This takes place before Knock Out and Breakdown make an appearance so the Autobots don't know them yet.

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Knock Out x Arcee

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:: Got anything, Breakdown? :: Knock Out asks his partner through the comm as he walks through the forest. He and Breakdown had picked up on an Autobot life signal that they are now investigating. They figured if they could find this Autobot and bring their helm back to Starscream, they would be rewarded, maybe even get a higher rank.

:: No, nothing yet. ::

:: Well, this Autobot has to be around here somewhere, they couldn't have just vanished. ::

:: We'll find them. :: Breakdown said before he cut off the comm.

Knock Out rolled his optics, his partner can be so optimistic. He keeps walking until a noise catches his audio receptor and makes him stop, he looks in the direction where the noise came from before walking that way. He gets closer as the noise gets louder, sounds like something is moving around in water. He soon reaches a stream where he sees a blue femme sitting in the water washing her armor, she's mumbling something but he can't make out what she's saying. He just stands there and watches her, she's so beautiful.

A minute later the femme stands up and gets out of the stream, "That feels much better," she says as she starts heading into the woods.

After she took two steps, Knock Out moved towards her, "Hello!"

The femme stops and looks at him, "Who are you?" Her optics widen, "How long have you been standing there? Were you watching!?"

"No, I just arrived a minute ago. I was just walking by and heard some noise so I came to check it out." He places a servo on his chest before bowing slightly, "I'm Knock Out. And you are?"

"Leaving." She starts walking off but he stops her by grabbing her wrist.

"Wait! I wasn't watching you or spying on you, honest I wasn't."

She turns to look at him again and studies him for a moment, he's handsome with beautiful red optics. She removes her wrist from his servo and takes a step back. "What are you doing out here?"

"Looking for a bot."

"Who?"

"A bot I picked up a life signal on. I'm a medic."

"Well, the only bots I see here are me and you."

"You never know there could be more bots out here. But never mind them. What is your name?"

"Arcee."

"Arcee. Lovely name. How long have you been on this planet?"

"A few years. You?"

"Not too long. You must be an expert on this place then. Maybe you can tell me about it sometime, help me learn more about it."

"Maybe."

"Are you mated or have a special mech?"

Arcee raises an optic ridge, "You're moving pretty fast, we just met."

"Well, when a mech meets a beautiful femme he has to know if he has a chance with her or not." His smirk grows wider when he sees some blue come onto her cheek plates.

Arcee scoffed, "I'll admit you have some pretty good lines. No, I'm not mated and I don't have a special bot. But I can't say you'll get that role."

"You're not all that easily charmed, are you?"

"Had too many mechs try to charm me so I've built an immunity to it."

Knock Out chuckled but before he could comment on that Arcee got a call on her comm, "I need to go," she says as she turns to leave.

When she turns, Knock Out catches a glimpse of the Autobot insignia on her winglet and he realizes that she's the Autobot they had been tracking. But he can't bring himself to attack her or call Breakdown to come get her. Instead, he wants to see her again and get to know her better, "When can I see you again?"

Arcee stops and turns to him, "Maybe one day soon if Primus allows it," she says with a smile before transforming and driving off.

"Knock Out..."

Knock Out jumps at the sound of his partner's voice. He was so fixated on Arcee driving away he didn't hear Breakdown walk over to him.

"What are you doing, Knock Out?"

"What do you mean?"

"You know she's an Autobot, right?"

"Yeah, I saw the insignia."

"So, why didn't you attack her? What happened to bringing in the Autobot's helm to get a reward or a higher rank?"

"I just couldn't, Breakdown. I was so caught up in her beauty it took me a bit to see that she was an Autobot, by the time I realized it I just couldn't bring myself to harm her."

"Starscream will kill you if he finds out about this."

"That's why we're not gonna tell him. It stays between you and me."

Breakdown nods in agreement then the two head out. Knock Out kept thinking about Arcee, he knows they will meet again one day but it most likely won't be a good one and he's dreading that day when Arcee discovers that he is a Decepticon.