A/N watching indiana jones so can't comment much lol :p
R + R please
Loose Cannons
It was about 5 weeks until my ankle healed, 5 weeks! And was another week until i could started walking properly again. Now i have some serious cravings for action...but little has ever turned up since megatron has shown no recent activity of searching for iacon relics...there was only three co-ordinates it turns out.
So i was practically running towards the main room to catch up with being out of action for a while.
"I know of this dreadwing, he was captain of a seeker armada and as such like his twin, skyquake, fiercely loyal to the decepticon cause. No doubt dreadwing has travelled to earth to pay allegiance to his one true master." I heard dad say.
"Hope he's enjoying the visit, its gonna be his last."I then heard...erm, wheeljack? Didn't get the time to get to know him last time since i went out during the party, and he was a fake anyway, but the real one went the next day and...Er, yeah maybe this time is defiantly a better opportunity, when did he get here anyway...well, i am a deep sleeper.
"Wheeljack. This planet is heavily inhabited, any strike we make against the decepticons must be carefully measured, as a team." Dad told him as i casually shuffled into the group discussion. "Lest we risk endangering the human population."
"Are you suggesting we sit back and do nothing?" Wheeljack said.
"You! Loose cannon!" we all heard fowler yell from across the room. "Your cowboy antics almost blew our cover!"
"Cover?" wheeljack said confused.
"We're robots in disguise Jackie; you need an earth based vehicle mode outside of here." Bulkhead said tapping Wheeljack's armour.
"That spaceship you shot down? Not earth based!" fowler yelled, "I had to jump through some big hoops to get it hauled out of plain sight. You have to keep a tighter leash on your people prime."
"A tighter leash?" wheeljack said turning to face fowler, "let me clarify tiny." He then said walking threateningly up to fowler.
"Jackie." Bulkhead begged.
"I'm not one of Optimus primes people." He said right in his face as he walked off, in the direction of uptop.
"I'll talk to him, e-er with your permission." Bulkhead said turning to dad.
"Of course." Dad confirmed.
"Can i tag along bulk?" i asked him, getting an oppurtunity in.
"E-r sure, but where did you come from?" bulkhead asked, standing on one leg to the suprise of my sudden appearance.
"from a little thing called co-existing" I said blankly.
"o-kay, well just watch what you say to him, his tolerance for humans right now is at an all time low." Bulkhead said wagging a finger at me.
"Hey no problem." I said as we follwed wheeljacks trail. "So i guess wheeljack is more of his own rule huh?"
Bulkhead laughed "yep, Jackie is a true wrecker." Then he grew serious, "which is a flaw when taking orders, he doesn't follow them."
"So the wreckers weren't part of the usual system then?" i asked.
"We were a war unit on our own, and our methods were not that of usual autobot protocol, even against law. We'd do missions others wouldn't do; you could say Ultra Magnus was our team leader as we would actually listen to what he'd say." Bulkhead said with a slight laugh.
"So your kind of like black ops?" i said.
"I'm guessing that's the human version of wreckers? Then yes." He said.
"Wow, you guys are badass." I said. "Like the expendables."
"I love that movie!" bulkhead announced.
As we made it to up top Wheeljack's ship was in the crack of the rocky Cliffside out of sight, since wheeljack wasn't outside we guessed he was inside there too, so i followed bulk inside.
"Let me do the talking." He motioned to me.
Wheeljack was leaning up against his ship as bulkhead entered, "Jackie, look even if it weren't for the humans we couldn't take on the cons right now, we're outnumbered." Bulkhead argued.
"Roadbuster, pyro, impactor, rotorstorm, seaspray all dust." Wheeljack but it bluntly.
"That's what i'm talking about, wreckers are autobots there just aren't many of us left, but if we get behind Optimus. We have a chance to end this once and for all." Bulkhead said.
"Guys like Optimus, they talk a good game but when you're in the scrap, they don't wanna get their hands dirty." Wheeljack said unconvinced of dads leadership.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, you don't know Optimus like i do, being a wrecker meant everything to me. But i left that behind..."
"Because prime was the real thing blah blah blah." Wheeljack interupted as his gaze fell upon me, "and what's that doing here?"
Bulkhead looked to the bottom of his leg, "hey come on, fowlers a jerk but Ellen's not." He said defending me.
He then sighed, "Apologies then, but that human got my screws wind tight." He then kneeled down to me, "hey, I've seen you before, have i ever threatened you?"
"No, but we did meet very briefly...as you left." I said.
"That's right, you were the kid in the...pyjamas was it?" he slightly jested.
"You must be mistaking me for, er jack, but anyway what's this i hear about a con named dreadwing?" i then asked.
His optics hardened, "he's heading for the pit that's what." he then grinned slightly.
"Hey el, wanna see another wrecker in action?" he then said to me, shortening my name already.
"With dreadwing? Didn't dad say..." i started.
"Don't tell me you're on a leash as well?" he then said, me on a leash? Never!
"I was never on a leash, i'm a stray." I then said crossing my arms and holding my head high. "I'm my own...hu-man." I said giving a confident nod.
"I like her." Wheeljack said to bulkhead as he gave me a worried look.
"But Ellen..." bulkhead started.
Then a constant beeping sound came from Wheeljack's ship, "wheeljack, i know you're out there listening, i have a proposition for you." A voice said as we entered his ship.
"Is that?" bulkhead started.
"dreadwing." Wheeljack confirmed.
"Meet me at these co-ordinates, if you have the spark." Dreadwing said.
"I'll see you there con, just to watch you fry." Wheeljack said.
"Jackie it's a trap." Bulkhead warned.
"I know, but when has that ever stopped me." Wheeljack said sitting at the pilot seat and then pressing a few buttons. "You coming with?" he said to bulkhead.
Bulkhead looked at me, "Ellen, go back." He told me.
"Nah let her come too, she's safe with us, kid could use some air, if she's been staying with prime." He said mockingly, but i let it fly over my head.
"Well i had a cracked ankle actually, but i can use the air." I said excitably, as wheeljack put a hand around my waist unexpectedly and placed me in his lap.
"This ship can go at light speed; if i were to take off while you were standing you'd be splattered against the walls of this ship." He explained so casually.
"e-er t-thanks." I said slightly disturbed.
My eyes met with bulkhead as he still had a worried expression for me, "at least let me call for back-up." Bulkhead offered to wheeljack.
"You know wreckers don't call for back up." He stated as they both looked at each other.
"They call for clean up!" they both said as they locked hands firmly.
"Hey! I wanna get in on this!" i said as wheeljack lightly bumped fists with me. "Alright i no longer feel estranged." I cheered, as wheeljack took off, the take off made me press up against wheeljack, as the ship levelled itself out as it became airbourne it felt normal again. "hey wheeljack?" i started.
"El, we bump fists, call me Jackie." He said.
"Okay Jackie, how are you guys going to approach this whole dreadwing thing?" i asked.
"A classic game of corner-con." wheeljack said.
"And what are the rules of playing this game?" i asked.
"There are none, I'll just meet dreadwing get in a brawl with him and lead him to bulkhead, the games over when the con is cornered." He grinned
When we got to the said co-ordinates, Jackie took me alongside him to meet dreadwing, against bulkheads wishes as bulkhead positioned himself on a different location, i don't know why but wheeljack gets me so hyped, gives me a high level of self esteem and makes me feel invulnerable...like alcohol.
As i walked alongside him, i backed up slightly, "what's wrong?" he asked.
"I don't know, getting this close is tugging at my conscience." I said.
"I won't let him anywhere near you." He said confidently, as he continued to walk. I followed alongside as we came in view of dreadwing's back, for a moment i mistook him for skyquake, but i guess there related maybe? Or i must be very racist.
"I wasn't certain, you'd come." Dreadwing somewhat suprised.
"I don't like unfinished business." Wheeljack replied.
Even though wheeljack had convinced me, i still, by instinct backed up a bit behind wheeljack as what lay before me now was a western showdown as the both of them hovered their hands over their weapons.
Then wheeljack and dreadwing both through an explosive device at each other as they exploded into each other...if i weren't behind wheeljack, that explosion could've took my skin off, among other things...that's what i get for being sweet talked to.
As i could only see in front of me, i saw wheeljack run through the smoke as i heard his battle cries echo, i ran through the smoke too as wheeljack flew down from the sky wielding these cool samurai looking swords and plunged them toward dreadwing, dreadwing dodged the attack as he ran in the opposite direction, wheeljack pursued, as did i...with human sized legs in comparison.
They were both out of sight now as i had no idea where they went, but quickly found out as i slid down a bank, "whoa!" i exclaimed as dirt trailed down my back, as i slid to the bottom i lay in a sideways position on the floor, i quickly got up and shook the dirt out, "come to see a smack down with dreadwing he says, it'll be fun he says." I griped as i brushed myself down, a couple of explosions were heard as i made my way through this trenched maze.
Right here? Nope dead end, no sign of them.
Left maybe? Nope filled with rocks.
Then another explosion was heard, a bigger one as the ground shook slightly under my feet, moments later a cloud of dust rode up into the sky, so either something bad has happened or something not as bad has happened.
As i got to the location of dust, i couldn't see wheeljack, bulkhead or skyquake...instead dad was there digging up some of the debris as that was the clear sign of only one thing.
As i ran up to his location, the debris shifted and stirred as dad removed more debris, then wheeljack came bursting out of the debris, "what took you so long bulk, don't tell me riding with prime has made you..." he stopped himself as he looked upon the identity of his rescuer, "...soft." he finished.
Dad took hold of his hand as he heaved him out of the debris, "if you will not take orders from me, that is one thing, but when you place one of my autobots and my daughter in danger." Dad said speaking of the line that had been crossed.
"With all due respect sir, bulkhead knew the risks, every wrecker does." Wheeljack argued.
"But this child is not a soldier, nor is she a wrecker." Dad stated...and i'm a young adult not a child.
"She wasn't in any danger, she had me with her...look let's just find bulkhead, he's probably just somewhere under this rubble." Wheeljack said turning to the mess before him as dad shot a small glare my way, okay i have to agree that i was in potential danger seeing how wheeljack in the heat of battle was oblivious to my presence, still that's fine. it, j-just means he recognises...yeah just keep thinking that.
"Optimus." Ratchet's voice came over dad's comm link, "bulkheads signal has moved from your current position."
Hearing this wheeljack instantly headed back in the direction of his ship as i followed him, "you coming with." He said giving a slight turn in dad's direction.
As i walked in front of wheeljack, dad's footsteps were heard following in our direction, i kind of gave him the cold shoulder as i didn't really want to give him the chance to ground bridge me back to base.
As wheeljack set himself up at the pilot seat again, and dad had got himself in the passenger seat...with great difficulty, i hopped myself in Wheeljack's lap again as dad glanced my way with a slight pout look on his face as he then looked straight ahead when i looked at him with the corner of my eye, i tilted my head in confusion as wheeljack set off, there was silence as i stared at dad, his cramped position was hilarious, he tapped his fingers awkwardly on his knees and his pout face turned into an slightly annoyed face, i coughed and put my sleeve to my mouth to stop the urge to laugh.
"You and bulkhead share quite a history, and yet you prefer to work alone." Dad said breaking the silence.
"The wreckers scattered along time ago, and alone is usually allot less complicated." Wheeljack said, he's so used to being alone, that he probably wasn't used to me being there, still he could've just told me that.
As we began to land our location was a shipping dock, pretty confined space when battling cons. wheeljack had landed between a row of large crates to avoid being sighted, the landing wasn't the best but you don't have much to land in. when the ship completely stopped i hopped out of his lap and made my way to the back as the door opened upon approach.
Wheeljack got out a tracking device as it made a series of beeps, i made my way down the ramp as wheeljack got a hold of my scruff, "hold on their kiddo, maybe it best if we go first." He told me, his voice sounded different when he said that.
"okay." I said nodding as i saw dad frown slightly at wheeljack.
"What's wrong with you?" i asked him.
"I ask of you at least five times before you comply with me." He said with a twinge of pout in his voice...which was weird.
I shrugged it off as i followed behind them both as wheeljack took lead, the signal getting louder every two metres we covered, dad then shooed me into the middle with his foot, as he armed himself with two blasters, covering us from behind, i frowned slightly, but shrugged he still showed his protectiveness over me even when he shows signs of jealously.
"We are close to population, remember..." dad started.
"Blasters and fuel pumps don't mix." Wheeljack finished though not what he intended to say i don't think. "Our boys just up ahead." He said as the beeping became faster, we turned a corner and...
Well...we had found bulkhead, but not in the condition we were hoping for. He was up against one of the metal crates, with these, electrical handcuffs holding him there on his wrists, and on the left side of his chest was a bomb firmly attached.
"Hey guys." He said slightly nervously.
"scrap." Wheeljack said.
"Uhh boy." Bulkhead expressed.
"You really got yourself in a heap of scrap this time partner." Wheeljack said ever so calmly.
"Stay back Jackie." Bulkhead told him.
"Better get to work." Wheeljack said ignoring bulkhead as he tried figuring out the bomb.
"Have you diffused one of these before?" dad asked.
Wheeljack didn't answer him, instead he then managed to open up the bomb, "fail safe, dummy leads, booby traps, it's a work of art." Wheeljack said observing the assembly inside.
"Jackie, if you don't abort we're both going to need clean up." Bulkhead said to him, trying to convince him to leave.
"Trying to focus here bulk." Wheeljack said.
The bomb was ticking as we all stood in silence and wheeljack work, if he can figure it out, dad was being surprisingly quiet, as i turned to face him...
"Where Optimus?" bulkhead said, my question exactly.
"It's like what i told ya when the scrap hits the fan blades; the generals are the first to bail." He scoffed lightly, he is really misjudging him...i'm going to find him, Wheeljack's cool and all but...
"No, not Optimus." Bulkhead said in his defence, as i wandered off to find dad, he probably knew dreadwing was an expert at these things and is probably going to try and negotiate, these metal crates were too high to look over for a blue coloured jet, as i manoeuvred around, the stacks of crates shortened and i came into the open when a glow of orange caught my eye as they exploded upon impact.
Dreadwing and dad are already in combat huh? I should've brought the starsaber, though i couldn't wield it at such a long range...i still need time to figure it out, why couldn't it have come with instructions?
The blaster fire could be heard from within the sea of metal crates again as i tried to figure out where there position was, then i saw the two of them firing upon each other on top of some crates, as i headed in that general direction, i turned a corner as dreadwing's back was facing me as he stood there figuring out which way to go, he turned left and i followed.
He then took another right as dad wasn't anywhere to be seen, as i stayed on his tailpipe he proceeded another corner, he suddenly slowed down as he held his two handed gun, he made his way towards the edge of the shipping dock as he cautiously proceeded, i looked up as dad came down with a magnetic grapple and pinned dread wing there, i came out from around the metal crates as i joined the group that now surrounded him.
"Dreadwing, diffuse the bomb, or fall victim to your own device." Dad said making a compelling case.
"I will gladly sacrifice myself to avenge my brother." Dreadwing he blankly said.
"Then we in turn gladly join the allspark with our brother." Dad said as a bluff...well i hope he's bluffing.
"And with you, you'll never shake us." Wheeljack added.
Bulkhead confused as hell, thinking them serious looked upon his bomb with worry.
What commenced now was a series of stare downs, as bulkhead came to except the worse.
"Very well." Dreadwing finally said, as dad and wheeljack heaved the weight off dreadwing.
Dreadwing disconnected a single wire, just as the bomb's ticking became frantic, bulkhead sighed in relief.
"I had it narrowed down to the blue or the yellow, or the red." Wheeljack said, so in other words all of them.
Then a loud beeping commenced as a series of explosions went off around the shipping dock, a distraction for dreadwing to make an exit, but regardless they fired upon him as he took to the sky.
"So, who do we call for clean up?" wheeljack said as we looked upon the blazing fires.
"Erm, fowler?" i said hesitantly, "but you can tell him." I said to wheeljack.
Bulkhead face palmed as he sighed heavily.
"Hey how about we take the jack hammer for another spin bulk?" wheeljack offered.
"Sure, um if i have your consent Optimus?" bulkhead said to dad.
"It is more appropriately sized for you bulkhead then i, we'll rendezvous back at base." Dad said.
Bulkhead nodded as wheeljack turned to me, "room for one more, wanna tag along?" he said
"Nah, your a great guy wheeljack, but i have more balanced needs, action's all good but i like to rest too and two trips in the jack hammers enough for me." I said.
He nodded to me as he and bulkhead headed back for the jack hammer.
"Ratchet we need a bridge." Dad said over the comm link, as i shuffled toward him.
"Wheeljack has a better judgement of you now." I said cheerfully.
"I'm sorry, are you referring to me?" he said in his usual robotic tone but sounded like his way of sarcasm.
The ground bridge opened as he proceeded through leaving me there, as i jogged after him.
"Hey dad, your paintjobs going green." I jested.
"If you are referring to that human saying of jealously, you are misinformed of my current state." He said defensively.
"I saw the look you gave me on the ship." I said moving my eyebrows up and down.
"Wheeljack is an very exceptional warrior and i am glad you two seem to have a friendship already...but, his morals on authority and his rough methods i don't particularly favour its influence on you." He said.
"His personality is just so...loud, and he's the kind of guy everyone loves at a party." I said cheerfully.
"exactly." He said gravely.
"Don't worry, from what i witnessed today, wheeljack maybe a capable warrior and all, but he can be a little over confident and careless but i'm sure from today he'll work on that." I said reassuringly.
"hmm." dad said.
"If it's because i sat in Wheeljack's lap and not yours, it's because..." i started in a very serious tone as dad listened intently. "Because...you were way to fat for that seat!" i said as i retreated for the couch as dad took a swipe at me.
bulkhead and wheeljack got back to base in minutes, guess the jack hammer can do light speed, Arcee, bee and ratchet were all at base too after there round of patrol.
"Look commander." I heard wheeljack say as he approached dad. "I just wanna say, it was an honour watching you work. I er, think maybe i had the wrong idea about you." He admitted as he scratched his head awkwardly.
"And it would seem that you place a greater value on community then you otherwise led on." Dad said holding out a hand to him.
"Whoa, let's not jump the gun here." Wheeljack said backing away from the hand shake.
Bulkhead then whacked him on the back catching him off guard, "come on Jackie if you leave you'll probably just wind up coming right back again." He argued.
"All that wasted fuel and energon is in short supply." Arcee backed up the argument.
"And if you run out, you'll be fragged." Bee also contributing to the argument.
"Then again, we do have limited space." Ratchet said bluntly before turning back to his work place.
Wheeljack grinned, "Not sure if i'm ready to give up my freedom just yet, maybe i could some exploring, see if this rock suits me." He said.
"No offence to the jack hammer, but you'll need a earth based vehicle mode." Bulkhead said.
"How about this one? I think it reflects you perfectly." I said holding up an image from my phone.
"slick." Wheeljack said.
wheeljack and bulkhead then went hunting for the said vehicle as the too started wrestling as they walked, well that definately made up for five weeks of rest...damnnnn, i think even miko would have a hard time keeping up with wheeljack.
A/N oh mid-season break when will you end TT_TT well the upside to this is that i'm finally catching up :D i even finished 'grill' before even getting to it.
oh and though not admitting it, you can take it either way if you thought optimus was green or not, jealously is not really a trait with optimus so i haven't made him admit that, its just ellen says otherwise lol. the face he pulls in that episode i couldn't help myself :p