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Paws Underground
by Kelly (Cheetor1979@cs.com)

Cyteen who was in beast mode with closed eyes and her tail wagging was sitting under the shade of a tree. The air was cool and fresh with no clouds in the vast blue sky; what more could anyone ask for she thought, a blue sky...cool air...and being lazy. Just at that moment a sound disrupted her thoughts. Cyteen didn't think much of it until something crash-landed ten feet away from her. It was a stasis pod. She got to her paws and ran to it. The young lioness sniffed the ground and looked warily at the stasis pod as she went into robot mode.

Suddenly, scanning lights radiated from the stasis pod and Cyteen stepped out of their path so as not to be detected. After one moment the lights went out as a computer spoke saying scanning was complete. Cyteen watched with growing shock as the stasis pod opened and a Maximal lioness sat up. She looked around and spotted Cyteen who couldn't believe what she was seeing. The new Maximal was a lioness that was Cheetor's age.

"Who are you?" asked Cyteen.

The lioness, still looking disoriented after the impact of the crash, said that her name might be Sachin.

A short distance away, in Predacon territory, another stasis pod crashed. This one also contained a Maximal that was now a lion. The pod just then opened and he sat up to see the Predacons approaching. He asked very bitterly for them to identify themselves. Megatron introduced him self and the others, then asked who the new comer was.

The new Predacon stepped out and introduced himself as Loin, a fast strong cat. Inferno walked up to the new comer and scanned him from head to foot by walking all away around him.

"My queen," He stated, "he would be useful to the colony."

"Yes he will---and for the last time...stop calling me that!" Megatron barked.

"As you command royalty."

"But Megatron," Blackarachina started, "what about the other stasis pod?"

"The Maximals probably got to it by now." Said Tarantulas.

The Maximals however just approached Cyteen's location. They had monitored the approach of an unidentified pod and had come to inspect the situation. Sachin climbed out as Cyteen turned and ran to Cheetor who picked her up. Optimus introduced himself and the others; but Rattrap had to ask if she could be related to Cyteen because she was a cat.

"Are you Cyteen's mother?" Rattrap probed.

"Who in the slag is Cyteen?" she responded.

"You must have lost your memory when the stasis pod crashed." Said Rhinox.

"That's not my mommy." Said Cyteen.

"Optimus, you don't think she's a..."

"That I'm a what?" Sachin asked tapping her foot with folded arms.

"Nah," Said Rattrap quickly, "she's not a Predacon---are ya?"

"She's ours Primal!" Said a voice from behind.

Optimus and the others turned around to see Megatron and his followers in beast mode. Optimus had a feeling that Sachin wasn't the only thing that Megatron was after; he could be after Cyteen or the stasis pod. He ordered Cheetor to get Sachin and Cyteen to safety while he and the others dealt with Megatron.

Cheetor, still holding Cyteen, got out his gun and started to back up with Sachin. They continued walking backwards while the others pointed their guns at the Predacons so they could escape to safety.

The three Maximals were now miles away from the battle zone. The forest was now hard to run through so they walked but the forest noises and fog were not too inviting. Cheetor asked if they were all right, Sachin was, but Cyteen was scared that one of the Preds would jump out and hurt her or the others. Cheetor picked her up as Sachin asked who that creep guy was.

"Megatron," Cheetor replied coldly with a glare.

"That's right," Said a voice from behind.

They both turned to see Loin (the new lion Predacon) coming toward them. Sachin had a feeling that she should protect Cheetor and Cyteen. She went into beast mode leaped for the invader as his paws went into her shoulders and landed on her back. Sachin told Cheetor to get Cyteen to a safe place, but the cat bot refused. She turned her head and hissed as she struggled to keep the new Predacon from biting her neck. Cheetor looked around, backed up, got out his gun, turned around and started running.

The new Predacon jumped off and started running after cat bots Sachin rolled over got to her paws and ran after him. The new Predacon was fed up with the new cat bot. He went into robot mode whipped out his gun and fired; Sachin leaped in the air and landed right behind him. The new Predacon pivoted to see her fist coming right to his face. He stepped back with a headache; Sachin drew her fist back again ready to sock him but when it came he stopped it with his right hand. With an angry face he punched her twice and she remembered nothing more.

Loin kicked her once and went into beast mode to track down the other two Maximals. He carefully waked down the path sniffing the ground but no luck was with him. Loin went into robot mode and pushed on his comlink to report his failure. Megatron slammed his left hand on his chair handle and commanded for him to return to base. Loin went into beast mode, turned and ran past Sachin who was still out.

Cheetor and Cyteen got out of their hiding place and ran to Sachin who was just sitting up with a splitting headache. Cheetor helped her up as she asked if they where all right.

"I'm all right." Cyteen replied.

"Good. Now if you excuse me, I have to stop that Lion from hurting anyone else."

Those words echoed in Cyteens ears, giving her the feeling of dajavu. She vaguely remember hearing her mother say something just like that before she was separated from her parents. Now that they are back after being seperated for one year with no memory of what happened, Cyteen wasn't going to lose her family again.

Megatron, however, was watching from his computer not very amused at all. He knew that this one wasn't going to do what he said he was going to do. Megatron ordered Scorponok to dispose the new cat bot and if possible the little cat bot.

"Sure thing Megatron." Said Scorponok saluting his leader.

Sachin at that moment caught up with Loin. She bounded in the air went into robot mode and landed two feet in front of him. Loin stopped, showing his teeth; Sachin tried to calm him down by talking openly to him. Loin went into robot mode whipped out his gun as Sachin eyes grow big and got out her gun. They both circled each other with their guns aimed at each other.

Cyteen with fear in her eyes immediately stopped as she cried out no. Loin quickly turned and fired his gun at her that sent her summer salting four feet. Cyteen sat up and shook her head; she hopped to her feet and ran to her family as Cheetor tried to stop her. The young cat bot leaped in the air and landed right between her parents.

"Mom, dad---this has got to stop!"

"Then let me help ya!"

Sachin and Loin turned their heads, as Cyteen looked head to see Scorponok throwing a granade to Cyteen. Sachin gasped and headed to Cyteen who backed up when it exploded. Megatron watched their distraction with a smile on his face. So much for their reunion he thought pushing the off button. That wasn't the only thing that went off. Cyteen's systems went off line and her spark was going out. Cyteens parents who already dead where lying ten feet away from her.

Cheetor ran up bent down and lifted her up. She opened her eyes that where now white instead of green witch meant that she was blind. Cyteen rose her shaking hand and touched Cheetors face as she smiled throw her pain. The sad helpless cat bot took that hand and placed it next to his spark as he said that she'll be all right and to hang on. Cyteens hand flopped down as her eyes blinked...it was over, Cyteen was dead.

Cheetor lowered his head as Optimus put his hand on his best friend's shoulder. The sad cat bot turned his head with a sad look on his face and looked up at big bot. Cheetor turned his head and looked back at the lifeless Maximal. Optimus said very softly that he shouldn't feel sad but happy that Cyteen found her family and won't have to worry about the Predacons. All that was true, but Cheetor promised that he would look after her and failed. Failure was something that this cat bot hated, especially in front of Optimus. Rhinox asked if he was all right as Cheetor rose to his feet and Optimus moved his hand way.

"Can you excuse me for a moment." He requested handing Cyteen over to Rhinox.

Scorponok, however, was on his way back to base when Cheetor who was in beast mode leaped right out in front of him with an angry expression. Cheetor bounded for the Predacon as the scorpion drew back and went into robot mode. The cat bot landed and went into robot mode just as Scorponok turned around, opened and closed his pinchers twice and fired. Cheetor ducked when he heard cackling. The poor cat bot pivoted to see part of Tarantulas' face but Cheetor mainly saw a large dose of sibro venom coming for him. Cheetor reached for his gun when he was hit and remembered nothing more.

Scorponok opened and closed his pinchers and fired at the off line damaged sick cat bot. The Maximals didn't get to Cheetors location until two psychos later. Cheetor was lying in a small pool of meck fluid (blood) and his body was soaking up energon.

"Cheetor!" Optimus panicked.

The cat bot in his self-conscious mind saw Sachin, Loin, and Cyteen. They looked so happy. Seeing them happy and together made Cheetor feel okay and realize that Optimus was right. Just then he saw them moving away; Cheetor started to run after them but they seamed to be a lot further than he calculated.

Optimus watched his friend move back and forth. Rhinox tried to hold him still so none of the cables that where connected to his arm and Optimus' who was transferring mech fluid to Cheetor. He stopped as his head moved to his left shoulder. Rhinox walked up to Optimus and took the cable out of his arm and put a bandage on his arm.

Cheetor then felt pain in his arm; the weak Maximal opened his eyes to see Rhinox then turned his head to see Optimus. Rattrap, who just walked in asked if the pussycat was going to be all right. Rhinox replied that he would after he got some rest. That's when Cheetor and Rattrap noticed the bandage on big bots arm, the cat bot noticed he had one too.

"Are you okay?" Optimus asked.

"He should get some rest, Optimus." Said Rhinox.

Optimus nodded and followed the others out. Cheetor watched them leave when he called big bot over. Optimus turned and walked up as their hands joined. Cheetor said that he would never do that again. A smile showed on the leaders face.

The next night was the anniversary of when Cyteens pod landed in Predacon territory. Cheetors silhouette loomed over her grave, he wished he could tell her how he felt but he couldn't do that or his spark would be filled with pain and sadness.

"Are you okay little cat?" Tigartron asked from behind walking up.

Cheetor pivoted with a startled look on his face then calmed down to see that it was Tigartron.

"I don't know," Said Cheetor with loss in his voice, "a part of me feels empty...and another part of me feels lonely."

"You'll all ways miss her Cheetor," Tigartron started putting his right hand on his friends right shoulder, "---as long as you don't forget the times you had with her."

"I'll try big cat..." Said Cheetor turning around as Tigartron removed his hand.

"That's all anyone could ask for."

Tigartron went into beast mode and walked off leaving Cheetor by himself. The cat bot looked up at the sky remembering the time they first encountered Cyteen, saving her from the Predacons, assuming that her parents where in the stasis pods, and comforting her when she had that awful nightmare. I love you Cheetor, I love you too, Cyteen he remembered. Those worlds echoed in his ears, which started to make him feel better.

The cat bot bent down, sprinkled pedals on her grave. Cyteen loved taking flowers, picking the pedals off and sprinkling them all over the place that unfortunately left a big mess all over the place, but the other Maximals didn't give her to much a of a hard time about it.

Cheetor rose to his feet dusted his hands off and went into beast Mode. He turned around and wondered back home.

The pedals, however were lifted by the wind. It carried them off toward the Maximal base in a straight line. The pedals swaddled above the Maximal base. Everyone including Dinobot started to think of what a brave young hero she was.

The velocirapter was just walking down the hallway when he met up with Cheetor in robot mode. Both Maximals looked at each other for one moment. The cat bot didn't really have anything to say so he walked passed Dinobot. The X-Predacon turned around.

"Cheetor, we need to talk."

Optimus, however was just walking down the hallway when he heard Cheetor and Dinobot talking roughly to each other. He told both of them to stop, Dinobot turned around to see Optimus not looking too happy about the situation.

"You too really need to stop..."

"Calm down---tell that to Cheetor!" Dinobot interrupted.

"At least I wasn't mean to her like you where!" Said Cheetor angrily.

Dinobot roughly grabbed Cheetor by the neck picked him and slammed him against the wall. Optimus demanded Dinobot to let Cheetor go, the X-Predacon removed his hand and walked down the hallway as Cheetor got to his feet.

"Are you okay?" Optimus asked.

"Yea, but I don't get what is Dinobots problem...I haven't done anything to him, big bot." Said Cheetor offendedly.

"I know," Optimus responded back, "but we should leave him alone when he acts like this."

Cheetor nodded his head thinking what just happened and how Dinobot's been lashing out at him started to make some sense. Dinobot actually missed having Cyteen around. Cheetor realized for the first time that Dinobot really had tenderness to his dark twisted personality.

The End