"He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become one." Megatron fought against the Council's tyranny, only to unleash his own once he didn't get his way. Then, suddenly, there was you. You find Megatron on the ground, helpless and alone. Your creator fell at the servos of Decepticons. You followed in the pedesteps of her and your sire, Ratchet, to make sure it didn't happen to others. Megatron started the Decepticons, so why-oh-why did you decide to help him? And why didn't you regret it?

For rejecting a Senator's advances Ratchet finds himself stripped of his job, his home, and his titles. Cast into the lowest regions of Cybertron society the once-medic becomes entwined with a rising anti-fuctionist movement, tangled further with their gladiatorial leader. Megatron/Ratchet

Ratchet felt as though he had drawn too much attention to himself, despite his best intentions. Captured and being held prisoner aboard the Decepticon warship. Being tortured for information even he doesn't fully understand, or know if he wants to. Not knowing how Optimus and the others are faring without their only medic. Ratchet has faced the brunt of many blasters and swords in his life, but this is a challenge that seems to be becoming far too dangerous to face. (Rated Mature for graphic depictions of violence and torture. Be careful guys!!)

Let's watch

All of this work is up at AO3.

Optimus wants to save Ratchet, Ratchet doesn't want to be saved...

Memes

Ratchet felt as if his entire world was crumbling. In a way, it was. Optimus Prime was Ratchet's world. And now it was being taken away from him in front of his very optics.

You looked up at your love, his optics gazed at you waiting for an answer, nervous of whether he did the wrong thing. Hello! Welcome to my playground of one-shots. Request are wide open. Any, every request is allowed as long as it's not too nasty. I love writing for you guys! Update! Lemons- ∆(old), ❌❎(old), titles will now just contain lemon at the end if it's a lemon. Fluff- √(old), ✔✅(old), now will just contain fluff in the title. Caution, for those below the age of 18, some of the content is not suitable for children. Lemons are what is 18+ and containing in sexual nature, please proceed with caution.

So this is a RatchetxOptimus fanfic written by a partnership between me, Pepauppy_Autobot, and ScorchleDragon. We do not own Transformers or its characters, we only own the plot. Cover art not mine. #TooLazyToDoItMyself