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Chapters: 4/? Fandom: Transformers: Prime, Transformers - All Media Types, The Transformers (IDW Generation One) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Breakdown/Knock Out Characters: Knockout, Stormshift (oc), Breakdown (Transformers) Additional Tags: decepticons are brutal, everyone is a victim of Megatron's tyrrany, Undertones of abuse, Stormshift is at the bottom of the decepticon pecking order, Original Character(s), Knockout and Breakdown, major angst, I have to stop starting all these random story clips, Knockout does not know how to handle a kid crying, picking up pieces, Life aboard the Nemesis, A young seeker growing up on the Nemesis, Decepticons are bad parental figures, Hurt/Comfort, pain and suffering, Trauma, decepticons are messed up, Knockout has to patch up the aftermath of everyone's anger, Knockout can't fix everything, Megatron is EVIL, People work in layers, behind the scenes character study, Everyone is suffering, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, breakdown - Freeform, Angst and Fluff, cute cuddling in between the suffering Summary:
Stormshift shows up in the medbay for 'mysterious' symmetrical scratches on her wings. Knockout patches up her physical injuries, although he is not quite sure how to patch up her emotions.
The struggles of a young seeker living aboard the Nemesis, where everyone is above her and people come in layers. The decepticon pecking order is built on energon and cleansing fluid, where those at the bottom are cast aside and treated as little more than objects built to appease their superiors. It's a brutal cycle where no one wins except the ones at the top, and with Megatron in charge, it is a struggle for everyone among the decepticon ranks to stay alive. Strength isn't about one's own weakness, it is about preying on the weaknesses of others.
Growing up on the Nemesis isn't easy, and with everyone out to get you, it's hard to stay alive.