"I think you've got starting and stopping down pretty good!" Zaira praised after she came back. She had gotten herself the neck brace and was back with Shadow who was finally driving. She figured that it was time for a new lesson Something a lot harder.

Lesson # 2: Parallel Parking

"So, what's up next?" asked Shadow.

"Well, one thing you'll need to know during the driver's test is how to parallel park. Know what that is?" asked Zaira.

"Parking next to the curb between two cars," Shadow replied.

"Right. You see, I set up two garbage cans over there to represent the two parked cars. Go ahead and put the car in gear," Zaira explained pointing back at the gear shift.

Shadow grabbed onto it and moved it to the gear he wanted. The car made a grinding noise. Shadow brought it back. "What did I do?!"

"You didn't step on the clutch! After I gave you a full lesson, you forget!" Zaira snapped.

"Oh."

Shadow stepped down on the clutch and made sure to hold it down. He then put the car in gear and it didn't make the grinding noise. Shadow looked back to Zaira.

"Alright, the first thing you want to do is drive past the space-"

"Why?" asked Shadow.

"That's the way you parallel park! You back in!" Zaira told him.

Shadow still looked a little confused. "Why can't you just pull forward into the space?"

"It's because you can't make it that way!" Zaira retorts.

Shadow huffed. "I do believe I can! Watch this!"

Shadow stepped down on the gas pedal and began to pull forward. It never occurred to him that there wouldn't be enough space to pull forward into the space...

"Wait! Stop it! You're cutting it too close! You gonna-"

Thump! Crash!

".hit the garbage can...," Zaira finished giving him an annoyed look.

Shadow was embarrassed by his mistake. He almost couldn't believe he just did that. "Oopse..."

Zaira sighed. "It's all right... Just pull forward and get us out of here!"

"Okay."

"Cut your wheels to the left."

"Left?"

"Right."

"RIGHT?!"

"No left!!" Zaira yelled.

Thump!! Crash!!

Shadow groaned and rolled his eyes. Zaira was banging her head against the passenger door. "Way to go Shadow!" she yelled sarcastically.

"You said right!" Shadow yelled.

"I didn't mean right right! I meant right correct!" Zaira yelled.

"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN IF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN?!?!?" demanded Shadow.

"I know what I mean! Listen, just pull forward!! Okay?!" Zaira yelled.

Shadow sighed. "Forward. Okay."

Crash! Pop! Hisssssssss.........

"Um... What was that?" asked Shadow. He already knew what it was because the car was sinking in the back.

"I think we have a flat..."

"How did we get a flat?"

"I... Loaded the garbage cans with glass bottles..."

There was a long silence between them. Finally, Zaira tried to brighten up. "Well, look on the bright side! It's time for your next lesson!"

"What's that?"

"Changing a flat tire!"

Zaira and Shadow went through the rest of the lessons to prepare for the driver's test. Once Zaira was sure he was ready, she sent him off with a wave. Sonic got the pleasure of watching her pace in his living room. Back and forth... Back and forth... Back and forth...

"Sonic, what time is it?" asked Zaira.

"Five minutes after the last time you asked me... Are you sure you're fine?" asked Sonic.

Zaira stopped. "I'm great!"

Sonic shook his head at her. "Well, I'll tell you this. You look more nervous than Shadow did before he left!"

"I do? I guess I am a little nervous... If he doesn't pass, it'll be all my fault...," Zaira explained.

"Nonsense! I think you did a great job of teaching him! You were much better than Amy when she taught me! Just be a little patient and stop pacing!" Sonic told her.

Zaira stopped and sat on his recliner. She looked over at his clock. Sonic rolled his eyes.

Shadow walked into the room with an expression that was unreadable. Zaira and Sonic jumped to their feet at the same time. "How'd it go?!" they both demanded.

"Um... I passed the written test...," Shadow started.

"Well, that's good," Sonic said with a nod.

"What about the road test?!" Zaira demanded.

Shadow looked at the ground and didn't reply. Sonic and Zaira looked at each other and back at Shadow. They knew what the results were.

"Shadow, I'm so sorry!" Zaira whimpered.

"I failed it again! I failed the driver's test!" Shadow yelled. He threw Sonic 06 on the ground and began to crush the game that was going to be made.

"Shadow! Stop it! What happened?!" asked Sonic stopping him from crushing the game. He was getting the tiny pieces of plastic stuck in his carpet. Shadow took a deep breath.

"You won't believe me...," Shadow starts.

"Try us."

"Okay, well..., I choked," Shadow explained.

"Went blank?" asked Sonic.

"NO! I mean I actually choked! The minute the instructor got into the car, I felt my throat constrict! Things only got worse from there!" Shadow pointed out.

"What happened after that?" asked Sonic.

"He asked me to show him the proper hand-signals. Well..."

"You knew those backwards!" Zaira said.

"Yep. That's exactly how I did them! With the wrong hand! I signalled for a right turn and nearly slapped him!" Shadow exclaimed.

Sonic looked worried for a second. "You didn't actually slap him, did you?!"

"No... I barely missed him... Then there was parallel parking!" Shadow continued.

"I'm not sure if I want to know...," Zaira sighed.

"You don't... I tore the trim off of the instructor's door...," Shadow explained.

"You did not!" Zaira exclaimed.

Shadow was rubbing his temples. He still hadn't gotten to the worst part! "That was absolutely nothing compared to the hill test..."

"Hill test?" asked Sonic.

"Yeah... I was supposed to stop and start on a hill... I got half-way up and stopped, but when I tried to start the car again, it stalled! The car rolled down the hill and ended up in Tails' petunia garden!!" Shadow yelled in frustration. Sonic's mind was reeling.

"You rolled into Tails' petunia garden?!" he demanded.

"Yeah... Although, Tails was still in it at the time...," Shadow explained sheepishly.

Both Zaira and Sonic gasped. Sonic was the first to speak. "You didn't hurt Tails did you?! If you hurt my best friend, you've got another thing coming!!"

Shadow backed away from Sonic. "He's fine... He just had to make a remarkable jump into the side of a tree... He only got some minor cuts and bruises, but the garden was a goner..."

"Did it really go that badly?" asked Zaira.

"Let me put it this way... The instructor drove back AND RESIGNED!!" Shadow shouted exasperatedly.

"That's pretty bad...," Sonic said slowly.

"What am I supposed to do?! How can I-"

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Shadow picked up his phone. Sonic and Zaira couldn't hear what the guy on the other end was saying. Shadow's face went pale and he didn't say anything. The voice continued to ramble on. It finally stopped and Shadow nodded and said, "Okay..." He hung up. Zaira and Sonic looked at each other for a second.

"What did he say?" asked Zaira.

"Filming for those games start tomorrow...," Shadow replied slowly.