This was made ny the suggestion TFP Wheeljack-x-Ratchet(x-Optimus Prime) by ss(Guest)

Rating: T for Wheeljack's language

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Ratchet felt the groundbridge shut down after he flipped the switch and sighed. Another failure? Maybe.

As a few of the team grumbled and griped (Bulkhead, Smokescreen, and Bumblebee), Arcee made an attempt to clear the atmosphere with her comforting words but everyone knew they were hollow. Ultra Magnus had been still confined to their base because of his physical therapy on his "claw" (such a gracious name given to it by Smokescreen) so he didn't know anymore then he did. But everything came into place when Ratchet took a full look at his team and saw they were covered in scratches, dirt and grime, and plate burns. He looked to Optimus and saw he was in a better state but still messed up and looking pointedly at Wheeljack, whom was really banged up and his optic was also shattered.

Bumblebee and Smokescreen's doorwings hung from their backs in solemn regret. They were busted up and Bumblebee was whistling and whizzing his complaints to himself and anyone else in audio shot. Smokescreen was grumbling and finally decided to answer the medic and unofficial SiC's questioning optics.

"That energon mine was packed full and Wheeljack here shot a grenade out there," Smokescreen completed and glared at the sword wrecker, "And Optimus toke the drop."

Ratchet felt Ultra Magnus's EM field grow in on of anger and confusion. Ratchet knew the Magnus wouldn't try anything on Wheeljack since the Autobots could out about the twos little bonding trip while they were getting beaten by the Predacon-Predaking. After Optimus told Ultra Magnus that family was greater then an army, Magnus took it upon himself to backup the ex-wrecker on any occasion, he even took the lead in Wheeljack's punishment.

Wheeljack himself took what Ultra Magnus told him to do even if he did or didn't want to here it because he felt... pity, for the commander? Ratchet didn't know, but they had gotten close enough to where Ratchet knew that Ultra Magnus was less hostile towards Wheeljack. Though, not totally forgiving.

"And what gave you the idea that a bomb was your solution to an energon mine quarrel?" Ultra Magnus demanded from the wrecker.

Wheeljack just snorted, "Well, sir, the bomb wasn't supposed to go off."

Ultra Magnus's optic ridge lifted a little in puzzlement (he would be lying if he said he wasn't interested to), "What do you mean, soldier?"

"The pin wasn't pulled, it was a dud, no Kaboom!, no fireworks," Wheeljack used all the terms he knew to get him point across, "Someone shot my little retreat present I was going to leave them with when we left."

"So you didn't bring the roof on us?" Arcee asked out loud.

Wheeljack just made a face at the femme that told everyone he was innocent. With Wheeljack, he had a single quality Ratchet admired, and it was Wheeljack's ability to look (somewhat) as innocent as he claims himself to be sometimes and this was definitely that face.

Optimus cast his optics all over the team and landed on Ratchet for a single second before he looked onto Wheeljack, "Ratchet, attend to Wheeljack first and then you can do my wounds after his. The rest of the team follows."

Ratchet looked at the leader for a second, astonished a bit at Optimus's demands. When it came to medical emergencies, Prime didn't dare tell Ratchet how to fix a patient or even demand why Ratchet started with the mech (or femme) he did. Optimus had no medical experience other then basis first aid and maybe how to give a mech a little bit of his own energon without a machine, but nothing as extreme as Ratchet had to deal with (seriously; viruses, field damage, getting stuck together, withdrawing bad code from a processor; he's done it all in less then two-years).

But the look was cutting his retorts and smart comebacks short and making him swallow the words back down. Ratchet started to lead the way with Wheeljack in between him and Prime as they made their way to the back of the hanger, where Ratchet had made a medical bay. The humans had happened to build walls for Ratchet to have some privacy as well as his patients.

When Ratchet had gotten to the door, he pushed it open and stepped out of the way for Wheeljack and Optimus to fit through (and with Optimus as large as he was, he made it in with a struggle). Optimus finally made it in and Ratchet shut the door to insure the other Autobots didn't come in and disturb him while he patched the two up.

Ratchet made his way over to the Lancia who was now sitting on the berth with a slight grin on his scarred grey lips and Ratchet scowled at the smug look on his face. He was pretty sure the white, green, and red mech wouldn't be smiling when he glued his lips with asphalt (he had sources to fetch them, no questions asked).

"How exactly did your little "present" get set off if you didn't pull the pin?" Ratchet asked as he got to work on on of the few broken wrist cables.

Wheeljack toke a second to think and he still smiled the whole time in thought. Wheeljack did take him merry time with his thoughts because by the time that Ratchet was getting an answer, he had already finished about all major injuries and was not fixing the simple outer armor scratches.

"Well, it could have been a startled con, Bulkhead could have stepped on it while running, radiation from a bullet," Wheeljack made sure all the ones before this sounded fake and made up, "or sabotage."

The last word was a purr and Ratchet was startled to hear the way the Lancia was speaking to him as Wheeljack leaned forward a little to get in his face, Ratchet went a little dumbfounded. Ratchet choose to focus on the words Wheeljack just said instead of the tone.

"Sabotage? What Autobot would personally harm the entire team as well as himself to get- what?- back at you for a prank or... something?" Ratchet asked.

Wheeljack just cranked his helm to the left and looked past him at the giant bot in the back of the mini-medical bay and smirked, "Poor Optimus told me to do it! I swear he had a plan or something for us all when he told me to leave the pin in it but just throw it!"

Wheeljack's fake innocence.

Ratchet was astonished again. Prime had endangered their team in that mine on purpose?! That couldn't be it! He turned around to yell at Optimus but he was caught by the shoulder pads and was picked up to an extraordinary height. Ratchet yelped as he was lead to the berth and Wheeljack hopped off it just in time to not hit Ratchet somehow. Ratchet bounced on the berth for a single second before gaining confidence to look up at his two aggressors.

"Such a sweet frame," Wheeljack whined, "Do we really have to share him? I'd want to fragging keep him for myself!"

Ratchet blushed and he brew his legs to close together as Optimus put his servos on his shoulders again and look at him in the optics.

"Old friend, we personally harmed ourselves this bad to get your attention drawn to us," Optimus said, "Wheeljack and I have been at a stalemate with who was in love with you more and we eventually agreed to share you for all three of us to benefit."

"And it was my idea to get hurt like this!" Wheeljack said just a little bit too happily.

Ratchet looked at both mechs for a second before thinking of how dumb this all was! He meant-just- what the frag! Both Optimus and Wheeljack had just demanded they share him as if they were already in love and had made the decision after two eons. And they hadn't even asked him in the first place! And the worst part, the injuries...

"How dumb are you two?! Risking yourselves and the team in that mine!" Ratchet demanded as he glared at them, "And wouldn't a better idea be just walking up to me and asking to get energon?! Would it have to cost me my level-headed mode or my time?! No!"

Optimus just winced as he withdrew his servos but Wheeljack just frowned, but before either of them had a thing to say back, Ratchet leant forward and kissed Wheeljack on the lips (mindful of the enlarged helmet mohawk) and hugged Optimus's mid-section. Both stunned, they looked at each other.

"Would it have cost you a mate? Nope, but I appreciate you trying," Ratchet said softly and stood with a servo on his hip, "Would it kill you two to take a shower? No and it would definitely help this old bot."

Optimus and Wheeljack just stared at Ratchet, at each other, and back to Ratchet with smiles stretching their faces. Wheeljack's made grabby fingers and smirked.

"Would it hurt us if we just want to cuddle you?" Wheeljack smirk was wide and stupid.

"Yes." Came the simple reply that got them to laugh.

Hey! This was requested by:

ss (Guest)

Thank's as for the first request (not really first but the easiest one to write) and I hope you like!

Questions:

1. In which of my stories has a character been hurt by Insecticons?

2. Which story was my hardest to create anything for?

3. What's the color of Ratchet in my MariaMarcuu request story?