Chapter 4: As the years go by
Shockwave awoke one morning now a full grown adult. He yawned as he stretched and proceeded to pick up his labtop and check out a few funny videos on Youtube. His proceesor kept going back to the time Moonstriker mentioned going to Iacon. Moonstriker still had that dream and Shockwave hasn't stopped helping him. He decided to quit looking at videos and look up some job offers in Iacon. One he found really grabbed his attention. Construction was needed to be done in Iacon and Shockwave knew how much Moonstriker loved construction. Shockwave wondered if Moonstriker would let him fill out his information to get him a job there. It would possibly be their only way to Iacon. He listened as a groan came from a room over.
"Finally!" Shockwave said getting up from his bed.
Moonstriker had awaken and was now sitting on his bed waiting for his optics to adjust to the light. Shockwave quietly opened the door still holding his labtop.
"Morning Moonstriker!" Shockwave greeted.
"Morning Shockwave, what's up!" Moonstriker said slightly smiling.
"Oh, I got something that will make that smile bigger!" Shockwave said. "Look, I found construction jobs needed in Iacon, and they pay a lot. This may be our chance!"
"Really? Jobs really are available!" Moonstriker said. But his smile didn't grow.
"Think about it! We can finally be rid of this city! New city, new friends, new adventures...mabye nicer enforcers." Shockwave said.
"Yeah, you're right!" Moonstriker thought.
"But wait, what about the friends you have here?" Shockwave said. "Like Scanner, he's like your best friend!"
"Mabye it's for the best!" Moonstriker shrugged. "But...I'll be sure to let him know!"
"So...we're leaving?" Shockwave asked.
"Well, after I tell my friends...but what about you're friends?"
"Well I think they would understand...I hope!" Shockwave says looking at the ground.
"I'm sure they will...hey uh...want to wait till the end of the week to move?" Moonstriker offers.
"Sure, that way I can tell all of my friends!" Shockwave said looking up at the mech.
Over the past few years, Moonstriker has been praised for kicking out Barriade and Prowl. Though there were still brutal cops out there in Kaon, they knew never to mess with him or Shockwave. The alley where Shockwave's incident occured still made Shockwave shutter. The alley was a wreck and messy and the dumpster had to be replaced by a new one. The rest of Kaon was still the same: Depressing, old, brutal and dirty. Moonstriker talked to the rest of his friends at the contruction site one day that week about moving.
"Really? You're moving?" One asked raising an optic ridge.
"Yeah, I think it's about time we left for Iacon!" Moonstriker said.
"I hear ya, but you think it's better than this place?" Another asked.
"I think so, this place just makes me depressed all the time!"
"We all get depressed!" A third one said.
"Yeah, besides...Shockwave may be an adult now, but there are a few things here that still haunt him." Moonstriker said pushing some old metal away.
"I hear the construction good there...better working conditions!" The first one said as he helped some others drill in some bolts.
Later after work, he went over to his friend Scanner's house. He was worried about what Scanner was going to think about this! Scanner opened the door to meet an upset Moonstriker.
"Hello Moonstriker, how have you been?" Scanner greeted his cheerfully.
"Hi Scanner, uh...this may be a bit difficult to understand but...I'm moving!" Moonstriker finally said.
Scanner's optics went wide, then sad. He groaned.
"Oh...I see!"
The two were silient for a moment.
"Yeah, I just came by to tell you...don't be mad!"
"Mad? I'm not mad! I'm just confused on why you didn't tell me this earlier!"
"Why?"
"Well...can I come too?"
Moonstriker was shocked. He had never knew Scanner wanted to go too!
"You want to move? To Iacon?" Moonstriker asked.
"Yeah, I want to get a job at the hospital, the one here is old and smelly, can't even get near it!" Scanner said making a disgust face.
"I agree with you there!"
"You know Striker, even though we never talked every day, we're pretty much best friends. Including Shockwave. That kid has grown on me these past 12 years. I still remember the day I fixed him up. I will never forget that!"
"Me neither, and yes we pretty much are best friends!"
"So...I get to join in?"
"Sure!"
Scanner smiled but Moonstriker only did slightly.
"I see after 12 years Shockwave has failed at getting you to smile."
"I just don't see that happening!" Moonstriker blushed.
"It's alright, but everyone's smiles at least once in their lives you know!"
"True!"
"So where is the little runt?"
"Back at the house, I just got off work!"
Back at the house, Shockwave was getting packed. He was excited to finally leave Kaon and go to Iacon. He wasn't expecting Scanner to be tagging along. He sat on his bed with a large suitcase all fully loaded. Moonstriker entered with Scanner in tow.
"Scanner, what are you doing here?"
"I'm coming with ya!" Scanner exclaimed proudly.
"AW YEAH!" Shockwave yelled.
"You know the way right?" Scanner asked.
"Of course, I've been to the rallys in Iacon." Moonstriker said.
To be continued...