Strongarm went to the hospital in Kaon to see Bumblebee happy he was alive and OK other then having lost his memory and being a little banged up.

Then she called Windblade who went to the hospital in Iacon to tell Ratchet. She wanted to let him and Optimus know the good news that Bumblebee had been found and was OK. And decided to tell Ratchet first since Optimus was discussing something with Ultra Magnus.

She entered the hospital but didn't see Ratchet so she asked First Aid where he was.

"There's been an emergency some Vehicons brought Knock Out in early and he was in really bad shape they found him beaten in an alley." First Aid explained.

"Beaten?" Windblade asked. "By who?"

"We don't know but he was almost dead when the Vehicons found him and Ratchet is performing emergency surgery on him right now." First Aid told her.

Windblade was now concerned about the red medic and hoped he would be OK. And trying to figure out who would do that to him.

Just then Sunstreaker who had heard what happened rushed into the hospital worried about his cousin. And went straight to the waiting room.

A few minutes later Ratchet came out and said Knock Out was stable but in a coma and they didn't know when or if he would wake up or if he would be fully functional if he did. They wouldn't be able to tell if he had permanent damage unless he came back online.

"No." Sunstreaker said upon hearing this.

Windblade couldn't believe what she was hearing Knock Out might send the rest of his life in a coma or have permanent damage when he woke up.

She couldn't imagine Knock Out not being able to race or be a medic or fuss over his paint job. And now there was a chance he would never talk, move or even wake up again.

Then she spotted the Vehicons who brought him in and they were all just as worried about him.

"Thanks for getting Knock Out here when you did he would have died if it had been even one moment later." Ratchet told them.

"Knock Out, Breakdown and Starscream were the only one's who treated us as anything other then drones." Steve explained. "And we couldn't save Breakdown so we were going to do the best we could for Knock Out."

Windblade smiled hearing the exchange glad the Vehicons cared so much about Knock Out.

She knew Sideswipe would be worried about his cousin just like Sunstreaker was and would want to know what was going on.
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Meanwhile in Vos Sideswipe was talking with Starscream and Rattrap trying to figure out who was behind framing him and who was trying to cause trouble in Vos and Iacon and why.

When Starscream suddenly got a transmission from Iacon.

"Oh Windblade why are you calling?" He asked.

"I had to call you since Sideswipe's com-link is off I need you to give him a message it's about Knock Out." She said. Then explained everything to the seeker.

And Sideswipe could tell something was wrong by the way Starscream expression fell.

"I'll tell him." Starscream told her before hanging up.

"What happened?" Asked Sideswipe worried that it was something about Bumblebee or Sunstreaker.

"Knock Out was attacked and is in a coma." Said Starscream then the seeker explained everything Windblade had just told him.

"No." Sideswipe said upon learning of his cousin's condition. And he could tell Starscream was just as worried about the Aston Martin as he was.

"I have to go see him." Sideswipe told them.

"But as soon as you step foot out of Vos you'll be arrested." Rattrap pointed out. "And I don't think that's what he'd want."

"I have an idea." Starscream told him then grabbed something off a table. "This is light bender tech you can use it to disguise yourself as a seeker and we can both go to Iacon and visit Knock Out."

"Rattrap can you keep an eye on things till we get back?" Starscream asked.

"You can count on me boss." Rattrap replied.
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A while later they were in Iacon and Starscream told Sideswipe who was currently disguised as a seeker using the light bender tech to use the name Silver Snake. Which he agreed to do.

They went to the hospital and asked to see Knock Out and were aloud back. And upon entering Knock Out's room they were both unprepared for what they saw.

Knock Out was laying on the berth covered in dents and scratchs and hooked to some machines and they could see where several wounds had been welded shut. It was a wonder the red medic had survived given his current condition.

"Oh Knock Out." Sideswipe said sadly. He hated seeing his cousin like this.

"I would like to get my servos on the one who did this." Said Starscream who Sideswipe could tell was both sad and angry.

"I'm so sorry I was rude to you and tried to blame you for the Terrorcon incident on the Nemisis." Starscream then apologized wishing Knock Out could answer him and hoping he could hear him.

Starscream felt bad about the way their friendship had ended. And now it looked like they might not be able to make up.

Starscream had to leave the room not being able to handle see his best friend like that. And wanting to give Sideswipe some time alone with his cusin.

The seeker walked down the hallway looking for the cafeteria to get some energon. When he overheard a conversation between Arcee and Ratchet about him.

Apparently they weren't very happy about him showing up in the hospital they still didn't trust him. And Arcee still held a grudge about him killing Cliffjumper.  He heard them say the only reason they hadn't kicked him out is that Optimus wouldn't approve of it and they also need to stay on good terms with Vos.

Starscream's wings dropped as he walked down the hallway and the two didn't see the seeker leave or know that he had heard them.

He knew he was crazy for thinking they'd ever see him as anything other then an evil Decepticon. That's why he had chosen to stay in Vos because he knew nowhere else on Cybertron would expect him.

Then he saw that the emergency exit at the end of the hallway was a jar so he went to close it. When suddenly he was grabbed and pulled outside and the door was slammed shut behind him.

Starscream was now struggling with a couple of bots as he was trying to get the door open again to call for help.

Until one of his attackers held him from behind while the other one give him some circuit boosters. Starscream struggled for a few more minutes before slumping to the ground unconscious.

Then he was dragged away by his attackers.

To Be Continued.

Hope this chapter turned out OK. I'll try to get the next one up soon. In the meantime feel free to send feedback.