A/N: Sooooo, yeah I'm back with a new story in a different fanbase. I'm only doing this story to get some creative juices flowing to complete my other stories. I wasn't planning on doing this story yet until most of my other ones were nearly done. But I needed a fresh perspective in a different universe.

I've kind of lost motivation since my laptop decided to completely die on me, taking every chapter I had completed for 4 different stories I'm currently working on, with it. Now I have to start over from scratch, and now that I finally have a new laptop I'm hoping to get everything back on track and get the other stories updated ASAP! I'm sorry for keeping you guys waiting but I am going to finish them. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this Ratchet and Clank fic.

New Beginning

~When you're with me, I can take on the world~

"Is that the dimensionator?" A small metallic gray robot asked his friend as he jumped up to sit on the bench next to him.

"Yep."

"I assume it is no longer functional?"

"Nope." Ratchet leaned back to give the odd metal helmet a soft kick, only to have it fall apart with loud springing noises.

A rumble started in his chest before the young Lombax busted up laughing and laid down on the bench where he and Clank were sitting as the little robot joined him in his brief moment of laughter.

"I- haha- just can't -catch a break- haha."

"Ah," Clank sighed as his laughter died down, "I am sorry. "

Ratchet sobered as he sat up and glanced at Clank. "Eh, it's okay."

Clank paused briefly to ask Ratchet what had been on his mind since the fight with the Nethers.

"If the dimensionator was functional, would you use it?"

Ratchet's eyes glanced sadly at Clank.

"To find the Lombaxes? I dunno; there was a time when I would have said yes, but at this point, there's more for me here, than over there." Ratchet turned to stare at a tall, slightly slender female.

Talwyn Apogee stared at Ratchet and smiled as she caught the last bit of his sentence. Her dark hair was pushed back past her face, while a red headband kept the more unruly strands in place on her head. Her green and black suit, still slightly dirty from their latest adventure.

Clank seemed to understand his statement, he had more here with Talwyn and himself than what he would have in a dimension with his own species whose language he was still trying to learn.

After facing off against Percival and defeating him, Talwyn and Ratchet had grown closer as friends. It wasn't until recently after Clank and Ratchet had returned from the Great Clock, that the Lombax had really started to have romantic feelings for the female. From there, their relationship had grew into something more meaningful. Clank knew Ratchet loved her, he wanted to continue building his life with Talwyn at his side. Clank smiled slightly glad that his friend had more in his life then when they first met.

Ratchet turned to Clank, "Come on, we don't want to keep her waiting."

Clank and Ratchet stood to their feet and made their way to Talwyn, but Clank paused and glanced away from the pair to the helmet resting on the floor. His small arm reached out and grabbed it before taking off to follow them.

Clank didn't know what he'd do with it but if there was a chance for Ratchet to meet his kind someday, he was going to make sure he exhausted all ideas before he gave up on it.

Ratchet and Talwyn turned to find Clank carrying the dimensionator, causing the lombax to raise a questioning brow.

"What are you doing pal?"

Clank immediately came up with a lie, "With everything that has happened with all the transdimensional misadventures, I'd find it utterly irresponsible to just leave the dimensionator lying around where anybody could get their hands on it."

Ratchet turned to Talwyn, "He has a point."

Clank tried to give his best smug smirk, but failed miserably causing the couple to laugh. Clanks eyes lit up with a smile as they continued walking down through the hallway of the Polaris Defense station.

Talwyn gave Ratchet a sideways glance before hesitantly reaching for his hand. His gloved hand closed around hers as a small smile crawled across his face.

"What now?" Ratchet asked no one in particular.

Clank and Talwyn looked to Ratchet as he stared through the window that peered out to the city. His eyes scanned slowly, looking for their next foe.

"I think, we need a long break." Talwyn smiled, "Maybe time to find an actual house?"

Talwyn voiced the last part as a question, waiting to gauge his reaction. Was he ready to settle down? With her and Clank by his side? They did try to retire several times but they had agreed that hero work was in their nature.

Ratchet grinned and turned to her, "Only if you think you can put up with me as a housemate." He laughed as his more playful side came out.

"Well, I guess we'll have to wait and find out then won't we?" Talwyn stated with a laugh.

Ratchet turned to her and then looked at Clank. His family. No, there was still another person he had wanted to become part of this. A small Tharpod girl. Someone who didn't have a family due to several raids on the city she used to live in with her parents.

Susie.

Ever since they had saved the yo7ng Tharpod amd her friends from the threat that had abducted all of them including himself, Clank, Qwark and Nefarious, he had grown fond of her. The way she looked up to him and helped them during that adventure of chaos opened his eyes to how much she missed having a family.

"Talwyn, there is something I wanted to discuss with you."

"Sure, what's up?"

"How do you feel about adoption?"

Clank smiled inwardly at his words, knowing fully well who he was referring to.

"I would be okay with that. Besides," She glances fondly to the statues of Cronk and Zepher, "Its what they did for me."