"Is this really nessesary?" Starscream whines as the human contraption lowers him into the swimming pool.

Since his last beating at the servos of Megatron, Starscream's been stuck in his alt mode and unable to clean himself properly, so you've taken it upon yourself to forcibly bathe the bratty seeker, even as he shrieks when the cold water hits his plating.

"Its cold! I'm an aircraft, not a fragging boat!" He thrashes in the water as you pour in all the cleaning agents he needs to get every inch of his frame squeaky clean again.

Despite Starscream's whinging, he really does need to get cleaned, the smell of spoiled energon and rust was beginning to follow him everywhere.

He stops whining soon enough when the bubbles in the pool start up.

Apparently, this was the next best thing after hosing him down, and you've heard that baths can be very relaxing.

There's silence for a moment and you can sense his optic ridge raising despite not having optic ridges in his alt mode. "A spa day. Are you kidding me? This... This bath thing isn't too bad, but I'm not having you put cucumbers on my windshield!"

It is at that moment, that all the soapy water comes into contact with Starscream's T-Cog, causing him to become unstuck, and transform back into his root mode with a very wet and splashy mess.

Starscream blinks. Once. Twice. Thrice.

"Oh." He says, sinking down into the pool and lifting a servo to pop the bubbles that have been forming on the surface.

Technically, he doesn't need a bath or a spa day anymore, but you're not going to be the one to tell him.