Disclaimer : I don't own it.
Note : Check out the video 'THROW THE POLICE' on youtube for exactly the idea I'm going for. ;) And yes, the title is all in capitals.
I swear to God I'll never be able to look at Starscream, bananas and that video the same, ever again. XD I still say my favorite part of the Decepticon ones was Sideswipe driving past looking like a caveman, yelling 'It's so easy, even a caveman can do it!' *chokes on laughter*
Wolf Mystic - I love seeing any of them getting the short end of the stick. LOL I know, I was told by a few people it was unexpected and not a very nice ending. I didn't think much of it myself, I figured it was something a Decepticon would do. No more character (even nameless and OC) deaths though. :)
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(Normal POV)
"Prowl's doing what??" Sideswipe's optics went wide as he stared at his smirking brother. "Is he insane, or just bored?"
"A little of column A, a little of column B." Sunstreaker's smirk grew. "But you know what this means, right? He's not using a holographic horse, either." Shaking his head, he shrugged. "Not my fault his holographic image projectors were damaged in the last attack, and he can only take human form."
Not using a holographic horse? One silver optic ridge rose slowly. Realizing Sunny was scheming, Sides' optics narrowed suspiciously and he leaned in closer, thankful they were out of audio receptor range for the time being. "What's the plan?"
Sunstreaker nodded. "Ok, so Prowl's heading out tomorrow, playing a role as a human cop on horseback. One of the other Autobots was to pretend to be the horse for him, though. So I was thinking...we need to get in on this."
Thinking for a solid moment, Sideswipe nodded. One person would have to hold the reins for Prowl as another helped boost him up. "Alright. I'll be the one holding the reins." At the indignant glare he got, he rolled his optics. "Sunstreaker, can you honestly say on any other occasion you'd volunteer to be the horse?"
"Primus, no!"
"Right. And if I'm the human, Prowl'll believe me if I tell him you were assigned duties elsewhere, right?" Sunstreaker's protests died down a little. "And you would be there to not only witness the prank, but to actually take part in it, too."
"....I'll do it!"
With a smirk, the twins began plotting, and then quickly disappeared. Sunny spent the day searching the worldwide web for nearby ranches and online videos of horses to gather as much information as he could, chosing to store it in his temporary memory files. Sideswipe went straight to Optimus, volunteering to be the 'horse handler'.
Of course boss 'bot was suspicious, but when Sides brought up the same argument, about how Sunstreaker would never willingly change into a horse, the giant blue and red mech nodded slowly. He still seemed reluctant, but he allowed Sideswipe's help.
However, he also vowed to follow them, determined to find out exactly why Sideswipe had been the one to volunteer to help Prowl.
(The next Day)
Sideswipe was standing, plucking at his police uniform uncomfortably. He looked down at himself and shrugged, before turning to Prowl. "You know, the difference between us is.. I make this look good." With a smirk, he waited patiently, ignoring the bored and suspicious glare Prowl gave him. Then he almost choked when he saw a tan horse making its way over to them.
The horse seemed normal enough, when you didn't know what to look for. For those that knew Sunstreaker well, however, there were a few tell tale signs. For one, the horse was glaring with a look that shouted rabid beast. Another was the way he pranced over, head held high.
Cocky, vain glitch. Sideswipe smirked, as the horse trotted over, and he grabbed the reins.
Then they all froze.
Sure, Prowl could climb up easily enough on the high horse, but there were a lot of humans around, and searching the web, they all knew people usually needed help. Especially when the horse was bareback.
"Maybe we should get one of the hu-bystanders to give you a hand?" Sideswipe led the horse over to the side of a bridge, making sure it was right out of the way, almost against the railing. Looking down at the water below, he exchanged an evil look with the horse as a new idea hit him. 'Ever seen the video 'Throw the Police'?'
The horse whinnied, a choked sound, even as the head fell down and it's mane covered one blue eye.
"Excuse me." Prowl wasn't even looking at them. Stopping a young man, he seemed to sigh. "I was wondering if you could give me a hand." He explained the help he needed, while walking towards the horse with the human in tow.
With a nod, the young man stood by the side of the horse, linked his hands together, and crouched a little.
Placing his foot in the human's hands, Prowl boosted himself up, grasping the back of the horse in front of him. He almost lost his grip, however, and one hand slid down over the horses rump.
'Hey!' The horse whinnied in protest, even as Sunstreaker growled over the internal twins' private channels. 'Watch your hands!' He didn't even realize Prowl was leaning over him, as he quickly stepped forward and away, closer to the bridge rail.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on who you asked, the human decided to boost Prowl at that very moment. The human holoform didn't even have a chance to realize what was happening, before he was sliding up and right over the horse, rolling over the railing on the other side of it, and crying out as he fell into the water below the bridge.
The human cried out as well, and carefully maneuvred around the horse to look over the railing. At the same time Sideswipe let go of Sunstreaker's 'reins' and joined him.
"Damn, nice swan dive!" He whistled, impressed, and ignored the look the human was giving him.
"He just fell over the edge! I swear I didn't mean to-Aren't you going to help him?!"
"Nah." This came from the other side of the man. "He's good."
Looking over slowly, the man did a double take. Then he shrieked like a little girl, turned, and ran.
Leaning over the railing, Sideswipe looked over. He blinked a moment, before busting up laughing. There, beside him was Sunstreaker, still in horse form, leaning over the railing with his front hooves braced against the edge.
"I give him a 5.5 on the landing though. If he'd have been human, that would've hurt." The horse spoke easily, raising a hoof in a shrug.
Doubling over, Sideswipe clutched at his stomach, laughing hard. "Oh Primus that was perfect!" It had been an unexpected addition to their plans, and he was certain Sunstreaker didn't even realize what he was doing, but Primus! It was hilarious!
Looking at his brother a moment, Sunstreaker's eyes widened, a comical look on a horse, and his jaw dropped. Then he looked down at himself. After a moment, he shrugged again, turned to his side, and leaned against the railing, crossing his hooves over his chest.
Not two minutes later and a rather unhappy looking Prowl appeared next to them, dripping wet. "I should have known." He muttered.
A choked, metallic laugh reached their audio sensors, and the trio looked over to see a shaking semi sitting in the parking lot, gathering a lot of attention. What no one saw, was the man that appeared out of thin air behind the crowd, and walked over to them.
Shaking his head, one eyebrow rose, and somehow Optimus managed to look both amused and unamused at the same time. "As should I." Looking to Sideswipe, who gave him a sheepish look, and the smirking horse beside him, he laughed again. "Alright, you two. This is supposed to be serious work."
"Find another horse!"
A rather exhausted looking young woman was walking across the bridge, but seeing the scene before her, she froze and blinked. She stared at the talking horse, and then at the three men who were staring at her.
"I'm not letting anyone sit on me!" With a single hoof, he shoved a lock of mane out of his face and huffed indignantly, before turning and freezing at the sight of the woman behind him. "Oh, frag!" With that, he disappeared into thin air.
Blinking again, she turned and slowly began walking back across the bridge. "Too early. It's just...too early." She murmured with a shake of her head.
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Hope you like it.
R+R please.
Thank you.
Tenshi
