Disclaimer: I don't own Beast Wars. I own Pantha and the Axalon II, but that's it.
As I said before, the romance will be later and the reason Megs and Rampage and Dinobot II are back will be revelaed later, but I'm too lazy to write it in right now. Now, grab a cup of warm Energon, a chair and enjoy.
After Optimus Primal gave up his life to defeat Megatron, the surviving Maximals-Rattrap, Cheetor, SilverBolt, NightScream, BlackArachnia-were reassigned to a new mission, but this time under the leadership of a new commander. A female. As the others headed towards the Axalon II, they all talked about what a new mission meant to them.
Rattrap growled, "I'm joinin'. I wanna kick the slag outta some Preds!"
SilverBolt sighed, "My friends, should we have to fight again? We have already fought the Predacons and won. Why must we do it again?"
"Now look here, Bowser," BlackArachnia smiled, "Personally, I want to retire as well, but on the other claw, I don't want to die. So, I'm with Rattrap."
Cheetor let out a reowl, "I can't believe that we have a new commander! I thought-"
"Easy there, stripes," Rattrap motioned for the cheetah to calm down, "We all know you're disappointed about not getting the role of leader. 'Specially after Optimus gave ya the role, but the Maximal Elder's decision stands. As much as we hate it."
Cheetor growled, but nodded, as they reached the Axalon II. "I guess we should go in and meet the new commander. Hey, NightScream, what's your take on this? Do you think we should do this?"
NightScream let out a sigh. He looked at everyone and then smiled, "I, personally, agree with Rattrap. But I also agree with Cheetor. Why should we have to have a new leader? I trust Cheetor with my life, but I've never met this new one…why should we trust him?"
"Him?" A female voice asked. "I believe your wrong."
Everyone looked up. A young fembot stood in the doorway of the Axalon II. She smiled, "I am Rhinox's only child. Don't look at me like that, Rattrap. I understand what my father did was wrong, but it wasn't his fault. He was changed. It doesn't matter, though, for I am the leader of the Maximal crew and you will treat me as such."
The "daughter" of Rhinox, the young female had the alt form of a panther with a single right, white paw. The young femme introduced herself as Pantha and had the features of a cat: the tail, two black cat ears, a panther's nose and the claws and fangs of one too.
She smiled at the 'bots and told them of their mission: to go back to Earth and recover what they had left behind. When Rattrap asked what, she just went on explaining that Megatron and Rampage had been brought back. How, though, she had no explanation. As she went on, she could see the others watching her and Pantha smiled. "I also have another suprise for you...come out."
Everyone looked at the shadowed doorway as Pantha moved out of the way and everyone gasped. Their eyes widened as a raptor walked out of the shadows. Pantha smiled as the Maximal crew saw the Transmetal 2 Dinobot walking out of the shadows. He blinked as he walked next to Pantha and then smelled the air. "The vermin is nearby." He smirked.
With that, Rattrap smiled. "Chopperface? No way! We saw ya die!"
"Apparently not all the way, vermin." Dinobot growled. "As you can see, I am not dead!"
"Shut up, Dinobot." Pantha smiled. "He was dead, but somehow, his body just appeared in front of my home. I brought him in, I recognized him at once, and started to repair him the best I could. Soon, he came online and asked me if my home was the pit, which earned him a smack on the head. However, I soon realized that he was alive. Not Dinobot 2, but the original Dinobot. THE Dinobot who had saved the past, present and future. I was shocked. At once, I alerted the Maximal Council and they told me to gather a crew of the best of the best. If Dinobot was back, then something was up. So, I chose you. And Dinobot."
Rattrap looked at "Chopperface" and then smiled. His smile soon fell though. "Wait a dern cycle. Ya said Megatron an' Rampage were back too, right, kid?" Pantha nodded, "Okay...so why did Chopperface here get brought back?"
Pantha shrugged. "I don't know, but I have a feeling that Primus and Unicron's war is somehow involved in this. I also know that if they're back…it means big trouble. You six are the best of the best." She swallowed, "Are you in? Or are you out?"
Cheetor looked at everyone and everyone looked at him. He held out his hand, "I'm in. I get a chance to take Megatron down after what he did to Primal."
Rattrap smiled at the Cheetor 'bot, "I'm with de kid. I'm in."
"Me too." NightScream smiled.
"Us as well." SilverBolt smiled, his arm around BlackArachnia's waist.
Pantha smiled and bowed her head in thanks, Good. Now, any questions?"
The crew shook their heads.
"Good. Buckle up. We're blasting off in exactly one cycle." Pantha grinned, a sparkle of happiness in her optics.
Everyone ran to their stations and Pantha sat in her chair. She looked over the crew before sighing. A tear ran down her cheek, but she wiped it away before someone could see the leader crying. She folded her hands and put them in her lap, crossing her legs. "Everyone ready?"
"Ready, cap'n." Rattrap smiled. "I just want to say before we even start out-"
"We're all gonna die!" Everyone smiled as they said it at the same time. Even Dinobot joined in.
"Yeah, well…" Rattrap trailed off.
"Get ready. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1." SilverBolt counted down.
Everyone clenched their teeth as the warship took off. As they flew through space, Pantha clicked a button on her chair and a wormhole opened in front of them. She grinned as they flew through it and then came out a few miles from Earth. "Earth in site."
"Well…dat was weird…" Rattrap muttered, "How did…never mind."
"Dinobot, report."
Dinobot let out his growl as he took a breath. He clicked a few buttons and his optics widened. "Incoming fire!" He yelled. "Brace for impact!" Sure enough, the ship shook, indicating they were being shot at.
"Shields down!" Cheetor growled.
"Great!" Pantha muttered, "Preds, right?"
"No duh, kitten! Ya got kitty litter in yer brain!" Rattrap growled as he typed on the computer
"Shut up, Rattrap! Charge the cannons!"
Cheetor moved a lever, "Charging, big femme!"
Pantha growled at that, but didn't say anything. As the ship shook again, the fembot groaned, "Stasis report! Now!"
NightScream let out a yelp, "We're going down!"
"Perfect. Brace for impact! Again." Pantha commanded.
Everyone held on as tight as they could to their chair's arms as the ship headed towards the Earth. Luckily, they had flown close enough to their destination by that time to land safely. However, their ship shook enough to send them offline for a while.
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Me: Whew. That took forever. And it wasn't even that long! This is my first BW Fan Fic, so be nice. R&R, plz. No Flames. PLZ!
Rampage: I'm back!
Me: And DC isn't. Yes!
Cheetor: I thought I was the leader!
Me: (Raises eyebrow) Do you want to be third in command instead of second?
Cheetor: I'll shut up.
Me: Good. Maybe I'll even bring Primal back. Maybe.
