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Penny tried not to let Barricade's answer get to her as she ate her meal and her stomach roiled with nerves. The holofleshy beside her seemed to delight in her discomfort all too much. He was so much different than before when he was in school. She hardly said a word to him as she ate slowly. Just to make him wait. She would wait and bide her time.

"Hurry up, will you? You can't keep a warlord waiting." Barricade urged, impatiently.

"I don't want to choke." Penny finally said. "If I hurry up, I'll choke."

Barricade growled.

Penny ignored his growl and continued to eat at her slow pace. She was hoping that someone would recognize her from school. Several young teens her age finally came into the Wendy's to order their meal. They cast a look and saw her. One of the teens walked over to her. "Hey, Penny. Would you like to spend the night tomorrow at my house?"

Penny thought about it. "Well, sure." As if Barricade wasn't there, she reached for her phone to find it with no battery and no service. "Does your phone have any service? Or a battery?"

The teen looked at her phone and nodded. "Yes. Just no service. Which is odd. Because we always do have service. I'll see you tomorrow then."

"Alright. See you. Oh, please call before you leave. That way my parents don't think I sneaked out with a boy."

"That idiot is salivating over you like a weasel."

"No kidding. He's a jerk."

"Hey, Janie. Aren't you ready to order?" One of the teens asked, from the counter.

"Coming. Later, Penny."

Penny watched her friend leave the table to the counter. She felt a cold feeling stirring around her despite that it wasn't that cold in the restaurant. Rubbing her arms, she felt gooseflesh and her hair rising. It was like a ghost, but she knew she felt the cold feeling of being watched. Barricade! He was there, wasn't he? Why didn't Janie see him?

Penny finished eating her burger and threw away everything but her large drink. She waved bye to Janie and left. Barricade was no where in sight and where her car was, sat a police car. She looked around for her car. A hand from the side of her grabbed her arm and guided her to the police car. "Wait. Don't you think you shouldn't be a police car? My friends would surely think I was up to something and- then think I was in trouble. If you allow me to walk, I'll go in out of sight."

It sounded like a valid plan. If she did get into his form, they would talk. Penny was trying to be reasonable and as calm as she could be. "Please?" She asked. "To avoid being seen by a cop taking a teen is talk in the school. Everyone would see." Penny explained the best she could to the Decepticon.

"Very well. I will be following closely. Once out of sight, you are to stop and wait for me. Then you get into my passenger seat."

Penny nodded. There was no use in running. He would give chase. "Of course."