Completed - 17~03~2020

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Knockout finally got into the Nemesis. He knew what was coming then, but he just didn't care. He was about to enter his domains, when a vehicon behind him called. "Lord Megatron wants you in the control room."

"K, you're dismissed." The red mech said unlocking his door.

"I have to escort you there, Sir." The vehicon replied firmly, trying to hide the fact he was lightly afraid. "Orders from Lord Megatron."

The medic looked at him half annoyed and half confused. "Your designation, soldier."

"I don't obey your orders anymore, Sir." The vehicon answered.

He closed the door and walked in front the vehicon. Soon other three joined, escorting him. That couldn't be good. No way. They entered the command room. Megatron was waiting for him, and Starscream smirked side to side evilly.

"Knockout, I do believe you were in the Med Bay tending the injured ones, weren't you?" The leader spoke.

The red mech froze in place. He couldn't lie to him, he didn't even dared to say a word. But he had to say something. "Heh, heh, Master... I was... Well..."

"Pathetic." The grey mech mocked. "You were out, driving. I don't approve it, but is passable, after all, you say it yourself. A mech has needs." The Lord approached. "But an alliance with the enemy... Tell me Knockout, how's called the mech who betrays his faction?"

"Traitor." The medic murmured as he heard the conversation with the Autobots he had had before, replayed by Soundwave. They had been watching him, how carefree had he been.

"I can't hear you." Megatron pressed.

"Traitor." He repeated louder.

"And what happens to the traitors?" The Lord approached to him. Knockout shook his helm as he backed up. He remembered something in his subspace. Maybe... "You didn't answered my question. What happens to traitors?"

He grabbed a hold on the ground bridge generator. "To be honest Megatron, I don't know it and I don't wanna find it out." The red mech pulsed the button and green vortex appeared. He transformed and drove between his leader's legs, directly into the vortex. As soon as he trespassed it, he closed it.

He was in the last location, the Med Bay, next to his room. Good thing. He ran and unlocked his door, closing it behind him. He hurried to subspace the most important things, such as energon, medical supplies, all his scientific project, making sure they couldn't access to anything as he destroyed the remains he didn't need, and of course, his buffer. Just in time, as the red alarm started to flash.

Once he was sure there was nothing left, he tried to plan his way out. In other circumstances, he would have tried to get some more resources, but right then, the only thing he could do was getting out from there. He heard people outside, and some hits on his door. Time to get away. He just programmed the ground bridge to and just when the door opened, the green vortex closed.

Knockout appeared in a swampy area. But that wasn't the point then. He immediately comm. linked the Autobots. "Hey Ratchet, could you open me a ground bridge please? I'm in a situation right now. Let's say sticky?" He said nervously.

"Knockout, The Decepticons didn't send your own one?" The medic replied.

"I do not have time now. This is urgent!" He said as he ran from the blaster beams. The green ground bridge opened, and he jumped into it, not before falling into the mud twice. Once the 'Con was safe in the Outpost Omega One, he got up, immediately. "Hey, hi! Miss me?"

"Not too much." Ratchet said sarcastically. "Why are you here?"

"Well, let's just say a little, little, really little 'Con called Laserbeak caught me helping Bumblebee, and... I had to run away. Incredible, isn't it?" He laughed nervously. "By the way, now that I'm here... Can I... Can I have a shower and take all this mud off me? You know, I need to look my best." Bumblebee shook his helm as he hid his face in his servo. Knockout didn't know what was he gonna do now. He silenced, and then he gathered the courage to talk again. "Prime..." The medic bowed his helm in respect. "Is still that offer up?"

"Everyone has the potential to change." The leader walked up to him. "Knockout, welcome to the Autobots."