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BEAST WARS!
Poisonous Love
Chapter 9: The End
Outside, running back to the Maximal base Cheetor and Optimus had transformed back to their animal forms with Vixen holding on for dear life to her father. But she WAS asking about her mother...and quite frankly Cheetor couldn't tell her what had happened so he stayed silent. He saw the others battling the three Predicon's
"They need help." Optimus spoke
"I'm taking her home." Cheetor said, running faster
"We'll catch up." Optimus nodded
Cheetor nodded, running faster. So fast he nearly caused a sonic boom "Whoa...!" Vixen held on tighter as she held onto her father. The two soon arrived back at base, entering with a sigh "Is...is my fur still on?" Vixen asked still holding onto her father, visibly shaking
"Yes." Cheetor smiled as he turned to robot mode, scared of what he would see when he got in
"Is...is Mummy in there?" Vixen asked, still shaking
"... I believe so." Cheetor muttered, not wanting to see his lovers dead body again. Even though he felt warmness against his Spark 'What...what's this feeling?' Cheetor thought
"Can we see her?" Vixen asked
"... I... Don't know." Cheetor muttered as the lift rose and they reentered the base
"Oh man...I REALLY hope they're okay...WOW! C-Cheetor?" RatTrap asked seeing his friend
"Yeah...it's me RatTrap." Cheetor smiled
"What happened to you?" Rattrap asked
"Don't know. Don't care." Cheetor said "Where... Is she?"
"She...she's in the med-bay." RatTrap answered
Cheetor nodded, walking to the MedBay while holding Vixin's hand "Is...is Mummy okay?" Vixen asked covering her mouth in worry.
"... No. No she isn't." Cheetor finally admitted. Vixin gasped and ran to the medbay, Cheetor walking behind her weakly. He didn't want to see this again. But what he was shocked to see as he entered... Was Rhinox sitting next to Blackarachnia's body... FIXING it! "Rhinox? Y-You're fixing her?" Cheetor gasped
"Yes; I am." Rhinox nodded without leaving his gaze on BlackArachnia's wounds
"But... She..." Cheetor muttered
"She is not dead Cheetor. Her Spark went somewhere else as her body shut down, being kept safe and stopping her from being one with the Matrix." Rhinox explained "The blast missed her SparkChamber, her Spark moving to the formally yellow body near her with an open spark chamber."
"...Back at the cave..." Cheetor aimed for his Sparkport
"I am going to fix her internal systems and her skeletal structure, as well as remove all of Terantualus' programming. Then you put her spark back in her, she will be kept in Stasis Lock so she doesn't go into shock, and then she will be put into the CR Chamber with that." Rhinox explained, ending with pointing at a Stasis Pod with a Sparkless ProtoForm
"So...she'll come back?" Cheetor asked with hope
"She hasn't left yet." Rhinox said, tapping Cheetor's chest "However she doesn't have a mind. She doesn't have a body. She is just a soul. Raw emotion. I am sure you felt a warm feeling in your spark when you were sad? That was her. She felt your sadness, as she is flouting in darkness. She doesn't know what it is, but she hates it. So she tries and makes you happy."
"She's the best..." Cheetor smiled lightly
"That's Mummy." Vixen smiled Before she tilted her head in confusion "Wait... Mommy is in Daddy?"
"In a manner of speaking." Rhinox nodded
"... I am so confused." Vixin pouted
"Mummy...she's 'here' Vixen...we're going to get her back." Cheetor answered pointing to his Spark and knelt down to Vixen's eye level.
"Er... Do you have the scanner?" Cheetor asked Rhinox to show Vixin
"It's right here." Rhinox handed that over to Cheetor.
"I guess you don't know what this is?" Cheetor asked
"Uncle Optimus showed me. It scans your Spark." Vixen answered innocently. Cheetor nodded and scanned his chest. And in the screen, two Sparks appeared "Wow..." Vixen gazed in awe "Is...that one...?" she pointed and hoped that it was BlackArachnia's
"That's Mommy." Cheetor nodded
"And what changed your body." Rhinox added, still working
"She said that I couldn't change my spots." Cheetor joked
"You can't. But SHE can." Rhinox nodded
"Will Mummy be asleep long?" Vixen asked
"I don't know. It will take a while for Uncle Rhinox to finish fixing her body." Cheetor smiled, hugging her
"Okay...I'm sorry for exploring." Vixen sniffled
"It's not your fault." He frowned, hugging her closely
"It is...if I didn't leave...Mummy'd still be here..." Vixen cried
"No. He would have caught her eventually." Cheetor soothed
"Still..." Vixen nuzzled into her father's neck.
"Come on...let's leave Uncle Rhinox so he can work." Cheetor stroked her head while picking her up.
"Okay." She muttered weakly
As the two went outside the other Maximals returned, the fight with the Preds was done...for today at least and they had taken out Terantualus and heavily damaged Megatron. "Those Preds won't be attacking US any time soon..." AirRazor commented
"Good." Optimus nodded
"Are Vixen and Cheetor safe?" Tigertron asked
"We're fine Big Cat." Cheetor met them half-way.
"What... WHAT?!" Tigatron gasped "What happened to you?!"
"BlackArachnia." Cheetor answered
"Mummy." Vixen spoke at the same time.
"Her Spark... Is in here." Cheetor sighed, putting his hand on his Spark chamber
"I... Understand." Optimus nodded
"Huh?" Rattrap frowned
"Sometimes when two Sparks enter the same body if alters their body." Optimus explained
"Hey err...does it change the holder back if the second Spark leaves?" RatTrap asked
"No. The mutations/alterations stay." Optimus replied
"You know...I can live with that." Cheetor smiled "I'm like... I dunno... 'Night Slash Cheetor'." He joked
There was a 'Really?' aura around the Maximals...which was broken by Vixen saying "I like it Daddy."
"Thanks." He smirked
"Come on...We best get some CR repair..." RatTrap groaned
"No, the others need it more than me." Cheetor waved off
"Kind of what I meant buddy." RatTrap answered
"... Oops." He muttered
"Down't worry. We know you think of others." Tigatron smiled
Cheetor nodded, patting his brother's shoulder "Go on...We've got some stuff to catch up on." Cheetor smiled and turned to Vixen
"Yes Daddy." She smiled
Dinobot saw Terantualus's destroyed scrap of a body...He knew that Cheetor WOULD do anything to protect Vixen...but he felt like his judgement was clouded but, at the same time... He took down an enemy soldier 'His daughter is a liability...but she gives him a reason to fight...' Dinobot thought 'It is... Interesting.'
*With Cheetor and Vixen*
Cheetor and Vixin where in Cheetor's room just... Holding each other after the day's events "Daddy...I love you." Vixen mumbled into her father's muzzle
"I love you to." He smiled
"When we get home...we'll give Mummy a BIG "Welcome Home" party." Vixen smiled
"Yes we will." Cheetor smiled
"Can we invite our Uncles and Aunt?" Vixen asked
"Of course we can." Cheetor smiled "And they are YOUR Aunts and Uncles." Vixen giggled and hugged Cheetor smiling.
*With Rhinox*
Rhinox's red eyes where focused as he was carefully welding together wires, replacing components and fixing Blackarachnia's body's skeletal structure frame. BlackArahnia's eyes remained blank as she seemed to stare into oblivion, she was like a corpse "We'll get you back BlackArachnia. Your daughter and husband need you." Rhinox whispered. He was nearly finished with the internal repairs. He just needed to scan her programming and find ALL of Terantualus' reprogramming "Okay...this should be the last of it." Rhinox examined as he connected the last wires.
Nodding he plugged cables into her head and chest area, typing away at his computer. This was going to take a while.
*With the other Maximals*
"Aaaaaahhhhhh, that was good!" Rattrap sighed happily as he walked out of the CR Chamber
"Hmm... I'll agree to that." AirRazor stretched out Tigatron nodded, wrapping an arm around her "Hmm... Warm..." AirRazor smiled
"That you are." He nodded
"How'd you think your little niece will take this?" AirRazor asked
"She'd probably wonder when we'll have Bots her age." Tigatron chuckled
"I doubt she even knows what it is." Rattrap scoffed
"Her age? She seems...err...how old is Vixen?" Tigatron asked
"A few months?" Optimus shrugged
"Yeah...but mentally and physically she seems...seven...maybe eight?" Tigatron answered
"I would say so." Rattrap nodded "Think she might want to be a Maximal?" RatTrap asked
"Doubt it." Tigatron scoffed a bit
"Still...we could always make her something nice." AirRazor answered, the others nodding at that
"What does she like? Other than her parents and us." Optimus asked. At that they all looked down, not knowing the answer to that
"We COULD ask her." RatTrap asked
"AFTER her mother is back." Optimus ordered
"Definitely." they agreed.
*time skip- Cheetor's dream*
Cheetor was thinking about BlackArachnia, how he would feel her warmth again and how Vixen would have her mother back. And inside his mind, it was also true. Inside his mind he was flouting around in an endless void, before he felt an set of slim arms wrap around his waist "BlackArachnia?" He whispered
"You know it Spots..." She whispered back
"This is a dream." He said sadly, not that he didn't enjoy just being in her arms
"No... It is our Sparks." She said, kissing his neck
"We ARE a match..." He smiled sadly. "She misses you."
"I know." She whispered
"I miss you..." Cheetor admitted
"You don't have to. I'm here." She whispered, turning his face to meet hers
"I know..." Cheetor tried to kiss her and while he touched her, he didn't feel it. He did feel the warmth and the love he did when he kissed her though
"I will ALWAYS be here." BlackArachnia smiled
"I know." he smiled
*outside of Cheetor's mind*
Cheetor was asleep, smiling happily. On the other side of the room was Vixen who was snuggling in her own bed, she didn't want to leave here JUST yet. She was glad her Daddy was happy though. She was also dreaming of her mother and all of them having different colours...though she DID love her own natural colours
She thought her yellow fur and black metal was beautiful, but she thought of all the silly colours she could do like red with blue swirls, stripy purple and yellow...innocent thoughts and she giggled lightly at said thoughts. Then she thought of the others being different colours. Optimus being bright green with blue patches, Dinobot being carnation pink with bluebell purple. She woke up, laughing at that, and nearly falling out of the bed "Huh? Wh-what...Oh...all a dream..." Vixen pouted but looking at her dad, she smiled 'At least Daddy is colourful still.' Vixen thought "And his black fur makes him match Mommy!"
"Hmm..." Cheetor hummed and turned slightly. Vixin giggled, licking her father's cheek. Cheetor felt the kind lick and commented lightly "Thanks baby girl..." His green eyes slowly opened, smiling
"Morning Daddy." Vixen smiled
"Morning." He smiled
"Sleep well?" The two asked each other. They both smiled and laughed
"Come on, let's say hi to everyone." Cheetor stretched out
"Okay!" Vixin nodded, stretching out like Cheetor did to copy use father
"Careful, you don't need any of MY bad habits." Cheetor chuckled
"But Daddy's funny!" She giggled as they walked out
"Well...You know." Cheetor chuckled. She laughed, the two walking through the base
"Cheetor, I need your help." Rhinox asked
"Huh?" Cheetor frowned, turning to robot mode and walking towards him
"I've managed to fix her body and all her circuits Cheertor, all she needs now: is her Spark." Rhinox spoke
"While she in Stasis Lock?" Cheetor asked
"Yes." He nodded "Otherwise she would go into shock."
Cheetor nodded, opening his Spark chamber and revealing both Sparks "Cybertron let this work..." Cheetor whispered. He gently placed Blackarachnia's spark back into her body before her body was lowered into the liquid metal that was the ProtoForm's dead body, the pod closing
"Now to put her into a CR Chamber." Rhinox nodded
"Let me help." Cheetor asked as he put his hand on top of the pod lightly
Rhinox nodded, lifting the pod up "She is reconnecting with her body and systems, the CR Chamber will combine the unused material and remake her body beyond what we could."
"Thank you Rhinox, I can't thank you enough." Cheetor spoke
"You're welcome Cheetor." He smiled "She should be fully fixed by sunset."
"Before or after? If before...I want to see the sun go down with her...see the nights roll in." Cheetor smiled
"During." Rhinox explained "No idea about the exact time."
"Okay...I guess I can't have everything right?" Cheetor chuckled
"She might be done in time." Rhinox smiled
"Hey, I can hope." Cheetor smiled. Rhinox nodded, patting his shoulder
"C-Can I see Mummy?" Vixen asked as she was peeking around the door corridor
"She's not better yet." Cheetor replied
"Okay..." Vixen frowned, then ran to her Uncle Rhinox and hugged him "Thank you..."
"You're welcome." he smiled
"She'll be better off sunset." Cheetor smiled
"Okay. Better to be safe than sorry." Vixen nodded
"Where's you learn that." Cheetor frowned
"...I overheard Mummy use it when you got hurt back at home." Vixen answered
"That was ONE time!" He groaned
"Really?" Rhinox chuckled
"I nearly blew myself up." Cheetor muttered
"Yep. Sounds like you." Rhinox nodded
"Shut it." Cheetor frowned
"Come on...I bet the others are waiting on you two." Rhinox smiled
Cheetor nodded, picking Vixin up and following the gentle giant
*With the other Maximals*
The other Maximal's where working, typing away at the computers "Okay...I've got checked the radars: no Preds." RatTrap answered
"Good, I'll go check on Cheetor and Vixen." Optimus nodded
"Mind if we take a break Optimus?" AirRazor asked
"Sure." Optimus responded
"I doubt the Predacons WOULD attack after last time. Terantulus is gone and Megatron is licking his wounds." Tigatron commented
"Then we should attack and destroy them! Whipe them out!" Dinobot hissed
"We're NOT them Dinobot. We don't attack anyone wounded. Enemy or otherwise." Optimus answered
"This is a WAR." Dinobot hissed
"AND WE ARE SCIENTISTS!" Optimus yelled a line everyone wanted him to actually admit for a long time
"Y-you're scientists?!" Dinobot snarled
"You know this Dinobot." Optimus hissed "You know are ship wasn't a war ship, and you know we aren't soldiers. You and those Predicon's stole the Golden Disk and ran, we were forced to be the ones closest to chase you. We were NEVER supposed to do this!" Dinobot hissed, it had been a long time since their original missions. He didn't want to admit he had forgotten "This war... Was an accident." Optimus said one last time, turning away from Dinobot
'This is all Megatron's fault.' Dinobot snarled to himself
*time skip*
It was nearing sunset, Cheetor was looking out to the front of the Axalon with his daughter "Should we go in and check in Mommy?" Cheetor asked
"Yeah, you think she'll be alright daddy?" Vixen asked
"Your Uncle Rhinox would make sure she's fine." Cheetor smiled
"Hmm." Vixen smiled and hugged her father
Cheetor hugged her back as he stood up, walking inside with Vixin in his arms
*in the medical bay*
Rhinox was keeping an eye on BlackArachnia's vitals, she was making a speedy recovery "Is she ready Rhinox?" Cheetor asked
"Yes. All we have to do is open the pod." Rhinox answered
"Go on Daddy!" Vixin giggled excitedly
"Wait..." Cheetor stopped for a few seconds as the light indicating the CR chamber was finished shining. As it turned off, Cheetor smiled and opened the door "Now..."
Steam filled the room as the clicking of heels could be heard, a gold and black figure appearing A soft groan came out of the new figure. "Hmm..."
"Mommy!" Vixin cheered
"Oof...hmm... it's good to hold you again Baby-Girl..." BlackArachnia smiled holding her daughter in her arms
"Mommy... Your arms feel different." Vixin frowned as the steam faded, revealing Blackarachnia's modified form
"Well...I may LOOK different...but I'm still your Mummy." BlackArachnia smiled. The first thing everyone noticed was that she had proper HANDS! She had pure black hands with golden thumbs. Along her forearms where spikes that looks like they could be turned around as blades, her arms still being striped black and gold. She did not have the eight legs on her arms either. Her waist looked different. Instead of the spider face being there; it was solid black with a small golden hourglass in the middle with a golden line going around her waist like a belt. Coming off her hips where two sets of spikes made out of Spider legs, two legs on each side. They both spiked up like horns, two sets of 'w's. Just above her exhaust was a spider thorax, a large black and gold one. And under her transparent chest was faintly her spider head showing that she transformed differently now. And finally her legs where solid gold, curved, looking like they were made out of spider legs with a slight heel and the top of her foot was purple. But besides that, she looked normal
"Wow...you look amazing BlackArachnia." Cheetor smiled
"Cheetor." She smiled, pulling away from Vixin and hugged him
"You look as beautiful as ever." Cheetor smiled but at the same time he remembered killing her... And shuddered "You're alive." He cried softly, hugging her tightly
BlackArachnia hushed him and whispered "It's alright...we're back together Spots..."
"I... I love you." He sniffed
"I love you too." She kissed him "And I forgive you." She whispered. Cheetor grinned at that, his eyes shinning "Nice new colours by the way Whiskers. I guess SOME cheetah CAN change their spots." She joked, before pulling him into a deep kiss
"Ew..." Vixen groaned lightly but hugged the two of them.
The family was back together.
And there we go, the end of Beast Wars: Poisonous Love!
Now everyone, the sequel shall come. Be patient. But don't expect it anytime soon. And BlackArachnia's new body is her new Takara Toy