"What do you mean you didn't want this?" Reedline asked. Reedline, like everyone in the room, was stunned. Reedline always thought that Knockout wanted to be a Decepticon.
Where in the realm of Allsparks did this come from? Reedline asked himself.
Knockout crossed his arms and narrowed his optics."I never wanted to become a medic for the Decepticons or the Autobots! I just wanted to be a medic! That's all I dreamed of." He mentally slapped himself for saying that. He vowed to never tell anyone not even his siblings. How could he have let that slip? Now what was Starscream going to do? No, what would Megatron do?
"Then why are you here?" Starscream asked uncertain and confused. Knockout faced him with rage. Starscream yelped.
"Because it was forced upon me. Mother and father practically worshiped the Decepticons. When this war started, they made a deal with Megatron that I would be made a medic for his team. After I graduated from the Medical Academy, Megatron came to me."Knockout remembered that day clearly." He said it was time for me to take my place."
"So what? He just came up to the door, held a gun to you and you joined them?" Reedline asked furiated. It wasn't like Knockout to just say yes.
"No moron. He followed me home then told me. He didn't hold a gun to my head. He said that I must follow what father did."
"What father did?" Knockena asked baffled. Knockout turned to face her trying to calm his rage.
"More it was what our family has done for generations."
"What would that be?"Knockena was well educated about their family's past, but nothing like this ever came up.
"Basically, we come from a family of Decepticons."Knockout sat on the medical birth.
"That's stupid! Being a Decepticon is by choice."Reedline shouted.
"Yes but think about it, which will be hard for you."
"Hey!"Reedline stomped his landing pad like a sparkling. Knockout loved insulting his brother.
"If a Prime is a descendant of Primus then who are the descendants of Unicron?"Knockena thought for a moment. As much as she hated to admit it, he was right.
"The Pure Ones."Knockout snarled.
"Yes, the Pure Ones which means pure oil Decepticons."Starscream stated, hoping no one else knew that.
"But that can't be us."Knockena stated in confusion.
"I certainly hope it's not us."Knockout shivered." I've read that there were slaves to the Pure Ones who still live to this day. But no one knows who. I suppose our family was part a slave for a Pure One."Knockout tried to explain as much as he could from memory.
"You've done research haven't you?"Reedline asked, knowing the answer. Knockout did research on everything while they were growing up.
"Yes I have done an excessive amount of research. But as far as I know there are no Pure Ones. They've all gone extinct."
"Wow that sounds real convincing. Not!" Knockena said sarcastically.
"Believe what you will! I could care less!"Knockout shot off the birth and stared at Knockena, who stared back." I'm just telling you I wanted to be a medic, but not for the Decepticons."
"But you fit in so perfectly." Starscream said concerned. "You hate the Autobots, you have claws instead of pipes for fingers. You think evilly, you talk maliciously. You have every trait that is Decepticon!" He needed Knockout for medical reasons and to keep his team looking strong. He couldn't afford to have doubts about him now.
Knockout smiled maliciously."I can be a good actor. I've always had a nack for it."Knockout's spark warmed at the memories. Countless times he has pulled off his act on his carrier. Many times she believed him and he got his way." I can pull off being happy like you can pull off being a leader."
"You got me there."Starscream said, disappointed.
"Besides, I had nothing to lose."Knockout dug his claws into his servo. He couldn't let the pain of his past back into his processor. He's spent too many cycles trying to bury them." So I figured 'why not?'. I lost everything. What did I have to gain?"
"Ouch."Reedline felt hurt after hearing that. He didn't mean to hurt Knockout that much." Act like one of those mech's who lost everything during the war."
"I lost my carrier and creator, both of my siblings, my home planet."Knockout snapped." Everything I had and loved is gone."
"So did we, but we got something back."Reedline pointed to himself, Knockout and Knockena." We got each other."
Knockout laughed and rolled his optics."Yeah, the most cheesiest phrase in the book. Tell it to a bot who cares."
"You do."Reedline stated, calmly. He braced himself for Knockout's rage.
Knockout marched up to Reedline and stared into his optics."Don't presume you know me."
"I spent half of my lifecycle with you.I oughta know you and I can tell that you do care."
"Shut up Reedline."Knockout snarled." I'm not the same brother you knew back then."
"I'm not sure about that."
"Go ahead and think that! Because you're wrong."
Then the sirens went off, scaring every bot in the room.
"It appears we have Autobots on the loose." Starscream said with a wicked smile."Alright then, I think it's time to improve some relationships around here. Knockout, take your brother and sister on this mission."
"What!?"Knockout yelled.
"You heard me. Now get going."Starscream pointed to the Space Bridge.
"Are you off your nut?" Reedline asked, hoping he was joking."I haven't fought anyone before."
"No better time to learn than now."Starscream stated.
"What happens if he goes off-line?" Knockena growled.
"Casualties are an unfortunate cost of war."
"Why you no good-"Reedline marched up to Starscream. Knockout pulled him back.
"Zip it Reedline." Knockout scorned."Fine let's just go."
"Fine."Reedline said.
"Whatever."Knockena scoffed.