Title: The Wrecker and the Moonlight - Part 1
Characters: (Prime) Wheeljack, OC
Genre: Romance, Family, Adventure
Description: Moonlight had moved to Iacon for her education, makes friends at the Academy, and meets a group called Wreckers, who seemed 'weird' and 'withdrawn' from everyone else. Moonlight meets one of the Wreckers, and falls in love after he saves her. Slash warning, WreckerXOC, OCxOC Part of a series
Next day at Academy...
Outside the gate, Chromia has taken her camera out, aims it towards the parking lot entrance, and gasps. "Oh Primus." she said in a happy way.
Whiplash, Smokescreen and Jazz looked up at Chormia, then in her line of sight, and gasped. then smiled
Moonlight, seen walking towards the group, walking alongside the Wreckers, in that kind of 'movie slow motion' walk. Her pals all gaped at each other, turning back to their friend, noting Wheeljack wearing 'cybertronic shades', approaching the others.
"Morning Moon," Chromia said. "What a surprise."
"We'll join you for energon later," Wheeljack said, lifting shades, winking at Moon, before making his leave with the Wreckers.
At lunch time..
Moonlight approaches her pals at a larger table for their new Wrecker buddies to join in. The mechs in question entered the cantine and walked over to the group, making a big fuss and discussion, before sitting with their pals; Wheeljack sat next to Moonlight.
"Its ta prom, coming up soon," Jazz said. "Any of ya going?"
"I sure am, meet the babes," Smokescreen laughed.
"Yeah, sure," Wheeljack teased. "You trying to get the hottest one, make sure she's real."
The group laughed at the joke, the 2 mechs 'bro-fist' each other for the laugh.
"What about you Moon?" Chromia asked. "Are you going?"
Moonlight was silent, looked down at her servo on the table, and sighed. "I'm not sure... No one asked me to go... But I'm not big on these events..."
"Come on... it'll beh fun, an' a' laugh for ya," Jazz replied.
"You always love these events Jazz, all the parties and stuff," Smokescreen laughed.
"With ta Jazzman, life is all 'bout ta' parties."
"Well, I'm not sure about us lot, but if it means free energon, count us in," Pyro joked.
"Dont' have too many, remember what happened last time," Bulkhead added.
Pyro laughed. "One more high grade I'd been with that ugly babe."
"One more and you'd crush the barbot," Wheeljack added.
Laughter amongst the group.
"You guys are fun to hang around," Smokscreen commented. "Surprise you haven't done this often."
"Well with Pyro crushing bots with highgrade, prefer not to get in trouble," Impactor laughed.
"Or be on the end of Bulkhead's backside," Seaspray laughed.
"Hey, have feelings you know, not a rock," Bulkhead replied.
"Or a pebble."
Smokescreen laughed. "Hey, you guys wanna come with us? We're heading out later, maybe you can join us."
The Wreckers looked between each other. "At where?" Pyro asked.
"Praxus spa. Moonlight's cousin got us reservations to keep our frames clean and manicured ready for Prom," Chromia replied.
The Wreckers look at Moonlight.
"Yeah," she replied. "My cousin, Lord Prowl of P..."
"Your cousin is Lord Prowl?!" Impactor replied. "Primus..."
"Yeah... is that a big deal?" Moonlight replied.
"It sure is!" Impactor replied. "He didnt tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
The Wreckers looked at one another.
Wheeljack shook his head. "They think your cousin is related to master Wrecker Prowl." He turned to his comrades. "They might just have the same name. Think a master Wrecker is a Praxien? Doorwings are their weakness.. Getting those injured is a big risk."
"Why not come and visit him?" Moonlight replied.
They all shook their head. "Just something from our past stops us going... in .. that territory..." Pyro replied.
The others looked between one another. "Territory?"
"Can't say anymore than that... We just can't go. We have our own place to relax and get ready for those kind of events," Pyro added.
Moonlight turned to Wheeljack, and whispered to him, "But weren't you.. inside Praxus with me and my pals when cousin gave the tour?"
"Ssshh."
"Moonlight?"
They all turned around, to see a mech standing in the doorway, beckoning to Moonlight.
"Prowl?"
Impactor gasped, and whispered to the others, "He looks like the Wrecker we know."
Moonlight left her seat, Wheeljack watching her.
"What's wrong Jackie?" Bulkhead asked, getting the others' attentions.
"Something seems wrong after this situation..." He watched Moonlight walk over to her cousin. "Feel enemy prescence nearby."
"Yes?" Moonlight approached her cousin.
"You didn't tell me you hanged around with the Wreckers?" Prowl sounded rather shocked. He glanced inside.
"Well, its been my ambition to meet them, now I have... You was there when Wheeljack appeared during your tour?"
Prowl sighed. He hands the datapad. "Appointment been arranged, I personally came here to drive you all there myself."
"Thank you. We got 1 more lesson, but its half a lesson, because the Academy is preparing for open days for new recruits. See you in about half an hour."
As the time flew by...
Moonlight exits the building with her pals, the Wreckers followed, who all gasp.
The fabulous transport, limousine style, Prowl stood infront of it, waved to the group.
They all rushed over to the Praxien, and greeted him.
"Personally here to drop you all off, Im heading into Central Praxus anyhow to visit a colleague," he stepped aside to allow them access to the vehicle.
Moonlight enters with her pal, the driver closes the door after them, and drives off. Prowl looks out the window, sees the group, and both stare at each other, before the vehicle is out of sight.
Along the way, being the abnoxious and speak without thinking, Smokescreen asked Prowl, "So what did the Wreckers mean about a 'Master Wrecker' called Prowl?"
"Shouldn't be asking personal questions Smokey," Chromia replied. Smokescreen frowned at the nickname.
"Its ok Chromia, he's just a curious mech," Prowl smiled. "Unfortunately, I did know the Wreckers... But..."
"What?" Moonlight was surprised. "That explains the family interest in the Wreckers."
"Not just that," Prowl sighed, and then replied, "Its true. I was a Wrecker, WAS, and not 1 now." He looked at the others. "I was a skilled mech, 1 of the very best. I even knew Wheeljack when he joined, we were like bros, sparring buddies. When Ultra Magnus became Commander, Wheeljack was up and out. I stayed put, as SIC alongsite Ultra Magnus... But then the ruling Lord of Praxus passed away. He didn't have sparklings, I was his nephew, so I was made the only logical choice in Lordship. I couldn't keep uptodate with Wreckers, so I left. Wheeljack returned and thought I had abandoned the Wreckers, but I didnt. Seems like he didn't get the message..."
"Which explained why he was shocked when I said you were my cousin earlier," Moonlight shook her head. "Why not just explain to him?"
"He don't listen, he does actions before he thinks, moves before thinking, acts before judging," Prowl replied. "The previous Lord also had the rule of now allowing Wreckers into the city.. so I had to leave when becoming the Lord."
"That explains why they weren't allowed, and said they couldn't come into 'territory'," Smokescreen replied. "Can't you remove that law?"
Prowl shook his head. "Its the council's choice, not mine."
Arriving at the Spa...
The group exit the room, and looked up at the massive building.
"This is a Spa?" Chromia gasped. "Looks big enough for 20 Spas?!"
Prowl laughed. "Praxus is rich for resources and a functional city. This building is all for relaxing. Massage parlous, Spas, Steam room, and the floors above hotel rooms so you can stay for longer."
"Wow!" the group gasped.
Entering the building, the bot at the entrance bowed. "Lord Prowl, reservations are this way."
He leads them to the Elevator, goes up to the 2nd floor, and enters.
"Moon?"
The femme gasped at coming face to face with Neptune, who had his pals Poseidon and Tsunami with him. "What you doing here Neptune?"
"I thought that Wrecker would've followed," Neptune growled. "Seems like he didnt."
"Neptune is it?" Prowl stepped forward, letting the group out of the Elevator the doors closing behind them. "May I remind you not to act like that in my presence, to my cousin. I assure you the Wreckers remained behind, and you put all this business behind you. Let Moonlight and her pals enjoy this time during their reservation."
Neptune frowned.
"The Wreckers don't come here," Tsunami said to Neptune, placing a servo on his shoulder. "Just drop it."
Prowl leads the group off to the Front desk, book the places, and allows them to pass through.
Passing through the shield barrier, Chromia was first to gasp.
"Indoor swimming?!" she gasped while giggling. "This place rocks!"
"Have fun," Prowl replied. "Steam rooms on your left, showers over in that corner, Jacuzzi that corner next to steam rooms, pool area here, lockers over on your right for storage."
Storing their belongings into the lockers and went and did their own thing. Moonlight sat in the available chairs around the Pool, watching Chromia and Whiplash splash each other, water splashing near Moonlight. She heard footsteps, and Neptune appears beside her.
"What did your pal mean, that 'The Wreckers don't come here'?" Moonlight asked
"You heard that?" Neptune frowned. "Its based on a contract."
"What contract?"
Neptune sighed. "Back in the day, the Wreckers filled a contract with Sentinel in command, forbidding them from certain areas that could cause a risk if they are caught fighting in that area. This includes some areas of Praxus."
"But I thought the Wreckers were bannded from Praxus completely?"
Neptune facepalmed. "I know Prowl was once a Wrecker. He's tried many times to convince the council they don't pose a threat, but many times failed. It wasn't until someone from the council found out his secret that they conducted it with the council, and reached the agreement. The Wreckers had to obey the contract, and if they didn't, they pay the price with their lives, their freedom, their weapons, or sent to Jail. But they did have an agreement if the Wreckers would 'be Autobots' but operate outside the chain of command, to accept missions that no one else would. Many of them didnt return from the mission because of its danger risk, that they offlined, or went missing, most of the them they offlined."
Moonlight listened with interest, but she had that 1 question. "This was in the past, what changes from the present and future?"
"The current Wreckers are descendants of the Wreckers who had to obey the contract," Neptune replied. "The public assume because they are family, they follow that command. We don't know the whole of Wheeljack's history..."
"Well I do, thanks to my dad!" Moonlight jumped up angrily, catching Chromia and Whiplash's attentions. "You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. You don't know Wheeljack like I do!" With that, she stormed off.
Neptune shook his head. "She's only hurting herself," and he left.
At home...
"I'm turning in early Moon," Gazer said. "Big day tomorrow. Normally most active day of the week, all officers attending."
"Ok, night dad," Moonlight replied, continuing to watch the programme, and turned the channel over.
"We look at some of Cybertron's most awful and spark breaking cases in all of the years of life on our planet... Our Subject today - Forced spark bond, considered rape, in which without the other's concent to allow a sparkling to be created..."
Moonlight nearly jumped out her seat. "Wha... what?"
"Wildrider, known confict, arrested and jailed back in the olden days, had forced a spark bond on a young college femme, who fell pregnant. She was reported to have given birth to a mech, a not exactly, but near similar image of his sire. The young femme was found offline later that month, after giving her son away to an orphange, her spark was already gone before arriving at medical..."
Moonlight turned the TV off, and made a dash for the stairs, but stopped, seeing her dad's datapad left unlocked. Looking up the stairs, she approached it, and scrolled through the data.
Looking up information, she typed 'Wreckers', and found a file on 'Background'.
She mumbled to herself, "Bulkhead, raised in Praxus, moved to Iacon for education... Nice family photo... Pyro, 1 of 4 siblings, Impactor, popular mech at Academy... Seaspray, abusive family past, creators offline, Roadbuster, creators K.I.A (killed in action) in the War, Wheeljack... unknown?"
"Moon, go into recharge," Gazer called from upstairs.
She closed the tabs. "Coming."
I felt sad wrting this, Im not 1 for violence and anger, but to make story flow.
Slightly off track from my planning, but I never stick to my plans, I edit along way. Review, fav, follow story? All reviews accepted, don't be too mean.
