I really liked this... I want expecting Prowl to be an AI, but then he turned out to be a real mech. Really good plot and had me hooked from start to finish. The writing was slightly long, but hey... The plot was good and I loved it, could not stop myself from reading. I really want to thank you for writing this, it was really good.

Loved it so much I was up past my sleeping time before a workday

Interesting and cool

Great job! That was as a difficult prompt to follow. I couldn't help but think The Matrix meets Nightmare on Elm Street, meets the Transformers and once I realized what was going on really felt for Prowl. Loved the story.
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D'aaawww everything is okaaaaay! I was a little worried there.
The recharge server seemed like a great evil AI, gathering lost minds and using them. In hindsight reminds me a tiny bit of the Matrix movies. (Only that the program there uses human bodies as bio-energy and here it uses mechs' minds as maintenance and hacker-catcher and a thing to be rented.)
Thank you for writing & posting this story, I really enjoyed it! Good job!