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Frustrated and upset, Optimus dragged his older brother off, to the place they grew up in. Neither really thought about how unusual it was to still exist, as they had other things are their minds. "Why are we here?" Lancex demanded to know.
"Because" Optimus answered, though it gave no satisfaction.
Lancex, frustrated that all that had occurred yelled a bit at Optimus, "I demand to know" LAncex replied. Optimus didn't answer. "Why do you thwart every effort I have getting to know your team? I mean I don't even get an opportunity to know any of them before you yank me away" Lancex uttered, upset at being thwarted at each and every attempt he made to make friends, especially with Scourge and Evac. "You don't get to get away with answering because, that isn't a reason."
"Why do you think you get to challenge me and my reasoning. You left. You disappeared. You left me alone with dad, who made darn sure I wasn't going to disrespect him like you did. You gave up being Prime just because of some stupid reason and you think I'm the problem?" Optimus shouted back, stunning Lancex.
"What did you just say?" Lancex asked, not realizing just how hurt his own brother had been by his own disappearance.
"You left, you abandoned me and left me never to return. I thought you dead. You think you can just waltz back in here and act like nothing happened, like you never abandoned those who loved you, and that everything would be fine. I have feelings to you know" Optimus bit back, years of anger and hurt boiling over now that they were finally alone. "Go back to where you can't hurt anyone, brother."
Lancex was stunned and hurt by what he heard. Optimus wasn't doing this out of jealousy but hurt. Hurt from years and years ago. Lancex had no idea how deep the wounds he had left in his younger brother that day and only now saw it. But he had somethings to say as well. "Optimus, I am sorry you were so hurt. That was never my intention. I wanted to come back to you, it nearly broke my spark and I tried to turn back but before I could, I was whisked away by another bot to another world. A dark world that makes Megatron look like a simple angry dog and his cons just a stupid pack of dogs. I survived worse things that I hope you will never see. It was only the hope that I would see you again someday that kept me alive, especially all the times I nearly gave up."
Now Optimus was shocked. He still wasn't completely over feeling abandoned, but he felt bad for what he had done now that his brother had returned. "You really thought of me?" Optimus asked, tears in his optics.
"Yes, I did. Now please tell me why you are so protective of me. I can fight for myself you know" Lancex asked gently.
"I don't want to lose you…again" Optimus finally revealed. Lancex hugged his brother then. They had gotten to the truth, painful as it was. Optimus snuggled into his brother's arms. Lancex, realizing that both were tired, got Optimus to one of their old berths, laid the bot down and then Lancex snuggled with his brother as both were exhausted from the extremely emotional excahnge. Both dozed, unaware that the others were looking for them. What a shock it would be when the Autobots finally saw the pair again.