Date: 9/3/2013
WRECK 'N' RULE
(Kimia Facility...)
IRONFIST: Thanks for dropping by, Rewind.
REWIND: No problem, Iron- OOF!
IRONFIST: Ooh, watch out for the Sky-Sled.
REWIND: Now you tell me... Wow. Had no idea you had this much junk.
IRONFIST: This isn't junk! This is memorabilia!
REWIND: All Wreckers-related, no doubt.
IRONFIST: Yup. Don't touch that, it's fragile.
REWIND: Anyway, shall we start this "dramatization" of Wreckers: Declassified?
IRONFIST: Sure thing! Which one should we start with? The Wreckers' Lightning Strike? Wreckers' Air Attack?
REWIND: Err... how 'bout we do one with Springer in it?
IRONFIST: Well, here's one about Springer's recruitment and first mission.
REWIND: All right, let's go with that one.
SCREEN: Wreckers: Declassified Datalog 28: Springer
REWIND: Wow. Such a powerful title...
IRONFIST: Shut up. Energon stick?
NARRATOR: During the war, Springer was a member of the Heliobots, which included the likes of Sandstorm and Rotorstorm. While fighting against Snaptrap's forces in the Toxic Sludge Swamps... Springer was approached by the Wreckers' greatest leader himself - Impactor. Impactor then promptly recruited him into the 17th iteration of the Wreckers.
REWIND: How many iterations have there been?
IRONFIST: Umm... gosh, I always lose track. Well, doesn't really matter. The 17th iteration consisted of... Impactor, Springer, Whirl, Roadbuster, Topspin, Twin Twist, Broadside, and Blocker... who was soon replaced by Sandstorm for undisclosed reasons. Anyway, Springer's first wrecker mission was, I believe, on Dromedon. It was there that the Wreckers encountered their soon-to-be dreaded enemies... Squadron X!
(Years ago...)
VALVE: Impactor! I was beginning to wonder when you would show your ugly mug.
IMPACTOR: Valve. So I see you've sided with the Decepticons.
VALVE: Clearly. If the Autobots are going to be just as bad as the 'Cons, why not join them?
IMPACTOR: If you're referring to the way we Wreckers work, then listen: This is war. And sometimes, it's necessary to have someone to do things no one else has the spark for.
VALVE: Actually, I was referring to a certain empurata victim who's indirectly responsible for my brothers' deaths.
WHIRL: ... What?
VALVE: Now then, can we skip the pleasantries? I'm eager for some vengeance.
REWIND: Whoa, hold it! No fair! This is supposed to be about Springer, but now you're making me want to know more about Whirl. Do you have any other Springer-related stories?
IRONFIST: Well...
REWIND: Like, how about an abridged backstory?
IRONFIST: Yeah! Perfect! Okay, earliest thing I know about was that he was taught by Sensei Yoketron. Then he somehow became a Triple Changer. No idea how. Maybe he joined the Triorian Guard.
REWIND: Wow, this is so fascinating...
IRONFIST: After the war started, he became a member of the Heliobots... and then the Wreckers.
REWIND: How did he become the Wreckers' leader?
IRONFIST: Now that's a whole 'nother story.
(Beat)
REWIND: A far more interesting one, I'm sure.
IRONFIST: *Sigh* No one really knows that story, really. The farthest I've gotten during the "Impactor era" is the showdown at Pova. High Command seems reluctant to give out any info afterwards. I suppose the only way to find out... is to ask Springer himself.
(Maccadam's Old Oil House...)
SPRINGER: WHIRL!! Just... lower the gun.
WHIRL: He shot me a dirty look!
SPRINGER: That doesn't give you any reason to shoot him!
SCOOP: Guys, any more noise and we'll get kicked out of the bar. The bartender's already glaring at us...
WHIRL: All right, fine. So why did you call us here, Noob?
SCOOP: It's Scoop.
WHIRL: Whatever.
SCOOP: Anyway, I was on an errand at Kaon when I cam across this.
SPRINGER: What is it?
SCOOP: A Decepticon datapad.
SPRINGER: And just what's so interesting about it?
SCOOP: Read it.
SPRINGER: No...
WHIRL: What, is it cool?
SPRINGER: Not my definition of the word... it's Thunderwing.
WHIRL: Cool.
SPRINGER: No, Whirl. Not cool.
SPRINGER: (Narration) Sometimes, they ask me, "What was your most life changing experience?" I never answer them. They don't deserve to know.... It was during the later years of the war, shortly before Megatron started using Dark Energon to corrupt Cybertron. Contrary to popular belief, he wasn't the first to discover it....
(Years ago...)
SPRINGER: Sandstorm, Broadside, Whirl! Perform aerial bombardment! Jumpstarters, I want you to-- AHH! (Thunderwing picks him up)
???: Springer!
THUNDERWING: I've long wondered why you Autobots insist on fighting. Perhaps I shall find a way to discourage you.
SPRINGER: (Narration) The things he showed me then... words could not describe. In the end, I was left traumatized. And even though he was soon defeated... and despite Cybertron contiuing to prosper in spite of what Thunderwing had inflicted... I am still haunted by him to this day.
(Present)
SCOOP: Springer? You okay?
SPRINGER: Radio Roadbuster and the others. It's time the Wreckers came out of retirement.
(Kimia...)
REWIND: Oh, hey, Domey.
CHROMEDOME: You guys done yet?
IRONFIST: Eh, the project didn't go so well.
REWIND: Yeah, talk about yawn.
CHROMEDOME: Too bad. Anyway, we're needed at Perceptor's. Time for another lecture.
REWIND: Oh boy, more yawn. Hey, don't feel bad. It's hard to do individual Wreckers justice. Hey! Maybe we could do Whirl next time!
IRONFIST: Eh...
REWIND: Okay, how 'bout Roadbuster? The Jumpstarters? Scoop?
IRONFIST: Just forget it, Rewind...
REWIND: ...Broadside?
END (?)
CHARACTERS
Autobots: Blades (flashbacks), Blocker (flashbacks), Broadside (flashbacks), Chromedome, Impactor (flashbacks), Ironfist, Rewind, Roadbuster (flashbacks), Rotorstorm (flashbacks), Sandstorm (flashbacks), Scoop, Springer, Topspin (flashbacks), Twin Twist (flashbacks), Whirl, Yoketron (flashbacks)
Decepticons: (all in flashback) Earthquake, Ferak, Snaptrap, Thunderwing, Tornado, Valve
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