Gotta go fast

Chapter 9

A/N: I am unable to update tomorrow so thought you'd appreciate it a day early. This chapter take place over the events of unicron in the series, enjoy. R&R.

It had been a couple of days since Knock Out and Luna had humiliated the bully brothers. They had enjoyed getting revenge on them even if it wasn't the way that Knock Out had first intended but that just showed him that Luna was the best human there was. She was able to look past what they had done and conjure up a way that was going to make her feel at least slightly better and get rid of the two from her life for good in a humane way. He did feel embarrassed that when he had said it that his true decepticon nature had surfaced but still the human had not flinched or criticised him.

Since the con had given her his number they had been constantly messaging each other when they were unable to meet. Although it did get on his nerves a bit. He was going to visit her the previous day but before he could Megatron had him and breakdown retrieve some energon from one of their mines. He even had to report to the gladiator when an armada of vehicons were destroyed. Since then he has been kept busy with the new synthetic energon that he had been asked to refine. Once again he was prevented from going to see Luna. She didn't mind though when he had messaged her.

*Come on then spill, what is this synthetic energon that you're working on?*

*It works just the same as regular energon except it can be made instead of mined. From what I saw from the autobot medic Ratchet is seemed to make the mech stronger, agile and fast. Something like this would really give us a boost* Knock Out had been summoned to the bridge at the time.

*You mean from what you felt, you said you spent ages trying to get the dents and scratches Ratchet inflicted on you off* she laughed as she recalled what the medic had told her before *It doesn't exactly sound Safe Knock Out. You're not going to inject any into you are you?*

*Worried about me squishy?*he smiled to himself as he walked down the corridors. He failed to notice Arachnid join him in his journey to the bridge. He was so concentrated on messaging his human that he didn't hear her asking him why he was happy. *What do you expect Ratchet obviously wasn't himself. He sounds more impulsive and angry*

Knock Out attention was pulled away from his private messaging when he was shoved to the side. He frowned at the femme as she as always looked very smug. "What do you want?" he grumbled

Arachnid laughed, she always found everyone else amusing. "As humans would say you were lost in your own little world, what's got you acting strangely?"

He hated the spider bots company, there was never anything good coming from talking to her. As always she was out for herself and that was always how it would be. "I'm not acting strangely"

As soon as he finished she jumped in front of him blocking his path. When he tried to manoeuvre around her she blocked him again, he knew that she was finding his growing frustration annoying. "Well why can I smell human on you?" The crimson red of Knock Outs optics grew bigger as he tried to figure out a way to throw her off of his case. Although in his mind he couldn't believe that the femme could smell Luna on him even though he hadn't seen her in a couple of days the scent was still there. It only meant that he had to be more careful otherwise suspicions would grow. "So I have a hobby to the pass the time. Racing against humans is fun and helps me from going stir crazy on this ship"

Arachnids face plates scrunched up at his answer before continuing forward ahead of the medic to the bridge, of course she was hoping for a more intriguing answer from him. *Believe me the last thing I'm going to do is test it on myself, although Arachnid is an idea*

*Let me guess the spider bots giving you grief" he could pick up some annoyance in her reply.

*Let's just say that one day she'll be under my knife. Sorry I can't see you today but Lord Megatron seems to have lost it a bit*

*It's okay I rang Ben up and asked if he wanted to go for lunch instead of that drink he promised* Knock Out left the conversation there as he entered the bridge and stood before his master. He noticed Arachnid working at one of the monitors at the side a smug look on her. Knock Out for his master to speak but before he did most of the drones in the room left quickly leaving the bridge with an eerie atmosphere. "I did not seeking out the blood of Unicron to simply keep my spark aflame but to rule undead armies and conquer worlds and to accomplish that I require more than this mear slither which lies within me. So where is my dark energon?" the warlord yelled as high as he could as he turned to face the red medic behind him.

The outburst made Knock Out jump as it caught him off guard although he'd never admit that. "Out there Lord Megatron, just waiting for you to reach out and pluck it" he seemed quite excited about the matter but the gladiators face showed otherwise as he wasn't pleased with his response. "But you shouldn't push yourself so hard; you've had set backs, you were in stasis" obviously what he said wasn't very good as his master grabbed him by the shoulder and lifted him to his face. "Precisely why I must make up for lost time. I can see the future vividly but I must ensure its outcome…for I am the rising darkness for which the prophecy speaks"

Megatron then let the medic go from his tight grasp. Soundwave appeared at his side as the communications officer displayed the schematics for a space bridge on the main screen of the bridge, right in front of where they were standing as well as Arachnid who took her stance in front of him. Knock Out had been included in the space bridges development as always to do his part for the cause. Or the main reason being is that no one dared to defy Megatron. "The decepticon space bridge 2.0 is nearly ready to launch" he informed his master "All we require is…" his attention was brought to the beeping the silent mech next to him made as he displayed the image of the last remaining component "what Soundwave said; a power source"

The room was silent before Arachnid spoke as usual she tried to play obedient to the warlord as she tried to suck up to him of course only for her benefit, she fiddled with the monitor controls and brought up an area to show him. "This one lies in a highly fortified location by human standards, I could tunnel in" she suggested

Megatron gracefully stood over her as he clenched his fist, his anger growing "The time of prophecy is nearly upon us" both Knock out and Arachnid stared at one another in surprise at the outburst again, they had come to recognise that nothing seemed to please the large mech anymore. "We can no longer afford stealth"

Megatron didn't hesitate to give his attention to Soundwave asking him to send troops to retrieve the device that they seek. He had asked for constant communication so that nothing would interfere with his plans. Megatron waited on the bridge for the word that his fleet had been successful, he had not yet dismissed Knock Out nor Arachnid and so they remained behind him should he need them for a task it was that or they be punished for disrespecting him. It was a while before they had heard anything from the fleet but attentions were drawn to the monitor as a voice of one of the drones spoke. "Lord Megatron package secure but the autobots have arrived"

As always hearing of the enemy's involvement with one of his plans didn't make the silent and eerie atmosphere any better. The silver mech growled at the news. "Prepare the war ship for rendezvous, the package will be ready for pickup" he instructed to the two behind them before storming out of the bridge. Arachnid as always took charge in Megatrons absence she commanded the vehicons to the coordinates of the package that they required as she had been instructed.

"Megatron has secured the package bring him up" Arachnid commanded from behind the drones on duty on the bridge. As soon as Megatron was lifted back on board he ordered the power source to be locked away for the time being before going back to the bridge. Once again he was in the company of Knock Out and Arachnid as they awaited his command. If Knock Out had his way he'd be either working on the synthetic energon or with Luna but no he had to be at his master's beckoned call. Soundwave was overseeing the space bridge construction so updates were continuously being fed to the main monitor to be shown to their leader.

What made Knock Out fell on edge and a bit agitated was the pacing that Megatron was doing as he listened to the updates "The power source will be rigged in no time Lord Megatron, we're nearly at the construction site" he bowed slightly as he spoke but was forced to back off when the gladiator bent down into his face making him feel small and powerless. "Nearly isn't good enough. The spheres are aligning, I must not miss my moment to…" the gladiator stopped what he was saying and they were left confused to what was going on. The piercing red optics of Megatron went distant as he stuttered for a moment.

"Lord Megatron are you alright?" he was a medic, knock Out figured he'd be shouted at for not asking about the leaders wellbeing although he was pretty sure Arachnid didn't care. Just like him she was confused to why Megatron had stopped.

"Yet again, it is as if I can hear Unicrons thoughts"

"Unicron the chaos bringer?" the femme wanted to make sure she heard that right. She turned to Knock Out as he nodded to her. "They say dark energon is his blood" the red con wiggled his fingers to make what he was saying more creepy but he resumed his cocky nature by placing his hand on his hip. "hm whatever"

"Complete the space bridge. There is something I must attend to" Both watched as the warlord took his time walking out of the bridge slowly, still confusion on their face plates to what just happened. "Does he seem to be losing it?" Knock Out asked but he immediately regretted it when he realised that it wasn't worth asking Arachnid. She gave a smug grin "A bit". He thought it best to not say anything further as he knew he'd just be wasting his time and fuelling his anger for the femme even more and just like Luna had told him not long ago- she wasn't worth it. It was funny to him that in these circumstances he still thought of the squishy and heeded her advice.

Soundwave entered the bridge and began working. Knock out knew that he was never going to be able to get away with sneaking off ship now especially if the communications chief was hanging around waiting for his leaders orders. He considered going back to his bay where breakdown probably was to continue his work on the new green liquid they had recently acquired but before he could even move an alarm went off signalling that there was an intruder on the ship. Footage then activated on one of the small screens at the back of the room showing the autobot leader walking through one of the corridors taking out any and all of the drones that were there working at the time. They weren't given time to act upon the matter as optimises voice filled the comm channel as he spoke to their master. "Here this; any decepticon who lays a hand on Optimus Prime will answer to me. Soundwave lock on to my coordinates and lead my opponent to his destiny" Soundwave did as instructed and then everyone returned to their duties. Knock Out waited a moment but could see that his time was wasted on the bridge where he wasn't needed, he went straight back to his med bay.

He thought about messaging Luna as he paced through the long corridors of the war ship but thought that perhaps she might be with her friend still even though it had been sometime since her lunch arrangement so he left it. Upon arriving in the bay he noticed Breakdown cleaning up around the room making sure everything was in its rightful place, he acknowledged Knock outs arrival but went straight back to what he was doing. Knock Out however went to his own monitor and worked on the formula for the synthetic energon, he noticed that there were a lot of open tabs which was probably his partner using the device so he ignored them. As soon as the blue mech was done noticed that the cocky medic was working on his task quietly.

"I'm surprised you're not worried about pinky Knock Out,, you sure do give her a lot of credit" It took him a moment as he was then drawn to what his friend said rather than putting all of his concentration into the task at hand. He was sure that everyone was trying his patience today. "What's that supposed to mean? Why should I be worried about Luna?" he questioned him. Breakdown typed quickly on the monitor Knock Out was using and brought up the tabs that he had opened earlier when he had nothing better to do with his time. Knock Out was careful to look over everything that he was being shown. He found it funny that his partner had been looking at Earth news and information but his face fell serious and he grew more concerned as he read one and moved to the next and then when he was done reading a video clip played that had been posted on the web. He watched as videos of different areas around the world were experiencing severe and dangerous weather events. The blue brute then brought up a video of Jasper Nevada and the climatic hazards that were occurring there, right where Luna lived. Knock Out had learned from Luna that some weather events could be very dangerous and he fully well knew that intense cold temperatures were harmful even to him but what he was seeing was phenomenal, something he never thought he'd see. His thoughts drifted to Luna.

She'd be suffering in the weather but he was sure that if she needed him then she would call. He then figured that she might not be able to call him. "I need to get down there" Knock out stated as he cleared his thoughts and made a mental list in his mind about what he needed to do. However before he could reach the door and head to the ground bridge Breakdown took hold of his shoulders "You're crazy. You'd never get away with disappearing this time the guard on duty is on full alert and if you get caught down there and or asked why you need to use the bridge what believable excuse can you come up with?" Knock Out thought a moment but shrugged at his partner who in turn sighed. Breakdown did have a point the warship was in orbit for a reason and that's because the planet is falling in to chaos, Unicron is awakening and it is becoming too dangerous. Without Megatron the guards were on full alert everywhere, he'd never be able to get into the bridge room without a very good excuse. "Well what do you suggest I do Breakdown? A global disaster like this probably means she has no means of contacting me" Breakdown stared his optic into Knock Out's and saw the desperation in them to see Luna, to make sure she was alright and safe. "She needs me and in circumstances this bad I am willing to risk it"

The medic was sure that Breakdown was about to give in to his pleas. It was obvious that he was going to go anyway but it was very clear that it would be a lot easier with help and with Breakdown most drones will automatically do as he says otherwise they meet the hammer. Just as another word was about to be spoken the doors slide open and a vehicon walked in slightly "Knock Out and Breakdown your presence is requested on the bridge" the drone then left leaving the two cons to stare at one another. They preceded to follow the drone to bridge as they continued to talk. "Fine but you have to be back before Megatron returns"

"How am I supposed to know when tall, dark and scary is going to return we don't have curfews" Knock Out liked how he made what he said funny, he giggled to himself as he waited for a reply.

"Precisely which means you have to be quick. Get the human, get her to a safe place and come back" Knock Out nodded to his partner. Once again he was right. Megatron would surely recognise his absence especially if the medic was needed so if he was going to the surface then he was going to have to be quick, very quick. Not that he'd want to spend a lot of time down there considering the current situation. Both mechs walked into the bridge where nearly everyone had gathered. The communications officer was at the far end of the room working away at the monitor while the spider bot paced along the catwalk above the vehicons that stood watch.

"Fellow decepticons while our loyalty to Megatrons command has always remained steadfast our leader's recent behaviour has been questionable at best and it would seem that Earth has become nothing short of a failed experiment" the femme pointed to the main screen which showed live footage of the planets chaos. Knock Out wasn't surprised at all that Arachnid was trying to take command just as Starscream had tried to do but it did concern him that if they did leave then he wouldn't be able to get to Luna. "Commander Arachnid you're not suggesting that we abandon Lord Megatron?"

The femme looked to him before gesturing to the silent mech by the controls "Despite Soundwaves efforts we have been unable to detect our master's signal. Megatron is either permanently offline or in the thrall of Unicron, neither is in the best interest of the decepticons. So I am deeming an exodus to be the most prudent course of action unless anyone has a problem with that?" she gazed out at the vehicon audience who either remained silent or quietly spoke amongst themselves.

No one missed the smug look that grew on Arachnids face as no one spoke up to challenge her. "Set course for Regulon 4" She faced Soundwave and commanded him to redirect the ship but she was caught off guard when he had stopped what he was doing and firmly stomped his foot down to challenge her chain of command. "You have something to say Soundwave" when no reply was given Arachnid tried to make herself look fierce as she transformed to a spider bot and began approach the silent mech "I command this vessel you will resume your post" even then silence filled the room. No one dare say anything or move as tension increased. "Step aside" she commanded but she was still given the silent treatment, he didn't even flinch to think about his actions. It was a minute before the femme charged at the communication officer as she growled with annoyance. She tried attacking Soundwave using her extended spider legs to hit him, weaken hit but instead he stood tall and strong lifting his arms gracefully and deflecting her attacks and then he quickly grabbed her by the neck and raised her in to the air.

As expected she struggled against his grip, the other decepticons in the roomlooking on at the scene as Soundwave showed dominance. He tossed her away but didn't turn his back knowing she wasn't finished with him. "I'll tear out your spark for that" she grumbled as she picked herself up and faced him. Her purple optics widened as she saw that Laserbeak had detached from Soundwave. She search the room and focussed on the flying bird like bot as she heard it circle round the room and begin firing at her. She managed to evade one but got hit by another.

She was thrown back on to her back in front of Soundwave, his foot lifted and pressed down on top of her head to keep the spider bot pinned down while Laserbeak flew around his master and linked up to his chest again. The mech stared down at Arachnid "I yield" she moaned as she declared defeat against him. Soundwave then returned to his task as everyone else slowly returned to their posts. Knock Out and Breakdown stared at the little fight that had occurred and smirked at each other. "Watch out for the quiet ones" Knock Out mocked as he and Breakdown made a swift get away to the ground bridge. Of course when they arrived there was no vehicon on duty because most were present on the bridge so they had no problem entering the familiar coordinates and activating the bridge. Before Knock Out walked through he glanced at his partner "I'll stay here until you need pick up" he said, Knock Out acknowledged it by nodding before running through the portal.

Luna had enjoyed her lunch with Ben that day. She had left at 11:30 that morning in her truck that she had managed to fix up slightly in the time that she had to spare where she wasn't either with Knock Out or working on some computer that she had picked up that needed fixing or upgrading in some way. She had driven to Ben's house and honked the vehicles horn to announce her arrival. Of course she somehow expected to see Kelly look at her through one of the windows, the classic disgusted look on her face as she took one look at Luna and walked away probably to complain to Ben about this outing. Luna didn't really understand what Kelly had against her, Luna and ben were best friends always were and will be nothing more. She watched as Ben appeared out from his house he seemed a little agitated but it faded when he jumped into the passenger seat.

She loved that she was able to spend time with Ben still. She feared that he would forget about her after they finished college together but no they always kept in contact. After lunch Luna had driven Ben to work and went back home. Presently she was working on the truck some more knowing that Knock Out wasn't going to see her that day and she hadn't found any other jobs for her to do. She had managed to make some adjustments to the rusty old vehicle but was unsure if it would run properly so she decided to test its speed and durability outside. She had all the large doors open as she drove the truck out and then began testing it with its maximum speed and so on. As she was driving Luna opened the window and let the fast air brush through her brown hair. For that moment time stopped for her, she knew she loved racing and was willing to give it up now that she didn't feel the need to escape. She realised that Knock Out played a big part with it all too.

Luna was suddenly frightened when a loud clap of thunder sounded in the sky and the dark suddenly turned from light to dark in a matter of seconds. She was never afraid of storms so continued to drive around her home. She kept accelerating the vehicle to its full potential and then letting it rest for a bit so that the old engine wouldn't die out before she got it back in the warehouse. As she was beginning to accelerate it again the thunder sounded again but it was much louder which freaked her out and before she knew it lightning lit up the entire sky and struck directly in front of her making her scream as she tried to swerve away. When she finally came to a screeching stop her breathing was heavy and her thoughts were all over the place. The first thing she did was jump out of the truck and stare at her surroundings. What was once a nice windy day had now turned into the darkest day yet, the wind had picked up and was now really strong. The brunette found it hard to stand still without being pushed around. Before she could react and get inside before things got far worse a large tornado formed not far from her. She watched as it twisted and turned lifting up sand and whatever else it could find in its wake.

As Luna was about to run back to her home and take cover and contact Knock Out the twister came closer. Luna didn't know what else to do other than scream as she failed to grab on to anything solid in the ground and was slowly lifted into the air. She tried to fight against the strong force that was sucking her up but it was useless. Her scream continued to fill the air as she knew there was nothing left for her to do to try to get away. Just as she was getting lifted higher up into the air the wind got knocked out of her when she was grabbed and taken into her home quickly. She felt dazed as she was placed carefully on the ground and one of the doors closed immediately behind them. "Knock Out" she whispered but as she gazed up at her saviour she was surprised to see a friendly yellow bot. "Thanks Bumblebee" he beeped to reply as he scanned he to make sure she was not injured, she quickly caught on with what he was doing. "It's okay Bee I'm fine but I'm not so sure about the rest of Nevada" A strong blast of wind came from the large open door at the far end of the room.

Bumblebee looked down at her and began to explain the recent events in the sudden change of weather. It didn't take the young scout too long to tell her about Unicrons origins and the current situation which the god like cybertronian is awakening in the Earth's core and will soon destroy the planet. Her eyes began to well up with tears as she began to think of the Earth's fate, everything she had done and wanted to do with her life.

At that moment her attention was drawn to the sound of an approaching vehicle that she was all too familiar with, her face lit up knowing that it was him and that he was coming. The yellow autobot however was cautious as he transformed his right arm into a blaster and charged it up ready to fire. Luna was about to say something to the scout when Knock Out drifted into the warehouse careful of Luna's equipment and closed the door behind him. With a single glance at both the autobot and Luna the red aston martin shifted and held out his energon prod defensively. "Autobot what have you done to her" he demanded to know why Luna was crying slightly. Bumblebee answered immediately so that the con knew that he had done nothing wrong in saving the brunette.

Both of the bots continued to argue and bicker to the other while Luna was caught in the middle. "Well you try sneaking out of a warship that is on high alert and when you are constantly needed, it's not easy" Bee whirled to counter argue but was quickly cut off by Luna. "HEY!" Both of the bots stared down at her in surprise as she had finally caught their attention. "There will be no fighting while under my roof. You're both fellow bots from Cybertron a civil and advanced race so start acting like it" They listened to her words and didn't question them as they put their weapons away. Luna turned to Knock Out first. "Bumblebee's an autobot Knocks what makes you think he is capable of hurting me? And Bee like I said the last time you don't know Knock Out, do you really think I'd be standing here comfortably if I was scared of him? If I thought of the tin can as a threat?"

The medic smiled as she spoke about him but got playful when she had finished. "Oi, tin can" he nudged her gently with his foot as he folded his arms over his chest. "Knocks is it true that this Unicron is the planets core and if he fully awakens we'll all die?" it hurt the red mech to think that that was indeed happening but then it hit him, Luna would be killed no matter where he took her on the planet nothing would survive. He nodded to her after taking a moment, she gasped to think that they were all going to die.

"But I can take you somewhere safe" Bee quickly joined the conversation asking the con where he would take her that would be safe from the god like bot. "The Nemesis" Knock Out shrugged as he wanted to make as little fuss as possible, he had to hurry knowing Breakdown couldn't hold the ground bridge forever. The autobot then began talking into his comm link for a moment.

"Knock Out are you crazy? What makes you think I'll be safe on the decepticon warship?"

"It's better than being blown to pieces down here"

Bumblebee then turned back to the duo telling them of a plan that the autobots have to save the planet. The scout had to return to base as soon as possible so immediately asked the young woman if she wanted to go to the base with him or the warship with Knock Out. "Wait this isn't fair. You're making me chose between the two of you?"

"Why do you want to take her autobot? She's be no safer in your base than anywhere else on this planet"

Luna didn't let Bee talk back to the con as she was confused but still trusted the both of them. "What happens when someone sees me on the ship? I get squished"

"I wouldn't let anything happen to you" he tried to reassure her nerves about going with him. Even he had to admit that it was dangerous bringing her up there and Breakdown would surely throw a fit as soon as he saw the human on board. Then he thought about Arachnid, if she could smell Luna on him even though he hadn't seen her in a couple of days then there was a likely chance that the spider bot would be able to smell her on the ship and find the young woman. "I made you a promise Luna, please trust me" Luna had no problem with trusting the decepticon it was just his decision that she wasn't too sure about. She looked down at the floor as she thought of the pros and cons to all of this, sighing heavily she turned back to the bots "Okay. Keep in touch Bee" the young bot nodded before transforming and leaving the building. She was quite sad to see him go. Her nerves began to show as she stood in front of Knock Out looking outside, the tornado had now travelled further away from her house.

"Get packing" She took one look up at him before she set off upstairs and began packing spare clothes and toiletries including plenty of wipes. She very much doubted that the decepticon warship would have water for her to wash or food for that matter so she made sure to pack non-perishable foods in her small backpack. Within a couple of minutes she was ready to leave, Knock Out had already shifted into his alt form and had his door open for her. She took one look around the place one last time and then climbed in. The door shutting firmly behind her with the seatbelt keeping her in place. The con immediately drove out making sure he shut the large warehouse door after they had left, he didn't let her look back in case she had second thoughts about leaving. As soon as he was sure that they were far enough from her home and Jasper Nevada he commed Breakdown. "Breakdown I'm in need of a bridge"

As soon as he had finished the green looking portal opened and in a matter of moments Luna found herself flying through the air and then sat in Knock Out's hand. She felt a shiver run down her spin as she felt like there was no turning back and no escape. The atmosphere was eerie and dark it immediately gave her the creeps, she hoped that she wouldn't have to too long just until the whole Unicron this blew over.

"You've got to be kiddin me" the voice broke out of the silence. Both Knock Out and Luna followed the voice to its owner. Breakdown was stood as the controls of the ground bridge, he's already deactivated it and deleted the coordinates. His yellow optic looked over both of their forms as innocent grins formed on their faces. "I said take her to a safe place not bring her back to the ship with you"

"Where do you suggest on Earth that is a safe place Breakdown?" He got nothing reply just as Knock Out thought. The con moved over to the door and poked his head out to check if it was safe to leave without being spotted, he knew it was risky anyway moving around with her but if she remained in his medical bay then he thought that she would be fine. He lifted her up to optic level "Keep low" she nodded as he cupped his fingers around her and placed his arm behind his back. He signalled for Breakdown to walk ahead of him as he strode out of the room. Luna felt Knock Out tense a moment and could hear multiple footsteps approaching, she knew that Knock Out was scared for her, she even wondered what he would do if she was found or went missing. She soon heard the loud sound of a door opening and then closing. She was forced to squint her eyes as Knock Out placed her down on a berth.

Breakdown shook his head at his partner "What's up fleshy?" he took notice of the faint mark on her forehead where he had attacked her that night. "I thought you wanted to kill me?"

"If I did then Knock Out would dismantle me and use me for spare parts" She smiled when she heard this from the blue con it made her feel calmer and more relaxed. "Aw Knocks what would you do without me?"

"hmm probably stay cooped up in here all day"

Just then all three heard someone approach the bay Knock Out immediately stood in the way of the berth Luna was sitting on, so that whoever came in didn't see her. They waited until they saw a vehicon rush in and look at the two "Lord Megatron's signal has been detected and he is being bridged back on board" he then left without getting confirmation that the two had listened. Breakdown was heading out but stopped when he saw Knock Out wasn't following. Instead his partner gathered Luna and walked her into their private quarters, where their berths were located, through a door to the side. Knock Out placed her down on his berth at the far end of the room. "Wait you're not leaving me are you?"

"I hardly think you would want to meet Lord Megatron" her ocean gaze widened at the thought of the evil mech knowing that she was on his ship. From everything she had heard he was the last person she would want to meet. "No your right, I'm good here"

He chuckled at her response "You'll be safe in here. No one can get in but myself and Breakdown" he walked out of their private quarters and locked it behind him. He joined Breakdown in the corridor and they made their way towards the Bridge.

"What happens when Soundwave or Arachnid find her?" Breakdown questioned him quietly as they strolled.

"They won't. She'll stay hidden until things settle on Earth"

"And whens that? Soundwave is the eyes and ears of the decepticons, you won't be able to hide her for long before he catches on"

Knock Out sneered as they entered the bridge. Megatrons energy signature was beeping on the main screen. They noticed the communications officer use the ground bridge to transport their master aboard the Nemesis. All the vehicon drones in the room quickly moved into formation lining up neatly in a long line from the door to the middle of the room. Everyone else except for the absent spider bot stood in a line at the far end facing the door awaiting for Megatron to enter.

It wasn't 2 minutes before the doors slide open and the bulk of the silver gladiator was shown, he stepped forward with such grace before stopping as everyone kneeled before him. "Welcome back Lord Megatron" Knock Out found it fitting to bid his master welcome although the warlord didn't seem to interested as he stared at them and then stepped to the side allowing entry for another.

Everyone was caught off guard when the familiar tall red, silver and blue mech of Optimus Prime stepped through the door after Megatron but the autobot didn't seem to walk in the same way. It had less pride and wisdom. Immediately at the sight of an enemy Breakdown ran at the autobot his hammer extended. Two of the vehicons closest to Optimus also utilised their weapons but they stopped when their master spoke to them. "At ease Breakdown" he held his hand up to stop the blue brute from going any further "That is no way to welcome a long lost comrade" everyone in the room then caught the idea of what he was trying to do as Megatron stared at Optimus cunningly , his red optics more devilish. "Orion Pax is one of us" he stated as the so called Orion looked to Megatron with great confusion.

Knock Out was caught off guard as anyone else about this whole situation but now he could see that it was definitely wrong to bring Luna on board the Nemesis. Things might have just got even more dangerous.