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"Do we know where we're going to hide the flag?" Ironhide asked, as he and his team members walked to their side.

"Yeah…." Sam started. "We are going to hide the flag in the back right corner of our side, near a rock. And one of us will be hiding a few meters away. When someone from their team tries to take the flag, we will shoot them."

Ironhide rolled his eyes and mumbled something under his breath.

"Who will protect the flag?" Epps asked.

"I will," Sam said.

Will looked at Ironhide who was clutching his paintball gun tightly in his hands. He immediately knew Ironhide wasn't pleased. He had to do something about it.

"I don't know," Will began. "I think it's better to let Ironhide guard the flag."

"Why?"

"Well, he is more experienced in this….."

"More experienced…..?" Sam started. "This is a game, not a battlefield."

"I know" Will said, aproaching Sam. "Look…." he said, as he put his arm around Sam's shoulder, moving him aside. "The thing is, he is a sore loser; you heard what Sandra said. He is too competitive and he will do everything to win. He will just bother us, so I say let him guard the flag."

"That's his problem, not mine."

"Please Sammy do it for me."

Sam took a deep breath, before he spoke. "Alright, have it your way, but just for the record, I do not like it" he said.

"Thanks" Will said, patting him on the shoulder, before he turned around and returned to Epps and Ironhide.

"Ironhide, you are guarding the flag," Sam said, as he picked up his paintball gun from the ground and went into the forest.

"What was that all about?" Epps asked Will, with a puzzled look on his face.

Will wave his hand. "Nothing, " he said. "Let's play; good luck," he said, winking at Ironhide.

000

"So, are you going to tell me what happened back there with Sarah's brother and you?" Epps asked, as they walked through the forest.

"It's a long story," Will said.

"I have time."

Will stopped, forcing Epps to do the same; he turned to look at him.

"Alright, I will tell you, but you have to promise me that you will not tell anyone; for now."

Epps nodded. Will began to tell him everything.

"I can not believe it," Epps said, after Will finished explaining. "The old mech is in love."

"Yeah," Will said, laughing.

"I didn't know he had it in him."

"Well, he always knew how to surprise us."

"Does Sarah know?"

"Yep."

"And, she's cool about it?"

"Yes."

"Wow, I thought she would be on Sam's side."

"I thought that too, but Sarah knows that Sam will always be able to find another girlfriend, beside she know that Sandra is in love with Ironhide."

"How she knows that?"

"Women's intuition."

"You are one strange family; you know that?"

"We know Epps, we know."

000

"I didn't know you like paintball," Monique said, to Sarah as they slowly walked.

"Actually, I don't" Sarah replied.

"Then why are you playing?"

"To help Ironhide ask Sandra on a date," she simply replied.

Monique nodded her head in response. "Wait… what?" she said, shocked, grabbing Sarah by the arm stopping her.

"Ironhide is in love," Sarah said, smiling.

"Ironhide?" Monique said. "The Autobot who hates human is in love… in human."

"Mhm."

Monique began to laugh.

"Well, isn't that ironic" she said.

"Come to think of it, yeah it is" Sarah said.

Suddenly, they heard a branch snap.

"Someone's coming; quick we need to hide," Sarah said, as she and Monique hides behind the shrub. Soon they spotted Will and Epps comes their way. Sarah quietly pulled her gun and aimed at them.

"This is going to be so easy," she whispered to herself.

"Um, Sarah… " Monique started.

"Not now Monique, I have them."

"I know, but I need you something to see."

"What?" Sarah said, turning her head.

"Is this poison ivy?" Monique asked, pointing to the leaves in front of her. Sarah leaned forward to take a better look and then jerked backward.

"Yes!"

The two women jumped out of the bushes in front of Will and Epps, screaming and scratching themselves. Will and Epps instinctively pulled the trigger, shooting them with their markers.

"What the…?" Epps started, "Jesus Christ you two scared the hell out of us; what is wrong with you?" he said, lowering his paintball gun.

"Poison ivy, poison ivy" Sarah tried to explain, scratching herself.

"You two have to go to the drugstore and buy us zanfex" Monique said, as she too scratched herself.

"But we are still playing," Epps said.

"I don't care Sarah and I need zanfex immediately."

Will and Epps looked each other.

"Alright give us five minutes to finish the game," Will said.

"We don't have five minutes. We need it now."

"But we are still in the game."

Sarah raised her gun and shot Will and Epps in the chest.

"Not anymore," she said.

000

Ironhide was guarding the flag when he heard a loud rustling sound behind him. He quickly turned and scanned the area; he picked up a heat signature of a man coming his way.

"Samuel," Ironhide quietly said, narrowing his optics. He had to come up with a plan to push Sam out of the game. But, how? And then it hit him. Ironhide smiled to himself as he raised his gun and aimed. He slowly pulled the trigger and watched the red paint splat across Sam's chest, leaving Sam stunned.

"Ironhide what the…..?" Sam muttered, looking down at his chest, "I'm already dead, Monica got me."

"I am sorry Samuel. I thought it was someone else," Ironhide said, trying not to laugh.

"Yeah, right" Sam said, as he walked passed him and toward the forest exit.

000

I sneak up on their side and hid behind a bush; I peer through the bushes and saw Ironhide walking up and down. The flag was at the right corner of their side, near a big rock.

Crap, I'll never be able to walk past him; he's like Cerberus. I thought to myself, but I have to try. I searched the ground and picked up a large rock.

"Here goes nothing," I whispered to myself, as I toss the rock into the bushes a few feet away from me.

I was holding my breath as Ironhide turned and began to walk towards the bush where I threw a stone. When he disappeared from my sight I slowly exhale and started to crawl on my hands and knees toward the enemy flag, when suddenly I felt the barrel of a gun pressed against my back.

"Nice try, but not goog enough. Get up!" he said, as his eyes slid over her body. Primus, she is beautiful he thought.

I slowly rose to my feet, still holding my paintball gun in one of my hands.

"Drop it!" he ordered.

I obeyed and dropped the gun.

"You are enjoying this, don't you?" I said.

"A little, " he admitted. "Now slowly turn toward me," Ironhide said, pushing the barrel of the gun harder into my back .

When I turned, Ironhide's face was few inches apart from mine. I could feel his hot breath on my face and he could feel mine. I could also feel my checks going red. I tried to lower my head, but he gently grabbed my chin, making me look into his eyes; he leaned forward and kissed me. At first the kiss was gentle then more firm, he wrapped his arm around my waist pulling me closer to him. I felt butterflies flutter in my stomach as he kissed me. A few seconds later Ironhide broke the kiss. He pressed his forehead against mine, closing his eyes.

He was planning this from the beginning.

"So, who won?" I asked smiling.

"I guess I did," he whispered, as he kissed me again.