A/N: And we're back, gang! Friday mornings as usual and here we have the second part of the big premier of Earthrise! Before we begin, though, I wanted to bring up the fact that this year has been a pretty crazy one for both the MHA and Transformer fandoms. Of course, we had Season 5 of the MHA anime (which I definitely look forward to adapting in the future), and the manga is still going strong (though I STRONGLY advise no spoilers in the comments).

And man, things for Transformers have been crazy. Kingdom has been rocking it (for the most part, the cartoon was kind of a mixed bag honestly), Legacy is looking to be a good line (with a NEW BULKHEAD FINALLY!), Rise of the Beasts finished filming… though its release was delayed, so boo. And of course, we had that VERY successful Star Saber campaign… which was promoted by Chris Sabat himself at one point. …Man, talk about a big freaking coincidence, eh? All in all, though, I think we can safely say that in terms of both of these franchises, things are looking pretty good, so here's hoping this story can follow suit with that.

Now, with all that out of the way, let's begin! This is…

Chapter 2: Team Prime

…..

There was an unrelenting smile beaming across Izuku's features as the convoy of Autobots drew ever closer to Korusan, with excitement bubbling up inside of him with every mile. And why wouldn't he be? They were on their way to the Autobot's new base of operations on Earth and he were ecstatic! He and Kyoka sat in the backseat of Bumblebee's as they watched the highway fly on by, all while the disguised yellow bot himself played some of their favorite songs on his radio. …Or rather, many of his favorite songs. Izuku and Kyoka had quickly discovered that Bumblebee was a BIG fan of 1980's music, so most of the time, that's what they heard being piped through the speakers…

DARE! Dare to believe you can survive!

You hold the furture in your hands!

DARE! There is a place where dreams survive…

It's time to take a stand!

You can win if you Dare!

Granted, they liked the 80's music, too… but Kyoka was starting to become a bit weary of it. "Yo, Bee!" The punk girl's call made the blonde holoform in the front seat perk his head up, glancing back to her with a raised brow. "As much as I love 80's hair metal, you think we could change things up a bit? We've pretty much listened to it all week."

Bee's expression was a bit unreadable, but soon enough, he gave a shrug and smiled to her, nodding in approval. Before they knew it, the sound of the radio switching gears graced their ears, and then, the sound of guitar riffs and heavy drums came at them quick.

I remember black skies, the lightning all around me…

I remembered each flash as time began to blur…

Like a startling sign that fate had finally found me…

And your voice was all I heard, that I'd get what I'd deserve.

"Oh HELL yeah!" Kyoka hollered as she began to headbang when the guitar hit, all while belting out the lyrics; "~So give me reason to prove me wrong! To wash this memory clean! Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes! Give me reason, to fill this hole! Connect the space between! Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies… ACROSS THIS NEW DIVIDE!~" She threw her head back and let out a laugh. "Haha! A classic! Great choice, Bee!"

Bumblebee sent her a thumbs up while Izuku's grin widened. "Hah… wow. Kyoka, if you can sing that good, I don't really understand why you're nervous to do it in front of people who aren't me." He saw Kyoka's eyes widen as her cheeks flushed slightly. "I-I mean… you really ARE good, you know?"

Immediately, Kyoka twirled one of her jacks around her finger, sheepishly looking away from the greenette. "Ah, jeez, Green Bean, you're too nice, really."

"Hey, I'm serious." Izuku assured, blushing a little he continued. He was doing his best to keep being as bold as he was at the moment, and he didn't want to let that slip away from him. "Y-You're singing, it's… honestly some of the best I've ever heard."

Kyoka let out a short breath, still taking in all of the compliments. 'Izuku, why do you have to be such a cinnamon roll?' She leaned back and trained her eyes up to the roof of the car, concentrating on answering his initial question. "Well, if you want the truth… I'm afraid of how people will judge me on it. I know, it's stupid, but… I'm not exactly good with being the center of attention."

She heard Izuku let out a small chuckle. "Heh… I can understand that, for sure." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Though I think you know that by now, so…"

"Yeah, I do." Kyoka grinned back to him and she sat back up straight. "But hey, we're working through it, right? Hell, I'd say your confidence has already skyrocketed since we first joined U.A."

"W-Well, I wouldn't say skyrocketed, but you're right, things HAVE gotten better." The One for All inheritor sent her a grateful smile and a nod. "And I really couldn't have done it without your help, Kyoka… so in return, I'm gonna do my best to help YOU gain the self-confidence you need to perform."

The purplette tilted her head and quirked a brow at her best friend. "Heh, well that's definitely a tall order… but knowing you and how you like to help, you probably won't take no for an answer." She saw Izuku shake his head, leading her to let out another sigh. "Man, you're too stubborn for your own good, Izuku… keep that up and your confidence WILL skyrocket."

Izuku could do nothing more but give a shrug. "Well, we'll just have to wait and see, won't we?" With that, the two fell into a peaceful silence again as their drive continued. But, as Izuku's mind drifted, he couldn't help but think back to the conversation they had with Uraraka back at school, and why exactly she wanted to become a hero. But it was then that Izuku realized something else; "Hey, Kyoka?"

"Yeah, what's up?"

"I-I was just thinking… a-and I don't think I've ever asked this to you…" Izuku turned his head back to her to meet her eyes. "Why did you want to come to U.A. and learn to be a hero?"

Kyoka's eyebrows rose up in surprise, taken off guard by the question. But at the same time, she also had to admit that topic hadn't ever come up in conversation before. "Huh… ya know, I think you're right. I don't think we ever talked about that." Her smile came back before she gave a shrug. "Well, we know Iida's reasons and now we know Ochako's too, so I guess it's only fair that we finally share ours."

Izuku nodded eagerly. "Yeah, exactly!"

"Hmhm, well, if you must know…" Kyoka set her sights out the window once again. "It's partially due to my love of music."

"Wow, really?" Izuku muttered with widened eyes. "How so?"

Kyoka tapped her jacks together as she explained. "Heh, well, when I was really little, I actually loved performing for my parents. We had tons of play instruments that I'd just jam out on, and seeing them smile when I did… it just made me want to be a musician more and more. So I could see other people smile at my music, too." She brushed a lock of hair behind her ear as she then shifted gears. "But then, as I got older, I saw what all the heroes were doing to help people and keep them safe… and I saw how they all made people smile as well."

After a moment's pause, she rolled her eyes and scoffed a little. "I know it sounds totally corny and stuff, but… I want to be a hero so I can dedicate myself to others… and help everyone keep on smiling." Kyoka was met with silence for a good few moments, which she immediately took as a bad sign. "Heh, see? Told you it was—huh?"

But, when she faced back to Izuku, she was met with a stunned expression, his lips parted in shock as he seemed to be processing what he just heard. After a few seconds, though, Izuku finally spoke. "K-Kyoka, what you just said… it's almost exactly the same reason why I want to be a hero."

"…Get out of town." Kyoka muttered.

"N-No, seriously, it's true!" Izuku beamed excitedly. "I-I mean, I'm sure you probably know this by now, but my inspiration IS All Might."

"Understatement of the century."

Izuku slightly faltered at the good-natured jab, but kept going nonetheless. "W-Well, yeah… but growing up, my motivation for wanting to be a hero was for everyone to see my fearless smile and feel safe." He balled a determined fist as his gaze met Kyoka's in earnest. "And that way, I could be just like him." Once again, a small pause went through the entire vehicle before Izuku sheepishly shrunk a little. "I-I mean, if you want corny, I-I don't think it gets any cornier than why I want to be—"

"Hush." Kyoka put a hand on Izuku's shoulder, returning his earnest smile. "Dude, as if I didn't have enough of a reason to consider you my best friend. How the hell did we go THIS long before bringing this up to one another?"

"H-Heh… I honestly don't know." Izuku admitted. "But it's definitely cool that we both have pretty similar reasons for wanting to be heroes."

Kyoka gave an amused chuckle at that. "Ha, yeah, maybe we should form a team when we graduate called "Team Smile" or something." Izuku immediately brightened up and took in a breath to start suggesting plans… only for Kyoka to raise a finger and halt him. "Don't take that too seriously, Green Bean… at least, not the name. We'd have to come up with a better name."

"Oh, well, yeah that much is obvious." Izuku agreed before both of them broke out into a chorus of laughter, which a certain holoform in the front seat couldn't help but grin at.

'Those two…' Bumblebee thought to himself. 'Yeah, they'll be just fine… provided Izuku finds the nerve to ask the big question.' Just then, however, Bumblebee heard a certain sound greet his audio processors; that being the sharp sound of Optimus' breaks letting out a sharp blast of air before slowly pulling off to the side of the road and onto a very well-hidden paved driveway that led down off the bank. In front of him, Arcee followed Optimus downthe road and Bumblebee brought up the rear, taking Izuku and Kyoka by surprise as he switched the radio once again. "Zrkt—You have now arrived at your destination—zrtk."

"Woah, seriously?" Kyoka poked her head out of her rear window to take a look around. They were near a rather large embankment that was surrounded by foliage, while also being very near the coast. She glanced upward to see the main road disappearing behind her, with the path they were taking being cut off from the rest by a set of electronic gates that said "No Trespassing" on each one. "Huh? I thought this place hadn't been used in a while?"

"It hasn't!" The purplette snapped her head around to see Momo poking her head out of Arcee's window as well, calling over to her with her hand near her mouth. "I'm thinking that they must've found a way to get electricity back down here!"

"Sector Seven, ya think?!"

"Probably!" Momo assumed. "Either way, this place is fairly well hidden, so the Autobots should be okay to stay here!"

Just then, Arcee herself piped up. "And if there IS the odd person who DOES trespass here, Red Alert is going to help Sector Seven set up a state-of-the-art security system around the entire base's parameter. Trust me, you're gonna get a kick out of it!" After a few moments, though, the trees started to give way to a vast opening, accompanied by the sight and smell of the salty sea. "Ooh! And here we are!" All three Autobots pulled to a halt and everyone began to disembark, with the teens grouping up with All Might to give the Autobots space. And then…

Whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk!

Detaching himself from the trailer he was pulling, the red and blue semi-truck began to convert into his robot mode, with multiple parts swinging out of its frame. The sides of the truck folded out to create the arms while the trailer hitch extended downward to make the legs and feet. The rest of the cab compressed to form the torso, the windshield acting as pectorals while the grill formed the robot's abs. Optimus Prime's faceplated visage rose up from his cab and he set his sights onto the absolutely massive three-story warehouse just a few yards away from them. He then craned his head down to the humans, all of them gazing up at him in absolute awe.

"Hah, no matter how many times I see it, I still can't believe it!" All Might proclaimed as he set a hand to his head.

Optimus nodded down to the Number One Hero. "I can definitely understand why, my friend. But, as you can see, we are here." He extended a hand toward the base and said; "My human friends, allow me to present to you, out new headquarters. Autobot Outpost Omega-1."

Without missing a beat, Mei let out an excited giggle before running up to the large warehouse near the sea. "Heehee, awesome! Last one in is a rusted lug nut!"

Whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk! Before she could even get within a yard of the new base though, the Lotus Elise behind her began to convert into her robot mode as well. The arms of the robot came out from the sides as the midsection of the hood folded down to create her breastplate. The front wheels folded inward as the two remaining sides of the front moved up and settled on her shoulders. The rear of the car began to unfurl and collapse into a pair of long, slender legs that had the wheel wells on her calves and the rear wheels themselves had folded into her thighs. Arcee's rounded helm popped out from inside her chest, completing her transformation before she reached down and plucked Mei up by the back of her shirt. "Woah there, easy on the engine there, Mei."

"A-Ah! Hey!" Mei crossed her arms indignantly, which thankfully prevented the rest of her shirt from being lifted up. "Arcee, what's the big idea?!"

Whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk! Behind the femme, the red and blue semi-truck and yellow Beetle could be seen converting into their robot modes as well. The bug's front end split in half and became the smaller robot's feet, with his legs emerging from inside the vehicle itself. The rear wheels folded up to the front as the legs rotated down, exposing the arms while the rear of the vehicle came up to form the robot's back. The rest of Bumblebee's hood folded into his frame, exposing his head as the roof of the car formed his chest. "Zrkt—Better look before you leap!"

"Bumblebee is correct, Mei." Optimus spoke up, raising a single finger to the young inventor. "You recall those security systems that Arcee mentioned, yes?"

Mei raised a brow at the Autobot leader. "Yeah, but she said it wasn't set up yet."

Optimus, however, shook his head. "Correction; most of it isn't set up yet. Observe…" Prime reached down and grabbed a decently sized rock in his hand, which was actually one that came up to the humans' hip height. With a strong toss and a grunt, Optimus chucked the rock at the warehouse… and in a flash of blue light, a large dome suddenly became visible and the rock just bounced off of it, rolling off toward the nearby beach.

It was then that Mei was thankful she hadn't run head-long into that thing. "Oh… I see." But, within the very next second, the pink-haired genius' eyes lit up like stars. "THAT'S SO COOL!"

"A protective holo-barrier." Optimus explained as he pointed up toward the roof. "Powered by an Energon Projector that's wired in on the roof of the building."

The humans were surprised by the security feature, to say the least. "Woah, I didn't even notice it!" Izuku shook his head.

"Yeah, talk about effective." Kyoka agreed. "Where'd you guys get that?"

"Red Alert's kept that with him for quite a while." Arcee explained. "Whenever we'd make temporary bases on small planetoids to search for energon, he'd usually set that up to make sure we were well protected against Decepticons." The pink femme glanced off to the side with a small chortle. "Heh… of course, it would often run OUT of energon, b-but hopefully on this planet, we'll be able to keep it consistently powered."

"Provided you can find the energon for it, correct?" All Might asked.

Optimus gave him a nod. "Indeed, All Might. Though that brings us to how we will find the energon." However, the Autobot Commander waved the topic off for now. "But that's a discussion for another time. For now, let's give you all a tour of the base, shall we?" Prime reached up to the side of his head and activated his commlink. "Red Alert? Do you read?"

"I do, Optimus, and I am well aware of your arrival already." Red Alert responded. "Deactivating holo-barrier… now." At the medic's word, the holo-barrier lowered, allowing them to come inside.

…..

The moment Bumblebee walked into the new base, he was astounded by just how high the ceiling was in the main room. It was the first time he had seen the place, and needless to say, there was plenty of headroom for everyone. The main entry room was very spacious with high ceilings and wide catwalks along the walls. While he had a feeling that they were big enough for the Autobots to walk on, he still probably wasn't gonna risk trying lest they break under their weight. At the same time, though, he was also astounded that the doorways actually seemed to be their size as well. Heck, he guessed that even Optimus could walk through them without even ducking.

"Zrkt—Woah, man! Zrkt—What the heck—zrkt—was made—zrkt—here?" Bumblebee asked through his radio. "Zrkt—It's so big!"

Momo was quick to answer his question. "Well, this factory was actually used as an automotive assembly line back in the day." She made her way over to an old pile of scrap metal that seemed to once belong to a car of some sort. "My grandfather built it and a few others in hopes of starting the family's own brand of vehicle, but unfortunately, this was one business venture that didn't work out for us compared to our other ones. Once grandfather died and his inheritance was passed on to my father, he ordered all warehouses like this to shut down production as soon as possible and just focused on investing in other car companies."

The others all stared at her in complete shock, with Kyoka pointing right to her. "…And your family didn't take a bad hit from this?"

"Well, a little, but nothing major."

"…Man, how loaded are you?"

The raven-haired beauty placed her hands on her hips with an indignant pout. "Okay Jiro, we can talk about how rich I am all day or we can take a tour of the new base. Which would you rather do?"

Just then, however, a soft chuckle came from behind Momo, along with the light steps of metal hitting the concrete floors. "Hmhm, never a dull moment, as always." The teens all craned their heads up and smiled at the familiar sight of Windblade, the red and black, kabuki-faced jet-bot smiling down to them in greeting. "Hey guys! Welcome to the new headquarters!"

"Windblade!" Izuku and the others waved back. "How's it going?"

"Eh, can't complain." Windblade shrugged. "Been helping spruce this place up a bit, so there's that…" She set her sights over to Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee with a small nod. "So, how was the big city, everyone? Did ya retrieve all the parts you could find?"

Optimus sighed and crossed his arms. "Well, we attempted to, at the very least." He nudged his head toward the garage door that led outside. "We did bring back a cargo trailer filled with what we could salvage, however, there are even more parts still missing. I fear that the local authorities may have already cleaned up most of it."

The humans were all surprised by the revelation, aside from All Might who actually helped with the retrieval. "W-Wait, so you weren't lying back at the train station?" Mei exclaimed. "That trailer is chuck full of space debris?!"

"Yep, sure is." Arcee confirmed. "After all, those pods are made of very advanced tech, stuff that humans aren't ready for…"

"Which is exactly why it is imperative that we retrieve the parts that were taken before we could get to them." The group were taken by surprise when another voice entered the conversation, this one rather stoic in tone. Everyone turned their heads to see a pretty tall Autobot coming their way, one that had a large, angular backpack on his back that had a siren on it. His arms and legs were all primarily blue, with his rear wheels and wheel wells adorning his legs while the doors of his alternate mode were settled on his shoulders. Where his right hand should've been was instead replaced by a red laser tool, which was the same color as his V-shaped visor that covered his optics. His helm, in turn, was primarily blue while his mouth area was silver, and the front of his Nissan Patrol alternate mode formed his chest. He gave a salute to Optimus in greeting. "Optimus Prime, welcome back."

"At ease, Red Alert." Optimus waved off. "After all, we have guests…" He gestured down to the humans standing at his feet. "You remember our human allies, correct?"

Red Alert set his optics down to the humans, who all gave him a smile and a wave, or in All Might's case, a friendly salute. However, the medibot said nothing as he continued to seemingly stare at them… or at least, the humans thought he was, they couldn't tell with that unnerving visor. The teens and pro hero could feel nervous sweat forming on their brows before Red Alert muttered; "Hm, yes, greetings." He moved his head back up to his leader. "In any case, Optimus, I heavily advise that we contact Sector Seven immediately to have them retrieve the pieces that were already collected."

The humans, meanwhile, couldn't help but falter slightly at Red Alert's bluntness, with Kyoka in particular being very miffed. "Well, hello to you too." She grit her teeth and grumbled; "Talk about rude."

Optimus cleared his airways and concurred with his most trusted officer. "Ahem, yes, I do plan on doing that, Red Alert, worry not." He walked up to the medibot, standing directly next to him before leaning closer to whisper; "Also, I would personally advise you to not be so impolite to our allies. Remember; they are just as much a part of this as Sector Seven is."

"My apologies, Optimus." Red Alert bowed his head slightly. "It's not my intention, I assure you." Once again, he eyed the small humans with a skeptic gaze. "I simply don't think it's the best idea to have the younglings take an active role here. All Might, I can understand, but not only are the children in danger of any potential Decepticon threat, but also us." He moved his foot slightly for emphasis. "One wrong move and they could be crushed underfoot."

Momo, Mei and Izuku glanced nervously toward one another, but Kyoka stood defiantly. "So what, you think we're dumb enough to actually walk underneath you?"

"That was not what I was insinuating." Red Alert denied. "I'm saying that we… or rather, the less careful of us Autobots, could accidentally crush you, at least in theory."

Optimus placed a hand on Red Alert's shoulder. "Well then, Red Alert, I will inform the rest of the team to watch where we step from now on."

"An excellent idea!" All Might concurred with a raised fist. "Speaking of, though, where IS the rest of your team, Prime? I actually would've expected them to greet us right out of the gate."

"Currently, most of them are helping set up the Ground Bridge in the Control Room." Red Alert answered, pointing over to the doorway adjacent to them. "In fact, I should probably get back to assisting them myself. Please, excuse me." With that, the medic strolled right through the doorway, leaving the five humans and four other Autobots in the room by themselves again.

All Might rubbed his neck as he watched Red Alert walk off. "Well, Red sure is an… um… interesting bot."

"Tch, yeah, a real buzzkill if you ask me." Kyoka scoffed.

Prime gave a sigh of his own. "Please forgive Red Alert for his… bluntness." Kyoka moved her head back up at Optimus' words. "He has been through and seen many tragedies happen during his time as a field medic during the war. It has… hardened him emotionally."

"If you can believe it, Red was actually a pretty friendly bot back in the day." Arcee piped up, with Windblade and Bumblebee giving confirming nods. "But then… well, you can probably guess what happened."

Momo lowered her head, clearly saddened to hear that. "Hm, of course. I can't imagine what it would be like to be on the front lines like that… trying to save people from dying while others are too late to save. It must be disheartening."

"It is, trust me." Windblade affirmed. After a short silence, however, she tried to brighten up the mood a bit. "B-But hey, let's not dwell on that sort of stuff, huh? This is supposed to be a good day, right? C'mon, I bet you guys wanna see how our Control Room's coming along, right?"

Immediately, Mei broke out into a wide grin and she raised her hands up. "DO I EVER?! Let's go!" Without missing a beat, Mei broke into a full sprint toward the doorway Red Alert went through, going at a speed that left even All Might impressed.

"AH-HAHA! Well, you can't say that Young Hatsumei lacks enthusiasm!" The Number One Hero guffawed before ushering the others to go in as well. "Come, students, let's see what awaits us!" All Might, Izuku, Kyoka and Momo all followed the Autobots into the Control Room… and they were immediately met with quite the sight.

"Wow! It really IS the Ground Bridge!" Izuku proclaimed, seeing the massive series of rings being set up near a broken down wall. In fact, the wall appeared to have been broken just recently, which probably meant that the Autobots intentionally wrecked it in order to fit the whole Ground Bridge. "I can't believe that you actually brought it all here!"

Optimus took a step up onto the Ground Bridge's platform and raised a hand to it. "Indeed, we did. After all, better it be somewhere above the surface rather than several feet below." He set his attention to Red Alert, who was currently kneeling on the platform and working on some internal circuitry. "Has the Ground Bridge been recalibrated accordingly, Red Alert?"

"Nearly finished." Red Alert saluted over his shoulder, not taking his concentration off the circuits for a second. "All I have to do is reroute a few more conduits and the system should be good to go…" He craned his head up and called out; "Bulkhead! How's the portal coming along?"

"It's ready to go, Red!" Came a deep voice from inside the series of large rings. The humans all peered into the short tunnel and saw a big, green and rather rotund Autobot come lumbering out, his footfalls heavy and thumping. The front of his Hummer H2 truck vehicle mode had formed his chest while the truck bed had formed his shoulders. The front tires were inside of his feet while his back tires stuck up out of his shoulders. His helm kind of looked like a hardhat, and his large chin was quite prominent on his face… though you would've never guessed that it was actually a chin guard. Bulkhead held a datapad in his hands, giving it a quick once over before giving Red Alert a thumbs up. "Everything's pretty much in ship shape and—oh!" His optics widened and he grinned when he noticed Arcee, Bumblebee and the humans all there. "Haha, well, well, what do we have here?"

"Hey, Bulkhead!" Kyoka greeted. "…That IS your name, right?"

Bulkhead let out another chuckle as he stepped off the platform. "Hah, and don't wear it out. Kyoka, right?" He pointed to each human as he recalled their names. "And you're Momo… Mei and… Izuku, right?"

Izuku couldn't help but smile at the fact that he had remembered all their names perfectly. "Yeah, that's right! It's good to see you again, Bulkhead."

"Likewise." Bulkhead lowered his massive fist down to the humans, though by their sudden recoil, he could tell that actually startled them a bit. "Oh, sorry… I was going for a fist bump, but uh…"

"Oh, ha! I see!" Mei smiled and followed through with the greeting, with Izuku, Kyoka and Momo doing so as well. "Guess the difference in size can make even a fist bump seem intimidating." The pink-haired genius eyed the Ground Bridge excitedly. "So, is the bridge ready to be used?"

"Eh, not quite." Bulkhead waved his hand in denial. "The set-up is pretty much complete… but we currently have no energon to power it." The big green bot shrugged his large shoulders. "Hopefully we can find some soon, but… it's gonna take a while before we can."

All Might put his fists to his hips. "I see, so I take it that energon itself is not easy to find?"

Windblade shook her head. "Oh no, energon is pretty easy for us to detect… but it's all a matter of us setting up the actual scanners for it."

"Windblade is correct." Red Alert piped up, the medibot standing before reaching around to pull something from out of his backpack. It appeared to be some sort of scanning device that had a radar on its screen, though when Red Alert turned it on, it didn't appear as if anything was coming up on it. "This is an energon detecting device that covers a very small radius. As you can see, though, there are no energon veins anywhere near this location. However, once Sector Seven delivers the correct computers to us, we should be able to integrate this device into them and boost the signal, which will in turn help us find the energon we require."

Optimus picked things up from there, once again setting his sights on the Ground Bridge. "Once the scanners are boosted, we should be able to detect energon deposits all across the contry, perhaps even beyond the borders of Japan as well..." He then craned his head up to a rather large hole that was in the ceiling. "And, if Sector Seven will allow us the use of its satellite network, we'll be able to detect deposits all across the globe."

Mei's eyes lit up in excitement once more. "Ooh! That sounds incredible! I definitely hope they'll let you do it!"

Kyoka couldn't help but give a bemused chuckle. "Heh, I wouldn't get my hopes up, Hatsume. I bet they might be pretty wary of letting Cybertronians use their satellites after… well, you-know-what."

"She makes a pretty good point, Optimus." Arcee concurred. "I mean, from what I heard, Shatter and Dropkick must've really taken advantage of their trust pretty badly." The pink femme glanced to the side while Bumblebee gave an awkward buzz. "Granted, that's not exactly anything new for Decepticons, but you'd expect that Sector Seven's gonna be on their toes after this."

"I do not doubt that, Arcee." Optimus assured. "Over time, I hope that we can earn the trust of Sector Seven through any way possible. Still, we should be thankful that they trust us enough now to lend their assistance with setting up our base and keeping our secret on Earth."

"Eh, I still don't know, Optimus." Bulkhead piped up, crossing his arms skeptically. "I mean, these Sector Seven people might say they were tricked into working for the Cons, but who's to say they won't stab us in the back to try and figure out how our tech works for their own benefic?"

At that, Kyoka grinned up to the big green bot. "Ha! Awesome! We're on the same wavelength here, Bulk!"

The Autobot's demolition expert gave her another thumbs-up before Optimus attempted to appeal to them. "I am well aware of the potential risks… but I sense that Agent Fowler and the other agents have no malicious intent behind their motivations. In fact, when I spoke to Fowler this morning, he once again apologized for allowing Shatter and Dropkick to get away with what they did." The red and blue bot shook his head. "I know that the both of you have reservations about Sector Seven, but if you will allow them a chance, I believe they will be great allies."

Kyoka and Bulkhead eyed one another before both of them shrugged. "Well, okay, Prime… but if they mess up, that's on them." the purplette stated.

"Very well. I—" HONK-HONK! Just then, the sound of an approaching car horn came from outside, followed up by a rather slick voice coming in through everyone's commlink;

"Autobot Outpost Omega-1, this is Jazz, ya copy?" the Autobot lieutenant rang in. "I just came back from recon and would REALLY appreciate ya openin' the door."

"Haha, of course, Jazz." Optimus confirmed. "We'll lower the shields now." Prime nodded toward Red Alert and he pulled out a remote, pressing a red button on it which lowered the energy field. Before long, everyone heard the loud revving of an engine before a Martini Porsche 935/77 came rushing in, the car skidding along the floors of the main area before turning and driving into the Control Room.

Whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk!

With a mighty leap over the humans' heads, causing Momo to let out a yelp in surprise, Jazz transformed into his robot form, his legs extending from the back of his car mode as the back wheels settled on his ankles. His lower torso came out from the interior of the car while the front of the Porsche formed his chest, the front wheels flipping in to allow the arms to come out. The roof and windshield of his car mode settled to his back and his head popped out from the hood, his visored face smiling from ear to ear as he landed in a classic "superhero landing". "WOO! Haha, now that is what I call a ten-point landin'!" He stood up to his full height and nudged his head toward the humans. "An' hey, I see our guests are already takin' the grand tour! What's happenin', guys?"

"H-Hey Jazz!" Izuku waved. "Nothing much, honestly. We just got started taking a look around."

"And it's all FANTASTIC so far!" Mei jumped in. "I seriously can't wait to help you guys set up your computer system, it's gonna be incredible!"

Red Alert seemed to want to object to that, but Jazz piped up before he could. "Ha! Well, can't fault you cats for one thing; you guys all seem pretty excited to pitch in!" He gave the humans a big thumbs-up. "THAT'S somethin' I can give major props to."

Momo put a hand over her heart, still trying to calm herself after how Jazz came in. "Thank you, Jazz, but… did you have to come in like that?"

Jazz put a hand to the back of his help with an apologetic face. "Heh, sorry if I scared ya or anything. But hey, c'mon, ya gotta admit, it was pretty cool, right." The lieutenant gave the group a two-fingered salute. "After all, if ya can't do anythin' with style, it ain't worth doin'."

"Heh, THAT'S quite the motto to live by." Kyoka raised a brow up to him. "So, where exactly were you, Jazz?"

"Doin' some scoutin', Kyoka, simple as that." Jazz answered. "Gotta be sure there ain't any Cons or other threats around an' all that." He turned to Optimus with a somewhat frustrated expression. "Though, uh, unfortunately, I don't think there's any energon deposits in this general area, Prime. Sorry to report."

"That's quite alright, Jazz." Prime asserted. "Soon, we should have everything ready and—"

"SIDESWIPE!"

"…Oh no." At the sound of a female voice echoing through the entire structure, Optimus Prime suddenly felt his shoulders grow a lot heavier. He knew what that usually meant, and sure enough, from the other side of the room, a young red bot came careening through another entryway, clattering to the floor in a heap.

This bot had the entire hood of a Lamborghini Countach for his chest, with the back half of the vehicle forming his legs. His helm was entirely black and somewhat angular with a pair of dulled horns on top of it… and if his expression was anything to go by, he was both in pain and VERY terrified. His head snapped up and his optics darted around the room in panic. "AGH! Guys, you gotta help me! She's on a bigger warpath than even WARPATH can go on!" Sideswipe immediately crawled as fast as he could over to the humans… and tried to hide behind them. "You've gotta hide me!"

Kyoka couldn't help but deadpan at the scene before her. An Autobot was coming to her and her friends for protection. Something was mixed up about that. "Dude, seriously?" she folded her arms and glared down at him. "You're a freaking Autobot warrior! Whatever's going on, you can handle yourself, I'm sure."

Sideswipe peaked out from behind his hand at the purplette. "Y-You don't understand! You can't reason with Strongarm when she's like this!"

"Correction; YOU can't reason with Strongarm when she's like this, Sideswipe." Windblade said in a scolding tone as Bumblebee and Arcee sent similar disapproving expressions down to the red bot. "Now… what did you do?"

Taking one glance around, it was clear that no one was on Sideswipe's side in this situation, so he sighed and sat back up. "Alright, fine, I may have called dibs on the room that she wanted."

Everyone stared at the young bot in a dumbfounded state… before Mei uttered; "…That's it? That's all that's going on?" She rubbed her temple and gave a groan. "Ugh, that sounds like one of the inconsequential arguments that my little BROTHERS would have with each other! What's so special about having one room over the other?"

"Well, this room has this big, cool plant that's growing up outta the ground that actually goes THROUGH the roof." Sideswipe explained excitedly. "I figured once I took the plant out, I could renovate the whole place to have a sweet jungle gym that—"

"You will NOT remove that tree!" Strongarm's voice bellowed through the hall.

"Ah, scrap." Sideswipe shrunk back as he saw an absolutely livid femme bot slowly come skulking out of the hallway, glaring daggers at Sideswipe. The blue and white femme was built strong yet shapely, with a helm that had a yellow chevron on her forehead. It was clear that she transformed into a Jeep Gladiator police truck, her hood having flipped down over her grill to form her breastplate while her front wheels formed her shoulders. The truck bed seemed to form her legs and her doors stuck out of her back like a pair of wings, the truck's roof having settled on her back itself. The lightbar of the vehicle was split in half and settled on her forearms, and currently, those lights were flashing rapidly with Strongarm's frustration.

However, there was a reason why she was moving so slow… and it was because another bot was trying to hold her back. Another yellow and black bot who also appeared to transform into a Countach, though his transformation was very different. The front of the car became his legs while his chest was formed from the roof, the back half of he vehicles having formed his arms. The bot's rounded head had two fin-like structures on each side, and his chin was painted to look like he had a goatee. Sunstreaker grit his teeth and dug in his heels, but still, Strongarm pressed on. "Sideswipe! I can't hold her back any longer!"

"Don't give in now, Sun!" Sideswipe pressed. "You can find the strength to—"

"It's not that!" Sunstreaker denied, glancing down in horror to see one of his armor panels scraping against the floor. "It's my paintjob! Gah-ha!" In desperation, Sunstreaker let Strongarm go and let her charge ahead, moving his hands down to make sure that none of his paint was chipped.

Sideswipe was less than impressed. "Bro, SERIOUSLY—AUGH!" Without hesitation, Strongarm lifted Sideswipe up off the floor and pinned him to the wall, nearly making him spring an oil leak. He heard Strongarm's engine rev with her anger, her air vents letting out hot air as she grit her metal teeth at him. "Haha… h-hi, Strongarm—"

"Sideswipe, if you even so much as lay a HAND on that tree, I will pound you into the pavement until there's nothing left but a red smear!" Strongarm's threat made everyone step back a bit, excluding Prime and Red Alert. "Do you know how much organic life depend on that tree to live?! I will NOT let you desecrate it, do you hear me?!"

There was a bit of silence before All Might realized; "Wait… Sideswipe, you wanted to remove a tree?" The hero's smile faltered and he shook his head toward Sideswipe. "If that's so, then I'll have to agree with Strongarm on this one. Trees are not to be cut down without permission from the landowner, and since Young Yaoyorozu's father still owns this land, it will NOT be removed."

"Exactly." Momo pitched in as well, giving her own two cents. "Besides, not only do local wildlife depend on trees, but humans do too. They essentially make the oxygen we need to breathe, after all."

"Oh… what's "breathe"?" Sideswipe asked, followed by a chorus of facepalms.

Optimus shook his head before moving over to the two, separating both of them by hand. "The point being is this; that tree will not be taken down. And as such, Strongarm wanted the room first, so she has the right to have it."

Strongarm immediately brightened up a that and pumped a victorious fist. "Yes! Thank you so much, Optimus Prime, sir. I—"

"BUT… if there is anymore arguing like this over the room, neither of you will have it." Optimus narrowed his optics down to the two young bots, letting them know just how serious he was about the subject. "Do I make myself clear?"

Both Strongarm and Sideswipe immediately gave a salute. "Crystal, sir!" both of them exclaimed.

"Good." Optimus turned back around and gestured down to the humans. "Now, stay sharp. We have guests, after all."

Strongarm's eyeridges rose up in surprise before she smiled down to the group of five organics. "Oh! You're the humans from last night!" She knelt down to the ground and pointed to all of them as she named them off. "Let's see… Izuku, Kyoka, Momo, Mei, and All Might, right?"

"Indeed, that's us." Momo affirmed. "It's good to see you again, Strongarm."

"Likewise." The cadet cheerily returned before moving her head around toward Sunstreaker. "Hey, Sun! The humans are here!"

However, the yellow bot simply sent them all a wave as his other hand retracted into his arm… only for a wax buffer to come back out of his wrists. "Y-Yeah, hi there, guys. Sorry for the lack of conversation, but my paint is screaming at me right now and I've gotta buff it out." The buffer began to spin around rapidly as Sunstreaker lowered it down near his heel, working hard to fix the small damage to his armor panel.

Everyone, human and Autobot, couldn't help but deadpan at the sight of that. "…Does he REALLY do that like, ALL the time?" Kyoka asked.

"Unfortunately, yes." Sideswipe sighed before smirking toward his twin. "But… he IS my brother, like it or not. He and I may be complete opposites, but I still love the guy."

"I-I see." Izuku sheepishly said before changing the subject. "So, uh, how've you all been acclimating to Earth so far? Do you like it?"

"Oh, HELL yeah, dude!" Jazz exclaimed as he crouched down, pointing to the teens with double finger guns. "You kiddin'? This planet's off the hook! I mean, I've already found 'bout thirty radio stations that I can't get enough of. Check it!" Whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk! Jazz suddenly transformed and switched on his radio, which produced a bunch of garbled sounds as he jumped from station to station before settling on one in particular. And before anyone knew it, the lively music of Earth, Wind and Fire suddenly greeted their ears;

Let's groove tonight,

Share the spice of life,

Baby slice it right,

We're gonna groove tonight…

Let this groove, get you to move,

It's alright, alright! Alright!

Let this groove, set in your shoes,

Stand up, alright! Alright!

Jazz couldn't help but move his chassis to the beat of the music. "OH! What'd I tell ya, man? Talk about groovy!" Whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk! He transformed back into robot mode and began break dancing to the beat, leaving the teens in complete awe. "Betcha never seen moves like this!"

"Woah-ho!" Kyoka laughed as Jazz did a kickflip and landed on his feet. "Hah, man… well, guess that's one Autobot who I don't need to introduce music to." She craned her head around and raised a brow to Bumblebee. "Maybe you should learn to dance, Bee. It'd go well with how you use your radio."

Bumblebee smirked beneath his mouthguard and rolled his optics a bit. "Zrkt—Yeah, right! Zrkt—Like I need—zrkt—sick moves—zrkt—to be awesome!"

"Hehe, yeah, yeah, I know." Kyoka gave him a reassuring pat on his foot. "You're still and always WILL be awesome."

Bee replied with a happy buzz and a big smile before Arcee spoke up. "Hey, by the way, Kyoka…" She lowered herself down to the humans with a questioning gaze. "What exactly were you guys talking about back at U.A. with your friends?" Her sights then settled onto Momo. "I remember you saying something about a major announcement, Momo, so what exactly was it?"

Momo brightened up and struck the palm of her hand with a light fist. "Oh, yes! The U.A. Sports Festival is going to be happening in a couple of weeks!"

Almost all at once, the Autobots asked; "A Sports Festival?"

"Ah, yes, the Sports Festival!" All Might announced, sending his signature grin down to his students. "I was actually going to ask you all about that. I'm certainly glad to see that you're all excited for the event, so…" He gave the teens a thumbs up. "Be sure to do your very best and remember to make a grand slam in the event! After all, it only comes around once a year, and you get three chances in your tenure to make a lasting impression, so best of luck to all of you!"

The four teens all nodded to All Might eagerly. "We will, thank you All Might."

Mei in particular couldn't help but squeal in delight. "EEE! I can't wait to show the pros just what my babies are able to do! All of the top Support Groups will be watching, so I HAVE to make a good impression!"

"Yeah, and let's not forget that lots of pros are going to be watching as well." Momo reminded once again.

"Er… excuse me?" Everyone perked their heads up to Bulkhead, who along with the rest of the Autobots, still seemed very confused. "What exactly IS this Sports Festival?"

"Oh, hah, that's right, how neglectful of me." All Might chuckled before elaborating for the Cybertronians. "Allow me to explain; The U.A. Sports Festival is an event where all of our students strive to show their stuff to the Pro-Heroes, as well as the rest of the country and beyond! This is where the true road to becoming a pro starts for the students, after all." The Number One Hero raised a single finger as he explained the layout of the festival itself. "Students are separated by class year, and from there, the Support, Business, General Studies and Hero Courses all battle against one another in a multitude of preliminary trials." All Might couldn't help but flex his muscles, getting pumped up at the very idea of the festival. "And whoever makes it through the initial games will face off in the finals!"

Izuku decided to pipe in with his own point as well. "It's basically like one big round robin tournament. It's really cool and the winners are rewarded with medals."

The group of humans could immediately several Autobots grow interested in the concept of the Sports Festival, with even Sunstreaker lifted his head in intrigue. "Woah! Now that sounds like something I would watch!" the yellow Lambo bot beamed.

"Frag yeah! So would I!" Sideswipe pumped a fist. "Sounds totally awesome!"

Kyoka gave the brothers a nod. "Yeah, it is… which leads us to something we wanted to ask…" She set her eyes back onto Optimus and Windblade with a hopeful grin. "We were kinda hoping that maybe you guys would be able to help us with our training. I mean, hell knows we can't slack off at a time like this…"

"Y-Yeah, and I need to get a better handle on my Quirk in general…" Izuku added with a sheepish glance over to All Might. The Symbol of Peace gave him a reassuring nod and Izuku returned it before asking Optimus once again; "So please… would you consider helping us train, Optimus?"

Windblade moved around and tilted her head to her leader. "Well, Optimus? What do you think?"

"Hmm…" Prime put a finger to his chin and thought it over for a moment. Thankfully, it didn't take long for him to come up with his answer. "Well, I don't see why not. In fact, I think it would make for a good bonding experience between our two groups." He gave the teens a nod of approval. "Very well, starting effective tomorrow afternoon, your training with us will begin." The four young humans all gave a rousing cheer before Optimus raised a hand to them. "However, before that can start, we must pay a visit to Sector Seven. Agent Fowler has requested our presence at their base for an important meeting."

Izuku's eyes widened while Kyoka visibly soured at the idea. "W-Woah, really? What for?"

All Might put a finger to his lips. "Ah-ah, that's a surprise for you kids, Young Midoriya. But worry not! Everything will be made clear soon enough." He came over to his protégé and set a hand to his shoulder. "With that said, I wholeheartedly approve of you kids training with the Autobots! I'm sure they'll be able to help you all in any way they can!"

"You betcha!" Arcee gave a thumbs up. "You can count on me to lend a hand, for sure!"

Bulkhead smacked a fist into his palm with great exuberance. "Yeah, same here! Can't wait to get this training started!"

"HAHAHA! And that's exactly what I was hoping to hear!" All Might laughed before lowering his head down to Izuku and Kyoka. "With that said, though… Young Midoriya, Young Jiro, would you mind if I pulled the two of you and Bumblebee aside for a small while? There's something important I want to talk to you all about…"

This managed to pique both Momo and Mei's interests. "Hm? What's all this about?"

However, Izuku and Kyoka could see a bit of blood start to trickle from All Might's mouth, and immediately, the two knew what it was about. "O-Oh, you know, just some training related stuff, nothing major." The greenette assured.

"Yeah, things are good." Kyoka waved as she ushered Bumblebee to follow them to one of the back rooms. "We'll catch up with you gals on the tour, okay? We'll only be talking for a few minutes."

"Uh, yes, of course…" Momo muttered as she watched the four make their way around the corner and into another room, which only raised her suspicions further. "…Something's up, I can feel it."

Mei scratched her head curiously. "Yeah, that's the kinda vibe I've been getting from Muscles and Jackie for a little bit now…" But just as quickly, the pink-haired girl gave a shrug. "Eh, but that's a question for another day." She suddenly grabbed Momo by the arm and began dragging her across the room and up to the Ground Bridge, much to the raven-haired beauty's dismay. "Now c'mon, I've been wanting to study this thing since I got here!"

Across the room, everyone could hear Red Alert utter an exasperated groan. 'This is going to be an interesting experience.' the medibot thought to himself. As he went back to work, however, he noticed that Optimus was staring in the direction that All Might, Bumblebee and the children had gone off in, piquing his interest. "Optimus? Is everything alright?"

"Hm? Oh, yes Red Alert." Optimus waved off. "Everything is fine…" He briefly glanced back toward the hall as he made his way toward the control panel. "…At least I believe so."

…..

POOF!

All Might, or rather, Toshinori Yagi, took deep, wheezing breaths as his body returned to its thin, skeletal shape, with steam wafting from pretty much everywhere on him. He coughed a bit, hacking up a small amount of blood before turning back to Izuku, Kyoka and Bumblebee. "Hah, am I glad you kids read the signal. The moment I felt this coming on, I almost panicked." The Symbol of Peace gave a groan as he sat down in a nearby chair, which caused a bit of dust to be kicked up. "I tell ya, it's been hard keeping the Muscle Form going lately."

Izuku's eyes showed concern for his mentor as he stepped forward. "W-What do you mean, All Might?"

Toshinori scratched his head and sighed. "Well, to tell you the truth, I've overdone it one too many times, Young Midoriya." He set his sunken-in eyes up to his pupil with a serious expression. "Unfortunately, fighting that Nomu shaved a little bit off my time limit, about thirty minutes or so."

"Oh god." Kyoka tapped her jacks together in apprehension. "That's really not good. In fact, it sucks big time."

Bumblebee gave a sad buzz and slumped forward worriedly, all while Izuku moved his eyes to the floor. "…I'm so sorry. If… if we had just—"

"BAH-HAHAHA!" Toshinori suddenly threw his head back and laughed until blood spewed out of his mouth, causing the two teens and Bumblebee to jump in surprise. Once he gained his composure, All Might sent his protégé a reassuring grin. "You don't have to apologize for anything! Man, we are alive, you and me." He sent the boy a wink and pointed up to Bumblebee. "Besides, if it weren't for Bumblebee incapacitating the Nomu beforehand, things probably would've been a lot worse for me."

Kyoka cracked a smile and nodded up to the big yellow bot. "He's got a point. Sticking that sword in the thing's head and using his holoform to fight off those two other villains was pretty smart."

"Zrkt—Aw, shucks!" Bee rubbed his head sheepishly. "Zrkt—Don't mention it!"

"But in any case, there is another reason why I pulled you aside." Toshinori faced Izuku again and raised a hand. "That being the Sports Festival. Thing is, you still haven't gotten a hang of your Quirk yet…" The blonde man had to be careful about his wording here. Kyoka knew about his true form and the fact that he was personally training Izuku to be his successor, but she still wasn't savvy on One for All, at least not yet. That was on a need-to-know basis between him and Izuku… along with a couple others. She'd probably figure it out at some point, but not now. "So tell me, Young Midoriya, what's your plan?"

Izuku lowered his head in thought. "Honestly, I-I'm not too sure." He clenched a fist in slight frustration. "My bones still break like twigs whenever I use it, even against the Decepticons we fought."

"We're hoping that training with the Autobots could help him get a handle on using his Quirk better." Kyoka jumped in, putting a supportive hand on Izuku's shoulder. "I mean, if training with a race of giant alien robots won't help him, then what could, right?"

Toshinori placed a hand to his chin. "Hm, that definitely is a possibility… and a good idea as well."

"And you know what ELSE would be a good idea?" Kyoka jerked a thumb over her shoulder and back toward the door. "Maybe telling everyone else out there about…" She gestured to the Symbol of Peace with waving hands. "All of this concerning you."

Her statement took Toshinori off guard, but it shocked him even more when Izuku agreed with her. "Um… I-I wouldn't be against that idea either, All Might. It would definitely make things a lot easier than just having us be the only ones to see your true form." The greenette shrugged his shoulders. "Besides, I'm pretty sure Windblade saw you in this form already back at the USJ, so why not?"

The Number One Hero sighed and scratched the back of his neck. "Well, you do make some good arguments… but let's wait on that a little longer, okay? Just… to give me some time to think about it."

Kyoka, Izuku and Bumblebee all shared a look before going back to the skinny man before them. "Alright, All Might, if that's really what you want." Izuku accepted.

"Just don't "think on it" for too long, okay?" Kyoka crossed her arms with a narrow-eyed look. "It's not exactly something you can avoid, got it?"

"Right, right, I understand." Toshinori accepted before standing up to move over to the nearest window, his sights settling across the vast ocean. "Besides, I may have to tell them sooner rather than later. To be frank, I don't have much time as the world's Symbol of Peace. Soon, I'll have to put that title to bed…"

Once more, the teens and Bumblebee all wore worried expressions at All Might's words, and Izuku's hand went up to grasp his shoulder in some form of comfort. "…No way."

"What's more, there are plenty of villains out there that are starting to notice that." Toshinori continued. "And combine that with the chance of the Decepticons returning… someone has to step up to keep the people safe." He did an about face and set all his focus onto Izuku, balling his hand into a fist. "I chose you as my successor for one reason, Young Midoriya; because you will be the hero that takes my place." Izuku and Kyoka could both feel a tingly feeling go through them as All Might made his speech. "Your conviction under my tutelage only proved that to me. So tell me, do you still feel the same way when we first met? Do you still want to be a hero?"

Izuku gulped down whatever apprehension he was feeling, and with determination gave a resounding; "Yes!" Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Kyoka giving him a proud smile, which only made the butterflies in his stomach fly off the handle.

Toshinori nodded to him and went on. "Excellent. Because the time has come for you to prove it. The Sports Festival is something that the pros—no—the entire country will be watching very closely." He saw Izuku's eyes widen, realizing the gravity of what was to come. "I want you to think of it as your debut! You are the fledgling Symbol of Peace… the next All Might!" Their eyes locked as the teacher finished giving his words of motivation. "Izuku Midoriya, I want you to introduce yourself to the world and proudly say; "I AM HERE!"."

No one said a word as Izuku stood with his mouth slacked open slightly, finally taking in the whole weight of the situation. Seeing this, Kyoka leaned in and cracked; "But ya know, no pressure." THUMP! She barely finished before Izuku fell to the floor in a catatonic state. Bumblebee lightly poked Izuku's cheek, which went unchanged as Kyoka facepalmed. "…Okay, maybe a lot of pressure."

…..

A/N: And with that, we bring part 2 to a close! And as expected, we got the chance to refamiliarize ourselves with the rest of Team Prime. With that said, though, incase you guys want a refresher, here's how the structure of the team is laid out in terms of which incarnation they're based on, what their vehicle modes are, and who is voicing them (complete with a few updates!);

-Optimus Prime: G1 (or Evergreen if you want to visualize him as he is on the cover), Freightliner Semi-Truck, Peter Cullen

-Bumblebee: G1, Volkswagen Beetle, ? (I'm keeping his voice a secret for now until he actually gets it back)

-Windblade: Cyberverse, VTOL Jet, Jessica DiGiovanni (I used her pseudonym last time, but now she's credited by her real name)

-Arcee: G1 (personality-wise)/IDW (appearance-wise), Lotus Elise, Tara Platt

-Jazz: G1, Martini Porsche 935/77, Khary Payton

-Bulkhead: Prime, Hummer H2 SUT (I know Bulk just got a new toy, but I'm committed to the Hummer), Kevin Michael Richardson

-Red Alert: Armada, Nissan Patrol Rescue Vehicle, Daran Norris

-Strongarm: RID 2015, Jeep Gladiator Police Truck, Constance Zimmer

-Sideswipe: G1 (appearance-wise)/RID 2015 (personality-wise), Lamborghini Countach, Kerry Shawcross

-Sunstreaker: G1, Lamborghini Countach, Michael Jones (If anyone watches RWBY, you'll know why I chose these voices for Sides and Sunny)

Okay, I think that just about covers them. But man, Red's quite the stiff, isn't he? Wonder how long it'll take before a certain inventor starts getting on his nerves… At least Bulkhead and Jazz are friendly, though, and of course we can't forget Windblade either. And Sunstreaker… is worried about his paint. What else is new, right? But sheesh, it seems that Sideswipe and Strongarm just can't quit arguing, even in different continuities. Ah well, at least it was settled successfully by Optimus. Either way, it seems that the new base is coming along swimmingly!

But hoo boy, All Might with the pretty serious talk there at the end, right? Seems Izuku's gonna have a lot riding on him with the Sports Festival, that's for sure. Thankfully, he's got Kyoka, Bee, and the rest of his friends to help him out, along with the Autobots, too. Wonder how training with them is gonna go… Well, that's gonna be a question for another time. Because now that the opening two chapters are done…

And now, the Preview! We jump to Saturday where our heroes are on their way to Sector Seven for this important meeting that All Might and Optimus were talking about. The teens aren't exactly sure what awaits them, but—wait… what are all these Pro Heroes doing here?! Next time; A Meeting of Heroes and Robots! Just how will Izuku and the others be able to comprehend all this?! Well, tune in next week to find out! Stay safe out there everyone, and of course…

GO BEYOND! PLUS ULTRA!