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A/N: Continuing with the theme. I hope you enjoy this one as well. And again please give me your feedback and thoughts. Thank you! This contains spoilers for the episodes Lockdown and Basic.

Sorry for the long wait on this chapter. My laptop, which contained the competed draft, seized up on me and had to go in for repairs. It was gone for almost two months! But it's back now and I didn't lose any information for which I'm thankful. Because this went so long between posts I'm going to post the next chapter right away as a bonus.


Respected


Noah was wandering the halls of the Keep alone. Having been here many times he wasn't apt to get lost, and his association with Rex afforded him greater access than most civilians. Not that he really thought of himself strictly as a civilian now. He'd been on so many missions, caught up in Rex's world, that he had a good bit of experience.

His previous training didn't hurt either. When he told Bobo Haha that he'd taken kick-boxing at the mall once wasn't a total lie, that really did happen. It also wasn't the whole truth. You could say he was "home-schooled" in self defense.

He'd also discovered that in this world you learn, get out of the way, or die. Those last two were not options by his way of thinking.

Rex certainly had an interesting life, and he was happy to be a part of it, despite the circumstances of how they met. Something for which he tried to make it up to his friend on a daily basis. He doesn't take orders from White Knight any more, he's not sure why he ever did.

Noah passed an open doorway, catching the sound of voices inside. He paused when he heard one voice in particular – Captain Callan.

The blond teen changed his direction and joined the tall man who was currently giving instructions to a group of grunts. The young man waited until the others had departed on their assignments before he made his presence known to the officer.

When he approached the Captain smiled at him. "Noah. What're ya doing here, son? I thought you and Rex went out to grab lunch."

Noah smiled back at the man. "Rex was called back early for a meeting so I was just wandering around killin' time."

Callan nodded. "I saw some of the test results from your time at basic training. I was mightily impressed. I hope you'll consider joinin' for real some day."

The teen was surprised but thoroughly pleased that he'd made an impression on this important man. "I was considering it, Sir."

Callan cupped him on the shoulder. "That'd be fine, just fine. Do you have any big plans today?"

Noah shook his head. "Nah, just waitin' for Rex."

The Captain nodded again. Suddenly the alarms went off all over the ship, making Callan glance up and grin. "Well, back to work. See you later?"

Noah nodded as the man began to jog to the doors. "Be careful out there, Captain." The scarred man turned at the last minute to salute him before continuing out the doors. Noah watched him, as soon as he'd disappeared the teen let out the breath he'd been holding.

Callan was one of the most respected officers of Providence. The man constantly put his life on the line to protect others. If there was anyone worthy of respect it was that man, and personally Noah admired him greatly. Secretly he wanted to be Captain Callan when he grew up.

It would be easy too, with his "connections".

Noah went across to the opposite set of doors, at the last minute he turned one last time to look in the direction the Captain had gone. "Be safe, Dad," he whispered. One day he hoped he'd be standing by his side instead of always watching him leave on assignment.


A/N: The Keep is the largest flying vessel Providence has, Rex is often deployed from it. I also noticed that Captain Callan is often in command of it. Headquarters, sometimes called Base, is where the "petting zoo" and most of the sleeping quarters are, it is not mobile. I only mention this because I was confused for the longest time on what they were calling the Keep.
But maybe it was only me that was confused. *shrug*