Miko smiled as Raf, Diamond, Jade and Bumblebee danced to her music. She turned her head over to where Bulkhead was, with Wheeljack, Ratchet and Optimus. They were talking, something about getting Wheeljack an Earth based vehicle mode.
"Err…" Wheeljack seemed a bit on the spotlight. "About that, Bulk," She bit her lip. "Now, that my ship's repaired. I've been itching to know, what else I might find out there."
Miko's music came to a halt "Wait," She walked over to them with the others. "You're leaving?"
Wheeljack saw in Miko's eyes that the girl wanted her to stay. Why, Wheeljack didn't know. How could she explain, why she wanted to leave?
Bulkhead seemed to answer for her. "Because some 'Bots, never change." He pulled her into a hug. "'Jackie never stays, but she always comes back."
Optimus then spoke. "Wheeljack, know that you shall always have a haven here."
Wheeljack nodded and turned to old friend. "I shall return, I got to see Ratchet again, right honey?" She asked, turning to Ratchet.
"Call me that again, and you'll find that the next time you're injured, this medic won't come and help you." She pulled on the ground-bridge lever, opening the ground-bridge. "There's the door, use it." Her tone was icy cold.
Wheeljack quickly grabbed her and pecked her cheek before running for the ground-bridge. "See, ya, Doll!" She jumped through the ground-bridge.
Ratchet blinked twice before realising what Wheeljack just did. "I'll kill her!" She snarled.
Optimus held her back, he then addressed everyone else. "Perhaps, you should get going to, farewell, Wheeljack, before I close the ground-bridge."
The Autobots and Guardians left, leaving Optimus to deal with Ratchet.
Once they were through, the ground-bridge closed behind them.
Wheeljack looked at her ship before turning to face Bulkhead. "There's room for two, Bulk'." She told him. "Even with a backside like yours." She chuckled at the last bit. "Who knows, just who we might find out there, some of the old crew even."
Bulkhead seemed to hesitate. He looked back over at Miko.
Miko gulped. She dreaded this most of all; she looked down at her feet, hoping that Bulkhead would just get it over with.
Bulkhead turned back to Wheeljack, "Sorry, 'Jackie. My place is here now, with them," He then added the last bit. "With her."
Miko's head snapped up at that. Bulkhead picked her over Wheeljack? She felt her insides roar in triumph.
Wheeljack paused, she then looked at Miko. "If anything happens to my favourite mech, I'm coming after you."
"I'll take good care of him." Miko smiled, completely happy. She whipped out her phone. "Now then, say cheese." She snapped a photo of the pair of them.
Today was now Sunday and Jade stood on one of the walking platforms that were above the ground. Next to her was Miko.
"Are you sure about this?" Miko asked, shaking a little.
Jade was teaching Miko how to fly today. "You're the one who want to learn how to fly. Don't, worry; Diamond shall catch you if you fall."
"That's not helping," Miko muttered.
"Come on," Jade jumped and started to flap her wings, they kept her hovering mid-air. "Try using your wings to get a bit of height before jumping off."
Miko moved her wings up and down hard, it was tricky but she soon got off the ground, she then jumped, and fell.
She started to flap her wings harder, she then stopped falling. She looked down to see that she was still in the air; she let out a cry of joy! "Sweet!" She flew right over to Bulkhead, "Look Bulk' I'm flying!" She flew around him once.
"PRIME!" A voice yelled over the computer, it was Agent Fowler; she had access to the Autobot's computer, so she could make a link between her and the base at any time, mainly encase it was an emergence.
Unfortunately for Miko, Fowler's voice distracted her, she fell to the ground; thankfully she was only hovering only a few feet off the ground. "Ouch," She rubbed her sore behind, she then glared at Fowler. "Do you mind?!" She snapped.
"Calm down, Miko." Bulkhead chilled her; he scooped her up in his hand and placed her up with Diamond and Raf. She huffed but stayed quite.
Jade flew over to them, she stood on top of the railing though; unafraid of how high up she was.
Fowler managed to get Optimus attended; she then explained how she got shot out of the sky by a group of 'Cons.
Miko smirked, "Again!" She snorted.
Fowler either didn't hear her, or just chose to ignore her comment. "They tried to smash and grab for the D.I.N.G.U.S." She explained.
"The, what's it...?" Arcee asked, confuse written all over his face.
Fowler eye rolled. "Dynamic Nuclear Generation System, aka, D.I.N.G.U.S."She presses a button and the camera changed over to and a box like engine. "It's a prototype energy source I'm transporting to the Coast for testing."
"Phff..."Ratchet snorted. "That's absurd. Why would Starscream bother with such primitive technology?"
Fowler then explained how the Decepticons could use to D.I.N.G.U.S to make a weapon out of it.
"Err..." Raf mumbled. "Did Agent Fowler say what state she was currently in?" He looked a little worried.
"I'm a sitting duck here, Prime. I need you to SPIN up your bridge and send the D.I.N.G.U.S to its destination before the Con's come back for it." Fowler ordered.
"I'm afraid that sending such a volatile device through a ground bridge is out of the question." Optimus answered. "If there were to be an accident during its transmission, the RADIATION of which you speak could propagate through the ground bridge vortex and harm all 50 states and beyond."
"You got any better ideas?" Fowler asked.
"We shall transport the device,"
"What?" Arcee questioned. "Optimus, please, we can't take that thing all the way to the coast."
"Who said we'd take it all the way." While everyone was left in confusion at his words, Optimus turned back to Fowler. "Is there not a set of railways near the area you are at Agent Fowler?"
Emerald Fowler sat inside of Prime's cabin, watching as the scenery flew by, they should reach the . "You know, you're saving my ass here, Prime; thanks."
"I am proud to be of services." Optimus told her.
Fowler shifted a bit in her seat, she looked out the window to see a helicopter in the rear view mirror. "That's the 'con, who shot me down. Who is he?"
"Watch your rear-views." Bulkhead warned threw the comlink. Fowler twisted around in her seat and looked out the window. A group of green cars surround them. "A whole team of 'Cons?" She questioned.
"I'm not picking up any 'Con signals." Ratchet told them.
The cars surrounded them and one drove up to Fowler's side, the window went down to revel a human. "Pull over," He yelled at Fowler.
"Oh my lord," Fowler's jaw dropped.
*Ten minutes later*
Jade sat in the darkness while listening to Fowler and Silas.
"So, Silas, you think 'Mech' has the better tech?" Fowler questioned him, as Optimus' trailer door was forced open by one of the Mech soldiers.
Arcee revved his engine he blasted out of the back with Jade on top. They landed on the front of the car that blew the trailer's door open. They then bounded off and landed on the road, as the car flipped and exploded. Arcee turned around and kept at the same speed as Cliffjumper.
"I didn't know the government was hiring children to do their dirty work." Silas noted, obviously talking about Jade.
"Agent Shield is older than she looks," Fowler retorted.
Jade raised an eyebrow at her new name, but it did keep her real name safe.
"Why use such a fake name for the girl. Her mother, June, would be so upset with her." Jade whipped her head up at the helicopter, as soon as Silas spoke her mother's name."Ah, so she can hear us. Tell me, Jade Darby, how does it feel to be living alone in an old rundown warehouse, while your mother is held as a prisoner?"
Jade didn't answer; her anger was, horrifyingly high, as well as, Raf's and Optimus'. She turned her head back to the road. They now knew who had June and she was going to stop at nothing to get her back.
Ratchet's voice came over the Autobot comlink, thankfully it would only send its message to the Autobot's and Fowler's radio, it wouldn't travel to Silas."Optimus, prepare to enunciate phase 2. 5 miles ahead to the south you will reach the rendezvous point."
Arcee moved in front of the group, alongside Bumblebee, while Cliffjumper was at the back with Bulkhead.
They soon reached the train tunnel, once both Team Prime and the train were in, Bulkhead and Cliffjumper transformed and fired at the roof, causing the entry to claps, blocking M.E.C.H from following them inside.
*5 minutes later*
The 'Bots skidded to a halt, facing, the Decepticons in their vehicle mode.
Jade got off Arcee as she knew he'd need to transform. She stood up straight, waiting for orders, the others soon transformed. She looked over at her father to see her holding Fowler in his hand.
Fowler seemed a little dizzy, but otherwise fine.
Optimus placed her on a rock. "Remain here," He told her.
"Will do," She nodded.
Optimus then addressed Jade. "Stay with Agent Fowler."
Jade sighed, she didn't want to be left out of this fight, but she knew not to disobey her father. She made her wings burst from her back and she flew over to Fowler.
It was then that the 'Bots and 'Cons charged at each other.
"You normally told to keep out of the fights?" Fowler questioned.
"Yeah, most of the time." She mumbled.
Fowler shifted a little before turning to her. "I need a favour, Jade." Jade looked over at her with a raised eyebrow. "I always send my reports on the Autobot's into a man named General Bryce." She paused, looking at Jade's face, as if trying to find an emotion on her face. "And I told him of the current events regarding you, Miko, Raf and Diamond. Now he wishes to meet with one of you. I thought it would be best for you to meet with him."
Jade gave it a thought, "I don't see why not, but why not one of the others."
"Well, Diamond was stuck on the Decepticon ship thought most of his high school years, so I thought that I'd need someone who was up-to-date with today's everyday living. Raf is very good with that, but his very timid, and Miko is…."
"Miko?" She finished.
Fowler nodded. "So will you come?"
"I will, but if I could take, Arcee or Cliffjumper with me? I'd feel a lot better at doing it if one of them tagged along."
"I'll have to talk with a few people first, can't promise anything though."
"Agent Fowler, Jade." Silas was back on the radio. "You both lead charmed lives, living among TITANS."
Fowler put the radio up to her face. "Come down, we'll intrudes you."
Silas replied with a wave off, as he was questioning the D.I.N.G.U.S's whereabouts.
Jade recalled how Optimus' trailer blew up when the 'Cons fired at them; thankfully the D.I.N.G.U.S had been moved onto the train before that little event.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a train to catch." The radio shut off and the helicopter left the battle scene.
Fowler then yelled into the radio at Optimus about M.E.C.H getting wise on phase 2. Optimus, who was distracted by the call, got smacked in the with a tree log by one of the 'Cons. He fell off the edge of cliff.
"Dad!' Jade yelped, she checked on him through his eyes. He went to stand up but he fell back to the ground again, his optics closed, he was out cold. She whipped her head around at the 'Con. "You!" She snarled. She flew right at him; she formed a shield around her right fist and swung it at him.
The Vehicon was knocked off his feet; he landed on the ground hard. Jade stepped back and Cliffjumper, who was watching her, fired. He hit the 'Con right in the face.
Jade gave him a nod of thanks, and jumped off the cliff edge. She landed safely on the ground next to Optimus. "Dad," She touched his shoulder. "Get up." She sent a wave of urgent to him. "Dad, you need to get up!"
Optimus groaned, "Sorry, Jade." He stood up and shook his head, getting rid of the dizziness.
"It's, fine, but we need to get to the train."
Both Jade and Optimus ran/flew in the direction of the train. They soon saw it ahead of them.
"Optimus!" Ratchet called on the radio. "Diamond and Miko are on the train and M.E.C.H has blown the tracks."
Optimus transformed and hit Maximum overdrive. Jade was able to keep up with the speed. Once they were in front of the train, Optimus transformed again and grabbed the train by its side. Jade zoomed ahead a little and jumped in front of the train. She pulled up her shield and hovered in the one spot, she started to question her sanity, she'd be flattened if this didn't work, but as the train hit her, she managed to help slow it down with her shield.
Once the train had stopped, Jade flew into the trailer that held the D.I.N.G.U.S and her friends.
As soon as she landed she was greeted with a hug by Miko. "Thanks Jade!" She chirped happily.
Once they were all back at base, Jade, Optimus and Raf shared the same feeling. Hope, they now knew where to look for June Darby.
The room was dark, all but the light from a lamp that shined onto June's face. Silas sat on the chair in front of her.
"I know you want to leave this place, June." He told her. "Pity you'll never."
June didn't answer him; she just kept her eyes trained on the table in between them. It had been years since she'd seen daylight, letting her gold wings follow through the air, with Jade in her arms.
She had tried to escape hundreds of times. But with the collar device trapping both her wings, pinning them painfully together, it stop her from using her powers.
Silas grabbed some for his pocket, and slid it over to her. "I think you might like this."
June tilled her head and looked at the photo. On it was Jade, grown up. June shifted in her chair and moved her hand over the photo, touching Jade's hair, even though it was just a photo, June could just see her braiding her daughter's hair, like she did years ago.
Silas than threw another photo onto the table. "She was with him, do you know him?"
In the other photo was Optimus Prime, his battle mask covering his face. June tried to focus on her bond with him, but the large metal devise around her chest stopped her from feeling any bond she had with her family. She felt tears fall down her face.
They had grown and they found each other. Raf must have grown too. "Was there a small boy with them?" She asked.
Silas threw another photo onto the table. "Only him,"
June picked up the photo; on it was Diamond and Miko. June had placed Miko in Japan and Diamond in Iceland. She was shocked to see them.
"You do know them." Silas smirked. He'd gotten to her.
June glared at him, she then smirked, an evil thought popped into her head. "Of course I do." She placed down the picture of Jade, "She's my daughter." Diamond and Miko were next. "They are my ADOPTED CHILDREN," Optimus' photo was the last one. "And that's my husband." Her smirk grew wider at Silas' look of fear in his eyes. "You look a little pale, Silas." She noted.
Silas stood up and walked out the room closing it with a bang. June looked back down at the pictures. She picked up the one of Optimus and kissed it. "Oh, my sparkmate, how, I've long to see you in good health." She gathered up the photos and just held onto them.