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The next morning, as the sun was rising, Optimus and Predaking woke. And after getting their bearings, they realized Lancex was laying peacefully in between them. In fact, though sound asleep, Lancex was snuggling close to both Optimus and Predaking. Both smiled as they thought back to the night before and all the raunchy fun that they had shared with one another. And while they hadn't sparkbonded, they had in fact, laid claim to Lancex's spark, meaning even not sparkbonded yet, Lancex's spark would only ever bond to and accept a bond from Optimus and Predaking.

Meanwhile, thinking of what had occurred, both Optimus and Predaking had their own private thoughts about the whole situation. For Optimus, though he was still cautious about moving forward, he thought of just how wonderful it would be to be bonded to Lancex. Optimus could secretly kick himself for his overly cautiousness that nearly led him to not confess his true feelings for the bot. And while he still had some caution about not moving too fast, Optimus could see this sweet bot sparked with his sparklings and helping complete a loving family. Optimus hoped that his friends and Lancex's friends would be accepting of this, as Optimus still didn't want to put Lancex between a rock and a hard place.

Predaking, meanwhile, was happy to have located a bot he could treasure and love as well as cherish. Predaking was fighting his instincts to breed and bond the bot right now, but with Optimus' presence, Predaking was learning good things come to those who patiently wait. And unlike Optimus, Predaking hoped he could prove himself a good mate to both Lancex and all those who Lancex held in high regard in his life. And the dragon bot hoped that Lancex would be able to become sparked and carry little ones, but that could wait for now as there were other pressing issues.

Optimus and Predaking decided to stay snuggling with Lancex for now, as the bot looked so sweetly innocent while deep in recharge. Without thinking about it, Optimus and Predaking both rub the bot softly. Lancex softly moaned at that. Both Optimus and Predaking seemed to share a thought about just how good and submissive a bot Lancex was, though neither would say it aloud, as Lancex was powerful enough to destroy both if he so chose to do so.

A little later, Lancex woke up, with a great amount of weight somewhat on top of him. It took him a minute to clear his mind and realize what had happened. And while Lancex was secretly happy about what had occurred, he was also a bit anxious about it. And with those anxious thoughts in mind, Lancex carefully extracted himself, got himself ready, made a quick breakfast, and then headed out on another vehicle he owned – a motorcycle. And wanting to talk with his friends about things, he headed towards hammerhead, hoping that Cid, Gladiolus, and/or Cor are there. He needed guidance and could only think of them, hoping they would guide him in the right direction, as they had never misdirected him before.