Too late did she realize her error. She was so focused on her goal and that cursed Iron Throne that she had forgotten the warning tales of her youth, and the cold truth her pride had ignored. There is only one Master of Shadows, and He does not share power.

All Miko ever wanted was excitement, a life on the edge. Before Jasper all she had was the monotony of downtown Tokyo, boarding school and piano lessons. Then she met the Autobots, and a whole new world opened up. Now, three years after the restoration of Cybertron, Miko is about to learn the truth of her heritage, and just how close her two worlds really are.

Faced with threats both within and without, Jacob Keyes will have to assemble a new team to replace the decommissioned GI Joe program. But with his options limited by bureaucracy and time, he'll have to scrape his team from the bottom of the barrel. From the disgraced and dishonored to the young and untested, and even the clinically insane. But some times crazy does work.