Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Swords and Claws. Enjoy the 3300-word chapter. I do not own Transformer, Hasbro does.

Slash looked at both Optimus and Frost. The Eukarian seemed to be interested in the discussion.

"Indeed…" Optimus stated before he crossed his arms. "I cannot guarantee I can assist in your task," Optimus stated as Frost hummed.

"I do not believe many can… I will do what I can but where my mission is concerned? I must bring the traitor to justice… Dai Atlas has tasked me with a mission and I do not wish to fail." Frost stated as he hummed and then thought once more.

He was curious for a few seconds. However? Frost turned and transformed into his Wyvern mode.

"You owe me a fight, Slash…." Frost stated as Slash turned.

"Do you want to continue that fight now?" Slash asked before he hummed.

"We never finished the duel… I do not enjoy leaving a fight unfinished." Frost stated before he looked to the side.

A smirk on his face as his fangs were arranged into a smirk, an eager gesture promising a fight once more.

He hummed and then thought of what was to come as Optimus hummed and then paused once.

(With Shockwave and Starscream)

Starscream looked at the blank monitor in front of him. He had been too curious as he thought of what was occurring now and for a good reason.

Something about it all had been too much to deal with for now… She had been too disturbed at the time being.

He had been too tired… Now? It had been too much now and he had not yet seemed to have dealt with it.

Something about it all had been too much to deal with it… An idea had been too curious.

Starscream was all too much to deal with, the rampaging now had been more and more curious.

Soundwave looked at the Decepticon commander and then thought of what was going on before she relaxed once more.

An idea like this had been too much had been too distracted for now and it was harder and harder to deal with it.

H wanted work and more and more did it seem bothersome to deal with it all for now, to see it end so brutally and violently now.

To be fair? There was a lot more in the way, now? Something about it all had been more and more amusing.

"Now you will have to admit to Megatron that you have failed… Most illogical, Starscream." Shockwave stated before crossing his arms.

"You told me the plan was working! Why do we even need one blasted Cybertronian? The Eukarians have not cared one iota about the war, they never left their damned planet…." Starscream hissed, almost punching out the console.

"My plan was perfectly logical… Capture the Eukarian and destroy the Autobot base. You were the one who failed to realize the rest of the Autobot Army which was coming to deal with our forces." Shockwave stated before he seemed to be dealt with for now.

He had been too much to deal with for now. They had a lot more to deal with now… Like the incoming battle of California.

He would not have been eager to relax… Now? Now they had an oncoming battle to deal with.

(With Slash and Frostfire)

Slash slid across the ground, smirking as Frost stalked after her, both bestial Cybertronians cutting grooves in the floor.

Frost tossed his full bulk at her, tossing both to the ground, sparks flying before she slammed Frost into the ground, raptor claws ripping at his armor.

Frost smacked her backward with the blunt of his tail, rearing up.

"I can see why you are one of the Autobot's more elite soldiers… You fight well. The Dinobots are just as strong?" Frost asked before smirking. "You said fight seriously… I am happy to do so." Frost stated before shifting upright.

Frost shifted into robot mode, faced Slash, and drew his sword from his back as Slash shook her head.

"Earn the right… I want to see claws." Slash said before lunging ahead.

Frost grinned and slammed his sword into the ground. Slash did the same to her dueling swords as Frost shifted back into Wyvern mode.

Optimus sighed before a long string of footsteps caused him to turn and glance at an old friend.

"Ultra Magnus… How are you, old friend?" Optimus questioned as the Autobot general moved to look at the others.

Optimus hummed, tired once more, and then paused to look at the two fighting. Frost respected Slash and there was a show of eagerness to friendly fight.

"The Decepticons have pressed their advantage across 20 areas… Most of their army is still fighting with the others… Is that the Eukarian you stated will be joining the Autobot army, sir?" Magnus asked as Optimus nodded.

"This is Frostfire… Last of the Knights of Eukaris… Slash found him within New York during the battle and alerted me." Optimus stated before he sighed and shook his head.

"Why are they fighting?" Magnus questioned to which Optimus hummed.

"Sparring… They wanted to finish their fight from before… Currently." Optimus stated before he cleared his throat. "Slash? May you and Frost please stop fighting for a moment?" Optimus stated before he looked to the side.

Both giant reptiles looked at them as Frost hummed, wings spreading outwards. Optimus looked at them, Frost's tail wrapped around Slash's throat, blade pointed at her while Slash had clamped her jaws around Frost's skull, lower half in his mouth as she had tried to crush it.

"Greetings," Frost stated, tail uncoiling and pulling his skull away. "You remind me of someone… Judging by your stature and gait? You must be one of Optimus's lieutenants if I am correct? You carry yourself like one at least." Frost stated, cracking his metallic frame.

"I am General of the Autobot army, soldier," Magnus said as Frost hummed.

"Ah… Then it is a pleasure to speak to you…" Frost said as Slash stood beside him. "And you are not Eukarian? You fight like the rest of my kind… Could have probably broken my jaw module with that bite if you were any more precise." Frost stated.

"Most?" Slash asked before Frost nodded. "What are you doing here, Magnus? You never come to base… Not without my brother backing you up?" Slash stated as Frost hummed.

"He the one known as Grimlock?" Frost asked before a nod was given for now.

It was all too odd for the Eukarian, something he was not at all used to… Now and all.

Then again? Frost was eager for a fight, eager to understand what was occurring now.

He was too much, too much too soon. Now? Now Frost bared a massive smirk, showing off fangs poking through his jaws.

Slash shorted before she turned and slammed into Frost, sending them crashing to the ground as the two continued their fight, opening their mouths and unleashing a torrent of ice and flames respectively which slammed into the other.

"Are the Dinobots still having trouble blending in? They got along well last time." Optimus stated before crossing his arms. "Grimlock should have come to tell me," Optimus stated.

"Come here, Slash… I will show you skill!" Frost stated before being sent flying by a punch from the raptor. "Blast it… My nose, you hit damn hard." Frost added before he smirked.

"This is fun… You fight well." Slash stated before he hummed to think of it. "Are you ok?" Slash asked to which Frost hummed.

Frost hummed and then spat out a small piece of oil. He chuckled; his entire mouth shaped into a smile as he paused.

Slash hummed and then thought of it all with amusement and she knew much more than him that something else was going on. An idea had been planted in her mind once more.

They had a lot more to deal with for now… She had been too disturbed as she looked at Frost.

Frost hummed and then paused to think of what was going on before she relaxed once more and it had been dealt with for now.

She had not been too disturbed for now… They had been too disturbed at the end of it.

He was too interested in the next move, and once more he got into the thick of it.

It had a lot more to deal with for now as she paused to think of what was going to be dealt with.

Slash hummed and relaxed once more. Both Cybertronians shared a look, different colored optics glancing in on the other and such.

It was all too much to deal with for now. She had a lot more to distract herself for now and for a good reason.

They had a lot of different ideas now, smirking as both clashed again, the sound of metal smashing into metal filled the room as the two began fighting once more and then relaxed for now.

Slash skidded backward as she lunged forward, her jaws unhinged for now.

Slash hummed and slammed into the Eukarian once more and then thought of what was going on before he relaxed once more.

Slash hummed as both slowly started to circle each other. Frost and Slash grinned before slamming into each other, metal screeching as their talons tore grooves in the floor.

"The Decepticons are aware of this base and its location… We need to evacuate the base… Is the next base prepared?" Optimus questioned and then thought of what was occurring now.

"It is slightly…. But Deathsaurus and his army are busy fighting within the city." Magnus stated before he looked to the side.

"I will take care of it… Take your troops and secure us an exit route." Optimus stated before he looked to Slash and Frost. "Slash? I need you and Frost to help me with something." Optimus stated before he hummed once more.

He had been too distracted once more. He had been thrown into the wringer but now? As commander of the Autobot resistance? Optimus felt a duty to his soldiers.

"Sure/got it." Frost and Slash stated as they stopped and then thought of it. "We will continue this later." Frost and Slash stated, retrieving the blades, and stuffing them inside their armor.

Frost and Slash turned towards each other, both curious as to how that would play out… She knew more and more that such things would not have been done yet.

She did not at all know what was occurring now… But both knew this was going to be done now and for a good reason… Something about it all had been too used to it.

Frost and Slash shared looks of interest, both curious for now when it came to it… Something else had come to the forefront.

(Thousands of Miles away)

The pair of violet optics reminded the Decepticons of the fact that their commander, their leader? Unlike the others? They were all too on thin ice.

Megatron scowled at the groups of soldiers in front of him. The Constructicons were busy digging and most of the soldiers in the Decepticon army were busy attending to his will.

He had been fed information all back and forth from Soundwave, curious as to what had been going on with him and Shockwave and Starscream commanding the army.

"Another Eukarian? Hmm… Interesting, it seems Prime has been busy… Do not pursue Prime and his army, Soundwave… Optimus is many things but he is not so stupid." Megatron stated. "We shall see how dangerous this Eukarian is… Send in Gnaw, the Horrorcons, Hun-Gurrr, Ripsnapper and Sinnertwin… One beast… Vs plenty of ours." Megatron stated before he chuckled.

"They also appear to have befriended one of the Dinobots, Lord Megatron," Soundwave stated before Megatron hummed.

"Then it appears we will get to destroy them… And the Dinobots in one go. Good, send them in… And wipe out that fool Ultra Magnus and his soldiers, Optimus still has the most combiners… So, I shall attack for now." Megatron stated before more snow seemed to billow back at him.

(With Optimus, Frostfire, and Slash)

Optimus walked ahead, too distracted by everything going on when it came down to it.

The two Autobots behind him shared looks, their optics shared a glance at each other.

Both hummed and shared a look as they thought of it all now.

Frost hummed and cleared his throat before he looked at Optimus.

"Do you have a battle strategy?" Frost questioned, looking at the map. "There are dozens of enemies… Yes? They make up for in skill with firepower… They seem dangerous to a degree." Frost stated.

He was curious, naïve to a point… But curious, there was something in his tone that suggested something was wrong, that it was off… To be fair? There was and could have been.

It was something else, something chaotic and he knew it, an odd little tidbit but something he knew better.

Frost and Slash shared another look, optics flaring in shades of crimson and icy white blue.

"We can cover ground if we fight different ways… Frost can help the Arielbots while I and the Dinobots finish clearing out the tunnels… The Insecticons still have their nest underground." Slash suggested.

"The Insecticons were underground? Scrap… Their hives are impossible to destroy." Frost stated as Optimus nodded.

"They are… But the Dinobots are very skilled at… Destruction." Optimus stated before he hummed and then looked to the side.

Frost rubbed at his nose, curious as to what this would have been like if he had been here… Insecticons were all too much of a pest… A nuisance.

They were bugs, pests… Some might claim they were like Eukarians but Frost? Frost had known better than to call them brothers or sisters.

He knew they were scum, parasites, and energon-eating parasites who thrived on killing and carnage.

"These Arielbots… They are another elite team of Autobot soldiers? Hmm… How are we to clear out dozens of enemy soldiers if they outnumber us?" Frost asked, curious.

"Get creative." Slash snarked as Frost hummed.

"I can dismantle plenty of them but I expect them to be guarding the skies well, they have an entire army of soldiers… With that in mind? The best we can do is a delaying action." Frost stated before he paused to think.

Every move… Something about it all had made Frost curious, very curious to the point he could not and should not have been able to relax.

Now? Now something else had to be done, something had to break, or else? She would have fought for nothing.

With the Eukarian being Frost? Looked at the hologram and began to complexly think.

"I suppose if we can punch a big enough hole within the army, we can handle the rest of the evacuation? You plan to move people through the underground where they will be safe and secure from the above-ground fighting, yes?" Frost questioned, curious as to it all.

Something about it all had to be done now and that something was obvious… They would break and snap into pieces when it came down to it.

Something about it all had to die down… Something about it all had been more and more chaotic.

Slash looked at the others, curious as to it all coming ahead… Frost and she both looked at each other… Something about it all had been too much now and for a good reason… An idea like this was more than enough.

He was too curious as to it all now.

"Can you do that for now?" Optimus asked to which both nodded.

"Not forever… Even I have limits on what I can do… Fighting an army that massive? It will not be easy… But it will work… Something about this battle seems off." Frost stated in a tone that suggested he knew what was coming.

Frost and Optimus both studied the hologram. Frost did not have millions of years of wisdom and experience when it came down to it now.

"Can you both deal with the Decepticons while I evacuate the others?" Optimus questioned as Frost hummed and then thought about it.

"It will take time to clear a hole in the Decepticon army… And the majority of the Insecticons will be hard to clear out." Slash stated before she turned to Frost. "I need a Breem," Slash stated before he hummed.

"Exactly 8.3 minutes?" Frost asked with a chuckle before he looked to the side. "Sure… I might last a mega-cycle if I am honest." Frost stated before he hummed and then thought of it.

(With Ultra Magnus)

Ultra Magnus started fighting the majority of Decepticon soldiers… It was odd none of the more elite soldiers were attacking but it was clear even if Soundwave and Starscream were in command of the entire army currently. They were not stupid.

The Decepticons currently pressing the advantage, dozens of seekers bombing them as he took cover, fire, and destruction in front of him. He had been too disturbed by the amount of death in front of him.

"Ultra Magnus? Have you begun the retreat?" Optimus asked over the communicator as Magnus shot the next Vehicon in front of him.

"Negative. The enemy has been pressing their advantage… Even with human reinforcements? They have been pressing us for the last mega-cycle." Magnus stated before he sighed to himself.

He had been too interested in what was going on. Something about the battle had made the Autobot General curious as to what this would have been like now.

Both were curious, the soldiers involved in this battle were giving it their all when it had been done and dusted now.

Something about it all had been odd but the Autobot General was ready to fight as long and as hard as possible.

Something about it all had been too much now and he had been tired, dealt with now mentally back and forth at the time being.

It was more chaotic than anything…. All of it was amusing when it was said and done.

She sighed to be dealt with for now… It was more chaotic for now, something more hideous and remorseful now… Something that had to deal with now and through it all for now.

Something about it all had to be done, Slash and Frost left the room, tired… Now? Now they had work left to do.

Frost and Slash paused before Frost spread his wings and then flew off, too curious as to how it would have been like now… How this would have been done now? He smirked and proceeded to fly up and into the sky when he got out the door.

Frost spread his wings and joined the two Autobots, both now and for a good reason when he had been tired now and for a good reason.

He was bored, tired, and eager to get to relax for now at the time. He wanted to fight, to relax, he would not have let it come down to it now.

Frost hummed and then paused to think of a mistake once more… It was going to be fun now, much more fun now at the end…. An idea like this had been too much.

Slash looked at him before he looked to the side, she smirked as her optics widened with sheer interest, chaotic? Yes, but she was far more curious than she looked, eager to fight.

To be fair? Both were combat class transformers, they wanted to fight, combat… The song of battle to sing through them all now and for a good reason.

They wanted to fight, would fight, had to battle it now and for a good reason… Something about it all had been amusing.

Author Notes

Phew. Another chapter is done! I want to point out next chapter will be delayed and will show more of both Slash and Frost fighting Decepticons and more of his backstory.