On board the Nemisis a battle is raging. A war of the century is being fought. It's not long after Dreadwing and Shelby are helped to base that Miko and Jack leave to go join the effort. They gave word to Optimus that they are back, but they are in no condition to join the fight at the moment. Shelby doesn't let herself rest enough and starts fixing Dreadwing. Hoping to have him fit enough to join sooner than later. They listen to the comm chatter. Shelby praying to not hear of anyone dying. She knows one might, but even when she knows that the Cybermatter will bring him back, it still hurts. 

"Shelby, it doesn't have to be perfect." Dreadwing whines at her as she finishes up welding his side. 

"Yip-ip-ip-ip! Stop moving!" She shouts at him and he freezes in place, his optics going wide. "I'm almost done."

She does a final touch and runs her hand over the hot metal. She was able to weld a piece of broken metal on his wing to make it almost back to normal, but they all know Ratchet would do a better job. It took her longer than she had hoped as waves of dizziness had washed over her a few times. She tried to drink as much water as she could to help, but it doesn't seem to be working. 

"You need to rest, too." Dreadwing tells her. 

"We need to get onboard that ship and help." She growls. 

"The battle is probably almost over. You are in no condition to fight." He argues, checking out the work she did. "Nice job, good as new." 

"I'm fine. Let's go." 

"No. I'm risking something happening to you when you are in this condition." Dreadwing stands his ground. 

She is about to start arguing back when the comm starts going off. 

"Optimus Prime to all units. Megatron is no more." 

"Yes!" Agent Fowler cheers, jumping up. 

"Aw we missed the whole thing." Shelby tries not to sound upset. 

"But you knew they could do it." Dreadwing reassured. 

"I did." She gives a light smile. 

"Raf, Shelby, Dreadwing. Ya'll still alive down there? Get yourselves up to the ship. So we can get to Cybertron already." A unreconizable voice comes through the comm. 

"Wait whose that?" Agent Fowler asks pointing to the computer. 

"Bee?" Raf wonders excitedly. 

"Come on Raf! Let's go!" Shelby calls up to him. 

He smiles wide and opens up the ground bridge. Dreadwing picks up Shelby and Raf, hoisting them onto his shoulders and they walk through. On the other side, the Autobots hold the bridge proudly. Wheeljack at the helm ready to navigate the ship. Hot Rod and Knockout surround Shelby and Dreadwing. Dreadwing setting Raf to the ground and he runs over to Bumblebee, excited to talk to him finally. 

"You're okay." Hot Rod asks, looking them up and down.

"Well kind of. What happened to your side? What kind of patch is that?" Knockout lifts Dreadwings arm up to inspect the damage more. 

"Hey, I was trying to work quickly." Shelby shouts at him. 

"Ratchet and I will look at it more closely after we revive Cybertron." Knockout scoffs but sends Shelby a wink. 

"All aboard!" Wheeljack says over the intercom. "On route to Cybertron."

The space bridge opens up and the Nemisis flies effortlessly through. On the other side the dead planet comes into view. Everyone is silently waiting for the ship to reach its destination. The Well of Allsparks. Ratchet said there was only enough cyber-matter for one go. So, Optimus declared they needed to deposit it into Primus himself. 

"Are you excited?" Shelby asks Dreadwing. 

"I am, I haven't seen my home world alive in eons." He says quietly. His eyes glance over at her and he sees the frown on her face. "You don't look so happy."

"I am, believe me I am. Only I know the ending." She says just above a whisper. 

He grabs hold of her and brings her in front of her face. "Come with me this time." He suggests. 

"I can't. I'd have to live in the suit and what if something happens to it. There is also someone I need to go see and make sure is okay." She explains. 

"Your mother?" She only nods. "I'll go with you. I'll stay."

"Dreadwing, your planet needs you. Optimus needs you. I don't know what happens after you walk through the ground bridge after you say goodbye. But you can't stay." She tries not to cry. 

Dreadwing tries to answer, but Wheeljack announces they have arrived. Everyone moves to watch the Cyber-matter shoot down into the Well. The sight sent them into awe as it reached straight into the heart of Cybertron. The blue glow went dark as it sank lower into Cybertron's core and then in a few moments the fallen world began to glow. A beautiful vibrant blue aura reached up and around them. The Autobots eyes seemed to glow a little brighter as they watched the planet come back to life. Shelby was on this planet not too long ago and didn't believe she would be able to come back and see this. She turns to look at Dreadwing, the smile on his face. His smile reaching up to his eyes. 

They stayed for a moment longer, watching and experiencing the thrill of finally having a win. Megatron gone, his Decepticons fleeting. Then they started their journey back to Earth. Back through the space bridge, cloaking the warship then bridging down to their base. Earth and Cybertron have been saved. But as they walk through that bridge, the humans one last time, the excitement seems to die. The room becomes quiet, and the sadness reaches everyone. The light and hope that had filled everyone's eyes fades away and is filled with darkness once again. For they all knew the ending that was about to come. 

"Though our home world is once again capable of supporting life, we have much rebuilding to do. Alas, we will miss our home away from home, and the family we've made here." Optimus speaks over the group. All eyes and optics watching and listening intently to their leader. 

"If cons are still out there, won't Earth be on their radar?" Raf asks worriedly.

"Raf if you ever need me, need us, for any reason, we're just a space bridge away." Bumblebee says, trying to calm the worried boy. 

"Besides we'll be in good hands with you, Jack, Miko, and Shelby continuing to serve unit E in a semiofficial capacity. Well Shelby will be a full-time Agent." Agent Fowler says smiling at the children. 

Shelby has nothing to say, her arms cross and she is holding all the tears that are threatening to leak back. The end is near and she's not sure if she can handle it. 

"Woah we are agents?" Miko jumps up excitedly. 

"Consultants. Until you're of age." June adds. 

"I trust that I can still join Unit-E? Even though it seems to have already happened once." Ratchet sending a wink to Shelby, who can't help but smile at the statement. 

"Ratchet, are you--" Arcee starts.

"Yip-Yip-ip! I know where I am needed." He cuts off Arcee, ending with a smile down at the children. 

Then the bots begin to pack up and say their goodbyes. Dreadwing picks up Shelby and they head outside the hanger. Once outside he puts her down and transforms and comes out in his holoform. He wraps her in a hug and holds her close. Her tears finally breaking free. She tries so hard to stop them, but she can't. 

"I love you and I will always love you. I will come back to see you. We have the space bridge. You can even come visit me." Dreadwing whispers into her hair. 

"I love you too. I'm just afraid I'm going to wake up again and this was all a dream. I'm afraid that it's not and I still won't see you again. What if something happens to you and I never find out." She rambles into his shoulder. 

"Nothing will happen to me. This is not a dream. You will see me again." He pulls back to look her in the eyes. "And if something does happen to me, you can just bring me back to life again."

It brings a small smile to her face. "Please don't make me have to do that."

"It won't be on purpose." He smiles before leaning down to kiss her. 

She kisses back with much promise. The promise of a future where they will one day be together. When they let go, Dreadwing transforms back into his real form, and they walk inside. Everyone is standing by an open bridge. He reaches down for her and brings her up to him. Giving her one last kiss before setting her back down. 

"This isn't goodbye, it's see you later." He whispers. 

Then the bots start walk through. Dreadwing looks over his shoulder one last time before disappearing through the swirling vortex. Optimus stops short of the bridge, turning around one more time and giving them a thank you nod, then heads through. Now the humans are left alone. Shelby sniffles but doesn't let the tears fall. Miko walks closer to her and without having to say anything, Shelby pulls her into a hug, holding her tight. Jack and Raf soon join. 

"We will see them again." She whispers to them. 

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(A few days later)

The white house stands tall. The grass overgrown and there a few trees down, but the house untouched. A single light shines from the living room. Shelby pulls the vehicle into the long driveway, stopping a few feet away. With a heavy sigh, she gets out and slowly makes her way to the porch. As she reaches the door, she brings her fist up to knock, but holds for a moment. Unsure if she is ready for this. So much has happened since the last time she saw her. Would she be anger or sad? Would she yell or cry? She must have waited too long, the door swings open. 

"Hello mom."