A Son of Ink Short Story: Thoughts of Him
ART BY: @thelostmoongazer
Moonshine’s most clearest memory of him was a summers night…they were going out to eat.
“NO!” Screamed Moon Child as he sat in the corner, curled into a little ball.
“Moony, come on! We’ll be late!” Replied a voice, hidden behind a wall. Moonshine sat near the door and waited patiently for his brother and father.
“B-But I don’t want to go!” Cried the Moon Child, he looked up at his father with tear swollen eyes who just walked into the room. His father smacked his lips and smiled, crouching down all the way to Moon Child’s level.
“Awww, your beautiful eyes are swollen..here-“ he grabbed a handkerchief from his jacket pocket and lightly dabbed it onto the little Moon Child’s face, Moon Child soured and started turning away.
“MY EYES ARE NOT BOOTIFUL!”
His father ignored his cries and was able to wipe away his tears but new ones might form soon he thought.
“I know son, your scared of loud places but I promise you it’s gonna be fun! Besides, look at your brother! He’s growing impatient!” They both look at Moonshine, who is wearing his best clothes and bow tie and has a pouty look on his face, he crosses his arm to really hit home how impatient he’s getting.
Moon Child laughs a little and wipes away a newly formed tear. “Y-Yeah, your right daddy…c-can I bring John with me?” His father smiled and patted his head lovingly.
“Of course! Go get him bud.”
Moon Child smiles and quickly springs up and dashes off upstairs.
His father laughs but then hears a little “AHEM!” He turns to see Moonshine standing by the door, his chest puffed out and his little blue cheeks more bluer then usual. His father chuckles and comes over and crouches to Moonshines level…
“Yes Moonshine, your outfit is very VERY dashing! I’m so impressed by how well you tied your own little bow tie! All without me!” Moonshine smiled brightly, receiving such a declaration from his papa and a nice loving pat on the head.
/better then his brother like always, whose tie isn’t even on right…/
“I’m ready! And so is John!” Moon Child comes blazing down the stairs with one hand on the railing and the other on a small stuffed bear lovingly named, “John”.
“Great! Lets get going boys! Aunt Frances is waiting for us!” Replies their father as he takes Moonshines hand and then takes Moon Child’s, they walk out the door (and lock the door of course) and head out to a night of fun and delicious food.
Moonshine looks up at his papa.
“We gonna have fun, right Papa?” His dad looks down at Moonshine and smiles brightly, “Yes we are Moonshine! Yes we are!” They get in the car and ride off to a night of fun, food and playing…
…Moonshine looks in his mirror, seeing a handsome sexy man on the other side, he smiles and adjusts his brand new tie.
Father was right…he did look dashing. He looked over at his dresser to see a picture, a old yet colourful picture of a man. A man of fire, whose skin wasn’t blue but pure yellow, orange and even some red, his eyes orange and fierce yet inviting, he has a smile on his face and bouquet of flower in his gloved hands.
Moonshine grabbed the photo of the man and looked at the writing below..
“I wish you the bests of wishes my friend, I hope you get well soon! ~Love Adonis”
Adonis was his father….a father who taught him that looks can really get you far if you have enough charm.
He smirks and puts the picture down…he no longer recognizes himself as the little “Moonshine” his father lovingly called him…he is now known as the feared, respected boss of toon town..Mr Moon.
A man that would even make his father scared he thought.
He left his room, leaving behind a thought. What did Adonis think of him? And did he even care anymore…
Authors Note: I love this AU! So I decided to write my own little short story about what Mr Moon and Moon Man were like as kiddos! Along with a character of mine named Adonis!
I was watching some clips of Ducktales, as you do, when I stumbled on Storkules? (I think that’s how u spell it) being overly sweet and clingy to our boy, Donald.
LIKE- HE LEGIT SAID “What of mY DONALD?!” When the world was ending in season 2 and he legit CARESSED DONALD when him and Huey and Louie and Scrooge were stuck on an island.
(I forgot to add that the bro legit was always so supportive and proud every time Donald did something, like get u a man like that-)
LIKE THIS IS KINDA CUTE- and maybe low key annoying, like I don’t like clingy people but Storkules is giving off “Golden Retriever” vibes. Where yeah it’s annoying, but they don’t mean too. Sides you cannot get mad at that face- LOOK AT DEM!
“I take it back” I say with disgust, “Keep that piece, it has pineapple on it!” I say, I look up to Louis who’s face etched with disappointment with his furrow eyebrows and pouty like expression, looking at me as though I shattered his pineapple heart.
I giggled. I regret nothing.
I take that back.
I regret what happened...years later.
Louis looked at me, his eyes filled with tears as he held the gun towards me. He looked as though at any moment he could shatter. That he could drop the gun, shoot me or...or worse.
“T-That...That wasn’t suppose to happen.” I say with a grim like tone as he falters with the gun in his grasp. I know he’s tempted to.
Tempted to do what? It’s definitely not shooting me. I’ll show you.
“L-Louis-“
“DON’T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN!” Louis yelled with such pain it sent needles of pain all the way down my spine. His voice when he was upset always made me uneasy. Which is an understatement-
Louis, with his furrowed eyebrows and beautiful brown eyes looked into my soul with tears clouding him.
Those beautiful eyes were misty with pain, confusion...betrayal.
W-What have I done to you, my Amore...
——would you like to continue ?——
Feel free to use any of these dialogue ideas in your writing. Be creative with the context!
“I want to go home”
“take it back”
“I can’t remember”
“it’s not funny”
“I lied”
“don’t tell me to calm down”
“I need a hug”
“that wasn’t supposed to happen”
“hurry back”
“stop interrupting me”
“I can’t take you seriously”
“I don’t want to talk about it”
“problem solved”
“I need more time”
“let me go”
“that was embarrassing”
“never do that again”
“I have an idea”
“it’s freezing in here”
“you’ve changed”
TRAVEL LOG: 058
DATE UNKNOWN: GALAXY UNKNOWN:
CAPTAIN OF CRUMBLEWAY: VESPER TAYLIN
BOTH SHIP, CAPTAIN AND CREW: MISSING.
PLAYING RECORDING…
//Noises of screaming, wreckage and what seems to be a undocumented creature screech can be heard throughout this recording//
I don’t- I don’t have much time.
I don’t know where we are, where we went and how we even got here but I can describe…THIS…
This creatures takes the form of you.
This creature no matter dog, cat, human or even another alien species it will take your place and be you and it will EAT YOU.
IT ATE CASSIAN, KENYA AND CLOVE, IT TORE UP OUR REACTOR, THIS SHIP MAY EXPLODE I’M UNSURE!
ALL I KNOW IS THAT PLEASE DON’T GO TO A BLUE PURPLE PLANET WHOSE CLOUDS WHICH ARE AS RED AS BLOOD. IT WILL FIND YOU AND IT WILL EAT YOU OR…Worse.
This thing is strong, but also smart…it took…it took Amber’s face and pretended it was her and then…PLEASE.
HEED MY WARNING. FORGET ABOUT ME, THE SHIP, THE RESOURCES BUT DON’T EVER FORGET THE LEGACY OF MY CREW!
DON’T COME HERE PLEASE! PLEA-
//Screams can be heard and blaring of alarms//
“…Hello?”
//The recording abruptly cuts off, static can be heard afterwards//
END OF RECORDING…
A young woman could be heard at the end of the recording, it was later identified to be 19 year old, Amber Danae Taylin, Child of Vesper Ryker Taylin who is proclaimed dead.
Crew that suspect to be alive consist of-
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Cassidy Chip Conahay (Age: 24, Status: Unknown)
Robin Stellis Cresswell (Age: 25, Status: Unknown)
Billie Gaz Fenlen (Age: 36, Status: Unknown)
Loreleli Belle Sutherland (Age: 29, Status: Unknown)
Snoopy the Astrodog (Breed: Mutt, Age: 5 (36-66 in Dog Years) Status: Unknown)
and Ship, Codenamed “CRUMBLEWAY” and a important mineral called “Vesparis” is proclaimed missing.
Crew proclaimed Dead consist of-
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Cassian Clyde Conahay (Age: 27, status: DEAD)
Kenya Glade Abbot (Age: 27, Status: DEAD)
Clove Marrium Heymower (Age: 78, Status: DEAD)
Amber Danae Taylin (Age: 19, Status: DEAD)
Captain Vesper Ryker Taylin (Age: 56, Status: DEAD)
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Known so far:
The crew was tasked to collect more of the mineral known as “Vesparis” a blue crystal that can give energy to an entire planet by only using a crystal the size of a pea.
The collecting of “Vesparis” was done at a Planet known as “Cessandris”, close to our galaxy known as the Metroway.
But due to faulty conditions of the ship they landed on a unknown planet, now described to be a planet of- “BLUE PURPLE PLANET WHOSE CLOUDS WHICH ARE AS RED AS BLOOD.”
They were stuck in this planet for 8.286 weeks and during this time ASO has sent out multiple searcher ships to look for the lost crew.
The Ardonis Space Organization barely picked up much of Captain Taylin’s space logs due to how isolated this planet was from any space organization ruled planet. Only three were recovered.
Space Log 001.
Space Log 039.
Space Log 058.
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The Final Log before the ASO found out it was too late for five of “CRUMBLEWAY”’s crew to be rescued.
Star Commander, Lee Jupiter Taylin has commanded that a small team now known as “Team Rogue” would research, study and investigate what happened to the crew of “CRUMBLEWAY” and see if the lost crew are still alive and can be able to return back home and found dead crew members and return them back home to get a proper burial.
Most notably, to find out who or what has done this.
Much is too be done. As of right now, “Team Rogue” is starting recover more of Captain Taylin’s space logs, two more are almost complete and the creature heard during space log, 058 is being researched.
The Planet known simply as “Rogue” is yet to be discovered but when it does, Star Commanders, Soleil Edna Hatton, Mark Zeke Bondnavist, Hayden Fitzroy Sutherland and Lee Jupiter Taylin gave the command to recover what was lost and to kill whatever has done this.
END OF LOG..
Spaceships have been disappearing in deep space for unknown reasons. One day the log of one lost ship is found.
Striker was someone I had a soft spot for.
Even though he’s kind of a massive douchebag I like his voice, his design and I have some writing ideas on if Striker was ever a good guy.
I doubt he would have a switch up but if he wasn’t a big asshole and dealt through his problems, I think he would be a fun addition to the team!
Also in this AU, where Striker isn’t a dick with issues and is apart of I.M.P, I imagine him living in IMP city in a decent enough apartment but he doesn’t live there all the time, only when he was I.M.P work, otherwise he’s mostly in Wrath, doing work and living there.
Striker would be the opposite of himself in the show, more stable and self assured, still confident but not in the EXTREME WAY. He’s still cool and composed, sure he has problems but he is aware of it and tries his best to deal with it. He’s also kind in a subtle way as he is still kind of scared to be vulnerable and getting too close to people.
He can be a goofball mostly unknowingly but he can make a good quip.
But his problems don’t define him basically. He has his shit together, he’s more like someone who is along for the ride and then being the emotional rollercoaster and I imagine him being the cool chill one that isn’t always there because he’s doing other things but he’ll pop in and do a job.
He’s chill but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still ruthless…it’s more like waiting for the right moment to strike.
He still hates the ARs Goetia but it’s more under the surface and can tolerate working for one and being around them but he really doesn’t want to be there and it’s basically like a ticking time bomb.
He likes Blitzø and Blitzø likes Striker. Professionally and as friends but…maybe there’s more? Mostly on Blitzø’s side of things.
They have this dynamic with each other of just bullying Moxxie, where Blitzø would say something stupid, Moxxie would fight it and say it’s stupid while Striker would say it’s genius and it drive Moxxie up the wall while Blitzø and him laugh away. It is of course professional, they work well together on killing the target and have fun while doing it, they both have respect each other. Striker respects Blitzø for starting his own business, while Blitzø respects Striker for just showing up, being there and seeing the guy as a friend…which can make things complicated.
I imagine Blitzø being drunk out of his mind, showing up at Striker’s door and just…SOBBING. Saying incoherently shit while Striker just stands there like “am I getting a raise?” But as a good pal and co-worker he plops Blitzø on his couch while he makes breakfast. (Yes, he cooks. MY POST MY RULES.)
When Blitzø wakes up, Striker immediately puts up boundaries where yes, he cares about Blitzø and is willing to be friends but wants to keep things professional while also suggesting Blitzø deal with his issues as in the middle of the night he pissed on the couch or something crazy like that. So awkward at first, they end up just being good friends with nothing bad happening…
It’s very much a sister dynamic, like at first he’s all charming like he was in his debut (of course without the bodily harm) but then he and Millie just end up being the semi chill ones as Blitzø is shouting his head off at Moxxie who is near a panic attack, their just good friends who bond over being from Wrath and every now and then spar with each other and it would be a close tie but someone most likely have to intervene as they might actually kill each other.
He treats Moxxie like a little brother, someone to poke fun at and make him insecure a bit but will immediately give advice to him when asked for it and will always have his back, he won’t admit it to Moxxie but he is kind of protective of the guy since he sees Moxxie as less capable then Millie and Blitzø, but he IS IMMEDIATELY proven wrong, Moxxie is capable of things Striker isn’t and he is heavily impressed by that and Moxxie teaches him very important things, like how cool musicals are! (Epic the Musical reference I bet Striker would sing Thunder Bringer under his breath if bored). Just guys being dudes.
Loona doesn’t like him and Striker doesn’t get the whole daughter thing with the whole Hellhounds being lower thing but he just lets her be and is chill with her, he still believes in some kind of hierarchy which will take him awhile to dismantle that mindset especially with him slipping up and calling her “hellhound” instead of Loona, Loona puts him his place which he learns from to just call her Loona and respect her, which he’s doing and she can now bare being around him.
Listen. I ship both Striker and Wally Wackford and I don’t get ENOUGH CONTENT OF THOSE TWO. I am so UPSET THAT THEY REMOVED THAT DELETED SCENE. Just to summarize, there was a scene where Wally was “having the vapours” after Striker sang his song in Harvest Moon and I was so upset that they removed that because 1, more ship content and 2…Idk it would be funny if two of my favourite characters were gay for each other.
I have the head cannon that Striker is ace or at least demisexual and I love the idea that Wally Wackford would come into the office like he did before to sell a product or give something to the I.M.P crew like a delivery, while Blitzø is having some banter with the M&Ms or Loona I imagine Wally Wackford trying to talk to Striker or just give him a free something, gift gifting is how Wally shows his love and Striker is just…confused by the action.
I would love if each time they saw each other Wally would give Striker something and Striker would just have it on him, like if he was given a treat he would eat it or given something unbeatable he would just look at it with curiosity, like a background romance. I don’t want it to be a whole thing just lowkey as Striker isn’t sure about relationships but who can say no to Wally Wackford? Well a lot of people but he worked his way into Striker’s heart.
I imagine him only being in Imp city for work with I.M.P otherwise he’s wondering around Wrath doing other work…I have a lot more ideas like his backstory I have in mind but I feel like I should save that for another post.
I just love Striker. It would be cool if this was possible but from what I can see…NAH.
To rephrase this “Your putting a descendent of a wolf into sheep’s clothing”...and that descendent lOOKS LIKE DIS-
WHAT A CUTIE PIE! WHAT A FLOOF! I JUST WANT TO PET DA PUPPER FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER I CAN’T-
Putting a wool sweater on your dog is putting a wolf in sheep’s clothing
I look at my once beautiful garden. All the flower beds, every pot and every living breathing thing here is either in great pain or in...not so nice positions.
Positions that would be hard for a plant to grow that is.
After the hectic storm that plagued me all night and day it finally went away...but at what cost?
There’s a lot of work to be done to make my garden awake and stable once again.
So what do I do? I walk towards a large oaky tree that is in the middle of my shambled like garden, sit down on the wet soggy grass and close my eyes and...sleep.
Though my mind is tired I must check the body. The Machine. It’s heavier then usual and hard to move around when I’m in this state of mind, but for now I must do what I can with what I have.
When I get home I’m definitely gonna take a nap...and fix my wonderful garden.
I wish I can hug you.
I wish to hold your hand.
I wish a lot of things when your not here.
Even though it’s only for a couple of hours..it’s a bit hard for me at least.
You might not feel the same way but when I’m with you my anxiety flutters away.
You make me feel whole....but is that right?
I mean it’s romantic but is it healthy? Am I overthinking again? I’m sorry...
I just...I guess I will stick with one thing right now and not overthink it’s meaning.
I love you.
I know deep down if I can try I can do things without you but their just a lot more funnier with you by my side!
Yeah...you don’t complete me, I don’t NEED you but...I want you to be here with me.
I want you and me to grow old together, maybe have a kid I don’t know lol...
But I want to experience things with you...so yeah :D
...I was just gonna go to the market for a bit but now you made me cry you lovable bean.
Noooooo! I’m sorry I didn’t want to make you cry!
WELL YOU DID! NOW COME HERE! Imma hug you forever!
AHHH! nO! thE hUgs ArE tOo sTrONg!
Song that inspired this “wish u were here” by Wish oh the Beat! Check out the song it’s real good for vibes...have a great day! :D
It’s frustrating when your parents just don’t listen. It’s upsetting at the fact that one doesn’t seem to care about who you choose to be.
I am not the child. I am not the child anymore, the child doesn’t need you anymore, I am the young adult that needs you. I am just confused on what to do as someone who wants to be seen as…them. I feel alone and yet I have those that love and care about me.
I don’t want to give up. I went through too much shit to just give up. I have too many things I want to do.
I want to see the snowy tundra.
I want to feel the warm sands of the beach.
I want to be engulfed by the salty waters of the sea and brushed by the branches of the green.
I want to see my friends smile & laugh.
I want to watch my favourite movie.
I want to listen to my favourite songs.
I want to smell & taste my favourite foods.
I want to live. I want to create.
I am not gonna die. I won’t die.
I am a knight who has seen & been through shit. I am not giving up!
I will not give up!
I will live. No matter what.
~A Letter To a Decepticon~
To think…to think I loved you.
Of course I love you…but…
I don’t know how I feel about you anymore.
I miss those optics that looked into my own.
I miss the way you put an arm around me.
I felt so warm.
I miss how your laugh could light up a room.
I miss how tired you were and how you would nestle into me.
I miss having you beneath me.
I want you back.
But yet I can’t.
As a prime I can’t let my emotions & past effect me and my autobots.
But when I look into those optics and see your face.
I wish to see your smile.
I wish to see that passion you showed me that night.
I wish I could hold you.
I wish…I wish I still loved you.