Author's Note: Phew! I am so sorry for the delay! I had some work related issues to sort out. So, in response to a review I read a while back. I wanted to say that, the suit that Brendan wears is based on the USIF Powered Assault Armor from the Section 8. With some alterations to it of course in terms of weaponry and strength of the armor as a whole. And with Brendan's powers, he'll be able to do much more with it too. But as to what, we'll have to just wait and see.

Disclaimer: I don't own Supergirl or Transformers, they are rightfully owned by Hasbro, DC and The CW. I only own my OC.

❛The more things change, the more they stay the same. Boundaries shift, new players step in, but power always finds a place to rest its head.❜

[ — General Shepherd, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ]

Location: DEO Headquarters, National City

Brendan, under the guise of his armored persona Nexus, had decided to help in bringing Mercy Graves to the DEO headquarters to be locked up, ironically, alongside her brother Otis. Of course, Brendan saw this as the man who had shot him a week ago and it took every ounce of willpower not to break the man's nose when he looked at him.

The stares that he got all around were to be expected, some gasping in awe and others feeling intimidated by his appearance as a whole. Throwing Mercy into a cell next to her brother, with the shielding closing behind her.

"How fitting. Scum being placed next to scum..." Nexus mused, watching as Mercy locked her eyes with the armored being.

"And what are you supposed to be? The DEO's newest lapdog?..." She remarked, which earned her a chuckle as he stepped forward towards her cell. He leaned down, using the outer walls of the cell to support him as he looked right into her eyes. Even behind the shielding, Mercy felt a bit of a chill by Nexus's intimidating presence. Those four glowing orbs piercing right into her very soul, as if he was marking her for death.

"I don't work for the DEO, I work for /nobody/ except myself..." He said, his tone soft but stern enough. Though he saw Supergirl and a DEO Agent making their way back towards them, deciding it was best to step back. In which he did, taking several steps back and standing in the spot he stood in before.

"You know they say the Graves Twins are collectors items." The DEO Agent said to Supergirl, who nodded.

"Vintage Lex Era." She added.

"You know, I heard they're worth more if they're /never/ let out of the box." The Agent replied, looking over towards Mercy and Otis.

"The people are angry, Agent Danvers. Their fear is metastasizing." Mercy spoke, pressing a hand up against the shield that blocked them her from the outside world.

"And you can't stop it." Otis finished, a smug grin on his face which caused Nexus's head to snap in his direction.

"Do you two have an off switch? Or do these cells have a mute option cause I'm seriously jonseing to find a way to shut you both up." Nexus spoke, his head snapping to Mercy, then back to Otis.

"Why don't you do it yourself, tin-man?" Otis spoke, which caused Nexus to release a soft growl as his fist balled up. But a sigh left him as he shook his head softly. He wasn't going to let himself get baited by xenophobic scum. Instead he turned to Supergirl and Agent Danvers, then back towards Otis.

"When this whole ordeal is over, we're going to find a location, and I'm gonna knock your teeth so far down your throat you're gonna stick a toothbrush right up your ass to brush 'em." Nexus spoke, with every word said seriously, yet calmly which caused Otis to actually gulp a bit.

With his threat told, he turned away and began to walk towards the outer courtyard of the DEO Headquarters. He was heading towards the outside portion, as he planned to leave. He didn't feel like sticking around and the stares were getting to Brendan.

As he walked up the stairs, and through the double doors he looked out towards the city. The sun had gone down and the night was rolling in, he had to get back to his guardians. He had a lot of work to do, in regards to the Nexus suit. He'd have to find a way to make it portable, easier to transform on the go and much quicker transformation time.

"You know, I never got to say thank you."

The sudden sound of someone's voice pulled him from his thought process, as his helm turned to be greeted with the flowing blonde hair of Supergirl.

"Oh, well. It's no problem." Nexus spoke

"I'd like to ask you some questions? I mean, if you'd be alright with it?" Supergirl asked, stepping forward a bit to get a better look at him.

That's when Brendan saw a message pop up on his HUD.

:: need you to come home, got dinner ready and the suit is running low on power. ::

— From Shatter

Brendan internally sighed, before turning to Supergirl.

"Perhaps another time? Something just came up and I must go." He spoke, getting closer to the edge.

"Wait! Can I at least get your name?" Supergirl spoke, watching as the armored warrior stepped backwards towards the ledge.

"You can call me...Nexus." He spoke stepping off the edge as he entered a freefall off the side of the DEO Headquarters. That's when his feet ignited with blue flames along with his palms, as his free fall suddenly stopped and he flew upwards towards the skies.

Supergirl caught a gust of wind in her face as she watched the one who called himself Nexus fly back up, circling around before taking off. A loud sonic boom echoed across as Nexus disappeared from sight.

"Damn, even I couldn't fly that fast the first time." Supergirl mused

Location: Mount St. Hillary, Oregon.

Large blue metallic digits tapped against the keys of a large, golden colored computer as images flipped through. The familiar sound of the National City News being heard in the distance as a large mechanical figure with electric blue hues eyed the screen.

'In other news, a new hero has emerged in National City under the crisis of the recent L-Corp attack that happened earlier this afternoon. An armored figure who inside sources has revealed himself to be called Nexus. Nobody knows who he is, or what he wants. But his motives seem to be clear that he wants to protect the people.'

The TV Anchorwoman spoke, as images of Nexus escorting the Graves into the DEO Headquarters with Supergirl. Blue optics widened when the the familiar symbol was visible on his chest and shoulder. The colossal mech turned, his identity still masked by the brightness of the screen

"Ratchet, I need you to bridge me to National City. Something just came up that merits investigation..." A deep, baritone voice emitted, as the head turned back towards the monitor, the frozen image of the armored figure shown on the screen.

Location: Andrews Airforce Base, Outskirts Of National City.

After making it back to the base, and a hot meal made by Shatter, Brendan was back over in his workshop. He was looking at a 3D holographic image of the Nexus Armor. The look on his face showed he was deep in thought.

"Hm, deployment time could be severely cut in half if there was a way to make the suit more portable." He said softly, looking at the design.

"Why not make it into a backpack? Wouldn't that reduce deployment time?..." A voice pulled Brendan from his thoughts as he turned back, seeing Blitzwing standing right behind him. He was already on one knee, looking at the projected 3D image with him.

"Hm, as good as that idea is. It'd be very difficult to try and compress some of those larger pieces. No, we need something portable and not so...noticeable." He mused, and that's when an idea hit Blitzwing.

"What about nanotechnology? You could deploy the suit using nanites! It'll reduce time, and you can fit the entire suit into a watch or belt." Blitzwing spoke, which got Brendan's attention as he turned to him.

"Dude, that's brilliant! We could download the entire suit into the digistruct nanites that we created last year and put it in wristwatch. It'll reduce deployment time, and it'll be much easier to conceal." He was already furiously typing away on the interactive keyboard as a wrist watch appeared alongside the image of the suit.

Further back, in the 'lounging' area of the base, Dropkick and Shatter were watching as their charge and Blitzwing were working on the new armor deployment system.

"The kid is smart, but do you ever think he'll realize who he's related to?..." Dropkick asked, a look of concern on his facial plate as Shatter wrapped an arm around her mate, pulling her close to him.

"He'll figure it out eventually, but for now, let's not say anything of it. If he were to find out who his father was, that would draw a lot of attention to...unwanted suitors." Shatter spoke, looking at her old Decepticon insignia, located on one of her wings, that had been scratched off.

The last thing she wanted, was for any of 'them' to find out. For it would destroy this city, and all the inhabitants in it.

Time Lapse: A Few Hours Later

Brendan, now donning the Mark II Nexus Suit, was currently flying out towards the outer limits of National City. Flying close behind him were Shatter and Blitzwing, both assuming their Jet Forms. Shatter's being a red and white McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II and Blitzwing being a white and red McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.

"The test flight seems to be going well, the new armor feels less cumbersome due to using lighter, yet thicker materials." Brendan spoke, doing several barrel rolls with laughter leaving him, he seemed to really be enjoying himself as he continued to soar through the air.

That's when a warning appeared on his HUD, showing that a strange dispersal of energy was released not too far from their location. This was then followed by another warning, this one showing an object falling a few thousand feet above them.

Brendan looked up, eyes squinting as he zoomed in on the object rapidly descending towards them before eyes widened in shock.

"Holy shit that's—" Brendan had zero time to react as he flipped over, flying upside down with outstretched arms.

"Brendan, what are you—" Shatter didn't even finish as suddenly a red and blue blur collided with Brendan at high speed, knocking him out of the air as he was sent plummeting to the ground below. The combined velocity of both the object and Brendan caused them to hit the ground with a loud boom, creating a fairly large crater.

"BRENDAN!" Both Shatter and Blitzwing screamed as they flew towards the crater, finding that the Nexus Suit was still in tact, but Brendan was not moving. What it was that was on top of him was even more astounding, it was Supergirl, though her face seemed to be glowing with a greenish hue.

A soft groan caught them off guard, as they saw the helmet of the suit beginning to shake a bit.

"That's going to hurt later..." Brendan said softly, gently picking himself up as he held Supergirl in his arms.

"...We need to get her to the DEO, she was exposed to a massive amount of Kryptonite which has somehow contaminated the entire planet's atmosphere." He said, looking up towards his guardians as they nodded.

The three then took to the skies, heading off towards National City.

Location: DEO HQ, National City

"Director Danvers! We got a situation here!" One of the DEO Agents spoke, causing Alex to be pulled from her thoughts as she made her way over towards said agent.

"Talk to me, what's going on?" She asked, looking at the monitor, which was actually a radar screen. Three blips rapidly making their way towards the city.

"Three unidentified objects just flew into the city limits, they appear to be heading this way." He replied, rapidly pressing keys to try and get an idea on what it was that was coming.

"What are they—" Alex was interrupted by the sound of loud sonic booms, causing her head to snap back towards the outer area of the HQ, her eyes widened at the sight. As did any agents who were on the floor.

Flying in, was Nexus, who was accompanied by two fighter jets. It wasn't the fact that they were fighter jets that shocked everyone, but the fact that they had no pilots in the cockpits! The joysticks, and several buttons were moving and being operated on their own as Nexus landed in the outer area of the HQ.

In his massive metallic hands, was an unconscious Supergirl. Alex quickly bolted towards the pair, until she was standing face to face with Nexus. Her stare literally burning into Brendan's very soul.

"I suppose you'd like an explanation?" Nexus asked, Alex's features never changing.

"You're god damn right." Was all the Director of the DEO said.