Summary: On the planet Duststorm, Knock Out, a dangerous criminal is hunter by bounty hunters and a sect of the Horns. They want him for a reason even himself is unknown. He will cross path with Breakdown, a bounty hunter after his arf. They will eventually fight together to survive in this Western planet. Sequel to Dawn of Cybertron, but it won't spoil it.
Transformers Shadow of a Prime
Prologue: Knock Out, the fastest shooter of Duststorm
It is the era of exploration for the planet named Cybertron. The space era is the moment when the Cybertronian are exploring and colonising the planets around Cybertron. The population grew and it cannot contain every one of them. It is also an era of uncertainty and of darkness...Lurking between the stars and the light of the universe. During that time, a war occurred over two faiths for the Cybertronian and the followers of the Prime and Primus and the Horn sect that opposed Primus.
But the story...His story isn't happening of Cybertron, but on another planet were he hid from his enemies.
It's all happening on the planet Duststorm... A world covered with dust and is often trap in a storm. It is a planet cover with the sands of the desert where Energon can only be found at specific place. The planet has a powerful electromagnetic field that blocks the Cybertronian transformation ability. Everyone who lives on the planet had to be in his humanoid form or they will be stuck in their vehicle form.
On this planet, the H-pile is the main source of energy that is used for everything and weapons. It is the money of this planet. Energon is used only for consumptions and not as fuel.
In a small town, between the house of metal, fighting and resisting against the wind and the sand, a lonely Cybertronian walked on the hot sand of the town. When the Cybertronian saw him, they immediately hid inside their house and disappeared. The town was suddenly empty and lifeless.
"Hum...Coward." Said the lonely one.
He was wearing a brown clothe that covered all of his silver and red body. The clothes are large and covered completely his red chest and his back, leaving his tank to the open, but he didn't mind it. On his head he wears a cowboy hat of pale yellow color that his optics when he had his head pointing to the ground. He also wears a blue scarf around his metallic neck and throat to protect it from the sand. It also passed on his mouthplate so he will not consume sand. On his waist, he wears his two red trusty revolvers: R-Busters and on his back, Reaper-C; his beautiful carbine and the most powerful weapon usable on the planet.
He continued walking when he heard a sound. He stopped walking and he listened. He heard 5 Cybertronians walking at his direction and he knew they wanted to destroy him. He moved his helm to the left and then to the right, to asserting the situation.
He then saw them walking at his direction, pointing revolver at him.
"Well well...What do we have here? Is it the celebrate target that terrorise this Duststorm?" Asked the biggest of them and also their chief.
"I have a name...It's Knock Out. All femme fall under my beauty." Said Knock Out with a calm smile. He wasn't threaten by them even if he was outnumbered.
"You have a fragging processor if you smile like that and think you can escape. Pull your servo over your helm!" Shouted their chief.
Knock Out just lifted his servo into the air calmly. He didn't stop smiling with confidence.
"Congratulations...You've capture Knock Out. The most notorious Cybertronian of this planet...And Cybertron...What are you going to do now?" Asked Knock Out.
"We will bring you in pieces." Said one of them.
They then laughed and mocked the red Cybertronian.
"One million H-piles for your capture or your death. I do not know how it is possible. It is just too easy to capture you." Said their chief.
"You know what the problem is?" Asked Knock Out.
"Hum...There is no problem." Said the chief.
"Yes...First...There is a million H-piles on my helm for a reason...Reason I don't fragging care. Second...Did you really capture me? And Third...How many bullet do I need to offline all of you?" Said Knock Out in a superior tone. He sounded as if he was about to drink on their energon.
They lost their focus and cockiness when Knock Out suddenly lower himself on the ground and drew his revolvers. He looked in from and behind and he knew there were three in front and two behind him. He twisted his body and he pointed his gun to the left of his body and he pointed his gun of the right. He fired at them with speed and precision. He then moved his revolvers to two other Cybertronian after he killed the two first. They didn't even have time to aim at him. The other three pointed his revolver at him but he killed the other two smalls Cybertronian. Only the big one remained on his pede.
Knock Out pointed his revolvers at the big one.
"Only you left. Did you leak already?" Asked Knock Out with a smile.
He then laughed at the big Cybertronian who glared at him.
"I'M KNOCK OUT! THE FASTEST SHOOTER OF DUSTSTORM! NO ONE CAN FIRE FASTER THAN ME! SPEED IS MY LIFE! SPEED IS MY POWER!" He then laughed once again. "RUN AWAY OR DIE!"
The big Cybertronian looked at him.
"Good thing they are offline. The bounty will be just for me." Said the big one.
He then fired at Knock Out. Knock Out jumped to the left and he fired. This time, nothing came out of his revolvers.
"Out of energy already." Grunted Knock Out.
He jumped to the left and evaded more bullet and he hid behind a house. He dispatched of the empty H-piles and replaced them with new one full of energy. He smiled and he ran out of his cover and fired at the enemy at the same time. The other one couldn't fire at him, his weapon was also out of energy. The blast of Knock Out revolvers only bounced on the armor of the big one. He looked at him and he laughed at Knock Out.
"Your weapon isn't powerful enough to hurt me Knock Out." Said the big one. He then reloaded his revolver. He laughed lightly at the red Cybertronian. "But mine is strong enough."
"This is not good." Said Knock Out sarcastically. He smirked at the big one and didn't lose fear.
He ran at the direction of the big one and he evaded the bullet at him. One of them passed near his helm and he dodged another by rolling on the ground. He then ran until he was close enough. He then jumped in the air. He putted his revolvers back where he took them and he drew his carbine. He landed on the chest of the big one and pointed his weapon at his faceplate.
"Say good bye to the world." Smirked Knock Out.
He then fired and the helm of his enemy exploded as if it was a stone. Energon spilled out like a fountain. Knock Out jumped away from him and he landed on his pede. He looked at the death body.
"Well...It was an interesting passing by." Smirked Knock Out for his easy victory.
He then searching on the death body and he stole their H-pile before standing at the middle of the town.
"IS ANYONE WORTHY ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE ME? THE GREAT KNOCK OUT! NO ONE CAN CAPTURE ME! NO ONE!" Screamed Knock Out.
He then walked outside of town. He walked quietly under the optics of the civilians afraid and seeing him as a beast and not a Cybertronian. Knock Out looked around and he dropped his helm. His cowboy hat is now covering his red optics.
"...I'm not a monster." He whispered quietly.
He was then outside of the town.
Someone walked outside of the town and he looked at Knock Out walking away. He then looked at the hologram on his hand. It has a picture of Knock Out on it; between his name at the top and the price of his helm.
Knock Out
Wanted online or in pieces
Reward: 1 000 000 H-piles.
"Knock Out...I found you." He then smiled. "I...Breakdown is worthy enough of the challenge. You will be my prisoner."
AC: Here's the end of the prologue. I hope you like it.