Fears...

[Haystack]

This is something I've been knocking around for a while, wondering whether or not I should put it in a fanfic. What do you think are the Beast Warriors greatest fears? We know that Dinobot's greatest fear is having no control over his fate, and I can guess that Optimus' greatest fear might be failing Cybertron and his teammate by losing the war. The vok might be Tarantulas' greatest fear. Hmm...

What do you think?

Haystack

[Razor One]

I had a similar idea two years ago. I'll just copy/paste it here.

Tides of Darkness

Tarantulas has devised his cruellest weapon yet; a fear amplifier. Utilising the weapon in the heat of battle it malfunctions, exposing everyone, maximal and predacon, to it's deliterious effects. Soon each maximal and predacon begins to see their worst fears literally coming to life before them.

Dinobot sees himself dying a forgottable dishonourable death.
Megatron sees the predacons reduced to slaves.
Tarantulas begins to see rampage around every corner, waiting to rip him to pieces. And worse.
Cheetor begins to suffer from acute claustrophobia.
Rhinox cant seem to fix anything to his satisfaction and begins to question his own continued usefulness.
Inferno feels he has failed the royalty at every turn.
Wazzzpinator begins to think Megatron might never promote him to leader of the predacons.
Quickstrike sees monsters everywhere, with no ceasters to kick, and a real eye for kicking his.
Blackarachnia begins to feel powerless.
Silverbolt begins to see a dead blackarachnia wherever he walks.
Optimus sees his dead comrades wherever he turns, and a taunting gloating megatron, congratulating him on leading the maximals to their death.
Rattrap begins to see armies of predacons "after him".
Rampage sees himself as a slave to megatron for eternity, forever having to live in servitude to the evil tyrant.

The effects of the fear amplifier wear off in time, but things must get worse before they get better, and for both the maximals and the predacons, things will get very bad indeed. Both sides find that they must rely on their comrades to support one another as never before to pull through the affair, more or less in one piece.

For the maximals, the affair ends with the entire group perhaps a little closer. For the predacons, it ends in unexpected comaradery, and all involved feeling somewhat better that they all arent the invincible predacon soldiers they all strive to appear.

And For Tarantulas, the ending is more bitter. He gets through the affair but is still haunted by the tide of the fears that got the better of him, alone and without backup in his own secret lair. Though he survives, he's just a little bit edgier, a bit more crazy, and now he cant stop looking over his shoulder even in his own lair for fear of what might be behind him there... in the darkness.

As you can guess I never pursued the idea and had all but forgotten about it till now.

You're welcome to use the idea or parts of it if you wish as I currently have no plans to pursue it

[SilverfromOZ]

I think Rampage would be the best to torture with this:

Rampage is all about fear and other being around him, take him and have him trapped in a world of nothingness and a cage which gets smaller as he gets angrier. Pit him as his own worst enemy.

For Megs, prove him wrong. Fatally wrong. Show him a world where the Predacons have been destroyed by his very ambition.

Rattrap - Beast Machines

Blackarachnia to see herself as a bloated, hideous creature. Her power and charm comes through her own confidence in her sexuality and enticing nature. If she lost confidence in her body, she would lose confiednce in her mind.

Optimus' worst nightmare would be to see himself become a heartless dictator. Having the Maximals fearing and hating him and being in a position of power that he keeps through tyranny.

Just a couple of thoughts