While visiting an old friend, Ratchet and Clank encounter a mysterious anomaly, and are pulled through only to wake up in the wastelands. Ratchet finds lost information about the lombaxes, and their connection with the Precursors. Spoilers for A Crack in Time and Jak 3 (Alternate title- Jak 4: The Lombax's Destiny)
Disclaimer: I do not own Jak and Daxter or Ratchet and Clank, they belong to Naughty Dog and Insomniac.
Pairings: JakxKeira, DaxterxTess, TornxAshelin, RatchetxSasha
Lombax in the Wastelands
Chapter 1: Anomaly
Somewhere within the Solana Galaxy, Ratchet the lombax was piloting Aphelion to pay a visit to an old friend, Sasha Phyronix on the Starship Phoenix. Clank sat beside him, tuning the radio channel to the Starship's.
"Requesting permission to land." Ratchet said clearly, smiling as the monitor in front of him blinking to the face of the female cazar, who nearly gasped in surprise but regained her posture.
"Ratchet? Clank? Long time no see." She was relieved to see the lombax again, it had been years since their first visit to the Starship and being promoted as honorary members of the Q-Force.
"Did you miss us?" Ratchet beamed
"It is good to see you again, Captain." Clank politely added
"I'm guessing a lot has happened." Sasha added, Ratchet nodded smiling before landed Aphelion in the hangar, he and Clank jumped out of the ship.
"Yeah, but it's a long story." The lombax looked down solemnly thinking of the currently deceased General Azimuth, he quickly looked back to Sasha "Well, if you're busy, I should shorten the story." he said while scratching the back of his head, a feint blush appeared on his cheeks when he remembered Sasha kissing him after he had prevented Dr. Nefarious from exterminating all organic lifeforms.
"I'm still in charge of the ship and my duty, but I can listen to your story." She hid her chuckle with a smile, as Ratchet's blush hadn't gone unnoticed, Clank humorously giggled to himself. The trio went to the ship's central control room, Ratchet and Clank took seats in two unoccupied chairs, while Sasha sat in the captain's chair. Ratchet told her all about the defeat of Emperor Tachyon, the mysterious Zoni taking Clank, she kept herself as professional as she could. Sasha was amused when Ratchet mentioned Captain Qwark helping him find Clank, she was trained not to cry but she felt her heart rise when the two were reunited.
"You met another lombax?" Sasha was surprised when Ratchet mentioned Azimuth, he nodded sadly smiling.
"Yeah, he was my father's friend, but he died when-" Ratchet was suddenly cut off mid speech as Aphelion's voice sounded through his intercom.
"I'm detecting a celestial disturbance in the flight path." a short tremor had hit the entire ship, everyone aboard was taken by surprise.
"Woah! what is that?" Ratchet was speechless when he looked out the ship's windows, outside was a multicolored light shining unlike a sun, it mesmerized him.
"I do not know." was Clank's response, he was equally mesmerized by the light.
"Whatever it is, it's pulling the ship toward it." Sasha growled through her teeth as she struggled with the ship's steering wheel, the Phoenix turned but it was still being pulled toward the light that had suddenly expanded.
Is this the work of the Zoni? Ratchet pondered unbelievingly of what was happening before him, when he gazed deeper into the light he felt strange, like his very soul was being pulled from his body. Ratchet stumbled backward, feeling light-headed, he began to lose his conscious, he hit the solid ground. He barely heard the words that Sasha shouted to him before he blacked out. Everyone was frantic as the Phoenix was pulled into the light, Sasha had to land it somewhere, the light had short circuited the controls. She directed it toward a planet that had appeared in her sight, Planet Precuria. When it had landed in the open desert, Ratchet had been flung through the glass from the impact.
"Ratchet!" Sasha shouted, but he was out of site, she collapsed tears welling at her eyes. Clank was worried about his friend, he walked over to Sasha and put a hand on to give her comfort.
"Who is he?" asked a feminine voice, Ratchet didn't recognize it he could barely open his eyes, when he did, a blaring light of a sun had hit his gaze. The lombax could make out two silhouettes hovering over him, one female the other male, both had long ears.
"I don't know, where did he come from?" responded a rough masculine voice, also unrecognizable by the half conscious lombax.
Are they lombaxes? Ratchet coughed, his throat sore from the intense dry heat.
"Alright, we're taking 'em back to Spargus," came the rough masculine voice "Let's go Keira." he spoke to the female. "Now don't die on me furball, that's an order." the masculine voice was directed at the lombax.