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"Barricade! Come to my office, now!"

Barricade winced at the roar from Megatron. He sighed, and started down the hall that led to Megatron's office. He opened the door, and stepped in, stopping cold. His optics zeroed in on the tiny mech perched on the edge of the desk.

Frenzy.

He sighed, and walked the rest of the way into Megatron's office, the doors sliding closed behind him with an ominous hiss. Frenzy grinned at Barricade, and it did not bode well for the black and white mech.

"You called me, sir?" Barricade asked carefully.

Megatron nodded. "Yes. It has been brought to my attention that you supposedly keep company with the Autobots."

Barricade's optic ridges rose. "I do not, sir."

"Then why did you let two of them get away alive, Barricade? Frenzy says you saw both the Second and Third in command for the Autobots last night." Megatron said, studying Barricade.

"They were on patrol, just as I was. They did not bother me, and I afforded them the same courtesy." Barricade said.

"That is not what Frenzy tells me."

Barricade snorted derisively. "Did he tell you that he also ran screaming to, and hid behind, one of them, then begged them to save him from my wrath?"

If Frenzy had been human, he would have gone white. "He lies!" he shrieked.

"Really?" Barricade asked. "Shall I call Prowl and find out?"

Megatron's optics narrowed. "And how do you know how to call him, if you do not keep company with the Autobots?"

Barricade shrugged. "We're cop cars, remember? We use CB radios."

Frenzy's optics widened as Megatron considered that. "You cannot believe him! Do you?"

"I do not lie, Megatron." Barricade said softly.

"Summon Prowl." Megatron said coldly. "I wish to figure this out."

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Prowl was sprawled across his berth, almost in recharge. Jazz was at a meeting with the Special Ops team, so he was taking advantage of the quiet.

/Prowl?/

Prowl sat up, blinking. /Barricade?/

/Yes. Megatron would like to speak with you./ Barricade said.

Prowl frowned. Barricade almost sounded hesitant. /Am I being summoned to the Nemesis?/

/No. You are on conference, so the entire room can hear you./ Barricade said.

Prowl relaxed. /Very well. What is it you need, Megatron?/ Prowl asked, suspicion evident in his tone.

/What I want to know is simple. I want to know if one of my solders begged you to save him last night./

That wasn't what he was expecting to be asked. /Yes. I do believe it was a casseticon by the name Frenzy. Is that all?/ Prowl answered, confused.

/Yes. You are dismissed./

Prowl laid back down as the link was cut. "What the pit was that about?" He thought, wondering if Megatron had a few gears loose.

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Megatron turned his glare on Frenzy. "So, you ran away and hid behind an AUTOBOT like a coward?"

Frenzy chose to stay quiet, while Megatron thought. Megatron looked at Barricade. "You are dismissed."

Barricade nodded and left, silently thanking Prowl for saving his aft. He got about half-way down the hall when an audio-piercing shriek came from Megatron's office. He ran back into the room and stopped cold.

Then he began to laugh. Hysterically.

Because welded to the ceiling by his aft, was Frenzy.