Okay… One thing I need to get off my chest before starting. You know I have a small Youtube channel under the name, luisanitrans, where I post whatever videos I can put together, whether it be arcades, amusement park walkthrough's and a variety of things I have. Well a few weeks ago, which is at the time I wrote this, I posted a video that is focused on a transformation music video. This is where I posted a couple of sequences and added a music background that's associated with the theme of the transformation. Some of you who look at my channel may notice that the transformation music video was mysteriously removed. The reason why is that one of the artists, who goes by the name of Arania, sent a Youtube complaint that led to not only for my video to be removed, but I got my first strike on my channel.

Now I don't blame him for removing my video. One of the sequences was his and he had the right to take it down, since Youtube give the users the tools needed to control the use of their content. Though I never thought my recent transformation video would be removed as I've been making transformation videos and posting them rarely on my channel for years. Yet I never had a complaint of an artist and I was able to keep showing these videos without incident. But now the recent video was removed and I wasn't prepared for it. The worse of all is that it was starting to get popular with over 3,000 views and a couple of likes and comments, though the one dislike I had been from Arania himself.

Course to be fair; most of the fault is with me. See of all the years of making and posting these videos, I never ask for permission. Guess artists shrugged it off and thought of nothing else. This though, was different, as Arania didn't like to see his sequence getting posted on the video. Has something to do with how weird it is, even though the sequence I used was all cleaned, which I tend to make sure that these videos aren't too vulgar. I never thought he could do something like that as I believed that it would've been all right. Guess I was wrong on that part.

When the video was removed and I got confused, I sent Arania an email explaining why I posted his work and apologized for not posting without his permission. We had a talk and he explain to me that it would've been better if I asked permission and posted up links to artists where their artwork is located. So here's what I'm going to do, I will be reposting that video again, but ask permission first before posting any of it and post links of the artists where the viewers should take a look at their work. And of course I need to remove Arania's sequence since he doesn't like to see his work on that video. I got plenty of work that is familiar with the theme I have and I hope this new approach won't cause more strikes and an immediate ban of the site itself. I just hope for the best.

Checking the last chapter, everything seems to be good. Only one review and almost 300 hits. Pretty good so far. Though the person giving the review states that Kyubey was showing too much personality. Maybe he's right about that one, but I don't see him having personality. He might show emotion behind his emotionless face, but I never see any personality I'm adding. Guess I'll be more careful next time to do this again.

Getting to chapter twelve of Madoka Prime, Homura starts Miko's training as a Magical Girl and shows her the ropes. Will Miko survive her first day of training? This is going to be an interesting lesson.

Chapter Notes

Now I was wondering what to do with Miko's magical girl form and the attire she would wear. Giving that she is a rocker as much as a rebel, her outfit would be more of a rockstar field with a weapon fitting for the get up. I won't explain it to all of you. You just need to read and see for yourself. As for the training, the end would be a fight scene between Homura and Miko with the combination of Sayaka and Kyoko's fight in the Madoka series/movie and the one Star Wars Rebels episodes between Kanan Jarrus and Sabine Wren. Seriously, if you never got a chance seeing Rebels you need to go online and binge stream it. It's awesome!

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Prime or Madoka Magica


Chapter Twelve: Magical Training 101

A few days later, Homura was at school with Jack and Raf as the class was going to end. They were in a pop quiz session that discuss about the variety of elements and which ones are the most proficient. Homura never had a problem with sudden pop quizzes and the like as she used to travel back in time to save Madoka and she knew the answers many times when she was in Mitakihara Middle School. But as she was studying, there was one thought that came into mind. Ever since she discovered that Miko became a Magical Girl just to save Bulkhead, she was getting worried about what to do with her training. It is one thing that she needs to train a rookie, but the location is a bit difficult. Plus her idea of training is something a bit aggressive. Regardless, she hopes that she'll get her on the right path. By then, the bell rang and class is over, with the professor ending the session.

"All right class, pencils down. Pop quiz is over. Please hand your papers over to me on the desk. I will give you your results by next week."

Soon enough, everyone dropped their pencils proceeded to hand over their papers to the teachers.

"Remember class that you have a report due by Monday on the history of nuclear warfare. I am hoping that you will all do a good job on your research."

By the time Homura started to leave her quiz on the teacher's desk and was leaving, the teacher stopped her for a quick favor.

"Ms. Akemi…"

She soon turned to the teacher as he was waving a blank quiz to her.

"Can you do me a favor? Can you bring Miko this pop quiz when you head home? She needs to take it if she's going to be able to pass."

Homura heard this and returned to the desk to get Miko's quiz.

Homura: "No problem… I'll make sure she gets it."

She soon placed the quiz in her backpack while the teacher sighed at this recent event.

"It's pretty sad, really… Ms. Nakadai has been absence for a few days now, ever since a friend of hers was almost killed in an accident and she has to stay with him. I could imagine how much hardships she's going through."

Homura glared at him for a bit before turning away. Since the incident with Bulkhead, Agent Fowler decided to do a little cover up story to help with Miko's absence. Apparently the whole, 'Friend of Miko's nearly got killed in a fatal car accident and she needs to be by his side during recovery' seemed to have done the trick. It's just continuing the lie that she needs to do.

Homura: "I'm sure she's been through a lot since the news. But not to worry. I'm certain that she'll return soon."

The teacher shrugged it off and went back to his work.

"I suppose you're right. This school has been awfully quiet with Miko not around. Her rambunctious attitude would make things more interesting. Still, I'm quite surprised that her friend survived that horrific event. It's a miracle he's even breathing."

Homura took a breather and scrounged her face, knowing that he has no clue what really happened.

Homura: "Yeah… It sure is a miracle…"

She soon started to walk away from the teacher and left the classroom, trying to calm herself from snapping.


Later, school was over and the students were leaving to get a break of studying. As they were leaving, Raf, Jack, and Homura walked down the steps as the two boys were discussing of the quiz.

Jack Darby: "Man, that was a rough quiz. I never thought that it would be that hard. I swear, my head must be hurting from all those problems."

Raf though was calm about this as he thought it was easy.

Raf: "I don't know… It wasn't that hard."

Jack glared to him and was a little shocked by that one.

Jack Darby: "Oh sure… Coming from the one student that ace's every test and quiz in this school. You really make me jealous when you whiz by it that easily."

Raf simply shrugged it off and told him that it was nothing.

Raf: "Don't be so modest. I'm only doing what is best for my family. It's not easy being the youngest, but I need to work with what I got."

As they were talking, Homura remained quiet and was zoning out. Jack turned to notice this and decided to speak to her about it.

Jack Darby: "Hey, Homura. Everything all right? You seem off lately."

The girl perked up and looked to Jack that has a worried expression. She soon calmed down and spoke to him of the matter.

Homura: "No. Nothing is wrong. I'm just debating on whether what to do with Miko."

Jack heard that and knew what she meant.

Jack Darby: "Ah… I see what you mean. You have to start Miko's training. I get it. You said that you would be teaching her on becoming a Magical Girl, yet you never got around to starting it."

Homura: "It's not about that, it's about where to train her. I can't do it in the base; otherwise your friends will notice it. And anywhere around Jasper could lead to some witnesses, let alone Wraiths wandering the dessert scape. Not to mention that I idea of training would be a bit much for her. She's just starting out and she doesn't have a clue on how hard it is in being a Magical Girl. I need to show her that there's more to it when what she saw on TV or movies. And yet, she's not ready for this type of responsibility."

Jack sighed and decided to calm her down.

Jack Darby: "Just give her some time. Sure, Miko is a bit more rowdy and extreme, but she does care for all of us. You just need to show her the ropes and perhaps she would get use to it."

Homura heard that and lowered her head, still doubting the choice she made.

Homura: "I sure hope you're right, Jackson Darby. I sure hope so…"

As they were approaching the parking lot, they could see Bumblebee parked in his vehicle mode. But Arcee wasn't present. Jack noticed it and asked the scout about it.

Jack Darby: "Bee, where's Arcee? She should be with you after school."

Bee responded with his usual language.

Bumblebee: (She's back at base. Something about assisting in Bulkhead's recovery.)

Raf understood that and translated for him.

Raf: "Bee said that Arcee's still at the base to help Bulkhead with his recovery. Guess all the focus seems to have gone on him, ever since he got shot."

Jack sighed and knew what that meant.

Jack Darby: "Well, looks like we're going to be carpooled for today. C'mon Homura, you'll be sitting in the back."

Homura blinked and responded the best she could.

Homura: "Okay…"

So with that said, the scout opened the doors and let Raf into the front while Jack and Homura are in the back. As soon as the door closed and they fasten their seatbelts, Bee backed up and drove out of the school grounds to approach the base.


So far, the drive was smooth and there were no problems getting to the base. When they drove past the fork in the road and off the highway, they were fast approaching the huge cliff like mountain that is acting as the Autobot base. With the rocky side opening up to reveal the entrance, the scout drove right into it as it close from behind. They soon drove through the curved hall until they entered the main command center of the base itself. Bee stopped and parked as the kids got out of him before he transformed himself to move on with his day. So far, it wasn't much different going on. Optimus was on the main console decrypting the Iacon database that Raf managed to retrieve when he placed a virus in Laserbeak where the database was downloaded from the Nemesis all the way to the outpost without Soundwave noticing it. Meanwhile, Ratchet returned from the quarters and was going to make a few system checks. Yet for some reason, Arcee, Bulkhead, or Miko wasn't around. Curious, Homura spoke to Ratchet on that, since Optimus is a bit preoccupied.

Homura: "Hey, Ratchet? Do you know where Miko is? I want to speak to her about something."

Ratchet heard that and explained about it while working.

Ratchet: "Miko is up on the roof. She's been up there since she was trying to force Bulkhead to walk properly in the middle of his recovery. Making him do ten steps, giving that he's not fully ready to walk accurately now. Guess she really wants him back to the field as soon as possible. But I told her specifically that he needs time to recover and not to rush it so much."

Homura heard this and could tell that Miko was getting obsessive in bring Bulk back to the fold.

Homura: "Obviously…"

Ratchet: "Anyways, Arcee is with her for a little talk, though they've been up there for quite a while. You are welcome to come up. She might need the company."

Homura thought of that and decided to go someplace else instead.

Homura: "I will. Let me go fresh myself up. Been a long school day."

She soon headed down to the rest room to give herself some time with herself. That's when Ratchet turned to the two and asked about it.

Ratchet: "Now what type of conversation is Homura mentioning about?"

Both Jack and Raf looked at each other and had to keep the Magical Girl thing on the DL, looking back to the medic for an honest answer.

Jack Darby: "Girl talk."


In the rest room, Homura was washing her face and was trying to figure out what to do with Miko. Looking at herself at the mirror she was debating if she's ready or not.

Homura: "Okay, Homura… You got this. You simply need to teach her the way you want. Won't be too much of a problem. I hope…"

Taking a breather, she was ready to teach Miko. That was until she heard a familiar voice from behind.

Sayaka: "So this is where you new alien friends live."

She blinked with wide eyes and turned back to the direction of the voice. That's when one of the toilet stalls open up and a normal clothed Sayaka stood there with her arms crossed and had that coy grin on her face.

Sayaka: "You know, I thought it would be difficult in placing huge alien robots someplace where there won't be any eyewitnesses. But in an old abandon silo? That is quite a surprise. I'm certain no one will suspect a thing."

Homura gave Sayaka the glare and demanded on how she got into the base.

Homura: "How did you get in here? The Autobots would've suspect you sneaking in if the proximity alarm was armed."

The blue haired girl gave a chuckle and explained about it.

Sayaka: "Have you already forgotten, Homura? I'm your consultant. I'm pretty much invisible to anyone if I'm no longer in the land of the living. If I want to be shown, I can make myself appear before the public eye. Course, I would feel sorry for Kyubey. Humans won't see him, but your new friends will. Could make things hard for him trying to be with you in this place."

Homura was silent and decided to change the subject.

Homura: "You are one sneaky brat. Still, there is the case of why are you here. I thought that warning you gave me back in New York was just your one time deal."

Sayaka placed her hands behind her head and approached the sink area, looking at her for more news.

Sayaka: "It was… But that was until a new development just occurred. I heard that there's a new Magical Girl in town and that this one is one of your friends, Miko Nakadai. I also know that she made a wish to save one of her friends to become a Magical Girl like us. I got to admit, she and I are a lot alike, with the exception of our taste in music. I just don't understand how loud guitars and Banshee shrieks count as music. Me? I prefer the classics."

Homura starred her down and explained the one part that wasn't true.

Homura: "Miko isn't any friend of mine. Just an annoyance that tends to get herself into a whole lot of trouble. It is the reason why she gave up her soul to rescue Bulkhead. She threw herself away under self absorbed idiocy."

The consultant tilted her head to the side and was confused about that.

Sayaka: "Is that so?"

Homura: "I know it. She's nothing more then an outcast you thinks that she gets things her way. Always unwound and risking all for herself. It is almost like she doesn't care anymore. Now here I am trying to teach her in becoming us and yet she doesn't grasp the reality of being in our shoes, let alone the responsibilities. It is so frustrating!"

Sayaka listened to her reasons and decided to ask her a simple question.

Sayaka: "Did Miko explained why she wished to save her friend?"

Homura was silent and answered very straightly.

Homura: "Not really? She just said it straight away and didn't explained much in detail."

Sayaka: "Then I suggest you start with that instead. Incorporate it into your training. Maybe then she will tell her whole story."

The veteran raised an eyebrow and was confused about her saying.

Homura: "And how exactly does that help? I don't see the purpose of asking a simple question like that while I'm practicing with her."

Sayaka then gave a deep sigh and asked her a very important question.

Sayaka: "You still don't get it… Do you know why I became a Magical Girl? What I wish for?"

Homura crossed her arms and answered that question.

Homura: "You became a Magical Girl because you wanted to have your crush get feeling back in his hand so he could play the violin again."

The blue haired girl then got close to her and gave her the real story.

Sayaka: "I became a Magical Girl because I wanted to hear him play again. When I was young, I was so inspired of classical music because of Kyōsuke. Whenever he plays his violin, I couldn't help but to feel happy about his performance. But when he was in that accident, I felt heart broken giving that he won't be able to play again. That is why I made that wish, just for him to play again. Sure after that wish, I got jealous when Hitomi was in love with him too and I sort of snapped in wasted all that magic because of my sudden rage. Guess that's what you get when you wish for someone else not seeing ahead of the consequences. Now I know how Kyoko felt."

Homura was still hesitant and asked what she's talking about.

Homura: "I'm not following you. What exactly are you talking about?"

The consultant looked to her and gave her a straight answer.

Sayaka: "I'm talking about there's more to Miko then you think. She would never selfishly make a wish for someone else unless there's a reason. I made my wish to have Kyosuke return to the stage. Kyoko made her wish to have everyone listen to her father. And while the aftermath wasn't what we wanted, we both knew that we were doing the right thing. If you speak to Miko during training, then you will understand her reason."

Homura listened and gave it a bit of thought.

Homura: "Hmmm… I think I know how to incorporate that question into my training. I'll work on it."

Sayaka raised an eyebrow and wondered what she's up to.

Sayaka: "Just try not to kill her. I know how you operate."

Homura chuckled and decided to leave it at that.

Homura: "Trust me… I know what I'm doing."

She soon turned around and was about to leave the restroom. But not before she stopped and asked one more thing before she left and didn't turn to look at her.

Homura: "One more thing… Back in New York, I could've sworn that I felt the presence of your Witch form, Oktavia von Seckendorff. I want to know, what are you? A Magical Girl, or a Witch?"

There was silent as she gave a bit of a smirk.

Sayaka: "Me? Well, I'm a bit of both in a way. If you want, I can show you."

By then, the shadow of Sayaka grew and took shape of her witch form as the Homura starred at it now responding from it at all. Course, she has better plans to do as she passed her offer.

Homura: "Maybe another time."

Sayaka: "That's too bad. Until we meet again, transfer student…"

The shadow of Oktavia von Seckendorff immediately shrunk and vanished all together. Homura soon turned around and saw the Sayaka vanished completely, almost like she planned on leaving on her own accord. She knew that Sayaka will come back, and maybe one day she will get an answer of her existence. But now, she needs to train Miko as she leaved the restroom her own way.


Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Miko and Arcee are sitting on the edge of the cliff like mountain. During that time, Arcee was comforting Miko with a story of her time with Cliffjumper on this one mission on Cybertron. As she was finishing up, the elevator shack close by dinged and opened up, with Homura coming out to get to Miko. As she saw and walking towards the two, she could overhear the femme finishing up with her story.

Arcee: "Hmph… Funny. At first, I didn't think I'd ever get used to Cliff's constant chatter. Now there's nothing louder to me than the silence."

She lowered her head, knowing that the memories of Cliffjumper was too much for her. Miko looked up to her and could imagine what she's going through. With the loss of Tailgate and Cliffjumper, it must've been hard for her to move on without them. It was almost like her when she almost lost Bulkhead before making that wish to save him. Looking down to her servo, she placed her hand on her middle digit. Arcee felt that and turned to see Miko with a warm smile. Cee smiled back and the two had a very special moment. Homura looked to this moment and was very happy that Miko had with Arcee and was glad that she seems to be good friends with Arcee for a certain part of her past. Still, she's here to talk to Miko and decided to break up that moment for a little bit. She soon cleared her throat to get the new Magical Gil's attention. Miko and Arcee heard that and turned to see Homura standing there with a bit of a grin on her face.

Homura: "Hope I'm not interrupting anything."

Miko blinked and was surprised by her arrival.

Miko: "Homura?! How long have you been there?"

She approached her and answered honestly.

Homura: "Not too long. I just want to start your lessons, if you remember correctly."

Miko blinked and remembered what she meant. Her Magical Girl training has finally started."

Miko: "Oh! Right! Almost forgot about that. Hang on a moment. I need to get ready."

She stood up and was going to leave. But not before turning to Cee to say her goodbyes.

Miko: "Thanks for sharing your story with me, Cee. That was really inspiring."

Arcee smiled to her and told her it was nothing.

Arcee: "Don't mention it, Miko. It's nice to share my personal demons with someone that almost suffered the same fate."

Miko smiled and nodded understand what she was going through. Pretty soon, she left Arcee and passed Homura, patting her on the shoulder to let her know that she'll be ready. By the time she left, Homura turned to Arcee and was curious about what happened up on the roof.

Homura: "Something happened between you two?"

Arcee looked back to her and shrugged it off.

Arcee: "Something like that. Miko needed someone to talk to and I thought I would be the perfect bot to speak to."

Homura decided to join her looking at the view and asked about the conversation.

Homura: "So, what were you two talking about?"

Arcee was quiet and explained of what happened.

Arcee: "Oh, I was just speaking to Miko of some old post war stories. About my partner… Cliffjumper…"

She soon looked back at the pile of rocks that resembled Cliff's grave. Homura looked back at this grave too and was curious about that.

Homura: "Cliffjumper… Optimus told me that there was a team member of the group that passed away months ago. Say he's one tough bot. Was he a friend of yours?"

Cee turned away and nodded in response.

Arcee: "You could say that. Cliff was a real good friend and even though he's a bit of a chatterbox, he does care for everyone, including me. Sadly, he was gone too soon before we could gel."

She turned to the femme and asked about it.

Homura: "So what happened?"

The two-wheeler had a scrounge on her face and answered in one name.

Arcee: "Starscream happened. That conniving coward killed him when he was already at his weakest and gloats of his accomplishment. I never knew what happened, until he blurted it out when we captured him. I was so angry over this; I thought I was going to explode. Course my rage almost got the better of me, I managed take him out and was going to end him for what he did."

Homura: "Then why didn't you? I heard that you didn't take that shot in that one mission."

Cee was silent for a few seconds before explaining her reasons.

Arcee: "Because I'm not like him? I do not act like a Decepticon, killing without any honor. I'm an Autobot, fighting for what I believed in. But when Bee saw me behaving so vicious, I couldn't help but to feel disgusted of myself. I never wanted to go down that path again."

There was more silent as she wanted to change the subject.

Arcee: "Miko almost lost Bulkhead. She almost lost a friend. I thought that I would share my experience with her, giving that I'm the one that lost some close friends with Cliffjumper and Tailgate. Just wish that I would have someone to talk to that lost someone close to them."

Homura listened to her and was surprised by that. Arcee lost close friends because of this war and never thought that she had to go through so much pain. It kind of reminds her of herself when she lost Madoka and made that wish to save her, not realizing the dark truth behind being a Magical Girl. Hearing that Arcee wanted to speak to someone she can relate to, maybe she can share some of her side of the story. Looking down on the ground, she started it off by saying one name.

Homura: "Madoka Kaname…"

Arcee heard that and was a bit confused.

Arcee: "Who?"

Homura: "Madoka Kaname, she's a friend I once knew. She was a nice girl and cares for everyone she knew. She made me a friend of hers because of my name. You know what the word Homura means?"

Arcee thought of it and looked into her processor.

Arcee: "From what I can understand in Earth language, Homura is Japanese for burning passion."

Homura: "That is correct. Madoka believe that since I have a cool name, I should be the one to make myself as cool as the name. Hmph… She was half right about it. Anyways, I've been a good friend with Madoka for a while and she really does care for me. That was until she was gone."

Arcee heard that and gave it some serious thought.

Arcee: "Your friend, Madoka, was she a magical girl?"

Homura gave it some thought until she spoke up for a bit.

Homura: "Sort of… She was believed to be the most powerful Magical Girl in the world and she sacrificed herself to save all that she wants to protect. And yet, she wanted to leave me."

She flinged her hair to the side and showed the red ribbon wrapped around her head.

Homura: "You see this red ribbon on my head. This is all that's left of my friend. Ever since she was gone, I keep this ribbon in her memory. Yet after all of that, I knew deep down that she's always watching out for me even after her sacrifice."

Arcee listened to her whole story, even if Homura didn't give her the whole truth, and couldn't help but to feel sorry for her. It's just like her as she lost Tailgate and Cliffjumper, but on a much larger scale. Lowering her head down, she decided to make amends.

Arcee: "I'm… I'm sorry… I never knew you've been through so much in the past."

Homura shrugged her shoulders and said that it was nothing.

Homura: "It's nothing to worry about. I get use to it after a while. But you see that you're not the only one that lost someone close. It is the same with Miko as she almost lost her friend as well. I'm just glad that you would help her understand loss, even if Bulkhead survived."

Arcee was really silent as she decided to say it since it was bothering her.

Arcee: "About that part. Did Miko wished for Bulkhead to live so that she would become a Magical Girl herself?"

Homura blinked, as she was surprised that she started to figure things out. Turning to her, she asked about that answer.

Homura: "How do you know?"

Cee shrugged it off and explained about it.

Arcee: "I didn't. Though I find it strange that Bulkhead wasn't going to make and then a day later, he was back at full health. Miko was happy about it compared to what happened the day before. And when you said that girls could wish for anything, including helping those in need, to get their soul gems, I was starting to put the pieces together for a while. Though I do want an answer from you."

Homura looked on and was amazed that Arcee managed to get an idea what really happened. Turning back, she answered truthfully.

Homura: "Yes, you could say that. Though I wasn't aware of it until the day Bulk was save. I told Kyubey to head to her house to keep an eye on her incase she does something stupid. I wasn't aware that Miko made that wish and it was granted. The worse part is that Kyubey was forced into having Miko make that wish, so he can't be at fault completely."

Arcee heard this and was very calm about this.

Arcee: "I see… Well then, that explains a lot."

Homura turned to her and find her reaction very confusing.

Homura: "You seem really calm even after I gave you the honest answer."

The femme was quiet and responded with her own idea.

Arcee: "Well this is Miko we're talking about. That girl is always troublesome ever since joining the team. She constantly jumps into the groundbridge in the middle of battler of her continuous adrenaline quotas and never cares for her own safety. Now she's going to add 'Wishing for Bulkhead to be saved and getting a soul gem out of it.' in the list of dumb things she'd ever done. So now what's going to happen since she's like you?"

Homura looked up to the sky and told her the plan.

Homura: "Well, just because she's now a Magical Girl, doesn't mean she's a professional like me. I now need to train her so she doesn't get herself killed on her missions."

The two-wheeler looked to her and asked what's the hold up.

Arcee: "And what's holding you back?"

Homura stoop her head lower and explained about it.

Homura: "It's not that. It's just that I need to find a place to train her in private. I can't train here in the base or out of town if there's a Wraith sighting. I just need a secluded place that no one gets to and that there won't be too many distractions."

Arcee gave it some thought and came up with an idea, with a smirk on her face.

Arcee: "Oh, I think I know just the place for Miko to train."

Homura looked to her with interest and wondered what she got in mind.

Homura: "Please, continue."


Minutes later, Arcee was with Jack, Raf, Miko, and Homura near the ground bridge with Ratchet was at the controls to operate the bridge and looked confused about what she had in mind.

Ratchet: "So, you want to take the kids out for some fresh air? Care to explain to me why?"

Cee smirked a little and explained about it.

Arcee: "Well Ratchet, I think the kids have been in the base for so long that I thought they needed a change of scenery. Besides, we can't have them get cooped up in here all day long, right?"

Ratch looked on, was still curious about the coordinates they were going.

Ratchet: "Well, it would be nice to have some piece and quiet around here for a change. Still, these coordinates you gave me… You're sure it's wise in going there? I scanned the area and there was a settlement not far from the busy intersection. It could be risky, considering you leaving in your bipedal mode."

The femme then took a breather and told him that everything will be fine.

Arcee: "Relax. The place we are going is pretty much abandon and no one was there for a long time. So we are pretty much safe and sound where we're going."

The medic was quiet about it and gave it some thought. Arcee saying that the kids need some fresh air and the location he got was built by humans, yet abandoned. It's very strange that she wanted to do it. But to him, it would be best to get some peace for once, especially considering that Optimus needs the time to cipher the Iacon code to look for any relics that weren't discover. He sighed and decided to let it all slide.

Ratchet: "Very well… I'll let you bring the kids out of the base. But if any human gets close to your vicinity, it is best you transform so you won't raise suspicion. Got it."

Arcee just smirked and told him that it was all right.

Arcee: "You worry too much Ratchet. I got this all covered. Now open the ground bridge to the coordinates I sent you. Our friends are in need of some fresh air."

Ratch nodded and decided to send them out anyways. Heading to the console, he typed in the coordinates and told Arcee to call back.

Ratchet: "Contact me when you are ready to return to base. And don't take too long."

The two-wheeler nodded as they turned to wait for the bridge to open. When Ratchet pulled the lever, the portal opened up and the group started to walk through it. By the time they disappeared, Ratchet closed the bridge and was still a little iffy on the whole thing.

Ratchet: "Strange that Cee wanted those kids to go out. It's not like the base is boring everyday. Oh well, I got better things to do then try to question her on certain things."

Soon enough, he left the bridge controls and went back to his own work.


At the same time, the portal opened up and Arcee and the kids came out of it. Homura was still a little woozy from the experience and got down her knees and was taking a heavy breath.

Homura: "I'm never going to get use to that."

She soon looked up and realized where they were. She saw a few log houses with a picnic table in the middle and a lookout post with telescope to look at the sight of the many cliffs. She soon realized that they are in the same abandoned national park where she first encountered the Autobot and Decepticon war and met the Autobots, starting with Arcee. Looking to this, she turned and spoke to Arcee about it.

Homura: "This is where you want Miko and I to train? This place? After what transpired here?"

The femme sighed and told her that it was the best option.

Arcee: "As much as I didn't expect our introduction to be so rushed in, at least it cleared the air of secrecy on both ends. Plus it is abandoned and away from the public eye, which means that no one will witness any existence of aliens or magical girls."

Homura heard this and knew that she has a few points. This abandoned park is away from Jasper and no one has ever been there. This would make things easy for both her and Miko. She sighed and decided to listen to her.

Homura: "Very well… We'll train here. Just as long as there won't be any eyewitnesses around here."

As all this was going on, both Raf and Miko looked to each other and wondered what they were talking about.

Raf: "So… What's with this place that Homura has a problem with?"

Miko shrugged it off and didn't have a clue.

Miko: "Beats the hell out of me. I'm lucky that I'm finally going to train."

That's when Jack approached them and explained about it.

Jack Darby: "This is where Homura discovered the existence of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Wasn't what she was expecting, but it was better for her to find out about it sooner then later."

The two turned to him and was surprised about that answer, Miko included.

Miko: "Whoa… Back up. You're saying that Homura saw her first fight here and you didn't tell us till now? That blows! I should've been here on her first Con smack down!"

Jack raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms in annoyance.

Jack Darby: "After what transpired here, I don't think she wanted to have you involved in anyway. Especially considering your track record of nearly getting killed by the Decepticons."

Miko gave a pout and was a little aggravated about it.

Miko: "Well, just wait and see what I'm going to do with Megatron when I beat him with my magical powers. He won't even know what hit him."

Homura overheard it and turned to her to remind her of her idea.

Homura: "Miko Nakadai, we are not supposed to reveal the existence of Magical Girls to any Cybertronians. With the exception of Arcee, no one, be the Autobot or Decepticon, must not know of us or the others around the world. You should know that more then anyone else."

Miko turned to her and sighed to herself.

Miko: "Fine… Whatever you say, Sensei Akemi. But it will be a matter of time before our friends need our help."

Homura gave her a glare and didn't think it would be possible. Though the thought of being a Sensei of this pupil would be fitting to this training made her feel giddy on the inside.

Homura: "I find that highly unlikely. Now, let's begin with your training in being a Magical Girl."

Nakadai nodded as the two headed to the campsite to begin with the training. As they were leaving, Arcee looked to the boys and told them to go someplace safe.

Arcee: "Let's get to some higher ground to observe the training. That watchtower over there would be the perfect place to watch."

The two turned to where she was pointing and saw that watchtower she was referring too. Knowing that this training could get a little messy, they decided to take her advice and headed to the watchtower to witness the whole thing. As they were heading up there, Homura and Miko were in-between an old fireplace around the wooden lodges, starting the training for Nakadai.

Homura: "Now before we begin with your training, I need to know of what your powers and abilities you have."

Miko blinked and wondered about that.

Miko: "Um… Shouldn't you teach me the basics first before anything else? You know, just to get comfortable on the whole thing before moving to the good stuff."

Homura sighed and explained about how the Magical Girl thing works.

Homura: "When you become a Magical Girl, everything from your weapons, powers, and abilities are imbedded into you in both body and mind. So basically everything you possess is second nature to you. It is training with these said skills; however, you need to hone on, as a single mistake will be a battle between life and death. Take me for example…"

She soon reached her hand out that has the soul gem on her middle finger and begins her transition into a Magical Girl. With one step, a purple puddle appearing and spread up her body, revealing her white outfit with dark purple shirt under it with sleeves that goes to her wrist and light purple ribbons on her collar and mid back, a short light purple skirt with white frilly at the bottom, long high heel boots with purple diamonds on the side that goes all the way up to her skirt, and a purple diamond pendant with bronze like trimming around it on the back of her left hand. Her silver shield with two red orbs dotted near the middle and multiple gears in the center appeared piece by piece in quick succession and with a quick snap completed her look. Miko looked on and was amazed of the changes she made as Homura explained about her specialty.

Homura: "My specialty is time manipulation and with this shield, I can stop time on a whim and move around from one place to another, confusing the enemy I face. It was demonstrated when I easily defeated the Nemesis, as you've witnessed. This shield is also a wormhole; letting me use an infinite amount of weapons and ammo I possess to help with my ability. I also have another weapon in my possession as well."

She then removed her shield and tossed it into the air. That shield was then engulfed in a purple glow, leading to it to explode and rematerialized into a black bow with purple diamonds. That said bow fell back down, letting Homura grab it in the middle. She soon showed it to Miko, as she was awestruck by it.

Homura: "I can turn my shield into a bow to help me in battle, whether it be firing multiple magical arrows in the air or just one powerful one for a crushing blow. It is what I did when I defeated that witch not too long ago."

Miko watched it all and was amazed that Homura to do something like that easily. So much so, that she couldn't wait to see what she will do when it's her turn.

Miko: "Wow… So cool…"

Homura change her bow back to her time shield and paced it back on her arm, turning to her and told her to do the same.

Homura: "You're turn. Now lift your soul gem up and envision yourself as a Magical Girl. The rest will soon follow."

Miko heard this and blinked, ready to get her game face on.

Miko: "Right! Of course! Here I go!"

She closed her eyes and focused on becoming a magical girl. Just like that, her eyes snapped open and had a look of determination on her face. She lifted her hand up to show off her ring on her middle finger. It was then that the soul gem came out of the ring magically and floated there for a few seconds. The gem soon engulfed in dark green energy and formed into an orb, letting Miko grab it with the palm of her hands. By grabbing it, the energy came out of both ends and extended out, with one end forming a stick shape while the other end bulking up and taking shape. Once the glow faded, Homura looked on and was amazed at what her weapon was.

Her weapon looked like an Axe with a sharp blade at one end, but is shaped like that of an electric guitar. The guitar has a dark green coating with neon pink highlights on the border that matched her hair color. The axe was sharp and looked like something that Vikings would use and around the frets were speakers connected to it. It has six strings that go all the way up to the fret board and connected to the end of the tuners. There were also what looked like thrusters at the axe end of the guitar while the fret ends had what looked like a nozzle of some kind. She never thought that Miko would posses a weapon like that. A dark green strap materialized on both ends of the axe guitar and wrapped around her body and neck. By then, she got to her rockstar position and with a green pick appearing on her fingertips, she made a huge strum and a rockin sound came out of the speakers on the guitar. That's when the rest of the changes have happened.

Her long boots with light purple straps shifted around and turned into belted straps wrapped around the legs and dark green flame decals with pink borders appeared on the front, back heel, and top of the newly created boots with a silver pendant at the middle of the top flame decal, transforming into heavy metal like boots. Her dark and light purple stockings darkened to completely black and broke apart to become fence like diamonds, becoming fishnet stockings. Her short shorts grew down and puffed up, changing color to dark green and with pink borders on the top and sides, turning into a short skirt with dark green leotard print on the surface and pink leather with laces on the side. Her yellow belt with two stuffed animals on the side glowed dark green and shifted, becoming a spiked leather green leather belt with a devil tail chain on the side. Her blue top with the green robot on it split in the middle and darkened and faded in crimson black sleeveless jacket with spiked shoulder pads on her shoulders and something written in German that says 'Rockstar!', while her pink T-shirt rode up high to expose her waist while her top side lowered to reveal her teenage cleavage and darkened to dark green with a neon pink anarchy symbol on the center, creating a short rebellious tank top that exposes some skin. Longer leather fingerless gloves appears down her arms with rhinestones on the glove part and she had dark green polish at the bottom of the nails and pink polish on the top. Her soul gem of the same guitar shape as the fingernail imprint she had before and it was a dark green color as the imprint on her right shoulder. And to top it all off, she waved her hands in front of her face as a dark green visor was magically swiped over her eyes and green earrings pierced her ears. With a quick twirl, she got into her stance and looked incredibly confident twisting her body and giving the devil horns while doing a wink.

Homura looked on and was in awe by the new Magical Girl that stood before her. But the one that's more surprised is Miko as she got out of her stance and looked down to herself, completely surprised with how she look. Looking to herself she was completely awestruck.

Miko: "Whoa! This is me as a Magical Girl? I look like a total rockstar! Sweet!"

Homura looked to this and was in agreement of her assumption.

Homura: "Yes… It would seem that your attire matches whatever you envisioned. So a magical girl guitarist seems to be fitting for you. Even your weapon resembles a guitar but with a battle-axe built into it. But it looks like there were a few other additions to this weapon. Why don't you try it out?"

Miko looked to her weapon and decided to give it a try. She looked to the axe itself and turned to see a few discarded wood scattered about. Deciding to give it a go, she removed the strap over her head and winds it back and with one slice, cut the wood in half. Feeling satisfied, she moved on to the next weapon, which is a mysterious nozzle at the end. Curious of what it does, she thought that the strings on the guitar could be connected to it. That's when she put the strap back on and pointed to the log. With one quick strum on the guitar, an energy bolt came out of the nozzle and shot the piece of wood, blowing it up in pieces. Her eyes grew wide and were amazed by that sudden attack.

Miko: "Sweet!"

She turned to more of them and decided to go all out. Strumming with style, she created a guitar machine gun as it mowed down all the wood with its multiple projectiles. Once the wood is cleared, Homura looked to this and was impressed so far.

Homura: "So your weapon doubles as an axe and rifle. Very impressive…"

She then looked to the guitar itself and noticed a knob that has four different settings.

Homura: "Hmm… Looks like you have three other options on this guitar. Try the second option on the knob, see what it does."

Miko looked down at the knob to and twisted to the spot that Homura wanted her to go. Once she set it in place, she made a few more solo riffs and the speakers blasted out some sound waves. Those said sound waves formed a barrier around her to protect herself. Homura observed that and managed to figure out what it was.

Homura: "It would seem that your weapon is multipurpose. That knob can help change whatever you need in a battlefield whether it is offensive or defensive. That dome that's around you would protect you from any and all enemies, be that Wraiths and Nightmares. Now try the third option."

Miko nodded as she set the knob to the third ability on her guitar like weapon. By then, she felt something blowing on her stomach and checked to see what it was. Turns out, there was a strange looking hovering device on the back end and was confused about it. When she thought of laying it down, she noticed that the guitar was floating just inches off the ground. She starred at it in awe and couldn't believe what she did.

Miko: "Wow… Check it out! I got a built in hovercraft in my guitar. That's so awesome!"

Homura looked down and came to a conclusion.

Homura: "Most likely a way to travel around. Sort of a way get around Wraiths and Nightmares as it seems."

Homura was hesitant about it and wondered if she could pilot her own guitar. Carefully placing her feet on the guitar and was steadily trying to keep her balance. Just then, she was getting the hang of it and was slowly rising up. By the time she got use to it, she immediately flew high in the air and was doing some flips and loops. She was enjoying it and yelled in enjoyment. Up at the watchtower, Jack and Raf looked at her flying around and was amazed that she was getting use to it.

Raf: "Whoa! Would you look at that? I never thought that Miko could get use to her new powers."

Jack looked on as well and was impressed too.

Jack Darby: "Tell me about it. Miko certainly is quite an extremist when it comes to adventures. Could imagine what she's going to do against the Cons."

Arcee was next to the watchtower and was leaning on it, reminding them of keeping it a secret.

Arcee: "As long as we keep the Magical Girl's thing a secret. Remember what Homura said."

Jack turned to her and shrugged his shoulders.

Jack Darby: "Hey, just as long as the Cons don't find out about them, I think we're all good."

During that time, Miko was enjoying herself and her flight; all fear of riding her guitar was completely tossed out of the window. Still, she needs to train as she was just testing it out. Flying back to the Homura in the middle of the campsite, she slowly hovered and placed her feet on the ground.

Miko: "Oh yeah! Did you see that, Homura?! The way I flew around with ease. I was like Haruko from Fooly Cooly! I was rocking the sky!"

Homura sighed and decided to continue with lessons.

Homura: "That's nice and all. But this is training, not an air show. The weapon you possess and your abilities are a part of you. A part of you soul, more or less. Which is vital that you keep your soul gem with you as close as possible."

Miko rolled her eyes around and remembered about that.

Miko: "I know… If I walk away from my soul gem for over 100 meters, I'm a fresh corpse. I'm not that reckless."

Homura crossed her arms and could tell that he was being honest.

Homura: "At least you understand the risk of being a Magical Girl."

Once she strapped her guitar back over her head, she looked to the knob and noticed the final option on it.

Miko: "Hey! What's this final option on the knob? Has some scribbling on it that I don't understand."

Homura looked her and approached her to observe the guitar. When she saw that scribbling on it, she made a deduction.

Homura: "That must be your ultimate."

Miko raised an eyebrow and was confused about that.

Miko: "Ultimate? You mean my special power?"

Homura backed up and explained about it.

Homura: "You could say that. We use our ultimate to handle the toughest of enemies. It is our last resort incase nothing else worked. Course we do not use them unless we need to. As I stated before, our soul gems get muddled if we use too much magic. Our ultimates waste more of our soul gem's magic then our usual abilities. If you don't have enough grief pellets with you, your soul gem will get tainted to the point where you must disappear into the Law of Cycles. That's a strong reminder of being a Magical Girl."

Miko smirked and reminded her of before the Law of Cycles.

Miko: "Well, it could've been worse. I would've been turned into a Witch instead of disappearing. Maybe a heavy metal Witch?"

Homura groaned and decided to move on from that.

Homura: "Let's not think of that. Now let us move on to the next part of the lesson. Using all of your abilities in combat. And what better person to help you with combat is me."

Miko heard this and was little hesitant about it.

Miko: "Okay… Back up… You want me to fight you? That's a bit harsh, especially since you are teaching me."

Homura just stared her down and explained why she decided to go that direction.

Homura: "Remember when I said that you need to collect Grief Pellets to help cleanse your Soul Gem? Well, there will be other Magical Girls they need them to survive. If you ever come across one of them looking for the same thing as you, then you'll have no choice but to fight her."

Miko: "But shouldn't all Magical Girls be working together in harmony, you know, like what they show on TV and comics?"

Homura took a breather and explained about it.

Homura: "That is the case on a few occasions. But if those that don't have enough Grief Pellets to purify their gems, they will fight those that have some in order to save themselves. You need to prepare for those that would do anything in their power to save themselves. Which is why you are here. To train for not only Waiths and Nightmares, but also other Magical Girls desperate for survival. We'll start off slow and then speed up for you to get the hang of fighting others of your caliber."

She placed her hand into her time shield and drew out a samurai sword, twisting it around to fight. Miko looked to this and was confused.

Miko: "A samurai sword? Thought you were more of a gun type of gal."

The teacher looked to her student and spoke of this.

Homura: "That is true… But giving that your weapon is close combat, I need to play fair in your training. Rest assure, this is just practice, but I won't hold back and so won't you. Now let's start out slow."

The trainee nodded and removed the strap from over her head to begin her training with a quick pose. The two stood there in that battle ready positions and waited until the training begins. That's when Homura decided to begin by saying where to block.

Homura: "Block low."

She then charged in to deliver a swipe from below. Miko heard that and blocked low with the axe end of the guitar. The two blades clashed as sparks came out of impact. The new magical girl held her own and found it to be easy to handle her weapon with ease.

Miko: "Wow! This feels really light."

Homura heard this and told her that it's natural.

Homura: "The weapons we possess could look heavy depending on weight or height, but once we hold it, they are as light as a feather. Just the little perks when you get your soul gem. Now block high."

Miko listened as the two let go and had their weapons clashed from above their heads.

Homura: "Block left."

The two let go again and clashed their weapons to the left side.

Homura: "And right."

They clashed their weapons to the right side and stood there for a bit. They immediately let go as Miko was getting the hang of it.

Miko: "Looks like I'm getting use to this."

Homura rolled her eyes around and told her that they were just getting started.

Homura: "Don't celebrate just yet. We're just getting started. Now follow my moves and try to deflect my strike when the opportunity is at hand. Begin!"

And so they started with their next form of training. Following the basics, she blocked each attack from high, low, left, and right continuously while looking for opening to deflect her attacks. After a bit of blocking, she found the opening she needed. By the time she focused her blocked her teacher's attack, she used all her power to deflect the strike and caused Homura to push back. Homura stumbled and regained her footing before she tripped to the floor. Miko felt pleased with it and was getting ahead of herself.

Miko: "Oh yeah! I'm on a roll! What's next?"

Homura looked to her and could tell that she was enjoying herself for too much. But she kept going with her training and went to the next phase.

Homura: "Now, you need to try to parry, whether it be your moves or your abilities. There will be Nightmares with certain abilities or Wraiths that will surprise you. If you see some that would telegraph certain attacks and you have little time blocking, you need to parry to avoid these sudden attacks."

She soon placed her sword in ground and digs into her shield to take out a rocket launcher and took aim at Miko.

Homura: "Now, think fast!"

She pulled the trigger and fired a rocket towards her. Miko panicked switch the knob of the guitar to the defensive and did some quick frets to form a dome to protect herself. The rocket hit the barrier and exploded, but left her unharmed. Miko took a breather and lowered her shield, shocked that Homura would do that.

Miko: "Are you crazy?!"

Homura just smirked and told her that this is part of the training.

Homura: "This is part of the training. You need to dodge my attacks in order for you to survive. Now start dodging!"

She took out another rocket launcher and fired another rocket at her. Miko quickly made a quick dodge to avoid the line of fire. Homura grabbed yet another one and fired the third rocket. Seeing this pattern, Miko turned the knob of her guitar into hovercraft mode and tossed it on the floor, running up to it and jumped on top of it to get away from the attack. She flew high in the air and avoids the rocket with ease and soared to the air. Homura looked up to the sky to see her flying and knew her strategy.

Homura: "So that's your game, huh? Fly far enough to avoid getting hit. Big mistake for a trainee."

She quickly removed her shield and decided to get a little aggressive with her teachings.

Homura: "Now the real training begins…"

Up in the air, Miko was high enough to avoid any rockets that her teacher would fire. Taking a breather, she was beginning questioning her training.

Miko: "Okay… Something tells me that this more then just training. At least I'm far from the line of fire."

By the time she said that, a bright purple energy stream flew up behind her and she felt that warm energy. Turning back around, she saw the streak reach high in the air and exploded like a firework. That said explosion turned into multiple designs and spread out wide. That's when multiple energy arrows came down and rained towards her. Her eyes grew wide behind her shades and realized that she spoke too soon.

Miko: "Scrap…"

She quickly maneuvered her guitar in many directions to avoid the many projectiles raining down on her. Every quick turn, flip, and drift, she managed to avoid each of them with ease until it all stopped. Sighing in relief, she looked down to Homura and demand that she stop it.

Miko: "Hey! What's the big deal?! Are you trying to kill me?! Cut it out!"

But when she looked down, she noticed that Homura wasn't in the middle of the campsite. Blinking, she scratched her head and was confused of that.

Miko: "What the- Where did she…"

By the time she was trying to figure out what happened to her, Homura appeared from behind using her time ability to teleport herself close to her student. With her samurai sword out, she was going to deliver a quick blow. Miko immediately felt that coming and jumped off the guitar and grabbed hold of the edges, using her guitar as a shield to block the attack. The two weapons collided and sparks came out of it, with Miko getting extremely nervous of what she's doing.

Miko: "Yo! This isn't funny, Homura! Stop it!"

But Homura didn't listen as she was using all her power to push her out of the sky. She was successful pushing her guitar down and caused her to fly out of control. Miko managed to get herself back up on her guitar and tried to land. But as she was landing, she nearly lost control and tripped to the ground, rolling over the sand and stopping close to the campsite with her guitar joining her. She soon struggled up and didn't expect an attack of that magnitude.

Miko: "Ow…"

By the time she was getting up, Homura landed gently on the ground and told Miko that this wasn't just some normal training.

Homura: "This isn't a game, nor a joke. This is a life or death situation that you need to wake up to. If you do not commit to it, then you will suffer. That is the fate of all Magical Girls."

By the time she was talking, Miko struggled to get up and was getting annoyed, but what she didn't know was that a mysterious aurora enveloped her body in a low green glow before immediately fading away. Rubbing the back of her head, she complained about that last attack.

Miko: "I understand the risk, Homura. But do you really have to pull a fast one on me that quick? I thought we were just practicing."

Homura noticed that green glow and wondered if it was part of Miko's abilities. Brushing that aside, she decided to give her a quick dose of reality.

Homura: "This is more then just training, Miko Nakadai, this is survival of the fittest. And as a Magical Girl, it is your duty to protect the world from Wraiths and Nightmares or die trying. Along the way, you will be challenged by other Magical Girls, desperate in their own survival by getting the grief pellets needed to purify their gems. Which leads to the final lesson. If you can defeat me, then you are worthy to be one of us."

Miko heard this and was completely shocked by this sudden news. She now has to fight the very person that's teaching her to be a Magical Girl, without any rhyme or reason? That doesn't make any sense! Starring her down, she decided on not to do that.

Miko: "You want me to do what? Forget it! I'm not going to hurt you Homura! It's so wrong!"

Homura heard this and sighed in defeat.

Homura: "I see… Well then, if that's the case…"

She quickly maneuvered her sword around her hand and lifted it up behind her, planning on something big. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and decided to start.

Homura: "Then you must die!"

By then, she launched herself off the floor and charged towards the recruit. Miko was completely off guard and couldn't believe that she is going to kill her. Out of survival instinct, she got her axe out and blocked the sudden strike from Homura. Both weapons collide and the sparks started to fly. Miko held her own, but was still shocked at this sudden change of direction.

Miko: "Homura, wait! Stop this! This is insane!"

Homura still wouldn't give up as she told her that she won't stop.

Homura: "I will only stop if you defeat me. Now fight back!"

She soon let go and continued on with the assault with more sudden strikes. Miko keeps on blocking and didn't know what to do. She can't hurt her friend, otherwise it would be even worse. But she could hold her back for as long as possible. Learning from her recent training, she was able to push the last attack and deflected her off. Once she was at a farther distance, she turned to knob of her guitar into a long range weapon and fret incredibly fast, firing energy projectiles like that of a machine gun. Homura saw this and avoided them with ease as much as possible. Yet there were to many of them and it was getting extremely difficult in dodging them. So she opened up her time shield and activates it, disappearing from the distance. Miko saw this and knew that she was going to pull a fast one on her. Almost immediately, Homura appeared behind her and has already taken out a chain gun, firing in the air. Quickly, Miko switched the knob to her some and strummed incredibly fast to create a dome to protect herself from the barrage of bullets. Homura kept on firing as the bullets kept of flying. She immediately heard a click, knowing that she is out of ammo. Miko noticed this too and took the opportunity, switching back to her gun mode and pointed her stick end to her and made a huge strum to fire a powerful shot. A huge projectile came out of the nozzle and headed straight to her teacher. Homura saw this and turned her shield on and disappeared into nothingness, seconds before the projectile reached her. Miko saw this and realized she's going to attack in another direction. So she waited to see where she would attack. That's when Homura reappeared close to her with her sword out and was ready to strike. Miko felt that and immediately turned to Homura's direction, blocking the attack with her axe guitar. The two held her ground as Homura saw the first mistake she made.

Homura: "Don't waste your magic in one attack. Doing so will blacken your soul gem more. Unless you have plenty of Grief pellets, you can't overuse your magic to its full potential."

Miko heard that and thought it was a completely insult.

Miko: "Wow, Homura… That was very thoughtful, considering you are trying to kill me!"

She soon pushed her back and Homura staggered, falling to the floor and landing on her rear. Seeing her down, she decided to turn her knob to turn the guitar into a hovercraft and tossed the guitar to the ground. She soon jumped on top of the guitar and immediately flew away from Homura. The teacher saw her student fleeing and saw another big mistake.

Homura: "Leaving a battle that isn't finished? A small judgment of error."

She removed her shield from her arm and tossed it to the air, letting it glow in purple and shifted into her bow. Grabbing it with her one hand, she took the archer position and the magical string appeared. Pulling the string back, an energy arrow appeared when she pulled it back. Taking aim at Miko, she let go of her string and the arrow flew straight to the girl. Miko was in the air and thought that she made a clean getaway. Unfortunately, it was short lived, as the arrow nearly brushed past her and was nearly hit by it. She nearly loose control of her guitar and managed to regain her footing, turning around to see Homura taking another aim to her.

Miko: "Ah, come on!"

Homura fired another arrow at her and Miko flew high and avoided the next shot. But it didn't stop her as Homura kept firing more arrows to her. Miko quickly flew around and avoided each one, trying to avoid any and all attacks on her.

Back at the watch tower, Jack, Raf, and Arcee were watching the training between Homura and Miko. But unfortunately, they could see that this has become more serious. Raf notice this and told Jack about it.

Raf: "Uh, Jack…? Something tells me that this is more then just training."

Jack watched on as Homura was shooting down Miko with her magical arrows and was in agreement.

Jack Darby: "Yeah… Sure looks that way. We have to stop it before Miko gets herself hurt, or worse."

The two nodded and proceeded to head down to stop Homura from hurting her. But Arcee stopped them and told them that it was all right.

Arcee: "Hold up you two. Let Homura handle this."

Jack turned to his partner and told her that it was bad.

Jack Darby: "What?! Arcee, are you seeing what we're seeing? Homura is now attacking Miko! This is beyond the training we were expecting! If she keeps this up, then-"

Cee turned to him and explained what's really going on.

Arcee: "I know what I'm seeing, and it's not what it looks like."

The two humans blinked their eyes and were confused about it. Arcee soon looks back at the battle and continued on.

Arcee: "I have seen this before. Back on Cybertron, in the early days of war, drill instructors use this type of technique to push trainees to the limits so they can prove that they are meant to serve in the war. Some managed to pass this technique, others never made it pass the fights. It is something I myself had to go through to prove I'm a soldier. Homura is doing the same thing the drill sergeants are doing. I just hope that Miko beat her and pass this test."

The two heard her and was a little confused about that. But seeing the look of determination in her optics, they soon understand what Homura is really doing. Looking back, they hope that Miko gets through with this and not fail.

Up in the air, Miko kept on avoiding the arrow shots and was trying to survive the best she could. But Homura's attacks were so aggressive and sudden that it was impossible to actually avoid them. Seeing this, she needs to find a remove the bow from her hands and leaving her weaponless. Looking down at her guitar, she decided to take a serious risk and jump off it and wrapped the strap around her head. This led to her falling to the ground below as she quickly switched to gun mode to take quick aim. Getting the shot right, she strummed and fired an energy bolt out of the nozzle and it flew to her teacher. Homura saw this and had to avoid that shot. However, the bolt was too fast as it hit her bow and caused it to fly out of her hands and was in the air. The bow spinned around before reverting back to her shield and landed on the ground, rolling around until it is at a complete stop. Seeing the weapon removed from her, Miko got her shot and switched back to her hovercraft mode, placing her feet on it and flying towards her with incredible speed. Homura looked her shield and realized that it was a far enough distance from her. She soon turn back saw Miko rocketing towards her in blinding speed and need to get into the defensive. Turning back, she could see her sword close to her that she discarded jumped over the grab it. By the time she did it, Miko was close enough to remove her guitar axe to deliver a crushing blow. The teacher though lifted her blade up and it collided with the student's axe, showering in sparks on impact. The two held their own as Miko smirked at her success.

Miko: "Checkmate! I win!"

Homura was holding her own as the blade of her sword was cracking under pressure. But as she was holding her own, she smirked and reminded her of this little fight.

Homura: "The game isn't over yet. After all, never face an opponent who is a step ahead of you."

She then lifted something in her other hand and lifted her thumb. Miko noticed it and realized that she was holding a detonator charge in her hand as she pushed the button. Looking back, she saw multiple detonator charges spread around the two of them, as Homura must've placed them there when she was using her time manipulation ability to implant them during the fight. She blinked and knew that she was in trouble.

Miko: "Scrap…"

She quickly kicks Homura off of her and ran away before the charges would explode. Homura then quickly hurried to her shield and made a grab for it to activate her ability. By the time she disappeared, all the detonators started to explode as fire and blasts spread around a running Miko. Knowing that she is in big trouble, she dropped her guitar and jumped on it to fly away. She quickly escaped the explosions and was far from them. She quickly took a breather and thought that she was in the clear.

Miko: "Phew… That was close… Almost became a shishquibob for a second there. I just hope Homura survived that."

By the time she said that, she could hear the voice from close by.

Homura: "The only person that you should worry about is yourself!"

She turned to the direction of that voice and saw Homura face to face with her. Miko quickly panicked as the teacher swung her sword to her. The student blocked it by jumping off the guitar and using it as a shield, but it wasn't enough. The impact caused her to spiral out of control and crashed into the desert floor with a huge impact. Both Jack and Raf, saw this all go down and were now getting worried.

Jack and Raf: "Miko!"

When the smoke cleared, Miko was struggling to get up after an assault like that. Again, her body was glowing a bit but she didn't notice it. Trying to regain any composure, she looked up and wondered where she was. She soon got her answer as Homura reappeared in front of her to deliver a crushing blow. Miko was shocked an unprepared as she got her guitar up and blocked the attack. As the weapons collided, Homura decided to guilt trip her in her decision.

Homura: "You are holding yourself back! You need to push yourself to the limit if you are to defeat me! Why are you being hesitant?"

Miko gritted her teeth and explained herself the best she could.

Miko: "I don't want to fight you, Homura! This is madness!"

Homura heard this and didn't like that type of answer.

Homura: "You don't want to fight me?"

By then she let go of the hold and caused Miko to stumble forward. Homura soon gave her a steep uppercut to her face and caused her to fly from her and landed face first on the floor. That in turn caused her to let go of her guitar as it landed next to her. She slowly struggled to her feet while the green glow covered her body for a brief moment. Homura slowly walked down to her and continued to insult her intentionally.

Homura: "This is pathetic… You can't fight me, yet you won't explain to me why? And to think you want to be a Magical Girl. You pretty much waste your wish away and you don't want to dedicate to the cause."

Miko heard this and was upset about it.

Miko: "That's not true! I wanted serve the cause and help out!"

Homura: "Then why won't you fight back?!"

She soon used her shield as a weapon and slapped her in the face for her hesitation, seeing the green glow appearing and disappearing for some reason. Yet she continues to grind her down on her wish.

Homura: "You had a life ahead of you. A future and dreams that you want to accomplish. Yet you throw it all away just to make a wish to save someone. How pitiable…"

Miko: "But it's not pitiable! I have my reason!"

Another hit from Homura's shield to Miko's face as the glow appeared and disappeared in a second.

Homura: "Then why? Why would you throw everything away just to make a contract with Kyubey? What compelled you in making a risk far greater then the many times you went out in the middle of a battlefield without a single care?!"

Miko was very quiet about it as she felt like she didn't want to answer. This pissed Homura a lot and ordered her again with another slap with her shield.

Homura: "Answer me!"

Miko still remained quiet and the teacher could see a tear coming down her cheek, followed by another low glow that flashed by. Homura stood there and was disgusted by Miko's silence.

Homura: "Figures… If you are not committed to being one of us, then you are just as weak as your soul."

She tightened her sword and raised it high, just to finish this little fight/lesson. Jack and Raf saw this going down and fear for Miko's life. So much so that Darby screamed out to Homura to stop.

Jack Darby: "Homura! Stop!"

But she didn't listen as she brought her sword down to deliver the crushing blow. Jack turned away and hopes that it wouldn't end so tragically. But then, there was absolute silence as the Darby wondered what happened. He turned to see Raf with his eyes wide and mouth agape while Arcee remained cool and collective, while in a bit of a shock. Jack wondered why they are acting like that until he looked down to see if Homura didn't do anything to drastic. But that was when his eyes were wide and he too was in awe of what he saw. But the one that was shocked the most was Homura, as she brought her sword down, but didn't connect. Instead, it was grabbed by Miko with one hand and blood was trickling down her glove. She was breathing heavily with tears coming down her cheeks, as she gave Homura the answer that she wanted.

Miko: "Do you want to know why I became a Magical Girl…? Why I made that wish to save Bulkhead…? I made that contract because…"

That's when she immediately looks up to Homura, but her eyes were glowing a dark green hue instead of her usual hazel color.

Miko: "It's because I didn't want to loose the only friend I ever had!"

Homura was taken back from that when she gave her the answer she wasn't expecting. Immediately, images of her and Madoka flashed in her mind as she too had an only friend too before she made her wish. She was easily caught off guard as Miko delivered a swift punch to her stomach and the force of the punch pushed her far away from the battle, letting go of her sword in the process. She immediately landed to the ground and rolled around for a couple of seconds before making a complete stop. She struggled to get up and coughed up blood from an impact like that.

Homura: "How…? How could she rebound that fast? I never thought that the punch could be that heavy. Could it be a new ability that I wasn't aware of?"

She started to stand, hoping to fight back, but as she looked up, she saw Miko coming down from the sky with her axe guitar in hand and over her head. She saw this and was shocked by that quick recovery.

Homura: "Such speed!"

She soon realized that she was in the line of fire and immediately jumped back and away while Miko missed her. The hit on the guitar caused cracks being formed and caused a meteor like impact in the aftermath. Homura landed gracefully on the ground and was shocked that she was getting good unlike the first bout. Her student quickly started to get her guitar strap over her head and was in position, giving her a bit of a story.

Miko: "You don't know anything about me! You don't know what I had to go through!"

Switching to her machine gun mode on the knob, she made one strum and fired a magical projectile right towards her. Homura quickly used her time ability as one snap vanished out of the blue. That only lasted a second when she appeared on the left side and the projectile miss her completely. She turned to see the projectile fly past her and looked back to her student that was spilling her heart out.

Miko: "Back home, back at Tokyo, I had a perfect life! Two loving parents!"

She took aim and strummed again to fire another shot, only for Homura to teleport from there to another location, letting her miss the shot.

Miko: "Two precious cats, Chi Chi and Ding Dong!"

She then fired another shot and Homura avoid it.

Miko: "The best schools!"

Then another shot.

Miko: "Taking private lessons!"

And another.

Miko: "But that perfect life is also the most boring of my life!"

Knowing that firing won't do, she decided to go on the offensive and charged in with her guitar. Homura got to the defensive and used her shield to block, giving that she lost her sword from the first strike. Miko brought her guitar down on the axe end and sparks started to fly, as she continued on with her life story.

Miko: "My father wanted me to follow in his footsteps! My mom wanted me to be a proper woman! But I didn't want do that! I didn't want any of it! I wanted to follow my own path!"

She soon let go and started to strike again. She struck and Homura block that off as well, backing up from the strikes.

"I started listening to metal!"

She soon let go and struck Homura again.

"Took guitar lessons!"

And another one.

"Dressed more rebellious!"

And another one.

"I wanted to be more of a rockstar then what mom and dad want me to do!"

She soon decided to take an opening and ducked down to deliver a quick sweep to her legs, knocking Homura down. She then raised the guitar high enough to deliver a crushing blow. The teacher knew that she meant business and decided to get as aggressive as her. Getting her hand into her shield, she took out an UZI and aimed it right the girl. Miko saw this and switched to her defensive mode on the guitar, strumming heavily to form a barrier around her. Homura quickly fired as the bullets hit the shield, but didn't penetrate it. Miko kept on strumming while continuing her story.

Miko: "My family though, didn't like what I'm doing and thought that I was betraying their wishes! Not only that, but ever student in school distance themselves from me, thinking I'm nothing but trouble! I was a complete outcast to everyone!"

Then with one huge strum, she made a dome bigger pushing Homura away from her. Setting the guitar to hovercraft mode. She dropped it and jumped on it to fly away. The teacher shook off the attack and looked up to see her flying to the sky. She was curious on what she was planning and didn't want to take any chances. Getting reloading a fresh clip out of her shield, she fired away as a stream of bullets was flying towards her. Miko swiftly avoided them as she kept going with her story.

Miko: "I thought taking this transfer program in school would change my life! That I would have everything I wanted! And while the damn brochure lied to me, I was going to give up! But I met the Autobots and they have given me the life that I wanted! And Bulkhead? He was the only friend that understood me, that share my personal taste! I had an actual friend!"

By the time she was high enough, she jumped off and grabbed the neck of her axe guitar to fall downward. Looking at the knob, she decided to turn it to the ultimate she spotted and decided to finish it all off. The ground soon started to shake as Homura looked down to see the cracks beginning appear on the surface. She soon jumped back as the floor broke apart and something started to rise from it. Looking on, she was shocked that there were huge amp speakers that were rising from the ground followed by metal pillars with lights attached to it. Miko immediately did a flip mid air before landing gracefully on what appears to be a stage for musicians. Getting into a rockstar pose, the lights all shined on her as she yelled the one thing that came to mind.

Miko: "FINAL ENCORE!"

With one huge strum of the guitar, the speakers blasted a wave of sound and it spread far and wide. Homura had little time to escape as she was pushed away from the attack and had her back on the ground, skidding to a complete stop. She groaned a little bit and didn't know how to escape from this situation. She soon opened her eyes and saw Miko jumping off the stage as it disappeared in magical energy. Landing right in front of her, she was finishing with her story.

Miko: "I thought I had a friend that gets me… That Bulk and I would be inseparable."

The teacher got her shield up and activate it to make a quick escape. But just as the gears begins to turn, Miko immediately swung her guitar and hit the shield, causing it to fly out of her arm and away from her. Homura looked to the shield flying away and landing on the ground. She soon looked back, she saw Miko with her guitar raised up high with the blade end at Homura's body.

Miko: "But, when he was hurt… When he was hurt…!"

Homura realized the mistake she gravely made and closed her eyes, knowing that she lived a long enough life. That is when Miko dropped her axe guitar to her to deliver the finishing blow. But as soon as the dropped it down, Homura didn't feel any pain. Slowly opening her eyes, she could see that she wasn't impaled at all. Instead, the axe guitar was next to her with the blade end on the dirt. She soon peered back and saw Miko still holding it with tears streaming down her face, ending her story.

Miko: "I was… I was afraid… Afraid of loosing the only friend that I know. Afraid of being alone again. Afraid that I will never be with him. That is why I made my wish, so I don't want to be lonely again and that I would protect him, the way he protected me. That's all I ever wanted. All I've ever wanted…"

She then let go of her weapon and got on her knees, silently sobbing to herself. Arcee soon joins the two with Jack and Raf on her shoulders, witnessing the entire fight from start to finish. Homura though heard every word of it and finally knew why she was foolish in making such a wish.

Homura: "You didn't want to be lonely. You're just like me…"

She soon got up and dusted herself off from the fight and approaches her. That is when she bent to her knees and gave her an embracing hug to comfort her. Miko felt that and was completely in awe by her reaction as she told her student her life story.

Homura: "I was like you before. I was alone in this world. Fresh out of the hospital and coming to school, I was never anything special. But there was one person who became my friend. Madoka Kaname. She saw me as one that would burn with passion. It is a shame that we only knew each other for a short time, considering that she was gone from me. But I know that she's always with me to this day."

She soon brushed the side of her hair, feeling the red ribbon that use to belong to her friend.

Homura: "You think that you are the only one who is alone in this world. But you are not alone. You have friends who are around you and will always be with you, no matter what the risk. And you even have me that had gone through what you're going through. And no matter what happens, all the things that you will face, we will always be with you. I will always be with you."

Miko looked up with her teary face and quivering her lips. That's when Miko got up and hugged her back, crying her eyes out until her face was completely dry. Arcee managed to bring Jack and Raf down from her as they approached their friend with the Darby placing his hand on her shoulder for comfort.

Homura: "Shh… It's okay… You have completed your training. You are now officially a Magical Girl."

The group stood there while the sun was setting on the horizon and darkening the sky. While the abandoned campsite looked liked it was ground zero, it was obvious that Miko has earned the right to be a Magical Girl.


So that will end chapter twelve. Now as far as Miko's magical girl state, she would be a rock star with magical powers and her weapon would be an axe guitar combination with a special ability. You already read that the ability is a damage increase as the more she gets hit; the more her powers increase on her body and weapon. Think of her as Yang from RWBY without getting angry over her hair. I got to admit, giving a clear description of her attire and weapons was a blast and I'm hoping someone reading this would do a drawing of Magical Girl Miko on DeviantArt. If anyone's interested, let me know. Anyways, on the next chapter, it will take place in the Transformers Prime episode, 'Recruit', only this time it would be three recruits instead of one. You will know what I'm talking about on the next chapter. Please Review. #WherearetheGoodCartoons?