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And so, without anyone the wiser, Cody and Frankie snuck off to see if they could find out more about the new visitor who had come to see Jade. They met up in a park before heading for Haley's home, as Jade lived next door. Little did they know, they would run into trouble before this was all over.
Frankie and Cody headed over, unaware that Jade had taken Melissa to see the Hall of Inspiration, as Melissa loved seeing places like that. Cody went up and knocked on Haley's door. Haley answered.
"Hi, Haley"
"Hi Cody, Frankie. Is there something I can help you with?"
"Uh…" Frankie said.
"Yeah…Do you know anything about Jade's friend who came today?" Cody asked.
Haley smiled. "Oh she's just an old college friend of Jade's, from when Jade lived in Minnesota. Jade moved out here a few years ago, and this was the first time her old friend was able to see her." Both Frankie and Cody nodded. "But I think they both headed over to the Hall of Inspiration, as I heard Jade saying that she wanted to show her friend the hall."
"Thanks, Haley." Cody said.
"You're welcome" Haley said and closed the door while Cody and Frankie headed for the Hall.
In the hall, Melissa was amazed at seeing all the technology as well as all the history about Griffin Rock. Melissa learned a lot, which was a good thing as she loved to learn new things. She had tried out the VR chambers as well as saw the holograms that told of the history. Jade smiled, happy to see that her friend was enjoying this, and hoping that nothing went wrong, as technology had a way of fouling things up when it crashed.
And as Melissa and Jade were getting done with their visit, Cody and Frankie approached the hall. They didn't see Jade and Melissa right away, as the two were busy talking. Melissa overheard the conversation and smiled. She quietly told her friend, "If anyone can discover who I am, I think it will be them. Let's not go too far, as I have a feeling that something is going to happen."
Jade nodded and quietly responded, "We can eat in the Hall of Inspiration café, that way we are close." Melissa nodded and the two went to eat lunch.
Meanwhile, Cody and Frankie checked out each exhibit and each interactive game or activity, looking for the two women that they wanted to ask questions of, unaware that not only was their target close by, but also, so was trouble. They got close to a piece of technology that was getting ready to fall to the ground, as its metal string was not strong enough. Fortunately, this was not too far from the café where Jade and Melissa were.
Melissa saw the two and noticed the piece that was about to fall. She made a quick run, getting Cody, Frankie, and herself out of the way of the piece of technology just before it crashed to the ground. Cody and Frankie were safe thanks to Melissa, who quickly disappeared once the rescue was over.
The curator of the hall soon came over and called in the Rescue team. The rescue team soon came and Cody's family found Cody and Frankie safe, but didn't find the woman who had saved them.
"Are you two ok?" Chief Burns asked.
"Yes, dad."
"Yeah….thanks to…..hey where'd she go?" Frankie asked, not seeing the woman who had saved them.
"What were you two doing here?" Graham asked.
"We talked to Haley, who said Jade and her friend were here. We just wanted to ask Jade's friend a few questions" Frankie said.
"Well, it looks like she is gone" Kade said, showing footage of how quickly Jade and Melissa "disappeared" after the whole thing. Something just seemed a bit off.
"Why would she save them and then vanish?" Dani asked.
"Possibly because she either didn't want the attention or because she didn't want to talk" Graham said.
"Let's get Frankie home and then head back to the firehouse" Chief said, more curious now about Jade's new friend.
Once Frankie was dropped home and they were back at the firehouse, the bots transformed and were the sentient beings that the Burnses knew they were. "I don't see how a human can disappear so fast" Blades said."
"I think it prudent that we try to find out more about Jade's friend" Chase said.
"I agree, but where do we start?" Boulder said.
"Maybe we listen to Optimus' message again?" Heatwave said.
"We could try, but you said it wasn't clear" Boulder said. They agreed to go listen again, hoping this time it was clearer.
And upon turning on the communicator, the broken message returned, "Rescue bots…Prime…..expect…visitor…..check up….your progress…Optimus out"
"Well, that was a waste of time" Blades said, "It didn't even say who or what to expect."
"If my instincts are correct, there is a direct correlation between this message and Jade's friend showing up, but I need more proof" Heatwave stated.
"Besides, how come Optimus didn't come across clearly like usual?" Chase asked.
"Maybe he was in a place with poor reception?" Blades said.
"I think the message was tampered with so that we wouldn't know who to expect" Heatwave said. "Now we need more information about Jade's friend."
"Well, Cody and Frankie talked with Haley, maybe they were able to find out something about her, especially since we don't even know her name" Boulder suggested. The others went to talk to Cody, wanting to know if he knew anything. Cody told them what Haley had said of Jade's friend, which told some history, but still left the four bots without a name to try to figure out if Jade's friend was more than met the eye.
Meanwhile, at Jade's house, Jade and Melissa made it back. "That was way too close" Jade said.
"I know, but I couldn't let them be hurt, especially since I know they are both important here on this island"
"Yeah, Frankie is Doc Greene's daughter and Cody is the son of Chief Burns, our police chief" Jade said.
"Well, I hope that I have bought a little more time to watch the rescue bots in action before they figure out who I really am."
"Hopefully, but I wouldn't be surprised if this tipped them off" Jade said. Melissa nodded. She hoped she had a little more time before she was discovered as Optimus' look out.