Vendetta of Darkness By: Nibblix and Wes Whitten *Authors's Notes: Hello everyone, Wes and Nibblix here again! Here is our latest story which we roleplayed out together! Almost all characters in this story are copywrites of Hasbro, Mainframe, and ect. Nibblix, Pteryxia, Tracker, and Red are owned by Nibblix. Snowblaze is owned by Snowy. Enjoy!* Dawn breaks over the night sky very quickly one misty morning on the Beast Wars planet. Within the rocky regions of the planet, rests the Maximal Base. Inside the large Maximal ship known as the Axalon, the first of the Maximal team stirs from their quarters. Within her quarters, Slasher Red wakes up from her sleep and looks around, "Grrr, I wonder what will happen today? Things have been rather slow since Nibblix has been found. I would love to give Inferno a piece of my mind for hurting my best friend." Slasher Red stands up and leaves her quarters. She smiles at Dinobot who is still asleep. "I will let him sleep since he seems to be enjoying his slumber." Cheetor and Airazor both awake from their recharges as well, and they walk into the barrack hallway on this new day. Airazor turns to see Slasher Red out as well, and she gives a wave. "Good morning Red, how are you and Dinobot?" Airazor asked with a smile. Slasher Red turns to Airazor, "Dinobot is fine. As for me, well, I am worried about Nibblix still. How is she doing?" Cheetor stretches and gazes around the hallway curiously, "I think she's still recharging. Her experience with Inferno and then Tracker really wore her out." Slasher Red nods, "Then I am going out." Airazor asks, "Do you mind if we accompany you?" Slasher Red snarls at the mention of Inferno, "Not this time Airazor, I want to do some exploring on my own. I want to learn if there are other pods hidden that sensors cannot detect. They musn't fall into enemy hands." Airazor nods slowly, "I...understand." Cheetor yawns, and transforms to beast mode, "I don't care. I want to get in some practice on the new VR game Rhinox built in the Rec Room anyway." With that, the spotted yellow youth pads away to the elevator. "Slasher Red, Beast Mode!" With a swift click of gears Slasher Red turns from her warrior mode into her terrifying velociraptor form. After that, the femme walks to the Command Center and rides the manlift to the ground. "Sentinel down!" snarls Red. The defenses go down long enough for her to run out of the area. Airazor walks into the Command Center as the other two leave, and gaze at the security monitor, which shows Slasher Red leaving, "I wonder where she is going....." Rattrap smirks from behind Airazor, "Chopperette is probably out to blow off some steam." Airazor turns around, slightly startled, "Rattrap! I...I didn't hear you come in. Why would Red need to blow off steam?" "Hey, I'm just taking a guess! Red is mighty ticked off over Nibblix's state at the moment. She is probably lookin' for Predacons this very moment. I can't say I blame her, Nibs is something special." Rattrap answers. Airazor giggles, "Have a crush on her?" Rattrap blinks, "Me in love with Nibblix? You are joking right. This Rat is single and staying that way." Airazor rolls her optics, and gracefully takes a seat at the meeting table, "Say what you wish, but your heart will not lie Rattrap." Dinobot awakens and rushes out of his chamber. He runs non stop all the way to the Command Center, "Where is Slasher Red?" Airazor blinks, "Calm down Dinobot! She just stepped out for awhile." "Dinobot Maximize! Groawl!" Dinobot goes to his station and drums his fingers on the wall. "It is not like Red to up and leave without informing us where she is going." Airazor adds, "Dinobot, don't stress yourself out. She's one of the strongest of us. She'll be fine." Dinobot growls, "I am going out to find her. She has been gone to long." Rattrap hears that, "Hey Chopperface, Slasher has been gone for only a few minutes. Give the lady a break." Airazor nods, "You two dont have to be together every cycle of the day. I am sure it gets on her nerves every once in awhile and she needs some time alone." Dinobot snarls, "I will be in my quarters." With that, Dinobot runs out of the Command Center. Airazor blinks, "Dinobot is acting odd today, but maybe he has a point. We should see if any of our aerial comrades are out on patrol and can keep a watch out for her." Rattrap nods, "I hate to admit it but Chopperface may have a point." Airazor goes to the main console, and brings up a holo- map of the area. Three Maximal symbols blink on and off, and Airazor points to one near the base, "Tracker is heading back to base. We'll ask him if he can follow her. He's good at that kind of stuff." ***************** Megatron is at the Darkside's Command Center and viewing his monitor, "Well, well, well, it seems that Slasher Red is heading our direction, yesss. Onyx Primal go and intercept her, she must be looking for a pod." Onyx Primal stands loyally by Megatron's throne and salutes, "I shall do as you please, Megatron. It shall be a pleasure to eliminate that Maximal!" With that, the black and white Predacon assassin flips backwards and screeches as he converts ot his small bat form. He lets out another screech, and flaps his wings rapidly and exits the base. ****************** A few sectors away from the Maximal base, in a slightly forested area, Slasher Red trips over something, "By the Inferno, what did I just trip over?" Slasher Red notices a stasis pod sticking out of the ground covered in a layer of dead twigs and leaves, "Great, all I have to do is quickly activate it so we can have another Maximal. There are no Predacons in the area." From the sky, Onyx Primal silently glides in, and perches upside-down on a high branch. He has a clear view of Red and the pod, and he licks his lips slightly as if to eat them. Onyx whispered to himself, "This shall be far too easy." Slasher Red activates the pod and enters the beast mode scanning code, yet nothing happens. "What the smeg?" Slasher tears the hatch off of the pod. "It is a dud!" Little does she know that a substance from the pod is now on her body from tearing the hatch off. Slasher Red blows up the stasis pod in a complete berserker frenzy and is thrown aback by the blast. Onyx Primal arches a brow as he sees the empty stasis pod, but he simply shrugs, and lets out a high screech for Slasher Red to hear as he flings himself off of the tree branch towards her hoping to find her distracted from the blast. Slasher Red gets up but she is not the same. Her optics are red with hatred and anger. "You want to finish me off Onyx, I think not! Slasher Red Maximize!" Onyx Primal laughs with joy, "Ah, angered already! This is good, as it makes defeating someone much more enjoyable! Onyx Primal, TERRORIZE!" The bat suddenly splits apart and explodes into the large Predacon Onyx Primal. His swords appear from his wings, and he clutches to them easily. They shimmer in the light as Onyx Primal flys at Slasher Red. Slasher Red lunges forward firing her optics and spinning her cyberslashing tail. Onyx Primal hold up his left sword, and reflects the blast. He spirals in the air around Slasher Red, and then hurls both of his swords at Red, hoping they make contact. Slasher Red sees the swords coming and does a flip into the air. She counters the attack by hurling her sword at Onyx, hoping to harm him. Onyx growls, and does a power dive to avoid the incoming sword. He laughs as he has the advantage, and telepatchically he recalls his swords. They come to him, and he laughs as he grabs each, "Where is your sword now, weakling?" Slasher Red screams and leaps right at Onyx Primal, hoping to take him by surprise. The fight does not go unnoticed. Tracker is in the area and he witnesses this battle from the sky, "Rattrap, you are right. Slasher Red is fighting a bat-like Predacon this very second." Rattrap intecepts the message and groans, "This is not my day." Back at the fight, Onyx Primal flys higher into the air to avoid the attack, using his ability to fly as his advantage. He lands a few feet above Slasher Red on a large tree branch. He takes his sword, and begins to hack at the trunk of it, as it will fall perfectly on Red if she continues to stand where she is. Slasher Red picks her sword up. "Who is the coward now? You have no honor, you have to fight in the air to be tough. Come down and face me like a real warrior." Onyx Primal lets out a slight growl, "That I shall, but this tree limb will do much better for now!" With one last swing, a large cracking sound comes, and the top of the tree falls towards Red. Tracker notices the falling tree limb. He quickly throws to feathers to destroy it before the limb can harm Slasher Red. Onyx Primal watches the tree limb explode, and shields his eyes. He then grunts and looks at Tracker, "Ah, a new Maximal! It shall be my pleasure to shorten your career!" Onyx launches both his swords into the air right at Tracker. Tracker uses his fuzor wings to deflect the swords. He counters the assault by throwing two more fuzor wing darts. "Predacon, fighting a female is lacking with honor for that you will face me. Tracker, Maximize." Onyx Primal concentrates, and his small ability of telekinesis enables him to control his swords and brings them back towards him. However, instead of coming to his grasp, they form an x-shaped shield in front of the Predacon, and block the attack, although the blast's explosion shakes the tree, and Onyx falls off. He grabs the closest limb to prevent himself from falling to the ground. Slasher Red quickly aids Tracker. "You should not have come. This fight is between Onyx and I." She uses her sword to slash the net covering Tracker. Onyx snarls, takes his swords, and swiftly comes to Slasher Red. He brings both of his swords onto the Maximal's shoulders. Slasher Red screams in pain. She fires her optics at close range hoping to hurt Onyx Primal. Slasher Red feels mech fluid leaving her body. "Revert to beast mode." the damage computer says. Slasher Red snarls, "Override." Onyx is hit by the optic blasts, and is thrown back against a tree trunk. He smiles though as he managed to hurt the Maximal, hopefully even fatally. Slasher Red feels weaker by the minute. She collapses onto the ground in stasis lock. Dinobot arrives and witnesses this. "Slasher! Noooooooo." Dinobot quickly turns to warrior mode, and he fires his optics at Onyx Primal, "You shall pay for harming her!" Onyx Primal screeches as he sees the blasts coming, and flips back into bat mode just in time to avoid being hit because of the size change involved. He flaps his wings and rises into the air, "No matter, I have destroyed the one scorn who has been in my side for quite some time! I shall be back for the rest of you!" With that, Onyx flys into the distance. Dinobot goes to Red's side. "Slasher Red hang on, I will get you back to base." Dinobot is worried about his mate, "Tracker, can you fly Slasher Red to the Axalon? She needs medical attention immediately." Tracker nods his head, "Yes I will fly her back to base." With that he scoops Slasher up and flies out of the area. Dinobot runs full speed back to the Axalon. He is worried about Red since she did not look to well. **************** Back at the Axalon, Airazor is still in the same seat at the meeting table, hoping everything is alright. Rattrap paces in the room, anxious as well. Snowblaze and Cheetor are now in there also, awaiting word. Tracker soon lands on the manlift and enters the Axalon with the fatally injured Slasher Red. Cheetor immediatly notices the lift rising, and gasps as he sees the two, "SLASHER RED!" Snowblaze stumbles back, "By Primus! Is...is she....?" Tracker shakes his head, "I am not sure. All I know is Onyx Primal fought with her." Cheetor clenches his fists, "That bat is in for a nasty battle." Airazor gets up, and presses a button on the CR Chamber panel, "Quick, we better get her into the CR." Dinobot enters the Axalon in a foul mood. "Grrr, if anything happens to Slasher Red I will not be pleased." Rattrap keeps quiet because Dinobot is in the foulest of tempers at the moment, and he knows better then to shoot out a remark about the whole situation. Snowblaze slowly and cautiously places a hand on Dinobot so not to startle him, "Everything will be alright. Do not worry." Nibblix arrives with Rhinox when the news of Slasher Red got to them. Rhinox heard everything from the hall and takes charge. Rhinox orders, "Tracker and Rattrap, please set her into the CR Chamber...GENTLY." Tracker and Rattrap carry Slasher Red to the CR Chamber and place her down gently. "Hang on Chopperette, you will be alright." whispers Rattrap. Snowblaze takes a seat and sighs, hoping that things stop getting so exciting around here for once. Cheetor sits by the CR Chamber loyally, waiting to see if Slasher Red will be alright. Dinobot paces back and forth totally enraged. "I should have went with her. Why did she go out alone? She should have had someone with her." Airazor slinks into her seat, frowning as Dinobot says this, "It's all my fault. I should have gone with her even though she said not to, and then I should have let you go originally like you wanted to." Nibblix adjusts the controls to the CR Chamber."It will take at least ten cycles to heal the damage. I am sure she will be alright, after all, Slasher Red is tough." ************** Megatron growls at his throne because he saw Slasher Red being rescued, "The Maximals have rescued her. I wanted her brought to me alive. She intrigued me when she did battle with Onyx Primal. Slasher Red is worthy of notice, yesss. She could prove to be an ally to us." Scorponok stands by Megatron's side and scratches his head with his right claw, "Slasher Red? But she's a Maximal!" Megatron glares at his second-in-command, "Is she now? She fights like a true Predacon and she is a velociraptor in beast mode. I suspect that she is a Predacon without even knowing it." Scorponok is easily confused by this, "She's obviously just like Dinobot though! She'd turn on us just like he did!" Megatron gives a evil smile, "I have a feeling that Slasher Red will join our side with her own free will." Scorponok's jaw drops, "Free will? How is that?!" Megatron shakes his head, "Slasher Red is a protoform from the Decepticon line. I suspect that her true colors will show soon. I have done some research on Slasher Red and learned that she has a Decepticon ancestor. She is descendant from the Decepticon known as Star Ruby." Scorponok has a blank look, "Star Ruby? I don't recognize that name, was she someone important?" Megatron smiles, "Yesss, she was my ancestor's mate." Scorponok is positivly baffled, "Your ancestor? This is getting too deep for me!" "I did not think your little mind could handle such information.", Megatron scoffs. Scorponok ponders that over, not sure if he should take that as an insult or not. "You see Scorponok, I am the descendant of the original Megatron. Megatron was a brilliant Decepticon Leader and it pleases me that I am related to him, yessss.", Megatron says with a smile. Scorponok suddenly gets it, "Oh!" Pteryxia is spying on Megatron from the doorway. She snarls because she does not like what she is hearing. She has this fear that Megatron will dump her for the Maximal she hates the most. Tarantulas comes up from behind Pteryxia, "And what are YOU doing?" Pteryxia whirls around, "Tarantulas, Megatron wants a Maximal to join our side. I really dislike this Maximal." Tarantulas raises an optic ridge, "A Maximal? And who would this be?" Pteryxia hisses, "SLASHER RED!" Tarantulas shakes in disgust, "That miserable Velociraptor?! I could not bare for her to be around, she is most irritating!" Pteryxia smirks, "You and me both. Lets do something to get rid of that pesky raptor once and for all!" Tarantulas stares at Pteryxia, "I thought Onyx Primal already finished her off." "Onyx Primal failed to finish her off. Megatron has confirmed that for me." Pteryxia says. Tarantulas clanks his pincher hands, "That is most disturbing. It looks like we must be the ones to eliminate her....yesss...." **************** Cycles later, Slasher Red emerges from the CR Chamber. She goes straight to her room to be alone without even saying anything to anyone. This surprises all the Maximals. Dinobot is really disturbed by the fact Red did not even say hi to him. Something is indeed different about Slasher Red. The End