Megatron's Sparkling

Chapter 5: A Tour!

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     For the rest of the day, 'Nadia' had been on her own the majority of the time. Sure she'll occasionally text Jack to help her get to her next classes because most of it is new territory to her. Could she have asked the office for a map? Yeah but she was a bit.. lazy. She scanned her surroundings, squinting for any signs of an exit— those stairs had to be around here somewhere.

"Fuck, where is it?" Cursing beneath her breath, not wanting to stay in this building any longer. It wasn't until finally that she found a way out.

     "Nadia! Over here!" A familiar teenage girl catches her attention. Looks like she emerged just in time.

     "Hii! Sorry I totally got lost on the way out," she admitted.

     "It's all good! It happens! We'll give you a tour of the school another day," Miko replied, her enthusiasm was quite infectious. "We have the whole town mapped out— where we should go and where we shouldn't."

     "Not that there's much to do in Jasper though," Jack added with a shrug.

      "Yeaaaah, we totally live in butt fuck nowhere." Miko dramatically sighs, the kind of exaggerated boredom that was all too relatable at that point.

    Nadia will take a moment to ponder her response; it wasn't easy to paint this town anything but dreary. "Well.. we can make this tour fun! I've heard that with friends, even the dullest of places can turn into great memories."

     The youngest of the group scratched his chin, glancing thoughtfully to the side as he'd also come up with something. "We can take her to the places we visit the most first! Like the library or the arcade?"

     "Oh! Or the thrift stores?" Miko chimed in, sparking some ideas and setting them to the fire they were creating.

     "Or good places to eat?" The teenage boy added, and all their suggestions made the newcomer smile, looks like the day was shaping up to be fun after all.

     They all agreed to meet near the library, which was conveniently placed in the center of town, close to the museum. It was almost 4 o'clock, just a bit after school let out at 3:10 PM. Nimbus Rider had arrived at the designated meeting spot, parking herself to a spot closest to the building. She was grateful for her scrambler, a device to hide herself if anyone had picked up her signal.

     Removing her helmet, it will disperse into little shimmering particles of light. Nimbus will gaze up at the library, a treasure trove of thousands of books filled with intel... more of a reason to learn whilst she can. It will help her understand humanity and their history. A smile spreads across her face as she heard the sounds of approaching vehicles: a yellow camero and a green SUV. The cheerful ring of a bike bell was also heard, announcing their arrival. Miko and Rafael seemed to have thanked their driver, could it be their parents? Older siblings? Other relatives? Ah who knows.

     After the other girl in the group had finished waving goodbye to the driver of the SUV, she turned to face the rest of them, and Miko's eyes immediately landed on the motorbike parked in front of her.

"Holy mother of love you own this thing?! And it pink! Nadia your bike totes wins the prize— sorry Jack!" Miko laughed as she approached to inspect the motorcycle. "Can I touch it? Please?"