Alright, new chapter!
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"This is all so confusing…I don't remember any of this." Morgan said, frowning. The female tech gave a small, comforting smile.
"Then you probably don't remember me, I'm doctor Emily Carter. I'm one of the scientists here." She pulled up a seat in front of Morgan.
"I just need to undo your gown for a moment so I can check the implant, is that alright?" Dr. Carter said. Morgan gave a slow nod, fairly comfortable with her doctor's kind and unthreatening manner. Emily then took a small pen-like device attached by a thin wire to a small metallic box with a handle. After programming a few things, she waved the wand over Morgan's chest and she looked down to see a blue light the size of a hockey puck emanate from the front of her left shoulder. A line of the same blue light traveled from the center of the original light and down her arm.
When it reached her forearm, the light seemed to fill a sort of rod embedded under her skin and glowed even brighter. All the light seemed to drain into the rod and illuminated the muscle and veins through her skin. Morgan's eyes widened, but she tried to keep her cool; she'd seen some pretty crazy inventions of Wheeljack's when she'd been in the Autobot base…But now she wasn't sure if that was even real anymore.
"The implant is working fine, how do you feel?" Emily asked with a smile as she turned off the device. The blue glow faded from Morgan's body slowly.
"I do feel a little better…but can I just say, what, the fuck? Still a little nauseous, but I don't think I'll throw up again." Morgan replied.
"We'll get you to a bed soon, but first I need to ask you some questions about the simulator session. What is the earliest thing you remember?" Emily asked. Morgan thought, but not very long.
"The night I returned from a tour, the night I was mugged…" Morgan said, trailing off. Emily nods as she jotted down a few notes.
"Who was the first Autobot you had contact with?" This time Morgan responded immediately.
"Ironhide." Emily nodded and scribbled down more notes.
"In times of heighted stress or excitement, did you feel you performed above average?" Emily asked. Morgan stared a moment before answering.
"Uh…I performed like I was trained, if that's anything. Tough out pain, assess the situation, choose the best strategy to get out alive…stuff like that." Morgan said.
"What most do you remember about the Decepticons?" Morgan's eyes narrowed in memory.
"They're assholes. They killed my partners and my best friend…" Emily raised her eyebrows.
"Guess I didn't need to ask that one." She set down her clipboard and looked at Morgan. "Okay, last one for now, I promise. Do you have any questions Commander Greene?" Morgan almost laughed.
"More than you know… What happened and why can't I remember anything? It still feels odd to be called Commander after being ranked Captain so long…" Morgan said a bit quietly. Emily gave a sympathetic smile.
"That's because the simulators are designed to be so real. You may feel as if it's real life, but we run the simulator to make sure the energon implant in you is working correctly. The simulator was so real to you, you got used to being called Captain, but I assure you; you are a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. You are 25 and were born in Sioux Falls, Iowa. You are the daughter of Craig and Peggy Greene, and you graduated from the Naval Academy with top honors. You were selected for this project out of 350 other viable candidates, oh, and you aren't pregnant." Emily said. Morgan raised an eyebrow at the last part.
"We have to make sure the candidates aren't pregnant before the experiment, it's standard procedure." Emily said with a nervous chuckle.
"Why would I be? I still don't remember…but at least that sort of sounds right." Morgan said.
"Dr. Arkaville is big on procedure…because what we do is so important, we can't risk skipping a step. Do you think you can eat something? Or do you want sleep?" Emily said, touching Morgan's arm. Morgan rubbed her temples tiredly, but relaxed, beginning to trust her doctor.
"I don't know, whatever you think is best…" Morgan said, looking up at the female tech.
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IK this was a weird place to stop, and this is confusing, but bear with me XD. I bet you all got your minds blown just as much as morgan!