DReamscape

Nova opened her eyes only to see that she was on Cybertron, much to her confusion. She began to noticed that she could breath, even though the atmosphere is poisonous. Everything seem black and white around her when she saw something from far distance. Nova run towards it, only to see it wasn't something but someone. It was a female robot standing there silently, she looked similar to Arcee except she doesn't look like a seeker, in fact her wings were like angel's wing. She was standing in front of somekind big device.

The female robot whirled around with her optics glowing and her battle mask on. Nova asked the female robot who she was but there was no replied. THen, something shot passed behind Nova as she sees 4 strange familiar keys floating between the female robot. Suddenly all the keys begin to glow as does the big device and the ground around it. Then the ground starts to transform and shift. Tall pillars of some sort come up around them, four in total. They then come together at the center above her and form a ring, which contains a glowing center. It actually looks like glowing water. Nova was stunned of what she witness before turning to the female robot.

The femalebot raised her right arm, pointing at Nova as she felt something came out of her shirt. It was the key that was given by Apha Trion which also resemble to the 4 keys in front of her. Nova was staring at it that she didn't realize that the female robot was up closed to her.

 She knelt on the ground as she picked Nova up and brought her to her face. She gently touched her key and it began to glow. She watched the key floated in the air before it was thrust into her chest, she felt it sinking into her skin. For five minutes this went on and the glowing finally stopped then she sat her down. Nova could see the flickers of the energy before it completely vanished. The key was nowhere to be seen around her neck. 

 "The Key? W-what did you do?" Nova asked, staggering back from the mysterious robot. The female bot stared at her as she finally spoke, "You are the key."  Everything started to fade.

Nova noticed her surrounding as she turned to her, "I don't get it....WHO ARE YOU?"

She didn't respond as she disappeared into thin air along with the keys and Nova started to wake up.

End of Dreamscape

Nova bolted out of her sleep, in a cold sweat which startled her. She slumped back on the bed and groaned, placing both her hands on her face, "Ugh, I hate this...Why did this happen to me?" She lowered her hands and stared at the ceiling as she recalled what she saw in her dream. It seems so real but what she saw must be the Omega keys and Omega Lock that Alpha Trion told her about. She didn't expect something that device to be important, now she gets what he meant the way to restore Cybertron. However, She wasn't suppose to tell anyone until when the time comes.

Nova paused for the moment as she began to wonder who was that female robot she met. Although, her voice sounded like Nova's yet familiar as if she had known her. Nova sighed, couldn't figure it out what it all meant. She sat up from her bed as she reached something underneath her shirt, only to notice it wasn't there. Nova's eyes widened as she frantically searched the bed. "No No no....the key. I know I had the key around my neck. Where is it?" Nova said, rummaging her bed. Nova turned to her scraplet who just yawned cutely on her bed, wondering if he had eaten it. She shook her head, thinking it might be crazy that he would never consume an old artifact. Then, she remembered what she saw in her dream that the key went inside her.

Could it be the key is now inside her body?

"No no way that's crazy, Surely that's not possible to think that the key just inserted into me. Maybe I must have left it at the main room, I just hope no one was there."

Nova got up as she grabbed her jacket carefully, leaving Campy behind and head outside the hallway. As she reached to the main room, she noticed everything seems quiet but all she can see was Miko still helping Bulkhead while Jack was sitting on the couch and Raf at the computer.

Nova asked, "Hey Jack, where the others?"

"They went out to check the Cybertronian escape pod." Jack said.

"Escape pod? Autobot or Decepticon?"

"Not sure so we're waiting for them."

Nova nodded before she heard Optimus' voice rang through the whole of base.

 "Rafael...activate the ground bridge."

As she head to the platform, she watched as the new bot walked through the ground bridge. "oh. so it was an Autobot" She said, tilting her head. He seemed to remind her of Miko. Full of energy. However, His features seems so familiar as she wondered where have she seen him before.

Unfortunately it was interrupted when Miko charged for the autobot at light speed. "who are you?" she asked.

"E-er Smokescreen?" he replied.

"Smokescreen." Nova mumbled, until her eyes widened when she heard that name before, It was before she went back in the past where she met Alpha Trion. She couldn't believe that a rookie was here on Earth. 

Miko ran up the platform, talking as she did. "We haven't had somebody new here since Wheeljack. What's your story, Smoke? Where'd you come from? How'd you get here? How many blasters you packin'?"

Smokescreen looked at her dumbly before asking, "So this are the life-forms we're supposed to protect? Are they all this?"

"Fortunately not," Ratchet said relieved, "But I too share Miko's fascination with how you came to arrive on Earth."

Arcee walked up to him, frowning. "In a Decepticon escape pod."

Smokescreen looked down at her, "Still got trust issues, huh? Tough crowd." He looked back up before starting his story. "The main thrust of combat operations was at least 20 clicks from the Hall of Records, so things had been pretty quiet. But the situation went downhill fast. The Cons launched a massive surge that wiped out the last line of defenses surrounding Iacon. I was the only thing left to them back, and, let me tell you, I was pumped. I mean, this was my chance to see real action for the first time to prove myself. Until everything went black. Cons took me prisoner and dumped me onto a transport ship. But I managed to give a guard the slip and hopped in an escape pod. Apparently, it was a long-distance pod, 'cause it knocked me into stasis. Next thing I knew, I'm hitting solid ground, hard."

Ratchet nodded, "The Decepticon warship must have picked up the pod's beacon and guided it to Earth."

"Which would explain Smokescreen's welcoming committee...bet those 'cons were disappointed not to find one of their own inside." Arcee finished with a small laugh.

Optimus had asked, "Smokescreen, do you know of Alpha Trion's fate, after the fall of Iacon?"

Smokescreen looked down, "I wish I did, but that was the last I ever saw of him. That's it, my life story......"

Nova lowered her head, feeling disheartened of Alpha Trion's fate, even though she known him for a short time. ".....Not exactly the glory I envisioned for myself, until now. Being here with Optimus Prime I knew I was destined for great things. I mean, now that you have help, how hard could it be to end this war?" Smokescreen added.

Nova winced at his comment. That was a little insulting to everyone else who had lost their lives in the war. He had his heart in the right place at least. Bulkhead groaned and managed to limp back into the main room. "Take a good look, newbie. This is how hard."

Optimus looked back at the new 'bot. "Smokescreen, I would suggest that you take some time to become acclimated to your new surroundings. A tour of the base would be an excellent start."

Miko grinned, bouncing on her heels. "Sure thing!" She looked over when she heard Bulkhead groaning softly. Miko then motioned to Jack. "I mean Jack here offers a very informative tour."

Jack laughed shyly before motioning to Nova. "Actually Nova knows the most. So she'll help you!" He quickly stepped back with Raf. Nova turned to him, "What! Why me?"

"Well, you've been in the base far longer than we do. So I'm pretty sure you handle a simple tour."

  Nova retorted sarcastically at his statement, placing both her hands on her hip, "Oh ha ha ha Very Funny, Jack."  

Smokescreen then got curious of her personality and looked at Nova closer which startled her. "Um what?" NOva asked.

"y'know you kinda remind me of that minicon on Cybertron. Although, she seems not like the others but she had wings."

All the kids looked surprised while Nova bit her lip as Optimus asked, "Do you remember it's designation?"

"Nah, I think it was a femme though...came right before the Decepticons took Iacon too. The big A seemed pretty interested with it too. Not sure what happened to it though, probably dead at this point. I don't know whether she survived, though this one does look kinda like her." Smokescreen finished pointing at Nova.

Everyone seems very quite at the moment before Nova break up the silence by slapping both her hands. "Ok enough about me, Tour starts now. C'mon." Nova said before heading down the stairs.

Smokescreen nodded as he walked with her, listening as she described every room they passed. There were the 'bots private rooms, the energon storage room. Then they came upon where they stored the weapons and relics they managed to collect. "That's the Phase Shifter, the Spark Extractor, The Immobilizer."

Smokescreen stopped by a large door, peering in through the small windows. "Most of these came from the Iacon Hall of Records. I remember these." He turned and began following Nova again. He paused again when he spotted Airachnid behind the door. "Whoa. What kind of relic is she?"

Nova frowned softly. "That's Airachnid, a very troublesome Decepticon. And trust me, she's the kind you don't want to mess with."

Smokescreen followed her, looking her over. "I see.."

Nova was about to move forward when she saw Campy skittered towards her. "Campy....Where did you come from?" She said, picking up her scraplet as she cuddled him. Smokescreen was startled when he saw the scraplet as he staggered back, catching Nova's attention. "Isn't that a scraplet?" He stuttered, pointing at the scraplet in NOva's arm. 

"Yes, what about it?"

"Why do you keep that dangerous one with you? Don't you have any idea that it eats Cybertronian?"

She got confused of his reaction then realized that Smokescreen is new that she forgotten all about it. Nova assured, "Relax, he's fine beside he's tamed."

Smokescreen doesn't seem to buy it as she continued, "Ok, I didn't really tame him actually.....I sort of altered his programming into not eating Cybertronian, only scrap metal."

Smokescreen relaxed for a bit before NOva added, "....Unless I told him so." He shrugged for a minute as they continued walking the hallway. Smokescreen said, "So the others...."

"Yeah, they used to be scared of him but now they got used to it. ALso...." Nova turned to him over her shoulder. "Everyone doesn't seem to appreciate the comment of what you say."

 Smokescreen frowned softly. "I didn't meant to offend anyone. I'm just excited to get a chance on the field."

"There is nothing to be excited about beside this war has dragged on for too long and has caused too many casualties."

Smokescreen nodded, looking serious. "That's why I want to help."

Nova didn't say anything as they kept walking silently. Smokescreen paused for a bit as he questioned, "Can I ask you? Back there, What do you mean you alter his programming?"

Nova halted her track as she let out a sigh and said with a smug look, "Let's just say.....I'm no ordinary human." That's all she had to say, leaving Smokescreen confused. As they head back, they heard the others voices carrying to them.

"We must have Agent Fowler clear the dig site of all human presence in the event we are not the only ones who have discovered its location."

Smokescreen jogged in the room, grinning. "Now you're talking! Let's scramble up some Cons' circuits."

Optimus looked over at him. "Given your limited field experience, I believe further training is required before you are battle-ready."

Smokescreen frowned, "Optimus, with all due respect -"

"Furthermore, we Autobots live on this planet as robots in disguise. You will need to obtain an Earth-based vehicle mode."

Arcee nodded. "In order to maintain a low profile.. if that's possible for you."

Smokescreen grinned, bouncing on his heels. "If you're talking wheels, bring 'em on!"

Optimus looked over at Nova and said, "Nova, You will accompany Smokescreen to the highway to help him find a suitable vehicle mode."

"What?! Do I have to?" Nova said, frowning.

Optimus gave her the look since she accepted him as the parent which made NOva groaned. "Alright Alright.....C'mon Jack your coming with me." Nova said, grabbing jack by the arm and went in the direction of the exit.

"What! Why?" JAck asked. Nova turned to him with a glare and said mockingly, "Becoz you've been in Jasper far longer than I do. Surely, You will help me in getting Smokescreen vehicle mode , would you?" Jack seems afraid when he heard her threatening tone as he reluctantly followed her with Smokescreen. Miko whispered to Raf, "Remind me not to get in her bad side." Raf agreed with her.

OUTSIDE

Jack, Smokescreen and Nova along with Campy on her shoulder, were lying on a rocky Cliff side looking upon the motorway for Smokescreens personal vehicle mode. Though the traffic wasn't exactly constant, "so you were trained in the elite forces?" Nova asked curiously.

"Sure was, though there was a lot of... learning to do before i could get to some combat moves." He said.

"Really....How long?"

"About five stellar cycles."

"Woah that long? How did you not lose your mentality?"

He laughed slightly, "I nearly did, but I just kept thinking that I'd be a soldier soon and that's what kept me going...but even now I'm not 'combat' ready." He said slightly disappointed.

"I get the feeling but I'm sure you'll be on the field sooner than you think, sometimes I only helped out a few only. *sigh* I still wanted to help more."

"You want to help too huh?" he said intrigued.

"Yeah, and who better to help a human to get there than si.....I mean Optimus Prime." Nova said, almost slipped.

"You've actually been trained by Optimus prime?" he said sounding impressed.

"Er, yeah. Along with his teammate."

  "Wow, he must really think you're capable."   

"You could.....say that." Nova notice Jack tapping his fingers on the ground, feeling a bit left out.

"One thing, you're all under autobot protection because you witnessed them in battle?" Smokescreen asked. "Well I am, as well as the younger boy named raf and the one who was asking you all the questions named Miko." Jack said.

"So what's your story?" he asked Nova.

"I came before I met Jack." Nova said.

"As in?" he said.

"Came with an amnesia then realized I was a top assassin who was train to terminate targets."

"Woah.....you were an assassin."

"Yes but that was a long time ago, I've change when I spend more time with the Autobots. Literally changed myself and decided who I was meant to be."

Smokescreen nodded in understanding before he asked, "So you all have your guardians then who is your guardian anyway? Don't tell me it's Ratchet?"

Nova scoffed, "Pleased as if he wanted to....."

"Then whom?"

"WHo do you think?"

Smokescreen though about it as he said stunned, "Optimus Prime is your guardian." Nova gave a smug look to him. He was stunned to think that her guardian was actually a leader. "W-wow then in a way I should be pretty respectful to you." He said.

"Wha?" Nova said.

"Your practically royalty or something, so what do i call you?"

"Um, Nova, just Nova." 

"Okay just Nova." He said laughing. Nova frowned at him then changed to her soft smile that smokescreen seems interesting, he's fun but not recklessly impulsive...well compared to wheeljack anyway. "You know what smokescreen, you're alright." Nova said lightly punching him in the arm. "Just never compare me to royalty again because that just makes me wanna shoot you."

  "Sorry I'm just so hyped right now." He said shaking his fists. Nova rolled her eyes until Jack called to them, "Hey guys traffics picking up."

"Right vehicle mode." Smokescreen said in an almost sigh.

"That one maybe?" Nova said awkwardly as said car looked like it came from the seventies since she is not good at distinguishing cars.

"Nope." He said.

"How about, that one?" jack said pointing to the really slow looking vehicle.

"Me-urgh it's more ratchets speed don't ya think?"

"Cement truck?" jack said.

"Yeah if i were a constructicon. Seriously? This is all your planet has to offer?" He said.

"No, but this is jasper." Jack said leaning into his palm.

"I'd feel for ya." He said.

"It's liveable." Jack said.

"What he mean is that he lived here so long, he no longer feels remorse." Nova jested which made smokescreen snickered.

"It's not that bad." Jack said.

"No it's alright, but they should really put something into the community for us to, ya know do something. Since we've been forced to participate in street racing." Nova said, petting Campy on the head.

"Street racing?" smokescreen asked.

"It's illegal, but it is basically racing." Jack said.

"Sounds like an adrenaline rush." 

"It was." Nova and JAck said in unison.

"Anything else to do around here?" he said.

"No but allot of stuff happens so we're not really bored per say." jack said.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Oh you know.....finding relics, energon and all the stuff that happened before like the thing with Unicron." Jack said.

"Whoa whoa! Unicron?! The chaos bringer?! He was here?" He said surprised.

"Actually he's our earth's core." Nova said. "But its fine now because he's back in a coma." she added casually.

"You guys seriously need to give me an update because it sounds like I've missed out on a lot of stuff."

Nova shook her head with amusement then paused as she heard a loud engine roaring. She looked over and grinned. "Smokescreen, hurry!"

Smokescreen sat up and quickly scanned the vehicle, grinning. "Oh yeah."

Minutes Later

They were walking through the tunnel after Smokescreen found the vehicle mode.Jack was telling smokescreen of one of their past stories."So then it broke down the door and no one has seen it since." Jack finished.

"Hey jack, don't forget to tell him what raf's volcano did to the school roof." Nova said, holding Campy in her arms. "Sounds like this place isn't as boring as you make it." Smokescreen said.

Nova and jack looked at each before she said, "You have no idea."   

  "Starscream has come for the red energon and i fear he will not be deterred in his quest." Optimus said over the comm link as they walked into the main hall.  

"Starscream? I heard stories about that stelleto heeled creep back on cybertron, send me in doc." Smokescreen demanded.

"When Optimus requires back up he will ask for it" ratchet said.

"Oh come on, i got my V-mode and everything, I'm supped up and ready to roll." He said.

"Ep, ep, ep! What part of 'further' training did you not understand?" ratchet told him.

Smokescreen looked slightly frustrated as Ratchet turned back to the computer screen. "Optimus, What is your status?" Bulkhead stepped up beside the CMO. "Ratchet, they need me. I can do this."

Ratchet tried to contact the other two. "Arcee? Bumblebee?" He only got static.

Bulkhead frowned. "Did you hear what I said?"

"I heard and I'm ignoring you. This may be your opportunity after all Smoke-" He turned and frowned. "Smokescreen?"

Nova pointed to the hallway. "He looked upset and walked off that way."

Ratchet grumbled to himself, marching off. "Rafael, Nova, look after the controls!"

Minutes later, Nova was leaning on the wall when they saw Ratchet and Smokescreen entered the main room. "And your sure you can execute such a plan?" ratchet said entering the room with smokescreen, ratchet had the phase shifter firmly in his grip.

"Yes, now open that bridge already, they need my help." He said.

Ratchet groaned slightly as he pulled on the lever, "very well." he finally said giving smokescreen the device. "But you better contact me using any sort of common sense you may have if you feel you are out of your limit." He added pointing a stern finger at him.

"Won't need to doc." He stated as he transformed and left a cloud of dust in ratchets face.

He groaned wearily. Nova wondered what Smokesceen plan is, her curiosity got the best of her as she placed Campy on the ground then ran into the portal without Ratchet noticing, pulling a Miko. When she reached to the other side, she switched into her robot mode and hide behind the crate only to see Starscream wearing somekind of armor around him, lifting the crane to tilt where Optimus and his team. Smokescreen was in his vehicle mode as he transformed into his robot mode. 

 "So, the Autobots have a new recruit." Starscream said, dropping the crane. "And you must be Starscream. I thought you'd be taller." Smokescreen taunted.

Optimus yelled down, "Smokescreen stand down. You are no match for Starscream's Apex armor."

"Any last words, Smokescreen?" Starscream asked.

He smirked, "Just four-kiss your armor goodbye." He activated the phase-shifter and charged Starscream before kicking him out of the armor.

"A phase-shifter?" He said disbelief

"Now that, was a plan!" Smokescreen cheered as the armor fell to the ground behind him. Nova facepalm mentally, shaking her head at his victory. 

  "You aren't the only one sporting a fancy wrist-mounted devise." Starscream said with a glare, pointing his missile at him instead change to the crane. "Think fast!"  

  Smokescreen jumped out of the way of falling debris and ran to check on the others, "No!"  

Starscream was about to pick up the Red Energon when a lightning blast shot on his path, causing to move the hunk of red Energon farther away.. He staggered back as he turned to see Nova in her robot mode. "THat's playing dirty, you know that." Nova said, placing both her hands on her hips.

Starscream said, "Hmph I didn't expect Autobots added a minicon. You really think you could--" she was interrupted when a hammer slammed into his face which threw him to the side. Starscream got up weakly and stared at her with a stunned look, touching his faceplate where he was hit.

Again, Nova was insulted as she said to him, placing her hammer over her shoulder, "Well, this minicon is going to hit you hard."

Starscream glared at her when she didn't realize she accidentally threw him right next to the Energon, "Yes, goodbye Autobot." He spat as he fired his shot at Nova before he called his own ground bridge.

Luckily, Nova managed to put up a shield before it exploded. As the smoke cleared away, she snarled that Starscream got away with the Red Energon. "Well that wasn't fun." She said, unequipped her hammer while staring at the sky

"No way."

  Nova turned to see Smokescreen stunned look as he slowly walk towards her and said disbelief, "Your.....alive?" Nova blinked at his confusion until she realized that she showed herself in front of Smokescreen. The others finished climbing down the crane as she came over. Optimus looked at her questioningly as he had seen her charge Starscream but didn't know the outcome. She shook her head and he nodded, "Ratchet, we need a bridge."    

Back in the BAse

Smokescreen handed the phase-shifter to Ratchet, "I told you I just needed to borrow it for a while. Doc here thought I was trying to steal your relics."

Ratchet snagged the relic from Smokescreen, "Only until you explained your plan, which I then sanctioned. It's called protocol."

"Ratchet is correct. Standard procedure must be observed by every member of this team." Optimus informed.

Ratchet glared at Nova who avoided eye contact, "Though some choose to ignore the procedures!"

"However...I believe we must also commend Smokescreen. You have proven to be a quick study by choosing to place strategy above bravado."

"There is gonna be no living with him now." Arcee said saddened.

"Oh yeah," Nova nodded.

"While this may lack the pageantry of a proper Elite Guard ceremony, I wish to welcome you to Team Prime."

Nova was glad that Smokescreen is now part of the team. HOwever, she spotted Bulkhead at the back hallway. He groaned softly, leaning against the wall. He looked up at the Apex Armor, frowning. "The newbie did all right.."

She saw Miko run back to Bulkhead who just walked away sadly, sighing she hope Miko would follow him-which she did, being too stubborn to just let him quit. Then she became aware of what comes next.

"There's one thing I need to know....how did you survive from Iacon Hall and end up here on Earth?" Smokescreen questioned to NOva. She forgotten that he didn't know who she was. Jack and Raf came to her with a questioning look.

Arcee said to her, "You didn't tell him, did you?"

"Um...."

"Tell me what?" Smokescreen asked.

"Nova, you didn't tell him your human?" Jack said.

Nova shrugged which made Smokescreen really confused. "I don't get it..... What did Jack mean about you being human? You're 'bot enough to me. Also, why do you call her the same name as the other human had?"

Nova sighed shamefully, knowing that he was bound to find out eventually. "THat's becoz....." She said before switching to her human form. ".....I am NOva."

"What the pit!?" Smokescreen yelped and jumped back.

Nova smiled and laughed a bit, "Well don't act so surprised."

  Regaining his composure he took a closer look at her, "Wait a minute, you're.... you're, how is that possible?"  

  "Time travel, annoying stuff." She shrugged, "And yes I remember you too, you're kind hard to forget. Plus, I don't appreciate calling me small."  

  Smokescreen just stared at her for a minute longer before shaking his helm, "That's what the big A was doing when I last saw him, This is confusing...so you were sent back in time?"

  "Yup, then A-3 sent me back to my time." She said still smiling at his confusion.  

"I can't believe it.....your a technoroganic, but how?"

Nova mentally facepalmed, "Oh boy this is going to be a long story."