Universe: G1
Characters: Ratchet, Bumblebee, Spike, and Carly.
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Plot: Hide and Seek.

8

Ratchet grew tense in irratation as he heard giggling behind him. He turned around and snarled.

"What are you doing here? Wouldn't you rather be with Bumblebee or someone else?" Ratchet placed his servos on his hips as he stared down the humans before him. Spike chuckled.

"Can't. We told him about earth games and now we're playing hide and seek. We hide and he seeks." Spike whispered and Carly giggled next to him.

"I hardly see the point of this." Ratchet frowned. In all honestly it reminded him of a scouts training.

"It's just for fun. All kids usually play it. He wanted to give it a try." Carly shrugged. Ratchet hummed and turned around to continue his work.

"It's still don't see why you would play such a..." Ratchet paused as he tried to find the right word. The game was terrifying to him. Just mockery of a dangerous situation. Why play a game where you don't want to be found? Ratchet shook his helm. He didn't understand. "Silly game." He finished. He got no response and so he assumed they took off to hide. Ratchet grumbled under his breath. He wasn't even sure why Bumblebee would be intrested in such a game. Bumblebee has lived the game with Decepticons. Ratchet picked up pedes running into the medbay. He grunted. What now?

"Hey Ratchet? Have you seen Spike and Carly?" Bumblebee asked. Ratchet picked up the two behind a few boxes on the floor. They were waving and pleading that he wouldn't tell. Ratchet turned around.

"Why? Have they gone missing?" Ratchet asked with mock concern. Bumblebee rubbed his helm.

"Uh, sorta. We're playing an earth game called hide and seek. They hide and I seek. I'm looking for them." Bumblebee explained.

"And...you play this why?" Ratchet rose an optic ridge. "Does this not remind you of..." Ratchet trailed off. Bumblebee smiled.

"It's just pretend. Plus, it's good for them to learn too." Bumblebee said. "So have you seen them?" He asked. Ratchet shook his helm.

"It can't say I haven't." He grunted and turned back around to his work. "Now if your not injuried then leave me be. I have work." He said.

"Sure thing. Thanks Ratchet!" Bumblebee called as he ran down the hall. Ratchet ignored the smiling humans. They didn't want to be found so Ratchet intended to keep it that way. In his eyes it was just another Decepticon hunting it's victim. Pretend or not.