The Sound Of A Thousand Screams

14 Mission

Chapter 14
{A List Of Victims}
Mission
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"I can't believe you hadn't asked me sooner."
Knockout muttered while fixing Starscream's battered shoulder blade.
"It's been a while since the incident, why haven't you told me sooner?"

It had been a decacycle after SlipStream, Skywarp and Thundercracker were back online.
It had been a problematic week but they managed to endure it.
Skywarp became Lieutenant while Thundercracker was Second in Command of the Flight Command.
SlipStream was Third in Command and Starscream was still Commander.

Though Starscream resigned from Second In Command from Megatron, Megatron had an argument with him that ended with Starscream slapping Megatron and Megatron asking him why he hadn't slapped him with full force...

And then they created another argument of Megatron yelling at Starscream to slap him with full force while Starscream yells back 'No'.

Starscream sighed and the rubbed the back of his vocalizer, awkwardly.
"I guess...I didn't really have the time..."

Knockout sighed and continued to fix his shoulder blade, replacing a few wires and connecting some with the other.

After a few moments Knockout had finished his shoulder blade with a heavy sigh.
"Alright..."
Knockout said, wiping his forehelm with the back of his forearm.
"Your shoulder blade is completely patched up, I replaced some of the fried wires and polished it."
Knockout stared at his work, proud of it.

Starscream rolled his optics, a small curve at the corner of his mouth, a smile almost there.

"However"
Knockout suddenly said, walking around the medical berth to stare at Starscream's injured wings.
"I'm afraid that your wings will take longer...About..."
Knockout leaned in and poked at the wing, watching it twitch only for a moment before staying motionless.
Knockout frowned and stood straight again.
"...2 months?"

Knockout walked back in front of Starscream.
"Will you be okay without your wings for 2 months, Screamer?"

Starscream shrugged and stood up.
"Sure, I mean I still have my thrusters."

Starscream was about to leave before Knockout laid a servo on Starscream's newly fixed shoulder blade.
"Starscream, about what happened in the wash racks..."

Starscream froze.
'Slag'

"Can we talk about it...?"

Starscream shrugged off Knockout's servo and turning to face him.
"Knocks, I-"

The doors to the med-bay opened with a 'WHOOSH'.

Starscream turned his helm to look at their uninvited guest.
"Lord Megatron..."
Starscream turned and bowed slightly.

Megatron stared at Starscream silently.
"...Starscream"

The silence continued until Starscream decided to leave, breaking the awkward tension between the warlord and himself.

Megatron stared after Starscream, narrowing his optics,
Megatron turned back towards Knockout.
"Was he alright?"

Knockout nodded.
"His injuries weren't critical, though his wings will take longer to heal."

Megatron hummed.
"Will he be stable enough to go on a mission?"