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  “Speaking of unexpected, who is that?” Sideswipe asks.

  Strongarm focuses her ocular sockets on the approaching object. “It appears to be a human inside a regulation pickup truck. Probably a local produce supplier. Quick, we must maintain our cover!”

  In the blink of an eye, Strongarm and Sideswipe change back into vehicles. They idle by the side of the road as the farmer’s truck approaches them.

  “Too bad,” Sideswipe laments. “I was kind of hoping it would be a Decepticon, you know? I’m all revved up and ready for action!”

  “Throttle back, tough-bot,” Strongarm says.

  The two Autobots remain silent as the pickup passes by. The bed of the truck is piled high with crates. Each one is stuffed to the brim with vegetables.

  Suddenly, one of the truck’s front tires bursts.

  BAM!

  The driver lets out a cry of alarm as he loses control of the pickup. There is a wrenching sound of metal as the front tires pop off their axis. The crates on the bed of the truck teeter and totter while the vehicle swerves from side to side.

  “Whoa!” exclaims Sideswipe. “Who ordered the tossed salad?”

  In the distance, another truck is traveling down the same road in the opposite direction.

  “Those two vehicles will collide unless we intervene!” Strongarm cries.

  “Well, I wanted excitement,” Sideswipe replies. “So let’s rock and roll!”

  Contents

  Cover

  Title Page

  Welcome

  Characters

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  A Sneak Peek of Transformers Robots in Disguise: Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof

  Copyright

  Copyright

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  First ebook edition: May 2015

  ISBN 978-0-316-29515-4

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