Transformers Prime and Naruto! Season 1!-A New Beginning!

by Minata Namikaze

It's been 3 years since Mission City and a good year since Egypt, and Sam is still in collage with Mikaela living nearby the campus while Senju Mikadzuki now known as Crescent Prime, who is the Wife by human standards of the Autobot Leader, Optimus Prime, and the Carrier of Darklight Pax...The rest of the summary is inside.

1. Prologue: The Raising Darkness!

Prologue: The Raising Darkness!

Minata Namikaze: Okay, this is the third installment of my Transformers and Naruto crossover stories. This installment is going to takes place just after Egypt with my OC being turned into a Cybertronian and it also takes place in the small town of Jasper, Nevada. I'll been introducing one more OC where one is Cybertronian, but looks human and believes that she is human. Anyways, now onto the disclaimer: I don't own Naruto cause if I did then Sakura wouldn't be a useless fangirl in Pre-Shippuden and Naruto would have his Father's smarts while keeping his Mother's personality and knows about seals and how to use them and also I don't own Transformers cause if I did then Bumblebee would be able speak by the Third movie and Hotshot, Red Alert, and Leobreaker would have been added into the movies. I do, however own, Senju Mikadzuki AKA Crescent Prime, Senju Naton AKA Darklight Pax, and the human disguised Cybertronian femme Arista Anderson. Remember to Read and Review to let me know what you think, but it you don't the twist that I make then stop reading and find something else. Also don't leave a review that's flame or I will block you. Ja ne.

...My Line...

It's been 3 years since Mission City and a good two months since Egypt, and Sam is still in collage with Mikaela living nearby the campus while Senju Mikadzuki now known as Crescent Prime, who is the lover of the Autobot Leader, Optimus Prime, and the Carrier of Darklight Pax, is about of Team Prime a Team of 8 Autobots that is under the command of her lover, Optimus Prime, can now be found station in a bunker that the government has given them in Jasper, Nevada where it isn't long before four human children get involved in their with the 'Cons after the the lost of one of their own. Optimus Prime/Original Former Human now Cybertronian femme Character(s) mention of Ironhide/Chromia Mention of Jazz/Prowl

...My Line...

In Nevada there is a small town called Jasper where nothing interesting seems to happen and at that moment a sea blue 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with sea green LED lights along the bottom and tires drove down the road of the small boring town along side a silver 2011 Pontiac G6 GXP Coupe. However, unknown to the people of Jasper is that these cars were different from others as if one looks closer they would see that there is that there was no driver in the two and that on the front of their hoods right above the grills was a blue friendly robotic face.

"There I am on the look out when out of nowhere these high beams light up my rear view and then it hits me," a mechanical male voice could be heard over the radio. "I'm illegally parked."

"Another parking ticket?" a mechanical female voice was heard asking.

"Better," the male voice answered happily. "The boot."

"A big metal clap and impossible to remove," the female stated.

"Bingo," was the stated saying. "The local police do their thing and I let them get all the way down the block. That's when I kick off my new shinny shoe and bang!"

"New York finest soils themselves," stated the female.

"Really Cliffjumper?" another mechanical male asked only it came from the Pontiac.

"Oh, for the love Primus," sighed another mechanical female voice that came form the Chevrolet Silverado 2500.

"You know me, Arcee, Jazz, Crescent," the male laughed. "Mess with Cliffjumper..."

"And you get the horns," Arcee stated as Cliffjumper laughed. "Not sure how that comply with Autobot rule number 1: Keep a low profile."

"What can I say?" asked Cliff. "Patrolling for Energon out here in duleviles gets lonesome. Almost makes me miss the Decepticons."

"It's not like Jasper, Nevada is a party," Jazz told him.

"Right," agreed Arcee. "We're alone we ever we go on this rock, Cliff."

"I'm getting a signal," Cliff suddenly said.

"Do you need backup?" Arcee asked.

"When do I ever need backup?" Cliffjumper asked them. "I just found a whole lot of Energon." However, it wasn't long before they heard a worried tone in Cliff's voice. "Arcee, Jazz, Crescent, about that backup?"

"Crescent, Arcee, and Jazz to Optimus," Mikadzuki spoke.

...My Line...

On a road way out in the the desert a red and blue semi truck could be found driving.

"The Decepticons are back," Jazz continued.

"And Cliffjumper might be neck deep in scrap," Arcee finished.

"Understood," the semi stated.

...My Line...

On a snowy road, a yellow-green and red search and rescue hummer could be found driving down it.

"Ratchet do you have Cliffjumper's coordinates?" Optimus asked.

"I'm locked onto his signal Optimus," the hummer answered as it came to a stop. "But, our team is scattered across time zones."

...My Line...

"Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Jazz, Crescent," Optimus was heard over the com link all of them came to a stop. "Rendezvous back at base and prapere to ground bridge."

All 5 Autobots spun around and headed back for their main base.

...My Line...

From a green vortex 6 'bots appeared all holding some kind of weapon at the ready when an 7th more taller and bulkier 'bot joined them also with a weapon at the ready. But, once noticing that there was nothing was there, but destroyed Energon crystals. The 7 of them power down their weapons as they looked around.

"An untapped energon despite," the Prime spoke.

"What's left of it," Bulkhead stated.

"The first Decepticon activate in almost two years," Ratchet informed them.

"That we know of," stated Optimus as he removed his battle mask. "If their scouting for Energon they could maybe preparing for his return."

All 7 Autobots jumped down from the cliff before the other 6 heard Arcee's gasp.

"No," she breathed before turning around holding a horn in her servos to show the others.

"Ratchet can you track his position?" the Prime asked him.

The medic nodded his helm and then he started to check before he let out gasp of his own.

"No," Ratchet breathed. "Cliffjumper's life signal just went..." He looked back at Optimus. "Offline."

...My Line...

"We must not allow our anger of the lose of Cliffjumper to impair our judgement," Optimus informed the others of his team as they stood onto of a mountain looked at the sunset. "As of today only we 7 Autobots remain in Jasper. We owe it to ourselves, to the memory of Cybertron, to any Autobots still in the galaxies seeking safe harbor, to humankind." Arcee then walked up and placed the horn on the ground. "And we owe to the memory of our fallen comrade to survive." The blue and pink Autobot then turned away from them. "Arcee..."

"Cliff's gone," Arcee stated. "Standing around here sulking isn't going to bring him back. So unless anyone minds...I think that I'll get back to protecting humankind."

'Arcee,' the taller femme thought sadly as her fellow femme transformed and then took off.

"Optimus," Ratchet spoke. "Helping humans well only resolve in more tragedy."

"Your opinion is noted," the Prime told him as the Chevrolet Silverado former started to walk away. "Crescent, sweetspark?"

"I have to pick up Darklight from school," she informed him. "I'll comm. if we get into trouble."

With that said, she transformed into her alt mode and sped away unaware of a pair of Azure blue optics watching her as went.

...My Line...

"Carrier?" a male voice asked as Mikadzuki came to a stop in the parking lot of an arts store and turned off her engine.

In the backseat of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 was a neck length windswept hair that was so dark that it has a blue tint to it and almond shape azure blue eyed male looking around the age of 7 to 8. But, he was only about three to four-years-old and Ratchet figured it has do with the fact that he was created using the Allspark or at least part of the Allspark though it still didn't explain as to how his CNA could now all of a sudden match Senju Mikadzuki's and her husband, Optimus Prime's CNA. With a sigh, the femme Autobot had her holoform appear in the driver seat so it didn't look weird for her Sparkling to be talking to himself.

"Darklight, sweetspark," Mikadzuki spoke. "I don't know how to say this, but Uncle Cliffjumper is one with the Wall of Allsparks." Tears could be seen gathering in the young Cybertronian's eyes before he started to quietly sob. The young Senju flinched at his sobbing as he viewed the other Autobots with them on Earth as his Uncles and Aunts...well...minus Bumblebee, who was like an older Brother to him, and to lose one of them was spark breaking for him. "Don't worry, Darling, Aunt Arcee and I well make sure that the one, who took Uncle Cliff from us, pay with his or her own spark."

Mikadzuki gently ran her fingers through his hair that was like that of his Sire's holoform's own.

"Be careful on your way home to your parents, Arista," an elderly male voice called out as the door to the shop opened getting the two 'bots attention. "And thanks for the help?"

"It was no problem, Mr Wyatt!" a teenage female voice was heard next just before she came into view. "And thanks for the supplies, their great."

As the elderly male laughed, Mikadzuki quickly dropped her holoform and Darklight calmed down a bit before the door closed and the female turned around. The female looked to be around the age of 16 maybe 17 in Earth years and she had the strangest hair that the young Senju has had ever seen outside of Darklight and Optimus as it was so dark that it was tinted silver while it fall to her waist in length with a wavy style to it that she pulled pulled back into a half ponytail by a violet ribbon. Her skin tone was a pale color, but not to pale as it actually looked more ivory in tone and her face was almost flawless as she had a scare running down the left side of her face from just above her left eye to her jaw, and her eyes were a doe cat-like in shape and the color was a violet color.

She was wearing very little makeup such as a navy blue eye shadow that seems to make her eyes pop with mascara and a thin layer of light colored lip gloss. Her outfit was a gothic style that showed her figure and had the human males that were around drooling. And it was when she turned around to head through the parking lot that she caught sight of the Chevrolet Silverado just setting there.

'Don't even think about it kid,' Mikadzuki thought as she walked over.

"Wow, a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with LED lights," she gasped. "A pretty sweet topkick with an awesome paint job. I wonder, who owns you...Huh?" The sea colored Autobot had to hold very still when she touched her Autobot symbol. "Nice symbol. Huh, must be a custom job that the owner did."

'Fragging pit,' the topkick transformer thought when she noticed three unwanted cars coming towards her fast. 'I have no choice...Blast.' She then opened her passenger door surprising the girl. "Get in kid."

"What?"

"I don't have all day," growled the truck. "So get in...Now!"

Not wanting to get on the bad side of the very much alive topkick, the teen quickly jumped in like she was ordered to. Mikadzuki slammed the door shut, started up, quickly backed up, sped out of the lot, and past thee Decepticon drones.

"Arcee to Crescent," a female voice spoke up over the com. link. "I'm in need of some backup."

"Your not the only Arcee," the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 informed.

"You, too, huh?" she asked.

"You got it."

"And let me guess, you have a human with you as well?" Arcee asked him.

"You as well?" Mikadzuki asked getting a cackle from her fellow femme. "Crescent to base."

"We hear you, Crescent," the familiar voice of her darling Prime answered. "What seems to be the problem?"

"Arcee and I have Decepticon scum on our tailpipes, Love," was the answer that the Prime got. "And are in need of backup asap."

Mikadzuki had to start to swerve to avoid being hit when the 'Cons started to shot at her.

"Bumblebee and Jazz are in route," Optimus told her after a moment.

"Got it," was the immediate reply before she switch com. links. "Arcee, Bumblebee and Jazz are on their way."

"I can see Bumblebee," she was informed just as the Pontiac appeared in her rear view.

"And I can see Jazz," she added with relief. "Were are you, Arcee? We'll have a better chance if all four of us team up against them."

"Near the freeway bridge," she informed her.

"On my way."

...My Line...

It didn't take both Mikadzuki and Jazz to reach Arcee, who was already facing the 'Cons, with two human males nearby. The Chevrolet Silverado drove up to them before opening his passenger door allowing the human girl and her Sparkling to get out and once they were out she transformed. The young human girl stared at her in awe as like her, she also has a scare on her face, but it was on the left side in the same place as well. Her helm though was shaped a bit like a human's head, but her helm also had antennas that looked a bit like tiger ears and in the middle of her chest was her Autobot symbol.

"Stay out of the way," she ordered them before both him and Jazz jumped into the fight with the five 'Cons. "Where's Bumblebee?"

"Those 'Cons sent him spinning, but he should be here soon," Arcee answered as they fought.

"We need to get away from the humans and the Sparkling," Jazz called out to them.

Three humans stood off to the side watching the fight in awe and slight fear.

"What are they?" the young male asked.

"I don't know," the female breathed in awe.

"Talking cars that can turn into robots," the older male tried to answer. "Or the other way around."

"Their my family," Darklight stated as he watched.

The young Pax was hoping to one day be able to help them in their fight against the Decepticons and maybe take over as a Prime for his sire. His Carrier was very supportive of what he wanted to do and had upon learning that he wouldn't mind following in his Sire's pedsteps allowed the Prime to take their Sparkling under his wing so to speak to teach him about what being a Prime means and what he is expected to do. Mikadzuki was just happy that he didn't take after her in personality and temperament as he seemed to be more like his Sire in personality along with his calm temperament.

The three humans looked at the young 7-year-old boy, who was watching the fight with a calculating look in his eyes, before they went back to continue to watch the fight as all three of the 'bots were knocked to the ground before they looked up when another car came into view by jumping off the bridge and to their surprise it transformed into another 'bot. This new 'bot was able to knock all five 'Cons to the ground before he backed up only to get surprised when there was crunch like sound and he looked down to see that he had stepped onto a toy car.

{I'm sorry} he beeped as he looked over at the three humans. {I didn't see it}

"No Problem," the younger human answered. "Really." Bumblebee was then knocked to the ground by the 'Cons before they aim to finish him. "Leave him alone!" They all then looked over at him and the other two. "Please?"

"Bad call," the older male human told him just before one of the 'Cons headed for them.

"Run!" the female human yelled as they took off.

"Come on!"

The four of them ran towards a pipe that quickly climbed into, but they were almost grabbed by the 'Con when all of a sudden he was pulled away from them. Bumblebee looked down into the pipe and beeped at them.

"Bumblebee-nii!"

"Thank you."

The yellow and black Autobot beeped at them again before he went to help fight.

"Don't look back," the older male told informed the younger one.

"What did we just see?" he asked the two older teens.

"No idea," was the answer he got. "And I'm not sure I want to find out."

Arista glanced back as they ran through the pipe to safety and watched as the young boy jumped out of the pipe.

...My Line...

With the three humans longer nearby, the 'bots all fought without worry of something happening to the youths. Just as Arcee helped Bumblebee up as Mikadzuki leaned a hand to Jazz they heard a horn come from behind them making all four to turn around to see Bulkhead just as he transformed.

"Whose ready to rumble?" he asked.

The young sea blue Autobot wasn't at all surprised when they transformed and drove off making Bumblebee let out a sigh of relief.

"What took you so long?" Arcee asked.

"Traffic," was Bulkhead's answer.

Mikadzuki turned around to face them.

"We should head back to base and fill in Optimus on this," she stated.

Arcee nodded before she requested for a ground bridge just as a small 'bot came running up to them. The mech bore a strong resemblance to Optimus with his helm, flame design, build, and his blue biolights while his colors where that of Mikadzuki. The Chevrolet Silverado former picked the young mech up before walking through the ground bridge with the others.

...My Line...

"And the 'Cons would have been scrap metal if it wasn't for the human," Arcee was explaining to Optimus.

"Human?" he asked.

{Two boys and a girl} Bumblebee informed.

"Two boys and a girl?" he asked.

"I guess, the second boy caught us in action," answered Arcee with shrug. "I don't know. I was a little busy at the time."

Mikadzuki than moved foreword.

"I know that the girl goes to the same school as Darklight, but that's about all I know," she reported. "The 'Cons saw her standing near me so I had no choice, but to have her climb into my alt mode."

"I see," Optimus mumbled. "If the Decepticons are targeting us than anyone perceived as our allies are at grave risk." The sea blue femme walked up to him and placed a servo on his upper arm giving him a small smile when he looked at her. "You, Arcee, and Bumblebee well go and retrieve these humans tomorrow from their place of learning."

"You got it, Darling," she agreed before leaning up and placing a kiss upon his cheek.

She than turned around and walked over to where Darklight stood, picking him up, and walking out of the command center with him watching her with a sway in her hips.

"She's going to be the end of me," he sighed making the others laugh in amusement as he went to look up the name of the older male human.

...My Line...

It was after school and Jack Darby walked out of the building looking around before he noticed Rafael "Raf" Esquivel and Arista Anderson standing under a tree.

"Raf, Arista, hey!" he called out as he walked over to them.

"Jack," Arista nodded to him.

"Let's just keep this between us," Jack told them. "And forget anything happened okay?"

Just then a horn beeped making them to gasp in shock as a familiar car pulled up.

"Jack!"

"Not again!"

Bumblebee opened his door at the same time as Mikadzuki's holoform stood next to her truck with her Sparkling next to her while the yellow and black 'bot beeped.

"What's up?" she asked with a smirk.

"They wants us to get in?" Jack asked.

"No, just me," Raf informed him.

"How did you know that?"

"It said so," was the answer.

"What?"

"Your's is over there," Raf informed him as he pointed at the motorcycle.

"What about me?" Arista asked with a smile.

"You'll be riding with Naton and I, Anderson-chan," the pinkette holoform answered her.

"You know about this?" Jack asked him.

"In a way," was the answer he got before all three let out a yell when the topkick former's holoform vanished in front of their eyes, but the topkick revved it's engine. "Well, young Anderson-chan, climb on in."

Both the driver and passenger side door opened up before the dark haired boy jump into the passenger seat of the truck which allowed the door to close.

"Look I really don't think..." Jack started to say when turned towards them. "Ref? Arista?"

"How's it going?"

"So, cool," she cheered before hopping in which allowed the door to close. "So, who are you?" Her seat belt snaked around her. "Better yet what are you?"

"I'm Crescent Prime," was the answer she got. "And all well be explained by my husband."

"Who?" she asked, but this time she didn't answer her. "Rude."

"Don't worry Sire will be able to answer all of your questions," Darklight told her as they took down the road.

"WAIT!" Jack yelled as both cars took off. "STOP!"

"Sire?" Arista asked. "What does that mean?"

Darklight grinned at her while his Carrier let out a sigh.

"It's our way of saying Dad or Daddy while Opiluk is the formerly way of saying Father," the young Pax answered. "Carrier is what one calls their Mom or Mommy or Mama while Danniluk is the more formerly way of saying Mother in our tongue."

"That's so cool," the young Anderson gashed before a confused look took over. "But, how did you get involve into this?"

"I was sparked...huh...that is to say born into it," the young mech told her. "You remember that sea blue and sea green female 'bot from the other day?"

"Yeah."

"This truck is her alt mode and she's my Carrier," Darklight informed her before he pointed ahead of them at the yellow and black car in front of them. "And that's my Older Brother in his alt mode." He than gestured behind them. "And the blue and pink motorcycle behind us is my Aunt...well...she's not really my Aunt, but I see her as one."

Mikadzuki listened into the two of her passengers talk about Cybertronian terms what they mean in the human tongue though she did allow the other two to listen in as well.

...My Line...

All three vehicles sped through the desert and the humans cried out it looked like they were about to hit a wall only for it open up and went right through before it closed.

"Wow," breathed Arista as she looked out of the window of Mikadzuki's alt mode while a 'bot turned around to watch them come in.

Once they came to a stop they let the humans off or out before transforming.

"I thought there was only 3," Ratchet stated.

"Haven't you heard?" asked Arcee. "Humans multiply."

"We don't multiply that fast," Arista stated.

"She has a point Arcee," Mikadzuki answered as she joined her follow femme while her sparkling followed her in his Cybertronian form.

The silver tinted dark haired girl than let out sighed before face palming when she saw an all to familiar girl from her PE class.

"Miko," she groaned.

"I'm Raf," the smaller human introduced himself.

"I'm Miko," the other human girl greeted as she ran up to the green 'bot. "Who are you?"

"Bulkhead."

"Are you a car?" Miko asked. "I bet your a truck! A monster truck! Do you like heavy metal?!"

Before she could go on, a hand came out of nowhere and covered her month.

"I'm sorry about that," the young Anderson apologized. "I'm Arista Anderson. Nice to meet chya."

Bulkhead just looked at the two girls in confusion and a little bit of awe.

"So if your all robots, who made you?" Raf asked.

"Puh-lease!" Ratchet said in annoyance.

They all looked over to see a 'bot that was taller then the other robots walk up to them as the sea blue femme joined his side with a small smile.

"We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertronian," Optimus told them. "Also known as Autobots."

Jack stepped forward curiously and hesitatingly.

"Why are you here?" he asked

"To protect your planet from the Decepticons."

Arcee looked at them next.

"The jokers who tried to bump us off last night," the femme stated.

Jack looked back at the Autobot Leader.

"O-okay, Why are they here?"

The Prime knelt down to their level.

"A fair question Jack," Optimus told him. "In part they are here because our planet is uninhabitable. Ravaged by centuries of civil war."

"Why were you fighting a war?" Raf asked with a frown.

"Foremost, for control of our world supply of energon," answered the Prime. "The fuel and lifeblood of all Autobots and Decepticons alike." Optimus then showed them a hologram of Cybertron. "The combat was fierce and endured for centuries. In the beginning I fought alongside one whom I considered a brother, but in war ideals can be corrupted. And it was thus that Megatron lost his way."

"Is there going to be a quiz?" Miko yawned.

"MIKO!" Arista yelled while slapping the girl upside the head. "Don't be so rude."

Jack looked at the silver tinted dark haired girl before back at the big bot standing before them.

"So, what does Megatron, or any of this, have to do with us?" he asked.

"Megatron has not been seen nor heard from in some time, but if his return is imminent as I fear, it could be catastrophic." Optimus answered as moved to be beside the other Autobots, "Since you now know of our existence, I fear that as of last night the Decepticons know of yours."

Jack nodded, bouncing on his heels slightly.

"Got it, we spot any strange vehicles, call 911," Jack said making Mikadzuki and Jazz to snort. "Can we go now?"

He just wanted to leave and let this be a bad dream which had Miko glared at Jack, along with Arista.

"Are you insane?" Miko asked him. "I'm living a dream here in Botswana and I will not allow you or anyone else to shatter it!"

The Autobot leader watched them, his face showing compassion.

"It is best you four remain under our watch," Optimus told them gently. "At least until we can determine our enemies intentions."

"Optimus, with all due respect," Ratchet spoke up. "The human children are in as much danger here as anywhere."

Jack huffed, along with Miko and Arista.

"Children?" he asked.

"I'm only a month away from being 18," the young Anderson growled. "Thank you very much."

Arista was 17 while Jack was 16 and Miko was 15 only Raf was a child though, being only twelve and a quarter.

"They have no protective shell," Ratchet went on like the silver tinted dark haired girl didn't say anything. "If they get underfoot, they will go...squish."

Optimus put his hands on his waist.

"Then for the time being Ratchet, we must watch were we step."

Just than a low alarm was going off that had everyone to look up as a green flashing light went off.

"What's that?" Jack asked with a frown.

Bumblebee turned around and made his usual beeping noises.

"A proximity sensor, some one is up top," Raf informed Jack and Miko as Arista was a bit more familiar with tech than them.

Ratchet pulled up a video feed of a helicopter.

"It's Agent Fowler," Ratchet stated.

"I thought we were the only humans, who knew about you guys."

"Special Agent Fowler is our designated liaison to the outside world," Optimus stated as he turned to them. "As he tends to visit only when there are issues it may be best if you do not meet him at this time."

Arista looked around and saw Bumblebee motioning to where they can hide before she jogged to the spot, hiding with Ref, Jack, and Miko.

"7 wracks, 34 fender binders, a 3 hour traffic jam, and of a particular note, a numerous report of a speeding motorcycle of unknown make and a black and yellow custom muscle car," Fowler, an African American man, listed as Arcee and Bumblebee looked at each other. "And that's not to mention reports of a sea blue Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with sea green LED lights and a Pontiac G6 GXP Coupe." This time it was Mikadzuki and Jazz, who looked at each other, as Jack and Arista ducked back into hiding. "So anything you care to get off your tine chest, Prime?"

"We have the situation under control, Agent Fowler."

"Their back?" he asked. "Aren't they?"

"If you are referring to the Decepticons?" the Prime asked him. "I have doubts that they ever left. Your planet is much too valuable."

"Then it's time to wake up the Pentagon," argued Agent Fowler.

"Hear me, Agent Fowler," the Prime told him. "We're you best, possible your only defense against the Decepticon threat."

"Says you."

"Hey, fleshly!" Bulkhead called. "Did anyone get splattered on that freeway or road? Team Prime knows when to use force." He than took a tool followed crushing it. "And how much to use."

"BULKHEAD!" Ratchet yelled. "I NEEDED THAT!"

"Enough," ordered the Prime. "Military involvement will only result in catastrophe. Perhaps you can condone widespread human casualties, Agent Fowler, I however can not."

"Then do us both a favor and handle this, Prime, under the radar," he told him as he turned and getting into the elevator. "Or I will."

"Pretty big bearings...for a human," Bulkhead stated as he stood near the Prime.

"Agent Fowler is concerned for his world, Bulkhead, as he should be," Optimus told him.

"I think I miss Major Lennox," Mikadzuki sighed making a few of the Autobots to cackle, but nod in agreement.

Jack got onto a raised platform as soon as the human children came out of hiding so they were higher up and it was easier to talk to the bots with Arista, Miko, and Raf following him.

"Blasted earth tech, Cliffjumper's signal is back online," Ratchet growled as he hit the controls of the computer.

"Who's Cliffjumper?" Miko asked as she tilted her head.

"How is that possible?" asked Optimus as he turned to him.

Arcee was aware of the worried look that Mikadzuki was giving her.

"It isn't," answered Ratchet with a shake of his head. "Another bug! The system's chalk full of them."

Arcee just looked up at Optimus.

"If there's any chance Cliffjumper is alive..."

Optimus looked at the medic.

"Ratchet, prepare sick bay, We may need it."

Miko ran to the railing.

"Hey! What can we do?"

Optimus watched them before sighing.

"Remain with Ratchet and Darklight," Optimus told her while Mikadzuki and Jazz almost cackled while the others all smirked when both Miko and Ratchet whined before transforming down as the ground bridge powered on. "Autobots! Roll Out!"

Jack gaped at the door and vortex looking thing.

"W-what just happened?!"

"I transported them to the designated coordinates via ground bridge," Ratchet sighed.

This made Raf to frown.

"What's a ground bridge?"

"A scaled down version of space bridge technology," Ratchet once again sighed while shaking his helm before e turned back to his computer screens. "Since we don't currently the means or the energon required for intergalactic travel."

Jack walked closer to the medic bot.

"You're stuck here. On Earth."

Arista frowned watching him and looked down at the floor feeling sorry for them as it had to suck being trapped on a planet that wasn't your own. Especially when you didn't like the natives. Darklight looked at his honorary uncle with a deadpan expression knowing that he has no problem with the humans of NEST or even Uncle Sam and Aunt Mikaela.

"With the likes of you, yes," Ratchet agreed with a nod before he moved back and looked to the still open ground bridge, "But, I constructed the ground bridge to enable travel from here to anywhere on your planet."

Raf gaped at it before turning to Ratchet.

"Wow...Does it work for humans?"

Ratchet nodded, "Naturally."

Miko looked up at him.

"You mean I could just shoot on over and visit my parents in Tokyo?"

Ratchet grinned, bending down to her level.

"In moments. In fact, allow me to send you there immediately, all four of you."

Arista huffed and crossed her arms, slightly glaring at the mech while Miko leaned forward

"Watch it Ratchet," both girls stated surprising him.

"Come on, Uncle Ratchet," the young mech spoke making the humans to look at him. "Don't be like that." He gave a big grin. "After all you happen to like Uncle Sam, Aunt Mikaela, and the humans of NEST."

Ratchet let out a sigh while the four humans wondered where the small 'bot came from and why he sounded like Naton on top of that.

...My Line...

It wasn't long till the team of 6 Autobots drove through the bridge and transformed with their weapons at the ready.

"Energon Mine," Bulkhead breathed as he looked around.

"Judging by it's scale the Decepticons have been tunneling here for quite some time," the Prime stated as he looked around as well. All of them hide as they all watched Decepticon Minors drill away at the Energon. "Let's find Cliffjumper."

All 6 of them walked forward making some of the 'Con Warriors that were there to turn to them with their weapons at the ready. It soon turned into an all out fire fight with Arcee using her speed to take out her enemies faster as Bulkhead knocked the drill off to the side and on it side. Both Mikadzuki and Jazz teamed up together to take their group of Decepticons with Mikadzuki getting up close and personal while Jazz used his cannons from a distance as cover for the speed demon of the team even though she's a bit bigger than the average femme.

...My Line...

Eventually the others began to get bored and looked around the base. Arista having stayed on the platform was looking at everything around her.

"What this?" Miko asked as she went to touch a computer.

"It's broken," Ratchet answered as he shook his helm. "Don't touch that... " She went to touch something else and he narrowed his optics at her. "That either."

"Is there anything in here we can touch?" Jack asked as he crossed his arms.

"Hey, Ratchet!" Arista called out as she saw one of the computer screens have an error sign pop up and the 'bot looked over at her to see that she was pointing at the screen making him sigh at seeing it. "How come you guys are using human computers?"

"It certainly isn't by choice," Ratchet answered as he looked away. "It was handed down from the previous tenants we inherited this former missile silo from. I make modifications as I see fit."

Arista and Raf looked up too see the entire screen fill with error screens before the silver tinted dark haired teen let out a sigh. She knew more about cars than she did about computers when it came to technology.

"I think I can fix that," Raf said as he went over to the main computer and pulled out his laptop.

"Really?" asked Ratchet. "You know this is complex technology don't you? I mean, it isn't a child's toy."

"Now try," Raf said as he looked at him.

Ratchet frowned at the younger boy before he listened to him and turned around as the errors turned green with check marks before all going away. Ratchet turned to face Raf with an unbelieving look on his face making Arista to giggle quietly.

"Is there anything I should know about you?" the medic asked the other humans and Arista, who grinned up at him.

"My Father taught me everything I know about Cars," she informed him. "I can take an engine apart, clean it, and put it back together and my Mother is a hacker for the FBI, but mostly for NCIS."

Ratchet hummed as he filed that away just in case he needed help as much as he loathed to admit it.

...My Line...

The Autobots all stood together now as what was left of the Decepticons in the mine gathered together.

"Maximum overdrive!" ordered Optimus as they all transformed and sped towards the 'Cons

Said 'Cons opened fired on them only to be taken out by the team work that they used before they sped into the main area where energon cups were being stored. Bulkhead let out a low whistle once they hide.

"What an operation," he breathed before they were fired at.

Arcee had been looking around for Cliffjumper while firing at the 'Cons.

"It's Cliff," she told Optimus once she spotted him. "I have a visual."

"We'll cover you!" the Prime informed her. "GO!"

Mikadzuki kept an optic on Arcee as she quickly went to Cliffjumper's side only for what was left of him to fall to the ground below. The femme and Jazz let out a growl when they heard an all to familiar laugh of a 'bot that they both hated just as much as they hated Megatron.

"Prime," said 'bot growled. "I'll love stick around, but I'm squeamish."

Mikadzuki narrowed her optics as they zero in on the object in the gray and red 'bot's hands before they widen.

"Optimus, he has a bomb!" she yelled in warning just it was dropped and the bot took off.

"The place is going to blow!" Bulkhead added.

"Autobots!" Optimus yelled. "ROLL OUT!" The 5 of them quickly transformed down and took off before the Prime followed them. "Ratchet, bridge us back! Use the arrival coordinates now!"

Not long after the order was given, the ground bridge opened up as ordered and all 6 'bots rushed through quickly.

...My Line...

Optimus was going really fast and transformed, stopping before hitting the computers.

"Cutting it a bit close..." Ratchet told him. "What about Cliffjumper?"

All the Autobots looked away or at the floor, which meant a no making Arista to frown softly as she felt bad for them while Darklight looked close to tears.

"What was that explosion!?" Miko asked as she ran to the edge of the platform. "Was there a fight? Can I come with next time?!"

"MIKO!" Arista yelled as she slapped a hand over the other girl's month. "Can you get any rudder!"

"Look-" Arcee growled as she walked out looking a little angry though she was bit surprised that the silver tinted dark haired girl had a good head on her shoulders.

"L-look, h-hey hey Miko, let's go see what the bots hide in their sock drawers," Jack said as he ran over and he pulled her away as she just rolled her eyes mumbling.

"Arcee, what did you see?" Optimus asked her softly.

"Not Cliff," she answered. "At least not any more." The two cousins 'bot looked at her sadly. "He was mutated. Burchard like something from those 'Cons experiment during the war."

"Arcee!" Mikadzuki called out when the femme fell over as she rushed over to her.

"I'm fine," she told her. "Just dizzy."

"Robots, who get dizzy?" asked Miko.

"Robots with emotions."

"Robots, who can die."

Arista was in awe at what she was seeing as she watched Ratchet run a scan over Arcee.

"What's this?" he asked looking closer at her hand.

"I don't know," the femme answered. "Cliff was covered in it. Leaking it."

Ratchet took a scalp and took some for her hand.

"Go take a decontamination bath, now," he ordered her.

Both Bumblebee and Mikadzuki helped Arcee up and out of the command center.

"Listen, Optimus, I hate to bug, but no bars," Jack said as he held out his cell phone to prove his point.

Optimus nodded, "A security precaution. The silo walls isolate all radio waves."

Jack sighed, "Well if I don't call my mom, like now, I'm pretty sure the cops will be out looking for me."

Optimus leaned down to his level, "Have you broken the law?"

Mikadzuki giggled as she walked back into the main room.

"Curfew. It's after ten p.m," Jack answered as he shook his head.

"I better get home too," agreed Ref. "Or I'll be ground for a year."

"Earth customs," the Prime sighed. "I hadn't considered, but the issue of your safety remains. Bulkhead." Bulkhead moved towards Optimus. "Accompany Miko home."

"Awesome!" Miko cheered as she jumped up and down. "My host parents will freak!"

Optimus still stared at Bulkhead, continuing his orders.

"And maintain covert surveillance in vehicle form."

"Curb side duty, got it," Bulkhead nodded.

"Aww," Miko frowned as she had wanted to show of her new robot friend.

Optimus looked at Bee.

"Bumblebee, you'll watch over Raf," Optimus ordered making Raf to smile at Bee.

Bumblebee beeped excitedly as he walked over to him, helping him down to the main floor using his hand to carry the young boy.

Optimus looked at Ratchet, "Ratchet?"

Ratchet didn't look up from his machine, "Busy!"

"Arcee, you'll accompany Jack," sighed Optimus.

Jack rubbed the back of his head.

"Woo, still dizzy," Arcee sighed.

Ratchet raised his hand, not looking back at them from his computer, "You're fine, says your physician."

Arcee sighed and nodded, accepting the role as she had no more excuses.

"Crescent..." Prime started only for his wife in the human ways at the moment to raise her servos in the air.

"I can't look after a human and our Sparkling at the same time, Sweetspark," she told him though she did flash him an apologetic look. "You know that my first thought and priority will be Darklight. I am sorry, Darling."

Optimus gave her an understanding smile as he understood that it was the Carrier in her to always put a Sparkling first.

"It is alright," the Prime told her. "You are right about Darklight coming first." He than looked at the silver bot. "Jazz, you are to guard Arista."

"YES!" the silver mech cheered. "A new charge!"

This had some of the Autobots laughing though Ratchet hide the fact that he was amused.

...My Line...

Arista let out a sigh as Jazz pulled up outside of her house before she got out when he opened the door for her.

"Arista," a female voice called out as the front door opened up to reveal a black haired and blue-eyed woman. "Cutting it a little close, sweetheart?"

"Sorry, Ma," the silver tinted dark haired teen apologized. "I was just testing out the new car that I got is all." She then blinked a bit. "Well, knew to me, but it's used."

'Keep going kid,' Jazz thought as a man with brown hair and ocean blue eyes came up behind the woman.

The Saboteur did notice that the young Anderson looked nothing like her parents and made a note to talk to Mikadzuki about her maybe having been born in the Elemental Nations.

"It's looks like one of those new 2011 Pontiac G6 GXP Coupe," he told her.

Arista laughed as she walked up to them.

"Well, it only had one owner since came out and for whatever reason..." she paused to let out a sad sigh. "They just didn't like it so the old owner returned it to the dealership."

"Oh," the man said in surprise before all three walked inside.

'Not a bad lie, kid,' the Cybertronian thought. 'Not bad at all.'

He than fall into recharge though he had made sure that scanners were running at all times.

...My Line...

The next morning Arista rushed outside after leaving a note for her parents telling them that she was going to go to the art store. Once outside, she climbed into the driver seat of the Pontiac that was waiting there for her before it pulled away from the curb.

"Where to kid?" Jazz asked.

"To the art store where I first meet Crescent and Darklight so to speak," she answered.

"Do you work there?"

"Yeah, but only the weekdays unless I have basketball practice, but on some weekends I volunteer," she informed.

The silver Autobot hummed at that before he headed for the store to drop her off while the others with charges where hanging with them while heading for the base.

...My Line...

"Hey, kid, we have get to base," Jazz told her in the afternoon when she came out of a restaurant that after refueling.

"Alright, Jazzy," Arista nodded before she climbed into his diver seat to make it look like she was driving the car.

The Cybertronian just blinked a few times before letting out a sigh as he pulled out of the lot and headed for the base.

...My Line...

The sea blue and green femme walked down the hall of base after giving Darklight two new fuinjutsus to protects which she knew would take him about a month to complete and understand them. The Uzumaki blood was strong in him that was for sure.

"Crescent!" an all to familiar voice called out to her.

Coming to a stop the young Senju turned around to see her husband walking up to her.

"Optimus?" she asked confused as he came up to her. "Is something wrong?"

The Prime cackled before shaking his helm as he pulled her into his side.

"Nothing's wrong," he told her before noticing something was a bit off. "Where is Darklight?"

"He's working on some new sealing techniques that I gave him," the young femme answered as the two of them started to walk down the hall.

"He really picks up on those quickly doesn't he?" Optimus asked her.

"That he is does," Mikadzuki answered with a nod. "I'm just happy that he doesn't have the Uzumaki temper."

The Prime let a small smile to appear as he remembered her talking about how the Uzumakis are known for their temper.

"BY THE ALLSPARK!" Ratchet was heard yelling through the base making the two share a look for just a moment before the two rushed to see what was going on though when they reached the control room the two of them saw Ratchet dodge what looked like one of his broken tools before it just destroyed another one. "I needed that!" Ratchet went to move back when it jumped at him only for Mikadzuki to shot it out of the air, but it just got back up making the Prime to step on it before it could try again. "And stay broken." Mikadzuki looked down at the now completely destroyed tool with worry. "Well, what could have caused that?"

"Optimus, sweetspark?" Mikadzuki asked as she looked at her leader and husband.

"I have a grave suspicion Ratchet, Crescent," the Prime answered. "Dark Energon." Optimus picked the destroy tool up and placed it in a container. "If the residue that Arcee found on Cliffjumper brought your broken equipment back to life. It would stands to reason that same substance brought Cliffjumper from the dead."

"Fragging Pit," Mikadzuki sighed as a look of shock and worry came across her faceplates.

"That would account for his life signal inexplicably coming back on online, but Dark Energon," stated Ratchet. "It's so scarce that it's virtually non-existent. What would it be doing on Earth?"

"It was transported by Megatron," the Prime answered.

"For what purpose?" the young Autobot asked as she looked at him.

"To conquer this world by rising an army of the undead," was the answer given.

'I would love to see him try and win against the Ninja Nations,' Mikadzuki thought.

"Well, Megatron would have to break quite a few toaster ovens," Ratchet stated. "I mean, were on this world would he find that many Cybertronian dead?"

The three that were already in the base turned around when they heard a honk to see the other four 'bots returning. Arista smiled at the three 'bots that were already inside the base as she stepped out of Jazz's alt mode. This allowed him to transform along with the others, who all arrived.

"That was awesome," Jack laughed as he climbed off of Arcee.

"We need to do that again!" Raf told Bumblebee once he got out.

"Sweet!" cheered Miko.

The four Guardians all transformed once they were able to with smiles of their own.

"Huh?"

Bulkhead reached into his cargo hold and pulled out a guitar case.

"Sorry," apologized Miko as she took it. "I must of left in the backseat.

Optimus moved past them all.

"Autobots prepare too..."

He then looked at them all as Arcee put her hand on her hip.

"Roll out?" she asked him.

"Remain here," Optimus answered with shake of his head. "Ratchet, you will come with me. Arcee, we'll be outside communications range for some time, so I'm putting you in charge."

"Optimus?" Mikadzuki asked as she looked at him worried.

Miko than looked up at Bulkhead as Optimus just gave the femme a smile.

"Dude, you're biggest, you should be the boss!"

"Uhh...he never picks me," Bulkhead shrugged.

"Optimus, with all due respect, playing bodyguard is one thing, babysitting's another," Arcee sighed. "Besides, Ratchet hasn't been in the field since the war!"

Arista let out a huff as she crossed her arms before walking off and leaned against a wall while watching everyone.

"My pistons may be rusty, but my hearing is sharp as ever." Ratchet snarked at her.

Optimus sighed softly.

"For the moment, It's only reconnaissance," Optimus told her.

Arcee frowned as she watched them.

"Then why do I hear an edge in your voice?"

"Arcee, much has changed in the last twenty-four hours and we all need to adapt. Ratchet, bridge us out."

Optimus than pulled Mikadzuki into a quick kiss before following Ratchet as both her and Arista watched as they walked through the ground bridge and disappeared. The young Anderson pushed off the wall and walked over to stand beside Raf.

"So chief, what's on the activity list?" Jack asked

Arcee rolled her eyes, "I'm going on patrol."

Bulkhead shook his head, "But, Optimus told us to stay."

Arcee looked up at him, "When you're in charge you can call the shots. Bee, Cres with me!"

Bumblebee whined and slumped his shoulders as he walked beside Arcee.

{Why me?!}

"Arcee?" Mikadzuki asked

"Jazz, you're in charge," Arcee said with a grin.

"Keep an optic out for Darklight, but he shouldn't be leaving his berthroom anytime soon," Mikadzuki told the two 'bots before all three of them transformed into their alt modes before driving off.

All four humans looked up at the last two bots in the room.

"Soo...What's on the activities list?"

Arista quickly covered her ears as Miko adjusted her amplifiers and speakers.

"How about band practice?!"

"But, we're not a band," Ref told her.

Miko laughed, "Why so anti-social, come on Raf, you play anything?"

Raf shrugged slightly before holding up his laptop, "Umm, keyboard?"

Miko nodded, "Laptops, good. Jack?"

Jack rubbed the back of his head, "I sometimes mess around on the harmonica."

"Do I look like I do country?" Miko asked with a frown. "Just cover yourself in fake blood and jump around screaming. Arista drums!" Arista glared as her fellow female and watched her as she moved to Bulkhead and Jazz. "Bulkhead, percussion! Jazz, recording" The silver tinted dark haired girl pulled out a new sketchbook that she got from the Art Store earlier and went to set down to sketch. "We're a band, you just gotta learn the songs!"

She began playing her guitar causing Arista to stop what she was doing just to cover her ears and wince in pain. It was one thing to love listening to music, but it was another when it's the kind that came blow out the ear drums. Arista looked up seeing the green light, but it was to bad that the alarm wasn't loud enough to overpower Miko's loud strumming. However, it was a good think that Bulkhead and Jazz saw it though they frowned.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

"Come on," Miko groaned as she stopped. "You can't handle the raw power?!"

The two 'bots shook their heads.

"Proximity sensor! Quick hide!"

All four of them quickly ran behind Bulkhead's large feet as quickly as they could as Jazz moved to stand next to him and it was as soon as they did that the elevator door opened and the male from before rushed into the room.

"Prime?!"

Bulkhead blinked.

"Agent Fowler. Uhh...He's not here. Nobody's here. Except me, Jazz, and Darklight, of course."

He laughed a little nervously at the end, causing Arista to wonder if he could lie to the agent.

"Well where did he go?" Fowler sighed. "Wait, don't tell me, he's out pancaking a mini mall." Arista rolled her eyes in annoyance. "I don't know what language you bots speak on your planet, but Prime promised he would handle the Decepticons!" Arista almost groaned as Bulkhead moved slowly knowing that he was trying to keep them hid causing the children to scramble around trying to stay behind him as while. However the trouble was Miko's guitar was still plugged up and had no more slack. "Blowing a crater in the middle of Nebraska is not what the word handle means in English!" Fowler told Bulkhead with a frown before he heard the noise of the guitar and looked at the ground suspiciously before looking back up at Bulkhead, "So you tell Prime -" He looked back down as Miko made more noise by accident and he than followed the cord from his foot to an amplifier with Raf's laptop on top of it. "Since when are you bots electric?"

Bulkhead didn't know what to do while Jazz let out a groan as he face palmed, so Arista walked out from behind him along with the other three while Jack grinned nervously.

"H-hey! How ya doin?"

"Contact with civilians!" Fowler growled as he frowned. "Team prime has really gone off book this time." He shook his head. "Wait, don't tell me, you're running a daycare center?!"

Bulkhead looked down at the kids.

"Uhh...okay..."

Jack shook his head, "Look, we're uhh...interns!"

The other two quickly nodded their heads to help back up Jack as Raf held up his finger.

"Student interns!"

Jack nodded in agreement, "Earning extra credit in auto shop"

Miko quickly added in, "Robotics!"

"Okay...Let's move," Fowler sighed as he walked down the steps. "I'm taking all four of you into federal custody for your own protection!"

He began to move towards them, but Bulkhead smashed his large foot down in between them before he could.

"We're protecting them!"

That made Fowler glare up at him.

"Is that so?" he asked as turned around and began towards a phone on the side of the staircase. "Well maybe you could explain that to my superiors at the pentagon."

Bulkhead shook his head.

"Don't use that phone it's-" the big guy said as he put his finger on the button, "-out of order."

"This isn't over big foot!" Fowler said as he glared up at him. "Now by a long shot!"

He began up the stairs and into the elevator as Miko made fun of him silently making Arista to smirk a little, but she was worried about what the agent was going to do. Bulkhead groaned and shook his head.

"Ughh..."

...My Line...

Once they came out of the ground bridge, Optimus and Ratchet started to walk though the creepy canyon.

"Optimus, what do we hope to find here?" Ratchet asked.

"The sight of the largest Cybertronian battle field in this galaxy," Optimus answered as he glanced at his medic.

"On Earth?" said medic scoffed while asking. "You must be joking."

"Do you two recall the period late in the war?" Optimus asked as he looked at Ratchet. "When both sides began hiding they're energon spoils off world."

"Of course, it's the reason why energon deposits exist on plants such as this one," Ratchet answered.

"It is also the reason battles came to be waged on plants such as this one, and I fear Megatron's memory is as long as history," Optimus told him nodding.

...My Line...

Arista raised an eyebrow as she looked up seeing as well as hearing another alarm and looked up at the screen.

"Ow, my ears!" Raf whined as he covered his ears.

Bulkhead looked at the screen.

"It's an S.O.S from Fowler!" Bulkhead stated in surprise as he looked at it nervously as the alarm stopped when he touched the screen.

Raf moved towards him, "Did you trace it?"

Bulkhead sighed, "Location scan was incomplete, oh well!"

Jack stared up at him, "Oh well? Seriously?!"

Bulkhead turned around, "Fowler's a jerk."

Jack frowned, "Wow! Whether you like the guy or not, the Decepticons may have him!"

"And Agent Fowler knows your location!" Raf said with a frown before he suddenly realized something, "O-our location."

"And did we not just notice how fast he backs down from a bot?!" Miko agreed with a nod. "The 'Cons will totally make him squeal!"

"Unless you wither the 'Cons know where the base is at?" Arista asked with a raised eyebrow a hand on her hip.

Bulkhead looked at the four humans with letting out a sigh followed by a groan.

"But, we lost the transmission!" Bulkhead frowned. "Fowler could be anywhere!"

Jazz let out a sigh before he turned around and went to check on Darklight already knowing where this is going.

"Maybe I can try to narrow it down," Raf stated as he stand down. "About five years ago the army started micro chipping their agents, you know like owners do with pets!" Jack and Miko looked at him making Raf to look up. "What, I saw it on TV!" He shook his head. "Anyway, if we can hack into the the fed's mainframe, we can maybe pinpoint Fowler's coordinates."

"You know how to hack," Miko deadpan as she frowned. "But, you're like two years old."

"Twelve, and a quarter!" Raf stated as he grinned up at them. "Latitude 39.5 and longitude 116.9."

Bulkhead entered them into the computer and activated the space bridge.

"Okay, wait here."

"Aww!" Miko whined. "Don't break up the band!"

"Miko!" Aquata growled.

"Uhh, A-Arista, you're in charge!" Bulkhead told them before running through the bridge.

"Dude, isn't Jazz in charge?" the silver tinted dark haired girl asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I guess we four got the run of the place...Miko?" Jack trailed off before noticing that there was someone missing. "Miko!?"

"Why do I feel like a babysitter with that girl?" the silver tinted dark haired and violet eyed teen asked in a growl under her breath making Jack and Raf to look at her before both letting out sighs.

...My Line...

Bulkhead ran through the ground bridge and started to look around.

"Fowler?" he asked before he walked forward a bit only to stop just out sight when he noticed 'Cons. "Uh-oh. A whole Decepticon shebang."

Bulkhead moved to hide behind a rock just before a 'Con walked by.

"Alright," Miko's all to familiar voice called out making him to look over. "So, what's the plan?"

"Miko!" Bulkhead gasped before he placed a finger to his lips.

Miko blinked at him before looking forward to see a 'Con had found her.

"Oh, unwise," she mumbled as it hit her.

"Miko, get down!" Bulkhead called out to her as the 'Con charged up his blaster to shoot at her.

The human girl quickly jumped over the boulder that she was hiding behind to avoid the shot while the bulky green Autobot attacked it and the two started to duke it out.

"Hold him still," Miko told Bulkhead before she hit the 'Con on the head with a rock only to be picked up by her guardian and dropped off to the side.

She stood up rubbing her backside as she watched the fight between the two bots.

"Miko, look away!" Bulkhead yelled.

"But..."

"Turn your head away!" he ordered once again before punching a hand into the 'Con's chest.

With all of his strength he pulled out the wires in him.

"Wow," breathed Miko just as the 'Con fall.

"Bumblebee, Arcee, Crescent," the big guy commed. "Do you read?"

...My Line...

"Loud and clear Bulkhead," Arcee answered.

...My Line...

"I have a situation," Bulkhead told them as he watched them.

...My Line...

"Bulkhead, their just Children," Arcee stated. "Humans. Just do whatever." Just then Arcee, Crescent, and Bumblebee came to a screeching halt. "You're were? She's were?"

...My Line...

Raf and Jack got back up onto the platform after the young Anderson went up there, kind of freaking out. Raf frowned looking at the two of them.

"What should we do?" he asked. "Bulkhead may not even realize that she followed him!"

Jack shook his head, "Miko hasn't seen the cons in action like we three have...She has no idea."

They all looked at each other before letting out a sigh before Raf typed away on the computer again.

"Those are their coordinates, their location is still locked in!" he informed them.

Jack looked at the other two before letting out a sigh.

"I'm going after her," he informed them.

"Hold, Jack!" Arista called out as he went down the larder. "What if Arcee tries to get hold of base? Or Jazz returns from where he went?"

Jack looked at the silver tinted dark haired teen.

"Let's go," he sighed without answering her.

Raf got down form the platform with the young Anderson, who let out a sigh, and walked through the ground bridge that the young boy started up.

...My Line...

"What's taking Arcee, Bumblebee, and Crescent?" asked Bulkhead as he looked at the ship.

"Dude, the 'Cons could be putting the clasp on Fowler right now," Miko stated as she stood up. "Just storm the joint."

Just then they heard the sound of a ground bridge making them look over to see one open.

"Finally," sighed Bulkhead.

Jack, Arista, and Raf jumped out in the middle of a large canyon with Bulkhead and Miko up ahead a bit.

"Why don't those guys stay with their own 'bots," growled Miko. "This is our one on one time."

Bulkhead let out a groan as the other three walked towards them with Raf looked up at Arista and Jack.

"Woahh...Are your bones vibrating!?" he asked them.

They looked up and gasped seeing a huge ship floating above ground.

"You there!"

They looked up too see three cons pointing their cannons at them.

"Scrap," both Bulkhead and Miko cursed.

The silver tinted dark haired 17-year-old immediately pushed Raf behind her as Jack moved closer to her to better protect Raf.

...My Line...

After walking for what felt like hours, the duo arrived at a large open valley and what they saw was not a pretty sight. Rusted bodies sticking up from the ground, broken limbs and torn armor.

"For the first time in my life Optimus, I had hoped that you were wrong," Ratchet said.

The two bots look as the jet flew over to a cliff before transforming and landing on the top of the cliff. When the bot turned and they saw glowing purple optics and the Decepticon symbol on the bots chest, it to glowed purple.

"Optimus, been well?" Megatron asked. "I see you brought your trusty watch dog. I was certain he'd be convalescing in a scrap yard by now."

Ratchet took a few steps forward.

"Why don't you invite him down here for a chat?" he asked as he rolled his neck and he cracked his knuckles.

"I know why your here Megatron," Optimus said.

"Hardly a surprise Optimus, after all you and I have been at this a long time," Megatron stated as he then reached into his side saying. "And your time has come to an end."

He then held up a glowing purple crystal before he then threw the crystal into the ground it landed burying itself deep into the ground where it sunk the rest of the way in. The ground shook as a dark purple glow erupted from the ground and cracks formed. The cracks soon reached the bots making them take a few steps back as they watched the ground.

"Rise my army!" Megatron yelled as his body glowed the same purple glow as on the ground.

"By the Allspark," Ratchet breathed in shock.

All the two bots could do was watch in shock as the fallen bodies all rose up.

"Behold! The power of dark energon!" Megatron yelled as the undead army advanced towards them.

"Megatron has desecrated the resting place of our ancestors and his own," breathed Ratchet.

"Not even the dead are free form his warmongering," sighed Optimus.

"Destroy them!" Megatron yelled.

A few of the undead were blasted back when Optimus opened fire on them.

"Optimus if our combatants are already deceased how are we going to defeat them?" the medic asked as they backed up.

"Ratchet retreat!" ordered the Prime. "Bridge yourselves back to base!"

Ratchet instead of listening changed his own arms into blades.

"No, I shall stand with you Optimus," the medic told him. "You may require a medic when this is over with. Plus I don't think I'll be able to look Crescent in the optics if anything happened to you when I could have stopped and anyways you didn't have to see her reaction when you offlined 2 years ago, but I have. And I can say that I do not want to see it again." With that Ratchet ran forward and sliced two zombie-cons up, before noticing a limb that he had sliced off top glowing. "I recommend dissection, the smaller the pieces the better!"

"Sound advice old friend," agreed Optimus as with that he changed his arms into swords.

The two of them went to cut this undead 'Cons to piece though the Prime stopped to look at Megatron.

"I have master the power of Dark Energon!" the bucket head 'Con called out. "When you fall Optimus, you too shill join my army."

Optimus narrowed his optics before going back to cutting down the zombie-cons.

...My Line...

Back at the base Jazz walked into the command center after making sure that Darklight was alright and that he had his Energon for the day. But, he suddenly came to a stop and looked around the place not seeing the human children at all as he had expected Bulkhead to go and try to rescue Fowler on his own.

"Arcee to Base," he heard the femme over the comm link.

"This is base," he spoke up. "What do you need Arcee?"

"A ground bridge to Bulkhead's coordinates," the femme answered. "Miko went through the bridge after him and he needs back up."

"Ah," the silver 'bot froze. "Arcee...Ah don't think Miko was the only one."

He was looking around the command center before bring up the cameras in the base.

"What do you mean?" this time it was Crescent, who asked.

"Ah think that Jack, Raf, and Arista followed after them," was his answer.

"Scrap," both femmes cursed at the same time.

::Oh, Raf:: Bumblebee groaned.

Jazz let out a sigh as he shook his helm before opening up the ground bridge to bring the three 'bots back before bridging them to the ship form the base.

...My Line...

The 'Cons began shooting at them as the three humans dodged it though only the violet eyed teen seemed to have a better time at it. However, once she noticed that Raf fall to the ground both her and Jack rushed over to him before they covered him with their bodies. The three then looked up to see Bulkhead in vehicle form pull up to them.

"Get in now!"

Arista pushed Raf inside and got in after Jack. Bulkhead then sped away, dodging the attacks from the cons as he went. Jack looked back at Bulkhead as the silver tinted dark haired teen got in the backseat.

"Thanks Bulkhead!"

"Yeah thanks!"

"W-what are you doing here!?"

The young Anderson let out a sigh softly knowing that they should have stayed back at base, but they were there because Miko was being stupid and ran after the big guy.

Jack sighed, "We were worried about Miko! Have you seen her?!"

Miko popped up from beside the other dark haired teen with grin.

"What's she look like?!" she asked making the older teen to growl at her.

Bulkhead pulled up behind a huge rock, "Everyone out! And this time, please stay here?!"

The violet eyed teen got out and waited for the others worried that Bulkhead couldn't take on all those 'Cons alone, however, she let out a groan when she saw that Miko wasn't with them. Before watching as Bulkhead subdued most of the cons, only too see Miko crawl out of his chest all she could do was shake her head with a sigh. They heard more fighting and shooting.

"Think they forgot about us?" Raf asked nervously making both Jack and Arista to shrug, but heard the familiar sound of bot footsteps was heard.

All three of them turned around slowly, gasping as they saw two Cons coming towards them. Well, that would be a no. Arista grabbed Raf and pulled him behind her as she backed up quickly only they were too slow and the bots captured the three of them and brought them on the ship. One of them had Raf in his left hand, Jack in his right while the other Con had Arista in his left hand.

"Bring them to the brig," the one holding Arista told the other one. "Commander Starscream is keeping the other human there."

Just then they all heard engine's getting closer until Bumblebee drove right into the two bots in his alt mode, throwing them all up in the air. Arcee transformed and caught the three of them, her arms linked together like she was carrying a huge baby. Arista let out a groan and winced, but grinned knowing that Jazz was there when she noticed his alt mode. Arcee put them down as Bumblebee and Jazz transformed and moved towards them.

"Bumblebee," cheered Raf.

Bumblebee leaned down before beeping at him.

{Are you okay!?}

Arcee bent down to their level as well.

"Thank you for clearing the front door for us, but storming the Decepticon warship was not on the activities list," she told them making Arista huff while crossing her arms nodding, she was thinking the same thing.

Jack nodded, putting his arms out to the side.

"Tell me about it."

They ran down the corridor before Arcee's arm turned into a gun and she spun out form behind a corner.

"Friendly," she told them when she was meet with Bulkhead and Miko.

"Hello," the big guy greeted.

Arista moved to stand next to Jazz, but made sure to stay out of his way so he wouldn't squash her by accident while Arcee put her hands on her hips.

"You brought the humans, huh?"

"You try getting them to stay behind!" Bulkhead told her as he frown while looking down at Miko.

Jazz let out a sigh as he looked down at his charge before looking at Arcee as she nodded.

"We need to find Fowler and get these kids out of here."

"He's in the brig," Raf and Jack spoke up at the same time.

It was then that a bunch of 'Cons came down the hallway and start shooting at them making the silver tinted dark haired girl to let out a sigh of annoyances just as Bulkhead moved in front of the kids, using his arm to block the attacks before shooting at them causing a minor explosion. Arista looked to the other side to see even more Cons shooting at them before she looked at both sides. The Autobots managed to kill the 'Cons so they all began running to the brig once again.

...My Line...

Optimus and Ratchet were still cutting down the terracons before they went back to back.

"Optimus, this prolong exposure to Dark Energon is sapping our strength," Ratchet panted.

"We can not falter now," the Prime told him before the two Autobots went back to fighting.

However, the terracons piled on top of them while Megatron with a laugh before the Prime managed to blast his way out of the pile and help Ratchet.

"After all these years Optimus, still at the top of your game!" Megatron yelled as the two Autobots walked forward with terracons coming towards them. "My Legion finish them!"

Both 'bots continued to fight their way to Megatron.

...My Line...

The 4 bots came to a control room and burst in, shooting all the 'cons while the four humans stayed outside in the hallway, peeking in. Arcee looked around.

"Clear!" she called to them allowing the four of them walked into the room, glancing up at the large bots before them. "Wait in here."

Jazz looked at the humans not liking leaving them alone on an enemy ship and Bumblebee thought the same.

{Alone?} the yellow and black bot beeped at Arcee.

"They're slowing us down and they're easy targets," she answered while shaking her head. "They'll be alright in here as long as they stay put."

They turned their hands into cannons and ran out of the room, towards the brig.

"That was intense," Miko said quietly as she looked at the other three once the doors closed.

"Was?" Raf asked.

"It's your fault that we're suck in this intensity," Jack told her. "What were you thinking Miko?"

"Did I ask you to follow me?" she asked him.

"You wanted us to be a band," Jack told her. "Doesn't that mean that we play together?"

"Well, maybe I decided to go solo," she stated.

"Well, maybe I have some regard for your safety," Jack countered.

"I'm sorry," apologized Miko. "Is your name Optimus or even Crescent? You can leave my protection to Bulkhead! Thank you very much!"

"Aghh!" Raf yelled making the two of them to look at him. "Stop it! Both of you!"

He ran over to the edge of the platform and sat down, his knees to his chest. Jack and Miko quickly ran over and sat down around Raf while Arista walked up to them.

"Hey Raf, it's okay..."

Miko nodded, "Yeah, we're going to be fine."

Jack smiled at him, "Our bots will come back for us!"

Miko nodded, "Yeah, they're going to take us home."

"How do you know?" he asked.

Jack then looked up and saw a screen.

"Hey, Raf what do you make of that?" he asked making Raf to look up before he went down to the next level and stood in front of it.

"It's important..." he answered as he looked at over. "Real important...We need to get this to Optimus."

Miko looked at him, "How do you know it's not just some recipe for space nachos?!"

"I know math when I see it," Raf answered. "And that is one serious equation."

"Can you down load it?" Jack asked.

"I've got a flash drive," Raf answered as he pulled it. "But, I don't see any where to plug it in." He walked forward. "This tech is way alien."

Jack grabbed Raf wrist when they noticed a 'Con walking in, but he got out of the older boy's hold and run back to his bag. Arista let out a silent curse went to get him, but the 'Con had already noticed him this time though.

"Shit," she cursed as the 'Con pointed his gun at Raf

But, Arista ran over to the younger human, who was running from the 'Con wonder when both Miko and Raf really well stop getting into trouble! The silver tinted dark haired teen quickly tackled Raf out of the way while Jack rushed over to them to make sure that they were alright.

Jack looked at Miko, "Miko, take a picture!"

"Great idea," Miko cheered before she pulled out her pink phone from her pocket. "Hey you!"

She held up her phone and took a picture of the 'Con.

"Not of that!" Arista yelled annoyed at her.

"That!" Jack finished from the other teen as he pointed to the math formula on the screen.

"Oh," Miko breathed before she quickly turned around and took the picture with her back to the con.

"How stupid is she?!" Arista groaned in question.

However, after Miko got the picture, the four humans managed to run out of the room and towards where their bots were supposed to be. They heard a horn honking before Bulkhead and Jazz transformed while jumping over their heads and tackling the 'Con.

Bumblebee and Arcee pulled up next to the kids.

"I told you to stay put!"

Jack got on Arcee while Miko and Raf got into Bumblebee as the silver tinted dark haired teen climbed into Jazz. They began driving down the hallway until the two in Bumblebee heard Fowler before they looked back as he stuck his head in the front.

"I like pie, can we stop for pie!?"

"You found Fowler!" Miko yelled. "Rock on!"

Arista let out a sigh while rolling her eyes in annoyance while the 'bots all raced away from the ship.

...My Line...

"Bravo, Optimus," Megatron called out as the two Autobots took out the rest of the terracons. "But, as a prelude, you might want to save your strength for the may event!"

"You will not prevail Megatron!" growled the Prime as he started to climb up the mountain. "Not well there is energon still flows through my veins."

"Fitting," Megatron said when Optimus reached him. "For it is Dark Energon that flows through mine."

Optimus went to attack him only for the Decepticon Leader to take off before the Prime turned around and helped Ratchet up, who was holding his injured arm.

"If this wasn't Megatron's end game, what is?" asked the medic.

The Prime looked out over the old battle field that had been used by Megatron to test the Dark Energon before glaring.

...My Line...

"What happened to you guys anyways?" Miko asked as she looked away from Fowler, who was a gurney.

"We engaged an army of the undead Cybertronian Warriors," Ratchet answered her.

"Zombies?" asked the black and pink haired Japanese girl. "You fought Zombies and I missed it?"

"Bulkhead, you used extremely poor judgment in allowing the children to accompany you," Optimus said as he looked at the green Autobot.

Bulkhead looked at the ground, "It won't happen again Optimus. I promise."

Miko sighed softly, "But, it wasn't Bulkhead's fault."

"She right, Optimus," Arista agreed with her. "It was Miko's fault." She shot a glare at the other girl before letting out a sigh. "And in away, mine as well." She placed her hand on her forehead. "I should have kept a closer eye on her as the oldest among the humans here, but I didn't think that she'll..."

The Prime gave small smile to the silver tinted dark haired and violet eyed teen as Jazz couldn't help, but feel a bit proud of his charge for taking responsibility for what happened while Bulkhead frowned.

Bulkhead frowned, "Miko, Arista please."

"Watch it Bulky," Jazz growled.

Miko, however, just grinned as she pulled out her phone, showing him the formula.

"Plus check it out, recon!"

Optimus bent down and examined the photo, "Hmm. Ratchet, take a look. It could be of importance to Megatron."

Jack stepped forward, "Wow, Megatron's back? That's really bad news, right?"

Ratchet bent down and examined the photo also, "I don't understand?"

Miko looked at her phone and laughed nervously.

"Oops, That's the Con' tried to hit Raf," Miko said as she changed the picture. "At least that's before Bulkhead rearranged his grill!"

Jack glared at Miko, "Miko! Raf could have been killed! This isn't a game, when are you going to get that through your thick skull!?"

"Wow, hey!" Arista growled as she didn't like the way he was speaking to the younger girl while Miko glared right back at him.

"Uhh, we were all almost killed Jack!" Miko stated. "You, Me, Raf, Arista! Even them!"

Miko crossed her arms, looking the other way while Jack huffed.

"Well, if this was just an average day with the Autobots then I don't want to be apart of it!" Jack said as he shook his head. "Not anymore.."

"Jack...putting you in harms way was never our intent," Optimus stated. "However, It is no longer the safety of you four that is at risk, but the safety of all humans. We will respect your decision if you wish to leave.."

Ratchet opened up the ground bridge.

"No points in long goodbyes, here's the door."

Jack sighed and turned around.

"Come on Raf, Arista," Jack said as he looked at them.

Raf looked at Bumblebee and he just looked at the floor, beeping sadly.

"Sorry, Jack," Arista spoke up as she looked over at Jazz, who looked a bit sad at the thought of her leaving, before turning her attention to Miko. "But, I'm staying here with the Autobots and to try and keep an eye on Miko."

Arista knew that she made the right choice when Jazz got a big smile on his face while Raf shook his head.

"I'll be okay Jack," Raf told him. "See you at school."

Jack sighed and nodded.

"Sure thing," he agreed with Raf before he turned around and walked down the stairs only for Arcee to step into his path, her arms crossed across her chest this made Jack sighed, waving his arm. "I know, You don't exist."

Arcee turned away from him as he walked past her.

"Don't make me hunt you down."

After Jack had left, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Jazz took the other three humans home for the night.

...My Line...

The next day, Arista let out a sigh as she got ready for the day knowing that Jazz was waiting for her and the young Anderson hopped that Miko well stay out of trouble, but that was just wishful thinking. Once she was ready, the silver tinted dark haired teen ran out of the house and quickly climbed into the Pontiac sports car, who buckled her up, before taking off for the base.

...My Line...

Once the saboteur pulled into the base, he allowed Arista to get out before he transformed. The two of them were watching Ratchet talk about the Decepticon's space bridge.

"Optimus, I've pinpointed the location of Megatron's space bridge...High in earth's orbit."

Optimus walked towards him, "Out of our reach."

Miko sighed, "Okay so you guys don't fly, but can't you just ground bridge there?"

Ratchet shook his head, "A ground bridge has limited range. Stretched all the way into orbit it's vortex could snap and scatter us to the stars!"

"Since Megatron is likely in transit, I'm afraid we must take that risk," Optimus told him as he turned towards the entrance of the base. "Reaching the space bridge first is our only means of stopping him."

Arista looked up from where she was standing next to Jazz when she heard Arcee's horn and saw her drive in with Jack. Arista grinned softly, she knew he would come back.

"Hey, Guess who's back."

Optimus nodded, "Autobots, prepare for departure."

Arcee blinked her optics in confusion, "Where to?"

Miko walked up to her a bit, "The final frontier."

Jack narrowed his eyes, alarmed, "Space? I thought they didn't have any way to get there?"

Bumblebee kneeled down and held out his hand, which Raf stood on as he lowered him to the ground.

"They don't..really."

Jack looked up at Arcee.

"Be seeing ya?" he asked as Arcee smiled slightly, tilting her helm as Ratchet opened the ground bridge.

Raf looked up at Bumblebee, "Be careful Bee?"

Bee beeped at him.

{I will...}

He then walked towards the entrance as Miko looked up at Bulkhead, crossing her arms.

"I'm so jealous!"

Bulkhead shook his head, gesturing with his hand.

"Don't even think about following me."

"Good luck," Arista said as she looked up at her guardian. "And be careful."

"Thanks," Jazz thanked as he nodded while looking at his charge. "And don't worry I will."

Ratchet looked at their leader, "Optimus, if you leave me stranded on a planet teeming with humans I'll never forgive you."

Optimus nodded, "Until we meet again old friend. Autobots, roll out!"

They all transformed into their alt modes, racing through the ground bridge.

...My Line...

"Maximum overdrive!" Optimus ordered his team before they came out of the bridge in space. "Autobots, transform..." All 6 of them transformed into their bipedal forms. "And gravitas!"

They all landed on the space bridge looking though Bulkhead almost falls over.

"So, Megatron is packing enough Dark Energon to revive Cybertron's dead?" Arcee asked as she looked up at the Prime.

"And since we don't possess the means to disable the Space Bridge nothing gets in or out," he told them as they all transformed their hands into cannons.

"Well, what are they waiting for?" Arcee asked.

"I don't like this Optimus," Mikadzuki added as she looked up at him.

Optimus narrowed his optics as he looked at the Warship.

"It would appear that the Decepticons have substain some serious damage to their interstellar navigation system," he informed his team.

"Huh, that's my handy work," Bulkhead told him.

"Great work job, Bulkhead," the Prime praised. "Without the dish Megatron will be unable to aim the Space Bridge at Cybertron."

...My Line...

The four humans were on the platform beside Ratchet as he kept a com link up with Optimus.

"Don't the Decepticons know where their own planet is?" Raf asked as he frowned.

Ratchet sighed again, humans.

"Naturally, but Cybertron is many light years away," the medic told them. "To reach their target their ray must be astronomically precise."

...My Line...

"If Megatron went through the trouble of rendezvous with his Space Bridge," Optimus explained. "He must have an alternate targeting system. A remote one."

...My Line...

Ratchet snorted, "From what I know of Earth's technology, I doubt there even exists a single radio telescope dish on this planet powerful enough to pinpoint Cybertron."

"How a whole bunch of linked telescope radio dishes?" Raf asked as he typed away on the computer. "Like a giant Texas array."

"It would work," Arista agreed as she thought about all the science related thing that her Mother had told her.

"Zip it, nuh uh uh!" Ratchet ordered. "This is not child's play!"

Optimus' voice came through, "Good thinking Raf. Ratchet, have agent Fowler alert the array staff to the security threat."

"You!" Fowler yelled. "Soldier!" They all turned around too see Fowler still in the gurney, but at the top platform, pointing at them. "You're out of uniform! Put on some pants!"

He than fell back, unconscious one again.

"I don't think he is in the condition to do such a thing," the silver tinted dark haired teen informed Optimus.

"That may be a challenge," Ratchet agreed with her.

Raf went back to the computer typing away.

"I can't get past the array's firewalls," Raf told them making Arista to look closer.

"Those firewalls are impressive," the violet eyed 17-year-old mumbled under her breath.

"They're too thick!" Raf groaned as he shook his head.

Ratchet scoffed, "You actually think you could keep the Decepticons out?"

Raf nodded, "Maybe, If I could get in."

The young Anderson let out a sigh as she looked at the young boy.

Jack moved forward, "W-Wait, Raf, if we did get you all the way in? Like inside the building in."

Raf nodded, "I could log into their internal network on the other side of the firewall."

Optimus' voice came through, "The risk is too great. The Decepticons will be there, perhaps even on site."

"Optimus, with all due respect..." Jack told him. "You said it yourself that this is bigger than the safety of four humans."

Jack nodded along with Miko,

"Yeah," agreed Miko with a nod. "If we let the Cons win, we're fragged, along with everyone else on our planet."

"Raf?"

Everyone turned to the young boy.

"I want to give a shot."

...My Line...

"Here comes the welcoming community," Bulkhead mumbled as Decepticon alt modes came at them.

...My Line...

They were ground bridged just to the edge of the large array field. And once they landed, Arista held her stomach, groaning at how horrible it felt to go through one, but she noticed the other three felt just as bad as her.

Jack put a hand to his head, "That'll take some getting used too.."

Miko looked around and gasped, "Whoa..."

Jack suddenly fistened his hands and ran towards the building, the other three following behind him.

...My Line...

Mikadzuki glared as the Decepticons opened fire on them and the Autobots returned fire, however, the topkick former along with Arcee went to hand to hand combat when the Decepticons landed on the bridge while adding blades to the mix.

...My Line...

They got in the building and into one of the rooms with their computer in it. Raf was busy hacking into the system as Miko put her hands on her hips.

"Security sure is lax in this place.."

Raf grinned hearing the monitor beep once.

"I'm in." he informed them. "And so are the Decepticons..."

Jack groaned, "What?!"

"That's not good."

Miko stared at them, "How can you tell?"

Raf pulled up the diagrams, "Schematics, with the alien math we saw on their ship, but this time I can download."

Raf took out his flash drive and stuck it in the hard drive.

Miko watched him curiously, "It's gotta be the space bridge."

"The Decepticons are syncing it to the dishes, but I can also sync to them," Raf told them as he worked.

Jack stood up straight, alarmed, "Will they know?!"

Raf continued to type away before glancing a bit at the other boy.

"Even though the Decepticons may see that I'm in the system, but they won't see that I'm in the house."

The other three leaned closer.

...My Line...

"What's just happened?" Arcee asked when the bridge shook.

"The Decepticons are locking onto Cybertron," answered the Prime.

...My Line...

It was that the planet turned red, signaling they were locked on.

Raf narrowed his eyes, "They're locked onto Cybertron, but not for long."

Raf quickly moved the dishes back off Cybertron, trying to implement a locking program on the dishes.

...My Line...

{It stopped} cheered Bumblebee in his coded language.

"Yes, you are right Bumblebee," the Prime agreed. "This can only be Raf's doing."

...My Line...

"The dishes are heading back towards Cybertron," Raf informed them as he worked while letting out a sigh. "I'll just have to undo that again."

Jack leaned forward, "What will happen when the Cons realize that they're being punked?"

Raf shook his head, "It's only virtual combat, you know, like online gaming."

Miko nodded, "Yeah Jack, what are the cons gonna do? They're probably like, ha, a thousand miles away!"

"What is wrong with you?" Arista asked as she glared at the other girl. "Are you trying to jinks us?"

Just than they heard something mechanical and turned around too see a huge arm like thing above them.

"Ahh!"

"DAMN IT MIKO!" the silver tinted dark haired teen yelled.

It grabbed Jack and Miko in it's claw and threw them around the room.

"I'm not going to let them lock on again," Raf mumbled as he worked.

It than went for Raf, but the young boy got up and grabbed the flash drive, jumping down from the desk. He ran over to the other while Miko got an ax and tried to cut the thing, but the arm just knocked Miko into the wall again. Arista rushed over to them as well where she helped Miko up as Jack groaned as the arm just picked up the ax.

"You handed it an ax?!"

Raf shuddered, "Not good!"

The arm look alike it was about to attack before it began retracting out of the room. They ran after it only too see a Decepticon on the roof, about to take off. Miko quickly took a picture of the 'Con, who had frozen for a second at seeing the silver tinted dark haired teen, before it flew off leaving them unaware that it took a picture of them as well.

"Why's he leaving?!" Miko asked with a frown.

Raf looked at the cords and frowned, "He cut the hard line. The dishes are locked onto Cybertron. For good."

The violet eyed teen let out a sigh before she pulled out her silver tinted violet cell phone and called the base.

"Ratchet, we need a ground bridge," she informed him. "The mission was a failer. The Decepticons have locked onto Cybertron."

With another, she hanged up, closed her phone, and placed it away just as a ground bridge appeared.

...My Line...

The Autobots all looked over and watched in horror when the Space Bridge activated while the Prime looked up at the sky in time to see a lot of Dark Energon sore over head and opened fire on it, but missed as it made it through the bridge.

"Arise my legion!" they all heard Megatron yell.

"We are so slagged," Mikadzuki cursed with Jazz agreeing with her.

"So how do we defeat a whole planet of the undead?" asked Bulkhead as he looked up at Optimus.

"Optimus!" Ratchet called out over the com link.

...My Line...

"I'm registering a large mass in their space bridge vortex," Ratchet told him as the children all stood around him. "One with a peculiar energy signature."

"Dark energon," the Prime said as he understood what the medic was getting at. "Ratchet, we must destroy the space bridge. There's enough live energon coursing through it to achieve devastation but we lack the fire power to ignite it."

"If I knew how the space bridge was engineered I might find a technical way of accomplishing that feet."

Raf pulled out his flash drive, "Umm would Schematics help?"

Ratchet looked back at the screen, "Optimus, I must say the space bridge is our sole hope of ever returning to Cybertron, are you certain it's destruction is the only way?"

"I am afraid so."

"Then by all means, let us light our darkest hour!"

...My Line...

"Autobots, take your positions and follow Ratchet's lead," the Prime ordered as all 5 Autobots rushed off to do as ordered though the Prime's and Mikadzuki's optics meet for a moment before they looked away from each other. Optimus turned around to see Megatron come at him. "While I make my stand."

"Your fellow Autobots are wise to retreat Optimus," Megatron told him as he landed.

"I make no illusion of standing a chance against your army Megatron," the Prime stated. "But, I might be able to derail it's objective, but by removing it's head.

...My Line...

"These things are getting closer!" Fowler said as they looked at the map. "That's bad right?"

"Ratchet, We're in position."

Raf turned back to his laptop and pulled up the diagram of the bridge as Ratchet pin pointed how to disable it for them.

"Arcee, pay close attention."

...My Line...

Arcee and the others all stood at the ready for what Ratchet told them to do under the bridge while Megatron and Optimus fought in the background.

"Now follow the line form the flow regulator to the Energon pump," Ratchet explained to Arcee. "There should be a valve."

"I see it," Arcee informed him as she opened it.

"Good," stated Ratchet. "Now to turn all that power against itself all you need do it is reverse the current."

Arcee put all her strength into it and managed to turn it on itself.

...My Line...

"Current reversed," she informed them.

Fowler grinned, jumping up in the air with his first up then pulling it to his chest.

"Yes!" he cheered before looking at Raf and Arista. "Right?"

Ratchet nodded, "I'll ready the ground bridge."

...My Line...

The group of five Autobots opened fire on Megatron, who was coming at them, when he fired at Arcee and sent her floating off.

"ARCEE!" Mikadzuki yelled.

Optimus, who was running, as the bridge fall apart headed for the edge.

"Optimus, the ground bridge is open and ready!"

"Autobots!" called the Prime. "Jump!"

He's orders were followed as all the other four 'bots jumped with Bumblebee grabbing Arcee as they neared the bridge.

...My Line...

"Do you think that their..." Raf made to ask, but stopped.

"6 life signals and one very faint," Ratchet answered as he looked at his arm were a screen was.

They all watched as Optimus stroll in with Bulkhead walking in next and Miko was grinning from ear to ear. She ran down the stairs, hugging his finger.

"Bulkhead!"

Next to come through was Mikadzuki followed by Jazz and Arista followed Miko's idea for once and rushed towards the silver colored 'bot with a wide grin.

"Jazz!" she called out happily while hugging his ped.

It was then that Bumblebee came running through with Arcee in his arms, not moving. Jack ran up to them, staring at Arcee while the others walked up beside him and Arista gently rubbed his shoulder.

Ratchet walked forward, "We lost one this week, by the Allspark don't let it be two!"

Jack frowned and moved forward, placing his hand on Arcee's larger one as he looked up as her optics barely opened.

"Arcee..."

"Jack, really? There are other motorcycles in the world."

Just smiled softly, "But, you're my first.."

Ratchet looked to Optimus, "And Megatron?"

"Not even he could have survived by ground zero."

"Prime!"

They all turned to Fowler too see him pull on his jacket, facing the elevator.

"I didn't get to thank you bots for saving me, I owe you one. We all do."

The door closed behind him as he went to the roof.

Bumblebee let Arcee down as she stood on her own. She smiled at the four children before Miko walked to the side, causing the humans to follow her movement.

"So, is this the part where you say goodbye and tell us we need to forget we ever saw you?"

Optimus shook his head no and smiled down at the four humans as Mikadzuki took his servo into her own with a smile on her own faceplate.

...My Line...

Without a means of leaving this world, we Autobots take strength in the bonds that we have forged with our young friends.

...My Line...

Arista headed towards the exit of the high school with Jack, ready to see her friends. They opened the doors and saw Miko sitting on the steps and Raf running up to them.

...My Line...

True warriors, if not in body than in spirit.

...My Line...

The four humans turned to see Jazz, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, and Arcee in their alt modes waiting on them. Jazz opened his driver side door while Bulkhead's own door opened as did Bumblebee's, and Arcee flashed her headlights wanting them to get on/in. They all just grinned and ran, either getting in or on their Autobot friends before they began driving back to the base.

...My Line...

My name is Optimus Prime and I send this message.

Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay.

To approach this planet with hostile intent know this...We will defend ourselves.

We will defend humanity.

We will defend our home. - Optimus Prime