A/N: Just wanted to tell all my reviewers "You guys are freaking amazing!!!!! Just want to give a big shout for – KittenCeez, Peaceful Dragon Rose and Coldsoul1315, who reviewed each of my chapters. O and KittenCeez...I'm a sucker for a cliff hanger.

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"I say we go send the jets out to locate Barricade...if they can find Decepticons in Shangai...they can find him in America."

"For Pete's sake...use logic for once! Barricade will sense them coming...and before the pilots know it....they'll be six feet under."

Will was vaguely aware of Ironhide and Arcee's argument, as he paced before Ratchet's operating room. Ratchet has been there almost three hours, and every time one of the 'bots goes in; they come with a dent in their head out.

"Will, if you keep pacing like that you won't have to exercise for a month."

"What else am I suppose to do? Bumblebee is the only one who can lead us to Sam...and he's currently in what we humans call a coma." Will shot back. He was drenched in sweat, and every bone in his body ached from walking so long.

"Bumblebee is a brave soldier...he'll make it." Will sighed.

"Optimus, I know he is...all my men are brave, but not all of them make it."

"But he's not human." Will stopped pacing when Optimus said that. He regarded the Autobot leader with cool composure.

"You're probably right, but..." But Will was interrupted by Epps before he could finish his sentence.

"Sorry for interrupting...but Optimus can I ask you a question?"

"What's on your mind?"

"You know everyone on the base by name, right?"

"Yes, that's correct." Optimus had no idea were this conversation was heading.

"Then do you mind telling me who that is?" Epps said pointing to a man sitting on the floor,at the east side of the building, reading a novel. Optimus looked at the man, and realisation struck. He has never seen that man before.

"I have absolutely no idea, who that is." But before Optimus could do anything, Will quickly spoke up.

"I am going to go find out...Epps you and Optimus stay here. Epps do you remember that old army signal which we used when we were still in the military?"

"That one you use when there is an enemy in the camp?"

"Yes. Wait for it."

As he walked towards the man he could hear Epps loading his gun, and Optimus's energy sword sliding out off his hiding place. As he walked, he was aware of everyone and everything around him.

"Nice day were having...isn't it." The man mumbled something in return.

"So, did your unit find anything...when you were searching for Barricade?" The moment he mentioned Barricade, the soldier looked up...he had the most beautiful blue eyes Will had ever seen. The soldier looked Will up and down, before replying

"No sir, we found no trace of any Decepticon movement."

"Well, that's good to hear." Will turned around, glanced at Epps, put his hands behind his heads and strolled away from the soldier back towards Epps

The moment Epps saw that Will put his hands behind his head...he knew that, that man was definitely not a member of NEST. He walked towards Will, and as soon as Will was behind him he pointed his gun towards the soldier and screamed.

"Put your hands were we can see them! We have you surrounded!" To say the soldiers was surprised by seeing one of their commanders pointing his gun at a fellow soldier, was like saying the sun was hot. But they quickly got over their surprise and also pointed their guns at the soldier. (There commander would not be pointing guns and screaming for fun.) The soldier looked quite calm for someone who had hundreds of guns pointing at him.

"Put those toys away. They can't harm me."

"But mine can." Optimus said coming to stand in front of the man.

"Huh...so you're the great Optimus Prime...can't see what's so special about you."

"You know my name, but I don't know yours. Care to elaborate?"

"My human name is Donald...but my Cybertonion name is Firestorm."

"Your Cybertonion name?" Will asked confused. Firestorm smiled at Will before little blocks started forming around his face. It looked like something out of a Steven Spielberg movie. Soon enough, in front of Will stood a metallic being.

Will had to admit, even though this was one of the scariest things he has ever seen, he did not move an inch...and neither did his soldiers. The government was definitely going to give them a raise.

"A Pretender..." Ironhide said to the confused soldiers.

"What do you want?" Optimus snarled at Firestorm.

"Easy oh fearless leader, don't kill me...otherwise you'll never get a message from Barricade." That little sentence surely got everyone's attention.

"What message?" Firestorm opened his mouth, and out of his mouth an image was projected...an image of Sam lying on a cold stone floor, battered and bruised. And a smiling Barricade standing over him.

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