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Chapter 14: First Lesson
It's Saturday morning today. As usual, I was at work from eight till noon. Right now, I was serving breakfast to customers. Of course, Barricade and Mirage was one of them. They would always be inside the restaurant for morning coffee. I glanced over my shoulder and smiled as I saw Barricade reading the newspaper and Mirage drinking coffee with his eyes closed. I laughed nervously as I saw a few girls stopping to see the Policemen and the Spy for a few minutes by the window. The two didn't notice anything that they were being watched by both females and males.
"Janette…" Barricade sighed. I approached the table with the tray of drinks on my right hand. "Make those femmes and mechs to stop staring at us. It's irritating." He said as he adjusted his black shades.
Mirage laughed, "Live a little, 'Cade. The femmes took an interest in our appearance. Let them see us, I see no harm coming from a bunch of femmes anyway." He smiled and gave a small wave to the girls outside the restaurant.
I giggled. "Mr. Mirage and Officer Cade… If you both are here every day, Mr. DeFazio might consider the both of you to be our mascot." I joked.
They both choked which makes me giggled. They both glared at me as I waved my left hand to them. I started to serve the customers again while Barricade and Mirage kept a keen eye for Decepticon activity near this area. I sighed, there isn't going to be any Decepticon attack or anything anywhere near where I work. The Autobots are just being overprotective. If there's any Decepticons activity or attacks, I would call them immediately.
Mostly, Barricade would react whenever I called him. He even thought that I was being attack by Decepticons. But, I was just asking for him to come and pick me up from school. He and the twins would come immediately. I shook my head as I remembered the three came out from their cars turning their holoforms on, with guns on their hand, scaring a lot of students. Even Samuel and Mikaela were frightened a bit. I face-palmed and ran a hand down my face that day. The day I promised to call Jolt or Prowl whenever I need a ride to work. Even though I can always ride with Bumblebee, but I don't want to put more trouble to him, Samuel, and Mikaela.
My shift was ending soon, in just a few minutes I'll be back to the base. I took off my uniform and wore my regular clothes. I exited the restaurant through the back door. I saw Barricade and Mirage standing near at their vehicles. I smiled to myself as I walk over towards Mirage. I can't get inside a police vehicle. People might think that I'm a bad guy or something. So, getting into Mirage is the best option for the moment… I think…?
"Jen? Vuoi guidare? (Jen? Do you want to drive?)" I heard Mirage asked.
"No grazie. Non posso guidare, Signore Mirage. (No thank you. I can't drive, Mr. Mirage.)" I replied with a sigh.
"Vedo… (I see…)" Mirage said.
The ride back to base was quiet.
"Jen~!"
As soon as I hop out of Mirage's alt-mode, I was what-teenagers-these-days-called-it glomped by Sideswipe. He rubbed his cheeks against mine. I pushed him away a little bit to let Sunstreaker do the rest. He grabbed Sideswipe's collar and dragged him away. I smiled nervously at the twins. I saw Samuel was jogging towards me along with Mikaela, William, and Robert.
"Afternoon," I greeted. I handed them a bag. "I brought you lunch." I smiled.
"Wow! Spaghetti and Fries! Sweet! Wait… Spaghettis are sour, right?" Samuel asked with a confused face.
Mikaela nudges him on his ribs and smiled at me. "Oh hush Sam! Thank you, Jen." She said as I nod.
"You're welcome, Ms. Mikaela."
"AW!"
We turned to see Sideswipe got his head smacked by a wrench. Ratchet held his wrench in his hand and lightly placed his wrench on his back. Sideswipe was rubbing his head while groaning because of the hard impact with the wrench. He pouted and crossed his arms across his chest plates. He activated his holoform along with his twin. "Hey, Jen? What Mirage said… Is it true that you can't drive?" Sideswipe asked.
I coughed, "Well… that is true, Mr. Swipe. I can't drive. No one ever teaches me how to drive a car. I even don't have a Driver's License." I said.
William frowned. "You're eighteen. You SHOULD have a Driver's License." He crossed his arms.
"I really don't need it."
"Of course you need it! You're a young lady that needs to drive!" Robert complained.
Samuel turned his head towards Bumblebee, "Bee? Can you teach Jen how to drive?" he asked.
Bumblebee nodded happily, "Of course! I'll be the best Driving Instructor she'll ever have!" he said in his holoform cheerfully.
A sudden chill hit my right shoulder. I rubbed it and glanced around. Weird… I thought I felt some dark aura here somewhere? Maybe it was just my imagination. I saw Sideswipe and Sunstreaker glared at Bumblebee. I smiled nervously as they pouted and crossed their arms over their chest. Bumblebee placed his arm around my shoulder. I smiled up at him and he smiled back.
He turned his head to smirk at Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. I saw Bumblebee struck his tongue out and closed his left ey-erm-optic. The two Lamborghini revved their engines as Bumblebee's alt-mode chirped happily. I scratched the back of my head feeling the tension between the twin and Bumblebee.
"Why did you pick him, Sam?" Sunstreaker asked almost like a hiss.
"Yeah… Why did 'ya pick him?" Sideswipe added.
Samuel placed his hand on his chin and look up to the ceiling, "Well… Bee's one of the normal car around here. You know… Both of you are Lamborghinis, the sports car. Optimus is a big truck, Ironhide is too big for Jen, Ratchet is a Hummer, Jazz is also a sport car, Mirage's a Ferrari, I don't trust Mudflap and Skids, Prowl and Barricade are police cars and pretty hard to drive, Wheeljack might blow something up, and Jolt might be the perfect car." He said.
"I would be honored." Jolt said as he bends down.
"Aw…" Bumblebee and the twins pouted.
William, Robert, and Ironhide snickered at their reaction. Jolt turned into his alt-mode and drove towards me. He opened his driver's door and I slid inside. Gripping on the steering wheel, I took a deep breath. A seatbelt strapped over my chest as Jolt drove away from the base. I let him drive until we've reached out destination. He stopped at the desert. This was a perfect place to star leaning to drive. The deserted road was perfect. No other cars and there's no speed limit.
"Alright… Let's learn the basics first, Jen." Jolt said quietly.
I nodded.
"See those pedals on the floor beneath my dashboard?" Jolt asked as I nodded again. "The pedal on the right is the accelerator and the pedal on the left is the brake. Unlike with the stick shift, you only have to use your right foot to man those two pedals." He explained.
"Look to your right and get to know that gear shifter by heart. The automatic gear shifter will have settings with these labels: P, R, N, D, 2, and 1. P stands for park, R for reverse, N for neutral, D for drive, 2 for 2nd gear, and 1 for first gear." He stopped and I nodded.
"Alright… What do I have to do now, Doctor Jolt?" I asked as I gripped on his steering wheel. His holoform appeared on the passenger's seat and started to instruct me.
I moved the shifter from park to drive. I lightly pressed on the gas pedal lightly as I heard the engine roamed to live. Jolt shivered a little and gave a chuckle. I panicked as the car shuddered. I backed my hands away from the steering wheel and yelped. Jolt let out a soft chuckle. He told me to drive and I only nodded.
I took a deep breath and stepped on the gas pedal slowly, making the car moved forward slowly. I gripped on the steering wheel again. With one hand on the steering wheel and one hand on the shifter, I was getting groggy around the road. "Good. Now try reaching forty instead of ten." He said.
I stepped on the pedal a bit deeper and Jolt's alt-mode zoomed forward. It was a bit speedy, but I think forty is the normal speed limit around everywhere. Jolt gave a slight nod as he saw how I was progressing. I sighed in relief. "You're not driving this car are you?" I asked, curious that he might be the one driving all this time.
"No, I want you to do this on your own. Who knows, maybe someday this driving lesson might come in handy." Jolt replied.
"I see…" I said and my eyes went back to the road.
"STOP!" Jolt suddenly yelled.
I stepped on the breaks hard and placed the shifter on N. I panted heavily and glanced over to Jolt. "Is everything alright, Doctor Jolt?" I asked.
He shook his head, "No… I was just testing. And you did a very good job, pulling the emergency break trick." He smiled.
I sighed heavily, but smiled. "Thank you, Doctor Jolt."
"How about we go back and show the others? Can you park me?" He asked as I nodded.
I've watched some movies doing car parking stunts. Drift parking was it? I saw professional does that parking stunts all the time. Maybe I can do it too. Jolt wouldn't mind if I pulled a little stunt. After all, he needs to have a surprise of his own. A little thing called payback. He did yelled 'stop' so suddenly. I smirked and put the shifter to gear D3. Well, I've read books about cars and D3 is for speeding. So, I guess I've surprised Jolt a bit.
After a fifteen minutes drive back to base, the large hangar's doors opened. I stepped on the brake and turn the steering wheel, making a really swift Drift Parking. I heard a few whistles coming from the soldiers and the Autobots. Jolt's holoform disappeared from sight and I didn't want to get out. Optimus kneeled down while Mudflap and Skids were ranting about something.
"Yo bro! Did 'ya see dat? Jolt just do a Drift Park!" Mudflap shouted.
"I know! Hey Jolt! Didn't know 'ya have it in 'ya!" Skids yelled.
"It wasn't me." Jolt answered as his headlights flickered. I stepped out of his alt-mode and he started to transform into his bi-pedal mode. "The one who did Drift Parking was Jen." He said as he narrow his hand to me.
I grinned sheepishly as they all stared at me. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker dropped their jaws as Ironhide stared in disbelieve. Mudflap and Skids were stunned like all of the other Autobots. Samuel, Mikaela, William, and Robert gawked at me. I crossed my arms and shrugged my shoulders. I turn to Jolt, who also shrugged. I saw Bumblebee was the first one to snap out of his stun because he was chirping and whirring happily.
"Can you Drift Park me next?" He asked cheerfully through his holoform.
I nod, "Alright, but, I'm not sure if I can."
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker glared at Bumblebee while William made a 'ckckck' sound and wiggle his finger. "No, no, no, no, no. Have you guys forgotten that she still hasn't got her Driver's License yet? Tomorrow, I'm going with her to get permission." William said.
"Thank you Mr. William." I said.
"You're welcome. And try to use my nickname," William smiled. "But, try to make it cool… Like SuperWill! Or Wills! Or even Amazing Will!" He grinned as some of us snorted. "Or better yet… Dad sounds awesome!" He winked.
I smiled and shook my head. "Hey… can you teach me on how to Drift Park?" Samuel asked still stunned.
"Um… Maybe…" I answered.
"Awesome! I think you zonked Jolt from his quietness!" Mikaela laughed as she jabbed her thumb to Jolt, who snorted at her little joke.
"It's great that you're a fast learner and very cooperative with Jolt." Barricade smirked as I smiled.
"Unlike certain lug nuts," Prowl glared at the two set of twins and Jazz. I tilted my head.
What have they've done to Prowl?
It was already night time now. I can't believe time was really short. Well, time flies when you have fun. I can't sleep this night, I really don't know why, but I feel like going for a walk under the stars and moon. I grabbed my jacket and zipped it up while exiting my room. Tippy toeing out of the halls and into the main hangar, I peeked and saw nobody was there. I smiled as I stood up from my hiding spot.
I walk thru the empty hangar as my sneakers were making small squeaking sounds. In a minute, I was out to the fresh night air. I stretched my arms and yawned. "Well, well, well… Look at that."
I spun around and blocked the lights with my hand. I smiled sheepishly as I saw who it was. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. The two parked beside me and their holoform appeared beside me. "Good evening, Jen!" Sunstreaker smiled.
"Good evening, Mr. Swipe and Mr. Streaker." I bowed my head.
They both nod. "Say… what are you doing out here?" Sideswipe asked.
"Going for a-," I was cut off by Sunstreaker. "Drive? We can fix that." He smirked.
Sideswipe dragged me towards his alt-mode and shoved me in his vehicle gently. The door was shut and locked. "Drive…" The radio commanded.
I smiled. I placed the shifter to D and stepped on the gas. Sunstreaker followed behind us as we began to drive towards somewhere. Sideswipe said it was just a drive around the area. I nodded and did as told. The drive was quiet. It didn't clear off my mind, only making me more tensed that I might crash Sideswipe to a pole or something.
Suddenly, the radio started to play songs. I smiled as Sideswipe played a song by Kelly Clarkson. Stronger was it?
"Hey… Are you okay?" Sideswipe asked thru his radio, but the symbol on the steering wheel glowed light blue when he started to talk.
"I'm fine, just thinking…" I said.
"About what?"
"My mom, dad, and Emily… Just wondering, do they miss me?" I asked.
The red Lamborghini pulled into a sudden halt, "Jen… Your family is really bad… I cannot believe you're still thinking about them." He said as I started to drive again.
I gave a chuckle, "They might be… But, they're still my family."
"Janette Jones, you're the one and only femme that I ever met, that's very nice and very caring about others even though they've betrayed you. You put others first then yourself. I like that about you."
I smiled, "Thank you."
All of a sudden, I felt warmness on my hands and neck. My eyes widened a bit as I saw Sideswipe, in his holform, was sitting on the same seat as me. I was in front of his and he was behind me. It was a bit squeezed. The seat jolted backwards a bit and some space was between the steering wheel and my leg. I blushed as he was still behind me. He was placing his hands on top of mine at the steering wheel and his head leaned down to my right. Breathing to my neck, I shivered a bit, but soon relaxed.
"Do you know that there was only supposed to be one person to be behind the wheels? This is breaking the law." I stated.
"Man… I swore… You're becoming more like Prowler and 'Cade!" Sideswipe laughed.
I sighed as we heard Sunstreaker laughed also.
"Hey…," Sideswipe whispered softly in my ear. "You know what? I think you should take me over." He smirked.
I nodded, "Alright… I'll take over from here back to base."
A loud sighed was heard from my right ear. "Not that… I mea- nah, you wouldn't understand. You're still too innocent." He said as he bit my ear.
I blushed and yelped. "No fair bro… No fair…" Sunstreaker said.
"Life's a blast, Sunny… life's a blast…" Sideswipe replied.
I giggled. The seat jolted backwards even more, making a bed. I saw Sideswipe was underneath me. I blushed as his arms were wrapped around my waist. I look up and saw him smiling down at me. "Recharge. I'll wake you up when we arrive." He said.
"Thank you… Side-Mr. Swipe." I corrected.
He smirked.
A/N: Chap end… Okay… I'm not a car expert and I just got all that from the World Wide Web! And Jolt moment! XD He needs to be more talkative! I think… 'cause I didn't hear him talk at TF2:ROTF…
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