Certain that his assailant must be an Autobot, Knock Out fires an energon burst before the other bot is even finished transforming -- but it's probably just as well that it goes wide, and Knock Out jerks back in surprise, his guns faltering. He hadn't been expecting to see any Cybertronians on this planet -- let alone Decepticons -- let alone this Decepticon. This doesn't bode well for Knock Out.

"Starscream? What are you doing here?!"