*later that day*
Nova spent the rest of the afternoon tidying up her room and sitting in thought. Finally, around 7pm she stepped out, making her way to the main room where the group stood, excitingly talking among each other. Optimus and Ratchet stood off to the side, in their own conversation. Bumblebee saw her and waved her over :Nova come over! We're making plans for the night!: she couldn't help but smile, making her way to the little yellow bug "sure. What's the ideas so far?" Arcee shrugged "I just thought of going out for a long night drive through the state. Nothing too demanding but relaxing" Bulkhead yawned "booorrringggg! I wanted to play Laser Tag! Just...we don't have the special guns for it...so we just shoot at each other" Nova laughed a bit, holding her head "of course...and what about you Bee? Lemme guess...a race?" The young scout buzzed and nodded happily :Yep! There's a super badass track I know of...I mayyyyy or May not have been racing humans...and winning...: Arcee narrowed her eyes "shh Bee. Optimus will hear you"
Nova hummed a bit "what if we did them all? Just had a nice drive, raced, then ended our night with some fun! We could even come back here and have a little party. Only issue is my vehicular form isn't exactly a racing vehicle...unless I did a secondary scan for my third form" she smirked, thinking "I was gonna save it for something like a plane but flying isn't my thing anyway..." Bumblebees eyes widened : You have a third form? I didn't know that!: She nodded "so does Optimus. All Primes do. It's given by the Matrix. Though it's not a model that takes to our bodily form, it's more of a realistic hologram. Our primary vehicular mode is what our bodies shape to" He nodded happily :Well if you are wanting a race car I know of a huge museum that houses a ton of race cars!: She hummed, nodding "that sounds good. We can stop there first then have some fun!
The group stepped over to the computer, watching as Bumblebee typed in some coordinates. Nova walked over to Optimus and Ratchet "I guess we're gonna go out for a bit. Bee wants to go racing, Arcee wants to go for a drive, and Bulkhead...well I don't know what exactly he wants" she laughed softly "are you two coming?" The two older mechs shook their heads, Optimus speaking up "no thanks. You all can go ahead though" Ratchet crossed his arms "keep your comms and locations on so I can see where you are and if anything is going on. Don't forget I can see your lifeline so if I see any of yours going down, I'm bringing you back" she rolled her eyes playfully "ok ok. More of a father than a medic" she winked at him, walking back as the groundbridge opened and followed the group through it.
They stepped out into a large indoor museum. Hundreds of cars filled the rooms and more were seated outside. The vehicles ranged from old 1900's Model T's to the current Lamborghini Huracons. Novas eyes widened and she smiled "this is awesome. Ever since I first came to Earth I fell in love with their vehicles" she began to wonder off, Bulkhead following "you've been to Earth before? We didn't know that" she followed a line of Mustangs, looking them over "yeah. I came here once on a research mission. There was a faint trace of Energon and I came to figure out how it got here. While I was here I went ahead and did some research on the planet and it's inhabitants. I was surprised to see it was a lot like Cybertron. Inhabitants and their animals, lifestyle, and common likes." She gave a frown "only difference is we've already destroyed our planet, humans are doing the same, just a lot slower."
The group walked around for a bit, taking in the different vehicles. Nova hummed "I'm torn between the modern cars and the old classics. I really like the Mclaren styles, they're nice looking and built for speed. But I think I know what I'm gonna pick..." she stepped over to the old classics area, walking past the Mustangs and Camaros and coming to the Challengers "This is my favorite car they've built. Everything about it is just perfect" she looked over at the new model Hellcats, then stepped to the end of the line and kneeled down. In front of her was a 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A. The paint sparkled in a forest green and a black stripe ran alongside it. Under the hood was a block 340 six pack V8 engine strapped with twin turbos. She nodded "this is the one.." stepping back, she scanned over the vehicle, taking a moment to download the information, then transformed, letting her new engine roar throughout the building. She was the exact same as the original, except the paint was a brilliant B5 Blue, which was beautiful alongside the black stripe on her side and the small black hood scoop. Arcee and Bulkhead both nodded, whistling at the sight "what a beauty...wish I could change my form" he laughed. She gave her engine a few revs then transformed back "alright. Let's go race" she smirked at Bee, who's eyes were wide in shock and he swallowed hard.
The four bots carefully left the building, transforming and taking to the open road, Nova swerved a bit in the back, adjusting as she was getting used to her new powerful form. Sure her first vehicular mode was fast, but it was built for battle, this form was a lot different, smoothed out and built for speed. Arcee laughed a bit "still getting used to it?" The femme Prime revved her engine "yeah definitely. This definitely isn't my mode if we ever want to sneak up on some Decepticons. I'd be giving us away miles away"
As the last bit of sun trickled behind the horizon, light snowflakes of snow fell from the sky, coating the ground and the bots. Bumblebee pulled to the front of the group, leading them towards his race spot. It would be a few hours before they reached it, as it was a state over, but they enjoyed the empty, open roads, driving along.