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Cor and Optimus soon reached the destination that Cor had planned to go to for this hunt. They scan the horizon and locate the 8 sabertusk that Cor was assigned to hunt. "Your task, Optimus, is to kill those 8 Sabertusk" Cor demanded. Optimus sighed. He hated killing and destroying things for no reason, but not wanting to upset Cor any further, Optimus completed the task that had been given to him thanks to help from the weapon he had picked and assistance from Cor. "You have to understand something. Here it is kill or be killed. There is no room for sentiment" Cor explained. Optimus could only nod.
Once they had completed the hunt that they had been assigned, they began to head back. Since it was quite a ways back, Cor figured now was the time he would press this new bot for more information regarding Lancex and this bot. "Alright, Optimus, if that is indeed your name, you say you and that Predaking came here to check on Lancex. But to be blunt, I don't buy it. Why are you really here?" Cor asked, refusing to beat around the bush.
Optimus looked sternly at his companion. "I clearly informed you and your friend Gladiolus that Predaking and I want to make sure that Lancex is okay and if he is willing to return with us and help us finish our own war."
"You say that, but I believe, as does Gladiolus, that you and Predaking are here not only for that but another reason as well. So tell me the truth or you will never speak with Lancex again" Cor responded, putting his hand on his katana to make his pointed threat real.
Optimus sighed. "Okay, you win. I can't afford to die here as my troop will for certain be destroyed should I fail to return" Optimus responded. "When Lancex dropped into our world and came to help us, I felt something change inside my spark. Like it was reacting to him being around." Cor was stunned to realize this Optimus seemed to love Lancex. "But why would such a young, healthy bot want an old war horse like me. I can't offer him some of the things a younger model could. I tried so hard to push him from my mind but no matter how hard I tried, my mind, led by my spark, would turn back towards him. Only our medic Ratchet even knows I have feelings for him and am drawn to him. I do love him, but I also know that should he choose someone else, I would rather let him go than hurt him."
Cor was stunned but didn't show it. "Well, at least you are honest. I'm glad Lancex has someone like you in his life" Cor piped up. Now it was Optimus' turn to be stunned. He asked what Cor meant. "I have cared for Lancex since he was 5. My friends and I know Lancex well. His emotions are blunted and he is always serious. But it seems like having someone like you in his life, Optimus, he may feel happiness. Hence, I have no problems with you courting him. However, you hurt him, there will be hell to pay. Do we have an understanding?"
Optimus nodded. "I can't promise that I will never hurt him, for if I am taken from him in death, he will hurt. I will promise that I will never willing hurt him and I will hurt those who do so" Optimus added. Cor nodded and the two continued on, heading back to hammerhead, both now completely understanding one another. Optimus just hoped Predaking was doing ok.