Prompt 22 - Rule
@rosekillermicrofic September 22, word count 739
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The day came for their little heist. Barty fired up his crumbling van and collected Sirius from his flat before making the short journey to Grimmauld Place. The dark house loomed above them. Barty had no idea how it looked so much less inviting than the identical houses beside it, but it did, and it sent a shiver down his spine.
He looked over at Sirius, who was frozen in his seat, staring at the building. Barty put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
“I’ve got your back, mate. Burger Face and Lord Twat are on their way to Wiltshire for the Malfoy ball, which, as we both know, is a total fabrication and will give us the time we need to steal all those damn books Regulus is so fond of. Now, come on, I refuse to carry them all out while you have whatever crisis this is,” Barty huffed at him, but it had the effect he wanted, and Sirius got out of the van.
Together they walked up the narrow steps to the front door, and with a bit of jiggery and the right tool, they were in. As a rule, Barty didn’t usually use his skills for actually breaking and entering, but this was a special case, and Regulus had left his keys behind when he’d fled, the ones with his and Evans's flat keys on them. This was something he needed to rectify. He spotted them on the hook just inside the door and deftly pocketed them on his way past.
Regulus had slept in the same room since birth and they both knew where it was. Sirius opened the door and whistled.
“There are a few more books than the last time I saw his collection,” He said, his mouth gaping. Barty snorted. Regulus’s collection had been steadily growing over the years. He had nothing else to spend his money on or any other joys in his life.
“Well, let's get stuck in,” Barty grinned, pulling the first lot of books off the shelf and stacking them on the moving trolly they’d brought with him. It took hours to move all the books. But finally, the job was done. They brought in empty cardboard boxes and emptied Regulus’s drawers into them. Soon, the room was completely cleared. They did a final scan before Sirius checked his watch.
“We’ve still got a bit of time, do you fancy a bit of mischief?” His grin split his face in a way that reminded him of Regulus when he had a dastardly plan.
“Always,” He answered, intrigued. Sirius and his friends had been known as the school tricksters, and he wondered what the elder Black Brother had come up with. Sirius’s hands suddenly held two glass jars of sliced pickle pieces and Barty’s face lit up. “Oh you beautiful bastard,” He cackled as he took a jar.
“I’ll take the top floor, you take the bottom, and we’ll meet in the middle. Okay, ready set go!” And Sirius was racing off to the level above. Barty, fully onboard, ran down the stairs and straight into Walburga’s sitting room.
He hid pickle slices everywhere. In drawers, under cushions. He even put a few inside the sofa cushions. The kitchen was fun. One went into the sugar bowl, another in the odds 'n' ends draw. He stuck one to the fridge like a magnet. By the time he got up to the middle floor, he was running low.
“Here,” Sirius said when he spotted the near-empty jar. Barty held it up and Sirius poured more of the slices into it. “I had a second jar,” He explained when Barty gave him a look. He didn’t really think that the man had gone easy on his mother's bedroom, but you never knew.
They planted the last few pickles and then made their retreat. Barty carefully re-locked the door with his pilfered keys, and then the van was rumbling down the road and on its way to the café. Sirius let out a laugh, and Barty followed. Soon the van was full of gasping laughter.
He pulled the van up beside the side door of the café where Evan and Remus were waiting for them. James had very kindly got Regulus out of the way for the day so they could surprise him.
Now the real work began, trying to find space in that poky flat for all Regulus’s books.
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Wavewave week Day 4 - Friendships
Friendship
Tf fic
Ft. Soundwave, Shockwave, Illusion, Megatron
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Soundwave was known to be very shy whenever he'd suddenly fall in love with someone.
Even back in the pits...
It was the same cycle.
And as always, he needed help this time. With Shockwave...
"/I don't need help./" Soundwave protested.
Both Megatron and Illusion were pushing him to Shockwave's lab, ignoring his complaints.
"Soundwave, every time you have a crush, you always back out and not interact with them. I expected you to be much braver than this." Megatron said.
"《And you literally have a breakdown whenever some other older bots got what you wanted, and this time, we're helping your hopeless aft》" Illusion types the code onto the panel.
As soon as the door opens, the door immediately closes.
Both turned to Soundwave.
"Soundwave." Megatron warned.
"/I'm not talking to him!/" He yelled.
Megatron rubbed his temples as Illusion sighed.
"《It's not so hard! It's fucking Shockwave! He's like- the most nonemotional guy in the face of Cybertron. If he doesn't like you, he'd be straightforward about it》"
Soundwave slumped as she said that.
Megatron hits her helm.
"Don't listen to her. I'm sure he likes you. Trust me, he talks about you a lot." Megatron said.
Soundwave looked torwards the door, feeling a small twinge of hope settke in his spark.
"/Alright, I'll do it. Wish me luck/" With that, he turned around and entered the lab.
"《Can we kill Shockwave if he rejects him?》" Illusion asked her brother.
Megatron shook his helm.
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Soundwave entered the lab, seeing all sorts of experiments around. He then noticed Shockwave working on something.
He quietly strolls forward.
"/Shockwave./"
He turned around.
"Soundwave. I believe you have something to tell me." He spoke.
Soundwave's visor brightens as he said that.
"/Shockwave: knows why I'm here?/"
Shockwave nodded.
"I got an alert someone trying to enter my lab. I accessed the cameras outside and hears your conversation with our lord and weapon specialist."
Soundwave gulps.
"/what does Shockwave think...?/" He asked, bracing himself for the answer.
"I must say, I did not expect one of my superior officers to reciprocate my own feelings." He said.
Shockwave took his servo, lovking theirs together.
"I would like to get to know you more." Shockwave's finials moved eagerly.
"/Soundwave: looking forward to it/" He squeezed his servo.
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Both siblings were trying to listen in on their conversation, which was hard.
"《Think he actually did it?》" She asked.
Megatron shrugged.
"Well- he's not running out like usual. Maybe he did it." Megatron said.
"《Good for him.》" She said.
"....Illusion."
"《What?》"
"Get off my shoulders."
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