Very, very interesting! I went back to read the other story that set the stage for this...given that old Megs had not killed Ratchet and had 'released' him when given the chance, I could see Ratchet being drawn back to him...

I'd love to see a bit about Ratchet back with the bots, and how Megs impacted Ratchet. Because he was all kinds of rough and gruff and snark and wrench thrower before...

Ironically, the pairing works...I don't like the noncon nature (I haven't read the comics this is based on, but it sounds like the bond wasn't planned or wanted originally, so in my mind its noncon)but since Ratchet is such a snark and not a soft bot, he just night be one of the few who can take on Megatron.