Things had calmed down that Metroplex had been brought back to the capital city of the Vermillion Empire and the Decepticons had been quiet. But the problem plaguing Masane was not a military matter, it was fair away from a military matter. It was a family matter that her more maternal side was concerned about this issue
"Shino?" Masane shouted out
"Yes ma'am" Kuribayashi said
"I need you to round up Gray, Zen, Shiro, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Qwenthur, Tatsumi and Kurumu and bring them to the main hangar" Masane asked
"Yes ma'am" Kuribayashi saluted "Anything else?'
"Yes, can you round up a few of the Autobots as well?" she asked
"Of course ma'am" Kuribayashi said saluting as she went about her task while Masane typed something on her computer
"So why are we here?" Gray asked "It's early and a weekend"
"Yeah some of us have homework" Yang said
"You homework?" Weiss asked
"And why are they here?" Shiro asked as Bumblebee, Jazz, Hot Rod, Mirage, Drift, Wheeljack, Cliffjumper, Smokescreen and Ironhide were with them
"You're driving" Masane said
"Come again?" Kurumu asked unsure what she heard
"You're driving and you are driving them" Masane said
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. What?" Smokescreen
"Yeah, we can't drive...oh" Blake said
"What?" Qwenthur asked
"Basically this is a quick session of Driver's ed" Blake said
"What?" the others asked
"What's wrong with that. I think it's a good idea" Rin said as she was walking along side Arcee "I even got my bike license"
"And you're nineteen" Yang said
"Alright, now we'll start in an hour okay" Masane said
"Yeah" the teens said as they walked off to change.
An hour later, the group she wanted to see were back and they were in their usual outfits.
"Let's get this over with" Grey said as he adjusted his white over shirt
"So who goes with who?" Shiro asked
"I've got a list: Bumblebee and Gray"
"Nice choice" Gray said
"Blake and Drift, Shiro and Cliffjumper, Yang and Smokescreen, Weiss and Jazz, Qwenthur and Wheeljack, Kurumu and Hot Rod, Zen and Ironhide which leaves Tatsumi and Mirage" Masane said
"Interesting choices, but who will be riding with the children in each car?" Ironhide asked
"Translation: who is the sucker performing instructor duty?" Tatsumi snickered
"You wanted to see me ma'am?" Itami asked
"Oh yeah, he has sucker written all over him" Kurumu said
"Oh shit, what did I get dragged into this time?" Itami asked
"Okay, let's just do this easily" Itami said as he was in Bumblebee with Gray.
"Now remember Bee, I'm charged" Gray said
"I know" Bumblebee said "all controls have been switched to manual mode, and don't worry Ratchet is watching so if anything happens he can quickly switch back to me"
"Good thinking" Gray said
"Now start up, pull out and do a lap" Itami said
"Roger that" Gray said as he started Bumblebee up and slowly moved out of the main hangar and onto the make shift road that was created. Gray stopped and looked left and right before continuing onto the road and carefully drove around it. Itami seemed to nod before Gray pulled off a three point turn and reversed before continuing on
"Not bad; give way sign" Itami said as Gray eased to a stop and gave time for people to pass before he continued on the road. After about half an hour Gray headed back into the hangar and parked
"There we are piece of cake" Gray said
"So have you driven before, and I don't include the Barricade chase" Itami said
"Maybe once or twice" Gray smirked
"Alright we're next" Blake said "Ready Drift?"
"I am, it shall be an joy to feel you drive" Drift said transformer
"And I get quite the stylish ride" Blake said smoothly getting in Drift, she took a moment to hand her hands over the interior of the Autobot
"And when your ready?" Itami smirked as she started the car, taking a moment to enjoy the purr of the engine
"Ready" Blake said as she put Drift in gear and took off, she was doing alright at first taking it nice and slow. She got the three point turn and the give way. But she seem to have gained a heavier foot and started to speed up before testing how good Drift was at his namesake. Itami was looking alright as Blake slowed down and casually entered the hangar
"Passable, but points off for speeding at the end"
"Understood" Blake said
"Ready partner?" Cliffjumper asked
"You bet" Shiro said as he and Itami got into Cliffjumper.
"Same rules as the others okay Cliff?" Itami asked
"Sure thing partner" Cliffjumper said
"Never should have shown him John Wayne" Itami muttered as country music started up. It started out the same with Shior used defensive and controlled driving techniques, giving ways, three point turning and even reversing. But soon they found themselves on two wheels
"WHAT!" the driver and passenger said
"Sorry ya'll couldn't resist"
"Points off there" Itami said
"Sorry" Cliffjumper said
"So, should I be worried who's next?" Itami asked
"I'll go easy on you" Yang said as she and Smokescreen rolled up
"Oh great the hothead of the group" Itami said
"HEY!" Yang said "I'm not that hot headed"
"I beg to differ" Smokescreen said
"Anyway, please proceed" Itami said as he strapped himself in as Yang started to drive out, only to stall it
"Um, Smokescreen?" Yang asked
"Oh right, switching to Automatic Transmission" Smokescreen said
"Thanks" Yang said as she tried again, this time getting further then when she first started. While she was hesitant and some areas she did rather well, what Yang didn't anyone was that she had been practicing on Arcee with Rin not far away from her. Thankfully she handled Smokescreen slower then Arcee. She got to the give way and stopped a bit away from where teh sign
"Yang you can move up" Itami said
"Oh right" Yang said as she slowly moved up and looked around. Itami noted her hesitation, so he told her just to head in the reversing back into the hangar
"Not too bad" Itami said
"Yeah sorry" Yang said as she got out
"Hey, you didn't do too badly" Weiss said
"Time for me to step up to the plate" Qwnethur said
"Oh great" Itami moaned before they got in the vehicle chosen for Qwenthur: Wheeljack!
"So what should I do first?" Qwenthur asked
"Just pull out follow the road and then I'll have you perform some tests"
"You got it" Qwenthur said as he started to move out of the hangar, only to swerve around the rod and then floor it.
"WHOA!" Itami shouted as he grasped the door. They were coming up the Give way section, but being the speed they were going Qwenthur slammed on the brake and nearly gave Itami whiplash. "Back" he rasped
"Sorry" Qwenthur said as Wheeljack agreed
"Next!" Itami shouted as soon as they were in the hangar
"That bad huh?" Weiss asked as she got ion Jazz and looked around, she then adjusted the mirrors, check the fuel, looked behind her and then started up Jazz. By this stage Itami was impressed, but that doesn't mean he needed a replacement; luckily he knew of one. Soon Weiss was driving a decent speed, quickly glancing in the side mirrors before flicking her gaze up to the roof mirror and then continued as normal. She also got the give way and three point turn right, she also looked behind her as she reverse to see her blind spot. She finished her un back reversing in
"Not bad, in fact perfect marks so far" Itami said
"Thank you sir" Weiss bowed
"So who's left?" Itami asked
"I don't really know" Weiss said
"You getting in?" Itami asked as Tatsumi stood there
"I'm not too sure about this" Tatsumi said
"You have got to be kidding me, why?" Itami asked
"This is a Ferrari!" Tatsumi said "I can't afford this
"I'm also an Autobot" Mirage said as he opened the door allowing Itami to push him in
"Now, please proceed" Itami said
"Okay" Tatsumi stuttered as he slowly rolled out
"Oh wow, I think I saw a snail overpass us"
"Okay, okay" Tatsumi said as he gained a bit more speed and then started to drive around., Itami though he was doing okay as the young lad was a bit more confident then when he first got in, the first mistake he made was that he was a bit over the line when they got to the give way sign. He then stalled the car before it was decided that Mirage would handle the gears for the rest of the test, next Tatsumi ran over the road cones while performing a three point turn before finally driving back in while riding the break
"Not bad, but not great either" Itami said
"Saw that coming" Tatsumi said
"Oh well, maybe next time" Itami said smiling
"So I'm up now?" Kurumu asked as she and Hot Rod got ready, and while he didn't look it Itami was scared out of hsi wits. But luckilyt there was a distraction
"Okay Itami, what did you need me here for?"
"Mr Fujinuma?" Kurumu asked
"Wait" Satoru said "OH NO WAY!"
"What, you just have two more to do" Itami said
"Forget it!" Satoru said
"Oh come on!" Itami said
"NO!" Satoru said
"You sure about that?" Itami asked
"Fine, but you OWE me!" Satoru said as he got in the car with Kurumu, who was doing final checks. "Please proceed" the teacher said as Kurumu used her driving skill to navigate the course, Satoru nodded as he looked at each check mark Itami said. She skidded a bit when stopping at the give way, she pulled a bit of understeer in a corner, and just as she was about to pull into the hangar Hot Rod slipped a bit; luckily Kurumu got it under control and smoothly entered the hangar
"So?" she asked nervously
"Not bad Miss Amaha" Satoru said
"And I'm the last one" Zen said
"Okay, so shall we?" Satoru said
"Sure" Zen said as he buckled up and started up Ironhide. He pulled out but stopped and then checked to see if teh coast is clear and then pulled out. Zen had to keep in mind that he was in a bigger vehicle so that meant accelerating was higher and breaking time was longer than the others, so he kept that in mind and kept at a relatively decent speed, he also managed to do the give way correctly and then the three point turn easily, he suspected that Ironhide was helping him in secret. But he didn't mind that since he was reaching the hangar and drove in.
"Not bad Zen" Satoru said smiling
"Thanks" Zen said as he got out
"Okay, there I'm done. Now if you excuse me I have something to do" Satoru grouched
"So what you got a date or something?" Gray asked
"They are too perceptive" Satoru said
"Ooh who's it with?" Kurumu asked
"Surely not with that teacher you saved from the Keijo Academy" Itami said
"Shut it" Satoru said
"Hoo, hoo, hoo, so you starting to like Keijo huh?" Itami tauntyed
"Shut it" Satoru said leaving.
"So how did they do?" Masane asked
"Not bad, some of them need practice a bit" Itami said "Weiss seems to be the best driver out of that group"
"I'm sure of that" Masane said before freezing while looking some paper work
"What is it?" Itami asked
"Here" Masane said handing the paperwork to Itami "it appears that I'll be joining you guys over there"
"Why?" Itami asked looking over the paperwork confused "you're needed here...oh I see"
"Yeah, they can't spare Section 9 since they'll be doing other work so they're sending me and the Autobots in to investigate"
"And the children?" Itami asked putting the paperwork back on the desk
"I'll be surprised if they didn't somehow sneak their way over to our mission location, but if they did can you promise that you will try and keep them safe for me"
"The only thing I can do is try" Itami said
"Thank you, now I must prepare" Masane said
"Yeah I'll round the others up and inform them of it as well" Itami said as he walked off.
G'day Guys Grizz here, and if your asking where this chapter came from, well I was inspired by real life since I'm a learner driver (yeah at my age) so I figured I would show how some of the guys deal with driving since the age of getting your learners over here in Australia is either 16 or 17. Plus it a relaxing chapter so its was going to be a bit random while setting up the next plot point/arc
So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside