(Please see all previous disclaimers)
Optimus was in a bit of a daze as he thought of what he learned in the med bay. He was a powerful Prime, yet he had been told he was a submissive lover who could carry and needed two mates to make it all work. If Optimus had his way, this would never be known by anyone. Problem was, Optimus wasn't the only one who knew the Prime was a submissive lover, as Scourge had already realized that part, just not the rest. Optimus was lost in his own thoughts until he received a call.
The call was from Vector Prime who was calling to report about breaking up a near fight between Jetfire and Scourge. Vector Prime had brought both to Optimus' office. Optimus ended the comm before sighing. He didn't need any of his soldiers fighting each other, as they had bigger things to accomplish. Optimus begrudgingly headed to his office to deal with this.
Soon, Optimus arrived and he didn't look too pleased having to deal with this. Optimus quickly dismissed Vector Prime before addressing the other two. Jetfire wasn't sure how this would go, and Scourge was seeing if Optimus' word meant anything. "There is much to be done. We still need to complete our mission. In order to do that, we can't fight amongst ourselves. Have I made myself clear?" Optimus asked of the two.
Both nodded, as neither really wanted to be called out. "But Optimus, how can we trust him?" Jetfire asked.
"Jetfire, not that you should know, but the only way that I was allowed to be free and we received the key was that I made a deal with Scourge. So like it or not, you will have to work with him as a teammate" Optimus replied, not telling the whole deal, which Scourge knew and Jetfire sensed.
"Understood, and sorry" Jetfire uttered back.
"And Scourge, I know we had a deal, but you have to realize that in this outfit, I am in charge and we all work as a team. For the sake of sanity and such, please work with us as part of a team" Optimus said to Scourge.
"I have never been much of a team player, Optimus, but I will give it my best" Scourge replied. Optimus was relieved that at least the two understood this much.
"Alright, it's getting late. Scourge, you can come with me as we have no open quarters for you to sleep in" Optimus mentioned, unaware this irritated Jetfire. "Jetfire, you are dismissed." Jetfire left. He wasn't going to let Scourge win that easily, but considering what Optimus had asked, Jetfire thought better of fighting at the moment. He would bide his time for now.