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From the Secret Files of the TF Militia, an inside look at the origins of our most desired Operative. From the Secret Files of the TF Militia: Origins. Rachael! Beautiful, sweet, and soooo sexy. Where did she come from? Why is she here? What does she do for us? At long last, all your questions are answered in Origins. By RC, Senior Negotiator. ...The guys wanted me to write this up... I don't know why; after all, I only acted as the courier for the mission. I didn't do the hard work. But they insisted; they said that it would be better coming from me. Especially considering that I used to be her friend. Back when...but I'm getting ahead of myself here. Let me try to get to the beginning. Back to when the world made more sense; when friendships weren't thrown away over something as stupid as transformers...or even a story about a transformer. When things were REAL, and not carbon copies of reality... My codename is RC...my real name...is a secret. Like most others, I didn't always have this codename either; I had to create it a few years ago, back when I began to have dealings with the TF Militia. As RC, I am an unknown; I can move about freely, saying what I please, without being recognized. With my old codename, people could track me. They knew me by that old codename. Hearing it was as good as hearing my name. That's fine for a lot of people; they WANT to be recognized as being a part of this group. But not me. I'm still embarrassed by the whole thing. Especially since...ah, but that can wait for another time. I'm here to tell you about Rachael, the self-appointed "heartthrob" of the group. All the guys ask where she came from. She didn't seem to exist, that she just showed up one day out of nowhere. Boy, they don't realize just how right they are! It doesn't really occur to them that there's a reason that she didn't exist before a few years ago; and it's not because she changed her codename, either. Sigh. They are always chasing after her; but she likes it. And she makes it worth their while. Not like the other one. She was ...oh, tut-tut, I'm getting ahead of myself again. Lets go back to a certain Botcon, and Rachael...and someone VERY close to Rachael. Very close, indeed. The plumed serpent herself; actually. Yep, that's right. Rachael shares a very special bond with...Raksha. What could Raksha possibly have to do with Rachael? You'd be surprised. Granted; Rachael is quite friendly; to the point of promiscuity. And she's a passionate fan of the autobots. And Skyflight told me that he likes the way she giggles and blushes, and is quite warm, which is completely the opposite of Raksha in every way, shape, and form...but that's on purpose, I'm told. The boys at the lab say that Rachael is the perfect woman, that she has all of Raksha's advantages, without any of the disadvantages. None of the personality defects, or emotional baggage. And I have to admit, from my own experience, it's true. Rachael is my best friend; She's truly taken the place of Raksha in my life. Of course, looking as alike as they do is still quite startling, but you get used to it after awhile. Her personality is very well-balanced, and they even helped her maintain all of her intelligence thru the transition! So I guess the college degree wasn't wasted, after all. And it's great to have another female to talk to about tfm, and transformers in general. I admit, I'm a little uncomfortable when we talk about the guys in the group; she's going out on dates with them, and doing other things, as well. It's not polite for me to even mention some of the things we've discussed, so I won't go into that. But her activities don't seem to be affecting the group at all. In fact, they may even help, to some degree. Redirects tensions, and all of that. She still has Raksha's temper, although it blows over quickly, thank goodness. That couldn't be engineered out of her without seriously affecting her stability, and they'd done so much already, they decided not to tamper with it. Which is fine, because her emotions don't rule her. She has a firm grip on them. Personally, I think sex is an alternative outlet for her. Whatever makes everyone happy. I just wish she wouldn't ask me if I wanted to join the "fun" all the time! I still wonder if they didn't purposefully give her an abnormally high sex drive. So where was I? Oh, yes, a certain Botcon, and Raksha...and myself. It was the last time I ever dealt with her face to face, really. That fight in the hotel room was when I finally realized that I couldn't salvage the freindship. But I had to try. To this day, I still think it was stupid for her to be upset with me over a story...it had nothing to do with her; it was a personal journey for me. I wrote it to reflect my new way of looking at things. But she took it as a personal assult, claiming that it flew in the face of everything that "we" stood for...well, maybe what she stood for. Oh, I wish I'd seen how irrational she was before! Then maybe I would have joined the TFM sooner, instead of...but that's water under the bridge. Heck, I'm not really mad at her anymore; I feel sorry for her. I'm still rather pissed that Skyflight didn't bother to step in and say something. He just sat there on the bed. And when the last of the friendship slipped away from Raksha's words, I left. I didn't even realize it at the time, but I had inadvertantly pulled a piece of hair off of her hairbrush sitting on the nightstand as I left. I must have unconsciously wanted it as a souvenier, or something. Maybe wave it around at the show, saying that we got into a fight, and I ripped out her hair..who really knows? I was hurting. But as it turned out, that little piece of hair was my salvation...and that of the TF Militia. I got a new best friend; tfm got one heck of a great human resources and recruitment director. Even now, I can't help but wonder exactly what she did to get all those guys to join up...but I'm not going to ask her. She would probably tell me. Please try to understand; Rachael is every bit of a person in her own right. No matter what the circumstances of her, "birth", she's still a human being, just like the rest of us. Just because she didn't have a mother and a father doesn't make her less of a person.Truth be told, with all the adjustments that were made, one could argue that she's more than a normal person. After all, she's quite an improvement over the other. We all love her. Even now, scientists and geneticists are working on perfecting the process. You'd be amazed how far they are already. The problem isn't so much the technology; it's getting people to accept it. And who can blame them for not accepting it? I don't know how I'd feel about my identity being stolen. Or taken and changed. If there were a better version of me running around, I'd probably be driven irrational, too. That's what happened the original when Raksha came about. And it would appear that Raksha suffers from the same defect, as she slowly slips away from us, knowing of the existance of Rachael. I don't even know who the original donor was; I have only what Raksha told me about her. The boys at the lab are pretty tight-lipped. And all that Raksha knows is what they left intact in her mind when they created her, which certainly wasn't much good in the end! All it did was make Raksha hallucinate that all those bad things happened to her, and not...whatever her name was. The things she talked about...will still remain a secret between us. In the end, I still am her friend, even if she isn't mine. Sometimes, I wonder why they have to do this. But they say it's an important step in the process. They say soon, they'll be able to simply create organs, and not an entire person. Which is certainly better than creating an entire body for parts! That's simply too-horrible to contemplate. These are people, not parts bins. Thankfully, they realize that, and are close to solving the problem. I'm glad the civilians, and media don't know just how far along this stuff really is! They'd flip if they knew about Rachael. Or Raksha, for that matter. But thankfully, only a few people know, and they've all wisely decided to keep quiet. I'm told that there will be no more after Rachael. Which is a shame; I really like her. But she was expensive, and the moral issues in continuing to make more of her were overwhelming. I'm glad they're focusing on individual organs instead. Much more humane. And it will save everyone a lot of hassle. How many of Rachael do we really want running around? She's special to me...to all of us. And I'd like her to stay that way. So sorry, guys; they'll only be one of her to go around. I guess you'll all just have to share. So, now you know. xoxoxo
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