Transformers On Ice - Revised

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Windcharger stared heavenward and pointed with one finger. "Do you see that?! A Seeker!"

Lightspeed followed the other bot's gaze and then turned to his companion. "Let's get out of here before he notices that we're out in the open."

"You won't hear any argument from me."

The two Autobots began to run through the snowdrifts in bipedal mode while laughing and elbowing each other in a mock battle for supremacy. Neither of them was overly concerned about the Seeker above because what would a Decepticon want with two bored Autobots that were outside goofing around in the snow?

"He's after us!" Windcharger snickered as he darted to the left. "Ruuun!" Just as abruptly he screeched to a halt, his metal heels digging thick grooves into the frozen ground. "What on earth is that?"

Lightspeed glanced first at the approaching Seeker and then at the expanse of silver that spread out before them. "That is called 'ice.' It's a frozen pond. I've seen this before on other biological worlds."

Windcharger was already on the move. "That's wild! I'm going to go down and have a look at this ice stuff."

"Windcharger, wait a second!! You're not going to want to charge out there…" Lightspeed's warning was interrupted by a howl of surprise: the other Autobot, having skidded out onto the ice, was running in place, his arms wheeling in the air and his feet going a mile a minute.

"Whoa! Whoa! What is going on!?" Windcharger's legs turned into a blur of movement before he fell onto his back and slid an impressive distance across the silver alien substance.

As Lightspeed slipped and slid his way across the ice Windcharger was screeching with laughter while he flailed helplessly on his back.

"This is crazy! I can't get up!" the smaller bot called out as he repeatedly attempted to rise to his feet, only to fall again and again. "This ice stuff is crazy!"

Lightspeed fell onto his aft with a thud, his handful of data pods scattering in every direction. The two Autobots became lost in hysterics as they lay there upon the frozen lake laughing and howling with glee. Silver clouds glided overhead and a light breeze picked up just enough so that a fine mist of powdery snow began to move across the surface of the lake.

"Where's…the Seeker?" Windcharger managed to gasp out between burst of giggles.

Lightspeed's blue optics searched the sky. "I have no idea…"

"I'm right here." a snarky voice answered from nearby.

Startled, both Autobots somehow managed to sit bolt upright - only to find themselves meeting the mocking gaze of Starscream.

The Decepticon warrior smirked from where he stood knee-deep in the snow on the bank with his arms crossed over his chest. "Do you know what I enjoy so much about Autobots?"

"Um… no?" Lightspeed stammered the words as he and Windcharger moved closer together. Between the two of them they had a few guns - but not anywhere near enough firepower to take on a Seeker!

"I might be able to throw him with my magnetics." Windcharger was saying in a low voice. "But he'll rip us to shreds with his cannons if I do that."

"…Autobots are clumsy useless soldiers." Starscream saying with a dark grin and then he grabbed a double handful of snow, balled it up, and threw it with sharp accuracy right into Windcharger's face.

"Hey!" the smaller Autobot spat the word through a mouthful of snow.

Starscream hurled a snowball at Lightspeed but the Autobot deflected the frozen missile with his arm.

"You two are a joke." Starscream said as he threw more snowballs, each packed so hard that they struck like spheres of ice. "I can't wait to show this footage to the guys back at base."

Both Lightspeed and Windcharger wisely remained silent and endured the humiliation while casting about for an escape plan. More then likely Starscream would only toy with them and move on. But just in case…

Just as the snowballs were flying thick and heavy in the Autobots' faces there came a massive explosion of snow and Starscream flew out onto the ice. He landed on his chest and spun across the silvery surface before he finally managed to dig his fingers into the ice and skid to a halt. The Seeker quickly scrabbled onto his knees only to find himself staring at a very large bot.

"Who the fool now, Starscream?" Slag wanted to know as he stepped out onto the ice.

"You are scrap, Dynoblot!" Starscream growled in reply.

"Bring it, Starsqueak!"

Several breems later, back at Autobase Earth, a very odd message came through to Optimus Prime's console. It contained video footage from Red Alert's security cameras and showed three Autobots and one Decepticon Seeker engaged in a fantastic snowball fight.

"It looks like Starscream is holding his own." Optimus quipped dryly to his companion.

"Yep. When doesn't he?" Ironhide wanted to know.

Typing quickly at his console keyboard, Optimus pulled up a message box and transferred the video link into the main body, accompanied with a rapid stream of text.

"Whatcha' doing, lad?" Ironhide asked as he moved so that he could look over the Prime's shoulder.

Optimus grinned. "I was thinking that it would be a shame for Megatron to miss this." he said.

Ironhide let out a gruff bark of laughter. "I like how ya think!"

Optimus Prime couldn't help but chuckle as he struck the "send" key.

"This ought to make the old boy's day." Ironhide snickered and then he and the Prime had themselves a good laugh at the Decepticon leader's expense.

A moment later Prowl requested entrance to the Prime's office. He took one look at the expressions of extreme innocence on the two superior bots' faces and visibly cringed. "Oh no. What on earth have the two of you done this time?!"

There came a loud "PLING!" as a purple message square made its arrival on the Prime's console screen. Prowl's optics narrowed. "Is that an email from… Megatron?"

Optimus rose to his feet. "We'll leave this to you, Prowl." he rumbled with a mischievous wink and then he and Ironhide made themselves a very dignified exit before the Security Chief could manage to get a word past his frozen vocal processors.

The sound of the office door sliding shut helped to snap Prowl out of his deer-in-the-headlights moment. He moved quickly to Prime's console and sat down in the massive seat so that he could open the mysterious message.

Up within the right-hand corner the security video played and re-played. The dark purple letters of the message gleamed against the black background.

Indeed, Starscream has been distracted from his duties - but you will notice that he is holding his own against two regular soldiers and a Dynobot. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Prowl couldn't help but grin as his optics focused on these words. "I never knew that the two of you were such dear friends." he stated into the com link at his mouth.

The Prime's amused chuckle filled the Security Chief's audio receptors.