Chapter Seven: Check out the treads on that tank

Optimus Prime and Jazz crouched low, trying to avoid laser fire from the Scorponok.

"My Primus, doesn't that thing every run out of lasers," Optimus asked Jazz.

"You know, in hindsight, we should have brought the tank," suggested Jazz,

"Hey, Jazz, what good is a tank going to do for us if nobody knows how to drive it?"

"Yeah, I can see how hiding behind a rock is a much better strategy."

"Yeah but. Well, I guess I have to give that one to you."

Bumblebee stepped into the driver's seat of the tank and turned it on. A female voice greeted him,

"Hello and thank you for activating the M-808-V Ark Battle Tank. You may call me Joan."

"Hello, Joan, big tank lady," replied Bumblebee.

"Would you like me to run the tutorial program?"

"Oh that'll be very nice. Thank you."

"Tutorial program activated: this program is intended to instruct non-certified personal in the use of this Ark-Class tank. Let's begin with some driving." Bumblebee began driving lessons in the tank.

Frenzy felt that the Autobots were not going to come out if the gun kept firing,

"Starscream? STARSCREAM??" he yelled to get his comrade to stop shooting.

"Man, that thing is loud," he told Starscream, who was hopping off the gunner position.

"WHAT," yelled Starscream.

"Come on, let's sneak around the back of the lot and get them out."

"OKAY."

"Keep it down, Prima. Come on, let's before they figure out what's going on."

Bumblebee continued his training in the tank named Joan,

"Now that you have mastered driving the M-808-V, let's move on to some of the safety features."

"No, no, wait, go back. Why are there six pedals if there are only four directions?"

Optimus saw that the Scorponok was empty,

"Hey, they stopped firing," he whispered to Jazz.

"Why are you whispering?"

"Ummm, I don't know."

Frenzy and Starscream came to a high cliff that they could go over, "Ah crap. I don't think will be able to get around this way," Frenzy said.

"Tell me again, why did we get out of the jeep," asked Starscream.

"Well I guess it was this or watch you shoot rocks all day long."

"Well at least that was fun."

The two Decepticons turned to see an enormous tank in front of them with its cannon pointed at close range.

"Holy crap," said Frenzy, "What in Primus' name is that thing?"

"Jazz don't be stupid," said Optimus, "They're just trying to draw us out."

"No they're not, denied Jazz, "Look they left the jeep. They're gone."

"Well, I don't know about this. Seems pretty fishy but, ah screw it, let's go get it."

"Hold still," Frenzy told Starscream as the tank pointed its cannon at him, "I don't think it sees us."