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Several weeks after the intense nights of passion, Lancex felt like his systems were off. He knew he wasn't sick from a virus or anything like that, just didn't feel right. And it didn't help that Scourge and Evac seemed more protective, especially Scourge who was fiercely protective of the swordsman. Thankfully, Lancex was able to get away from his mates and head for the med bay to be checked over by a medic to make sure all his systems were functioning correctly and at an optimal level.
Lancex soon made his way into the med bay, but was stunned when he walked in and saw his younger brother, Optimus, there as well. "Optimus? What is going on?" Lancex asked, much like a concerned older brother.
"Oh nothing much. My systems were acting a bit goofy and if I want to be able to get back into my office, I have to get checked out or Jetfire and Landmine won't let me back into my office" Optimus replied, not happy about being here but knowing he had little choice if he ever wanted back into his office to continue to work on things,
"Well, it looks like we both need to get checked out as our systems are acting unusual for us" Lancex replied, trying not to laugh at what Optimus' mates needed to do to get the Prime checked out.
Red soon came over, and while he was a bit surprised to see the brothers, Red knew he had a job to do. And so without further ado, Red Alert carefully and thoroughly scanned both Optimus and Lancex. And while everything seemed to be in order for most of the scan, when it came to the abdominal scan, Red found anomalies on both Lancex and Optimus. After a bit more scanning, Red knew exactly what he had found. "Congratulations. You are sparked" Red stated bluntly.
Optimus and Lancex looked stunned, looked at each other and then back at red. "Him or me?" Lancex asked, himself starting to feel protective of his younger sibling.
"Both of you. You are both carrying twins, as far as I can tell" Red replied. Optimus passed out in shock while Lancex just froze up for a second. This was more than either had expected. Lancex knew he could have left, but he wasn't going to go anywhere while Optimus was still out cold.
Only once Optimus came around, did Lancex think of leaving. "Are you ok, brother?" Lancex asked, worried about his brother.
Optimus still looked out of it and stunned but replied, "I think.. I think I will be okay" Optimus replied in a very un-Optimus like way. Concerned, Lancex chose to walk his brother back to his mates before returning to his own.
Landmine and Jetfire carefully took the dazed Optimus back to their quarters. Optimus was so stunned, he wasn't sure how to tell his mates. However, after some careful and gentle nudging, Optimus finally revealed he was sparked to his mates, who soon became more protective of him even if he was a well protected Prime. Prime was soon led to his berth to rest, as they could talk more later.
Elsewhere, Lancex headed back to his mates. Only now was he aware what had occurred those weeks ago – he and apparently his brother both had their peak heat cycles. Now things made sense to Lancex and he looked forward to tell his mates what had been found. He soon reached their quarters and once inside, spilled then beans. Scourge and Evac were happy with the news and soon the three were discussing names and how this would change things. And boy would it ever.