Chapter 6: Revenge

Shockwave growled at Barricade's tone with him. Barricade looked like he was getting ready to pounce on him. Shockwave wasn't scared of him anymore. He didn't know why he was in the first place. Barricade wasn't as scary as people said. However, his actions said something else.

"What do you want?" Shockwave demanded.

"What do I want? I want to know what you are doing around here?" Barricade snarled.

"I live here now! And so does Moonstriker so you better watch your back!" Shockwave warned.

"You know I remember a certain thing you said about 12 years ago, something about when your older, you were going to get us back!" Barricade said crossing his arms. "Well, I'm right here!"

Shockwave had actually forgotten he said that. Now that he remembered, he wasn't expecting it to go down this way! Then he remembered something else.

"Where's your buddy Prowl? Think you're so brave enough that you don't need him?" Shockwave teased proving he wasn't afraid. Barricade growled and came closer.

"Me and Prowl don't hang around each other all the time! He's busy minding his own business, why do you care?" Barricade snarled.

"Are you sure you wouldn't want help?" Shockwave teased again.

Barricade grabbed Shockwave's chest and yanked him forwards to make their foreheads collide.

"Are you challenging me?" Barricade growled menacingly.

Shockwave shot electricity from his claws and blasted Barricade away making him hit the ground.

"DON'T. YOU. DARE. TOUCH. ME!" Shockwave snarled.

Barricade recovered and growled. Shockwave stared back waiting for Barricade to make a move.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Shockwave growled.

"Alright runt, YOU ASKED FOR IT!" Barricade snarled and ran at Shockwave.

Shockwave seemed to know exactly what Barricade's first move was. He blocked the incoming fist, much to Barricade's shock, but Shockwave held on to it and twisted his arm. Barricade yelled in pain giving Shockwave a chance to clock Barricade right between the optics knocking him down again. Shockwave's fist was bigger than Barricade's so the punch also made energon leak out of Barricade's mouth. Barricade covered his mouth trying to wipe off the energon. Shockwave stood over him.

"You done?" Shockwave said.

Barricade hated to admit defeat, but he was too shocked to say anything. He had a mix of horror, anger and confusion on his face. Shockwave wasn't playing around. If Barricade was looking for a fight, he was going to get one! Shockwave's way of course. Barricade didn't say a word until he got completely up again. Shockwave already had a fist ready to hit him again.

"Uh...er...you've c-changed!" Barricade said as he covered the left side of his mouth. His nose was bleeding too!

"Yeah...so? I wasn't going to always stay weak and scared!" Shockwave said. "I told you I was going to get you back, wanna continue?" He said taking a step forward.

Barricade was still surprised and embarrased despite no one else being around.

"No...I...got to go!" Barricade studdered to say. "You won!"

With that, Barricade transformed and raced away leaving Shockwave still angry. He clenched his fists tightly and looked down at the little puddle of energon Barricade had left. He brought up the fist he had punched Barricade with and examined it. It was stained with energon. He was glad claws couldn't get dents. He walked back towards Moonstriker's house not noticing Mirage and Brawl talking nearbye.

"Yo Shockwave what's wrong...you seemed pissed!" Mirage said as they walked over.

Shockwave hadn't noticed that his optic was still glowing red from earlier. It usually was a long-term effect from anger. He couldn't help it.

"Oh I'm alright! I just-" He was cut off when Brawl's clawed-servos touched his own.

"Dude, did you hit someone?" Brawl asked.

"Oh...I..." Shockwave was too embarrased to speak.

"Let me guess, glowing optic, stained claws...you got into a fight didn't you?" Mirage asked pointing a claw at him.

"Well, kinda!" Shockwave said.

"Who was it? I'll destroy him!" Brawl said clenching his fists.

"It was Barricade, he found me and tried to fight me!" Shockwave said.

"You know him?" Mirage said.

"I knew him and Prowl back in Kaon...I guess mabye I should tell you about that one violent moment." Shockwave said.

"Go on, I wanna hear this!" Brawl said.

"But what about the twins?"

"Right behind ya!" The twins said together startling Shockwave.

"GAH! Well, since you're all here I will tell you! There was this one time when I was 6, I was trying to find Moonstriker because my dad was killed in a construction accident. As I wandered through the streets, Barricade and Prowl found me and beat me up for no reason. Then they locked me inside a dumpster. I was stuck in there for, I don't know, 10-15 minutes before Moonstriker saved me. I was so happy, from that day onward, Moonstriker had taken care of me as my father. A while later, those enforcers found me again, but Moonstriker was there to scare them away from us and Kaon. And now after 12 years I'm back to seeing them." Shockwave explained.

The others were in tears, even Brawl couldn't hold back his tears. Mirage placed a clawed-servo on Shockwave's shoulder.

"I'm so sorry Shockwave!" Mirage said.

"It's okay! I'm able to live through it!" Shockwave assured.

"So, did you scare Barricade off again? You don't seem to have any bruises." Sunstreaker said.

"He never got a chance to hit me, I blocked his first punch then I punched him in the face making him bleed from his nose and mouth, I think his optics were blackened too! He ran off saying I won!" Shockwave explained.

"Well, you do got big fists like me!" Brawl said.

"You going to tell Moonstriker?" Sideswipe asked.

"Well, mabye not right now! But I will at some point! Is my optic still glowing?" Shockwave asked.

"Yeah!" Mirage said.

"Oh darn!"

Meanwhile, Moonstriker was lying on his bed watching some TV. He had a smile on his face, but not a big one. He was so amazed. He finally had made it to Iacon, his life-long dream! It was exactly the way he was expecting it to be. Shockwave came home hoping Moonstriker wouldn't notice the glow in his optic. He grabbed some energon and scrambled into the basement where his huge TV, chairs, tables, a few stereo systems and his lab were. He looked in the mirror in his bathroom and saw the glow.

"Ugh, why won't this go away?" Shockwave said. But he tried to stay calm so it wouldn't last longer.

Just then, he heard footsteps coming closer to the stairs. He ran out of the bathroom and sat in a chair while sipping his energon. Moonstriker came down the stairs smiling.

"Hey Shockwave, I heard you come in, you alright?" Moonstriker asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little tired is all!" Shockwave said not even looking at him.

Moonstriker proceeded to sit in the chair beside him. He finally noticed the optic.

"Shockwave...were you mad at some point, who made you mad?" Moonstriker asked.

"I...I met someone who I wasn't expecting to see again!" Shockwave said.

"Who?" Moonstriker asked.

"Barricade!" Shockwave said.

Moonstriker's optics also glowed and his fangs extended.

"Barricade, that fragging glitch is still around?" Moonstriker said with anger in his voice.

"Yeah, I kinda got into a little fight with him! Prowl was somewhere else!" Shockwave said.

"What! A fight? Are you okay?" Moonstriker said looking at him all over.

"I'm okay, I didn't get hurt, but I did punch him in the face and he ran off." Shockwave said.

Moonstriker was amazed and horrified at the same time. He took note of the stained energon on his claws. Shockwave had forgotton to wipe it off!

"You don't need to worry Moonstriker, I can take care of myself! Besides I made some new friends who would be happy to back me up!" Shockwave assured.

Moonstriker's smile was completely gone and was replaced with a very sad face. Shockwave walked over and hugged him. Moonstriker hugged back nearly crying.

"I'm proud of you for standing up to him!" Moonstriker said.

"Thank you, I told him I would get him back and I did!" Shockwave said.

"That's good, just be careful out there...I'm sorry if I'm being to overprotective." Moonstriker said.

"You're not, you're exactly fine with what you do! You raised me to become very smart and brave and I thank you for that! And now that I'm an adult now, I will be able to be on my own!" Shockwave said. "But...that doesn't mean I won't see you all the time!"

Shockwave and Moonstriker separated the hug and look into each other's optics. If Shockwave had a mouth it would be wide open as Moonstriker, for the first time in his life, smiled big, without the help of Shockwave.

"Moonstriker...you're smiling...big!" Shockwave said.

Moonstriker was now embarrased. And quickly made the smile small.

"So, you're going to get that energon off?" Moonstriker asked.

"Yeah, I hate the reminder of what had happened!" Shockwave said going into the bathroom.

Moonstriker decided to go back upstairs, but not before letting out a little chuckle.

To be continued...