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A dark-haired male in his mid-twenties exited his old Pontiac GTO into the parking lot of N.E.S.T headquarters, fully dressed in his uniform with his coffee in one hand and a bag slung on his back. The male was just nearing the entrance of the base when a hand yanked him back by his left shoulder, nearly causing him to spill his coffee onto the concrete below, "Woah there Rookie, careful. You almost broke rule one." came a males voice, a bit of a teasing tone added to it, "What's your name kid?"
The male looked at the blonde soldier in confusion as he answered, "Daniel, but my friends call me Danny." Danny nearly stumbled, and dropped his coffee again much to his irritation, when the soldier patted him on the back with a smile, "Nice to meet you, Danny. I'm Major William Lennox, but you can just call me Will." Danny nodded in clarification though he was still confused as to what rule he had almost broken to earn the major's rescue. On the first day even, he wondered if it was going to go like this the whole day.
"If it's alright with you sir, may I ask a question?" with crossed arms, Will gave Danny a nod, "Go ahead, rookie, I'm sure I could answer it for you." clearing his throat and shuffling a bit, Danny ran a hand through his hair, "What is rule one sir?" The poor male was taken aback when Will began laughing at him.
Embarrassed now and regretting the choice of skimming through the rule book that was handed to him when he had accepted the job, Danny barely registered the red-headed female that had passed them both and made her way towards the same entrance he was heading for not long ago.
Will took hold of Danny's shoulder again and turned him to face the parking lot, pointing towards a black truck three cars down from them, "Alright kid, you see that black GMC there?" Danny nodded, it was the one that the redhead was nearing. A frappe in her right hand and a pink phone in her left, "Watch what happens when that girl walks by him." doing as instructed, Danny watched as the redhead passed the third car and right in front of the truck.
The same truck released a loud blaring honk of its horn, effectively scaring the poor girl and causing her to drop both her phone and drink with a loud screeching scream onto the unforgiving concrete. She turned angrily towards the truck with a stomp of her foot, "Damn it Ironhide, you ass!" She continued shouting profanities at the......Was the truck laughing?
"She may not be a rookie, but Ginger happens to be Ironhides favorite victim. Mostly because she hardly pays attention to anything but her phone. " Danny turned his head sharply to look at Will, confusion clear on his face, "Don't worry. You have the book of rules with you so it shouldn't be too hard to follow." Will reassured, confusing Danny's facial features for panic than utter shock and confusion, "They're more for the bots than us anyways but it's something everyone needs to know for their safety. "
"The bots?" Danny choked out, "Yeah, the Autobots? You know, the giant alien robots from the city attack years ago?" Will chuckled at the look that was plastered on Danny's face and gently patted him on the back, leading him to the base, "You have a lot to learn kid. Rule one: If you see a Black GMC in the parking lot it's Ironhide waiting to scare distracted rookies with coffee."
'Rule One: Beware of the parking area with any black GMCs. Ironhide likes to honk his horn when distracted rookies pass by with coffee.'