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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 20, 2009 19:10:24 GMT -5
(Finally got thread starting muse!)
Had it been a few weeks ago, this would not have been something Jake would be doing. The boy was still going through a hard time, of course that couldn't be denied. But he was getting better at least, the only severely hard thing about Christmas now was that both his parents would not be there. Of course, there was also the other fact, the one which involved his progressively worse nightmares. They would not go away, no matter how hard he tried, no matter how happy he was.
So as Jake sat in the lounge, watching the Christmas Special quietly, his mind traveled towards what he remembered of his nightmares. Every year around the time his Mother died he had them, it was the worst part about Christmas. That it was always there to remind him he lost his Mom on Christmas Eve. Even Chasm couldn't keep the nightmares away, even Cutlass couldn't...
That was the only reason, in essence he was up at 3 in the morning, watching Christmas Specials. The nightmares had been back in full force, and lately he was just getting scared to go to sleep. Pushing the bangs of his brown hair aside, he let out a quiet sigh. I hope I'm not disturbing anyone. He thought to himself.
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Post by Chasm on Dec 21, 2009 16:23:24 GMT -5
Jake wasn't the only one up this night. Headlights outside the base silently announced Chasm's return from patrol. The Cobra rolled quietly into the base, transforming, and tip toeing through the halls. The sound of a TV made him stop while passing the lounge, and he looked in. Chasm was surprised to see Jake still awake, and walked in. "Jake? I didn't think you'd still be up at this hour." He commented, sitting on one of the larger chairs. "Having trouble sleeping?"
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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 21, 2009 17:04:30 GMT -5
Jake jumped slightly, looking over at Chasm as he entered. He smiled lightly and made his way towards his Father, climbing onto his knee gently he sat there for a minute, leaning back, he nodded slowly. "Yeah, I had the nightmare again, and it kept getting worse." He then added with a shake of his head "I finally just stopped going to sleep. I was too freaked out." He added.
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Post by Chasm on Dec 21, 2009 19:24:29 GMT -5
Chasm leaned back, his holoform appearing next to Jake, sitting down. "I'm sorry, Jake." Chasm looked down sadly. "I wish there was something I could do to help. I feel kinda useless as a dad, not being able to help with a nightmare." His holoform put an arm around Jake's shoulder in comfort. "So, which show is this?" Chasm asked in an attempt to steer the conversation towards something more pleasant.
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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 21, 2009 19:34:00 GMT -5
Jacob felt the arm around him and smiled lightly leaning against Chasm softly. He didn't know how he'd think what he said, Chasm was a great Father. He always had been from day one that he took him in. Heck, he didn't know a night where Chasm wasn't home, if he had the nightmare that he wouldn't be there to comfort him. "Dad, don't say that, you're a way better Father then you give yourself credit for. You can't stop a nightmare, it's not possible." He then added "Don't blame yourself." He looked back up to the screen "Frosty the Snowman last time I checked." He replied.
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Post by Chasm on Dec 22, 2009 12:26:18 GMT -5
Chasm sighed softly. "Still, I feel like I could be doing more to help..." He mused to himself. Looking at the TV once more, he searched the internet to find out about the show that was going on. "A snowman coming to life from a magical hat?" The idea seemed slightly absurd to Chasm, then he remembered that Cybertronians must seem slightly absurd to many humans. "Were there any other ones on before this one?" Chasm was curious about the idea of Christmas. He hadn't been on Earth for a full year, so this was going to be his first Christmas.
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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 22, 2009 12:43:50 GMT -5
"Oh tons of them, apparently, Christmas Specials play every day leading up to Christmas." Jake looked at Chasm with a soft smile, keeping his position leaning against his Father's holoform. "They're a lot of fun, a little redicilous but that's ok with me. It's nice to have something cheery once in a while." He smiled gently, then watched some more, sighing a bit "Do you want to watch something else?" He asked kindly.
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Post by Chasm on Dec 22, 2009 12:48:02 GMT -5
"I'm fine with Frosty the Snowman, if you don't mind it." Chasm was curious about the other specials, but if Jake had been watching this one, he didn't want to make Jake change it. "Could you tell me about some of them? It's not much fun just looking them up." That much was true. It would be really easy to just look through the internet to find all the different movies, but then he'd also know the whole story, which usually spoiled the fun of watching them.
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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 22, 2009 13:00:38 GMT -5
"Well I mean... I don't know a whole lot. Like I told you before. The Decepticons never taught me about Christmas." Jake thought for a moment, scratching his chin lightly "But there is one I really love that Adam showed me the other day. It's called 'Olive the Other Reindeer. It's about this dog who hears an SOS from Santa asking for 'all of the other reindeer' to come help him." He laughed thinking about it slightly then smiled "So she sets out with a Penguin to go help him, thinking he said 'Olive'." He then added "It's very silly but I loved it."
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Post by Chasm on Dec 22, 2009 13:06:43 GMT -5
Chasm couldn't help but laugh a little at the theme of the movie Jake was talking about. "It does sound really silly." He managed to calm down his laughter before it got too loud and woke others up. "Maybe we could watch it tomorrow? If you don't mind seeing it, that is..." Chasm's patrol schedual had been scrambled around a bit, giving him the early night patrol for a while. He was dreading telling Jake that he wouldn't be around until late at night, but knew that he had to tell him at some point. "Jake," His voice took on a quieter tone. "There's something I really need to tell you..."
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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 22, 2009 13:10:54 GMT -5
"I'm all for watching it, I think Adam has the DVD, if we're quiet about it we can borrow it I'm sure." Jacob smiled lightly, then looked back at the show "As long as your schedule isn't booked of course." When he heard there was something he really needed to tell him, Jake gave his Dad a look. What was with the sudden serious change in tone? This was unlike Chasm, usually he was Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky, unless he was in severe danger. "What's up Dad, everything ok?"
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Post by Chasm on Dec 22, 2009 13:16:41 GMT -5
"My patrols got changed up for the next few weeks." He started. "I'm going to be out until about this time every night. In fact, I'd just gotten back from patrol when I saw you in here." Chasm felt a little better that he'd told Jake, but he still felt bad about the changes. "I'm sorry, Jake. It came up recently, and a night patrol was needed. You're always welcome to come with, if you'd like." Chasm knew it may not be the best of ideas to bring Jake with on a patrol, but he felt he had to do something to make up for his upcoming absences during the night.
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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 22, 2009 13:21:27 GMT -5
Jake felt his heart drop a little there, it was only two days before Christmas itself, and if Chasm didn't get home until late at night... Well, that wouldn't be too good. It was going to be Jake's first Christmas in 13 years, and he had looked forward to it. All the same, the teen understood, hsi Dad was an Autobot, he had to realize that. "It's... Fine." He replied, then looked up, asking the next question hopefully "But you guys get Christmas off, right?" He wanted to just clarify that. After all there was no use borrowing trouble
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Post by Chasm on Dec 22, 2009 13:27:17 GMT -5
Chasm smiled at Jake's question. "We'll only be on call. Nothing routine, just an 'as needed' status." Chasm was sending silent prayers to Primus that nothing happened on Christmas. "So, yes. I guess you could say that we get Christmas off. Don't worry, I wouldn't miss Christmas with you for the world!" His holoform ruffled Jake's hair lightly, chuckling. "That tree definately is a sight to look at, and seeing everyone around it that morning will be an even better sight, one that I will treasure for a long time."
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Post by Jacob Collins on Dec 22, 2009 13:35:26 GMT -5
Jake smiled gently, that brightened his mood a bit more. Though he had guessed Chasm would never not be there for Christmas. After all, he was positive that his Dad would never abandon him on a Holiday like that. "I should have known you would be there for Christmas. But you know me, I worry too much, too often." He commented, leaning back gently he liked spending this time with his Dad. He was the type of mech who wasn't opposed to this kind of 'cuddling' every so often. "Yeah, the Christmas Tree is awesome! I helped set it up, but not very well, I was still learning. Chris called me a 'Christmas Newbie." He joked around.
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