Chapter 7.
Starscream and Knock Out were waiting for help to arrive. When Knock Out noticed Starscream seemed more anxious then usual.
"Screamer are you ok?" Knock Out asked.
"No no no nooo!" Starscream yelled as he started slamming himself against the wall. "I need out of here everything is closing in!"
"Oh yeah seeker claustrophobia." Knock Out said as he remembered that seekers hate being in closed spaces.
Then Knock Out realized his chains feel off whoever tied them didn't do a very good job. So he went over and undid Starscream's chains too.
"Is that better?" Knock Out asked him.
"I need out of here I need out!" Starscream was screaming in a panic.
"Knock Out please help me!" Starscream begged as he grabbed the other mech in a bear hug. "I can not die in a birdcage!"
"Watch the finish!" Knock Out told the seeker who was practically climbing him. "Starscream get a hold of yourself!" He added as he slapped him across the faceplates to bring the seeker back to his senses.
"Thanks I needed that." Starscream told his friend as he calmed down a bit.
"Anytime." Knock Out replied. "And being closed in isn't that bad at the beginning of the war I used to sell weapons in addition to being a medic I did a lot of my work underground and actually don't mind closed spaces long as I don't get my paint messed up."
"This isn't even the worst of them for example one time me and Breakdown had to hide in a closet and we were pretty much on top of each other in this tight space with no room to move around I actually thought he was gonna crush me." Knock Out explained.
But then he saw Starscream's wings dropped and his optics were wide and the red medic facepalmed as he realized his error. The picture he just painted with that story wasn't a good one for a seeker currently suffering from claustrophobia.
"Get me out of here!" Starscream yelled as he started banging against the wall while screaming his head off.
"Scrap." Knock Out said to himself.
Then Starscream accidentally fired a missile and blasted one of the walls down. Then relaxed once he saw he was no longer closed in.
"Sorry about that." The seeker apologized having now come back to his senses.
"It's ok I should have chosen a different time to share that story." Knock Out told him. Then something dawned on him.
"Wait our weapons were still active that whole time?" Knock Out added feeling stupid for now just using his drill to get them out.
Just then the Cyber-Dog got back with Arcee and Bumblebee following him.
"What happened to you guys?" Asked Arcee.
"We got kidnapped but we escaped." Knock Out told them. "Do mostly to Starscream having a freak out because he doesn't like closed spaces.
Then Quick Force showed up and Starscream, Bumblebee and Arcee got their weapons out.
"Wait mind if I deal with him?" Asked Knock Out. And the others put their weapons away.
"Hey Quick Force." Knock Out called to the other mech.
"Oh Knock Out long time no see." Quick Force replied recognising him.
"Wait those two know each other?" Thought Starscream.
"Quick Force your off your meds again aren't you." Knock Out said to the orange mech. "How about going back to the hospital on Velocitron I'm pretty sure they miss you over there."
"OK that sounds like a good idea." Quick Force agreed as he went to find a space bridge. "See you."
"You take care and do what the Doctors tell you." Knock Out called after him.
"What was that about?" Asked Bumblebee.
"How do you know him Knock Out?" Asked Arcee.
"Oh I know him from when I worked in the hospital on Velocitron he was always in and out of the psych ward he's not a bad mech he just has some issues." Knock Out explained.
"Well glad he won't be bothering us again." Starscream said feeling relieved.
Then everyone went back to base.
Back at base they decided to keep the Cyber-Dog which had taken a liking to Knock Out who named him Nightro.
Everyone was currently trying to figure out how to stop the Leviathan crew from attacking the Counsel and Iacon.
When suddenly Nightro came running back whimpering and Knock Out wasn't there so Starscream, Bumblebee and Arcee follow the blue and purple Cyber-Dog who acted like he wanted to lead them somewhere.
They hurried after him and arrived in time to see Knock Out fighting a femme who they recognized as Diabla and they could tell Knock Out was covering a wound with one servo while using the other that was transformed into his saw to try to fend her off.
Then she hit him in the midsection with one of her armblades.
The others rush over to help Knock Out as soon as they saw the struggle that was taking place.
Diabla saw them coming then look at Knock Out who's optics were wide with an expression of pain as he let out quick rapid vents.
"Not that this little dance wasn't fun but I need to get going." She hissed in his audio receptor before hitting him in the shoulder with her other armblade then transformed into her purple and yellow motorcycle form then drove off leaving the injured mech behind.
While Bumblebee and Starscream both rush to Knock Out and called Ratchet. Arcee went after Diabla but she had already escaped.
Arcee went back to where Starscream and Bumblebee were still with Knock Out waiting for Ratchet. And she noticed Knock Out was unconscious and acting sick.
Then a ground bridge opened and Ratchet wasted no time getting to work on Knock Out when Starscream and Bumblebee rushed him to the medbay.
And the others waited outside hoping he would be ok.
They knew Diabla was one of the Leviathan crew who had a habit of attacking from a distance which was why she had shot him before engaging him in battle and her armblades were virus-infused and poor Knock Out had been hit with them twice which was why he was so sick.
They all just hoped Ratchet could save him. Just then Ratchet came out and said Knock Out would survive and he had cured the virus but he wouldn't know how much damage it had already done to the red medic's system or if he'd be fully functional or have permanent damage until Knock Out regained consciousness.
But Ratchet said they could see him anytime and Nightro stayed next to his berth.
Starscream didn't like seeing his best friend that way and decided to go after the Leviathan crew and make them pay so left the base that night after everyone was in recharge. Planning to take revenge.
To Be Continued.
Another cliffhanger for you guys. Sorry this one took awhile it was hard to come up with so I hope it turned out ok. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon so I'm the meantime feel free to rate and review.