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[ambassadorspike]

Spike held Carly's hand as they settled Daniel into the bed at the medical center, transferring him over to all their machinery. His son looked very small there in that too-large bed, surrounded by far too much machinery. It gave him flashbacks to Autobot Spike, making him shudder. Carly laid a hand on his arm, her other arm coming around his

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[danielwitwicky]

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Daniel watches in awe as the scenes flash by. He and Duskwing travel and fly for what seems like years to the young boy, though time lost its meaning long before Duskwing had come to the dream. Any despair he may have felt prior has long since been forgotten.

But the wind starts to fade. It loses its crispness, but the change is so subtle that Daniel doesn't notice until his vision begins to fade as well. Things are losing its color and detail. His seeker body flickers out and before he can fall, a small chunk of land materializes under his feet. Duskwing's worlds are fading around them faster now, and soon all is gone, save for him and the ghost. //Duskwing!!// he calls, reaching forward. He feels... he's lying on his back now. When did he lie down?

Daniel stirrs on the bed, groaning softly.

It feels like there's a fog over him, layering upon him and getting thicker every moment. His thoughts are getting hazy, and he can't see the seeker anymore. //I think you'd better leave...//

The fog is gone. Everything is... lighter now, and he can hear sounds around him. Clear sounds. Voices. No, wait, one last... was Duskwing still there? He shifts in the bed, barely taking notice of the hands grasped around his own. "I don't want you to get stuck here..." he mumbles. His lips feel strange to him, for some reason.

He doesn't open his eyes just yet. Maybe it will give Duskwing more time to do... something.

[stupidityinblue]

It's okay, kid. You're waking up. They got you back on Earth. I gotta go now.

And with that, Duskwing's presence seems to fade away.

[danielwitwicky]

Daniel's head moves just a bit, looking almost like a nod. "Mm'k..." he murmurs with a yawn. Slowly, he tries to find his arms, getting used to the feeling of his body again. He wants to open his eyes, sit up and look around... but despite all that sleep, he's still so tired. He tries anyway, and manages to scrounge up some strength.

His eyes flutter open, and he gazes around, not really looking at anything in particular. Finally, he locks onto his dad. He's silent for a moment, but smiles weakly.

[ambassadorspike]

"Daniel? Daniel! Hey there, son... How're you feeling," Spike asksed him, squeezing his hand. "You're safe, son. You're home."

Carly leaned forward and ran her hand up and down Daniel's arm comfortingly. "Take it easy, Daniel. You're home how. How do you feel?"

[ravynfyre]

"Ambassador?" Ravyn calls softly from the doorway, "May Cureall come in? She's come to see Daniel."

[ambassadorspike]

Spike looks up at the doorway where the two young women wait patiently. It takes him a moment to place the younger woman as the minibot he is more familar with. He nods, waving his free hand at them.

"Cureall! You're safe! Please, come in... He's just starting to wake up... Daniel, Cureall has come to see you," he says softly.

[violet_cure]

Cureall smiles brightly at the Ambassador and his wife. "Ambassador! This one was about say the same for you. That horrible man said he killed you both."

The girl comes over to stand on the other side of the bed. She gently places her hand on his arm and smiles. "Hello, Daniel. This one missed you."

[danielwitwicky]

Daniel had spent most of that time trying to lift his head, gazing behind the pretty blonde girl, wondering where the heck Cureall is. When she finally speaks, he looks at her directly, blinking, and remembering the Decepticons. THey had been human, too. And looking at her now, he can see...

He looks down at her hand, then down the arm she is touching. There's a needle there. He remembered the last time there was a needle in his arm... "No!" Suddenly forgetting where he is, Daniel cries out, his other arm jerking forward and making a grab to tear it out.

[violet_cure]

"Daniel!" Cureall's instinct suddenly takes over. She goes to cover the spot with the needle with one hand and makes little shushing noises at him while gently squeezing his hand with her free hand. "It's alright! Look, your father is here. He wouldn't let us do anything to hurt you."

[danielwitwicky]

"Last time... I f-fell asleep, he was there, and when I woke up..." He takes his other hand and grabs at Spike's, "I don' wanna get lost again. Can't you take it out?"

[ambassadorspike]

"I can't, son... You need the fluids and everything the doctor is giving you there too badly. You're in Autobot City now, though, and I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay right here, okay?" Spike tries to reassure him.

"I won't let you get lost like that again."

[danielwitwicky]

Daniel, using his father's hand as support, manages to pull together his strength and sit up, collapsing against Spike's chest. "When you... when they told you I was dead. They had a camera. I could see you. I thought..." He lets out a choked sob, "I thought I wasn't gonna get to say goodbye."

He starts to cry.

[violet_cure]

Cureall reaches across to gently rub his back. She hates this. She is feeling useless and hates it so damn much. She wants nothing more than to crawl up into the bed with him and hold him.

"Shh,shh." Is all she says though, waiting for the Ambassador to say what is needed to comfort his son.

[ambassadorspike]

"I told you I'd find you, son," Spike murmurs, holding Daniel tightly, his hand rubbing along Daniel's back as well. "No matter what it took, I was going to find you. Anywhere. You understand? Anywhere."

A few thin tears trickle down his cheeks as he holds Daniel tightly, Carly adding her presence as well.

[danielwitwicky]

Daniel takes in the familiar scent of his parents, wrapping himself in the warmth of his father's hug. Part of him wants to talk about the whole adventure, spout it off right this instant to anyone who will listen. The other part of him is telling the first part to shut up.

He listens to Spike's heartbeat for a moment, before looking up. "Was it Duskwing who told you where I was?" He smiles. After this whole adventure, he certainly thinks better of Decepticons than he once--

Decepticons!!

"Soundwave! And Cardoom! And the cassettes!" He sputters suddenly, pushing away from Spike. "Are they okay? I didn't see them that night when Duskwing rescued me! Did they make it back?!"

[violet_cure]

"They are very alright, Daniel. Galvatron made a run and got them onboard the Dis." Cureall says calmly, "They have gone to the Well of Transformation with Wheelie and Rodimus to see if that will return them to their normal bodies. Perceptor, Wheeljack, and this one returned here."

She fusses with his hair and check to make sure his IV still working. Anything to look busy.

"Your father can answer about Duskwing better than this one."