A/N I am amazed by the amount of reads so far. Already 175 reads and it was only the first chapter. Which was published less then 24 hours ago. Thank you for the support and I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as the last one.

Angel's POV

It's been about two weeks since the Scraplet infestation and I am still not a hundred percent. Ratchet won't let me leave until I am. But honestly I feel fine and long to get out on my own again. Not that being at base isn't fun, but it's been pretty dull. All everyone does is chores in regards to fixing the base or filing reports from past missions. I got to learn more about the human children though, their personalities, likes and dislikes. Apparently Miko fears spiders.

Anyway, I am in the rafters right now as Ratchet is yelling at me to get down. "Don't make me count to three Angel!" he snaps and I yawn. Resting my helm on my front pedes (feet). "One, two..." he starts to count and I grumble hoping down onto the medical berth (bed). "Thank you" he says and scans me.

"You're injuries are nearly fully healed, you can go back to exploring next week. As long as you don't get injured more" he tells me. I purr swishing my tail happily.

"Aw she's so cute when she does that" Miko states and I stop. Giving her a pointed look, I am not cute. She is on Bulkhead's shoulder. Ratchet leaves to return to the monitors. "All right. Chores are done. Now can we do some dune-bashing?" she asks him. I cock my helm, what's dune-bashing? I wonder.

"Last time, I spent a week picking sand out of my articulators" Bulkhead tells her. "Uh, but, there's a monster-truck rally in town" he suggests. Now that I've heard of, though I have only seen the trucks never the actual rally.

Suddenly the computer dings and we all look at it. "Optimus I'm receiving a signal on a restricted band. It appears to be coming from a star-ship inside this solar system. It's an autobot identification beacon" Ratchet explains. I cock my helm to the side, is this a new friend or a trick? I ponder.

"So there are other bots out there?" Jack asks. He and Raf are on the human platform near all the autobots. I silently jump off the berth and head for my vent. I jump up and I can see over their heads.

"The masses scattered to the galaxies when Cybertron finally went dark, but cons have been known to bait traps with false beacons" Arcee tells him.

"Unknown vessel, this is autobot outpost omega one. Identify yourself" Optimus orders over the comm-link. We all wait for a reply and a familiar voice reaches my audio-receptors (ears).

"I've had warmer welcomes from Decepticon combat brigades" a mech replies. I swish my tail. Wheeljack and I have history. Not very good history, but not the worse either. If not for him I'd be with my brother right now, but it's his fault my brother is one with the all spark. Well his grenade's fault, it caused a building to collapse on top of Ravage and I. We had been fighting about me being a neutral and you can imagine how much I regret my last words to him and wish I could have him back. Wheeljack helped me bury him on Cybertron though, then we went our separate ways.

"Wheeljack?! You old con crusher! What are you doing all the way out here?" Bulkhead asks him.

"Bulkhead? That you? What's with all the security?" Wheeljack asks him curious.

"The rock we're on is crawling with cons" Bulkhead tells him. "How soon can you get here and even the odds?" he asks him. These a pause.

"Sometime tomorrow if I put metal to the pedal" Wheeljack answers.

"Another bot's coming here. How cool is that?" Miko asks excitedly.

"Wheeljack, I know of him by reputation only. Can you verify his voice-print?" Optimus asks Bulkhead.

"He is 1,000% the real deal, Optimus" Bulkhead assures and I nod my head in agreement. Though no one is looking at me or knows my history with Wheeljack. They don't even know how my brother died, only that he did protecting me.

"We will send landing coordinates, Wheeljack. Safe journey" Optimus tells him. As Ratchet sends coordinates for half around the world.

"See you soon, buddy. I'll make sure you get a proper welcome" Bulkhead adds. Before the conversation ends.

"So, who's the boyfriend?" Arcee asks Bulkhead.

"Me and Jackie go way back. We were part of the same war unit, the wreckers, which means the cons are gonna wish he never found us" Bulkhead explains. He and the others take the kids home. Ratchet frowns when he sees me not on the medical berth, but says nothing as he goes back to his work.

(Next day)

Today Wheeljack is arriving and we are all waiting for him to land. Jack asked Optimus about why Wheeljack has to land half way around the world. Optimus explained why. While Bulkhead paces excitedly and Ratchet prepares the ground bridge grumbling about scraplets. "Dude, I've never seen you so stoked!" Miko exclaims.

"Oh, you're gonna love Wheeljack. We were like brothers. And tonight we are gonna party!" he tells her happily.

"Sweet!" she cheers.

"Bogies closing fast on Wheeljack's position" Arcee announces and we see several decepticon signals heading for Wheeljack's ship.

"Con scum!" Bulkhead sneers. I am not to worried, Wheeljack can handle that amount of cons on his own. By the pits, he handled more then that on his own according to his file. Which I may have read last night out of boredom.

Ratchet works faster to get the ground bridge open. "Open the bridge, Ratchet! We're missing all the action!" Bulkhead complains. Ratchet activates the ground bridge.

"I'll prepare sick bay" Ratchet states.

"Who for? The cons? This is Wheeljack we're talking about" Bulkhead tells him. Before going through with Arcee and Bumblebee. They return not long after with who they believe is Wheeljack. But I can tell by his scent, he isn't and is in fact Makeshift. I snarl baring my dentas at him. "Whoa Angel" Bulkhead says getting in front of Makeshift. "This is Wheeljack" he tells me and I growl glaring at the decepticon. Who looks at me surprised.

"What do you expect Bulk, she acted like this when Cliffjumper and I arrived" Arcee reminds him. I stalk towards Bulkhead and Makeshift. Who looks scared, he should be I plan on off-lining him or exposing him for the imposter he is.

"Enough Angel" Optimus tells me and I stop. I just give him an annoyed look and huff. Fine ignore my superior senses and warning. I stalk off to my room and jump onto my berth (bed). I try to think how I can tell the team that the Wheeljack that just arrived is in imposter. I could transform and tell them. But I'd rather keep that ability a secret. I could off-line secretly, but I'd be blamed and no doubt kicked out. But I am used to being on my own, decisions decisions I think as I rest my helm on my front pedes.

(Time skip)

I hear Miko outside down the hall and leave my room. I then jump into the rafters as she rounds the corner with the decepticon. I silently snarl as I see them. Honestly how stupid can these autobots be? "Everything you need to blow the joint sky high" Miko states.

"Where's this bunker located exactly?" Makeshift asks.

"If I told you, I'd have to rip out your spark chamber" Miko tells him. He eyes her and she chuckles. "Kidding! Just outside Jasper, Nevada, though I don't expect that to mean too much to you" she states.

"Can't say it does" he lies. Great, it's even more important that I kill him or out him. Damn him to the pits of Kaon. I follow them silently as they head back to the main room. As he asks if there is another way out aside from bridging.

"Why? You're not planning to leave already, are you?" Miko asks with a pout. Then smiles. "Come on. I'll show you" she tells him. We all reach the main room and the others look at Makeshift & Miko.

"What are you guys talking about?" Makeshift asks them.

"I was just telling the guys all about you and me at the battle of darkmount pass" Bulkhead tells him.

"That's a heck of a story" Makeshift states.

"Yep, tell it" Bulkhead tells him. I smirk, someone is catching on. I swish my tail as I crouch above Makeshift ready to strike.

"Talk, talk, talk. How about after we go off-roading?" Miko suggests.

"Miko! Stay out of this!" Bulkhead snaps.

"Bulkhead, easy" Arcee tells him. Bulkhead orders Makeshift to tell the story of Darkmount pass.

"You want to live in the past, bulkhead? Fine" Makeshift says. "The wreckers were trapped between a Decepticon patrol and the smelting pit. The cons were vicious, bearing down on us with everything they had. Me and Bulkhead engaged the enemy, left them for scrap, then I made us a way out using their backsides as stepping-stones to cross the molten metal. Isn't that how it happened?" he asks Bulkhead.

"Yeah. That's exactly how it happened. Except for one little thing. I wasn't there" Bulkhead tells him. I smile and extend my claws. "I'd already left the wreckers to join up with Optimus, but you wouldn't know that if all you did was access wheeljack's public-service record" he states. Makeshift goes to grab Miko and I pounce going for his face as Miko screams.

"Ah, get off!" he yells as I claw his face plate and dodge his servos. I start to bite his back trying to reach his spark or an energon vein. Suddenly he grabs me by the back of the neck harshly and I growl in pain as he yanks me off of his back. "Stay back, or I'll kill her" he tells the others as I snarl trying to swipe at him. He places a sword to my neck.

"Wheeljack, what are you doing?" Miko asks as she hides behind Bulkhead.

"Decepticon coward! Let the mini-con go and face me!" Bulkhead snaps.

"Don't fret. Plenty of fighting to come" Makeshift states.

"Is there a real Wheeljack?" Jack asks.

"Oh, indeed, and I expect lord Starscream is making sport of him" Makeshift states. The computer dings alerting us that the ground bridge is ready for use. He squeeze my neck tighter and I whine. He puts the sword away and activates the ground bridge. "Let's get this party started" he says with a smirk.

Suddenly something rams into his back and he releases me. Bulkhead catches me and I cough. As we see the real Wheeljack. He has Ratchet close the ground bridge. Wheeljack and Makeshift begin to circle each other. Blades drawn, I snarl ready to fight again and Bulkhead is also itching for a fight. "Ugly's mine" Wheeljack tells us. I roll my optics and jump up into the rafters. To watch the battle from above.

Wheeljack wins the fight with ease and I smirk. "You, hit the switch. It's time to take out the trash" Wheeljack states sheathing his swords. He places a grenade on Makeshift. "All yours buddy" he tells Bulkhead. Who grabs Makeshift and lobs him through the ground bridge. Ratchet closes it and I jump down in front of Wheeljack. "How's my favourite mini-con?" he asks with a smirk. I swipe at him and give him a pointed look.

"Wait you know Angel?" Bee asks.

"How do you know Angel Jackie?" Bulkhead asks.

"I meet her a long time ago, nursed her back to health" he states.

"You knew that con wasn't Wheeljack, didn't you?" Arcee asks me. I nod my helm. "Guess we should have listened to you, we're sorry" she says. I nod my helm accepting the apology.

"Well what are we all standing around for? Lets party" Wheeljack states. Miko smiles and runs over to her guitar. She starts to play and I get a scan from Ratchet. He said I'd be fine, though I maybe a little hoarse until tomorrow. I jump into my usual spot. As Jack, Raf and Bumblebee start to dance.

(Time skip)

Optimus had returned and Wheeljack's ship was repaired. And the party is still going on. "It's like a recurring nightmare" Ratchet complains and I chuckle swishing my tail in amusement. Wheeljack heads over to Bulkhead.

"Now that you're part of team prime, we need to pick out a vehicle mode for you. I have some ideas" Bulkhead tells him eagerly.

"Uh, about that, bulk -- Now that my ship's repaired, I'm itching to know what else I might find out there" Wheeljack tells him sheepishly.

"Wait. You're leaving? Why?" Miko asks as she stops playing.

"Because some bots never change" Bulkhead tells her.

"Wheeljack, know that you'll always have a haven here" Optimus tells him. Wheeljack nods his head.

"Jackie never stays, but he always comes back" Bulkhead states. Ratchet activates the ground bridge and everyone goes through it. Except for Ratchet and I. Wheeljack just nods his head in goodbye to me and I do the same back. Once they are gone, I go get myself an energon cube. Before going to take a nap in my room, maybe once I heal I'll stick close for a while. Something tells me things won't be as boring with the kids around.

A/N

Pictures above of Angel's room, berth (bed), Makeshift and Wheeljack.