Please note that these characters belong to their original creators as do any songs used in this fiction, not me, this is just my take on what might happen enjoy and let me know what you think.

also i am trying to fix any mistakes that i might have missed in past chapters (i.e spelling, grammar)

Their last class for the day finally finished a little after three forty five, as most of the students headed back to their dorms to start work on the assignments given out during the day Sam and Bee headed to their alt forms for some well deserved time on the road. Getting in his alt Sam commed Bee and said "once we get a good distance from campus we should be able to get up a good speed with out having to worry about getting spotted by any cops" "I've already planed out a route that keeps us far away from any patrols" replied Bumblebee. The drive off campus felt like walking a tightrope for Sam and that if he slipped even slightly one way or the other then that would be it, he felt that every corner held another police cruiser waiting to catch any car doing slightly more than the speed limit. Despite Sam's fears they made their way clear of the roads round campus and were soon out on open highway that stretched on seemingly forever.

Now free of the eyes of those who would enforce the speed limit ruthlessly both Sam and Bumblebee opened up their engines for the first time in days. As he sped across the road Sam felt truly alive, this was something he had come to love almost as much as Bee, the speed, the power coursing through him were like some kind of drug that made him want to go faster and faster. Quickly their speed picked up and the two young Autobots began their private race, one with no rules, no winner, no looser, just speed and the pleasure produced by that speed. Every now and then they blew past another car that was humbly making it's way down the highway to some destination or another, as yet another car became a speck in his rear view mirror Sam commed Bumblebee and asked "so were still clear of cops for the next few miles?" it took a moment for Bee to answer as he scanned the area for any sign of unscheduled patrol cars "we're still clear sam, we can go for the next ten miles with out interruption then we have to slow down as we drive through a town". Sam pulled up a map of the area and found the town Bee was talking about quickly, it wasn't much to look at on a map and according to the information he found online there wasn't much to talk about either; it looked like the place only existed so that the workers of a lumber yard had somewhere to live close by. "it looks like a one horse town bee" commed Sam as they approached "how can you tell that they only have one horse in town from this distance?" asked Bumblebee, "not that kind of horse bee" replied Sam "I mean there isn't much there, just the town, the place where almost everyone in town works and a few shops, you know nothing much there". Bee was quite for a few minutes as the small town drew closer "of all the languages on this world I think english has got to be the most confusing, there are so many spoken words that have a double or triple meaning on their own let alone when used in combination with others" commed Bumblebee. Sam thought about what Bumblebee had said, he had never really considered that fact that the English language had all these pit falls and blind alleys and he had never imagined the how these problems could be amplified by phrases and sayings that required an understanding of the local culture.

As they entered the outskirts of the town Sam commed Bee and said "well at least I know that from now on I'll be paying more attention in english, maybe if I can learn to understand it a little better then I can help you get to grips with all these confusing human phrases". Bumblebee chuckled on his shocks and replied "thanks sam, you always have the right words" now it was Sam who laughed as they drove through the quite almost empty town. The silent streets gave them the feeling that this was some kind of ghost town or something, only twice did either of them see people and the times they did it was only for a fleeting second, "I'm getting a bad feeling about this place bee" commed Sam "it does look a little deserted, still we'll be out of here in a few minutes and back on the highway" replied Bee. The edge of town was just three miles away when they detected the car coming up fast, from the look of it the local Sheriff was driving and he wasn't just trying to get by. The blue flashing light strobed across their alt forms as the Sheriff drew closer "we'd better pull over" commed Sam; as they pulled off the road the Sheriff's car pulled ahead of them and blocked the way forward for both Autobots. When the door to the car opened it was like a scene from an old movie or T.V show, the car creaked as a far to overweight man with graying hair and a mustache that almost hid his mouth got out, he wore an old slightly worn uniform that looked almost as old as he did. Slowly, purposefully he swaggered over to Bumblebee's alt and knocked on the window, Bee lowered it so that he could talk to the Sheriff face to face "not very often we get cars like this in town, not very often at all; I take it your form the college?" though it was phrased like a question Bumblebee wasn't given a chance to answer as the Sheriff continued talking "last time I saw a car like this the owner was up to no good, trying to cause trouble here in our quite little town, you wouldn't be planing on doing anything like that would you?" all Bee could do was shake his head from side to side in answer as once more he was given no chance to speak.

"this is a mighty expensive car for some one so young, how exactly did someone your age come to own a car like this?" this time the Sheriff paused and waited for an answer, "well sir.." Bumblebee decided that he should keep things extra polite and respectful with this man as he seemed the type who didn't react well to any kind of disrespect intended or otherwise "this car was a gift from my father, he's a diplomat and he knows that I like fast american cars and when we moved back here he bought me one so I could get around". The old Sheriff looked Bee's alt over for a moment, "and you and your friend over there decided to take your car for a nice high speed race through my town" once more Bee was forced to tell a little white lie "no we're just enjoying the scenery round here" he answered. "why don't you step out of the car son, now you just stay right here while I talk to your friend over there and get his side of the story" Bumblebee quietly got out of his alt just as the Sheriff instructed. The man walked over to Sam's Veyron alt looking back every few seconds to check that Bee was no signaling to his friend, but Bumblebee had already commed Sam about what had been said between himself and the Sheriff. "so your friend tells me that you two are here in town to pick up some gas?" asked the Sheriff as Sam lowered his window "no we're fine for gas" replied Sam "we're just passing through enjoying the scenery and some really nice roads" the Sheriff raised his thick eyebrows as his face took on a look of disbelief. "why don't you get out son, the three of us need to have a little talk" the Sheriff stepped back as Sam got out of his alt mode "you just wait over there with your friend for a moment" Sam did as he was asked and the Sheriff inspected the interior of Sam's alt.

The old Sheriff took his time as he looked over the inside of Sam's alt, he inspected the same way he spoke, taking his time and giving his full attention to every detail. After the better part of twenty minutes he moved on to Bumblebee's alt form once more he looked things over taking his time like he had all eternity to waste, slowly he climbed out and walked over to the two Autobot Avatars. "well their the cleanest car's I've ever seen, no mess, no food, just like their from the showroom, so either you boys love your cars or there's something else going on here" the Sheriff looked them over looking for any sign's that he had rattled them, but neither Sam or Bumblebee showed anything other than disinterest to the man. Having failed to get a reaction from either of them the old sheriff decided to change his tack, "ok then, you boys give me your licenses and I'll just run a few checks on you and these cars and if everything comes back ok then you can be on your way" Sam produced his license quickly and the Sheriff looked it over carefully "there seems to be a problem here, according to this your eyes are the wrong color" Sam inwardly punched him self, of all the things he had taken care of he had forgotten to get this little detail altered. Thinking fast Sam replied "really, I must have forgotten to get it updated after my operation" at last Sam was getting nervous and the Sheriff didn't miss it, "your operation?" he asked hoping to find some small lie that he could exploit. Fortunately Sam had a well practiced cover story for this question "yeh I had this new procedure done to save my sight but it altered the colour of my eyes in the process, it was some kind of new nano machine that was used to make the repair so I don't fully understand how it was done" Sam hoped that he had provided a convincing performance this time.

Not being able to refute the claim at this time the Sheriff moved on to Bumblebee's license, half expecting to find some flaw with this one he gave the small laminated card his full attention. The mustache above the Sheriff's mouth bristled when he found nothing amiss "now I'll be back in a few minutes, don't you boys try going anywhere in the mean time, I have your keys and your car's aren't going anywhere without them". As the Sheriff climbed back into his car Sam commed Bee and said "next time we go for a drive lets avoid any towns like this one, the last thing I want is for half the cops in the area to go climbing through our alts every chance they get" Bee just nodded in answer. Once more the Sheriff took his time about things, Bee was sure that all this could have been done in half the time it had taken to search his alt but the Sheriff seemed intent on covering every detail fully. The car creaked as the sheriff got out "I wouldn't like to his ride" commed Sam as he gestured at the aging car Bee just suppressed a small laugh as the Sheriff drew near. He handed their licenses and keys back and said "here you go, sorry to have troubled you both but I'm charged with protecting this town from anything I thing is a threat and you boy's looked mighty suspicious driving expensive cars like these" he paused and took a deep breath before he continued "if your looking for scenery there's a place called widows point near here, it has the best view for miles and if your wanting a good place to drive it's good for that two as the trail leading up to it has plenty of thrills if you drive at the right speed, just watch your self on there as Lenny has the only truck in town set up to haul a car after it's gone off road and he's on vacation in florida right now". The Sheriff gave them the direction to Widows point even though they had not asked for them and tipped his hat as he headed back to his car.

Once the Sheriff was on his way Sam asked "shall we start heading back now or try and get a few more miles covered before we have to turn round?" Bumblebee thought for a second before he said "why not try looking at this widows point, it might be interesting". Both quickly accessed a map of the area and looked for Widows point, the Sheriff had not been lying when he said that it had the best view as it was almost the tallest point for miles around. A quick look at an enhance satellite image showed them that the trail also held plenty of twists and turns that would make it fun to drive across "wow I guess he knew what he was talking about" commed Sam as they left for Widows point "yeh that'll be a really fun place to race on and best of all it's not part of the road network so there's no speed limit enforced" replied Bee. The drive to the trail that lead to Widows point took only a few minutes and soon both Autobots were edging their speed up as they left the main road, soon the old road turned to a well worn track and then the fun really began. Signs that many cars had done what they were about to do were left all over place, deep tyre impressions, skid marks and bits of cars marked a trail up through country side.

Driving the track took a lot more skill than speed as sharp bends and sudden changes the ground seemed almost placed deliberately to catch out the inexperienced drivers who dared to use this route at anything other than a craw. Though most drivers would have been daunted by this neither Sam or Bumblebee held back from what they felt was the fastest speed they could manage along the twists and turns of the trail. The only problem was that traveling at such speed meant that they soon reached the end and their fun was over, but they were rewarded with a view like no other and better still they had a quite place far from prying eyes. Sam quickly scanned the area for any sign of anything or anyone that could possible interfere with a few moments of peace with Bumblebee, finding none he deactivated his Avatar and transformed into his robot mode. Sam stood up and walked to a weather worn rock that looked big enough and strong enough to support his and Bumblebee's weight, Sam sat down and waited as Bee transformed to joined him on their improvised seat. The setting sun bathed the area in a comforting familiar light that reminded Sam of the last time he had gotten to spend time like this with Bumblebee as a human. Though things had changed a lot since then times like these made Sam feel truly at peace. As the two autobots pulled each other close a bar on Sam's power levels settled to normal and stayed there, but Sam would not know this till morning.