A/N: I thought I would challenge myself and try to tell a story about Ratchet and the twins through a series of drabbles. Each character has one drabble per chapter (three drabbles per chapter) and each chapter focuses on a specific idea or event. I am also sticking with the interpretation of exactly 100 words per drabble. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
(I do not own Transformers.)
Ratchet:
Ratchet sat in his office thinking about the twins. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe were strong and pleasing to the optics. The medic desired to start a relationship with them but he knew it was not possible. Ratchet had the worst temper of any Autobot and of most Decepticons; it was an occupational hazard. He had enough sense to know there was no way in the Pit he would dare mar their beauty with his own ugliness. He just wished the twins would stop pranking him. The constant attention, even though it was negative, made it impossible to stop thinking about them.
Sunstreaker:
Sunstreaker polished his golden armor to a mirror shine. He brushed away a bit of dust, wanting to look absolutely perfect. He subspaced his polishing cloth and carefully inspected his appearance. Sunstreaker cared deeply about how he looked but it wasn't due to vanity; he was afraid that if he didn't look like a masterpiece constructed by Primus himself, that Ratchet would never notice him. After all, he was a frontliner; plasma cannon fodder. He could fight well but that alone would never attract the attention of the medic. He had to stand out from all of the other mechs.
Sideswipe:
Sideswipe knew it was wrong to prank Ratchet but he just couldn't help it. He also knew that Sunstreaker didn't particularly like helping him but his pranks tended to be elaborate so he needed assistance. No one else on the base was willing to help him. It wasn't that Sideswipe had a wish to be deactivated by the medic and it wasn't that the red warrior was mean. He had only one goal with his pranks; he hoped if he could think of a fabulous prank he just might be able to make Ratchet smile. That was all he wanted.