Murphy had barely set Sam Witwicky and Mikaela down before transforming into humanoid form. Holding the AllSpark Cube in one hand, he leaped up and ran along the walls of the buildings lining the alley, climbing straight upward without caring who would pay for the damage.
Sam and Mikaela hurriedly dodged the falling rubble. Mikaela asked, "He can transform into a fighter jet, right?"
"Yes. You saw it just now. If he hadn't needed to get us out of the battlefield, he would've left already. Murphy is definitely my friend," Sam Witwicky said with conviction.
"Do you really know him that well? Why do I always feel like something's off?" Mikaela still had her doubts.
"This isn't the time to talk about that. Let's get out of here now. If the fighting really starts, it'll be dangerous!"
Murphy had taken the two of them away only as preparation for possible future crises. A lone Transformer on Earth was extremely vulnerable; he would have no ability to resist human armies. He needed time. He had to go to Egypt and find the Matrix of Leadership.
According to the movie, the Matrix of Leadership and the AllSpark Cube were fundamentally different. The AllSpark Cube had strengthened Murphy—not only the mechanical body he currently used, but Murphy himself as well. Vast amounts of knowledge had entered Murphy's storage area, though it was still limited. The AllSpark Cube had not fully opened itself to him, and Murphy did not dare continue probing it. Its energy was unstable, whereas the Matrix of Leadership was far more stable.
"Decepticon, report your situation!" Just as Murphy reached the rooftop and prepared to transform into a fighter jet and leave, Megatron's communication came through. Murphy froze for a moment, then realized that he was in danger. Once the