Optimus shook his head, finally sliding his rifle away back into subspace. Ratchet had pinged him with the okay as Megatron's systems checked out, and he was beginning the download straight into the mech's vulnerable deep-programming. It wouldn't take long, despite the depth of the coding; locking down his autonomic response and keying them to the various triggers involving self-defense and permission.
Neither of them wanted to know what it felt like, but it probably wasn't pleasant.
"I'm not like the previous Primes. I have no intention of allowing the corrupt councils and nobles run the show. It will take time to fix, yes, but it will happen."
He stared down at the bound mech, daring enough to step closer.
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Optimus shook his head, finally sliding his rifle away back into subspace. Ratchet had pinged him with the okay as Megatron's systems checked out, and he was beginning the download straight into the mech's vulnerable deep-programming. It wouldn't take long, despite the depth of the coding; locking down his autonomic response and keying them to the various triggers involving self-defense and permission.
Neither of them wanted to know what it felt like, but it probably wasn't pleasant.
"I'm not like the previous Primes. I have no intention of allowing the corrupt councils and nobles run the show. It will take time to fix, yes, but it will happen."
He stared down at the bound mech, daring enough to step closer.
"Hopefully without further bloodshed."