I OWN NOTHING
Just a filler chapter...ment to post this several ays ago but wasn't pleased with it so I just kept chaging it around...i'm good now hope all my lovely reviewers love this...its kinda just a crack chapter but I have a dry sense of humor so this was difficult for me in sense. OH WELL! hope you guys love this its for you.
FILLER
(Before The Battle That Turned Jazz And Prowl)
Wheeljack glared at the golden twin standing before him, his arms crossed tightly across his chassis. "I said, no! Ratchet has already threatened me with deactivation and in comparison you two are mere cyber kittens! He's still furious about the whole 'exploding everyone's interface hardware' ordeal- I mean it wasn't the WHOLE Ark only 82% of it! We still had workers and parts to spare-" He was cut off when the golden mech growled.
Sunstreaker growled but continued to argue with the inventor. "For the last time, Wheeljack! 82% of the Ark is most of the Ark, especially when another 7% are away on long term reconnaissance missions, and one box of nails, and a random piece of tubing doesn't count for 'spare parts' I waited two weeks for a shipment of new-." Sunstreaker shivered but fell silent.
Refreshing his optics he tried to remember what Smokescreen had said about his temperament…of course he had also told the mech were he could shove that comment too; in his defense at least he ever so willingly offered to help him shove the comment into said location…that was improvement to his attitude issues, right? He had at least offered normally he'd had just done the aft kicking then done the time for the crime. "Look, It's just one laser edged sword; one. I'm sure Ratchet won't mind if it's in more capable servos like my own-" he growled out, towering over the Lancia trying to intimidate him.
"No." he said with finality only a little on edge by the more aggressive twin. "I refuse to believe Ratchet would allow me to function properly if I relented…the answer remains unchanged!"
Sideswipe who had been next to his brother looked to the side to see a weird, boxy device laying innocently on the Chief Engineers work bench. Seeing as the two were in a heated, optics on optics debate he went to investigate on his own. 'As long i don't touch anything it was fine right? Oh hey what's this?' He lifted the small box this way and that before looking at the cord dangling loosely.
Looking over his shoulder to ensure the Lancia was still thoroughly distracted he took the plug and placed it into an adapter port in his hip seam. The tingle he got from data describing the 'growths' contents told the mech it wasn't sentient but it wasn't exactly normal, its data had been corrupted and 'enhanced' in a more Cybertronian way. 'how curious.' He mused to himself.
The screen however did charge up and glow green as weird looking lights flashed sporadically. Shrugging Sideswipe pick up the weird attachments on the machine and looked at them setting the machine itself down to hold the two objects; one in each servo. He turned the weird looking things every which way and smirked when he realized they resembled the air hockey paddle Spike had brought to play with one solar cycle. Yet instead of soft cloth at the bottom these had been ripped of their soft bottoms to reveal cool flat metal.
When the 'Start' button turned on he pressed it gently in fascination, while he began to ask what the weird device was. "Wheeljack? What's -*Charging*- this? Oh hey it speaks!" he said as words beginning to fill the quieting room.
*Shock Advised* Came the animatronic female voice from the box.
Sideswipe looked back at the inventor who turned and his helm, fins flashed stark white when he saw the device in the red twins grasp. "Sideswipe *Clear* NO-!" The red twin turned the paddles inwards in curiosity when electricity arched from the paddled and right into the red twins chassis sending him onto his aft with a hard crunch. Sideswipe dropped the paddles quickly and remained on his back for a moment as his twin leapt to his side, fear and horror covering his features.
Wheeljack quickly unplugged the machine from Sideswipes side and looked the mech up and down. The inventor's helm panels flashed through a barrage of colors as he went from horrified to relief seeing that the red twin terror was okay.
Without help from his golden counterpart Sideswipe sat up and shook his whole frame like a canine. "Whoa, tingly!" He exclaimed with a sharp burst of laughter. "Sunny! You gotta try that, it like playing with the viral eels back on Cybertron! It just zaps the slag out of ya!" Sideswipe exclaimed reaching for the device once more only for the device to be snatched away and out of his reach.
"I think it is time you leave the Defibrillator alone! I was only donated one and if you break it that's it!" Wheeljack growled glaring at the twin who was beginning to pout. Wheeljack pulled the device closer to his chassis and stood up, replacing the device into its proper location on his messy work bench.
Sideswipe gained a glint to his optics but stood up and started giggling before bursting into peals of laughter as small webs of electricity seemed to crackle across his frame sporadically. With each movement he giggled panted and heaved for air as more little sparks crawled across his frame.
When he doubled over laughing Sunstreaker grew worried once more and was about to touch his brother but stopped when his twin chortled out. "It tickles! Stop! Get it to stop!" He pleaded and fell to his knees. Once more he fell still as the shocks died down. "What the frag was that!" he panted out as the small surge passed.
Wheeljack who had turned to look at him like he was insane smiled behind his mask. "That Sideswipe, would be static electricity building in your frame from the Defib. Now, out of my lab before I call Prowl!" the inventor exclaimed and both twins grudgingly left the room.
Standing in the hall had the red twin curious and so he turned to his brother holding a finger out mere inches from his brothers frame with a grin. "Hey Sunny?"
His brother growled and turned to snap at him but an extended black digit taped him in the chassis and the shock that left the red frame and into the gold one sent the later flying onto his aft with a startled yelp. Sideswipes mouth hung agape as his optics widened as looked between his digit to his twin then back again. Sure his finger stung now…but it was worth it!
Sunstreaker scrabbled onto his knees and servos quickly when Sideswipe and about to touch him again so he scrabbled away in a quick backwards flail. "Fraggit Sides! What in the name of Primus-" Sunstreaker looked at his twin to see the small bolts of static crawl across the frame before settling again. "Slag it all, your charged!" He growled as his twin began to inch his digit closer to his faceplate with an inch worm motion. "Do it and I will break you!" he snarled. "Don't think I won't…this is as bad as when you picked your olfactory and wiped your dust and grime gatherings on me." He growled while glaring at his twin before striding away.
Sideswipe smirked and followed his brother. "Com'on it was one tim-" Sunstreaker glared at him. "Okay five times, you really going to hold that over my helm? I was young and dumb-"
Sunstreaker stopped and turned on his brother. "The last time was just this morning!" He snarled at Sideswipe.
The red twin picked at his audial with his smallest digit. "Oh ye-ah." He drawled like he had just remembered , and pulling the digit out of his audial canal he looked at Sunstreaker who back peddled once more before the mech could wipe anything on him. Sideswipe smirked. "Like I said Sunny, I was young! I'm a charged mech now." Sunstreaker just continued glaring daggers at his twin even when he swopped the word 'changed' for 'charged'…it didn't please him.
Letting his mischievous glint show through his optics Sideswipe saw a mech pass by the end of the hallway and he grinned manically. "Game on." The red twin purred and with that he scampered away nearly skipping down the hall leaving a glaring golden counterpart.
It was well into the start of the on shift when a very un-mechly screech was heard from the common room, Sunstreaker having been a few paces away bolted for the room wondering what had happened. Tracks, was on his skid plates with a startled look and Sideswipe was rolling on the floor in peals of laughter.
Sunstreaker who had just turned the corner of the door way looked shocked as his optics settle on Mirage looking questioningly. "Do I even want to know?" He grumbled and Mirage shook his helm.
"Tracks had fallen into recharge on the couch, Sideswipe snuck up on him and poked him…I have never seen the mech jump so high in my entire life stream." The noble mused thoughtfully with slight mirth.
By now the surprised mech had recovered enough to begin chasing the twin. His servos outstretched welcoming for the little black neck it was going to throttle. Sideswipe who was zig-zagging, weaving, and jumping over tables trying to avoid the mech stopped and turned on the mech who came to a screeching stop as Sideswipe reversed the tables, electricity arching from his digits.
Tracks cursed and transformed before peeling out of the room with a curse and promise for revenge. Sideswipe couldn't look happier if he tried. With a sigh Sunstreaker realized, who was he to ruin just pure joy? With that the golden twin left.
Attempt 1:
Prowl stood outside of the Ark with a scowl as he watched the Red twin prepare to clean the small part of the wall he had spayed paint on. In bold lettering he had wrote 'How much could a Ratchet chuck chuck, if a Ratchet could chuck, would chuck a wrench?' it had many other small details such as a poorly doodled medic with evil horns and a serpent like tail, wielding a wrench.
So Prowl had dragged the twin outside with words alone and stood watch to ensure he was truly getting every drop of paint off. However when Jazz came bouncing out of the Ark with a wide grin over to Prowl the red mech realized Prowl was almost ignoring him completely.
Looking down at his fingertips Sideswipe rubbed them together ignoring the conversation of the two mates. Little bolts arched between the digits and Sideswipe grinned. In one fluid motion he turned and stood up from his crouched position prepared to give the SIC a shocking surprise when he came optics to visor with Jazz. "Hey, 'Sides-!"
Sideswipe yelp and went to backpedal only to step into the bucket full of water and soap. The current of shocks backlashed in his systems sending him rigid and glitches with a yelp before crashing hard to the ground.
Jazz's smile faded and his mouth closed as Sideswipe stepped in the bucket of suds and his shoulders pulled up into his neck cables as his optics flickered, his arms spasming and twitching awkwardly as his face contorted into several weird looks. Small willowy bolts dashed and danced across his frame. The red mech fell to the ground…
Both Prowl and Jazz went to the mechs side, concern their primary feature on their face.
Attempt 2:
Okay the first attempt hadn't bucketed out well…or potted out or panned out or whatever- but he had now made it his offlining wish to electrocute Prowl… that being said that was why he was following the exhausted mech through the corridors.
He had awoken in medbay and snuck away searching for the stick up his aft, Datsun. Yet here Prowl had made it to the rec room and found him! Granted it was only to get a cube of Energon and to tell him Sunstreaker had removed the graffiti and was looking forward to their next encounter, Sideswipe wasn't stupid all the time he knew now more than ever Prowl was warning him not to cross paths with his twin for he was mad at him… that was fine and dandy as now he was in hot pursuit of the black and white mech.
He was focused!
Intent on his target!
He was going to shock prowl!
Just as the mech made it to the end of the hall and rounded the corner his sudden roar of triumph turning into yelp as another mech ran head long into him. The other mech yelped as both mechs were shocked.
Prowl, had just turned the corner and barely twisted away from the oncoming Blurr who was running right for him. The blue mech had just applied his 'breaks' when he saw Prowl but continued to slide- Right into a red chassis. Both yelped as electricity coursed through them and both went down. Prowl turned to chastise the blue mech for running in the halls but stopped to see Blurr and Sideswipe groaning on the floor. Shaking his head he left. "Never mind" he grumbled, surely the mech earned his lesson now.
Attempt 3:
Sideswipe was sore, very sore…yet he refused to give up he had another idea! Third times the charm right?
Sideswipe, once more was sneaking up on the Datsun. His charge renewed after another visit to the CE's lab.
Prowl hadn't acted like he was onto him yet, but that would make since as the black and white mech was totting to large buckets towards Perceptors lab, one full of gold flakes the other full of water.
So with fingers out stretched and grin firmly in place he froze as Prowl seemingly tripped on thin air and dropped the large gallon buckets of gold flakes and water.
"scrap." Sideswipe yelped as the flakes filled the hallway and landed on him just in time for the water to hit his pedes. It was a very shocking experience.
Prowl turned around when he heard the yelp and had to restart his optics several times. "Sideswipe quit fooling around! Spike already said that Christmas isn't for another few weeks." Prowl scolded.
Sideswipe slumped to the ground smoldering lightly. Sideswipes foot and servo twitching every now and again he tried to wave a servo. "Y-yes, s-s-sir. Nothing l-l-like l-l-lighting yer s-s-s-self up -l-l-like a Christmas b-b-b-bush." Sideswipes vocalizer fritzed out.
Prowl rolled his optics. "It's a Christmas tree Sideswipe. But seeing as how your covered in the flakes, please report to Perceptors lab he wished to see what type of allergic reaction Cybertronians would have between radioactive Gold and mineral Iron and soot rich water." Prowl said flippantly with only a hint of mirth.
Sideswipe already starting to scratch furiously at his paint. "WHAT?! Who does something like that?! Who the frag was going to test THAT out?!" Sideswipe yelped as he stood up and rushed off to preceptor.
Attempt 4:
So it was with a heavy spark that a very itchy paint deprived upset, and burnt red twin was working on his last attempt to shock the SIC. This one was fool proof. Just as Bumblebee, Jazz, Prowl, and Ratchet entered the rec room Sideswipe attacked. He lunged at the black and white startled mech and straddled his waist...nothing…
Sideswipe gasped incredulously and looked at a rather fragged off faceplate. "Sideswipe! What the frag has gotten into you! I'll have you in the brig!" Prowl snarled at the red Lamborghini.
"Wah?" Sideswipe gasped and poked the glaring faceplate once…twice then repeatedly till Prowl actually snapped his denta on the digit causing the mech to yelp.
The bots that Prowl had come in with were stunned in to silence along with the rest of the rec room, well all except Jazz who was smiling broadly at the awkward scene. "You were supposed to be shocked! It not fair! I've been trying all day ta-"
Sideswipe was cut off when Prowl actually burst into a fit of laughter. Whn he quickly regained composure looked almost smugly at the red twin. "Sideswipe, even if you were still 'charged' it wouldn't have worked." Sideswipe looked crest fallen but before he could ask why it wouldn't have worked Jazz spoke up.
"Mech, Prowl has rubber soles on his pedes mech… Even with the equipment for a charge, it wouldn't have worked." Sideswipe stood off of Prowl glaring and was about to throw a fit when two digits pinched his sensory appendage on his helm forcing him to whimper and yelp in surprise.
Prowl began to drag the other out the door with a since of accomplishment buzzing around the mech. "You are going to the brig still for your antics none the less." Prowl nearly purred with an all too familiar gleam in his optics. Sideswipe groaned but allowed his beaten and battered frame to be dragged away.
Sideswipe glared at prowl through the bars as he gave the mech a wave over his shoulder. "Have fun in there Sideswipe" Prowl called.
Sideswipe growled out. "How do you expect me to have fun? I'm-"
"Oh so glad you could join Sideswipe. Remember that graffiti- "
Sideswipe thunked his helm against the bars…'greeeat' he bemoaned internally.
Prowls grinned broadened when he heard a loud series of metal on metal and Sideswipes yelps of pain… "oh yes, 'Game on' Sideswipe game on." Prowl chucked softly, little had the Red twin known he knew the terror would come after him with his new found ability after all he had been helping red in the monitor room… hence why he added rubber to his soles. It was just sweet revenge that he timed all the mishaps so perfectly.