Autobots were on run from humans. After the Battle of Chicago the people have started to view the Transformers as public enemies. Though the public believes that the Autobots were granted sanctuary, they are in fact hunted down by a rogue CIA black ops division, Cemetery Wind, led by opportunistic, corrupt intelligence operative Harold Attinger, who has delusions that all Transformers are dangerous and must be destroyed. They are aided by Lockdown, a Cybertronian assassin and bounty hunter working for the Creators is tasked to find Optimus Prime and kill any Autobots who refuse to give up his location.

You and Ironhide were able to get away without anyone see you two, Ironhide in his vehicle mode a 2006 GMC TopKick Pickup Truck drove for who knows how long until you two ended up in a small town called Jasper Nevada when Ironhide got a message from Optimus Prime. "Ironhide, Ironhide are you there? I am sending you a location to meet me and the others, Optimus out." Then the comm link went silent. "An abandoned missile silo, heh, alright, it's gonna be a long drive." Ironhide says as he headed out of the town and followed where he was supposed to go.