Rule # 31: When bored, do not record someone singing in the wash-racks. That's Soundwave's job. (By Autobot-Mayday)

(In this case, 'someone' was Lord Megatron.)

(I was just taking a walk around, and suddenly I heard singing. I had to do a double-take. That was Megatron's voice.)

(Seriously, the leader of the Decepticons sings in the wash-racks. I'm not joking.)

(Naturally, I had to record it. And later, upload it to the computer system and broadcast it all over the warship. The entire crew did a double take.)

(Guess who was blamed? Yep, Starscream.)

(Took Knock Out about five seconds to figure out who was really responsible.)

(If looks could kill…)

Rule # 32: When bored, do not poke Knock Out. (By Autobot-Mayday)

(¿Cómo se dice 'paranoid'? Knock Out thinks that just by poking him I'm going to damage his finish. As if!)

(Honestly, he's such a drama queen. It's not going to scuff his paint, or scratch him, or even hurt him. All it does is get his attention… the first time.)

(If you plan on poking him more than three times, I suggest you have a quick escape planned because you will have to dodge a buzzsaw.)

Rule # 33: When bored, do not change the course of the Nemesis. (By Mrs. Knockout)

(Island fever strikes again! Though, I guess you could call it 'Warship fever.')

(Pretty much everyone was out battling the Autobots, even Lord Megatron. I had the Nemesis to myself, save for Shiv and Thrust, and a few others.)

(With no pranks to play, and the Vehicons maintaining the warship, I had nothing to do.)

(And then I decided I wanted to see Greece.)

(Lord Megatron was not pleased to find out that his headquarters was halfway around the world when he returned.)

Rule # 34: When bored, do not sit on Lord Megatron's throne. (By Naughtia)

(I found it by accident. I was roaming the halls after being ousted from the med-bay by my guardian – don't ask – and chanced upon a room with a giant metal throne in it.)

(Needless to say, that made me curious. Giant throne. In the Nemesis. No one watching. What else could I do?)

(I sat on the throne. Then I pretended to order around my subordinates.)

(It was fun for about a half-hour. Then I realized that I was even more bored than when I started.)

(I woke up the next morning to find Knock Out negotiating with Soundwave.)

(Remember when I said no one was watching? Apparently, a certain communications officer enjoys blackmail.)

(After Doc Knock struck a deal with Soundwave, I struck one with him.)

(A month of detailing, waxing, and polishing every day and he would forget this ever happened.)

Rule # 35: When bored, do not paint the corridors. (By Rainy-day)

(I'm not talking one solid color. I'm talking a mural.)

(One depicting Starscream getting totally owned by Megatron.)

(Dreadwing just stared. Airachnid chuckled darkly. Knock Out glared pointedly at the airbrush in my hand. Breakdown's gaze moved from me to Starscream to the painting and back again. Soundwave was as emotionless as ever, though Rumble and Frenzy looked amused. Megatron raised an optic ridge – I think he was pleased. …Starscream, however, was furious.)

(Oh, by the way: if a Decepticon grabs you, it would be best not to struggle. They'll just squeeze tighter.)

Rule # 36: When bored, do not mimic the commanding officers. (By Rainy-day)

(It seemed like a good idea at the time. It also helps I was mostly out of sight – Knock Out didn't want me in the bridge but I wanted in the bridge.)

(But it doesn't help that I keep forgetting that that Pit-spawned faceless Third-in-Command has what, four deployers? It's not fun being dragged into sight after copying every single word the Leader and Second-in-Command said. Slaggin' kittycon has sharp denta.)

(Also not fun having a staring contest with possibly the most dangerous being on the planet. I think he was ready to kill me after I mimicked him berating Knock Out for not keeping better track of me.)

Rule # 37: When bored, do not play annoying songs on the intercom. (By Rainy-day)

('It's a Small World After All' being the most strongly advised against.)

(Four Vehicons glitched, Starscream left until the 'problem' – i.e. me – could be rooted out, Dreadwing started polishing his sword, muttering about inferior beings, Breakdown covered his audio receptors, and while all this was going on, Knock Out was trying to fix Shrike and the scalpel slipped. Sorry, Shrike!)

(Soundwave had a field day recording everyone's reactions.)

(I think he and I might get along, after all…)

Rule # 38: When bored, do not rig the intercom and everyone's commlinks to play Nyan Cat. (By Anonymous BW FG)

(Internet memes. I found out that Starscream liked them, so I figured, 'What the Pit; I'll see if everyone else does too.')

(Now, I'm not very good with computer, but I sure know how to deal with a radio – worked in my Uncle's shop since I was twelve – and the intercom worked just like one, except, you know, it was bigger)

(The real challenge came in getting it to play on everyone's commlinks. But eventually, I got it to work.)

(Nyan Cat played for two days nonstop. It drove everyone crazy – including me. I had forgotten about my own commlink.)

(And who knew that Soundwave's commlink is connected directly into his neural net? Oops…)

(Now Starscream won't even watch the gif of the tap-dancing monkey. I think I ruined the internet for him. Oh, well.)

Rule # 39: When bored, do not rig the warship to play the Ballad of Optimus Prime every time Lord Megatron enters the bridge. (By Anonymous BW FG)

(The song is actually quite amusing. I just don't know who some of the Cybertronians mentioned are.)

(Anyways, I was extremely bored because I was playing yet another game of hide-and-seek with Shiv and Thrust, and they forgot about me! Then I remembered seeing a link for something called the 'Ballad of Optimus Prime' on Youtube. Idea!)

(I was getting better at programming the intercom to do what I wanted, so I made it so that every time Lord Megatron crossed the threshold and went into the bridge, the song would play.)

(You should have seen his expression! Priceless!)

(The only thing that protected me from the Lord of Chaos' wrath was Knock Out reminding him about a little experiment he was working on. They were both looking at me strangely as my guardian said that. Wonder what all that was about…)

Rule # 40: When bored, do not bounce a ball off the wall and catch it. (By Autobot-Bre)

(Seems harmless, don't it? Knock Out didn't think so.)

(He was afraid it was going to ricochet off the wall in the wrong direction and scuff his finish – which I had just waxed and polished, as per our agreement.)

(Just to annoy the slag out of him, I purposely bounced the ball so that it hit him in the back of the head. The tool in his servo hit the ground and broke in half.)

(All those years of knife-throwing finally paid off.)

(That was the first time Knock Out threatened to kill me. He didn't explicitly say it, but I know he meant it.)

(His exact words: "Watch it, skinjob. Humans break more easily than an arc welder.")

Next Chapter: When Bored, DO NOT, Part II