Azura was shivering as she stared up at the console. Hearing the voice from this Silas speaking to Fowler through the radio was extremely unnerving. Azura did not know who this Silas was, bit the only thing that she did know was that Silas was not a good person. He is dangerous, and she had a very bad feeling about all of this. She knew Optimus would not go out of his way to harm a human, but he will defend himself if needed. Azura couldn't help but feel ripples of fear, and this caused the weather outside the base to turn grey as clouds gathered in preparation to rain.

"This man is talking complete nonsense!" Miko had her hands on her hips as she frowned, thinking about what the man had said. "The new world order? Pfft! That's just stupid!"

"I wouldn't make light of this, Miko. A rogue organization is dangerous, regardless of what they say. We should not be so quick to push Mech aside because of the choice of words that have been said." Jack was a bit annoyed that Miko seemed to think that way, but he himself wasn't going to make light of Mech's intentions. "If they happen to find out about the autobots, they could end up being a problem."

"I am in agreement with you, Jack. This will be the first time that we have encountered such humans, but when we first arrived on Earth and met with Fowler, he did warn us that this could happen. Though I guess with the recent decepticon activity, I can understand why he would think it was the cons shooting him down. But I at least I already knew that Starscream would have no interest in such a device." Ratchet looked at Azura. He could see she was shivering and holding the toy tightly. Her focus was on what was happening now. He glanced to the side as the system detected a sudden weather change and he looked at Azura. "Try not to affect the weather too much, Azura. There's a bit of rain happening outside, and it was meant to be clear today."

Azura looked at him with a surprised frown and looked back at the screen. "I…I just thought that the desert could use a little water." Ratchet rolled his optics in amusement. "Besides…it is only a shower, not a storm. I will make sure it won't be that bad."

"I had no idea you could influence the weather even while underground," Jack said as he stared at her in surprise. "And that it can be influenced based on your emotions…which is kind of bad come to think about it…"

"It isn't as bad as it was before. I had a lot less control over my emotions and the weather many years ago…it is better now…but I guess I still need more training." Azura stared at the screen before she looked at Ratchet. "Is there not a way for us to see what they are seeing? I feel…I don't know, I don't like not seeing what they are seeing."

"I am afraid not, Azura. Besides…I get the feeling it is best that you do not see." She frowned as she disagreed, though she did not argue with Ratchet. "I get it, we are only left with the signals on the screen with the map of the road they are travelling on, and our imagination for the rest. It can be stressful at times, but it is best you don't see everything, Azura."

Azura still disagreed. She has already experienced what it is like to be in a fight between autobots and decepticons, considering the first time she met both was when the cons attacked the bus she had tried to leave on seven years ago. She knew that she might like what she would see, but it was better than her imagination. It actually made her feel a lot more stressed and upset. She at least knew that the bots were still travelling along the road, but she worried they might be stalled in a fight.

"So, Si…" She flinched when she heard Fowler speak as he spoke with Silas. "You think Mech has all the most radical tech?" Azura had absolutely no idea what Fowler meant with his words to Silas.

She whimpered a little as she stood up from where she was sitting and turned to Ratchet, holding out her arms to him. Ratchet smiled at her and picked her up. "I know, I know, it is stressing you out." He brought her to his chassis to cradle her against him. "But it will be alright. I will keep you calm while Optimus deals with this issue."

Azura snuggled against Ratchet's chassis, feeling herself calm down a bit now that she was close to a familiar autobot. She could hear the pulse of Ratchet's spark within him, and it was soothing. But so was the warmth from his body. She looked at the screen again before she began to sniffle as tears fill her optics. Even though Ratchet was helping to comfort her, she was still upset. Ratchet was a little surprised that she was crying, but she was not crying loudly. He rubbed her back gently in an attempt to settle her down.

"I can't help but think Fowler met the bots by his statement to Silas…hopefully they did not reveal themselves," Jack said in concern with a slight frown on his face. "He sounded awfully too confident."

"I agree. I highly doubt that the bots have blown their cover, Jack. But he certainly would likely have meant the bots." Ratchet shook his head a little as he was a little annoyed about it. "I don't particularly like it when we are referred to as technology. We are not technology."

"For some people, it is hard to understand that. That is why…you know…I asked who made you when we first met." Raf rubbed the back of his head as he became flustered as Ratchet glanced at him. "But after we have learned about sparklings, and your anatomy, it becomes clear that you are alive. I still find it fascinating that a world like yours existed, but you are not too different to us."

"In some ways, we are the same, I agree. But we are still very different." He glanced at the screen again as he saw Arcee's signal pop up. "Arcee must have had to exit the trailer. She is speeding alongside Optimus right now."

Azura smiled a little as that was good, and bad at the same time. She was still curious about this Mech, even if they are showing that they are dangerous. "Later Si!" Fowler said enthusiastically over the radio, clearly satisfied with what has happened.

"Agent Fowler," Optimus began in a stern tone. "Do not take your Silas lightly." Azura could not help but nod her head in agreement as it did seem like Fowler was not taking the man seriously. "Megatron preached the very same ideology before plunging Cybertron into the great war that destroyed our world." She shuddered as she did not likely hearing that someone on this world had a similar mindset to Megatron.

"Optimus, prepare to initiate phase two." She glanced up at Ratchet when he gave the instruction to Optimus. But she was happy because it meant that this was almost all over already, and she was looking forward to spending time with Optimus. "Five miles ahead to the south, you will reach the rendezvous point."

"It is almost finished!" Azura smiled as she laid back into Ratchet's hand, resting her back against his wrist as she looked up at him. "I guess you were right, Ratchet. I think I am just…letting myself get all worked up…but I definitely don't like being too far from Optimus."

"I know. But you do need to know that it is healthy to not always be near him." She knew that, but she still frowned at him in response. "Optimus is a strong warrior, and he does not get knocked down very easily, Azura. It would take someone like Megatron, or something to catch him off guard to get knocked down. Being worried and wanting to be with your carrier is normal, but you are long past the age of extreme dependency."

Azura sighed a little as she knew that as well, but given her circumstances, she did feel as though she could be offered a bit of grace because of the first fourteen years of her life, and then choosing to leave the base and remain hidden for an additional three years. She doubted Ratchet knew what it was like to not grow up without any parent by her side, so the need to have Optimus close to her was strong. Especially as her fear that he would leave her alone. And she didn't mean by choice, but by death.

"Looks like they have caught up with the train. Just a little more to go, and the Dingus can be transferred onto it, and hopefully, Mech won't suspect it. But…I get the feeling he's a smart man." Jack looked at Ratchet curiously. "I don't suppose there is a plan if Mech was to figure out where the Dingus is."

"We didn't exactly plan for human interference, Jack. You know, as well as I, that Optimus will not harm them. Even if they are dangerous. He would probably only attack Silas out of self defence, or if he actually does attack one of us directly. I know it might not be what you are hoping to hear, but we do not dish out merciless attacks like decepticons." Ratchet glanced down at Azura as she shifted a little while staring at the console. "Although…there will be one exception to that…"

"And what would that be?" Miko asked curiously and Ratchet gestured to Azura. The girl widened her eyes and smiled a little. "Oh yeah…that makes complete sense. You guys have been super protective of her, so it would make sense for you to react angrily to Mech."

Azura realized he meant her, and she was not surprised at all. She had no doubt that if Mech was to threaten her, or do something to her, all bets were off in terms of mercy for them. Optimus does not want to lose her again, and she knew he meant that seriously, and that will extend to him needing to fight to save her life. Even if it meant inflicting human casualties. She could fully understand that, though she hoped that would never happen.

"I wonder if Mech has backed off a little, it seems like that they might be able to get into the tunnel without further interference. That will be nice." Jack drummed his fingers on his thighs before he turned to Azura with a smile. "Do you want to go and do some more drawing? Seems like it will be smooth sailing." She shook her head quickly. "Are you sure?"

"I am sure, Jack. I know it could be smooth sailing, but I have a bad feeling…so no…I don't want to just go and draw." She felt Ratchet's thumb rubbing her back gently. He was a little worried about her saying she had a bad feeling, and that was not good as it did mean that something might happen. "I kind of want to say something to daddy, but I don't want to distract him."

Ratchet smiled and kissed her forehead gently, making her squirm and look at him in surprise. "You could never distract him from his task, Azura. He would love hearing your voice." She smiled as she knew that true, though she looked back at the screen. "Though if you wish to wait until the Dingus has been moved onto the train, that way he can be given that time to get phase two finished."

Azura nodded as that sounded like a good idea. That would make her feel better so that she could speak to Optimus very soon. But only once he had finished his task. She shifted in Ratchet's hand and asked him to move her to his shoulder, and Ratchet happily obliged. She has relaxed a bit now, and once she was sitting on his shoulder, she leaned against his neck as she watched the screen. She still had a bad feeling, but she was trying to ignore it at this point.

"Autobots, keep a tight formation," Optimus instructed over the com link as they drive down into the ditch the training was travelling along and enter the tunnel.

"They're finally in the tunnel!" Jack and Raf high five each other happily. Jack heard Azura giggle happily and he looked at her. "It is almost done, it was a good thing that Fowler asked for help. I am not sure how he would have handled Mech without the autobots."

"I would imagine there would have been a fight. Though I am not entirely sure if I would know, since I am not aware of how the human military works on this planet. But I agree." He stepped closer to the console to speak through the com link. "You have had Azura on the edge this whole time, Optimus. With Mech involved in this, she was worried something bad would happen."

"I apologize, Azura, if you felt distress hearing about this incident playing out," Optimus said gently through the com link. "I assure you, while the humans were trying their best to grab the Dingus, they have failed. We will return home very soon."

"I look forward to it, daddy," Azura responded excitedly. "Just…be careful…I have a bad feeling about this."

"It will be alright, Azura. I will be home soon, and I will take you to the island to play in the waves." Azura immediately widened her smile with an excited gasp. "I think that will make up for the distress you have been feeling."

She nodded excitedly at the idea. "I would love that! Hurry home, daddy!"

Ratchet chuckled gently as the enthusiasm of a sparkling was always something that warmed the spark. He had no doubt that Optimus was feeling warmth in his spark knowing that Azura was extremely concerned about him, and that she wanted him to come home. It has been so long since they have had a sparkling in their midst, so it was a great feeling to have when a sparkling is excited to see you. He did make sure that Azura did not bounce as she would be at risk of falling off.

They watch the signals of the bots leave the train tunnel, however, Ratchet widened his optics when the scanners began to blip warnings. He typed on the console and multiple red signals appeared on screen. Azura whimpered as she realized that it was the decepticons. It turned out that her bad feeling was right about this. And she hated it! She knew that none of the bots would have been expecting the decepticons, but nothing could be done now.

She ended leaning too far forward, which made her slip forward. "Woah!" She shrieked loudly, but Ratchet caught the girl before she slipped off his shoulder. She shivered and looked at Ratchet as he had been startled by her slipping. "Sorry…guess I was leaning too far forward."

"It is okay, it was an accident." He cradled her against his chassis before addressing Optimus. "Optimus, you have company. It seems like your daughter's intuition was right."

Optimus did not respond, though he likely would have noticed the decepticons already at this point. Knowing that the decepticons have discovered what they are doing was not good, not good at all. Azura was not happy about it either. She flinched as the scanners picked up that the decepticons had fire missiles at the bots, and she could not help but whimper as she stared at the screen. Fresh tears fill her optics as she stared at the screen, angry that the decepticons were interfering.

Though the bots seemed as though they managed to avoid the missiles as they keep speeding away, but they ended up on a high ledge, overlooking the long, curved out ditch that the train was travelling on. And it seemed this is where they were going to fight. Azura bit her bottom lip as tears fall from her optics as she stared at the screen, wishing to know what was happening on the other end, as only seeing it through the screen was frustrating.

"Agent Fowler…" She flinched hearing Optimus's voice through the link, and she turned into what he was saying immediately. "I'm afraid that if you and we are to survive, it has become absolutely necessary to drop our cover."

"Oh…the cons had to be the reason why your cover is blown…" Azura groaned a little as she began to squirm in Ratchet's hand. "Put me down! I…I don't want to be held right now." Ratchet raised an eyebrow, but he obliged, placing her back on the platform as she stared at the screen. "Um, is there no way to detect Mech?"

"Since we aren't exactly scanning for human enemies, I am afraid we do not have the ability to pick them up at this time, Azura. At least not yet…I will have to make modifications, but doing so right now will be a waste. I would not be able complete the modifications in time." She whimpered a little and looked at the screen. "I highly doubt this Silas is going to put himself between the bots and cons." He watched the screen as the signals began to run towards each other. "He probably is not a foolish human. So keep yourself as calm…"

"How can I be calm when my bad feeling correct?" Azura interrupts with a snap, glaring at Ratchet. "Daddy could…he could…"

"Azura, I do not appreciate you getting angry at me over this. We did not anticipate this, and Fowler should have been aware of this own world." The sparkling just sat down with a huff as she stared at the screen. "I understand your fear, but understand that Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead are more than capable of handling the decepticons. They will be back soon."

Azura did not feel reassured, even though she knew that the autobots were capable of defending themselves. She watched the screen as the signal dots move around, and the decepticon signals were soon fading one-by-one as the autobots destroy them. That made her relax a bit more, though she was still feeling upset. She jumped as Jack had decided to sit next to her and wrap his arm around her shoulder. She smiled a little, but she looked back at the screen as her focus was on Optimus.

Jack did not say anything as there was nothing else to really be said to Azura. They all knew that Azura does know that the autobots can take of themselves, it was just the fear of not knowing that was upsetting her. They could only see what was happening on the screen, and use their imagination. Miko herself was muttering about wishing she was there to see the fighting, which was a little annoying, and unsurprising at the same time.

"Special Agent Fowler, you lead a charmed life walking among titans," Silas's voice spoke through the radio again, confirming at that Mech was now fully aware of the existence of the autobots.

"Come on down," Fowler challenged the man. "I'll introduce you."

"In good time." Azura did not like the sound of that. "But at the moment, I'm too busy wondering how the Dingus might have vanished into thin air without a trace." She could not help but think that Silas knew where the Dingus was. Her optics glance at the train line nervously, not knowing what was going to happen. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a train to catch."

Azura could not help but stand up. Just stood up with her as everyone was waiting to see exactly what was going to happen. Especially now that it was clear that Mech had not been fooled by their plan, and they were now going to go after the train. And it seemed they were likely using a helicopter, not a jet. They had originally thought it was a jet they were using, but it clearly was not the case. So they will likely try to get on that train.

"Prime!" Fowler shouts into the radio in concern. "Silas got wise to phase two!"

"I understand…" Optimus had responded to Fowler. "UUGGHH!"

Azura gasped as she heard his loud grunt, and watched the screen as Optimus's signal moved off the cliff and down onto a ledge. She whimpered as that meant Optimus had been knocked down, and this left Arcee, Bumblebee and Bulkhead to deal with the decepticons they were fighting at this point. But Azura was now beginning to feel a kind of fear and panic, espeically at this point.

"Prime! Do you read me?!" Fowler's desperate voice shouted as he tried reaching Optimus with no answer made Azura let more tears fall from her optics. "PRIME!"

"Oh no…" Azura whispered to herself as she took deep intakes to try and keep herself calm.

"Optimus is down!" Miko exclaimed as she stared at the screen with worry.

"Mech's gonna grab the Dingus!" Jack looked at Miko, Raf and Azura with a worried expression. "We need to think of something quick."

Raf shrugged at the boy uncertainly. "You mean, like a phase three?"

Azura shrugged a little while Jack clenched his fists for a moment and turned away from the boy. "Okay…come on, think…" He tapped his fists on his chin thoughtfully about the situation. "Alright, if Mech wants the Dingus, they have to get on that train."

"What if we get on board first?!" Azura frowned as Miko made the first suggestion enthusiastically. "You know, run some human-on-human interference!"

"Absolutely not!" Ratchet was surprised that Miko would even come up with that idea.

Jack couldn't help but agree with the bot's response to the girl. "Yeah, that would be suicide."

"Hello! The United States of Meltdown!" Miko rolled her eyes as she placed her hands on her hips, frowning at them. "Lives are at stake!"

"Yes, yours!" Ratchet snapped back at the girl. "You want me to, not only bridge you into a confined space, but one travelling at ninety-miles per hour?" He rolled his optics and shook his head at the very idea. "I can't even count the number of ways that could go wrong. Mass displacement trauma, twisted limbs, metal burn…" Azura, Jack, Miko and Raf stare at the bot as he made a list of things that could happen. Ratchet glanced away for a moment. "Well…maybe not the last one…" He shook his head and glared down at the children with a stern expression. "Regardless, it is nearly impossible to fix ground bridge coordinates on something moving at that speed."

"Would it help if we had access to the train's coordinates?" Raf asked as he typed on his laptop, and brought up a proper image to the train's location.

Ratchet seemed surprised, yet intrigued at the same time. "Well…it would most definitely help. However, I still think it is a bad idea."

"Ratchet, this is about saving the lives of humans, our race," Miko said bluntly as she walked to the stairs. "Jack and I will be fine, as long as we let Rafael know what is happening, and he can probably do something to interfere with Mech."

"Uhh…only a little bit. Although…" Raf rubbed his chin as he stared at the screen. "There is a fork coming up…so maybe I can change the direction of the train's travel…and maybe something else…and…" He brought up something else on screen and looked at Jack with a smile. "I have also made a cell phone com link patch for our phones. That way we will always be in communication."

Jack seemed to be uncertain about this before he let out a sigh. "I guess I can't think of anything else…but…" He looked at the screen for a moment before turning to Azura. "You should come with us."

"What? Why?" Azura took a step back from Jack as she was immediately confused as to why he was asking, and so was Ratchet. "I am not sure if I should."

"Mech is likely using a helicopter, you could probably blow it off course."

"Um…but…" Azura was nervous as she thought about it. "But I haven't got full control, Jack. I could accidentally cause the Dingus to melt down…o-o-or knock the train off the tracks…" She tightened her grip around the toy. "I am not sure if I should."

"I am not asking you to do much. Just create a gust of wind to make if difficult for Mech to land their helicopter on the train, that is all." Jack placed his hand on her shoulder gently. "I have plenty of faith that you would be able to do it."

Azura was not sure about it. But she also did not want the humans to suffer because they could not stop Mech. She glanced at the screen before looking at Ratchet. "Well?" He blinked in confusion when she spoke to him. "You're in charge of me…you have to say if I can go."

Ratchet smiled as he appreciated that she did not decide to just go with the kids without asking. He intakes deeply. "Fine…as it seems as though it will be fine…" He walked over to the ground bridge control to put in the new coordinates. "I will allow it. Optimus will be unhappy if I allow you to go if there is danger." She smiled and placed her toy by Raf while he was finishing putting the patch into Jack's phone. "Stay in contact the whole time, so we know what is happening on your end."

Jack, Miko and Azura nod as they run down the stairs. Ratchet activates the ground bridge and they smile a little as they run towards the vortex. Azura felt a little hesitant, but she decided to run through with them. When they reach the other side, it felt as though the vortex threw them a little, and they land in the train car with the Dingus. But Azura was shocked to see the soldier on the ground, and he was unconscious.

Jack and Miko were alarmed by the unconscious man as well. "We're in."

"I read you, Jack! The cell phone com link patch works!" Raf sounded very happy that the patch worked.

"I can't say we found a warm welcome," Azura commented before she jumped and glanced up as she, Jack and Miko hear the helicopter. "It does not sound like they have landed on the train yet."

They run over to the car door and pull it open, and look up to see the military green helicopter lowering down. Azura could feel the rush of air around them as the train sped along the tracks. She intakes heavily as she knew she would need to use her ability to try and slow Mech down. She didn't want to kill the soldiers, but she knew she might lose control, which was her main concern. But she would do her best to try and help.

"Raf, Mech's landing on top of the train," Jack informed the boy. "If you can do something before Azura tries to slow them down, we might be able to buy us a little bit of time."

"In about twenty seconds, you're gonna come to the fork," Raf responded to the boy, warning them of what was coming up. "Brace yourselves."

Azura gripped the wall as she waited. She glanced at Miko and Jack as they brace themselves against the wall as well before they grimace and tighten their grips as the train shuddered and tilted slightly as it made a sharp, left turn. She glanced up to see that the helicopter had been thrown off the top of the train from the force. She watched it spin before the pilot managed to steady the helicopter and fly back towards the train.

"I guess Raf is losing his touch," Miko commented with a worried expression, realizing that didn't do much.

"Alright…I guess I need to try now…" Azura took a deep intake and exhale to concentrate. "Just an increase in the speed and strength of the wind…that is all we are going to do…" Jack and Miko watched as Azura concentrated, reaching out and connecting with nature. It took a moment before the whole train began to shudder a little and she shrieked, covering her face as a gust of wind picked up a wave of dust and covered the train and helicopter with dust and rock. "Aahh! That's not what I was trying to do."

She shook her head and brushed the sand from her arms, glancing at Jack and Miko as they brushed the dust off there. Jack looked at her with a smile. "Well, did that make them back off?"

She glanced up and she saw that Mech had indeed backed off for a moment, but they were coming back. "Not really…just by five seconds…I can try again…" Azura intakes heavily again as she focused on the wind, in an attempt to increase the speed of it. She could see the dust being kicked up again, and she heard the howl, but the train jolted suddenly. She, Jack and Miko scream as they fall onto the ground floor, and the Dingus seemed to shift a little. "Ugh…that didn't work…"

"I would have thought you were better than that by now," Miko said bluntly with a frown.

Azura glared at Miko as she stood up, brushing off her legs. "I am sorry, but it is taking a lot of time. Plus…my mind isn't calm…so that is not helping." She glanced up as they hear the sound of the helicopter landing. "Scrap…I had hoped that gust would have blown them back a little bit."

"You did try at least…maybe this was a bad idea bringing you along." Jack widened his eyes as they see the spark of a torch burning through the metal of the roof. "See if you can keep hidden. We don't need Mech seeing you right now, Azura."

She nodded as she ran to the back of the car and crouched, staring at the roof as she watched sparks move around in a square to open the top. Jack and Miko back away nervously as they stared at the roof. She was tempted to ask Jack to have Ratchet reopen the vortex, but that was too risky. Mech would see it, and they could try to follow as well. That was not something that they needed to happen right now. She felt her pulse beating wildly in her chassis, feeling incredibly nervous.

Miko turned and grabbed the axe behind her, glaring up at the ceiling as Mech was almost finished cutting through the metal. Jack was unlucky with the extinguisher behind him, but it was something that he could use to defend himself, even it is wasn't exactly the best weapon of choice in this regard. When the ceiling piece fell down, Azura saw the shadows of several men looming over the gap, staring at the two kids. She was glad that she was able to hide from them.

"You want a slice of this?!" Miko challenged angrily. "Well, do ya!" She swung the axe to show that she was serious and ready to fight.

Jack was still nervous, but he lifts the extinguisher and aimed it at them. "What she said." Azura could not help but roll her optics a little as it was kind of ridiculous, but brave at the same time.

However, the men did not seem to stay standing there too long. There was a radio static coming from one of the men, and she saw the shadows move away, and the footsteps walking back to the helicopter that was powering back up. Azura did not know why they chose to turn away, but she hoped it was something to do with Optimus. She knew she did not do anything. She walked over to the kids cautiously in case she would still be spotted, but the helicopter lifted off from the train, so she was relieved.

"That was weird." Jack walked over to the door and peered out, looking up at the helicopter curiously. "I wonder why they ran."

Azura peered out of the door behind Jack, while Miko wrapped her arms around his as she peered out as well. "Woah…you were pretty fierce…" Azura and Jack were a little surprised at Miko's comment to Jack, even though she was the one acting fierce. "Maybe they got scared of you?"

"I don't think so. And they definitely did not see Azura…" Jack shrugged a little and looked at her curiously. "You didn't happen to do anything?"

She shook her head. "No, I did not. But it seems that Mech is leaving so…" She glanced up at the helicopter as it was still hovering ahead of them. She saw someone leaning out of the window of the helicopter. "Uh oh…what are they…" She did not get to finish asking the question as she, Jack and Miko saw him using some kind of missile launcher to shoot downward. They all saw the missile hit the tracks ahead of them. "Oh scrap!"

Jack and Miko were also immediately alarmed that they now had to worry about the train crashing off the tracks ahead of them, which will cause the Dingus to melt down. And they were all right there. Azura knew she might come out of it alive, but Jack and Miko would not. She really did not want to be here on the train right now, and regretted coming along with them. She wished Ratchet had told her to stay at the base instead.

Jack turned away from the door and pulled out his phone to speak with Ratchet. "Ratchet, Mech blew the train tracks! You need to bridge us out of here, the soldiers too!"

"We've lost access to the train data!" Ratchet responded desperately, making Azura widen her optics in shock. "I can't bridge you back without your coordinates."

"What?!" Azura grabbed the phone from Jack to speak with him. "Y-You're joking right? Please tell me this is just a bad joke!"

"I am sorry, Azura, it is not." She gasped in despair, looking at Jack and Miko with wide, fear filled optics. "I should never have let you go with them! Just hold on, Optimus is back on his feet and on his way."

Azura hands the phone back to Jack as she stared at the open door nervously and looked at Jack worryingly. "I…I…"

"Don't apologize, Azura…this is my fault for even asking you to come." Jack groaned loudly as he knew they were running out of options. Even if Optimus was on his way, Jack feared that he would not get to them on time. "You will be alright." He took deep breaths as he was extremely nervous. "Uh…I am not sure what we should do."

Miko shrugged as she stood by the door nervously. "Maybe we should jump?"

"At ninety miles per hour?!" Jack snapped with a frown, while Azura gave Miko a surprised expression.

"It's the impact or the meltdown, take your pick."

Jack groaned loudly. This was a big mistake, and they all knew it. "What were we thinking for volunteering for this?!"

"Next time you need to do a better job of talking us out of these situations," Miko said in a slightly mocking tone.

"Hey, it was you who recommended this idea in the first place, Miko!" Azura snapped back at the girl. "And now, we are stuck on this train, and we all could die! Thank you very much, Miko!"

She glared at the sparkling in irritation. "It is not like I knew this was going to happen, Azura! I came because I wanted to try and save lives!"

"And now we could lose all of our lives!"

"Oh, you'll be fine!" Miko rolled her eyes and waved her hand playfully at Azura. "You're metal, we're flesh. You might get twisted limbs and metal burn, but we will be dead. D. E. A.D. Dead."

"Will you both cut it out?!" Jack barked at them angrily. "This is not the time to be arguing over something stupid!" Azura and Miko just fold their arms as they silently agree to Jack's order. "Yes, we might die…" He glanced up at the hole in the roof and looked at Azura. "Maybe you can lift us up since you're taller."

Azura glanced at the gap and shrugged as it was possible. "I suppose we can buy ourselves another few seconds if we're at the back of the train," Miko said as she looked up at the gap. "But…" She shook her head a little. "I don't think we'll get there in time…"

Jack looked at the ground for a moment before looking at both Azura and Miko. "Azura…Miko…at least we're in this together…" Azura let out a light whimper as tears fill her optics.

Miko seemed to think on that for a moment before snatching the phone out of Jack's hand. "Raf! This is important! Make sure Bulkhead gets my guitar."

Jack placed his arm around Azura's shoulders gently before they peer out of the door to see how far they had before the train would crash. Azura turned her head when she heard the familiar sound of a roaring truck engine, and smiled when she saw Optimus speeding alongside the truck. She felt so much relief seeing him, and she could not help but squeal excitedly.

"Don't read the will just yet." Jack and Miko were also extremely happy to see Optimus, and they were now able to relax a little.

They watch as Optimus neared the engine of the train and transformed, using the momentum he had from the speed to run forward with wide steps before he grabbed onto the train engine and pushed his foot out as he began to pull to slow the train down. The force of Optimus forcing the train to stop made the whole train shudder. Azura, Jack and Miko brace themselves by clinging to the door to the train. The wheels scream loudly as they grind on the rails with sparks flaring from the tyres as the train was forced to slow down quickly.

Azura could hear the loud groan from Optimus as he used all his strength to slow and stop the train. She knew that trains take a long time to slow down, and with so many trailers attached to the train, it would take time. But it was slowing down quickly, and none of the cars fell off the tracks which would have likely caused the Dingus to explode as well. Azura peered out of the door as she held onto the frame, and she could see the broken tracks coming up fast.

But the train came to a stop just before the ledge, and they all were able to breath a sigh of relief. However, Azura spotted Mech's helicopter above and she quickly ducked behind the wall to hide, though she did not know if she had been spotted. Jack and Miko were watching the helicopter though, and so was Optimus. She could see his shadow looming over the train, and she waited until the sound of the helicopter had flown away.

"Optimus, are you and the children intact?" Ratchet asked cautiously through the com link.

Azura stepped out from behind the wall, looking up at Optimus and ignored Miko and Jack as the two of them speak to each other. "Intact, Ratchet." He was gazing at the direction Mech had left, and he had a worried expression on his face. "Crisis averted. But the world in which we live is a different one than previously imagined. One, which has spawned its own decepticons, in human skin."

Azura did not like the sound of that as she stepped out of the cart and walked over to him, looking up at him with a guilty expression. Optimus turned and looked down at her to see the guilt on her face. "Um…I…I am sorry…" She let tears fall from her optics and sniffled. "I…" She jumped as Optimus dropped down to one knee, opening his face shield to give her a warm smile. "Aren't you mad?"

"Not at you." She blinked in surprise and turned her head when she heard the engines of the other autobots approaching. "I am not sure who had the idea to get on the train to try and do anything with Mech, but I will have a discussion with everyone back at base." Optimus glanced at Jack and Miko who got off the train, also with guilty expressions. "I am just glad you are all safe." He leaned down and kissed Azura's forehead gently, and she grabbed the crystal around her neck to play with. He opened the com link back to Ratchet. "Ratchet, open the bridge. Azura, Jack and Miko will return to you while I assist Agent Fowler in delivering the Dingus."

"I understand, Optimus."

Ratchet sounded worried in his response to Optimus. Azura still felt guilty, even though she was given the greenlight to go ahead by Ratchet. She did make the choice to go. She sniffled a little and ran over to Optimus to hug him while he was still kneeling, and he hugged her back. She was still trembling and needed time to relax. The vortex opened by the train, and both Jack and Miko walk through first before Azura walked through. She was hesitant, but she wasn't as worried now that the decepticons were dealt with, and Mech were gone. She had absolutely no idea how Mech was going to be involved now, but she was not looking forward to that.