I have a poll on my profile page asking a question I really want to have answered. I'm trying to get as many answers as I can, and very few people visit my profile. I've gotten literally one answer in a week, and that's sad. Please answer, and be honest about it.

I only own my OC's!

DEUS EX MACHINA

I rub my eyes and get dressed in an orange polo and a brown denim skirt before pulling out a brown hoodie. I don't want to hide my arrows, but with my seats being beside the vents, I need the warmth. I pull an orange wrap around headband out of a yellow drawer set on my dresser and use it to pull my bangs back, then grab my things and run out the door to Optimus.

"Do you think Toph would have gotten detention this much?" Miko sighs heavily.

"She was reckless, so, yes. Wait, you got detention AGAIN!?"

"I didn't do my history report, okay!"

"I just studied the Air Nomads." I shrug. "And gave Optimus a history lesson using what I learned."

"I doubt Bulk would really care about history like a—whatever you said Optimus was." Miko says.

"A historical archivist, and you'd be surprised, Miko. I'd better get out to Optimus. I'll see you after detention."

"Miko in detention again?"

"As usual." I cross my arms. "Spirits, you'd think that girl would have learned by now to do her work, no matter how tedious it is. I mean, I hate doing homework and projects, but I still do them." Jack nods. "But I guess being the descendent of a Beifong means she's going to go against it—like they all have been as kids, all the way back to Toph. But Toph had a valid reason, too. She couldn't see."

We both hear an engine noise as Bulkhead comes in with Miko. "What was that word again?"

"Uh, college." Miko corrects Bulkhead as she jumps out of the car. "You sound just like my parents!"

"Aren't they Japanese?" Bulkhead asks in confusion as he transforms.

"They may speak a different language, but they say the same thing."

"Because we want what's best for you. And that means making sure you go to school. Not jail!"

"What'd you do?"

"Obviously, left detention."

"I wonder what Toph would say about Miko—as a child AND as an adult."

"As a child, she'd cheer her on. As an adult, she'd scold her. Toph became a police chief, remember?"

"Listen Miko. Before I became a warrior, I was a laborer: construction. I could build stuff. I could break stuff, and that's it!"

Miko looks at him for a moment and smiles. "I love breaking stuff! I wanna be just like you!"

"Oh… Why don't you wanna be a medic like Ratchet?"

"I'm detecting a fresh energon pulse from the nation called Greece. An ancient city. Quite historic I believe."

"Ancient Greece, huh? Oh field trip!"

Ratchet opens up the ground bridge. Bulkhead transforms into his vehicle mode and Miko hops in. Bulkhead then drives into the ground bridge and Ratchet closes it. Jack sighs. "Let's go and sit down."

"Oh, Miko." I shake my head. "You're on your way to a world of hurt."

"This place looks totally abandoned." Miko steps out of Bulkhead and he transforms. "So what are we doing in Greco-Ville?"

Bulkhead looks at his scanner. "I'm scouting for energon. You're doing research for your history report."

"You punk'd me, Bulk? Not cool!"

"Hm. Signal's strong." Bulkhead then looks at the setting before him. "An excavation site?"

"Whoa."

"I know construction. According to my scanners, humans hit energon veins and they don't even know it."

Miko shrugs and decides to help Bulkhead rather than research and slips off her shoes. She's too short to see into the hole, but with her ancestor's abilities, she can with seismic sense. "I see a few energon spots over there." Miko points straight. There is a hole in the ground along with a few bulldozers. Bulkhead then looks over at a damaged wall with a Greek painting. He looks closely at what the Greek god is holding and widens his optics.

"That's Cybertronian! But why would Ancient Greeks paint an energon harvester?"

"You know what that round thing is?" Miko pulls out her phone. "You're smarter than you let on!" She takes a picture of the painting. She then feels large footsteps and immediately turns around and gets into her fighting stance.

"But even dumber than he looks."

Bulkhead turns around to see a blue and white Decepticon with gold optics. "Breakdown." Bulkhead spits out.

Breakdown chuckles. "Miss me?"

"Like rust in my undercarriage."

"You know this lunkhead?"

"We have a history."

"And you have a pet. And I hear it can manipulate the earth, so, let see if it can play catch." Breakdown then grabs a column and breaks it. "Catch!" He throws it at Miko.

Miko immediately grows worried as she runs from the column. Bulkhead then gets in the way as the column collides with his back creating smoke. "Miko get to safety!" Miko feels a hiding spot before she sees it. She ducks into it quickly and activates her com link, which is set to contact Jack, Raf, and I.

"Sheyenne, I could use some help here." Miko says, receiving static. "Scrap."

While Bulkhead isn't paying attention, Breakdown tackles him into the excavation sight.

While in mid-air, Breakdown takes the upper hand and throws Bulkhead into the painting and destroys it. "Oops. Hope the pretty picture wasn't too important." Breakdown then transforms into his vehicle mode and drives off as Miko gets out from her hiding place. She growls in anger as she gets a column and throws it at Breakdown. Luckily, Breakdown has a fast reaction and drives out of the way.

"Scrap it."

"Told you I'm good at breaking things." Bulkhead sits up.

"Don't worry, Bulk." Miko pulls out her phone. "We have a picture of the picture."

"Miko, what happened out there?"

"Breakdown showed up, and almost flattened me with a column."

"Uh, Miko…" I cross my arms. "Did you forget about your earthbending? You could have crushed the thing."

"Bulk told me to get down, so I did. He handled it."

"If by handled it, you mean almost-letting-you-get-crushed, then I guess he handled it very well."

"It is indeed and energon harvester. A tool created by the Ancients to remove raw energon from any nearby source."

"Greek gods knew Autobots?"

"The Ancients often used the art of a given era to conceal messages. This fresco was likely a signpost indicating a harvester's location, hidden somewhere on this planet."

"Optimus. If the harvester removes energon from anything and you all have energon pumping inside you?"

"In Decepticon hands, the harvester could be a devastating weapon."

"See? You were a genius to destroy that painting!"

"Miko's not wrong. How can the 'Cons find the harvester without the fresco?"

"But how are we supposed to find it if all we have is a painting for a clue?"

"But with high-speed internet…" Raf types on his laptop. "If you do an image search for 'Greek god and Golden Orb' this pops up. It's in a museum." He shows a picture of a statue of the Greek god Poseidon holding the energon harvester in his hand.

"That the real deal?"

Optimus is quiet for a moment as he looks at the picture. "Contact Agent Fowler."

"You've reached Special Agent William Fowler. I'm currently on an intensive training retreat and unavailable until Tuesday."

"I hate talking to machines." Ratchet grumbles as the machine plays.

"I bet Agent Fowler is being a couch potato right now."

"Without Agent Fowler's direct aid, we are going to have to confiscate the harvester on our own."

"Wait-what?!"

"Steal museum property?!"

"That sounds…illegal."

"I do not wish to break human law. But once the Decepticons learn of the harvester's location, they will not hesitate to obtain it by any means necessary. We must act covertly."

"No offence, but covert plus giant alien robot equals a total disaster."

"Sheyenne's right. Museums are public. And they have guards and security cameras."

"No problem! We're small enough to sneak in, and we're not a government secret."

"Miko, I'm not sure that's wise."

"Bulkhead's right. If something goes wrong, you could get caught or hurt, and besides, that's something Toph would be eager to do—break some rules."

"But it may be our best option, Sheyenne. The more time we spend debating, the more time we give the Decepticons."

"Oh, yeah. Good point. Like when Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph snuck into the Earth King's palace during a party."

Miko nods. "And who's idea was that?"

"Actually, Katara's."

"All right, listen up. Here's the plan. Ratchet will bridge us in on that cart-thing. Optimus will signal to us by flashing his lights. Jack, that's your cue, since you're driving. After that, Miko, find a way to fake-out the guards. Then we all get the orb off the statue and leave, being careful to not run into any guards. Think we can pull it off?"

"I know we can!"

The four Autobots arrive at the museum. They all know that the Decepticons will come at any second, so they have to be ready. Optimus remains at the front of the museum while the others drive off into a different direction. "Autobots, confirm positions."

"Westward ho." Arcee stops her engine.

"East is clear." Bumblebee stops his engine.

"Southside covered."

"Maintain your guard." Optimus turns off his own engine.

"Jack, Sheyenne, Miko, Rafael, I will have a clear view of you. Once you secure the harvester, I will contact Ratchet to bridge you back to base."

"Now since you'll bypass all points of entry, you won't have to worry about setting off the alarm. But take care to avoid any security guards."

"Roger, Ratchet."

"Let's break some rules!"

"Oh, for spirit's sake, do you have to act like Toph ALL the time!?" Ratchet and I share a look, and I swear he winked at me.

The ground bridge opens up in the hall of the museum as Jack moves the scissor lift to the front of the museum. We're somewhat fascinated by what is inside. "OPA!" Miko sees the harvester on Poseidon's hand. Optimus then flashes his lights, signaling that it is all-clear. Jack raises the scissor lift until we are directly next to the security camera. I look at Miko and nod my head. Miko then takes out her phone and flips it open. She leans closer to the camera to get a better look at the statue. She turns her phone upside down and takes a picture of the statue. She changes the picture to the wallpaper on her phone and puts the phone in front of the security camera. Once Miko is done, Jack moves the scissor lift to the statue of Poseidon.

Optimus adjusts his side-view mirror to see a red car drive up next to him. The car pulls up next to him and whistles. "Sweet rims. 24 gauge. You're real heavy duty. Just like my friend here."

Breakdown comes in his vehicle mode and activates a weapon at the top of the Jeep. He then fires a missile for Optimus. Optimus transforms into his robot mode and catches the missile. He uses all the strength he has to stop the missile, but it is pushing him towards the museum. He grits his teeth behind his mask as his feet skid across the cement. As the missile slowly comes to a stop, it unfortunately leaves a crack in the window. Optimus looked at the damage and then at the four of us.

Miko and I look back at Optimus and try our best to hold back our laughter. "Oops."

Optimus then looks around to see where Knockout and Breakdown are, but no one is in sight. Optimus looks down to see Knockout holding an Energon prod. Before Optimus can react, Knockout shoves the prod in his neck and begins to electrocute him with it. I open my mouth to scream out his name, but Jack clamps a hand over my mouth and puts a finger to his lips. I nod. Optimus falls to his knees and onto the ground face first. Knockout then jumps onto Optimus' back and strikes him with the prod again.

"It's 'Cons!"

"They got Optimus."

I put two fingers on my ear piece and contact the Autobots. "Arcee, Bumblebee, Optimus is down!"

When Optimus is completely unconscious, Knockout flashes his headlights to Breakdown. Breakdown understands what it means and takes off at full speed. Bumblebee drives up in his vehicle mode. Breakdown senses this and shoots a missile at Bumblebee. It hits Bumblebee causing him to transform and skid across the road. Arcee then comes in her vehicle mode. Breakdown senses Arcee and fires two more missiles. Both of the missile hit Arcee. Arcee ends up skidding across the road as well and collides with Bumblebee, knocking him down. Bulkhead jumps off the roof to attack Breakdown. Breakdown then transforms into his robot mode and punches Bulkhead in the face, sending him flying backwards. Along the way, Bulkhead collides with Knockout and the two crash into a pillar. The pieces of the pillar crash the window causing the alarm to go off.

With one last push from Raf, the harvester rolls off of Poseidon's hand and onto the scissor lift. "I need to help Optimus. Get that back to base, before the guards come." I jump off, using my bending to cushion my landing, and take off out through the broken glass on an air scooter.

Optimus groans as the effects of the Energon prod wear off. Knockout then shakes his head as he regains consciousness from the impact. He sees Optimus slowly gets up and widens his eyes. If Optimus fully recovers, then the whole plan would fail. Knockout grabs his Energon prod and runs towards Optimus as he prepares to shock him. As he jumps into the air, he feels a large gust of wind knock him forward and onto the ground. Knockout and Optimus turn to see me in my fighting stance with my fans, glaring at Knockout.

'What the- If-if the rumor that's been going around the warship is true, what other kinds of damage can this kid do?'

"You've got more out here to face than just Optimus. I am the avatar, and you and the rest of the Decepticons are putting this world's balance in jeopardy. I would advise you to leave Starscream's command and join us in fighting for peace and freedom." I come out of my stance and slide my fans into my back pocket before looking to Optimus. He's smiling at me. "I… er, sorry, I believe that was your line again."

"It is all right. I enjoy seeing you following in mine and Aang's footsteps."

"It's not all the two of you. It's truly how I feel."

"Come on. Time to make our exit boys." Miko runs ahead as Jack and Raf follow. She turns left to see a garage door and presses the button to open it. The garage door automatically opens and Miko goes under it. She then feels a light as she turns to see a not-so-happy security guard. "Uh… wassup?"

The guard turns off his flashlight and grabs her by the wrist. "Better come with me, miss." The guard then takes her to his office and locks the door behind him.

"Uh oh."

"Look."

They look underneath the exit garage door and see a pair of Cybertronian legs. "Arcee!" Jack assumes as they run towards her. But when the Cybertronian opens the door, their faces are in complete horror.

"It's Soundwave!" The two back away in fear, and before they know it, Soundwave has his oily claws on the harvester.

Optimus slowly gets up and regains his balance. He then hears the humming sound of a jet and turns to see Soundwave fly off with the energon harvester. "Scrap. How much you wanna bet that was Miko's doing?"

"Hmmmm… that would be game." Knockout smirks as he and Breakdown transform into their vehicle modes and drive off.

Arcee transforms into her vehicle mode and chases the two Decepticons.

"Great."

"Guys!" Jack and Raf run toward us.

"The Decepticons have the harvester."

"We know."

"And the security guard has Miko!"

"What?!"

"I'm going in after her!"

"Bulkhead, Miko may be detained, but she is safe from harm."

"Optimus, I may be able to talk him into letting her go, so I'll stay. As the avatar, it's my duty."

Optimus nods.

I knock on the door. The now-annoyed and angry security guard comes to the door and opens it. "You're one of those kids."

"No, well, technically yes, but would you believe me if I told you we were trying to keep it from being stolen?"

He shakes his head and leads me to the seat next to Miko. Miko sits in the security guard's office with a bored expression.

The guard taps his fingers impatiently on the table waiting for Miko to give an answer. "Look, kid. If this is some kind of prank, you need to know that the authorities are on their way. It'd go a whole lot easier for you if you just told me what happened to the sphere."

"I was researching for my history report. I just lost track of time and got trapped in here after closing."

"So what's your history report about? I'd love to know."

"Uh…" This is going to take a while.

"In all likelihood, Starscream will use the harvester to gather as much Energon as he can from the planet's otherwise unmineable Energon deposits. Approach with extreme caution, Starscream will not hesitate to turn the harvester on any one of us. Bulkhead, it is best that you remain here."

"So I can bust Miko out of the museum?"

"So you can help Ratchet. You may be Miko's guardian. But she requires human assistance. Agent Fowler and Sheyenne remain her best options."

Optimus and the rest of the team go through the ground bridge. "You've reached Special Agent William Fowler. I'm currently on an intensive training retreat and unavailable until Tuesday."

"Still no answer."

"What the heck is he doing?"

"Fowler's lounging around some poolside cabana." Bulkhead pounds his fist into one of Ratchet's tools.

"Bulkhead, I NEEDED THAT!"

"We can free Miko if we can just return that harvester to the museum."

"So they Decepticons can steal it all over again?"

"…I am so dumb!"

"So how are we going to help Miko?"

"We are going to get Miko out by returning this replica to the museum." Ratchet holds up an uncompleted orb. "The construction of which would be going a whole lot faster if Bulkhead hadn't just MANGLED MY FRAME WELDER!"

"We're already trespassers and thieves. Why not add forgery to the list?"

Bulkhead groans. "I wish I had never taken Miko to the…the painting of the harvester isn't the only thing we found at these ruins!"

"I'm sorry?"

"Starscream is not dumb! No matter what kind of tool he have, he's gonna take the easy route!"

The blue substance that is their very life source flows from the crystals into the harvester held in Starscream's hand, Knockout and Breakdown nearby. Bulkhead just arrives on the scene as he sees Starscream take the energon. He then quietly slides down a hill and walks toward the three Decepticons. Unfortunately, Bulkhead step onto something and shatters it, gaining the Decepticons' attention. "Oh scrap."

"Back for seconds?" Breakdown teases as he and Knockout approach Bulkhead with their weapons armed and ready. They run in two opposite directions, but head toward Bulkhead. He looks to his right and sees Knockout twirling his activated Energon prod in his hand like a baton. When he looks to his left, he sees Breakdown throwing back his arm which has his activated hammer. Using his quick thinking, Bulkhead ducks and Breakdown ends up hitting Knockout. Bulkhead then grabs Knockout's energon prod and shoves it into Breakdown's neck, knocking him out.

When Bulkhead turns around, Starscream points the energon harvester at him and begins to take the energon from his body. "You're a big one. This could take a while."

Bulkhead collapses onto the ground and struggles to get up. An idea then pops into his head, and he hopes that he can pull it off before all the energon is sucked out of him. He slowly gets up and begins to walk as fast as he can to Starscream and the energon harvester.

"Wait. What are you doing?"

Bulkhead stands before him. "What I do best." He places his hand on the active Energon harvester. "Breaking things." He punches Starscream in the face and takes the harvester out of his grasp. Bulkhead then uses all of the strength he has left and throws the energon harvester into the sky. The light shines neon blue as the harvester blows up. Bulkhead collapses onto the ground and passes out.

Knockout and Breakdown regain consciousness. They walk up to Bulkhead and smirk. "He's a glutton for punishment." Then they both hear the humming sound of a ground bridge as the Autobots jump out of it. They begin to attack in mid-air and give everything they have against the two Decepticons.

"Fight?"

"Mmmm… drive."

The two Decepticons transform into their vehicle modes and drive off.

The Autobots run up to Bulkhead, who is slowly waking up from the energon he had lost. "Hey." Bulkhead greets weakly.

"Of course, there's the whole principle of Deus Ex Machina, the God of the Machine. That's the part in Greek storytelling where some character shows up out of the blue to make everything right."

"That so, young lady? Well, I'm sure the police would love to hear all about your history report. And as for you, you still haven't proven to me that you're the avatar."

"But I only know air and water."

We all hear a knock at the door as Agent Fowler comes in and shows his badge to the security guard. "Special Agent William Fowler. The stolen property has been located and restored to museum premises." The guard looks at him in confusion. He then turns around to see the orb back in its rightful place on Poseidon's hand. "The girls come with me." Fowler pulls Miko to her feet and hands her her phone. "You dropped this. I found it on the floor, right next to your history report!" I rise behind him as he turns to me. "And as the avatar, going back to help your friend was very admirable. Aang would be proud of you."

"Thank you, Agent Fowler."

The security guard is still in shock as Fowler, Miko, and I walk out of the office. As we get to the front of the museum, Miko grins as she sees Bulkhead waiting for us. "Off you go." Fowler nods to her. Miko doesn't need to be told twice. She sprints down the front steps and practically jumps into Bulkhead's passenger seat. I run after her and get into the SUV as well. "Good timing. I was running out of history factoids. Stuff I didn't even know I knew!"

"Looks like you're smarter then you let on." Miko buckles her seatbelt.

"Under pressure."

"Me too." Bulkhead drives out of the museum parking lot.

"Me three." Miko stares at me.

"What?"

"Hey. I have the mother of all deadlines, and I have homework and lessons to worry about on top of my training. I'm always under pressure."

Miko shrugs. "I can't wait to finish my history report. I'm gonna write all about how the Autobots interacted with ancient civilizations."

"Uh… I'm not sure how that will get you into college, Miko."

"In all honesty, Aang may have interacted with your ancestors at one time, Bulk." I reach into my pocket and pulling out the star-shaped stone. "This came straight from Aang, handed down through generations, through the Air Nomads, to me."

Bulkhead gasps in shock.

Once we return to the base, Bulkhead takes me to Ratchet. "Just show him what you showed me."

Ratchet turns slightly, an annoyed look on his face. I tremble slightly as I hold up the tiny star stone. Ratchet's optics light up, and he crouches down and smiles at me. "This is Cybertronian. Optimus!" The prime walks in and crosses the room to us.

Ratchet motions to the stone in my hand. Optimus gasps and takes the tiny stone out of my hand. "Don't tell me you guys actually DID interact with Aang." Miko crosses her arms.

"We came to this planet centuries ago. I had just become a prime, and Megatron was searching for other worlds to take over and enslave. We ran into a man…"

"Aang." I look up. "AVATAR AANG."

"One of his descendants was to end up key in our war, have special abilities to aid us. The stone is the spark of one of our most loyal, noble, and powerful Autobots."

I gasp and drop the star in my shock. Thinking fast, I create an air ball around it and suspend it in the ball. "So, what? What happens now? I already know I have to save the world from your enemies—I'm the avatar, that's my destiny."

"For now, just go on with your life, but do NOT lose that star."

"So, how'd it go?"

"Well, Miko learned that history can come in handy, I learned that no one believes the avatar still exists, and Fowler learned to never underestimate us." I shrug. "I've been out all night. Mom must be worried sick."

"I told her you and Miko were spending the night with a friend. I gave Miko's host parents the same story. You're safe. Your mom sent this for you, so you could change." Jack hands me a bag. I smile and walk into a berth to change, Jack following me.

I shrug and lay the bag on the ground. "What you did back there for Miko was impressive. Even if he didn't believe you are who you are."

"Yeah… I guess." I rub the back of my neck. "It just makes me think of all the work I have to do—I have to restore the world's faith in the avatar, save the world, restore the balance, reconnect the nations—"

Jack cuts me off with a kiss. "You need to calm down, Shey. We'll be by your side through everything. And we all believe in you."

"And what am I supposed to do if Megatron kills one of you, or captures you, or if Vince hurts you, or if Vaatu kills you?" Tears come to my eyes.

"They won't. Every one of us ARE master benders. We can defend ourselves."

"I don't think you're getting it. It's not Miko or Raf I'm worried about, it's you."

Jack turns to me, a stunned look in his eyes. "I like you, but more than normal—more than just a friend."

"I thought you told me last year that the avatar isn't supposed to have earthly attachments."

"I'm not. But I'm still human—and don't tell me you haven't noticed your guardian staring at mine… it's the same way. Primes aren't either." I sigh and shake my head before going into another "avatar" lecture. Unknown to the two of us, we're in the prime's berth, and said leader is in the doorway.

"You know that the Avatar is the spirit of the planet incarnated in human form and thus, the only physical being with the ability to learn all four bending disciplines. It is considered the Avatar's duty to master the four elements and use such power to keep balance among the four nations of the world. With the death of the Avatar, the spirit is reborn into the following nation, and this cycle can only be broken if the Avatar dies while using the Avatar State. You also know that the Avatar possesses an innate connection to the Spirit World and uses it as a bridge by which to reconcile the two worlds and ensure harmony, and that the Avatar is also capable of using this ability to contact the spirits of previous Avatars and harness their combined energy to perform feats of bending beyond that of any other bender." I say, "And I've explained the chakras to you, too. The Earth Chakra, which deals with Survival and is blocked by Fear; the Water Chakra, which deals with Pleasure and is blocked by Guilt; the Fire Chakra, which deals with Willpower and is blocked by Shame; the Air Chakra, which deals with Love and is blocked by Grief; the Sound Chakra, which deals with Truth and is blocked by Lies; the Light Chakra, which deals with Insight and is blocked by Illusion; and the Thought Chakra, dealing with Pure cosmic energy, the one thing Optimus and I can both reach, and it is blocked by Earthly attachments." Jack nods. "Well, I asked Ratchet about the primes, just to have a background of what the disciple of Primus is, and he went into more detail than I do." I climb onto the berth and motioning for Jack to join me. "The processor, or mind, of a prime is sacred. Once blessed by Primus one can find no wrong in them, for they are holiness incarnate—like a spirit of their planet. Optimus—Orion—willingly submitted to whatever the rituals they had were—I got the feeling it was much like the chakras I've learned about but not opened yet because I need to finish my training first. I find them silly—much like Ratchet found what they added did. He can't have a girlfriend—he can't imprint or carry a sparkling—their planet's children—"

"WHAT!?"

"All of Earth is supposed to be under my care, and all of Cybertron was to be under his care. Those attachments would take him away from his duties as a prime. The senate stated that it was the will of Primus, that any who carry the Matrix of Leadership is forever severed from the Well of All Sparks. And I still think the Guru that told Aang all that about the chakras was insane, because Roku had a wife, Kyoshi had a daughter, and Aang went on to have three children."

Optimus walks in and takes a data pad off his desk. "Sheyenne is right about the primes." Optimus turns to us. He startles us when he kneels to my level. "But I did not know your spirits wished the same on you. Did Aang say this?"

"Only to be quoting Guru Pathik, who told him. Aang never did fully open the chakras. He just couldn't give Katara up, and if he had, once again, I would not be here, and there may not have been an avatar."

"You are the last airbender. Without the attachments, will your race not die out?"

"Well, the idea of it won't, with the air acolytes, but I sincerely doubt any other airbenders will come from the acolytes. They consider it a miracle that I'm an airbender. But as Aang did, I form family bonds very easily, and I'm worried I won't be able to detach myself from them when the time comes, but as Yangchen once said, "The Avatar must be compassionate towards all people, and the only way to do that is to live with them. The Avatar must experience sadness, anger, joy, and happiness. By feeling all these emotions, it helps you understand how precious human life is, so you will do anything to protect it."." Optimus smiles sadly. "But, the Air Nomads believe that all life is sacred." I give him a weak smile. "So there's still hope."

Optimus walks out of the room, and I finally let myself cry. Jack reaches over and puts an arm over my shoulders. "It's going to be okay, Shey." I sigh as I pull myself together and look up at him. "I always thought that since you couldn't have any earthly attachments, you couldn't have a boyfriend. Besides, you're just as sensitive as Aang was, and you're an emotional girl to start with. If a sensitive avatar is as much of a problem as they say, then you need someone by your side."

"Thanks, Jack." I smile at him.

I smile as I get dressed in blue jeans, a yellow polo, a jean jacket, and yellow flats. I walk out and smile up at Optimus. "You're kind of like an avatar yourself."

"I have known you were like the primes from the day you came to this base."

"One and the same, but yet worlds apart. One the incarnation of Primus-a prime—one the incarnation of Raava-an avatar."

Ratchet glances over at the two of us from the computer. "Sheyenne, Jack is waiting for you in the training room. Optimus, I'm picking up an energon signal."

"Be careful, Optimus." I head off to the training room.