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After resting for a bit, Optimus roused and upon doing so, headed straight for the computer. He figured he was tired last time and that was why he hadn't found the bot in the system. Optimus was greatly relieved that Bee and Prowl were attending to Sari, who had snuck aboard the night before. Bulkhead was off doing his own thing. That left the underwater base much quieter than it would have been otherwise, and gave Optimus room to do his search on teletran 1.
Wanting nothing to do with Prowl and the other young bots, Ratchet decided to follow Optimus. Maybe just maybe the old medic could help the young Prime. And so, just after Optimus reached the computer, Ratchet reached it as well. Optimus was surprised. "If you tell me who you are looking for, I could help you" Ratchet told the Prime.
"I'm looking for that mysterious bot who somehow appeared and then vanished last night. I've never seem him before, and I want to know more" Optimus explained, figuring it would sound like an information search. Ratchet nodded and got to work, figuring he would keep his opinions out of things for now.
The two searched the entire computer database and none of the bots that were in there were the bot who had appeared last night. Being this close, Ratchet didn't even need his scanners to realize that this was. It just a fact finding mission for the young Prime. It was seemingly more than that, much more of the medic's instruments were right. "You sure this is just a fact finding mission, Prime?" Ratchet asked, catching the Prime off guard.
"Of course, what else could it be?" Optimus asked indignantly, his cheeks now red like Ratchet's coloration. He let the medic know exactly what was going then and there without realizing it. Ratchet figured that at the right time, he would have fun with this, not realizing just yet just how wild this ride would get.
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Lancex watched still hidden as Bee and Prowl were out and about with Sari. Lancex wasn't quite ready to reveal himself just yet, but he felt better to see that the Autobots were accepted without question – maybe soon he could drop these camouflage images and just be himself. But Prowl and Bee soon faded from sight as they headed away towards somewhere else. Lancex wasn't exactly sure if he dared follow. For now, he would bide his time.