I have a poll on my profile page asking a question I really want to have answered. I'm trying to get as many answers as I can, and very few people visit my profile. I've gotten literally one answer in a week, and that's sad. Please answer, and be honest about it.

I only own my OC's!

CONVOY

I get up the next day and dress in blue jeans, a yellow t-shirt, yellow socks, and white tennis shoes, mine and Miko's planned twin outfit for the day. Once I climb into the semi, he takes off. "Hey, Optimus. What's up?"

"You are not wearing long sleeves."

"I've decided that I am no longer hiding my arrows. Aang used to say he had to wear his arrow proudly, and I agree. I even pulled my bangs back!"

"I am happy for you. You have been through a lot in the last week."

"I have, but I have Water Tribe in my blood too, and with water being the element of change… They can adapt to anything, and their sense of community and love can carry them through anything."

"But you would be nothing without your friends."

"You can say that again." I sigh. "I don't know where I'd be if not for Jack. He's my best friend."

Optimus pulls to a stop at the school.

"Hey, Twinkletoes!" Miko runs over wearing the same thing I am. "Don't you just LOVE spirit week?"

"Hey, Miko." I sigh again, wishing I had her energy today. "Yes, I do."

"Got a problem, Sheyenne?"

"Just a bad nickname." I shrug. "Man, if it weren't for the size you'd have this one in the bag." He and Raf are wearing black jeans, gray t-shirts, white socks, and white shoes.

"Miko's calling you Twinkletoes again?"

"Ever since Nation day." I shake my head. "When will the madness end?"

The four of us walk out the door. "All right, out with it." Miko says as we wait for our guardians. "You've been acting strange ever since you lost control on Monday!"

"All right, I'll be frank. It's an evil spirit named Vaatu, one who's going to be breaking out of his imprisonment at the same time as their enemy is going to awaken."

"But we'll be here for you, and they'll be here for Optimus. I'm your best friend. Why would you keep something like this from us?"

"Because, I know I have to do it alone, and so does he. They want us." I turn away. "Optimus is going to have to face their enemy on his own, and I'll have to face Vaatu on my own. It's avatar and prime stuff, not something you need to worry about."

"Well, we're behind you every step of the way." Jack puts a hand on my shoulder. "Whatever you choose to do. I know Arcee would say the same thing if you were Optimus."

"I know. But Aang knew he'd have to face the Fire Lord alone, and I know I have to face Vaatu alone."

Jack nods.

"Our rides are here."

(With Me)

"I heard you tell your friends about Vaatu."

"Miko asked right out, so I had no choice. I tried to tell them it was avatar stuff, but they wouldn't listen to reason." I understand. We have known of the prophesy for eons, yet my team still insists on aiding as well."

"Unicron wants you, and Vaatu wants me. They'll get killed."

"I know."

"So what are you going to do?"

"We will handle it when it comes."

"Cross that bridge when we come to it. I get what you mean. That's my plan as well. I'll keep working on my bending, and I want to start going into the field with you. It's time. We need the training."

(With Jack)

"What's wrong, Jack?"

"Sheyenne just told me who we're going to have to face, but insists on facing him herself. She can't do it alone, Arcee, but all she'll say is that its avatar and prime stuff, and to let it go."

"Then I believe you should. She's your leader. She's the avatar. I'm Optimus' first lieutenant, Jack, and I still have to follow his orders."

"She'll end up killing herself out there!"

"Optimus may someday as well, but then we'll have a new prime, and you'll have a new avatar."

"Unless she is killed in the avatar state. Happened to Aang once. Without Katara and the spirit water, Shey wouldn't BE an avatar, or an Air Nomad."

Arcee swerves suddenly. "Wait. She wouldn't exist without this Katara girl? Who was she, anyway?"

"The strongest waterbender of their time, save the avatar; the sister of the Southern Water Tribe chief, my ancestor, Sokka; wife to Avatar Aang; savior of the avatar; and, actually, from all mine and Shey's studies, a lot like you. Two thousand seventy-one years ago, Sokka—my ancestor—and Katara—his sister—found the last airbender in a block of ice. Katara ultimately married the boy in the iceberg. They had three children. Bumi, Kya, and Tenzin, the airbender Shey is descended from. Now, Shey is in the same place Aang was, and a lot more emotional—and a lot stronger—than Aang was. Sheyenne is the avatar and the last airbender."

"Optimus is the last of the primes, Jack. If the prophesy does in fact hit your world as you say, we'll have Optimus' back—and Sheyenne's."

"We all will. We're a team. Sheyenne told us Team Avatar—Sokka coined that years ago for the avatar's team—and Team Prime had to join, that Aang told her we have to help because we're protecting the balance, and the Decepticons mess that up."

"I'm not so sure about that, Jack. I've lost partners before. Are you sure?"

"I'm not, but Shey is. I have to fill two roles on the team, Arcee—I have to be a warrior and a medic. I'm going to teach Shey how to use waterbending to heal, of course, but she's the avatar. She has bigger things to worry about."

"Optimus knows enough to help Ratchet in the event he needs it." Arcee sighs. "You don't know how much danger you're throwing yourself into."

"I know that Aang was always in danger because he was the last airbender, and I know it'll be the same way once it gets out that Shey is the avatar, but we're still sticking by her. Whether it's firebenders or Decepticons, we're in this to the end."

We all enter the base and get out/off our guardians before they transform. "All right, we're letting it go, for now. But if this fight against Vaatu gets too dangerous, we're going to help you, whether you want us to or not."

"I can accept that." I look up at Optimus. "Aang once said he had to face Fire Lord Ozai alone, and his friends were still by his side, no matter what. Sokka knew Ozai was Aang's fight, and took down the airship fleet with Suki and Toph while Zuko and Katara faced Azula." Raf walks over and stands in front of me as Jack and Miko stand on either side of me. "Team Avatar faced their mess together then, and we're going to face ours together now."

"PRIME!" Agent Fowler yells over his comm. link.

"Well. Isn't the sound of his voice just music to my ears."

I snicker. "Just like Sokka." I shake my head.

"PRIME!"

"Agent Fowler." Optimus enters the room with Arcee. "To what do we owe-"

"What else? The 'Cons! I chased them off with some hard ordinates! But not before they blew me out of the sky!"

"Again?"

"Miko, I am seriously about to start calling you Toph. Continue, Agent Fowler."

"They tried to smash and grab for the DNGS."

"The what's it?"

"Dynamic Nuclear Generation System A.K.A DNGS." Fowler then presses a button and shows a picture of a metal box. "It's a prototype energy source I'm transporting to the coast for testing."

Ratchet scoffs. "That's absurd! Why would Starscream bother with such primitive technology?"

"I'm guessing to make a big bad primitive weapon of mass destruction. If this baby were to meltdown, it would irradiate this state and the four next door!"

"Uh…did Agent Fowler say what state he was currently in?"

"I'm a sitting duck here, Prime. I need you to spin up a bridge and send the DNGS through to its destination before the 'Cons come back for it!"

"I'm afraid that sending such a volatile device through a ground bridge is out of the question. If there were to be an accident during its transmission, the radiation of which you speak could propagate through the ground bridge vortex and harm ALL 50 states and beyond."

"Well isn't that just fun."

"That is quite enough, Miko."

"You got any better ideas?"

"Send us your coordinates and we will be there shortly."

Agent Fowler nods and closes the link.

Optimus looks over at the four of us on the platform. Miko and Raf are playing a racing game, Jack is making shapes with the water he pulled out of the air, and I am meditating in the corner. "You want me to get Sheyenne?"

"Yes Jack."

Jack walks over and taps me on the shoulder. I glare at him momentarily before softening my look. "Oh. Jack. I thought you were Miko. What is it?"

"Optimus wants to talk to you about something." I nod and walk over to the Autobot leader.

"This should just be transport, but I feel a human element is in play. How would you feel about taking your team on a mission with us?"

"Right now?"

"Yes. We will have Raf and Miko ride in Bulkhead, and Jack in my trailer with the DNGS and Arcee."

'A group of humans in military uniforms and masks try to steal the DNGS from the train.'

"After we reach the rendezvous point, I want to leave Jack and Miko back with the DNGS. It's going to be more than just transport, but we can handle it. I want to start doing my job."

"Do you even know how to do it?"

"Theoretically. Aang has told me what he's done, but I need to do things my way."

"Autobots, prepare to roll out!"

Ratchet types up the coordinates into the computer, and Optimus turns to the 'bots. "Bulkhead, Arcee, Bumblebee, we are going to deliver the device in vehicular mode."

I walk over to my team. "All right, we're going with them. Jack, Miko, I want the two of you to stay with the DNGS after we reach the rendezvous point, and Raf, we'll bridge you back so you can help Ratchet monitor through the second half." The three nod. "Jack, you're with Arcee. Raf, because Bee may have to do some fancy steering, I want you to ride with Miko. Miko, with Bulkhead."

We pull through the ground bridge and Optimus opens a door for Agent Fowler, leaving me visible. "You brought the children. Are you sure that's a good idea, Prime?"

"I'm the avatar. It's my job to fight here."

Optimus, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee are all in their vehicle modes. Fowler and I are with Optimus and Raf and Miko are with Bulkhead. Agent Fowler rubs his hands with excitement as he puts his hands on the wheel. "Ah-no need Agent Fowler. I will handle the driving."

Fowler grumbles as I snicker. "This is going to be a long trip."

I shrug. "Not for me. Dad's a trucker."

"Autobots, roll out!" Optimus instructs after Bulkhead and Bumblebee start their ignitions and drive off.

"We are locked onto your coordinates, Optimus. Following any complications, you should reach the drop-off point by sundown."

"That's good." I check my pockets for my fans before checking to make sure I have my water skin and my staff, all of which are present and accounted for. I then cover my ears as Fowler honks the horn, signifying a driver in front of us to go faster.

"Move it Gramps!" Fowler honks the horn again. Eventually, the car drives off the road, letting us pass.

"Could you cut that out?!"

"Agent Fowler, is that really necessary?"

"Aw, don't tell me you two are some of them textbook drivers."

Meanwhile, a green helicopter is flying over us. "They're transporting in an unarmed civilian truck. Send in the ground units." The helicopter follows us as someone calls in the ground units.

"You know, you're saving my bacon here, Prime."

"I am proud to be of service."

"Course, it's not like I'd need your help if you and the 'Cons had stuck to your own quarter of the galaxy."

I raise my eyebrows and smirk. "Like everything's totally fine here?"

"I agree with Sheyenne. Are you trying to say that no evil existed on your world before we arrived?"

"Well… It was a different kind of evil."

"Fowler, Fire Lord Ozai and Amon WERE a lot like Megatron. And in answer to the unasked question, I pay attention to what I hear, and I KNOW what Megatron is like."
Fowler shrugs. "How about some radio? You seem like a Nashville sounding kind of guy."

"We both are. Dad left early this morning, for a Midwest run this time."

"I am here, Sheyenne."

"What's going on here?"

"My father drives trucks, and he left on a run, and I miss him."

Fowler turns the radio on, and the song Roll On starts to play. "Maybe this song will make you feel better about your father."

I smile softly. "I love this song. Thank you, Optimus." I whisper before starting to sing.

Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy till you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on (roll on)

Well it's Monday morning, he's kissin' momma goodbye
He's up and gone with the sun
Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler
And he's off on a midwest run
As three sad faces gather 'round momma
They ask her when daddy's comin' home
Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler
And they sure miss him when he's gone (yeah they do)

Ah, but he calls them every night and he tells them that he loves them
He taught them this song to sing

Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy till you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler, roll on (roll on)

Well it's Wednesday evening, momma's waitin' by the phone
It rings but it's not his voice
Seems the highway patrol has found a jack-knifed rig
In a snow bank in Illinois

But the driver was missin' and the search had been abandoned
For the weather had everything stalled
And they had checked all the houses and the local motels
When they had some more news they'd call
And she told them when they found him to tell him that she loved him
And she hung up the phone singin'

Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy till you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on

Momma and the children will be waiting up all night long
Thinkin' nothing but the worst is comin'
With the ringin' of the telephone
Oh, but the man upstairs was listening
When momma asked him to bring daddy home
And when the call came in it was daddy on the other end
Askin' her if she had been singin' the song, singin'

Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy till you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler

Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy till you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler, roll on (roll on)

Eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Roll on
Roll on
Roll on
Roll on

I sigh again as I look at the side-view mirror. I then notice a helicopter flying behind us and grow worried. "Hey guys? Look behind."

Fowler then looks at his side-view mirror and sees the helicopter and growls. "That's the one! The 'Con who shot me down! Who is he? Wingnut? Dingbat? Skyguy?"

"Watch your rear views."

Four green cars drive next to Bulkhead and box him in. "Great."

"I'm feeling constricted without the use of my fist here boss."

"Remain in vehicular mode until it is absolutely necessary."

"A whole team of 'Cons!" Fowler growls as he sees the cars.

I raise my eyebrows. "I thought the Decepticons were purple."

"They might be using a cloaking technology."

"Or maybe they're not the Decepticons." I cross my arms. A green car then drives in front of Bumblebee and tries to block him, while another car drives next to Optimus. The roof of the car opens up and a masked man in all green is aiming a strange gun at Fowler. "Pull over."

"Well, I'll be dipped."

"Our assailants are not Decepticon. They are human."

"Human?"

"Oh please. Taking on our bots? They're road kill!"

A man in his forties was looking down at the scene while another mask soldier was driving the helicopter. "Gentlemen, stop their engines."

"Whoa!" Fowler and I both say as Optimus knocks the driver in the car. The shooter then aims the gun in the wrong direction causing an explosion.

"Autobots, maintain your cover. And apply minimal force. Disarmament only."

Another green car drives by and tries to stop them as well, but Bumblebee takes this as a golden opportunity. He rams into the car, which rams into him in return. Bumblebee rams into him one more time, which sent the vehicle backwards. Eventually, it goes over a small rock and it begins doing flips on the road before crashing not far behind us.

"Those are not civilian drivers."

Optimus begins to make sharp turns on the highway as he tries to stop the enemy. Fowler then covers his mouth and gags a little. I hear this and get a little worried. "I think you need to open a window for him."

Optimus then lowers the window and Fowler slightly sticks his head out the window. Fowler then sees a green car drive up to the connecting bolts that connect the trailer to the main truck. A masked man then jumps out of the car and onto the bolts. "Bare right!"

Optimus bares right. The masked man almost falls off of the truck and the car and driver are sent over the edge of the cliff. But for him, he survived, and tried to cut the bolts that connected the truck. "I'm going to try and slow him down!" I open the door to the passenger seat and jump to the connected bolts.

"She moves quick."

"I'm an airbender. Agility is our thing." I land in front of the man and point my staff at him.

The man then aims his gun at me. "Run along kid."

I use my staff to knock the gun out of his hand and point my staff at him. The man backs away a little bit in fear. "You're cornered. So it's best for you to tell me what I need to know." The man hits my shoulder. He then sees a tree pass by and jumps toward it.

"Chi blockers. Or just do that." I manage to activate my com link—we had just been given them before the mission—and whimper before speaking. "Agent Fowler, help. Chi blocker."

"Chi blocker? I thought those went out with Amon two thousand years ago. I'd better get her back into the cab."

"Agent Fowler?"

"Now, Prime." Fowler climbs out the driver's door and along the side of the truck before grabbing me. He then climbs back along the driver's side of the semi and climbs inside.

"That wasn't a good idea to use your bending."

"I didn't use my bending."

"What is a chi blocker?" Optimus now sounds really worried.

"They block your chi, effectively taking away your bending for an hour or so, and paralyzing you. Thankfully, I only lost the ability to bend and move one arm, but I couldn't get in without Fowler's help."

"So, the girl is not so bad a defense." He then activates the radio and contacts Agent Fowler.

"I do hope you take better care of the DNGS than the girl does of your captives."

"Who's that?"

"That's what I'm about to find out. Special Agent William Fowler! Identify yourself!"

"I am Silas. But of greater consequence to you and your little friend, we are MECH. Fair warning. We will be helping ourselves to your device. Even if it means inflicting casualties."

"Is that so? So tell me, Si, what IS the market price is for DNGS these days?"

"What makes you think we intend to sell it, Agent Fowler? There's a war brewing; between the new world order and the newest. The victor will be the side armed with the most innovative technology."

"That doesn't sound good. This guy has some serious obsession with technology." I activate my com link. "Team Avatar, we have a war brewing outside of the Autobots. MECH. Like the Equalists when Korra was alive, and like the Fire Nation with Aang, they have chi blockers."

"Did they get you?"

"I wasn't expecting it. But I'm safe and in Optimus. Mission is still on for the rest of you, and I will remain with Agent Fowler."

"Sheyenne, I'll take you back with me. Jack will be busy in the field, but Ratchet may be able to—"

"All right, all right. Focus, Raf."

A MECH car is driving behind Optimus as a MECH soldier comes from the sunroof. He then fires three shots at the back of Optimus's trailer where the bars keep the trailer closed. With a push of a button, electricity cackles from the bullets before exploding. The bars are removed and the roller door opens willingly. He then climbs from the car and is going to attempt to jump in and grab the DNGS. "So, Si, you think MECH has the most radical tech?"

Just as the man is about to jump, Arcee comes out of the truck with Jack riding her. She lands on top of the MECH car and knocks off the masked man. Arcee backs off and the MECH car starts doing flips on its side, which in turn flips the car behind it. Arcee and Bulkhead manage to get clear as the car explodes behind them.

"Definitely not civilian drivers."

Jack then looks over at the grass next to him and draws water out of it. He then uses his free hand to transform them into ice spears and throws them at the window of another MECH car. The car then swerves out of control and drives off the road. "What the?" Silas looks closer and gasps. "Benders."

"Later, Si." Fowler smirks before disconnecting the radio link.

"Agent Fowler, do not take this Silas lightly. Megatron preached the very same ideology before plunging Cybertron into the Great War that destroyed our world."

"Sozin and Amon too."

"Optimus. Prepare to initiate phase two. Five miles ahead to the south, you will reach the rendezvous point."

"There it is." I point at the train.

"Autobots, keep a tight formation."

Arcee then swerves slightly before she jumps off the road and drives near the train tracks with the rest of the Autobots following behind. The MECH cars are following the Autobots as we enter the tunnel.

"Miko. I need you to jump out and close off the entrance."

"Got it." Bulkhead opens the door and unbuckles Miko's seatbelt as she jumps out of Bulkhead. She then stomps her foot on the ground as a wall of earth blocks the entrance. Miko smirks as she creates an earth wave to catch up with Bulkhead.

Bumblebee transforms into his robot mode and jumps on top of the moving train and knocks on the door. After Bumblebee knocks on the door, a soldier opens the door and looks up to see Bumblebee waving hello. "All right, Jack, Miko, on the train, and use something to block from electric shock. Ratchet, we need a bridge."

"For Raf?"

"For me and Sheyenne. She got hit by a chi blocker, and she can't continue in the mission."

"What's a—"

"It doesn't matter. We need to get her back before Silas or anyone else hurts her."

"Ground bridge is cycling up. Rafael, are you able to assist her, or do you need my help?"

"I can walk, Ratchet. I lost my bending and the use of my left arm, but that's it. Let's go, Raf. Miko, Jack, be careful of electric shock."

Jack and Miko jump into the train as Bulkhead transforms. The trailer walls come down and Arcee hands the DNGS to Bulkhead, and Bulkhead passes it to Bumblebee who puts it in the train.

"Tactical error. Only one way out."

The Autobots then drive out of the tunnel and onto the road again. Silas's smirk grows bigger as he thinks he has the upper hand, until he sees a jet fly by them. Multiple jets come by and form a triangular formation. They all then split up from their formation. "Air support? Ours or theirs?"

"Optimus, you've got company."

The Decepticons then fire at the Autobots as they try to dodge the attacks. The trailer then disconnects from Optimus and is left behind. "Uh oh! Optimus!"

"Sir, the DNGS!"

The missiles then hit the trailer and it explodes. Silas and the pilot are shocked, but the pilot then realizes something. "Sir, I'm not reading any radiation. The DNGS. It didn't meltdown."

"No. It did not."

The Autobots manage to lead the Decepticons toward a clearing in a local forest. The Decepticons transform from their jet forms to their robot forms and land in a line before them.

In turn, the Autobots skid to a stop near the edge of the cliff. "Agent Fowler, I'm afraid that if all of us are to survive, it's become absolutely necessary for us to drop their cover. Optimus then transforms into his robot form without notice, and holds Agent Fowler in his hand. And apparently, Fowler isn't taking it well.

The Autobots get into their fighting positions. However, they don't notice that Silas is flying above them in the helicopter and he has witnessed their transformations. "So the rumors are true. Living technology stands before us. Though perhaps not for very long."

"Remain here." Optimus sets Fowler on a nearby rock.

"Will do."

"After a long road trip, it feels good to get out of the car, stretch my legs and kick some tailpipe!" Bulkhead unfolds his wrecking ball.

The Autobots run toward the 'Cons. Optimus runs to the nearest Decepticon and punches him in the face. Bulkhead knocks one down with his wrecking balls. Arcee does a few punches and kicks and other moves that shows off her flexibility. Bumblebee dodges the Decepticons as he begins to use some boxing moves.

"Sir, if the DNGS wasn't in the truck."

"Yes. That." Silas reaches for his radio. "Special Agent Fowler, you lead a charmed life walking among titans."

"Your chi blockers are quite impressive as well. What do you know about benders? Come on down. I'll introduce you."

"In good time. But right now, I'm too busy wondering how the DNGS might have vanished into thin air. Without a trace." Agent Fowler turns toward the train, causing Silas to take note. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a train to catch."

Fowler widens his eyes in shock and worry as he sees the helicopter head for the train. "Prime! Silas got wise to phase two! He's heading off to find the train and claim the DNGS!"

"I understand!"

"Fowler, we have a contingency!"

A Decepticon immediately takes the opportunity and smashes Optimus' head with a tree trunk. He falls over the edge of the cliff. For a few feet, he tumbles down the cliff face before landing on a ledge face first. He struggles to get up and rejoin the ongoing fight. But he doesn't have the strength to help out. So his arms collapse underneath him and he passes out.

"Prime! Do you read me? PRIME!"

"Sheyenne, how are you doing?"

I am sitting on the lowest step with Raf rubbing my back comfortingly. "It's going to be okay, Shey. It's just temporary. You'll get your bending back."

"You need to be over there helping Ratchet monitor Jack and Miko. MECH's going after the DNGS and they're going to be using electricity to take down the people ON the train! Jack and Miko NEED you to be helping Ratchet right now. I'll get my bending back soon enough."

Raf rises and runs across the room to Ratchet and pulls out his computer. "Would it help if we had access to the train's coordinates?" Raf types commands into his laptop and the coordinates for the train that contains the DNGS appear on the screen.

Meanwhile, the soldier stands on high alert with Miko and Jack as he waits for anyone to attack. Little does he know that a helicopter is flying over the train.

"Immobilize it." A MECH soldier gets out a gun and fires the weapon.

It lands on the side of the train and has a sharp grip on it. Miko senses the action. "Jack, follow my lead." Miko bends the metal off the ground and levitates it out of electrical reach before boosting Jack on. The weapon on the side of the train then activates, releasing electricity through the train. It paralyzes the soldier by the legs and he falls down from shock. Once the danger passes, Miko returns the metal to the ground.

Through a combined effort, the two benders manage to open the carriage door and see Silas' helicopter preparing to land on top of the train. "Raf! You better think of something quick! MECH's gonna to land on top of the train!"

"In about 20 seconds, you're gonna come up to a fork. Brace yourselves." Raf warns them as he types in various commands.

As the helicopter prepares to land, the train goes off onto a different track. The pilot loses control for a moment, but got it back. "What happened?"

"Hacker." The pilot answers before correcting himself as he destroys the link. "Former hacker."

As Raf continues to type various commands a different screen pops up. It's a cartoon-like bomb that explodes. "What the-Ah!" Raf's computer sends sparks everywhere before it shuts down.

"And what have I been saying all along about earth technology?"

"OH, SHUT UP RATCHET!" I cross my arms and huff. "I feel the same way sometimes."

Jack and Miko then hear a clang noise as they realize the helicopter is on top of the train. There is a sparking noise as MECH is creating a hole through the roof of the train. "So what did that by us?! Ten seconds?"

"Raf's losing his touch."

The square hole is almost cut out as Jack and Miko looks up with worry. Miko looks behind her and picks up an axe from the wall. Jack looks behind him as well and grabs the fire extinguisher off the wall. The square of the metal roof falls to the floor as three MECH soldiers appear before them.

"You want a slice of this? Well, do ya?" Miko challenges.

"What she said!" Jack points the fire extinguisher at them. As the two children are occupied, the pilot looks over and sees Optimus run toward the train.

"Sir!" Silas looks over to see Optimus run as he transforms into his vehicle mode.

"Retreat."

The MECH soldiers get back onto the helicopter and Jack and Miko look at each other in confusion. The helicopter then takes off as the kids look outside the train.

"We're pretty fierce."

"I don't think so. Something's not right."

"First rule of combat: never leave the enemy with the spoils." Silas loads his own weapon. He sticks his head and torso out of the helicopter and aims his gun at the train tracks in the distance. He fires a single missile at the train tracks.

Jack and Miko watch helplessly as the missile whizzes past them and the train in general. Then the missile makes contact with the tracks. That area of the tracks is destroyed in a large column of smoke, rock, dirt and metal. "Whoa!"

"Ratchet, MECH has blown the train tracks. You need to bridge us out of here! The soldiers too!"

"We've lost access to the train data! I can't bridge you back without coordinates!" Ratchet tells them gravely before contacting Optimus for help. "Optimus! Jack and Miko are on that train and MECH has blown the train tracks!"

"I'm on my way! Maximum Overdrive!"

"Maybe we should jump?"

"At 90 miles an hour? What were we thinking volunteering for this?"

"Next time, you need to do a better job of talking us out of these situations."

"Next time." Jack looks down toward the tracks.

"You think we'd have a few more seconds if we're at the back of the train, right?"

"Well, at least we're in this together."

Miko looks at Jack for a moment before she snatches his phone from him. "Raf, this is important! Make sure Bulkhead gets my guitar!"

Optimus drives to the front of the train.

Arcee look around to see that Optimus isn't here. "Where is Optimus?"

"He had a train to catch." Fowler looks down at the view.

Optimus gets to the front of the train, transforms, and slows the train down. The kids inside grab on to what they can inside as Optimus struggles to stop the train. The train slows down to a stop as it comes near the blown up track. Optimus then walks over to where Jack and Miko are. Miko waves 'hello' as Jack is completely relieved. Optimus then looks up to see the helicopter fly over them.

Silas smirks. "Well-played, visitor. But MECH still has home field advantage and we will find a way to level that playing field. Even if we have to open you up to see what makes you tick." Silas looks at a scan he took of Optimus and the helicopter flies away with their newly-gained information.

"Optimus, are you and the children intact?"

"Intact, Ratchet. Crisis adverted. But the world we live in is a different one then previously imagined. One that has spawned its own Decepticons in human skin."

"Which I have tried to tell you guys over and over again since we met. Fire Lord Sozin, Fire Lord Azulon, Fire Lord Ozai, Princess Azula, Admiral Zhao, Fong, Long Feng, Hama, Afiko. And Afiko was an Air Nomad, the one who sold us out when Aang was twelve—jealousy of the avatar."

"How are you doing, Sheyenne?"

"Paralysis is going away, and I should have my bending back soon. I'll be fine, I just hated not being able to help."

"I will have to finish the transport. Ratchet, would you deliver her to her family tonight? I would prefer my medic transporting her if I cannot, after what happened."

I sigh softly and rub my sore shoulder and arm.

'How did Katara do it so much? Being chi blocked sucks.'

"Are you all right?"

"I'll be all right, just a little sore from the mission." I shrug. "Thanks for taking me home."