AN: Review or PM me any ideas you might have. No guarantees I'll do it, but if I like it enough then I probably will! Can include pairings.
Plot: The time of peace and so few mechs on Earth leaves Ratchet with unexpected free time, and he decides to learn more about this planet they now had to call home by taking up some of their games. He develops a love hate relationship with Pokemon, and the others only find out about his dirty secret when Sam and Miles are shown around base by Optimus Prime.
Confusion
Miles had found out about the Autobots, and the only reason Sam was happy about the situation was because it wasn't his fault. He couldn't really blame Bumblebee, though. Sam and Miles had been fighting to put on their seat belts and purposefully elbowing each other when Sam's elbow had slipped and knocked the slushy out of Miles' hand, spilling it all over Bumblebee's seat, floor, and the gear shift. The poor mech had yelped so loudly it left his ears ringing, pulling over immediately and dumping them out as he attempted to get the cold slimy mixture out of him.
Luckily for them both Miles had just gawked up at Bumblebee for a minute before apologizing. Apparently Sam wasn't very good at keeping a secret from Miles in the first place, and the fact that Miles had a distant cousin named Leo who had shown him a few videos of what actually happened in Mission City. As soon as they had found out about the videos Maggie and Glen had to go in and access Leo's site before deleting the videos and shutting it down, leaving Miles stuck to deal with all the complaining Leo did after it.
But it also meant that Sam could take Miles to meet all the other Cybertronians, a bonus since he had yet to see the base they had built for themselves. Outside of Bumblebee he rarely got to see the rest of the Autobots, so he was a lot more excited for the trip than Miles was when the weekend finally rolled around.
"Optimus!" Sam called as he jogged up to the Autobot leader, Miles following behind him. Bumblebee made sure they reached the Prime before driving off to visit some others.
"Ah, Samuel." Optimus greeted, "It is nice to see you once more. Is this the newest addition to the organics who know of us?"
Sam nodded, "Yeah. Optimus this is Miles, my best friend, and Miles this is Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader."
"Nice to meet you," Miles said politely.
"As it is you," Optimus responded in kind, "Has anyone shown you the base yet?"
"No." Sam responded, grinning up at the Prime. "Gonna give us the grand tour, boss 'bot?"
A chuckle, "Might as well. I believe I will be able to give better introductions to young Miles than you will."
"As long as you don't let Ratchet do that pheromone thing again," Sam replied with a shudder.
"Pheromone thing?" Miles asked, bewildered.
Sam had to explain the incident to Miles, how when Ratchet first met them he had said that Sam's pheromone levels suggested he wished to mate with Mikaela. All true, but not something that should have been said. By now Ratchet knew better than to make any comments like that, something all the organics that knew him were very grateful for.
Miles snickered at him, and Sam just rolled his eyes. Optimus picked them both up, holding one organic in each servo and showing them around base that way. He also took the time to introduce Miles to each mech, going through the new arrivals first as Sam had yet to meet them. Two months after Mission City Prowl had caught wind of the transmission Optimus had sent into space, and three months later he, Wheeljack, Sunstreaker, and Sideswipe had landed somewhere in the deserts of Nevada.
"And lastly, this is the Medbay, where you can most often find our Chief Medical Officer, Ratchet." Optimus was saying as he walked them over towards the Medbay.
Sam smirked at his friend, stage whispering. "And here we're coming upon the exclusive habitat of the wild Ratchet. When startled or angered he falls back to wrenches and evil ninja medical tactics. At three on the dot he'll wander out, sniffing for his prey before capturing and dragging them back inside of the Medbay for their 'checkup'." He even went as far as to do air quotes on checkup, "He feeds on the fear and pain of the mechs he operates on."
"You have really got to stop watching so much Animal Planet, buddy." Miles snorted, rolling his eyes.
"Indeed," Optimus chuckled, "It has not allowed you to explain the true horrors of the mech within well enough to prepare your friend."
Sam snickered as Optimus grinned, the Prime entering into the Medbay.
"WHAT THE SLAG DO YOU MEAN IT HIT ITSELF IN ITS CONFUSION?" The bellow startled Optimus so badly he almost dropped the two organics in his servos, battle mask sliding down instantly. "I SAID DOUBLE KICK NOT PUNCH YOURSELF IN THE FACE, YOU PIT FORSAKEN SCRAPHEAP!"
Sam stared at Ratchet with wide eyes, while Optimus looked at his Medic with worried optics. Ratchet was set at a desk, medical tools lining the wall in front of him and Datapads filling up the desk. He seemed to be staring intently at something small in his servos.
"Ratchet?" Optimus asked carefully, "Is all well, old friend?"
"I'm fine!" Ratchet snarled, not even bothering to turn and look at them.
"Replace your current Pokemon with another one from your party, and then send your current back in. It won't be confused anymore." Miles said, Sam and Optimus immediately staring at him while Ratchet did what he suggested. "What? I love that game!"
"Pokemon?" Optimus clearly had no idea what either Ratchet or Miles were talking about.
Miles climbed down from the Prime's hand, making his way over to Ratchet instead and climbing up on to the desk so he could better help the Medic out that way. Which left Sam to try to explain the world of Pokemon to a mech who, just today, had nearly panicked when Epps had gotten a migraine and said that he thought his head was going to explode if Sunstreaker and Sideswipe didn't shut up, leading the Prime to yell at his Frontliners.
Sam just sighed, deciding that Ratchet could explain it if the Prime was that curious. "You don't even need to know boss 'bot. You just don't even need to know."