Brothers
Chapter 10: Knock Out, Forgiveness

Knock Out was furious at Starscream for his punishment.

But now that he thought about it, he did have it coming. Starscream had already warned him that he wouldn't stand for any nonsense. His paintjob could be easily repaired however.

What truly made him angry was the loss of a piece of his armor.

He growled as he continued flipping through the data-banks of the Nemesis. He was looking through storage, trying to find a suitable replacement for his lost armor. The sound of the door sliding open caught his attention.

"Found a new piece of armor yet Knock Out?" Starscream asked.

Knock Out chose not to answer or even look at his elder brother.

"Still sulking I see."

Knock Out remained silent and continued flipping through more pages.

"Come on Knock Out, you have to talk to me sooner or later. Honestly, you would've never been punished if you had simply obeyed."

The automobile humped.

"Honestly, Knock Out; quit acting like such a sparkling."

Knock Out finally answered. "I will stop "acting like a sparkling" when you stop pretending to be a leader."

The silence told him he had hit a nerve. As long as Megatron still lived, even if he was in stasis, technically Starscream wasn't leader of the Decepticons.

Starscream sighed. "I'm sorry. Is that what you want to hear little brother?"

Knock Out shrugged, "Sorry doesn't replace my missing armor now does it middle brother?"

"It might…" Starscream finally moved a little closer until he stood behind his brother. He continued speaking, "If you are a bit more polite."

The Seeker presented his brother a red car door.

Knock Out's car door. The one Prime had ripped off.

The mech gapped at his missing armor for several moments before he heard a light, amused chuckle. Knock Out turned to face his brother.

For the first time in a while, Starscream was giving him the smile he used to when they were growing up in Vos.

"Starscream, how did you-"

"I used the ground bridge coordinates used during your last adventure. It wasn't difficult to retrace your steps and find it."

"But…Why?"

"…I felt…guilty little brother…I don't enjoy punishing you…But if I hadn't life would've gotten a lot harder for all three of us…I hope you understand…And I hope this shows how sorry I am."

Knock Out smiled at his older brother. It had been so long since the last time Starscream apologized that he thought that the Seeker didn't know how anymore.

He accepted his armor then stated, "You are forgiven middle brother."

Starscream chuckled. "Good to know."