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He was in another world, in between awake and nothingness. He didn't know how long he was there. He didn't feel pain, nor pleasure. He was aware, and yet he wasn't. He didn't like it, but he didn't dislike it either. He felt like he was both alive and dead.

Consciousness, when it finally came, was slow. It was like drowning, in a way. He was manage to rise above consciousness for a moment, only to be dragged under. Over and over, until finally he managed to find the symbolic land and drag himself to consciousness.

The first thing he registered was his HUD. It told him that he was out of danger, but many of his wounds would take a while to fully repair. His sensor nodes came online before his optics. He was on a berth, he knew that. And he felt heavy. Almost like he was being held down. When his optics finally flickered on, the first thing he saw was static, but slowly the static faded and he could finally see the ceiling.

"You are online."

The voice startled him, but he couldn't move his head to find the source.

"You are still paralyzed. You will be until you are fully repaired."

"H-how-"

"It is not important. All that is important is that you are alive."

He wanted to look towards the voice, wanted to see his savior, but he couldn't move.

"Rest for now. Recharge will help your auto-repair do its job."

"T-thank you."

Silence.

"I did not save you for no reason. I have a job for you. You will help save Cybertron."