Solar Ice (Transformers Fanfiction)

1. Arrival

SNOWBLAST POV

It's an awfully foggy morning today, making visibility minimal. So do us all a favor and stay in your homes and off the streets if you can, until it burns off because you know who doesn't wanna have to pull five cars out of the ocean before noon? Me!

Thank you for that important and informative safety announcement, Heatwave. This is Penny Daniels, and you're watching Griffin Rock Weather! Now back to Huxley Prescott for another episode of... 'I DARE ME!' Let's hope it doesn't result in property damages this time...

I looked up from my book and rolled my optics as my uncle and the weatherwoman's faces disappeared from the screen, "I think Huxley needs to stop his stunt show, we're on almost 100 episodes now and we're running out of space for potential 'Here's What Not to Do' segments for the rescue training videos."

Da chuckled as he entered the front room. "I get anxiety from watching those videos, and I'm in most of them saving his butt!"

"You get anxiety from everything, Blades!" Blurr hollered from somewhere else in the bunker.

Da rolled his optics and then placed his hands on his hips as he headed for the elevator. "Okay, I gotta go and get the recruits ready for today's assignment."

"The Training Center?" I forgot all about Huxley's antics for the moment, "Can I come with?"

"I need you to stay here, Snowy."

And with that, the enthusiasm was gone like the Phantom Voyager. "Oh come on, you never let me come with."

"Because if I take you with me, then that means leaving Downpour in charge of the other sparklings, and we both know what happens when anyone does that."

I gave a nod of agreement, stroking my chin with a hand. "Right... Lemme see. Jolt got eaten by Squilsh that Downpour let out to prove she could handle a full-team emergency on her own and failed miserably."

"Right. So since Chief's replacement and his family are arriving here on the ferry today, I need you to keep the littler ones under wraps until the Burnses can get them all situated. We don't wanna have to drop the bomb on them like we did with the Burnses way back when."

"In your defense, a rampaging Trex is very much an emergency and reason to drop your cover."

"So you see my point."

I sighed but gave a smile. "Okay... You can count on me, Da."

"Good mech."

Da gave me a quick peck on the cheek, "I shouldn't be gone more than half an hour, I just got to get them started on a scavenger hunt at Course 15. Your aunt can cover the rest. You can handle five little bots that long, right?"

"Have Jack and Jolt build a pillow fort and that'll keep the triplets occupied for hours. Piece of Energon Pie."

Da grinned and then hurried out of the bunker, "Love you to Cybertron and back!"

"Love you too..." I replied, waiting until he was out of earshot before finishing as my cheeks burned. "...But Primus, you're so embarrassing..."

"Aww...! You two are so cute."

My grip on the book tightened a little as I looked in their direction, "Butt out, Downpour. You're just jealous because Uncle Heatwave's love language is grunting and punches to the shoulders and upper torso."