ASK Knock Out & Starscream

SS: Hm, yes, it should be less uncomfortable for you. I felt like my cockpit was going to shatter the last month. not to mention the pain in my pedes when I attempted walking for more than half a minute - pure torture!

::… ouch. You have my deepest sympathies, that sounds like no fun at all. I am now happy that my pedes are big and flat and simply constructed… So, does that mean, if you intend sparking another bitlet, Knock Out will be the carrier? His frame is more substantial than yours, he’d probably have fewer problems.

SS: But he’s so vain! I feel like his constant whining about carrying deforming his perfect frame would be more annoying and exhausting to listen to than carrying itself... And I’d have to pamper him. And then he’d have mood swings.

*Knock Out couldn’t help getting more and more irritated. It was foolish of him to hope that this Starscream would just play nice and he knew it. It was time for another plan.

Starscream went silent, still watching KnockOut very carefully. He didn’t trust the red sports car in the slightest, though he was beginning to get alerts about the energon leakage. Apparently it was a bit worse than he thought.

KO: Ugh, you’re so stubborn! Fine then, we’ll wait. Star should be- *Knock Out stopped mid-sentence and looked up, noticing his bondmate has just reached them.

SS: Congratulations are in order then! I wasn’t aware you were sparked up. I was kind of busy with Starblast trying to climb every Primus damned piece of furniture we have.

::Thank you. Although I’m not so pleased to hear that! It may be that I shall have an easier time of it, though, comparing our frames. I’m a lot bigger with a lot more inner space than you, I think, so hopefully I won’t be too uncomfortable.

SS: Hm, yes, it should be less uncomfortable for you. I felt like my cockpit was going to shatter the last month. not to mention the pain in my pedes when I attempted walking for more than half a minute - pure torture!

*Knock Out vented loudly and he rolled his optics in mild irritation. Well, it was a lot to take it, alternate universes and such. Besides, he’s learned to be patient with Starscreams.*

“No….stay back.” Starscream shifted, trying to find the source of the continually pooling energon. It wasn’t hard, though the gash appeared to be on his back, just underneath his right wing. It must have pulled open with the aggressive gesturing he was doing at KnockOut.

*Knock Out couldn’t help getting more and more irritated. It was foolish of him to hope that this Starscream would just play nice and he knew it. It was time for another plan.

::… You didn’t know? Uh.. sorry! Everything’s been a bit… I think the human term is ‘topsy turvey’ (I really like that!) just recently and I kind of assumed everyone had heard… But yes. Flywheels and I bonded on Mars and I sparked. Deliberately and very happily. It’s going to be a while before he unfurls, but I’d be very happy to have them meet. I shall look forward to it!

SS: Congratulations are in order then! I wasn’t aware you were sparked up. I was kind of busy with Starblast trying to climb every Primus damned piece of furniture we have.

*Knock Out raised an opticbrow in confusion. He had no idea what this Starscream was talking about but it seemed to him that his own alternate has hurt the seeker enough so Starscream would have a reason to be hostile. In any case, there was no reason to agitate the mech further so he stayed on his spot.*

KnockOut’s words gave Starscream pause, though he did not retract his claws just yet. Something bizarre was going on here and he was not about to let down his guard.

*Knock Out vented loudly and he rolled his optics in mild irritation. Well, it was a lot to take it, alternate universes and such. Besides, he’s learned to be patient with Starscreams.*

theloyalone replied to your post:WARNING! when starblast gets to his terrible twos…

*Knock Out stopped immediately when he saw the sharp claws and an angry seeker ready to attack. He had zero desire to confront this Starscream. Raising his servos, he moved his weight from one pede to the other.*

No need to be hostile? All this time spent with the Autobots must have fried themoron’s processors. Starscream let out another low hiss, obviously not calmed by KnockOut’s seemingly peaceful approach.

*Knock Out raised an opticbrow in confusion. He had no idea what this Starscream was talking about but it seemed to him that his own alternate has hurt the seeker enough so Starscream would have a reason to be hostile. In any case, there was no reason to agitate the mech further so he stayed on his spot.*

*Knock Out has already driven past the building that Starscream was hiding behind when he hit the breaks harshly, changed gears, and drove in reverse until he could see the seeker clearly. 

Instantly those deadly claws of Starscream’s were extended and he flared his wings in an aggressive manner that he knew KnockOut was familiar with. Of course, of all the bots to see him, it had to be that traitor!

*Knock Out stopped immediately when he saw the sharp claws and an angry seeker ready to attack. He had zero desire to confront this Starscream. Raising his servos, he moved his weight from one pede to the other.*

*Knock Out was on his way home. It hasn’t been a terribly busy day at the clinic but he wanted to go home already. To sit down on the sofa and enjoy some fine energon with Starscream and their sparkling. 

Why was luck never on his side? Why was it that every time something unfortunate could happen to the silver seeker it did? Starscream’s sensors picked up the movement several seconds before the all too familiar sports car came careening past him.

*Knock Out has already driven past the building that Starscream was hiding behind when he hit the breaks harshly, changed gears, and drove in reverse until he could see the seeker clearly.