V
“I’ve decided to go along with your experiment,” October said to Knockout as he was carrying her in the palm in his hand to observe Starscream’s checkup appointment. Knockout looked down at her and smiled.
“I’m glad. I was starting to think you weren’t interested in the idea,” he chided and went by his office to pick up his datapad.
“Well I told you I needed time to think about it. Besides, after observing you all and Starscream for awhile, I decided you’re not that different from humans.”
“Glad to hear it, babe. Now, if you’re interested, I’ll show you what I’ve done to your new body after this appointment. Sound good to you?” Knockout asked curiously. October nodded and smiled the widest she had in months. Knockout then pushed the door and it opened up to Starscream sitting on the examination table with Megatron at his side. It was actually the first time October had seen the overlord up close and was a bit unnerved by him.
“What is your pet doing here?” Megatron asked as he watched Knockout carefully set her on her usual perch on the shelf.
“She is here to observe the examination since Starscream had already given his consent to do so,” Knockout answered. The seeker smiled sheepishly at the overlord and Megatron just gave a grunt and muttered, “Proceed.”
“Thank you my lord,” Knockout stated and got Starscream to lay back on the table and allow for his armor to open so that he could feel along his gestation chamber. The seeker gave a small yelp at the cold hand that touched him and Megatron, which was very much unlike him, gave a very subtle rub along the seeker’s wing to comfort him. When Starscream told Megatron the news, he began treating him a lot better than he had in the past, and was even spoiling him a little.
“Well, it feels like they’re doing fine in there,” Knockout stated and pulled his hand away to pick up his tablet to take an x-ray shot of them. He smiled at the picture and flipped it around so that the overlord and seeker could see.
“That’s all three of them,” he said as he pointed them out to their parents. The seeker smiled and felt a very strange sense of maternal instinct wash over him. Megatron actually openly showed affection to the seeker and smiled a bit himself. Who knew that the overlord would actually be happy about having offspring?
*X*X*X*
“Are you excited about seeing your new body?” Knockout asked curiously as he carried the human into the lab.
“Yes, actually. When I first saw it, I thought it was creepy as hell,” October admitted and laughed a little. Knockout laughed too and punched in the code to get into the lab. He then walked inside and October couldn’t help but notice all the strange gadgets and monitors all over the place. The medic walked over and pulled the sheet down off the body for October to see. She let out a gasp and leaned forward to examine her more closely.
“She’s…..beautiful,” October stated. Knockout turned the body into that of a femme, and got busy working on her features and paint.
“I’m glad you like her. The alt form will be a jet like Starscream, so I’m glad you two are getting along so that he can teach you to fly,” the medic commented, “But I based the paint job off your hair.”
“No its fine….she’s lovely,” October stated and smiled. The lifeless femme’s armor was a chocolate brown that faded into a fiery orange in some areas with white here and there. The white, October could guess, was what was equated with skin for one of their kind. The face was what surprised the human the most in that the femme was actually very beautiful. She had a sort of regal air about her.
“What color did you make her eyes?” October asked curiously and looked back at Knockout.
“Green, like yours,” Knockout stated and smiled at her happily. He was relieved that October liked her new body so much. It was going to make the process of the experiment a lot easier.
*X*X*X*
It was trial one of the experiment, and Knockout had October all rigged up and strapped down in preparation for the jolts she was about to receive. He looked down at her, and had a realization that he had a soft spot for her. Before he threw the switch, he came to her small bedside, and knelt down as to not be so overpowering to her.
“Are you actually willing to leave your entire life? To leave everyone you know and love just to fulfill your curiosity of what it’s like to be one of us?” the sports car questioned the human. October stared up at him with her green eyes and answered, “Yes.”
That was the confirmation that Knockout needed. He then stood, double checked the cables and wires that went between October and her new body, and headed over to his console. He took one last look at the human, and said a silent prayer before flipping the switch.
The blue electrical current surged through her body and arched high off her and the wires that were attached. She arched off the table and opened her mouth to scream, but nothing came out. Her entire body was rigid and stiff as the current made its way to the femme. Knockout was watching the two monitors where one was designated to each that were hooked up, and made sure October wasn’t going to flat line. However, the strangest thing happened on his other screen. There was a bloop. He wasn’t expecting anything other than a flat line from the femme, but that single bloop got his hopes up. He kept watching the monitors and hoped for another bloop. There it was again!
“Holy shit,” he said out loud in genuine shock. Suddenly, the bloops were more common, and now there was a rhythm to it. He quickly looked over at October’s monitor and noticed that hers were beginning to slow way down.
“Fuck!” he shouted and scrambled up from his chair to turn the current off. When he did, October flat lined, but the femme’s monitor was showing all sorts of activity. He slowly stood up, and saw the chest of the femme rise and fall.
“Primus….it worked?” he asked himself and moved into the room where they both laid. The human’s body was burned in some places, and her hair was frizzy and wild all around her. There was absolutely no movement from her that he could tell. He slowly looked at the femme, and she managed to look right back at him, and gave a panicked cry at seeing the dead body next to her.
“What happened?!” she demanded and tried to sit up. She was strapped to the table.
“October, is that you?” Knockout asked slowly and started to gently rub along her forearm in an attempt to calm her down. The femme was looking around wildly and then finally looked back at Knockout.
“I was October,” she answered, “Now I am Phoenix.”
“What do you mean by
was October?” Knockout asked sternly and pushed her down on the table and did not look happy at that particular moment.
“My host body was from October, that persona, the human you were friends with. It’s still me, but I am reborn and have now declared myself as Phoenix. Does this make sense to you?” Phoenix asked and gave him a glare very much like the normal October would give. Knockout eased off her and started undoing the straps.
“How did we meet then?” Knockout asked and helped her sit up. Phoenix was very wobbly, but she managed to sit up on her own.
“Simple. You found me after I was thrown from that car in that horrible wreck I was in. I had just found out I was pregnant that day and when I woke up from my coma, I was here and I had miscarried,” she explained and gave a little laugh and said, “Knockout, it’s still me. Since I have a new life, I deserve a new name, right?”
“Yes, I suppose you’re right, but you scared me damn it,” Knockout cursed and gave her a hug. Phoenix hugged him back and said, “Your experiment worked, but I think you killed my human body in the process. Good thing it didn’t kill me for good then.”
“Yeah…..I didn’t think it was going to do that,” Knockout stated and pulled back a little. He helped her down from the table and was still holding her up since she wasn’t used to her legs or pedes yet. He walked with her a few times around the room and started to laugh a bit.
“What’s so funny?” Phoenix asked curiously and looked over at him. Knockout looked down at her and said, “I really didn’t think this was going to work after the first trial.”
“Good thing it did, huh?” she asked and smiled up at him. He smirked back and then asked, “So….why Phoenix?”
“I figured it was a fitting name. Y’know, dying once and being reborn ‘from the ashes’ so to speak. That’s the legend of the Phoenix,” she explained, “And it’s a fiery bird. It’s fitting for a jet!”
Knockout laughed softly and let go of her waist to see if she could walk on her own yet. She was a little unsteady, but she quickly got the hang of it. Soon she was prancing around the room.
“I think I can walk now,” she said with a smile and moved to sit on the table. Knockout approached and sighed in satisfaction.
“Well, now I need to present you to Lord Megatron. He’ll be pleased to have another seeker in his ranks…..and I’m sure Starscream will be happy too,” Knockout explained and took her hand, “You get to actually see the rest of the Nemesis.”
