Hello! You must be wondering why I'm posting this fanfic again. Well, the first time, I didn't like how the story was going. There was a time when I did not know what to do and it was getting very annoying.

This version may look like the previous version, but certain details make all the difference. I think you're going to like much more this one.

Okay. Like always, Transformers Prime doesn't belongs to me. Nor the song. They belongs to Hasbro and Evanescence.

How can you see into my eyes
like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I've become so numb?
Without a soul;
my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold,
until you find it there and lead it back home.

Miko Nakadai ran through the dense forest. It was high night and it was raining heavily, but that did not slowdown her race. Not even her arm she suspected was broken or the branches and thorns scratching her skin. All she wanted was to stay as far away from HIM!

That's when she decided to stop. She tried to hear any sound. It was difficult, since the very beating of her heart seemed to sound extremely loud to her ears. But no, there was nothing except the rain. Relieved, Miko leaned against a tree to rest for a moment.

Three years. Three years had passed since the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons had ended. Miko was now an 18-year-old girl. No one could deny that those years had done her good; her body had gained many curves that would make the opposite sex sigh, the hair had grown up to her waist and her face had lost any childlike trait.

Although... at the moment, it was very difficult to notice these things. Her dirty mud kimono did not let see right her body, her hair was a mess and the makeup put on earlier was totally ruined. "Thank goodness Bulkhead is not here. Not even he would recognize me." Sighed sadly, trying at least clean up her face.

Just a year ago, her mother had died. Breast cancer. Miko returned to Japan for the funeral and to try to help her father. But, slowly, her father who was a firm but fair person began to change. He became a person Miko no longer recognized.

Though she would never ever imagined that he would be able to arrange a forced marriage for her! That was the last straw! She tried to argue with him, but the only thing she got was a slap on the face. And the urge to flee to far away. Which resulted in the situation she was.

The rain had diminished the strength and was now only a light drizzle. Miko sighed thoughtfully; what would she do now? Maybe her arm wasn't broken, but it was aching a lot, it would be better if someone take a look. Besides, she was freezing! She had to find some help. But how? Sure, when she was little, used to walk through these woods, but now it was very dark. She could end getting lost. "I'm so fucked up." Sighed.

Then, just at that moment, Miko heard something. A branch snapped! Did she hear a sigh?! Crap! Crap! CRAP! Not even daring to breathe, she was static as a rock, trying to see or hear anything that would indicate that her father had found her.

Several minutes passed in the most complete silence. Okay, that was not very correct; Miko seemed to be hearing something, like someone was breathing heavily and with great struggle. "I don't think is my father. Then... who or what is it?" Thought. Maybe it was not a very good idea, but she decided to check it out.

Walking slowly, she saw that there was a huge figure stretched out in front, surrounded by broken trees. When approaching... she saw who it was, but had to pinch herself because Miko just could not believe it;

OPTIMUS PRIME! Optimus Prime was there, right in front of her! But... Damn! He did not look well.

Carefully Miko climbed into the Autobot's chest. The first thing she noticed was that he was in the same shape before the upgraded to Optimus 2.0. And, how cold his... "Skin" was (Just because Cybertronians were made of metal, it did not mean they were cold. Quite the opposing. There armors were usually a few degrees warmer than a human skin). His armor was all wet; he should be there for a few hours. "Optimus! Optimus, can you hear me? Wake up!" Shouted, forgetting that she should make silent. Slowly he opened the optics. "Who...?" He asked weakly.

Miko felt a nasty shiver. His voice drained, as if he had to force himself to speak and his optics had an opaque glow. It made her remember the time he get Cybonic plague and was between life and death "Optimus, it's me. Miko Nakadai. You remember me, right?"

"Miko...? Did you... did you die too...?"

"What?! No, I did not die! I'm very well alive, thank you very much! And so do you!" She answered, a bit confuse.

"I am… alive?" he asked, sounding surprise.

"Yep! Although the way you look like, I don't know for how much. If I had my cell phone, I could call Ratchet. Sadly, this is not the case. We'll have to improvise some-"

"No." He suddenly said.

"Hmm? 'No' what?"

"Miko; Megatron is no longer a problem, the Decepticons no longer exist, Cybertron is alive again... there is no more need for a "Prime". All I want now is to rest..." He said closing the optics, as if he wanted to "rest" at that moment.

Hearing what Optimus had said, for a few seconds, Miko became static, trying to process what he had just said. And then... anger as she had not felt for a long time, began to grow in her chest. And that anger needed to EXPLODE!

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?! DO YOU REALLY EXPECT FOR ME TO GO AWAY AND LET YOU DIE?! ON THAT, MISTER, YOU ARE DEAD WRONG!"

Even weak, Optimus was very shocked by Miko's rage. He never saw her like that. "Miko, you're young... you do not understand the weight of someone who... always lived through pain and war..." he tried to explain.

"MAYBE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, BUT I'M NOT THAT IDIOT! I DO NOT WANT TO SAVE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THE PRIME AND ALL THIS GIBBER-JABBER! I WANT TO SAVE YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE MY FRIEND!"

That made Optimus shut up. He really had no arguments against that.

"AND ONE MORE THING: YOU FROM ALL THE BOTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE! HELL, YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH ALL THAT DAMN WAR, HAS ALL THE RIGHT TO ENJOY A TIME OF PEACE! NOW BE QUIET AND LET ME HELP YOU!" She shouted for the last time. Walked down the Autobot's chest and tried to think of some way to help him.

But how? She did not have her cell phone; she did not have any tools with her... hell! She did not know anything about Cybertronian medicine! What should she do?

"Spark"

"What? Did you say something, Optimus?" asked. But the autobot was quiet, looking unconscious, he could not have said anything. "Spark." The mysterious voice spoke again. Miko knew what the sparks were. They were the heart of cybertronians. Did that mean something?

"Maybe is... anything in his spark chamber?" she asked himself. "It doesn't hurt to take a look," said climbing again on his chest. The moment she reached the top, his chest suddenly opened, revealing his spark.

Miko was startled, but recovered. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, even if the sparkbeats seemed irregular and brightness. What should she do now?

"Maybe there's something around the spark chamber. I'll take a look..." she told herself. Carefully, she approached Optimus's spark and tapped carefully to find out if something was wrong.

Optimus groaned and she quickly took her hand. "Sorry! Did I hurt you?"

"No," he said simply. Miko shrugged and continued to search.

However, a thin shiny tentacle came out from within Optimus' spark and brushed against Miko's injured arm. She jumped back in fright. But her curiosity overcame. It did not hurt; on the contrary, it was warm and gave a very nice feeling. She touched the tentacle curiously. She felt a warm energy running through her body. More tentacles joined the first, all of them moving closer to Miko and touching her. She felt so good, her body no longer hurt, and even in the rain, she felt warm. It felt as she were being rolled up in a warm, comfortable blanket.

As for Optimus, he groaned louder and louder. But not of pain. His body was growing hotter and his spark was beating harder and harder.

More tentacles emerged and lodged exactly in the region of her heart. Miko felt strong, powerful, as if at that moment she could do anything. The rest of the world seemed so distant.

Then ... a wave of energy hit Miko. She could not even utter a cry before she felt herself being throwing back. However, before the darkness engulfed her, someone caught her before she hit the ground and cradled her against the body beneath her.

Remember, I wrote this, after the "Predacons Rising" Movie and before "Robots in Disguise". That's because after I watch the movie I get so depressed... I have to write something!

Did you like my story? And the ones that read the first one, notice the changes?