Chapter 8.

Arcee and Megatron had just arrived at MECH's base. When a ground bridge opened behind them. And the rest of the team came out of it expect for Starscream who was still recovering, Alexis who stayed with him and Ratchet and Soundwave who were still working on the relic.

"What are you guys doing here?" Asked Arcee.

"We want to save Knock Out too he's part of this team and our family." Smokescreen replied.

Bumblebee and Bulkhead were there too. And the two cybertronians started causing a distraction while the humans went in the base to look for Knock Out.

The place was so big they had to split up to cover more ground.

Meanwhile Knock Out woke up and heard footsteps then the door to his cell opened and Commander Bishop walked in.

Knock Out was so sick, weak and in pain he couldn't speak all he could do was look up at her.

Then she took out some zip ties she brought and used them to bind hid wrists together then used another one on his ankles. Poor Knock Out felt so bad he couldn't put up much of a fight.

"Some of your friends are attacking the base so since we can capture new test subjects for our experaments we're about done with you." She said coldly.

Knock Out's eyes widened not liking where this was going. He already doubted he was going to survive but he hated the thought of one of his friends being captured and going through what he had.

"No please don't hurt any of them!" He pleaded weakly now worried about his friends.

Commander Bishop slapped him hard enough to leave a small cut on his cheek.

"Goodbye Knock Out." She said as she took out a plastic bag then put it over his head and then put duct tape over where his noise and mouth was. Then left him there.

Knock Out started trying to roll around on the floor desperately trying to get the bag and tape off so he could breathe.

But it was proving impossible because it was on tight. And his ribcage still hurt but right now that was the least of his problems he was suffocating fast and could feel himself started to black out. He struggled a little more before his body went limp.

Meanwhile Megatron and Arcee were making their way through part of the base. And saw someone at the end of the hallway. It was the blonde man with the scar.

"Go ahead and look for Knock Out." Megatron told Arcee. "That's the man who almost killed Starscream I want him."

Arcee didn't have to be told twice. She took off down the hallway confident Megatron could handle himself or at least hoping he could. She just wanted to find Knock Out.

After she disappeared down the hallway Megatron went to confront the MECH Agent.

"Hollow there I heard you were the one who shot Starscream." Megatron hissed.

"Oh so that was his cybertronian name I was driving the van that hit him I enjoyed shooting him after running him down." The Man said with a smile on his face that made Megatron sick because it reminded him to much of himself during the war.

"I also enjoyed beating his buddy half to death while some other MECH Agents held him when he tried to escape. Of course I had to knock him out afterwards because the Boss Lady wanted him alive." He added.

Megatron was hating him more and more by the second not only had this man almost killed Starscream but he had just confessed to hurting Knock Out too and he wasn't even sorry.

What really made Megatron angry is he had been just like him during the war for Cybertron. Megatron felt like he was looking in a mirror and talking to a human version of his past self. Especially since he in his current human form and the blonde man with the scar were about the same build.

"OK let's see how you fair against a cybertronian turned human who hasn't been hit by a van and is not being restrained!" Megatron growled before charging at him.

"You think I'm afraid I'm a former Navy Seal." The Man boasted.

"I was a gladiator in the Pits of Kaon!" Megatron hissed.

"Is that supposed to mean something to me?" The Man asked knowing nothing about the planet Cybertron except that it was where the transformers came from.

Then he threw a punch at Megatron. Only for the former leader of the Decepticons to catch his fist in his hand then toss him into a wall.

"I learned that move in my gladiator days." Megatron told him. "And I learned this from my physician!' He add then kicked him between the legs making him bend over in pain before punching him out.

"Sucks doesn't it." Megatron said before walking away having won the fight.

Arcee ran down the hallway until she found a door that was locked and used a crow bar that was nearby to get it open. And was horrified by what she found behind it.

Knock Out was laying on the floor with his hands zip tied behind his back and his legs also tied together and a plastic bag tapped over his head.

Arcee rushed over and got the bag and tape off him. His body was covered in bruises and a few cuts and he looked like he had been through the ringer.

"Knock Out wake up we have to get you to the base for medical attention." Arcee said to him as she tried to rouse him. But he didn't respond.

She shook him but he didn't show any sign of trying to stir. And she noticed his face had a blue tent to it and more disturbingly his chest didn't rise and fall.

Arcee felt for a pulse but couldn't find one. "No!" "Come on Knock Out!" "Come on!" She cried then quickly took out a phone she had to contact base since they didn't have their com-links as humans Agent Fowler had given them phones to use. And Arcee quickly dialed her's.

"Send June!" She practically screamed. "Now!"

Then a ground bridge appeared and June ran out with her medical kit. Then rushed over to Knock Out.

And started to examine him as she checked his vitals. But shock her head with a saddened look and put her tools down.

"It's too late. He's gone." June said her voice cracking on the last part.

"NO!" Arcee sobbed as she held Knock Out body tears pouring down her face.

First Tailgate then Cliffjumper now Knock Out why did she have to keep losing friends?

"Knock Out I'm so sorry!" She continued to cry into his corps.

"Arcee." "Arcee look at me this is not your fault." June told her. "It was MECH who did this to him."

"After I pushed him away and had a fight with him." Arcee said through her tears. "If I hadn't ditched him MECH wouldn't have gotten him in the first place!" "And then I get here to late to save him!"

"Arcee there was nothing you could have done MECH would have probably gotten one of you anyway." June told her. "Don't think for one minute this is on you."

"I know what your feeling right now I've felt the same way everytime I've failed to save a patient." June explained. "That's one of the hardest lessons I learned from working in a hospital is sometimes there's nothing we can do."

"Thanks June." Arcee told her with her voice sounding shaking from crying. Then the two women cried and comforted each other.

To Be Continued.

Sorry this chapter was a sad one. Only two left of this story. I'll try to get the next one up soon in the meantime feel free to rate and review.