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Post by speeddemon on Oct 29, 2011 19:09:29 GMT -5
/~" Daddy? Sideswipe?"~\ Speed Demon asked with a whimper seeing Hide and then Sideswipe. The tears didn't ease up as she went to her adoptive father heading straight for his arms wanting to be near his singing spark. She instantly clung to Hide sobbing not wanting to be separated from him as the sights and sounds of her nightmare began to cease leaving her upset and scared not knowing what had caused it. It felt different from the other nightmares because this one felt so real and it was because it did happen only that no one came for her until now.
/~" Please don't leave me Daddy!"~\ Speed Demon sobbed as she clung to him afraid he would disappear from her life like everyone else did. Snuggling as close as she could she desperately wanted to have a creation bond then she would always know he was there in her spark. Only that wasn't possible she wasn't created by him all she could do is bond with him like a human kid would and hope he wouldn't leave her. She looked at her adopted dad tearfully even silently begging him that he wouldn't leave and that he meant what he said.
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Post by Ironhide on Oct 29, 2011 20:18:50 GMT -5
Ironhide hugged her close within her neural core as well as physically, continuing to rock her gently as his Spark hummed deeply. /~"I gotcha lil Speedy, I won't letcha go, I promise."~\ he assured her, and ever so slowly he drew her back into herself again, back towards her consciousness, though he remained linked to her to keep her stable for now. <~"Ya gotta let em know yer there n let em come t' ya, Sides. When they're stuck in a nightmare, there ain't a lot ya can do ta change it or make it stop, ya gotta ease 'em outa the thing. When they see ya n come t' ya, then they can break outa the nightmare. But long as they're focused on it, ya ain't brteakin' em out without hurtin' 'em."~> he offered over the secure coms to Sideswipe, hoping the younger mech will understand and see where he had gone wrong and where he can make it better. <~"N when ya link to em, ya gotta be gentle or ya end up hurtin em. Can't just plug in like ya can a data port, gotta move slow n careful."~> he added softly, giving Speed Demon a gentle nuzzle outwardly and inwardly to sooth her. /~"S' alright, lil one. C'mon back t' us. It's ok, no one's gonna hurtcha n we ain't leavin' ya."~\ he assured her, looking at Sideswipe and encouraging him to reach out and offer her comfort as well, slowly and carefully so as to not frighten her.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2011 0:00:01 GMT -5
Sideswipe nodded at Ironhide and for a moment waited before he tried anything, well more of being hesitant to try since he was afraid he would cause something else. Briefly his thoughts flashed to how he was handling such thoughts and quickly dismissed the thought if his high grade addiction and carefully moved closer,/~"Speed demon like 'Hide said your safe now, among family."~\ He said gently as he slowly moved closer, making sure not to suddenly scare the younger speedster.
When he was at Ironhide's side he gently reached out and laid a hand on Speed Demon's shoulder as silent comfort, almost like a older brother would for his younger sister. He knew that he would need to work on such things but this was a first for him, at least attempting to help someone and calming them down. Way back at Speed Demon's age he had always been selfish, ignorant, and ignored such things but now he saw how badly this kind of thing could do and he frowned inwardly.<"I really have a lot more to learn 'Hide, not to mention I use to be so arrogant of others that I never knew it could be this bad for a bot."> He murmured
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Post by speeddemon on Nov 9, 2011 10:33:16 GMT -5
/~" I hope so the nightmares felt so real. I didn't know I was being affected by them so much until now. I love you both so much but I couldn't fight the nightmares."~\ The young femme told them as she looked at Hide and Sideswipe the tears started to slow down. As Speed Demon started to fully calm down she felt the nightmares leave but they were always there in the back of her mind. She could never forget what had happened and it would still affect her for years to come but hopefully not to this degree ever again.
She even felt herself start to see the rec room instead of seeing nothing but the horrors in her mind. The femme felt her adoptive father's spark and his strong gentle arms cradle her against him rocking her to help comfort her. She even felt Side's hand on her shoulder like he was her big brother making her reach up and put her hand on his squeezing it not blaming him for what had happened. Speed Demon felt safe and secure a feeling she hadn't felt in a long time and she never wanted to give that up ever again. She looked at both of the older mechs and smiled weakly through the stopping tears emotionally and physically drained.
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 10, 2011 3:05:46 GMT -5
Ironhide smiled at Speed Demon and nuzzled her gently. <"Is alright, 'Sides. We all grow up a bit n learn in time. Just takes a while longer fer some is all."> he offered his former student. He knew well how arrogant and foolish Sideswipe and his brother had been so long ago, and sometimes the younger mech needed a bit of a reminder. Ironhide was confident that this little reminder would stick with the young sword wielder for quite some time. "Here, go ahead n go ta Sideswipe now, let 'im hold ya fer a while. I think he needs yer comfort as much as ya need his. Let 'im know yer okay n ya fergive 'im." he suggested softly, turning more towards Sideswipe so she could see him clearly. Inwardly he shifted her into the younger mech's arms, giving him a confident smile. He then ever so slowly and gently disconnected from her neural core, letting Sideswipe remain connected to her to support her for as long as she needed. "I'll stay close fer a while, dun worry." he assured her and began to ease her into Sideswipe's embrace. He could see the beginnings of a good friendship between the two, perhaps more if their Sparks were so inclined. But he would let whatever would develop between them come in its own time. Right now, Speed Demon needed the comfort of a strong warrior, and Sideswipe needed to be reassured that she did not think less of him for what happened.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2011 15:21:05 GMT -5
Sideswipe looked thoughtfully at his former mentor then carefully took speed Demon as Ironhide eased her into his arms, the silver mech embracing the younger bot. “Speed Demon I am sorry for making those nightmares worse, it won’t happen again, I promise.” He said to her in a gentle tone. But as far as the mech could tell speed Demon was becoming almost like another sister to her like Notitia was, and it was always apparent he was protective of them. Including his twin brother despite their antics. Deep down though Sideswipe knew he would have some issues to overcome before he could really be considered much of a brother to anyone, or a good friend.
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Post by speeddemon on Nov 10, 2011 17:28:48 GMT -5
" I don't blame you Sideswipe I got scared and freaked out. I don't know why I got so scared or why it felt so real but it happened. You and Daddy got me out of it I don't think I could've escaped it on my own." Speed Demon replied with a shudder door wings twitching a little not in the mood to keep them still. But she snuggled closer to Sideswipe starting to feel like he was becoming her adoptive brother. Even then she looked at Hide to make sure that he was nearby and not leaving her.
Sure she may be acting like a younger sparkling when it came to making sure that the bots that said they would stay with her but something always made them break that promise. If she wasn't careful she could become clingy to her adoptive father but she had been moved from group to group so much she never wanted to be abandoned or moved to another base again. She wanted to live in one place and have the family that she never had. Speed Demon kinda did have it with Shadowstrike but after their separation she never heard from him again.
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 14, 2011 18:03:37 GMT -5
Ironhide stayed where he was close to them, letting his hand rest on Speed Demon's shoulder for a while as he watched them, smiling softly when the young femme looked over at him. He remembered an old Cybertronian lullaby his brother used to hum to him when he was a Sparkling that had always helped to lull him to sleep since the day he hatched from his pod, and he began to hum softly to them both, gently swaying slightly with the rhythm and hoping Sideswipe would pick up on the motion and start gently rocking Speed Demon to help gently ease her into recharge, or at least relax her enough that she could finally get some rest.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2011 12:49:13 GMT -5
Sideswipe smiled, glad to hear she didn't blame him and knew the nightmare had been a rough one for her but at least now she would be safe. Though as he heard humming he was surprised to see it was Ironhide, rough and grumpy Ironhide was humming a lullaby which shocked Sideswipe since he hadn't expected this at all from his former mentor but he picked up what the burly mech was doing and began to rock Speed Demon in his arms, following the rhythm of the humming and was surprised to find himself relaxing.
The blades master recalled he had had a rough time really relaxing these days and decided this was a definite help and continued to rock the smaller and younger speedster.<"Your not as rough as you lead yourself to be 'Hide. Never seen this side of you often old friend."> He said over close coms, looking a Ironhide thoughtfully.
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Post by speeddemon on Nov 21, 2011 21:23:29 GMT -5
" Is that a lullaby Daddy?" Speed Demon asked Hide as she started to settle down with Sideswipe rocking her in his arms. She snuggled closer to him feeling calmer by the second but not to the point of falling asleep. She didn't want to sleep after that nightmare just relax for awhile until the nightmare left her completely. But that was normal for her after a bad nightmare as for this she didn't know when she could sleep.
" What I need is one of those dream catchers a giant one for nightmares if those things work anyway." She told them now more relaxed then earlier which was a plus. She smiled weakly at her adoptive dad and Sideswipe.
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Post by Ironhide on Nov 22, 2011 21:12:35 GMT -5
Ironhide offered a warm smile at the two of them and first responded to Sideswipe over the com. <"There's a lot ya dun know 'bout me, 'Sides."> He then nodded at Speed Demon's question. "Is one I learned long ago when I was a hatchlin'. My brother used ta sing it ta me while he rocked me n rubbed my back t' get me ta calm down enough ta recharge..." he offered softly. He then lowered his head and looked away a bit when he realized what he had just admitted to. He never spoke of his brother to others, and only a very few even knew he had existed, namely Ratchet and one other he had lost long ago. He vented a sigh then and shook his head a bit, looking at the two of them. "Hey, listen, I gotta go finish my rounds o' the base. But I'll come back, n if yer still here, I'll sit with the both o' ya fer a bit til ya can try n sleep, aight?" he offered and gently placed his hand on the side of her head, his thumb lightly rubbing her cheek plate as he smiled at her. "N I'll see 'bout gettin' ya a Dream Catcher fer yer room. How's that sound?" he added.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2011 21:43:36 GMT -5
Looking at Ironhide Sideswipe didn’t know what to say, especially knowing Ironhide had lost someone who had been his own family. The thought of losing his own brother made him worried, in fact he had felt he would more then likely find his twin dead one day yet that wasn’t the case thank primus. “Go ahead ‘Hide I’ll keep an optic on her till she goes to sleep. If anything happens I’ll let you know.” He promised and Sideswipe looked back at Speed Demon with a smile,”You might have to settle for a few dream catchers, I don’t think they have one for cybertronians otherwise you’ll have to world’s biggest dream catcher.”He said, hold out his arms wide out from his body in emphasis, having Speed Demon lean against his chest so she could see.
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Post by speeddemon on Dec 3, 2011 0:22:33 GMT -5
Speed Demon nuzzled against Hide's thumb affectionately before replying to them." Okay Daddy love you. Yeah I might need a few dream catchers instead of one." She agreed as she leaned against Side's chest smiling lightly before letting out a yawn tired but not wanting to sleep. Sitting up she tried to shake herself awake wanting to stay up but it was a losing battle that a lot of people her age fought against human or otherwise. Just because she had to sleep didn't mean she had to like it nightmares or not. Speed Demon wasn't even afraid of getting nightmares now knowing she was safe just that she didn't want to sleep.
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Post by Ironhide on Dec 3, 2011 13:42:36 GMT -5
Ironhide chuckled a bit and nodded. "Aight then, you two go get settled on the couch then, I'll be back in a bit." he assured them, then stood, his processor already accessing information about the Dream Catchers, what they are, how they were made, the different configurations of them, and how they were supposed to work. He then started forming a kind of idea in his head of what he could do for her. Not a lot knew about Ironhide's creative side, besides weapons anyway.
He then turned and headed out to do his usual rounds, and while he was prowling the base, he found himself a sizable metal hoop, about six feet across, and a spool of wire. He then hunted down some hex nuts in different metal finishes, some metal tubing, heavier gauge wire for hanging the thing, and some aluminum sheets to make the feathers out of, and took the materials to his quarters, using the time to begin winding the wire around the metal hoop and forming the web of the dream catcher itself with silver, copper, brass, and iron colored hex nuts here and there in the web. Once he was satisfied that it looked right and that the webbing was tight and secure, leaving a small opening in the center, he then took the heavier wire and created the hanger for it, using a metal hook he found for the top so the dream catcher itself would hang perfectly level and horizontal. Temporarily hanging it up, he positioned the tubing in eight sets of two, making sure that each pair of tubes resonated at precise tones before hanging the striker for each set of tubes. Once that was done, he cut the aluminum sheets into airy feathers that seemed to naturally curl on their own, and hung them in groups, two feathers per hex nut, four pairs per string, and four strings per group, between each pair of tubes, creating a shimmering wall of metal feathers all the way around the rim, and adding pairs of feathers in hex nuts to the bottom of each striker string so air movement would move the strikers and create the soft deep tones he had selected to sooth and relax the young femme.
Once he was finished, he stepped back to admire his handiwork, then carefully took it down and turned it upside down, laying the tubes, strikers, and feathers on the webbing and with the hook on one finger, held the rim between his hands and quietly headed for Speed Demon's room, carefully turning the large dream catcher over and hanging it up above her berth, high enough so she wouldn't bump it, but low enough she could easily see it and reach up to make it ring if she wanted to. Once it was securely in place, he smiled to himself and left her room to finish his rounds before he would go back to check on her and Sideswipe, figuring she would likely be asleep by the time he returned.
((Go ahead with several rounds of posts until enough time passes for Ironhide to get that done and come back.))
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2011 23:08:09 GMT -5
Sideswipe watched after Ironhide then looked at Speed Demon as she struggled to keep herself awake, though he knew it would only be a matter of time before she would finally fall into recharge. Perhaps there was something to pass the time and he thought a moment before smiling,”Hey Speed Demon want to hear something that would even freak Ironhide out? Trust me it would be funny but I’ll tell him when the time is right.” He offered knowing she might be surprised but perhaps it would help her get her mind of the nightmare, and if she wanted he could tell her stories of his travels around the universe, a short time when he had been on his own.
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