Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers, The Owl House or any of their characters
At nighttime in some roadway area located outside a local city, Knock Out was driving through the road in his vehicle mode while listening to a police report on his radio.
"As Metropolitan PD continues to crack down on illegal street racing, citing the danger to both drivers and pedestrians-." The radio said before Knock Out switched it off.
The red Decepticon Doctor kept driving down the road until he came across a street race that was about to begin. He slowed himself down and parked next to a red street racing car with a tattooed driver at the wheel, who quickly took notice of the newcomer.
"Not from around here. European design?" The driver asked Knock Out, who gave him the silent treatment in response. "Sure is pretty. Too pretty."
He then scrapped his ring along Knock Out's door and left a long scratch mark on it, which the Decepticon Doctor didn't like one bit.
"Big mistake." Knock Out said with an angry scowl.
A man holding a flashlight walked in front of the cars and he blinked it towards them, signalling all the drivers to start the race as they all immediately drove away. As Knock Out was behind his human opponents, the tattooed driver drove ahead of the others and pressed his foot onto the accelerator pedal, making his car drive at a huge speed while leaving everyone else in the dust.
But just then, the driver looked at his mirror and saw Knock Out showing up right behind him. The Decepticon Doctor rammed straight into his foe from behind.
"Hey!" The tattooed driver yelled.
When they both came to a turning edge, Knock Out bashed the driver's car from the side and this caused him to steer out of control, falling off the edge and crashing down at the cliffside's bottom.
"Ugh, dude." The driver muttered in pain.
Ontop the cliffside, Knock Out looked down at the driver's damaged car as it's headlights were still on.
"You scratch my paint, I scratch yours." Knock Out said before he drove off to reach the finish line.
(Linebreak)
As the sun shined down on Gravesfield, Vee was walking down from the High School's stairs and walked towards Jazz, who was waiting for her in the parking lot. But before she could get inside her Autobot Guardian…
"Hey, weirdo. That's a nice racing antique you have there." A snobbish voice said as Vee turned around to see a girl Luz's age with pale-blonde hair that had a pink streak in it and was wearing a white and orange cheerleader costume, while also leaning against a pink Ford Mustang.
This girl was Amy Brown, Gravesfield High School's resident snobbish girl, the captain of the cheerleading team and someone who's always picked on Luz in the past.
"But I have to be honest, no ordinary person is able to get a race car like that." Amy admitted smugly. "Especially the sister of that Noceda freak."
"For your information, this antique can drive up to speeds of 120 MPH, has amazing drifting skills and my adoptive sister is anything but a freak." Vee told her. "Also, I got this from a friend of mine."
The Basilisk girl then hopped into Jazz and the Autobot Lieutenant drove away, leaving Amy with an annoyed frown on her face. As Jazz and Vee were driving down the streets, they suddenly came up to a red light and Jazz hit the breaks.
"I appreciate you sticking up for me, Vee, but I like to keep my features to myself." Jazz said.
"Well you're welcome, anyway." Vee replied with a smile.
"Excuse me?" A voice asked as Vee looked to her side and was surprised to see the human friends she made when she was in Summer Camp, Masha, Emily and Luke, standing on the pathway.
"Oh, hey there." Vee greeted after a few seconds of being quiet.
"Haven't we seen you around, before?" Masha asked curiously.
"Yeah. With our friend, Luz." Emily said.
"Of course. I'm her adoptive sister, Vee. I've been living with Luz and her mom for a couple of days." Vee explained, making sure that they didn't know she was their other best friend and not Luz.
"Oh, okay." Luke said in a monotone voice.
"You know, I like that race car you're driving." Masha commented. "It's not haunted, is it?"
"Uh… no. That would be ridiculous." Vee answered with a nervous chuckle.
"Too bad. But, I would like to have a ride in it with you." Masha said.
"So would we. Can you let us in for a little joyride?" Emily asked kindly.
"That'd be rad." Luke muttered.
"A ride? Well…" Vee said, putting some thought into this.
"I'm you're Guardian, kiddo, not your party vehicle." Jazz whispered.
"So what do you say, Vee?" Masha questioned.
Before Vee could give her friends an answer, Amy suddenly drove up beside her in her Ford Mustang.
"Hi. It's a pretty small world." Amy said with a sly smile.
"Uh, I'm having a conversation with some friends, Amy." Vee said.
"I just figured that your squad of weirdos here would wanna see you try and beat my sweet ride in a little competition." Amy explained.
"Are you challenging me to a race?" Vee asked, slightly surprised.
"You catch on quick, weirdo. What do you say?" Amy questioned with a stern glare.
Vee was left silent as she turned towards her friends. Masha shrugged as she didn't know what to say, Gwen nodded encouragingly to the Basilisk girl, and Luke was simply looking out into the open with a dull look on his face. When the light turned green, Jazz immediately drove away before he could let Vee give an answer to Amy.
"Woah, hey! You didn't let me answer!" Vee exclaimed.
"Nope." Jazz said simply.
"Jazz, we can definitely beat her." Vee told her Autobot Guardian. "You're a race car, remember?"
"I know." Jazz replied.
"Then why won't you race her? After all the terrible things she said to Luz, she deserves some instant karma." Vee said, clenching her fists as she remembered the things her adoptive sister said about Amy.
"Sorry, Vee. I'm not the one who makes the rules, Optimus is." Jazz said as he stopped at another red light. "And rule number one, in case Arcee or Ratchet didn't tell you, never abuse power for personal gain. And that includes horsepower."
Vee sighed begrudgingly as Amy drove up to them to hear the Basilisk girl's answer to her race challenge.
"Amy, maybe racing isn't such a good idea." Vee admitted, causing the snobbish human girl to laugh in response.
"I knew it! You're just like that Noceda freak, never wanting to do anything normal!" Amy mocked. "You drive around in that race car like it's something special. But it's just a rusted, worthless piece of metal. And it's ugly."
When the green light turned on, Amy steered her car into a U-Turn and drove away.
"That's it! The little Queen Bee's going down!" Jazz stated angrily. "Nobody insults my wheels and gets away with it!"
Before Vee knew it, Jazz immediately turned around and drove after Amy to give her a piece of his racing mind.
"Uh, excuse me? What happened to rule number one?" Vee questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Gets bent. Just this once." Jazz answered.
As Masha, Emily and Luke walked their way down the pathway, Amy suddenly drove up to them.
"Hey there, weirdos." Amy greeted with a smirk. "You're new friend, Vee? She's-."
When she heard the sound of a vehicle halting behind her, she turned around to see Vee and Jazz.
"Ready when you are, Amy!" Vee stated confidently, causing the pale-blonde girl to smile in response.
"Meet me at the dirt roadway outside of town in one hour." Amy instructed.
(Linebreak)
Later on, Vee, Jazz and Amy were seen on the roadway out of Gravesfield and the three of them were prepared for their race, while Masha, Emily and Luke watched from the sidelines.
"We drive from here to the next mile marker." Amy said. "Ready, go!"
The pale-blonde girl immediately started her engine and drove ahead, causing Vee and Jazz to chase after her.
"Well that was fair." Vee muttered annoyingly.
Amy, Jazz and Vee raced their way down the road, swiftly passing by the Basilisk girl's friends as the wind blew through their hair.
"Now this is much better than Summer Camp!" Emily remarked, causing Masha and Luke to nod in agreement.
Amy looked in her top mirror and saw that Jazz and Vee were falling behind, making her smirk in satisfaction.
"Uh, Jazz? We're not winning, right now." Vee said.
"Winning ain't enough, Vee. You wanna make her cry." Jazz replied before he pressed on his accelerator peddle and zoomed right ahead.
When Amy looked in her mirror again, she found that Vee and Jazz had disappeared. She looked around for them and discovered they were both next to her on the left. Vee waved at the snobbish human girl before Jazz accelerated in front of her and drove away.
"What?!" Vee asked in total shock.
Vee and Jazz then crossed the road marker, declaring them as the winners.
"Yes! We did it! We're the winners!" Vee cheered. "Now, about that ride with Masha, Emily and Luke…"
"Don't push it, kiddo." Jazz said warningly.
(Linebreak)
On the Nemesis, Breakdown and Wildrider were currently working on Megatron's full recovery. Breakdown was using a Cybertronian buffer to clean his leader's dirty armor, while Wildrider was checking on his vitals on the computer.
"Ah, Breakdown. Wildrider." Starscream greeted as he walked into the medical room. "Has there been any change in Megatron's condition?"
"Only cosmetic." Breakdown answered.
"Aside from that, his vitals are operating at a good rate." Wildrider said. "I still can't believe he survived being at the center of an exploding Space Bridge."
"Well, I'm sure the two of you and the good doctor have been doing everything in your power to make him fully operational." Starscream replied before noticing a certain Red Decepticon was missing. "Where is Knock Out?"
Right on cue, Knock Out showed up through the opened door.
"Can you believe what some skin-job did to me?" Knock Out asked while posting to the scratch mark on his arm, groaning annoyingly.
"You've been street racing among the humans again, haven't you?" Wildrider questioned.
"I'm not only an automobile, I'm an automobile enthusiast." Knock Out replied. "You should really give it a try, Wildrider. After all, your vehicle mode is considered one of the most popular racing cars on Earth."
"I'd rather clean Wheeljack's steel feet than race alongside a bunch of organics." Wildrider scoffed with an eye roll.
"Whatever you say. I still enjoy it." Knock Out said.
"I do strive to run a tight ship, Knock Out." Starscream reminded. "I would strongly suggest that you seek my permission next time you decide to disappear on one of your little 'jaunts'."
"No worries, herr commandant." Knock Out replied, acting as casual as ever.
"It is Lord to you." Starscream said with a stern glare.
"Only if Megatron takes a nosedive." Knock Out reminded, smiling smugly.
This only made Starscream more ticked off as he got into the Decepticon Doctor's face.
"The day our master emerges from stasis, I will graciously relinquish the title. But I believe that outcome is unlikely. Something to do with the quality of medical care around here." Starscream said firmly before he turned away from Knock Out. "So continue buffing. We do want Megatron looking his best for the memorial."
The self-proclaimed Decepticon leader then left the room, allowing Breakdown and Wildrider to get back to what they were doing.
"If you ask me, Starscream will just end up killing Megatron in his sleep." Wildrider admitted. "It's what he does to a lot of Autobots."
"Good point." Knock Out agreed before he gestures his scratched arm to Breakdown. "Buff this!"
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, Vee and Jazz have just arrived in the Autobot base and the Basilisk girl got out of her Autobot Guardian, letting his transform.
"Remember, we don't talk about what happened earlier to anyone." Jazz instructed.
"Of course. Our little secret." Vee replied with a smile.
Jazz nodded approvingly before he walked off to join with the other Autobots. Just when Vee thought she was alone, Willow and Gus walked up to her.
"Vee, that was amazing!" Willow remarked.
"You and Jazz had some pretty sweet driving skills in that race!" Gus complemented.
This made Vee's eyes widen in surprise as she realised they both knew about the race she had with Amy.
"Willow, Gus, who told you?" Vee questioned.
"Well, the two of us and Hunter overheard your conversation with that Amy human and we decided to have Flapjack follow you." Willow explained while rubbing her arm. "He later came back and told us everything."
"And I have to say, you and Jazz did a great job of beating that bratty human." Hunter said kindly as he walked up behind Vee with Flapjack on his shoulder. "But, it was a bit weird that she has some similar looks to Amity."
"Yeah, it's almost like she's a human clone of Amity." Gus said before Vee quickly pulled her friends in.
"You three need to keep this quiet. Especially from Optimus and Luz." Vee whispered, causing her friends to nod in response.
(Linebreak)
The next day, Vee was simply walking her way down Gravesfield to get back home.
"Hey there." A voice asked as Vee saw Masha standing behind her. "How've you been since that race? I might not be into that kind of stuff, but I was very great."
"Oh, thanks." Vee replied, blushing a little bit. "But, it wasn't that big of a deal. I guess I just won with dumb luck."
"You got that right, weirdo." A familiar voice said in an angry tone.
Vee looked back and she saw Amy standing next to her car, obviously not happy about the way she lost in their race earlier.
"I don't let weirdos like become better than me." Amy scowled, marching straight up to Vee. "If you really think you can compete with the big kids, meet me at the circuit tonight. 11 PM."
Vee was left speechless by this brand new challenge. She looked at Masha, who was simply smiling as a way of saying that it would be a good idea to say yes. When Vee made up her mind…
(Linebreak)
"You agreed to what?!" Jazz asked in disbelief as he was currently driving Vee to base, having heard the entire story from the Basilisk girl.
"It was some kind of secret racing clubs that's in the rundown area of town." Vee told him. "Look, I didn't have a choice. Masha was standing right there."
"You've always got a choice, Vee. And what part of 'just this once' didn't you get?" Jazz asked rhetorically.
"I know, I'm sorry." Vee said with a sigh. "But we're still on, right?"
"We are so not on." Jazz declared as he kept on driving to base.
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, Knock Out was driving down a roadway while searching for another street race for him to win in. Just then, he got a call from his two teammates.
"Knock Out, Starscream's been looking for you again." Breakdown said on the com-link.
"Where'd you go, buddy?" Wildrider asked.
"Out for a little drive." Knock Out answered. "I just roll from town to town, sniffing around until…"
Just then, a purple street car honked it's horn behind Knock Out and drove around him, indicating it was in the hurry to arrive at a street race.
"The next opportunity presents itself." Knock Out said before he chased after the purple car, which led him straight towards Gravesfield.
(Linebreak)
In the Autobot Base, Gus and Hunter were playing a first-person shooting game while Willow, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Cliffjumper and Wheeljack watched them. Vee then showed up and kept her attention on Hunter.
"Hey, Hunter? Is it okay if I borrow Bumblebee for an hour?" Vee asked. "You know, just for another one of those 'things' I did earlier."
"If you're talking about racing, I'd be happy to join you." Bumblebee told the Basilisk girl.
"But, Vee, you know that racing's against the rules in Team Prime." Hunter reminded, a little concerned. "What if Optimus finds out?"
"Not to mention Luz. She'd be pretty mad if she found out what you've been doing." Gus added.
"But, guys, she's doing this to show that brat she's not some outcast." Willow replied, standing by Vee's side. "You know, kinda like what I did with Boscha."
"Well…" Hunter said as he began to think.
"Come on, Hunter. Just this once?" Vee asked.
"You know, I've always been wanting to try out my engine in the races you guys do on this planet." Cliffjumper admitted, much to everyone's surprise.
"You wanna go, Cliff?" Bulkhead asked.
"Sure, I doubt Arcee's gonna know about it anyway." Cliffjumper said reassuringly. "What do you say, Vee?"
The Basilisk girl responded with a grateful smile, knowing the answer she already had.
(Linebreak)
At nighttime in Gravesfield, a bunch of teens with street cars were grouped up with each other to have a big race at the town's sewer circuit. Vee arrived while driving inside Cliffjumper and they both drove up to a line of cars that were preparing for a race.
When Amy saw her foe joining the race in a red Dodge Challenger, she was left a bit surprised.
"My race car's at the repair shop, so I decided to borrow a different one." Vee explained.
"That's not gonna help you win, weirdo." Amy replied coldly.
Vee glared at the snobbish girl in response before turning her attention to the starting line. A teenage girl with brown hair walked in front of the cars with a red cloth in her hands, holding it into the air to signal them when to go.
"Circuit drivers, are you ready?" A roughneck asked ontop of the bridge, holding a microphone. "Make it mean, but keep it clean!"
As all the drivers started up their engines, they didn't notice Knock Out joining them from behind.
"Fire 'em up in four, three, two, ONE!" The roughneck yelled as the woman flew her flag down.
Vee, Cliffjumper, Amy, Knock Out and all the other drivers then raced their way down the circuit. As Cliffjumper was in the lead with Amy falling behind, Knock Out quickly got into third place and he noticed the Red Autobot ahead.
"The Autobot they call Cliffjumper." Knock Out said.
As Vee and Cliffjumper kept ahead in the race, Knock Out drove next to Amy and he bashed her car aside, making the snobbish girl grunt a bit while trying to maintain control. Cliffjumper instantly recognised the Decepticon Doctor in his mirror.
"Uh oh, that's so not good." Cliffjumper said worriedly.
"What is it, Cliff?" Vee asked.
"We've got a Con in this race, as well." Cliffjumper told her.
"A Decepticon?" Vee repeated in surprise before she looked behind to see Knock Out tailing behind them. "Wait, I recognise that car from the museum!"
Cliffjumper then drove onto the circuit's curve area and Knock Out followed, revealing a pair of blasters from both his sides. The Decepticon Doctor fired his blasters at Cliffjumper, who swerved to the sides to avoid them.
"We can't lose him, here! Time to ditch this race!" Cliffjumper stated before he drove straight out of the circuit.
Amy saw this from her car as Knock Out drove out of the circuit to continue pursuing them.
"What the?!" Amy asked in disbelief.
As Cliffjumper and Knock Out were now on the road, the Decepticon Doctor went back to shooting at his enemy.
"Can't you fire back at him or something?!" Vee asked fearfully.
"Not when we're near a human-infested area. I'm gonna have to call base." Cliffjumper replied.
"Oh, great." Vee muttered, fearing that the wrong people could be there right now.
(Linebreak)
Back in the Autobot base, Gus and Hunter continued playing their game as Willow, Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Wheeljack watched. But just then, Luz, Amity, Arcee and Jazz showed up.
"Hey, guys. Have you seen Vee?" Luz asked, making her friends stiffen up nervously.
"And what about Cliff?" Jazz questioned.
"Yeah, he was supposed to pick me up today." Amity said.
"Well… we haven't seen either of them for… a while." Willow told them in worridness.
However, all four of them narrowed their eyes, knowing what was really going on.
"They're racing, aren't they?" Arcee questioned.
"Against my long-time bully, Amy Brown?" Luz asked, crossing her arms firmly.
"Just this once." Gus replied. "How did you, Luz and Amity know?"
"We got Jazz to explain the whole thing." Amity said, shooting a frown to the Autobot Lieutenant.
"Yeah, these girls are super scary when they get mad." Jazz muttered, rubbing the back of his head.
"Did you three know about this?" Arcee asked Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Wheeljack.
"No!" Bulkhead answered quickly.
"Maybe." Bumblebee admitted.
"A little." Wheeljack said in awkwardness.
Luz, Amity, Arcee and Jazz only sighed annoyingly. Just then, the main console's communicator turned on and Cliffjumper was speaking on the other side.
"Guys, I need a bit of backup! Knock Out's right on my tail!" Cliffjumper stated.
"Knock Out?" Hunter repeated.
"That sounds like a Decepticon." Luz said.
"Cliff, do not engage." Arcee told her Partner. "Your first priority is to keep Vee safe."
"Yeah. Until I get my hands on that little shapeshifter." Jazz muttered with a frown, walking off to catch up.
"Uh oh, Jazz isn't happy." Wheeljack admitted.
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, Vee and Cliffjumper were still being shot at by Knock Out while still driving down the road.
"Let's see if he likes this!" Cliffjumper said before he released a bunch of oil from behind.
When Knock Out drove onto the oil, he immediately slipped around on it and grunted in anger. The Decepticon Doctor soon got off the oil and hit the brakes to stop himself.
"Nice!" Vee remarked while looking at the scene behind her.
"Now we've just gotta lay low until he's gone." Cliffjumper said.
He drove back into the circuit and turned off his headlights before driving under a bridge to hide from Knock Out. When the Decepticon Doctor caught up and drove onto the bridge, he looked for any signs of Vee or Cliffjumper. Unfortunately, Knock Out couldn't find them at all and he started up his engine before driving away.
"I think we lost him." Vee whispered in relief, only for her to notice Amy's car driving up to them and the snobbish girl got out with an angry frown. "Seriously?"
"Hey, weirdo!" Amy called out, marching over to Vee and Cliffjumper.
However, Knock Out noticed the lights coming from Amy's car on his side mirror and he began to reverse back to the bridge.
"Amy, you need to go! You've won, okay?! Congratulations!" Vee stated, not wanting her rival to get into trouble. "So, just get going!"
"No way, you little Noceda freak! Start up your engine so we can finish this race!" Amy ordered with a glare. "You don't want to prove you're the best?! Then that's fine by me! It means I'm still bet-AAAHH!"
The snobbish girl screamed in shock when Knock Out grabbed her from behind while she was busy with her rant. The Decepticon Doctor tossed Amy into the air and transformed, making her land on his seat before wrapping a bunch of seatbelts around her.
"Hey! What's going on?!" Amy asked fearfully before Knock Out used an electric device to shock her in the eyes, making her fall unconscious.
Knock Out then drove away with his human prisoner, while Vee got out of Cliffjumper and ran out of the circuit to see the Decepticon Doctor getting away.
"Oh, sweet Titan." Vee muttered.
As Knock Out was driving with Amy in him, he sent a communication to Breakdown and Wildrider.
"Breakdown, Wildrider, you two will never guess what I'm packing." Knock Out said, smirking on the inside. "Cliffjumper's little witch friend. And, when the Autobot attempts to stage a rescue.
"He has a break-down." Breakdown joked before laughing.
"And I'll make sure to give him a wild-ride as a bonus." Wildrider added.
As Vee kept watching Knock Out drive away, Cliffjumper came up to her from the circuit.
"Cliffjumper, he's getting away!" Vee stated.
"Don't worry, I'm sure the others are gonna be here any minute." Cliffjumper assured.
"Others?" Vee repeated. "Wait, you don't mean…"
Before she could finish her sentence, she saw the other Autobots drive up to them and they all transformed once they caught up.
"Vee, we need to have a little chat." Jazz said with his arms crossed.
"You can scold me later, Jazz. Amy's been kidnapped by that Red Decepticon." Vee told the Bots.
"What would Knock Out want with a random human?" Arcee asked.
"He probably thought that Amy was Amity. I mean, they do have some resemblance to each other." Vee admitted. "Look, if doesn't matter why he took her. Amy's in trouble."
"Oh, well. Tough break for Amy." Bulkhead said without any signs of concern, earning some looks from the other.
"Bulkhead!" Vee exclaimed.
"What? I heard she's been bullying Luz for years." Bulkhead defended.
"That's very true, but she's also innocent." Vee replied. "Amy doesn't deserved to be hurt by Decepticons."
Jazz knew that his Basilisk friend had a good point, so he sighed and transformed into his vehicle mode.
"Hop in, kiddo." Jazz said.
(Linebreak)
In the base, the rest of the Hexside Squad have been waiting at the main console to receive a call from the Autobots. But there still hasn't been a single word.
"They should've called by now." Hunter admitted.
"Do any of you think Cliff's okay?" Amity asked in concern.
"Hey, Jackie told me that he survived being in the center of an explosion." Gus replied. "I doubt the others would let anything happen to him or Vee."
"Besides, Arcee is pretty close Cliffjumper. They're both partners." Luz reminded.
But then, the five children saw that Optimus was entering the room.
"What now?" Willow asked quietly.
"We should just tell Optimus the truth." Amity answered. "Luz and I never agreed to this whole racing thing in the first place."
"No way! The three of us made a deal to her!" Gus stated, keeping his voice low. "You two just stay quiet while we act completely normal."
"Luz, Amity, Willow, Gus, Hunter, do any of you know where the others have gone?" Optimus asked, noticing that the other Bots and Vee were not in the base.
"Why no, sir. We do not know." Willow answered.
"Willow is correct." Hunter agreed, smiling sheepishly. "We do not know."
"Why would we know?" Gus asked nervously.
Luz and Amity could only facepalm at their friends' poor acting, while Optimus raised a metallic eyebrow in suspicion.
(Linebreak)
The other Autobots and Vee were currently driving their way across Gravesfield while searching for Knock Out.
"Still no sign of Doc Knock." Wheeljack said.
But when they came to a crossroad, Knock Out suddenly drove past them.
"There he is!" Bumblebee exclaimed before they all chased after the Decepticon Doctor, who noticed them in his side-mirror.
"Cliffjumper brought company." Knock Out said.
When he found an old parking lot near a few warehouses, Knock Out made a quick turn and drove into it.
"On your guard, boys! It could be a trap!" Arcee warned.
"Remember, no shooting. We don't want Amy to get hurt." Vee said as the Autobots, minus Jazz, drove ahead.
"Speaking of not getting hurt, here's where you get off." Jazz told the Basilisk girl as he pulled over and opened the door, allowing her to step out.
As Jazz drove ahead to regroup with the others, they all approached a burned metal fence that was obviously Knock Out's doing. Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Wheeljack and Jazz transformed and walked into the parking lot, while Arcee climbed up a water tower to get a better angle.
"Now, where do you think he went?" Cliffjumper asked, looking around cautiously.
"No idea." Bulkhead answered.
Suddenly, the five Autobots were greeted by a pair of headlights shining in front of them and they all saw Knock Out in the center.
"We've got you, Con!" Jazz declared, aiming his blaster at Knock Out.
Suddenly, there was an explosion from behind the Autobots and running out of it was Breakdown and Wildrider. Bumblebee and Cliffjumper fired their blasters at them, but both Decepticons avoided the shots and threw their fists at the Bots, causing them all jump out of the way and make them both smash the ground. Breakdown punched Bumblebee away and then traded blows with Bulkhead, while Wildrider used his wrist blades to slash Cliffjumper on the torso and kick him away. Jazz fired both his blasters at Wildrider, but the blade-wielding Decepticon blocked all the shots with his weapons and delivered three swift punches to the Autobot Lieutenant. When Wildrider noticed Wheeljack approaching him with both his swords and his face mask on, he smirked evilly and the two rivals clashed blades with each other.
As the Bots and Cons kept on battling, Knock Out simply observed since he was still keeping Amy as his hostage.
"Hmm, where's the two-wheeler?" Knock Out asked before Arcee suddenly landed ontop of him and punched him on the hood. "Hey! Watch the paint!"
The Decepticon Doctor then started driving away with Arcee still on him. Breakdown held up Cliffjumper by his arm, but then the Red Autobot used his blaster to shoot the muscular Decepticon away. Wheeljack pushed Wildrider away during a struggle with their blades and he delivered multiple blows to his rival before Bulkhead smashed him in the face with his hammer.
As Knock Out drove out of the parking lot, he was able to make a swift turn and get Arcee off him. The female Autobot quickly transformed and drove after him, while Vee watched from the sidelines.
"Go get him, Arcee!" Vee called out.
Breakdown and Wildrider swiped their fists and blades respectively at Bumblebee, Cliffjumper and Wheeljack before they managed to strike them all down onto the ground.
"Say, where'd Knock Out go this time?" Wildrider questioned, noticing the Decepticon Doctor was gone.
"Uh, Breakdown, Wildrider, in case you're both looking for me, things got messy so I decided to hit the road." Knock Out said on the com-link. "One scrape in enough for today."
"There's your answer." Breakdown told his blades teammate as stood over their three weakened enemies.
But suddenly, Jazz moved behind Breakdown and Wildrider and launched his energy grapple at them, lassoing both Cons at the same time.
"Bulk, now!" Jazz ordered, keeping a tight grip.
Bulkhead pulled out a lamppost from the ground and used it to smash Breakdown and Wildrider into a warehouse, taking them both out at the same time.
(Linebreak)
Meanwhile, Arcee was continuing to chase Knock Out on the road in the Connecticut badlands. But then, Knock Out pressed down on his peddle and got very far away, making Arcee grunt in annoyance.
"Eat my dust." Knock Out said mockingly.
Just when it looked like he was gonna get away, the sound of a truck's horn went off and driving next to Knock Out from the other roadway was Optimus Prime, having revealed himself from the large cliffs. Optimus bashed Knock Out and made him steer around in an out of control way, getting himself stuck in a hill edge. Knock Out attempted to reverse out, but had little success as Optimus transformed and walked to the Decepticon Doctor.
"Optimus, Knock Out has a hostage." Arcee informed.
"Understood." Optimus replied before he picked up Knock Out.
He then ripped off Knock Out's left door, causing him to yell in pain. Optimus grabbed Amy from inside and held her safely in his palm before Knock Out released himself from the Autobot Leader's grip and transformed, landing onto the ground.
"What the…?!" Knock Out asked in shock, looking at his doorless arm. "Do you know how hard that is to replace?!"
But when the Decepticon Doctor noticed the other Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Wheeljack and Jazz approaching the scene, he immediately ran away and transformed before he drove as fast as he could. The Autobots all approached Optimus, with Cliffjumper lowing his vehicle window down to reveal Vee inside.
"Optimus, this was my fault." Vee confessed as Optimus deactivated his battle mask.
"We must get this girl to safety immediately." Optimus said, still holding an unconscious Amy. "Explanations can come later. From all of you."
From the sound of his tone, Team Prime knew that he wasn't happy with what they kept from him and they all lowered their heads shamefully.
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A few minutes later, Amy opened her eyes and groaned before noticing that she was riding with Vee inside Cliffjumper.
"Wh-what happened?" Amy asked, rubbing her eyes.
"A bunch of crooks got the jump on you under the bridge." Vee said. "They knocked you out with a crowbar and tossed you into their truck. I was able to call the authorities. They all managed to arrest them and I volunteered to take you back."
"You did? Even after all those things I've said about your adoptive sis and you?" Amy asked with a slightly surprised expression.
"Of course. Everyone needs help, sometimes." Vee replied before they reached the bridge from earlier, allowing Amy to get out. "Look, maybe it's better if I stay out of these races. They're better suited to you, anyway."
"True. I guess you're suited to hanging out with your weirdo friends." Amy said. "And, I guess you being with that Noceda girl isn't too bad."
"Yeah, she's fun to be with. Especially all the friends she's made." Vee commented. "So, I guess I'll see you around."
"I guess so. Try not to get into trouble with your wheels, weirdo." Amy replied with a small smile.
Vee nodded to the blonde girl before she and Cliffjumper drove away, leaving Amy to get back into her car and drive herself home.
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Meanwhile, Starscream was busy giving Knock Out a good scolding on the Nemesis as Breakdown and Wildrider stood at the back.
"Knock Out! Was I not clear?! You have defied my orders, yet again!" Starscream said angrily.
"My mistake, Commander Starscream!" Knock Out replied as his left arm was still left without a door. "But, I've learned my lesson! And paid the price."
"It. Is. LORD!" Starscream yelled at the top of his metal lungs. "And you have paid when I say you have paid!"
He then showed one of his sharp fingers to Knock Out, who's eyes widened in fear.
"Do not worry. Your punishment shall be merely… cosmetic." Starscream said with a smirk, bringing his finger down.
"No. Not the finish!" Knock Out begged fearfully. "Anything but the finish!"
Breakdown and Wildrider could only shut their eyes as Starscream began scraping his finger along Knock Out's precious paint job.
"NNNNOOOOOOOOO!" Knock Out yelled as his voice could even be heard outside the Nemesis.
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When the morning came, Vee was sitting in the bench and looking up at the sky with a bored expression as Jazz was parked near her. Masha then approached the Basilisk girl with Emily and Luke by her side.
"Hey, Vee. Good to see you, again." Masha greeted kindly.
"So, do you think you can take us for that joyride today?" Emily asked.
"I'm… sorry, guys. I can't do that, at the moment." Vee said with a sad sigh, knowing that it's not what Jazz would want right now.
"Oh, alright." Luke replied, turning away with Emily by his side.
"Well, I guess I'll see you around. I'm already starting to like you." Masha said kindly before she followed her two friends.
"Yeah, me too." Vee said as she began to blush.
Seeing how much Vee enjoyed being with these three humans, Jazz drove up to his Basilisk friend and be opened up his door.
"Tell 'em to hop in." Jazz said, making Vee's eyes widen in surprise.
"Wait, really?" She asked with a bright smile.
"Just this once." Jazz answered.
With everything now sorted out, Vee, Masha, Emily and Luke were now riding in Jazz and cheering loudly alongside each other as the Autobot in disguise drove them all across Gravesfield.
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