Hound was troubled by the announcement that Mirage old demons come back to haunt him. Keeping people at a distance is the old technique of the spy. Hound knew that Mirage was hurt badly and something shook the faith in the people that badly. The Scout was honestly surprise that Mirage never turn to stims and syk to deal with his past. The guilt hung around the spy neck like an albatross. Hound heard from Mirage that he was sent on missions to deal with problems. Jazz later told him whoever trained Mirage to assassin and those deactivations weigh heavily on the spy's spark. Mirage never wanted to be a killer and the light was snuffed out his spark.

"You have some doubts, Hound?" Ask Megatron

"I don't like doing this." Spoke Hound softly

"And even if it means to save Mirage from this nightmare?" Ask Megatron

"It is only reason I am going do this." Answer Hound

Medbay

Ratchet watch as Chromedome walks in. "I know the risk Chromedome. I know what to do with Chronometer and I really do not like this."

Mirage memories were a giant bat mech with retractable needles. Chromedome remember his time at the New Institute but for life of him he did not remember that Mindwipe is a mnemo-surgeon. Chromedome had been in this place before. Mirage stood there chatting with another guard and smile easily this mech. The features were generic and blended away which means that Mirage has not idea who this mech is.

"I heard Trepan has a new recruit good at wiping memories." Spoke the Mech

"The other guards call him Mindwipe." Nodded Mirage

"Are you not afraid?" Spoke the mech

"Not really there are some memories I could do without." Spoke Mirage

Chromedome nodded understanding Mirage the optics held horror and sadness in them. Now it was more muted than before but he understood what Mirage meant.

"It is about control and none of us are free." Spoke Mirage "Pharma scares me. He was nice and kind when he first came here. I look at his optics saw in Pharma all too compassion which this place excels at driving away. Now all I see is coldness."

"Just like Megatron's." Smirk the mech

Chromedome sighed as he went to the next memory. The mech Mirage saw again was at an installation where Cybertron technology. This mech was not guard in the previous memories of Mirage. This is asteroid that belonged to someone who was watching through one way glass.

"Why did you slaughter them?" Ask Mirage in agony

Chromedome felt his spark constrict in fear and pain.

"The ship, Mirage, they were Decepticons." Spoke the mech

"It does not matter you had slaughter them." Rasped Mirage "You would have slaughter Autobots; so the fact is factions of the Cybertron Great War does not matter to you."

"I missed you, Mirage." Spoke the mech stroking the cheek of his captive. "Lost Light has something belonging to the master you know that, sweet Mirage. Chromedome."

"He is on the Lost Light." Nodded Mirage

"Actually he is of several that belong to the master." Spoke the mech "You allow Megatron to soil your frame."

Chromedome watches in growing horror and disgust at the Mech slowly rewrites Mirage's memories that he alone loves the former noble. Mirage in return loves him. To protect this mech Mirage must kill Megatron. Once again Chromedome hated his own abilities and wanted repair the damage done to Mirage.

"For the record I was the one that drove Pharma insane." Spoke Mech in a whisper "He too was a thing of beauty and such snob too. Thinking he was superior than the rest. It was just a matter of time before he start killing patients."

Chromedome walk up to the medical berth. The diodes readings were kept Mirage from moving his body if he wanted to. Rewind was correct to force someone to love you is wrong.

"You will thank me afterwards, Mirage." Smiled the mech

Chromedome knew this mech he went by the name Spinner. Trepan love to tell Chromedome about Spinner how wonderfully he is and malleable. Chromedome always felt the danger of Spinner is that he seemed a bit off somehow. Spinner is skilled no doubt but he lack direction or focus. A charmer and master manipulator Spinner came from the streets.

Spinner was good at crafting a sleeper agent to a cause whatever might be. Good many agents from the Enforcers were sent under deep cover to infiltrate the gangs. Spinner behavior indicated that he knew Mirage's mind very well. Chromedome remember the rumor that Spinner turned his own friend into an assassin.

Chromedome knew enough to pull out.

Lost Light Medbay

Ratchet look at Chromedome in concern. "Well."

"I found his last real memory that was unaltered." Spoke Chromedome "I hate that mech."

"Anything?" Ask Ultra Magnus

"Does Spinner wrings a bell?" Ask Chromedome

"Unfortunately, yes. I arrested him while back and turn him over relinquish clinic." Snorted Ultra Magnus. "He always a low level con mech but I suspected there was a controlling side to him as well. "

"Well somehow he became a mnemo-surgeon." Spoke Chromedome "According to Spinner from Mirage's memory he is one who drove Pharma insane."

"Why?" Ask Ratchet

"Mirage said some complementary things about the doctor." Spoke Chromedome grimly.

"I had some domestic abuse complaints from his lovers that Spinner does display possessive behavior." Snorted Ultra Magnus. "Does Mirage have any feelings for Spinner?"

"Not as a lover." Spoke Chromedome "Mirage was being polite to Spinner and he wanted to be acquaintances."

"So he drove Pharma insane because of Mirage." Spoke Ratchet

"I doubt it, Ratchet, it is more like a claim." Spoke Chromedome "It is not the sole reason."

Rung merely frown at this but he heard of Spinner is a rare mech that display natural tendency to emotional control. Rung notice a pattern of possessive behavior usually trigger by the fact the mech is able to resist Spinner sigma ability. Because of the rejection, would normally try to possess the mech since Spinner, himself cannot his sigma capability.

"Spinner is dangerous mech to begin with." Spoke Rung, "Spinner falls in love with a mech who is resistant to his Sigma abilities of Empath."

"Trepan was studying Sigma abilities to degree." Spoke Chromedome.

"Mirage hates his own Sigma ability. " Spoke Ratchet "He feels that isolated him. The Sigma ability was rare even among nobles. "

"Zeta Prime was very much intrigue by Sigma." Spoke Rung.

"Next problem what is the realistic way for Mirage to kill Megatron?" Spoke Chromedome

"It would have to be particular strong weapon and light for Mirage to use it." Spoke Ultra Magnus "I would say a poison dagger through the spark chamber."

"I would gather that you have fantasy about killing Megatron yourself." Spoke Rung lifting arching the optic up.

"Having fantasies is highly appropriate behavior of the former Enforcer of Tyrest accords." Spoke Ultra Magnus. "I ask Whirl with a hypothetical scenario how to kill Megatron with Mirage's build."

"Fascinating conversation you have Magnus." Spoke Ratchet drily

"Really it was. Whirls know how to kill everyone on this ship with different frame types." Answer Ultra Magnus.