Chapter 1 New Start

After the war things had gotten harder on Cybertron instead of easier. The New Counsel had blamed the Autobots for the war as much as the Decepticons. So Team Prime just tried to help out anyway they could and just get by by taking odd jobs.

"So what's the deal with Knock Out lately?" Wheeljack asked Bulkhead as the two were driving home from the construction site they both worked at. "He's always at the Hospital, taking house calls or doing cosmetic surgeries for other bots I think he's been working way to hard." "I understand being a medic is a demanding job but he could always let Red Alert or First Aid take over for a while."

"I heard he's trying to save up enough credits to take a ship back to Velocitron his home world." Said Bulkhead. "And I think he's also trying to make up for the time he spent as a Con."

"I always forget Knock Out is actually Velocitronian." Wheeljack told his best friend. "I understand being homesick and all but why's he in such a hurry to get out of here anyway?"

"Well Ultra Magnus has been pretty hard on him and we've none really made him feel welcome since he changed sides." Bulkhead explained.

It was true that after switching sides Knock Out hadn't been shown very much trust and still none of the Autobots were sure they could call him a friend.

After a few more hours of driving to two said goodnight to each other and went home.

Meanwhile on another part of Cybertron Arcee and Smokescreen had been diving and talking about old times when Smokescreen missed a sharp turn and went straight into a wall. Luckily he was ko but the door of his alt mode wouldn't stay closed and kept popping open.

"Oh scrap." Groaned Smokescreen after his door popped open for the fifth time much to a minicon's amusement. The small transformer busted out laughing.

"Will you please stop laughing it isn't that funny." Smokescreen said not sounding happy.

"Cool alt mode is it from earth?" "Can I set in it?" "Don't mind if I do." "Names Wheelie." Said the Minicon before letting himself into Smokescreen's vehicle mode much to the Autobot's dismay. And continued to ask questions nonstop.

"Scrap he's like a minicon version of Miko." Smokescreen told Arcee

"You better go to the hospital to get that door fixed before more minicons show up and decide to get in." Suggested Arcee who was secretly fighting back laughter.

A few hours later they arrived at the hospital and had to set in the waiting room for awhile because since Ratchet had left Cybertron they currently only had three medics who were all swamped with bots who needed medical care.

"I hope I don't have to see Knock Out." Smokescreen mumbled to himself expecting to be teased thinking he and the red Austen Martin weren't on the best of terms. And not really wanting to be examined by a former Con. And was relieved when he was called back by Red Alert.

Arcee stayed in the waiting room while Smokescreen went back. And suddenly she heard a Sparking crying and went to the other side of the waiting room to see what was going on.

The femme who was holding the Sparking look frantic as she let Knock Out examine it. "It's cosmic rust." Said Knock Out. "This corrstop should take care of it." Knock Out put the lotion like substance on the Sparking and he stopped crying and the rust disappeared.

"Just give him more if it come back." Knock Out told the femme before handing the bottle of corrstop to her but she looked concerned.

"I don't think I can pay?" She explained.

"No charge this is on me." Knock Out told her.

"Thank you." Said the femme before she and her Sparkling went home.

Arcee smiled before going back to her seat. Then Smokescreen came back with his door fixed but was annoyed because Wheelie wouldn't leave him alone and thought they were best friends now to spite Smokescreen's protests and the fact that he kept begging him to go away. Arcee went home. And Smokescreen reluctantly had to bring Wheelie home with him because the minicon just wouldn't leave.

Meanwhile Ultra Magnus was watching the sunset thinking about the current situation with the Counsel. He felt like one thing after another had gone wrong after the war. The Autobots had won but it didn't feel like a victory.

The new Counsel didn't like the Autobots or Decepticons and may or may not be corrupted, Optimus Prime had joined with the Allspark, Ratchet and Bumblebee were neither on Cybertron right now. And Team Prime had let a Con join their ranks.

He still didn't think the red medic's side change was genuine and he would probably turn on them anytime if something better came up.

"Optimus I wish you were here." Ultra Magnus said to himself thinking out loud. Before driving home to recharge for the next day.

While in yet another part of Cybertron Shockwave was working in his lab. And speaking to someone over his com-link.

"They suspected nothing well that is logic for them to think since the war is over nothing will happen and let their guard down." Said Shockwave. "Now is the time to get to work on making a new Predacon army to take over Cybertron." "And no one will suspect that I have an inside mech in the Counsel." "Everything is going according to plan Cybertron won't know what hit it." Then he hung up his com-link and got back to work.

The next day Knock Out was tending to house calls one of which had been for one of the Counsel. Ratbat wasn't one of Knock Out's favorite clients he reminded him to much of Starscream if Starscream was even more whiny and transformed into a bat. Knock Out was happy when the appointment was over and now he was going back to the hospital. Which was a good ways off from the Counsel in Iacon. Knock Out was halfway there when he noticed another bot who was on the road going to Iacon.

Knock Out remembered Shockwave from when he was a Decepticon and was hoping to never see him again. And much to the red mech's dismay Shockwave came over to him.

"What do you want Shockwave?" Ask Knock Out.

"I'm going to a mech I have working inside the Counsel we're planning to take over Cybertron and I want you to spy on the Autobots for me and be my eyes in their ranks." Said Shockwave.

"And you need me to do that why?" Asked Knock Out.

"Because I already have an inside mech in the Counsel and I need a way to keep tabs on the Autobots as well." Shockwave explained. "And the Autobots will never think of you as one of them rejoining the Decepticons would be logical."

"And what makes you sure I won't just tell them your plan?" Asked Knock Out.

"Because you know I'd have you silenced and to think anyone would believe a former Con would illogical." Shockwave told him.

"Well when you put it that way." Said Knock Out. "I'll have to think about it I don't know if I want to get involved."

"OK when you make up your mind meet me at the Acid Waste." Shockwave instructed Knock Out then drove off.

"Don't count on it." Thought Knock Out who drove off to Iacon to warn the Counsel.

He got there and was looking for someone who might help him and hoping what Shockwave said about no one believing a former Con wasn't true then Knock Out ran into Ratbat.

"Ratbat you have to tell the rest of the Counsel Shockwave has an inside mech and he's trying to take over Cybertron and bring back the Decepticons." Said Knock Out.

"Oh really who do you think the mole is?" Asked Ratbat.

"I don't know he didn't say." Knock Out explained. "But he tried to recruit me." "I told him I had to think about it because I knew he'd shoot me dead if I refused outright. And he wants me to meet him at the Acid Waste because he's probably going to kill me there when I say no." "Which is why I'm not going."

"So I see." Said Ratbat. "Have you told anyone else?"

"No only you I know the Autobots don't trust me and with good reason after I use to be a Con." "And your the first one I ran into." Knock Out told him.

Then Knock Out heard a blaster charge and look over at Ratbat to see he now had a blaster aimed at his head.

"Your the mole." Said Knock Out cursing himself for not figuring it out sooner and realizing he was in trouble.

Then Knock Out transformed just as Ratbat fired at him the shot missed because of his parts shifting and Knock Out drove outside to escape and heard Ratbat on his Com-link Knock Out drove as fast as his wheels would move.

But now two other vehicles were following him he kept going he know both of them from Velocitron they were Decepticons who had been recruited on the Speed planet just like he had. They were call Ransack and Cramblezone. Ransack was small, red and transformed into a harley while Crumblezone was big, green and changed into a monster truck.

Knock Out knew they were also working for Shockwave and Ratbat had called them to kill him before he could tell anyone else. But they'd have to catch him first.

Knock Out saw Crumblezone gaining on him from behind through his rearview mirror and was taking sharp turn after sharp turn trying to stay ahead of him and not be caught.

Knock Out did something he decided was the only way to make sure Shockwave's plan would be stopped and turned on his com-link he could at least make sure the Autobots knew even if they didn't believe him it was worth a try it might not save him but at least they might stop Shockwave.

Knock Out didn't even know who he was calling because he was so busy having to focus on not being captured or killed. He was waiting for the Autobot on the other end to pick up and trying to out drive Crumblezone the time he'd spent street racing on Earth was really paying off here.

But before he got the reply on his com-link he was suddenly rammed from the side by Ransack who he'd forgotten about.

And they were now outside the city and both of them had caught up to him and he was being rammed from both sides. Until they flipped him over.

Then he changed back to his bot mode when he hit the ground or more like he was slammed into the ground so hard it made him transform into his Cybertronian mode.

The two of them continued to beat the red medic until he was leaking energon and Knock Out could feel himself starting to black out. And was ready for the finishing blow.

When all of a sudden a Truck drove over and hit both Ransack and Crumblezone knocking them away from Knock Out.

It was Ultra Magnus he had gotten Knock Out's call over the com-link. And was now taking on both the medic's attackers. And had the upper hand. Knock Out was in to much pain to move and could only watch the others fight dazed and weakened next to the side of a cliff.

Crumblezone and Ransack retreated but after Crumblezone shot Knock Out off the side of the cliff with his arm canon to cover their escape. "Mission accompanied." They both hissed as they made their getaway.

Then Ultra Magnus climbed down the cliff hoping to find Knock Out alive.

After he reached the bottom he found Knock Out who was laying in a pool of his own energon and covered in dents with cracks all over his body. And there were a few scraplets biting at him and picking on him that Ultra Magnus chased away.

He went over to Knock Out and was relieved to see that he was still alive but badly injured and unconscious.

"Come on soldier you have to comeback online I got the transmission you sent we have to stop Shockwave." Ultra Magnus told the wounded medic.

Knock Out opened his optics but he looked tired.

"You have to tell the others and stop Shockwave." Said Knock Out who was so weak it sounded like he was whispering.

"I will as soon as I get you some help." Ultra Magnus said to the injured transformer.

"There's no time you have to tell the other Autobots and save Cybertron." Knock Out told him. "I'm expendable."

"No you not your part of Team Prime and an Autobot your family." Said Ultra Magnus. Then he saw that Knock Out had lost consciousness again.

"Wake up soldier." "That's an order." "Knock Out!" Ultra Magnus half begged determined to keep the red mech alive.

But Knock Out wasn't responding. "Tell me about Breakdown." Asked Ultra Magnus trying anything to get a response from the injured transformer. But got none and was starting to worry that Knock Out's wounds might be fetal he still had a spark but he looked so weak Ultra Magnuss was afraid Knock Out might not have much time left.

Then he heard someone coming from a cave that was near the bottom of the cliff and was surprised at who came out it was the last transformer he wanted to see Starscream.

To Be Continued.

"Hope you like this first chapter this was a long chapter." "Will Knock Out survive?" "Will the Autobots be able to stop Shockwave?" "What's Starscream doing there and what is he up to?" All these answers to come in the next chapters because this is only the beginning of this story." "I'll try to have the next chapter ready soon so relax and enjoy the ride."