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Meanwhile, as Aquaformer was in the med bay with Lancex and Ratchet, Skyfire woke up in their shared room. And while Ultra Magnus was still there snoring, Aquaformer was gone. How had she done that and they didn't feel it? She was nearly as big as they were. Little did they realize she had learned to move quietly working in the med bay. "Magnus, wake up!" Skyfire shouted, worried about their femme mate, more so than usual.
"Okay, okay, I'm up" Ultra Magnus replied, his systems taking a bit to come fully online. "What's wrong?"
"Aquaformer is gone" Skyfire replied.
"Where did she go?" Magnus asked, noticing that Skyfire was right.
"I don't know, she didn't exactly wake me up or leave a note. I woke up and she was not between us like she had been" Skyfire stated.
"Well, we better find her. I'm not sure why, but I think she needs more protection from us" Ultra Magnus offered up. He had never felt like this before, but something inside seemed to know instinctively.
"Agreed, but you know she likely won't want it if we approach her wrong" Skyfire stated. He could feel his anxiety ramp up at her not being here. They talked for a bit longer, making a game plan for their mate to be kept safe but hopefully not smothered by them.
And speaking of planning, after having mulled things over, Megatron was planning on making his move. He just needed the right time. For now, he would bide his time, as the Autobots always came running no matter what the cons tried to do. Megatron was hopeful that soon, he would be fragging and sparking Lancex soon.
Meanwhile, grateful that Aquaformer and Ratchet had explained things about why his spark was acting off, Lancex headed out of the med bay to another area. And while he wasn't really sure about approaching Optimus or Grimlock, he figured Cosmos was a safe bet for now to approach. And so, wanting to see what Cosmos thought about things, Lancex headed there. Cosmos had no idea of what was in store for him and coming his way, as unseen by Lancex, Grimlock was following the bot.
