After watching Jillian use the Cruise Control on her car, Sideswipe comes up with an idea the cops aren't going to like.
"So why am I driving you places again?" Jillian groaned as Sideswipe climbed in her truck's passenger side.
Sideswipe shot her a dirty look before replying. "Because I'm your favorite Autobot?" When she said nothing but raised a brow at him, he sighed. "'Cause Ironaft told me to watch you while he was away."
"Wait, he asked you to watch me?" She snorted. Yeah, Ironhide was her guardian and somewhat over-protective of her, but this was pure humor. "You?"
"Shut up!" Sideswipe groaned, waving a hand at her. "You should be thankful that he has left you in the care of a legend like myself."
"Whatever," she laughed, shaking her head. She focused her attention out the window as she merged onto the highway. When she got to the speed she desired, Sideswipe noticed her press a button on the gear shift of the truck. Then, he watched as she removed her foot from the gas pedal and to his surprise, the truck maintained the same speed.
"How are you doing that?" He asked curiously.
"What?" She asked, her hands still firmly on the wheel as she guided the truck along the road. "You mean the thing with my foot off the pedal?" He nodded and she continued. "Oh, that's my Cruise Control. I bet you have it in your alternate mode. It basically sets your vehicle at one speed, that way you don't have to keep your foot on the pedal for long periods of time."
"How do you disengage it?" He asked, looking at the button she used to activate it.
She shrugged. "Just tap the brakes. It'll shut off." She laughed. "It's really useful sometimes."
"I'll have to use it sometime," he told her.
She raised an eyebrow at him. "Why? You don't even need to have your foot on the pedal for you to go anywhere."
"So?" He asked.
She shook her head, her eyes on the road. "Whatever you say, Sides."
After Ironhide had gotten back from wherever he was and Sideswipe was able to leave base whenever he pleased, the holoform climbed into his alternate mode and started himself up.
A few minutes later, and he found himself driving on the roads around the city. Sure enough, his alternate mode had the Cruise Control option and he pressed the button. He felt his alternate mode remain at the same speed without him having to do it himself and he decided to get a bit more comfortable during his ride.
Sticking both of his legs out of his window, he pressed his back against the seat, keeping one hand on the wheel to give the illusion that he was driving (in case any pedestrians saw him). With his sunglasses perched on the bridge of his nose, his hair whipped in the wind as he continued his ride.
As he drove down a long stretch of road, he grinned to himself when he saw multiple people pointing at him. Some shook their heads while others laughed, snapping pictures.
Unfortunately, he came across a red light after a few minutes of driving with, what he would call, his 'swag', and was forced to stop. As he came to a halt, he mentally groaned to himself when he saw flashes of blue and red coming from behind him.
With a deep sigh, he put both of his feet back inside the Corvette and pulled the car off to the side of the road.
"You are such a moron," Jillian sighed, shaking her head. "Ironhide was up my ass all day; yelling at me and telling me not to ever show you stuff like that again." She couldn't help but laugh. "This is the eleventh time you've gotten pulled over by the cops in three days, you know this, right?"
Sideswipe smirked at her through the brig's metal bars. "Eh, in the end it's still all worth it."
Not my best work, but Sides is still cute. He might as well live in the brig.