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Now at Ocean city, Optimus headed outside as he had heard sounds like the city was being attacked. Optimus made it just outside the door before he felt the first blow from an seemingly invisible foe. Having figured out that Starscream was still on the loose and faded in and out of sight, Optimus could only think that Starscream must have hit the Prime. But before Prime could do anything more than think about the hit, he was hit yet again by another force, though this one highly visible. Optimus silently swore as he knew who that was – Megatron.
"All Autobots, transform and roll out. We are under Decepticon attack" Optimus announced, even as he was continuously peppered with hits from Starscream and Megatron. Optimus tried to fight back, but it seemed to be of little use. The Autobots were able to distract Megatron, which left Prime alone fighting an enemy that could be invisible. And Prime knew one thing – Starscream had been sent to destroy the Prime.
Starscream was thrilled at seeing a chance to get rid of the Prime. He lined up a shot, and then fired. But just before the shot could reach the kneeling and battered Prime, a red and white bot with a shiny sword seemed to magically appear. And the shiny sword deflected the fatal shot to the point it headed back towards whence it came. Starscream, still the coward he had always been, soon left and headed out to find Alpha-Q.
With the Autobots busy trying to fend off Megatron, only Optimus was left to view who or what had saved the old Prime. "Who..,who are you?" Optimus asked, seeing the bot only from behind.
Lancex turned around. "Don't you recognize me… dad?" Lancex asked, not completely sure about this.
Optimus then looked closer. Then Optimus spotted the birthmark Lancex was sparked with. "Son?" Optimus asked, "is that really you?"
Lancex smiled when he saw how Optimus looked at the bot. "Yes dad. I have returned."
Optimus nodded. "I am glad you did" Optimus replied. Lancex helped his injured father up and then headed inside for the med bay, just before the Autobots chased Megatron off. All of the other Autobot wondered about where Optimus had gone. They would soon learn, and then learn more than they ever realized about their Prime. But for now, all the bots who were not assigned to remain on guard headed in. They needed to protect the omnicrons.
