chapter 14
Lightfire was with Hot Rod and Cyclonus. Noah was with them. "You know there is something strange about Reversal when we fight with him during battle," Noah stated.
"What do you mean?" Cyclonus asked.
"It's like he's present in the battle even though he's not full there," Noah stated. "The look in his optics they are like devoid of life or spirit," he explained.
"You know I have a similar feeling." Lightfire said.
Then came another battle. Lightfire and Hot Rod ran into Maim and Reversal. Reversal was just standing there doing nothing. "What's going on with him?" Hot Rod asked.
"It's like he's a zombie," Lightfire commented.
"I will answer that Reversal, has a chip we implanted in his mind when we captured him in his youth," Maim stated. "He is under our complete control, and he has no free will and won't do anything else we tell him too, he will even kill himself if I give the order," he said.
"He's your puppet!" Hot Rod shouted.
"Basically yes," Maim said.
The fight ensued. Then Reversal short circuited and fell over. Maim left him behind. "We got to help him," Lightfire said.
"Agreed," Hot Rod said and picked Reversal up. They took Reversal to Red alert.
"Why did you bring him here to be treated?" Ironhide asked.
"It's kind of a long story," Lightfire said.
Once at the base Red alert removed the chip with surgery and now everyone was waiting for Reversal to wake up. Then he came too. "Where am I?" he asked. Then everything came back to him and he saw Red alert and the others.
"I am so sorry," Reversal said.
"It's not your fault Reversal, you were not in control of your actions." Red alert explained.
"Yes so we can't stay mad," Sawblade said.
"So don't worry about a thing," Lightfire told him.
Reversal was starting to settle in again at the base. He was nervous it felt like every Autobot and Decepticon there was judging him. He felt so bad and guilty he didn't know what to do.
Lightfire noticed and she sat down with him. "Reversal is something bothering you?" she asked.
"Yes, it feels like everyone is judging me and expecting the worse from me, I don't know what else to do," Reversal said.
"Reversal I know it's hard because you had a dark past, just remember a past doesn't define someone," she told him. "Just remember you may not know what the future holds but your past is not today." she told him.
"Thanks Lightfire," Reversal said.
Reversal was doing rather well at his work and proving himself to the Autobots and Decepticons. He was gaining their trust again. It was a really good thing. This was a good thing indeed.
Although everyone was unsure what the future may hold for the Autobots and Decepticons but one thing is for certain they can handle it.