Author's note: Enjoy this new story I made. It took me some time to find a new story I could write. But I finally found something that was worth your time.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ratchet & Clank. All characters regardless of their origin are of their respective owner(s).
Chapter I: A surprising twist
It had been several weeks, since Ratchet had saved Hobbes from captain Slag his clutches. They both remembered it as if it was just only yesterday. The evil laughter of a maniacally robot, still haunting there memories. Ratchet especially had trouble sleeping sometimes, just at the thought of him loosing his mate! A shiver went down his spine by merely thinking about it. He shook his head as he washed away what he was thinking about.
As he stared in front of him he saw the beauty of Fastoon. The once deserted planet he knew, was now turning into something that he could call home again. The male Lombax was proud of what he had accomplished as he swept some of his sweat away from his forehead.
Ratchet had been working day in day out to clean up the mess that Tachyon had inflected a long time ago. The plaza had been restored partially, thanks to the help of Talwyn who strangely had some connections. Probably thanks to her dad, Ratchet said to himself as he viewed over the craftsmanship of his people. He turned himself around and went over the sandy ground to a small rock still standing out from the bombardments that had been inflicted during the war. It was not that pleasant to know on what he was sitting, but at the very least it was better then on the ground itself. "Hey there hot stuff, what are you thinking about?" That voice, he knew it out of a thousand. As Ratchet ears perked up he turned his head to face the source. And as he did, so did he gaze upon the creature that he fell in love with not so long ago.
"Uugh, just thinking about stuff…" the male Lombax said not really knowing what to answer. Hobbes cocked an eyebrow at him. She knew him better then that, he was hiding something she knew it. For the short time she met him, she had learned to love him, respect him and know him better then anyone. Sometimes she could even dazzle Clank. Which was, indeed, a rare thing. "You are not getting of the hook that easy mister. You are hiding something." She said winking at him. Ratchet could not help it but blush a little, well he often blushed these days. He did not know why, but it happened more often since of recent. As he placed his hand behind his back in order to gaze upwards he felt the sun on his fur. It was so warm and so intoxicating, one could easily fall asleep on the warm rock and not wake up for hours.
As Ratchet gazed upward, Hobbes suddenly came standing over him, shocking the poor Lombax like crazy. Ratchet lost his grip with his hand as he fell backwards onto the hard underground beneath him. A thud was heard as he connected with the ground, followed by a series of moans and groans. "That hurts." Ratchet said as he used his hand to rub over the sore spot on his head. Hobbes giggled, sometimes Ratchet could be so amusing to her she found. "Are you alright?" she asked in a caring voice giving her hand to Ratchet to help him get up. "Yea, I'll be fine. Only my pride got bumped." As Ratchet was trying to get the dust of his fur.
Although he liked the sun and the warmth, he hated the sand. Those darn sand grains always got in his fur. It itched like crazy for the male as he tried to get it of him. And it was even worse if it got into the bed! Last time, even after a good shower he could still find grains of sand in his fur. "Well mister, perhaps you should take a break? You have been working non-stop today. Just take a small break ok?" Hobbes smiled at Ratchet her eyes closed as Ratchet returned the smile.
As he walked over towards the small house he had cleaned up for himself, Hobbes and Clank. Hobbes could not resist but give a small growl as she saw Ratchet walk off. "Damm, now that is a nice booty!" She said to herself as she stretched out her hand in front of her as if she could grasp that firm buttocks of the other Lombax.
The house was not that big, well it was rather large for only three occupants. But then again having the extra room was convenient. Ratchet still remembered how it looked when he first got here. He had to slingshot himself over a ravine in order to get to the house. If one went across the small stone bridge that was now restored, you would see a mountain side on the right side. A few thorn trees were still growing there from earlier days. There roots unchecked as they had begun to tear open the pavement. The house itself seemed as if it was carved into the mountain itself. As one walked towards the door, a few steps upwards were taken as you approached a door so magnificent one would think that an angel resided there.
The door had been made out of metal completely, with several marking of Lombax architecture that had been melted into the door. An alloy of silver, gold and various other metals like raritarium had all been embedded in the mighty door. One would not even see the dents made by some of the weaponry's the Drophyds had used. But it did not stop there, as Ratchet approached the door, he entered the first space of the house. It looked warm and small, yet it was a large house. But how it was arranged in furniture gave the impression that it was no bigger then a single room. "Well, my neck does hurt a little." The Lombax said as he rubbed a little. He looked across the small hallway he was in. He still remembered how he found the place a few years back. Desolated, full with dust and sand it was. But now it looked like home and Ratchet was happy with it.
Clank who sat outside had not noticed Ratchet passing by as he, like most of his time, was busy with his acting career. The robot was either helping Ratchet or doing some new moves for a Secret agent Clank movie. Ratchet just smiled, was this the tenth or eleventh movie already?! It did not bother him in any way. He had his small job saving the galaxy. Well it is not a small job he thought, as his hand rubbed away some more sand grains. "I should really watch out what I do. I make too much a mess of myself." As he walked further into the house he stepped at the second door. Just like the outer door this one was made of metal, but had no markings or anything imbedded. Ratchet made sure that he had replaced all the damaged furniture some while ago. And the door to the bathroom was no exception to this rule, even if it was surprisingly chilly during the early hours of the morning when the door was being installed.
As Ratchet stepped into the bathroom, the door quickly closed behind him. "Water…bathtub…25° please." Not as soon as he had said that, warm water was being poured into the bath. "Anything else, Ratchet?" "That is… wait add some lemon flavour to the water." Ratchet said to the EVA unit. EVA units were an invention of Grummelnet, just like the Helpdesk of Gadgetron was. He still remembered the advertisement he had seen a while back.
As a cheerful music began to play on the holo-vid, a heavy voice began to speak.
"The new Electronic Voice Activation. Or EVA for short. This newly made electronic device can make your life as simple as you want it to be. EVA enjoys, drinking games, watching TV, cleaning the house, working in the kitchen and blowing up any monster foolish enough to come close to your house.
Perfect for the house sitting adventurer who wants to relax for a while.
EVA, only available at Grummelnet!"
EVA's were not that sentient as Aphelion was, being able to make decisions on her own. But they were good to use in daily life. And it kept there bills in check. Not that they ever had trouble financially. Ratchet made enough money with saving the galaxy a few times, and not to mention his work as a mechanic. The Lombax walked to the bath, his feet making a clinging sound with the marble stone beneath his shoes. He rather liked the way his people decorated there homes. He had searched a few other houses as well, but he found this one the nicest. As his hand touched the water making sure he liked the temperature, he brought his hand to his pants and other clothing, quickly stripping bare naked. A large moan came from the bathroom as he let himself slip into the warm water enjoying the warmth as it wet his fur and took away some more sand.
Outside Hobbes greeted Clank, who noticed Hobbes passing him by. "It seems Ratchet is taking a bath, I had not heard him pass me by." Clank said a little confused normally he was always able to hear Ratchet. "Well Clank, you were very enthusiastic with your Clank-Fu moves." Hobbes giggled a little but tried to hide it as to not upset Clank too much. She was not that great a fan of Secret agent Clank, however she did like a few of the older episodes where Ratchet was still Clank his chauffeur.
"I do tend to get up in my show don't I?... Meh heh heh heh heh." Clank was always the kind of robot that would either dislike or have an almost obsessive behaviour with things. Hobbes just held her shoulders up as she greeted Clank and went into the house. Sometimes Hobbes got sad by just seeing around her, the emptiness that Fastoon now was, for her very saddening. When she was little the streets were always full of life and laughter, and naturally the occasional Lombax that would 'accidentally' fire a rocket at something. "*sigh*… Sometimes I miss it." As she walked into the living room, she could hear the splashing and other noises come from the bathroom. "Tihi… Seems like Ratchet is enjoying himself in there." A small blush came over Hobbes by merely thinking of what that boyfriend of hers would be doing right about now. Knowing Ratchet to the core, it would probably be making the bathroom very very dirty when he left. "Don't make TOO much of a mess in there Razzie." Hobbes shouted, for a moment the splashing stopped and Hobbes could only imagine the look on the male's face by what she just yelled.
A few hours later, and one clean Lombax later as well, all three of them found themselves relaxing at the table. Ratchet had ordered some take away food. Most of the time they would cook, either him, Clank or Hobbes. But this time? This time he wanted things to be special, for it was a special day after all. He had not forgotten it, but he knew that Hobbes her head was somewhere else and therefore he wanted to surprise her. "What, no food?!" Hobbes almost yelled, as she grasped her stomach as it growled to be fed. She liked to eat, especially crispy food. Nothing too slimy, she hated that taste. Once Ratchet had prepared a wonderful meal, however he forgot about what Hobbes disliked. And as a thank you for making the food he found it over his head. Well needless to say that the poor lad was confused at what had happened that day.
As the doorbell rang, Ratchet ran over to the door giving neither Clank nor Hobbes a chance of getting there first. "I'll get it!" he shouted as he reached the door. A delivery robot was standing in the doorway as it held several boxes. All of them had damp coming from them and Ratchet could almost taste the delicious food now. "Hey how much do I owe you?!" the Lombax asked curiously, hoping to get the food quickly to the table. "Let's see here… Three deluxe editions, with one robot order, extra toppings, no onions and anchovies. A lover meal with the special surprise. And naturally the desert... That'll be 170 bolts." The robot said as he looked at Ratchet. His sensor eyes sprang open as he noticed the celebrity. "Hey you're Ratchet! Wauw… My first day at the job and I already meet a famous celebrity." Ratchet just blushed, he always had people shouting his name when he was going somewhere, but never had he gotten it when he was home. As he scratched his head a somewhat bragging 'yea' came from him. "Ooh man wait until I tell the kids!... Mind signing this?" the robot asked as he presented a small tablet with paper on it. Ratchet didn't need to give an answer as he scrabbled his name on the white sheet of paper. He grabbed some bolts and gave it to the delivery bot. Both thanked each other, at which Ratchet went back inside and a robot was very eager to tell his family of the luck he had on his first day.
Clank was getting a little concerned for his friend. "Ratchet, are you in need of assistance?" Ratchet hastily said no as he brought in the various boxes of tasty treats. Hobbes smelled the food very carefully hating it when she got things she couldn't immediately see.
"So you bought take away?" She asked, her hands already going to one of the boxes. But before she could open it, Ratchet's own hand stopped Hobbes and said to her that that one was for tonight, winking gently. Shocked by this Hobbes blushed and gave a soft ok, although a little shaky. Not knowing what Ratchet had planned for the night. "It smells good, where did you get this from?!" both Clank and Hobbes were curious and hungry for it. The smell that filled the air was intoxicating to say the least. A silence fell in the room, as all of them enjoyed the fragrance that came from the food. A silence only to be broken by the two Lombaxes and there hunger for food.
"Euuh, let's eat?" Ratchet said laughing a little. As he opened the three main dishes, all stared in awe at the food. It looked as if it was made in heaven itself. For Hobbes and Ratchet, there were French fries with shark fins and a sort of very spicy sauce which Ratchet could have sworn he had tasted before. For Clank, Ratchet had asked for a robotic portion of oil drenched silver bolts and a charging unit with extra voltage.
As all three of them did not need any more persuasion to eat, they quickly grabbed there plates and began to eat.
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A large ship made its way towards the landing platform of the base. Many military personal, robots and other life forms alike were stationed at the military base Alpha 9. "Eco 7 you are cleared for landing." Said the communication officer over the COM-link as the large vessel began descending down.
The base belonged to the 'Polaris Military Forces', or PMF for short. The PMF being a coalition of many planets was formed during the outbreaks of the 'Great War' so long ago. Many races inhabited the PMF treaty as it had been set up by the 'High Council' to secure the Polaris galaxy from the invading Cragmites. However after the last war involving Tachyon, which was called the 'Drophyd War', things were finally settling down. Most PMF bases were now used to station important artefacts and scientific research. They also functioned still as a supply base for planets that had been struck, by disasters or other phenomena.
As the ships mighty engine finally stopped, several robots quickly made there way to the rear of the ship as the door opened. They ran inside grabbing various boxes of different sizes each labelled with danger signals and codes. One of the robots had problems keeping his balance and almost dropped the crate it was holding. "Ooh, darn you VX790! Be careful will ya? Or do you want to blow us up on purpose?!" A large man said. The man looked as if he was in his 50's or at the very least late 40's. "If one of these things fall, it will be bye bye to all of us. Now get moving!" He yelled at the robots, who quickly hastened the pace. "Sometimes I wish we still relied on good old fashioned equipment. These new robots don't work for shit!" The man only sighed, a hand was placed on his shoulder. "Relax Bova, they will get the job done." A somewhat younger male said. Both of them looked like Rilgarians and respected high rank commanders if one looked at various medals and stars pinned on there uniform. "Perhaps you are right. I just don't want any of these things blowing up." Bova said, knowing very well the destructive power.
As the two were chatting, a small figure, dressed in dark looked from the shadow at them. Eyes gazing over the terrain of the base as if searching for something. "How about I buy you some sludge Bova, eh bud?" Bova looked happy at the idea of drinking something warm. "Now that is an idea I can live with!" Bova said before the two went towards the cafeteria of the base.
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As Clank was bringing the dishes to the washing machine. Hobbes and Ratchet both let out a sound of relief. "Now that was good eating!" Hobbes said looking at Ratchet, who thanked Hobbes for the compliment. She liked the meal very much, but did not know why Ratchet did all the trouble he did. He was planning something but what. Hobbes did not try to find out, besides she was tired from the day and just wanted to relax. As she stood up, she walked out of the dining area and into the living room.
The room was lit up as she entered it, a large couch with a few smaller ones were gathered around a large HD holovision set. "Channel 87 please." Hobbes said, as the EVA unit turned on the holovision for her to watch. She sat herself on the large couch enjoying the atmosphere as the news sprang on.
Music played, as the holovision came to life showing two not unfamiliar persons. "Good evening Polaris. This is Juanita Alvaro." The female robot said delightfully. "And I am Dallas Wannamaker." Hobbes watched intensely. She knew about Channel 87 having new anchor men as the Darla Gratch robot in Polaris seemed to have a malfunction of some sort. And therefore the news channel needed 'better' personal. "Our top lines tonight are: Courtney Gears new album, the 27th annual shark fishing tournament and Boom-a-bombs just for kids or not?" Juanita said as she read her paper, but Dallas was quickly to interrupt her. "But first, the mysterious attacks on PMF bases in Polaris are taking a high toll on the High Council, as casualties' rates now go up to over 300." Dallas said, before being struck by Juanita's hand. "Just appalling Dallas, to know that respectable bases across the entire galaxy are being targeted…aaah!" The robot yelled, as she was being dragged down by Dallas. "Indeed it is Juanita. However, a light spot has emerged this night as the military was able to photo…. Oh my God!" Dallas ducked for cover as Juanita launched a RPG rocket from a Judicator at Dallas.
As Hobbes watched with her eyes wide opened, she saw the holovision images shaking by the enormous blast the weapon had generated. The news channel quickly turned of all cameras to prevent younger and older viewers for that matter, to see the carnage both news anchors were inflicting. The audio was still active and Hobbes could only try and picture what was happening. "Ooh AUW! Hey that's… ooh no don't hit there, anything buuaaaaaah!" Dallas screeched in a high pitched voice as the audio was finally silenced. But it was not by the news channel but rather by someone she knew very well.
As a hand placed the remote next to Hobbes, Ratchet stared into her eyes. "Hey there gorgeous. I thought I would accompany you." Ratchet said as he grabbed something from behind his back. "Here this is for you." As he gave the present to Hobbes, her eyes were twinkling. She had no idea what the occasion was, so she didn't dare to ask. The ribbon was undone from the package and the gift wrap had the same fate. The box was small and not too heavy yet there was something in it that was not very light. As she opened it, the light of the room shined upon it as it reflected the light back into the room. Her eyes opening even more as she saw what it was.
A small statue of her and Ratchet holding there hands on a bench. It was made from a see trough trillium alloy. Hobbes wanted to just hug Ratchet and kiss him but even before she could even thank Ratchet, had he grasped Hobbes her hand and dragged her upstairs.
He opened the door for her, and as she entered she gasped in awe. The entire room was light up with candles, flagrance of many flowers and plants filled the air. Everywhere she looked, Ratchet had laid soft pillows and small treats for her. "I wanted to celebrate our 5th month together." Ratchet said in a soft ad innocent voice. Hobbes got tears in her eyes, she had completely forgotten about the date. It was the 25th today! How could she have forgotten that? But Ratchet seeing the emotion in Hobbes her eyes, grabbed her closely to him purring softly, the sound of his voice calming her as she relaxed more. "How about we get close tonight, eh?" Winking an eye as he and Hobbes went inside of the room, closing the door behind them as to not be intruded upon there 'feast'.
(+18 material be advised)
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As Ratchet and Hobbes moved over to the bed, he could not help but sniff a little at Hobbes her fur, it always smelled so…So sweet, yes that was the word he was searching for. He caressed her neck softly with his finger, as he guided her to the bed. "I got one more surprise for you my darling."
Ratchet grabbed the lover meal he had ordered. Hobbes looked confused she was not hungry for anything right now, but Ratchet assured her it wasn't a normal meal. As his eyes began to twinkle. "Close your eyes." He asked, Hobbes obliged as she put her hands in front of her eyes. She began to get more and more curious by the second. What was he planning to do? And why all this trouble? She had to admit she enjoyed it so far, the atmosphere was just so beautiful as was he.
"Ok you can watch." He said a little nervous. As Hobbes let her eyes adjust to the dim light of the room, she blushed heavily at the sight before her. There stood Ratchet almost completely naked before her, no clothing what so ever, except for a small piece of reddish underwear. Seeing the blush on Hobbes her face, made Ratchet feel a little uncomfortable. He did not really know what to do at the moment until he knew what he was planning. He went up to Hobbes and brought his face to her ear. "This is for you." He said as he began to shake his hips for her. His tail moving from left to right as his hips went to the opposite side. He brought his arms behind his back, showing off his golden chest to her. Hobbes bit her lip, he looked so damm cute in that reddish thong! Ooh she was getting that sweet feeling again, the same she had for him the first time she woke up.
His movements were hypnotic to her, every trust he made, and every swing of his tail. It was beautiful and intriguing for her. She almost snarled and growled as if Hobbes wanted to attack, yet she didn't she stayed cool. Well tried to at the least. Ratchet noticed this, as he began to blush a little more, he knew Hobbes loved him. Well she knew that from him as well. As he danced closer and closer to her, his hart began to beat faster and harder the adrenaline that pumped inside of him, the thrill it was so intoxicating. Hobbes grinned at him, she couldn't take it no more, she wanted more she wanted him! As she jumped to her dragging the male Lombax and herself onto the bed.
Ratchet was surprised by this fast move, as he could only fall on top of her. The lust in her eyes were clear to him as the light in a clear pond of water was. Both of them let into there desire for one another, as hands began to feel everywhere they could. Exploring that which had never been explored before. Ratchet licked Hobbes her nose for barely a second and was greeted back by a passionate kiss on the lips. The sent, the flavour of l'amour was clearly in the air that night. Both of them gave there partner such a sign of love and commitment during that hot steamy night, a night neither would forget so soon.
In the middle of the night, two Lombaxes lay panting underneath the cover of there bed. Both exhausted from there lovemaking and both looking into each others eyes. Ratchet licked Hobbes her nose one more time, as he said "Happy anniversary." At this he wrapped his arms around her, as she did the same for him. Both snuggled closely together falling asleep in the darkness of that warm night.
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The next morning, Clank was already busy with preparing breakfast. He knew that Ratchet and Hobbes would not get up for some time, especially after how wild and rough they had been during the night. "Youngsters, meh heh heh heh heh." He said giggling to himself, as he began to put on the fire to make some of his famous waffles. It wasn't that healthy for breakfast, but seeing as how it was a feast for the Lombaxes, Clank wanted nothing more then to give a small present of his own.
The robot grabbed the dough he had made as he poured it into the waffle machine. As the dough was pouring into the machine filling it up, Clank's thoughts began to think about how Ratchet especially liked the sweetened mixture of milk, eggs and other substances. How strange it was for him that organics could eat so many different food types. For robots it was rather simple, oil and electricity. And yes organics tended to 'prepare and make' the 'food' for them. But it still was oil and electricity however you turn and bend it.
As Clank was busy making the waffles a knocking on the door caught him off guard. The banging on the door was getting louder when Clank did not answer it. "Ooh my they might wake up Ratchet and Hobbes!" Clank said to himself. "EVA, who is at the door?" Clank asked the EVA unit of the house. "Several armed men… They seem to be of the military." The voice said as Clank walked over to the door. As soon as Clank had reached the door he jumped on a small platform close to the control panel. As Clank was not as high as the Lombaxes, Ratchet had installed a small platform so Clank could reach it as well.
As the robot pushed on the button, he saw on a holo screen that it were indeed people from the military. It puzzled Clank a little, there was no immediate danger from any villain. Well except those attacks on several military bases but that was not Ratchet his concern.
The robot opened the door, as several of the military personnel began to get a little annoyed by the time it took. "Open this door… This is the PMF." One of the higher ranking persons shouted.
As Clank opened the door finally, he greeted them. "Secret agent Clank?! What..What are you doing here?" they asked seeing the biggest robot super holovision celebrity slash secret agent. "Meh heh, heh heh, I live here. Might I ask what brings the PMF towards Fastoon? Are there problems with Polaris security?" Clank was getting a bit curious. Especially since the small group, seemed to be high ranking officials. "Clank, does Ratchet live with you here?" a broad man asked the small robot. "Why yes, yes he does… Shall I fetch him?" But before Clank was able to turn around, he heard a familiar voice from behind. "Don't worry Clank *yawn* I'm already up." The Lombax said as he was wiping some of the sleeping sand from his eyes. Ratchet walked towards the door dressed in nothing but a boxershort. Then again he was not fully awake yet, especially after being wakened up so abruptly by the commotion the soldiers had made.
As Ratchet stood next to Clank he asked what was the problem, or what was happening. Hobbes in the meantime was going down the stairs as well wanting to know what the commotion was all about. One of the soldiers approached Ratchet towering over the small creature by a few feet. "Galaxy hero Ratchet." The man said proudly towards the male. "Yes?" Ratchet asked. "For acts of terrorism, murder in second degree and the assault of PMF bases across Polaris..." At these words Ratchet his ears sprung upwards, along with Hobbes who almost yelled at what she heard. "…We hereby arrest you."