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Post by Christopher Prime on Nov 14, 2009 17:19:36 GMT -5
Chris had tried time and time again to tell his Dad the honest truth. THree times and counting he had come to his Dad's door to tell him. To tell him he was secretly studying to be a medic behind his back, to just come clean and tell him his dream may not be suceeding him as much as it used to be. He still wanted to be the next Prime, of course, but he also wanted to be a medic... Something he had kept from his adoptive Father from years.
He had, in his mind, settled to the facts that he needed to tell Optimus sometime, it wasn't right to hide it from him. Jazz would understand, and he'd tell him a little later. But Optimus, this was something he had to tell Optimus calmly and have a private, Father-Son chat about.
He just prayed he would understand.
Sighing, he came upon the open door to the office, knocking on the side respectfuly. "Dad, can I come in?" He asked, looking through the doorway, waiting for some kind of response.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 14, 2009 19:10:43 GMT -5
The leader was in his office, thinking. It was a lot to think about knowing Megatron would be here soon. NEST and Autobots alike were preparing, whether that was shooting practice, hand to hand combat, or excercising, it was all useful thinking to face an enemy that had been gone for over a decade. Sometimes he had to wonder if the Decepticons would even come back. But he knew Megatron. The two were brothers, and each knew the other well. Megatron would want Optimus to allow his guard to slip. That's how he managed to kill the leader when The Fallen had been resurrected. A costly mistake that he wouldn't let happen again.
At the sound of a knock, he allowed his thoughts to drift away, head looking up to see Chris. Standing, he walked around the desk, and spoke to his adopted son. "Come in Chris." He waited, knowing Chris wanted to speak to him about something. |
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Post by Christopher Prime on Nov 14, 2009 19:21:29 GMT -5
Chris sighed, he thought for a minute, trying to think of how to put this the right way. He wanted to just blurt it out and get it over with, but Optimus at least deserved an explanation, otherwise, Chris supposed for lying he'd be grounded. "Dad, I've been... Lying to you." He said simply, rubbing the back of his head and thinking "I haven't exactly been doing what I've told you I have the last few weeks after school." He fell silent, feeling the need to hear Optimus's reaction to that first before continuing.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 14, 2009 19:44:08 GMT -5
Prime listened as Chris talked, and when he said that he had been lying to him, Optimus didn't know what to do. He knew that there was a reason for his doing, but he didn't say so yet. The Autobot didn't really react, just stood there, puzzling over what Chris would hide from him.
He wasn't pleased that Chris had been keeping something from him, but he wasn't going to yell. Not yet. With a controlled voice, he spoke. "And what have you... been keeping from me?" He worded the words the way he did because he didn't like the way the word "lying" fit into the sentence. To him, it made chris feel like a bad guy, something Optimus knew he was far from. |
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Post by Christopher Prime on Nov 14, 2009 19:53:51 GMT -5
Chris sighed, thinking things through in his head, he hadn't yelled, that was a good sign. He paced for a minute, looking for the right words to put this easily. "Dad, since I was a little kid, I was secretly, reading up mechanics and medical stuff." He said very simply "That was when I first discovered the fact that I was different... You know, a lot more intelligent then kids my age."
"I'd been trying different things out lately. And well Ratchet caught me." He sighed, looking up "He thought I had a lot of potential and decided to start teaching me." He sighed, then looked down "I was afraid you'd be... Not happy that I was doing this since most of my focus should be on my Prime training. So I waited for the right time to tell you."
And hopefully I did pick the right time... He thought to himself.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 14, 2009 20:25:40 GMT -5
Optimus listened, soon knowing why he kept this information from him. He hadn't wanted Chris to think that he had to hide this stuff from him. The Prime was always saying "freedom is the right of all sentient beings". Chris was one of them. So he wanted to be a medic. There was nothing wrong with that.
The approached his son(even if he wasn't the true father, he still treated Chris as if he were his son, even thought of him as his own sometimes), and bent down beside him. "Chris, is there really a right time to tell me?" He allowed a break in his words, to give Chris some time to think over the words he had just spoken, soon continuing on. "Chris, you could've told me. Ratchet has an important job, and I rely on him a lot. Whether you're the next prime, a medic, or another soldier, I really don't care. As long as you feel that is your place." He paused. "If you feel being a medic is your place, than who am I to stop you. Follow your spark." He smiled. "Besides, Ratchet would be lucky to have you as his trainee." |
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Post by Christopher Prime on Nov 15, 2009 2:04:26 GMT -5
Chris looked at Optimus with obvious surprise, the mech didn't even raise his voice at him lying this whole time. Maybe because he understood, Chris figured that had to be the reason. He sighed, and listened to his Dad as he bent down to him to speak to him on the same level. "Wow you took that better then I thought you were going to. Just for the sheer fact I lied." He replied, looking at Optimus.
"I mean don't get me wrong, I want to stil suceed you as Prime, but there isn't a rule that says I can't be both." He looked at his Father with a smile "After all, I may have some great medical talents. But I've been told I'm a natural leader." He then added "So, if at all possible, I'd like to pursue a career in both fields."
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Post by Optimus Prime on Nov 15, 2009 13:51:07 GMT -5
When Chris said he was shocked that Optimus wasn't mad, Optimus smiled. "Lying's wrong, but you did it because you weren't sure how I'd take it. You don't need to keep anything away from us."
Chris was right, he could be both. Being a leader and a medic, that would be a lot of work though, and Chris was sure to know that. "I'm proud that you want to be both, but know that it's a lot of work. Both Ratchet and I have things to teach you. But you are more than capable of handling it all."
He thought for a moment. "With the war coming, I'm sure Ratchet could use all the help he can get." |
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Post by Christopher Prime on Nov 15, 2009 14:49:49 GMT -5
"And there are things I want to learn from both of you." Chris replied with a smile "Even if it is a lot of hard work, I want to learn from both of you. Nothing isn't hard work for that matter." He shrugged, he knew it was true. If you wanted to do anything it pretty much required some form of hard work. It was obvious, and something that Optimus had taught him from a very young age.
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