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Later on, when Lancex woke, he was surprised to feel cold and not have anyone snuggling with him. It felt strangely sad, as he enjoyed it though he wasn't quite sure why. But he did feel something, something on his lips. They felt a bit wetter than usual. Someone either licked him or kissed him while he slept, though he was pretty sure it was both as some bots could be sloppy kissers while others weren't. Regardless, he needed energon and so he hauled his tired aft out of the berth and got up and headed out.

Meanwhile, Optimus and Grimlock woke up in their respective quarters, still feeling the kiss that they had bestowed upon Lancex. And while Grimlock was content, Optimus still felt like something was not right, that he shouldn't be feeling like this as he was Prime and bots depended on him to lead them as they battled the Cons. Optimus sighed, as while the kiss had been enjoyable, he still just wasn't sure about all of this. As the two headed out, they met with either Ratchet or First aid who asked the bots to help them and wheeljack with a project. Optimus just sighed and went, as Jack working on a project was always a potential danger. And ratchet was easily able to convince the dinobot to come. And so the three headed for the room.

Elsewhere, as Lancex was heading out, he ran into Ironhide. Then Lancex remembered that Ironhide had taken Lancex's sword and Lancex asked for his sword to be returned immediately. Using this as the ruse, Ironhide told Lancex that Ironhide had left the sword in the weapons storage area and Ironhide would lead Lancex there. Lancex groaned but followed the weapons specialist as Lancex still didn't completely know his way around base. It didn't take long for Hide to lead Lancex to the presumed room where his sword was. Ironhide opened the door and let Lancex in. Lancex entered, trying to find his weapon, too dense to realize that Ironhide had just locked the bot into the room.

On the other side of the room, the two medics led Optimus and Grimlock to the room. Grimlock was led to one door while Optimus was led to yet another. Both entered the room. Grimlock wasn't at all suspicious but Optimus was and something seemed off. The medics walked off, their part done. Now they just had to listen to the goings on before the would release the three.

On the inside of the room, the three ran into each other and were stunned. Optimus didn't like this S it looked like they had been duped, but his spark and the matrix of leadership was acting up inside the Prime, clouding his usual judgement sensors. Grimlock just smiled as he realized this opportunity. Lancex, totally confused, just hoped he wasn't in trouble or in danger as he felt naked without his weapon. The three stared at each other. Who would make the first move, no one knew.