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By The Black Dragon Queen
Author's Note: Wednesday March 3rd is Cover Me's Two Year Anniversary. ... I thought I should give you a chapter this week despite the Lawyers of doom! /glares at the lawyers/ Sick 'em Ravage. Anyway, thank you to everyone who has stayed with me these two years despite my own Real Life Dragon-Drama. /kicks the twitching lawyer corpse that Ravage is using as a chew toy/ Anyway, hopefully this chapter flows. I tried to get what I saw in my head down on "paper", I really did. I hope it came out correctly.
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One Hundred Sixty Seven: Scorpion Scramble
Minnesota was a nice state Bumblebee didn't dispute that. He was quite sure that many humans loved living there and led nice, productive lives. It was just all that cold… and ice.
The fight that he and Barricade had engaged in while in that state had been fast and brutal, like any clash between the Autobots and Decepticons at that point in time during the war but this one had a surprising factor in the form of black ice on the road. It was a dynamic Barricade used to his advantage and Bumblebee had never been so humiliated as he was after that one fight. Barricade had trounced him thoroughly and the only reason Bumblebee was left alive after that bout was the fact that he too was looking for the All Spark and, as Barricade told him so eloquently, it was quicker with the two of them searching and if 'Bee found it first he would simply take it from him.
Bumblebee was utterly grateful that no other Autobots had been around at that moment to witness what was a rather thoroughly embarrassing defeat but he would have never thought at that time that he would ever re-enact that mortifying fight with Barricade at the top of the planet on the continent of ice and willingly at that! Unfortunately Barricade had made his point after watching Optimus and the others having such a hard time catching Scorponok and Bumblebee was reluctant to admit that it was a sound idea. He didn't have to like it however.
Refusing to replay that horrid day any more through his memory banks, Bumblebee brought forward his arm and launched the snowball that Barricade had had him make. With a whip of his tail, Scorponok easily destroyed the object even as he lashed out at Ironhide trying once more to sneak up behind him but that one had just been the prelude of what was to come. Snowballs with ice cores.
Bumblebee was beginning to understand why Megatron had promoted Barricade to commander status even while Starscream and Soundwave, his supposed right hand mechs, were still lieutenants. Barricade had a devious side to him and it showed in his plan of attacks. Even though none of them had any of their cannons or guns, that didn't mean that they were helpless. The 'Cons were nothing but resourceful.
When Barricade told him their whole plan was to just drive the scorpion out of his processor, Bumblebee had wondered if Barricade had been out of his but as he thought about it he could see the merit in the plan, especially if they managed to get Frenzy and Megatron close enough to the 'Con to calm him down. So far, the plan was working. Throwing the snowballs at the scorpion had certainly gained his attention. Scorponok wasn't even looking in the others direction anymore. His focus was now squarely on them.
"I hope you know what you're doing," Bumblebee muttered sourly as he threw another ice-ball. Scorponok demolished it with one of his pincers but that allowed Soundwave's ball to hit squarely on one of his leg joints. 'That's one down at least,' 'Bee thought with a small huff.
"Trust me," Barricade chuckled as he launched a plain old snowball. "He's going to focus all his attention on us now. So I'd say phase one is a rip-roaring success."
"It's phase two that I'm worried about," 'Bee groused morosely.
"What? Afraid I'll throw you into a tree again?" Barricade snickered as he launched another plain snowball. "Newsflash Autobit, there are no trees around here."
"You threw him into a tree?" Laserbeak drawled, glancing at the rather embarrassed Autobot who was doing his best to ignore any and all Decepticons. A rather hard thing to do considering that they surrounded him.
"Not so much threw him into it as bounced him off of it," Barricade told them with a large grin.
"Can we please focus on the task at hand," Bumblebee growled, tossing an ice-ball straight up in the air. Buzzsaw dove for the ball and clutching it in his talons did a quick overhead attack, dropping the hard sphere right down on the center of the scorpion's back. Scorponok went to take a swipe at the condor with his damaged tail but that was when Laserbeak took the regular snowball given to him by Frenzy and dropped it right on Scorponok's head allowing his partner to easily dodge the tail.
"Bumblebee! What are you doing?" Optimus shouted horrified as he saw the younger Autobot gaining the attacking Decepticon's full attention.
"We've got this Prime!" Barricade answered him instead as he launched another snowball, a regular one this time as Soundwave launched an ice core just seconds afterwards. Scorponok instantly lashed out at the first one and the resulting powder blinded him to the second projectile that made contact on the joint gears to one of his arms. Sadly, Scorponok could still move the one pincer, though not as quickly as he could before.
"Got what?" Ironhide yelled back at Barricade. "None of you have weapons! Leave this to us!"
"Unlike you," Barricade snarled back even as he launched another snowball from the ready pile, "we actually have a plan!"
"Then tell us the plan and let us carry it out!" Ironhide bellowed back, frustration evident in his voice.
"Yeah right!" Barricade shouted back. "None of you would be able to carry it out!"
"And you will be able to do so?" Prowl called out doubtfully.
"Trust us!" Barricade called out as he launched another snowball.
Prowl looked like that was the last thing he wanted to do and Bumblebee let out a small sigh. "If you don't trust him at least believe that I know what I'm doing!" Ironhide and Ratchet shared a small look while Prowl still looked rather unconvinced about the whole thing.
"You truly believe this plan will work?" Optimus called out curiously.
"Optimus!" Wheeljack gasped stunned. "You're seriously not thinking of letting him do this, are you? Bumblebee doesn't even have any weapons!"
"If they have a plan then why shouldn't we let them try it? Nothing we've done so far seems to have had any impact," Optimus countered just as quickly. Wheeljack looked horrified and Prowl no better but Optimus ignored them in favor of turning back to the other group across the clearing. "Will it?" he repeated his early question.
"That's the plan," Barricade called back cheerfully.
"I like the plan!" A cheerful voice called out from the sky and Bumblebee groaned as Sunstorm dumped an armful of snow right on top of Scorponok before darting away cackling madly and ignoring Skyfire's disapproving shout.
Optimus shook his head as he watched the jet dart away from the scorpion before he turned back to Prowl and the others. "We'll let them try their idea," he told them quietly. If it looks like they're in trouble then we'll go in and cover them so they can get out of the way. Is this agreeable?" Ratchet nodded quickly even as Ironhide crossed his arms in a huff, an expression that looked suspiciously like a pout on his face. "'Hide?"
Ironhide frowned but gave a sharp nod of his head. "If Barricade believes that his plan will work then why not?"
"What?" Wheeljack stared at Optimus completely flabbergasted but Optimus just nodded.
Ratchet quickly moved towards Wheeljack's side. "Come on 'Jack. Who knows Decepticons better than other 'Cons?"
Wheeljack still looked unconvinced but nodded reluctantly. Ratchet gave Wheeljack a grateful smile before he turned back to Bumblebee and the others and gave them thumbs up. "Good luck guys!"
Prowl stepped over to Wheeljack's side. "If Optimus thinks they can do it then we can't dispute that," Prowl spoke evenly. "However that dose not mean we can't be ready."
Wheeljack glanced over at the white mech beside him. "What are you thinking?"
"I think I have an idea," Prowl told him and outlined his idea. With a nod of understanding the two quickly got to work while Bumblebee and the Decepticons moved on to stage two of Barricade's plan.
"Ready Autobit?" Barricade drawled.
"I hate you," Bumblebee muttered even as he held out an arm towards the 'Con.
"Hey, it's not our fault our armor is not only thicker but more angular making it easier to navigate ice," Barricade chuckled as he clamped his own hand around Bumblebee's forearm.
"Remind me to have Wheeljack construct some sort of attachable ice skates for us for next time we have to hike all the way up here," 'Bee muttered.
"Not that we need them," Barricade snickered before he glanced over at Soundwave. "You ready?"
"Affirmative," Soundwave spoke flatly.
"Did I ever tell you how much I hate your 'on duty mode'?" Barricade groused.
Bumblebee didn't hear Soundwave's reply as Barricade suddenly spun around in place, swinging Bumblebee in a full circle before launching him towards their target. He did hear the Autobot's crying out in alarm and surprise however and even Sam and Mile's voices could be heard as he slid on the flat of his feet right towards the waiting scorpion. This had to be timed just right.
Right before he crashed head on into the scorpion he felt a hand snag one of his door panels and swung him right while Soundwave went left. Both launched the snowballs they had at the scorpion almost in tandem with the ice balls that the condors dropped. Bumblebee was ecstatic that Barricade's plan seemed to be working, Scorponok didn't have any idea which threat to face first and as a result all four balls found their mark.
Wobbling a bit Bumblebee tried his best to maneuver himself back around for another pass but his flat armor was not gripping the ice whatsoever and with a small gasp he felt his balance leave him and would have fallen down on his aft had Barricade not appeared at his side. "Once more around the park!" Barricade whoops cheerfully as he snagged 'Bee's arm and once more swung him back around even as he skated after him.
Bumblebee slid past Scorponok, just barely dodging the swipe of the tail while Barricade pelted the scorpion with both a regular and ice snowball. Bumblebee hadn't gotten far from the center of the battle when Soundwave skated by and snagged his arm, dragging Bumblebee with him before he tilted onto the edge of his feet and skittered around to swing Bumblebee back towards where Scorponok was getting pelted by snowballs and snow mounds in Sunstorm's case from above.
"Catch!" Barricade called out and 'Bee managed to snag the ice ball right out of the air and they both launched one right at the scorpion emerging out of the impromptu snow-burial. Barricade moved towards the scorpion, looking like he was about to actually pounce on him before quickly darting away, lining Scorponok up perfectly to get a snowball right in the face curtsy of Soundwave.
Bumblebee didn't get to witness the bug-mimic with a face full of snow as he had finally lost his footing and landed right on his aft, sliding to a stop just out of the fight zone. Shaking the ice shavings off of himself, Bumblebee climbed unsteadily to his feet as Frenzy appeared and skated around him. "Wh-wh-whee!" Frenzy laughed in rather childish glee before the optics darkened and the small silver mech smirked up at the yellow Autobot.
"Are we having fun yet?" Megatron drawled.
Bumblebee glared down at the once Decepticon leader but before he could say anything his arm was grabbed again by a way too cheerful Barricade. "No time to slow down Autobit! We have to keep on the move!" and with that Bumblebee was spun around once again and tossed out across the ice and into the fray.
"Come on you two!" Bumblebee cried out mournfully. "I'm getting dizzy!"
"We're getting dizzy just watching you!" a voice shouted from the sidelines.
"Shut up Jazz!" Bumblebee shouted back at the small silver mech. "We don't need any commentary from the peanut gallery!"
"What is a 'peanut gallery'?" Skyfire called out curiously.
"Who cares?" Sunstorm laughed as he dumped snow onto the scorpion again, dodging the tail easily. "I need more cold white stuff!"
"Snow," Jazz called out helpfully.
"Don't encourage him!" Optimus called out disapprovingly from where he was watching the goings on. "This is chaotic enough!"
"More like complete pandemonium," Ironhide chuckled as he watched Barricade and Soundwave double team the scorpion once again, Soundwave drawing his attention as Barricade managed to hit another of the many legs with an ice ball. He had to hand it to the 'Cons, they had managed to get their opponent so turned around that he couldn't make a clear attack against any one of them, let alone all of them. Even just them throwing 'Bee back and forth was puzzling the mech in the center.
"What do you think?" his leader and friend asked him, curiosity practically brimming in his voice.
"They have a unique style, that's for sure," Ironhide nodded grudgingly. "And they can definitely handle the ice better that we could."
"I meant about Bumblebee," Optimus chuckled.
Ironhide's optics winked on and off a few times in surprise before he faked a cough as if to clear his speakers. Optimus just chuckled as he looked over at where the humans were watching with Skyfire and Perceptor even though the two mechs weren't really watching the fight.
"What type of human is that?" Skyfire asked curiously as he looked out across the water at a shape in the distance.
"Ah that," Steve was laughing in Skyfire's hand. "That's not a human. It's a whale. There should be a few of them out there. They're water mammals."
"Oh…" Skyfire nodded before he paused and glanced at Perceptor sheepishly. "What's a 'mammal'?"
Optimus shook his head as he looked back just in time to see Frenzy nearby. "Shouldn't you be out there helping your commander?" he asked the small silver mech curiously.
"N-n-not ne-ne-needed till ph-ph-phase th-th-three," Frenzy laughed gleefully as he skated by.
Optimus and Ironhide glanced at one another surprised before Optimus looked back at the fight. "There's a phase three?"
"Better question," Ironhide snickered. "There was a phase one and two?"
Frenzy just laughed as he skated away, passing Bumblebee as Soundwave tossed the yellow Autobot once again across the battle zone. "Stop throwing me!" Bumblebee shouted angrily.
"Oh suck it up!" Barricade snickered as he caught 'Bee's arm before he slid by. "Are you ready?"
"As I'll ever be," Bumblebee huffed.
"Wonderful," Barricade chirped and he spun around and threw Bumblebee across the ice once again.
"You suck!" 'Bee shouted back but Barricade was already on the move again, heading towards Scorponok's other side as Soundwave came from the rear. The aerial 'Cons were both diving straight for the scorpion and even Sunstorm was coming with yet another armload of snow. It was now or never for phase three.
It was true that Optimus and Ironhide had confiscated their firing cells but while hand to hand combat was not usually encountered on the battlefield, from what Barricade and the other 'Cons had told 'Bee, they were quite common in the Decepticon headquarters. Bumblebee took out the laser-edged knife that Soundwave had given him and a quick glance at Soundwave showed that Soundwave had drawn his own knife. Barricade didn't have a knife but he had those spinning grappling hooks that he used to his full advantage. The three converged on the scorpion; Bumblebee aiming for the vulnerable paneling at the leg connections while Soundwave went for his head. Barricade lunged for the tail, keeping it out of everyone's way as they made the attack.
Pink liquid suddenly stained the ice as Bumblebee managed to sever one of the scorpion's main fuel lines. He could hear Ratchet crying out in dismay but it had to be done to get the rouge 'Con down. He could hear Soundwave curse as Scorponok managed to slam his left pincer arm into the communication's officer midsection and launch him into the air.
First attack done, Bumblebee and Barricade pulled out as Laserbeak and Buzzsaw made an aerial attack, diving at the scorpion. Even Ravage was finally getting into the fray, pouncing and latching onto one of the scorpion's legs. As Scorponok tried to shake the large cat mimic off, Barricade made another run, clamping his one grappling hook onto the scorpion's other side and heaved him the opposite way of where Ravage was trying to drag him even as Soundwave lunged with his knife, aiming for the opposite leg of the one 'Bee damaged.
Bumblebee could hear his name being shouted from where most of the Autobots were standing and 'Bee just raised an arm, giving the signal that he was fine but Ironhide wasn't about to be deterred. "Where did you get that knife?" the weapons specialist bellowed.
"Oh were do you think?" Barricade shouted back at the black mech even as Scorponok finally managed to dislodge all of his attackers.
Barricade had landed the closest to the scorpion but Scorponok had focused on Ravage and tore after the large cat. Ravage snarled as he jumped, dodged and ducked the pincers and swinging tail. Bumblebee slid towards where Barricade was climbing to his feet. "Now what?" he drawled as he watched the strange dance the cat and scorpion were engaged in.
"We keep rushing him," Barricade announced. "You two ready?" he looked down at the single silver mech that had appeared at his side.
"What do you think?" Megatron chuckled quietly. "Just get me close to him."
"You haven't exactly explained what it is you're going to do to calm him down you know," Bumblebee drawled.
Megatron smirked up at him. "I have an idea or two."
"Whatever," Barricade interrupted quickly. "We just need to get him contained before he just goes after everybody, including the humans."
"We've kept his focus on us pretty well so far," Bumblebee drawled as Sunstorm dumped another armload of snow onto the scorpion.
Scorponok wasn't about to be deterred however and continued lunging towards Ravage who skittered away, hissing furiously at the bug mech. Soundwave made a run at the other 'Con in order to allow his subordinate to escape when the unexpected happened. Unwilling to allow anyone to manage another direct hit against him, Scorponok did the one thing he did best-he dove for the ice underneath him and disappeared down a dark hole.
"Slag it all to the pits!" Barricade bellowed outrage. "Ratchet! Stand by! Optimus! He may dig too deep and hit the damn water!"
"Slag!" Optimus bellowed already making a move to step forward.
"No!" Barricade shouted, halting Optimus mid-step. "Don't move, we don't know where he'll surface."
"How about behind you!" a voice shouted from the sky and Barricade and Bumblebee headed the warning as they both dove to the sides just as Scorponok burst out of the ice right where Sunstorm had stated he would and took a swipe at the three mechs on the ice before disappearing underneath once again.
"Slag it!" Bumblebee cursed as he landed heavily on his side and slid across the ice towards where Jazz and the twins were standing.
"Are you all right man?" Jazz asked worriedly as he quickly moved to help 'Bee up.
"Get back Jazz! We have no idea which way he's going to go!" Bumblebee called out and thankfully Sideswipe stepped forward and pulled the hesitating Jazz back to where Sunstreaker was still watching to see where Scorponok would appear next.
"Do you see him?" Barricade called up to Sunstorm and the condors.
"No," Buzzsaw replied.
"Damn," Barricade snarled as he stared at the ice, waiting for Scorponok to make an appearance. Bumblebee brought up his borrowed knife as he too scanned the ice for any possible attack points as he moved away from the vulnerable Jazz and Sunny, hoping that in his anger, Scorponok was more apt to go after the ones who had attacked him head on.
There was a small whistle to his left and 'Bee glanced at Soundwave who made a slight gesture for 'Bee to close in with him and Barricade. 'Bee had to agree that their main advantage so far had been in numbers and Bumblebee would rather be between the two rather ruthless Decepticons than out on his own against yet a third vicious Decepticon. It was just common sense.
"Do you think he hit the water?" Bumblebee asked when he was close enough to where the others were standing.
"If he did then that was a horrible way to go," Megatron stated as he appeared behind the Autobot.
"Will you keep it down," Ravage hissed even as his gaze never left the ice. "After all this you want the Autobots to find you back?" Megatron shrugged but even he didn't let down his guard, the darken optics sweeping across the ice, briefly glancing at Optimus standing on the sidelines with the other Autobots.
"Get ready," Barricade muttered. "We may only get the one chance if he surfaces again.
"You do your part and I'll do mine Commander," Megatron drawled and Barricade risked a sharp glare at the diminutive 'Con before looking back at the ice.
"Do you see him?" Optimus called out from where he and the others were waiting. Barricade sent Optimus a rather scathing glower to tell the Autobot leader just what he thought of that question when he was surprised to realize that Prowl and Wheeljack were back. He hadn't even realized they had left until they were suddenly there alongside their companions. 'Now what in the pit are those two up too now?' Barricade growled to himself before he glanced over towards the ship where the humans were watching just as avidly as the Autobots, Rumble right beside Sam as if waiting to see if he had to restrain the teenager from doing anything stupid. 'Like I don't have enough to worry about right now.'
"There he is!" Sunstorm suddenly shouted and everything seemed to happen all at once.
Scorponok appeared just a few feet in front of the small group of mechs in the middle of the open ice. All three of them pounced, ignoring the lashing tail and whirling pinchers. Barricade grunted as one of the spinning arms caught him in the side, digging into his armor. It held but Barricade knew it wouldn't be for long as he wrapped his arms around the one arm. "Now!" He barked as Soundwave and Bumblebee tried their best to keep Scorponok from moving again.
Megatron scrambled quickly onto the scorpion's back and struggled to get near the mechs' head and subsequently his audio receivers. "Cease and desist mighty Decepticon warrior!" he hissed in Cybertronion. "Your leader still lives and still commands you!" Megatron could feel a small scan over him and he knew when Scorponok found his specific digital signature as he stopped thrashing as violently as he had been and Megatron could hear Bumblebee sigh in relief. He ignored the young Autobot in lieu of continuing his focus on the Decepticon warrior below him. "Your master may be dead but you cannot continue as you have been. Things have changed and you must obey the orders given to you by a new commander. You must from now on obey-"
Two things happened before Megatron could fully finish his sentence. First, Scorponok stopped struggling completely and second, the dunderheads under Optimus' command decided to take matters into their own hands. "Now!" Prowl shouted and Wheeljack threw a- net?
"MOVE!" Soundwave bellowed as he snagged Bumblebee's neck and physically dragged him off of the scorpion and heaved him clear of the sudden struggle as the net landed over Scorponok.
"What are you two idiots thinking?" Barricade shouted as Scorponok started thrashing about furiously in order to get the net off.
"Damn it you two!" Ironhide snarled. "They had it under control."
"Oh shit!" Ratchet cried out as the scorpion disappeared under the ice once more to get the net completely off. He glared at his friend and husband. "A net? Really?"
There was a long moment of quiet as everyone froze where they were, waiting to see what was going to happen next. The scorpion hunkered under the ice, running what the voice of Megatron had told him. He needed a new master and commander that was for sure. But who? Scorponok knew it had to be a Decepticon, that was for sure and so he set out to figure out who it would be. It didn't take long for a response to answer his ping. Knowing that everything was about to settle back down to what was considered normal for the Decepticons, Scorponok busted out of the ice right before the larger group of Autobots and headed right for his new master.
Everyone ducked as the ice exploded before everything went still once more. "What happened?" Optimus asked dazedly as all movement halted.
"He should have impressed on a new master," Soundwave explained calmly as he made his way to where Optimus and the others were standing.
"If we did it right," Barricade muttered as he reached down and hauled Bumblebee to his feet.
"Did what right?" Prowl demanded but Barricade ignored him, instead keeping his focus on the scorpion shaking off the rest of the makeshift net.
Scorponok shook off the rest of the ice and snow and to everyone's amazement turned and stat quite nicely in front of one of the mechs that had frozen along with everybody else, his tail actually swinging behind him in clear excitement. The mech before him stared down at the calmly seated mech for a long moment before he moved a bit to the left and then to the right. Scorponok's gaze never left the one mech even as the mech became a blur and dove towards where the humans had been watching by the ship, latching onto the larger of the mech's arm. "Can I keep him? Oh please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please?"
Skyfire stared down at Sunstorm at a complete loss for words before he looked down at the scorpion prancing happily after the flier, Energon fluid leaving a horrifying pink trail behind him. Stunned, Skyfire looked over at Optimus for any hint as what he was suppose to do now. Optimus could only shrug as he too was just as horrified by the turn of events.
"Well, I'm exhausted." Barricade's voice startled everyone turned to stare at the 'Con in disbelief. Barricade just shrugged as he continued. "If anyone needs me, I'll be on the ship!"
And with that, he heaved himself onto the ship and left everyone to stare after him, completely at a loss for words.
-To Be Continued
Author's Note: I am so sorry for the lateness and I shall try to get back on track! Hopefully things should go smoothly from here on out. I have a court date later this month so I apologize in advance for my bitter Dragon-snarling.
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