"Middia? She's just a story told to young sparklings." Ratchet told the blond gruffly, brushing off her recitation with a shrug.

"Yeah, we were all told it when we were sparks. My elders taught me it, before all the chaos broke out." Arcee agreed crossing her arms.

"Middia was a simple myth, young Mitzi. I highly doubt her existence." Optimus rumbled, and Mitzi sighed.

"Um, who's Middia?" Raph asked hesitantly.

"A fairy tale Raph." Arcee snorted, and Mitzi went back to twirling her double heart necklace.

"Mitzi?" Jack asked turning to the intruder. "You wanna explain?"

"Sure, but if your friends don't believe me, then you won't ever get Miko back."

"Maybe she's on to something Optimus." Bulkhead said quickly, and Mitzi nodded her head with a smile. Taking a seat on a table, she crossed her legs carefully and let her necklace drop back down onto her skin with a slight thump.

"How do you explain an apparent fable?" Mitzi mused thoughtfully, looking from optics to eyes with obvious sarcasm. If the Autobots believed Mitzi's prophecy or not, it would be on their conscience to the end of time anyway. "In the beginning there were three. For good, Primus stood always. A beacon of hope and light in an otherwise desperate universe, Primus was always counted upon for guidance. For the darkness stood Unicron, a black void of despair and contempt. Unicron simply embodied evil, but you all already knew that. There was a third between the two powers, an in between. She was born to be an intermediate between the two, to solve wars before the two broke out in disagreement. She was a deciding factor among the two because a decision is never made by only two parties, there must always be a third so a decisive decision can be decided. This third, the only feminine power among the three, was Middia. Middia was a floating power, she took Primus's side on occasion when she decided to take his position, and in other times she took Unicron's position. Over time as the two sides grew so horrible that war had to be formed, Middia began to vanish from the histories. She left one simple prophecy to an oracle on Cybertron, the one I recited. Over time, her last prophecy of her return was decided a myth, a simple story, and in bedtime tales simply became The Lost Prophecy, not even that in most cases."

Taking a breath, the blond intruder looked at each in turn before continuing. "Middia never completely disappeared off the radar, she played an important part among the Primes and Decepticons. She helped Primus establish connection to the first Primes, and she helped Unicron take root in evil Cybertronian hearts. She was also the reason the Matrix of Leadership was established, and the two others that she had forged for the Primes. She was an invisible symbol on both sides, and made sure that someone always knew of her existence so something could be done to protect the masses. Her prophecy is beginning, she took Miko, and now her prophecy is going to continue."

"So, we're up against an original power, great." Arcee muttered.

"Child, how do you know anything about this? How does a mere human know of Cybertronian lore?" Ratchet demanded suspiciously, curiously.

"My guardians made me memorize it when I was little. It was my bedtime story when I was young, it was a basis for my schooling." Mitzi replied with a shy shrug.

"Who are your guardians? What happened to your parents?" Jack asked as approached the new girl.

"I don't remember my parents very much, my guardians have been all I have ever known. But they told me if Middia was ever to rise in their absence, I had to call them back, and they would need the Primes to bring back peace." Mitzi explained as she looked up at Optimus with a smile.

"I am the last of my kind, Mitzi. I am the last Cybertronian Prime, my power alone will have to be sufficient." Optimus replied as he seemed to draw himself up to his full height. As the other Autobots and the other two humans nodded their heads at their leader, The last great Cybertronian Prime, Mitzi's face colored in confusion.

"No, you're not the last." Mitzi exclaimed in surprise. "Middia is reduced by 3, always 3. She was to be overcome by 3 Primes, each given a gift by either of her brothers Primus or Unicron. What do you mean you're the last?" Mitzi asked in astonishment.

"I am the last of the Primes, Mitzi. I have long since been the remainder of my class, the only one left to control the Matrix of Leadership." Optimus replied slightly confused. He was the last, as sad as it was, but that was all there was to it.

"No," Mitzi laughed nervously. "My guardians aren't gone yet, are they? There's 3 Primes left, and I don't think they would like to hear you calling them dead."

"What do you mean, young one?" Ratchet murmured softly, focusing his optics on the unusual human. "Are you saying your guardians are Primes? But that's impossible! I would have picked up their spark signals, you must be mistaken. We are the only Autobots on Earth, child."

"You don't seem to believe anything I say!" Mitzi exclaimed hurt, and as her eyes grew bright through unshed tears they watched her take her heart necklace in hand. "If you won't believe me, then you gotta believe them!" In astonishment they watched as Mitzi took the hearts in her hand and cracked the two hearts down the middle. Blue light erupted from the broken stones, and in a flash the rocks were zooming out of her hand. The ground shook as Mitzi let out one tear, and then the rumble of Earth stopped suddenly. The tear dripped off Mitzi's cheek as a smile emerged on her face. "They're coming."

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Underneath the Earth, miles below in the darkest part of the sea, a large creature suddenly moved. Optics of blue burst open in apprehension, and her spark began to hum again.

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In the dark lava of a volcano, somehow unscathed by the blistering heat, an even bigger creature turned on its side. Optics of mixed black and purple flashed open, and a groan was heard in the volcano's heart as the huge beast began to move.

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Back in the base, Mitzi let out another smile as she felt something great stir.

"They are coming."