*Now that we've taken care of that business we should explain that your coworkers want us to take care of your medical needs whenever you're in your Jiban form and we said we'd ask next time we saw you*

*I agree to it, and should have said something when we first got to know each other through Zoe*

*Then I guess in your Jiban form you should sign the paperwork that officially gives us medical power of attorney and permission to give treatment*

*Guess so*

And so Naoto signs the forms needed and then visits Zoe who was still in the medical ward

"Hey Zoe"

"Hey Naoto, so what brings you here?"

"Weapons meant for the EDC to handle"

"Oh, okay"

"In any case once you're healed up we'll continue the practicing that we've been doing"

"Right"

A month later and while Zoe wasn't back up to fighting strength she was back to her normal daily routine regarding going to school and visiting Naoto at work, she also had business at the bank at the same time as Naoto and his team were dealing with an incident that had happened recently regarding a fire and was doing paperwork regarding that when the bank was robbed

*Whatever you guys do, don't reveal yourselves*

*Right Naoto, good point*

The group lets themselves be tied up and simply sits and observes when suddenly after an hour of silence one of the officers whispers something that was surprising very briefly

*Hey guys, is it just me or does Kerenai look like she's planning something?*

The rest of the officers at the bank take a good look at her body language and whenever they get a glimps a look at her eyes and then Yoko sums it up quite nicely

*Oh yeah, definitely planning something*

*Then we wait and let her make all the moves*

*Tamura, you're at the EDC base the most for some reason, think you can predict her moves?*

*Positive Yukimura, and by the way, I'm there frequently because of my connection with Zoe since we did live together for a year, amnesic not withstanding*

The group keeps a discreet eye on Zoe when suddenly she makes her move during the change in guard, though only they noticed it as trained police officers, what Zoe did was slip a drug into the drink of one of the captors during a bathroom run, and this drug would knock the person out cold within moments

*Risky carrying that on her and drugging them but once the drug works we make our move*

*Agreed*

And so once the drug starts taking effect the officers quickly gain the upper hand and safely end the situation with no injuries or deaths on either side

*Well now we have more paperwork to deal with but at least everyone's still alive*

*Agreed, by the way Zoe, do you have any idea how risky what you did was?*

*I do indeed have an idea of how risky it was, but I felt it was for the best that I take that risk*

*Fine, by the way I'm going to be seeing you at school soon due to a request by your principal*

*Right, I heard about that assembly from the principal himself, he felt it best to inform me for reasons I'm not getting into*

*Why...never mind you already said you wouldn't explain, however what I do actually need to know is if any incidents with my job will affect the assembly happening*

*I don't know that one is something you'll have to talk to him about*

*Understood*

Ultimately the assembly time and date wasn't changed because of the fact that Naoto didn't have any cases suddenly pop up on him right as the assembly was going to take place and it was a good assembly and afterwords the school as a whole learned they had a month off for renovations that were desperately needed

*With that being the case however there might be a few teachers who might give you homework or tests that were due during the time of the renovations, they'll be letting all of you know today at the end of class if that's the case*

Ultimately Zoe did have one test but that was all that would have to be done during the break and that was only because of the fact that the entire class had known about the math test a week before the assembly even happened and since the assembly was on a Wednesday and the test was supposed to be on Friday no one was surprised to hear about the take home test they were given in class to be completed on Friday in front of a designated proctor, though for Zoe since any EDC officer was considered a proctor she and a few other EDC kids could do their testing on base

*So, what are you going to do during that month anyways?*

*Train and make sure that things are and remain okay, plus get back to my normal strength because my shoulder...*

*Right, you're still in therapy for that aren't you?*

*Yes, I am*

The month off was the best month ever in Zoe's mind because Jiban came to train daily and she regained her strength back and was back to her normal routine by the end of the month long break

*I think we can safely say that you can take care of yourself*

*Agreed, my shoulder is much improved*

*Back to normal function actually*

*No not yet Jazz and honestly it might never be completely back to normal, the weather will tell us that*

*Right, in any case though you're back to field duty as needed*

*Good point*

The next day Zoe would begin school again and the rest of the year was actually calm and didn't have any issues other than a minor water pipe burst that didn't even affect the whole school since it happened in only one section and since that section wasn't even being used that day the classes weren't affected by it at all

*Glad to be back to your normal routine?*

*Infinitely glad*

*So, you said something about special training this week*

Zoe switches to English to force Naoto to keep in practice

"Yes, my family has decided that we're taking you to a special training area specifically put aside by the Japanese government for the EDC and you'll be getting field experience with those skills you've been learning from me"

"Understood"

"And by the way we're all playing under a handicap which should hopefully make things easier for you"

"Wait I thought you would be doing the field training with me"

"Oh I am, but since I've lived and trained with them practically my whole life I'm still under a handicap"

"Understood"

"In any case let's get going since it's about time to head out and my family is the one giving us the ride"

"Right, let's get going then"

Ultimately the training was okay but Jiban lost the game of tag a lot and was captured a few times as well

*That could have gone better*

*It's why we're doing the training regularly Jiban, eventually you'll get to where handicaps aren't necessary, or if they're used they're not as strict as they are at the moment*

*Let's hope so*

And so the next two years of training were intense, and Naoto learned that Zoe not only grew in knowledge as she turned first fourteen and then fifteen but in strength as well, not only physically, but mentally too and as she grew older her powers also grew in strength but she also did regular training to keep those powers under control at all times. Granted it wasn't without it's share of troubles but the group could handle them ultimately until one day they couldn't

*Is it just me or are these guys even more persistent than normal?*

*It's not...just you Kerenai, we're having...issues too!*

*Right, time to get serious then, everyone get back if possible, Arranyan chains!*

Everyone who could managed to get out of the way of Zoe's attack having heard her declare her using her powers which were now well known amongst the police force even if it still wasn't really known that she was the adoptive daughter of the Cybertronians

*Hey, where'd Naoto go?*

*Radio's weren't working in the building remember?*

*Oh yeah, and we desperately need backup*

Ten minutes later and the group sees Jiban joining the fight

*Jiban!*

With Jiban joining the fight it truly looked like they were turning the tide when suddenly Jiban was hit from behind and he fell to his knees and then he was struck again and completely fell onto the ground where he was picked up and carried off by the enemy

*Why you...Arranyan air slash!*

The battle ended right then and there with Zoe using that attack

*Finally, now then for now I think...*

Zoe suddenly realizes that one of the group was heading in the direction that the enemy that had taken Jiban had gone and quickly acts to stop them

*Arranyan chains!*

Suddenly Yoko is being held down by chains on her feet and arms and she instantly starts struggling against them and also starts yelling at Zoe

*Let me go!*

*Calm down and I will*

*Let me go Kerenai!*

*No Yoko, not until you calm down*

*But Jiban!...they've taken Jiban*

*I know, but I'm not letting go until you calm down, you're a police officer you should know what thinking with your emotions does to an investigation*

Yoko continues struggling against Zoe's chains for a few moments longer and then simply goes slack and the look in her eyes tells Zoe that she was in her right mind again and actually thinking like an officer once more and thus Zoe let's her go

*Now that you're actually calm I have a few ideas that might work but I need to work on them alone until I know for sure that they actually do work, besides that my family is probably getting worried about me*

*Wait, where's Naoto and our backup?*

*Hm...backup is arriving right now from the distant sirens I can hear, as for Naoto that I don't know* (thinks) "actually I do know but I can't tell any of you since you're still unaware of Naoto's identity as Jiban"

Zoe heads back to base and as soon as she's in the control room everyone could tell that something was up, not just from her body language but also due to the fact that she broke the explicit rule stating that if any human EDC officers were in the room the standard language was English, instead she spoke in Cybertronian

*One of you guys needs to get a start on searching for Jiban's tracking chip now*

"Zoe, you know the rules"

*I don't care right now Bluestreak, this matter is a security matter and since most everyone can speak Japanese I'm not risking it at the moment*

*Very well, one of the others will get right on it, but why do we need to anyways?*

*Abduction why else? I also need results fast due to the fact that we can't keep what's happened to Naoto from the police forever and one of the group was trying to go after the enemy that captured Jiban right after the fight was over with*

*Got it*

Two days later and the EDC was lying to the police regarding where Naoto was while Zoe mentioned that her lead didn't pan out in regards to the search for Jiban