(Please see all previous disclaimers)
After Ratchet was done with all the bots, he kicked Bulkhead and Predaking out of the area that was used as a med bay for the Autobots. Ratchet decided he would keep an optic on these two, as he felt like they could cause trouble. Bulkhead causing trouble was nothing new, as he had accidentally broken things Ratchet had needed before. Predaking, well, being a former con did mean something, at least to Ratchet.
Lancex, a bit bushed from the fight and being repaired, was actively seeking out a place to recharge. His systems needed some time to repair, as Ratchet could only repair so much. Then the systems of the bot needed to take over. And every time Lancex was injured in any skirmish or fight, he required extensive recharge. Lancex was spotted by Optimus before Lancex could find a place to recharge.
"Thank you for your assistance, Lancex. Things would have been much different if you had not chosen to stop and help" Optimus told Lancex.
"You are welcome. By the way, do you know of a place I can recharge. My systems are demanding to be fully recharged" Lancex replied.
"We have a small base, there are not very many recharge chambers, especially ones that fit bigger bots like you and I. I may have to have you stay with one of my soldiers" Optimus informed Lancex.
"As long as it is not Arcee, I am fine" Lancex replied.
"Explain yourself, Lancex" Optimus retorted, unsure why the bot would say that.
"Size difference, sir. I wouldn't want to harm her if we needed to recharge at the same time" Lancex explained. That made more sense. Optimus nodded and assigned Lancex to the same area as Bulkhead. Lancex nodded, accepting the assignment and headed to the area Optimus indicated.
Unaware that something was odd, Optimus didn't see it when both Bulkhead and Predaking followed Lancex. Optimus had to share his findings with the humans and so Optimus was also too busy to see the pair follow Lancex.
Lancex, being the dense and tired bot that he was, had no idea he was being followed. Lancex was just looking for the large berth that Optimus had said was available in the area that Bulkhead stayed in when recharging. Bulkhead and Predaking followed, silently shooting each other dirty looks as they continued to follow the dense and tired bot.
It wasn't too much longer before Lancex found the empty recharge berth and crashed down on top of it, instantly falling into recharge as he was that tired. Bulkhead and Predaking were stunned, but they were still so sure that the other bot wasn't the one for Lancex.
"You are wrong, I saw him first. Back off sulphur breath" Bulkhead quietly snarked.
"You pussy cat. Lancex is a strong bot and deserves a strong bot, like me" Predaking softly hissed.
They both shot each other a dirty look as the laid down on either side of Lancex. They were going to continue the argument, but the out of it Lancex put an arm around both of them. They shot each other one more dirty look, essentially saying, "see, I told you he would pick me" before they join him in recharge. Lancex had no idea the shock that wait for him upon waking.
