Skies over the Pacific Ocean:
A c-130 was making its way from Britannia to Japan with a special piece of cargo
"So who are we transporting?" the co-pilot said to the pilot
"Some NEST officer being sent to Japan to help with the Deception Crisis whatever that is" The pilot said as the NEST officer loaded his assault rifle before skimming a scar on his cheek.
NEST Base Alpha:
"So they're sending someone from Britannia?" Shirley asked
"Yeah don't ask me who though I don't know all I know is that Lelouch handpicked him" Milly said
"How long until he gets here?" Shirley asked
"In half an hour" Milly said looking at the clock.
"Think again, a cargo plane just landed" Rivalz said looking at the tarmac
"Our time or their time?" Nina asked
"Ours, I forgot they're half an hour ahead of us" Milly said as the soldier walked down the ram.
"I take it you're Col. Ashford-Cardemonde" the soldier said
"Yes I am" Milly answered
"I'm Sgt Conrad Hauser, but you can call me Duke" Duke said.
"This is some of my staff Shirley Lennox, Prof. Nina Simmons and my husband Rivalz Ashford-Cardemonde" Milly said
"Nice to meet you, now shall we debrief at 1100 hrs?" Duke asked
"Okay" Milly said walking off.
"Okay team; let's introduce each other, this is Lt. Col. Conrad 'Duke' Hauser from NEST base Beta in Britannia, Duke these are Colonels Tohdoh and Tamaki, Cpt. Epps and Maj. Lennox" Milly said
"Ma'am, we're getting the emperor on the line" a technician said
"Very good soldier" Milly said as a holographic avatar of Emperor Lelouch Vi Britannia.
"Hello everyone" Lelouch said
"Hello, your highness" Milly said
"Duke, I hope you had a good flight?" Lelouch asked
"Yes sir I did" Duke replied
"Now to business, I've sent Duke over there to give you a bit of help, he has some experience with tracking down runaways, plus with teh Decepticon crisis still going on you'll need all the help you can get over there" Lelouch said
"Thank you sir" Milly and Duke said together.
"Over and out" The Emperor said.
"Now where would you like to start?" Milly asked
"Narita and then we can ask her friends if she was showing signs of running off." Duke said.
Kururugi Shrine.
"Where are they?" Euphie asked herself looking for something, "Ah, here they are" she said pulling on a pair of black heels "I seriously don't see why the dress uniform needs heels" she muttered pulling on a green jacket "There, okay" she said looking at the mirror "Even after four years it still fits" Euphie was wearing her old NEST uniform, "I can't believe I'm coming out of an early retirement" she mused as she went outside to the waiting limo "I just hope Suzaku is going to be alright with Ayame?" she asked thinking of her husband and daughter, "I still find it incredible that I have a daughter and was married after Lelouch" she giggled getting in and telling the driver where to go.
NEST Base Alpha
"Thanks Akakage, could you please tell Suzaku I'll be home late tonight" Euphie said to the driver
"Of course ma'am, shall I have Kaguya help Suzaku?" he asked
"Yes please if you would" Euphie smiled before entering,
"No time no see" she said
"Euphie?" a voice asked
"oh hello Nina" Euphie said
"What are you doing here?" Nina asked
"Coming out of retirement/maternity leave" the brigadier said
"Why now and not last year?" Nina asked
"Nunnally goes missing and I'm expected to be a house wife, fat chance" Euphie said entering the command centre.
"Welcome back ma'am, Good to see you ma'am, Yo Ma'am" were the cries of greeting Euphie received as she entered NEST Base alpha
"Status report!" Euphie ordered
"We have a team out at Narita looking over the site now hoping to find something the primary team missed" Shirley said handing a datapad to Euphie "Welcome back ma'am" she said
"Thanks Shirley" Euphie said looking over the data.
Lake Kawaguchi.
"So this is where the hotel incident happened" Nunnally said looking at the sight.
"And so too is one of two alt forms the guardian" Hot rod said
"Well let's look for some sort of cybertronian text around the lake" Nunnally suggested.
"Good idea" Hot rod said scanning the lake shore for text.
"After an hour they found nothing, "it has to be here somewhere" Hot rod said. Nunnally was under a support for teh old hotel when she saw it, a cybertronian glyph etched into the ground. "OVER HERE!" Nunnally shouted
"What is it?" Hot rod asked
"Look, its cybertronian" Nunnally said
"Interesting that that particular glyph is here," Hot rod analysed
"Why?" Nunnally asked
"Because that is the glyph meaning land speed" Hot-rod said as a rumbling happened
"What's going on?" Nunnally asked as what appeared to be a train rose up from the lake.
"Is that?" Nunnally asked
"I think it is" Hot rod said
"The first alt form of the Ancient guardian" Hot rod said.
NEST Base Alpha
"Brig Kururugi?" a technician asked
"Yes?" Euphie asked
"we're picking up a massive energon signature at Lake Kawaguchi" the technician said
"How big?" euphie asked
"Off the charts in some places, meaning it's the biggest Transformer we may have seen since the Fallen" the technician said
"Okay we need to trace the signature carefully determine if its Autobot or Decepticon and report back to me, I'm not liking this" Euphie said.
Decepticon Home Base
"Milord we have a massive Energon signature" Lugnut said
"Energon signatures can't be that big" Skywarp said
"Oh but there is one who could give off that size energon signature" Megatron said
"Sir?" Brawl asked
"The Ancient Guardian someone has found a piece to him, Starscream take Lugnut, Blitzwing and Cyclonus and destroy it" Megatron ordered.
"Yes sir" the selected Decepticons said.
Autobot Trans-ops
"Jetfire, we're picking up an energon signature off the scale" Hound said
"Bring it up" Jetfire said as Hound brought it up
"It can't be" Wheeljack said looking at it
"He was right" Jetfire said
"What do you mean?" Ironhide asked
"Hot rod had a theory that the ancient guardian split into two different alt forms and hid on Earth to avoid destruction by the Fallen" Jetfire said
"Jetfire, if we've detected this, maybe the Decepticons have as well" Ironhide said
"Good point, Ironhide take the Arcee sisters and Bumblebee and see if you can secure the sight from the cons, maybe NEST will send backup I'll be observing Japan from the skies" Jetfire said.
"Maybe Nunnally and Hot rod are there" Skids said.
"I hope so" Jetfire said
Lake Kawaguchi
"It's a train with a crane on it" Nunnally said
"Yes it is, but the energon readings this thing is giving off is massive" Hot rod said as a door opened on the side of the train.
"I suppose we better get in" Nunnally said running over it the train and entering
"Wait up" Hot rod said transforming into his alt form.
Inside the train Nunnally was surprised to see the train had looked good as new after being under the water from many years.
"Wow" she said as a beam of light scanned her
"What is it doing?" she whispered
"I don't know" Hot rod said
"Female Human detected" the train said as a tubular chamber opened revealing a pearl hot pink combat suit and twin blasters
"Are those for me?" Nunnally asked
"Yes" The train said before scanning Hot rod "Autobot detected" the train said as a car bay was formed in the train
"Adaption for passengers complete, now departing" The train said opening its own space bridge.
NEST base Alpha
"Brigadier Kururugi, the energon signature has just been lost" Nina said
"How long ago?" Euphie asked
"Just now after a space bridge opened" Nina said
"SPACE BRIDGE" Euphie shouted
"Yes, it appears the train has Space bridge abilities" Nina said.
"That could be good or bad" Euphie said.
"Yes that means the Decepticons can't get their hands on it but that means we also can't get to it unless we predict where it is going to stop" Nina said
"The ultimate escape technique a space bridge generator on board that train" Euphie said "Tell the autobots about it"
Over Japan
"Jetfire I just received some information, the energon signature can use a space bridge" Ratchet said
"A space bridge huh, so that means it is him" Jetfire said
"You sound like you know who that is" Ironhide said
"I do, back when I joined the Autobots Optimus and I met with an Autobot capable of defending the Autobot hemisphere of Cybertron only to discover he was leaving for a planet, the Autobot's name was Omega Supreme" Jetfire said
"Omega Supreme, I thought he was a myth yo, told to sparklings to feel safe at night during recharge" Skids said
"Oh, he's no myth and if I'm right the reason he activated the space bridge is because he has passengers who could easily get hurt" Jetfire said
"You think Nunnally and Hot rod are on board?" Prowl asked
"I do, that mean finding Omega Supreme just became our top priority" Jetfire said.
"SIR YES SIR!" the Autobots said
"I just hope we reach them before Megatron and the Decepticons do" Ironhide said increasing his speed.