Chapter 10
A/N: I don't own TFP or Frozen.
"You just had to make it mad!" Arcee yelled as they ran away.
"I was getting even!" Dawnfire shouted back.
"Great!" Barricade yelled sarcastically.
They ran through the trees, some which were bending from the weight of the snow; seeing this Moonrose got an idea. She ran to a particularly large tree and started pulling on a branch.
"Moonrose! What are you doing!?" Barricade yelled at his cousin. Mildly freaking out she was standing in front of a rampaging black dragon that spewed ice, instead of fire.
She then released the branch, and it hit the beast in the face, causing to become dazed and fall over. "Got it!" she yelled catching up.
"Slag!" Smokescreen yelled as they barely saved themselves from falling off the cliff.
"That's a hundred foot drop!" Dawnfire said.
"Two hundred," Barricade and Arcee said at the same time.
"OW!" Dawnfire said as Smokescreen tied the rope around her waist.
"Stop complaining," Smokescreen said.
"I wasn't complaining!" she retorted.
"Yes you were, it needs to be tight, or do you want to fall?" he said back as he dug the snow anchor.
"What if we fall?" Moonrose asked.
"There's thirty feet of fresh powder down there it should be like landing on a pillow…hopefully," Arcee said, muttering the last part.
"WHAT!?" Barricade yelled since he heard the last part.
"On three," Smokescreen said readying the rope.
"One."
"C'mon I was born ready!" Dawnfire said jumping up and down.
"Calm down," Arcee said. As a tree landed next to them.
"TREE!" Dawnfire yelled jumping, and dragged Moonrose over with her, which caused a chain reaction.
"What the-!" Smokescreen started as he was dragged over. The fell a good ten feet before the rope tightened. "That happened."
"Hey guys! Where are you? We totally lost Blackice back there!" Predaking yelled finally catching up. He froze slightly as the sound of a large foot stamping down and a growl came from behind him. "Hey, we were just talking about you! All good things, all good things." Blackice just shook his head, and walked over to the rope. "NOOOO!" Predaking yelled and got a look from his fellow shadowcon, who then threw him over the edge. He fell past his friends. "Hang on guys!"
"Predaking!" Barricade yelled. Then the rope went slack. "Scrap…"
-.-
"You were right just like a pillow," Dawnfire smiled.
"Hey," Predaking said landing next to her.
"You ok?" she asked.
"Yep…where is everyone else?" the small predacon said looking around.
Moonrose shot up out of the snow a few yards away. "That was awesome! Let's do it again!"
"Hey! Darksteel and Skylinx found us!" Predaking said.
"Are you crazy!?" Barricade yelled as he dug himself out of a snowdrift.
"I didn't order the express elevator," Arcee muttered as she was trying in vain to pull herself out of the snow.
"Here," Barricade said as he helped Arcee out.
"Thanks," she said brushing the snow off herself. "So now what?"
Dawnfire paled. "Oh no! What am I gonna do?! He threw me out! I can't go home with this still going on! Then there's yours and Smokescreen's ice business…wait where is Smokescreen?"
"GUYS! A LITTLE HELP!" Smokescreen yelled.
They all ran up to see Smokescreen's head sticking up out of the snow. "He died!" Moonrose screamed.
"I'm not dead," he said.
"The severed head is talking," Barricade said trying not to laugh.
"I'm not dead!" Smokescreen yelled again.
"I know dude," Barricade laughed as he and Arcee pulled him out.
"Not cool guys, no cool," Smokescreen huffed brushing snow off. "Woah…" he said looking at Dawnfire.
"What?" Dawnfire said confused as the others stared at her.
"Look at your hair," Arcee said.
"Why? We just fell off a cliff you should see your hair," Dawnfire said rolling her eyes.
"No, yours is turning black!" Smokescreen said.
"What?" she said giving them a weird look then she looked at her hair. "W-what?..." Her eyes widened in shock as her one single black and blue strand was now surrounded by more matching streaks.
"It's because he struck you…" Barricade said.
"Does it look bad?" Dawnfire asked.
"…No."
"…It's fine."
"…Looks great."
"You're horrible liars," Moonrose muttered low enough for Dawnfire not to hear.
"You guys hesitated," Predaking said.
"That doesn't matter," Smokescreen said, "You need help." He took her hand and started leading her somewhere.
"Where are we going?" Moonrose asked.
"Our home," Arcee said. "Our family can fix this."
"How do you know they can?" Barricade asked.
"Because we've seen them do it before," Smokescreen said.
-.-
Bumblebee paced around the main room in frustration. "Get it together 'Bee," he said trying to regain control of his power. "Control it!" He ran his hands through his messy hair as he got more frustrated. "Don't feel. Don't feel. Don't feel! DON'T FEEL!" He stood in the center of the room and looked around; ice spikes grew out of the walls and were giving off a dull, eerie, red glow to the almost pitch-black room.
-.-
Dawnfire was shivering as they walked through the one area that wasn't covered in snow. The others looked at her worriedly, well all except the predacons, who watched the northern lights.
"You cold?" Smokescreen asked.
"A bit," she said.
He almost put his arm around her, but thought better of it. He then looked around flustered and spotted the steam rising off the hot springs. "Here!" he said gesturing to it.
"That's better," she said looking relieved as they started walking again.
"Now…about our family," Arcee started. "Until we met them it was just me, Smokescreen, Darksteel, and Skylinx until they took us in. I don't wanna scare you but they can be kinda inappropriate. And loud, very loud. They're also stubborn and a little overbearing. And heavy, very, very heavy. But you- you'll get it- th-they mean well-"
"Arcee," Barricade said stopping her flustered rant. "They sound wonderful."
"Ok then…meet our family!" Smokescreen said as they walked among rocks and trees.
"Their rocks and trees…" Moonrose said.
"Their crazy," Predaking said. "I distract them while you guys run. Hi! Arcee and Smokescreen's family it's nice to meet you!" He patted one of the rocks. "Because I like you guys I insist you run!"
"Um…we're just gonna go," Dawnfire said.
"No, no guys wait!" Arcee yelled as the rocks and trees began moving and changing into men and women.
"Arcee and Smokescreen are home!" one woman yelled, causing them to all chatter excitedly.
"It's great to see you all, but where's Alpha Trion?" Smokescreen asked.
"He's resting," one kid said. "But look I got a mushroom!"
"I got a fire crystal!" another kid said.
"I passed a kidney stone," on man said.
"Smokescreen pick me up!" one boy yelled, jumping into his arms.
"Y'all are getting big," he said as a few more hopped on him.
"Nymphs…they're nymphs!" Dawnfire said excitedly and all them turned towards the small group.
"They brought a girl and boy!" the first woman shouted in excitement. They all quickly moved her and Barricade next to Arcee and Smokescreen.
"What's going on?" Dawnfire asked.
"We've learned to just roll with it," Arcee said.
The woman walked up to her and held her face. "Let me see…bright eyes, working nose, strong teeth! She'll do nicely for our Smokescreen!"
"Same with this one for our Arcee!" another woman said patting Barricade on the back.
"Whoa, wait you got the wrong idea!" the four said at the same time.
"What's the issue dears? Why you holding back from such a man? And why you holding back from such a woman?" the woman asked.
Is it the clumpy way he walks?
"Hey!"
Or the snappy way she talks?
"What?!"
Or the pear-shaped weirdness of their feet?
"Let go my foot!"
Although we know he washes well, he always ends up sorta smelly
But you'll never meet a girl who's a sensitive or sweet
So they're a pair of fixer uppers
So they have a few flaws
Like their peculiar predacons
Their thing with the predacons
It's a bit outside nature's laws!
"This isn't about us!"
So they're a bit of fixer uppers
But this certain you can fix these fixer uppers with a little bit of love!
"We have a real problem here."
"I'll say," the woman said. "So tell me dear…"
Is it the way that he'll run scared?
Or that he's socially impaired?
Or that he only likes to tinkle in the woods?
"I did not need to know that," Dawnfire said as Barricade laughed.
Are you holding back your fondness for his unmanly blondeness?
Or the way they cover up and are the honest kind?
So they're a bit of fixer uppers
She has a couple of bugs
"I do not!"
Her isolation is conformation of her desperation for human hugs
"Aw," Dawnfire said while Barricade smiled. Then they found themselves tied up.
So they're a bit of fixer uppers
But we know what to do
The way to fix these fixer uppers is fix them up with you!
"Enough!" Smokescreen yelled. "She's engaged to someone else, ok?" The nymphs did a football huddle.
So she's a bit of a fixer upper
That's a minor thing
That quote engagement is a flex arrangement
But he ain't so let's do this thing!
The men grabbed Barricade and Smokescreen, while the women grabbed Arcee and Dawnfire.
Just get that fiancée out of the way and the whole thing will be fixed!
They then began dressing Barricade in something, much to the prince's objection.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh
We aren't saying you can change him
Cause people don't really change
We're only saying that love's a force that's powerful and strange
People make bad choices when they're mad, or scared, or stressed
But throw a little love their way
And you'll bring out their best!
Arcee found herself wearing a strange jewel-covered cloak and hat. Looking up she saw Barricade was in a similar outfit, but his didn't have any jewels.
Everyone's a bit of a fixer upper
But that's what it's all about.
Father!
Sister!
Brother!
We need each other!
To bring us up!
And round us out!
Everyone's a bit of a fixer upper
But when push comes to shove!
The only fixer upper fixer that can fix a fixer upper
Is true-true
True
True
True
True love!
True love!
True…
The pair found themselves in a ditch with an arch over them and a man with a book stood in front of them. "Do you Arcee, take Barricade to be you nymphfully wedded-"
"Wait, what?!" Barricade asked.
"You're getting married," the man said.
Love!
Dawnfire held her chest in pain and Smokescreen caught her as she fell. "Dawnfire! She's as cold as ice!"
An older nymph walked up to them. "There's a strange magic here," he said.
"Alpha Trion," Smokescreen said looking relieved.
"Bring her here to me," he said urgency present in his tone. He took her hands. "Dawnfire, your life is in danger. There's darkness in your heart put there by your brother. If not removed to darkness and cold shall you be forever."
"What? No!" Dawnfire said in shock.
"You can remove it can't you?" Smokescreen asked.
"I'm sorry, but I can't. If it was her head it would be easy, but only an act of true love can bring light back to a darkened heart," Alpha Trion said.
"An act of true love?" Moonrose asked.
"True love's kiss perhaps?" a woman said.
Dawnfire shivered again as more of her hair turned black. "Dawn, we need to get you back to Knockout," Arcee said.
"Knockout..right," Dawnfire mumbled.
"Skylinx!" Smokescreen snapped and the predacon trotted up and pulled him out. They all mounted the two predacons and took off.
"Time to go kiss Knockout!" Predaking shouted. "Wait? Who's Knockout?"
-.-
Knockout and Soundwave rode up to the large black and blue palace, with a small group behind them. "We're here to find Princess Dawnfire, be on guard, but no harm is to come to the King. Understood?" Soundwave said as he and Knockout dismounted.
"Yes sir."
The two princes started walking up to the steps, when suddenly what they thought was a black rock turned towards them, revealing itself as a large black predacon with red eyes. It roared and began to attack them.
"Apparently the King doesn't care if any harm comes to us!" Knockout yelled.
They all threw their spears and shot arrows at it, only making it angrier, making it grow bigger. It swung its tail and knocked Dreadwing and Skyquake into the side of the mountain. The two shook their heads and looked up to see Bumblebee closing the doors.
"The King!" Dreadwing said grabbing his crossbow. Soundwave was knocked to the side and saw Starscream's men running up the steps with crossbows, no doubt going to assassinate the young king. "Load up!" Dreadwing shouted to his twin.
On the inside Bumblebee began to run up the stairs, away from the people who no doubt wanted him dead.
The twins burst through the doors crossbows ready. Looking around Skyquake saw the king fleeing up the stairs. "Up there!" he said and they gave chase. They cornered 'Bee in the very room he hit Dawnfire with his power in. "We got him." They aimed their bows at him.
"No please," Bumblebee begged backing up slowly. The arrow fired and he raised his hands creating an ice barrier, stopping the arrow a centimeter from his face.
"Go around! And don't miss!" Dreadwing snapped.
"Stay away!" Bumblebee yelled firing a shadow blast at them. The shadows solidified and made a sharp spike that would've knocked out the twins had they not dodged. They fired an arrow at him again and he barely dodged it, getting a cut on his cheek. Another arrow pierced his shoulder. "AHH!" he cried out in pain, and glared at them, blazing anger in his eyes. "Fine, you wanna play rough, we'll play rough." He growled as he increased the ferocity of his attacks, making them deadlier with each strike.
-.-
Soundwave sliced the large shadowcon's leg, causing it to become unbalanced. Taking the opportunity he ran up the steps to stop Dreadwing and Skyquake from killing Bumblebee. The beast took notice of this, and swiped at him, almost taking him with it as it fell.
"Soundwave!" Knockout said rushing with many of the Kaonian knights to pull the Iacon prince up. "You ok?"
"Fine, but I fear the young king won't be the longer we stand out here!" Soundwave said grabbing his sword.
"Why?" a guard asked.
"Those Vosian twins are going to kill him!" Soundwave said, which immediately sprung everyone else into action.
-.-
Bumblebee was panting slightly looking quickly to either side of him the arrow in his shoulder was slowing him down slightly. Seeing Skyquake about to fire another arrow 'Bee fired first pinning Skyquake to the wall with a series of ice spikes, making one go extremely close to his throat so he couldn't move. He then turned his attention to the other twin. Using a shadow blast he knocked the crossbow out of Dreadwing's hands. Dreadwing looked panicked and tried to run, but 'Bee had him cornered as he made ice walls to block his path. With a dark glare Bumblebee began to move a shadowy wall towards him, it pushed him against the door, and Dreadwing pushed it away. Seeing this 'Bee increased the amount of pressure on the shadow wall, and shoved him out the balcony door, and began pushing him to the edge of the balcony.
The rest of the party rushed in to see that the tides had turned. Even though it was clear 'Bee had a substaintial wound, he was destroying his enemy. They see one was against the wall with an ice spike growing slowly towards his throat, and the other was being pushed to his death.
"King Bumblebee!" Soundwave yelled gaining the younger boy's attention. The anger in 'Bee's eyes actually startled Soundwave. "Don't become the monster they think you are." At this Bumblebee's eyes cleared, and he stopped using his magic, fear and horror replacing the anger. He turned slightly, unknowingly exposing his chest to Skyquake's crossbow. Soundwave saw this and charged Skyquake, moving his arm just as the arrow fired.
The arrow sliced clean through the chandelier, causing it to start falling. 'Bee looked up quickly and began to run, trying to get clear of the falling, but the impact force caused him to slip, was knocked unconscious.