Thanks to Bloody Pain Shadow on Quotev for helping me with Breakdown's holoform design.
*Bumblebee speaking* when he isn't using his holoform
Normal POV
Ricky is angry and confused about why his parents didn't want him and his sister to grow up together. He gets halfway down the block when the young adult catches a glimpse of a shiny red European car and another one, an armored truck, driving slowly behind him. He begins to walk faster and ducks into an alley to hide behind a dumpster.
Smooth move Ricky, hiding behind a dumpster. Great plan. Your kidnappers definitely won't get out of their cars and try to snatch you, Ricky thinks as he tries to catch his breath.
Knockout and Breakdown park in front of the alleyway, then turn on their holoforms. Breakdown's holoform is a 5'9'' man in his late 20's with a physique of an ex bodybuilder and a Military soldier. He has light tan skin and scars above his right eye, most of his hair is shaved, but the top is blue. He is wearing a dark blue muscle shirt and silver pants, and combat boots. He also has a pair of dog tags hanging around his neck.
Knockout's holoform is a 5'7'' man in his late twenties wearing a black t-shirt, a red leather jacket, and blue jeans, along with an expensive wristwatch on his right wrist. He has short red hair, brown eyes, and a goatee.
"It looks like that following Ratchet paid off," Knockout says.
"Yes, now all we have to do is capture Ratchet's human pet's son to get them to reveal the location of their base," Breakdown chuckles.
The duo walks into the alley just as Ricky tries to use a fire escape ladder to get away when he hears them walking up.
"Where are you running off to, champ?" Breakdown says as he pulls Ricky off the ladder and tossing him to the ground.
"Well, Richard, it looks like you'll be coming with us," Knockout says after catching a glimpse of the charm of Ricky's necklace.
Ricky wanted to argue back, telling Knockout not to call him Richard, but the Decepticon already shocked him with the taser he had in his pocket. Breakdown picks Ricky's unconscious body and carries it to his alt mode. He tosses Ricky into the backseat. Knockout's partner turns over the charm and sees the words "have a twin to share the ride." written on the back. An evil smirk instantly appears on his face, "Knockout, we have one more prisoner to capture,"
When Breakdown turns around, he sees Bumblebee stop a few inches away from hitting the back bumper of his alt mode. Inside the vehicle, Tracy and Brian are trying to figure out their next move.
"Bee, you have to do something. We just can't let them get away with kidnapping," Tracy snaps.
"I know, but if I get out to help, what is stopping one of them from coming over here and kidnapping you while I confront the one we just saw putting that young man into the backseat of his car?" Bee says.
"We'll have to risk it. You do have a duty to protect innocent people from the cons, right?" Tracy asks.
"Yes, but you can't defend yourself," Bee says.
"We don't have time to argue about this. Go before the cons get away," Tracy snaps.
Brain reluctantly exits the car and walks over to Breakdown.
"Breakdown, I won't let you leave with that human," Bee says.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to stop me, even if you wanted to, Breakdown says as he swiftly kicks Bee in the stomach.
Bee flies back towards his alt mode as soon as Tracy hears the loud thump when he lands on the hood, then a flashback of the accident comes flooding back. Knockout runs up after seeing that's Bee's holoform is deactivated. When he opens the passenger side door, the first thing the Decepticon medic sees are tears streaming down Tracy's face and hears her hyperventilating as her flashback triggers her to have an intense panic attack. Knockout isn't sure how the shock from his taser would even affect her while she was in this state, but he uses it away. After Tracy's body goes limp, Knockout scoops her up and takes her over to his car.
What could have triggered the young woman's panic attack? Knockout thinks as he gently places Tracy down on the passenger seat and buckles her in.
As he closes the door, Knockout sees Tracy's dino com hanging out her hoodie pocket.
"I can't have you trying to call for help." Knockout says.
Knockout tosses it towards the Autobot's alt mode. Bee transforms after failing to turn on his holoform. He runs up and is about to sucker punch Knockout. Unfortunately for him, Breakdown calls for backup. Some troopers show up and shoot at him. He uses his blasters to defeat them, but Knockout and Breakdown use the fight as a distraction to make their escape. Ratchet is confused when Bumblebee instantly transforms when he arrives back at the base. He stops Bee from breaking the wall next to him by grabbing his wrist.
"Bumblebee, what happened?" Ratchet asks.
*Tracy and another human got captured by Knockout and Breakdown,* Bee says.
Scrap, I have to save Ricky before Matias finds out, Ratchet thinks.
Ricky's POV
I have to blink a few times before my vision returns to normal. I discover that I'm tied down to a metal slab. I turn my head to my left to see that these creeps kidnapped someone else. I'm glad but a tad upset that I have 20/20 vision when I see the name Patricia Ramirez written on the charm on a necklace around the young woman's neck.
"Well. I'm shocked to see how fast you recovered, Richard," the shiny red robot says.
"My parents may have named me Richard when I was born, but please call me Ricky," I say.
"Well, Ricky, I'm Knockout, and this is my partner Breakdown," Knockout says, pointing to the blue and gray robot.
"Knockout, why hasn't the other one woke up? I thought you were positive that she would be awake by now," Breakdown asks.
"It seems, Breakdown, that the females of this species seem to lack the muscle mass of the males," Knockout replies.
"Just leave her alone; why did you capture us?" I ask.
"Well, Ricky, it would appear that we captured your twin sister so she could help us find the location of our enemy's base." Knockout says.
"How are you going to do that?" I ask.
"With a modified version of the cordial psychic patch," Knockout says.
Knockout's POV
Ricky starts to squirm after I attach the pad to the sides of Patricia's head. I motion to Breakdown, and he turns on the machine. Memoires for Patricia's childhood begin to play. We see how she met her best friends and when she discovered she was allergic to bees. The strangest thing happens when the third memory starts. I hear thumping sounds as Patricia begins to toss and turn on the table. I look back up at the screen and see an image of an earth high school, with Jefferson written on the outside. I see Patricia and her two best friends walk into the school with caps and gowns on.
"Why would this memory be causing her to react this way?" Breakdown asks.
"I'm not sure," I reply.
The memory skips ahead to Patricia and another woman she refers to as her Aunt Mary pulling out of the school parking lot on a motorcycle. My spark stops for a moment when Breakdown and I watch as a pickup truck speed down the street, going the wrong way. It slams into the bike, and somehow Patricia is sent flying back. We hear a loud thump and see the other woman land on the hood of the car and roll off. The driver doesn't even stop and runs over Patricia's Aunt Mary's body. Then the machine suddenly turns off as Patricia quickly sits up, causing the pads to be violently ripped off her head. Tears are streaming down her face as she pulls her knees to her chest.
"that would explain her panic attack earlier," I say.
"What do you mean?" Breakdown asks.
"When I went over to capture her, I opened the door, I saw her in a similar state to the way she is now, but I wasn't sure what caused it," I reply.
"The Autobot's holoform did land on the hood just like her Aunt Mary's body did in the memory we just saw," Breakdown says.
"It's obvious that the poor young woman's first experience as a human adult was a traumatic one," I sigh.
"Should we try again?" Breakdown asks.
"No, I think we've put Patricia through enough mental stress for the moment," I reply.
