Ratchet turned and looked down at Mazikeen as she sat on a bench tinkering away, 

"Maze, you should get some rest,"

Mazikeen shook her head, 

"Ratchet, I can't."

Ratchet sighed and knelt down to her level, 

"Mazikeen, it has been three days, I have not once seen you sleep,"

Mazikeen frowned and looked up at him, 

"I want to go home, Ratchet."

Ratchet sighed and set his servo down to her. Mazikeen climbed onto it and he quickly brought her up to his optic level, 

"Maze, we are all trying our best to get you home. We do not have any technology to travel the universe. I am sorry that we have not been able to figure it out. But humans require sleep, just as Cybertronians do. We will figure this out together,"

Mazikeen sighed and looked down at her feet, 

"Okay...fine,"

Ratchet sighed in relief, 

"Good, go sleep,"

He softly put her down on the medical bed, and Mazikeen closed her eyes to finally sleep. Ratchet watched her closely for a few minutes until he was sure she was asleep before turning back to his work. He was trying to figure out how she was there. He did get a large spike of energy levels when she appeared, but nothing explained how. She was keeping something to herself, and he was worried that it was vital information. He sighed as he found nothing again. He looked down at her sleeping form and saw the guarded look on her face. He pressed on his comms, 

"Optimus,"

"Ratchet, why are you not recharging?"

"I must help our new friend,"

"Come to my room, we will discuss it,"

"And leave her alone?"

"I have a feeling that Maze has been alone very often,"

Ratchet sighed but went over to Optimus's room. When he entered it, he saw the Autobot leader reading a data pad, 

"What is it?"

Optimus sighed and looked at Ratchet, 

"Something about Mazikeen's story does not add up,"

"How about the entire thing,"

Optimus sighed and nodded, 

"I do think it is hard to believe that she is from another universe. But I want to know how she single-handedly offlined Megatron, something we have been unable to do for eons,"

Ratchet sighed and scratched his chin, 

"She is hesitant about telling us. She does not trust us,"

"Which brings to question, why does she not trust us? Did our alternate selves do something to cause a mistrust to form?"

Ratchet frowned,

"I do not believe so...she is distant from us, though. She barely says a word to any of us, only the kids and Wheeljack seem to get through to her,"

Optimus nodded, 

"She also speaks to Bulkhead more than us as well...we should investigate the reason why she is hesitant around us,"

"I believe that maybe it's because we are a reminder that she is not home,"

Optimus tilted his head, 

"That could be a possibility. How do we get her to open up?"

"We should ask our human allies...They might have an idea,"

Optimus nodded, 

"We will when we see them tomorrow. For now, get some recharge,"

Ratchet sighed and nodded, 

"Alright,"

Ratchet walked back into the main area where his equipment was. He heard sounds and immediately ran in to see Mazikeen mumbling in her sleep and moving around. Ratchet frowned and walked closer to her, 

"Maze?"

Mazikeen kept moving around and Ratchet realized it was a night terror, he immediately turned on his holo-form and approached Mazikeen. He softly walked up to her and knelt next to her, 

"Mazikeen, wake up,"

He grabbed her shoulder and was immediately blasted away. His holo-form turned off and he grunted as he opened his optics to see Mazikeen standing up in a panic. He stood back up and approached her, 

"Mazikeen?"

Mazikeen looked up at him and gasped, 

"Ratchet! I'm sorry! Are you hurt?"

Ratchet shook his head, 

"I am not. What did you do?"

Mazikeen looked at her hands in confusion, 

"I...I don't know...I guess I pushed you off harder that I ever pushed anyone? It's been a while since I've had a nightmare,"

Ratchet sighed and turned on his holo-form again and stood in front of Mazikeen, 

"When did they start?"

Mazikeen chuckled and sat down, 

"I have always had nightmares. They got worse after I enlisted. Had them every night, but sometimes they weren't as bad...My ex-boyfriend, his name is Eddie, he tried helping me a few times...the only time I was able to sleep without nightmares was when he sedated me. Then I met you guys in my universe...I met my guardian...and um...after a while, he helped me go to sleep one night...and I didn't have any nightmares...he started sleeping in my room with me in his holo-form to help me, without knowing that he made the nightmares go away. He did it cuz I wouldn't sleep otherwise; I would just stay up to work until I passed out from exhaustion. I guess because I'm not with him anymore...they are back,"

Ratchet frowned and sat next to her, 

"Why didn't you mention that earlier?"

Mazikeen looked at him and sighed, 

"I have only told my human family...I think the only two Autobots that knew were maybe my b-um...my best friends...Sunstreaker and Sideswipe. They might have known...but um...my guardian found out after my friend told him,"

Ratchet chuckled, 

"Ah, the twins, do they cause me pain over in your universe?"

Mazikeen laughed and nodded, 

"Ratch keeps kicking them out when they come in and we are working on stuff,"

Ratchet tilted his head, 

"We worked together?"

Mazikeen smiled softly and nodded, 

"Yeah...ever since I joined NEST after the first battle. We worked together because of my brilliant inventions and your medical mind. Then others joined and we stopped working so close to each other. I got busy being your liaison, and you were busy being the only medic until Jolt came,"

Ratchet smiled, 

"Jolt, I miss him,"

Mazikeen sighed softly, 

"Yeah, me too...do you know where anyone else is?"

Ratchet sighed, 

"After we left Cybertron, everyone was scattered across the universe, Autobots are in hiding until it is safe to return to Cybertron,"

Mazikeen looked over at him, 

"Do you know how to save Cybertron?"

Ratchet sighed and shook his head, 

"I wish I did, Maze, I wish I did,"

Mazikeen sighed and nodded, 

"I wish I did too,"

"Is Megatron truly dead?"

Mazikeen sighed, 

"I...I don't know...Optimus told me that he offlined Megatron...and with me here...I think he's in the afterlife now."

Ratchet frowned, 

"What...what do you mean with you being here?"

Mazikeen sighed and lowered her shirt to show him the symbol on her chest,

"You know what this symbol is, right?"

Ratchet's optics widened, 

"Prowl,"

Mazikeen chuckled and let go of her shirt to cover the marking back up, she shook her head, 

"Actually, it's for Barricade,"

Ratchet's optics widened in shock, 

"Barricade, the Decepticon???"

Mazikeen shrugged, 

"Barricade, the twin to Prowl, he is neutral in my universe after I talked to him,"

Ratchet slowly nodded, 

"Hm, never saw that coming,"

Mazikeen chuckled and nodded, 

"Trust me, no one did. But he has been adjusting the past week very decently,"

"So, the mark on your chest?"

Mazikeen sighed, 

"Cade and I are Amica Endurae,"

Ratchet's optics widened in shock, 

"Impossible. Amica Endurae are fabled, myths,"

Mazikeen laughed, 

"My Ratchet said the same thing, along with every other Autobot I told...but I don't feel him now...It's as if something is blocking our bond...and I feel empty because of it,"

Ratchet sighed and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, 

"Maze, I wish I could be more help. Trust me, I do. But just know, we will get you home,"

Mazikeen sighed and nodded, 

"I sure as hell hope so,"