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Author's Note: Edited by Casey and Patty.

Child's Support
by Kelly (Cheetor1979@cs.com)

The night was quite cold and the only sound that could be heard was the whistling of the wind. But that was changed by a stasis pod that crash-landed with a right on Predacon territory. Optimus and the others found themselves falling out of their beds; same as the Predacons. Megatron got to his feet as Scorponok who was all ready pushing some buttons on the computer. There on the screen was a stasis pod.

"A stasis pod," said both leaders, "We have to there before our enemies do!"

"Megatron, Terrorize!"

"Optimus Primal, Maximize!"

They both went into robot mode without even realizing that they both had the same goal in mine; to get there before the other one does. But Megatron got there first and ordered Waspinator to open it. Waspinator went into robot mode; lazier beams came out of his eyes and hit the door to the pod. Again and again the beams hit, forcing the code be cracked.

After giving it one more blast it finally opened. Inside was a small Maximal that was a size of a five-year-old child. Waspinator turned his head and looked up at his notorious leader who had a disgusted look on his face. Megatron turned his back and ordered Waspinator to dismantle the small Maximal.

"Not if we can help it!" Said Optimus.

Megatron and Waspinator turned their heads to see the whole Maximal group in robot mode pointing their guns at them. Waspinator rose in the air and pointed at the tiny Maximal. Cheetor glared at the big greedy wasp and fired his gun while the others fired at Megatron.

"Fall back!" Megatron ordered.

Waspinator was dodging every time Cheetor fired went higher in the air and followed his leader back to the Predacon base. Cheetor walked to the stasis pod and looked in as his mouth dropped open. Optimus walked up and asked what was wrong then looked in with the others.

That morning, Cyteen (the small Maximal) was walking down the hallway when she over heard Rhinox talking to the others all about the possible ways that the stasis pod to the planet. But something was wrong; this was not her home and the new form felt weird along her new instincts. Most of all; where were her Parents? Why was she here in this strange environment?

"Excuse me," She asked softly as they all turned, "where am I?"

"Safe in the Maximal base." Said Optimus walking up.

"Mommy and daddy?"

"Dead." Said Dinobot.

Optimus quickly turned his head with an angry look on his face; Cyteen backed up as she put her shaking hand on her chest. Cheetor right then really wanted to sock Dinobot in the face but instead he said that he shouldn't be so mean.

"Mommy and daddy are gone---why and how?" Cyteen asked sadly.

"For revenge..."

"Stop it Dinobot," Cheetor snapped showing his fangs, "You're scaring her!"

Cyteen by now was crying; Optimus picked her and rubbed her back. Cheetor rose to feet from the chair as Dinobot glared at Cyteen to make her stop crying. Cheetor caught him doing so; clinching his hand into a fist he walked to Dinobot with an angry on his face. The ex-Predacon knew that Cheetor wasn't going to hurt him. But Dinobot had no right to scare her when Cyteen was just asking a serious question that had to be answered in a delicate manner.

"You love to make people feel bad don't you!" Said Cheetor poking Dinobot in the chest with his finger.

"Cheetor! Dinobot! I want to have a word with both of you...alone!" Said Optimus putting Cyteen down.

Cheetor knew, from the sound of the leaders voice that he was in trouble along with Dinobot. He turned with a lowered head as both Maximals followed their leader out of the control room into his room. Cyteen snuck down the hallway with out anyone ever realizing it. She tiptoed to Optimus' door and put her ear to it.

"...I'm disappointed in you both," Optimus began, "She's part of the team and I expect the both of you to treat her nicely."

"Sure big bot."

"But Optimus," Dinobot started, "you must consider the fact that she could be trouble."

"I'll take that into consideration---but you should apologize for scaring her."

"Apologize for telling the truth? Why?" Dinobot asked angrily.

Cyteen lowered her head as she bit her lip; she pushed herself away from the door and her arms dropped to her side. Cyteen sighed and walked down the hallway to the control/computer room.

Rattrap turned around and asked where she went; Cyteen turned as Dinobot entered the room. He took one look at her and went to his post at one of the computers. Cyteen slowly walked up to him willing to straighten things out so she wasn't looked at as a mischievous child.

"Dinobot..." She started softly, "thank you for---"

"---Welcome!" He said sharply.

"Now that you're here," Said Optimus walking in with Cheetor by his side, "how about a tour of the base?"

"Thanks. But I'm more interested in knowing why mommy and daddy are dead."

"We don't know that for sure," Said Optimus calmly shaking his head and dropping his hand to a pleading fashion, "and we can't assume that they are dead---for all we know, they can be in the stasis pods hovering around the planet."

"Do you really think so?" Said Cyteen excitedly her face lit up.

"Hey, anything's possible with good guy central." Said Rattrap winking to her.

Cyteen's smile was mix with a yawn; a nap was all she could think of right at the moment. The only problem was where to put her; Cheetor suggested that she could rest in his room. Cyteen really didn't really care as long as it was quiet spot to sleep. Cheetor walked up and picked her up, what a cat, Optimus thought with a smile as he watched his best friend out of the control/computer room.

One moment later Optimus walked out and down the to Cheetors door as it opened to see his friend sitting next to the sleeping Cyteen. Cheetor turned his head. Optimus walked to the bed and looked at the tiny visitor in thought. You must consider the fact that she could be trouble. Cheetor looked at Optimus then straight ahead and lowered his head. The young seer rose to his feet and walked two paces and sighed.

"Optimus. If you want, I could look after her---and it wouldn't hurt to have a new addition to the, family." Said Cheetor softly, turning around.

"I know," Optimus sighed turning to face his best friend, "But we have to consider some things first."

"What's that big bot?"

"We'll have a meting after she wakes up." Optimus replied.

It must've been close to sunset when Cyteen woke up from her nice nap. She sat up to see Cheetor in beast mode sleeping on the floor next to the bed. Cyteen went into beast mode, hoped off the end of the bed and took two steps when she heard Cheetor asking if she was going anywhere. Cyteen crouched as her ears went back; Cheetor walked up as Cyteen turned around with a lowered head.

"I didn't mean to startle you."

"I was hoping to get to go out side before the sun went down."

"That sounds fair with me. But I don't know if Optimus will allow that."

Cheetor was right, Optimus shook his head and said she'll have to wait until she was stronger with the knowledge of Maximal and Predacon grounds. Cheetor persuaded one more time but it was pointless, it just made Optimus angrier so Cheetor stopped.

"You just don't trust me!"

Cyteen pivoted went into beast mode and ran out of the control/computer room down the hallway and into Cheetors room. She went into robot mode as the door closed behind her. Nothing has gone right for the poor little Maximal today, first knowing that she wasn't at home, having no clue where her parents are and now this.

She ran to the bed, collapsed to her knees with her face buried in her folded arms. The door right then opened, Cyteen rose her head and turned to see Cheetor enter the room. Cyteen looked back at her hands as the young cheetah sat next to her. That's when Optimus and the others walked in. He walked straight to Cyteen who rose to her feet and turned around as Optimus bent down on knee.

"I know you're upset but---"

"You're just saying that because you guys feel sorry for me!" Cyteen snapped getting into Optimus' face.

"Now calm down," Said Cheetor pulling Cyteen back, "there's no reason to be all jumpy."

Cyteen by now was more than upset, she was angry, and she out. Out of being pressured, out of what she thought was a nightmare. She quickly turned her head and hissed at Cheetor so he would let go of her. Optimus got to his feet as Cyteen ran out of the room. Cheetor looked at his friend with a worried look on his face.

"I told you that she was going to be trouble," Dinobot started, "but did you listen to me? No!"

Cheetor looked at Dinobot coldly when they all heard the hatch opened. Everyone ran out of Cheetors room down the hallway and into the control/computer room to see that the hatch was open. They all jumped off and landed on the round golden platform to see Cyteen in beast mode running toward the forest.

"Rhinox, contact Tigartron and tell him what's going on---the rest of you, follow me." Optimus ordered.

Everyone but Rhinox went into beast mode and started to head to the forest. Cyteen was fast all right, even faster than Cheetor who was trying with all is might to keep up with her. But she dove right in a bush and stayed there when the Maximal's went by. I don't need them, she thought, I'm much better off alone.

Cyteen was just stepping out of the back of the bush to see a big healthy white snow tiger that had green animated eyes. Cyteen put herself in the pouncing position showing her teeth as her shoulders rocked back and forth. The snow tiger didn't do anything but stood there wagging his tail and said that she must be Cyteen. She straighten up with a surprise look on her face and how he knew that.

"I'm Tigatron...a friend..."

"A friend huh!" She frond.

"Tigatron, come in...this is Optimus Primal, do you read?"

The young little Maximal hissed and darted to the other direction as Tigatron went after her. She would dart to one bush to another but Tigatron would find her easily. After five minutes of running fast she stopped and stood panting. Cyteen looked around to see no one; she was far from Maximal territory right on Predacon Territory. Cyteen could hear very faintly the others calling her name. She took off running until she saw the Predacon ship.

Cyteen stopped and sniffed the ground and looked around, everything seamed quite. As she moved an inch closer the lights came one. Cyteen froze and looked to see nine guns attached to the ship pointing at her. Cyteen darted out of the way; she finally looked behind her and went into robot mode whipping out her gun and began to fire. It only took her one moment to take care of all nine guns.

"Ha! No one can take this cat bot down!"

"You wanna bet!"

Cyteen looked up at the top of the ship to see a blue electric coming down on her pining her to the ground. Cyteen ordered to be released as she struggled. Tarantulas, Waspinator, and Inferno looked down at their prisoner. Their faces looked scarier than the Maximals. Cyteen tried to call out for help but the web zapped her and her scream was trailed in the air and it reached the Maximals.

"I heard something." Said Cheetor.

"What did you hear?"

"Screaming coming from the pred-base." Cheetor answered looking up at Optimus with fear on his face.

Cyteen slowly regained conciseness; the air was musty and humid. She slowly opened her eyes to see that she was in a cage. Cyteen sat up put her hand to the side of her face and shook it. She had a splitting headache and was week; Cyteen thought out loud where she was, but her question was answered by laughter. She turned her head to see Tarantulas who said that she was where she was suppose to be...a cat in a cage.

Cyteen glared at him as he pivoted; she rattled the cage demanding to be released. But the Predacon just continued walking; Cyteen yelled that he wasn't going to get away with what he did. Cyteen lowered her head when she realized that it was pointless to get them to listen. She sat back down rapped her arm around her knees and cried.

"Your weeping will be over very soon." Said a deep penetrating voice.

The young lioness rose her head to see Megatron opening the door and reaching for her with his beast head. The poor little Maximal backed up and closed her eyes as she felt the beast heads teeth ground into her sides as she was pulled out of the cage and cared to the control/computer room.

Waspinator and Terrorsor who where both in robot mode standing next to a chair that was part of the reprogramer machine. Megatron slammed her on the chair as Waspinator and Terrorsaur put cuffs that where attached to the chair around the top of her writs. Cyteen tried to pull free but she wasn't strong enough. Now she wished that she never had ran away, but she wasn't the only one who felt bad, Cheetor lowered his head.

"I'm sorry about this Optimus---I should've stopped her."

"Don't take this the wrong way pussy cat," Rattrap started, "we all make mistakes ya know."

"I know, but I still could've stopped her."

"Stop blaming yourself..."

The loud explosion that emanated from the Predacon base interrupted Optimus. The Preds fanned the smoke away from their faces as they got to their feet. Spot were Cyteen was just sitting was trashed; Megatron ordered the others to find Cyteens body. She was just crawling out of the room right then; Cyteen still kept on going when she saw light up ahead. That told her she would be out of their clutches soon.

Airazor who was ordered to scope out what happened saw Cyteen crawling out of the Predacon base. She swooped down went into robot mode and landed on her feet. Cyteen right then past out, Airazor picked her up and rose in the air.

"Airazor to Optimus..."

"Optimus here..."

"I've got her, but she's in bad shape---I'm on my way back to base."

"Understood, Optimus out."

The Maximals went into beast mode as Cheetor asked why the Predacons would want to hurt someone so innocent. Dinobot snorted getting in Cheetors face and said that the Predacons tried to reprogram her.

"Gee, like we didn't know that Dino-brain." Said Rattrap flatly with folded arm cocking his head side to side.

"Knock it off," Optimus ordered, "we have a bigger situation than getting into each others faces!"

The leader pivoted and started walking back to base with Cheetor walking by his side while the others followed behind. Airazor at that moment was just walking in the control/computer room. The C/R Chamber was all ready to go; Rhinox pivoted as she sat Cyteen down on the chair. Optimus and the others walked in as Airazor backed and the C/R Chamber door closed. Optimus asked for Cyteen's condition right away as he walked up to Rhinox.

"Good thing Airazor found her or she would've died."

That night as everyone was sleeping peacefully; but Cyteen in her dreams kept on seeing the Predacons' mean face's. everywhere she looked, there they were; Cyteen shot up screaming and shaking. Cheetor who was sleeping on the floor in beast mode got to his paws and went into robot mode. He turned around and picked her up, he held her for a good long while bouncing up and down saying over and over again that everything was okay.

Rattrap knocked on the door asking if everything was all right. Cheetor replied that Cyteen had a bad dream. Rattrap yawned pivoted and walked back to his room and was soon asleep. But Cyteen couldn't go back to sleep; she insisted that she would see those Predacon faces in her sleep. Cheetor tried to talk her out of that outrageous idea but she wouldn't even listen.

Cheetor tried to lay her down but she would not. He told her that nothing was going to happen. Cyteen laid back down and rolled to her side as Cheetor rubbed her arm and hummed a lullaby. He stopped rose to his feet and stretched; he went into beast mode circled twice on the floor and dropped down and was asleep in two minutes. Before he knew it, Cyteen was pulling on his ear telling him to get up.

"I'm up, I'm up."

Cheetor stretched yawned went into robot mode as Cyteen did too. She put her arms up so she could be picked up. Cheetor did pick her up and she looked at him for one moment as emotional love filled her spark. Cyteen apologized for hissing at him; Cheetor smiled and said that was all right as she hugged him.

"I love you Cheetor." She said softly, while looking at him.

"I love you too, Cyteen."

"Are we finished yet?" Rattrap complained.

Both cats turned their heads to see Rattrap at the entrance, he said that Optimus is having a meeting and wants them to be part of it. So they followed the rat to the control/computer room to see the rest of the group sitting down. Rattrap and the two cats sat down; Optimus rose to his feet addressed them.

"First of all, welcome to the team Cyteen," the leader began, "I'm Optimus Primal, this is Dinobot, Rattrap, Airazor, Tigatron, and you all ready met my best friend Cheetor I see. Now, the reason I called you all here is to consider some things..."

Optimus' voice faded out of Cyteen's ears. She was just glad to be alive and being with the Maximals is not going to be so bad after all. Much better than being with the rough Predacons.