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After several more days, both factions of transformers made their way back to Cybertron, as the battle had shift from earth to Cybertron. Optimus smiled as Cybertron came into view, even though he knew the war torn planet was in rough shape. Jetfire and the others were happy to be home, and could even see that many of their other Autobot brethren were there to greet them. Lancex just watched, in fascination and in wonder. He had never seen such a thing. Clearly, if the Auotbots were being welcomed back, they were trustworthy bots.
Once the ship landed, Optimus was greeted happily by the other bots he had left behind to guard the planet. Optimus greeted each bot by name and Lancex realized that Optimus was well liked and his word was trusted. After the meet and greet session, Lancex approached Optimus and Jetfire. "I'm sorry, for treating you guys so poorly the last few days" Lancex told them, feeling his spark react to being near them again.
"You are forgiven, Lancex. I can understand how you felt. You didn't want to feel like you were being taken advantage of. We gave you space so that you would decide on your own if you trusted us or not. Forcing anything would have pushed you away further" Optimus answered gently, placing a hand on Lancex's shoulder. Lancex blushed a bit at that but felt better. Jetfire just gave Lancex a hug.
"But where are we going to stay?" Lancex asked as he looked around and didn't see much.
"Come, I have a place that all three of us can stay in" Optimus replied, stunning Jetfire, as he had never even seen the inside of Optimus' secret quarters on Cybertron. It was well hidden for a reason, as a Prime was a bot who all the bots liked and respected and wanted to keep hidden so he or she wouldn't be slaughtered in their sleep.
The pair quickly followed Optimus through one dark tunnel after another and wandered through what seemed like parts unknown before they came to a wall. "Optimus, there is nothing here" Jetfire stated.
"Just wait" Optimus replied before typing in a code. Soon. A bright light pierced the darkness and Optimus ushered the pair inside. Once the door slid shut, Jetfire and Lancex were amazed at what they saw. The Prime's quarters were simply decorated but in the middle was a large berth. But it didn't look big enough for all three of them. Little did Jetfire and Lancex realize that the berth held a secret.