanks to him training her, she had a good idea as to where to put it.

"STOP!"

Success! Shadow hung on for dear life as Ratchet started to twist and turn, trying to dislodge the tiny human. She heard him cackle as she kept her phone vibrating on his side, tickling him. She even felt herself laughing at the idea of Ratchet being brought down by tickling. From someone her size. Priceless.

Not realizing that she was gathering a crowd of mechs and humans alike, Shadow started to make things worse. She was telling the medic, the one that all mechs feared when it came to check ups, to surrender. And with how stubborn Ratchet was, he wouldn't surrender easily.

"Shadow, stop it!"

"No! You must say that I'm the queen and you'll surrender!"

"Damn it!" Ratchet reached for his side but she once again avoided his grasp. It didn't help when she reached in, sticking the small device on a bunch of wires, forcing more ticklish vibrations through his body.

"Alright, alright!" Ratchet gasped before finally yelling out, "Shadow's the queen, I'll do as she commands, and I surrender! I surrender!"

"Good," Shadow finally stopped her tickle torture and hopped off onto the roof again. Ratchet looked at her, glaring a death glare. But Shadow wasn't phased by it as she calmly put her phone away. She gave him a smirk as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Since you said you'll do whatever I command, I want to play a game," she watched as Ratchet huffed once before agreeing. Immediately, her phone began to go off and she smiled as she read the text messages her friends' sent. And some of them was a bit funny.

"What game do you wish to play, my queen?" Ratchet lowered his hand to her, offering it as a means to get to the ground and Shadow took it. But he was regretting his words as she spoke about a game he swore he would never play.

"Truth or Dare."

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Ratchet looked around at the unfortunate Autobots who got dragged to the game and found himself pitying the others. Prime was there, trudging next to Ava. She had found a proper babysitter which turned out to be Clarity. Jazell was there, next to Jazz. How she managed to get him there was anyone's guess. And it seems Jazz had dragged Ironhide along, so it made it even better for Shadow.

Someone that made Shadow a little surprised at her appearance was one of their friend's from high school. She spent a lot of time with Ava simply because they worked together 5 days a week. And she was the most annoying girl in the world.

Zoe had black hair, her bangs dyed red, and she wore a black tee with baggy blue jeans. She also wore converse that matched. And when she meant annoying. She meant talking about nothing in particular like grass or potato chips. And it was constant.

What was the most surprising was Zoe didn't freak out when she saw the Autobots. Actually, she squealed in excitement and got super excited when Ironhide tried to blast her with his cannons.

"Zoe," Shadow acknowledged her as she sat between the twins. Zoe waved at her before continuing her conversation about her latest tatoo.

"Let's see, Ratchet, Prime, Mudflap, Skids, Jazz, Ironhide, Ava, Jazell, Zoe, and me. This looks like a good crowd," Shadow giggled. She heard Ratchet groan behind her but she didn't care. Shadow immediately held a vote on who should go first and to their disappointment, it was Zoe.

"Alright," Zoe clasped her hands together before looking straight at Mudflap, "Truth or Dare."

"I ain't no wuss so I pick dare," Mudflap said. Shadow smacked her face, feeling like it was going to be the end of the world. Because the one thing Zoe was good at was the way she made up dares. And some were absolutely ridiculous...

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Boti: I know, cut it at the most good part. But here's my surprise. Besides helping me with pranks between Shadow and Ratchet, I am asking my readers to pick out the dares and which gets which dare or to pick the truths. It can be detailed or vague it doesn't matter. Just leave it in the review. Should make it really super interesting. And it can be anything. If they get really bad, then I'll raise the rating. Anyways! Let me know! Peace!