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As the bright light faded, a small white and gold bot appeared in the center of the room. Predaking looked confused, as did most of the other bots there, with the exception of Optimus and Ratchet. "It… it can't be" Ratchet let out. He knew of this bot, but he was almost never seen unless there were problems. The white and gold bot looked to Ratchet, Optimus, and Predaking.
"Greetings, Slugbug. I am honored by your presence, but I do not understand as to why you have shown up here" Optimus stated, amazed though no one could tell except Slugbug himself.
"Sir, how do you know this bot?" Arcee asked.
"I heard of him long ago. He has actually visited me before, when the matrix of leadership was bestowed upon me and one other time. He is an Autobot, but his mission is related to whatever Primus sends him to do and wherever that is. He isn't a warrior bot" Optimsu explained, to which Slugbug nodded. He did have weaponry if he needed it, but he had never been in a situation needed it.
"I sense that some of you in the group are in search of Lancex, the bot who arrived here just recently" Bug stated and the others nodded. "Well, I can tell you that he is no longer here. He is no longer on this planet or in this world. He has gone home."
All were stunned, especially Optimus and Predaking. "What do you mean?" Optimus asked, confused as Cybertron wasn't really in existence anymore, at least as to what it once was.
"Lancex is not of this dimension. He was returned to his home dimension" Slugbug revealed. Optimus then realized why he hadn't been able to find Lancex in the Autobot data files. Lancex wasn't from here.
"May I bravely ask as to why he was sent back to his home dimension?" Optimus asked as no one else felt comfortable asking the bot.
"It is not my place to say exactly why. Lancex sought me out as he felt like he was losing control of his abilities due to some confusion he was experiencing about some things that he had experienced" Bug explained. It wasn't what Optimus and Predaking wanted to hear, but Slugbug wasn't going reveal anything further. Both Optimus and Predaking were concerned that something about them had driven Lancex off. And with that thought, Optimus and Predaking stepped forward to help.
"I will leave and help find Lancex" Predaking piped up.
"If it is possible, I would like to go and help Lancex. Though I am not sure how much help I would be in his world without knowing anything about it" Optimus added. Slugbug nodded and told of the plights of Lancex's home world – Eos which was filled with monsters during the daytime and demons at night and many other dark and scary parts of the other world as well as changes that would likely occur once they crossed over. Predaking and Optimus still plan to go even with what Slugbug had said. Slugbug then knew that Optimus and Predaking were destined to be with Lancex as Bug knew no one would willingly go to that world after someone else unless more was involved. Optimus left Ratchet in charge. And once that was done, Slugbug formed a bright portal and the two entered, even though they were still not trusting each other and fighting a bit. They had no idea what they were headed into and how much they would have to rely on each other but they knew it needed to be done.
