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Chapter 26
Mudflap sprang into action to attack while Simmons ducked behind some crates. However, Mudflap didn't get far with his attack. Soundwave caught the smaller Autobot in mid-air and carried the struggling twin away while Megatron smirked evilly and fired at Iris. The human had the wisdom to dodge a second before he fired, but the shot hit some old tanks full of gasoline, and that was when Iris realized his goal had not been to hit her, but to hit the gasoline tanks.
She watched with growing horror as Megatron collapsed the only exit and left them to die. The gasoline tanks started exploding and Iris ducked away from them. Smoke started to get in her lungs from the now raging fires and Iris coughed. "Kid, come on! There's another way out!" Simmons shouted, grabbing Iris's arm and pulling her towards an old drain. "Have you lost your mind?" Iris demanded in between coughs. "It leads to an alley a block away. The fire shouldn't spread to there," Simmons snapped back as he pulled the drain cover off.
The two jumped into the drain just as another explosion went off and they started running. As they moved away from the fire, they could hear fire engines driving towards where they'd been coming from. It was another minute before they climbed out of the drain into the alley Simmons had mentioned earlier. "We need to get back to NEST," Iris coughed. "Well you'll have to call someone because I'm not exactly on speaking terms with any of them!" Simmons snapped. "Do you have a phone because I obviously don't!" Iris snapped back.
Simmons pulled his phone out of his pocket and handed it to Iris. Iris dialed one of the numbers she'd forced herself to memorize in case she ever needed them and she was just thankful she was a very paranoid person. "Hello?" a male voice asked. "Sam, you're with Bumblebee, right?" Iris asked. "Yeah...why? Is this Iris?" was the reply. "Yeah. Can you come pick me up and take me back to NEST? It's an emergency," Iris said. Sam sighed. "Where are you?" "About two miles outside of the main town. A block away from the old warehouse that just caught fire." Sam said something to Bumblebee. "We'll be there in two minutes." Then he hung up and Iris handed the phone back to Simmons.
The two waited impatiently and when the yellow and black Camaro pulled up, they raced to the car. The doors opened and Simmons climbed in the back while Iris threw herself into the front passenger seat. "Go, Bumblebee!" Iris exclaimed. The doors snapped shut and the Camaro took off with a screech of tires even as Sam demanded, "What's he doing here?" "Giving answers to this mystery of my damn powers," Iris snarled.
"How'd you even get out here anyway?" Sam asked. "I think Simmons walked, but Mudflap brought me," Iris replied. "Where is Mudflap?" Bumblebee asked through the radio. "That's the emergency! The Decepti-creeps have him!" Iris exclaimed. "What the hell do the Decepticons want with Mudflap?" Sam asked. "I have a feeling I know. But it's not good," Simmons said. Iris and Sam turned around to glare at the former agent. "Talk. What do you know?" Sam demanded. "Iris, remember what I was telling you? You know, the thing with the key?" Iris nodded slowly. "Guess who must be the key. I'll give you a hint. The Decepticons came after him twice," Simmons replied.
Iris went considerably paler. "Mudflap," she whispered. "Bingo." "Wait, I'm confused. What key?" Sam asked. "Mudflap's the 'bot who can bring destruction on this world? You've GOT to be kidding me!" Iris shrieked. "In hindsight, it was obvious," Bumblebee interrupted. "Whoa, whoa, what? Mudflap can destroy the world? I find that nearly impossible to believe!" Sam said. "Believe it, kid. Mudflap's got the power to destroy our world," Simmons muttered. "We've arrived at NEST!" Bumblebee suddenly announced. The Camaro skidded to a stop and the three humans jumped out. Bumblebee began to transform while Iris raced over to where Optimus and Ironhide were talking to Lennox.
"Optimus, Lennox, Ironhide!" Iris shouted. Ironhide picked up Iris while Optimus and Lennox shifted their attention to the human. "Iris, where have you been?" Ironhide demanded. "Long story, we don't have time for it!" Iris said dismissively. Ironhide scowled while Iris continued, "The big problem is, the Decepticons found out how powerful Mudflap is and they've kidnapped him! We need to save Mudflap!"
"What about my brother?" Skids asked as he drove up and transformed after letting Leo out. Iris shot a glare at the green twin. "If you hadn't been off with your new best friend, maybe you would have come with us and been able to stop this from happening! Too late now, though! Optimus, please, you have to trust me on this!" Iris continued, turning back to the Prime. Optimus thought for a moment.
"Very well. We'll divide everyone into search and rescue groups," the Prime decided. Iris beamed. "Thank you, Optimus!" she exclaimed. "And you're staying here," Ironhide said. Iris snapped her head around to stare at her dad in shock. "WHAT? NO! That's crazy!" Iris protested. Ironhide leveled a glare at her. "I'm not changing my mind. You're staying here with Ratchet and Skids." Said Autobot still seemed a little confused. "What's going on?" Skids asked. Iris screamed in frustration and Ironhide set her down. Iris stormed off while Optimus and Prowl organized search and rescue parties.
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