Somewhere on Cybertron:

Alpha Trion raised one of his brows at his sister, Solus, who stood in front of him with a sweet smile as she curled her tail out behind her. "Please?"

"Absolutely preposterous!" The cat with a long, white moustache and beard scoffed as he flicked his own, long, white tail in outrage out behind him. "You're requesting me to remove my dear booties?"

As he stated that, Alpha Trion raised one of his paws to hold up to the she-cat. On all four of his paws were purple and black booties that went high past his ankle joints and stopped just before the tips of his toes. They were fully equipped with upgraded technology that allowed him to fly, so he could keep a record of his brothers' awesome battles.

"Only for a moment!" Solus nodded as she glanced from his rocket-like booties to his face. "You can put them back on once you're done."

Alpha Trion screwed his face in suspicion as he peered at her. "Done what?"

A few moments later, Alpha Trion's yowl could be heard all over the barren planet as his body hit the warm and soapy water.

"HOW DARE YOU!" The tabby purple and white tom cried. "YOU! All of you! Dare to disturb the natural flow of my long and luscious fur!?"

"You stink, AT," Zeda screwed his face up as he took a daring sniff from where he stood beside the others on the edge of the bathing spring. "Really bad."

"Be thankful we're not cutting it off," Vector Sigma huffed as he shook his white, fuzzy head. "All those tangles and matting can't feel nice, Alpha."

"They are the signatures of my high and holy status!" The flailing tom howled as his paws splashed frantically against the water. "I am betrayed! I have become of lower life form and it's all because of y-"

"Will you shut up!?" Prima hissed as she batted him again and again - her body half on the shoreline with her torso struggling not to fall in as she balanced on Alpha Trion's back and tried her best to wash him with her paws. "You're making such a big fuss out of nothing! It's water, for spark's sake!"

Beside Zeda, the biggest of the primes chuckled to himself. Prima's tri-coloured head snapped behind her as her tiny ears caught wind of that and soon she seized him in her amber eyes.

"Megatronus, don't just stand there, come here and HELP!" She shouted as Alpha Trion slipped from beneath her and she went plunging down into the soapy depths.

Alchemist, who had helped to create the washing area, threw his head back and laughed. Megatronus stiffened with a small whimper but hurried over to quickly help the eldest up and out of the waters. Zeda stepped forward and narrowed his eyes as he watched with an alert and tall, fuzzy tail. Thankfully, they didn't need his help as Megatronus gently grabbed Prima by her scruff and helped her out. She was grumbling, though her red tortoiseshell fur now slicked with water made her slightly less threatening as she shook herself. Megatronus winced back as she sprayed water everywhere.

Prima straightened up, huffed and turned to plunge Alpha Trion's head under the waters. "There," she turned to glare at the biggest tom. "Now please wash his back and tail."

Megatronus nodded before he navigated his way into the water and shivered as the warmth greeted his underbelly. He murmured soft things to his elder brother, and he helped to wash and pin him down whenever Prima requested it.

Soon enough, the three of them were out of the water and covered in soap as Alpha Trion huddled beside Prima, looking like a drowned, white rat.

"Oh the shame," he shivered with wide, green eyes. "The shame."

"Shut up," Prima huffed, beyond tired of hearing the shenanigans. "No lesser being has seen you here today."

"No, but they've probably smelt you or heard you screaming halfway across Cybertron." Onyx Prime snickered from where he stood, watching from the shoreline.

"And remember, AT," Zeda stepped forward to grab his attention. "Primus isn't going to let you into the AllSpark if you stink worse than Unicron."

Zeda winced with a sharp yelp as Megatronus shook out his fur and accidentally sent soapy flying into the youngest Prime's face. Prima smirked from where she sat.

"Oh," the biggest tom quickly became apologetic upon seeing his little brother's face covered in soap. "I'm sorry, Zeda."

"It's ok," Zeda huffed as he bent down and carefully pawed the soapy off his face.

"You know what?" Onyx turned his black head to stare down at Zeda. "I think you stink too, Zee, maybe you should take a bath."

"After him?" Zeda pointed one paw over in Alpha Trion's direction and shook his head. "No way!"

The two stiffened as Megatronus growled, only when Zeda turned around did he notice Onyx's much larger paw poised and ready to shove Zeda into the pool. Zeda glared at Onyx before he scurried back, away from the water's edge and sighed.

"Has anyone seen Micronus?" Vector asked from where he teetered along the shoreline, swinging his white and gold head back and forth in search of the smallest Prime.

Prima raised her head, water still dripping from her chin as she strained her ears to listen. "Frag," she huffed, turned and plunged back into the water.

Alchemist and Megatronus soon went back into the water as well to help search for him as Alpha Trion sheepishly walked to stand beside Onyx Prime, his fur sticking up in all different directions. Zeda leaned over and began to smooth it back with his tongue on one side as Onyx helped on his other side.

"Oh, wait," Vector straightened up from across the spring. "He's with Solus, nevermind, my bad!" He raised his voice to be heard over the water and soon a soapy head popped up to glare amber eyes at him.

"I should drown you for that," Prima threatened as water dripped from her whiskers.