Nothing inspires road rage like dropping your kids off at school. I actually thought of this as I was dropping them off one day. Enjoy.

I do not own any of the characters.

Rebecca sneezed into her tissue.

"Are you sure you can take them today?" She asked her husband.

"Of course," he answered.

"You don't mind?"

"You're sick. You need your rest. I can work from home today. It's a slow week anyway. Calan can handle anything that happens on base."

"Thanks." She snuggled under the covers. When she was younger she might have argued or force herself to get up and work but now she knew that she could take a day to herself and he wouldn't think any less of her.

Six tucked her in and kissed the top of her head.

"Don't worry I know the routine."

Rebecca didn't bother asking how he knew since she was the one who usually took care of things around the house. But she knew by now that Six makes it a point to know everything.

She smiled at him and went back to sleep.

0o0

Six went downstairs. Kenji had made toast and scrambled eggs for himself and his sisters. Kenji learned to cook some simple dishes early since his mom was not the best of chefs and his dad was often busy saving the world with Uncle Rex. He looked up when his father walked into the kitchen.

"How's mom?" He asked.

"She's not feeling well so I'll be chauffeuring you today." Six went to get himself a cup of coffee.

The kids all looked at each other while their dad's back was turned.

"Umm, dad, are you sure?" Jasmine asked timidly.

"Of course, how else would you get to school?" He sipped his coffee and sat with the paper.

"We can take the bus… or walk?" Jade offered. "I'm sure you're real busy."

Six folded the top of the paper down so he could look at his daughter. "It's our turn to carpool today. Any reason you don't want me driving?"

Kenji cleared his throat, "Well, dad, sometimes things happen when you drive."

Six frowned, "If you mean getting lost…"

"No dad, I mean like being chased after." Jasmine interrupted her dad.

Six relaxed. "There's no need to worry. Nothing like that will happen today."

"Are you sure? Because we're picking up Tony. And you know he's a little skiddish." Jade said.

"Tony needs to grow a backbone." Six muttered under his breath. Kenji snickered.

"What?" Jade asked startled.

"I said finish your breakfast. We leave in 10." Six said behind his paper.

0o0

"Seat belts on?" Six asked as he peered in the rear view mirror.

"Yes, dad," came the chorus from the back.

Six checked his mirrors, shifted the minivan in reverse, and turned around to take the car down the driveway.

First stop was Tony's house. They made it without incident. Six honked the horn once. Tony came running out papers trailing from his bag. When he turned around to pick up the fallen pieces of paper the books in his open schoolbag fell on his head. He fell down. Then he scrambled to pick everything up and shove it into his bag. Kenji shook his head. Jade glared at her brother and punched his shoulder. Kenji glared back and smacked her over the head.

"Kids!" Six warned. They immediately sat back in place but Jade stuck out her tongue and Kenji made a face. Finally, Tony got to the car. As he got into the car he noticed who was driving.

"Where's Dr. Holiday?" It almost sounded like a whimper.

"She's not feeling well today. I'll be taking you to school." Six said flatly. "Now get in and put on your seatbelt."

"Yes sir." Tony gulped and strapped himself in… tight. Then he shut his eyes and clung onto the armrest.

Six mentally sighed and rolled his eyes. Good thing no one can see behind his mirrored shades. Next was Sheila, Jasmine's friend. He drove two blocks down to pick her up. He honked the horn and waited… and waited… and waited some more. He honked again. Finally the girl decided to grace them with her presence. She walked slowly and deliberately. Six clenched his jaw. Finally, she reached the car and waited for him to open the door for her. Six wanted to hit the accelerator and leave the little princess standing there. But he hit the door button. The door slid open.

"Thank you, Dr…" She paused and frowned. "Where's Dr. Holiday?"

"Get in." Six growled losing patience. The girl made an eep sound and complied immediately.

Satisfied that she was in, he drove to the final house. George was waiting on the curb so that Six didn't even have to honk. When the car pulled to the side, he opened the door and hopped in.

"Dude, " he greeted Kenji with a fist bump. He didn't even notice that it wasn't Dr. Holiday driving.

"Dude," Kenji returned the greeting. He got up so George can get the last seat in the back. George settled himself down and turned up his music bopping to the tunes on his headphones.

Six looked at the carpool kids from the rearview mirror. Tony already had a nosebleed and was shoving tissue up his nose. Sheila shifted as far away as she could from him with a look of revulsion on her face and George was in his own world. Didn't his kids have any normal friends?

With everyone picked up he proceeded to the school. When he got on the highway he noticed something was wrong. A black sedan had started following his minivan. To test that theory he drove off the next exit.

"Dad? That's not the exit to the school." Kenji told his dad.

"Just taking the scenic route." Six said emotionlessly.

The siblings looked at each other but said nothing. They didn't want to alarm their friends.

Six looked in the mirror sure enough the sedan also got off the exit. Six then drove through several random side streets. The car seemed to have vanished. Satisfied that he was no longer being followed he got back on the highway. But a few miles later, he spotted the car again. Six mentally cursed. He didn't want to alarm the kids and he didn't want to lead the car to the kids' school. He had to lose them.

Suddenly, he veered off the highway into the dessert that lay on either side of the road.

"Dad? What are you doing?" Jade asked nervously.

"Just trying out the four-wheel- drive." Six answered nonchalantly.

The black sedan also veered off going after them.

Six barreled recklessly down the non-road kicking up a cloud of dust behind him. He made a quick u-turn and circled around the sedan. The action created more dust which effectively clouded the sedan's view of the car. Six emerged from the cloud dust roaring towards the mountains. The sedan was confused for only a few minutes and started trailing after the minivan.

Six gritted his teeth. He looked at the clock on the dashboard. He needed to get the kids to school in 10 minutes. When Six got close to the base of the mountain he stopped seemingly trapped. Six spun the car around to face the sedan and revved the engine. The sedan stopped seemingly uncertain what the minivan was planning on doing. Six stepped on the accelerator and drove straight at the sedan. The sedan after a moment's hesitation drove straight at the minivan.

"Umm, dad?" Jasmine left the question unspoken.

"Don't worry," was his only answer.

"Okay," Jasmine said uncertainly.

The two cars got closer, and closer, and closer… To their credit no one screamed and at the very last possible second he swerved to the side. The sedan unable to slow down rammed into the side of the mountain. Before impact the driver and passenger jumped out. The car burst into flames.

Six calmly drove back to the highway but he only had 6 minutes to get to school so he drove across the highway onto the other side.

"Dad?" This time it was Kenji.

"We'll be at school soon." Six accelerated and drove off the side of the cliff. The ride was quite bumpy to put it lightly. The kids were bounced around like a bunch of pin balls. Then the minivan bounced off a slight edge and landed right onto the highway exit below them. Six swerved to miss a few cars before spinning slightly out of control and pulling into a spot in front of the school. The door slid open and the kids, except for George who didn't even notice they were at school, tumbled out.

Tony got to his feet first.

"That…was… awesome!" He cried. "Can you take us to school again tomorrow?"

"No." Six answered.

Tony's face fell.

"But I'll be back this afternoon to take you home." Six continued.

Sheila brushed herself off, linked arms with Jasmine, and walked towards the school as the beginning bell started to ring. Kenji tapped George who finally took off his headphones and got out of the car. They walked to school with Tony trailing after them. Jade was the only one left. Six looked at her through the opened window. She tiptoed and kissed him on the cheek.

"See you later, dad." She whispered before turning around and running after her friends and siblings.

Six watched as they disappeared behind the school doors. He touched his comlink.

"Calan, there're two individuals off the highway you need to pick up for questioning. They'll be next to a burning car."

He then shifted gears and headed home. He had to remember to come back later.