The Wrong Bot

Chapter 7

"I wish I knew." Starscream told his friend. Starscream didn't like how weak Knock Out looked and sounded. He could tell he hadn't recovered yet and it had been way to soon to have moved him from the hospital.

"Don't worry I'll figure out a way to get us out of this you just rest and save your strength." Starscream said to Knock Out hoping that their captors hadn't caused Knock Out any serious damage by bringing him there.

Then he heard pedsteps and Horri-Bull appeared by the door of the cell.

"Why did you bring us here?!" Starscream asked angrily.

"Barricade's orders he wants to start a war between Vos and Iacon to give the Decepticons a chance to take back Cybertron." Horri-Bull explained. "And what better way to get the seekers to go after the Autobot then to have their leader disappear while paying Iacon a visit?"

"So I suppose you were the one who tried to kill me and shot Rattrap?" Starscream questioned him.

"Yes and it was Needlenose who pretended to be a seeker and attacked that building in Iacon." Horri-Bull added.

"Then Barricade said he wanted someone from Iacon to go missing as well. And I had beaten up Knock Out just the other day and when I learned he was still alive I decided to take him from the hospital." "And now we're gonna hold you both here for awhile the kill you only Knock Out's body will turn up in Vos and your's in Iacon." He finished.

"You were the one who did this to Knock Out!" Starscream yelled not being able to hide how mad he was. "Why?"

"For kicks." Horri-Bull answered. "Since Barricade got to kill Pharma I wanted to beat something and choose a random bot I saw driving by and it just happened to be him."

"You sadistic monster you almost killed him!" Starscream roared at him hating this mech more and more.

Then Horri-Bull opened the cell door and walked in looking it behind him. And started to approach Knock Out. Starscream could tell he was getting ready to beat or even kill him because he had seen that same look on Megatron's face countless time before he beat him and Starscream wasn't about to let Knock Out be hurt more then he already was.

"So your gonna beat up the one of us who's already injured? Talk about pathetic that shows just how weak you are!" Starscream yelled at him.

"I'll show you weak!" Horri-Bull hissed at the seeker.

"Oh I'm sure you can." Starscream shot back. "And probably plenty of stupid on the side."

Then Horri-Bull started beating Starscream having been enraged by the seeker baiting and insulting him. The reaction Starscream had hoped for.

"So let me get this straight you transform into a blue bull didn't that human character Paul Bunion have one of those?" Starscream choked out between blows. "You should have gone with a red or black color scheme you would have been far more frightening."

"So I'm guessing your original one must have been pink or something cute for you to have to make up for it by acting so much like a brute?"

"And what kind of name is Horri-Bull it horrible talk about a meaningful name." Starscream kept insulting Horri-Bull as he felt one blow hit him after another. And could feel himself fading from consciousness.

This was actually Starscream's plan to keep Horri-Bull from killing Knock Out by insulting him and getting his anger directed at him so he would get the worst of it.

After having suffered many beatings from Megatron over the years Starscream was confident he could take whatever Horri-Bull had to dish out.

Then having tired himself out Horri-Bull left Starscream laying in the corner of the cell locking the door behind him. Which was completely unnecessary since both Knock Out and Starscream were hurt and in no condition to move.

The seeker tried to pull himself off the floor only to slump back down on it. And he could see his own energon spilled all over the cell.

"Star..scream!" Knock Out manged to moan concerned about his friend. "Why.. d..did you do th..at?" He was so weak he was struggling to get his wounds out.

"He would have killed you and I'm used to it." Starscream told him.

"Starscream...thank you..and  I'm sorry I hit you with the immobilizer." Knock Out said to the seeker.

"It's OK I kind of deserved it at the time." Starscream told him.

But then Starscream became worried when there was no reply.

"Knock Out?" "Knock Out!" Starscream cried but still got no response.

To Be Continued.

Cliffhanger time. Hope this chapter turned out OK and wasn't to summaryish dialog is one of the hardest things for me to come up with. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon. In the meantime feel free to send feedback.