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ANDREW GRIFFITH

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PRISCILLA TRAMONTANO

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Someone has been framing var ious foreign powers for being responsible for the high-profi le assassinations that have been happening worldwide. Thethreat of all-out nuclear warfare looms ever nearer, and it seems retaliation isinevitable. Thanks to Bumblebee’s tracker on Diabla, Bee, along with Lux andReeve, are able to find the Decepticon hideout and the Decepticon behind ital l—Malignus! But it seems that Diabla is a step ahead, and their l ives and

the fate of the world are in jeopardy once again.