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Tallie's List-Rule 49
As of tomorrow employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in two weeks.
Tallie slipped out of Jazz's alt mode to see Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Jose Figuero, Robert Epps, and Jolt gathered around a sign hanging on the wall. "Hey guys. Watcha looking at?" she asked as Jazz transformed behind her.
"Does this mean we don't have to work for the next two weeks?" Sideswipe asked. Tallie shot a confused look at Jazz who just shrugged.
"Probably not," Sunstreaker said. "But we could give it a try." Tallie slipped over to them and shot both Epps and Fig grateful smiles when they moved over so that she could see. She silently read the words on the sign, sensing that Jazz was doing the same behind her, and her eyes widened with shock.
"What the heck is going on here?" she asked. 'Sides and Sunny both shrugged.
"Beats me," Jolt said.
"Hey Will...Will," Epps yelled at the Major. "What's going on here?"
"What do you mean?" Will Lennox asked, looking confused.
"This poster," Fig said. "Is this some kind of a joke or what?"
"What poster?" Will snapped, sounding annoyed. "Look guys I have a meeting with Galloway in fifteen minutes and you know what he's like if someone's late. I don't have time for jokes."
"This doesn't look like a joke ta me," Jazz said and Will looked even more confused.
"What exactly does this poster say?" the Major asked.
"As of tomorrow employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards," Tallie read. "Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive their cards in two weeks."
"What?" Will yelped. "No one said anything about this. If I catch the person responsible I'm going to"
"Don't you have a meeting with Galloway," Epps reminded the Major gently. Will stomped off grumbling under his breath as he went.
"Does this mean it's not real?" Fig asked after a moment. Everyone else just shrugged.
That night Jazz was heading over to talk to Optimus about rearranging the patrol schedule with Tallie on his shoulder when Will Lennox stomped across the catwalk to confront the semi mimic. He had the poster clutched in his clenched hand. "Explain this," he snapped, waving the paper in the Autobot leader's face. "People have been coming up to Prowl and I all afternoon panicking about this. What made you think it was a good idea?"
"Well umm..."Optimus began almost awkwardly and Tallie had to hold in giggles.
"Didn't you think about how much mass hysteria this could and would cause. Prowl's job and my job are hard enough without stuff like this," Will growled.
"It was for Galloway," Optimus said and there was a moment of silence while this was considered.
"Well next time don't leave it in plain sight so that everyone comes to Prowl and I with concerns," he said after a moment and walked away leaving a bemused Optimus, amused Jazz, and giggling Tallie behind.
Somewhere in the next room Sideswipe could be heard saying, "Does that mean we don't get two weeks off?"
Allie's List-Rule 48
Elephants are also banned
It was raining when the two trucks pulled into the driveway of the Decepticon base (why they even had a driveway was a mystery to Allie) so Soundwave's adopted daughter didn't think much of it. She was too busy trying to get out of the rain. Later she would hate herself for not mentioning it. She was half asleep trying to do Geometry problems in the communication room when it happened. There was a thundering noise and several large gray lumps thundered across one of the screens. "What the frag was that?" Allie asked but Soundwave wasn't around to answer her. She opened the communication room and carefully glanced around. Nothing and no one in sight. With a relieved sigh she slipped out only to see a herd of stampeding elephants racing down the hall. Allie shrieked and darted back into the communication room as they thundered by. Then she slipped out the door and raced the other direction.
She ran into the rec room only to see a downed Megatron lying on the floor with Hook working on him. "Hey guys," Allie gasped out. "There are stampeding elephants...running...around...um. Is this not a good time." Everyone's furious optics were fixed on her except for Frenzy's.
"Yes, we know that," Soundwave said coldly and Allie swallowed hard even though she hadn't done it. "One thing though; where did you get the elephants?"
"Wait, you don't think I did this do you?" Allie asked. The glares were answer enough. Allie suddenly turned her glare on the cassette cowering behind Soundwave. "Frenzy I am going to kill you!" she shrieked and the two were off racing down the halls along with six stampeding elephants
Tallie's List-Rule 35 (For I am Blueberry)
Spray paint is not allowed on base
Tallie was bored and looking for an artistic outlet that particular Saturday. Ironhide was complaining about how many people tried to trespass on the base grounds. Needless to say the result was not what most would have expected. Tallie had one can of neon green spray paint from her last art project and access to the internet. It was only a matter of time before she found the quote. It took a little longer to hack Red Alert's security system and loop the cameras. She got Maggie's help for that. Then she spray painted the outer wall of the building closest to the entrance. It was a good hour before anyone found the result.
"Who exactly did this?" Optimus growled as he looked at the base wall. Ultra Magnus, Elita, and Chromia who had just arrived stared blankly at the wall. Ironhide started to laugh. Ratchet and Jazz both turned to Tallie. The girl flushed bright red but stood her ground.
"I was bored and technically this is Ironhide's fault," she protested.
"How is this 'Hide's fault?" Chromia asked curious as she studied the words "Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again."
"He was the one complaining about people trying to sneak in. I was just trying to help," Tallie said innocently as Ironhide roared with laughter. Optimus vented a heavy sigh and covered his face with a hand.
Jazz glanced at the Autobot medic and then at his young charge before saying one word. "Run." Tallie ran.
Allie's List-Rule 44 (For I am Blueberry)
Quoting Star Wars is not allowed
Normally the Decepticons didn't quote things but there were two separate incidents that they did. The first one was a week after the disembodied voice incident. Allie was laying on her bedroom floor doing her Chem homework when a voice behind her rumbled, "Luke I am your father." Allie let out a yelp and spun around quick as a cat that had just been sprayed with water only to see Soundwave standing there with a smirk on his normally expressionless face. Without another word he turned around and left her room.
"Hey! What was that for?" Allie called but he just kept walking. "I'm talking to you," she yelled after him but he just continued to ignore her. Allie sighed heavily and went back to her Chem homework figuring that she would probably never know. She was probably right.
The second incident took place two days after the first. Starscream and Misfire (why Misfire of all mechs?) had been ordered by Megatron to go dive bomb the Autobot base and just create chaos in general. Needless to say Starscream was not too please with the assignment. Neither were his wing mates Thundercracker and Skywarp. "May the force be with you," Skywarp announced gravely as the door shut behind Starscream and Misfire.
The last thing they heard from the SIC for the next hour was him shrieking, "What do you mean may the force be with you?" Allie stumbled to her room laughing hysterically at the SIC's panic. Some day s were just too good to be true.