Warning! This is a gift piece about (male) mating tigers. If this bothers you, then uses the back button. Viewer discretion is advised.
Title: Natural Instincts
Pairings: Lockdown and Devcon in tiger form
Verse: AU; tiger universe.
Rating: Ma/ NC-17
Warnings: mild tiger violence, but lots of tiger mating going on
Summery: Lockdown is in search of territory of his own, but finds something else instead.
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers, I mean, that should be obvious because if I did the episodes would be A LOT different!
Note: I have taken some liberties with tiger behavior. Deal.
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Sharp red eyes took in the sights as the gleaming white tiger came to a stop. His mouth hung open to let the excess heat escape his body as his whiskers came forward inquisitively. Lockdown wandered over to a large tree that had been sent marked. It was faint, and clearly needed to be updated, but it still meant the territory was owned and patrolled. Passing through could be dangerous, but Lockdown wasn't worried. He was built and horned for fighting. He had yet to meet a challenge that he couldn't overcome. He boldly strode into the alien world an began to explore.
If Lockdown had one vice, it was curiosity. He hadn't even been walking two minutes when his attention was caught by some strange rocks. Lockdown padded over to investigate, ignoring his mission of finding territory of his own. The rocks where flat and seemed to be stacked on top of one another. A massive paw could not push them over, and with a leap, the white tiger found it was wide enough to walk on. Lockdown swished his tail and began walking along the raised rocks. He had seen similar rocks around where human's lived, but Lockdown knew there where no humans around. It had been months scene the sent of a human had defiled the big tiger's nose. Intrigued, Lockdown fallowed the stone pathway for minutes and minutes, far longer then any tiger in their right mind would have, but Lockdown was glad he did. The rocks he was standing on lead him to a city of stone, with jungle slowly overtaking it. The massive tiger hopped lightly off his unusual path and decided to explore some more. The human ruins where intriguing and he explored them all. The smaller ones held curiosities and everywhere they where leftover domestic animals, easy prey for later. Lockdown pushed on and lept up a large flight of stone stairs into the biggest building of all. The smell of the owner of the territory was strong inside the castle as Lockdown padded his way through it. It was a very nice smell but one that Lockdown would have to get rid of if he decided he wanted this for his own. He was half way considering it when his explorations brought him to a vast open back yard. As he looked it over, he was convinced it was paradise.
The courtyard was vast and sprawling, over grown with large shady trees and long cool grass. There where fountains still flowing with water and more pools and man made streams then Lockdown could possibly investigate in a single day. The white tiger was just thinking that he should find the owner of this territory and run them off when the wind shifted and his whiskers came forward. Swiftly Lockdown trotted towards the farthest end of the courtyard to another, and the largest, pool. The waters where contained by elegant raised rocks, and laying on the smooth rocks on the far side of the pool was a beautiful tiger. Lockdown crouched down instinctively and watched the other. It's head was resting on it's massive forepaws and it's long tail was dipping into the water nonchalantly. Lockdown was again curious as he stealthy crept forward inch by inch.
This new tiger was an odd color. Lockdown had seen plenty of other tigers in his life, and they where all colored the same, but this tiger was different. He was a dull, burnt orange with a tan underbelly. A unique coloring, just like Lockdown himself. The white tiger's upper lips pealed back as a new sent wafted through the air. Lockdown quickly recognized it and stood from his hiding place, maybe fighting wasn't the only way to claim this territory for himself. Lockdown announced himself with a soft roar. The other tiger's head quickly snapped up as Lockdown stood on the other end of the pool expectantly. The orange and tan cat snarled and was about to leap to his paws when Lockdown sat down, clearly showing that he was not aggressive. The stranger was then demanded to identify himself and the white tiger did with a much softer roar.
Lockdown.
The orange and tan cat crossed his front paws and snarled as the big intruder stepped into his pool and came closer. The white tiger cooed softly and asked for his host's name. Still on edge and not sure of this invader, the orange tiger snarled threateningly.
I'm Devcon. Beware.
Lockdown waded his way across the shallow pool that only came up to his chest. The water was cool and fresh and Lockdown liked the feel of it as he made his way over to Devcon. He made sure to keep his ears up and go slow as the hauntingly blue eyes watched his every move. Lockdown came within a few feet of the other tiger as Devcon uncrossed his paws and looked down at him. The white tiger cooed softly and waited. The orange and tan tiger looked down at him confused.
Mate with me, Lockdown cooed again and stepped closer. Devcon snarled and got to his paws. His message was loud and clear.
I don't think so.
Lockdown gawfed and tried to call him back as Devcon walked away from him. The white tiger roared softly as he bounded out of the pool and after the other . Devcon looked over his rippling shoulders at Lockdown as he fallowed him. The orange ears where laid back as the white tiger called to him again. The orange tiger turned and roared sharply at the other, Devcon was quickly running out of tolerance. Lockdown trotted after Devcon even after the warning, purring loudly. Devcon gawfted, turned, and kept his back to the red eyed intruder who fallowed after him still. The slightly smaller tiger drew back his lips and snarled warningly as Lockdown got too close, his patience was growing thin. It was one thing to not be looking for a territory fight or to be just passing through, but he was not going to stand for anymore of this annoying, courting, behavior. Devcon had no interest in taking a mate, even if he was in heat. The stranger took his host's temperance for granted and gave the orange and tan cat a bite on the flank. It wasn't hard, more of a "love nip" then an actual bite, meant to get the graceful cat in the mating mood, but that, however, didn't matter. Devcon whipped around faster then lighting and threw the arrogant white tiger to the floor. Lockdown's red eyes widened as he was pinned on his back. Devcon growled harshly in his face and roared, bearing his bone crushing fangs at the trapped tiger, letting him know that his behavior was not going to be tolerated any longer. Before Lockdown could free himself, he was let go of. The humbled tiger rolled to his side and watched the other walk away, fluffy tail swishing behind him angrily.
No doubt thinking he had taught the impudent newcomer a lesson that he was the alpha here, Devcon roared and wheeled around when there was a smack on his other flank. There was nothing for his massive paw to strike because Lockdown was already well out of reach. The white nuisance was on the tips of three paws, the fourth hung in the air as if waiting for Devcon to come to him. The red eyes where playful as the tiger hopped closer. Devcon hopped back, confused as to what was going on until Lockdown mock charged him. The orange tiger scrambled back then watched as Lockdown stopped and waited. Devcon then ran towards and chased the other tiger for a short distance only to let Lockdown escape, then turn tail and run when the white tiger turned and charged him. Devcon sprinted away, feeling Lockdown right on his heels. They raced atop the raised stones through the pools into the long grass, mussel's rippling under their glossy coats. One of the huge white paws reached out and swiped at the orange back legs, Devcon snarled and turned, wrapping his paws around Lockdown's neck and wrestled him to the ground. They tumbled over and over in the grass and broke apart. The orange and tan tiger snarled and bared his teeth again, raising a paw.
Lockdown hooted and cooed carefully coming closer and closer, no longer worried about another attack. The growling continued from the orange tiger as their whiskers met and intertwined. Lockdown snarled back softly as Devcon got to all four paws, quivering. His suitor was handsome, he'd give him that. And strong. The orange tiger growled softly, almost invitingly as Lockdown rubbed his face along the soft orange fur. It was Devcon's turn to purr as the heat of the other jungle hunter rubbed along his body. Devcon nipped along the passing white fur and made Lockdown snarled heatedly. A big orange paw swatted playfully at the long tail as it past. Lockdown spun, but Devcon had already moved. The orange cat was rubbing along the other tiger's side purring quiet loudly with half closed eyes. The blood red eyes closed as a long sandpaper tongue began grooming his face. The white tiger snarled and lept away when his soft ear was bitten, but his ruffled fur was quickly smoothed back down when the orange tiger rubbed up under his chin. Devcon rolled onto his back and playfully patted at the handsome white tiger, snarling softly. In all honesty, he could do a lot worse then Lockdown. As Lockdown purred and placed a large paw over him Devcon shivered from the tips of his ears down to the tip of his tail. Lockdown was big, strong, and very psychically fit seeing as he could keep up with him and that stunning white coat was very attractive indeed. Lockdown was a perfect mate, the perfect mate, for him, and Devcon gave into his natural instincts. He wanted to mate, and he wanted to mate with Lockdown. The white tiger snarled and Devcon rolled to his feet and bounded away into the grass. Enthralled and enchanted Lockdown fallowed boldly after his soon to be prize. He was greeted with a warm wet nose and tantalizing whiskers mixing with his.
Lockdown purred softly as Devcon licked his mouth and nose, it was a strange feeling having someone be affectionate with him. Lockdown's past was checkered with nothing but aggression from others. From his own kind and especially a certain black and white lion, he had never been welcomed by anyone. He put a paw over Devcon's neck and snarled. He wanted to mate with this beautiful tiger NOW. Devcon seemed to pick up on the others eagerness and couldn't help but become more eager himself. He ducked out from under Lockdown's paw, turned around and laid down on his belly, his front paws extended out and his back legs bent slightly. Lockdown growled hungrily at the sight of all the lean muscles flexing beneath beautiful fur as he padded over lightly and mounted his prize with a territorial roar. Devcon roared in unison and both continued growling and snarling as Lockdown thrust hard and fast into his new mate. The blazing white tiger roared and lowered his teeth to the velvety fur of the lose skin just behind the neck. One wrong bite could put a sudden end to their budding romance, but Lockdown was well experienced in the nuances of mating. His killer jaws that dispatched pray and rivals with deadly ease, were soft and genial as he took hold of the other tiger. With a loud snarl Lockdown finished the mating ritual. Devcon jumped to his paws, throwing the white tiger off of him with a snarl. Lockdown purred as Devcon came closer but roared and jumped back when he was stuck across the face.
The orange tiger lunged at him again, striking out with his paws, and drove the other hunter away from him. When the white tiger was a satisfactory distance away Devcon laid down in the flattened grass and rolled on to his back, waving his paws in the air. Lockdown watched and waited as the orange and tan tiger rolled elegantly. The black and white hunter carefully came closer when Devcon lay still on his side. Playfully the large orange tiger swatted at him as he rolled to his feet. Panting in the heat, Devcon rubbed up against the hot white fur and then continued on. Lockdown purred softly as he nipped the strong flanks and fallowed after his mating partner. Devcon led him back to the pool where they had first met and with a effortless jump, lept atop the warm stones and then slipped into the cold water. Lockdown put his front paws on the stone and pricked his ears as he watched Devcon glide through the water as gracefully as if he had been stalking in the jungle. When Devcon turned and cooed at him, Lockdown was practically tripping over himself to get into the pool. The water cooled him nicely as the white tiger gild over to the waiting Devcon.
Again Devcon snarled and snapped as Lockdown rubbed against him and put his massive paws over him. Lockdown purred loudly as he straddled Devcon's haunches and wrapped his paws around the tan belly. Devcon roared loudly as Lockdown begin mating with him again. Lockdown snarled back as he began thrusting, sending water sloshing everywhere. The tiger's growling and snarling grew louder, Devcon roaring softly in pain and pleasure. Lockdown's pink nose was buried in the lose folds of skin behind the pretty neck and his large fangs closed around the vulnerable throat as the white tiger climaxed. Devcon raged loudly as Lockdown finished and was driven away from the other tiger again. Lockdown hooted softly and was rewarded with a smack across the chest with a giant paw. It was quickly made up to him as Devcon rubbed up under the white tiger's chin and purred quite loudly. Lockdown returned the affection and groomed the wet orange coat as Devcon rubbed against him passionately. The red eyes narrowed as Lockdown lept up and straddled the other tiger again.
Their mating continued for days. Lockdown had lost track of how many sun rises he had witnessed with Devcon beside him. His lust was so great that he'd also lost track of how many times they had mated. All the white tiger knew, was that the moment one mating was finished, he only needed to wait for Devcon to complete his rolling ritual before they mated again. And again and again. In the mornings and evenings at dusk, they mated among the long grass and trees, sometimes playing a quick game of chase between long bouts of copulating. In the afternoons the elegant pools of water cooled their hot fur, but could not cool their lust for one another. For many sunrises the two where inseparable and ignorant of everything else, even food. Once Lockdown had watched a flock of chickens wander by them as Devcon rolled at his paws. For a moment, the white tiger halfheartedly thought of pouncing on one of them for a snack, but Devcon was almost finished waving his paws in the air and that meant he was almost ready to mate again. Lockdown couldn't be distracted from Devcon by anything. He took his prize over and over, day and night equally, each and every mounting a success. In times when Devcon would not let him mate so soon after a particularity rough session, Lockdown spent his time grooming his mating partner, and Devcon groomed him back. The white tiger quickly grew attached to his orange mate and his desire to find a territory of his own disappeared. Then, one evening, Lockdown no longer smelled the strong sent of heat from Devcon. The orange tiger quickly became uninterested in anymore mating as Lockdown still tried softly to call him back.
Devcon swished his tail as he got to his paws and walked away from Lockdown and the makeshift den they had made together in the tall grass. Now that his heat was over, Lockdown would move on, might as well show him the door now. The orange tiger was surprised when the other fallowed after him. Devcon threw a glance over his shoulder as he walked, Lockdown in tow. Confused because he had already made his stance on anymore mating clear, Devcon paused. Lockdown came forward and rubbed up under the tan chin purring. Snarling, Devcon demand to know what Lockdown wanted.
Be my bondmate, Lockdown purred. Devcon balked at the offer. He and his kind where solitary animals, a pair bond was so rare, it was nearly non existent. As Lockdown groomed his whiskers and cheek Devcon mulled over the decision laid at his paws. Lockdown was strong and handsome, every inch of him screamed "I am an amazing hunter" and after the intense week of mating, he was an amazing lover as well. Devcon shivered down to the pads of his paws as he began grooming Lockdown back. The white tiger purred and pressed his nose to Devcon's, his whiskers forward. Devcon did the same, his body tense and tingling as their sensitive whiskers intertwined once more. Neither knew how long they stood nose to nose memorizing each others sent, their breath, their heart beat. All Devcon knew is that he was forsaking all other tigers to take Lockdown as his one and only mate, and that didn't bother him in the lest. The orange cat nuzzled his new bond mate and cooed softly to him. Lockdown rubbed his face against Devcon echoing his purr. The light was nearly gone now as Devcon slid past his new mate and headed back towards the large stone castle. Lockdown fallowed the orange tiger up the stairs that had brought him down into Devcon's pools in the first place. The graceful tiger lead him away through the stone walls up another long flight of stairs that Lockdown had not seen on the way in. The stairs lead to a large open courtyard roof with a huge stone thrown surrounded by tall trees. The thrown was big enough for the pair to sit in and lay side by side with room to spare and Devcon lept easily into the stone seat and cooed to invite Lockdown to him. The white tiger took his place beside Devcon and sat, examining his new home. Devcon laid on his side and rolled to his back at Lockdown's paws purring loudly. Lockdown's red eyes looked over his new territory as the sunlight died. He had started this journey in search of a place of his own, and he had found a kingdom instead. He nuzzled Devcon lovingly as he purred aloud. He had found a mate truly worthy of him to rule with, and soon, Lockdown put a paw lightly on Devcon's belly, they would have heirs.