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As Grimlock stomped off towards his fellow dinobots and thought of ways to claim poor Lancex as his mate, Grimlock blushed as he thought of a certain way and figured it was likely the best way to use. He couldn't try it yet, but hoped to be able to employ the technique soon.
Meanwhile, in the city, the others had made good headway in clearing out the mess that they had contributed to as well as fixing things that either they or the Decepticons had busted. Prowl, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee were moving and smashing fallen debris, displaced stones, and metallic items. The three were working, every now and then they would glance over and catch Optimus and Lancex working together to clean up their part.
Well, while Bee and Bulkhead didn't put much thought into the sight, Prowl studied it a bit closer and it almost seemed like Optimus was…smiling about all of this. Prowl though that bizarre until a revelation seemed to smack him upside the helm…Optimus had feelings for Lancex, or at least seemed to.
Somewhat away from the other three, Lancex was working hard to remove all the rubble and metal that had scarred about as a result of the war while Optimus helped with other debris. As they worked, Optimus asked, "so, Lancex, what are your plans now as you are likely stuck in this dimension?"
Lancex let out a sigh as he focused on his work. He hadn't thought about that. "I…I guess I will stay with you and the Autobots, helping out, keeping the dinobots in line and other odd jobs. That okay with you?" Lancex asked. Optimus blushed and nodded. Neither had any idea, things were about to get crazier.
A short time later, they had completely finished cleaning up the mess they had helped create. Optimus wanted to ask another question of Lancex, but just then the roar of a familiar ship, well familiar to Optimus, blazed overhead. Optimus silently swore, as he knew that ship. Optimus gathered up Prowl, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead and headed towards where the ship landed while comming Ratchet on the way.
At the base, Ratchet acknowledged the update and tried to leave the destructive dinobots at the base with simplistic but clear rules as Ratchet had to head out. Grimlock, figuring that Ratchet was going to head to where Lancex and the other Autobots were, demanded to follow the medic. Ratchet shot the T-Rex a look, but Grimlock was not backing down as he saw this as another chance to get to Lancex. And when Swoop and Snarl refused to stay behind, Ratchet begrudgingly allowed them to follow him, while instructing them to be on their best behavior. Ratchet could only hope things didn't go as bad as he was thinking it might. Only one way to tell, he figured and the four headed to meet the others.