A lovely, intelligent-eyed girl, Jaymie is out in the courtyard reading an older looking book and writing. She looks about sixteen now. Another ten years have passed.
"Jaymie?" A voice called out.
She looked up and around. She has a great grin on her face reminiscent of her mother's.
"Good morning, father." She said.
He walked through the doorway. He looks older now. He's about forty four at this time.
"That's my hobby. Find your own." Dustin said.
"You're the one who introduced me to it. Don't complain if I become a writer or a historian."
"Fair enough."
"So what is the writer writing about today?"
"Oh just some fiction. I was going with your stories that you wrote about transforming machines called Autobots and Decepticons. I always loved those stories so I'm writing my own stories to go along with them. However, I was reading some of them and I'm saddened."
"Why's that?"
"Because in your stories, you killed off mother and then met another girl on a distant planet. Why did you do that?"
Dustin was silent for a moment. He wasn't sure how to answer.
"Tell me, Why don't you spend more time with that young fellow, Kyle?"
"You're changing the subject." Jaymie said.
"I'm not. I'm just reading into guys that are in love with my daughter." Dustin said.
"You've taught me to pursue the truth, no matter how painful it might be. It's too late to back off of that now." Jaymie said. "I've gone over old history books. Something happened in 1984 and I can't figure out what. Something landed on Earth then and something happened in 2007 here in Athens and again I can't figure out what. There's a reason why you killed off mother in your stories. I believe that you aren't from this world and you are from the world of the Transformers. And we don't exist in that one."
Dustin looked at her with anguish and adoration.
"Perhaps I should've filled your head with trivial concerns, games, toys, and clothes." Dustin said.
Jaymie smiled at her father.
"I don't think you mean that."
"No, but it saddens me to see you bear the burden of knowing things, you can't change."
"It's no more a burden than you bear." She replied.
"But I'm not sixteen, with a life ahead of me."
"Father? I should marry Kyle sooner rather than later, don't you?"
"I can only say, live now, Jaymie. Always make now the most precious time. Now will not come again."
"I love you, father." Jaymie said.
She puts her arm around his waist and he puts his arm around her shoulder. Together they walk into the house.
Carly and Daniel still worked over Dustin.
"His vital signs are holding. He's been stable ever since the beam was restored. I'm not sure what else to do for him." Carly said.
Prime looked at the probe with frustration.
"Prime, I've found some residual particles along the side of the probe." Wheeljack said.
"What kind of particles?" Prime asked.
"Decepticon." Wheeljack said.
"I knew the Decepticons were behind this." Ironhide said.
"There is a trail leading from this thing to the Decepticon base on Earth." Wheeljack said.
Optimus Prime turned to his second in command. "Prowl, order a strike team. We're going after the Decepticons." Prime said.
"Yes, sir." Prowl said.
