Knock Out had just rejoined the battle against Unicron after leaving Blake at the scrapyard and returning through the space bridge.

He had been doing fine till a vehicon named Steve tripped and had a misfire with his blaster that ended up hitting Knock Out in the tailpipe. He was OK but the blast took out the breaks on his alt mode. So now he was driving and couldn't stop.

"Oh no oh no oh no!" "Everyone watch out!" Knock Out yelled warning everyone out of the way. "Hot Rod you might want to duck!" He added as he ramped off some rocks and sailed right over him.

"Knock Out what in the Allspark has gotten into you?" Asked Ratchet over the com-link.

"My breaks are out!" Knock Out explained. "Please help me before my finish is totaled!"

"OK I'm on my way." Ratchet told him and then started driving after him.

Then Knock Out had to swerve to miss Wildbreak who Ratchet did hit but luckily neither of them were hurt.

Knock Out continued speeding out of control until he hit Shockwave who had been about to shoot a Terrorcon and caused him to shoot at where Optimus and Predaiking were instead hitting Predaiking right in the tail.

Fortunately it caused Knock Out to stop and regain control of himself and then Predaiking turned to face him and Shockwave and Knock Out quickly pointed at Shockwave as if to say it was his fault. Predaiking just rolled his optics but when they weren't looking anymore he smiled actually thinking it was funny.

Then Ratchet ran over to make sure Knock Out, Shockwave and Predaiking were all OK and was glad to see all three of them were fine.

"Wow all that and not one scratch to my paint job this must be my lucky day." Said Knock Out.

Just then Wheeljack tossed a grenade at one of the Terrorcons who happened to be not to far from where Knock Out was standing and the red medic had to jump out of the way but still got hit by some small bits of shrapnel. He was fine but it made a mess of his finish.

"Scrap." Knock Out groaned looking at his scratched up paint job with a face that said why am I not surprised. Which got a laugh from all the Stuntiacons.
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A few moments later Knock Out made his was over to where Shayna, Director Swan, Megatron and Starscream were and told them Blake was safe at the scrapyard and was going to be fine which they were all glad to hear.

"Wait who's this?" Asked Knock Out looking at Starscream having not seen his new body yet.

"You mean you don't recognize me Doctor." Starscream said to Knock Out playfully fringing a hurt look.

"Starscream your alive." Knock Out exclaimed now realizing the seeker before him was his best friend. "But you've changed.

"Just think of this as another transformation." Starscream told his friend.

Just then Arcee came over and was also surprised and happy to learn Starscream was alive. Then they started thinking of a way to get Shayna and Director Swan inside Unicron so they could trap his spark back in the container.

Just then Unicron fired another shot of energy aimed right at Starscream but Megatron suddenly pushed him out of the way but Megatron took a really bad hit from it. He wasn't hit directly but he was mortally wounded.

Optimus drove over to them after seeing what happened. And saw Megatron laying on the ground with half his body melted and his spark exposed. And Starscream quickly got up and he and Optimus rushed to the old warlord's side.

"Megatron why did you push me out of the way?" Asked Starscream with tear filled optics.

"Because I didn't want to watch you die again." Megatron told the seeker weakly. "Your an Autobot and you changed for the better you made amends for what you did as a Decepticon something I wasn't able to do promise me you'll keep fighting on their side and defend Cybertron and Earth."

"I will and you did make amends Megatron." Starscream said to his former tormentor who was now his friend.

"Megatron." Optimus said to his old friend.

"Orian I'm sorry for all the harm I did and just want you to promise that you will stay a good leader to the Autobots unlike I was to the Decepticons." Megatron told Optimus Prime.

"I promise to do so old friend." Optimus said to him.

Then Megatron closed his optics for the last time as he went offline and died. Starscream punched the ground and started crying coolant tears. Till Optimus went over and put his hand on the seeker's shoulder.

"I am sorry for your loss Starscream." The Prime told him.

"We can morn later right now we need to stop Unicron." Starscream said wiping away his tears and now putting on a brave face.

Then Shayna and Director Swan got in Starscream's jet mode with the container and then had to endure a very humiliating jet ride because the only way they would both fit was one of them had to ride on the others lap holding the container.

Shayna was the smaller woman of the two so had to sit on Director Swan's lap much to both of their dismay.

Then Starscream managed to sneak inside Unicron while everyone else kept him busy. And both women were glad to get out of his jet made and carry the container from there with Starscream providing cover.

All of a sudden the walls and parts of the floor started growing spikes. And Starscream quickly picked up both humans and the container to protect them while doing his best to avoid the spikes.

Then some metal tentacles with hooks at the end started trying to grab Starscream who struggled to avoid them and protect the humans at the same time.

Their panic increased once they spotted some of those tentacles dropping ruble into some smelting pits that were inside Unicron. And knew they had to avoid those things no matter what. And everything seemed directed at them.

"This is Starscream." Starscream said into his com-link. "Unicron is attacking us from inside him and we can't get through to his spark chamber." The seeker explained.

"We'll try to distract Unicron we'll use a psychic chronicle patch on him." Said Shockwave.

"He so big how would you even get it to fit?" Asked Starscream thinking Shockwave had lost it.

"We were making one to use on Titans during the war we wanted to try to use it to control Metroplex thinking that since he was such a threat to the Decepticons getting him to turn on the Autobots would be logical." Shockwave explained. "But we made it to big."

"You where planning to do what during the war!" Ratchet said horrified by what he just heard.

"Well we didn't use it on Metroplex and it will fit Unicron so we can patch him so I guess it all worked out for the better." Knock Out pointed out. Ratchet just shook his head.

"The only problem is someone will have to link up with Unicron and the strain will be to much for their processor whoever does this will be sacrificing themselves because it will most certainly damage their processor beyond repair." Ratchet explained.

"I will do it." Said Optimus Prime.

"No Optimus your to important to our team and this job is best reserved for a scientist or medic I'll do it." Ratchet told him. "There is no other way."

Just then they realized Knock Out was gone. And Steeljaw told them he saw the red medic drive off in the direction of one of Shockwave's labs in Kaon.

"No we have to stop him!" Ratchet said changing into his ambulance mode and driving at top speed to the direction Steeljaw had pointed out hoping to stop Knock Out before it was to late.
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Meanwhile Knock Out had just arrived at Shockwave's lab he was planning to make the ultimate sacrifice to help stop Unicron knowing Ratchet was important to the team and that if only one of the two medics was going to live it should be him. So he activated the patch.

He had to hit a button to shoot the end that was going to connect with Unicron into the back of the chaos bringer's neck and it would also send him into stasis then Knock Out would have to patch himself in to keep Unicron in stasis for as long as he could before his own processor gave out.

Knock Out had just put Unicron under and was about to patch in to keep him in stasis when all of a sudden he felt something shock him from behind and suddenly knew no more.

Ratchet hurried to the location of Shockwave's lab hoping he wasn't to late to stop Knock Out. He didn't want the red medic to sacrifice himself.

Ratchet was now at the door of Shockwave's lab and saw the patch activate and Unicron go into stasis and now fearing the worst ran inside. But what he found surprise him.

When Ratchet entered the lab he was greeted with the sight of Knock Out unconscious on the floor and Shockwave standing over him having just zapped the Austin Martin with his own energon probe.

"To sacrifice ether medic would be illogical." Shockwave told Ratchet. "I should be the one to link with Unicron it's only logical."

"Are you sure?" Ratchet asked him.

"Yes I must make amends for all I did during the war." Shockwave explained.

"You have Shockwave you have." Ratchet told him before he patched himself in. But the medic didn't notice a single coolant tear that fell from Shockwave's optic.
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Meanwhile inside Unicron the tentacles and spikes had disappeared and Starscream, Shayna and Director Swan had made it to his spark chamber.

Just then Starscream's com-link went off.

"What is it?" Starscream answered his com-link.

"Bad news we just realized that when you guys trap Unicron's spark in the container his body is going to fall apart and you guys won't have time to get out." Bumblebee explained over the com-link while looking at Optimus who was wishing he had gone inside Unicron instead having only now learned that it was a suicide mission.

"So what do we do we have to stop Unicron." Said Shayna.

"Your going to get in Starscream's jet mode and the two of you are going to fly out of here and I'll put Unicron's spark in the container once you guys are clear." Director Swan told them.

Starscream changed into his jet mode. But at first Shayna was reluctant not wanting to leave Director Swan to die.

"It's OK I need to make amends and this way I'll be with my husband you go live you life OK." Director Swan told Shayna. "Unicron has to be stopped."

"OK." Shayna told her before hugging her then climbing inside Starscream's jet mode and saluted her before they took off.

Then once they were at a safe distance Director Swan trapped Unicron in the container and his body fell apart. As the ruble fell around her Director Swan smiled knowing she had done the right thing and the universe was now safe form Unicron.
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Meanwhile back at Shockwave's lab Knock Out woke up.

"What happened?" He asked rubbing his helm.

"Shockwave stopped you form sacrificing yourself and linked with Unicron in your place." Ratchet explained.

"So he sacrifice himself?" Knock Out said with sad optics.

"Yes he said it would be illogical to sacrifice a medic." Ratchet explained.

"Sounds like something he'd say." Knock Out told Ratchet.

Just then Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee got there and Shayna and Starscream also arrived.

"So what now?" Asked Starscream.

"Now we go home." Optimus said as a space bridge appeared and they walked through it.

To Be Continued.

Almost done. Just the epilogue left.