Boti: For today, let's just say Hallie wanted away from the base and takes our Ratchet to a place he's a little surprised to go to.

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers. *rolls eyes* I hate remembering that.

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Okay, I was nuts. That's all there was to it. I decided to bring Ratchet to a place that I was pretty sure was forcing him to wish to be offlined. Grant it, I kinda am pushing him in that direction. Cause you see, I decided to drag him to a club.

"Hallie?"

His uncertainty caused me to pause in my march toward my favorite club in town. I had managed to get him to go to Miami, Florida. It was party time in town all the time and it was the perfect place to hang out. But Ratchet seemed a little against that idea.

"Ratchet, it's the perfect environment to try out your holoform. Come on. It'll be fun!" I grabbed his hand and dragged him toward the club. I couldn't pronounce the name and wasn't even going to try.

"But Hallie, aren't you underage?"

"I'm 22 Ratchet. Now come on!" I was getting tired of his procrastinating and it showed when I tugged on his arm. I could see his reluctance but I wanted to have some fun. Especially since being pregnant prevented me from doing anything. But I wanted to get away and I figured we all deserved to have some fun at some point. And it was the perfect environment for his dancing project.

I had mention dancing a few days ago and he wanted me to teach him. But my typical self couldn't dance worth anything and so in normal fashion, I said...

~FLASHBACK~

"Google it."

"What?" Ratchet stared at me, his optics flickering, a clear sign that he was confused. I sighed, in frustration, as I pinched the bridge of my nose before looking up at Ratch. He was trying to figure out how to dance, since I was pretty hell bent on going to club city. Aka Miami, Florida.

"Google is a search engine on the web. You can ask anything and it will provide several sites that can answer your question. I'm sure if you just type dancing, you'll get millions," I opened my arms wide as Ratchet's optics dimmed. I knew he was searching, going through a hundred different sites in seconds before snapping back into attention.

"No."

"No what?"

"No, we are not going."

"Why?!" I shrieked as Ratchet looked at me. I thought his face was turning a strange reddish glow but shook it off as I focused on Ratchet more.

"I will not dance like we are having intercourse."

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However his attempts failed since we are here. And in luck to because the bouncer at the front knew who I was and I knew him. Even if we didn't, this placed honored active military and allowed them in, regardless of looks.

"Papa T!" I waved at him as he spotted me. He smiled a little before focusing on the reluctant Ratchet. I had to giggle when Papa T (it was what I always called him so don't ask) glared at him.

"Hallie Mally, what's up? And damn girl, you look different but in a totally good way," Papa T looked at Ratchet, "And who is this?"

"He's my fiancé, which reminds me, I need to send you an invite. And don't worry. He's a sweetheart. We work together and protects me when he has too," I reassured the bouncer. I had to give a certain look to Ratchet, kind of letting him know that saying we were married was going to be a bit too far. Plus, Papa T would never let me live it down that I failed to invite him to my wedding. The man quickly tipped his hat he wore toward Ratchet.

"Thank you for your service and girl, his ass better protect you. But yeah, shoot me an invite, you know where I usually am. Well, enjoy the party. It's a wild one today," Papa T allowed us to pass, but not without hearing the moans from the rejectees. Ratchet was confused but it changed when he covered his human ears, not liking the loud music. I had to quickly do a 'turn down the volume' motion for him.

"Thanks," he mouthed. I was against Ratchet changing the human boundaries when in this form but today I had to be nice so he didn't blow out his audio receptors.

"I will never understand the human need to have music at ungodly volumes," Ratchet followed me to an empty table and I sat in the chair, giggling like mad. OMG!

"Casey!" I laughed when she joined me, her bright blue eyes dancing with mischief. Her change was very quick and - surprisingly - Ironhide would never leave her side. It was kind of cute really. But my thoughts ended when I saw a super buffed military man join me and Case at the table.

"You succeeded?!" I yelled over the music and she nodded. Poor Ironhide leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. The man had solid black hair - long - that was held back in a low ponytail. His eyes were icy blue and his arms were ungodly muscled. Scars peppered his arms and there were a few on his face. But all in all, he was handsome. But not as gorgeous as Ratchet. Which reminds me...

"Ratchet, wanna dance?" I watched the horror on his face and I bit my tongue, hiding my laugh. But his glare told me that he knew. Still, I wanted to have some fun and the two sour pusses weren't helping anything.

"Come on, Hal!" Casey grabbed my hands, dragging me toward the dance floor. I giggled when the two males watched us and it was obvious that they weren't the only two as we both started to dance on the floor. I couldn't really dance but Casey was a different story.

The one thing I noticed about us techno organics was that our hair color began to fade. Casey's hair was changing to a camo green color while mine faded to an off purple. It was so weird but I didn't care. Though the attention we could do without.

"Hey honey!"

I felt someone touch the small of my back and I turned real fast, looking at the one who did. He looked like another soldier, just my luck, and when I looked at Casey for help, she was having the same problem. But she had two on her instead.

"Get lost!" I screamed at the men but they glared at us, pointing at their military uniforms. Navy. Even better.

"We're serving too, dip shits!" Casey yelled, pointing at her jacket. I didn't wear mine but she never left home without it. And today was another day that I hate not bringing mine since I was once again in trouble.

The one oogling me went to reach for my arm and I scooted away from him, my back hitting Casey's. The men interested in her went to grab her but they were stopped when someone's hands landed on their shoulders. The guy in front of me froze when someone grabbed his arm and I giggled at the sight.

"What are you doing messing with my girl?" Ratchet hissed. It was weird that I could understand him perfectly over the music and he wasn't even yelling. And that man knew what Ratchet said as he apologized, saying that he didn't know the broad was taken. But I got pissed because I wasn't a broad to anyone.

"His question is directed at you two. But in my view point," Ironhide's voice dripped with venom and I turned to see the other's look at Hide. It was so funny to see them pale, squeak, before scrambling away like mice.

"Thank you baby!" Casey hugged Ironhide as my eyebrows lifted in surprise. Baby? Never figured Ironhide would allow anyone to call him baby. But of course, Casey could melt any heart.

A chuckle entered directly into my ear and I gasped as arms circled my waist. Once again, my mind traveled to the ideas I had, wanting to see if Ratchet would still follow the challenge he was so interested in doing. But in the middle of a club? He wouldn't be for that. At least, not yet.

"Hallie! Let's get out of here!" Casey's voice brought me back to reality and I nodded, following her out of the club. We were on our own special little vacation. Casey's idea unfortunately, but she wanted to run around, enjoying the sights and the freedom since Galloway was...indefinitely absent.

"Dumb ass," I hissed after a moment. Casey looked at me as I stared at her. She knew who I was talking about. He was the only one I could call a dumb ass without fear of being reprimanded. I wasn't the only one and my head honchos agreed with me.

"Casey, do you mind if Hallie and I head back to the hotel?"

"Why? You can't keep her cooped up," Casey pouted as Ratchet placed his hand on the small of my back. I looked at him, a little confused. His face was unreadable and his body language was so minute that I couldn't decipher his thoughts. But I had a gut feeling that I already knew what he was planning.

"What plans do you have?" I spoke up, seeing a slight shift of Ratchet's shoulders. My question was directed toward Casey and she brightened at my words, pointing off in the distance as she giggled.

"Let's go skinny dipping!"

Statues stood beside us as I grabbed Casey's hand, a big smile on my face. I giggled in excitement as we walked away from the men, pretending to leave them in the dust. That was until I heard a shout from Ironhide.

"GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!"

"No!" Casey giggled, bolting off in the distance. I quickly followed her, hearing the stomps of two pairs of feet close behind us. I dared a glance over my shoulder and saw the guys keeping pace. I guess they think it was fun as well. After all, they could overtake us quickly as we tried our best to keep in front of them. And I knew Ratchet was watching my health, ensuring I didn't over exert myself.

"Hurry Hal! Get in the water!" Casey yelled back at me, stripping off her clothes when our feet hit sand. I quickly kicked off my shoes, looking around. I had to make sure we were alone and sure enough, no one was in sight. So I pulled my shirt off before shimming out of my jeans.

"What about sharks?"

"Come on! We are techno organics and you're not real. We can overpower any shark that tries to take a bite," Casey answered. She was already under the water, her head the only part of her visible. I quickly joined her, glad the water only felt warm instead of bleeding hot! But the current was extremely relaxing and I allowed myself to relax.

"Dang it, Hide! Come on! Even Ratchet is stripping...Oh!" I watched Casey dip under the water, her eyes squeezed shut. I giggled, knowing Ratchet was already naked and heading into the water. But the look between the two Autobots told me they were sharing secret communications before they both disappeared below the water as I pondered on what the message possibly was.

Suddenly something gripped my leg and I couldn't help the scream as I jumped. The next thing I know, Case was laughing a good distance away from me and I knew she had did it.

"Don't flipping scare me like that!"

"Quit being a ba-SHIT!"

I laughed as Hide popped up behind her, scaring the crap out of my friend. I couldn't help my own laugh as she smacked his shoulder. But I almost choked on my own spit as the two kissed before I noticed Hide's hands touching her intimately. For a mean robot, he sure did move fast.

Turning around, I pretended to be interested in the sky but it wasn't helping things because I heard my friend moan. And for a moment, I thought that was the most dirty thing in the world for my friend to being doing the dirty with me present. But it was also kind of hot. Okay, that is just so wrong.

"Humans and their sexuality," I heard an amused whisper next to me and I glanced at Ratchet, immediately moving my body to be standing on the sand below. He was circling my body, slowly making me feel like a prize he was trying to catch. But he quickly placed himself behind me, his hands resting on my shoulders. Faintly, I knew he and Hide had this whole thing planned since Ratchet's other plans were ruined. But it made me really nervous and it didn't help knowing that Casey was already getting lucky.

"I think I want to try now," he whispered in my ear, forcing me to catch my breath. His hands didn't give me a moment to question his motives, already knowing what he was wanting. I could feel him smiling against my skin as he kissed below my ear, his fingers slipping lower and lower on my body...

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Boti: Hey, so let me know if I should go in detail next chapter or if I should, you know, let your imagination take over. Just shoot me a PM or leave it in the review. Sorry for the late update. Just, well, been doing other random stories cause my mind went in a totally different direction. Keep a look out for Distant Memories. It's a new Optimus and OC story following all movies with different events in between. Figured it would be cool.

Peace!