*Side Chapter* Babysitting Blues

*Shout-out to charlotte for making this cute fanart of Izzy! For your reward, here are some of everyone's favorite lollipop botsitter drabbles!*

1. No asking Soundwave to do your homework.

Izzy's eye twitched as she sucked hard on her grape flavored lolly. She was working on her Pre-Algebra homework while babysitting the bots. They all had their homework around the table too, Optimus being the only one who had completed his earlier. He was currently reading the textbook he had received from school. Izzy watched as she wasn't the only one struggling to do work. Bumblebee and Smokescreen were chewing their pencils as they had to write a story for class. Bulkhead was doing some math too. Knockout and Breakdown teamed up to study geography. Arcee was completing her reading homework. Megatron growled as his brows furrowed with concentration to remember the Dewey Decimal System. Starscream smiled while he categorized the different animal kingdoms. Dreadwing was coloring in his math connect-the-dots sheet.

Izzy saw Soundwave doing his homework on Penny's laptop and scooched over to see what he was doing. Her face blanched when she saw him working on Calculus problems. How smart was this kid? Maybe if she bribed him enough, then he would do the homework for her! She silently congratulated herself for thinking this. So she tapped on his shoulder.

"Hey Soundwave!" She asked in a sugary sweet voice. "I'll let you play on the computer as long as you want if you do my homework for the day!"

Soundwave looked up from the laptop, Izzy couldn't understand what was going on behind his mask. He closed the laptop and left the room, leaving Izzy to weep silently at the fact that she would have to do her homework without his help.

2. Don't diss Bee's favorite flavored lolly.

"Hey bots, I got a big pack of lollipops today!"

It was just another afternoon in the Drake estate when Izzy popped the door opened and swung a particularly large bag of multicolored treats onto the coffee table. The bots came from other corners of the house to look upon her large stash.

"How many flavors are in there?" Starscream asked, poking the bag.

"I got the biggest bag I could find!" Izzy replied, a blue raspberry pop in her mouth already. "So about 1000 pops even."

"How come you never get cavities from eating this much candy?" Arcee wondered, fascinated by the teen's addiction.

"I brush my teeth five times a day to balance the ten lollipops I eat every day!" Izzy took the scissors and cut the bag open, spilling the entire contents out on the floor. "So what flavors do you guys want? But don't tell Miss Drake I let you have some of the stash!"

"I'll take Blue Raspberry." Optimus said.

"Fruit Punch." Ratchet requested.

"Do you have Green Apple?" Bulkhead asked.

"Cherry! I want Cherry!" Knockout exclaimed.

"Cotton Candy." Breakdown said.

"Mystery Flavor." Dreadwing said.

"Grape." Soundwave said.

"Bring me the flavor known as Pink Lemonade!" Starscream commanded.

"I want Strawberry if you have it." Arcee said.

"Bring on the Peach-Mango!" Smokescreen exclaimed.

"And I know you want Root Bear Megsy." Izzy teased the gunmetal grey mech as he snatched the pop from her hands. Laughing, she leaned over to talk to Bee. "And what flavor would you like today Bee?"

"My favorite!" He told her, hopping up and down.

"One Butterscotch coming right up!" Izzy gave him his treat as he unwrapped it. The others gave him looks of disgust.

"Butterscotch flavored? That's an old person taste!" Starscream said.

"Nobody likes the taste of person candy on their glossa!" Knockout stuck his out. "Blech!"

"I like Butterscotch! It taste good to me!" Bee squeaked, popping the pop in his mouth. "You guys always tease me for liking this flavor!"

"It's not that we tease you for it." Arcee started to say. "It's that we just don't get the appeal of it. The flavor taste yucky!"

Izzy fumed at how they treated little Bee and stood up. "Do you guys even hear yourselves right now? How dare you tease poor Bee for liking a different flavor than one that you're used to. So what if he likes the taste of an old man's candy drawer? That's his flavor and you should be more supportive of this!" To prove her point, she got a Butterscotch flavored pop out of the bag and stuck it in her mouth. "I support the weird and unusual!"

Bee had coolant running down his face as he hugged Izzy on her waist. She patted his helm, lamenting on the inside of how horrible Butterscotch truly did taste.

3. Never say "Fashion Show" out loud.

Or else Knockout will have you walk down the runway, in an outfit of his choice.

There wasn't even a runway, it was just the main foyer with some Christmas lights to add for atmospheric effect.

This all started because Izzy put on "America's Next Top Model" for a project in school. Since Penny hadn't turned on the television when the bots started living there, she was surrounded on the couch by the curious bots. They watched as the different designers and models went through all the work and preparation for making outfits. Some of them found the show to be boring while others were smitten by the show's unique sense of style.

Those being Starscream and Knockout.

As soon as the show ended, both of them leapt from the couch and started to strut their stuff in front of the television. Izzy giggled as Knockout turned and posed with his blanket in servo.

"You guys make the fashion world look a bit bigger." She said, wiping the tears from her face. "You actually looked like real models for a second."

"Really? You think we could be models?" Knockout said, posing again.

"As a matter of fact, we should have a fashion show right here in the foyer! We could dress up, make some lights, and have some judges judge us on our outfits!" Izzy said, getting too excited for some reason.

"Who would be the judges?" Starscream asked the girl.

"Optimus can be one, Breakdown too! And Arcee because we need a female touch!"

The three bots nodded in agreement and the preparation for the fashion show began. Bee helped Izzy pick out a cute outfit, making comments like a designer.

"You look gorgeous darling! You will rock that runway!" Bee said in a French accent.

"Oh stop Bee! You're making me blush!" Izzy said.

Megatron and Ratchet begrudgingly helped set up the foyer with the string of lights that Smokescreen had found in the basement. They were white and red, but just festive enough. Optimus and Bulkhead pushed some cushions together to make a judge table. Breakdown used a box for a table. He, Optimus, abd Arcee sat down at the table, eager for the show to begin. Soundwave pulled up fashion show music and started to play some jams. Dreadwing used the red blanket to make a suitable red carpet.

"Okay we're ready!" Bee announced from upstairs. "Femmes and Mechs, I present for you, the Izzy Connell Fashion Show!"

Starscream, Knockout, and Izzy walked downstairs in such a dramatic flair that it made everyone laugh. Izzy had her hair in a high ponytail while sporting one of Penny's cutest sundress. It was pink with white polka dots and looked silly with the floppy pink sunhat. Knockout had made a toga with his blanket and started waving like a Roman Senator. Starscream wore a cape and crown, blowing kisses out to the small audience.

It was all fun and well until Penny chose to walk in on that moment. Her mouth dropped at the sight in front of her as everyone froze.

"So, can I be the paparazzi?" She joked, taking out her camera phone.

And so she did. The show went well and Izzy ended up winning.

To which she celebrated with a victory flavored lollipop.

Yes, that is a flavor.

Those were some short stories involving the greatest babysitter ever! Want more drabbles like this? Well they pop up at random. But for now, we get back to the main story. Next time expect some bullies, principals, and Megatron acting like a brat!

Until then: What would you like to see Izzy do with the kids?