Chapter 2
A/N: I don't own TFP or the Demon King. Really wish I did, but I don't. I just own my OCs.
Princess Moonrose shifted uncomfortable in the Iaconian (A/N: English saddle) saddle, after a long time of riding a Kaonian saddle, regular saddles of her kingdom were just weird. If the Kaonians got anything right it was that they knew how to make a comfortable saddle. "Where are they? They were supposed to be here an hour ago?" Moonrose asked growing impatient.
"They'll be here," Queen Skyfall said.
"I say we leave them," Moonrose stated.
"Princess please be patient with them. Soundwave's been looking forwards to this hunt for a while," Lord Megatron said.
Moonrose glowered and her horse snorted, her blue-roan mare, Silvermist was catching on her rider's impatience.
"C'mon 'Rose, I'm often late, we should be patient," her little sister, Icefire said, but bit her lip when her sister threw her a scorching glare.
"Maybe he should keep better track of time," Moonrose retorted.
"Moonrose Grace Prime!" the queen scolded.
Honestly Moonrose didn't care, she wanted to get going, she wasn't going to spend her time out of the palace and away from the lessons just sitting and waiting. Since she got back from the camps, she'd constantly been at odds with her mother. Now she was also hearing rumors on how her mother didn't pay enough attention to the economy, or the wars. That she payed way too much attention to the High Wizard. Honestly she wished her father Optimus Prime was here. He may have been the first Prime ever born in the clans, but he kept the kingdom in order, but now he was away trying to convince the Kaonian generals to accept a peace agreement.
"Should I send one of my men after the boys my Queen?" the captain of the guard, Ultra Magnus asked.
"If it was up to me you'd all go," Lord Megatron snarled. "I am perfectly capable of protecting the Queen and Princesses from those Clan savages."
"It's not the Clans I'm worried about," Magnus said casting a glare at Megatron.
"Considering how many times you and Prime have let Princess Moonrose go to them, I'm not surprised," the High Wizard growled.
That was one of many things about Megatron that irritated Moonrose. He never called her father by his name, it was always just "Prime." Usually Primes were born into powerful wizard families, but Optimus was the first to be born to the clans. And they say Primus has no sense of humor. His marriage to her mother brought the support of the clans, and obviously irritated the wizard council.
"Lord Megatron!" Queen Skyfall snapped. "You know it's required by the Healing for her to be fostered by the Clans!"
The Healing was the agreement that was made after the Clans repaired the Breaking; a giant magical cataclysm that nearly destroyed the world.
"It's a shame though that she's missed so much of the highlights of the royal court," Megatron said.
~And all the stupid classes. A real shame~ Moonrose thought sarcastically.
"She looks fine to me," Magnus said. "She rides like an expert Clan warrior."
Moonrose sat up straighter from the rare praise from the captain.
"Magnus, do you really believe it's so dangerous?" Skyfall asked.
"If the herds are in the mountains, Lord Megatron cannot fallow you, and with the war against Kaon, any mercenary or bounty hunter would find the Iacon Queen a valuable prize," he stated.
"But the war is at a stalemate, my husband is negotiating with them," Skyfall said.
"I know my Queen, but a treaty hasn't been established, and until they come up with reasonable demands we can't risk it," he sighed.
"What are their current demands?" Moonrose asked curious.
Magnus gave another sigh. "They want us to return their royal line, they accuse us of stealing their Crown Prince almost a thousand years ago."
"During the time of the Fallen?" I asked, and the area suddenly went cold. The Fallen was the worst of Kaon's wizard kings a Prime too, extremely powerful, and pure evil. He was the one who caused the Breaking. "I didn't realize he had a child."
"Before he desired Queen Dawnfire, he was wed to a powerful woman sorceress named, Shade, she perished in giving life to their son," Magnus stated. "One day the baby vanished, and the Kaonians have accused us ever since."
"Oh…"
"Let's go," Skyfall said. "The boys can catch up."
Moonrose eagerly urged Silvermist into a fast walk. Ultra Magnus riding beside her. "So when does Smokescreen come home?" she inquired about her friend.
"Soon, he had to take the long way back because of the fighting," Magnus replied stiffly, though worry for his son was in his expression.
As they rode through a small canyon she saw shadows that changed into the fierce wolves, her house symbol, the ghost wolves were said to only appear for Iaconian queens in times of danger or opportunity. Looking at the queen, she saw her talking with Lord Megatron, acting as if nothing was wrong. But the ominous feeling Moonrose had continued to grow.
"My lady, are you alright?" Magnus asked looking at me.
"I…I've got a bad feeling," she said going no further into detail.
Magnus frowned, and he gave an almost unnoticeable motion for the guards to be on alert.
When they got to a meadow, Moonrose caught the scent of burning forest. "Is there something burning?" she asked with a worried frown.
Magnus sent some scouts, and they waited.
"It's a beautiful day, it doesn't really matter if we get an elk," Skyfall said.
Moonrose frowned, not liking on how close her mother was to the High Wizard. Hearing something she saw the scouts reporting something to Magnus. "Is everything all right?" she asked getting everyone's attention.
"There's a fire on Solus, moving downward," he answered with a frown.
Megatron picked up a handful of dirt. "Now? The dirt is still rather damp."
The wind picked up, and they saw the flames. The elk burst into the meadow, running right past their hunters. They were followed by Soundwave, Dreadwing, and his twin Skyquake.
"Wildfire!" they shouted.
"Soundwave?! What did you…? How…?" Megatron said. That was the most ever lost for words that Moonrose had ever seen from the High Wizard.
"We saw the fire, and tried to stop it, but…" Soundwave stopped gasping for air.
The group spurred into the canyon, the smoke burning their lungs. "Get closer to the ground, the air is easier to breathe!" Magnus commanded. The flames moved way too fast for this time of year, and they blocked their path. Thankfully there was a ravine. "Everyone into the water!"
Megatron pulled out a chain, and ordered the three boys to grab it. "Let go and you'll regret it," he snarled before speaking a charm. The three boys gasped, and staggered as the magic began to be drained from them. After several minutes the flames shriveled and died. Once the spell was finished the three boys fainted.
Moonrose walked up and placed a hand on Soundwave's forehead. "Will they be ok?"
"They'll be fine with some rest," Megatron said curtly. "But it's a lesson they'll never forget."
"Thank you for saving us Lord Megatron," Skyfall said.
~Mention Magnus~ Moonrose thought in vain.