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For the first time since he was created, Robotboy did something against his own will, while being aware of it.
It was horrible when he walked, when he listened to Kamikazi, when he was instructed to kill Tommy, how could anyone even think of something so horrible?
When he Superactivated and started shooting at the boy.
In that moment, Robotboy wanted to shoot himself.
He felt like he was locked in a cage with no key, and he could only stand and watch.
He was sure that the screams of the ten-year-old would keep him up at night. He wanted so badly to stop, to stop shooting, to tell Tommy that Robotboy doesn't do that!!! It's not Robotboy!!! but his own body wouldn't listen to him.
His little metal heart was breaking in half when Tommy screamed and cried and begged him Robotoboy, it's me Tommy! and he couldn't do anything. If he had hair it would probably all be pulled out by now with all his frustration.
No matter how hard he tried to give his body the commands, stop shooting, leave the boy, stop, go back to normal mode, it didn't work.
"*When I break free, you can be sure Kamikazi, I'll get my revenge," he promised himself in his head, and his eyes glowed red for a moment.
As Tommy ran into the room with no way out and the clones caught him, Robotboy (mentally, of course) fell to his knees. This is it. The end. Robotboy is about to kill his best friend, without being able to stop it. He felt like screaming and crying and to think that it was the crying that led him to where he was, because he wanted to cry, because he wanted to be like a real boy and-
Tommy started crying.
Robotboy cried mentally along with him, but something changed.
He felt one solitary tear run down his cheek and...
He could move.
HE COULD MOVE!!!
Without wasting another moment, he dealt with all the clones nearby then returned to normal mode.
"Tommy?" he spoke up, frightened that maybe something had happened that he hadn't noticed, if he had accidentally hit Tommy after all and-
"Ro?" Tommy replied, leaning out of his hiding place, and Robotboy was never so happy to see the boy.
"Tommy!!!"
They both rushed to each other, meeting in the middle. They hugged each other tightly after which Ro let himself be held by Tommy.
"Ro! Boy am i glad to have you back to normal. "
Robotboy at that moment wanted to tell him so many things. I'm sorry, please forgive me, I should be more careful, it's my fault.
But in the end he put on a joking tone.
"Robotboy happy Tommy crybaby."
"Wait, I'm..." he sighed, but smiled slightly "me too, buddy."
Yes.
Robotboy was definitely glad that Tommy was a crybaby.