#jetstorm and slipstream deserved better

[cc-cobalt-1043]

Transformers robots in disguise 2015 "the Shadow lurks:

chapter 3: dwelling

Jetstorm awoke with a gasp, he'd had another nightmare.

He pulled his knees up to his chest as tears rolled from his optics, he could feel his whole frame trembling.

He hated these nightmares, but he just couldn't get rid of them, why couldn't they just go away.

Sighing he got up from his berth and grabbed the music player Sideswipe had gotten him for his birthday a few months ago and as quietly as he could left their room to get a cube of energon.

After drinking the energon cube he sat atop the ledge overlooking the scrapyard.

He reached over for his music player and for a while simply basked in the melodious feeling that the music provided.

He sat like this for a while before getting up and deciding to head back to the scrapyard.

As he got up, the song "creep" started playing on Jetstorm's music player.

Despite the overall dark tone of the song he rather liked it, in a way it resonated with him.

The song played as he walked back down to the scrapyard and through the gates.

He came to a stop in front of a stasis pod and shuddered at the form inside.

It was him.

Even unconscious Shadow Raker's form seemed to sneer down at him, Jetstorm shivered at the unpleasant memories just looking at his former master gave him, yet at the same time he couldn't look away.

Jetstorm was worried that Shadow Raker would break out and most likely come after him and his brother.

Drift had assured both him and Slipstream that the pod was sealed tight and there was no way Shadow Raker would escape.

But for once Jetstorm didn't fully believe his teacher.

He knew fine well Shadow Raker has escaped far worse than this and he had a nagging suspicion thst he wasn't quite through seeing his former master yet.

Unable to look at the pod anymore Jetstorm went to the command center and sat down against the cold metal exterior that was the former front section of the Alchemor.

He reached for his music player and turned it back on.

Jetstorm could feel his optics becoming heavier and heavier and at some point the darkness swallowed him whole.

Meanwhile Optimus was approaching the command center.

He had gone for a night time drive, as he often did to try and relax and was just returning.

When he returned he recognised the faint sound of what he recognised as Music playing from near the command center.

He arrived at the command center and saw a form he recognised as Jetstorm passed out in front of him.

Worried he knelt down and performed a quick scan of the young minicon relieved to find he was only recharging.

However he decided he would have Ratchet check him over just in case.

Comming Ratchet to meet him at the medical tent Optimus picked up Jetstorm and carried him with ease to the medical tent.

Ratchet met him at the tent alongside Drift.

"Is he alright?" Drift asked looking extremely worried.

"He's fine Drift, I just want Ratchet to run a few scans just to be sure." Optimus said.

Drift nodded though he didn't look very reassured.

Optimus lay Jetstorm down on the berth.

Ratchet ran his scanner over the young minicon.

Once that was done he looked at the results.

"Drift, has he been sleeping?" Ratchet asked.

"He says he has, but I honestly doubt he has." Drift said.

"Well he definitely hasn't, he hasn't slept in 2 weeks, his systems eventually crashed as a result." Ratchet said.

"What can I do to help him?" Drift asked.

"I'm going to give him a sedative to help him tonight, but I suggest trying to talk to him, if he won't talk to you I would suggest someone who knows how to deal with trauma like his." Ratchet said.

"Windblade mentioned she had a friend named Chromia who is a therapist, she said she would talk to her about getting her to talk to Jetstorm, I may have her talk to Slipstream as well, he hasn't said so but I believe he is also suffering." Drift said.

"Good idea, I know very well about this sort of thing." Ratchet said nodding.

Ratchet went to prep the sedative.

Drift looked over at Jetstorm who had begun to stir.

"Huh, what's going on?" Jetstorm asked in a panicked voice looking around rapidly.

Before Drift could do anything Optimus went over to Jetstorm and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"Everything is alright, you should be resting young one." Optimus said in a reassuring voice.

"I can't, I'm scared." Jetstorm said tears streaming from his optics.

"Everything is alright little one, you're safe." Optimus said rubbing Jetstorm's shoulder comfortingly.

Something the prime said must of worked because Jetstorm closed his optics and was immediately fast asleep.

"It comes from experience." Optimus said seeing the suprised look on Drift's face.

Ratchet administered the sedative and after a moment allowed Drift to take Jetstorm back to the ship.

Slipstream was awake when Drift returned.

"Is he alright, master Drift?" Slipstream asked.

"He is fine now Slipstream." Drift said setting Jetstorm down on his berth.

Drift sighed before looking at Slipstream.

"Slipstream, a friend of Windblade is coming tomorrow to...talk with you and Jetstorm." Drift said.

"You mean a therapist." Slipstream said seeing right through Drift's words.

"Yes." Drift said nodding.

Slipstream was about to speak but Drift interrupted.

"And before you say you don't need it, you do, you are just as upset as Jetstorm is, you were trying to hide it but I can tell, I know you well enough Slipstream." Drift said.

Slipstream sighed and nodded, admittedly he was extremely tense, and had been since Shadow Raker had been captured, but he thought he'd gotten good at hiding it by now.

Drift seemed to notice what Slipstream was thinking and pulled the young minicon closer, very much like you would an upset child.

Slipstream and Jetstorm basically were kids.

"You shouldn't have to hide your feelings Slipstream, they are every bit as important to me as everybody else's, I don't want you to be upset or scared to communicate how you feel." Drift said.

Slipstream tensed visibly then sighed.

"Admittedly I am worried master, he has escaped far worse than this in the past and if he does escape, he could hurt me and Jetstorm again." Slipstream said.

"Listen to me Slipstream, you are my students and therefore my responsibility, if he wants to get near you, he'll have to pry you from my sparkless husk." Drift said.

Slipstream seemed slightly reassured but Drift could tell he was still worried.

"Rest Slipstream, we will discuss this more in the morning." Drift said.

Slipstream nodded and lay down falling back to sleep.

Drift watched both his students for a moment to make sure they were both peacefully resting before laying down and falling asleep himself.

Cybertron:

Chromia looked over the two files she was given.

Windblade had contacted her earlier in the day and asked if she could speak to a close friend's, pupils as she put it.

She was now studying the files before she left.

Name: Slipstream

Age: 15

Personality: loyal, kind, humble, slightly stubborn

Issues that need addressing: will often not talk about issues that bother him, doesn't believe his opinions are valid despite being told they are, will often bottle up anger or stress and won't discuss it

Chromia frowned, that certainly wasn't good, she'd dealt with this sort of thing herself and she knew it was never good to bottle up stress or anger.

However she was confident she could get through to him.

She turned to the other file.

Name: Jetstorm

Age: 12

Personality: kind, loyal, brave, stubborn, humorous, adventurous and full of energy

He also loves music

Issues that need addressing: like Slipstream he often won't talk about issues that bother him, will often close himself off when upset, severe lack of confidence in himself despite reassurance from others, like Slipstream will often bottle up anger or stress

Chromia's frown deepened as she read Jetstorm's file, clearly she was going to have her work cut out with these two, but she was going to do her best to help them.

She packed a few things then went to her assistant Moonracer.

"Moonracer, I need to leave for a little while, could you take charge while I'm gone?" She asked.

"Of course." Moonracer said nodding.

Chromia thanked her and left.

As she left she got on the comm, she knew another bot who could help her, a bot she knew would also be very happy to return to Earth.

[lifetimeshipper]

Life's New Adventures and Secrets

Chapter 3

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The following day, Emberwing was playing with the twins. She was having a hard time sneaking up on them while in her beast form. Each time she thought she had them, they would turn in time before she would pounce on them, "Why can't I do this right?" She whined.

"Well, we're more experienced, just keep practicing and you'll get us eventually."

"How long did it take you guys to master it?"

"A couple of years," Jetstorm replied.

"We still have a hard time sneaking up on your mother," Slipstream added.

"That we do."

Emberwing giggled, "Oka-san is the best, no one can sneak up on her, except for Papa."

"He can? How?"

"I'm not even sure, he just can."

"We must get him to teach us."

"He is teaching me how to headbutt things, I just wish Oka-san could show me how to use my claws. My two long ugly claws. I have two on each paw, er, hoof. Look at them," Emberwing held up a paw to show her claws. "At least they're re.. reteachable?"

"Retractable?"

"That's it."

"Well, at least that."

The young femme let out a sigh as she lay on the ground, "I'm bored."

"We can do something with you. What would you like to do?"

"I don't know, Oka-san and Papa are on patrol, and I think the guys are scared of me."

"Why would they be scared of you?"

"I chased Seajumper around after he dared Nightback to jump on my back and I bucked him off."

"Oh... Well, to be honest, they deserved it."

"Why does Seajumper have to make fun of me sometimes? "

"Not sure," Slipstream replied.

"Some boys are just that way," Jetstorm added.

"Well, he can just--" The sound of the alarm from the Alchemor drowned out her words as the adults gathered.

"What is it, Fixit?" Bumblebee asked after he arrived.

"I'm seeing multiple Decepticon signals, some of them are scattered out while others are clustered together," the Mini-con explained.

"Well, looks like we'll have to split up."

"But who will watch the sparklings?" Grimlock asked looking in the direction of where the sparklings were.

"Fixit will. Besides, the defense systems will be on."

Soundwave deployed Laserbeak, sending it to help look after the sparklings.

"Alright, so who's gonna go where?" Strongarm asks the lieutenant.

"Drift, Steeljaw, and you will head to the forest where the 'Cons are scattered out. Optimus, Bulkhead, Arcee, and Wheeljack will look for the group. I'll look for Windblade and Sideswipe, they keep disappearing whenever we need them. Metalsound and Thunderhoof will go with Megatron to the rock quarry to look out for anything out of the ordinary. Grimlock and the twins will stay here with Fixit to look after the sparklings."

"Right!" They all depart to go where they were appointed.

Emberwing left to try to find the boys, wanting to play with them. She finds them in a section of the scrapyard roughhousing. Nightback had pounced on Seajumper, "Hey, get off me!"

"No," Nightback responded with a smile.

"Hey, guys," Emberwing greeted as she transformed into her bot mode.

They both look up at her, "Oh hi Emberwing, didn't know you were there."

Guess I'm getting better at sneaking up on others than I thought. "What are you guys up to?"

"Just roughhousing as the humans call it," Nightback replied as he got off of Seajumper to let him up. Seajumper tackles him to the ground trying to pin him, but he does a flip and pins him down instead.

"How do you do that?" The slightly smaller mech asked.

"Father taught me. Doesn't your father teach you anything?"

"He does but Mom's scared we may get too rough."

Nightback rolls his optics, "I know, same here. Mom can get so overprotective."

"Oka-san and Papa roughhouse with me all the time," Emberwing put in wanting to be part of the conversation.

"Really? No fair you got a fun mom!"

"Oka-san just knows how rough to be. If anything Papa has to make sure she isn't too rough."

"I have a strange feeling you're gonna be just like her when you're older," Nightback says while rubbing his behind which is still sore from the day before.

"You really think so?" She asked with her tail wagging.

"Yes, I really do."

"Cool, I think Seajumper's going to be like Wheeljack."

"Who you think I'm gonna be like?" Nightback asked.

"A little bit of both your mom and dad," she giggles.

"You two do know I'm still here, right?" Seajumper asked feeling annoyed.

"We know. Actually, I want to be more like my dad, though not a criminal, just be tough and vicious."

"What did he do to get locked up anyway?" Seajumper asked.

"Not sure, he just told me he was a 'Con criminal."

"Even Papa won't say much about when he was a criminal. You're lucky you have two warriors for parents," Emberwing replied to Seajumper.

"Your dad was a criminal too? Just how did they end up with the Autobots?"

"I'm not sure, Oka-san said that she used to be a Decepticon before joining the Autobots."

"Dad told me falling in love with Mom was what changed him and he left his criminal life to be with her."

"Aww, Papa won't tell me how he met Oka-san," Emberwing puffed out her cheeks in frustration.

"Well, Dad just told me yesterday while we were talking."

"What did he say?"

"Not much, just that he was a 'Con criminal, and mom was an Autobot cop. Also, they used to be enemies until he started falling in love with her after their last fight and she changed his mind about his plans, whatever they were, and even changed his outlook on everything."

"Cool, that sounds like something from a story Mom would tell," Seajumper said.

"How did your parents meet?" Nightback asked Seajumper.

"They knew each other during the war but they never really talked much because Dad left to see if he could find other Wreckers," the younger mech explained.

"So, you don't really know the story of how they got together?"

"Dad was about to tell me but Mom glared at him and he stopped talking."

"Really? I wonder why."

"Not sure."

"Grown-ups are weird," Emberwing stated, "Papa said a word and Oka-san hit him on the helm and told me not to say it."

"What word did he say?"

"Oka-san said if I said it she would know, and I would be grounded for a week."

The boys were about to say something when they heard a commotion at the gate, they ran to check it out and saw Drift and Strongarm carrying a wounded Steeljaw into the scrapyard.

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Chapter 1

Next Chapter

[needs-to-stop-looking-at-valves]

Uhhh... hi! I was just wondering if you had any headcanons for tf rid jetstorm and his cybertronian S/O?

Shiiit let's see my dude

Jetstorm and Slipstream may look a lot alike, but trust me, there's some differences there.

For example, Jetstorm is far more impulsive. He's a real follow your heart kinda guy, and is more prone for some dramatic bullshit. Literally he tried to run away after he polished his master's sword counter clockwise.

As such, he lets mistakes get to him. A LOT. Like one time, he bought you a blueberry muffin instead of a chocolate one because he misheard you, and he was SO upset. He put himself on the corner with a bag over his head.

While you have to talk him through a lot to reassure him that you LIKE being in this relationship, he's very sweet. He gets you gifts (and even apologize for being spontaneous) all the time, and you never feel unappreciated in the relationship. 

He sometimes kisses you out of impulse, or holds your hand, and he apologizes that he didn't ask beforehand.

Chances are, his partner is gonna be a lot taller. He tries to not make himself insecure about it, but when you realize you're literally a MINIcon, it gets to you.

You have to share a LOT of attention with Drift. Dear god, you must REALLY like this boy if you're willing to put up with Drift's karen ass. Seriously, Jetstorm came to practice once with a small lipstick mark from one of your smooches, and Drift went off on a lesson about chastity. 

He compares himself a LOT to Slipstream. He admires him a lot, and he's often muttered how you deserve someone like him, instead of the mech you're currently with.

All in, he loves, and he loves hard. But he freaks out easily, and is SO adamant that you can do better. Please reassure him, and you'll never find a more loyal partner.

[asknoeloftheresistance]

So in other words despite us not having a very exciting reception and not being able to dance for long enough(Much to the dissapointment of our famed teammates,friends,and Major music and dance party Enthusiasists Jimmy, Vincent, and Marina! 😟) Due to a Blackout and Brenna being upset about that, but mostly the DJ leaving early without telling her(Vincent,Jimmy, and Marina of course as well,let me tell you... None of us have ever seen them,in the words of Lucario, that angry,upset,or dissapointed or unsatisfied with a DJ or any sort of dance gathering event before at all in all the years that we've known them, and those three,Like Brenna,are usually so full of life and have such great humor,...Well then again there was New Year's but that's a different story entirely,also Lota, Padme,Barriss Hermana,Zola,Maisy,and especially of course Bouquet were also upset that the bride and groom didn't get to share a traditional solo ballroom dance we all were but all of our spirits and theirs were somewhat lifted later with all the beautifully shared memories and overall loving atmosphere which is of course how it's supposed to be,"Don't have a bad memory"! as My Mom put it to Brenna! 📷😊💏💑👪💕💕💞💞 ,the entire wedding went off without a hitch, C-3PO (Suprisingly For once! 😵😏 ) Managed to keep Jar-Jar out of trouble,and Lucario Mew, Sakura,Zola,Shu,Jiro, Obi-wan,Lota and Weed, kept Jeff,Shaymin, Marumaru,Noi,and GB out of the cake,nor were any of those nutcases able to do anything stupid, digusting,or over the line immature, (Note despite what I said earlier in this post there's a difference between Good immaturity and that which goes to far which those guys as you all know are notorious for,but anyway...)or making any sort of either whispering or out loud smart, sarcastic,rude,or crude remarks(Yes We're all looking at you Five here,Jeff,Shaymin,GB,Noi,and Marumaru! 😛) Which could've easily blown out cover not too mention spoiled the wedding(Also a reason why we're keeping those sort of things off the blog and in their own heads no reason to soil it for younger readers or the ones this post is being written about nor their reputations,Also as I mentioned My Mom saying before no need to tarnish ,such fond beautiful memories or stories to eventually look back at either! 😟📷🚫 Special Ocassions and moments like this Happen usually only once in your life after all! 😇 Plus Jeff even managed to keep his hands off of me throughout the whole entire event, despite constantly insisting that he was my wedding date, which was a complete surprise not to mention relief to all of us and especially me and Lucario 😒😰,How Nice and somewhat non-embarrassing and invasive and subtle of him is that!? I guess once again I'll just have to owe him for his seemingly and small yet significant slight Etiquette as well polite gestures later *sigh* XD.Also Bumblebee's team particularly him, Strongarm, Windblade,Drift, ,and Fixit managed to keep Sideswipe, Grimlock,Jetstorm and Slipstream in line too so no cause for alarm there either but they know better anyway even when using holo-forms to still continue to keep a low profile and not spoil or cause any major disturbance at human events those guys along with the others previously mentioned even burst out crying during the middle and throughout the entire ceremony all the way up until the abrupt end of the reception,as put by all the majority of us ,and we've seen this even at other events before who knew those guys could so Sensetive! 😂 ),But everything​ Including the After Party at the Hotel Sweet was Amazing! My Mom's friends Truly outdid themselves despite the nature and occurances of things,We all had a fun time hanging out with and watching the Bride and groom and all our loved ones,and meeting all kinds of fun and exciting new people,Congratulations Brenna and Richard! 💕💕💞💞💞💞💖💖💖💖🌹🌹🌹🌹💙💙💙💙 🎆🎇🎉🎊🎈🎀🎁 🌈We all Hope you both Enjoyed your Honeymoon as well Best Wishes! 🌠And See y'all again soon at the next gathering hopefully another game night! 🎱, Anyways, I hope you all on here following our blog will wish them they same, Once more they certainly deserve it,Thanks for letting us all share this Specially blessed union with all of you and the small yet again significant glimpse into My Mom's friends lives ! 👪😇 And Now, Moving on...

[cc-cobalt-1043]

Chapter 4: Therapy

The bee team were relaxing when suddenly the alarm went off.

"We have incoming." Fixit said.

They all ran to the command center weapons ready but Windblade smiled when she recognised the ship.

"It's alright, I know them." She said urging the rest of the team to lower their weapons.

The bee team stood down and allowed the ship two land.

Out came two Autobots, a bright blue femme bot and a cherry red Mech Bumblebee recognised very well.

"Knockout." He said surprised.

Knockout broke into an all too familiar smirk.

"Hello Bee, long time no see." Knockout said.

The two shook hands.

"It's so good to see you." Bee said.

"Likewise, and it's good to be back here." Knockout said.

"Uh Bee, who's this guy?" Grimlock asked looking at Knockout.

"Oh, guys this is Knockout, he's a former Decepticon who joined the Autobots near the end of the war, and he's a very good friend of mine." Bumblebee said.

"Knockout, this is my team." Bee said introducing Knockout to each member of the Bee team, aside from Optimus, Ratchet, Windblade and Jazz who Knockout was already well acquainted with.

Attention then shifted to Chromia, who introduced herself.

"Hello, my name is Chromia, I'm a friend of Windblade and Knockout and I'm a therapist, I work to help Autobots and Decepticons alike adjust to their new lives." Chromia said.

"She's very good, she even helped me a bit after I joined the Autobots." Knockout said.

Introductions were carried out and soon Chromia began her sessions, assisted by Knockout.

Chromia spoke with Slipstream and Knockout talked with Jetstorm.

Chromia and Slipstream were sitting on a crate in the medbay.

Chromia was smiling warmly at Slipstream who was rather tense.

"Alright Slipstream we're going to begin now, I will be taking notes throughout this session, and I want you to tell me to stop if you feel uncomfortable or need a break, okay." Chromia said smiling warmly at Slipstream.

Slipstream nodded and with that the session began.

At first Chromia asked Slipstream some small questions before beginning the more serious ones.

"So Slipstream, how did you end up working for Shadow Raker?" Chromia asked.

"It was when me and Jetstorm were young I was 6, and he was 3, our parents died in an explosion and we were living on the streets for several months just trying to survive, Shadow Raker found us and offered us a job working for him, in exchange he would give us energon and shelter." Slipstream said.

He clenched his fists tightly.

"But he lied, he used me and Jetstorm as tools, he sent us out to steal for him and whenever we failed he would either lock us out of the base, beat us or refuse to feed us, he treated Jetstorm the worst, just because he was the youngest, the weakest and the most accident prone, he treated him like his slave and there was nothing I could do to stop him, I hate him, I hate everything about him and if I could I would subject him to every painful thing he has done to us over the years, but he doesn't even deserve that, he deserves to go offline." Slipstream growled out.

Slipstream took a long deep breath and sighed.

Chromia looked at the young minicon, his whole frame slumped slightly after he'd finished his tirade, clearly he'd been holding that in for quite a long time.

After a few moments of silence Slipstream looked up at Chromia.

"I'm sorry, it's just, I've been holding a lot of that in for a good while now." Slipstream said.

"That's quite alright Slipstream, this kind of thing is perfectly natural, especially for a situation like this, thanks heavens I was sitting down when I reviewed your records, it's appalling you and your brother had to live with such a monster." Chromia said.

She then decided to change the topic.

"I trust you and your brother are much happier with Drift." Chromia said.

"Very much miss Chromia, master Drift is such a wonderful bot, he has his flaws of course, but he has really changed our lives for the better, he provides us with a home and energon, he trains us to defend ourselves, he taught me and Jetstorm how to read and write, he even comforts us when we are sad or when we have had nightmares." Slipstream said.

Chromia could practically feel her spark swell with emotions.

"You all seem very close." Chromia said.

"We are miss Chromia...we're like a family." Slipstream said.

"Drift seems to have quite a fatherly bond to you two." Chromia said.

"Admittedly Jetstorm and I do see Master Drift like a father, but have never had the courage to say so." Slipstream said.

"Why not?" Chromia asked curiously.

"Because we fear he would not feel the same way towards us. Slipstream said.k

"From what you've described to me Slipstream he does seem to feel the same way about both you and Jetstorm, I feel if you do tell him how you feel, you may be pleasantly suprised." Chromia said.

Slipstream was silent, thinking everything over.

"Just think about it for now." Chromia said.

Slipstream nodded and smiled.

The two talked for a while before Chromia declared their session over and Slipstream went to wait for Jetstorm.

Jetstorm soon appeared followed by Knockout.

"Now remember Jetstorm, same time tomorrow, and think about what we've talked about." Knockout said.

"Okay, thanks Knockout." Jetstorm said looking the happiest Slipstream had seen him in a long time.

Knockout left and Jetstorm and Slipstream got some Energon.

The two sat down and discussed their therapy sessions.

"Knockout was so fun to talk to, he loves his paintjob, he even buffed some of the scratches I missed the last time." Jetstorm said.

True to his word there wasn't a single scratch on Jetstorm.

"He really knows his stuff." Jetstorm said seeing the impressed look on Slipstream's face.

"Jetstorm, you know how me and you think about master Drift, as a father figure?" Slipstream asked.

Jetstorm nodded.

"Well Chromia told me, that perhaps we should tell him how we feel." Slipstream said.

"Knockout said the same to me." Jetstorm said.

"Well,do you think we should tell him?" Slipstream asked.

"I don't know, I really him to think of us as his sons as well as his students, but at the same time, What if he doesn't feel the same?" Jetstorm asked.

Slipstream nodded.

"This is something we must think about." He said.

A little sneak peak for part 5:

Sideswipe woke up, but something was strange, he was back on cybertron, alongside a yellow mech, one he hadn't seen in such a long time.

Suddenly there was the sounds of bots yelling as well as blaster fire.

The mech started pulling Sideswipe along with him, both of them running past many fighting bots in an attempt to escape.

The unthinkable happened when a stray blaster shot came flying through the air, hitting the yellow mech square in the chest.

Sideswipe tried to help but it was no luck. The bots bright yellow paint, faded to gunmetal gray.

The scrapyard:

Sideswipe awoke with a jolt and sat up in his berth his whole frame trembling and shaking, and in his despair he said a name, the name of a bot he could never tak to again.

"Sunstreaker."

[cc-cobalt-1043]

Transformers robots in disguise 2015 "the shadow lurks"

Chapter 2: worsening

Over the next few days Jetstorm was plagued by constant nightmares of Shadow Raker, every time he told himself they were dreams however they only got worse.

Jetstorm soon started refusing to sleep in an attempt to stop these dreams.

However his also had a negative effect on him.

He became slower, tense and much more agitated as a result.

Drift, Slipstream, Sideswipe and the rest of the team quickly noticed the changes in the minicon's behaviour however whenever they asked him if he was alright he either lied and said he was fine or just said he didn't want to talk.

The Bee team were becoming incredibly worried for their youngest teammate and were trying to think of ways to help him.

About two weeks after the capture of Shadow Raker the Bee team received a suprise when Optimus alongside Ratchet, Undertone, Windblade, Jazz and Blurr arrived at the scrapyard in Prime Force One.

The team went to greet them.

"Optimus, I didn't expect to see you here, is everything alright?" Bee asked.

"I'm afraid not Bumblebee, I sense something bad is going to happen here, I have come to assist you." Optimus said.

Bee nodded and informed the rest of the team of their guests.

Sideswipe was naturally thrilled and even more excited when he learned Windblade, Jazz and Blurr had elected to stay even after the mission had ended.

He then took Jazz and Blurr out for a race.

Strongarm and Windblade talked for a while then Strongarm had to head on patrol.

Windblade meditated for a while before Drift approached her.

"Hey Drift." Windblade said getting up.

"Hello Windblade." Drift said kissing her servo.

"It's been a while." Windblade and.

"It certainly has." Drift said.

"So what have you been up to?" Windblade.

"Mainly training, I have acquired these for my students however.

He opened the case he was carrying revealing two minicon sized swords, one was red with black and gold detailing and the other was black with red and gold detailing.

"Wow, when you planning on giving them those?" Windblade asked.

"Admittedly I am not sure yet." Drift said.

"So how have the kid's been, I haven't seen them yet?" Windblade asked.

"They are currently watching a movie with Sideswipe and Russell, and to awnser your question Slipstream is fine, Jetstorm...not so much." Drift told her.

"What do you mean?" Windblade asked.

"Recently we captured my former master Shadow Raker, ever since the mission Jetstorm has been extremely quiet and withdrawn, I also believe he is not sleeping, Slipstream and I, as well as the others have tried talking to him about it but he refuses to talk, I don't want to force him but I am becoming very concerned." Drift said.

Windblade nodded and thought about it for a moment.

"I have a friend we could try, her name is Chromia, after the war she became a therapist helping Autobot and Decepticon veterans alike try to adjust to life after the war, i could call her and see if she is willing to speak with Jetstorm." Windblade suggested.

Drift nodded.

"Thank you Windblade, I greatly appreciate this." Drift said.

"No problem, anything for them." Windblade nodded.

[cc-cobalt-1043]

Transformers RID-2015 "The shadow still Lurks"

Chapter 1: nightmares

"HOW COULD YOU FAIL ME." Shadow Raker yelled looking down at the two minicons who stood before him.

Both minicons were terrified and trembling but both stood stock still in front of their master.

"But master, we only had time to get what we brought." Slipstream protested.

There was suddenly a flash of metal and Jetstorm almost cried out in pain as a sword slashed across his cheeck leaving a gash.

Jetstorm trembled as the white hot pain shot through his body, but he still stood as still as he could, trying to ignore the feeling of energon running down his cheeck.

Next to them he saw Deadlock, an expression of pure anger on his face, but strangely his anger wasn't directed towards the minicons.

"Next time you shall get as much as you are told and no less, or there shall be severe consequences, do I make myself clear." Shadow Raker growled looking at the minicons.

"Yes master." Jetstorm and Slipstream nodded.

"Good, now get out of my sight." Shadow Raker growled and both minicons quickly ran out the room.

Jetstorm's POV:

I awoke with a gasp trembling as I remembered that day, I could almost feel the energon running down my cheeck again.

I could feel myself trembling and hugged my knees close to my chest, trying to suppress the memory.

I felt tears running down my optics and I wiped them away trying not to full on cry, but a few small sobs still escaped me.

After I'd stopped trembling I got down from the berth I shared with my older brother Slipstream and stepped out off the ship we lived on with our sensei Drift and decided to take a walk around the scrapyard to try and calm down.

I relaxed slightly as the cool night breeze hit my metal, I always found the feeling relaxing, it just gave me a sense of peace.

I walked past the others (minus Sideswipe, who was on patrol) who were all asleep, none of their heads pluaged by bad dreams.

When I got to the stasis pods I froze in my tracks.

He was there.

His pod was directly in front of me.

I shuddered as I stared into the face of my former master, chills running over my frame.

Even in stasis he still frightened me, I just felt like he was going to crawl out of that pod and grab me, and me and Slipstream would be forced to live through all those cycles of abuse we'd been trying to forget.

Unable to look at the pod anymore I ran back to the ship and buried myself back in my blanket trying to fall back asleep, but now my processor was running haywire with the possibility that Shadow Raker may escape.

And if he did, what would he do?

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Character review!!(1/4):

Lets review the best, and worst part of RID! The characters! Let's start with some good guys!

*pls note I will only cover bots I have something to say about/want to talk about. If there's one I missed that you are curious about, send it as an ask.

Bumblebee!!;

Bumblebee! Our old scout got his voice back, as well as fuck ton of stress. This Bumblebee became his own leader of this little team, and is definitely feeling what Optimus felt back in TFP. While Bumblebee is rather funny here, and has his dad moments, he doesn’t really feel like how he used to back in his scouting days, and if you were to ask me a preference, I'm definitely in favor of TFP. However, I will say I appreciate his sarcasm, and tired dad energy. All in all, Bumblebee is trying his best, and really, can you ask for more?.  In RID yes we can because fucking hell-  As such, 7/10 for our Bumble buddy.

Strongarm!!;

Aka, Wheeljack and Strongarm’s unofficial daughter. Rookie cop who constantly looks towards Bumblebee for guidance. She’s strong, clever, and honestly wants to be a good member of the task force. Unfortunately, RID made her have a constant stick up her aft, making her a tightwad. If she wasnt so focused on being a police officer, blabbing about rules and being kinda fucked up when it was convenient for her, I think I’d like her more. I do however, like her relationship with Sideswipe. Writers fuck ups aside, they honestly have a good relationship, and that’s pure. She really is at her best with him, and that's something I can appreciate. 6/10. If the writers cared about her more, Id rate her higher. No shame against her, she's got the character backbones, RID just didn't love right.

Sideswipe!!;

Sideswipe; My BOY. Sideswipe is the team’s official thot. Limber, quick, stupid, gorgeous, boy is pretty much the best part of this show. Excluding a few poorly written episodes, Sideswipe is a boy that boasts of confidence and cockyness, while simultaneously being self conscious, and clingy. Sideswipe, although inept with his feelings and abandonment issues, is very skilled; pattern seeking, good with a sword, and even pretty apt with technology. There’s actually a headcanon out there where Sideswipe is more than just some delinquent (such as a decepticon), and It’s something I wish they made canon, purely because Sideswipe just appears to be a jack of all trades. Forgetting ‘Prisoners Principles’, Sideswipe is deadass a 9/10 for me. He’s a good boy who needs a hug, and a dick to suck. I literally love him so much I could cry.

Grimlock!!;

Grimlock; Decepticon turned autobot! That in itself makes him more interesting than a good chunk of autobots in general. He’s a big, bad not at all he's an absolute sweetie dinobot who likes smashing stuff, and being with his teammates. Grimlock is the classic ‘dumb, strong’ character, who’s a real bull in the china shop. I shouldn't like Grimlock as much as I do, but he's such a big, tender goofball who tries so hard, it’s hard not to love him and his big, dumb smile (seriously the way his teeth are done is absolutely so great, messed up teeth is a good character design when you know what you’re doing). So i’d give him an 8/10. Had they stopped highlighting him in that ‘he’s stupid’ light with a few episodes, he’d be a much better character. Still, he deserves everything.

Slipstream/Jetstorm!!;

Slipstream (red) and Jetstorm (black) are Drift's students. They hold a similar honor system, and a similar want to please their sensei. Despite how alike they are, they DO have their own personalities. Slipstream is the one who takes more action, and is the more optimistic of the two, while Jetstorm easily falls into self depreciation, and is the more shy of the two. Regardless, they are absolute babies who can do no wrong in my eyes, and they deserve to be held and smooched. 10/10 ❤🖤.