The Nemesis had crashed down... Somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

It's systems were still operational, and the bridge computer was giving strange readings of the surrounding areas.

A unicorn opened his eyes as he awoke inside the giant ship. His red mane spiked back.

He wore a red and black suit and had grey fur. His ruby red eyes looked up at the control panel before looking at a reflective piece of metal that showed what he looked like.

"AHHHHH! What in Primus happened to me?! I'm a... I don't know what I am, but I don't like it! I just fixed my paint job, and now this happens! Wonderful, just wonderful!" The stallion shouted.

His name is Knock-Out, who prior to this was a Decepticon Scientist/Medic... Now he was a unicorn.

CRASH!

"What the?! Who's there?!" Knock-Out asked after hearing the noise.

"Ugh... Knock-Out? That you? What... What happened?" The tall, buff, eyepatched pegasus asked.

"Yes... Lugnut, tell me... Do you notice anything different about me?" Knock-Out asked.

Lugnut looked him over with his one red eye...

"Hmm... Don't tell me... You're shorter!" Lugnut answered with a goofy grin.

"Ugh! I've always been shorter than you! But now we are both in new bodies!" Knock-Out exclaimed.

"Oh. I thought the bridge looked bigger than usual." Lugnut stated as he looked around the bridge.

"Lugnut, we need to make sure the other Decepticons onboard are operational. I'll use the bridge to call them up... You make sure that they are all functional." Knock-Out ordered.

"Yes Knock-Out. FOR THE GLORY OF MEGATRON!!!" Lugnut yelled as he exited the bridge.

"Ugh. Better get to work...." Knock-Out said as he trotted towards the control panel. "I forgot... I'm not in my original body..."

Knock-Out went to facehoof, only to discover his horn.

"What's this? A horn? Hmm... I wonder..." Knock-Out said as he focused on getting to the control panel to summon all available Decepticons to the bridge.

His horn glowed and, within the blink of an eye, was teleported to the control panel.

"Now, to summon the troops." Knock-Out stated as he reached a hoof to press the speaker button.

Meanwhile...

Lugnut ran through the halls of The Nemesis, all while shouting at the Decepticons.

"All Decepticons! Activate now!" Lugnut yelled as he ran past different doors.

Eventually, all the Decepticons became active... And were shocked by their new physical forms.

"All Decepticons onboard The Nemesis," Knock-Out said over the intercom "report to the bridge immediately for a debriefing."

The Decepticons began their way to the bridge.

"What do you think this is about?" A Decepticon Soldier asked his friend.

"Probably about our new bodies..." The other soldier replied.

On the Bridge.

All the Decepticons onboard The Nemesis had gathered on the bridge as asked.

Knock-Out was standing on the bridge computer about to give a speech.

"As you are all likely aware... We have crash landed on some alien world... It also appears our physical forms have been altered to match the local wildlife of this planet. We have had no contact with the outside world as of yet, so I volunteer myself, Lugnut, Blitzwing, and five Decepticons to explore. The others will stay here until further notice." Knock-Out explained.

Knock-Out, and the chosen Decepticons, prepared for their exploration of this new world... Only one problem: They couldn't get the door to work.

"Slag it all! Let me try something!" Lugnut exclaimed as he flew close to the door.

He delivered a punch with his front right hoof so hard, the large steel door went flying.

"Well.. That works... Alright Decepticons, move out!" Knock-Out ordered ad they left their ship.

They walked for a while before realizing one simple thing...

"Hey, uh, Knock-Out?" A Decepticon Soldier started.

"What is it?" Knock-Out asked

"Well sir, I just remembered that none of us thought to bring along the communicators." The Decepticon replied.

".... Scrap!!!" Knock-Out shouted as his horn lit up, and he teleported back to the Nemesis to retrieve their equipment.

He teleported back to the group with the equipment.

"Okay, now we're all set. According to the holomap, there is a settlement nearby... Who has a settlement in the middle of a desert?" Knock-Out asked.

"Ummmm.... Desertcons?" Lugnut answered.

"That was a rhetorical question, Lugnut... In other words, someone has a settlement in the middle of nowhere." Knock-Out replied.

They got closer to the settlement,they noticed a sign that had the towns name on it.

"What is this place?" A Decepticon asked.

"According to this sign... This place is called Appleloosa." Knock-Out answered.

"Howdy y'all! I'm Braeburn! Welcome to APPLELOOSA!" Braeburn exclaimed as he introduced himself to the Decepticons.

"Uh... Is his cerebral processor damaged?" A Decepticon Soldier quietly asked another.

"Nice to meet you, Braeburn? I'm Knock-Out, and these are my associate's. This big guy here is my, "partner" Lugnut." Knock-Out said as he introduced himself to Braeburn.

"Partner? Ohh! Never mind my askin'. I know it's none o' my business. Anyways, why don't I show y'all around? It'll be great for you to meet the locals!" Braeburn offered.

"Oh that would be fantastic! A great way for my "friends" and I to get "acquainted" with the locals of this place." Knock-Out answered.

"Well than, let's get goin'! Yeehaw!!" Braeburn shouted as he led them through Appleloosa.

Knock-Out and the others had a feeling that they were in for a very long tour....

Author's Note

Welp, here's a little something to hold you guys over.

To clear a few things up:

Knock-Out is a G1 incarnation of Prime Knock-Out.

Lugnut is a G1 incarnation of Animated Lugnut.

When Knock-Out refers to Lugnut as his partner, he is actually referring to the fact that Lugnut is technically second-in command to him... He's just attempting to avoid answering any "Military" related questions.

Similarly, he does the same when he refers to the Decepticon squad as his friends instead of his soldiers.

When Knock-Out mentions getting acquainted with the locals, he means to learn about their society.

More chapters will have to wait until I get a computer, it's hard to type using a cellphone.

Till than.

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