Turbo and Lockdown had just finished a job when the call came through, Megatron had called a full a complete evacuation of Cybertron for all Decepticons, or those that allied themselves to the Cons. The Autobots had dealt a great blow to the Decepticons with a full frontal attack on the Decepticon territory, mainly focused on their main base; the Nemesis, which had led to the offlining of many of the Decepticons, though thankfully no high ranked officers had been offlined. Megatron had sent a personal message to the Deaths Head to advise the two bounty hunters of the situation.
"We have at least thirteen injured, three of which are severe. As well as at least five offlined and that's just on the Nemesis" the silver mechs voice rang through the comm systems of the Deaths Head. "We have no choice but to evacuate Cybertron and regroup" the mech continued.
Both bounty hunters looked at each other, neither truly believing what they just heard. Suddenly it was Turbo that spoke. "We could offer aid in the evacuation" she said, causing Lockdown to nod in agreement.
"We're more than happy to provide assistance" the black and green hunter said from beside the femme.
"I thank you both, your assistance is appreciated" the Decepticon leader said, as he sent a set of coordinates to the ships systems. "If you could go to these coordinates, there is a mech there; a medic, by the name of Knockout who is need of assistance to escape" he said.
"You can count on us" the femme answered, as she inputted the coordinates into the ships navigation. "We'll see you back at the Nemesis" she said, before cutting the comm. "Alright Lockdown" she started, as she activated the ships engines. "Not the job we were hoping for, but a job none the less" she said, activating auto-pilot.
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It didn't take long for the ship to get the hunters to there intended destination, which was a small; out of the way, medical surgery. It was on the outskirts of Decepticon territory, obviously used to help those who lived; more like survived, out here. Turbo barely waited for the ramp of the Deaths Head to open fully before jumping out, her infamous fusion rifle drawn. She looked around, taking in every detail; noticing her partner doing the same, ensuring the area was safe. "Clear" her voice rung out, before listening for her partner's voice.
"Clear" came the answer, causing the femme to relax marginally.
The femme swung her rifle onto her back, as she stepped up to the medical surgery, carefully opening the doors. She stepped into the building; taking in the mess all around, even this part of the Decepticon territory had not been spared the assault. "Knockout" the femme called, remaining vigilant to any danger. "Knockout, if you're here please answer me" she called again, stepping further into the office. "My name is Turbo, I'm here with my partner, on behalf of Megatron, to escort you to the Nemesis" she called a third time, hoping the mech in question would believe her.
She suddenly heard shuffling further in the back of the office, she followed the noise to find a mech, about the same size as herself; his red armour was scratched and dusted with a layer of dirt as he sat on the floor, trying to back himself away from the femme. She lent down so she was optics level with the mech. "Knockout?" she asked, the mech hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Knockout, I'm here to help" she said, as she reached for the mech, holding her servo out in front of him but making no move to grab him.
The red mech looked at the femme for a moment, his red optics finding her green ones, looking for any sign of deceit but found none. He suddenly reached out, his servo grasping hers tightly. "Thank you" he said as he allowed the femme to help him to his pedes.
"Are you hurt?" the femme asked, looking over his dull scuffed armour.
"No, they never looked in here, just attacked the town" he said, as the femme led him outside. His fuel pump almost stalled as he saw who the femme's partner was. He had heard many stories about the large bounty hunter, but had never actually met him.
"It's ok" the femme said, as she sensed the others tension. "He's my partner, my ally, my friend" the femme sighed happily as she looked at the large mech.
"Don't forget lover" the black and green mech said as he smirked at the femme.
"Don't have say it so bluntly you afthole" the femme snarled as she and Knockout walked onto the Deaths Head, the red mech glancing at Lockdown for a moment before following the femme.
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The journey back to the Nemesis was, thankfully, uneventful. Giving the two hunters the chance to get to know Knockout. He had shared bits of his past and his present, as well as sharing his dream for the future; though at this point, no-one was truly sure of their future.
"I wanted to find someone, settle down; maybe have a few sparklings" the red mech said, as looked down at his servos, that were fidgeting uneasily. "But doesn't look like that'll ever happen" he whispered, suddenly raising a servo to brush away a few stray tears.
Turbo looked at the mech, her servo suddenly finding his shoulder. She smiled as the red mech turned to her, his optics finding nothing but understanding and admiration in hers. "No-one is truly sure what their future holds, sometimes it just surprises you" she said, as she turned to look at the large hunter, who in turn smiled at her. "I never for a second thought I would find someone who could love me… Not in the middle of this war" she said, as Lockdown reached over to grasp her servo tightly in his, their digits intertwining with each other. "But then I found him, and my life has never been more amazing" she sighed, as she turned back to the red mech. "Sometimes it finds you when you least expect it" she said, sighing as Lockdowns thumb rubbed her servo slightly.
Knockout looked at the two, a smile finding its way to his faceplates at their interaction. He hoped beyond hope that one day he might find someone who looked at him the way these two were looking at each other.
Suddenly there was a beeping from the ships systems, signalling they were closing in on their destination. Turbo turned to the computer, reluctantly letting go of the large mechs servo. "We're not far from the Nemesis" she said, before opening the comm. "Deaths Head calling Decepticon base Nemesis come in" she said, waiting for a reply.
"This is Decepticon base Nemesis, go ahead" was the reply.
"We are approaching your location and request to dock" she said, as she started the docking procedure, knowing the Decepticons would grant their request.
"Affirmative, docking bay is open and ready to receive" the reply came through the comm, before the femme shut them off.
The femme turned to the two mechs behind her. "You may wanna strap in" she said, with a smirk, she suddenly turned back to the monitor. She finished the docking procedure, allowing the Deaths Head to land within the docking bay of the Nemesis. "And we're down" she said, as she spun around standing from the seat as she did.