#g1 prowl is the sweetest

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The way Prowl is holding and walking alongside Bumblebee is so damn cute??!!😭😭❤❤ Prowl is like his doting mom🥺

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really want a mean robot boyfriend that’s an absolute ass and is the most pathetic person in existence + tragic, everyone misunderstands him (idw prowl) also want the most sweetest robot boyfriend (g1 prowl)and he’s the most precious little bean to exist. hurt him and i will eat your spleen your bones your mom your parents your family your

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My Top 10 Favorite Cartoons!

Number 10 Octonauts

What attracted me to this show when I was ten was the lessons on animals since most shows for little kids are about shapes, numbers, letter, and other boring stuff. But not the Octonauts! They talk about two of my favorite things: science and animals. And sea creatures no less. When was the last time you’ve seen a show meant for young children that educated them on the ocean and everything in it? Maybe that one show on PBS with the Cat in the Hat? But I like Octonauts better. Just look at those designs. Absolutely adorable!

It’s simple, it’s cute, and it’s surprisingly interesting sometimes.

I used to be super embarrassed for watching a show meant for toddlers since I’m in my twenties, but then I found out that their are grown adults that enjoy wholesome shows too, like Paw Patrol and PJ Masks! It was a nice relief to know that I wasn’t the only one.

Number 9 Wander over Yonder

This has got to be the sweetest show to every be put on Television. Most main characters have to be strong and cool and have an internal struggle to be impressing, but Wander doesn’t. He’s the cinnamon roll of all cinnamon rolls!

All he does is travel the universe with his bestie Sylvia (in a bubble!) and goes sightseeing. And if he happens to help people along the way, even better!

What gets me about this show is that Wonder’s optimistic and naivety doesn’t always lead to everything being hunky dory. Sometimes being nice gets him in trouble or makes even the simplest tasks harder than necessary. Heck, if Sylvia wasn’t there to have his back, his kindness would be a lot easier to take advantage of.

And I love that because it’s true that sometime being nice doesn’t feel as accomplishing as is should and can even backfire on us. But even though Wander’s experienced betrayal and hardships in his life, he still has enough hope in his heart to keep helping people.

Number 8 LEGO Ninjago

I remember when this show came out all those years ago. Back when TV’s were these big, chunky machines and you had to prop them up on tables instead of mounting them on walls.

This show is full of so much creativity and lore. From the elemental powers, to Ninjago City’s history, to the characters, and even the ideas that were dropped, it’s no wonder why the show’s still going. It’s great watching Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane make friends, battle enemies, learn life lessons, discover secrets about themselves, and go on the craziest adventures.

I ended up being too busy because of middle school after season 3 ended and missed out of the rest of it up until Sea Bound was announced. Thanks to the birthday specials LEGO did for Ninjago’s anniversary, I learned that the show was still running and on Netflix. So me and my sister binge watched the series from the start and we fell right back in love with it.

Number 7 Transformers Animated

Out of all the Transformers series, this one is my personal favorite. Yes the other shows are pretty good too, but this one is different from all the other shows, comics, games, and movies. And I like different!

Optimus Prime has been depicted as a lot of things. A war hero that keeps his men’s spirits up with good humor and cheesy quips (G1). A powerful warrior who has become jaded after a millennia of war (Bay). A stoic leader and friend who won’t give up hope for a better future (Prime). But TFA Optimus isn’t any of that. If anything, he’s a little bit of everything but still his own thing.

And Optimus’s not the only one who’s different. Prowl is a nature loving ninja, Ratchet is a grouchy war veteran who cares about his team, Bulkhead is full of knowledge and creativity, and Bumblebee is the kid of the group with a lot to learn. The Decepticons are just as entertaining too with their own unique abilities and personalities.

All in all, there isn’t any other version of Transformers like this one and I wish more long time franchises would try something new from time to time.

Number 6 LEGO Monkie Kid

Based on one of the four classic Chinese literatures, Monkie Kid is a wonderful adaptation of a four hundred year old book that’s had a crap ton of movies, shows, and even an upcoming video game inspired by it.

I’m very picky about shows and movies based on history, mythology, or folklore. I like it when it’s accurate, but understand when things have to be changed around. It’s why I’m not the biggest Disney’s Hercules fan since they got the mythology completely and utterly wrong.

But Monkie Kid is freaking amazing. The amination is so colorful and lively and exhilarating! MK, the Monkey King, and all of their friends are so much fun to watch and I love all of them. The story is wild and mystical, which is fitting since Chinese folklore makes little to no sense but is still entertaining as heck. Don’t believe me? Read the original Journey to the West novels and just try to make logical sense out of it. Like why the dragon stays a horse for 95% of the book when he can be a huge fire breathing dragon!

I used to bug my little sister to watch this show with me all the time. And her being the little sh*t that she is always said “no” just because she has this weird habit of turning me down. But I was finally able to tie her down and force her to watch the first season! And guess what? She liked it! All this talk about NoT bEiNg InTeReStEd and now she’s getting ready to go cosplay as MK for a convention!

Number 5 Gargoyles

This has got to be Disney’s coolest show of all time. Disney usually sticks with cutey family friendly stuff like Duck Tales and Goof Troop, but they decided to take a risk and try to gain an older audience with Gargoyles. And they succeeded!

The show’s based on some of Shakespeare's books and has a good mix of fantasy and sci-fi. Especially when it takes places in 90′s New York. It also teaches a lot of mature life lessons like the importance of taking responsibility for your actions, the dangers of being stubborn and in denial, prejudice, gun safety, death, and so much more.

The characters are all lovable tropes of the 90′s, including the smart one (Lexington), the big eater (Broadway), the guy who wants to look cool but is actually a dork (Brooklyn), the dog (Bronx), the wise mentor (Hutson), the badass leader (goliath), and the girl of the group (Elisa). But their personalities and arcs are expanded on after the first few episodes. And the people they met also get a chance to shine in their own way and I appreciate that.

I’d recommend this to anyone who’s into Shakespeare or anyone who needs something to push their interest towards those kinds of stories.

Number 4 Arcane

I’m not a gamer, so I have little to no information on League of Legends. I don’t know the characters, the landscapes, the items, the history, or the lore of this world. But you don’t need to be a LoL fan to watch Arcane.

The animation? Gorgeous. The music? Amazing. The action? Thrilling! The characters? Complex. The voice acting? Impressive. And the story in general? Captivating.

I like how this show demonstrates how everyone’s actions have consequences and that there’s more to people than meets the eyes. Humans (and whatever other creatures exist in this world) are complex being and the choices we make don’t just affect our own life, but the lives of others too. Seeing the domino effect of everyone’s actions is as entertaining as it is nerve wracking since no one knows what the end results will be until it’s too late.

Another thing I love about this show is that it’s a Netflix original so it’s translated in Spanish. I was able to watch Arcane with my parents and they loved it. It was so much fun watching their reactions to the action, the conflict, and the sisters’ relationship because the two of them are very vocal and expressive. When the season one finale ended with that jaw dropper of a cliffhanger, they were both waiting for me to put on the next episode. They were devastated when I told them that that was it and had to wait for season two.

Number 3 Final Space

Like most animated series nowadays, Final Space is a mix of goofy, angsty, and lore heavy. But then, as the series progresses, the angst is doubled, if not tripled, and the side characters are given a chance to be fleshed out.

Everyone in the show has a story to tell. Gary, Mooncake, Avocato, Little Cato, Quinn, HUE, and everyone else have a past that ends with them being brought together to help each other reach their goals. Each with their own strength, weaknesses, and arcs to go through that make us love or hate them.

The first season is easily a fun space adventure with a few mysterious for us to look forward to and heart felt moments that have us sobbing. Then season two ups the stakes with the universe needing saving and more trauma for the characters to endure. And then there’s season three, which hits us in the feels in every episode and leaves us with an ending like no other.

If you're going to watch this show, then I’d advise you to prepare yourself emotionally.

Number 2 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

If you haven’t guessed one of my guilty pleasures from my favorite Transformers shows, I like it when the usual formula is shaken up a bit.

The TMNT franchise has had dozens of shows, movies, comics, and video games dedicated to these guys. All of them about four mutant turtles in their teens being raised as ninjas by their rat father and using their skills to fight all kinds of evil lurking in New York City.

But Rise turns the sci-fi into fantasy and use that to give us something brand new. Not just rebooted, but reimagined! Each turtle is a different species, they have their own unique powers, they have different personalities from their previous incarnations, and the adventures they go on feel a lot more fun and sometimes grander than before.

And it’s not just the TMNT part that I love. The animation is jaw dropping. The voice acting is very fitting. The humor leaves me laughing every time. The action scenes are so fast and creative. The characters are likable and memorable. And the brotherly relationship of Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey are put front and center for us to gush over.

I know some people have a thing about changes, but if you give this show a chance, I swear you’ll love it.

Number 1 Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

I have never related to a fictional character before, much less three, yet here they are in the form of a grumpy cat with big dreams, a cybernetic badger with a big imagination, and a chaotic bat with a big heart.

And if you’ve watched even one episode of the show and know what I mean when I say that I relate to them, then yes, you should be very concern for my mental health.

This show is truly a treasure. It has everything I love in a cartoon and more. It has fluff, angst, mystery, comedy, friendship, bromance, humor, hurt/comfort, sci-fi, fantasy, anthro animals, and the classic found family trope all rolled into one! What else is there to say other than this show is nothing less than amazing. The characters are charming, the world is interesting, the adventures are entertaining, the visual humor is hilarious, and the main trio have their own tragic backstories that make them easy to sympathize with.

Funny story: me and my little sister were watching it together and she started laughing her butt off when Badgerclops was complaining to Mao Mao and Adorabat about having too many chores. I was glad she was enjoying herself until it got to the part where Badgerclops was says something along the lines of “It’s always Badgerclops, fix the arocycle. Badgerclops, go get groceries. It’s overwhelming dude!” Then my b*tch of a sister turns to me with a sh*t eating grin and goes “Rose, do the dishes. Rose, clean the bathroom,” and laughed in my face!

It’s not my fault I live with a bunch of gluttons who can’t put their dirty dishes in the kitchen or wipe the bathroom sink after they splash water everywhere!

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Wait a minute, why do a lot of of my favorite shows end in tragedy?! And I don’t mean the final episode or whatever, I mean the program as a whole! Final Space was canceled after giving us a depressing season three finale, Gargoyles had a terrible season three because Disney switched their writers with people who knew nothing about the show and had to wing it, Transformers Animated was cancelled when a season four was planned, ROTTMNT was “put on hold” for years until the movie came out with hopes of bringing it back, Wander over Yonder was going to have a season three with an ever bigger baddy but was shot down, and Mao Mao was promised a season two until a certain company that will burn in hell took that away from us!

Hopefully Ninjago, Arcane, Octonauts, and Monkie Kid aren’t hit with the same bad luck.

Just how many more amazing shows were screwed over and why are they always the ones I love?!

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H-hello so uhh, top 10 boyos who are great cooks, like uhh they'll make you dinner from scratch and its good, really good food. If that's oke, thank you ❤❤❤

*SMACKS PALMS AGAINST THE TABLE* NOW THIS IS A FUCKING ASK. LET’S GO BITCH.

tfp Breakdown. The best fucking cook you will ever goddamn see. Breakdown knew nothing about cooking, until he realized that food brings people together. Then he picked some stuff online, and now, dudes fucking Gordon Ramsey in this bitch. He loves making BIG portions of stuff, and loves working with meat. You get him a nice roast, a few potatoes and onions? He can feed the entire ship easily. Not to mention he’s quite the baker boy, so he indulges his husband when his 2am chocolate cake cravings hit.

rid2015 Wildbreak. Not AS good as his dad, but he’s a competent boy. He loves making mushroom risotto, and hand pies. Breakdown is so proud of his ass, and they have little cook offs on a daily basis.

Rid2015 Thunderhoof. Not only does he look good while doing it, but boy makes some FINE Italian food. Pizzas, raviolis, eggplant parms, lasagna, and his peak masterpiece; spaghetti and meatballs. Dude makes the best meatballs, makes the sweetest tomato sauce, all with a giant ass thing of garlic bread. Seriously, you will never run out of bread, or wine. For dessert, his go to is affogato, but if he gives a shit about you, he’ll go the extra mile and make the best goddamn tiramisu you've ever fucking had. Dude and coffee and go hand and hand tbh.

Rescue bots Hightide. He’s no five star chef, but he knows how to make simple fish dishes (his favorite being clam chowder), and how to make a good, hearty bread. Its a bit salty, but you can’t help but ask for seconds. His food is meant to warm those he rescues, and it does a fair job.

tfa Blitzwing. No master, but he knows his way around the kitchen. Icy, at least. Random keeps eating the counter top, Hothead is pissed that he can’t fucking find the salt- it’s a mess. When Icy is around long enough though, he makes a damn good meat stuffed pumpkin, and can even make a nice egg pudding (he makes a decent german chocolate cake, but that’s way more Breakdown’s speed).

MTMTE Impactor. Odd choice, I know. But dude knows how to make shit ingredients taste good. You got some kinda old noodles? Congrats, you got yourself a fat plate of carbonara, greasy and delicious. He ain’t fancy, but he’s the best for you broke bitches with a low stock.

G1 Ironhide. Big portions, big calories with this cowboy. You can’t leave his place without a full belly. Biscuits and gravy, eggs, hashbrowns, porkchops, fried chicken- and that’s just breakfast. It’s nice, hearty, and you can ask for as many helpings as you’d like. He will not stop. His food is endless. You will go home with leftovers for like a week. Even a pudding pie for dessert.

tfa Prowl. He’s actually a vegetarian! He likes making clean, easy to eat food, like veggie rice balls (or doughnuts), carrot stew, honey garlic tofu on a bed of steamed veggies, and for dessert? A honey baked apple, topped with mix nuts and whipped cream. His food is very good, and clean. He even makes his own trail mix for when he goes on nature walks (its full of roasted nuts, dried fruits, and dark chocolate bits), and will happily share if you ask him for some.

Tfp Dreadwing. He was the main cook in the household, and as such, he can feed others, should it be needed of him. He likes making Salmon Meuniere, chicken curry, and honey glazed beef strips. All of his food comes with a bed of white rice. His favorite thing to make though? Those cute little wagashi treats. They’re often made of bean paste, and they go lovely with his daily cups of tea. He also makes them very pretty and ornate. 

Cyberverse Soundwave. He mainly learned now to cook because Hot Rod absolutely fucking can’t. He’s the more casual cook on this list, preferring stuff you can set and forget. Stuff like Salisbury steak and mashed potatoes, roasted chickens, mac and cheese, pot roast- pretty much anything you can stick in a crock pot, and have dinner ready for when he comes back from work. When he makes desserts, he loves making either cookies, or swiss rolls, depending how much time he has. He loves ube and pumpkin flavors.

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An unappreciated character I love from each TF show I watched

PS: Does not include Beast Wars Neo and the Rescue Bots shows.

But yeah, just one character whose not a fave but I just love seeing them, say GO!

G1:

Blitzwing's second in command, the football coach. A true man of honour

Headmasters:

Pointblank, he was so mean to Chromedome, I loved it

Masterforce:

Metalhawk, that guy is so damn pretty! As a human and in his original robot self :D

Victory:

Jallguar, he's stupid and a cat, best combination

Beast Wars:

Rampage, he puts the laughter in slaughter

Beast Wars II:

Scissor Boy, because I liked his voice. Also he was stupid as all fuck

Beast Machines:

Obsidian had some pretty sweet eyes! :>

Robots in Disguise 2001:

Tow-Line, the one episode he was the focus off was epic! Also kudos for being a friend of Prowl and caring about traffic rules UvU

Armada:

Tidal Wave, he was oddly cute to me

Energon:

Prowl! A BOY! Just the sweetest boy ever! Being the little boyish BF to Rodimus- just so cute ~

Cybertron:

LIVE CONVOY!!! Or Evac in english- the dude doesn't even do much, but I just find him to be really damn pretty! And he's the Convoy of the Earth Transformers, I just like that fact OvO

TFA:

Fanzone, that man should get a raise

TFP:

Ultra Magnus I guess, I don't see too much of him in TFP content

RiD15:

That monk who taught Grimlock the art of Pretzel, what was his name again? Günther?

Prime Wars Trilogy:

My man Fortress Maximus, who was brought to the city to do basically nothing as the problem was solved through other means, but HEY- he had the Master Sword! OuO

Cyberverse:

Skullcruncher, that one crocodile looking creature inside of Iaconis. I miss him

War for Cybertron:

Spinister, for his line "No, by Shockwave" to Elita's "By Primus!". You tell'em boy!

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How about Prowl and Magic for the Halloween prompts?

Magic

Rating: TContinuity: G1 Warnings: Brief description of “bloodletting” with a needle, teen-aged Prowlbeing a little shitAU: Alt Modes and Alchemy, takes place several years before The Renegade andthe Hound (minor spoilers for that story, but only if you think hard)

This is another story that totally got away from me in terms of length. :)

Putting truth to his designation, Prowl crept silently downthe darkened hallway and paused at the door of the alchemy lab. He held hisdoor wings out, feeling for any movement in the lab or down the hallway.

He could sense nothing. He was alone. Everything was goingaccording to plan.

Flicking his door wings happily, Prowl carefully opened thedoor and slipped into the lab. He closed the door behind him and palmed on theillumination. In the flicker of the lab’s lights, Prowl made his way to themain workbench and set down his bundled scrolls.

He had memorized the list of items he needed: copperfilings, mica flakes, solution of feldspar, calligraphy ink, a small iron disc,a crystal needle, a torbuk antler stylus, tongs, and an ampule. The last itemwas in a basket on the top shelf of the storage room, and Prowl had to drag astool across the lab to reach it. But finally he had everything assembled onthe workbench, and he reviewed the recipe he’d transcribed from the book inMaster Auger’s personal library.

Prowl took a deep vent and picked up the needle. He figuredthat he might as well get the unpleasant part over with first. Then hehesitated. It had sounded so simple when he’d read it the first time: simplypoke a hole in his glossa, and collect the energon on the stylus. He read the recipeagain. How much energon did he need? And did it have to come from his glossa?

After another read-through of the recipe, Prowl steeledhimself. Yes, it had to come from the glossa. That made sense: the glossahelped shape the words that came from the vocalizer. At least he didn’t need apiece of that.

He picked up the needle again, stared at it, and then set itback down. He slid off of the stool and ran across the lab to fetch the littlemirror the Master kept in his desk. After climbing back onto the stool, he lookedat himself in the mirror.

After staring at his reflection for a long moment, Prowlopened his mouth and stuck out his glossa. He lifted the needle and held it up.It’ll only hurt for a moment, hethought. Just a quick stab and it would be over. Still he hesitated, unable tobring the tip of the needle to his mesh.

This whole plan had seemed a lot easier when he was back up in his rooms.

Prowl closed his optics tightly and held the needle betweenhis digits tightly. On the count of three,he thought. One… Two…

“Whatcha doin’, Prowl?”

Prowl’s engine squealed and he whirled on the stool,dropping the needle in the process. Behind him, he saw the youngest princestaring up at him. The blue and silver youngling’s yellow chevron was barelyhigher than the workbench.

“What are you doing here, Silverstreak?” Prowl hissed, andslid off of the stool once more. He started hunting on the ground for theneedle he’d dropped. “Aren’t you supposed to be in recharge?”

“I’m returning the book Master Auger loaned me,”Silverstreak said, holding up a thick tome. The cover of the book read Beasts and Creatures of the Praxian Wilds.“I borrowed it so I could read about the hellhounds, but it was a little too…”Silverstreak hesitated, his door wings flickering back and forth, obviouslyunwilling to admit that he had been frightened by a mere book. “I didn’t wantthe book in my room anymore, so I’m bringing it back. Master Auger said I couldjust drop it off when I was done. So I’m dropping it off now.” He slid the bookup onto the workbench next to Prowl’s scrolls, then frowned at his brother.“You’re supposed to be in recharge, too. And…” Silverstreak glanced at thedoor, which was slightly open. Prowl caught a glimpse of a mech standingoutside the door. “Where are your guards? Redline didn’t think there was anyonein here because your guards weren’t outside.”

“I… was just making a quick stop here,” Prowl said quietly.“They didn’t need to come along.” Prowl left out the fact that he’d snuck downthe trellis outside his berthroom’s balcony so that his guards wouldn’t knowhe’d left them behind. Stooping to pick up the dropped needle, Prowl glared atSilverstreak. “And now that you’ve returned the book, you can go.”

Silverstreak’s optics had narrowed, and he crossed his armsover his small chest. “What’s with all the stuff you got out, huh? Why are youhere in the middle of the night?” he asked. “You finished your alchemy studieslast vorn, so you’re not doing schoolwork. You’re making something you’re notsupposed to, aren’t you?”

Prowl’s door wings were flicking up and down as his brothertalked. Fantastic. He knew that Silverstreak wouldn’t let this go now. If hetried to get his brother to leave, Silverstreak would just refuse, or – worse –he might tell someone what he saw Prowl doing. “I’m just… I’m makingsomething to help me with my studies,” Prowl said finally. “And yeah, Ifinished alchemy already, but what’s the point of studying something if younever get to use it?”

Silverstreak considered this, then nodded. “That makessense,” he said, then smiled. “Can I help?”

“No,” Prowl said with a soft vent. “But you can watch, onlyif you promise not to tell anyone.” Silverstreak nodded, grinning widely. “But keepyour voice down! And go close the door, ok?” Then Prowl paused. Silverstreak’sguard standing outside would be a dead giveaway that the prince was in the lab. “Wait. TellRedline to come in, then shut the door behind him.”

As Silverstreak ran back to the door, Prowl found a clothand cleaned off the needle. He briefly considered asking his brother to help bydonating his energon for the spell,but – Prowl shook his helm. No, this was his project. Besides, Silverstreakwould probably whine or cry when his glossa got pricked, and it was importantto stay quiet. He didn’t want the Master to wake up.

Prowl focused on his reflection again as Silverstreakclambered onto the stool next to him. Prowl stuck out his glossa once more, butfroze when he heard Silverstreak’s exclamation. “Prowl! You’re not going to…Energon cantrips are dangerous!” Silverstreakwhispered. His door wings sat straight up and quivered slightly as he stared atthe needle. “Master Auger said only experiencedalchemists should use recipes with fresh energon in them!”

With a growl of his engine, Prowl steadied the mirror again.“I’ve finished my studies, so I’m experienced enough,” he said, trying to soundconfident. “And it’s just a drop… Just enough to activate the energies in theother materials.” Then, before he could lose his nerve again, Prowl shut hisoptics and stuck the needle into his glossa.

It didn’t hurt as much as he thought it would. A singleprick of pain, and it was over. Prowl realized that the buildup had been muchworse than the actual event, and he filed that information away for later.

He collected a few drops of his energon on the torbuk stylusas Silverstreak watched with wide optics. Then he smeared the bright energononto the iron disc and carefully started mixing the other ingredients in theampule.

It didn’t take long at all. Silverstreak peppered him withquestions as Prowl carefully dotted the disc with the mixed ingredients. Prowlanswered his brother as best he could, proud to show off his knowledge.

Prowl lit the workbench’s burner and used the tongs to holdthe disc in the flame. In a quiet voice he recited the cantrip from theMasters’ scroll. “Listen for me. Speak to me. Hear for me. Recite to me.” Heturned the disc over and heated the other side until it glowed a bright red.“Serve as my audial’s glossa. Remember the words of the past, and speak them inthe future.”

He carefully set the disc on the workbench for it to cool.Silverstreak peered at the disc, his door wings still held out behind him. “Thatseemed simple enough. What does it do?” Silverstreak asked quietly. He lookedup at Prowl. “I know it’s a charm of some kind, but I don’t think I’ve studied anythinglike this stuff yet.”

Gathering up the ingredients, Prowl said, “It’s a recordingdevice. It’ll listen to what the Masters say, and then repeat it back to melater, when I’m studying.” He set the jar of copper filings into its place onthe shelf. “This way, if I miss something in one of their lectures, I can justplay it back.”

Silverstreak slumped onto the workbench, and his door wingsdrooped slightly. “It figures you’d just be looking for a more efficient way tostudy,” he groused. “Here I thought you were making something fun.”

Prowl smiled as he slid back onto his stool. “Well, I thinkthis is fun,” he said. He tentatively touched the disc, then picked it up whenhe felt that it was cool enough to hold. “Now let’s see if it works.”

Ignoring Silverstreak as the youngling leaned closer, Prowltapped the center of the disc. His door wings wiggled in excitement when he sawthe disc begin to glow with a pale yellow light. “Ruby is red and sapphire isblue, I’ve grown the sweetest crystals for you,” Prowl recited softly, thentapped the disc again. The glow faded out.

Silverstreak stared at the disc. “How do you make it playback?” he asked, his door wings wiggling in almost the same way as Prowl’s. Hisearlier boredom with the charm seemed to have evaporated after seeing it inaction.

Prowl flipped the disc over and tapped the other side. Theyellow glow returned, and Prowl’s voice emanated from the disc. “Ruby is redand sapphire is blue, I’ve grown the sweetest crystals for you.”

“Neat!” Silverstreak’s door wings popped back up above hisshoulders. Prowl could almost see his younger brother’s processor coming upwith ways to use the charm in a prank on Smokescreen. “And can you make itremember more, or does it only remember one thing at a time?”

Prowl was about to reply when the charm repeated the sparklingrhyme it had recited before. “Ruby is red and sapphire is blue, I’ve grown thesweetest crystals for you.” It sounded a bit louder than it had been.

Frowning, Prowl tapped the disc, trying to make the glowfade out again. It only grew brighter… and still louder. “Ruby is red and sapphire is blue, I’vegrown the sweetest crystals for you.”

“It’s not supposed to do that, is it?” Silverstreak asked.He glanced at the door at the far end of the lab, which led to a stairwell thatwent straight up to Master Auger’s apartments. “Uh, Prowl, how do you make itstop? Or make it quieter?”

“I don’t know,” Prowl said, his door wings rising in alarm.“This is supposed to make it stop!” Prowl frantically stabbed his digit intothe disc, then tried the other side. Nothing he did seemed to have any effect.In fact, the rhyme got even louder.

“Ruby is red andsapphire is blue, I’ve grown the sweetest crystals for you.”

Looking up wildly, Prowl saw Silverstreak’s guard standingby the door, looking for all the world like he was trying to suppress a smile.Prowl glanced around the room, trying to find something to muffle the soundwith. When he couldn’t find anything, Prowl shoved the charm into hiscompartments. It did very little to muffle the sound; if anything, it seemed toamplify the voice.

“RUBY IS RED AND SAPPHIRE IS BLUE, I’VE GROWN THE SWEETEST CRYSTALS FOR YOU.”

Silverstreak had sidled his way off of the stool and half-walked,half-ran towards the door. “Um, well, I guess you’ve got some kinks to work outof that charm,” he said, raising his voice over the one echoing out of Prowl’scompartments. “Like you said, I should probably be in recharge, so… Let’s go,Redline! Night, Prowl!” Silverstreak yanked opened the lab’s door. Then hejumped back with a squeal when he saw there was a mech standing just outside.

“Your Highness,” said Trident. Prowl’s guard took a stepinto the lab, his optics sweeping the scene: Redline standing with PrinceSilverstreak near the door, while Prince Prowl sat on a workbench stool, curledinto a ball as he tried to muffle the voice coming from his midsection. Tridentcrossed his arms over his chest. “I see that you’ve made use of the trellisagain.”

“RUBY IS RED AND SAPPHIRE IS BLUE, I’VE GROWN THE SWEETEST CRYSTALS FOR YOU.”

“I’m sorry, Trident!” Prowl said over the booming voice. Hehopped off the stool and ran towards the door. “But not now! Just get me backup to my –“

A new voice thundered out from the far end of the lab. “Bythe wings of Primus, what is going on here?”

Everyone froze as Master Auger stormed out of the stairwellthat led to his quarters. He glared around the lab. Silverstreak stood halfbehind his huge guard, his door wings flat against his back and his optics wideas saucers. Trident still stood by the door, his arms crossed and a bemusedexpression on his face. And Prowl hunched over, desperately willing the charmto stop talking, or for the floor to open up and swallow him. Either one wouldhave been gratefully received.

“RUBY IS RED AND SAPPHIRE IS BLUE, I’VE GROWN THE SWEETEST CRYSTALS FOR YOU”

“What is that noise? Is it coming from you?” Auger strodeover to Prowl and stood in front of him with his hands on his hips.

Prowl slowly straightened from the partial crouch he was in.It took an effort, but Prowl spread his door wings wide and lifted his chin. Hepulled the charm from his compartments. “Yes, sir,” he said.

Auger held out his hand for the charm, and Prowl handed itto him. Auger held it up to his optic and looked at it closely.

“RUBY IS RED AND SAPPHIRE IS BLUE, I’VE GROWN THE SWEETEST CRYSTALS FOR YOU”

“A dictation charm, hmm?” He stared at Prowl until the youngprince dropped his optics.

Prowl nodded. There wasn’t any point in trying to lie to theMaster Alchemist.

With a grumble from his engine, Auger strode over to themercury tank against the wall and dropped the charm in.

“RUBY IS RED AND SAPPHIRE IS BLUE, I’VE –“

The charm was silenced instantly. Prowl’s door wings sank. That was all he’d had todo? That would have saved him fromthis trouble?

“You’re a good student, Prowl. I’m surprised you didn’tremember how to counteract minor charms,” said Auger, and smiled as realizationspread across Prowl’s face. “But I’ll deal with you in a klik. What are you doing here, Prince Silverstreak?”Auger asked, turning to the other prince. “Both of you know better than toenter my laboratory and use the equipment without permission. But I’mespecially surprised at you, Silverstreak, since we just finished going overlab safety a few cycles ago.”

Prowl could tell that Silverstreak was bravely trying toraise his door wings, but couldn’t quite manage it. He watched Silverstreakgnaw on his lower lip before saying, “I’m sorry, Master Auger.” Silverstreak’svocaliser quavered as he spoke. “It… it won’t happen again.” The youngprince’s door wings fell flat against his back again as soon as he stoppedtalking.

“He didn’t do anything with the charm, sir,” Prowl said.When Auger turned to face him, Prowl stood as tall as he could. “He justhappened to be here returning your book. The charm was all my doing.”

Out of the corner of his optic, Prowl saw Silverstreak givehim a grateful look.

Auger glanced at the workbench, where the book satforgotten, and nodded. “Off you go, Silverstreak,” he said. “But I expect youto be on time for your studies tomorrow.”

“Yes sir thank you sir good night sir!” Silverstreakchittered, then bolted from the room, Redline on his heels.

“As for you, Prince Prowl,” Auger said coldly, and Prowlfelt his spark sink. “Let’s see what you were up to.” The Master picked up thescroll that Prowl had transcribed and read it over.

Every moment of silence felt like a vorn to Prowl. He’d‘borrowed’ the book from the Master’s private library without permission. He’dtranscribed the recipe. He’d created a charm using fresh energon. He’d used thelab and the Master’s materials without permission. Prowl closed his optics andwaited. There was no way he was going to get out of this without some kind ofpunishment.

“Do you have any ideas about where you went wrong, Prowl?”

“Sir?” Prowl opened his optics and looked at the Master, whowas smiling at him. Prowl gaped at the Master. “Um…” Prowl’s door wingsswiveled as he thought. “No. I don’t.”

Auger set the scroll back down on the workbench. “You made asimple transcription error, and left out an ingredient… which you probablywould have noticed had we spent more time on energon charms. But you know oftheir danger… That’s why we didn’t study creating them in any depth.” Augersmiled. “My fault, I suppose, for not at least covering the basics of theircreation.”

Prowl blinked at Auger, unable to believe his audials.“Sir?” he asked again, and dared to lift his door wings.

“Which is not to say that you’re forgiven for using the labwithout permission, or for attempting to create an energon charm,” Auger said.He rolled up Prowl’s scroll and waved it at the prince. “But if you returntomorrow morning with Silverstreak, we’ll go over the basic components ofenergon charms… And we’ll review why you shouldn’t use them.” When Prowlnodded, he added, “And then I expect three scrolls of research afterwards fromyou explaining why energon charms should be avoided. If you do that, then… Idon’t think your sire needs to know about your little failed experiment here.”

Relief cascaded through Prowl like a warm oil bath. “Yes,sir!” Prowl said immediately. He bowed to the Master Alchemist. “Thank you verymuch, sir!”

“All right, get out of here. I think you’re going to get anaudial full from your guard next,” Auger said, smiling at Trident. One look atTrident told Prowl that Auger was probably right. “I’ll see you in themorning.” As Prowl turned to leave, he said, “Oh, and Prowl? Next time… Justask for permission.”

Prowl ignored the quiet chuckle from Trident. “Yes sir. Iwill. Have a good night.”