Transformers Prime: Rise of Ayla

Deus Ex Machina

Third Person POV:

Miko escapes detention and gets in Bulkhead's vehicular form. "ye-e-e-e-ah I love this song! Yeah!" she exclaims.

" Miko, I thought you had a history report to do." Bulkhead says as he turns off the music. "Did detention end early?" he asks.

"Did for me. Uh-oh. Here comes teacher, and she doesn't look happy. Step on it, Bulkhead!" she says as she ducks down in the seat.

"Ah, Miko." Bulkhead whines. " Miko, I'm supposed to be your guardian, not your getaway car. You can't just cut detention. What if your parents found out?" he asked.

"They live in Tokyo, remember? And don't even worry about my host parents. I think I scare them." she explains, or tries to.

He then sighed. "Miko, listen. If you fail high school, you can't go to, uh Uni-- Uh, it's "keys" -- Uh, "codge." 

"-- Wait, wait. " asks a confused Miko.

"W-what's that word again?" he asks.

"Uh, "college"? Ugh. You sound like my parents." Miko complains as she hops out of Bulkhead's alt form.

"Well, aren't they Japanese?" he asks, confused.

"They may speak a different language, but you say the same things." she said, getting annoyed.

"Because we want the best for you. And that means making sure you go to school, not jail." he explained.

"Uh-oh. What'd you do?" asks Jack.

"Look, Miko, before I became a warrior, I was a laborer -- Construction. I can build stuff. I can break stuff. And that's it." he said.

"I love breaking stuff. I want to be just like you, Bulk." she said, happily.

[Beeping from monitors] "Ugh." Ratchet said, exasperated.

"Why would you want to be like me when you can be a-a medic like Ratchet?" Bulkhead asks the Japanese girl.

"I'm detecting a fresh Energon pulse from the nation called Greece. An ancient city -- Quite historic, I believe." said the medic.

"Ancient Greece, huh? Oh, field trip." said the Wrecker.

Aboard the Nemesis: Third Person POV

Thunder rumbles.

"It's about time, Knockout. I do not enjoy being kept waiting." said the Seeker.

Knockout sighs. "It was a long drive, Starscream. I'm still picking bugs out of my grille." explained the Decepticon medic.

"Yes, right. You're one of those." he grumbled.

"Come again?"Knockout asked.

"Never understood why any self-respecting Decepticon would choose automobile as his vehicle mode when he could have flight." Starscream gloats.

"I like the way I look in steel-belted radials. I take it Lord Megatron and Lord Ayla requires a laboratory assist." Knockout assumes.

"You might say that." said the Seeker.

"Whoa." was all Knockout could say.

At the Energon site: Miko's POV

"Here we are." said Bulkhead.

"Sweet! So, what are we doing in Greco-ville?" I asked, excited.

"I'm scouting energon. You're doing research for your history report." said Bulk, killing my excitement.