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also i am still trying to fix any mistakes that i might have missed in past chapters (i.e spelling, grammar and so on)

hi all, once again I've been delayed in posting this chapter but I'm hoping that this will be the last time for a while, once again thanks for the wait

While the Decepticons readied them selves for combat the Autobots continued their celebration..

The party was in full swing after a couple of hours and most of those present were enjoying the atmosphere and break from the constant threat of battle. The only one not getting into the spirit of things was Ratchet, the Med-Bot looked at his Med-Bay almost hoping that there would be some kind of emergency that would allow him to clear everybody out after they had helped him clear up the mess that was now littering his once spotless floor. Though he was trying not to enjoy the disruption to his routine Ratchet was unable to hold back a smile when the twins snuck in hoping to prank Ironhide once more, their plan this time involved the use of what looked like a live bull and a large amount of colored cloths. However even the best laid plans of two prankster bots were not fool proof, just as Skids had snuck into position ready to attach the colored fabric Sam loomed up behind him his attention focused on Mikaela who had been laughing with Miles about an embarrassing moment in Sam's past that involved him trying to impress her by joining the football team. Skids was so focused on attaching the target to Ironhide that he didn't notice Sam until the two bots collided with each other, his opportunity lost Skids turned round to mouth off to the offending bot. The moment he realized who he had bumped into was possibly the funniest thing Ratchet had seen in his long life up to that point, watching one of the ever smart mouth twins stunned into silence was almost worth the mess he would have to clean up. But things didn't stop there, trying as best he could not to step on anyone Skids ran out of the Med-Bay dragging the multi colored target behind him as he went. This was soon followed by the sound of Mudflap loosing his balance and grip on the live bull that they had some how managed to get hold of. Then the sound of a car being chased by something powerful and dangerous filled the air as Skids tried to loose the bull while his alt form was fully entangled in the target intended for Ironhide.

Eventually Optimus took pity on the twins and ended the show much to the protesting of the watching crowd. With the twins busted and now forced to return the bull before being ordered to clean every inch of finished floor in the city, the party returned to normal though people were still laughing about the event. "man that takes me back" said Will as he watched the twins herd the bull out of the city, "why?" asked Bumblebee. Will grinned at him then said "well lest just say that if sam had been acting a little more normal before you two bonded and we had an exact date for your bonding the two of you would have had a similar experience as part of an old earth custom that takes place before the wedding night". Bumblebee looked at them curiously wondering what they were talking about, before he could even ask what the statement was about Sam answered his unspoken question "their talking about a stag-night bee, it's a human custom that the groom usually goes through before the wedding, a custom the involves drinking until you cant think straight then massive amounts of embarrassment for the groom delivered by his closest friends". Bee looked at Sam not understanding why anyone would undergo such a strange custom willingly. "man I remember yours" said Epps "I still don't know where those guys got hold of that stripper, first time I've ever seen a woman burst out of a cake wearing a flack jacket and a bikini while carrying an M-16". Will put a hand to his head as if the memory had just come back to him in full detail "don't remind me, I think the worst part was when those two women police officers turned up and the others though they were strippers to" said Will as he tried to forget. "yeh you and I were the only ones not arrested for assaulting two law officers" said Epps "that's because we were both tied up at the time" added Will.

"all in all I'm glad we didn't have a stag-night" said Bumblebee "I think it would have been hard to explain how two autobots were involved in such things". Both Will and Epps grinned at each other before laughing in a way that made Sam's energon run cold. Quickly Sam commed Bumblebee and said "be on your guard bee, I think they may have planned a late surprise for us somewhere". Bee scanned the room and found nothing strange but then again Ratchet would only allow so much to be done in his Med-Bay. "there's nothing in here sam, but then again I don't think they could do anything like that in here" commed Bee. Sam thought for a moment then replied "then it'll be something waiting for us when we leave here on when we get to our quarters". Both Autobots turned to Will and Epps who were still exchanging looks and grinning, "what ever it is you have planned we'll be ready for it" said Sam as he looked for any change in their expressions. "don't know what you mean" said Will the corners of his mouth turned up despite his best efforts to force them down, "we have no idea what your talking about" added Epps in a far more convincing manner. Sam and Bumblebee exchanged a look that said "we're not going to get anything from them" before they headed off to find someone who was not plotting something. Once Sam and Bee were out of audio range Will almost broke into a laugh as he said "I can't believe they bought it" "man your to cruel" replied Epps, "well we owe them a little payback, besides it's not like we've done anything other than have a conversation and smile at each other a lot" added Will. Epps shock his head and said "no that's all we've done but I think we did a little more than imply that something was heading their way and I think that's even worse than if we'd set something up for real".

Bumblebee and Sam made their way over to Mikaela and Miles who were still talking about how different it was in Autobot city, "well I got'a say that I like the idea of being able to leave my baby outside unlocked and not have to worry about it being stolen and chopped up for parts" said Miles. "what about the twins stealing it and using it in a prank?" asked Mikaela "yeh well I know that either optimus, ironhide or sam will have a few words with them about that if they ever do and besides the worst they'll do is use it to punk someone" replied Miles. "even if punking someone means stripping your car down to the frame, or have you forgotten that your just as much a target as anyone else" said Sam as he activated his Avatar. Before Miles could even think about that happening to his beloved car Bumblebee's Avatar appeared next to Sam's and added "and as I final twist they might just mail every piece to all the military bases around the country". The look of horror on Miles face was impossible to describe, then his mouth stuttered wordlessly for a few seconds before he took off at high speed towards the exit his hands fumbling in his pockets for the the keys to his baby. Mikaela suppressed a laugh as she watched him flee the Med-Bay, "you two shouldn't tease him like that" she said still trying to suppress a smile. Sam turned his attention back to Mikaela and said "we're not teasing, I know that the twins would do something like that and not even think about it beyond getting the laughs out of it". Mikaela chuckled slightly then said "you also know that optimus would never let them get away with something like that and ironhide would make them drive around the whole country collecting up every part before having them rebuild miles car under his supervision". Both Avatars looked at each other for a second before replying "true" which caused Mikaela to grin back at them.

As time wore on even Ratchet got into the swing of things now knowing that the twins would be the ones cleaning up his Med-Bay as part of their punishment. Soon the twins returned now minus the bull but plus Simmons who wore a face that could have stopped the greatest party on earth let alone a gathering of friends who were celebrating the bonding of two Autobots. Any who crossed Simmons path found all joy sucked from the surrounding air but it was Optimus who felt the effect from far across the room. His face took on a stern and saddened look as he made his way over to Simmons who was waiting in a corner now that the twins had drugged their way over to the waiting Ratchet. "I assume that you have grim news" said Optimus as he knelt down, Simmons looked at the Autobot leader then replied "I finally got in contact with an old friend of mine, the reason it took me so long is because my friend went to ground a few months ago and with good reason, it looks like everyone else who could get me information on this is either not talking or has recently had an unfortunate accident". Simmons motioned for Optimus to come closer as he looked round the room, "it looks like some big company is involved in all this, a company that provides funds to a certain man who we all know" explained Simmons, "galloway" replied Optimus "the one and only" said Simmons. The former S7 agent then continued "it looks like he's their little puppet, they only give him enough information to get whatever they want done beyond that he knows nothing and from what I found out he's been out of the loop for a while, my friend says that the people involved are after any kind of autobot technology they can get hold of but my contact isn't sure why, now my friend wants to meet in a few days so we can talk about all this face to face with no one to overhear" Simmons looked round and checked the room as eh paused. Once he was sure it was safe he said "my friend made mention that this company might have someone on the inside here in autobot city, now I don't know who but I can guess that who ever it it was involved with you guys right from the start" once more Simmons paused as he motioned for Optimus to come closer.

"I'm gonna need an escort there and wherever the information takes me, autobots only, I know that you trust these guys but I'm not so forth coming with my trust especially when I have reason to doubt anything they say" said the gray haired man. "your sure about all this?" asked Optimus "it's me your talking to, I'm as sure as when I went after the kid that night" replied Simmons. "I will make what arrangements I can but you know that we only have two bots trained in what you asking and both will be unwilling to leave sam's side" replied the Autobot leader. Simmons shook his head then said "yeh I was afraid of that and bringing the kid in is one serious wild card to the operation but I need someone I can trust not to shoot me in the back or pass on any information". Both Optimus and Simmons looked at each other each knowing that there was no other way to do this safely, "with any luck it'll be a milk run and we'll be back here before you know it with all the information we need" said Simmons. The old Prime let out a deep sigh then said "if you were sure of that then you wouldn't be asking for the support of autobots you'd go in alone". Simmons looked away as he said "we can't take the risk, you can't take the risk, we need this intel if were going to shut these guys down before they cause more damage and injury". "as I said I will make what arrangements I can but I will not push them into anything and I will speak to them about this in the morning, tonight is theirs to enjoy" replied Optimus as he got up and left. "yeh but we both know life is cruel and unkind at it's best big guy and that's something else the kid is going to have to learn" said Simmons as he left.

Though Simmons had dampened things a little Optimus did his best to pass it off as the man's usual interaction with people. Fortunately Sam and Bee were both deep in conversation with their family and friends when Simmons arrived so neither of them noticed him or the conversation. The rest of the night carried on with out interruption and all those gathered were able to forget the worries of the world for one night, all except Optimus who was facing a difficult conversation the next morning. As things wound down and those gathered started to head for their quarters in different sections of the city Optimus stood alone wrestling with his thoughts. "optimus" the mention of his name caught his full attention and the Autobot leader found him self facing both Sam and Bumblebee. "I wanted to say thank you" said Sam "I can only guess at what some people said about me and how I acted when I was in the instability point, I do know that some of them probably viewed me as a threat to them and their loved ones and I know that you defended me and got them to back down about locking me up somewhere, so I just thought that I should say thanks my brother". "you have no need to thank me sam friends and brothers carry no debts" replied Optimus, Sam smiled at the older Prime before leaving with his bonded. "I can't lie about this but I won't encourage you to take this mission either my brother" thought Optimus as he watched the last of those gathered leave.