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Seeing that there was nothing more to do here, Optimus called the base for a space bridge. Ratchet obliged, unaware of the two new bots as Optimus had said nothing about them yet. Silently, Predaking and Lancex followed Optimus and Bulkhead through the space bridge. Boy would Optimus get an audioful when they arrived.

Bee, Arcee, Jack, Meeko, and Rapheal were waiting to see what had happened. First, Optimus came through, then Lancex, then Predaking, and finally Bulkehad. All were shocked, especially with the two new bots. "Who are they and why are they here?" Arcee demanded, drawing her weapons, and bee followed suit. Ratchet stood back, but even he was not pleased to see the new bots.

"These bots are not enemies. They helped us fight off Megatron" Bulkhead replied quickly.

"You expect us to believe that?" Ratchet retorted, obviously displeased.

"And that one is a con" Meeko piped up, pointing to Predaking, who sighed. He hadn't expected this, but he hoped Optimus could smooth this over.

"Lancex came to our rescue, as Megatron would have destroyed Bulkhead and myself if Lancex had not have intervened. Predaking approached us, barely online and left behind by Megatron. We do not abandon those who seek shelter with us" Optimus explained, and while some of the others were not happy about these new bot, they didn't say anything further. Arcee and Bee even put their weapons away.

Lancex was a bit amazed by how much respect and such Optimus received from his fellow bots. Optimus merely had to say things and they others willingly listened and while they might not have liked things, they accepted this. "I am an Autobot, my friends, but I have been fighting a much different battle. I came here as I felt called" Lancex explained, and once he revealed his Autobot insignia, the others were a bit relieved.

Predaking sighed. He knew they would be less accepting of him. "Listen, bots, we have far fewer bots than Megatron. We need all the bots on our side that we can get" Bulkhead stated emphatically, his spark going wild for some reason, though only Ratchet noticed.

"Fine, but if he doesn't stay in line, he will have it from me" Arcee replied, making her displeasure known about this whole thing. Bee used his radio to say much the same thing. Bulkhead sighed, as did Lancex. This wants like the Autobots.

"I understand your concern, my fellow bots, but before we make things difficult for our new bots, we need to give them a chance. You gave a chance to other bots who have come such as Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus. You need to give these two a chance" Optimus stated.

"Yeah, but neither of them were Decepticons" Jack piped up.

"True, but being a Decepticon or Autobot is a choice a bot can make. Megatron chose to be the way he is, Starscream chose his path, Ratchet chose his path, and Lancex chose his. Being one or the other is not set in stone. Believe it or not, at one time Megatron was an Autobot, then power went to his head, and he turned from good to bad. I have also seen other bots change from bad bots to good. They just need to be given a chance" Optimus explained. At that, the discussion was over and the others welcomed the two newest bots. Lancex and Predaking were grateful, but they sensed something more was going. Only Ratchet could pick it up, and the vibes he was getting made him shake his head. That was the last thing that they needed right now.