Starscream jerked himself awake after having almost dosed off at the bottom of the cliff. The seeker knew he had to force himself to stay alert because if he went into stasis he might not wake up again.

He had to figure out a way to find help or he would succumb to his injuries and die there. Starscream decided to try to focus on forcing himself to stand because he had to walk out of there and find a spot where someone could find him.

But it was a challenge to even raise his helm up without feeling dizzy and weak.

But he was determined. Ignoring the intense amount of pain his whole body was feeling. Starscream managed to use his servos to lean against the side of the cliff for leverage.

Which hurt like he was fighting in the pits of Kaon since his servos were badly damaged like the rest of him and several of his digits were broken.

But Starscream continued to pull himself up enough though his frame was screaming at him to lay down.

His helm throbbing and everything was spinning and he could feel energon leaking from his wounds and pain surging through him as he let out a few grunts while fighting back cries of agony.

He somehow managed to get to his peds. But was extremely shaky and had to hold onto some rocks for support.

"Yes that's it so far so good." Starscream tried to encourage himself but his voice sounded so tired and weak it wasn't very convincing.

"Yes one shale stand!" He cried in triumph. Only for him to lose his grip as his foot caught on some stones and his legs buckled as he fell back to the ground with a thump. "One shale fall!" "Scrap!"

Starscream tried to get back up only to slump back to the ground and he knew we would be getting back up again because he couldn't even get his legs to move now.

"Nooo!" He cried trying and failing to push himself up. Then he just throw a little tantrum as he punch the ground with his servos which only seceded in causing them more pain.

Then the seeker broke down into a sob realizing just how hopeless his situation was. Then he stopped fighting it and aloud himself to go into stasis lock.
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Meanwhile Black Shadow was trying to decide how to torture Megatron next while the former warlord just starred into space at the ceiling which is what he had been doing ever since he had been strapped back down on the berth.

Black Shadow didn't know how he had stayed awake after being given the circuit booster. He punched Megatron in a few of his wounds to inflict pain on him.

But the old gladiator barely responded having had the fight taken out of him. Black Shadow realized that seeing Starscream's demise had broken Megatron.

This gave Black Shadow an idea.

"I think I'll kill Soundwave next." Black Shadow said. And got the desired reaction when Megatron started pulling against his restraints as his optics widened.

"No please leave him out of this you already killed Starscream no one else has to die I'm the one you should torture!" Megatron actually pleaded. "If anyone has to suffer let it be me!"

"Don't you mean you killed Starscream." Black Shadow mocked. "And since when do you care what happens to anyone?"

"Black Shadow can't you see what all this hate is doing to you?" "It was what turned me into the monster I was during the war." Megatron tried to reason with the phase sixer. "Is this really what your Conjunx and Sparkling would have wanted?"

"You don't ever get to mention them!" Black Shadow roared as he beat Megatron for bringing up his family.

He continued to torture Megatron until the former leader of the Decepticons went unconscious.

Then he went to track down Soundwave wanting torture and kill the slender mech in front of Megatron given his reaction to what happened to Starscream Black Shadow decided the best way to get at Megatron was through hurting others.
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Meanwhile both the Autobot search parties were looking for Megatron and Starscream. And had gotten Soundwave and some Vehicons involved. Knowing Soundwave would want to help find Megatron Optimus let the silent mech join his team to help look for him.

And some Vehicons who were still loyal to Megatron and Starscream volunteered to help both search parties.

Everyone had split up into groups of four to cover more ground.

Knock Out was currently with three of the Vehicons and it was going smoothly until one of them who's name was Steve lost control of his breaks for a moment and was heading for a cliff.

Thinking fast Knock Out transformed and drove in a way that made him hit Steve in a way that made him transform and roll away from the cliff.

But unfortunately Knock Out couldn't stop in time to avoid it. And went right over the cliff. And the other two Vehicons looked at each other as if to say. "Did that just happen?"

Fortunately Knock Out managed to steer himself so he drove on the side of the cliff by bouncing off some ledges and landed safely at the bottom then transformed and kept looking back and forth at the top of the cliff and the ground with the most shocked look on his face imaginable.

"Did I really just do that?" He said in shock. "That never happened and if anyone asks I'll just deny it." He added feeling embarrassed.

Then he spotted something out of the corner of his optic.

"Starscream?!" Knock Out said as soon as he saw who he was looking at. Then his medical training kicked in upon seeing the seeker's condition and that he was in emergency stasis lock.

Knock Out fixed what damage he could then called for an emergency ground bridge. Which opened a few minutes later and the Vehicons helped Knock Out get Starscream to the medbay.

"Hold on Screamer I'll have you fixed up good as new in no time." Knock Out told the unconscious seeker.

Then the red medic got to work. Hoping he could save his best friend.

To Be Continued.

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