Ultra Magnus didn't know what to do he was hoping Starscream might not notice them because he could tell a rock was currently blocking any view the seeker would have of Knock Out so the injured red mech wouldn't be seen.

But there was a big chance Starscream would spot him and if Starscream came closer he very well might notice Knock Out there or if the seeker fired on him Knock Out could be hit. And Ultra Magnus didn't want to risk that. But didn't know how to move Knock Out without adding to his injuries and didn't want to leave him there where more scraplets might show up or an enemy worse then Starscream might find him.

"Are you just going to stand there or are you going to fire on me or at lest tell me what your doing here?" Asked Starscream. Who had seen him.

"Scrap!" Ultra Magnus said to low for the seeker to hear. So much for not being seen. "I was looking for energon." Ultra Magnus told Starscream hoping the seeker would leave.

"You Autobots are horrible layers." Said Starscream. "You have plenty of energon in the new cities you've constructed." "Why are you really here?"

"One of our friends is hurt he was attacked and fell down here as a result." Ultra Magnus explained. "And he may die if he doesn't get help soon."

"Who was it?" Asked Starscream. "I bet it was Bumblebee or Arcee it must be one of your key Autobots for you to be trying to protect them like this."

"It's Knock Out." Ultra Magnus answered him.

"Knock Out?" Starscream repeated. "Why are you trying to protect him?"

"He's one of us now he's family." Said Ultra Magnus.

"I think I still have a mark from where he hit me with the immobiliser when he joined your little family." Joked Starscream. "Where is he?"

"Over there." Ultra Magnus told him pointing behind the rock. Then Starscream went over and looked.

"By the Allspark." "What happened?" Asked Starscream now with genuine concern. "Who did this?"

"It was Ransack and Crumblezone under Shockwave and Ratbat's orders." Ultra Magnus explained. He couldn't believe it Starscream actually seemed to care. He could hear genuine rage in the seekers voice.

"Knock Out was the closest thing I had to a friend in the Decepticon ranks." Said Starscream. "I'll make them pay for this."

"We need to get Knock Out help first." Ultra Magnus told him.

"But if you take him back up there to get treatment they'll finish him off." Starscream said to him. "But I have a plan."

Then Ultra Magnus called Red Alter over his com-link.
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A few hours later Ultra Magnus climbed back to the top of the cliff with Starscream and was greeted by the Counsel.

"We heard there was a situation with one of our medics being attacked by Decepticons." Said Ratbat. "Wait what is he doing here?" He asked looking at Starscream.

"Starscream wants to join the Autobots to get the Cons who did this." Ultra Magnus explained. "And I'll take full responsibly for any of his actions."

"OK." Said Ratbat. "What about the medic?"

"He didn't make it." Ultra Magnus told him. "I called Red Alert but there was nothing he could do." "Knock Out died at the bottom of the cliff and we buried him there."

"So did the medic say any last words?" Asked Ratbat.

"He had a name!" Yelled Starscream. "Knock Out was my friend and now he's dead because of those Decepticons a cause he and I used to serve."

"Calm down Starscream." Ultra Magnus told the angry seeker. "You'll have to forgive his outburst he just lost a friend."

"And no Knock Out was offline by the time I reached him and then died while Red Alert was performing emergency surgery on him."

"Well we'll find those Decepticons and find out why they did this and bring them to justice." Said Ratbat who left with the other members of the Counsel.
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After the Counsel left Ultra Magnus and Starscream went to the remains of the seeker capital Voss that had been destroyed in the war. Where Starscream had been living in an old building that had somehow managed to stay standing which they were now inside.

"Well all done." Said Red Alert who had just finished hooking a comatose Knock Out to life support. "He's hanging on but still not sure if he'll make it." Red Alert explained. "I have to hand it to Starscream no one will think to look for him here and since they think he's dead he'll have time to recover." "I'll stay here to keep an eye on him and let you know if there's any change in his condition."

"Thanks great job Red Alert." Ultra Magnus thanked him.

"But Starscream there is something I want to ask you." Ultra Magnuss said to the seeker. "What happened to you after we defeated Unicron?"

"I was attacked by the Predicons and they almost killed me but Megatron saved me at the last second and patched me up then left." Starscream explained.

Ultra Magnus noticed after looking closer at Starscream that the seeker had scars that covered most of his frame and one of his arms had been replaced. And could tell that those scars must have hurt when they first happened.

"I'm sorry for what you went through Starscream." Said Ultra Magnus.

"I deserved ever bit of it." Starscream told him. "Oh and you might be mad but I told this other bot to stay with me in the Autobot base because I don't trust him and didn't want him snooping around here and finding Knock Out." Starscream explained. "His name is Rattrap and he's helped me from time to time but let's just say he's the kind of bot who'd sell out his own mother if it would get him off the hook."

"Sounds familiar." Said Ultra Magnus. "But you did the right thing getting him away from here." "He sounds like the type who would tell the Counsel about Knock Out if he saw him and mess up the whole plan." "We'll just have to find someway to keep him out of trouble and from messing things up."

Now Ultra Magnus was secretly starting to worry. "A bot Starscream doesn't think can be trusted this sounds Ominous." He thought to himself.

To Be Continued.

Chapter two is done now. Feel free to send feedback.