"All this stuff is yours?" Shinji said as he saw the boxes and boxes of stuff. Shinji jokingly wondered if they needed the fleet of ships for her stuff as much as they did to haul her Evangelion.

Rei looked shocked at the Second Child's vast amount of stuff. She couldn't believe any person could have so many belongings. Rei doubted it'd all even fit into her old apartment.

"Asuka you are aware this is an apartment...not a house." Shinji asked.

Asuka waved her hand. "Oh, it's just a few knick knacks I couldn't bare to leave back in Germany, Third."

"A few?" Brawn asked as he started bench pressing a box.

"But of course." she said

"Why are you moving into this apartment?" Shinji asked "Really what nutcase is behind this?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Brawn said "Commander Gendo Ikari."

Shinji sighed. He really wondered what anyone was thinking sticking all three pilots into one place. This apartment wasn't made for that many people. Asuka also wasn't what he'd call the best house guest. At least if she had the same attitude about hogging the bathroom as she did being the best Eva pilot.

"Oh she's going to be great to live with." Shinji said.

"I'm just wondering how she intends to fit all this into that apartment." Brawn asked.

"Easy." Asuka said, strolling into Shinji's room and casually boxing up all his stuff and moving it out.

"I see you follow the golden rule." Shinji said sarcastically.

The next thing that was taken out was Shinji's cello. At this point Shinji had enough of Asuka to last him a month. Honestly was she the best they could find? Her arrogant personality was likely to get them all killed. And made her not someone he wanted to spend time outside of work and school with. Her casual moving out of his stuff wasn't helping either.

"Rei the urge to poison her is rising." Shinji said.

"Would you like assistance?" Rei asked.

"Yes, yes I would." Shinji replied.

"Talk about making friends." Brawn joked "I can see why they threw a party when she left Berlin-2."

"Asuka you do realize you're getting a roommate." Shinji said.

"Yeah?" she said, as the last of Shinji's stuff was out of the way, and she began moving her stuff in.

"Since you don't want me as a roommate...you get her." Shinji said. Asuka grumbled when she realized there were four people now staying in the apartment.

"Rei let's just move to our guest rooms at Kensuke's place." Shinji said "Honestly I am not going to put up with this. At least not without Grapple expanding the apartment. "

"Agreed." Rei said. She honestly had no attachments to Misato's apartment and knew whatever their guest rooms would be clean, modern, and having a working hot water tank. Rei considered it a bit selfish but she had grown to like having hot water whenever she wanted it.

"Wow if this is how you treat guys I can't see how you'd ever get a date." Brawn commented.

Shinji and Rei packed up their belongings. Neither had a lot of stuff so it didn't take long for them to be ready to go. Shinji hoped Misato was going to take the news well but knew that Gendo and NERV might think he was running away. Brawn's holoavatar got the door for the two pilots.

As they left Asuka said "I wonder if I'll be able to get a walk in closet after the make over."

"I'll be sure to ask Grapple to put that into the floor plan." Brawn said before closing the door.

Awhile later Misato came home and found it oddly quiet. Asuka was the only person in the apartment.

"Where are Shinji and Rei?" Misato asked.

"Robot Otaku and Wondergirl went their guest rooms until they can get the Autobots to give this place a make over." Asuka commented.

"They are his friends." Misato noted "I just hope Section 2 didn't bother him." Misato knew that Shinji tended to deal with unwanted people by having Grand Slam transform and point his turret at them. And she didn't even want to think about what Raindance did to the first telemarketer that tried to call Shinji.

Asuka was jealous of that. Being younger then everyone else at the university and an Eva pilot she couldn't connect with anyone else and make friends. Shinji had friends literally fall out of the sky and change everything. And back him in a fight that she had been told only she could fight with her giant robot. And give him a really cool battle axe too!

And she had to admit Rei's sword was kind of cool too. And all she got was a prong knife on a stick. Something that should have been standard issue way before the Transformers showed up. It wasn't a in hindsight good idea weapon. It was a common sense weapon. She should have had that weapon since day one.

"Still we better go see him." Misato said "Knowing the commander he would think that Shinji and Rei ran away."

Asuka commented "Why would the Commander think that?"

"Let's just say trust in Commander Gendo Ikari has been sinking like a rock." Misato said "The man gets compared to several Decepticons for a reason."

"So do I." Asuka grumbled remembering that she'd been compared to Starscream.

"Oh they told you about how you're as arrogant as Starscream?" Misato asked.

"I have no idea who he is but I get the feeling it isn't flattering." Asuka grumbled.

"From what I've heard he was a scientist and elected mayor of one of the cities." Misato said "And one of the most arrogant back stabbers in the universe."

"They think I'm that arrogant?" Asuka replied "I don't know to be insulted or flattered."

Misato rolled her eyes "Come on we have to get going."

Asuka got her coat and shoes on and outside they ran into someone that Asuka thought was a college age man. If her eyes turned to hearts, no one would be surprised. Asuka walked over to him and started talking to him.

Misato nearly had to bite her tongue to keep from laughing. Asuka was hitting on Sideswipe's holoavatar. Asuka assumed that he was the older college age type of men she dated. And he was anything but like them.

Sideswipe wondered why Asuka was being so nice to him. She seemed to think herself superior to Shinji as an Eva pilot and that he needed the help of the Autobots was a major flaw on his part. Frankly Asuka reminded him way too much of Power Magnus. And no one really liked that arrogant Autobot. Even if he did beat Bruticus once in a fight.

"I'm sorry Asuka but I don't want to date you." Sideswipe said "You're mean, arrogant, and frankly not my type. Or species for that matter."

"Huh?" Asuka said clearly confused. What was he talking about? And why was he turning her down?

"There I am now." Sideswipe pointed at a red Dodge Viper.

"Vas?!" Asuka yelled "Is any man in this city not a Transformer?"

Sideswipe's holoavatar faded away and he transformed into robot mode.

"Holoavatar. If you read up on us you'd know about that." Sideswipe said "Of course you think Shinji having our help makes him weak. Courage, hope for the future and teamwork...those are the words of Primus."

"You've all mentioned Primus several times but what he is?" Misato asked.

"He's our god." Sideswipe said.

"You...you have a god?!" Asuka yelled.

"Is it really that hard to believe?" Sideswipe asked.

"Well you're robots. We thought you'd all be logical and into things you can physically experience." Asuka replied.

"I could open my chest up and show you my spark if I wanted to." Sideswipe commented "You call them souls."

Asuka was shocked into silence. She had no idea a race of robots could have souls. Misato had an inkling of an idea of this as Shinji had told her that the Transformers have faith. She didn't imagine it involved having deities. Or involve them having souls.

"Though please don't ask me to tell you everything about Primus." Sideswipe said "I'm a warrior not a priest."

"Where any of you priests before the war?" Misato asked.

"No." Sideswipe said "Though after he got the Matrix Optimus is considered the high priest of Primus. And don't make any Matrix jokes. Seriously just don't."

Asuka was trying to absorb the crazy information she had just heard. She then realized she had been basing her opinions off TV and movies. She then mused exactly how long it'd take a Church of Primus to rise on Earth after people found about whatever the Transformers called their religion. She then imagined the response of some people for having an alien religion exist in the first place. Even after Second Impact there were those that hated other religions. And finding out there was a religion that predated the human race would make them very angry.

Though the fact the Decepticons had managed to create zombies was still causing shockwaves among the various religions. It was a hot topic and pretty much everyone found it completely and utterly disgusting.

"So she's why they moved isn't she?" Sideswipe asked Misato.

"Yes." Misato said "She wanted the biggest room. And removed Shinji's things to take it. And then she found out that she'd have to share a room with Rei if she got that." Misato gave Asuka an annoyed look.

Asuka put up a brave front and looked unmoved by that glare. It wasn't her fault for being moved into an apartment that was completely full. She wanted to live with Kaji anyway.

"They both went to the guest rooms Hoist made for them." Sideswipe said "And after seeing Rei had a duffel bag of stuff Hikari took Rei out shopping."

"So who got to drive them around?" Misato asked.

"Skids." Sideswipe said.

"Who?" Misato asked.

"The guy that turns into a Scion xB." Sideswipe said "He's pretty quiet, though seems to enjoy having women wash him. It's a long story."

"I see..." Misato said. She wondered what that was all about.

"Though Shinji avoided having to shopping since he was getting his stuff unpacked in his guest room." Sideswipe said "I know you want to talk to him."

"Thanks." Misato said.

The two noticed a great deal of construction going on around the Ark. It seems the Autobots were building a major news station outside of Newstown as the make shift housing of the horde of reporters that lived close by the Ark was called. Though there were rumors of them getting an apartment complex built to house them all.

They were also building a spaceport for Galaxy Shuttle to land at. And also fixing up the Teddy Bear Museum.

As always Misato was shocked that for stalking the Autobots Kensuke got his own house. Misato wondered how Asuka would take one of the "three losers" having such a nice place. It didn't take them long to find a door with "Shinji" written on it.

Misato knocked on it.

"Hi Misato." Shinji said as he opened to his guest room. Misato wondered if the room he was seeing was a guest room what Kensuke's bedroom looked like. The guest room was really an apartment. They were in the main room which was the kitchen/living room. Down the hall was the bathroom, a bed room and two other rooms.

"I was going to ask you to come back but...wow." Misato said.

"It's not that I don't like you." Shinji said "Because I do. I just that four people in a space meant for three is bad. Especially if they'll probably hog the bathroom. "

"Hey!" Asuka yelled.

"Oh and check this out." Shinji said.

Shinji's SDAT and cell phone transformed and merged together. Slamdance looked a bit annoyed with Asuka. Asuka laughed and then hid behind Misato. Misato wondered how many people Grandslam and Raindance had stopped from hitting Shinji.

Slamdance also explained why the rooms of the apartment had high ceilings.

"Lucky." Asuka said. Those two were better body guards then Section 2.

"I know." Shinji said "You have no idea how easy it is to deal with fangirls with them."

"Plus you have Rei." Slamdance commented. Shinji groaned.

"Please come in and sit down." Shinji said "I'll have to tell you what they are talking about Asuka."

"It's really funny." Misato said with a grin.

Misato and Asuka sat on the sofa while Shinji explained why the Transformers seemed to think Rei was his girlfriend. By the time he finished Asuka giggled. Shinji had no idea what to do with women and Asuka doubted his friends could help him there.

"So you had to literally fall on a girl to get a girlfriend?" Asuka asked "Just keep the noise down and I don't care what you two do."

Shinji blush was as red as Sideswipe's paint job.

"Unless you're into older women." Asuka said "Or Misato is a shotacon."

"I've never heard of that faction." Slamdance said.

Shinji sat down. Misato held Shinji in a tight embrace. Shinji for a moment wondered Misato and Rei knew what personal space was.

"Oh you found me out." Misato said as she hammed it up "We've tried to keep our love a secret."

"No we're not buying it either." Slamdance said as Asuka looked at them.

"You're no fun." Misato grumbled.

"Should I be jealous?" Rei asked from the door. Everyone turned and saw that Rei, Hikari, Touji and Kensuke were back. A very geeky looking guy who could pass for Kensuke's older brother or cousin was also there. The men and the Transformer holoavatar were holding up a lot of bags of clothes and other items.

"Probably not." Slamdance said "Misato is a very hammy actress."

"In the name of the Moon." Misato said "I'll..."

"What is she talking about?" Asuka asked Shinji.

"I have no idea." Shinji admitted.

"You have no respect for the classics." Misato complained.

"Grimlock likes Gundam." Slamdance said "The original and 8th MS team the most."

"And Wheeljack likes Star Trek?" Shinji asked.

"Yeah." Slamdance said "We all find a bit humancentric but hey when the only species you know about is yourselves."

"And didn't they want a Transformer to be in a new Predator movie?" Shinji asked.

"Yeah they wanted someone to be a head and spine on a wall." Slamdance said. Asuka looked at them oddly. They were asked to be in a movie yet no one offered her anything? Not that she'd be able to do so while the Angels were lurking out there but she'd like to at least be asked.

"That does remind me," Shinji commented "We need to get the movie rights to this war Asuka."

Asuka looked at him with a wide eyed expression and knew Shinji was right. And she wondered who if anyone had the movie rights at the moment. She also wondered if any of them where going to have parts in the rumored Transformers movie.

"Think they could get Megan Fox to play me?" Misato asked.

"Who?" Asuka asked.

"You really think we'll get a movie already?" Slamdance asked.

"Well you have fought off the Decepticons, a zombie invasion and a few Angels." Misato noted.

"It's enough to make you want to sleep with a gun under your pillow," Asuka said "For all the good that'll do."

"No kidding and you'll never believe what I learned." Shinji said.

"What is that?" Misato asked.

"That there is life on Titan. Humanoid organic life." Shinji replied "The moon has a breathable atmosphere and climate."

"But...but that's impossible!" Asuka said "It's too far from the sun for one."

"It also has an atmosphere that's too thick for us to see the surface of the moon from orbit." Misato commented.

"And it'll give scientists fits." Shinji noted "Like what they learned about Cybertron."

"Rits still thinks that planet shouldn't exist." Misato said "Then again flies should be able to fly either and they do."

"Exactly." Shinji said.

Rei thought about what her place in HIP was and Gendo's plans. And while she was connected to everyone she had no connection to the Transformers. Or life on Titan for that matter. At this point Rei wouldn't be surprised if there were other sentient forms of life on Earth she didn't know about.

Personally Rei felt that all of Gendo's plans went out the window when the Transformers showed up. And that sooner or later NERV's secrets would become known to the Autobots. Rei was fairly sure they really won't care either way about her secrets. If anything her being created made her closer them.

Gendo however would likely get tried, and put in front of a firing squad. Or Slag's mouth. Rei wasn't sure how the Autobots dealt with those matters but she was sure they'd figure out something that would kill Commander Ikari.

"Earth to Wonder Girl." Asuka said "You really are collecting a lot of robots Shinji."

Everyone human rolled their eyes at that.

"They wanted to be my friends Asuka." Shinji said "And they are the ones that'll make the apartment bigger and give you a walk in closet for all your stuff."

Asuka remembered that and realized it would be a good idea to not annoy them.

-

Henry Masters grinned like a maniac. His coworkers couldn't tell the difference. However they could tell when after entering the Seeker his headmaster control unit was on ripped free of its bonds and took off he was up to something.

Headmaster ripped open a door meant for cargo trucks and smashed his way through any barriers that got in his way. They were all like cardboard to him as he blasted and ripped his way to the surface.

Everyone knew that they were going to have to move to a new location after this. Even if Masters ratted them out in his internet lingo. The most sadistic of them wondered what Commander Ikari was going to do to Masters after the Autobots stopped him.

Masters himself came out of a warehouse on the outskirts of the city and took off. He flew Superman style looking around for something to trash. He soon found a group of Autobots fixing up a heavy damaged part of downtown. There were rumors of zombies still being around in it and was why they had been sent in first.

So far no zombies. Which was annoying Sunstreaker.

"Why in Primus's name do we have to be doing construction work?" Sunstreaker grumbled "This isn't what I became an Autobot for."

"It helps get us in the good grace of the locals who are afraid of zombies being here." Smokescreen commented. Sunstreaker gave Smokescreen a wary glance.

"Right." Sunsteaker said "We get to be their canaries. What a load of slag."

"Not all of us mind this." Hound commented as he moved some rubble.

Windcharger ignored Sunstreaker and lifted the rubble with his magnetic powers. He created a few piles for easy recycling. The metal was easy to melt down and reuse for other things. Suddenly there were laser blasts striking around them.

Headmaster strafed the Autobots. However moving while at subsonic speeds and hitting a target was something he had trouble with. Hound clipped him and sent Headmaster through a building.

"Who gave him that head?" Sunstreaker asked.

"I'm going to pwn you noobs!" Headmaster bellowed. The Autobots had no idea what he just said to them. Sunstreaker replied to him by blasting the Seeker in the cockpit and sending glass flying everywhere. A piece of it slashed the Headmaster unit in the cheek.

Windcharger used his magnetic powers to bind the limbs of the controlled Seeker body to itself, and Masters struggled to make his robot move.

The bright green Seeker body Headmaster then used the two lasers on the sides of the cockpit. Something Sunstreaker found out the hard way as he got blasted by one of them. Windcharge was then blasted and Masters got free.

Headmaster was really happy when he found one of the wings turned into a sword by accident.

"Total pwnage!" Masters crackled.

The mad scientist was then thrown back by Windcharger. Headmaster was then bound by pipes magnetically bent and attached to the the Seeker body.

"Thanks." Hound said.

"No problem." Windcharger said "I wanted to shut that tricursed loser up."

"I just wonder if it's some kind of parasite it is." Sunstreaker said "Given it can't be human. I mean no human being talks like that."

They then heard the pipes snap and Headmaster was free again. He charged at Windcharger with his sword and found using a ferrous sword against Windcharger was a horrible idea. He found himself stopped short of his goal with Hound and Sunsteaker pointing their blasters at his head.

"I do it for the lols!" Headmaster yelled.

That made Windcharger loose his concentration trying to decipher what in Primus's name Headmaster was talking about. Headmaster stabbed Windcharger through the chest with his sword. He pulled out the sword and Windcharger hit the ground with a loud thud.

"That's not good." Smokescreen commented.

"He runs on insanity?"Hound said "Guess sometimes crazy works."

Sunstreaker punched the face of the Headmaster unit. There was an impression left by that. Sunstreaker then sweep kicked the controlled Seeker and sent it flying into the pavement. Sunstreaker wasn't a martial artist but he knew from experience where the joints on a Seeker were and sank his fingers into the arm joint and tried to break it.

With his other arm Headmaster knocked Sunstreaker into the side of a ice cream shop that was under construction. Sunstreaker looked angry. His paint job had been messed up by that. And to be honest that annoying little slagger in the head was annoying him.

Smokescreen hit the insane genius with his shoulder missiles and sent Headmaster flying through the air. He followed up with a laser blast from his rifle.

Hound blasted Headmaster in the leg. Given he wasn't transforming the Seeker body, Hound figured he could limit the parasite controlling the body's movement that way. Then suddenly Optimus Prime appeared to be driving at Headmaster. He dodged out of the way and right in Sunstreaker's line of sight as the hologram of Optimus faded away.

Headmaster was knocked back but didn't seem to mind it very much.

Bwahahaha." Headmaster yelled "You noobs can't stop me."

"Does anyone understand what the slag he's saying?" Hound said to Smokescreen.

"I have no idea what he's saying." Smokescreen replied "But I know how to shut him up." Smokescreen transformed and emitted a magnetized cloud of smoke.

"Can't see!" Headmaster yelled and suddenly a fist came out the torso of the Seeker body he was using.

"You still want some?" Grimlock said. He then ripped the Headmaster unit off the Seeker body. There was a shower of sparks and the lifeless body hit the ground with a loud clang.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't crush you." Grimlock snarled.

Headmaster looked like he was having trouble keeping from soiling himself.

"There's a human in there?" Smokescreen said in surprise.

"It sure doesn't speak anything I can understand." Hound said "Let's give his head to Wheeljack and take him down to the police station."

"But how do we get him out?" Sunstreaker said.

Grimlock had the answer by glaring at Masters and yelling "Get out!"

Only if Masters was on fire could he have gotten out of the unit faster.

-

Wheeljack looked at the Aston Martin Vanquish and the scans of Masters Headmaster unit he had taken.. He had an idea and wondered if Misato would want to help him with something.