To keep things from getting confusing, I will leave reviewer responses for my other fic on that fic.
The train came to a screeching halt at the station platform. "Well," sighed a blargian, one of the only three people on the train, "end of the line."
All three wore a standard civilian uniform: blue shirt and pants. On the shirt was a faint white bar with an identification number.
The passengers stood and walked up to the door and waited for it to open. When it did, they stepped out onto a small, metal platform. Two of the group walked down the ramp and disbanded. Ratchet stayed on the platform and viewed his surroundings. He was in roofless train station. The sky poured in light between the tall buildings and trees, resulting in shady patches along the walkway.
Ratchet stepped down the ramp and continued on his way. He felt the glare of the oppressive race known only as the Bind, an unknown humanoid race. Their identity was anonymous to everyone due the black uniforms and grey gasmasks they wore. Perhaps they can't breathe oxygen?
Ratchet had no idea where he was or where he was going. The Bind had overpowered the galaxy's military so quickly that the Phoenix was overthrown and all survivors were forced into their new civilization. Either this or face a firing squad.
Ratchet arrived at a Bind checkpoint and stepped up to the chain link gate and was stopped by a Bind law enforcement officer.
"Step over here," he ordered in a stern, gravely voice.
"What did I do?"
"Just do it!"
They stepped to the side and into and alley. The officer pulled off the mask, revealing a lombax face. "You're Ratchet! I thought they killed you."
"Do I know you?"
"I worked on the Phoenix, but I managed to get a uniform. I'm working undercover for the resistance."
Footsteps could be heard getting closer.
"Oh, no! If they find out they'll kill me! Hurry, get up that ladder. Just keep going until you find Al's lab."
Ratchet did as was instructed, climbing a fire escape ladder. He opened the door at the top and entered the building. Where was he going? He wanted to turn around and ask where it was he needed to go, but he couldn't risk getting spotted. He was in a hallway in a run-down apartment building.
"Hey, you!" someone whispered, peeking out a door. "Come here."
Ratchet looked around, saw there was nobody else in the hall, and walked over to beckoner.
"What?"
"The Bind is raiding this apartment. Get to the roof," he pointed to a door.
"Run! Their killing everyone on this block!" came a voice from the hallway.
Ratchet flung open the door and both of them stepped onto a narrow wooden stairway. "Go, I'll hold the door shut!"
Ratchet started up the stairs, round a corner and more stairs. He heard a splintering sound, indicating the door was down. There were two gunshots then the sound of hostile entities coming up the stairs after him.
The top of the stairs opened up into an attic. The far wall was collapsed, leading out onto a flat roof. As Ratchet stepped out, a bullet whizzed by, exploding a piece of the wall next to him. His only option was to hop through a window.
He found himself in a short hallway with a door on either end. In the center of the hallway, a metal gate blocked a hole in the wall where a lift ran.
Ratchet tried both doors but they were locked. He ran over to the gate, pressed the button and waited for the lift to arrive. Suddenly, both doors were bashed down and in flooded two Bind officers from both doors, each wielding electric batons. Before Ratchet could make a move, a baton was smacked over his head, rendering him unconscious.