"Explain to me again why were leaving so late?" asked Madalyn while yawning. "General Bryce wants me to meet him at a training center not to far from here. Only about an hour drive." replyed Fowler. Madalyn was in the front passenger seat of Agent Fowler's car. It was 11:00pm. "An hour?!? Ugh! Wake me up when we get there!" said Madalyn as she layed back in her seat. Fowler went through the regestration check booth at the entrance of the base, and they were off on the open, and empty dirt road.

"Can't sleep Madalyn?" asked Fowler. "No, not really. The car seat isn't the most comfurtable thing in the world." replyed Madalyn while rubbing the back of her head. "How about some radio?" asked Fowler. "Sure." answered Madalyn as she looked out the window. Fowler turned on the radio and the song that was playing was 'The Touch" by Stan Bush. Agent Fowler was humming along to the song. After listening to it for a few seconds Madalyn whispered the lyrics of the song to herself so Fowler wouldn't hear.

"After All Is Said and Done.

You've Never Walked

You've Never Run Your A Winner

Cause You Got The Touch!

You Got The Power!

Yeah!"

Then all of a sudden, some giant truck lights came on and shun the light on Fowler's car from behind them. It brock Madalyn's concentration from the song, and was slightly blinded by the light. "What the?" said Madalyn. "Go around you jerk!" said Fowler while signaling the driver of the truck to drive around them. Madalyn looked at the reerview window of her side of the car and saw the truck moving closer and closer to the car. Then the truck literally ramed itself into the back of Fowler's car, making the car spin out of control along the road. "Ahh! Dad what's happening?" screamed Madalyn.But Fowler regained control, and stoped the car facing the truck just a few feet away. "That's no road rage. SOmeone's trying to bump us off." said Fowler. "But who?" asked Madalyn. The light of the truck shun on them again. They covered their eye's with their arms, and tried to get a good look at the truck that was started to drive towards them. As Madalyn looked closer and closer at the truck, it looked just like Optimus. Same paint job and everything.."It can't be him." thought Madalyn. As the truck got closer, Madalyn and Fowler saw the Autobot Insiginia on the hood of the truck. "Prime?" said Fowler in shock.

"Hang on!" yelled Fowler. Fowler set the car to reverse and quickly drifted the car forward and speeded away from the Optimus look-a-like. "Ok I'm officaly freaking out!" said Madalyn. "Prime! Have you fliped your metal wig?!?" yelled Fowler as he speeded down the road with the truck sppeding after them. "I'll call the base." said Madalyn as she turned on 'On Star' and called the Autobot base. "It's ringing." said Madalyn. Then finally the 'Bots answered. "Prime?!? Do you read me?" said Fowler. "I'm sorry Agent Fowler, Optimus isn't here at the moment." replyed Ratchet. "Uh oh." whispered Madalyn. "Then I'll take that as a confirmation that he's presently trying to run me and Madalyn off the road!" stated Fowler. "Agent Fowler, that hardly seems unlikely." replyed Ratchet. "Tell that to our burning treads!" yelled Fowler. "Trust me when I tell you Ratchet, if you were with us right now, you might think otherwise!" said Madalyn. "Hand on, were on our way." said Bulkhead as they ended the transmission. Madalyn looked behind her to check on the truck, and it was literally right on their tails! It was so close to Fowler's back bumper. "Dang! This guy doesn't quit!" said Madalyn. As they were crossing a bride, the truck caught up to them on Madalyn's side of Fowler's car, and ramed itself into it, forcing Fowler's car to drive into the railings. "Ahh!" screamed Madalyn. There were sparks coming out from between the car and the railings of the bridge. After afew seconds, the truck moved out of the way, causing Fowler's car to spin out of control and crash right through the right wall of the bridge. The upper half was dangling at the egde of the bridge. "Oh boy, that's a long way down." said Madalyn. "Don't move. The less movement, the better." said Fowler trying to remain calm. Madalyn nervously nodded. Fowler put the car in reverse again and tried to drive back on the road, but the back wheels wouldn't go on the road. "Come on! Come on!" said Fowler recklessly. Then there was a bump at the back bumper that moved the car forward slightly, making it tip forward. Madalyn was right, it was pretty long way down. Madalyn and Fowler looked back at the truck. "Prime no!" said Fowler. "Optimus don't do this!" said Madalyn with fear in her voice. The Truck kept pushing the car forward slowly, and just as the car started to fall down, there was metal clashing noise coming from the back of the car, and it seemed that the car was floating in mid air. "Whoa!" said Fowler. Madalyn looked out her window to see Bumblebee hanging on to the lightpost while with his other hand, grabed on to the back of the car. "It's Bumblebee! He saved us!" cheered Madalyn. "Beep bop bop beep bop 'Hang tight, Bulkhead's gonna help get you guys back up." said Bumblebee. Then there was a cracking sound and the back bumper broke of from the car, and it, along with Agent Fowler and Madalyn began falling down towards the bottom of the canyon pit. "AHHHH!" screamed Fowler and Madalyn. As they fell, Madalyn saw Bulkhead dive head first infront of them, landed feet first on the ground and caught the car in his hands. "Phew." thought Madalyn. "You two alright in there?" asked Bulkhead. "At ease soldier." replyed Fowler breathing heavily. Then the air bag went off and blew up in Fowler's face. Madalyn couldn't help but laugh. Bulkhead smiled at her knowing she was alright.

Bulkhead brought Madalyn and Fowler back to the Autobot base. Afew minutes later, Bumblebee arrived carrying Arcee in his arms. Looked like she was knockout out. He and Ratchet brought her into the medic chamber. Ratchet ook out his flashlight, and shune the light agsinst her optics. SHe slowly began to open her optics. "That's right, follow the light." said Ratchet. "Ugh... Wait, what?!?" said Arcee as she fully woke up "Not the best choice of words Ratchet." Bumblebee helped her out of the chamber and she walked towards Madalyn, Cole, the kids, and Fowler. "Arcee? You alright?" asked Jack. "You had us worried." said Madalyn. "I'm fine. Except for being blind sighted by.... Optimus!" replyed Arcee. "Didn't I tell you?" said Fowler. "Impossible!" commented Ratchet. "I'm only reporting what I saw." replyed Arcee. "I gotta agree with Ratchet on this one. But I'm sort of having a hard time believing it." said Madalyn with her arms crossed. "But why would Optimus try to knock off Agent Fowler and Madalyn off the road?" asked Jack. "Maybe Optimus believes he's a Decepticon all over again!" said Raf nervously. "Or, he's been faking being a good guy all this time!" suggested Miko. "What no way! That's crazy talk!" replyed Cole. "If Prime has gone off the rails, for any reason, we have a serious problem." explained Fowler. "This is upsired!" said Ratchet as walked towards the main computer "A quick scan for Optimus's signal will reviel that he's no where near tonights incident. In fact..." Ratchet typed in afew keys on the computer "He's just returning now." finnished Ratchet. Everyone looked towards the drive in entrance of the Autobot and watched Optimus in his vehicle mode, drive into base, then transformed into robot mode and walked in. He looked around the room to see everyone with serious or confused looks on their faces. "Is something wrong?" asked Optimus. "We were just, wondering where you've been." answered Arcee. "We haven't been able to reach you." said Bulkhead. "I have been.... outside our communication range." answered Optimus as he moved his arm to reach something out of a container from the side of his stomach. "Whoa!" "Easy!" yelled Bulkhead and Arcee as they, and Bumblebee got into defense positions and transformed their hands into blasters and aimed them at Optimus. Fowler steped infrnt of the childern for protection. Madalyn peeked over her dad's shoulder to watch. "In a subterrain energon deposite." finnished Optimus as he took out a glowing shard of energon. There was silence for a moment. Madalyn was getting sick of the situation so she moved out of Fowler's way, ran down the stairs, and got inbetween Optimus and the other Autobot's and streght her arms out. "Come on! It's our guy! Can't you tell?" asked Madalyn in defense. The bot's looked down at Madalyn then looked up at Optimus. Arcee gave a signal and they all transformed their blasters back into hands. Arcee steped forward. "Were sorry." apoligized Arcee. Optimus looked at Arcee with a shocked look on his face. "Don't blame them Prime." said Fowler. Optimus looked up towards him as Madalyn walked back up the stairs and joined her dad. "Me and Madalyn were attacked earlier tonight. Out on the open highway by a big-reg. One that wore a striking resemblance to you." finnished Fowler.

"Optimus would never do something like that. To ANY body!" stated Madalyn. "Who ever this is we gotta get to the bottom of it." said Cole. Then Agent Fowler's cell phone started ringing. "Fowler here. What?!? That's not possible! I can tell you sure cause there are 50 stars on my star spangled shorts, it isn't him!" yelled Fowler as he got off the phone. "What's going on?" asked Madalyn. "The Alden Miliatry Base is under attack. By Optimus Prime." answered Fowler. "The truck?" asked Jack. "The bot." answered Fowler. Everyone had shocked looks on their faces and turned to Optimus. "But how?!? He's right here!" said Madalyn. "Ratchet, activate a ground bridge. It's time to settle this." ordered Optimus. Ratchet activated a ground bridge, and Optimus, Arcee, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead ran through. "Becareful you guys!" said Madalyn.

Afew moments later, Ratchet activated the ground bridge, and the Autobot's came running back in. "That was fast." said Cole. "What happened out there? Did you find that Optimus look-a-like?" asked Madalyn. "We found him." answered Arcee. "But before we get him to talk he took off." said Bulkhead. "Then, thinking that we were reinforcments, your guys started shooting at us." added Arcee. Then Fowler's cell phone started ringing again. It was General Bryce. "Hello? No General Bryce, Optimus Prime did not attack our boys! Because me and Agent Romanoff were with Prime when we recieved the alert." explained Fowler. "Here let me try talking to him." suggested Madalyn. Fowler handed her his cell phone. "General Bryce, Agent Romanoff. Yes sir, the Autobots were at your base. But only in responce to the attack! But sir, I... Yes sir, I understand." said Madalyn as she hung up the phone and handed it back to Fowler. "So what's the damage?" asked Jack. Madalyn looks at Fowler and the kids, then to the Autobots. SHe lets out a sigh and gives a slight upset and dissapointed expression. "All miliatry personal, including me, are under strick orders, to destroy any and all Autobot's on sight." explained Madalyn. "Are you kidding?!?" asked Jack with a shocked look and tone. "But they're innocent!" stated Raf. "Optimus was framed!" yelled Miko. "Maddie, there's gotta be a loop hole for you to not do this!" said Cole. "Relax Cole, this one time. I'm not gonna follow General Bryce's orders. No way I'm getting rid of my best friend." said Madalyn as she turned to Optimus "Or any of the Autobots." "Though unfortunate, the miliatry order changes nothing. Our imposture clearly posses a grave threat to humanity." said Optimus. "A 30 foot transforming imposture." added Fowler. "But who could have done this?" asked Madalyn. Everyone thinks for a moment. "They actually did it. Those butchers broke the code." said Ratchet. "M.E.C.H." answered Optimus with a serious expression. "Those miliatry nerds." commented Cole. "Question is, HOW did they build their own transformer?" asked Madalyn.

"M.E.C.H. aducted Breakdown. And by all indications, deconstructed him from cranial chamber to heelstrat." said Ratchet. "I was there." stated Bulkhead. "And we know that more recently, they aquired Starscream's T-Cog." added Optimus. "Which they installed in a knockoff of you." added Arcee. "Which then, scanned the perfect vehicle mode." added Madalyn. "Filled the tank with energon." added Jack. "And say hello to Nemisis Prime!" finnished Miko. "So where do we start? M.E.C.H.'s base could be anywhere!" asked Fowler. "Yeah, Nemisis Prime could be anywhere in Nevda by now." said Madalyn. "Not nessacarly. While M.E.C.H. may have learned much of our biology..." explained Optimus. "They haven't fully mastered out technology." finnished Ratchet as he checked his computer "Without the use of a ground bridge, Nemisis Prime, must rely on his vehicle mode for transportation." "Chances are the M.E.C.H. base is within driving distance of both incidents." added Arcee. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's get out there and mess up M.E.C.H. science project!" said Fowler as he pounded his fists together. "Yeah, time for some pay back! And finally put Silas behind bars!" added Madalyn. "Agent Fowler, Agent Romanoff, I do not think it is advisable to put you two in harms way of M.E.C.H.'s robot again." explained Optimus.."Well I'm not sure it's advicable for 'Bots to be running recon with the miliatry gunning for you!" replyed Fowler. "Yeah, your #1 on the most wanted list!" added Madalyn. "We will maintain vehicle cover untill absolutly nessacary." replyed Optimus. Fowler gave Optimus a angry glare for a moment. "Very well." answered Fowler. And with that, Optimus, Arcee, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee transformed into their vehicle modes and drove out of the base. "Be careful you guys." whispered Madalyn.

"Anything yet?"asked Madalyn through the comlinhk at the communication centre. "Nothing but tumbleweeds." answered Bulkhead. "Just a whole lot of empty." answered Arcee. "Beep bop bop beep beep bop bop bop beep 'Bingo! I found it everyone. I'm going in." said Bumblebee. "Bumblebee, proceed with extreme caution. Reconassaince only. We will rendezous at your coordinates." ordered Optimus. "Good luck you guys." said Madalyn as she ended the transmission and walked back to Fowler, the kids, and Ratchet. "Bumblebee found their base." said Madalyn. "Good. If I can isolate the control frequency of the remote link Silas is employing, I should be able to impoint his exact coordinates." explained Ratchet. "Remote link?" asked Raf. "What for?" asked Madalyn."Did you really think that would be able to build a completely autonomus robot?" asked Ratchet. "I was hoping Silas would be operating Nemisis Prime from insid because one punch from Bulkhead and Boo-yah!" said Miko as she swung a punch in the air, then faked choked and fell to the ground acting out Silas's demise. "You and me both Miko, you and me both." commented Madalyn as Miko got back up. Then there was a beeping noise on Ratchet's computer. "Aha! frequency isolated." said Ratchet. "Then reopen that bridge." ordered Fowler. "I'm going to dad." said Madalyn. "Agent Fowler, Madalyn, did you not hear Optimus's advicement against your involement? It's for your own safety." replyed Ratchet. "Look doc, we don't plan on dancing with any bots." explained Fowler. "But incase you haven't noticed, we happen to be miliatry trained, government grade, humans." finnished Madalyn. "Yeah, plus SIlas tried to bump them off the road. It's personal." added Miko.

Ratchet thinks for a moment. Then walks over to the ground bridge controls and activates the ground bridge. "Alright, but please be careful. Especialy you Madalyn." said Ratchet. "Relax Ratchet. This is what were trained for." said Madalyn as she and Fowler climbed down the ladder and walked infront of the ground bridge, "You ready?" asked Fowler. Madalyn pressed a green button on her communicator and a blue light circle appeared ontop of her. And as it scrolled down and scanned her, instead of turning into her Autobot form 'Aura', her everyday clothes turned into her spy outfit. "Ready as I'll ever be." said Madalyn. Then she and Agent Fowler ran through the ground bridge.

Madalyn and Agent Fowler jumped out of the otherside of the ground bridge and arrived at M.E.C.H.'s base. As the bridge closed, Fowler was feeling alittle sick. "Dad? You alright?" asked Madalyn. "Ugh, I think I'm gonna toss up my breakfest I had at flight school." said Fowler. "Slight side effect, you'll get use to it." replyed Madalyn. Then they both heard a clashing metal sound coming from infront of them. And they saw Optimus get wacked to a wall, with Nemisis Prime charging at him, and they both grabed each other's fist's and pushing each other around. "This is getting ugly real fast." said Madalyn. Then Agent Fowler's cell phone started ringing, so Fowler answered it. It was Ratchet. "Agent Fowler, the control frequency is transmitting from a structure 100 meters due north." explained Ratchet. "Copy that Ratchet." said Fowler as he hung up the phone "Madalyn, this way." He and Madalyn ran towards the building.

They found a ladder and used it to climb up to the balcony at the top of the building. At the top, there was a guard keeping watch when he saw an explosion, cause from the fight between Optimus and Nemisis Prime. THe guard took out his binoculars and used them to watch the fight. Fowler took the oppurtunity to sneek behind him. Then he taped him on the shoulder, and as the guard turned his head to face him, Fowler punched him in the face, and knocked him out cold. "Nice." said Madalyn as she dragged the knocked out guard out of the way where nobody would see him. SHe found a cockpit door, and opened it uo to reviel a ladder, coming down to inside the base. WHere Silaswas working his magic. He had this enitre computer station worked up. He built this chair looking machine that had wires attached from it tothe computer, pedals, and levers. "That must be what's controling Nemisis Prime." whispered Madalyn "We gotta take it out somehow." "I have another way of doing that. Follow my lead." replyed Fowler as he began climbing down the ladder. Madalyn followed, as well climbing down thr ladder behind him. They finally reached the bottom of the ladder and stayed hiding in the shadows from the other M.E.C.H. guards and Silas. "I got these guys." whispered Madalyn. Madalyn snneked behind one of the guards and pulled him into the shadows. She grab his weapon and wakced him in the face with it. She put away the weapon and ran to the last too guards who were walking left and right, like someone guarding a gate. When one was going left and the other going right (In other words not looking at each other), Madalyn sneeked into the middle then knocked on the floor. "Knock knock" said Madalyn quitely. "The guards heard her and turned around and aimed their weapons at her. But before they could shot, Madalyn scissor kicked both of them in the face. She gave Fowler a signal letting him know it was safe to come out.

"My robot chasis possess all of your strenghts, speed, and firepower. Add my extensive combat training, and M.E.C.H. has clearly achieved the perfect meld of man and machine." said SIlas. Fowler and Madalyn watched quietly on Silas's computer screen as he and Optimus battled eachother. They climbed up to the top of one of the buildings of the factory and both transformed their hands into swords and fighted each other. But then, Madalyn watched helplessy as Nemisis Prime grabed Optimus, and stabed his sword into the side of Optimus's stomach. She watched she Optimus's optics light wide open and he let out a slight painful groan. "Noo!' whipered Madalyn. "But the key difference between you and me, my body can't feel pain!" said Silas as he jabbed his sword deeper into Optimus's stomach, then finally releasing it, and Optimus feel to his knees on the ceiling. "This is just the beginning. Imagine an army of transforming robots!" said SIlas as he made Nemisis raise his sword to deliever the final blow "No one will stand betweem the newly rebooted M.E.C.H.!" Fowler nodded at Madalyn knowing it was time to get out of hidding. "Think again Sai!" said Fowler as he and Madalyn steped out of the shadows. "Agent Fowler, in the flesh at last. And, Agent Romanoff. Intreging." said Silas with a smirk. Then Fowler pounded his fists together. "Were pulling the plug on your video game!" said Fowler as he got into aboxing battle stance. Madalyn got into her battle stance as well. "Is that so?" asked Silas tauntingly. Madalyn charged at Silas fist. SHe ran then jumped into the air to perform a high jump kick at Silas's face, but Silas caught and grabed Madalyn's foot, swung her around and threw her back to Fowler and she landed on the ground. Then Fowler charged at him and tried throwing a punch. But Silas grabed and pulled Fowler to his side, then elbowed FOwler in the back, pushing Fowler forward and falling to the ground. Fowler got up and turned towards him. "Ex-miliatry?" asked Fowler in shock. "Special tatics. You?" asked Silas as he charged at Fowler. Fowler dodged his punches and punched him in the stomach and face, twice. "Army Rangers." answered Fowler.

"Retired clearly." replyed Silas. "Look, I may be out of shape, but I don't need to bust ya up." explained Fowler as he tried to throw another pucnh at Silas, but SIlas kicked him in the stomach maiking Fowler fall to the ground, where afew M.E.C.H. guards showed up and surrounded him. Madalyn took the oppurtunity to strike at Silas with his back turned. She charged at him, and tackled him, trying to pin him down. But Silas grabed a hold of her arms and fliped her over and threw her next to Fowler. "Ow..... we weren't?" asked Madalyn as she rubbed her head. "We just need to buy Prime alittle time." answered Fowler. At first Madalyn was abit confussed at Fowler's plan. She looked over to the giant TV screen, and saw Optimus get back up. She was glad that Optimus was ok. Then Optimus started continuesly punching Nemisis Prme. WHen Silas heard the commoution, he tried to regain control of Nemisis Prime, but failed miesrably. "No, no, no, no, no, no!" yelled Silas in fear. Then the humans watched as Optimus punched Nemisis Prime to the ground then finnished him off by jumping up in the air, and kicked him in the stomach. "Alright Prime!" cheered Madalyn. Just then everyone heard a cracking metal sound. It was coming from the ceiling. They all looked up to see giant cracks forming all over untill they all broke off and saw Nemisis Prime falling right through the roof towards the ground. "Move, move, move!" yelled Madalyn as she and Fowler ran ut of the way, as Nemisis Prime crash landed right on top of Silas's work station, and Silas himself. "Oh!" yelled Fowler in shock. "That has gotta hurt." commented Madalyn. THey watched as Nemisis Prime's yellow optics flickered on and off, then finally powering down for good. "He did it!" cheered Madalyn while Fowler sighed in relief. "Agent Fowler, Madalyn." said Optimus. Madalyn and Fowler got spooked up from the voice alittle. They looked up to see Optimus down on one knee looking down on them. Madalyn rubbed the back of her head and slightly blushed. "It was his idea!" said Madalyn as she pointed to her father. Then they all heard the sounds of helicopters coming. "That would be our boys. I'd advice you to get back to base Prime. I'll handle this." said Fowler. Optimus smiled at him, as his way of saying thanks. "You'd better go with him." said Fowler as he turned to Madalyn. Madalyn nodded than ran to the center of the room. She pointed her right fist to the edge of the broken ceiling and launched a grappling hook from her wrist. She flew up in the air flying ou of the hole, with Optimus catching her. He climbed don the building with one hand while carrying Madalyn in the other. Once they were on the ground, Madalyn found herself in the drivers seat of Optimus's vehicle mode and they drove back to base.

"So how weird was it to see someone who looked exactly like Optimus, kicking the scrap out of you?" asked Miko. "That's a side I won't soon forget." answered Arcee. "Yeah, but what's even more weird is that for an slightly old guy, Silas was alot tougher than he looked. I got bruises on my bruises!" explained Madalyn as she sat on the counch checking to see if there was any bleeding. Meanwhile Ratchet was finnishing up repair the area Nemisis jabbed his sword into Optimus's stomach. "The question remains wheter M.E.C.H. will continue to function as we know it, without it's leader." explained Optimus. "You kidding? Nobody could have survived that!" replyed Madalyn. "Well here's the kicker!" said Fowler over the video comlink on the main computer. "What's the 411 dad?" asked Madalyn. "We searched through the wreakage with a with a five to call. ANd couldn't find any trace of Silas." explained Fowler. "What?!? You gotta be kidding me?!?" said Madalyn as she sighed frustratedly and leaned back against the counch "Wake me up when Silas is finnsihed! For good this time!"