I accessed the Disney World website, as well as watch a clip of the Magic Kingdom opening show to do my research.
This fic is courtesy of me and Sentinel Prime/StarscreamSkydancer and I only own my OCs.
Disclaimer: Transformers belongs to Hasbro/Michael Bay.
The following morning, after breakfast, Clayton, Bailey, Mearing and Kirsten went to the front of the hotel to wait for the bus.
"Wow," chirped Kirsten, "I'm so excited!"
"I get the feeling," agreed Bailey, "it's been nine years since I went to Disney World."
"It's really not my thing," mumbled Mearing.
"And yet you're here because of Kirsten?" reminded Clayton.
"I suppose," sighed Mearing.
Soon, the articulated buses arrived, and much to their delight, one of them was set for the Magic Kingdom, according to the digital sign next to the door.
"Ok, let's go," declared Bailey.
Bailey, Mearing, Clayton and Kirsten boarded the bus along with many other people. Once the bus was loaded, it left the resort hotel and drove down the road until it arrived near the entrance to the Magic Kingdom. Upon cue, the passengers disembarked and traversed through the turnstiles towards the entrance. There, Bailey noticed Lennox, Epps and the Autobots' holoforms standing there.
"Hi, Lennox!" called Bailey.
"Hey," replied Lennox.
"Place ain't open," reported Epps, "but we went ahead and got our military discount tickets."
"That's ok," smiled Bailey, "we'll just wait until the opening ceremony."
Just then, Optimus's holoform approached Bailey.
"Oh, morning…uh," stammered Bailey.
Bailey quickly remembered that she might risk blowing the Autobots' cover if she mentioned their real names, so she leaned closer to the Autobot leader's holoform.
"If I can't call you Optimus," whispered Bailey, "what should I call you?"
"Morpheus," answered Optimus, "Morpheus Prior."
"Ok, then," nodded Bailey, "will you be able to walk through the park without fizzing out?"
"We don't fizz out," assured Ironhide's holoform, Aaron Hyde.
"We searched the area outside the parks for the shards last night," added Arcee's holoform, "and we found several of them."
Bailey nodded as Optimus's holoform returned to join with the other holoforms. After a long while, the music started.
"Oh," commented Clayton, "I guess it's time for that opening ceremony."
Kirsten's face lit up upon hearing the music. Then…
"Ladies and gentlemen," announced the host, "boys and girls. Welcome to the Magic Kingdom!"
As the music and the singing continued, a man in a suit and a canotier hat emerged from the train station while smiling down at the crowd.
"Hello, everyone," cheered the mayor, "welcome to the most magical place on Earth, the Magic Kingdom! So nice to know your smiling faces, good morning…"
The crowd said hello in response. While the mayor continued his introduction, she wasn't sure why, but Bailey wished she could bring along Sentinel…well, his holoform, that is.
"…It's time to gather around, everyone," continued the mayor, "because in just a few minutes, we're going to officially open the Magic Kingdom!"
While the mayor continued the introduction, Mearing noticed that Kirsten was fidgeting with excitement. All the while, some people in costumes emerged from the train station.
"…But I want to know is," finished the mayor, "are you ready?"
The crowd cheered with enthusiasm.
"Then let the memories begin!" declared the mayor.
The couples in costumes sauntered alongside the fence, and gave each other a bow.
"Greetings, everyone," smiled the mayor, "let's say hi to all our guests."
The couples turned to the crowd.
"Hi there," cheered the couples, waving their hands, "good to see you!"
"Let's welcome our new friends," continued the mayor.
"Hello," replied the couples, "welcome!"
"Good morning from all of us," announced the mayor, "here in the Magic Kingdom!"
Upon cue, the song "Good Morning" played while the couples danced along the fence. Clayton couldn't help but nod his head in tune to the song.
While the mayor began speaking again, Laserbeak, Frenzy and Ravage arrived at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom, but because of orders from Soundwave, they had to stay out of sight to avoid attention from the humans.
"How are we supposed to get in there?" whispered Frenzy, "they could catch us!"
"Not if we use some disguises," suggested Laserbeak.
"…We'll need all your help too," continued the mayor, "everyone. Ready?"
"Ready!" replied most of the crowd.
Once the singing seemed to come to a finish, the crowd heard the sound of a train.
"Hey, everybody," called the mayor, "did you hear the sound of the steam train that must be coming around the bend? Mickey and all the gang will be here in any minute now!"
Sure enough, as the music changed, the crowd could see a steam-powered train arrive to the station on the railroad. Mascots of the Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and much more were riding on the train.
"Now we can open the Magic Kingdom," smiled the mayor, "since Mickey and the gang are arriving!"
"Hip, hip," cheered the couples, "hooray!"
When the train came to a stop, the mascots disembarked and glanced at the crowd with cheerful enthusiasm.
"Let's hear from Mickey," announced the mayor, "the family of the day and all of our gang!"
"Aww, gee," chuckled Mickey, "hi, everybody! Gosh, it's great to see you!"
In the midst of the opening ceremony, Laserbeak, Ravage and Frenzy slowly slipped into the park, determined to avoid getting spotted. Once inside, Laserbeak turned to Ravage and Frenzy.
"All right," announced Laserbeak, "let's obtain some disguises."
"So, Mickey," said the mayor, "are we ready to open the Magic Kingdom?"
"Yup," nodded Mickey, "we sure are! Aren't we, gang?"
Optimus's holoform leaned closer to the other holoforms.
"Autobots," whispered Optimus, "once the park opens, we split up and search for the shards. Is that understood?"
The holoforms nodded.
"…Gosh," smiled Mickey, "that's swell! Hi there, thanks for helping us today."
"All right, everyone," announced the mayor, "let's all do the countdown from ten to open the park. Mickey?"
"Ok, gang," instructed Mickey, "count nice and loud. Here…we…go!"
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six," chanted the crowd and the mascots, "five, four, three, two, one!"
Within an instant, some fireworks were launched into the air and the family of the day released some streamers down to the audience.
"Welcome to the Magic Kingdom, everybody!" declared Mickey.
After an applause, the audience began to enter the park, including Bailey, Clayton, Mearing and Kirsten.
"All right, everyone," announced Mearing, "let's stay together."
"So," asked Clayton, "where should we go, first?"
Bailey pulled out the map and read it carefully.
"How about we check out the attractions in Fantasyland as a start?" suggested Bailey.
"I want pictures with some of the Disney characters," clamored Kirsten.
"Really?" chirped Clayton, "could you give me an example?"
"Well," admitted Bailey, "I could go for a picture with Mickey Mouse."
"And Minnie," added Kirsten, "and Donald, and Goofy, and Pluto!"
"Sounds great!" smiled Clayton.
Bailey, Clayton, Mearing and Kirsten mad their way to the Town Square in Main Street USA, where some of the guests were starting to take pictures with some of the Disney mascots. Among them, they could see the mascots of Mickey, Donald, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto.
"So," asked Clayton, "who's going first?"
"How about we let Kirsten go first?" suggested Bailey.
"Go ahead, Kirsten," nodded Mearing.
Kirsten walked up to stand in line while Mearing pulled out her smart phone from her bag. And soon, her niece was standing close to Minnie Mouse. She stood next to the mascot while Mearing snapped a picture. After that, Kirsten waved good-bye before sprinting towards Mearing.
"Send it to Sammy," requested Kirsten, "Aunt Charlotte!"
"I suppose," nodded Mearing.
Upon cue, Bailey turned to Clayton.
"Clay," requested Bailey, "could you do me a favor and send the picture to me after you take it?"
"Sure," nodded Clayton.
As Clayton pulled his smart phone from his pocket, Bailey got in line, waiting until she was standing close to Mickey Mouse.
"Hi there, Mickey," smiled Bailey, "how are you doing?"
Mickey only gave a wave in response without saying anything. Without hesitation, Bailey and the mascot stood together while holding a friendly pose, prompting Clayton to snap a picture.
"Thanks," chirped Bailey.
Bailey sauntered towards Clayton.
"I guess it's my turn, now," chuckled Clayton.
"So which character?" asked Bailey.
"I'll take Goofy," answered Clayton.
After stowing away his smart phone, Clayton got in line while Bailey pulled her smart phone from her messenger bag. Once Clayton went through the line, he stood alongside Goofy, prompting Bailey to snap a picture. To her satisfaction, the picture was decent.
"Ok," called Bailey, "you're good to go!"
"Cool," replied Clayton.
Clayton sauntered towards Bailey, Mearing and Kirsten.
"So," announced Bailey, "let's get going!"
Bailey, Clayton, Mearing and Kirsten hustled through the park until they reached the Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland.
Meanwhile, Laserbeak, Frenzy and Ravage found some disguises, but they looked ridiculous and flimsy.
"Why did you set me up in this stubby pirate disguise?" complained Frenzy.
"Shut up!" barked Laserbeak, disguised as a parrot.
Before any of the drones could say anything further, some humans pass by, prompting Laserbeak to squawk like a parrot.
"Arrrrr, matey!" squawked Laserbeak.
"Heh," muttered Ravage, "this could work out nicely."
Laserbeak and Frenzy snapped their heads at Ravage, glaring at him.
"Can it," barked Laserbeak and Frenzy, "kitty cat!"
Ravage groaned in disgust.
"Let's get on with the search," sighed Laserbeak.
Meanwhile, after enjoying the Mad Tea Party, Prince Charming Regal Carousel, It's a Small World and Mickey's Philhar Magic and getting a picture of Kirsten with Anna and Elsa at Princess Fairytale Hall, Bailey, Clayton, Mearing and Kirsten sauntered their way to Tomorrowland.
"So," asked Clayton, "what are we going on, next?"
"How about Stitch's Great Escape?" suggested Bailey.
"Space Mountain!" exclaimed Kirsten.
"Oh, in that case," proposed Clayton, "how about Bailey and Mearing go on Stitch's Great Escape while Kirsten and I go on Space Mountain?"
"Keep your hands to yourself," ordered Mearing, "says me and the US military."
"You got it, ma'am," nodded Clayton.
"Stop with the ma'am," barked Mearing, "enough with the ma'am. Do I look like a ma'am?"
"Well," commented Bailey, "you're obviously not a sir."
"You're starting to sound like Sentinel," groaned Mearing, "and one of that crazy old tin can is bad enough."
"What's so bad about him anyway?" objected Bailey, "I don't get it."
"You wouldn't," explained Mearing, "he has no respect for my authority, and he thinks he knows everything."
"Well," mentioned Bailey, "I guess he was a wise leader back at where he was from."
"He's a grouchy old fart," countered Mearing.
Bailey simply glared at Mearing for a moment.
"Well," sighed Bailey, "let's get going. Clay, after Space Mountain, could you wait for us at the Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant?"
"Of course," nodded Clayton, "we'll use the map to find it."
"Let's go!" chirped Kirsten.
Kirsten and Clayton left to find Space Mountain while Bailey and Mearing wandered around the area to search for Stitch's Great Escape.
Meanwhile, Lennox, Epps and Optimus's holoform met up in front of the statue of Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney.
"So," whispered Epps, "how is the progress of the search?"
"I have found some shards in Tomorrowland," reported Optimus, "Arcee is still searching Fantasyland, Bumblebee has finished searching Adventureland, Ironhide is still searching Frontierland and Smokescreen is almost finished with Liberty Square."
"Sounds like it's looking good," smiled Epps.
"Yeah," added Lennox, "and we've already searched Main Street USA."
"So," asked Epps, "where do you think we should search next after that?"
"If the others get finished," suggested Lennox, "maybe we could have enough time to search Disney's Hollywood Studios."
"Check with the park officials, too," added Optimus, "I suspect they have found some of them at some point."
Meanwhile, after lunch, Bailey, Clayton, Mearing and Kirsten wandered towards Adventureland, where they had fun at Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise and the Magic Carpets of Aladdin, and then they wandered towards Frontierland, where they enjoyed Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. Now, they're heading towards the Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square.
"I'm not scared at all," chirped Kirsten.
"No one asked if you were," replied Clayton.
Mearing simply glared at Clayton.
"What?" warbled Clayton.
"Don't get smart with her," scolded Mearing.
"Ok, ok," exclaimed Clayton, "I'm sorry!"
"Good," Mearing said solemnly.
Bailey, Mearing, Clayton and Kirsten continued towards the Haunted Mansion. Little did they know, Frenzy spotted them while wandering through Liberty Square. The drone disguised as the stubby pirate activated his com-link.
"Ravage, Laserbeak," reported Frenzy, "I have a visual."
"You found the human?" asked Laserbeak over the com-link.
"Yes," nodded Frenzy, "I have a visual. It looks like she's going into one of these attractions."
"In that case," advised Laserbeak over the com-link, "try to place a tracer on her."
"How?" demanded Frenzy.
"Just try to get closer to her," groaned Laserbeak over the com-link, "and make sure she doesn't see you! It's not that difficult."
"Fine," sighed Frenzy, "I'm going."
Frenzy shut off his com-link and began following Bailey, Clayton, Mearing and Kirsten towards the Haunted Mansion. Just before they entered, Kirsten noticed Frenzy.
"Hey, look!" chirped Kirsten, "what's that?"
Bailey, Clayton and Mearing turned their heads at Frenzy.
"Oh, shit," muttered Frenzy.
"That guy's walking funny," commented Clayton.
"That's no guy," muttered Mearing, "it's a Con. Bailey, call Morpheus."
Bailey whipped out her smart phone as Frenzy tried to hide himself, catching an official's attention.
"Do you want me to escort this one out for you, ma'am?" asked the official, referring to Frenzy.
"We've got it, sir," assured Mearing, flashing her government ID.
As Bailey began calling Optimus's holoform, Frenzy scrambled out of the Haunted Mansion. He soon ran into Laserbeak and Ravage.
"So," asked Laserbeak, "did you put the tracer on the human?"
"No," sighed Frenzy, "she spotted me before I could succeed."
"You fool!" scolded Laserbeak, "Megatron will kill us all!"
"What are we going to do now?" asked Ravage.
Just then, Smokescreen's holoform noticed the drones, even if they were still disguised. Unfortunately, it seemed that the disguises were already falling apart.
"There you are, Cons!" thundered Smokescreen.
"Scrap!" exclaimed Frenzy, "let's get out of here!"
Smokescreen's holoform began chasing the drones as they sped through the park, barely making it to safety outside the Magic Kingdom.
"So," panted Ravage, "does anyone have a Plan B?"