As Rocketgale and Knock Out helped an injured Starscream through the ground bridge. Rocketgale suddenly heard a shot go off somewhere behind them and the next thing she knew she and Starscream were pushed forward and through the ground bridge. She looked up in time to see Knock Out who had pushed the two seekers ahead tumble through the ground bridge with Ultra Magnus behind him.

It was hard to tell which mech had been shot until the two got up and they saw energon coming from Ultra Magnus's shoulder. Knock Out could have sworn that blast was coming at him which was why he pushed Starscream and Rocketgale forward to protect them from being hit. But Ultra Magnus had thrown himself between Knock Out and the blast.

"Wouldn't want to lose you again soldier." Ultra Magnus told Knock Out who started to treat his shoulder only to have Ultra Magnus tell him he'd be fine and to tend to Starscream first.

Seeing that Starscream had lost consciousness they wasted no time getting him to the med bay where Knock Out and Red Alert jumped right into action. Ultra Magnus who wasn't hurt badly went to the hospital to have First Aid fix his shoulder so Knock Out and Red Alert could work on saving Starscream.
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While the two medics got to work Rocketgale stayed in the waiting room worried about Starscream and looking like a nervous wreck.

"Don't worry Starscream's cheated death lots of times I'm sure he'll make it." Said Smokescreen.

"When the seeker capital Voss was destroyed in the war I watched my whole family die and barley survived myself the reason I helped Starscream when he was being attacked by those bots in the city is because I promised myself I wouldn't watch anyone else die." Rocketgale explained "And now I may have to watch Starscream die." She added on the verge of tears.

"No you won't Starscream is a survivor he'll pull through." Smokescreen reassured her. Then they heard a boom.

"Hey Smokescreen I think your minicon found one of my grenades." Said Wheeljack.

"Oh no Wheelie!" Shouted Smokescreen running outside to make sure the minicon didn't blow himself or someone else to bits.
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Meanwhile in the cell were Ratbat and Rattrap were. Rattrap had seen them take Starscream to the med bay and how bad the seeker looked and felt guilty he hadn't expected Shockwave to do that to Starscream. He had thought Shockwave would only take Starscream prisoner. And didn't know that would happen.

"Don't feel bad that seeker had it coming." Ratbat told him. "To think he could play spy and double cross Shockwave."

"No Starscream was trying to make up for the wrong he did during the war." Cried Rattrap. "I should have never tried to join Shockwave." "Now if Starscream dies his energon is on my hands." "I didn't sign up for that I'm not a killer."

"So now do you see what Shockwave is capable of?" Asked Arcee who had just walked up to the cell.

"Yes I'm so sorry I told him about Starscream." Said Rattrap.

"I'm not the one you should apologize too." Arcee said to him. "It's Starscream you should be saying your sorry too."

"Why do you care I thought the seeker killed your partner you should relish the fact that he's on his death bed." Asked Ratbat.

"Yes Starscream did kill Cliff but his death won't bring Cliffjumper back." Said Arcee. "Starscream is trying to change and make up for what he did." "And I forgive him because that's what Cliffjumper would want."

Then Arcee left because she saw Ultra Magnus was back and wanted to see how he was doing.

As they watched her leave they both glanced at the med bay which they could see from the cell. Ratbat had a smirk on his face thinking Starscream wouldn't survive. But Rattrap was now curled in a ball and looked like he was about to cry.
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After what felt like forever Red Alert came out and everyone went over and started asking about Starscream.

"Good news he's going to make it." Red Alert told them. "After a few weeks of bed rest he should be A OK back to normal."

"Great job Red Alert." Said Ultra Magnus who now had his shoulder fixed.

"It was actually Knock Out who did all the work." Red Alert explained. "I don't know much about working with seekers so it was mostly him working and me following orders."

"Great team work." Said Bulkhead. "Where is Knock Out?"

"He worked so hard to save Starscream and looked tired so I told him to go recharge and that you could wake him if you needed anything." Explained Red Alert. Who had to go back to the hospital after telling them they could see Starscream anytime but to make sure he took it easy.
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A few minutes later everyone went in to see how Starscream was doing. He was now awake and resting in a berth.

"How are you feeling?" Asked Smokescreen.

"Like someone dropped Omega Supreme on top of me." Starscream answered him.

"You really scared us." Ultra Magnus told the seeker.

"Don't worry I've survived plenty a beating during, before and after the war." Starscream explained. "I'm sorry the mission went south."

"Don't worry about that." Ultra Magnus said to him. "We're all just glad your going to be OK."

This was new to Starscream when he was a Decepticon when something like that happened he had always been blamed and called out for his failure. This was the first time someone had cared for his well being before the mission and he didn't know what to make of it.

"Thank you." Said Starscream who couldn't think of anything else to say.

"Your with the Autobots now and we're not like the Decepticons the safety of our friends is more important then the mission." Arcee told the recovering seeker.

"The Decepticons is a cause I'll always regret having served" Starscream told them. "There's so much I wish I could take back." "I spent the whole war on the wrong side."

"Well your doing a good job of making up for it." Said Bulkhead. "I think you can start calling yourself an Autobot now."

"I'd like that." Starscream said to him.

Then everyone went to another room so Starscream could rest except Rocketgale who stayed in case he needed something. And because she had been so worried he wouldn't make it that she didn't want to leave his side.

Then both seekers heard a crash come from outside the room and saw Wheelie run passed the door followed by Smokescreen and Knock Out who Wheelie had apparently painted when he was recharging because he was pink instead of his normal red.

"Wheelie!" They heard both Smokescreen and Knock Out yell. And then they saw Knock Out go back carrying paint to fix the minicon's handy work and not looking happy with his new color.

Then Starscream laughed at the sceptical that had just taken place but grabbed his sides because since he hadn't recovered yet it hurt to laugh.

"I'd hate to be Wheelie right now Knock Out hate it when his paint is messed up." Laughed Starscream who decided to rest and closed his optics to go into recharge.

To Be Continued.

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