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This chapter is going to focus on Optimus and Tai...I need a few more chapters with just them...who agrees?
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Chapter 7
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It was just another boring day at the NEST headquarters.
All of the human soldiers were at home with their families, Bumblebee was with Sam and Mikaela in Tranquility, Ironhide was Major William Lennox and his family, and the other Autobots were Primus knows where.
Optimus Prime was one of the few mechs who had remained at Base, considering this was his new home and being the leader, had no choice. But it was alright. He was not alone.
His newly founded daughter, who he thought he lost so many vorns ago and had found she had invaded the body of a four year old girl who was now a techorganic by the name of Tatyana Topaz Prime, had a studio apartment on base. Personality wise, she reminded him strongly of Elita-1...tough, a thirst to prove herself to all of the mechs, and very sarcastic...yet, she was very caring, sweet, and funny.
The sound of wheels caught his audio receptors causing him to look up in curiosity. He smiled when he saw her on her famous skateboard. He couldn't help but chuckle at her attire this day; Her ever-changing hair was now layered in various places and was dark brown, her bright blue eye and her glowing optic was alight with delight as she sped around his feet and around the room. Her clothes consisted of a sea-foam green t-shirt with a faded picture of a large floppy disk on the front, he had to chuckle at that..she was quite the 'computer whiz' ,as Sam put it...and a pair black and white plaid skinny jeans.
'Hey Dad!' She called in her usual excited tone. Psyche, her large Great Dane came bounding in behind her with little Sparrow on her back. Optimus smiled warmly at the sight of his newly adopted 'granddaughter' as she clicked and squeaked with giggles. Psyche trotted around the room like a horse before flopping down the floor. Sparrow simply clicked as she gently poked the dog with a tiny finger and giggled when the large tongue licked the small digit. The little Sparkling then yawned sleepily and cuddled up next to the black and white creature.
'Aww...my two babies!' Tai cooed, flipping off her board and catching it swiftly in her hand. 'Aren't they precious?' She then knelt down by her dog and her adopted daughter, giving them both numerous kisses on both of their heads.
'Hello, my little star.' He said with a smile. Tai chuckled at the little nickname; her Dad had taken on a hobby..'How many pet names can I use to embarrass my daughter?'...Just like her human Dad had when she was small.
Straining her memory, she remembered all of the nicknames Robert Witwicky had called her since she was a baby...Monkey-Moo, Biscuit head, Boo-boo bear, Bubby wubby, Anya Bear, and so many others that were odd to be mentioned in front of a large group of people. Optimus's little pet names were slightly cooler, but she was still embarrassed when he called her that is front of everyone...which he intended to do every now and then just to annoy her...His nicknames consisted of Super Nova, Little Star, Precious Youngling, His little Soldier, Sweetheart, Cerulean (because of her eyes), and so many more names.
She took a deep breath. 'What'cha doing?' She asked, blinking her optic.
'Just work, sweetheart...nothing for you to be concerned about.' He answered warmly, turning back to the Data pad in his large hands.
Tai smiled at how nice and calm he was, even under all of that pressure of being the leader of a whole race of giant alien robots and keeping a world safe who didn't even know they existed . She then walked over to where his foot was and hugged his ankle tightly. He started slightly and looked down, he then smiled and reached down and picked her up carefully and set her on his large desk. 'What was that for?'
'Oh...just because...' She shrugged, her cheeks turning a soft pink color. That was another thing Prime found so fascinating about humans...depending on their mood, their skin could change color from bright red to pale white. 'Thanks for accepting my freakishness...' She pointed to her optic and her small robotic arm. Optimus frowned.
'Freakishness?' He asked. 'I don 't understand...'
'Well...I figured...I'm not human...I'm not one of you guys...' She looked down, picking at her bright yellow polished nails. 'Then what am I?' Before he could answer, she spoke up. 'A freak of nature...'
'That is not true!' Optimus exclaimed in a stern tone. With his large pointer finger, he reached down and brushed her long bangs from her eyes, which he was shocked to see tears forming in them. 'It is true...you are no longer truly human...nor are you truly Cybertronian...'His spark clenched when she cast her beautiful blue eyes downward. 'But none of that matters...it does not matter if you are human or Cybertronian...what matters is who you are...you are Tatyana Topaz Prime...my daughter.' He then gave her a comforting smile. 'And trust me when I say this, you are not a freak of any kind...you are unique.'
Tai wiped at her eyes and smiled. She grabbed his finger in a tight hug, which caused him to laugh. 'Thanks, Dad.' She said, showing her very white teeth.
A few moments of comfortable silence passed, broken only by Sparrow's soft clicking and Psyche's loud snoring. Then Tai spoke up again.
'Question, Pops?'
'Shoot.' He replied.
Tai looked up into the gentle optics of her father before taking a deep breath. 'What did Mom look like?'
Optimus's smile faded slightly. Oh Primus, I knew this day would come. He hadn't thought about Elita since her off lining... even after so many vorns, it still hurt very badly to think about her. But he didn't want to leave his daughter hanging. Clearing his throat pipes, he looked down into the bright blue that was his daughters eyes.
'Well, where should I start?' He asked tentatively.
'Well...what was she like?' Tai asked with a bright expression on her pretty face. 'Was she pretty?'
Optimus smiled. 'She was beautiful.' He then had a thought. 'What did your human mother look like?'
Tai scrunched up her face in concentration. 'Hmm...good question...let me think...' She blew out a long stream of air through her lips. 'She had long wavy brown hair...freckles...she was pale...you know, I think I have a picture of her. 'She dug through her bag for her wallet. She always kept her picture in her wallet, folded up. Unfolding it, she handed it to her dad, who took it carefully between his large fingers.
His spark fluttered slightly at the woman in the picture. This woman was beautiful, now he saw where Tatyana inherited her appearance, except for the nose. He remembered Sam telling him that both of them inherited the 'Witwicky curse' from their father; long and narrow noses. Rowan Witwicky's nose was small and slightly wider. Her eyes were quite large, bright, and very expressive...and a deep green color.
'You look just like her, sweetheart.' He chuckled when he saw her blush once again.
'Yeah, my human Dad always used to say that.' She smiled then looked away. 'Two families...both of them, I never got to know my mom..' She then looked up into his face. 'Think Mom would've proud of me...both of them?'
Optimus was somewhat shocked at the level of insecurities his daughter was showing. He once again reached down and gently rubbed her cheek with his large thumb. 'Of course...why wouldn't they be?'
'The way I look...the way I act...the way I turned out...' She rambled on about all of her flaws, which he found to be completely untrue. 'Would they have loved me?'
'What kind of a silly question is that?' Optimus asked in a shocked tone. 'Of course they would've loved you...they both gave up their lives so you could have one.' He then poked her in the side, smiling when he received a giggle. How he loved that sound. 'That sounds like love to me.'
'Touché!' She laughed out, swatting at his finger. 'But back to what I asked before...or close to it...how else am I like Mom?'
'Well, you definitely have her personality.' He chuckled, picking her up in his hand and heading to the giant couch. 'Like you, she thought she always had to prove herself to all of the Mechs.' He spent the next hour telling her everything she wanted to know, how they met, where they met, how beautiful she was, and finally to the time where their sparkling was born...and so on and so forth.
Optimus was so busy talking, he hadn't noticed that Bumblebee had pulled in with Sam.
'Hey Big guy!' Sam called, clutching two bright blue drinks in his hands. 'Hey Mai-Tai!'
'Sammy wammy boy! Bumbles!' Tai exclaimed, running over to them after Optimus had put her down. 'Le Gasp! Blue razberry!' She immediately started guzzling down the deliciously cold liquid, since she became part Cybertronian, she could no longer get brain freeze from eating or drinking too fast. 'You know me so well!'
'Hey, I was about to go get Miles and we were gonna throw water balloons on Lennox and Epps...you wanna come?'
'Hell to the yeah!' She then paused. 'Is Ironhide with them?'
'I'm afraid so.' Optimus chuckled, knowing that would not stop her.
'Suh-sweet!' She cheered happily. 'I'll meet you guys out there in a second!'
'Alrighty...hurry up!' Sam laughed, walking outside with Bumblebee.
She turned to her Dad, who looked very amused. 'Mind watching Sparrow and the Psyche?'
'I wouldn't mind at all.' He chuckled. 'Go..have fun!'
'Thanks Dad!' She said excitedly, blowing him a kiss and bolting out to meet Sam.
Optimus shook his head with a smile. 'Well Elita, we have a pretty amazing child.' He let out a stream of air through his vents.
'Even if she does not yet realize it.'
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