The evil side of Prime
Chapter 4: Caught off guard
Around noon, Prowl got worried about Optimus. When Red Alert had reached the med bay, Prowl began to suspect something was…off. The twins weren't capable of knowing Red Alert in such a way to use the dark or a hologram projector. The twins were usually what they could find lying around like Christmas lights. The only person in possession of holographic projector was himself, Ratchet and…Optimus.
Prowl stepped into Prime's room to find no one around. He gasped, looking around more hastily. He stepped out again, looking down the hall to his left. Down the hall to his right, however, was a nervously awaiting Prime. He stood waiting for Prowl to leave the doorway. As soon as Prowl moved, he would be the next target for his little prank fun. Prowl always thought he was right and to mess with his head was more fun than messing with Red Alert.
Prowl began down the left hall. Behind him, Prime snuck into his room. As the door closed with a nice swoosh, Prowl perked. He spun around and raced back to Optimus Prime's office. He clicked the door open only to see Prime working at his desk.
"But you…I was…you weren't…" Prowl stuttered.
"Prowl, I've been sitting here the whole time," Prime chuckled.
"But…but…but…" Prowl mumbled.
""I saw you come in but you left without a word," Prime continued.
"I didn't see you!" Prowl screamed. "I scanned the whole room! You weren't here!"
"Why don't you go get your system check out?" Prime offered.
"Yeah. My systems bugged…." Prowl replied, leaving the room.
As the door closed, Optimus relaxed. He had almost been caught. When all seemed quiet he laughed out loud. He'd gotten not only the master pranksters themselves but also Prowl, Red Alert and Jazz. He felt slightly bad for getting the twins in all the trouble they've been getting into but it seemed so worth it.
While Optimus laughed, enjoying his victories, he didn't notice the small camera that had been planted on the shelf. If he had noticed the camera, he would've noticed the clearly marked double S, the twins' neat logo. Meanwhile, the twins sat in their room watching the monitor. They frowned at the knowledge they had gathered.
"Optimus Prime?" gasped Sunstreaker.
"Framing us?" Sideswipe gulped.
"How do prank the leader?" asked Sunstreaker.
"Without getting in trouble?" Sideswipe finished.
"We can't just tell Ratchet that this whole thing is done by Prime," Sunstreaker whispered.
"So we have to catch Prime in the act!" sideswipe declared.
"Can't…can't be too hard….right?" stifled Sunstreaker.