Desert Moon Shadows

Sequel to Test of Trust

Author's note: Happens after ROTF; does contain some of the characters from the New G.I. Joe fic and some from the cartoon and comics that I just love and were not in the film. My own OCs of course. A special shout out to Barb 1 on her journals on my two favorite Joes. Reading them is what got me motivated to write this. Un betae'd all.

Disclaimer I don't own G.I. Joe or the Transformers. Only own Aryanna and Obernon and the twins Winnshot and Trigger.

The carrier was taking them back to the shores of the United States, Optimus was a bit happy about the change of locations and sad that the same time but he knew it must be done their Indian Ocean base had be compromised. Sadly they would not be returning to Diego Garcia any time soon at least not all of them as a team; Optimus knew he needed to talk to Major Lennox as to where they were going. They needed to change their tactics now that the Fallen was gone but Megatron and Starscream were still functioning and out there some where.

As night was falling on the westward traveling carrier. Optimus stayed on deck in his alt form . Slowly working directing his nano systems to fix all the dings and scratches to him armor. While is other systems also slowly repaired the smaller damages that had not been fully repaired yet. Optimus sensed Major Lennox approaching before he even appeared to his scanners. " Good evening, Major" Optimus opened his driver side door for the Major .

"Optimus" As Will climbed into the Autobot leaders cab; " Galloway is going to have a fit when he finds out that soon he will have no say in what NEST does or have anything to do with the Autobots refuge on Earth."

" You have talked to someone higher up in the chain of command then. Where are we relocating too?"

"I have an idea for a place but with a ear in the sky so to speak I don't want to check on it until I have a secured line."

" To whom did you want to contact? "

Will rubbed his hand on his neck, " I was thinking of Aryanna Fairborn actually. She still has access to the base in the desert right? And some of other Autobots have been staying there and helping out. And from your description the place is huge."

" That is correct, I believe that it would be good for the moral of all concern with NEST also."

Meanwhile back in the US

Aryanna paced back and forth while on the phone with a certain US General, " General Hawk yes it would be fine if you wanted to temporary move some of the Joes operation to the Oberon base. …. Yes I understand there are just some current resident that I need to be assure will not be ……. Yes that would be fine General I see you and your team then." Groaning Aryanna closes the phone, as she looks up see Barricade on his way over to her.

" Is there anything that we can do?"

" Stay in your alt forms til I figure this team out would be nice, but I can't really in good conscience ask any of you to do that. I'll figure something out maybe just give them full access to part of the base and make Oberon monitor and give warning when the come near other section might work."

" I understand, Aryanna. If you have need I am here to pounce ideas off of as you say."

" Thanks Cade, I might just do that. I know I couldn't have us be lucky enough to get my cousin and his group. Not that I know what his groups mission really is, but still at least I know he might listen and understand. His girlfriend I know would. "