Everyone stayed in the waiting room while Knock Out was being worked on. Arcee who was still recovering even came out to sit with them.

"I hope he'll be ok." Said Smokescreen. "He looked like he was in really bad shape when me and Starscream found him in the basement."

"Knock Out's a lot stronger then he looks or lets on." "He'll make it." Starscream told them. "I mean he survived the war and being on a warship with me and Megatron didn't he?"

Then Arcee who went for a cube of energon almost fell the the floor and both Starscream and Smokescreen ran over to help her back to a seat.

"You really shouldn't be up right now your still on bed rest." Starscream said to her.

"I'll go back to the berth only after I find out if Knock Out is ok." She replied.

"Ok but don't over do it." The seeker told her. "Knock Out would say the samething."

"Oh I think it's sweet how that seeker is helping his Conjunx." Said a random a random femme who passed by.

"Conjunx!" "Gross!" "No!" Both Arcee and Starscream said at once not liking the idea of being mistaken for spark mates. And Smokescreen chuckled thinking it was hilarious.

Just then Bulkhead and Wheeljack both got back and brought everyone energon. Because none of them wanted to leave all worried about Knock Out and knowing Ratchet or one of the other medic who was working on him could come out anytime.
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Meanwhile in the operating room Ratchet and the others medics were working to save Knock Out.

They had fixed where his com-link had been ripped out. And right now First Aid and Red Alert were working on his legs while Ratchet was trying to repair his servos.

Ratchet was doing his best but didn't know if he would be able to save Knock Out's hands. Road Siren had pretty much destroyed them then left them infected and untreated.

Ratchet hated that femme for doing this to Knock Out. She was a monster who was beyond insane. And poor Knock Out's only mistake was going out with her.

Suddenly Knock Out's vitals started going all over the place. And Ratchet and the other medics started shambling to bring him out of it.

"He's going into shock!" Cried First Aid as he Ratchet and Red Alert rushed to try to get Knock Out stable.

"No he's crashing!" Red Alert yelled. "We're losing him!"

"Don't you dare do this to us Knock Out!" Ratchet shouted at the unconscious medic. "You have to keep fighting Knock Out!" "Don't even think about giving up!"

Just then First Aid took off and came back with the paddles as the spark monitor flatlined. And handed them to Ratchet who started using them on Knock Out trying desperately to bring him back online.

"Knock Out!" "Come on!" Ratchet was practically screaming. "Knock Out!"
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In the waiting room the others could tell something was wrong from how long it was taking.

And were all preparing for the worst when Ratchet came out and they all looked over with their optics glued to the medic.

"How is he?" Smokescreen asked. And they were all afraid of the answer.

"We almost lost him for a minute and it didn't look good but he's a fighter and he's in recovery right now and with some rest he should be fine and I repaired his servos the best I could but we won't know if they will work until he wakes up." Ratchet explained.

Everyone was glad to here that Knock Out was going to live and were hoping his servos would work when he woke up which was when they would go see him since they all knew he needed to rest right now.

Bulkhead and Wheeljack helped Arcee back to her room. While Smokescreen was talking with Starscream and Jetfire who had just showed up after hearing about Knock Out and now the two seekers were catching up on old times.

Ratchet had promised to call all of them when Knock Out woke up so they could come see him.
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Ratchet was currently in the recovery room with Knock Out who was still in recharge. Which didn't surprise the older medic after everything the Austin Martin had been through it was no wonder he was tired.

Suddenly Ratchet got a call over his com-link from Bulkhead saying there'd been an accident and Wheeljack needed medical attention right away.

"I'll be right there. Stay with him." Ratchet told the wrecker over his com-link as he rushed off to help.

But he didn't see a femme entered the room as he left.

Road Siren smiled upon seeing the medic had bought her trick hook line and sinker.

Then she approached the berth where Knock Out was laying in recharge and rolled in a stretcher.

"You didn't think you'd get away from me that easy." She said in a mocking tone as she rolled him onto the stretcher and strapped him down on it.

Knock Out stirred a little but didn't wake up as she covered him with a tarp and rolled him out of the room and down the hallway.
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Meanwhile Ratchet found Bulkhead and Wheeljack at the entrance of the hospital where the two wreckers were laughing and rough housing.

"Bulkhead why did you call me and say Wheeljack was hurt?" Asked Ratchet.

"What do you mean Ratchet I didn't call you." Bulkhead told him.

"Oh no we have to hurry!" Ratchet said to them realizing he had been tricked and Knock Out was in danger.

Then they rushed inside hoping to save the red sports car and bumped into Smokescreen, Starscream and Jetfire and as soon as they told them what was going on they started helping them look.

Bulkhead and Wheeljack stayed to watch the entrance to make sure no one got out of the building with Knock Out.

While the others spilt up to look for them.
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Meanwhile Knock Out woke up in the basement of the hospital and started panicking when he realized he was strapped down and Road Siren was standing over him.

"Don't worry I'm planning to finish you here and now." Road Siren told him.

"No please don't do this just let me go." Knock Out begged her.

"So how would you prefer to die Knock Out?" She said setting out some stuff she had brought and some syringes she had stolen and filled.

"Tox-En, Mech venom, Cyber venom or would you prefer to be stabbed or shot or maybe I'll just you that frequency you liked so much to fry your brain module?" She told him.

"What will it be Knock Out." She added kissing him on the forehead.

Knock Out cringed what was it with her kissing him there. "She's crazy!" He thought.

"Ok how about none of the above." Knock Out told her trying desperately to think of a way to escape.

"I'll surprise you." She mocked as she turned to the things she had laid out and grabbed the syringe of Tox-En.

"Please don't do this!" Knock Out pleaded seeing her approach him with the needle.

"I think this is the perfect way to kill you." She hissed. But then started coughing and holding her midsection.

"When you told me about them experamenting on you and your brother and making you sick." Knock Out said adding two and two. "Your still sick aren't you."

"Shut up!" Road Siren hissed between coughs. Knock Out could tell she was struggling to stand.

"Road Siren please undo these straps so I can help you." Knock Out begged her.

"Like I'd fall for that." She choked out.

"Please let me save you!" Knock Out pleaded. And she reluctantly undid the straps before collapsing to the floor.

Knock Out got off the scratcher and got some tools that were being stored in the basement and got to work trying to save her.

He was still recovering himself so he was struggling to stay focused and his servos worked but hadn't fully healed yet. He wished he could get one of the other medics to come down and help but Road Siren had locked them in by setting the door to lock from the outside so he couldn't get out of the basement and there was no com-link signal down here.

Knock Out got the tools he needed and got to work. And managed to save her. Then had to rest having not really been up for treating a patient but not having another choice. He closed his optics to relax for a second.

But suddenly felt something piece him in the midsection as his optics shot open in pain.

Then he looked to see Road Siren had regained consciousness and jabbed him with the syringe containing the Tox-En.

"Thanks for saving me Knock Out but it doesn't change how I feel." She told him as he looked up at her with coolant tears in his optics. He had been so concerned with saving her that he had forgotten to move anything.

Knock Out was in pain from the Tox-En that was now killing him.

"Don't worry Knock Out it will all be over soon." She said as she got up and stood over him planning to watch him die.

Just then the basement door opened from the outside and the next thing Road Siren knew was being shot with a missile and knock back into the wall where she feel to the floor having been knocked out.

"Not so tuff with out your blaster and syringes are you?" Starscream said to the femme he just blasted into the wall.

Then he saw Knock Out and wasted no time calling for help.

And Ratchet rushed down the stairs and got to work on Knock Out right away. While Jetfire put stasis cuffs on Road Siren and brought her up stairs to wait for the police to take her to jail. And she woke up as they were heading up the stairs and smirked when she when she saw Ratchet rushing Knock Out to the ER and what shape he was in.

"You better hope he makes it or when the cops get here they'll have a different prisoner to take in." Starscream told her.

"Who?" She asked confused.

"Me for murdering you." He replied.

"No Starscream given the situation I don't think there's a single judge on Cybertron who'd convict you." Jetfire told him.

Then they all stayed in the waiting room hoping Knock Out would survive.

To Be Continued.

Next is the epilogue. And I'll try to have it up soon. In the meantime feel free to send feedback.