Knockout stared at his doorless arm. He was beyond pissed off. He knew seeking off the ship again after that was asking for it, but he was restless and ticked off. He didn't know what he was going to do. He was so upset that Starscream had abused him in front of the whole ship. He wanted to kill the seeker for the injustice of it. The final insult was when Breakdown shrugged it off. They had been together forever. How could he not side with him?
Optimus Prime couldn't get the face off his mind. Knockout didn't just appear to be in pain, for a breif moment, he had seen fear in his ruby eyes. For all his flirting and trash talking, the car mech truly seemed scared at that moment. He went for a drive, he was restless for reasons he didn't know at the time. Optimus had hurt Knockout beyond what was needed for that mission, he didn't deserve such treatment, even if he was a Decepticon.
Knockout stood in the rain. His mind screamed at him to find shuttler but he didn't feel any need to surive. The pain in his arm was a dull reminder of his loss. He didn't know when he had gotten so depressed or when he stopped trying. The demons ran wild in his mind, he didn't even remember when the dam had broken. He only knew they had become his friends in a twisted sort of way.
Optimus saw him. He was hard to miss, his bright red paint could stand out a mile away. He wondered what was bother the mech and why he was out in the rain. His eyes traveled to his arm and noticed the door was still missing, even bleeding abit. He noticed how Knockout made no moves to shield himself, He looked like a mech ready to give up.
Knockout turned and looked at Optimus. He wanted to hate, hate was an easy emotion and it made the demons go silent. But a small part of him had fallen for the Autobot. He felt so alone in his darkness and Breakdown seemed blind to it. Optimus shifted to Robot-mode and walked over to the much smaller mech. Even being smaller, Optimus had no doubts that the Decepticon was deadly. Knockout stiffened when Optimus lifted his damaged arm. He didn't know what to expect from the Autobot.
Optimus wanted the pain to stop and he wanted to stop feeling guilty for what he had done. He had been in a bad mood and took it out on the Decepticon. Knockout looked at Optimus's face and saw the mental war going on inside him. Knockout knew that kind of pain. Optimus looked into the Mech's red eyes and saw a demon battle inside of him. Knockout was battling more than any mech should do alone.
Knockout wanted to fall into his arms, hold onto him like he was railing. He no longer cared about sides, he just wanted to be held. Breakdown had let him down and he needed strong arms. As Optimus went to take the offer, he saw Breakdown coming. He had barely got out of the way as Breakdown pulled Knockout into his arms and glared. It wasn't just any glare, it told Optimus " he is mine and I protect what is mine", Optimus was at first sad for it but he knew now Knockout would be okay. Knockout clung to Breakdown, like he was railing on the edge of a deep cliff. Breakdown put one arm around him and another he held out to Optimus, threatening him.
Optimus just smiled and drove off to leave Knockout to Breakdown. He hoped Breakdown wouldn't stop being the railing Knockout needed.