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To stop a stand off between Optimus and Grimlock, Ratchet took Lancex and placed him on a med bay berth. Optimus and Grimlock, though asked to do so, refused to leave. Neither wanted to lose Lancex and neither wanted the other to be the first to know anything. Ratchet would have rolled his optics if he could have. But he had more important things to do – mainly see if he could even save this bot.
Grimlock stood there, watching every move Ratchet made and occasionally, Grimlock shot a dirty look to Optimus. Grimlock wasn't going to let the Prime be the only bot in the know about this bot. And while Grimlock watched all the goings-on, his processor was elsewhere. In fact, in his processor, Grimlock couldn't help but think of just how sexy Lancex was laying there and how perfect the bot would like big and round with dinobot sparklings. The thought made Grimlock smile and growl a bit. Ratchet shot the dinobot a look before returning to the job of saving Lancex. Ratchet could tell that of the two, Grimlock would likely be the problem during all of this.
Meanwhile, Optimus just watched the whole goings-on. He had two thoughts about all of this – first, as a Prime, he wanted all of his soldiers to survive so that could one day enjoy the peace that was fought for. Secondly, his more carnal mind couldn't think about just how good Lancex looked laying there and how the bot would make an excellent bot to carry on the line of the Prime. Optimus shook his head a bit, for even while his spark wanted this, his processor didn't seem ready to accept this fully. Optimus silently hoped that all would go well. Ratchet was secretly grateful that he only had one of the two lovebirds to really worry about, as Optimus knew exactly how to behave in the med bay.
After several interruptions from Grimlock and several warning towards Grimclock regarding said interruptions, Ratchet finally was finally finished with all the work that he could do and he allowed Grimlock and Optimus to approach the recovering bot. Grimlock and Optimus moved closer to Lancex, both hoping that they could win Lancex over, as both realized he still had to choose them as his mates. They just hoped that they could prove to Lancex that they were both good bots for him.
