Lookie look! Another chapter! It's longer! I told you! Disclaimer- I don't own Transformers or the Secret Saturdays.

Chapter 23

The next day, life was normal-ish. Everyone, Skids especially, was grateful Mudflap hadn't been taken, and kept a guard on him at all times. However, they were finding it rather hard to concentrate because of one factor. Hinder blared through tha base, grating on the audio receivers of every Autobot with the exception of Jazz and Sideswipe. Optimus grimaced; the cd had been playing for so long, some of the 'bots were starting to memorize the lyrics.

The Autobot SIC and TIC came over to him. "Sunstreaker is complaining again, and honestly, it's driving me crazy, too," Prowl stated. "Can't say I agree...Oh, I love this song!" Jazz said. "There's no helping it; she's in one of her moods," Optimus sighed. "I'll go ask her to turn it down," Prowl offered, walking away with Jazz following, still dancing as the song "All American Nightmare" came on. Iris, the source of the loud music, was practicing with her powers, firing off as much power as she could at the wall without turning it to dust. She grew bored with that and sighed as she sat down on her bed.

Power pressed against her eyelids and she groaned, pressing the heels of her palms against her eyes as she allowed some of the power to seep out of her in the form of lightening and slam into the wall. There was a knock on the door and Iris went over and used her powers to open the massive door. She looked up curiously at Prowl.

"Iris, I understand being confined to your quarters is very boring, but could you please turn the music down? You've had it this loud on the same Hinder cd almost all day!" "No! Don't turn it down! I love dancing to this guitar solo!" Jazz whined. "I agree with Jazz!" Sideswipe added. Iris peered around Prowl and smiled slightly as she saw the two Autobots engaged in an elaborate and deadly dance while trying to match the beats of the song "All American Nightmare". Then she frowned when she saw Zak.

A friend of his had tracked him and his family down. Said friend was a girl. Iris hated the girl instantly. The way she had so easily tracked Zak to this base compromised the safety if her, and the rest of NEST. Also, Zak paid more attention to the other girl, stirring up all kinds of emotions inside Iris.

Iris didn't know what this feeling was, but she didn't like it. She wanted to get away from it, so she went so far as to lie and say she was confined to her room to avoid Zak and this peculiar feeling. Thanks to Ironhide, Ratchet had caved and let her get away with disobeying him last night. "I'll change the cd, but I will not turn it down." As Iris said this, her eyes were cold, and her face expressionless. The door was slammed and locked, and Iris leaned against the door, holding her breath.

She heard Prowl vent a sigh and walk away, calling to Jazz, Sideswipe, Zak, and "Wadi" as he left. Only after she was certain they were gone did Iris let out her breath, inhale deeply, and then let out her sobs.

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