Title: The Wrecker and the Moonlight - part 4
Characters: Wheeljack, Prowl, Jazz
Genre: Romance, Family, Adventure
Description: On Earth, Team Prime meet an old comrade who returns to Earth, with his bondmate, who is sparked, seeking shelter after the downturn on Cybertron. Works up to the birth of the Autobots' future, unlikely 'Godfathers' of the sparkling. At the end, a familiar face appears. Takes place during Transformers Prime... with some of my own twists to make it fit with my plot.
Jazz covered his mouth in shock, looking away in tears from hearing the explosion. Prowl turned around and walks over to him, pulls him close for a hug, rubbing his back. Jazz laid his helm on his chest and sobbed.
Wheeljack stared in shock at the destruction of the base and turned away.
Prowl looked up at the wrecker, than at the wreckage. "How long must we suffer? How long will this madness go on for? Generations of hiding from the Cons... We have to fall-back and get to safety.." He looked at Wheeljack. "There's an energon mine about half an hour from here, guaranteed the Cons haven't emptied the place, head there."
Wheeljack nodded and steers the ship away.
-Smokescreen and Bluestreak's position-
"So... how did you come to be on Cybertron?" Smokescreen asked the new bot.
Bluestreak was leaned against the large boulder, shivering, holding his arms. "I took refuge with Commander Chromia.."
Smokescreen placed a servo over his spark to respect and mourn, having watched Chromia be offlined on Cybertron by the Cons. He looked back up at Bluestreak.
"I was the sole survivor when Praxus went dark.. Bro had to keep his family safe, and I was out at the Academy training... I heard the news that the Cons were heading to Praxus to try and find its rich in energy crystal garden. I found the palace being burned, set on fire, Inferno, Chief of the Fire Department, wouldn't let me go in and find my brother, Jazz, my niece... I thought they had all perished... I was knocked out from an explosion... When I came to, I was trapped under lots of rubble, and blown up statue parts of the ruler of Praxus before Prowl, the great Lord Proton, had collapsed ontop of me... I couldn't escape... I presumed hours had passed, since a search team went looking amongst the rubble, found me almost in stasis. Taken to base, I met Chromia, the team, I was cared for by these two femmes... One who looked like me, had doorwings, the other blue and silver, then I knew I wasn't alone, and Praxus had hope of seeing light again... This doorwinged femme had an incredible power, one I had not seen or witnessed since Lord Proton used it, that moment I knew Cybertron would see light someday.. but I still longed to find my brother, but once all the fire had died down, we couldn't pick up any signals... only Cons, and Shockwave's... we were forced to hide and take refuge in our hidden base, and I swore to carry on the family name.."
Smokescreen sat and listened to the whole story, mixed emotions of how to react, but one stood out to him, the idea Bluestreak was the only survivor pulled from the wreckage. "But now your brother is here, and with Jazz expecting twins, life can continue for Cybertron, our future, life can still exist and be born."
Bluestreak nodded and sighed. "Its brilliant to see my brother again after so long... but look at us now... all split up and the twins are far away... what if the Cons find them and kidnap Jazz? Take the twins from him? Kill my twin? Find us all?!"
"Calm down mech... We'll find them all and regroup, in time to witness the new miracle for Cybertron."
Bluestreak didn't reply, he had seen all the action, and affected his thinking of the future events and didn't believe the mech, although he wanted to.
Smokescreen looked at the cliff side and stood on the end, seeing the smoke in the distance, before deciding. "I'm going to go back."
Bluestreak looked up. "What?! There are Cons there! You'll get caught!"
Smokescreen raised his arm, showing the phase shifter. "Snagged it back from the Cons on Cybertron. We can hide below in the cliff, to shield our signals from the Cons."
"And ours..."
"I know.. but till we can be certain."
Both mechs stood at the foot of the cliff and with the phase shifter activated, they walk into the cliff, showing a small area to take cover.
Smokescreen looked at Bluestreak. "Hide here, I'll come back, see if I can find anything to salvage." He turned and walked out the cliff.
Bluestreak sat down and leaned against the rock incredibly bored, but his optics shuttered and he fell into recharge.
-Base-
Megatron looked over the destruction of the base, grinning evily.
"United we stand, divided, they fall," Starscream said to the warlord.
Smokescreen stood to the side watching the scene, using the phase shifter to sneek about while remaining un-detected. Turning around, he gasped.
There laid Optimus in the rubble, sparking all over, his optics shuttering on and off, badly damaged. Smokescreen rushed over.
"Optimus... Optimus, its me.."
No response.
"I'm going to get you out of here."
Smokescreen used the phase shifter to help Optimus phase through all the rubble of the former base and drags him to the nearly large metal block that use to be the wall of the base. He returned to the rubble, looking amongst all the wreckage for Ratchet's medical kit or anything to salvage..
-Bluestreak's location-
Bluestreak was laid on the ground recharging when he heard the phasing sound. Shuttering his optics online, he looks up. "Smokescreen?"
Smokescreen grabbed something, and came back phasing through the cliff, showing he was struggling to carry something.
Bluestreak gave a gasp. "Optimus!"
Both mechs laid their leader against the rock gently, showing the full extent of his injuries.
Smokescreen looked at the other mech. "Cons were there, they found the Forge of Solas Prime, and the Star Saber, all our energon, wiped the place clean, not even doc's medical kit..."
Bluestreak looked back at Optimus, placing a servo on his arm.
Optimus made a groan, making both mechs jump. "W..who..."
"Its Smokescreen and Bluestreak, Optimus," Smokescreen said. "You're hurt pretty badly, but save your strength, we got you covered.
-Bulkhead and Miko-
Bulkhead sat on the side of the small hill, looking across the view, Miko sat beside him.
"I don't think he's coming," Miko said. "Wheeljack, Prowl... Jazz.."
"Every Wrecker knows the protocol," Bulkhead assured her. "Jackie will show, and Prowl and Jazz, if they're still kicking.."
-Wheeljack, Prowl, Jazz-
Jazz rubbed his abdomen. "Ta twins... 'ungry..."
Wheeljack pressed autopilot on the Jackhammer and walked to the back of the ship, opening a storage compartment and brings out two energon cubes, hands one to Jazz, who took it and quickly drinks it. He held the other cube to Prowl. "Maybe stubborn mech, but you need it Prowl."
Prowl didn't reply, nor look at the cube, but a small growl of a tank sounded. "Fine.." he takes the cube with a word of thanks and takes a sip.
Wheeljack smiled and sits back at the controls, brings up GPS. "Figured we head here," he points to a small clearing on a cliff side. "Wrecker protocol, if one of the unit was abadoned.."
"...They'd meet up, I remember," Prowl replied. "By chance we will find Bulkhead there."
Wheeljack smiled, looks up at the view outside and frowned. "Cons!"
Jazz whimpered, cuddles against Prowl. Prowl frowned and looks up.
"A whole fleet of them!"
"Hold on!" Wheeljack told them, steering the ship to get away fom them. "This is gonna be rough!"
The Vehicon flyers approach the ship and start to open fire on the ship, in an attempt to take it down!
"Dam Cons!" the Wrecker yelled! He steers the ship to the to avoid the firepower but one shot hit.
Jazz clinged to Prowl as the ship went down.
-Jack and Arcee-
"Arcee, team Prime is scattered across the place, and the twins are far from medical care, are there other bots out there?" Jack asked.
"The war for Cybertron to a heavy toll, but there were others who escaped in the Ark," Arcee replied.
Jack looked up at her. "And where are they?"
Arcee scrapped her hand along the dirt, and holds her hand up to the wind. "Scattered to the winds."
They look up hearing the sound of a ship approaching. Arcee transformed and let Jack on, and took off towards the ship, it landed on the road further down.
Jack got off as Arcee transformed and aimed her guns at the ship, then lowered her weapons. "Jack, I don't think we're gonna need that key card."
Jack approached them and looks up.
A tall red and blue mech got out the ship and approached. "Meet Ultra Magnus."
-Optimus, Smokescreen, Bluestreak-
"If you had the Forge you could fix yourself up, just hold on a little longer Optimus, that Forge is got to be somewhere in Megatron's fortress," Smokescreen said before departing.
Onboard the warship, Smokescreen manouved himself around the many corrridors, before hearing a commotion on the other side of the Brig's doors.
"Pretty femme isn't she?"
"Yeah, shame, she only wants to be reunited with her bondmate from so long, he doesn't even know she's hear!"
"Yeah, and once Megatron is finished with her, she won't even be reunited."
Smokescreen backed away slowly, phasing through the wall and into the storarge room, and the Forge.
-Wheeljack, Prowl and Jazz-
Wheeljack and Prowl both helped Jazz outside the ship and let him sit on the nearby boulder to rest, looking back at the wreckage of the Jackhammer.
Jazz whinced and sobbed. Prowl cuddled him and kisses his helm.
"We're OK Jazz, you made it," Prowl said. "And the twins are both OK, everything will be fine."
Wheeljack approached with a whole box of grenades and the medical kit he mentioned earlier. "All safe... But the ship isn't going anywhere for now..."
Prowl nods, before his doorwing twitched and he looked up at the sky, listening to the shooting. "Cons are approaching. We should take cover."
"Lets head to Bulk's location, be near friend and be safe, plus extra cover," Wheeljack replied, nods towards Jazz.
Prowl nodded. "Lets roll."
-Bulkhead and Miko-
Bulkhead kept looking over the horizon when he heard wheels approaching. He stood up, letting Miko fall on the ground from losing the support.
Bulkhead armed himself, before he paused. "I know the hum of that engine anyway!"
A white, red and green Lancia drove up and transformed.
"Jackie!" Bulkhead ran up and picked him up and cuddled.
Miko snapped a picture and smiles.
"Good to see you again kid," Wheeljack smiled, looks up at Bulkhead. "Follow me, need to provide cover for Jazz. He's really close to the twins arrival and can barely move. Lets go!" He transformed and drove down the road.
Bulkhead transformed and lets Miko in before following his buddy.
-Jazz and Prowl-
Jazz was finally in recharging when the Wreckers approached them and transformed.
Miko ran up to them. "Is the twins?"
Prowl nodded. "Both are fine, still no sign of them arriving. I think we're good for now."
Miko sighed with relief. "Now we need to find the others."
Prowl shook his head. "They'll need to find us... Jazz can't move long distances at his stage and incase the twins do make an appearance. We'll need to wait."
Miko frowned. "But if the Cons find us first.."
"Take them down, Wrecker style!" Wheeljack bashed his fists together. "I know just the spot." He looks at the nearby cliff edge and looks down. "There's an energon mind down there. I brought some ammunition from the Jackhammer on my way, we're gonna make a lot of noise, anyone within 50 kliks will see the sky light up."
Miko grins: " We can draw the rest of the team here, and bring the rain."
At the energon mine, loading the cave with his grenades, Wheeljack, Bulkhead and Prowl then all ran outside and took cover nearby.
"Ammunition's planted," Bulkhead said. He looked at Prowl and smiled. "Like old times?"
Prowl shook his head, then looked back at the Wrecker and smiled. "Better than old times."
"Lets get this party started," Wheeljack said, bringing the trigger out of subspace.
Miko smiled at the team, then looks up at the sky hearing a growl. "Company."
This caught the attention of the bots as they all turned and looked up at the sky in the line of Miko's sight, and see a figure approaching.
"Megatron?" Wheeljack asked.
"No, bigger,"Bulkhead replied.
Jazz glanced up, seeing through the infared on his visor and gasped. "Oh no..."
Prowl's optics widened too.
The figure flew up to the sky and launched a line of fire breath at the bots.
Bulkhead's optics widened. Wheeljack's optics widened. Miko's eyes widened.
Bulkhead grabbed Miko, Prowl picked up Jazz, all the bots jumped off the cliff, landing on the ground below, did the beast finally land infront of them.
"A dragon?!" Miko gasped. "When did the Cons get a dragon?!"
"What's a dragon?!" Bulkhead and Wheeljack said simaultaneously.
"Giant flying fire-breathing lizard!"
The giant beast growled at the bots and appoached at quick speed.
"Get Jazz and Miko to safety!" Wheeljack told his comrades, retracting the guns from his arms and giving a war cry, shooting at the beast.
It had little effect on the beast, simply swung its tail around and made contact with the Wrecker, sending him flying backwards into the boulder behind him. The beast approached and glared, before something punched his face; Bulkhead and his wrecking ball.
The big green mech landed and turned to face the beast, his optics widened when the beast prepared to load up another fire breath. Bulkhead made a dash to get away, but not being fast enough, was caught in the midst of the fire, lands on his feet nearby on fire.
"Bulkhead!" Miko cried, running over to her buddy.
Prowl raised his arms, curls a stretch of water, blasts it at Bulkhead, clearing all the fire on him. "Hold back Miko, he may be hot to the touch."
The group all looked up at the beast, who glared at Wheeljack.
"We're gonna need more fire power!" Bulkhead called out.
"Good thing I know just where to find some!" Wheeljack replied, making a dash towards the cave with all the grenades planted. On cue, the beast followed him inside.
Inside the cave, Vehicon drones were mining the energon when they turned to see the Wrecker run in and shout, "Incoming!" The Cons loaded their weapons, before hearing the growling and turned to see the beast approach, all started to run after the Wrecker.
When he was deep in the cave, Wheeljack transformed and drove outside the cave, the Beast not having room to turn around and follow.
The others outside watched the Wrecker drive outside and transform.
"And the walls came tumbling down!" Wheeljack said, holding the trigger and pressing the button.
The team watched the large explosion, all blown back by the force of it, the sky lit up in blue smoke and energy.
"Yes!" Miko cheered. "Snuffed a dragon!" She looked up at Bulkhead who smiled back.
A small movement underneath the rubble caught all their attention, as the beast burst out the top and glared at them.
"We're toast," Miko admitted.
As the beast flew up and prepared to launch another fire breath, two laser shots impacted, sending the beast falling. A large ship flew into view and turned around, heading towards the Bots.
"One of ours?" Bulkhead asked.
"Does it matter?!" Wheeljack replied, running away from the beast.
Prowl picked up Jazz and followed the Wreckers, as the ship flew down and let its landing pad down for the bots to climb onboard. The bots stepped on it and the ship took off.
The Wreckers all aimed and turned around to the front of the ship, lowering their weapons to see Arcee and Jack looking at them.
"Hey," Jack said.
"Jack!" Miko gasped.
"Arcee!" Bulkead smiled, letting Miko down and picks up Arcee for a hug.
Miko ran up to Jack and hugged him, the male groaned. Miko landed on her feet and punched his stomach. "Weakling!"
"Thanks for the save," Wheeljack said.
"Thank the Commander," Arcee said, turning around to the pilot seat.
"Soldiers," Ultra Magnus said.
"You!?" Wheeljack scowled.
"Ultra Magnus?!" Bulkhead gasped. "Its an honour."
"Its an honour, sir!" the commander reminded them.
"Guess blowing that mine made us easy to spot?" Wheeljack mentioned.
"Ultra Magnus already had a beat on your signals, and ours," Arcee replied, before walking over to the screen. "Care to tell us what's nipping at our tailpipes?"
"We think its a robot dragon," Miko replied.
"Or a Cybertronian reptile," Jack suggested.
"Brace yourselves!" Magnus ordered.
Jazz cuddled against Prowl, Bulkhead held the kids, Wheeljack grabbed hold of the ship at back, Arcee sat in the passenger seat as Ultra Magnus steered the ship to avoid the beast, following them a quick speed. He managed to get the ship to make a backflip, flying behind the beast and shooting at the beast. But this gave an advantage, allowing the beast to fire his dragon breath at the ship, catching one of the blasters, and lands ontop.
"Its right ontop of us!" Jack stated.
The beast came into view on the ship's windows. Magnus saw the nearby canyon and flew down to it, attempting to dismantle the beast. Seeing a nearby piece of the cliff top, Magnus flipped the ship upside down, the beast crashed onto the ciff, and fell down, a pile of rocks and boulders landing ontop of it.
-Bumblebee, Ratchet, Raf-
Having reunited earlier, Ratchet was on the controls and in a call with Agent Fowler, transmitting his co-ordinates when Bumblebee ran in beeping.
Both bots and Raf ran outside the base, and see Ultra Magnus' ship approach and lands.
The landing pad opened, revealing the Wreckers, Prowl, Jazz, Miko and Jack.
"Raf!" Miko gasped and ran up to the small human, picks him up and cuddles.
"Girl's got a grip, doesn't she?" Jack walked up and he and Raf joined hands in a shake, hugged, and looked back at the bots.
Ratchet smiled. "You're all alive." He looked at Jazz, still slightly shocked from the encounter with the beast. "I'll provide a scan to check on the twins."
The bots all stood off the landing pad.
"Ultra Magnus!?" Ratchet gasped.
"Doctor," the Commander replied.
"The only signals Ultra Magnus was able to find are standing right here," Arcee said, noting herself, Wheeljack, Bulkhead, Prowl, Jazz, Ratchet and Bumblebee.
"Maybe the scanner's faulty," Wheeljack replied.
"Smokescreen, Bluestreak and Optimus are unaccountered for," Ratchet added.
Prowl looked down. Jazz placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Weh will find them Prowler..."
-Optimus, Smokescreen, Bluestreak-
"I believe... that leader stands before me right now..."
Smokescreen's optics went wide like never before. Optimus had just considered him to be the replacement Prime, the Matrix to pass onto him.
"I ... can't do it... I mean who wouldn't want to be a Prime, but I'm not ready for that kind of responsibility.."
"Smokescreen... the choice is neither yours... or mine to make... when it is time.. the Matrix.. will only reveal itself.. to whom's spark is worthy..."
Smokescreen still didn't believe he was ready, placed the Forge's handle on Prime's hand. The relic lit up, and a blue light burst from Optimus, blowing both mechs back, both looked up and smiled.
-Darkmount-
Ultra Magnus led a strike team against the Decepticon base, Bulkhead, Wheeljack and Prowl were on the ground to attack Vehicon troops and provide distractions, Bumblebee and Arcee took out the guards while Magnus stormed the Control suite to the Fusion Cannons. Having been 'illogical', pointed out by Shockwave, but his beast being groundbridged into the ice, Shockwave and his troops took the Wreckers prisoner, Arcee and Bumblebee were caught in the corridors of the base, and Magnus losing a fight to Megatron himself.
Megatron dragged Ultra Magnus to the throne room of Darkmount, preparing to execute the prisoners.
"Master, something's coming," Starscream stated seeing a figure flying towards them. "I know that colour scheme."
All the bots, Bots and Cons, looked up to the sky seeing the figure approaching.
"Impossible!" Ratchet was surprised. "Its an Autobot identification beacon, but its.. airborn..."
Megatron's optics widened, realizing who it was.
Optimus flew towards the top of the base, and delivered blow after blow to the Warlord, taking him and the Vehicons down. Ultra Magnus punched Starscream sending the Seeker backwards and unconsious.
"Commander?" Optimus asked.
"Sir, you're looking... ro-bust... Its paramount we disable the fusion cannons below!" Magnus replied.
"Understood," Prime replied and took off into the air.
"All units, Optimus Prime has returned!" Ultra Magnus passed the message in a comlink to everyone.
The Wreckers, Arcee and Bumblebee nodded, taking out the troops. Wheeljack and Bulkhead dashed towards Shockwave and fought the mech.
Optimus grabbed Megatron in his jet mode, and threw him towards the base power core,and disabling the fusion cannons.
"Lets do this!" Fowler said. He and 4 other jets released 2 missles each, heading towards the base.
"Autobots! Clear the area!" Ultra Magnus ordered!
Arcee and Bumblebee transformed, drove away from their location, Bulkhead followed too. Wheeljack and Prowl delivered a last beating to Shockwave before they followed their comrades. Optimus flew up and away from the base as it fell.
-Army base-
"On behal of the President, and the joint Chiefs, I thank you all for your self less herorism in defence of this planet. I'm only sorry that the world can't yet know of your endying dedication because I for one owe you my life, my liberty and my future," Fowler told the bots, before saluting.
"Optimus, I gladly relinquish command of the Autobots, to you," Ultra Magnus said.
Optimus nodded. "Welcome to Earth Ultra Magnus, and to team Prime."
Both mechs looked over at the team, before Miko approached.
"Ok, someone's gotta say it, Optimus 2.0 is rad! Imagine what the forge could do for your body!"
Ratchet scoffed. "Well... " he turned around to look at the relic. "Is it true, that the forge has been drained of its power?" he looked up at Smokescreen and Bluestreak. "Then any home of rebuilding the Omega lock, has truly been lost."
Bluestreak placed a supportive hand on Smokescreen's shoulder.
"I did what I felt was right," the silver mech replied.
"And again, your actions have been proven, to be quite sound," the medic replied.
The bots all smiled, standing in a circle before their leader, and celebrating the fall of Darkmount.
Jazz sat away from the bots, not to worry them, as he felt the twins kicking rapidly, before feeling the familiar twinge, and gave a gasp.
Prowl looked over from talking with Optimus. "Jazz.."
Jazz looked up at his bondmate, rubbing his abdomen. "Ah'm fine.." He chuckled when his bondmate raised an optic ridge. "Ah think they a 'ungry.."
Prowl didn't believe it, looks up at his bondmate's helm. "Jazz... how long has that been going on for?"
This caught the attention of the rest of the room, who all looked over to watch.
Jazz looked down. " 'bout 'our now..."
Ratchet knew there and then what they were implying. "Jazz, have you been having contractions?"
Jazz looked down, and cried out, falling forwards, only to be caught by his bondmate.
Ratchet looked up at Optimus and the team. "Its time, they're on their way!" before helping Prowl hurry the visored mech to the medical bay.
Well new chapter, one chapter left, Epilogue, with a few surprises for you all. I plan to put a 'poll' question on my profile soon, for one of my parts I got 2 possible endings, but stay tuned for further updates in future chapters. Plan to finish part 5 before christmas.
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Next chapter scheduled before end of month, but for now, 2:30am, mum's birthday today, 17th Nov, so getting sleep now. Thank you for reading, to all reviewers and favs. Changes may come to chapters once recovery of files from USB is fixed, and now the 'r' button on laptop is breaking up, having trouble typing the letter, but onscreen keyboard does help.
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