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Unaware that Optimus and Grimlock were now up and at 'em, Lancex found the perfect space to work with his blade. Yes, Ironhide, Jazz, and Prowl were there, but there was still plenty of room for Lancex to practice his moves and see if he could uncover yet another secret of his sword. Upon seeing Lancex enter the area, the trio goes silent for a second to keep the plan between themselves. "Hi, Lancex. Come in here for a workout?" Hide asked, testing the waters so to speak.

"Something like that" Lancex asked.

"Are you going to practice with your sword?" Jazz asked, wanting to keep this conversation about Lancex's current activity for the time being,

"Yes, I am well versed in fighting with it, but the Yamato sword holds many secrets, and I am sure I have not yet unlocked all of them. The only way to discover them is to practice with the sword" Lancex revealed to the others. The trio nodded.

"Would you like some assistance? Jazz is a spy bot and I am a weapon's specialist. Maybe we can help you out?" Hide asked, out of curious as well as hoping they could soon implement the plan.

Lancex was stunned, as few bots ever asked to help him. "Sure, but don't be surprised if the sword doesn't obey you. It doesn't always follow the directions it is given unless they are from me" Lancex explained, telling more about the sword, which would be good to know once the plan was implemented. The trio nodded and smiled. This might be easier than they thought, though they did still have to be careful.

Meanwhile, having agreed to remain in their truce, Optimus and Grimlock headed to the rec room for tow two reasons – they were hungry and they hoped to find Lancex. Once they got there, though, they only found one of the two things that they sought, as Lancex was nowhere in sight. "We're late because you wouldn't get your aft up" Grimlock shot at Optimus.

"Grimlock, picking a fight with me will not help us find where Lancex has gone to. First, we need to fill our tanks and then we can go in search of him. He couldn't have gotten far as the Decepticons are still around. If he is half the soldier I think he is, then it is likely he is practicing his craft with his sword" Optimus replied, trying to redirect Grimlock's energy. Grimlock grumbled but did as asked. As they sat and chatted while filling up on energon, they had no idea what strange plan was being set in place for the two of them.

Meanwhile, in the former quarters of Skyfire, Ratchet, Wheeljack, and Skyfire prepared the room to eventually be used to trap the three bots and force them to come clean with each other. Skyfire and Jack worked tirelessly on the berth to make sure it was big enough. Ratchet was pleased, and hoped that soon, the entire base would be relieved when the trio met up and bonded like they were destined to do. Little did these other Autobots realize that this would only be the start of something much bigger.