Grace awoke slowly to hearing a tapping noise. Blinking her eyes awake, she saw Knockout messing around with something. Groaning in pain, she tried to sit up, her body aching in protest...That, and the fact that she had her arms and legs bound/strapped down. Hearing her wake up, Knockout turned to face her, a sly grin on his faceplates.
"Oh, I see you've awaken from stasis...About time, it's nearly noon.." He mumbled the last part. You see, Grace has been trapped here, being experimented on, for a whole week now.
"Hey, that's early for me." Grace replied, chuckling dryly, before she ended up breaking into a coughing fit. You see, even though Knockout here was using her as a lab rat basically, she had actually grown close to him. Crazy as it is, she counted him as a friend, him the same with her. Many times, Megatron would check on progress, and Knockout would report, like usual. The thing Megatron didn't know though, was that Knockout wasn't doing EVERYTHING that Megatron was requesting. He actually grew fond of Grace, her being the only human he's ever trusted. And ever will...
Grace knew that Knockout hated doing the things requested by Megatron to her, but he basically had no choice. This entire week, he'd been running small tests and such, which was painful enough for her; he's been postponing Megatron's main request, of combining their energon into Grace's own bloodstream.
"So what's today's schedule?" She asked after getting herself to stop coughing.
"Nothing as for today. I told Megatron that too many fluids were being pumped into your body, and that you should rest if he hopes to keeps you alive." Knockout explained briefly, not even bothering to look away from his whatever it was he was working on.
"Oh, well that was...nice, of you then.." Grace was thankful for Knockout and everything he was doing to keep her from Megatron's original plans, but she actually wondered why though.
As if reading her mind, Knockout spoke up, slightly chuckling. "I may be a Decepticon, but that doesn't mean I don't have a spark." He said. In the past week, Grace had listened to the way the bots all talked, and somewhat picked up on many of their terms. In short, she knew what they called their 'spark' was really heart.
"Oh, so um, what are you working on there..?" She didn't know why, but she had this feeling, like he was making special.
"Funny you say that, because now I'm finished.." Knockout smiled widely, turning to face Grace, his invention in hand. Seeing Grace's confused look, he began to explain. "This is what we call our holoform, every bot has one built in, though I damaged my own long ago." He briefly stated.
"What's it do?" Grace asked, now very much curious.
"I'll show you..." Knockout smirked, before turning the switch on his holoform, before transforming. At first Grace thought it was just a better finish, or a built in weapon to defeat the Autobots, but no...It made Knockout, human.. (Yes, he's explained who the Autobots were and what not)
"Whoa..." Grace awed, staring at the redheaded man in front of her.
"Pretty sweet, am I right?" Knockout grinned, before flipping his switch again, making him transform back to his mech form. Grace nodded, still in shock at the whole ordeal, before she noticed Knockout release her of her restraints. She opened her mouth as to speak, but he cut her off before she could say anything. "Megatron will not have it anymore, me postponing the main experiment. He says I will have to do so by tomorrow evening." He said, holding her in his palm gently. "You need fresh air though, it'd be best if you're relaxed by tomorrow."
Grace smiled at his kindness, mumbling a thank you, before Knockout transformed into his alt mode, her in the passenger seat. He had Soundwave bring up a ground bridge, driving out in a red flash.
Knockout had brought Grace to the edge of town, parked up on the hill as to overlook the city. It was dark out, making the lights and such seem to glow beautifully. Seeing it had been at least a week sense Grace had even been outside, she completely awed at the sight. Stepping out from Knockout's alt mode, she noticed from the corner of her eye, that his holoform appeared, leaning against his alt mode.
"Sorry I couldn't drive out when is still sunny out, Autobots, ya know..." Knockout hummed, before sitting on the hood of his alt mode all together.
Grace turned to face him, still smiling wide. "Dude, are you kidding? This is even better, look at the city, it's..." She trailed off, as she was practically bouncing with excitement and joy.
"Beautiful?" Knockout finished for her, a small smirk tugging at his lips when Grace started to blush. He then motioned for her, and soon the two were both sitting on the hood of his alt mode.
As it grew darker out, the two began to grow tired, but not near enough to fall asleep yet. The wind picked up as well, making it colder out. Shivering a bit, in nothing but her tee shirt and jeans, Grace hugged her arms in an attempt to warm herself some. Knockout noticed this. "Cold?" He simply asked, before getting a nod from her.
Contemplating a moment, Knockout sighed, before he scooted a bit closer to her, holding his arms out. Grace looked to him, confused a moment, before she smiled, scooting over closer as well. Knockout lifter her with ease, placing her on his lap, and holding her in his arms. Grace instantly began to warm up. It felt even better when she could feel Knockout's alt mode humming engine.
"So tell me Knockout," Grace started, her eyes half open, as she grew tired. "why is it, that someone as sweet as you, is on the Decepticon side?" She just had to ask. After he explained the whole reason behind the Autobot and Decepticon war to her one day, she grew curious as to why he joined the Decepticons. I mean, he was so nice, he just didn't seem like a Decepticon to her. Well, maybe he could be a bit cunning, yes, but...still.
Knockout sighed as leaned back a bit, Grace still in his arms. "It's a long story." He replied softly, closing his eyes, going over memories from his past.
"I've got time.." Grace shrugged, smiling softly.
Smiling a bit, Knockout explained. "Alright then. It all started with my partner, Breakdown." And so, Knockout explained the story of why he's a Decepticon and what not. Grace listened to his story, feeling sorry for him when he explained some tragic details, involving Breakdown's offline-ing.
The two had traded stories back and forth, about their lives and what not, before the eventually fell asleep. Morning came, but neither cared, as they were peacefully sleeping on the hood of Knockout's alt mode still. Knockout did start to stir though, when he head the roar of an engine near by. He then saw an all to familiar jet land, before transforming into it's own holoform.
"Wha-What is the meaning of this?!" Starscream barked, Grace now waking up. "Knockout!" He yelled again.
"What's wrong Screamy, are there patients back at base I have to tend to?" Knockout asked lazily, as he stretched, Grace moving to sit beside him now.
"Oh, Lord Meagtron will have our heads if he figures out that you've been..." He waved his hand around, unsure of what to say, as he spluttered. "Primus knows what!" He finished his previous sentence, placing his head in his hand, feeling dread.
"Starscream?" Grace asked, mostly to herself though, as she studied the man. Wow, Knockout wasn't kidding when he said every bot has his or her own holoform.
"And not to mention, he-" Starscream looked to Knockout, seeing he had a bored expression. "Knockout!" He looked up slightly, to show he was listening. "Are you even listening to me?!"
"Mmm, off and on." Knockout replied, with a wave of his hand. Grace giggled a bit at the little argument the two were having. All of sudden, Starscream let out a high pitched scream, before falling over. Knockout and Grace blinked, before looking at the human seeker. "Erm, what are you doing?" Knockout asked, looking down at him.
"I am BLEEDING to death!" Starscream screamed, rolling around on the ground as he held his side.
"No you're not, get up." Knockout stated flatly, not seeing anything wrong with Starscream whatsoever.
Starscream scoffed, before jumping up. "Well, I beg you pardon, doctor! Look, what do you call this then?!" He yelled, throwing his jacket off, to show some blood seeping through his black shirt.
Sighing, Knockout had him lift his shirt so he could assess the wound. "Well it looked like you just clipped it, nothing major." He stated. "You probably just clipped a wing as you came in. Humans tend to bleed more so."
Starscream huffed, pulling his shirt back down and grabbing his jacket off the ground, deciding to just sling it over his shoulder. "That, or he tripped in those ridiculous heels." Grace mumbled, giggling a bit. Knockout smirked, stifling a laugh.
"Why I oughtta-" Starscream began, shaking his fist at Grace's direction.
"Forget it, judging on what Knockout's warned about the experiment tonight, I probably wont survive to see tomorrow.." Grace cut him off, looking down a bit.
Okay, now that shut both the guys up. Starscream lowered his hand, standing up straight, before clearing his throat. "Ahem, well uh," He looked away from her. "so long." And with that, he flipped the switch to return back to his alt mode and flew off, back to base.
Grace hadn't realized she had been crying until Knockout came up to her, holding her close, as he wiped away a few of her tears. "Come now," He simply said, as she cried harder, burying her head into his shoulder. He gently wrapped his arms around her. "it'll be alright." He finished, rocking her a bit, calming her down some.
The two soon headed back to Knockout's alt mode, before getting back to base...
~TBC~
(A/N: Ok, so I know this is a Bumblebee x OC story, and it is, really! And though it may look different from your point of view, I'm trying to give Grace and Knockout more of a brother and sister relationship. Now, you're probably thinking, 'Bros don't hold their sister like that, or fall asleep with them while their on their lap' but actually, forget all that, they do! I'm speaking from experience; my brother would always hold me and comfort me...So, nyeh! Lol)