A/N: As I promised, here he is! And it's before chapter 50, just like I said! It's also a surprise 400 word long chapter!
Keep in mind that this all occurs before the episode "Scrapheap".
Please enjoy and let me know what you think! Feel free to let me know if anyone seems out of character!
EDIT: I made some changes and added 100 words. Now it's 500 words long!
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Prime, just the random OCs and plot rainbows that I barf out.
Chapter Forty-Five: Heeeere's Knock Out!
The chill of deep space had always annoyed Knock Out.
While he was certain that he looked exquisite covered in ice, the cold made him feel stiff and graceless. Breakdown, on the other hand, seemed to get a kick out of activating the cooling system on their vessel whenever he wasn't looking, making his delicate instruments – along with his gears – freeze over. It was at the point where he was on the verge of breaking the control panel, but the thought of the extreme heat that would be encountered once entering an atmosphere would have him putting away his drills. One stupid move would cost him a fortune in repairs and could possibly cause greater troubles in the long run.
Thus, he was grateful that he had enough control over himself to spare the panels as their ship nose dived through the atmosphere of a planet called 'Earth', otherwise he may have been trying to salvage a paint job ruined by the rising temperatures once they landed.
"Are you sure these are the correct coordinates that Starscream sent us?" Breakdown sneered at the mostly-blue orb as he read through information that had been compiled by Soundwave and sent to the duo, "It's almost completely organic! Why would he decide to operate here?"
"Earth is rich in Energon deposits, that's why." Knock Out glanced over the file before shrugging, "Apparently the Autobots are on this rock as well, and have been giving Starscream grief over the mines. He requested that we grace him with our... Expertise."
"Yeah, right." Scoffing, the larger mech took charge of piloting the vessel towards a patch of land, "So he basically wants us to do his dirty work."
"Of course; we are to scout out Energon deposits and disassemble any Autobots we come across, all while performing repairs on the side." The Medic added, carefully crossing his arms over his chassis, "Did you expect anything less from our beloved second in command?"
There was a thoughtful paused before he shook his head, "I suppose not. Screamer never did like to do things on his own."
"I wouldn't expect that to change over our time away." He dryly commented as he sauntered over to the navigation system. "Now, our orders are to find an alt mode that will aid us in blending in with the vermin of this planet, so bring us close to a populated area, but not that close. We don't want the Autobots to catch drift of our arrival just yet."
"Are we going for the usual?" Breakdown called over his shoulder as his partner began to prep the ship for a landing.
Smirking to himself, Knock Out nodded his approval. "Naturally; you'll be heavy duty, while I become perfection on wheels." Once everything was prepared, he sat in the co-pilot seat, "Let's make this quick; I'd like to scope the area before we're called out to duty."