The new Duo Part 1
"You're the boss, but I think it's such a good idea. What if anything should go wrong, like his condition gets worse or."
"Just do it, ok?" Rodimus was sick and tired of what if's and why's and why not's, it was time all the theories were tested. One that didn't work could easily be replaced with one that did, they just needed to try and then in the end they would find something that benefited them all and most importantly; that benefited Duo. "Just let me know when he wakes up."
"Sure thing." Ratchet stared at Rodimus' back as he exited the room. He had been given the weirdest assignments lately. He guessed it had to be some kind of conspiracy against him. Try this, do that, why not? "Why not?" he muttered as he started working on the assistant/psychiatrist. Autobot.
***
"How's it going?"
Ratchet turned to find Daniel Witwicky. "He's still out, don't know how she did it, but no matter what I try I can't seem to shake him to life."
Daniel stepped over to stand beside the doctor. "Do you think it'll work?"
"I guess it's always worth a shot, he has been a little under the weather. The only thing we can comfort ourselves with is that he can't possibly get any worse. Can he?"
Daniel shrugged. "The good captain doesn't think so." He looked down at the indigo Autobot. "Some destiny. I'm glad that's not me lying there. I could never imagine being so unsure about my sexuality like that."
Ratchet looked like a question mark.
"That's what it comes down to, you know, sexuality. Being female some of the time and male the rest of the time it gets rather confusing and scaring when you have no idea what the other part of you, your other personality is doing. Maybe the female part has someone she's in love with and that her chosen one is just as madly in love with her. It can never happen as long as Duo has a male part, a male mode. am I making sense at all here?"
"No, but if you keep trying maybe you will be able to get there in the end. Sexuality?"
"Oh, angels and ministers of grace defend us. YES! He doesn't know what he is, where he belongs, he doesn't dare to fall in love with anyone because it could never work. If he did it would be too weird. He wouldn't know whether he would be a lesbian or a gay since he has in fact two genders. Got it now? You better, 'cause this is just about as good as I can explain it without sounding like a complete moron."
"I think I've got it."
Wheeljack entered just as Duo stirred. "Awoken at last. How are you doing, kid?"
"Did anyone get the licence plate on that eighteen-wheeler?"
"Awfully sorry about that, but knowing how you would react to what we were about to do with you Andrea had to use. what shall we say-necessary force? When they collected Duo Andrea used that electric rod. pike. thingy. she has used before to disable some of the smaller robots she had created back on Earth. I had no idea she had managed to create anything powerful enough to stun an Autobot."
"Believe it," muttered Duo. "I feel like I've been run over by an eighteen- wheeler and then struck by lightning." Then he remembered what Daniel first had said. "What did you mean when you said; "what you were about to do"? What have you done to me? Why am I here?"
Ratchet started panicking. He had never been good with other people panicking; he more often panicked himself rather than calming them down. Especially when he had carried out orders he didn't wanted to follow. "Now, this came from the top, it was against my better judgement, but you know when you get orders you have to follow them even though you don't really want to."
"Ratchet. shut up!" Daniel turned to the frightened Autobot. "We have been observing you for quite some time and since it almost tore Rodimus apart to see you like this he decided to do everything in his power to help you. He ordered Ratchet to link the two personalities together so the other one will always know what the first one is saying and thinking. We hope this will help you, but if it doesn't you can always go to Andrea or Rodimus. Or you can tell Wheeljack, who has been assigned to watch over you in the beginning."
Duo just stared at him for a while, letting it sink in. "And. the. link. how did it go?"
"So far so good," replied Ratchet. "We don't really know until you transform and stuff like that, but we are confident it will work."
"You weren't five minutes ago."
Daniel stared at Ratchet, never had he heard Duo indirectly accuse Ratchet for being a liar. He half expected the doctor to react, but he didn't.
"Well, you're off then. There's nothing more we can say or do for you until you have checked out the improvement I've made. "I'm ordered to tell you that you are to report to Wheeljack as soon as you find any differences, better or worse. Rodimus Prime wanted you back in his office as soon as you were back on your feet."
The smaller Autobot nodded before he jumped off Ratchet's table and hurried off towards his leader's office.
"I just hope this works," Wheeljack muttered.
***
Out of experience Duo knocked on the door before even considering entering.
"Enter!" Rodimus called.
Ok, no female visitors, no secret meetings, no way Duo could get in trouble now so he entered. "You wanted to see me, sir?"
"Yes, how do you feel?"
"Like I've been hit by an eighteen-wheeler. I guess that is just an after- effect to the treatment I received from the Amshean captain."
Rodimus smiled. "She never meant to hurt you, she only did it to help you. She was cruel only to be kind as they say. It's an Earthly expression," Rodimus explained as Duo looked like a giant question mark.
"I see. What can I do for you, sir?"
"Nothing. Optimus wants to see you, it seems as though Hound needs someone he needs to talk to. About a certain someone he is in love with, but probably never can be with. Depressions, depressions, depressions."
"Did Optimus Prime ever consider the possibility that too much interaction with the humans might have an unfortunate impact on us? I thought we were programmed to think rational, logical rather than be passionate and romantic. Considering that we were in the middle of a war. why would we even want to do something like that? I mean fall in love."
"Grow up!"
Duo was taken aback by the sudden outburst from his commanding officer. "Sir?"
"We have feelings just like any other sentient being some of us are even married. you have been created wrongfully, my friend, being unable to love that is. I feel sorry for you."
"Sir? I were created just like you, just as passionate and creative and romantic and-"
"Are you? Tell me, Duo, have you ever been in love?"
Duo thought for a while. "I don't know, sir. Till this day I haven't been able to track what my other personality have been feeling, saying or doing."
Rodimus shook his head. "Have YOU ever been in love? Have the mode you're in now ever spotted a one special femmebot and just stared at her, feeling that you just HAD to get to know her?"
Duo shook his head. "Not as I can remember, sir."
"Then how can you possibly help Hound?" he muttered.
"To clearly state that he can not get involved in a relationship with this femme, who ever she is."
"You don't hang out with other people much, do you?" Rodimus sighed inwardly. "First of all you need to fully understand the situation he is in and do your best to help him."
"I shall endeavour to try, sir."
"Know this," he said before the other one turned to leave. "She is not a femme, she is the captain of the Amsheans."
"I see. I know you doubt that I can help him, sir, but I have studied the subject of "love" although I have not yet experienced it."
"Do your best," Rodimus muttered.
"Yeah, and if that's not good enough for you, you can do it your own damn self!" muttered Duo, barely audible.
Rodimus, however, heard him. He just stood and stared at the open door. What had they done? He was pretty sure they now had created a monster.
"You're the boss, but I think it's such a good idea. What if anything should go wrong, like his condition gets worse or."
"Just do it, ok?" Rodimus was sick and tired of what if's and why's and why not's, it was time all the theories were tested. One that didn't work could easily be replaced with one that did, they just needed to try and then in the end they would find something that benefited them all and most importantly; that benefited Duo. "Just let me know when he wakes up."
"Sure thing." Ratchet stared at Rodimus' back as he exited the room. He had been given the weirdest assignments lately. He guessed it had to be some kind of conspiracy against him. Try this, do that, why not? "Why not?" he muttered as he started working on the assistant/psychiatrist. Autobot.
***
"How's it going?"
Ratchet turned to find Daniel Witwicky. "He's still out, don't know how she did it, but no matter what I try I can't seem to shake him to life."
Daniel stepped over to stand beside the doctor. "Do you think it'll work?"
"I guess it's always worth a shot, he has been a little under the weather. The only thing we can comfort ourselves with is that he can't possibly get any worse. Can he?"
Daniel shrugged. "The good captain doesn't think so." He looked down at the indigo Autobot. "Some destiny. I'm glad that's not me lying there. I could never imagine being so unsure about my sexuality like that."
Ratchet looked like a question mark.
"That's what it comes down to, you know, sexuality. Being female some of the time and male the rest of the time it gets rather confusing and scaring when you have no idea what the other part of you, your other personality is doing. Maybe the female part has someone she's in love with and that her chosen one is just as madly in love with her. It can never happen as long as Duo has a male part, a male mode. am I making sense at all here?"
"No, but if you keep trying maybe you will be able to get there in the end. Sexuality?"
"Oh, angels and ministers of grace defend us. YES! He doesn't know what he is, where he belongs, he doesn't dare to fall in love with anyone because it could never work. If he did it would be too weird. He wouldn't know whether he would be a lesbian or a gay since he has in fact two genders. Got it now? You better, 'cause this is just about as good as I can explain it without sounding like a complete moron."
"I think I've got it."
Wheeljack entered just as Duo stirred. "Awoken at last. How are you doing, kid?"
"Did anyone get the licence plate on that eighteen-wheeler?"
"Awfully sorry about that, but knowing how you would react to what we were about to do with you Andrea had to use. what shall we say-necessary force? When they collected Duo Andrea used that electric rod. pike. thingy. she has used before to disable some of the smaller robots she had created back on Earth. I had no idea she had managed to create anything powerful enough to stun an Autobot."
"Believe it," muttered Duo. "I feel like I've been run over by an eighteen- wheeler and then struck by lightning." Then he remembered what Daniel first had said. "What did you mean when you said; "what you were about to do"? What have you done to me? Why am I here?"
Ratchet started panicking. He had never been good with other people panicking; he more often panicked himself rather than calming them down. Especially when he had carried out orders he didn't wanted to follow. "Now, this came from the top, it was against my better judgement, but you know when you get orders you have to follow them even though you don't really want to."
"Ratchet. shut up!" Daniel turned to the frightened Autobot. "We have been observing you for quite some time and since it almost tore Rodimus apart to see you like this he decided to do everything in his power to help you. He ordered Ratchet to link the two personalities together so the other one will always know what the first one is saying and thinking. We hope this will help you, but if it doesn't you can always go to Andrea or Rodimus. Or you can tell Wheeljack, who has been assigned to watch over you in the beginning."
Duo just stared at him for a while, letting it sink in. "And. the. link. how did it go?"
"So far so good," replied Ratchet. "We don't really know until you transform and stuff like that, but we are confident it will work."
"You weren't five minutes ago."
Daniel stared at Ratchet, never had he heard Duo indirectly accuse Ratchet for being a liar. He half expected the doctor to react, but he didn't.
"Well, you're off then. There's nothing more we can say or do for you until you have checked out the improvement I've made. "I'm ordered to tell you that you are to report to Wheeljack as soon as you find any differences, better or worse. Rodimus Prime wanted you back in his office as soon as you were back on your feet."
The smaller Autobot nodded before he jumped off Ratchet's table and hurried off towards his leader's office.
"I just hope this works," Wheeljack muttered.
***
Out of experience Duo knocked on the door before even considering entering.
"Enter!" Rodimus called.
Ok, no female visitors, no secret meetings, no way Duo could get in trouble now so he entered. "You wanted to see me, sir?"
"Yes, how do you feel?"
"Like I've been hit by an eighteen-wheeler. I guess that is just an after- effect to the treatment I received from the Amshean captain."
Rodimus smiled. "She never meant to hurt you, she only did it to help you. She was cruel only to be kind as they say. It's an Earthly expression," Rodimus explained as Duo looked like a giant question mark.
"I see. What can I do for you, sir?"
"Nothing. Optimus wants to see you, it seems as though Hound needs someone he needs to talk to. About a certain someone he is in love with, but probably never can be with. Depressions, depressions, depressions."
"Did Optimus Prime ever consider the possibility that too much interaction with the humans might have an unfortunate impact on us? I thought we were programmed to think rational, logical rather than be passionate and romantic. Considering that we were in the middle of a war. why would we even want to do something like that? I mean fall in love."
"Grow up!"
Duo was taken aback by the sudden outburst from his commanding officer. "Sir?"
"We have feelings just like any other sentient being some of us are even married. you have been created wrongfully, my friend, being unable to love that is. I feel sorry for you."
"Sir? I were created just like you, just as passionate and creative and romantic and-"
"Are you? Tell me, Duo, have you ever been in love?"
Duo thought for a while. "I don't know, sir. Till this day I haven't been able to track what my other personality have been feeling, saying or doing."
Rodimus shook his head. "Have YOU ever been in love? Have the mode you're in now ever spotted a one special femmebot and just stared at her, feeling that you just HAD to get to know her?"
Duo shook his head. "Not as I can remember, sir."
"Then how can you possibly help Hound?" he muttered.
"To clearly state that he can not get involved in a relationship with this femme, who ever she is."
"You don't hang out with other people much, do you?" Rodimus sighed inwardly. "First of all you need to fully understand the situation he is in and do your best to help him."
"I shall endeavour to try, sir."
"Know this," he said before the other one turned to leave. "She is not a femme, she is the captain of the Amsheans."
"I see. I know you doubt that I can help him, sir, but I have studied the subject of "love" although I have not yet experienced it."
"Do your best," Rodimus muttered.
"Yeah, and if that's not good enough for you, you can do it your own damn self!" muttered Duo, barely audible.
Rodimus, however, heard him. He just stood and stared at the open door. What had they done? He was pretty sure they now had created a monster.