(Please see all previous disclaimers)
Unaware of Megatron's vile and disgusting plans, Lancex woke, safely snuggled between Optimus and Grimlock. And while this had previously bothered him, this time it felt right, like this was where he belonged, though it was awkward to be so squished in between the pair. Lancex thought of the day before, when Ratchet and company had forced Grimlock and Optimus to confess their true feelings. Lancex blushed, as he never felt he was worth so much time and attention. But after his tanks softly rumbled, Lancex shook his head, slid out of the grasps of both other bots, and then headed to the rec room for something to fill his empty tanks.
After quietly slipping out of the quarters, Lancex ran into Ironhide on the way to the rec room. And with Ironhide was Lancex's sword. When Hide spotted Lancex, Hide quickly returned the weapon. "I checked it over. As far as I can tell, it is in tip top shape" Hide relayed, as he had actually checked the sword, well, at least the way he knew how to check this kind of weapon. Grateful and relieved, Lancex accepted the sword back and quickly placed it in its sheath. Hide, grateful that Lancex wasn't mad, walked with Lancex to the rec room.
The pair entered the rec room together and grabbed energon before going to sit with Ratchet. It wasn't a surprise to see Hide and Ratchet sit together and shoot the breeze, but having Lancex there was a bit different, but other bots chalked it up to the fact that Lancex was young and had some questions for more experienced bots. In a sense, they weren't far off, as Lancex revealed what had been going on and what he had felt during the whole time, and he revealed just how confused he was and how he felt stupid for not knowing what this was all about. Ratchet and Hide, having been around much longer, explained to Lancex what things meant and how the things all fit together. Needless to say, Lancex was overwhelmed but grateful.
Back in the Prime's quarters, Grimlock and Optimus soon woke and saw that Lancex was no longer there. Having a feeling of where he had gone, both got up and then headed for the rec room, as they were hungry as well. As the pair entered, they observed Lancex talking with Ratchet and hide. Optimus was fine with it, as he knew Ratchet has sworn off ever having a mate, and Hide was mated to a femme back on Cybertron, so there was nothing to fear from them, but Grimlock wasn't so sure. Grimlock was going to go after the pair but Optimus stopped the dinobot and explained things. Grimlock then settled down, as Ratchet and Hide were no threat. The only question was why exactly was Lancex talking with the pair, but Optimus knew he would never find the answer unless Lancex talked, as the other two were good at keeping secrets. Time would tell how if this would help or not.
