Alright, I'm back baby

2 hours later

Rick was on the floor bleeding energon from his stomach, arms, legs, and pretty much everywhere. Knockout was trying to make Rick tell him where the artifacts were. Rick would either spit on the ground or say, 'they're safe'. His reward was more pain. He would try to get up sometimes but each time he showed a hint of strength, Knockout would either kick him, or push him back down to the ground.

This is one of those times. Rick was putting pressure on his stomach trying to stop the bleeding. He knew it was no use but he was trying anyway. "Still online huh?" Knockout said as he kicked Rick's gut. Rick cried out in pain. "S-Stop, p-please." he coughed and pleaded even though it was useless against Knockout. Knockout only chuckled. "Pleading already? I expected a fighter."

That's where he was wrong. Rick was more than just a fighter. A fighter is a person who fights. A strong fighter fights for his own belief. A stronger fighter fights for his own people. A warrior fights for all of his people. Rick was more than any fighter out there. He wasn't weak. He wasn't a coward. He was a warrior.

Rick gather all of his strength and got on his pedes. "No, I'm not a fighter." he said weakly even though he stood up straight and didn't show any signs of weakness. Well, except for the cuts. Knockout only gave him a snort. "If you're no fighter, then why do you fight for your life?" Knockout asked as Rick spat on the ground. "Because I do it for Cybertron." he said as he grabbed the nearest object and threw it at Knockout. It was a drill knife. Rick threw the knife near Knockout. Knockout caught it but was still surprised. But it didn't last long.

"You brat!" Knockout said as he tried to lunge over to Rick. Rick was too fast for him. Rick jumped out of the way and ran out of the room. Knockout screamed in anger as he put his two digits against his ear. "The prisoner's trying to escape. All guards, block him."

Rick heard Knockout's voice. He ran faster. Rick was running not caring if anyone stopped him. Just as luck was being cruel today, two guards appeared in Rick's view. The guards noticed Rick and quickly blocked his path. Rick sneered. He wasn't gonna give up that easy. Rick transformed into his vehicle mode and sped straight towards the guards. The guards were ready to catch him, but Rick was smarter. Rick sped right through one of the guards legs barely missing his servoes. Rick smiled. "Oh yeah! That's how you drive." he said as he kept driving around.

After a while, he passed at least a few other guards due to the fact he was fast and small. But not as small as a sparkling. He noticed some light in the distance. It was the exit. He was almost there, he just needed to get to the door. 300 feet away. 200. Now 100. 50.

The door automatically shut right in his face plate. Rick looked at it with disbelief. No. That was his chance. His only chance. He can't stay here. He won't stay here. He had to do something. He had to get out.

Rick put all of his strength into his body and ramed the door. No luck came to his side as he realized the door didn't break. Rick tried again. This time with more force. It only managed to cause a few rocks to fall off the ceiling. Rick was about to try another time when he noticed a couple of guards were about to be at his position if he didn't do something. And fast.

Rick looked around as he turned his head rapidly to the left. Then, to the right. He did this for what seemed like forever until his optics saw a dash meter. He didn't know what it'll do. And he didn't care.

Rick transformed back into his bicep mode and ran towards the dash meter. "Please work for the door." he said as he pulled the dash meter down. Now, it was luck that was on his side as the door flew open. Rick wanted to sigh in relief but he knew he would have to wait until he fled the decepticon base. Rick quickly transformed back into his vehicle mode and sped out of the base not wasting a second to look back.

When Rick was sure he was out of reach, he assumed the worst part was over. But his relief only lasted for a second. A low chuckle was heard from behind him. Rick whipped his head around to see Starscream. Starscream had an evil smirk on his face. "My, my, my, a mere child has escaped our presence." he said as he walked towards Rick. Rick moved back. "Stay away from me Starscream!"

"And what kinda pitiful person like you could do about it to stop me?" Starscream said as he reached out his servo to him. As Rick shut his optics, he heard a slicing sound coming from the distance. He dared to look Starscream who was now on the ground holding his shoulder-blade. Starscream screamed in pain. "Argh, you bastard!" he said and for a moment, Rick thought he was talking to him, but he soon realized he wasn't. He turned around to notice the last autobot he wanted to see.

His father.

Looks like his father came to the rescue. Find out more in the next chapter.