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❝ CHAPTER 18 ──
ALIENS BUILT THAT ❞
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      ━━━━━ STEPHANIE AND HERO were listening in on the conversation that was currently going on. Daisy and Bumblebee found a way for each of them to communicate.

"Okay, here's what my CIA contact says. Ancient Sumerians used to call the Gulf of Aqaba the 'Dagger's Top'." Simmons told the others while Stephanie and Hero listened to the conversation.

"That's the Dagger's Tip." Sam said.

"It's part of the Red Sea. It divides Egypt and Jordan like the tip of a blade. 29.5 degrees north, 35 east. Here it is."

"First thing we've got to do is get Optimus to the Dagger's Tip."

"But how do we do that?" Stephanie asked, jumping into the conversation.

"Yeah, how are you gonna get him halfway around the world?" Leo added.

"We're gonna have to make a call. Or Steph could."

"No. We don't know if he'll help." Stephanie said, as she looked over at Hero.

"But we have to take the chance, Steph." Hero replied.

"Hero's right, Steph. We have too."

"Fine."

They continued to drive, the road they were going to go down seemed to be a no go when cops showed up coming down that way. They continued to follow them up until they found a way to get off the road. Stephanie stood next to the other side of the brick Hero next to her. The two held out their guns just in case while Mikaela looked out to see where the cops were going. They eventually paced by them not knowing where they were.

"Man, stupid cops!" Skids said, hitting the wall as Bee held onto him. Daisy was behind Hero and Stephanie while Mudflap held onto the side of the building.

"This is what's called blending in like a ninja." Mudflap said, which caused Stephanie to roll her eyes.

"They're gone." Mikaela told them. Stephanie and Hero placed their guns back in their holsters running over to Sam, Leo, and Simmons.

"Okay, we're running out of time. I gotta make the call to Lennox..." Sam said.

"You're on the Worldwide Wanted List. Try calling one base, they'll track you here in seconds. CIA is all over this place!" Simmons told them.

"You're gonna call." Simmons looked back at Sam wide eyed. Then he started to shake his head.

"Okay. That's a good idea."

"All right."

"I mean, I just had my mind on other things, like winding up in an Egypt prison."

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Hero opted to stay back with Leo to keep a watch out while Stephanie went with her brother, Mikaela, and Simmons. The line seemed to pick up on the other end. It meant that they could continue on with what they were supposed to do.

"Lennox, I'm with the kid and Stephanie. The kid. You know, the one with the attitude, right? We need the truck. The truck. We got a possible resurrection going on over here. You're not gonna believe where we are. Code Tut, as in King Tutankhamen. Back of a $1 bill."

Stephanie looked around ready just in case she needed to attack and protect. She couldn't let anything happen to her baby brother. Sam handed the GPS over to Simmons.

"Coordinates for airdrop, 29.5 north, 34.8 east and write it down."

Stephanie watched as Leo and Hero came back running towards them.

"Oh, my god. I got to go. Okay. Heat comes."

"Wait, who are you?" Sam asked, Stephanie rolled her eyes knowing very well who it was.

She then looked back at Simmons as the phone fell out of its spot. "Wait. It's me. Leo. Me. Leo. Leo. Leo. And Hero. Cops are coming right now. We need to go!" Leo informed them.

"Move, move, move, move."

Stephanie was pulled over to Hero as the two ran behind Sam and Leo. Mikaela and Simmons followed right behind them.

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Stephanie sat in the driver's side, while Hero sat in the passenger side. Daisy was still driving behind them, and had them connected in so they could listen or join in on the conversation.

"Okay, let's go over it again." Sam said.

"When the dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, the Three Kings... Will reveal the doorway."

"That's what he said. You know what it means?"

"No, what does it mean?"

"I have no idea."

"Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Checkpoint. Checkpoint." Leo said, freaking out.

"Yes we can see Leo." Stephanie said, placing her hands on the steering wheel. Daisy handed driving over to her so they could hopefully pass by.

"I don't have my passport."

"They got cameras at the top." Sam informed them.

"Then you should maybe look away or something."

"Steph, now is not the time."

"All right, chill. This is espionage time. I can handle it. These are my people. I'm one-thirty-sixth Arab." Simmons said.

"Great, a freaking Munchin." Wheelie said. "Little people are mean. Tell him he's tall."

"No need for rudeness." Stephanie spoke quietly but loud enough for them to hear.

Stephanie and Hero exchanged a brief look with each other. He came to a stop on Simmons' side and looked at him, soon speaking a foreign language Stephanie was not familiar with. Simmons soon replied back in that language. Hero proceeded to roll down the window, while Stephanie waited to drive forward.

"The Dagger's Tip? Right? Egypt, Jordan. We want to go there. Me and my family. This is my family. This is my son, my other son, my other daughter, and in the other car is my other daughter and her husband."

Hero and Stephanie exchanged a brief look with each other. Hero then looked back out the window towards the guard.

"We're tourists from New York."

"New York?"

"Yes. Yes."

"Fifty kilometers."

"You look like the guy that runs my falafel stand. Thank you very much."

Sam started to drive forward and Stephanie followed behind them waving at the guard and placing a smile on her face. Hero doing the same thing.

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Stephanie climbed up along with the others. Hero was next to her and Daisy wasn't far behind her. Once up she took off running following behind Sam, and the others.

"Undercover, to. You got to blend in with your surroundings. You know, you got to be part of the landscape." Skids said moving around.

"Oh yeah cause you're doing so much blending." Stephanie said, which caused Hero to smirk at her.

Bee proceeded to run into him knocking him down to the dirt. Sam ran up to the stone building, while the others stayed back. Simmons had his eyes on the pyramid.

"Awesome! I think aliens built that. Yeah, yeah."

Stephanie ran forward running into the building, Hero following right behind her. Simmons behind him. Wheelie also ran into the building. Bee, Daisy, Skids, and Mudflap stayed outside. Stephanie walked back to the front entrance looking up at Daisy.

"Guard us. Low profile. Don't make a scene, okay?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, some of us got work to do! Dumb Autobots." Wheelie said, closing the door.

"Can't you be nice for once?" Stephanie asked as she looked down at him.

"I'm trying here." Wheelie simply replied. She rolled her eyes and soon followed after the others catching up to them.