Enemy Among Us

Recuse

Ratchet had just finished treating Starscream and Masquerade who apologized for all the trouble he cased and explained that Knock Out was still alive.

And apologized for telling Starscream he was dead. And even told them where to find their friend. And didn't even resist when they put him in a cell.

"Wait I should warn you guys Galvatron and his Decepticons are planning to invade the base tonight and they have a special energon dagger that can turn off the ability of an outliner so if stabbed not even Starscream's spark could survive." Masquerade told them feel like he owed the seeker for saving him.

Just then the base shook and they know the attack was under way.

And they all ran to fight off the Decepticons except for Arcee who went to the ground bridge and set it for the outskirts of Kaon where Masquerade told them Knock Out was being held.

She was going to go save their friend.
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Meanwhile Knock Out was setting in his cell when he saw Flamewar walking down the hallway with a blaster in her servo.

And he knew she was coming to kill him. And he had to find a way to escape.

Knock Out quickly got under the berth knowing it was the only spot that would shield him and she could still shoot him there it would just be harder to aim.

Then he heard her entire his cell. "Knock Out come out and play." She mocked. "You might as well come out I'll only end up having to shoot you more times if you stay down there."

"Please don't do this!" Knock Out begged.

"Tell you what I'll let you choose a blast to the spark or the brain module?" She told him darkly.

"Ok I'm coming out." He said in defeat.

But suddenly grabbed her by the ankles and pulled her down causing her to drop the blaster as they both made a mad dash for it.

They were now lock in a gun struggle until Knock Out mange to kick it to the other end of the cell then rushed out the still open cell door.

Unfortunately he couldn't lock it because Flamewar still had the key. So he just blotted down the hallway.

But Flamewar got the gun and fired it at him as he turned the corner. The warehouse they were in had several hallways and Knock Out didn't know which one would take him to the exit.

But his main concern right now was to get away from the femme who was trying to shoot him.

Flamewar walking out of the cell trying to figure out which hallway the red medic had fled down. Then she spotted some spilled energon on the floor.

Her blaster fire had hit him just before he turned the corner. All she had to do was follow the trail of spilled energon.

Knock Out had run down a few hallways hoping one would lead him to the exit. He was starting to relax a little thinking he'd lost her for the time being.

But then felt a pain in his midsection and realized that he'd been grazed across his left side. It wasn't a serious wound but he saw that he had been trailing energon.

And took off in a run knowing she would catch up to him if he didn't get out of here soon.

Then he heard her coming down the hallway behind him. And even worse realized he was heading to a dead end.

His optics widened in fear as he suddenly had nowhere to run. He made one desperate attempt to cut around her but suddenly heard a loud bang and ended up falling to the floor having just been shot in the leg.

He attempted to crawl away only to receive another blast to the shoulder as he was now grasping it as coolant tears of pain spilled from his optics.

Flamewar saw her victim was in no shape to run or put up much of a fight so she decided she'd have some fun with him before she'd finish him off. And walked over and started literally kicking him while he was down.

At one point even hitting one of his wounds. Then she forced the cherry colored mech on to his back as she started punching him over and over.

Poor Knock Out at this point didn't know if she was going to shoot him or just beat him to death. As he now had energon leaking from the side of his mouth. Then she slammed the blaster into his helm making him slam it hard into the floor.

Knock Out's optics rolled to the back of his helm. The poor Austin Martin was now dazed and could only look up at her as he grunted in pain.

It was fuzzy out of focus but he could see she had the blaster aimed at his helm.

Knock Out closed his optics waiting for the end. But then heard a voice from down the hallway.

"Get away from him!" Arcee's voice yelled at Flamewar. And she sounded mad.

Knock Out opened his optics but he was still having trouble getting his vision to focus. But he could make out Arcee with a blaster pointed at Flamewar.

But Flamewar still had the blaster she was pointing at him. And he could tell by how she was holding it she was going to fire it at Arcee while the other femme wasn't expecting it.

Knock Out had to find a way to help Arcee but he was to hurt to move.

But just when Flamewar was about to open fire on Arcee Knock Out some how managed to fling himself at Flamewar taking her by surprise but using all that was left of his strength in the process and he fell to the floor a second time as a loud boom was heard as Flamewar's blaster went off.

Then. Knock Out laid there motionless and deathly still.

"No!" Arcee screamed as she attacked Flamewar in a grief stricken rage.

Flamewar tried again to shoot Arcee with her blaster but Arcee managed to grab on to it

And the two femmes were now fighting over the weapon which suddenly went off while it was between them. Then Flamewar fell backwards having been shot through the spark chamber and killed instantly.

Then Arcee ran over to where Knock Out was still laying. She couldn't tell if he was alive or not. But knew he was badly injured at best.

"Knock Out!" She cried as she gently shook him to get a response but got none.

"Come on Knock Out say something anything." Arcee almost pleaded hoping the red transformer's injuries hadn't been fatal.

"Outch this floor hates me." Knock Out groaned weakly.

Then Arcee called Ratchet over her com-link luckily he was in the medbay and not involved in the battle that was going on outside the base and came through a ground bridge as soon as Arcee told him the situation.

And once Ratchet got there they both gently took Knock Out to the medbay where Ratchet got to work fixing his injuries and luckily reported he was going to be fine after a few weeks of bed rest.

To Be Continued.

Next chapter is the battle. I'll try to update this and my other stories soon in the meantime feel free to send feedback.