Ratchet & Clank 2: Nefarious's Revenge
By: Phoenix Ride
Ch.1: Settling Down
Far away, deep within the Solana Galaxy, Elaris sighed as she moved the last box from her old room in the Galactic Rangers Headquarters, grateful that she was getting a real lab at last, not a broom closet where her colleagues would come in to mock her and tease her, destroying things just to let her know how nerdy she was.
Things had dramatically changed since last year when Ratchet and Clank had joined the force. Now that was an adventure Elaris was sure to never forget.
Elaris sighed as she let the memory of the event flow through her mind. On that day, their city had been in total chaos. An army of robotic soldiers had dropped down from the sky, their goal to eliminate the Galactic Rangers, cutting off the shield protecting innocent people's lives.
The battle seemed to be one-sided; with the robots having the rangers outnumbered a hundred to one. That's when Ratchet and Clank arrived, with the brilliant idea to magnetize the invading army, and use them as ammo to destroy the warship floating up above.
Immediately, the dup were praised as heroes, as they should be after a heroic stunt like that. Unfortunately, in the order of the almighty Galactic Rangers, not all heroes were treated the same.
Elaris wasn't too surprised when Clank got assigned to help her in the broom closet. The little robot was smart, declared a nerd, and even though he was the one who had rang the first warning about Chairman Drek's plot, he was to be given the same bullying torment that Elaris received.
It was times like this that Elaris understood why her previous successor, Dr. Nefarious, decided to leave. He had grown tired over the lack of respect he was shown, and became a villain just to pay back all of the insults he suffered in the past.
Elaris made a promise to herself that she would never become like Nefarious, although there were sometimes she was very tempted to try.
But now, she didn't have to worry about that anymore. Things had changed, and they were for the greater good.
Dr. Nefarious and Chairman Drek were both claimed to be deceased, the people of Novalis had some fortunate luck in finding a new planet to call home, after their previous one was destroyed thanks to the Deplanetizer, and Captain Qwark had finished up with his humility tour.
There was no telling where the Captain was now. Finding a new job maybe? Elaris knew that the Galactic Rangers weren't likely to allow him back so soon. Not after betraying them to join, and cause pain suffering across the universe. All for the glory huh? Some hero he turned out to be.
"There," said Elaris, setting her last box down in her shiny, new lab. She was all finally moved out. " This will be a great place to work. I just wish my assistant was still here."
"Clank" Elaris thought " I wonder what he is doing now."
Not to long after the universe was saved, the tiny robot had decided to return to Veldin, and live there with Ratchet, on standby, until another heroic act needed to be called.
From what Elaris had heard, the two were doing pretty well working as mechanics, and hopefully the peace would continue to last during the following days.
But if there was one thing Elaris knew, after years of working side by side with the Galactic Rangers, peace in the universe never did last for very long.