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After a few hours of banging the bottle against the Ark<\/em>\u2019s wall on the bridge and finally shattering it, Optimus turned to the empty bridge. \u201cOkay guys!\u201d he called. \u201cI finally got it cracked and you ain\u2019t here. Scrap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey shuffled on to the bar at Four Forward,\u201d revealed Teletraan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTypical,\u201d sighed Optimus as he slumped into the Captain\u2019s chair. \u201cAbso-fragging-lutely typical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLanguage,\u201d admonished a voice with a familiar Texan drawl. Optimus turned to the source of the voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaster Sergeant Ironhide, did you, of all bots, just zing me for language?\u201d he said with a slight grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWait \u2018til you\u2019re an old mech like me,\u201d replied Ironhide with a chuckle. \u201cOnce you\u2019re my age, you can get away with anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom what I\u2019ve heard,\u201d recalled Optimus, \u201cthere was a mech that never swore. My predecessor, I believe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow THAT\u2019S a lie,\u201d corrected Ironhide. \u201cI heard Sentinel swear once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs this a war story?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, if you\u2019re really too busy as a Prime to listen to an old mech\u2026,\u201d rumbled Ironhide. Optimus offered the Captain\u2019s chair to Ironhide with a grin on his face. He loved Ironhide\u2019s war stories. Ironhide sat down and Optimus sat Japanese style on the floor. \u201cIt was at the Battle of Las Vegas in 2009,\u201d began Ironhide. \u201cThe mission was to quietly get some Energon out from the outskirts of the city, but the \u2018Cons had gotten wind of the plan. So there I was, holding them off with Sentinel and Chromia. We were getting swarmed all over our left flank! The \u2018Cons had a few Insecticons with them and leading them was Hardshell!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEw!\u201d squirmed Optimus. \u201cI saw him in the Stockade!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell,\u201d continued Ironhide, \u201cthen you know how Insecticons eat during battle. Hardshell and his toadies were guzzling Energon during the fight. When we were about to run out, Sentinel had just about had it up to his optics and said, very loudly, \u2018F***KIN\u2019 POOZITS!\u2019 and fired at Hardshell himself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn Earth swear, no less!\u201d chuckled Optimus. He was about to ask for another story when Prowl\u2019s voice came in on the comms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProwl to bridge, you two are needed in the cargo hold,\u201d he called<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe cargo hold?\u201d repeated Optimus. \u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBelieve me, you want to see it,\u201d answered Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn our way,\u201d confirmed Optimus. He and Ironhide left the bridge and entered the cargo hold. The other Autobots and on board Mobians were gathered around a spot. Jazz moved aside to let Optimus and Ironhide look at it. What was \u201cit\u201d? It was a fuzzy creature that could fit in a Cybertronian\u2019s hand. It almost looked like a pale brown ball of fur that had tiny feet and big eyes that added to the cuteness of the creature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhoa! Speaking of Poozits!\u201d exclaimed Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow did it get on board?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI managed to find this on it,\u201d answered Jazz as he held up a collar. Optimus examined the name on it. It read \u201cFwuffy\u201d in the Autobot wartime language. \u201cNow, the question is, what\u2019s your girlfriend\u2019s Poozit doing on our ship?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe must have brought it here,\u201d guessed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYour girlfriend? How?\u201d asked Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeletraan 1, do you still have the mystery bot\u2019s Spark signature?\u201d quizzed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSure do,\u201d replied Teletraan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRun a match test with the sample of Elita 1\u2019s Spark signature I gave you,\u201d directed Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPerforming test,\u201d reported Teletraan. \u201cProcessing\u2026processing\u2026test complete. Match confirmed. Elita 1\u2019s our mystery bot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow a possibility becomes clear,\u201d remarked Optimus, \u201cinfiltration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOptimus?\u201d asked Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cElita 1\u2019s joined the Autobot Intelligence Network as a Spy-changer,\u201d explained Optimus. \u201cShe\u2019s a lady that\u2019s under deep cover. My guess is that she came here after she was informed of the Harbinger<\/em>\u2019s flight from Cybertron and heard about its crew.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s her name in the Decepticons?\u201d quizzed Shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat, I can\u2019t tell you,\u201d sighed Optimus. \u201cThe only ones who are gonna be in the know are the Spy-changers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd your staff?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSorry,\u201d replied Optimus. \u201cOnly the Spy-changers are supposed to know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn any case,\u201d mused Prowl, \u201cwe have to bring the Poozit to a vegetation intensive world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat? No!\u201d protested Optimus. \u201cIf you\u2019re worried about breeding, then forget it. Elita had it neutered. On top of that, it had a veggie replicator in its habitat on Cybertron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the breeding I\u2019m concerned about,\u201d explained Prowl, \u201cit\u2019s a certain genetic signature I\u2019ve found. It matches that of a Nebulan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo we keep it away from Fwuffy,\u201d assured Optimus. \u201cIf I recall correctly, Poozits don\u2019t like Nebulans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I take a picture of Fwuffy?\u201d asked Amy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGo ahead!\u201d replied Optimus with a grin. Amy took out a camera as Optimus knelt down to stroke Fwuffy. The Poozit closed its eyes as it cooed. Amy then took a picture of the cute scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWow, never thought I\u2019d see the day,\u201d chuckled Sonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHuh?\u201d asked Optimus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaybe if we meet her,\u201d mused Sonic, \u201cElita 1 will want to see that picture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, shut up!\u201d protested Optimus, his face turning scarlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOptimus, I really must protest keeping the Poozit with us!\u201d insisted Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho\u2019s Prime?\u201d asked Optimus as he got in a little too close to Prowl. There was a bit of silence. \u201cThought so,\u201d remarked Optimus as he backed off. \u201cNow then, I\u2019m off to make a habitat for the little guy. You bots do whatever you wish. Teletraan, alert us if there\u2019s a problem.\u201d He then headed to the transporter room. Ratchet followed as well as Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, and the Autobots\u2019 organic allies. Jazz, Prowl, and Ironhide stayed on the ship. Prowl was going to leave so he could get familiar with the ship, he stayed on the bridge during the trip from Cybertron, when he noticed that Jazz and Ironhide looked at the door Optimus left through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs everything alright?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s my best friend,\u201d replied Jazz, \u201cand I love him like a bro, but the instant this attitude of his bites him in the aft, I\u2019m gonna point and laugh at him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet in line,\u201d directed Ironhide. \u201cFamily friends have dibs on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProwl, did Prime say anything to you after the fight over the Tox-En?\u201d asked Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNothing that would sweep my experience as a Praxian Internment Camp survivor under the rug,\u201d assured Prowl, \u201cbut I did see evidence of jackholery. The naming ceremony for the ship, and just a few nano cycles ago are good examples.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecommendations?\u201d quizzed Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOptimus is still a young bot,\u201d remarked Prowl, \u201cbut he is old enough to know better. He may need a refresher in watching what he says.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAre you suggesting\u2026?\u201d asked Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to monitor Optimus Prime,\u201d suggested Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpy on him?!\u201d yelped Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbsolutely out of the question!\u201d declared Jazz. \u201cThe Grand Auto-Codex, our code of law\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHas already been violated,\u201d interrupted Prowl. \u201cYou landing here has caused some damage, sir. It\u2019s given Optimus a huge ego, on top of him being the youngest bot to inherit the Matrix. All we can do now is minimize that ego\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy snooping in on him? By acting like Decepticons?\u201d asked Jazz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy letting him know that his actions don\u2019t go unnoticed. Letting him know that this has to stop or we take action against him,\u201d explained Prowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c2nd Lieutenant Prowl,\u201d hissed Jazz, \u201cI cannot, I WILL not, snoop on my best friend and my Prime on account of him being a bit of a jackhole. To snoop on a bot with just that, and no other probable cause, violates the very essence of the Grand Auto-Codex!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLike it or not,\u201d remarked Prowl, \u201che is a dangerous bot. If this attitude of his gets out of hand, he may say the wrong thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you think that wrong thing will be directed to the Decepticons?\u201d asked Ironhide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExactly,\u201d confirmed Prowl. \u201cAnd that will lead to diplomatic repercussions, in-fighting, attacks on both sides, and then the Pax Cybertronia is null and void and Cybertron is at war once again.\u201d That sentence hung in the air like a vast, predatory bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHorrifying,\u201d sighed Jazz. \u201cProwl, you once lived under constant watch and in constant fear that you would displease Shockwave if you tried to do anything aside from following orders. That constant watching over you has made you paranoid to a very small degree. Now, you want to introduce that paranoia to our leader? No! We\u2019re going to find another method to tell Optimus to be mindful of his actions.\u201d He motioned for Ironhide and Prowl to follow him to the transporter room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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