Chapter 34: Capture and Enslavement
At the Autobots' base in Retoris, Megatron was recharging on his berth and he tossed and turned when he suddenly began to have nightmares. Megatron had a nightmare where he was being taken away from his parents at the Energon Mines by the Autobots during the Caste System from when Megatron was a sparkling, a miner, and a slave named D-16 before he spent his childhood being forced to mine for Energon, getting whipped by Autobots for breaking the rules and going through pain and misery before being adopted by one of the miners, Terminus and then leaving the Energon mines to become a famous gladiator at the Pits of Kaon where Megatron named himself after one of the Thirteen Original Primes: Megatronus Prime a.k.a The Fallen. Then Megatron had another nightmare where he was mourning the loss of his conjunx-endura, Firestar, and how he blamed Optimus Prime and the Autobots for her death before Megatron would later suffer the loss of his beloved son, Orion Eclipse when he disappeared and he was presumed dead during the Great War. Then, Megatron had a third nightmare where he was being tormented by Unicron the Chaos Bringer as his red optics turned purple and he could feel the Dark Energon running through his veins which triggered Megatron's PTSD to when he was revived and possessed by Unicron.
"No. No! Not again! Please Unicron, don't do this to me! I beg of you! Let me go! Set my spark free! Please, leave me alone!" Megatron pleaded as he felt Unicron's presence in his mind.
"You can never escape me, Megatron. You belong to me. You are a part of my Anti-Spark and you will learn to obey my every command." Unicron told Megatron in his nightmare.
"I belong to nobody!" Megatron yelled. Unicron takes control of Megatron as he transforms him back into the way he looked before in TFP: Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising. Megatron screams in fear and agony as he cannot take it anymore.
"No! NO! UNICRON STOP! STOP PLEASE! NOOOOOO!" Megatron shouted.
(nightmare ends)
Megatron screams in fright as he wakes up from his nightmare before panting heavily. Megatron takes a few cycles to calm down before he buries his face into his hand servos and tries not to sob. Megatron goes to the bathroom to wash his face at the sink when he suddenly heard a familiar voice that spoke to him. "Megatron." the voice sounded like Optimus Prime. Megatron's red optics widened with surprise. "Optimus? Is that you?" Megatron exclaimed. "Look in the mirror," Optimus told Megatron. Megatron looks at the bathroom mirror and he sees his former archenemy's reflection in it. "It can't be," Megatron muttered. "It's been years since we last saw each other, old friend," Optimus said as he looked at Megatron from the mirror. "But how?! You can't be real. I must be hallucinating! I don't even believe in spirits." Megatron exclaimed. "You're not hallucinating, Megatron." Optimus told Megatron.
"How are you communicating with me from the Allspark?" Megatron asked in disbelief. "Primus himself sent me to tell you that your nightmares will soon come to an end. The time will come when Doomsayer and his New Decepticons are defeated and your spark will no longer be connected to Unicron's Anti-Spark, and you will finally be free," Optimus informed Megatron. "Free? But how? When?" Megatron asked. "I'm not sure. But when the time comes, I will return from the Allspark to help you and our friends put an end to Doomsayer's threat and prevent Unicron from destroying Cybertron, Earth, Primus, and the galaxy if Doomsayer were to succeed in reviving the Chaos Bringer. One day, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons will come to an end when both factions choose their new leaders to guide them and lead them toward peace, unity, and equality." Optimus' spirit told Megatron.
"New leaders?" Megatron asked. "Your son, Orion Eclipse, will become the rightful leader of the Decepticons, and my daughter, Altair Comet will succeed Ultra Magnus as the new leader of the Autobots one day when both factions work together to save the universe for when Unicron rises again to finish what he started. I must return to the Allspark, now...but know that your evil deeds will be forgiven and that I will return someday," Optimus told Megatron before his reflection in the mirror starts to fade away. "Optimus, wait! Wait!" Megatron told Optimus, but the Prime had already disappeared from the mirror. After leaving the bathroom, Megatron sat on his berth and starts to memorize and think about what Optimus' spirit told him.
Meanwhile, on the Devastator...
Doomsayer was feeling frustrated about not being able to force the Autobots to reveal where they are keeping Unicron and his Anti-Spark. The New Decepticon leader decides to go to his room where he begins to meditate so he could try to communicate with Unicron the Chaos Bringer telepathically.
"Unicron, my lord, and master. I call upon thee! Speak to me, my lord. Please tell me where the Autobots are keeping you!" Doomsayer said as he starts meditating.
Doomsayer waited for an hour until his body glowed bright purple and his red optics turned purple as he heard a deep, booming voice speak to him. "Doomsayer." it was Unicron's voice. "Lord Unicron. How I've yearned to hear your voice again," said Doomsayer. "Why do you call me?" Unicron asked. "Master, my army and I have searched everywhere for you. We do not yet know where the Autobots are holding you and your Anti-Spark prisoner. Please tell me how and where we can find you so that we can bring you back to Earth and revive you." Doomsayer told his master.
"Very well. When the disciple of Primus had me imprisoned within the Allspark Reliquary, his Autobot companions had me locked away inside a vault within their base. You and your followers must capture an Autobot and force them to reveal where I have been locked away all those years ago. If you succeed in finding me, then you must take my Anti-Spark back to Earth and revive me at the planet's core so that I will finally finish what I started and destroy Primus forever." Unicron told his Herald.
"Then it shall be done, my lord." Doomsayer said before he stopped meditating and communicating with his master. Doomsayer stood up before he told himself, "Once I have helped Unicron, then he will keep his promise to help me exact my revenge on my father."
Once Doomsayer left his room, he went to talk to Starscream as well as other members of the Inner Circle about his next scheme to capture an Autobot and interrogate him or her into revealing the hidden location of where the Autobots are keeping Unicron's Anti-Spark within the Allspark Container.
Meanwhile, back in Retoris...
Bumblebee was drinking some Energon when his friend, Orion Eclipse, came to visit him. "Hello, Bee." said Orion. "Hi, Orion. How are you today?" Bumblebee asked. "I'm doing great. I just went out on a date with Altair Comet today and we had a wonderful time." Orion told the yellow Autobot. "That's great. How is Altair by the way?" Bumblebee asked. "She's still missing her mother and father. I have been helping her cope with her loss by letting her know that she's not alone because she still has me as her boyfriend and you as her adopted brother." Orion explained.
"That's true. So, how is your father?" Bumblebee asked, "He's doing fine, I believe. I haven't seen him all day. Last time I checked, my dad was spending time with his new friend, Nightbird. Then I saw him spending time with my new adopted brother, Smokescreen before my dad went to spend some time alone to himself I believe. My dad probably needed a break, especially after the incident that happened a few days ago where my dad was turned into a human until Ratchet found a way to turn him back into his robot form." Orion Eclipse explained.
"I couldn't even imagine what it felt like for Megatron to be in his human form." Bumblebee said. Orion then decided to ask Bumblebee about something, "So, Bumblebee. What are your thoughts on my dad being on our side now despite all the evil things he's done in the past?" he asked.
Bumblebee paused before he answered, "Well, to be honest...I never forgave Megatron after he took my voicebox and he attempted to kill me while fighting Optimus Prime and trying to use the Omega Lock to cyberform Earth years ago...and I don't think that he'll ever forgive me after I killed him with the Star Saber to save both Optimus and the Earth. I know that it's all in the past now, but I am a bit glad that Megatron is reformed and is on our side now. Even though I don't trust him, I am sure that he will help us defeat Doomsayer and his New Decepticons in order to keep them from finding Unicron and trying to start a Second Great War. Plus, I believe that a Second Great War would be much, much worse than the first Great War that began on Cybertron four thousand millennia ago." Bumblebee told Orion Eclipse.
"I agree. You know I found it funny how back when I first heard about Megatron, I thought that he was just a complete monster who was just as bad and villainous as Doomsayer. But then when I learned that he is my biological father and I searched across the galaxy to find Megatron so that I could ask him to help us defeat Doomsayer, I found him aboard a World Sweeper, and my father and I had our emotional family reunion there. I never knew just how much I missed my father and he sure was overjoyed to see me." Orion Eclipse explained as he tried not to cry at the memory of reuniting with his father.
"I'll bet that Megatron was overjoyed to see you again since you were his long-lost son and I think that I would be overjoyed as well if Optimus Prime were to ever back from the Allspark," said Bumblebee.
Orion Eclipse and Bumblebee walked through the hallway together when they got an urgent call from the Autobot leader, Ultra Magnus. "Orion! This is Ultra Magnus. You're needed at the war room immediately!" he said. "On it, sir!" Orion answered.
At the war room...
Orion Eclipse and Bumblebee went to the war room where they met up with a group of Autobots when their leader, Ultra Magnus stood up in front of the Autobots. Orion salutes Ultra Magnus, "I'm here, Ultra Magnus, sir! What's the situation?" The young bot asked. "It's Doomsayer again." Ultra Magnus answered. "What is he up to this time, boss bot?" Wheeljack asked. "He and his New Decepticons are attacking Iacon." Ultra Magnus said. "What!? Why?" Hot Rod asked. "Because they want us to come out of are base and fight them again." Ultra Magnus replied. "Seriously?! Don't they know when to quit?" Bulkhead said. "Apparently not! Because it seems that Doomsayer won't stop until he and his followers get their hands on Unicron's Anti-Spark and kickstart a Second Great War." Springer said. "Exactly!" said Knock Out. "What should we do?" Arcee asked.
"I suggest we travel to Iacon, save the Iacon citizens, fight Doomsayer and his New Decepticons and destroy their warship." Ultra Magnus replied. He looks at Ratchet before he orders him, "Ratchet. Open a ground bridge!" Ratchet nodded, "Yes, Ultra Magnus." He said as he opens the ground bridge. "Autobots! Follow my lead!" Ultra Magnus told the Autobots as he quickly transformed into his semi truck mode and drove through the portal. Knock Out, Arcee, Bulkhead, Wheeljack, Ironhide, Orion Eclipse, Bumblebee, Smokescreen, Hot Rod, Springer, Chromia, and even Megatron transformed into their alternate modes as they all followed Ultra Magnus through the ground bridge portal before they arrived at Iacon. The New Decepticons, the Insecticons, the Vehicons, and the Predacons were attacking Iacon as the citizens ran for their lives while the buildings were on fire and everything was exploding.
One of the New Decepticons, Scourge saw the Autobots and he commlinked Doomsayer, "My lord! The Autobots have arrived!" He said. "Perfect. Attack the Autobots and make sure to capture and bring one of the them to me alive. You know what to do." Doomsayer told Scourge through the commlink. Scourge nodded as he ended the commlink with his master before he ordered the New Decepticons to attack the Autobots. "NEW DECEPTICONS! ATTACK!" Ultra Magnus leads his team of Autobots into battle against the evil New Decepticons, the Predacons, and the Insecticons who were on Doomsayer's side. Prowl and the Protectobots were helping the Autobots they were saving the Iacon citizens while helping them evacuate the city. Ultra Magnus and the Autobots fought against their enemies. Orion Eclipse and his father, Megatron, fought against some Vehicons side-by-side while Smokescreen used his Phase Shifter to help the Iacon citizens get out of burning buildings.
The battle at Iacon was intense as the Autobots fought against the New Decepticons, the Predacons and the Insecticons while helping each other. Hot Rod fights with his flaming bow and arrows, Wheeljack fights with his katanas and grenades, Arcee fights with her arm blades and ion blasters, Ironhide and Chromia fight with their plasma cannons, Bulkhead fights with his two wrecking ball-like mace weapons, Knock Out fights with his buzzsaws and his electric staff, Smokescreen fights with his Phase Shifter and ion blasters, Bumblebee fights with his ion blasters, Springer fights with his own ion blasters, Megatron and Orion Eclipse fight with their fusion cannons and swords. But then, when Doomsayer sent more of his New Decepticon troopers, the Autobots became surrounded and they were outnumbered by their enemies.
"There's too many of them!" Bumblebee yelled.
"Autobots! Fall back! RETREAT!" Ultra Magnus ordered the Autobots.
One of the New Decepticons shot Orion Eclipse on the left shoulder, causing him to fall down in pain. "AAGH!" Orion yelled in pain as he held onto his wounded shoulder and he fell onto his knees. "SON!" Megatron yelled in fear as he sees his son, Orion Eclipse in pain. Megatron shoots his fusion cannon at the New Decepticon trooper who shot at his son before he helps his son up. Starscream sees Megatron helping his injured son and the Air Commander was about to aim his Null Rays and kill them from afar when Knock Out intervened and he attacked the seeker. "LEAVE THEM ALONE!" Knock Out shouted. Starscream and Knock Out fight each other while Smokescreen and Bumblebee head over to help Megatron and his son.
"Ratchet! Ground bridge!" Ultra Magnus yelled as he commlinked Ratchet.
Ratchet opens up the ground bridge and the Autobots followed their leader, Ultra Magnus as they ran through the portal one by one. Smokescreen and Bumblebee helped Megatron take the injured Orion Eclipse through the portal. However, Knock Out stayed behind to fight against the New Decepticons, the Predacons and the Insecticons before one of them knocked the medic out cold. Once the Autobots have retreated and the portal closed, the New Decepticons dragged the unconscious Knock Out to their warship, The Devastator, knowing full well that they have captured one of the Autobots for their master to interrogate alive.
Back in the Autobot base...
Ultra Magnus and the Autobots got out of the portal after they managed to escape from their enemies before they would destroy them at Iacon. "Ultra Magnus. What happened?" Ratchet asked the Autobot leader. "We were outnumbered. There were too many of them. But Prowl managed to get the Iacon citizens to safety." Ultra Magnus explained. "Ratchet!" Megatron said to the medic. "My son is injured. He needs medical attention!"
Ratchet checks on Orion Eclipse and he could see the burnt mark on his shoulder. "What happened?" The medic asked. "He got shot in the shoulder during the battle." Megaton explained. "Was Doomsayer there?" Ratchet asked. "No. But right now, my son needs help. He's hurt." Megaton told the medic. "Don't worry, we'll take care of him. Take Orion Eclipse to the med bay immediately. Knock Out and I will mend his injured shoulder as soon as possible." Ratchet said.
"Knock Out is missing." Arcee said. "What?" Ultra Magnus asked. "Where is he?"
"I'm not sure." Arcee replied. "He was just with us a few moments ago at Iacon."
"He did followed us through the portal when we retreated...did he?" Bumblebee asked. "We couldn't of left Iacon without him!" He said. "Where did you last saw Knock Out?" Ultra Magnus asked the Autobots. "He...was fighting Starscream. He...he bought us time to escape through the portal while he fought the enemy." Ironhide explained.
Ratchet went over to the computer where he checked Knock Out's life signal and he could see that he's still online. But he's not in Iacon anymore. He then realized that something terrible happened.
"Oh, no." Ratchet said in a low voice. "Ratchet, what is it?" Bumblebee asked.
"The New Decepticons have captured Knock Out!" Ratchet exclaimed.
The Autobots, Orion Eclipse and Megatron were shocked. They realized that their friend and medic, Knock Out was unable to follow his team into the ground bridge portal while he was still fighting the enemy at a war zone in Iacon and he had been captured by the New Decepticons. Arcee was now beginning to have painful memories of when her partner, Cliffjumper was captured by Decepticobs before Starscream killed him. Orion Eclipse was taken to the med bay where Ratchet mended his injured shoulder.
Meanwhile, on the Devastator...
Knock Out regains consciousness before he finds himself strapped onto a table where he meets his ex-partner, Doomsayer, as he steps out of the shadows with an evil grin before he looks down at his prisoner. "Ahh, Knock Out. How delightful to see you again..."darling"." Doomsayer said to Knock Out with a lustful grin on his face. "Doomsayer! Let me go or I will...!" Knock Out said before Doomsayer interrupted as he told the medic, "You will tell me exactly where the Autobots base is and you will tell us exactly where the Autobots have kept our lord and master Unicron hidden away inside of that Allspark Reliquary, or you will have to endure a rather excruciating pain! I'll even take great pleasure in making you, my personal slave."
"NEVER! I would rather die and be reunited with Breakdown than to be enslaved by the likes of you, Doomsayer! Do your worst..." Knock Out said. "You're cute when you have no say in the matter, my dear Knock Out." Doomsayer teased. "Shut up! And don't you DARE touch me, you traitorous fiend! I always knew that Megatron shouldn't of banished you! He should've KILLED you!" Knock Out shouted. Doomsayer only chuckled at Knock Out resisting him before he slowly laid his hand onto his chest and rubs it in a sexual way and then down onto his crotch groping it. This triggers Knock Out as he shouts out in rage and disgust while trying to break himself free. Doomsayer then brings out a shock collar before putting it around his prisoner's neck. When Knock Out continued to resist Doomsayer, he activated the collar before it shocked Knock Out, causing him to cry out in pain before panting as the collar stopped shocking him.
"You belong to me, now. Now tell me where the Autobots' base is and I will treat you with mercy. You know I love you." Doomsayer said in sadistic glee. "You...have a very...twisted way of showing it, Doomsayer!" Knock Out said in disgust. "Come now, is that any way to treat your old friend?" Doomsayer asked. "We were NEVER friends, Doomsayer. You only seduced me before you even abused me! You. Betrayed. Me! That's the reason why I left you in the first place!" Knock Out told Doomsayer angrily. Doomsayer growled before telling his captive, "If you will not tell me where the Autobots' base is, perhaps I can have my...way with you!" he threatened. Knock Out squirmed, "No, no! Please, get away from me! I'll do anything you want! Just let me go!" he begged. "It's too late now, Knock Out." Doomsayer replied. Knock Out's optics widened with horror as Doomsayer begins to do unspeakably terrible things with him in his own way. Outside of the lab, the New Decepticons can hear Knock Out screaming in terror as Doomsayer tortures him and has his way with him privately.
Back in the Autobot base in Retoris...
"How could we have allowed this to happen?!" Megatron yelled. "Calm down, Megatron." Ultra Magnus told the ex-warlord. "Calm down?! You didn't even bother to make sure that no one got left behind while we were retreating! Now Knock Out is the prisoner of the enemy and he'll think that we have abandoned him!" Megatron exclaimed.
"We HAD to retreat, Megatron! We were clearly outnumbered by our enemies and I believe that Knock Out risked his own life to fight the New Decepticons in order to give us enough time to escape through the ground bridge!" Ultra Magnus said.
"No, Ultra Magnus! Knock Out wasn't just my medical officer, but he was also a surrogate uncle and a friend to my son and now he's being held captive by Doomsayer and his followers because we left him behind by mistake because of your incompetence! They might interrogate Knock Out and force him to reveal where exactly you and the Autobots are hiding Unicron's Anti-Spark." Megatron said angrily.
"Are you saying that I'm incompetent?!" Ultra Magnus asked, offended. "Yes! You may look similar to Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, but you'll never be a great Autobot leader like he was! If you were actually just as wise and as good of a leader as Optimus Prime was when he was alive, then maybe we you'd have better leadership skills and that we wouldn't have left Knock Out behind and have him be captured by Doomsayer's troops by mistake!" Megatron ranted.
Ultra Magnus clenched his fists as he wanted to punch Megatron for yelling at him angrily and for calling him an incompetent leader, but instead he chose not to use violence as he controlled his anger and Ultra Magnus took a deep breath before he told Megatron, "I suppose...I suppose you are right, Megatron. I only took Optimus Prime's place as the new leader of the Autobots years ago because Optimus sacrificed himself to restore the Well of Allsparks and the Autobots needed a new leader to guide them. I promised our late leader that we would rebuild Cybertron, that we would keep his legacy and his memory alive, and that we would work hard to live in peace and harmony...but I guess I'm not as good of an Autobot leader as I thought I would be." Ultra Magnus explained as he made a sad expression. "Perhaps it wasn't meant my destiny to succeed Optimus Prime as the next leader of the Autobots."
"Maybe not, Ultra Magnus. But perhaps someday, the Autobots will have a new and better leader. But for now, my son needs to recover from his injuries that he got in battle and we will have to come up with a plan to rescue Knock Out soon before Doomsayer terminates him." Megatron told Ultra Magnus.
"I understand, Megatron." Ultra Magnus replied. "I will let you and the Autobots know when we will go rescue our friend, Knock Out," he said.
"Very well." Megatron said. "But if I were you, I would not underestimate Doomsayer. He's a war criminal, a terrorist, a cult leader, a serial killer and he has an army of his own followers that can kill us. The next time you tell us to retreat from a dangerous situation, then make sure we leave none of our friends behind by mistake again," he told the Autobot leader.
"I understand and I will bear that in mind, Megatron." Ultra Magnus replied.
"Good. I must take my leave now. Goodbye, Ultra Magnus." Megatron said before he left the war room.
At the med bay...
Orion Eclipse was lying on his medical berth while recovering from his injured shoulder. Ratchet made sure to mend Orion's wound properly. After a while, Altair Comet went to visit her boyfriend at the med bay. "Hello, Ratchet." Altair said to the medic. "Hello, Altair." Ratchet greeted. "Bumblebee told me what happened today, so I came to check on Orion Eclipse. Is he going to be okay?" Altair asked Ratchet.
"Orion Eclipse is young and strong. He will recover soon." Ratchet told Altair Comet. "Thank you, Ratchet." Altair said before she looked at Orion Eclipse while he was resting on his back.
Back at the Devastator...
Knock Out groaned as he regains consciousness before he sees Starscream in front of him. "Feeling comfortable?" the Seeker asked. Knock Out gasped in shock. "Hello, Knock Out. Remember me?" Starscream asked. "Starscream?! Is that you?" Knock Out asked in surprise. "That's Commander Starscream to you...traitor. What do you think of my new body? Do you like it? Lord Doomsayer has given me an upgrade and now I'm more powerful than before." Starscream told Knock Out. Knock Out scoffed, "Funny. I liked you better in high heels, Starscream" he told Starscream.
Starscream points his Null Ray at the medic, "Quiet you!" he hissed. "Easy, Commander Starscream. We don't want to ruin our prisoner's paint job now would we?" Doomsayer told Starscream as he steps out of the shadows to reveal himself. "Of course not, my liege." Starscream said to Doomsayer as he points his Null Ray away from Knock Out. "Doomsayer! What do you want from me this time?! Please, let me go!" Knock Out yelled. Starscream smacks Knockout in the head, causing him to fall to his knees. "Silence, Knock Out! You will bow before Lord Doomsayer!" Starscream told Knock Out. "I will NEVER bow to him!" Knock Out said. Doomsayer nodded and clicks his tongue in disappointment. "My, my, Knockout. I'm quite surprised that after all, I've done to you, you still somehow managed to show some resistance. Now, tell me where the Autobots' base is and you will be treated with mercy." the New Decepticon warlord told Knock Out with a menacing look on his face. "I...I won't tell you where they are, Doomsayer!" Knock Out said angrily. "Come now, my dear Knock Out. You've been with the Autobots for some time now. Clearly, you know where they are, don't you?" Doomsayer asked.
"He has a point, Knock Out. Just tell Lord Doomsayer where the Autobots' base is...and we'll let you live." Starscream told Knock Out. Knock Out hesitated, knowing that if he told his enemies where the Autobots are and where they are keeping Unicron and his Anti-Spark hidden away, he'll doom all his friends. But if he also refuses to tell Doomsayer where they are, then he would rather accept a fate worse than death than betray his fellow Autobots. Doomsayer and Starscream began to grow impatient with their captive, then Doomsayer activates the shock collar around Knock Out's neck, electrifying him before Knock Out starts breaking down in tears, feeling both pain and agony as Doomsayer turns off the collar. Knock Out sobbed, "Starscream...Why?! Why are you letting Doomsayer do this to me?!" he said. "Because you had it coming, that's why. This is what you get for betraying the Decepticons!" Starscream said bitterly. "Starscream, listen to me! You and I were friends once before. It doesn't have to be this way!" Knock Out pleaded. Starscream raised an eyebrow, "Friends? Is that what you think we were before you betrayed us? Could've fooled me.
Doomsayer holds Knock Out by the chin as he tells him, "I'll ask again, Knock Out...where are they?!" Doomsayer demanded. "I don't know!" Knock Out yelled. "What do you mean you don't know?!" asked Doomsayer. "I don't know where they went off to. But even if I did know where the Autobots are right now, I wouldn't tell you!" Knock Out explained. "He's lying, Lord Doomsayer. I say we put this traitor out of his misery!" Starscream suggested. Doomsayer growls at Starscream as his eyes glowed red. Starscream is intimidated by his master's stare like Doomsayer is about to shoot his laser optics at his commander. Starscream shuts up before he listens to his master. "I'm the one who gets to decide the fate of our captives, Starscream. Besides, if Knock Out won't reveal the location of the Autobots and where exactly they are keeping our master, Unicron hidden and imprisoned, then perhaps we can do it the easy way or the hard way." Doomsayer told Starscream. "Then what do you suggest we do to make him talk, Master?" asked Starscream. "I will have to enter inside of Knock Out's head to gather information...by using the Cortical Psychic Patch. Shockwave!" Doomsayer raised his voice as he summons the one-eyed Decepticon scientist.
Shockwave enters the interrogation room. Knock Out recognizes the one-eyed Decepticon scientist, but he did not expect to see him as one of Doomsayer's new followers. "Yes, Doomsayer?" Shockwave asked. "Take the Ex-Decepticon medic to the lab and get the Cortical Psychic Patch ready for us," Doomsayer ordered. "Yes, sir." said Shockwave. "No, Doomsayer! Wait! Don't go inside my head! Please, I'll tell you everything I know!" Knock Out begged his captor. "Jog his memory, Starscream." Doomsayer ordered his Air Commander. Starscream knocks Knock Out unconscious before Doomsayer orders Shockwave to put the Autobot medic to the lab and get the coritical psychic patch ready for Doomsayer to enter inside of Knock Out's head to learn about his secrets and to find out where exactly the Autobots' base is so that Doomsayer and his army will find their enemies and find out where they are keeping Unicron hidden as they intend to rescue him and revive him.