Which Witch is Which?

*Got positive reviews for the Halloween chapters to make! So the next story will be Lockdown for all you guys who wanted to we it. For now, let's finish up Patching Things Up!*

Last time, Penny, Izzy, and the bots were on a car trip to a pumpkin patch when their car breaks down. The kids were telling scary stories until Izzy decided to tell one of her own about witches who lived at the patch they were heading. Penny found out that their car had broken down so they had to rest at a nearby inn. They encounter Ebony, a mysterious woman dressed in red and black, who invites them inside. The bots suspect that she isn't who she says she is and believe her to be the witch!

"Welcome to the Three Witches Inn!"

The decor was creepier on the inside than it was on the outside. There were old paintings on the wall of women whom were owners at one point. The walls themselves were black with cobwebs and splatters of what the bots hoped wasn't blood. The stairs were lined with velvet plush, giving an authentic atmosphere to it. Doors were black, coffin shaped with skeletal numbers on them. The floorboards creaked and the pipes clattered. A giant crystal chandelier swung from the ceiling, the glowing from the candles giving the room a gothic feel. The front desk was the only thing that stood out in the massive foyer. The desk was gold and red with black spindel keys hanging from hooks.

"This place is so..." Megatron started to say.

"Horrendous?" Ratchet offered.

"Spooky?" Bumblebee shivered.

"Revolting?" Knockout said.

Megatron scowled at them. "I was going to say creepy, but I guess those words will do."

"We like to keep the spirit of Halloween all year, so that our guest will always feel like they're a child again!" Ebony told them, her lips curled in a sweet smile. "Children have the innocent minds that adults lacks. I love children who celebrate holidays with their family."

The bots backed away from the strange woman along with Izzy. They gave the woman creeped out faces while she laughed at their expressions. Penny gave her a suspcious look before crossing her arms.

"Can we please get our room now? We are all exhausted from our journey." She said, rubbing her temple.

"I can help you with that ma'am!" A chipper voice came from behind them, Bee squealing at the girl who appeared behind them. She had long, straw colored hair tied in two ponytails. Her outfit consisted of something out of "The Wizard of Oz" with a red checkered dress and white blouse, long white socks, and red buckled shoes. In her hair was a small red bow. "I'm Eleanora, nice to meet you."

Penny gushed at how cute she was. "Why thank you sweetie! We'd love to get to bed as soon as possible."

Eleanora giggled and skipped to the desk. Grabbing the first key she saw, she ran back and gave it to Optimus. "Here you go! Love your costume by the way. Robots are sorta new to me, I've never seen one up close!"

Optimus took the key gently and nodded at her. "Thank you, you don't look so bad yourself."

Eleanora blushed slightly and twirled her ponytails. Megatron rolled his eyes as he snatched the key from Optimus' servo. "C'mon Prime, let's get you to bed."

"Maybe we all just need a rest." Ratchet rubbed his optics.

"Yeah, we keep thinking witches are real." Arcee told Eleanora, who simply shook her head.

"That's just a ploy to get customers. Witches don't exist, you know?"

They all laughed as they made their way towards their room. The second the door was open, the bots leaped on the bed farthest away from the door. Penny brought out her emergency bag and pulled out the giant purple blanket. Smiling,she draped it over her kids, who were rubbing their optics and yawning. Izzy opted for the pull-out underneath her bed, using her jacket as a blanket. Penny slept beside the kids, their soft snores and sighs filling her ears. She was oblivious to the set of glowing red eyes watching them from the corner.

Izzy woke to the sound of screaming.

Her eyes shot open as she jumped from the bed. Her heart pounding as more screaming was heard from down the hallway. Standing up, her eyes were filled with fear. Slowly turning around, she nearly screamed when she saw Penny and a big chunk of the bots missing. The only ones remaining were Knockout, Bee, and Smokescreen. They were still sleeping peacefully as if nothing was going on. Izzy was about to wake them when she heard footsteps coming from the hallway. Hastily, she grabbed the sleeping bots, who started to stir awake from the sudden movement, and went into the closet in the corner of the room. Their glowing blue optics widen as a shadow passed over the doorway.

"Where are the rest of the children?" A soft voice hissed, footsteps creaking on the floor. "There were three more and a teen. Did they escape?"

"They could've gotten far. This place is magical sealed to lock them in!" Another voice hissed, almost as if it was laughing. "Those souls we took from the mother and the rest of the children were decent enough. The yellow one had a potent soul that would last us more decades! Even that teen still had an innocent soul, still a freakin virgin."

Izzy took offense to that while the trio gave her a weird look. Her cheeks puffed out in annoyance as the voices seemed to fade away. Coming out of the closet, she placed the three on the ground. Bee looked as if was about to cry while Knockout and Smokescreen were scared.

"What are we going to do Izzy? The witches have taken our family's souls!" Bee cried, sniffling.

Izzy patted his helm in a calming way. "Don't worry Bee, we will save them. Remember what I've told you, we can kill those witches if we can find the jack-o-latern and smash it!"

"But didn't you say that the person with the most pure soul could only do that." Smokescreen said.

All their eyes turned to Bee who shook his head.

"No way! I can-t-!"

"But Bee, what about Optimus and the others? They'll be lost forever!" Smokescreen said.

"We'll never see Penny again too!" Knockout chimed in.

Izzy nodded and grabbed Bee's shoulder. "Don't worry, we can distract the witches while you go find the pumpkin. We're all counting on you."

Bee looked scared, but he shook his head. "I-I-I'll do it! For the others and Penny!"

"Alright, here's the plan."

The stairs creaked underneath them as they walked down to the foyer. Standing there, as if waiting for them, were the two girls she'd wanted to see.

Izzy turned to glare at Ebony and Eleanora, arms crossed.Knockout was gripping on her left side of her arm while Smokescreen took the right side. Ebony gave them a sweet smile while Eleanora waved at them.

"Do you need any help today?" Ebony asked them. "We have-"

"Save it, we know who you guys are!" Izzy pointed a finger at them. "You are those witches that escaped all those years ago and consume the souls of your guests!"

"W-W-We will s-s-stop you!" Smokescreen trembled in terror at the look Eleanora gave him. Her sneer grew wider as he hide deeper.

"That's cute, but you guys have no idea who you are messing with. How else do you think you got here?" The girl cackled, the lights going out around them. "Travelers come here expecting a pumpkin patch, but instead their cars break down mysteriously. My aunties treat them with kindness, we offer them a room, and then while they sleep..."

Ebony gave a sigh of happiness. "Eternal youth forever! I'm the last living witch from the Witch generation. You know how hard it is to keep my face from wrinkling? Oh and I do so love children's souls! Nice and pure!"

"I prefer a good adult soul. Youth is fine, but I like having the feeling of superiority!" Eleanora laughed as her eyes glowed ominously. "Although you have a decent soul too. Just surrender to us and allow us to take it."

"No way, you ladies are sick!" Knockout shouted, a little fear evident in his voice. "Taking our family's souls and using them to live forever!"

"ENOUGH!" Ebony used her magic to push them against the walls. Izzy tried to move, but found herself unable to. "I've waited too long for children like you! Now give me your souls!"

"You know what's pathetic, you guys not figuring it out already." Knockout strained his voice to say.

"Figuring what out?" Eleanora asked, her eyes glowing with hunger.

"We are merely a distraction." Izzy said, looking up. "Do it Bee!"

Before Ebony's nails could plunge into the pinkette's body, Eleanora screamed loudly and pointed towards the door. Bee stood there, a glowing blue pumpkin over his helm. His optics narrowed with fury at the sight of his babysitter and brothers against the wall. Ebony gasped and ran towards him, her fangs growing wider and her face becoming more feral.

"GIVE THAT TO ME!" She snarled, lunging forward to grab their life source.

Bee gave her a smirk before smashing the pumpkin on the ground. It made a loud explosion, causing a bright blue light to engulf the area. The two witches screamed in agony, as their ages rapidly started to gain on them. Their hair turned grey and started to turn into dust. Their skin cracked and bones appeared where they should've. Fire appeared on their eyes, burning up their faces. Izzy covered the bots optics as the agonizing screams filled the air, a white light bursting forth from them, a warm fuzzy feeling overcoming them.

"And that's how you tell a spooky story!"

The whole room was silent as Izzy placed the flashlight down. The sleepover party that Penny had thrown was in full effect due to the scary story contest. Bee's face was ashen with horror while the rest of the bots gave her looks of disbelief.

Wait...what happened with the rest of us? Did we just get killed offscreen?" Starscream asked.

"And that was a stupid way of getting rid of the witches!" Bulkhead said.

"How come you guys were the only ones to survive?!" Megatron shouted, an angry look on his face.

Penny could see letting them stay up pass their bedtime was starting to take a toll on them. Picking up the sleeping Soundwave off her back, she got up and herded the kids to bed. Izzy chuckled as she gathered up things to get to sleep.

"Although there's one thing I don't understand." Dreadwing started to say.

"What's that?" Arcee asked.

"Wasn't there three witches in the story?"

A cackling noise was heard outside as a silhouetted figure flew off into the night.

*Next time...*

You guys have been invited to spend a night at school! Isn't that exciting?

Oh you know that this school is haunted right? I heard a student died in the bathroom stall by room 113.

This school only has 100 doors though...

Have you guys heard of...the Terrorcons?

Lockdown!