Lost & Found

Traumatized

Chapter 80: Traumatized
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"Stand up girl!"

Crimson optics beamed down at me as a sharp finger pushed into my skin and slowly drew a trail of blood.

"...P-Please." The cold metal caused me to flinch from his touch.

"Shut it, pest!" The Decepticon Warlord tightened his hold around me and continued his assault on my aching body. "You believe those Autobot pests will come and save you?"

He barked out a laugh and tightened his grip, cutting off my oxygen and blurring my vision even more. "It'll be too late by the time they reach their precious little fleshing. You'll be gone. Dead by my hand."

"Y-You're sick. You will pay." I managed a glare at the grinning mech.

"My, my. Such words from a weakling. Do you really believe you can take me on while you're in that state?" He cackled and dropped me from a rather high height with little care. "It doesn't matter. It's time for your next experiment...unless you have something valuable to tell me."

"Just...let me go." I begged, swallowing the little blood that filled my mouth.

"Wrong answer yet again. Shockwave!"

Heavy footfalls sounded near me but the owner of them remained out of my view.

A steady voice inquired. "My Lord?"

"Your subject is ready. Tie her down and do whatever you please with her."

"As you wish, Megatron."
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"No!" I shot up like an alert animal, furiously sweating and panting heavily almost as if I couldn't breathe at all.

My hand settled over my racing heart as I tried to cease the uncontrollable trembling of my body until I felt myself pulled against a solid surface.

"Sweetspark. You're alright."

"D-Daddy?" I poked my head from between large arms to meet my father's concerned gaze. "What happened? I-"

"It is alright my dear. You simply had another nightmare."

Oh. Again?

"B-But it felt...so real. I t-thought I was-" I stuttered nervously, remaining tense in his hold.

"You are here with us, Liza. You are safe. No one is here to harm you."

"I-"

"Shh. Hush now." He murmured and rubbed soothing circles along my back.

I took a few calming breaths and eased my head onto solid chest plates that covered the strong spark beneath. My heart slowly went back down to its normal beat and the trembling only dialed down a bit. The images and memories faded into the back of my mind, forgotten only for a brief moment until they reappeared later on to haunt me like every other night.

"Are you feeling better?" He questioned after a few moments of silence.

"I'm okay, dad. It was just a nightmare." I sighed, hoping to put him off the subject easy.

He hummed and stroked my hair as he gently lifted my head to meet his soft optics. "I know you didn't rest well, sweetspark."

Yeah, I'm aware of that too.

"I...just wasn't tired." Great excuse.

"Liza." He said warningly. "We both know that's not true."