transformeremoji: He wants the pictures so he knows what his target, Vixin, looks like.
SaurusRock625: We... honestly forgot about the Dead man's switch when we wrote this. Oh well, we decided that it just isn't cannon to this. Also, this is the second to last Chapter man. Just a warning.
WARNING! THERE ARE SOME DARK THEMES IN THIS CHAPTER!
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers or Beast Wars
BEAST WARS!
Poisonous Love
Chapter 8: Nearing the end
Back at the Axalon; Cheetor and BlackArachnia were sleeping in their bed, Vixen was sleeping in a separate room of her own, even though the room was right next to theirs "Hmm...Spots..." BlackArachnia nuzzled into her lover's arms
"Yes?" He smiled, rubbing her back
"So soft..." She sleepily spoke
"My fur?" He asked in confusion
"Not JUST your fur..." BlackArachnia teased
"Oh?" He frowned
"We can still cuddle..." she giggled
"True." He smiled, kissing her neck
"Hmm..." they cuddled close. It had been three days since they 'moved back in' with the Axalon and they almost forgot about their cave.
*with Vixin*
Vixin yawned as she awoke, stretching in Beast Mode "Hmm... Morning all..." She spoke out of routine. She walked out and walked towards the main room, yawning 'I wonder if I can go out...?' She thought. Seeing that no one was there, she transformed and being the sneaky and curious fox she was she snuck out 'Wow...it's different than home. I never noticed when we were running.' Vixen thought as she observed her surroundings instead of a vast forest, in was a wasteland 'Nothing...lives here but Uncles and Aunty...' She explored. She walked around, following her nose 'Strange smells...' She thought then sneezed cutely "Dusty..."
"That it is." A voice said from behind her
"Wh-Who's there?" Vixen asked turning straight around and she saw Megatron, Scorpinock and Inferno there "Who...who're you?" Vixen backed up in fear.
"Oh... Your Mother's old friends." Megatron snarled
"Mommy didn't talk about you..." Vixen edged to flee, taking one step backwards at a time
"Because she betrayed the Colony!" Infero snarled
"MUMMY!" she yelled, running away
"Now, now Inferno..." Megatron calmed Inferno "No need to say that..." But Megatron transformed and grabbed Vixin, picking her up
"Hey! Let me go!" Vixen struggled trying to get free.
"No." Megatron snarled
"Let me. Let me go! Mommy! Daddy!" Vixen called out hoping that they could hear but Megatron then covered her mouth
"Shut up you little brat! We're on the move!" Megatron ordered and with that the three Predicon's ran
'MUMMY, DADDY!' Vixen screamed in her mind since she couldn't scream normally except for a small muffle
*with the Maximal's, time skip*
"Hmm...that was a good sleep..." RatTrap stretched
"Yea." Cheetor nodded in agreement "I think tomorrow is when we'll head off, look for a good place."
"You sure Whiskers?" RatTrap asked
"Yeah...It's too small here for all of us; and less stress from Dinobot." Cheetor answered
"If you're sure." He nodded
"Cheetor, Cheetor! Where's Vixen?" BlackArachnia panted, running up to them,
"She isn't with you?" Cheetor spoke in worry
"No!" She yelled
"Maybe she's in the bridge of with Optimus or Tigatron?" Cheetor suggested
"I've checked, she ISN'T!" BlackArachnia answered
"I'm going to go look for her!" Cheetor yelled suddenly, eyes widening in fear, before turning to Beast Mode and running out if base
"You're not going alone!" BlackArachnia added transforming to Beast Mode following him
"I'm faster!" Cheetor argued over their com as he ran at top speed
"She's OUR Daughter Cheetor!" BlackArachnia answered
"... Fine." He sighed. As the two raced to find Vixen, Optimus and the others were alert and caught up on what just happened.
"What happened?" Optimus groaned, Rhinox scanning for Vixin's signal
"Vixen is missing. And there're Pred-tracks." RatTrap answered
"As in HOW did it happen?!" He snarled
"Cheetor said that she goes out at times to explore. She probably got taken by them." AirRazor answered
"Darn it." Optimus hissed
"We'll find her. We HAVE to!" Tigatron added
"I TOLD you she was a liability." Dinobot snarled
"She's a child Dinobot. We ALL were at one point." Optimus snapped back. Dinobot just snorted
*With the Preds*
Vixin whimpered as she awoke, finding herself in a cage with bars of purple energy
"W-Where am I?" Vixen whimpered
"On the Darksyde." A dark voice said
"Are...are you the scary lizard?" Vixen cowered
"Scary lizard? You could say that... Yeeeeessssss." Megatron nodded, walking out of the darkness. Vixen cowered into the corner and felt intimidated by the monstrous sized "scary lizard" transformer. "Now... I shall use YOU to bring Blackarachnia and the PussyCat here. Yeeeeessssss." Megatron grinned
"W-why're you so mean to my Mummy and Daddy?" Vixen asked
"Because I will kill them." He snarled
"No! Y-You can't do that!" Vixen answered
"I will." He snarled
"No..." Vixen cried. Megatron laughed darkly, walking away 'Mummy, Daddy...help me.' Vixen thought as she covered her ears.
*with Cheetor and Blackarachnia*
"There it is." Cheetor panted seeing the Predacon base
"I have her signal." Blackarachnia nodded
"We're gonna have too sneak in somehow." Cheetor thought
"Right." She nodded
"Do you have any clue how to get in there Legs?" Cheetor asked "Any hidden vents or something?"
"I have a hidden entrance in my room." She smiled
"Okay good." Cheetor nodded "Lead on Legs."
"Let's save our baby girl." Blackarachnia nodded, running off
*With Terantulus*
"There she is." Terantualus grinned, finding Blackarachnia's signal "Megatron taking that little bot did more than just get the Cat-Bot here...I really should thank him...but I'll hold THAT off until I have HER!" He grabbed his device, smirking as he walked towards the signal. Terantulus crawled out of his cave as the signal grew stronger. 'I'm coming...my little slave.'
*with Cheetor and Blackarachnia*
"It should be around here..." BlackArachnia answered. She was moving rocks away from a small hole, when an explosion went off
The two were knocked unconscious as the rubble covered both BlackArachnia and Cheetor
Terantualus smirked as he walked towards them, carrying his gun "Don't they EVER learn?" he smiled darkly
*time skip*
Cheetor groaned from within the pile of rubble that knocked him unconscious, he strained himself to rise but his servos were acting up from the blast. "Where... What happened?" He groaned, standing up "Ow...Hnn!" Cheetor shook off the debris "Legs...? Legs...Are you okay?" He couldn't find her... But he could feel her. "B-BlackArachnia..." He tried to follow his senses.
Pulling himself up he ran in the direction that his Spark told him to go. He had to save her.
*with Blackarachnia*
BlackArachnia was restrained to a table, her mind still woozy from the explosion. "What... Happened?" She muttered before she realised she was tied down and reduced to her underplating "What? What is this?!" She struggled. And then... She heard the laugh "Terrantulus..." She whispered in shock and anger
"It is so good you remember me." The purple SpiderBot smirked, walking out of the shadows showing he was even less dressed than Blackarachnia was
"Wh-What's going on? What is this?!" She snapped
"You are supposed to be mine." He snarled
"What're you talking about?" BlackArachnia snapped
"I reprogrammed you when we first got your pod! I made you a Spider! You were supposed to be my slave! My pet!" He snarled "I shall destroy that CatBot for taking what is mine!"
"You can't do that! My Spark and his are perfect for each other!" BlackArachnia answered
"I can reprogram you. You will forget him. Only care about my orders. And force bond our Sparks." He snarled, opening her stomach region to reveal the blue orb that was her life force
"No! No you can't do that!" BlackArachnia struggled trying to rip the bonds off
"I can." He grinned, opening his own chest to reveal a dark green spark and raising the device that would make her his "But first... I will take what that Cat stole before I make it mine." He snarled, dropping the gun and ripping her underplating off as she screamed.
"Get away! Get away you monster!" BlackArachnia screamed, she hated feeling THIS defenceless
Terantualus snarled, sending a spark from his Spark to Blackarachnia's making her scream in agony and made Terantualus gasp and growl in angry. He then grabbed Blackarachnia by the throat and snarled "You... And he... Are already Sparkmates?" He snarled
"So... What?" Blackarachnia hissed
Terantualus snarled and tightened his grip, sending more sparks into Blackarachnia's Spark making her scream in pain again and again and again
It was like every single cord of her body was being slowly and violently ripped from her body
"I. Won't. Let. This. STAND!" Terantualus seethed
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Blackarachnia yelled in pain as she was shocked more and more, her body shaking in agony
*Elsewhere*
Cheetor felt his Spark hurt, he felt BlackArachnia's pain. He screamed, falling to the floor and clutching his chest as he screamed in pain "No! I... Damn it! I'm on my way!" Cheetor groaned,pulling himself back up
*Back in the cave*
Terantualus tried to break BlackArachnia's will and replace her Sparkmate's with his own. But not just that, he had stripped himself and her naked "Y-You. WON'T. Have me!" BlackArachnia screamed
"Either that... Or I will just use you for my pleasure." Terantualus snarled, jabbing his device into the side of her head and activating it
"W-What...? Y-Your PLEASURE?!" BlackArachnia panicked
"That IS your purpose." Terantualus taunted, Blackarachnia's head feeling light
"N-No it's not." BlackArachnia tried to defy him feeling a virus growing in her systems
"Yes. It. Is." He snarled, increasing the power of the device
"C-CHEETOR!" BlackArachnia called out as she felt the forging program increasing in strength
"Forget him." He snarled, tightening his grip on her
"NO!" BlackArachnia answered before her mind went blank
"Yes." He grinned as she saw her eyes turn from black to a bright, eerie green "Now...you'll be mine..." Terantualus smiled with razor sharp teeth and then he leaned forwards to forcefully kiss her with her broken mind, but unbroken Spark "You WILL be mine!" Terantualus spoke
"... Yes…. Master." She muttered weakly before she kissed him
*With Cheetor*
Cheetor was trying to find BlackArachna's signal; something was wrong, it was getting weaker he had to find her immediately. He could feel her spark crying out for him as he ran through the rockey tunnel, but it was almost like it felt defeated "BLACKARACHNIA!" Cheetor roared. He arrived at Terantualus' lab and found a sight... That horrified him to the core. "You!" Cheetor snarled
"The Cat!" Terantualus snapped. Blackarachnia was on her knees, tied down... 'Servicing' Terantualus' rod with her golden lips
"Pet, destroy him." Terantualus ordered, Cheetor near frozen at the sight
"Yes..." BlackArachnia answered hypnotically.
"Legs, this isn't you!" Cheetor called out as he backed up a bit. She stood up, armed with nothing but her claws, her eyes glowing green, and charged at him. Cheetor transformed and tried to hold her down without hurting her but she snarled, having him pinned to the ground as she tried to stab him with her claws "BlackArachnia... It's me! It's Spots!" Cheetor tried to hold her back
"Kill... Master wants... To kill." She said emotionlessly, but he saw the tears falling from her eyes
"BlackArachnia... It's me... It's Cheetor... Your Sparkmate. You're Vixen's mother!" Cheetor tried to reach out to her.
"Master... Wants... Kill..." She muttered, crying harder as her body shook and Terantualus laughed in the background
"See, she's broken. She's MINE!" Terantualus smiled
"Blackarachnia... I love you." He whispered, opening his Spark chamber which sparked at her own open one
"Ah!" She gasped in pleasure, her eyes flickering from green to black "Chee... Tor..." She muttered as her grip loosened
"Yes!" He smiled in pure joy
"NO!" Terantualus gasped in rage
"Chee... tor... Kill... Me..." She muttered, her voice filled with static as her eyes flashed faster between green and black
"No... NEVER!" Cheetor answered, yelling in refusal
"He... Is in... my... system. Every... Circuit... Please... Please... I don't... want t... To hurt you... O... Or Vixin! Please... I love... You... Please." She cried as her body shook "It is... The... Only way... I... Am... Losing to him... Please... I love you."
"I love you too." Cheetor answered tearing up "But I won't kill you."
"Chee... Tor... Please... If... If you... If you love... Me... Then... p... Please... Kill me?" She cried, before her eyes began to stay green longer than black. But she managed to give him one last kiss "I... Beg you."
"... I love you." He whispered as his Spark Chamber remained open but the Cheetah mouth on his face to reveal a gun. And... It fired. Blackarachnia's body shook with her arms being mostly blown away by the force, her legs damaged, her hips damaged. And then... She collapsed on top of him, limp as he cried. Cheetor cried, holding Blackarachnia close "I'm sorry." He cried
"I love you." She whispered and with a last loving look on her facepalte, her systems shut down.
"You... destroyed my toy..." Terantulus shook his head in shock
Cheetor's mind turned to destruction now, how DARE he call his Sparkmate, the mother of their daughter: "a toy"? Neither noticed the blue glow leave Blackarachnia's stomach and pouring into Cheetor's chest, managing to get into his chest just before it closed
"She... Was... Not... A ... TOY!" Cheetor growled as he stood up, gently putting his lovers on the ground lovingly, before he stood tall and yelled at Terantulus while his body changed. Cheetor's spots slowly turned bright purple, his blue turning dark maroon and his yellow turned black
"RARGH! DIE MAXIMAL!" Terantulus screeched
"No...YOU'LL die..." Cheetor snarled lightly
Cheetor pulled out his guns, which had changed like he had, and shot at Terantualus. The Spider-Bot was sent flying, large holes being made through his entire body until he was nothing but scrap. Cheetor's tears flooded his eyes as he destroyed Terantulus and with him dead... He fell to his knees next to his now dead love "BlackArachnia...My Love..." He cried and held her corpse in his arms
He stayed there, crying for what felt like an eternity.
He had killed the one he loved.
*with the Maximal's*
"Optimus...there...there's something wrong with Cheetor's signal." Rhinox spoke in shock
"What do you mean?" Optimus frowned
"It...it's changed. It's like...he's not COMPLETELY there." Rhinox answered
"Almost like... He mutated."
"How? How did he mutate...?" Optimus asked
"I...I'm not sure." Rhinox answered "It was almost like his emotions and a second Spark entering his body caused his systems to upgrade/alter themselves. But... He is at the Predicon base! And I've got a read on Vixin!" Rhinox said, eyes widening
"Vixen? We have to get there!" RatTrap answered
"Cheetor's already there, I can try and patch into his comm-link." Rhinox answered
"AirRazor will fly to him and take him to Vixin, we will save her." Optimus said, walking away "Everyone else distract the Predicons."
'This is insane...' Dinobot thought 'But...honourable.'
"Move out AirRazor. Prime Jet's: On!" Optimus ordered, flying out of the base
"Beast Mode!" the Maximals and Dinobot transformed and raced to Cheetor's location
*With Cheetor*
Cheetor had left a Maximal signal tracker next to Blackarachnia's body, walking through Terantualus' lab towards the Predicon base. He was slightly injured from the sneak attack blast that Terantualus did to knock he and Blackarachnia out. The signal was so the others would get Blackarachnia's body and bring it back to base.
He wanted to... But he had to save his daughter. The last part of Blackarachnia in the world. 'I'll find you...I'll find you Vixen.' Cheetor thought. his now dark maroon hand clenched in a fist, shaking "And I'll KILL any Pred in my way!" Cheetor snarled
That was when he heard what sounded like jets near the cave entrance. Optimus and AirRazor where there. Flying is fast.
"Optimus...Razor..." Cheetor panted He heard them walk in. He heard them gasp and talking, and then more running. Soon Optimus walked towards him, AirRazor must have taken Blackarachnia's body back
"Cheetor...What...what happened?" Optimus asked
"Ask Teranulus." Cheetor answered
"Cheetor?" Optimus frowned, working it out himself but needing the confirmation
Cheetor sighed, calming down as he held back tears "... I killed her. He tried to make her his toy. He tried breaking her. He... Nearly did it. She wanted me to kill her... She begged me to save her from him. I... Killed her." Cheetor cried, the shadows stopping Optimus from seeing the changes in his body
"Cheetor..." Optimus gasped in shock
"Optimus, we're coming home...I've got her." AirRazor answered through her comms
"You better go; I'm not leaving without Vixen." Cheetor answered
"No. I'm not leaving you alone Cheetor." Optimus frowned "I will help you and Vixin."
"Big bot... I've lost my SparkMate... I'm not losing my father too." Cheetor answered
"... I'm not losing my son OR my Granddaughter." The gorilla bot said
Cheetor purred darkly and solemnly "...Then let's shred some Preds."
Optimus nodded, the group walking out
*At the Predacon base*
"Where is Terantulus? His signal is gone." Megatron ordered before explosions went off "WHAT?!" He yelled
"My Daddy and Mummy are here to beat you up!" Vixin cheered
"Don't count on it. It'll take more than a spider and a overgrown pussy cat to..." Megatron answered but was interrupted by another explosion "TEAM! DESTROY THE MAXIMAL'S!" He roared
"Oh...Waszzzpinator thinkszzz thiszzz iszzz a bad plan." Waspinator buzzed
"DO IT!" He roared
"Meep! Yeszzz Megatron. Waszzzpinator Terrorizzze!" Waspinator transformed
"TERRASAUR! SCORPINOCK! GO AS WELL!" Megatron ordered
"Yes Megatron. Terrorise!" the two answered and transformed
"They're gonna beat you up!" Vixin sang
"Silence!" Megatron rattled the cage.
"Hands. Off. My. Daughter." Cheetor growled as he arrived, the light of the lava illuminating him
"The Cat?" Megatron squinted
"Daddy?" Vixen asked "Where...where's mummy?"
"... She... She... She said she loved you Vixin." Cheetor frowned, walking towards Megatron as he pulled out a sword that was shaped like his tail
"What is THAT?!" Megatron unsheathed his tail-sword.
"You don't remember me Megatron?" Cheetor growled, charging and slashing Megatron
"The Cat?! What happened to YOU?" Megatron focused in
"My lover..." Cheetor said sadly before snapping himself calm "I am here for my daughter. Ready Optimus?"
"Ready." Optimus stomped in
Optimus readied his arm cannons and fired, knocking Megatron back as Cheetor charged "RARGH!" Cheetor roared as he slashed into Megatron's chest
Megatron stumbled back, covering his chest "You're STILL a little Cat-Bot!" Megatron insulted him
"I may be little. But I have someone to protect." Cheetor frowned as both he and Optimus double teamed the purple dino
"ARGH!" Megatron screamed to the combined amount of Optimus and Chetor
Cheetor jumped over Optimus shoulders, kicking Megatron in the face before the Leader did an upwards slash over Megatron's chest. Cheetor then tripped him up, Megatron then being blasted in the chest by Optimus' arm cannon.
"ARGH!" Megatron was now becoming more scrap than Predacon.
"Stay down Megatron." Optimus spoke
"Daddy...Can...can you let me out now?" Vixen asked
"Of course sweetie." Cheetor smiled, walking towards the cave revealing his new... Colours... To his daughter.
"D-Daddy...? You're not Daddy. He's not your colour." Vixen spoke in worry
"It IS me, baby girl." He smiled, rubbing her head softly. She sniffed, taking in his scent and laying attention to his voice
"Y-You look different...but...Daddy!" Vixen cried happily. Cheetor smiled as he broke the lock, letting her jump into his arm "Daddy!" Vixen cried into his shoulder
Cheetor hushed her lightly and stroked her back "I'm here...I'm here baby girl." Kissing her furred head he whispered "I'm here."
As the title said, this is the second to last chapter. We are NEARING the end. And yes, we had some very dark moments here.
Cheetor's new look is based on two things: The Fox-Kid's and Armada repaints of his Transmetal form.