Hound POV

I hate how the only time Jayce appears to be calm is when she's asleep, though I know her mind isn't calm. There's nothing we can do about it but drugs which we hate. Crosshairs seems to prepare a syringe but will only use it if necessary.

I heard Jayce wake up abruptly, sitting up and hyperventilating. This isn't as bad as she usually is, but I still need to calm her down.

"what was it this time?" I asked. While it's predictable, we want the girls to tell us what their nightmare was about. Making sure they continue to talk about this and to know if there's anything new causing their nightmares. This doesn't work every time. I'd still like to know what terrified J.R. last night that she couldn't tell us.

Unfortunately, Jayce is the same way. She's not crying either but has a scared expression.

"Ok, let's go get some breakfast," I suggested. She agreed, and I left the room so she can get dressed. Jayce's actions lately make me afraid to leave her alone. Giving the girls space is getting tricky. She came out five minutes later, and we went downstairs. It's been the same challenge getting the girls to rat though I thought Jayce was hungry since she didn't refuse to get breakfast. As she ate, Cade told me J.R. is clingy to Crosshairs and his suspicion of why. We failed to make sure Jayce couldn't see us, but we could see her if she tried to run off. Jayce tried to run upstairs, but Cade stopped her.

"Let me go!" She yelled, trying to get Cade's hand to release her. She was putting up a fight that we both had a hard time getting her to sit on the floor until.

"Shit," Cade exclaimed. He lowered her to the floor, "I said this is possible, but you know I was hoping to be wrong."

I did not miss these seizures, rather listen to her bawling while going through a panic attack than see this. These are terrifying to watch.

"This is taking a toll on her. There's nothing we can do about it- at least without Jamie and J.R. noticing."

"Anything I can do?" We hear Bumblebee ask.

"No, but this one is lasting longer."

Three minutes until the seizure stopped. Jayce took longer to wake up this time and was exhausted.

"Take her, Bee. I think it's a good idea to lie with her, but you don't have to. She's going to fall asleep." Cade instructed. Bumblebee took Jayce back to her room.

"It would be great if we can take their pain away," I say.

"We didn't see this coming. We thought Jamie would be our only concern. Should have known Jayce and J.R., we're traumatized after watching Jamie fight for her life."

Cade goes upstairs; I assume to check on J.R. and Jamie. I don't think Jayce even touched the oatmeal. Most likely would have been the same if we started giving Jayce and J.R. nutrition drinks. Every day we're thinking, how will this turn out?

Cade POV

This situation is unfamiliar to most humans. I'm doing my best to give the Autobots guidance with what I know and the girls' response to the nightmare situation. It's getting harder, and I am so tired of saying there's nothing else we can do for the girls.

Looking in J.R.'s room, she had fallen asleep. Crosshairs was sitting at the desk.

"Did you drug her?" I asked.

"No, too early for that, and I'm trying not to unless I have to. She had the worst nightmare last night and ran out of her room. I don't know if she wanted to find me or go to one of the others' rooms. I had to give in and give her sleep aid."

"You know what her nightmare was about?"

"Yes," he replies in a sad tone, "I can't believe she's having nightmares like that. Only a matter of time before Jayce does."

Perfect timing as Bee and Hound walk in.

"Should I tell him?" Hound asked. This worried Crosshairs.

While I would have said no since it's looking like Crosshairs is just going to ve focusing on J.R. now, I fear J.R. will end up with these damn seizures. Hound told him about how Jayce had another one, and it was longer this time.

"…She fell asleep," He finished.

"Forget drugs to calm them; they end up exhausted and sleep a lot more. They're calm until they have a nightmare. I worry they'll become frequent, and the girls won't be able to sleep for lengthy periods," Crosshairs says, frustrated, looking at J.R.

"You have more to add to this, don't you, Cade?" Bee asked.

I sighed, "only to add to everyone's worry. I figured a terrifying nightmare had to have caused J.R.'s clinginess. Either she's only been dreaming about Jayce going that far, now she had a nightmare showing them dead, or her nightmare last night showed what happens when Jamie dies; all of us disappear before her eyes."

The others couldn't believe what I just said. They know how likely Jayce will end up with the same nightmare and the same reaction as J.R. There's no planning except to not tell Drift about the nightmare that caused J.R. to be clingy. He's stressed enough as it is, I'd say more than the rest of us, This could be tricky, but the girls just want to stay in their rooms. With J.R. asleep, Bee told Crosshairs to take a break. Though it just means sitting in the hallway, it's something.

Drift POV

I heard Jamie moaning in her sleep, shit. So now, instead of being depressed over Buddy's passing, I caused her to fear that I'm leaving her. Not in the sense that we broke up, I don't think Jamie says we're together like that yet, but that I'm leaving the dimension. Oh, Jamie, if only I could tell you how terrified I am to lose you. Every day in the back of my mind, I worry I'll end up watching you fight for your life again. Even during the minor flare-ups, I know how they can become deadly.

Crosshairs come in as I moved to the edge of the bed, holding Jamie. He sat next to me but said nothing. I could tell he hated that he did last night. I know he just wanted to have fun.

'Don't even say it," I tell him. I know he wanted to apologize, but it's my shit mental state that ruined the fun.

"How can I not be sorry? It's my idea that did this."

"No, I've been terrified Jayce could be right. it's bad enough she's thinking of taking her own life, but thinking Jamie could end up thinking that way."

The room was silent for five minutes before Jamie started kicking in her sleep. I repositioned her to hug her. Crosshairs hated watching this tough this isn't as bad s Jayce and J.R's nightmares and panic attacks. Jamie woke up a minute later, hugged me and started crying.

Crosshairs POV

This isn't just a misunderstanding; a fun idea turned into a disaster. No, I think Jamie has always been afraid that Drift would leave her, that we all would. How much stress is she under thinking this way or knowing if she dies, from injury or a severe flare-up, in a dimension, it's over? Add the crap she's been through in her dimension. Jamie has a lot of wounds that can't be seen or healed completely. She's complicated, and she's learned that humans in her dimension would rather not deal with people like her.

Drift made Jamie look at him.

"Listen to me. I love you, and I will never leave you." I know it was hard to see how upset she was and the tears rolling down her face. He waited a few minutes for Jamie to calm down before handing her to me to make tea.

"We'll never leave you, Jamie," I promised while hugging her.

Come on, Jamie, we've been dealing with your struggles for six years now. Why would we abandon you now? Bumblebee, Jayce, and J.R. have been with you longer, and they're still with you. I don't think you understand how much you mean to all the Autobots, all your friends.

One problem was taken care of. If only the other problems were that easy to take care of. Drift returned ten minutes later. I had to get back to J.R.