The Lights We Burn (tfp Knockout/Breakdown X mech!reader)[DISCONTINUED]

1: The Medic

"It's about time, Knockout." I heard starscream grumble from behind me, my helm turning to watch as a cherry red mech enter with a casual stride. "I do not  enjoy being kept waiting."

"It was a long drive, Starscream. I'm still picking bugs out of my grill." The cherry mech called Knockout said.

"Yes, right, you're one of 'those'." Starscream said with disgust.

"Come again?" He asked with a cocked optic ridge.

"Never understood why any self-respecting Decepticon would choose automobile as his vehicle mode when he could have flight." Starscream said as he circled the medic.

"I like the way I look in steel-belted radials." Knockout said sassily. I couldn't help but snicker a little at his comment, the medic glancing over to my rather odd form. "And who's  dark and mysterious over there?"

"Ignore him. He's irrelevant." Starscream said.

"As amusing as your comment is Starscream," I said coldly as I stepped towards the pair, Starscream gulping a little. "You must remember that I outrank you, despite your delusion and desire to rule the Decepticons."

"Absolute scrap!" Starscream snapped.

"Excuse me," I said coldly and with a glare in my optics. "But you forget that I am, in fact, the rightful heir to my sire's throne."

"Heir? Oh, I see! You must be Prince Y/D." Knockout said. "Breakdown and I received your message, something about needing a 'second opinion'?"

"Yes, please come with me. Starscream, I expect you to treat Knockout kindly while he is here. Am i clear?"

"I... yes, Prince Y/D."

"Good." I then motioned for the medic to follow me towards the hall, Knockout complying with a minor look of fear. "You must forgive Starscream's attitude. He's envious of my position."

"In truth, I was surprised to see that you were Megatron's son." Knockout said to which I looked over to him with a cocked optic ridge.

"And why would you think that?" I asked curiously.

"Well, um, forgive me for saying this, but... you're quite... um."

"Different looking than he is?" I finished for him.

"Well, um, yes."

"It's because I look more like my carrier than my sire." I chuckled. "Most bots don't realize it unless I say so. But come, this is a matter of great importance." I lead Knockout through the hall and towards the medbay where my sire was laying in stasis, the sight of his battered form paining me inside. But I swallowed it in order to keep my composure.

"Whoa." Knockout said

"This is why I've summoned you." I said, my voice wavering a little as tears threatened to fall. I cleared my throat pipes and swallowed my emotions as best as I could. "I've managed to get him stable and in stasis, but as a psychiatrist, I know very little about repairs like... like this." My voice cracked a little, and a tear slid down my face to which I quickly wiped it away before the medic could see.

"I've done a lot of bodywork in my time, but I'm better at breaking things than fixing them." Knockout said. "But once Breakdown gets here, we will do everything we can for lord Megatron."

"Where is he at the moment?" I asked in an effort to distract myself from Megatron's condition.

"We were hot on an energon signal when we got your call. Breakdown is scouting it and should arrive soon."

"Good. Good..." I said with a shaky vent. "Do what you can for him. If um, you need me, I shall be on the flight deck." I then left the med bay and headed directly to the flight deck where I sat on its edge and stared up into the star filled night sky.