Get your own Free Home PageShe noticed the way his gaze lingered on her breasts and frowned. Clearly this was no ordinary raptor. "What are you?" she demanded.
"Dinobot Maximize."
To the halfling's surprise the dinosaur form twisted and changed into a robot. A Maximal!
"Now, I could ask you the same question" Dinobot asked her.
"My name is Elisa Diane Maza. I am a halfling, part gargoyle and part human. I am the current host of the Quicksilver and the magus of the Grimorum Arcanorum."
"And what exactly is a gargoyle?" Dinobot asked, most of what Elisa Diana had just told him meaning absolutely nothing to him.
"I thought all Cybertronians knew of Gargoyle kind" Elisa Diane replied.
"Maybe you'd better wait until we return to the Axalon" Dinobot suggested. "Oh and cover yourself up."
Elisa Diane smiled and went to a rock. She retrieved a leather-bound tome. Leafing through it, she intoned a Latin phrase. A warm wind began to blow and swiftly dried them off.
"What was that?" Dinobot demanded.
"Grimorum Arcanorum" Elisa Diane replied. "Powerful spell book. When my grandmother passed away it chose me as her successor."
"It chose you?" Dinobot asked incredulously.
"It has low level sentience, like the Quicksilver." Elisa Diane turned to see liquid metal gliding over rocks towards them. Dinobot drew his sword at the unfamiliar creature, but lowered it at Elisa Diane's raised hand. She stood rooted to the ground and allowed the entity to swarm over her body. Dinobot hissed in alarm and took a step back. The entity formed itself over the young woman's body and clung to her like a second skin from the neck down, giving it the appearance of a metallic body suit. Dinobot growled in approval, it was certainly very becoming on her. She grinned at him. "How do you feel about flying?" she asked mischievously.
Dinobot transformed to beast mode. "I'd rather not" he said pointedly.
"Too bad" Elisa Diane replied. She leaped towards him, grabbed him and carried them both over a nearby cliff. Spreading wide her wings, she caught a thermal and soared. Her passenger gave a squawk of alarm and dug his talons into her shoulders. His actions made the Quicksilver surge around his raptor hands, climbing up his arms. He recoiled in shock at the unpleasant tingles and pulled his talons free. Elisa Diane smirked. "It was curious" she told him.
"Indeed" Dinobot remarked. "What made you decide to partake on the Axalon expedition?"
"I ran into trouble in my previous post" his captor replied. "When my half-sister Angela's half-sister Demonique told me she was going on a space exploration mission, I signed on as well. I wanted to see the galaxy."
"Why did you run into trouble?" Dinobot wanted to know. Normally he wasn't one to pry into the privacy of others, but this female intrigued him!
Her mouth curled in disgust. "I was found to be engaged in carnal relations with a high-profile patient, I was a psychic healer. I was told I was taking advantage of him, but it wasn't like that! I cared for him, I really did! And he wanted it! Just because he was a Maximal and about two centuries younger…
"You interfaced with a Maximal?" Dinobot asked. He never believed such a thing could exist. He felt hope rising inside…
"Not exactly" Elisa Diane sighed. "We didn't get beyond the touching stage. Interfacing played a part in his trauma, he witnessed a rape…"
Dinobot growled. "To rape is not honourable!"
"Whoever said everyone was honourable?" Elisa Diane asked bitterly.
"He was sent to a Federation Space Station near Bajor and I never saw him again. He thought interfacing was evil and it took me almost three years to aid him in overcoming his trauma. He told me he wished to become my bonded mate. I wish I knew where he was now. I hope he's found ShadowStar."
They continued their flight in silence until the Axalon became visible, glinting in the sunlight. Elisa Diane glided in for a landing.
Rattrap joined Cheetor by the CR chamber. The young Maximal was preoccupied with staring at the chamber.
"Hey kiddo, dat vid of yours was really somethin'" Rattrap told him. "My friend E.D. gave them to me" Cheetor replied, not looking at the smaller Maximal. "Elisa, Goliath and Brooklyn were her grandparents."
Rattrap laughed. "Come on Spots, creatures like dat don't really exist, ya know wat I'm sayin'?"
There was a whirling noise as the turbo lift rose into view carrying Dinobot and…
"E.D.?" Cheetor exclaimed, running to the humanoid.
"Cat?" E.D. laughed, hugging him warmly. "I never thought I'd see you again!" To Dinobot's disgust and Rattrap's amusement Elisa Diane took Cheetor in her arms and kissed him passionately.
"Whoa!" Rattrap said. "Leave off Lady, ya'll give da kid a fuel pump attack!"
Dinobot growled. Cheetor was Elisa Diane's former lover, immature, hot-headed Cheetor?
Rattrap sniggered. "Aw, is da big, mean dino jealous?" he asked mockingly.
Cheetor pushed Elisa Diane away. "E.D!" he hissed, feeling slightly embarrassed.
Rattrap continued to make digs at Dinobot. "Dinobutt's got a girlfriend! Dinobutt's got a girlfriend!" he chanted, laughing at Dinobot's angered look. Dinobot roared in anger and prepared to charge Rattrap. Rhinox appeared through a doorway. He looked real mad.
"Can't you two leave each other alone for even one cycle?" he said. "BlackArachnia's due to come out of the CR chamber any cycle, the last thing she would want to hear is Rattrap's whining or Dinobot's grating voice!"
Cheetor ran to the CR chamber as it opened and the black widow emerged. She stumbled and he caught her in his arms. "Careful" he advised cheerfully as BlackArachnia leaned on him for support. He led her to a chair and made her sit down.
"What, what happened?" she asked weakly. "The last thing I remember was being in your arms and then…"
"Dinobot found us" Cheetor told her, glaring daggers at Dinobot. "He cut you up pretty bad…"
"You were interfacing!" Dinobot exploded, maximising even as he yelled.
"Okay then, if you have something against interfacing, why did you rape her?" Cheetor screamed back at him.
"Like you, I had never interfaced before!" Dinobot barked, before storming out of the control room. Elisa Diane followed him. Everyone stared after them.
"Chopperface was a virgin?" said Rattrap. "Who'd have thought?"
"Our guest should not be so weak," Rhinox said, looking at BlackArachnia. "Something must be putting a drain on her systems."
Airazor made her appearance with a pale faced, blond haired human. He was neat with glasses and an expressionless face. He was wearing a black and silver exo-suit, the type that all organics going into statis wore.
Cheetor had the feeling that he had seen him somewhere before, no not seen him, heard of him! "Your name wouldn't be Owen Burnett by any chance?" he asked.
The human smiled. "Indeed it would," he said. "You know of me?"
"I am a friend of Elisa Diane" Cheetor explained.
"Oh!" Owen exclaimed. "You're Nimue and Coyote's grandson!"
"Excuse me?" Cheetor asked.
"Never mind" Owen said. "It's of no real consequence.
Airazor's optics narrowed. "What's she doing here?" she asked, seeing BlackArachnia.
"Um…" Cheetor began.
The Maximals were seated around a table to discuss the fate of BlackArachnia who was sitting beside Cheetor, eyes downcast. Optimus Primal and Silverbolt were still absent. Dinobot was sitting beside Elisa Diane. Her tail was flicking from side to side, occasionally brushing up against the inside of Dinobot's thigh. He stared fixedly ahead, trying to ignore the not unpleasant tingling in his interface.
"I say we lock her in da brig!" Rattrap declared loudly, glaring at his companions, daring them to object.
Which they did. "No!" Cheetor yelled, getting to his feet. "She didn't attack us just…"
"…fucked you!" Rattrap cut in. "She's probably run out of Pred chumps to screw, so now she's turned to chump Maximals…urrkk!…
Cheetor had leaped across the table and grabbed Rattrap around the neck, squeezing hard. Dinobot jumped to his feet and pulled Cheetor away from Rattrap.
"Thanks…Chopperface" Rattrap gasped. "I owe ya one."
"Rrowr! Let me go!" Cheetor snarled. He bit Dinobot's arm, causing the larger Maximal to let go of him with a curse. Cheetor sat back down, but continued to glare daggers at Rattrap and Dinobot. "I vote we let Arachnia join us, or let her go if she wishes to leave" he announced.
"I second the motion" Tigatron said. Airazor said the same.
"No slagging way!" screamed Rattrap. "She's a Pred!"
"So was I" Dinobot snarled at Rattrap.
"We can't allow her to return to the Predacons," said Rhinox, appearing in the doorway.
"Why not?" BlackArachnia asked, staring challengingly at him.
Rhinox took a seat at the table. "I ran tests on Miss Arachnia because something seemed to be draining her energy. It turns out she's carrying a spark."
"Meaning?" Rattrap asked, obnoxiously.
"She's pregnant…with Cheetor's child."
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