After his participation in Operation: Firestorm in 2009, Simmons wrote a book by the title "Codename Hero: How Seymour Simmons and the Aliens Saved the World." The book was bought by a lot of people, which managed to create a flow of money leading to Simmons himself. This gave him enough money to buy a mansion and hire a top-of-the-line personal assistant, Dutch. Even with the Autobots gone, Sam wouldn't give up. He told Simmons and Dutch that he needed to track Dylan because he was holding Carly hostage. Dutch managed to find her location, and Sam and Robert Epps set off to find her.