~Knocked-Out~

Beautiful

It had been 1 week since that faithful night. Knockout was mostly recuperated; he felt pain in his shoulder every once in a while. The team was faring fairly well with their leader currently the size of a sparklet. He could still lead them, he just wouldn't participate in missions. They hadn't seen Megatron in a while, which was good and bad. Good, because, who wants to see ol' bucket head? And bad because Optimus was worried he was planning something big. For Knockout, he had started to become closer to some of his teammates, some.  Miko, for one, was a friend, though Bulkhead was starting to get jealous. Smokescreen had apologized for hiding the buffer, and they had already become friends. Arcee, was tough to get through. She didn't trust any decepticons, not after what happened to her partners. Bumblebee, surprisingly, had been just like Arcee; he too had a grudge against the decepticons. But Knockout knew he would get through to them; after all he had gotten Miko  to like him, and that deserved a medal all on it's own. 

His legs ached. So far, Ratchet had confined him to base along with Optimus, until his injuries were fully healed. He yearned to be able to transform and drive around, but no matter how much he begged, Ratchet didn't budge. Not until today. 

"Fine, you can go. But you will go where I tell you to, and will not leave the area where I send you to, do you understand?"

Knockout saluded. "Yes, Dr. Grumps Mc.Grumpington." Ratchet scowled before typing in some coordinates. Listen up, you'll be out of communication range, I'll send a bridge to the exact coordinates in 1  hour, do not make me wait." Ratchet pulled the lever, and practically shoved Knockout through the portal. "Yes Yes, go now, see you in an hour, bye!" Knockout stepped out into the place where he would be stuck in, and immediately wanted to go back. But Ratchet had already closed the portal behind him. 

The field. The wretched flower field. 

"Of all the places on this rock, Doc, you had do send me here."

Knockout wandered around, before finally transforming into his red car form he'd been yearning to do for days. 

"Ahh, that feels nice." He muttered, before driving around in a circle.  Liking how it felt, he started doing donuts. "WOOHOO!" After 20 minutes of driving, he transformed and started to explore the area, since he didn't get a chance to do it last time. Also, he was already bored. As he walked into the tree area, he ended up stumbling across the rock face. It still had Starscream's missile stuck in it As he continued to wander, he ended up tripping into the cave again. 

"Ow! For the love of Primus, why do I always end up here?" He got up and started walking deeper into the cave, until he came up to the widened area where the explosion had been. The scene made him catch his breath. 

Dead drone body parts everywhere, some charred, others melted, some turned into ash. It looked like a decepticon graveyard. 

"Ewww, Ugh" Knockout shutterd at the sight and noticed Starscream was no where in sight. 

"PFFT, probably went running back to Megatron one he woke up." At that time, Knockout noticed a dark spot in the back of the room. To his surprise, when he placed his hand on it, it went right through. A secret passageway. The cave went farther back. Curious as he was, Knockout turned his body to the side, and squeezed through the opening. It was a long and damp passageway, with twists and turns nearly impossible to get through. Soon, however, Knockout was able to see light at the end, just a flicker, growing more and more as he inched closer. Soon, he stepped out, finally able to stretch his limbs. Miraculously, he was able to get through without a single blemish on his finish. As Knockout finished checking himself, he finally took in his surroundings. It was a whole new world, thick with vegetation, blooming flowers everywhere he looked. The thick canopy let sunlight through, filtering it with a golden glow. In the middle, there was a small pond, about as wide and long as a semi-truck. The water, aqua-green, as clear as it could be, was bustling with fish and frogs. The water reflected off of it, creating a blue glow that seemed almost magical. But, it wasn't the beauty of the secret piece of land that made Knockout catch his breath, but the figure, of a bot, laying on it's side next to the pond. 

Knockout froze. He didn't recognize the bot, so he didn't know if it was a friend or foe. Transforming his servos into saws, he inched nearer and nearer, cautious not to make a sound.  When he got close enough, he noticed the bot was a femme. Scanning her arms, he saw a strange marking, neither Autobot nor decepticon. It was a sharp S with a line weaving through it. Knockout, cautiously or course, following his doctor instincts, grabbed her shoulder and tugged on it, rolling her over so she was face-up. She was dark blue, with gold and purple highlights. She was about the size of Arcee, but her armor wasn't as sharp or ridged as Arcee's. Her structure, and the placement of her wheels suggested she transformed into a two-wheeled vehicle, most likely a motorcycle. Her face was calm, though her lips were pointed slightly downward, as if she was in pain. She had obviously been here for a while. Knockout slid his arms under her, and picked her up bridal style 

It was then that it his him. Knockout felt a ping in his spark, a tugging that yearned to bring him closer to the femme. Examining her, his heart ached know more about this femme. Slowly, he brought his fingers up, and lightly rubbed some dirt off her faceplate. Her eyes twitched, and the ends of her lips pulled up into a slight smile, and she sighed happily. She shifter her position, so that her head was resting against Knockout's chest plate, and her servos wrapped around his arm. She felt a sort of confort in the Mech's arms, warmth, and sense of safeness, and she loved it. Knockout's spark jumped at her new  position, then quickly settled after settings his optics on her face again, when he noticed the smile. That's when it hit him. 

That's when he realized. 

She was beautiful

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