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[backinakidflash]

It was dark in the apartment, the quiet broken only by the sounds Bart made in his sleep. Bart's door is ajar, showing him lying sprawled in his bed, one leg uncovered by the sheet which had shifted as he moved. His face contorted in distress as he struggled against his imaginary tormentor. He whimpers

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[staysinmotion]

Thad has always been a light sleeper. It's part of how he was 'raised'. And even then, it's hard to fully fall asleep with the pain of the Speed Storm ringing in him. Bart's scream, muffled though it may be, wakes him with a start, and before he can even process the sound, he's in attack mode.

They have an intruder, Bart's in danger. He's in Bart's room in an instant. It takes him a second to figure out that Bart isn't, actually fighting some invisible foe, but is actually asleep. And Dreaming.

He's relatively unsure of his course of action, he hurts people when he touches them. And waking Bart from a painful dream, to a painful life... doesn't seem fair. So he kicks the bed, hoping that it will shake him somewhat awake.

"Bart! Wake up!"

[backinakidflash]

In contrast Bart's a rather heavy sleeper. The jostling of the bed fails to wake him as does the shout. However the shout does not fail to be perceived at all.

In the dream the words have been given a more sinister tone. "Bart, wake up." The dream Thad says, drawing out the syllables. Bart screws his eyes shut even tighter and begins to mumble 'no' a little. He's so scared, he's going to die and there's nothing he can do. He's helpless.

[staysinmotion]

He growls softly as he sees the lack of effect his actions have had. He stops and thinks a moment, and then takes a second to find thick, insulated gloves before returning to Bart's bedside. He reaches out and grabs Bart's shoulder, careful not to be any rougher than necessary as he shakes him.

"Bart!" Worry courses through him, that does not sound like a pleasant dream and he hopes that he can snap Bart out of it before it gets any worse.

[backinakidflash]

Bart struggles against your grip, making some sounds of distress. Within the dream the rogues are advancing behind Thad who's wearing a smug grin. Bart's absolute terror shows on his face. No... not again. Never again.

The dream Thad pounds into him again at superspeed, targeting his leg. He can feel the familiar pain of his knee shattering and he screams.