Starscream is annoyed to find himself dead. Obviously this is the fault of his idiotic trinemates, and he bears no responsibility at all. What's worse is now they are trapped in the realm of the Unmaker, Unicron. But death did not dull Starscream's ambitions, and a god who cannot be overpowered might perhaps be bargained with. . . . and THEN overpowered. This is a very good plan!

Knock Out never ASKED to be dragged out of bed at the whim of his drug-addled leader. In his opinion, Dark Energon was a pain in the aft.

The newspark's instincts told her it was time to find a city full of bots, to find an alt mode, to learn how to be a productive member of society. Instead she found Shockwave, who cares for nothing but science, and Starscream, the prickliest bot alive, living in a cramped base in the middle of nowhere. At least she has her imagination and the characters who (for now) inhabit it.

Skywarp doesn't want to starve; that's pretty reasonable, he thinks. He's not sure what to make of this Starscream guy, the big white shuttle, and the slag they're spouting.

Post "Predacons Rising". Ultra Magnus didn't want to take Knock Out on the mission. Knock Out didn't want to go on the mission. And yet, here they are.

Post "Predacons Rising". Ultra Magnus and Knock Out battle. Via paperwork. In TRIPLICATE.

Brakeline is all for nostalgia. Knockdown isn't so sure gritty fair food is worth remembering. (Shattered Glass versions of Knock Out and Breakdown, eating food of dubious nutritional value and generally being fluffy. Same universe as "Life in Glass Houses.")