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 Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:39 pm
Dio winced when he heard Cinder's voice. He looked at Rhys and he had a pleading look on his face. Oh the fiend knew that the chances of him getting any further were probably slim to none, but that didn't mean he wasn't going to try. 'Please...' Dio trailed off and he pushed with his feelings, he wanted Rhys to feel the longing he felt to simply KNOW. To understand what he was, what he was supposed to do, how he was supposed to do it.
He wasn't a child anymore, he had some puzzle pieces. Those were all things given to him by Hawk, Mystic, Athan, Reyna, and the list just went on. No one could help Dio with this. No one could teach Dio about what was inside of himself, it was all him. He'd never done anything as reckless as this was, and if felt so wrong to just give in and go back now.
They were already in trouble after all, what was another ten or fifteen minutes really? His voice was really quite and he tried to make Rhys understand, 'No on can help me with this, please. I need this.' The pressure behind his eyes seemed pretty constant for the moment. He guessed he could probably push it just a little more before it became something to worry about.***** Merci walked up next to Cinder and she took the taller woman's hand. She was worried, but was determined to let Cinder handle this. It was her ship after all, and the one that could really pilot it was Rhys. Though she didn't doubt for a heartbeat that Dio was probably part of the bad influence that lead to them taking the Warhammer in the first place.
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:11 pm
Rhys winced slightly his wings flickering slightly looking between Dio and then the controls, with a sigh he reached over and flipped one of the controls, "she's going to be real mad we better answer soon. They are down at home and we are up here...so we'll go a bit further it's not like we'll be in more trouble then we already are." Despite his better judgment Rhys moved the ship in the direction that Dio had indicated.
Once the ship was moving Rhys flipped the comm so he could speak to Cinder, "Um...hello..." clearing his throat he glanced over to Dio as he spoke. "Yes we are here...and we're alright, should be home in not too much longer." Rhys figured that since they knew they had taken the ship it wouldn't hurt to try acting like it wasn't any big deal.
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Cinder paused and glanced to Merci without speaking into the communicator she considered a moment, "I'm not sure how I'm suppose to act - after all I did originally steal that ship as well." A slight smirk escaped onto Cinder's face...the kid was as ballsy as she was with his responses.
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:42 pm
Dio didn't want to let Rhys know how relieved he felt. He was however thrilled that they weren't just going to take off and go home. He turned and stopped trying to do things that required any type of concentration. His legs faded back into the tail that he'd had since he gained his form, and he stopped trying to be corporeal. It was his way of conserving himself so he could be away from Merci a bit longer.
The fiend floated toward the windows that opened up, and he stared out the at the view in front of him. He wondered why Cinder would come home if this is where she'd been all that time. 'Thank you Rhys. I don't want to get you into trouble, but I really need this.' Dio's voice was quiet when he spoke.
The shadow shut his eyes and tried to open himself up, tried to get in touch with the part of him that was connected to all of this. When he concentrated, parts of the song started to fade into the background. He could almost... almost make it out.***** Merci frowned and she looked at Cinder. She really wanted to leave this in her hands but who knew where the hell they were. They could have been up there for an hour, and halfway out of the solar system by now. "Cinder, Dio is a part of me now. We can be away from each other but not for very long. It's... getting to the point he needs to be back." Merci was purposefully vague. Cinder would make her own assumptions and she was sure they would be worse then anything she could tell her.
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:21 pm
Cinder glanced over to Merci` and then to the communicator, Cinder sympathized with Merci` but the pilot also believed that you had live or die by your own actions. Her earlier belief that someone couldn't just walk off with one of the shadows still stood as well, after a moment she clicked the communicator, "Rhys, is Dio feeling alright - he's going to be getting weaker if he's away from Merci` too long."
Rhys frowned and glanced over at Dio, "he has a headache..." shifting uneasily Rhys sighed. He was feeling more then a little split, on one hand he wanted to turn back on the other...he didn't want Dio upset with him.
Turning some Rhys looked back toward Dio, "how bad is it?"
Tek curled up next to Rhys the wisp shifted uneasily between Rhys and Dio in worry.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:33 pm
The fiend wasn't completely oblivious. He was empathic enough to feel the worry, not to mention Tek was practically radiating it. He didn't answer, and opened his eyes. He floated forward and extended his left hand out toward the void. 'It's alright, that's enough.' The shadow sounded tired, he tried to keep it out of his voice and failed.
Dio had only just grown, and maybe he'd tried to stretch his wings to far. 'We can go back, I just needed some time.' It wasn't fair of him to put Rhys in the middle like this, and he knew it. For one selfish moment though, he thought he could hear it. He thought he could hear one, clear, strong, beautiful voice.
It was enough.***** Merci was not keen on spending another stretch of time with a pounding headache. She opened her mouth to say something and then snapped it shut. "I'm going to lay down, let me know when they are on the way back okay?" She was feeling the edges of her control fray and she didn't want to dissolve into fits. They hadn't been apart that long, Merci just really really did not like headaches. She stepped close to Cinder and kissed her cheek before she wandered over to the bed and stretched out on it. The fox woman trusted her love to do the right thing and keep the boys safe.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:49 pm
Rhys glanced over and nodded, switching the controls over almost immediately. "We are heading back..." his own worry was carried in his voice but he attempted to keep sounding strong after all no matter what awaited them back at home Rhys wasn't about to break down over whatever punishment Cinder might come up with.
Cinder let a breath out after a moment releasing some tension she hadn't realized she'd been building up, "we are going to be out there to meet you." With that she shut off the comm and spoke to Mycroft, "keep an eye on their course and let me know when they are close to home..." once mycroft gave a few noises in response to let her know he'd been listening Cinder moved over to the bed, she didn't bother taking her boots off but just crawled into it to lay next to Merci wrapping her arm around her. "They are on their way back - Mycroft is going to let us know...so we can be outside to meet them." There was still worry and tension that wouldn't go away fully until they were back but for now it wasn't getting worse.
"Did you find what you were looking for?" Once the course was laid in they started back toward home, the ship was moving quickly so they wouldn't have all that much time but Rhys turned to look curiously to Dio as he spoke. Now that they were heading back Tek moved more quickly back and forth over the deck dashing from Rhys and then to Dio as if attempting to assess them and the happenings.
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Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:34 am
Dio turned to look at Rhys, his visible eye only half open at the moment. Whether it was because he was tired, or because he was still listening was hard to say. 'I think,' He paused and then nodded slowly to himself. 'I think I found something. Not what I wanted exactly, but progress.'
Dio floated closer to Rhys and leaned over to stretch a hand down to Tek. He tried to push a calming feeling through the natural empathy that fiends had, 'It's alright Tek. I'll be fine, I've been away from Merci longer then this. It was when I was much weaker then I am now too. I'm not going to die or anything.' Being buried when he was Tek's age was the longest he'd been away. 'Thank you, I'm sorry if we're going to get into trouble and for putting you in the middle like that.' He sounded sincere, but still tired.***** Merci wrapped her arms around the other woman and buried her face into her shoulder. It never mattered where they were, she felt safe and happy when Cinder was holding her. "Thank you, I probably would have screamed incoherently at them for being stupid and reckless." Her voice was muffled but understandable.
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:48 am
"Well it's good you found something..." Rhys frowned slightly in thought as he listened to Dio. "Though, even if you have been farther away from her you don't want to make yourself or her sick...maybe now that you found something she can come with you another time - if you weren't tired and away from her maybe it would be more clear?" Rhys glanced over as he spoke before looking back to the sky, Tek now assured that everyone was alright for the moment moved away from Dio and Rhys. Finding a few old parts that hadn't been cleared away the little wisp started curling around them occupying himself as they drifted closer to home.
Cinder rubbed Merci's back soothingly listening to her, "well you could have but I don't htink it would have done any good. Usually the more someone tells you that your wrong or you can't do something you tend to rebel...at least that's what always happened with me. I'm guessing similar things happened with you as well." Smiling slightly she rested knowing that Mycroft would let them know if there was a problem with the boys return.
Sometime later Mycroft spoke up, "the Warhammer is getting ready to set down within the next twenty minutes."
"Sounds like we should get going and go meet them."
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:33 pm
Merci nodded a little bit and grumbled a little bit. "I love Dio, and I love Rhys. I really do, but part of me was really enjoying the peace and quiet." She buried her face in Cinder's shoulder for another moment before she gave in to the need to get up and get moving. "So how are we handling this? Are we going to good cop bad cop it? Or do you want me to handle punishment?" She waited for her other half and took Cinder's hand as they headed out of the bedroom. "I'm willing to handle things however you want." Honestly she was just tired, and the headache had settled in behind her eyes. ***** Dio had moved over and stared out of the huge observation windows as long as he was able to. When they slid closed he allowed the grumpy to set in. 'I hope so one day. I want to actually meet a star, wouldn't that be amazing?' He was talking more to himself then Rhys really. He was not looking forward to this ship opening up and dealing with an angry Merci. The bond they shared told him that she was angry, but tired too. He hoped she would put off the scolding until he felt a little less weak. 'We'll be home soon right? How much trouble do you think we're in?' Dio turned his face to regard Rhys as he piloted them home.
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 7:31 pm
Cinder pulled herself up to get up out of the bed. "Not going to have you discipline them alone - plus working with Rhys is hard enough as it is. I don't think he'll just let it go if I have someone else punish him." Stretching her legs out Cinder stood up and moved over picking Mycroft up, "ground him for a bit I suppose...change the security levels on the ship."
After strapping Mycroft to her wrist Cinder looked over to Merci, "what do you think for punishment?"
Rhys frowned slightly glancing over to Dio, "I'm not sure...but we are just about to land so I'm sure we'll know soon. I'm not really concerned though..." really Rhys wasn't concerned he knew there was only so much that Cinder would be willing to do to punish them, limiting what would actually be dealt out.
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:12 pm
Merci sighed a little bit and growled, "To be honest I have no idea how to punish Dio. I can't exactly tell him he can't leave his room, he can phase through the walls. I can't spank him or punish him physically, because again, he's incorporeal. I guess, well I guess I could take away his books and his telescope for a week or so. You think longer would be good? As far as Rhys, I don't know what he's been though. Would making him help Seraph with all the household chores be punishment?" She'd had it easy with Fiona, she just had to take away her social life for awhile and she shaped up right quick. She pushed her way out of the house and squinted as she looked up at the sky. It was dark out, but she should be able to make out the shape of the Warhammer blotting out the stars as it approached. "Whatever you decide I'll back you up alright? We need to be a united front." Merci laced her fingers with Cinder's and squeezed her hand lightly. Being a parent sucked. ***** Dio could feel her getting closer and the worry inside of him uncoiled. She was angry, very angry. He could feel it through the bond they shared. Almost more then anger he could feel the horrible worry she had felt too. That something would happen to them while Cinder and her were helpless.
He did owe her an apology, and she'd get one when he wasn't feeling so bloody exhausted. Dio floated over next to Rhys, his body still completely un-phased. He didn't feel like he could maintain a solid body at the moment. 'No matter what happens. Thank you.' The weakness was in his voice, they probably turned back without much time to spare. Not that he'd have died if he'd stayed away, but the side effects would have been less then fun.
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Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:17 pm
Cinder grabbed her jacket and shrugged it on, "hmm...that might work. I'm not sure if it would be much of a punishment but Seraph could probably use the help anyways." What she had told Merci was correct, she'd stolen the Warhammer originally - so when it came to punishing Rhys for taking it for a spin and not destroying anything she wasn't overly worried about it. But Seraph really could use the help.
Rhys smiled and reached over giving Dio's arm a little squeeze, with a few more motions he set the ship down. "Right well we're home...lets go face the music."
Cinder strolled along quickly heading toward the 'hammer's parking spot, glancing to Merci she murmured, "well at least he parked her right."
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Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:26 pm
Merci let go of Cinder's hand and folded her arms. She wasn't falling over tired, but she felt the strain of being away from Dio for so long. She knew that the anger was more at his recklessness then it was at anything else. She watched as the Warhammer set down and she smirked at her love's comment. "Well I guess it's good we don't have to make them work off the cost of repairs."
The ship opened and Dio came out first. He looked tired, and now that they were near each other the fear that had been nibbling on her from behind her anger seemed to fade. Merci's shoulders slumped a bit and she unfolded her arms to rub a hand over her face. "You two are highly grounded, you know that. We'll discuss punishments tomorrow." So they pretty much knew what they were going to do to the kids, but it didn't matter. Merci was tired, and she could feel that Dio was too. It would be better to deal with this later when they all had clear heads and a little sleep.
Dio glanced back at Rhys and he pushed gratitude at him through the natural empathy that fiends seemed to have. He was happy to be home, but we knew that what they had done was important to him. He floated toward Merci and nodded his acceptance of her words.
The fiend was too tired to even say anything at the moment. Instead he just moved close to his guardian and pushed himself up against her back, giving her a small hug. He did love her, and he could tell that the anger stemmed from worry. He phased out again and disappeared into her shadow.
Merci shut her eyes and looked at Cinder and reached a hand out to squeeze her arm before she headed toward the house. "I'm getting some sleep. We'll deal with everything else in the morning."
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Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:33 pm
Cinder smiled faintly when the two stepped out of the ship, a bit of tightness in her shoulders fading upon seeing the boys returned. Letting Merci take the lead Cinder just stayed to the back nodding slightly in agreement with Merci.
"It's time to get a bit of rest tonight as it is...lets get inside." Cinder ran her hand over Merci's shoulder as the other woman turned to head inside.
Rhys smiled and glanced over to Dio, being punished in it's own way was comforting...because he knew Cinder wouldn't actually hurt him. He wasn't sure if there was much of a lesson that he was going to learn but he'd take it in stride. "Well guess the real trouble we're in we'll find out tomorrow."
Tek bobbed up and down next to the two, the fiend seemed to be enjoying the whole thing a great deal.
Being fairly tired as well Rhys went toward the house, as the boy passed her Cinder reached out and gave his arm a gentle squeeze. Once everyone else had headed in, Cinder went to the Warhammer, she'd have to take a bit of time but didn't want to leave the ship without new protocals after the boys little trip.
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