Multifandom Oneshots

beast wars ~ apology ~ dinobot/cheetor

A/N : Takes place after the events of season 1 episode 4

Cheetor was still a bit shaken after the whole nearly getting blown up thing, and Dinobot couldn't help but feel a bit guilty. After all, not only was he the one who urged the cat to go rogue and infiltrate the Predacons base, but he also was the one who told Optimus to send the bomb over because Cheetor was probably dead anyways. When, no... He wasn't dead. But he would've been if Terrorsaur didn't have a martyr complex.

Dinobot cautiously entered the room that Cheetor was lounging in. He wasn't a nervous wreck or anything (Dinobot was beginning to be convinced that Cheetor was incapable of being genuinely terrified after something shitty happened), but he definitely wasn't quite as carefree as he normally was. He had nearly been destroyed- That didn't just go away immediately.

"Knock knock" Dinobot said quietly as he stood in the doorway. Anyone passing by may have thought he was getting ready to kill the cheetah because of how menacing his voice constantly was but the other Maximals had grown accustomed to it and no longer were unnerved by his way of speaking, so Cheetor wasn't too alarmed.

"Hey, Dinobot" he said calmly. Normally he would have rushed over and maybe even given the bot a lick on the cheek, but now he just sat stationary. It wasn't even that he was mad or upset with the guy, but he would be lying if he said the whole thing hadn't spooked him a little bit. Plus, it was kinda Dinobot's fault that the bomb got sent in the first place.

"I am..." Dinobot took a deep breath, swallowing his pride as he did so. "Very sorry about everything that occurred today" he hissed out, walking over to the cheetah. "S'all good, pal" Cheetor replied with a weak smile. "I'm a smart kitty, so it wasn't that big of a deal" he bragged, and Dinobot had to bite back a dozen profanities over the bot's smug expression.

"Still, it was unwise of me" Dinobot insisted. Cheetor nodded in contemplation over this. "True" he admitted. Dinobot felt a small sting in his heart but ignored it. "But..." Cheetor continued, reaching up a paw and poking the dinosaur in between the eyes. "I knew what I was signing up for when I went after the Predacons" he reasoned. "And I knew we had a bomb on the ready. I probably would've done the same thing in your position"

Dinobot chuckled. "Well, I'll try not to blow you up again, how about that?" he offered. Cheetor smiled and laughed. "Sure thing, Dino-boy"

"Never call me that again"