Nova was inside Optimus, driving to the long road and were heading back to the base. "I'm glad that's out of the system." NOva said relief, slumping on the driver's seat.

"Indeed. General Bryce has enough evidence to provide a case that i am still online." Optimus said

"So what do you think of him? Is he nice?" Nova asked.

"I do not know the man, but by first impression, yes he does seem 'nice'." He said. Nova chuckled, "well you did surprised him when you greeted him."

30 minutes earlier ago

The door opened to General Bryce's office and revealed Fowler. "Special Agent Fowler, please come in." the general permitted as he pointed to the chair in front of the desk.

"What's Prima Daily doing here with that camera?"

"He will be making a record of today's session." Bryce answered then caught a glimpse of a strange teenage female in human form. "And who is this?"

"This is the girl that I told you about." He gestured to NOva as she took a step forward, placing both her hands behind her back and stood firmly.

"Nova Login, Sir."She introduced.

"So you are the Autobot?"

"Actually honorary Autobot, General."

Bryce looked as his folder. "'Nova Login'. Forgive me, but you don't look like a robot to me."

"I am a Technorganic. I am half human and half Cybertronian. Agent Fowler told me to come to you in my human form."

"And what is your robot form?"

A blue flash, and Nova transformed into "bot" mode. Bryce's eyes opened wide. "I....I see. Can you still talk to me, like that?"

"Yes, General. In 'bot' mode, I can communicate using my voice box," She replied, in her more electronic-sounding voice before reverting back to her human form.

"How did you came to be?"

Nova explained everything but left out the Mech part becoz it would be better off not knowing the truth where she was Agent Reaper. Bryce seems to understood how she was born.

"So your saying you were touched by a human and absorbed his DNA. That is how you became half human."

"Yes, Sir. Becoz of that, I had no birth certificate, no proof of identity. I had appeared on Earth as what is called a 'sparkling protoform'. How I got there is still a mystery. I hope someday to find that out."

"Then, Why didn't you become a United States citizen?"

"Becoz I would prefer my existence to remain a secret. Since I am part of the Autobots."Nova replied, although she can't tell them that she was a Herald of Primus. Bryce stared at her carefully before saying,"I see.....So, You fight Decepticons?"

"That depends,only I fought to protect and defend innocent life."

"Nova here will help explain things in more detail." Fowler said to Bryce then looked to the camera. "Soldier, too close." He sat down. "Sorry I didn't dress for the occasion."

"Formality won't be anymore of necessary as usual, Bill. But I do need to inform you that our higher ups are on the war path."

"You want answers regarding recent events, is that right?" Nova pointed out.

"Perhaps we should begin with the demise of Optimus Prime." Bryce said

"I thought we straightened all this out. Prime is alive and well." Fowler said.

"That's difficult for our superiors to accept without the benefit of seeing Optimus and the alleged imposter."

"That didn't seem to be the wisest of options at the time." Nova stated. "The sky-jocks were under strict orders to destroy any and all bots on sight." Fowler elaborated.

"We were in a heightened state of security." Bryce argued.

"Let's consider the positives." Fowler handed the general a file folder. "We now possess greater intel regarding MECH, particularly their leader Silas. The stage name of one Colonel Leland Bishop, ex-special tactics."

"The architect of Project Damocles."

"Project Damocles?"Nova questioned.

"Satellite in orbit firing laser beams at any target on Earth. Long since Mofball, and the primary reason for Bishop's discharge. He had other wild ideas which he practiced and even greater abandoned, once he went rogue." Fowler explained to her.

"And still no sign of his remains." Bryce added.

"A greater concern; MECH agents, like Silas, might also be special tactics."

"As in currently enlisted."

"One obvious motive for hiding their bases. I would urge a thorough investigation and leave bigger threats to metal hands more capable than our own."

"Because you've been allowed to operate to such deep classified levels, perhaps you should provide some background."

Fowler looked to Nova who sighed as she pinched her nose. "The transforming visitors are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron, also known as Autobots. They are here because they were fighting a war over their world supply of energon - the fuel of all Autobots and Decepticons alike. Therefore, the reason why the Cybertronians are here is because both sides started hiding their supply of energon spoils off-worlds. The battles over energon continue till this day."

"And you know this for certain?"

Nova went to give General Bryce a piece of her mind but regained control of herself. "I've seen more than enough. In fact, I would go as far as to say I am in the middle of this war." She said.

"Uh-huh. Agent Fowler, would you skip ahead and do the history of your involvement."

"As you know, I wasn't overjoyed with what I assumed was going to be a bot-sitting assignment. But his occupational turned out to be surprisingly severe. And by now the bots have saved my bacon more times than I can count or I returned a favor or two. Sometimes I exercise my authority. Sometimes I rely on quick thinking. And I've made a few mistakes." Fowler explained.

"If you would, Agent Fowler, provide a role call."

"So, you can elaborate on who's who in case of another bot-naps."

"Something like that."

Again Fowler looked to Nova. "Well there's Bulkhead. Before the war, he was a constructionist. Him and Fowler don't really see eye-to-eye. He's not the most agile of bot and definitely not the smartest, but his brute strength proves to be invaluable time and again. Then, there's the medical officer, Ratchet. Doc can be tightly wound at times, but he brings his a-game when the situation calls for it. Then there's Arcee."

"The motorcycle." Bryce said

"Don't be fooled by her small footprint, she leaves a mark. Bumblebee is our team's scout." Nova said.

"But the warrior in training seems pretty accomplished to me." Fowler added.

"Bee is waiting to be ranked a warrior when we restore Cybertron, if we get the chance." She explained.

"Arcee may be a bot of few words, but Bumblebee can't say anything - that we can understand."

"That's because his voice box was destroyed during the war when he refused to give intel to Megatron."

"So the Autobots aren't quite the indestructible war machines we hoped." Bryce stated.

"Don't misunderstand, we can take serious punishment. But we do have our weaknesses, like all beings do. Our chances at stopping Megatron decreased when we lost another warrior, Cliffjumper."

"And for the record, the Autobot Cliffjumper was the last casualty." Bryce reminded.

"I told you, the lifeless Autobots that you have in store isn't prime - it's a knockoff." Fowler argued.

"We have only your words to go on. Without any trace of Silas or the alleged technology MECH utilizes to control said knockoff."

"A clean scrub is MECH's MO - you and I both know it."

"Your last debriefing said that Optimus Prime joined the Decepticons."

"Not willfully. Prime had amnesia, you know I made it clear on that."

"But you can see why outsiders would connect the dots to the recent attack on our base. Bill, the five stars have grown nervous that we have put our trust in beings who can so easily inflict harm, if they chose to turn on us. That's why I've been asked to bring you forth to tribunal."

"Tribunal?" Both Fowler and Nova repeated.

"They could shut down operation and put me in jail. General Bryce, Prime is no loose cannon, he's anything but. The bots may be big, but they watch where they step. Heck, even the kids..." Fowler

"Kids?"

Fowler went stiff while Nova facepalmed. "Uh... that's what we call our in-house support team." Fowler stated.

"I wasn't aware that you were utilizing outside resources other than you and Nova."

"They're... not enlisted." Fowler admitted.

"You involved civilians in a classified operation?"

"Highly accomplished civilians who continue to contribute specialize expertise to the team..." Nova argued.

"Such as computer science, medicine, uh... communications." Fowler added.

"So, they know how to take orders like Nova does."

Nova and Fowler looked at each other. "Uh You... could say that." she said.

"But what they lack in military discipline, they more than make up for outside-the-box problem-solving. Their courage is to be admired. They have proven time and again, that their willing to put their lives on the line for their country, and their planet." Fowler defended.

"So your civilians have made enemy contact."

"They pretty much seen it all."

"Rest assured, the safety of these humans - of all humans - remains the primary concern of all Autobots." She assured.

"And our colleagues wouldn't have it any other way."

"They even forged bonds with the 'bots. And they provide valuable assistance whenever Fowler is otherwise engaged in the field."

"But their involvement intended to be none other than humanitarian. To provide the Autobots a better understanding at the meaning of life on our planet. Sadly, we haven't begun to take full advantage of their science. I mean, I could pilot my vehicle without ever having to wear a flight suit."

"What keeps your organs from exploding?"

"A modification Ratchet performed on the cabin pressure regulator. I... like to be comfortable."

"We... maybe getting off track. Please address why we haven't been served Megatron's steel head on a silver platter."

"Do you want to explain or should I?" Fowler asked Nova.

"Uh... perhaps you should and I'll... elaborate." She answered.

Fowler sighs, "The leader of the Decepticons has nine lives - plain and simple."

"More because he has dark energon in his veins which can revive the dead." she explained further.

"It's not like we haven't tried. The sick part is, the moment we might have pulled it off, we needed him. Megatron actually helped us save humanity."

"Elaborate."

"We found ourselves facing an even greater threat than Megatron or the Decepticons, literally, an enemy within - Unicron. I know this is gonna sound crazy, but what if I told you that our planet's core isn't made up of what science has lead us to believe it is."

Bryce inhaled then exhaled. "Agent Fowler, I am sorry to say that I'll have to discontinue this debriefing until we undergo a full psychological evaluation."

"Seriously?"

"As a representative of the United States government, I believe that you have lost your sanity."

Fowler widen his eyes. "General Bryce, I assure you, that I am quite sane."

"It defies all logic, Bill. Dark energon. Then you go on record saying you believe in magical horses with horns on their heads."

"What?"

"Do you deny previously reporting that Megatron helped defeat a unicorn?"

"It's Unicron." Nova emphasized. "An ancient evil."

"You were saying Megatron proved to be an ally."

"The circumstances were unique." Fowler complimented. "Oddly, the 'Con most likely to be of service is Starscream - only be default, because he despises his team more than he despises ours."

"But even after Megatron attempted to terminate him, Starscream still tried to win his master's favor. Starscream's insecurity is what makes him less predictable than Megatron - and in some ways, even more dangerous."Nova elaborated.

"He really needs to decide if it's Megatron's job he wants or Megatron's approval." Fowler added.

"I must, in turn, ask why the termination of Starscream has not been achieved?"

"Air superiority continues to provide the 'Cons the upper hand, though we manage to inflict the occasional set back. But the fact remains; Starscream has supplied valuable intel since he went rogue." She explained. "Not to worry, we know better than to trust him implesently. Fortunately, for us, despite his stragic brilliance, Starscream is in his own war state. And he isn't the only one who's taken blight for Megatron."

"The spider."

"Airachnid, the assassin. She and Arcee have quite a history."

"I can't help but feel the next time they log horns, only one's gonna walk away." Fowler added. "Unless Megatron gets to Airachnid first."

"So, the in-fighting among the Decepticon ranks continues."

"Megatron can't seem to keep his inner circle in line." She observed.

"And you don't think we can take advantage of the chaos the motivated Decepticon to join our cause."

"There is one whom Prime seems to respect..." Fowler began. "But having witness Dreadwing tear up a town, I wouldn't hang my hopes on him."

"So I must press the point, if Optimus Prime believes the Decepticons have the potential for change, why couldn't the reverse be true? No one truly knows what went behind the Decepticon curtain while Optimus was off the grid, not you, not the Autobots."

"I'm 100% with Ratchet on this one."

"Being a Decepticon is a choice, one I believe Optimus wouldn't make at any point in his life." Nova elaborated. "Before he was given the title of Prime, Optimus Prime was an archivist that worked in the Iacon Hall of Records as Orion Pax. When Cybertron's core, the Well of Allsparks - where all life is created - was poisoned by dark energon, Orion Pax journeyed to the Well of Allsparks and found himself in the presence of our creator, Primus. Primus sensed the innate nobility within Orion and bestowed upon him the Matrix of Leadership. When Optimus defeated Unicron, he lost more than the Matrix - he lost his own memories. Orion Pax joined the Decepticons because he has only remembered his friend from before the war, Megatronus. Megatron took advantage of his amnesia and manipulated Orion Pax to decode highly classified files that contain coordinates to weapons. But because of his persistence on finding the truth, Orion was able to see through Megatron's lies and face him."

"But is Prime capable of change? Prime has proven that he's willing to go further to protect humanity. Optimus Prime is a true patriot. He and his team, including Nova, continue to risk their lives day in and day out asking absolutely nothing in return. The fact is, Prime doesn't have a bad circuit in his body. As liaison to the Autobots, I strongly advise now would be the worst time to call Prime's dedication into question."

"We're on the verge of facing an even greater threat we've faced before. We, and the Decepticons, are on the hunt for hidden relics from Cybertron. Planetarium suggests that they could be weapons with mystical properties or weapons of mass destruction."

"Mystical?"

"Uh... strike that. The point We're trying to make is..." Fowler tried to explain.

"OH for Crying out loud!!" Nova growled in frustration, couldn't take it anymore. As she stood up from her chair and contacted Optimus through her communicator. "Optimus, Would you mind come here for a minute?"

Nova walked to the window and pulled up the blinds as heavy footsteps were heard outside the building. Then, the said mech appeared outside the window with his battle mask equipped. The camera man almost dropped the camera in shock.

"Agent Fowler, have you uncovered MECH agents?" Optimus asked.

"No, they're okay." Nova said to him

"General Bryce needs to confirm your state in health and welfare." Fowler said, walking up to Nova and stood by her side.

"I am fine, General Bryce. How are you?"

"Uh... I am... well, soldier." Bryce answered a little nervously. Silence filled the room. "Bill... I believe I have everything to make a presentable case that Optimus Prime is indeed alive and well and firmly on our side."

Both Nova and Fowler saluted. "We appreciate your support sir."

"Dismissed." Bryce instructed.

With that, the pair walked out confidently just as the camera's battery ended.