So, if you thought Satllite had the roughest childhood, HE STILL DOES! But today, it's time to dive into the childhood of Carter Lockheart, the Godspeed of the East.
But first, I just want you to know that added some more stuff to the last chapter, so I suggest you read before you read THIS one. Once you do...
Enjoy
(9 Years Ago)
Inside a lab room, an 8-year-old boy was hooked up to a machine.
"Amazing!" said a scientist. "Carter Lockheart is only 8 years old. And yet, his synchro rate is over 90%...even with a normal stigmata. This kid might be capable of taking on stronger stigmata when he gets older!"
"Carter Lockheart, I am SO proud of you!" Mr. Lockheart yelled as lifted his son into the air in joy. "You TRULY are the Pride of the Lockheart! I just know you'll be humanity's greatest savoir!"
This is the story of Carter Lockheart, before he became a Pandora: Carter's father had recently begun his political career, and enrolled his daughter in the Pandora program to further expand it.
Even at an early age, Carter proved to be a very strong Pandora, undergoing strenuous training at an early age, making her father proud, and THAT is what made Carter happy for most of his childhood.
However, as he entered middle school, Carter began losing interests in being a Pandora, focusing most of his attention in music and playing guitar; in fact, he eventually realized that being a Pandora was NOT his dream, but his father's...and then, one day...
(5 Years Later)
Carter was inclass listening to Social Psycho on his headset. "So cut/cut/cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up," he silently sang to himself. "Cut/Cut/Cut me up and fuck/fuck/fuck me up."
"Hey, Carter," said a friend. "You are SUCH a metalhead~listening to music again? Even after you said you would be attending Genetics after middle school?"
"Huh?" Carter stopped his song and ok headphones off. "Oh, no! Just...listening to music."
"Anyways, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" The friend held out a present.
"What IS it?"
"Open it up and find out!"
And so, Carter opened the box, discovering...
"A CELL PHONE!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, dude! With this, you can keep in contact with your friends,even while at Genetics; you have NO idea how much money to get you one, especially since our dad never seemed to give you one."
"T-Thanks, man," Carter said nervously, looking at, and sort of liking, his new birthday present.
*SMASH*
Unfortunately for this green-haired kid, his father didn't take it lightly; as soon as the father saw the phone, he threw it onto the ground, destroying it. "YOUNG MAN, this 'TOY' does not suit you at all!" the father yelled. "Middle school is just another 'signpost' in your life! You don't need that kind of ordinary friendship! Once you turn 15, you will enrolling in Genetics to become a Pandora! With your power and talent, you will protect humanity and bring honor to your family's name! Someone like that does NOT need to interact with 'ordinary' people!"
Hearing the verbal abuse, Carter was on his hands and knees. "B-But...they're my friends," he said timidly. "I mean...I like hanging out with them, playing games, listening to music, and being an ordinary—"
"DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF?!" screamed his enraged father. "You're NOT ordinary! Your body has a synchro rate of over 90%! You will fulfill your promise you made to me!" Calming down, he knelt in front of his son and held his face by the cheek to make him look up at him. "Carter, you'll make plenty of friends at Genetics, friends with the same powers as you...believe me. You'll go to Genetics and become a Pandora. That kind of existence...is the 'TRUE' lifestyle of Carter Lockheart."
Later that night, Carter was crying on his bed, crying over his broken birthday present. "Why? Dad, how could you...that was for me! I wanted to be a Pandora, but I only did it for YOU...not for ME. Why can't you—"
*PAT* *STROKE*
"Are you alright, Carter?"
Feeling himself being comforted, Carter looked up at his smiling...
"Nanny!" he softly exclaimed in tears. "*SNIFF* I'm okay...it's just that...I got a cell phone for my birthday from me friends, but Dad didn't like it and smashed it..."
"Carter, I know he can be tough, and I especially hated what he did to you," said the nanny, "but you know father your loves you and expects so much from you. So please don't be angry."
"I-I-I'm not angry," Carter sobbed. "I KNOW he loves me, and I could never HATE him, but..."
"Oh, that reminds me!" The nanny pulled out a envelope and presented it to the green-haired child. "This just came in the mail for you."
"*SNIFF* Really?" Drying his tears, Carter took the envelope and opened it up, revealing a letter that read:
Dear Carter Lockheart,
We have read your fanmail and heard your EP, and we are happy to say that we would love to have you in our band.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of our song, we regret to tell you that you are NOT old enough to join us.
So...how would you like to join us on our tour for some extra guitar lesson unit you come of age.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Special Thanks,
Social Psycho
"...NO WAY!" Carter shouted. "Social Psycho wants to be my guitar teacher?! AWESOME!" The green-haired boy was so overjoyed that he began crying; this time, tears of JOY. "Being able to play guitar! In a band!This is my life-long dream, Nanny!"
"That's right, young master...dreams ARE important," said the nanny. "I know your hear. I know how musical and sensitive you can be, Carter. Maybe your father's expectations...might not be the correct future for you...all you have do...is keep following your dream, to LIVE you dream...is the greatest happiness anyone could know."
*STRIKE*
When his father heard about the news the next morning, Carter was immediately struck in the face.
"I have NO idea why you would abandon your destiny for some pathetic little dream," said the father harshly, "but I'll just pretend it was merely a JOKE!"
"MY destiny? Or YOURS?!" That was the last straw for Carter, it was finally time to take a stand. "MY destiny is to be a Rockstar, not a goddamn Pandora! That's YOUR fucking destiny! I WILL BE A ROCKSTAR, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I DREAM! AND THAT'S WHAT NANNY ME! TO FOLLOW MY DREAM! TO LIVE IT! AND THAT IS THE GREATEST HAPPINESS I'VE EVER KNOWN!"
*BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
"DAD! LET ME OUT! PLEASE!" cried Carter the next morning. Because of the argument with his father yesterday, Carter was locked in his room, while his nanny was immediately dismissed for attempting to "corrupt" his life. "PLEASE! BRING HER BACK! YOU WIN! I'LL DO ANYTHING! I'LL BECOME A PANDORA LIKE YOU WANTED ME! I PROMISE! I'LL EVEN ABANDON MY ROCKSTAR DREAM! JUST BRING HER BACK! PLEASE! I'LL BECOME THE STRONGEST PANDORA! AND I WON'T LOSE TO ANYONE! I PROMISE! I'LL BE...THE STRONGEST PANDORA!"
End
Cast:
(Young) Carter Lockheart: ? (Japanese); Spike Spencer (English)
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