*Side Chapter* Penny of Problems

*Here are some of the drabbles I have created!*

Penny and Soundwave do bills

"Soundwave, you know you don't have to help me."

It was late at night and he should've been in bed with the others, but here he was watching me do bills. Lazerbeak was on my shoulder, peering over at the dollar signs and various numbers. Soundwave stood at the other end of the table, multiple books stacked on top of each other to give him some leverage. In his servos was a black pen in which he was writing out different calculations on a pad. Most of my bills were spread out amongst the table, checked red if they were done.

I yawned a bit, rubbing my eyes. "Maybe we should call it a night. You must be tired like me." I started to get up, only for him to pull me down with his tentacles. "What is it now Slendy?"

Soundwave showed me the pad he was writing on, displaying the numbers of my mortgage. It was lower than I realized. Perhaps we were actually going to keep this house a bit longer. I smiled at this, patting his helm.

"Thanks Soundwave, say can you do income taxes too?"

"Soundwave: Loves to help Penny out."

"That's why you are the best child for monetary policy."

Why Operation isn't played anymore

"I hate this game!"

It was a lazy Saturday afternoon and the kids were playing board games from the basement. Penny had found the dreaded Operation game and started to scream loudly. This freaked out the bots, all of them taking out various weapons before she had to calm them down. Explaining her outburst, the bots were quick to understanding her animosity for the game...well except for one.

"I find this game to be relatively easy." Ratchet said, carefully taking out the Adam's Apple. "Surgery in a game is fun!"

Penny rolled her eyes. "Of course my little Doc would love this game. It's right up his alley!"

Knockout took the tongs from his servo. "He isn't the only one good at this game!" He looked at the patient's body and tried to grab the Funny Bone.

BZZZZZT!!!!

Needless to say, Megatron made sure that accursed game got blown up into many pieces, much to Ratchet's dismay. Penny was secretly glad the game buzzed it's last buzz.

Starscream's Paper Army

Izzy had came over one day to show Penny her origami crane that she made for a Japanese project. Penny was so enamored by it that she hung it over the bookshelf. As she was admiring it, Starscream came in.

"Penny!" He started to say before seeing the origami crane fluttering in the soft breeze of the window. "What's that?"

"That," Penny plucked the paper bird from the bookcase and brought it down to show him. "Is an origami crane. They are Japanese paper crafts that children love to make."

Starscream looked in awe at the design and poked it. "Can I have one?"

Penny grinned nervously as she put the crane back up. "You'll have to ask Izzy for one. I can't do much with paper." An idea struck her mind as she smiled. "But we can make paper airplanes instead!"

Starscream faceplate lit up immediately. "Paper airplanes! You mean they can fly too?"

"Of course they can! And you can lead them!"

So they spent the afternoon making paper airplanes. Penny's fingers were covered in cuts, but it was worth putting a smile on Starscream's face. He even gave each one a name: Thundercracker, Skywarp, Ramjet, and Thrust. When they were all done, Penny tied them all to a string and tied them to his wings.

"Now when you transform, you have your own little paper plane squad to help you!" Penny said, smiling as he turned around to see his fleet following him.

"Thank you Penny!" He exclaimed, latching onto her chest for a tight hug. Penny patted his back, being wary of the wings. He got out of her hold and went to the backyard where the others were playing.

"Watch this guys!" He said, transforming into his jet mode as he flew across the backyard with his paper army in tow. "Starscream's paper army will rule the backyard."

Penny watched him from the door, her arms crossed and a placid look on her face. Even as the rest of her children wanted their own paper armies too and went to the door to bug her for one.

What Little Girls Are Made Of

The whole debacle started when Optimus came home from his library run with Penny. He had acquired a certain book that explained the differences between boys and girls respectively. This intrigued the young bots as they gathered around the book to read what it had to say.

"Look, it says to make a female you need sugar, spice, and everything nice!" Bee read aloud to the others. "Do you think Penny was created like this?"

"Well she does have sugar-like qualities." Dreadwing said, tapping his chin thoughtfully. "When she sees us crying, she always comforts us. And she gives us treats when we're good."

"She definitely has spice in her too." Breakdown said. "When she disciplines us, her voice gets super scary!"

"What about everything nice?" Smokescreen wondered. "What's so nice about Penny?"

"Everything is nice about her!" Megatron shouted, making the bot flinch. "She cares for us, but not to the point of which it is insufferable! She tolerates us, loves us, and wants to protect us no matter what!"

"Maybe she was created in a lab somewhere to act like this!" Bulkhead looked at the book again. "Maybe we can create a girl for Penny!"

"That would be a thoughtful gift." Optimus said, nodding. "Another human besides Izzy for her to take care of alongside us."

"But doesn't she already have enough on her hands with just us?" Ratchet put out. "Another human being would just add onto her list of growing problems."

"At least let's try. She and Arcee are out shopping for the week. We can make a human by then!" Starscream said, his scientist brain working.

"What are we waiting for then? Let's make a female!" Knockout said, the rest of them cheering.

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Penny and Arcee walked down the walkway to the house with pleasant looks on their faces. Arcee was glad to finally be hanging out with her mother and trying things that girls do. They went to the store and shopped for groceries and then to this quaint boutique on Broad Street. Penny even took her to her favorite pastier shop and they got little treats for the boys too. Arcee wasn't one for the girly stuff, but it was nice spending time with Penny. She wished the day would never end.

"Boy! That shopping wore me out!" Penny sighed, stretching her arms. "We should do this more often Arcee. You are my only female after all."

"I liked the boutique and the cupcake that man gave me!" Arcee said, holding the box of sweets. "Does he give out free treats to everyone?"

"Only to the cutest little girls!" Penny patted her cheek, making her giggle. "Now let's hope the boys were on their best behavior. I did say they could stay by themselves since Izzy is away on vacation."

They opened the door to be greet with the biggest mess that Penny had ever seen. Her attitude took a full 180 as she saw clumps of sugar on the floor, her spice rack sprawled all around, and her arts and crafts bin raided and broken. Arcee's optics widen when she walked into the kitchen to reveal her brothers surrounded over a bubbling pot on the stove as if waiting for something to pop out. They were all covered in glitter, cinnamon, and sugar. The only one that didn't participate was Soundwave, who was up in the bedroom recharging.

"What did you guys do to the kitchen and the foyer?" Arcee shrieked, looking at the mess that surrounded the area like a bomb going off.

"We were making a girl for Penny!" Bee said happily. "Another sister for her and you to hang out with!"

"But things got super messy." Smokescreen admitted, his servos covered with honey. "We were only following the recipe in the book."

"What on Earth-MY KITCHEN!" Penny exclaimed, shocked at the scene in front of her. Her face turned into a glare as she looked at all her sons. "How did this happened?"

Optimus brought the book from under the table and placed it in her hands. "We read about what little girls were made of and wanted to make you a daughter. Please don't be mad at us."

Penny took a moment to register what he had said before shaking her head. "You guys, little girls aren't made in a kitchen or lab."

"Then how do you make little girls then?" Dreadwing asked curiously.

Either she didn't have the patience or she really didn't want to give them the talk because Penny made sure that her kitchen and foyer were spotless and had Optimus return that book back to the library the next morning. And they all had to stay in their rooms while Soundwave and Arcee enjoyed the baked goods.

I love writing these cute stories! The next drabbles will be Izzy-centric so expect me to get back on the Back to School Arc after those. Sorry guys, I just wanted to write sub-stories for the heck of it.

Until then: What was your favorite drabble?