Disclaimer: Yeah right... I own non of transformers related things... Non of it! The only this is mine is Taylor, Sean, Jacobs, Jessy and his crew.
Summary: Finally getting a job... At a mechanics yay! More cars. (Set shortly after season 3s Thirst) But what happens when Soundwave finds out that Knock Out has made human interaction and racing?! Will they fight? Well lets find out. :)
You finally got yourself a job Taylor, good on you. I smiled to myself as some new cars pulled in to be serviced, waiting in the reception and glancing round its empty walls. This car mechanics was the one I'd tried to get into ever since I met Knock Out just along the road. This was near the quay side, so if I was lucky I might see him again. A tear came into my eye, I missed him so much It'd been nearly six months since our first meeting but I'm a patient little so and so. This would be the first time I would have met the boss of this place, apart from pleading with him over the phone for weeks, he said he only got me in to replace a guy who was off on the sick. Well I'm going to best him I thought checking my suit and rucksack, just with my comfy attire if I were to start straight away.
"Taylor I presume?" The boss man emerged from his office "Heard about your expertise and I am more than welcome to have you on my team... You can start now if you wish" He said miserably, jeez what an old sod.
"Okay" I was shown to the bathroom by the desk woman, when she left I threw my clothes on and crumpled my suit back into my rucksack. Stepping out into the space there were few cars to work on, but working my best like I always did. I might see Knock Out again.
On The Nemesis
Standing around placing his tools out on his table, Knock Out still felt an absence in his spark, he had wanted to see Taylor as soon as he could but had no good excuse to go on the other side of the world just for a human. Not only did he want to see her again but there might be a substantially large energon deposit near the edge of that island called the United Kingdom, but that would be betrayal, he thought of that race that he had with her, the way she liked to go fast and the fact she wouldn't back down.
"What's the problem doctor?" A voice came from behind him, It was Starscream
"Nothing is wrong commander Starscream" Knock Out huffed, he still felt really awkward near Starscream after he'd commented on his finish.
"Hmm... Anyways our great leader requests our presence" Starscream walked out and gestured for Knock Out to follow. Pacing the hallways with heavy feet, Knock Out was really fed up with Starscream being next to him and constant whining about Megatron. They finally reached the control room. After the extinguishing of Breakdowns spark and his body being desecrated by Silas (Cylas as he liked to be called) maybe Taylor could fill this gap in my spark he thought, Knock Out was then rudely interrupted in his trail of thought. AGAIN.
"What distracts you doctor" Megatron asked
"Nothing... Only to know where we will be sent to find those wretched Autobots my liege" That hurt Knock Out a lot, he wanted only to go and race with Taylor again, not to bother with the Autobots.
"Very well then... You will each be placed in the area of your choosing" Megatron mentioned as a map of the humans Earth popped up "It has occurred to me Knock Out that both yourself and Soundwave have overlapping zones. It however does not effect our goal. Now go to your zones and regain your posts" Megatron commanded.
"As you wish lord Megatron" Knock out bowed, but there was going to be a problem with Soundwave, that Decepticon spy. Most bots like him would despise Knock Out so much, no matter how hard you tried to escape him, Laserbeak would definitely find out for him. If you did as little as stumble over he would find out and if it wasn't even a serious matter he would report it to lord Megatron. There is no possible way to avoid Soundwave's gaze I guess I'm going to have to risk being caught, for Taylor. It was a shame that Knock Out couldn't just sneak of and transform into a jet, but he remembered he liked the way he looked 'in steel-belted radials' that made Knock Out smile but nothing made him smile more than Taylor's need for speed. This new found love for this human was becoming different, from what he knew of none of the other Decepticons he met had real. Raw. Emotions. Autobots have human counterparts so why not us? His mind was drifting once again until he felt optics digging in the back of his head, as he turned he realised it was the scourge himself, standing idly like he always did Soundwave opened up a ground bridge, walking towards the ground bride Knock Out wanted Soundwave to leave as fast as possible, for his best chance to see his human again.
Car Garage (Taylor's Work)
Seconds, Minutes, Hours, uggh terrible I thought. One car, one flimsy little golf a with faulty windscreen wiper. Pathetic honestly where's the proper cars that breakdown?, what do you expect Taylor he's not coming back for you.
"Your shift has finished, you can go home now. That car doesn't need to be finished until next week!" the boss shouted. Wrapping up my current affairs and walking home I looked up into the sky to see the occasional sea gull, and then I see a strange shape, a metal glider maybe? Ignoring the thing I walk towards my house only to be swooped upon by that glider thingamajig.
"What the hell!" I shouted hitting the deck, rushing into my house and getting my air rifle out, opening my window I aim my sights up to the metallic crow. "No one dive bombs me and gets away with it" I said angrily. My bolt action, six mag rifle trained on the flyer, hitting the safety off. I wasn't entirely sure it was going to shoot it down but I still let it rip, shooting it in its wing as it crashed down near my warehouse. Placing my rifle snugly behind my back, I forgot how hefty and aged the strap of this rifle was.
"Lets go and have a look see at this thing then" I talked to myself, it wasn't much of a walk towards my other work place, I only had three more cars that needed to be picked up and then I would have to 'acquire' new stock. Kneeling down to see the glider sized mech I was about to say 'Is Knock Out spying on me' but I remembered that his superior would have his spark so instead I said "What in the world are you?" I scratched my head going along with the play, but still being weary of what I say, taking the metal to my warehouse and pinning its wings down with welded cuffs I examined it. Thing was it wore the same mark of the Decepticons. Getting out one of my mini EMPs I sat next to the mini mech.
"You move and I'll fry your circuits" I threatened, it didn't answer. Was this part of the 'con that knock Out told me to watch out for, pet laserbeak of the mute Soundwave.
"Crumbs" I hesitated, unbolted Laserbeak and carried it outside laying it on the ground. It suddenly came to life and swooped once again before disappearing behind the warehouse, I then heard clunking. Knock Out? Too loud to be him, peaking around the corner I never realised how close the thing was. A tall, thin, purple, no faced baddie and a scary guy too. I stumbled back and unfortunately realised I had a jar of energon in my pocket. "God damn it" My luck was running out, I fumbled for the energon In my pocket before Soundwave crushed me. "Here ugly catch!" Throwing the jar as high as I could the 'con caught it and transformed into a spy plane before rocketing away.
"I am so done for" I puffed, slowly walking to my warehouse to see it was untouched, I check the basement, still full with liquid and partial crystal samples of each energon type "So done for" I continued. Hearing clunking once again I ran back upstairs, grabbed the EMP off of the table that was meant for Laserbeak and got ready to throw it at what ever was going to smash through the shutters. Then it stopped, my initial adrenaline rush from Soundwave, surged suddenly as I stepped cautiously towards the shutter controls still clutching The EMP. But instead of a purple beast I say another beast, it was that of a red mech. Hurriedly I kept my finger on the button to open it up, once he had walked in smiling I shut the roller shutter doors, and giddily rushed to hug his foot.
"Miss me?" knock Out asked, as he proceeded to sit on the bombing chamber.
"Yes I bloody well did" I said happily "I got a visit from one of your friends" as soon as I said that Knock Out's tone and reaction changed immediately.
"Scrap! Who by?!" He demanded
"Soundwave and Laserbeak" I cowered "I didn't say anything but I chucked him a jar of energon and he just flew off" Knock Outs body language got heavily aggressive
"I didn't just come here because I not only wanted to see you but the fact that I was told to bring you to the nemesis and hand you over to Shockwave" Knock Out Sounded upset
"Who's that?" I asked worriedly sitting on my bench
"A one eyed Cybertronian scientist who thinks he's made a successful invention to search the human brain without harming its victim. A lot like the Cortical Psychic Patch" Now we were both worried.
"Never had the best luck in life" I reached into my fridge and pulled out a cocktail of synth en and dark energon, got the synthetic stuff from a friend who was in Oxford, he said the stuff was unstable and he was right "I could always give 'em this... It turns stuff vampairistic" Knock Out fidgeted
"No Shockwave is hard to kill normally never mind a Terrorcon, plus it didn't go well the first time when Starscream devised its use" Knock Out replied, I placed the jar back in the fridge.
"Well then this calls for a movie quote" I took my rifle and laid it on the table before standing in front of Knock Out while smarting myself up a bit. Still with the same tank top and cargo pants on when me and Knock Out first met, coughing deliberately and thinking I never thought I'd say this. "Take me to your leader" I smiled.
"You'll have to behave then" Knock Out pointed, I just put my head down man I'm going to be on an alien ship, baddie bots and that Shockwave scientist guy.
"Yes dad" I replied sarcastically, but Knock Out began to talk again and explained that he would keep me in his boot until he was asked to literally eject me out onto the floor of the control room.
"Class plan, and it sounds like it's gonna hurt, can't wait to see how cool your ship is Knock Out" I smiled but Knock Out was not as happy.
"Just remember not all Decepticons are as nice and as handsome as me" he boasted as he transformed "Now get in the trunk"
"God. You got to become a hot head before you go back home?" I asked before hesitating to get into his boot "Good job I'm alright in tight spaces, and no way would I hurl in one of the most difficult places to clean" closing the trunk on me I shuffled about to get comfortable, not that I was going to be in here much longer.
On The Nemesis
Feeling my stomach flip as I presumed we entered the space bridge, I curled up into a ball as best I could in the boot, before Knock Out came to a halt and I was thrown out onto a cold metal floor. "Oww! Wait till I get a had of you, you metal freeks!" I got up from the ground before scanning what looked like a control room
"Aw how adorable it's angry" A tall silver decepticon said, I only growled in response and stared at it
"You look very girly with those heels mate" I pointed out
The 'con only seemed to pout and fold his arms, then loud clunking came from behind me but I still fixated my eyes on the tall 'con, the wings on his back dropped like those of a dog being scolded or frightened. I heard Knock Out shuffle to me left side as a massive grey Decepticon walked passed me, I caught it's eyes, red and full of anger just waiting to erupt, It just simply turned and stared down at me, but I stood my ground and didn't back down even though I was scared out of my skin.
"So this is the human who knows of our existence and the whereabouts of a substantially large energon deposit" It talked, I still looked at the grey and red tall 'con who looked even scared than I was feeling.
"Don't worry master I will dispose of it immediately" The red and grey 'con approached me
"Touch me and I swear I will kill you!" I stepped towards him and I meant it, hey just a little human trying to show some promise here, the mech staggered back a little "I thats what I thought, coward" I paced back to Knock Outs feet
"Master are you going to let me be disrespected by a little insect" He cried
"No Starscream, I find in fact amusing that such a small thing can muster up more courage than you ever can and have done" You need some ice for that burn Starscream? So this guy was the leader, the big OG, Megatron cool "And Knock Out you never told me how you met your little compatriot" he questioned.
"Merely just bumping into each other my liege" Knock Out lied and looked at me, I remembered the first time we met and he explained to me on most occasions he would have Breakdown to stop him from getting back into the habit of racing, but he wasn't with the living anymore and that he would get shot for disobeying orders from both Starscream and Megatron.
"Are you sure you weren't racing when you just happened to bump into it?" Megatron's voice deepened slightly and I cast my gaze back in his direction
"Who cares if he raced why the hell am I here for?!" I shouted to Megatron, he just stood glaring at Knock Out "Surely you'll want to know where that hefty energon deposit is? Wont you's?" I turned my attention back at Knock Out who just wanted to protect me, but was failing to protect himself because of him disobeying orders.
"Indeed we do. But the dear professor is busy at this moment in time. Starscream would you mind escorting our guest to the pen" Megatron commanded, I wandered over to Starscream but Knock Out followed me
"Allow me Lord Megatron, I will return after I have detained it" Knock Out paced over to the door as I was beckoned towards him, I played along and stood still "Don't make me put you back in the trunk" Knock Out threatened, I fast walked over to him and as the door going into the control room closed I began to smile. Knock Out transformed and opened up the passenger door, I folded my arms, I didn't want a ride I wanted to drive. Still getting into the passengers seat, Knock Out started his engine and drove at a slow and steady pace.
"Well that was good first impressions" I huffed stretching my arms in the limited space of Knock Outs model.
"What was that? Hum?" Knock Put asked
"You were in trouble, friends help each other." I mumbled the rest of my sentence incoherently so Knock Out couldn't hear what I said.
"C'mon I haven't upset you have I?" Knock Out sounded almost apologetic "What? You dont like the view from the passenger side?"
"I can't exactly move a gear shift sitting over here staring at a friggin dashboard... But hey enough of me wanting to handle that gears stick of yours... where's this place your supposed to be taking me?" I smiled, that was getting back at Knock Out for saying what he said when we first met.
"I thought you said it was unsettling flirting with an alien?" Knock Out laughed
"Yeah, well now we're even" I replied happily as I leaned on the dashboard looking into the endless hallways of the Nemesis
"I'm really sorry for where I'm about to take you but... Soundwave would only find out if I took you into my quarters and kept you from harm, this... This must be done for both my sake and yours... C'mon get out, where here" Knock Out told, I got out and he transformed, he then pressed the control panel that opened a door in front of me.
"Go on... Get in that room... I suggest sticking to the wall, be careful" Knock Out knelt down and offered his hand again, I just put my hand in his as I walked into the dark room, I realised there were no lights. Nothing. Just silence.
"What's in there like?" I said but the door shut, I was engulfed in complete blackness, but like Knock Out said I found a wall and slumped down, holding my head in my hands I began to think wait a minute a pen? A pen?... Animal pen... Oo I like animals... No wait... Mechanical animals? something then crashed through my concentration, back in reality I hear what sounded like a growl of an animal, no doubt this WAS an animal pen of some sort. The growl was approaching slowly like that of an predator stalking its prey, with absolute assurance it was going to eat it's prey alive! Looking to the source of the snarling and grumbling I also hear the distinct dragging and clunking of metal feet, then closing my eyes and trying to calm myself down, wondering what entity stood before me.
Opening my eyes I saw bright yellow optics, I knew from then on this was no ordinary 'con. This was a Predacon.