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It was a typical hot, and sunny day in the desert of Jasper, Nevada. The sound of a motorcycle speeding down the highway cut through the muggy silence that sat across the pavement as a young teen rode down on a familiar blue motorcycle. Jack was supposed to be on his way to the base to meet up with Raph and Miko but three vehicons decided to change those plans. Jack wasn't exactly paying attention to what Arcee was yelling at him, but later he found himself rolling in the dirt while Arcee transformed with a flip and started shooting back at the vehicons as they transformed into bipedal mode to get out of the line of fire from the femme Autobot. Arcee called out into her communicator to base for backup while she turned her head to see where Jack scrambled off to. She sighed when she saw that he managed to get to a small boulder to protect himself from the crossfire. A green and blue portal formed a little ways from where the skirmish was being held and out came Optimus Prime with Bumblebee and Bulkhead in tow. With a loud yell Optimus sliced down the first vehicon he was closest to, while his team members shot and chased off the remaining vehicons until they bridged away. Optimus removed himself from his battle ready form and asked, "Are you alright Arcee?" The bot in question turned her head to her leader and replied with a sigh, "Yes Optimus, Thank you." And scooped up her charge and headed into the new bridge back to base with her comrades. When inside Miko and Raph ran to Jack and asked why he was late and why he was covered in dirt and wanted to know all the juicy details of the event. Jack just sighed and rolled his eyes while heading on up the stairs with the two following him as Arcee explained to the team that the three vehicons had tried to follow them to base but with the help of back up the plot failed. Ratchet stood over in his corner and "Hrmphed" with a slight turn to the team as they stood in the main part of the base and said, "Now if you all don't mind I have some work to do since Bulkhead broke my only welder... again during the skirmish." With that Ratchet headed off into the darker recesses of the base to fix his latest addition to his broken tools. Miko looked over at Bulkhead while the team split up to do other jobs in the base and asked, "Hey Bulkhead! Do you think the Hatchet has been a bit more grumpier than usual...?" Bulkhead looked down at Miko quietly and with a heavy sigh and a rubed a servo over his tired faceplate Bulkhead replied, "To be honest Miko... After what happened last time with the Decepticons and getting Optimus back with the Matrix. We all have been a bit uptight and a little grumpy, but you are right about Ratchet. He was the one that was hit the hardest when we found out that Optimus had reverted to Orion and joined the Decepticons. Optimus and Ratchet have been friends way back since Optimus was a meek Archivist in Iacon named Orion. And really the two are inseparable when things come down to life and death." Bulkhead then looked up quietly with a tired huff and then said, "I better take you back to your house since you have school tomorrow and there is no reason that you should be late getting there tomorrow Miko." There he transformed into alt form and opens up his passenger door as Miko lets out a loud, "Aaawwwww...!" And with a loud sigh she hopped into the vehicle and headed back to Jasper.