It was afternoon, Nova rubbed her eyes from her nap as she stretched her body before she hopped out of bed(cabin)  and made her way to the main room with Campy on her shoulder. As she came in sight of everyone, there seemed to be a commotion among them, though she notice Optimus wasn't there.

"Maybe Optimus believes he's a decepticon again?" Raf said nervously.

"Or he's been faking being a good guy all this time." Miko added.

"If prime has gone off the rails for any reason, we have a serious problem" fowler said.

She treaded past around everyone as she frowned slightly confused to what was going on

"This is absurd." Ratchet said not believing what he was hearing from the others right now, "a quick check for optimus's signal will reveal that he's nowhere near the location of tonight's incident." Ratchet begun to track dads current location, "in fact, he's just returning now." He confirmed.

Nova had no idea why there were saying Optimus has gone in the deep end for as she went to greet him as usual. "Nova, wait." Arcee said to me as she skimmed past her legs.

Nova shrugged hershoulders, "why? I usually greet him when he comes back, what's up with you guys?" they were all really tense but she proceeded closer as Optimus came driving in.

"wait." Arcee said as Nova put herself a bit of a distance between them.

As Optimus got closer into base he transformed, and walked his usual pace up to the group, he looked at her as she smiled at him, and then looked at the others. Nova notice the eerie silenced and the atmosphere became tense almost as if they were on their guard. She wonder why?

 "Is something wrong?" Optimus finally asked.

"We were just... wondering where you've been," Arcee answered.

"We haven't been able to reach you," Bulkhead added.

"I have been outside of communication range..." Optimus reached to his side.

Everyone, except for Nova, jumped back in alarm.

"Whoa." Arcee equipped her blaster.

"Easy." Bulkhead equipped his blaster as Bee did the same. Fowler blocked the children.

"in a subterranean energon deposit." Optimus finished as he showed them an energon shard.

Bulkhead and Arcee looked at each other, not convinced.

"Ok, What's wrong with everybody?" Nova said.

"Come on it's our guy, can't you tell?" jack then said.

  Though still aiming for a long moment, Arcee finally deactivated her weapons as the others followed. Then Arcee approached to him, "we're...sorry." she said with slight embarrassment.  

Nova and Optimus stared at them confusedly. Fowler looked up at Optimus. "Don't blame them, Prime. I was attacked earlier tonight out on the open highway by a big rig, one that bore a striking resemblance to you."

Optimus frowned down at Fowler. "That is very disturbing.. I can promise you I would never dare harm a human."

  Fowler was interrupted before he could respond. His cellphone rang. He picked it up. "Fowler... What?! That's not possible. I can tell you sure as there are 50 stars on my star spangles shorts it isn't him." He hung up and walked back over to the group. "Alden Military Base is under attack by Optimus Prime."  

Jack looks over to Fowler. "The truck?"

"The 'bot."

Minutes later

Agent Fowler was once again on the phone arguing with the general and stated that Optimus didn't attack their guys. Yet the general on the other end of the line wasn't convinced in the very slightest, and then Fowler hesitantly agreed before hanging up the phone.

"So, what's the damage?" Jack asks with his arms folded in front of his chest.

Fowler sighs deeply. "All military personnel are under strict orders to destroy any and all 'bots on sight."

Jack motioned wildly with his arms, "Are you kidding?!"

Raf looked up at Fowler in shock. "But th-they're innocent."

Miko shook her head quickly. "Optimus was framed!"

"Yeah Si..." Nova bit her lip, realizing she almost said Sire before changing it. "O-Optimus would never do such a thing."

Optimus vented softly. "Though unfortunate, the military order changes nothing. Our imposter clearly poses a grave threat to humanity."

Fowler leaned over the railing, looking up at Optimus. "A 30-foot-tall transforming imposter."

Ratchet looked up at his leader, shaking his head. "They actually did it. Those butchers managed to crack the code."

Optimus narrowed his optics as he realized who was behind the imposter. "MECH."

Ratchet turned to the rest of the team. "MECH abducted Breakdown and by all indications, deconstructed him from cranial chamber to heel strut."

Bulkhead nodded solemnly, "I was there."

Optimus looked over at them, "And we know that, more recently, they obtained Starscream's T-cog."

Arcee motioned up towards Optimus, "Which they evidently installed in a knockoff of you."

Ratchet nodded, "Which, in turn, scanned an appropriate vehicle form."

Jack sighed, "Fill the tank with energon and.."

Miko waved her arms, "And say hello to Nemesis Prime!"

"Oh goody, wake me up when this nightmare's over." Nova mumbled into her hands.

"So where do we start? Mech's base could be anywhere." Fowler said.

"Not necessarily." Optimus objected, "While Mech may have learned much of our biology..."

Ratchet finished for Optimus, "They haven't necessarily absorbed our technology."

"...they haven't necessarily absorbed our technology." Ratchet finished, typing on the keyboard. Nova walked over to Ratchet and asked, "Hey Ratchet, can you bridge me to the contruction site to where you first found me?"

He gave her a strange look, "Alright, but why?"

"There's.... something I need to do." She halfway explained.

He bridged her before explaining things further to Fowler. She sighed as she stepped through, she arrived to the construction site that was once her hideout. Nova stood where she was and stared at the sunset. She sighed in relaxation that it was the memorable moments of the day where she first found the Autobots. She has been visiting the site everyday becoz it was good place for her to have thoughts. She left the site and head to the gas station to where she met her old friend. The man who was reapairing cars, wiping the sweat on his face before standing up and drink water. 

"I see you've been working hard than ever, Raoul"

When he turned to see Nova, he was surprised to see his old friend as he walked towards her. "Hey, Nova how you've been?" He said cheerfully. He gestured Nova to sit with him as he brought out sandwich abd shared it with her. "You seem friendlier and energetic than before."Raoul said. 

"Well......"

She told the stories which she exclude the Autobots and made it up. After hearing Nova's tale, a laugh came out of Raoul. 

"Haha I can see that....I guess you are making friends already." 

"I did. When you told me to have faith in them and take some time to get to know them, at first I didn't want to open up to them but...I would never guessed they were able to break through my wall. They cared for my wellbeing and treated me as equal."

"Your friends sure are very nice. It seems you found what you were looking for, do you?"

"It's not exactly what I was looking for but I'm glad that I stumbled it."

Nova's smile faded to depression as she turned to him and said, "Raoul Listen, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you. It's complicated but you must understand."

"You got somethings to do and someplace to be, are you?"

She didn't respond which answered his questioned. "I understand It's ashame .....even though I cannot see you anymore but I was glad that I get to see you for a short time and that's good enough for me."

Raoul rummaged her hair with a playful grin, which Nova swatted his hand. He looked at the time and said, "I better get to work now, I suggest you get back safely alright."

"Yeah sure, take care of yourself."

"You too. It's nice seeing you again and Nova..."

Nova stared at him before he added, "DOn't lose faith alright. No matter what happens, no matter how far your apart. Remember the ones you cherished and keep them closed to you."

Nova smiled at his word before nodded to her. Both of them wave their goodbye as she left the gas station. She was able to say her farewell becoz even he known her for long time but she couldn't let him involve in her dangerous situation. She wants to make sure everyone she met was safe.

She was about to contact Ratchet when a familiar horn came from the other side street, "Sire?" She asked confused, "Maybe he's going out to patrol, why would he want me though?"

She walked across the street as she was about to head to him when she noticed something wasn't right. She can sense energon yet she could not feel Optimus' presence. Until, she realized it wasn't Optimus, it was his nemesis. She took a step back and quickly run to the streets while also calling for Ratchet, but there must have been a jamming signal because she couldn't get anything to go through. She quickly hopped over the fence, and several others before she made it out to the road, and the sound of a powerful engine following her. Risking a look back she saw it was Mech's Prime, and it was gaining. It was like being chased all over again just worse this time. She eventually ran out of the town and into the drainage canal and hurried for the tunnel where she knew he couldn't reach her, but he fired at it and prevented her from escaping that way,"Now Nova, is that anyway to treat an old friend?" Silas said.

Nova turned to see it was in robot mode although she was surprised that Mech was able to make a spitting image of OPtimus. She back away nervously and said, "The day were become friends is the day I die and join the Allspark."

"You've been spending too much time with the Autobots, why don't I help you with that and give you some human company." 

Nemesis reached for her and she blocked him with a shield before sending out an ultrasonic blast which cracked everything glass on him and short circuited many of the instruments.

"Been expanding your abilities I see, they will serve Mech well."

Nova ran while it was temporarily disabled, all she could think about was wishing to be invisible, "Why don't you Just leave me alone!"

  Nemesis recovered and charged her, "Never! You belong to Mech, we're the reason you are here."  

  She shot a bolt of energy at him and clambered up the side of the wall and out of the canal. She ran around many of the buildings and hid as the semi drove past. She calmed her breaths before heading to the abandoned construction site. Luckily, no one was on the street as she tried to contact Ratchet until a giant hand appeared out nowhere and grabbed her. Both her arms were trapped and she struggle to escape as she was lifted from the ground and was faced to Nemesis Prime.

"LEt me go!!" NOva said before she felt a grip tightened around her.

  "I never expect this....But with you there won't be anyone left to oppose me. Now....surrender." 

"Never....As if I ever surrender to you."  

  "Resistance is futile. You were made to follow orders....It's also your life's meaning....the reason you were born into this world."

Nova stop struggling as she glared at the Nemesis, "Shut up!! My reason for being born doesn't matter! I have my own will! Like the heck would I listen to your orders!"

  "'Will' you say. That was also created for you by Dr. Login herself. Beside How can a machine have a will? You changed based on the views of those around you. You fought against the Decepticons becoz of the motive of your fellow Autobots. And because of the submission to others you have planted deep inside your heart....You will become my weapon. That's your Fate!"

 " You're wrong! Even if it's other people's motives....I chose to follow them out of my own will!!! I don't believe in that!" Nova said determination as she tried to struggle herself free.

"Hmph you foolish machine."

"I'm not a machine!!! I'm.....NOVA LOGIN!!!!" Nova shouted before her eyes glowed with bright blue.

With that, her body shine brightly which made Nemesis released her as she was encased in a sphere of light. She could feel her clothes flip and changed into her Blue and light turquoise armor. Wings sprouted from her back and her hair changed to metallic helm in a shape of a ponytail before her battle mask covered her mouth.

Nemesis turned to see Nova in robot mode as she landed on the ground and got into her fighting position, facing her enemy. Silas was stunned by her appearance and said, "Not only you've been expanding abilities, you've been upgraded. Exquisite, Let us see how you fight in that form, shall we?"

"Yeah Lets." NOva sneered as she charged at Nemesis who just stood there as she tried to hit him but he evaded every swing. She then decided to use her blades and equipped her azusa skates as she lunged towards him. Nemesis tried to grab her, but she evaded him before skating around him before switching her skates and she jumped onto his arm then ran up it.

However, she didn't see the incoming punch until she was rolling and skidding across the floor. Nova was about to get up when Nemesis pressed his pede on her arm. She glanced up and he still had his eyes on her as if he was smirking.

"Seriously Nova, is that all you've got? What? You've gone soft since Dr. Login's death."

Nova glared at him when Silas mentioned her before grunting as she tried to act like she was getting her arm free. Silas became amused by her fruitless attempt to escape. But he soon flinched when she stabbed him in his pede which caused him to stumble backward, freeing the techno. He inspected the damage before looking back to the techno but wasn't there. He began to look around for her who was climbing one of the cranes.

"Ah, now there's the Nova I know." HE stated as he continued looking around with a little limp, but nothing that didn't hinder him.

Nova reached the top of the pillar and squatted down as she looked over the edge and saw Nemesis below her. She then inspected the distance between each structure and saw they were within range for her to jump from. Energy sparking around her hand, she glared at Nemesis and shot at him. Nemesis turned around and spotted her on top of the pillars. Expecting him to shoot back, Nova got ready to jump to another pillar but saw him running and body slamming into the pillar. She managed to get her footing the first round, but he continued and her foot soon found the edge and slipped. Fortunately, she grabbed onto the ledge last second and started to reach her other arm and pull herself back up, but he still continued to body slam the pillar and her grip soon released.

Nemesis went to grab her, until she equipped a new weapon she had never had before; a War Hammer as she hit him in mid air. Nemesis crashed into a wall just as Nova rolled and landed on the ground. Nova stared at the hammer in her hand, it had a silver handle and the hammer were neon blue as if they were glowing. She had no idea how she could able to equipped another weapon. She got into a fighting position, facing her opponent.

Nemesis got to a knee before clenching his fists and glaring. "All right then." He said before charging at her. He tried to attack Nova but she blocked it with her shield. Nova then switched her hammer to a broadsword and took a swing at Nemesis but he jumped back and swung at her, but she jumped back and shot at his sword. He swung at her which made her to flip back and switch to her hammer and knocked him back with the front side of the hammer.

Nemesis glared at her and switched to his blaster, much to her surprise. Before he fired, Nova equipped her skates and dodged a blast from his blaster. She dodged most of them but one of them hit her and crashed her into the wall. Nova grunted, clutching her right arm which gave her damaged. Luckily, the armor protects her but she could feel the pain from her body and it takes time to heal.

She looked up to see Nemesis heading her way, she knows that she can't hold him much longer and she can't let him destroyed the neighborhood as she slowly stood up and used her azusa skate to escape with her speed. Nemesis saw Nova head out of the construction site before he shifted to his vehicle mode and chased after her.

  She skated around many of the buildings and hid as the semi drove past. NOva thought tiredly, 'I've never used this new move but desperate times, calls for desperate measure.'

She calmed her breaths and began focusing on the light energy around her. Light was energy, basically anything was energy she just had to find it, so if she could isolate what it was she might be able to manipulate it also. Her senses spread out and she found the energy she was looking for, it was far more complex and everywhere as it was day time. She focused in on that then thought of bending the light around her, making it look like to the eye that she wasn't there. The semi drove past several times, stopping once and looking down the alley she hid in but then continued on. 

After several minutes she let the light continue on its natural course and she dropped to the ground, temporarily exhausted. She checked her communicator which she was relieved to see she had cell access again and quickly called Ratchet, "Ratchet...I need, a bridge." She said between pants.  

Ratchet sounded worried, "Are you alright? I'm sending a bridge."

The bridge opened up next to her and she ran, as fast as she could at the moment which was a slow trot, through it. When she reached the other side she fought to stay upright so was more than relieved when Ratchet picked her up and carried her to the medical berth, "What happened? Why are you so tired out? And why are you in your robot mode?"

  She took in a breath of air before attempting to explain, "Mech, Nemesis, blocked communications, spent the last half-hour fighting in my robot mode, then running, and using...new powers." She knew it was choppy but all she cared about at the moment was air.  

"Wait, Nemesis Prime was there!?" Ratchet half yelled.

She nodded, "More like Silas but yeah."

"So you spent the last half-hour running from his and using a new ability, Not only that you even fought him. what were you thinking?!"

  "Hey, You tried to stay alive." She retorted, flopping on the berth relishing in the feeling of not moving.  

"What's the new power?" Miko asked excitedly.

"Light...manipulation. Good thing, I finally got that to work." 

Ratchet turned to Nova confused, "Finally got it to work? How long have you been trying."

"Week or so? I don't know." She said sitting up.

Ratchet scoffed rather unhappy, "And you didn't tell me why? Hold still I need to scan you."

"Whyyyy?" She whined.

"I never got a good scan of you after you were able to transform your form from human to Cybertronian and I want to make sure you didn't strain anything while pulling your stunt."

She just glared at him, "I think I pulled every muscle in my body while I was fighting."

"It would serve you right, why didn't you try and call me for backup?"

"I thought I told you, they were blocking the transmissions! I tried, believe me I tried." She huffed.

Ratchet let out an unamused grunt, "You appeared fine, although it seems you've had quite a damaged though in your left arm." 

  "Whatever, as long as I can heal very fast, which might take a while." Nova said standing and leaning against the wall tiredly. Campy hopped into her lap and nestle beside her. Ratchet looked at her, "You seem to be doing better with the energy it takes to use the new abilities, you don't pass out like you used to."

"Yeah." She cheered weakly. "Oh But that's not all...."Nova slowly raised her hand as she curled into a fist when a pole appeared and began to extend, turning into a hammer, much to everyone's surprise. Ratchet theroize that somehow Nova was begining to adapt to her new abilities and new weapons. Which would explained why she was able to equipped a hammer. 

As Nova reverted back to her human form, Ratchet continued to monitor the team's progress, which was none, as they looked for possible Mech hideouts. They waited for another few hours before Bulkhead commed in reporting on his sector, "Nothing but tumbleweeds."  

Arcee finished hers as well, "Just a whole lot of empty."

"I found a deserted military storage facility, they might be there, I'll check it out."

Ratchet looked at Bee's coordinates, "It is within driving distance of your earlier, incident." He said looking at Nova who shrugged unhappy.

"Bumblebee, proceed with utmost caution, reconnaissance only." Optimus told him, "We will rendezvous at you coordinates."

Nova came a thought as she said to Ratchet, "Ratchet, I was thinking if Silas is controlling Nemesis Prime, don't you think you should traingulate its location?"

Ratchet stared at her then he understood what she mean. "Your right, NOva. If i can isolate the control frequency of the remote link Silas is employing, I should be able to pinpoint his exact position." Ratchet said.

"Remote link?" raf said.

  "You didn't think mech possessed the ability to build a completely autonomous robot did you?"   

  "I was hoping silas was operating the bot from inside because one punch from bulkhead and boo-yar!" Miko exclaimed showing an example then melodramatically playing dead on the floor.  Jack and Raf just looked at her while Nova and Fowler rolled their eyes as Miko got back up.

"Ha, ha. Frequency isolated."

"Then reopen that bridge," Fowler instructed.

"Agent Fowler, did you not hear Optimus' advising against your involvement? It's for your own safety."

  "Look doc, I don't plan on dancing with any bots, but as a human element in play here, and in case you haven't noticed i happen to be a highly trained, government grade, human."  

"Yeah! Plus Silas tried to run him off the road. Its personal." Miko said backing him up.

"yeah and i'm a...er an ex-agent slash Cybertronian too...it'll be a tag team." Nova said getting her word in too.

"Don't slow me down." Fowler jested.

"Who's slowing who down?" She said patting his distended middle, as he swatted her hand away.

"Very well, but if anything goes wrong you contact me immediately." Ratchet said as we both nodded.

With that ratchet sighed and then used the co-ordinates to activate the ground bridge.

"this time for sure," Nova said mentally with determination.

At the deserted military storage facility

Near them, a Ground bridge opened and Fowler and Nova jumped through. She seemed fine, however for Fowler, he seemed like he was about to throw up. "Hey your alright?" She asked.

"I think I'm going to toss the breakfast I ate back at flight school." Fowler said nauseously.

"You'll get used to it." Nova waved her hand dismissively.

  Suddenly, both of them heard a loud clang as they turned to see Optimus being slammed into one of the domes. Nemesis tried to attack him, but Optimus grabbed both arms and pushed him back.  

Fowlers phone then started ringing, "agent fowler, the control frequency is transmitting from a structure one hundred metres due north." Ratchet said.

"Copy that." Fowler said cutting his phone off.

"That it?" Nova said pointing at a building.

"Must be, lets lock and load." He said as he started running, that doesn't seem to be the right choice of words for fowler.

Despite this, Nova followed as they made good use of the shadows, they were swift and made good progress plus she was even surprised at fowler, it was a challenge keeping up with him. They climbed the ladder that was latched onto the building, the top of the building was guarded with mech agents, equipped with binoculars, their weapons were still in there holsters, Fowler and Nova mostly did small motions to each other for signals.

'1...2...3...4...5. 5 mech agents,' Nova narrowed her eyes before turning to Fowler.

Both of them nodded as they each took a side, Nova went for the more subtle knock to the neck approach as she took each of them out, and thankfully they were more interested in the battle as they were all fixed on their binoculars.

  Fowler had gone with the more 'punch to the face tactic' as he took out the last one. Nova complimented, placing both her hands on her hip, "Not bad....for a human."

"Thx. Not bad yourself....for a half Cybertronian." Fowler replied.

  "Let's use the roof entrance."Nova suggested as she then tried to open it, the thing was glued tight, then fowler put an arm in front of her.

"Step aside miss." He said as he rubbed his hands together and then had a go himself...there was a lot of struggles and grunts for a long while as she tapped her feet impatiently. Nova sighed as she secretly used her TK power to lift the entrance for Fowler before shutting it off. 

Fowler wiped his forehead and said, "Huh, I still got my own muscles." Nova rolled her eyes and replied sarcastically, "Yeah, sure you do." as she walked passed him. As they both climbed down, they saw Silas and several soldiers around standing guard. He seems to be rambling on to Optimus as they continued to fight shown by the screen in front of him, Nova knew Silas was way to overconfident.

There were many more mech agents then from the roof which is logical, as like before they each picked a side and knocked out numerous agents, still without being detected, Silas was so sure of his victory, Nova didn't think he would notice anyway.

The upper part of the building was clear of agents, now came the bottom half, the room really was huge but the agents were spaced out so it was much easier to pick them off, "one, two, three, four, five..." Nova counted so she didn't miss one.

As she finished off the last couple of agents, Fowler had took the stage as he confronted silas first with Nova following behind. 

  "Think again, Si," Fowler said, with Nova standing behind him. She stood up straight with her body turned slightly and glared at the MECH leader.  

Silas turned around to see the agent. "Agent Fowler. In the flesh, at last."

Fowler got in a fighting stance. "I'm pulling the plug on your video game." Both charged. Fowler went to punch the MECH leader but he dodged and knocked him down with his elbow. Fowler fell but stood back up. "Ex-military?"

"Special tactics. You?" Silas charged and threw a punch but Fowler dodged and knocked him back.

"Army Ranger."

"Retired, clearly," Silas remarked dodging a punch.

"I may be outta shape, but I don't need to bust you up."

  Silas side kicked him twice and knocked him off the platform. He walked up to the edge then looked up when he heard a battle cry and saw Nova about to punch. He jumped out of the way before Nova turned to him.  

  "He maybe out of shape but I'm not."

Silas gave a grin and said, "Nova, Are you here to finish me?"

"No, Its different. I'm here to bring you to justice." She replied as she got into her fighting postion. Silas did the same as well.

 "I wonder Why aren't you in your armor?"

"I don't need to....beside I thought it might be fair if I face you in human form."

 She charged and went for a punch, but Silas dodged and went to do the same move on Fowler, but Nova jumped over him and twisted her body before kicking the man in the face. Silas bounced off the ground once before recovering and looking forward to see the teen already charging at him.

She front flipped toward him and when she got close, she brought down a leg to kick him but Silas blocked her by raising both arms. He grabbed her leg and tossed her aside but Nova recovered as she landed on her feet, superhero style landing. She looked forward and saw Silas going on the offensive. He went for a punch but Nova backflipped without getting a kick on the MECH leader.

Silas glared at the teen who glared back. "Clearly, we outmatch each other. It would seem I thought you well."

"Yeah you did." Nova replied as she charged. She went in for a punch but Silas caught her fist and held her firm. 

"But not all of them." Silas said before twisting her arm and knocking her to knees by kicking at the back of her knee while he still held on to Nova's arm. She groans in pain as he leaned forward to her ear. "Face it, No matter how much you changed, you'll always be a killer."

Nova's body tensed by his word before leaning backstraight. "It would have been ashamed that you didn't join me, you would have had it all. But now, its unfortunate that you can't defeat me." He told her.

As he was staring down at her, he heard her chuckle which startled the soldiers. "Your right I can't defeat you .But you know what I like the most....." as she slowly turn her head to Silas when he notice a smirk on her face. "....Is that villains get distracted over victory."

Silas was confused what she mean then realised he had left his robot out of action, on screen where Optimus was recovering from the last blow as was about to punch. He glanced at the teen and realized that she and Fowler were just a distraction. He knocked the teen to the other side and ran over to the chair and pulled the lever down just in time to block Optimus' fist. But it was inevitable as optimus performed many blows to the thing, silas hopped back in the chair as he frantically pressed buttons and swizzled the control pad.

"No." Silas said in almost a whisper, but clearly panicked voice.

  Consistent blows were seen on screen as what we now saw was the sky and an airborne Optimus as he swung both his fist over his head in a curled ball, and threw himself down upon the robot.  

The whole building shook as the sudden realisation was that they were on the roof, the ceiling began to crumble as mech agents fled and fowler took a few steps back, silas was in the middle of all this, that robot will surely crush him.

"Silas!" Nova yelled as she ran in his direction, but then the ceiling caved in too fast as the robot came crashing down.

Silas's face was in horror as he put his arms in front of his face, "no, no nooo!" he yelled.

"Nova! Get out of there!" fowler yelled to her.

Silas looked at Nova briefly, terrified, before the titan fell upon him. The magnitude of the fall propelled her back as dust and debris flew across her face as she landed on her back. When the smoke cleared, the Nova's eyes widened when they saw what remained. There was no way could he have survived that.

  "He was destroyed..... by his own hand."Nova said regrettably, though a part of her can't stand the man who did this to her, the other part kind of wished he could be saved, and that look of fear in his face...burned into her mind.  

Agent Fowler called, "Nova?"

She sighed regrettably, "I swear to myself that I would get him. But.... not like this."  

  "Agent Fowler, Nova?" Optimus called from the roof.  Nova looked up with slight regret on her face.

Then fowler put a hand on her shoulder, "It's not your fault, Nova. It was his own doing, they always get what's coming to them in the end." He told as he looked up, to the sound of helicopters "that would be our boys. I advise you to get back to base prime, I'll handle Uncle Sam." He told Optimus

A groundbridge opened up from behind them, "you'd better head back too Nova." Fowler told her.

"Huh....Uh yeah sure." Nova said wearily as she walked her way towards it. Nova couldn't help but look back...what drives a man to end up like that? What a waste. As she turned back to the portal.

Back in the Base

She walked through the groundbridge, still thinking, as she had just witnessed a cruel ironic death...She wasn't focused enough on the greetings of jack, miko and raf. Their faces dropped slowly as she didn't respond to them, she made her way past them as she sat down at the couch with Campy onto her lap, and pondered.  

  Though not taking much notice she saw the others weren't back either, most likely drove out of sight, She didn't think about it too much witnessing a man's death was different from Login's is never easy on the mind and it never gets any easier. She had seen many deaths before when she didn't had emotion but now it was a terrible feeling she had.

Nova sat on the edge of the seat as she held Campy in her arms, and stared with death like eyes at the table.

"Nova."

She slowly turned her head to Jack who seems concerned.  "What happened?"  

"It's....over." She said gravely.

  Jack said no more as he stared at the table with her,  Nova heard the groundbridge open as he, like raf and miko, went to greet there guardians in relief. Nova shook her head, trying to get over with image in her mind as she proceeded to the metal banister next to miko where she took pictures of bulkheads newly formed battle scars.  

Ratchet was fixing up the lower part of Optimus torso, "the question remains whether mech will continue to function as we know it, without its leader." Optimus pondered just as ratchet finished him up.

"Well here's a kicker." Came fowler's voice out of nowhere. "We sifted through the wreckage with a fine toothed comb, and couldn't any trace of silas."

"No trace?" Nova said, "did his followers go back for him?"

"Who knows, but heres another thing, I've been called in to give a debrief, the higher uppers believe the fake prime is the real one and I've got to convince them that it's not, prime i would really appreciate it if you could make an appearance, just in case." Fowler said.

"Of course." Optimus said. Fowler nodded before turning to Nova, "Would you mind attending as well?"

"Um....Why?" Nova questioned.

"Well, I thought I explained to them about you being....y'know part alien."

"Fowler, Didn't I told you that I would remained a secret? Beside, what if they..."

"Don't worry, I didn't told them that your Agent Reaper from before. Still, I need you to be there so that my explaination is plausible."

Nova thought about it as she stared at her guardian then at Fowler before letting out a sigh. "ALright, Fine but don't expect me to tell them everything about my origin. It's something I don't want to talk about, Got it?"

"Got it." Fowler replied, with a thumbs up.

As Nova turned away from her group, she had a lot of thing that come to her mind. 'It just keeps getting better...no trace? he couldn't have dragged himself away when having tonnes of weight fall atop of him. It must have been the remaining mech agents.'

Before watching Optimus with his team, She let out a sigh of relief as she said to herself mentally, 'So the threat of mech is still in play and now we have to prove Sire is alive? I hope he just has to make a quick cameo.'

With that, she wonder if she was able to explained to Fowler's superior but knowing her luck they'd probably drag it out.