"Your device is clear. You can have it back." Ratchet says and hands it back to Shelby that next morning.

"I told you it was fine." She takes it from him and looks it over. 

"You can never be too sure." He remarks and turns back to his computer. 

"So, what does it do?" Miko asks leaning over the railing. 

Shelby gives her a smile before pressing the button on the device. The Autobots stand back, unsure of what to make of the action. Metal shoots out, surrounding her body. The cold metal attaches to her skin, instantly warming as it formed around her. A chest plate covers her with a glowing pink button in the middle. A plate forms on her back as well as armor covering her arms and legs. She knocks her head forward, and a helmet wraps around, and a visor comes down over her face. She hears the oos and ahhs from the other in the room. All was curious about her new suit. To her, it feels just like it did in her dreams. Like the first time she tried it on, and that part wasn't a dream. 

She doesn't remember how she got put into the coma. She wonders if she had this in her grasp maybe it would have been able to save her. Then Miko races down to the ground level and walks around her. Taking in the new look. 

"You look so amazing!" she squeals. 

"Thank you. It feels just how I remember it." Shelby admits. 

"Does it do anything, besides protect you?" Bulkhead asks, still in wonder about her armor. 

"I don't know. I only got to use it once in real life. I know I can holster my weapons on here. Wait a second. My visor is doing something funny." Shelby stops talking and everyone stares at her waiting for her to continue. 

Inside her visor symbols and levels show up, lighting up her face. Different actions come up and she has trouble figuring it out. The others stare at her as she moves around taking in the new information. She is able to look differently at the bots. She sees like an x-ray of them. 

"I can see everything. Wow this is so strange. I don't remember this happening when I first used it." she says in awe. 

"What is it doing?" Ratchet asks, leaning down closer to her. 

"I can see like an x-ray of you guys. When I look at one of you specifically, I see levels. I don't know what they mean though. Oh, I can see though the wall too!" She says excitedly. Her face pointed to the nearest wall. "Wait what does this do?"

A button or a like a button pops up at the lower part of her screen. Unsure of how to press it, she mental presses it. It works and before their eyes, the arms of the suit begin to transform around her hands. Placed over her hands are a set of blasters armed and ready to fire. The bots in the room take a step back. Some even place their hands over their face and she started to freak out a bit, waving them around. 

"What is happening?" she yells as she accidentally sends a blast towards the ceiling. 

"I was able to add a few things to make better use of it." Ratchet said from the other side of the room. 

"How do I make it stop?" She sets off another blast, making everyone duck and cover. 

"Do what you did to turn the blasters on." Ratchet yelled over her, and the others shrieks.

"I don't know what I did. I just thought about it." she answers in realization, "Oh!" 

She looks at her screen and focuses on the button again. The blasters release from her hands and slink back into the uniform. Then she presses the real pink button on her chest and the suit collapses back into the device. She huffs and puffs from the adrenaline coursing through her veins. 

"Well, that was exciting." she said, with a smile on her face,

"That will be helpful for any future situations I believe you will get into." Optimus says with a small smirk. "But I do believe we have other things to discuss."

"I made a promise, and I will keep it, Optimus." she says with a sigh. "But I will only tell you about the important information. Not the emotional crap I went through."

"Understandable." Optimus agreed. 

Everyone gathered around, waiting for her to start speaking. 

"Now, I am only telling you what happened in my dreams. Like I said, I don't know if they will actually happen, but it might help to know this information." She starts. "I'm sure you remember me mentioning the Icon Database? The Omega lock when I first arrived back from the dead."

Shelby goes into her story. Talking about how Optimus was decoding the Icon Database. She mentioned all the relics they had found, and a few had already been found since she disappeared according to Optimus. She went on to mention the keys for the Omega lock. There weren't enough details to explain where they all were, but she was able to tell them where two were. One was in an Egyptian temple found by smokescreen and Arcee. Then the last one within Smokescreen. The whole group then turned to Smokescreen in surprise. He himself was also very shocked to hear this information. The only thing she didn't know was where the Omega lock was located, but knew it was on Cybertron. She explained that she was captured during their time looking for it. 

She told them how Megatron had created Darkmount right by the Autobot base. Then sadly told them how he blew it up, hoping to kill all the Autobots inside. She had watched him explode the base. There was nothing she could do, and she tried not to cry at the memory. To which Dreadwing turned on his holoform and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. He asks her how she got on the ship, but she can't bring herself to tell him. It was the best thing to happen to her, but she couldn't bring herself to tell him. 

"Something happened aboard the Nemesis. I don't know what, but I remember being carried, but not gently. The box shook and shook. I eventually was knocked unconscious. Then I wake up to Dreadwing staring down at me in the hospital. I had extensive injuries. My legs had been shattered. I had to go through therapy for a long time to get mobility back and the Autobots were at a new base."

She mentions that Ultra Magnas joins the operation, helping save the other Autobots along the way. She continues to tell them how they had captured Soundwave at some point and that's how Ratchet was captured to go help Megatron. Ratchet scoffed at the idea. How he would never let himself be captured. She explained in full detail of how Laserbeak broke in, brought Soundwave online and took Ratchet with them. It was a lot to take in, but as she continued to explain, everything made sense to them. She told them how Megatron was able to rebuild the Omega lock on his ship and they needed Ratchet to finish the Synthetic energon formula. That they tried to find a way to get to him, but he ended up contacting them in the midst of things and were able to get onboard the ship. 

"Bumblebee was able to kill Megatron. Then after that we all took a trip to Cybertron and life was restored. It was beautiful, an amazing sight really, but..." she stops for a moment, looking to the ground, unsure how to finish. 

They all stared at her waiting for the ending to what sounds like an amazing story. Her gaze moves to everyone around the room and lands on the children. Tears threaten to leak from her eyes, and she tries hard to not let that happen. But the ending to this story isn't a happy one at least of her and the children. 

"Cybertron was restored, and the bots left. They needed to go back to their home world to restore it. And that's when I woke up. I watched you all leave and then I woke up in the hospital. The men and women that survived the attack in Afghan and my parents and brother standing around me. You guys were gone, and I was told none of it ever happened." she says sadly. 

Without a word, Miko runs to her, wrapping her skinny arms around her waist. The young girl also holding back tears. Jack and Raf are next to join. Unsure how to process what they just heard. Shelby wraps her arms around them all, hugging them as tight as she can. She knows it was hard for them to hear, but it needed to be said. The information she gave will help the Autobots win the war. 

"I hope this helps, Optimus." she finally says after the crying finally died down. 

"You have given us a lot of information. Starting with the keys." He says, looking over to Smokescreen. "I want you to keep holding onto the key until we find the other three. I will continue to decode the rest of the database. Thank you for telling us. I know it was hard, but you have no idea how much you were able to help us. I will be forever in your debt." 

"I want you to win, Optimus. I really do. But you have to promise me something." she says looking up at the leader. 

"What is that?" He asks, kneeling down closer to her. 

"When you guys do leave...don't forget about us and continue to keep in contact. All of you." she points a finger to everyone in the room. 

The room began to fill with 'I promise' from all the bots. Bumblebee did a few whirs, but she knew what he was saying. She smiles and looks at Dreadwing. 

"I don't plan on leaving you." He whispers into her ear. 

"I won't let you." she says back, kissing him without a care in the world.